The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-10-08
4 Public Library Romance.

n rev months since the people of Cin-
cinnati and the reading public of the
United States were aereeably surprised
ut learning that Johnny King, a Cincin-
natl newsboy, had presented the Public
Library Of that city With $500 volumes.
10 be sure the newsApy Was not much
Of . boy; for be was man approaching
the age Of forty. But the collection and
donation of $500 valuable books by =
man with few or no resources but his
daily sales Of newspapers, who was af.
tlicted with rheumatism and had been
crippled by smallpox, showed remark.
able taste, remarkable thrift and re-.
msrkable generosity. The story of his
life became public property, and money
was sent him, one wealthy New York
gentleman renting q check for q hand.
some amount. But he was proud as
we'll - poor, independent as well as
generous. Although the failure of q
ssvings-bank had swept away bis long
years earnings, and be had no relatives
to aid him, be turned the rich mans
money over to the Children's Home,
whose inmates he thought more needy
than himself.
In the same city Of Cincinnati was a
homeless girl, who, after the death OF
her mother, was robbed of her property
BY her step-father and turned, penniless,
adrift to make her way - best She could.
She found home with an old lady with
whom she shared their one room, and,
BY hard work, earning enough to sup.
port themselves With the needle. Being
both fond Of reading they were frequent.
y patrons Of tho Public Library. One
day the young girl, asking for the Sec
ond volume Of work abe was reading,
was told that 1t belonged to the John
King collection, and that the donor
probably had the second volume at his
rooms. Ascertaining his address and
advising with the old lady As to its pro.
prtety, she called on him and asked for
the missing volume. Some INQUIRIES
followed, the result Of which was . more
familiar acquaintance, in . few weeks .
marriage. and the purchase Of = news
stand and . candy store.
The excessive heat Of the summer and
the closeness Of their small rooms told
very severely upon the health Of the
wife. Tar dripped In from the roof,
ana the temperature was almost intoler.
able. Her distress soE'1lln 10 putting
into practical shape IN idea which many
months before he had reduced to writ.
ing - follows: "There is no more rea.
aon Why houses should not be cooled in
summer than that they should not be
warmed In winter" He soon had in
operation an apparatus which, it is said.
"worxed to charm" The first dread.
fully hot night that it was in use thew
needed . blanket. He obtained q nat.
ont and bis wife, her health and strength
greatly restored by the success of his
experiment, cot herself to the task Of
making known the merits Of her hus.
bands invention. During the recent
session Of the National Scientific Asso.
ciati0n ct Cincinnati she obtained intro.
auctions 70 several gentlemen connected
with It, who. regretting that she had no
working models Of the apparatus, were
sti!! greatly interested in II, contributed
. little money and requested that III
documents relating to i shoald be for.
warded to them. The apparatus d de.
ecribed - the reverse Il stove, ono
being fed with fuel, the other With ice;
tho stove IL placed near the floor, this
machine near tho ceiling. Both arc fur.
nished with drafts and controlled by
dampero. The expense Of feeding L
WIN b about To same asthat Of q stove.
A considerable number Of experiments
show that two hundred pounds of ice
VII reduce the temperature Of On ordi.
naEy.stsed bedroom from 100 deg. to
50 deg. for Atseen hours; and the In
veatof has already begun arranging lor
the manulAclurs d ~ apparatus.
II y nat always that . love romance
ends In % delightful and agreeable I
GOODNESS - IL romance q Johnny King,
- neWSboy.-DelroiI Etee Pres.