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its mighty rivers its huge eitiea ia ch manufactures
its swar1ning population, The Theoretically vast ee
Met q,dckered IT, reAs asa inland saeta; to tkl III
tric1tes Of manners and worship; of Thibe with al
Its sordid devotees; Of Burma, with ita golden
Ragoaas EigH, y, ana their tinkqg crowns Of Lace o
With its rosy pearls and golden-roofed palaces the
hIst to speak OF that museum Of beauty and wonder
SOU Of hcn 30 rb
whose origin dark Of Java, the pearl Of isl.
ands; Of 8unlatra, with It's many Rings,lts strange
savages Of Nicobar and And2nan Of ceylo tie isle
of gems with its sacred mountain and the tomb ot
Adam Of India the Great, not as q. drean~land Of
partially explored, with its yirtuous Brahmans,
its obscene sscetics, its diamonds and tic
ana arqge taes Of Their afgasto It's of
give any distinct account OF the secluded Ohriatian
empire Of Abyssinia and the emiChrisan island Of
socotra to speak, though indeed dimly, Of Zanzibar
with its negroes and its ivory and Of the vast aud dis
tant Madagascar, bordering the dark ocean OF the
south, with its Rikh and other onarosities and in
Ocean, Of dogsledges white bears, and The rendeer-
riding Tunguses.
tsTHE DONE OF TIE CONTINENT"
tells about the mountains, lakes plains glaciers,
fauna and fora, mines, men, and towns OF
Colorado:
"a good library is stateaman's workshop .
said John Randolph, Of Roanoke: The early
fathers recognized this truth, and, after resort
ing, in the different seats OF Government, to
the New York Society Library and the Library
Of Philadelphia, they took measures, immedi-
ately upon the removal Of the National Capital
to it's present site, to establish Public Library
Five thousand dollars was the amount Of the
first appropriation, We are told in the article,
THE Library or CONGRESS"
which describes the history and condition Of that
good story Of Chief Justice Marshall; which we
do not remember to have seen before
Chlei Justice Marshan Acknowledged tn 1879 with
t @ .aanhs ne p1asege o. saan out books from
ns & o coup aha and 1en Se tee 70 ths
than to lie served BY The librarian; and one ay in
taking law.book from the upper shelf Of an
aeove, he pulled down dozen pom
derous tones, one q which struck
tt % On 4e fosnead VIII sgeh fo{ee that fe pros
cid oentleme1,,a assistanca 1onnd him s1ihti taS
by tie fa: but be soon recovered and ecined to ha
aided to his feet saying with merry twinkle in his
eye 1'ye laid down the Law out Of the books many
time IN my long Hfe but this L. the first time they
have laid me- down: am completely doored p And
hodI n;e 9ea11a h upon NE noo g the
what he sought, and q made a nota thereof"
The concraaa r,;hr,rr ,ou.co7+a;,,o +1,o ho.+
collection Of law-books in the world:
National snd Is ' aapy gans en he
Government nbra5ss st Fals ia q London, while i
library in the world by the annual issue Of printed
catalogue of ia new aceessions. With this catalogue
arranged alphabetically by authors and again
frequenters Of the library to obtain books
on any subject desired especially when thew can OBJ
tain hefurther aid Of the accomplished Librarian and
his willing assistants. The practich result Is shown
enjoying that privilege. Fifteen years SEQ nof moe
than three out Of ays ConeTsssmen used the Iibra: