8 It offers pleasant and wholesome stories to readers of all ages.
CAROLINE M. HEWINS.
Let the boys find in the free library wholesome books of adventure, and tales such as a boy likes; let the girls find the stories which delight them and give their fancy and imagination exercise; let the tired housewife find the novels which will transport her to an ideal realm of love and happiness; let the hardworked man, instead of being expected always to read "improving" books of history or politics, choose that which will give him relaxation of mind and nerve—perhaps the "Innocents Abroad," or Josh Billings's "Allminax," or "Samanthy at Saratoga."
W. I. FLETCHER.
WHY WE NEED A LIBRARY
A public library in our community would be an influence for good every day in the week.
It would make the town more attractive to the class of people we want as residents and neighbors.
It would mould the characters of the children in our homes.
A good library would get gifts from wealthy citizens. No other public institution offers so fitting an opportunity for a public-spirited citizen to help his neighbors and win their approval and affection.
A library in —— would be the center of our intellectual life and would stimulate the growth of all kinds of clubs for study and debating.