, 1869-10-11
WASH 0TOR.
The United States Library.
It's Rank Among Bibliotheques.
Its Treasures, Who Borrow
Them, md How They
nrc Collected.
It's Great Engliah Forerunner, th'
British Museum.


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a IRlk with the Vhlet LIBRARIAN.
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ffRoN puR OWN cokak4roKhfKrl
NAHIF0fUHt Oct I.
1t will greatly simplify the mind and walks Of
sttsrRef IN WaahfHEton, u he fetrefnteF tha
boHevef fanTrsnfhfDe the Capitol bas'dint seems
| tF, thttt aft really tut lohF &seas departments
| 1t: two teRislAtlre WlnFt, Supreme CGuSf room
and . Lhfaty. All the rest u merely adjunct
cue Of these organic parts. The Library sakes u
fully third Of The cpntrs Or o1der Capitol: III
tAM department of It, cbmrftsfng hf,00 roots,
Tlartu beneath the Rupfeme Court ruom1 the resi-
t.ppFf.sra isan0 tuots tesi8es. fs placed Oh tn
tuatB t1out, aud tAtes un 1eafly RTE Hfoie arRAli
| ttatt u The tebtre IT the ti4 E1pifpt There II
tet AlEf, 4 kusethhient i1Ithty fut Cubgrt sstlen
Hlltl Nh ih'atpf,jeht ttaf4sh Httti. t,as ~ aas
rint,Un with the III ht9uhstes.tpst lJhtafr' t4tt II
rt'tne, "f ~tns We rat t,eief Ahtlie The [Aftfa
u TIE thtet HBttA II tHf tli4 IL the uhr rs4ls
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s.'sa,e ...'s.a so"'e'aAne7 Win MolloSFsphy. tllA
sAasn ~ u'a su's'nMehts hh. hta ''ass; for hs
n*a Z" ns own Will aat! not've. to nata-
~ ~. '~tto Apat3 W saulees ahH ~ Ahlhoss,
~ s'' W. ~ .$ts'oH"e ~ uooAs W HE oat
W con]enu' 10 that "hea nie u inter.
ssMu a. -, eapleet no caa he
- a4'" a " e-1tP!'oaa' seiefencos To-
~. ~ s ~ ~ " sNtAloS4s eoes NOT a1'at
49, 49, wv oet ~. s's7 'aosa!'es vi s.l'."Pe' ~atse
40 rAostoea ~ '.c ootee"oas oaslslM dll Gaia
.oeu.hR, sua mercy one huge manuscript cata-
,s..,s en @ 10 s!puoau aa1onoh Vim this
.p'At u.s o*ca lae nent valuable acquaintance
,s.k.s". ...., ~ - ~ '.aae sne eHsee eoisecs:on
una oeen aaoe"' co'oPtlf1ns aaooo lilies Of hookA
tna annual APPROPRIATIONS nave heen increased,
Hea .ue l's'o enforcement OF Inc copyright pro-
.'oAs sNe - s"OPul'os5 uI"a Paptsnefa 70
aePos" WY VI c'es5 ae" ooof, nat added to
LIE hotAs1 s1'oot oaooo bo'ks, pa DphletA etc, 4
SNA'. 4-.~H W 'Aes1 "uHnippr1 an aaFaaed by
men.oe1 Of toe sotht Library COMMITTEES. was
tne peltoa0 "ola Q. MI sponaf': whose discreet
euthuAAsm aoo Judgment Impressed themselves
UPON congress, na escotuatsd In the legislation
nc ~Aned- There Il 10 much buttertng OF small
R1eainesa no"'a-da5h that prefer to ca17y
oatb ofnsn' ont this man, who has Never been
u'efe 'usu e"at.eouA 10 me-, mas impressed me "a
Inc etst e2tmFsincatfon, IN all Washington, OF
odel public servant. llts influence Is equal to
hs lsbors' beeause ho:h are dls!oterested and pa
tnot'c, anu nls once dersonstAIes the Feed Of a
permanent civil service; for We haze had ID this
easasal1E administered library hnt four librarians
Scotehnan, Who served tsou ISIS to 1881; John
:. Meeaan, 1880 to 1861, Pennsylgnnian; and
1onn u s'ePhenton. Of Indians, 1851 10 1861
Ains"oI1a IL spouofn, tue present Librarian, Il
et'l young mabt Clnctnnauan, aHd he was ap-
pointed " Ar- lincoln The library has beeu
more than oonn'ea aince he came to It, and III
e"PHe"' ''3 nVAs nas sfo"a tafec-lold.
okakcT eF THE LhR4kf.
1oa CAD guess u once that this libfary owed its
foundation to the NEED OF genuine stasesuapsnip
iot aa'norlties, ieRs and po!ls,cal It's Presumed
ooJest 10 keep II naad lot legislative and exccu-
ute leteleoee, sash e'aaaaVu and othcr books as
shall give guide, l12hf, or endorsement to the pro-
sress o: public onstnest. Hut owing to the ao-
seae1 q 1n5 osne1 capable library from The Dis
-! atEe7 4ta " tue s1oFta Of modern thought and
'etnt"te, 1'e e"neieselotet L'oI2ET has exceeded
ia h1entiou, anu II u hix tines larger than the
PARLIAMENTARY Library Of London, while aa na-
uona! snsa1J II IL e4oalEy inferior, being bot oae-