, 1879-06-04
l. GOOD RECORD.


T"cnty.FiSe Hnnssr's1 v"iunea to tho
Ills Hard md cl'"crtesn Life.
ta"eahaSn s,' ~, eommere'M:
"n - =" W. NV W. 'aasoun n".ia'ne' u tae
e'ftet u 4Msa anu sycamore streets, IL nar-
row back room With sltglo window, lives John
King, tic yetcran uewsboy. For ten yrars that
stt"r hoo a IT, nsa es, ,t 4o1 ,nas .s ""a essn us
so".a.5 "u"o' ~ "as W. 1"'s ''1o uchc us
own cooknE' nnd washing nnd incudinE, un1,
through Industry aid economy, has ct Inst
] h,nsrac,or ,rho nI.tors ~ ,,n ,'an nss hos,s
~ ,1u.s., -. s, ~ "s An", uo''o
ao"n as he has eeeh oy lreaucnt "si'' scYefo
calAmtt1ca, n'nl OF hts noble bonefaciion,-that
Of 2 600 select volumes to the Public Library
rtrtt 80 ~, H., hos1,.
-, sis.' ~, as ~ ''e oook'' Aoout Two "ceHa ago
1Ar. 'ichcsa received note written III utast1.
though somewhat ernupcd hand, nnd sieucd
john King, wtlc', stated tlIat tho writer would
nrc.rnt to ,,,c pnbtf rthrnr, n t,,nx ,raro a..
p'oo."@ W NV a"'e 'tn'"Ft' .s'cI "ete ue@
a,teu. nlS eol,ce1'on ot aoout 1'oo' poolSs. ~
visit was 'nado to thu writer's room, and It
wus arranged tllat tho books, which wcto
tAen uocl,cd In +rnnk. a,,i tnxoe AVID
a,,,,o.t aI,.'i H. saa,1, .h,,,,, - "
"uoe. A'eu s,o ,"oA'' o1uu'u oe IT,
inosed to tue Iaol'c Library f',e following day.
But one condition was Imposed by the givcr,
uamr,y thut the anootat!ons which he lad lnudo
l., ,cn,tt nn tho morrir. ~ forortto voI,,,rcs
.st..,s - ~ $500, ,,s,s.n .,,s.. s,,t ~.
huou'u ~ eli'sco os!ofe .neS He1o p'aeea ios
tue use Of the public, This tcqucst Is helug
strictly compiled with, although It obitturatcs
IRON, the COLLECTION wl,at would bnyc proved Of
instIt,v iutercst.-an intiifntIon al tbe ,nsntal
% bert md Insight of tic donor. ~ '"''
made wlfj, rarn ni ius,fucnI' atml t1mt Il IL
@ iSrary y thn eao nnnsr s of vanes III.
cu,ics history aml philosophy, soro Of tbs Iest
tpre bioeTapir. @ o booGs t Of @ trayo' % lerul 1' md
medical works, Scientific trcatiscg. bubble tocu.
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