Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-27

Says DR.. Charming: III is chiefly thro'
books that We enjoy intercourse with supe~
rior minds, and these Invaluable means OF
communication are within the reach Of all.
In the best books good men talk to us-give
US their most precious thoughts, and pour
their souls into ours. God be thanked for
books! They are the voices Of the distant
aud the dead, and make us heirs Of the spir.
itual life of past ages. They give to all who
will faithfully use them, the society, the spir-
iiual presence Of tie best and greatest OF
our race. No matter how poor | ammo
matter though the prosperous Of my own
time Will not enter my v dwelling if the
sacred writers will enter and take up their
abode under my roof; if Milton will cross
my threshold and sing to ME of Paradise,
and Shakespeare open to me the worlds of
imagination and the workings OF the human
heart,and Franklin enrich me with his prac>
teal wisdom, | shall not pine for want of
intellectual eompanionship.
Nothing Can supply the place of books.
They are cheering or soothing companions
in solitude. illness, affection. The wealth of
both continents would be no equivalent for
the good they impart. Let every man, if
possible, gather some good books under his
roof, and obtain access for himself aud fam
lily to some social library. .Almos. any lux
ury should be sacrificed to this
Says Macauiay There is, | may well
say, no wealth, there is no power, there is no
rank. which | would accept, il in exchanged
were to be deprived o. my books-oi the
privilege Of conversing with the greatest
minds of a II past ages, Of searching aft r the
iru,h, Of contemplating the beaqtial-of
living with the distant, the unreal, tie past.
and tue future"
SAYS Sir John Herschell: AFT ! we're to
ray Tor a taste tina, should stand nue. in stead.
under every variety OF circumstances. and
be a source Of happiness and cheerfainess
to re through life, and a shield against It's
ills. however things nigh, 20 amiss and the
world frowu upon me, it would be a taste
f- reading
Ten years $50, the Board Of Education
passed q law authorizing the purchase OF
District Libraries, 10 every 6is:ric. township
Of bis S:s,e be, The law remains a n%uIlity.
Ca6e. is pruvs oas, the great State of Io>
va A1> rAsLGA>EA. ~ Ike L>S 81 lE+I DJE.DUE
childan. 5000 yolenes. Buchanan county
vita Fer 5000 children IS the proud osnsr
:: ole little lassTs 4 IS volumes.
Sow here Is H.se ua.ss1nary work for
tsGasers = 90. TIE 5000 children az this
c3gAty EeNG 5Q9e books 10 read: the leo
.saebeFs aoE ;, Eo-k "a the county ean. By
4 sa!GHi eEe-t pace these houzs in Tie
h.a3s ofitese Children. 1t every teacher
il Aa co@utv sFas ~ a Petition asAia- The
Board u hireeturs 70 Purchase = District
Library 1T tee teacher seq that the petition
: s<le by every maa, woman and child in
tbs ab sst-cs. and placed IL the halds Of
tie -sszs sub,GIrector, with the reqles;
tAss e shall present the same to tie Board
st Is next rega.ar Hseeaas.-an1 The work
~hl be done. Let as 10 Tia. work. l. will
cos; rs little eEor.: \. will give Us lasting
pleasure ; il Will COS, the people a ,riae, the
investment vi. pay . thousand fold.