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Show j Your Library by Rev. Wm. Burton .-.-------. The home talent art 'exhibit which has been on display at the children's division of your library will continue for awhile longer. This art show has proven pro-ven most satisfactory by all who have seen it. The children's library li-brary is open on Sunday afternoons after-noons from 3 to 6 o'clock, in addition ad-dition to the regular hours of the week, in order to accommodate those who wish to see this unusual unus-ual attraction. Lewis and Clark A new book which should be received with great interest by those of you who like exciting history is "The Journey of Lewis and Clark," edited by Barnard DeVoto. When we purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803 our country took a big stride in establishing its national nation-al destiny. Thtomas Jefferson saw the tremendous significance of this new territory and in 1904 commissioned Merimether Lewis and William Clark, both officers in the army, to explore this country. coun-try. They were to explore, botanize, botan-ize, collect animal specimens, and learn what they could of the Indians along their route, establishing estab-lishing peace in every way possible. pos-sible. The greatest desire was to find a water passage to the Pacific. Pa-cific. Also, Jefferson wished to reintorce our claim to the Oregon Ore-gon country. The records kept by Lewis and Clark form one of the ba?ic documents of our history. They recount a voyage of great adventure up the Missouri, across the Rockies, and down to the coast at the mouth of the Columbia Co-lumbia River. Bernard DeVoto , has made a thorough study of thi:s period of development and is well qualified for the part he played in bringing out this volume. vol-ume. Thomas Jefferson Another new book obtainable at your library is "The Head and Heart of Thomas Jefferson," by John Dos Passos. This discerning study of a man and an era shows the influences which played upon up-on one of the most extraordinary extraordin-ary minds of the early days of our country. John Dos Passos has been greatly praised by Max Eastman for this book. Eastman says the author has done a great service to our county and to the free woild by giving us a new insight in-sight into the mind and heart of Jefferson, whose philosophy is still related to our world today. One gets the impression of living liv-ing ln Jefferson's day, rather than just reading about it. The book begins with a look of the English-speaking people as a whole at the time Jefferson was bom. Young Tom's growth from a carrot-headed youth to a devoted devot-ed husband and Inspired statesman states-man fills the rest of this bio- ' graphy. Vivid portraits of the men who most affected Jefferson's Jeffer-son's career are presented. This ' Is p. good book to read in a day In which our country's history and destiny need to be thought about very seriously. |