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Your Committee has also considered the unsatisfactory condition of the Town's title to the land taken to protect the Pond some years ago, and they have suggested in a special report that action should be taken which would make the rights of the Town and the abutters uniform in all the land so taken. They can only repeat here the recommendations of that report
There has been pending for some years an appeal 'of the Town from the action of the County Commissioners in re- ducing the taxes upon Mr. Julian DeCordova's property. The Committee was advised by E. Irving Smith, Esq, who has charge of the litigation that there was no prospect of prose- cuting the appeal with success, and acting upon this advice, they directed that the proceedings be discontinued. As a result Mr. DeCordova, who had withdrawn from the Town, has returned to it so that his personal property here has again become subject to taxation.
The Committee authorized the counsel to settle for a small sum the case of Watt against the Town for damages caused by an alleged defect in the highway. The settlement as first authorized and as it was supposed accepted was rejected by the plaintiff, and the case was afterwards compromised for the sum of $100.00, with the approval of the Committee.
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In relation to the case of the Stearns, will, under which the Town is a beneficiary, the Town counsel has been au- thorized to agree to the compromise as offered by the con- testants to the will, all other parties interested in the will having agreed to the compromise as offered.
No other matter has been brought to the attention of the Committee during the year.
MOORFIELD STOREY, S. H. BLODGETT, CHARLES S. WHEELER.
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Report of Inspector of Animals and Provisions.
LINCOLN, MASS., Feb. 11, 1907. To Hon. Board of Selectmen :-
I hereby submit the following report ;-
Herd of Cows,
87
Cows Inspected in Lincoln,
892
Heifers,
84
Bulls,
18
Sheep,
22
Pigs,
651
Cows Butchered,
48
Calves Butchered,
71
Bulls Butchered,
1
4
Pigs Butchered,
456
QUARANTINED.
Cows Quarantined,
7
Cows Released,
3
Pigs Quarantined,
18
Dogs Quarantined,
2
Dogs Slaughtered from Rabies,
1
MARTIN M. WELCH, Inspector of Animals and Provisions in Town of Lincoln.
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Report of the Coal Committee.
The Coal Committee appointed by the Town to purchase Town coal submit the following report :-
The Committee organized the last of March, and proceeded at once to take measures for the purchase of coal for the dif- ferent departments.
They were confronted at once with the possibility of there being a coal strike called on April 1st, 1906. After consider- ation it was deemed best to purchase a part of the coal im- mediately. The first order was as follows :---
May 12. Water Works, 56 325-1000 tons.
Schools, 31 7-20 tons.
Town Hall, 19 1350-2000 tons.
The above order was at a cost of $6.50 per gross ton, F.O.B. Lincoln. It was found after the first delivery of coal that the Center School did not have a sufficient supply.
In August, 9 830-2,200 tons were purchased at cost of $6.45 per ton.
In January the Committee made the following purchases of coal.
2100
Schools, 15 2240 tons. Water Works, 12% tons.
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Town Hall, 11 2240 tons.
The above purchase was at a cost of $6.40 per gross ton, F.O.B. Lincoln.
As the bills for the last purchase of coal were not presented until after the financial year closed, they will not appear in this year's report.
EDWARD F. FLINT, W. A. BLODGETT, JOSEPH S. HART. Coal Committee.
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Report of Stone Crusher Committee.
According to the instruction given us by vote of the Town . we proceeded at once to investigate stone crushing plants, and decided to purchase the Champion, made by the Good Roads Machinery Company, as being the best crusher, and as being made by the most reliable Company.
Owing to the great demand for this machinery there was a considerable delay in getting it installed. We are indebted to the generous offer of Mr. Wallace Brooks for the location, which was pronounced an excellent one by the foreman of the Crusher Company, as much expense in excavating and planking was saved.
At first it was decided to purchase a 50 ton bin, but in order to save cost of handling we ordered a 100 ton bin at an extra cost of $50, and this with the cost of housing the engine and roofing the bins, together with the high cost of lumber, is responsible for having exceeded the appropriation of $3,000 by $79.33.
EDWARD W. POPE, EDWARD F. FLINT, ANTHONY J. DOHERTY.
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Report of Committee for Suppression of Liquor Nuisance.
A number of complaints in regard to the illegal selling of liquor, having been made to the Committee, they employed J. L. Greenleaf & Co. to secure evidence.
Acting upon the information given them, the Committee procured search warrants and made a search and a seizure at two places, in the Town of Lincoln. When these cases were brought before the court, one of the persons was found guilty on three counts and the other was discharged.
In the case of the person found guilty, an appeal was taken and after the trial commenced in the Superior Court, the Com- mittee with the advice of the District Attorney, withdrew the suit, after the defendant's attorney had given proper as- surances to the district attorney and to your committee that the nuisance complained of should not occur again.
The Committee drew from the treasurer $275.00 with which they have paid all bills incurred as follows:
A. E. Andrews,
$20 00
B. B. Johnson, 26 00
J. L. Greenleaf & Co.,
202 32
Wm. Craig and Officer Sullivan,
16 00
J. T. Laird,
8 00
R. R. Fares,
24
Telephone tolls,
2 67
:
Total, $275 23
S. H. BLODGETT,
I. E. BROOKS.
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Report of the Committee on Electric Lights.
To the Citizens of Lincoln :---
The special Committee appointed to investigate the ques- tion of electric lighting respectfully submit the following re- port.
Acting upon the vote passed at the last annual Town meet- ing, a canvass was made to determine whether there was any demand for electricity by private individuals in addition to that required for street service. A circular was therefore mailed to each householder, containing a statement of the probable cost of electricity together with an approximate estimate of expense of wiring for lights and a request was made that those people who desired to use electric light would inform the Committee of this fact on a special printed card, giving, in addition the probable number of lights re- quired. The returns showed that there would be in the neighborhood of fifty customers, requiring thirteen hun- dred 16 C.P. lamps.
There are at the present time approximately two miles of streets lighted in a more or less unsatisfactory manner by means of 75 kerosene lamps. According to the report of the year 1905-1906, the Town expended $599.52 for oil and maintenance. This amounts virtually to an expense of $300 per mile or $8.00 per lamp.
A study of the returns as given above convinced the Com- mittee that there was no opportunity offered for the con- sideration of a municipal plant. A map was therefore pre- pared, showing all of the streets of the Town and upon it were plotted the houses of the prospective customers. The
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streets now lighted, as described above, were also indicated and a list was drawn up containing the names of the custom- ers and their probable demands. A copy of the map was sent to each of the following Companies :- The Weston Electric Light Co, The Waltham Gas Light Co, the Lexington Gas and Electric Light Co., and the Concord Municipal Light Plant, together with a request to submit a proposition to furnish and erect poles, lines, transformers, meters and other appurtenances and furnish electricity for the purpose of lighting the streets and private houses. The Weston Electric Light Co. after several conferences, declined to make any bid as outlined above, but were willing to sell current at the Town line. The Municipal Light Board of Concord, Mass. could not erect lines, etc., within the Town, but offered to sell current in a manner similar to the Weston Company.
In addition they agreed to build such lines, etc., in the Town as might be necessary on the basis of cost plus 5 per cent. additional to cover the expense of engineering and other services.
The Lexington Gas & Electric Light Co. submitted the following proposition :--
"We beg to confirm verbal proposition made you this day for supplying electricity in the Town of Lincoln for public and private use. The rate for street lighting would be $15 per annum for each 25c.p. incandescent lamp, run on the dark hour schedule to 1 A.M., and with a distribution of not less than 20 to the mile if highway lighted. We should ex- pect a contract for ten years and a minimum installation of 75 lamps.
The commercial service will be continuous with the maxi- mum meter rate of 20cts. per kw. with free lamp renewals.
We have at present considerable surplus equipment in our station and should we enter your Town, we will install ad- ditional apparatus which in itself will more than supply your needs.
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We trust that this proposition will prove attractive to you, and we shall hold ourselves in readiness to furnish you any additional information or data that you may require.
Yours very truly,
. CHAS. H. MILES, Treas."
We append also the proposition received from the Waltham Gas Light Co :-
"In conformity with your request, I beg leave to submit the following :-
The Waltham Gas Light Co, subject to obtaining the necessary legal authority, will undertake to extend its elec- tric service into the Town of Lincoln, covering substantially the territory indicated by the plan furnished, upon the fol- lowing general conditions, to wit :-
1st. . That the Town of Lincoln shall agree to pay for not less than 50 incandescent lights of a nominal 25 candle power, for a term of ten years, at the rate of $24.00 per light per year. The lights to be operated every night in the year from dusk until one o'clock A.M.
2nd. That a more thorough canvass of the Town should indicate probable receipts from commercial lighting of not less than $2,000 per year, at 20 cents for kilo-watt hour. The price, however, might be reduced from time to time, as an increase of business may warrant.
3rd Further details to be considered and adjusted by conference, between a committee of the Town and the Com- pany.
Very respectfully, E. P. SMITH, Treas.''
The method of lighting the streets as proposed by both Companies would be similar to that employed in Concord, Weston and Lexington and is called the series alternating system. It consists of 25 candle power incandescent lamps
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suspended from poles by means of iron brackets. Under ordinary conditions there would be about 20 lamps per mile of street, thus making the lamps approximately 260 feet apart. The present kerosene lamps are distant nearly 145 feet from each other. In cases where the road was heavily shaded by trees and wherever there were sharp curves the lamps would be as close together as the circumstances required.
The first of the two propositions mentioned above is based upon lighting the streets on the "dark-hour" schedule which - in substance means that the lights shall be burning until 1 A.M. during the nights of the month when there is no moon and during those other nights which are designated by the calender as moonlight nights but which are dark on account of the moon being obscured by clouds.
The second proposition contemplates furnishing lights every night in the year until 1 A.M. The Company would make a slight reduction, which however, would not be very material, in case the system were operated upon the dark- hour schedule.
It should be noted in connection with the prices charged for commercial lighting that both Companies will furnish 24 hour service, i.e,, night and day. The first Company will agree to furnish lamps for renewal free of expense. The second Company has stated verbally that it would do like- wise. The maximum price for current charged by the Lex- ington Gas & Electric Light Co. is 20 cents per kilo-watt hour, that is per thousand watts per hour. There would be a further reduction of 5 per cent. for payment within ten days, the bills being rendered monthly. There would be a mini- mum charge of $1.00 per month.
The ordinary incandescent lamp consumes from 3.1 watts to 3.5 watts per candle power per hour. A 16 candle power lamp would therefore use about 55 watts per hour. On the basis of 19 cents per 1000 watts this would amount to about one cent for each hour during which the lamp was burning.
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The Company has stated that it would furnish commercial lighting to customers off of the direct line in case a guarantee was made to take sufficient current to pay a certain per- centage upon the cost of extending the lines.
An analysis of both propositions shows at once that the one submitted by the Lexington Gas & Electric Light Com- pany is the more favorable to the Town as well as to private individuals. The prices for both kinds of service are reason- able and are about the same as charged in Lexington and Bedford. The minimum installation of 75 lamps would cover between 33 and 4 miles of streets and the yearly charge would be $1,125. If the Town is to light any of its streets in this manner, 4 miles are none too much. A ten year con- tract is not an excessive one.
It has been suggested that it would be more advantageous for the Town to erect and maintain its own lines, buying current at the Town boundary. While this method is being carried on by larger communities, notably Wellesley, the Com- mittee does not feel that it is desirable for Lincoln to enter- tain such a proposition at the present time. It is doubtful whether it could be done profitably and would require a con- siderable administrative force. No figures have been ob- tained on this matter, as it would necessitate the employ- ment of a skilled engineer to make a careful study of the subject. It is not within the power of the committee to incur such an expense, no appropriation for the same having been made.
If the citizens should decide to give to some outside Com- pany a franchise to build lines within the Town and supply electricity, the Committee would make the following sug- gestions:
First, that a Committee be appointed with authority to make a contract in behalf of the Town with such a Company as the Town may designate and that sufficient money shall be appropriated to employ such legal and technical advice
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as may be necessary, so that the interests of the Town shall be properly safeguarded.
Second, that the Town vote to adopt the Rules and Re- quirements of the National Board of Fire Underwriters for the installation of electric wiring and apparatus and that all the wiring be required to conform to these requirements.
CHARLES F. EVELETH, GEORGE A. GRAVES, H. E. WARNER.
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Report of Trustees of Lincol : Public Library.
The Trustees of the Lincoln Public Library present their Annual Report :-
The usual and regular statements of the Librarian are herewith submitted showing the use made of the library during the last Town year, the additions thereto, and such other statistics as may throw light upon the condition and efficiency of the institution.
The accompanying Report of the Treasurer is also sub- mitted. From this Report it would appear that during the year referred to all the expenses of the library have been met, and the institution enters the coming year with a balance of $304.20 to the good. The usual appropriation is recommended.
The Trustees are not aware of anything connected with the library which at this time calls for particular mention nor have they any special recommendation to make. The library building is in satisfactory state of repair, and calls for no immediate or prospective outlay. During the last Town year the work of the library has been done with the customary efficiency, nor is there anything either as respects the condition, or the immediate requirements, of the insti- tution which calls for more detailed report.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
By order of the Trustees,
CHARLES F. ADAMS, Chairman.
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Statistical Report of the Lincoln Public Library
Number of volumes in Library, Feb. 1, 1906
8,055
Increase by purchase.
294
Increase by gift
25
Increase by binding periodicals
4
Total increase
323
Number of volumes rebound
52
Number of volumes lost, or worn out; replaced by new copies
11
Number of volumes in Library, Feb. 1, 1907
8,378
Total delivery of books for year
6,344
Largest delivery in one day (July 7th)
116
Smallest delivery in one day (Oct. 20th)
34
Registration of borrowers for year .
333
Number of new names registered
69
Number of days Library has been open
101
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LYDIA J. CHAPIN,
Librarian.
DR.
REPORT OF TREASURER OF LINCOLN LIBRARY FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 1, 1906.
CR.
RECEIPTS.
PAYMENTS.
Unexpended Balance
$270 29
March 19.
Charles E. Lauriat Co., books .
$73 57
Town Appropriation
500 00
S. R. Snelling, coal
29 51
Dog Tax
340 09
Doubleday, Page & Co., magazine 1 00
Codman Fund (Income)
43 75
Gustav Stickley, books . 3 25
Geo. G. Tarbell Legacy (Income)
233 84
Gaylord Bros., supplies
75
Geo. Russell Legacy (Income)
52 06
Thorp & Martin, supplies
1 80
Julia A. Bemis Legacy (Income) 62 43
24 48
6
L. Jenny Chapin, on account of salary
43 75
Elizabeth Chapin, on account of salary
43 75
21. M. M. Welch, cash paid for express. 2 00
Charles E. Lauriat Co., books
84 98
July 30.
Warren F. Emerson, repairs .
33 75
.. .
Library Bureau, subscription
6 50
Warren K. Blodgett, printing
4 00
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6
Charles E. Lauriat Co., books
23 52
Sept. 15.
Warren F. Emerson. repairing chair
2 30
James A. W. Hunter, delivering books
13 00
Oct. 4.
Charles E. Lauriat Co., books .
66 78
6.
.6
Lincoln Water Works, water service
10 00
Charles S. Smith, coal .
27 45
Nov. 8.
66
Elizabeth Chapin, on account of salary
43 75
66
I. N. MacRae .
3 00
J. T. Laird .
1 00
David Farquhar.
15 50
15.
E. B. Hall & Co., 1 set Young Folks' Library
42 75
Dec. 31.
Tolman & Holden, insurance .
66 00
1907.
Jan. 30.
Charles E. Lauriat Co., books
159 82
Feb. 4.
James L. Chapin & Son, supplies .
19 56
L. Jenny Chapin, on account of salary.
43 75
Elizabeth Chapin, on account of salary
43 75
Charles S. Wheeler (Treas. ), salary of janitor
150 00
L. Jenny Chapin, on account of salary .
43 75
Elizabeth Chapin, on account of salary
43 75
John F. Farrar & Son .
6 00
-
Cash'paid by Librarian for sundries
20 15
$1,222 74
Balance on hand.
304 20
$1,526 94
JOHN F. FARRAR, Treasurer of Lincoln Library.
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$1,526 94
April 10. May 3.
-
Carter, Rice & Co., supplies
4 80
Fines
16.
L, Jenny Chapin, on account of salary.
43 75
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LINCOLN PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Gifts of books, pamphlets, and periodicals have been received from the following persons: - Hon. C. F. Adams, Mr. Thomas J. Brooks, Mrs. Emily F. Chapin, Mr. George L. Chapin, Miss L. A. Cummings,"Mr. Geo. Farrar, Mrs. Edward Hoar, Mrs. Francis C. Hornbroke, Mr. Woodard Hudson, Mr. Will C. Husted, Mr. Charles Lunt, Mr. John H. Pierce, Mr. Samuel H. Pierce, Mrs. Harriet C. Richardson, Dr. W. Strickland.
The committee of the Public Library, of Lincoln, England, have presented a catalogue of the books, pamphlets, etc. relating to the city and county of Lincoln. We have also received the usual number of catalogues, bulletins, and reports from various Libraries, and other public institutions. The most valuable gift of the year being a new and attractive edition of the works of Jane Austen, and the Brontë sisters, from C. F. Adams.
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LINCOLN PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Accessions to the Lincoln Public Library for 1907.
BIOGRAPHY.
BENSON, A. C. Walter Pater. (Englishmen of letters.) 1906. 536.17 BROOKFIELD, C. and F. Mrs. Brookfield and her circle. 2 vols. 1906. 541.8
CHESTERTON, G. K. Charles Dickens. 1906. 633.11
COATES, T. F. G. The prophet of the poor; Life-story of General Booth. 1906. 633.5
CRANE, E. A. Editor. Second French empire. (Memoirs of Dr. Thomas W. Evans.) 1905. 633.6
FRANKLIN, Benjamin. Autobiography. 1901. 533.6
GASKELL, E. C. Life of Charlotte Brontë. 1905. 633. 7
GETTEMMY, C. F. True story of Paul Revere. 1906. 633.8
GIPSY, Smith. Hislife and work. By himself. 1906 633.9
HARE, C. A Queen of Queens: the making of Spain. 1906. 633.10
JENKS, T. Captain Myles Standish. 1905.
533.5
KROPOTKIN, P. Memoirs of a Revolutionist. 1879. 533.7
LANG, A. Sir Walter Scott. 1906. 534.18
LUCAS, E. V. Life of Charles Lamb. 2 vols. 1905. 533.4
MIMS, E. Sidney Lanier. 1905.
533.10
PALMER, G. H. English works of George Herbert. 3 vols. 1905. 534.14
PAUL, H. James Anthony Froude. 1905.
541.9
PERRY, B. Walt Whitman: his life and work. 1906.
633.12
PERRY, T. S. John Fiske. (Beacon biographies.) 1906. 548.18
RICHARDS, T. C. Samuel J. Mills. Missionary pathfinder, pioneer, and promoter. 1906. 533.9
ROTHSCHILD, A. Lincoln master of men: a study in character. 1906. 533.8
SCUDDER, V. D. Saint Catherine of Siena as seen in her letters. 1905. . 534.15
SPIELMAN, M. H. and LAYARD, G. S. Kate Greenaway. 1905 541.8
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TAYLOR, M. H. On two continents: Memories of half a century. 1905. 541.6
TOLSTOY, Leo. His life and work. 1906. . 536.16
TWEEDIE, Alec, Mrs. Maker of modern Mexico. Porfirio Diaz.
1906. 541.10
WILSON, F. Joseph Jefferson; reminiscences of a fellow player. 1906. 534.16
WINCHESTER, C. T. Life of John Wesley. 1906. 534.17
WISE, J. S. Recollections of thirteen Presidents. 1906. 536.15
DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL.
BETHAM, Edwards, Miss. Home life in France. 1905. . 446.8
BULEY, E. C. Australian life in town and country. 1905. 446.6
CARL, K. A. With the Empress Dowager. 1905. 446.10
COUCH-QUILLER, A. T. From a Cornish window. 1906. 443.3
DENBY, C. China and her people: being the observations, reminiscences, and conclusions of an American diplomat. 2 vols. 1906.
446.8
Fox, J. Jr. Blue grass and Rhododendron: Out door life in old Kentucky. 1901. 1532.7
GIFFEN, J. K. The Egyptian Sudan. 1905.
446.11
GUERBER, H. A. How to prepare for Europe: a handbook of historical, literary, and artistic data with full directions for preliminary studies and travelling arrangements. 1906. 446.13
HARDY, E. J. John Chinaman at home: Sketches of men, manners, and things in China. 1905. 446.4
HARTLEY, C. G. Moorish cities in Spain. 1906. 437.6
HOWELLS, W. D. London films. 1906. 446.9
LE ROY, J. A. Philippine life in town and country. 1905 .. 446.7
OUTRAM, J. In the heart of the Canadian Rockies. 1905. 446.5
SCHILLINGS, C. G. Flashlights in the Jungle: a record of hunt- ing adventures, and of studies in wild life in equa- torial East Africa. Illustrated with 302 of the authors photos, taken by day and night. 443.1
SEAMAN, L. L. The real triumph of Japan: the conquest of the silent foe. 1906. 446.12
STEVENSON, Mrs. M. I. Letters from Samoa. 1906. 437.5
1891-1895
*SYMPSON, E. M. Lincoln, England. A historical and topo- graphical account of the city. 1906 437.4
WEALE, L. P. The re-shaping of the far East. 2 vols. 1905 444.18 WHITNEY, C. Jungle trails and jungle people: travel, adven- ture, and observation in the far East. 1905 443.2
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RELIGION. PHILOSOPHY.
ADLER, F. Essentials of spirituality. 1905 . 1136.11
CRANE, A. M. Right and wrong thinking and their results. 1905
1135.17
FRENCH, L. H. The joy of life. 1905
1136.9
GORDON, G. A. Through man to God. 1906
1136.16
HODGES, G. The pursuit of happiness. 1906 1136.13
HOUGHTON, L. S. From Olivet to Patmos : the first Christian century in picture and story 1132.2
HOUGHTON, L. S. Telling Bible stories. 1905 1134.10
KING, H. C. Letters to Sunday School teachers. 1906 . 1136.14
Rational living; some practical inferences from modern psychology. 1906 1136.15
MARDEN, O. S. Choosing a career. 1905
1133.8
PALMER, Rev. Byron. God's white throne: A defense of Di- vine wisdom and goodness in the dark things of the world and life. 1904 1136.12
SCHUCKBURGH, E. S. Translator. Cicero on old age and friend- ship; two essays 1136.10
THREAD of gold. Author of the "House of quiet." (Relates
to moral and spiritual life.) 1905 . 1134.9
VAN DYKE, H. The spirit of Christmas. 1905 1134.11
WILSON, C. D. Making the most of ourselves. 1905
1134.12
SCIENCE. USEFUL ARTS.
CHRISTIAN, Mr. and Mrs. E. Uncooked foods and how to use them: A treat se on how to get the highest form of animal energy from food: with recipes for prepara- tion, healthful combinations and menus. 1904 COLLINGWOOD, H. W. The farmer's garden: Health, happi- ness, and money out of the soil: a story of just how men and women have turned their labors into garden products for the family table. 1905
143.20
147.13
CURTIS, E. Nature and health: A popular treatise on the hygiene of the person and the home. 1906 £ FLETCHER, S. W. How to make a fruit garden : a practical and suggestive manual for the home garden .
141.11
GREENE, C. A. Art of keeping well: Or common sense hygiene for adults and children. With a biography by Eliza- beth P. Gordon. 1906 147.15
HARWOOD, W. S. New creations in plant life: An authorita- tive account of the life and work of Luther I urbank. 1905
146.22
The new earth: A recital of the triumphs of modern agriculture in America. 1906 144.23
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