Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-04-15
f1r ths Democrat
HIRE AND TnERI IN nosTnN.

HERE And THERE IL BOSTON.
The pubuc library ~ Boston O.. an lns,l.
iuilon of whIch sny cIiy might b, proud.
conuialng a. It los over e. Oh volumes
aud occup, Ing haiiilug completed A. ne
cost 10 $50 OBJ N0;Wiih.taniing the
University ofthe collection 10. origin Is
Comparatively recent All not until aboui
thirty yetrs ago "a. RAJ Interest maui.
TESTED sni The work pashcl 10 q purpose.
Although Previous q that q rev books had
ben given f,f the Oh eel ofA FREE reading
room. m i,f- = board % trustees was
chosen composed of men - high literary
attachments anf broti views. EisAri ~.
ercti being ihe president AMI their report
attracted ne a'ient.oa or joshua BATES
mem1rf of ths f,muus banking house ~
Bar.ug Brothers. 20 London. whose youih
h,i brcn sp,ui iu Boston. sui he donated
60 no' toUsri thc purchass of books. ia
saltAhic ba.iilns "a, provided TIE city
accepted ihe ORR ant ihe present struci.
gre of brick with sandstone. trimmings
va. erected ou Boy Street. opposite
iie COMMON There followed large bs.
Guests of money sni books The library
o' Nathaniel B1Wi.tch containing 4ipo
volumes NAs given hv his sons AMI ths
valuable coI.ectl'n of Theodore Parker d
the uumher OF 1900 VA received. while
in ls-i tpol spanish and Portuguese
books ant manuscripts were atici a con-
tnbgron from the lniefsugabie student
Gcorgc T.ckn0r - much f1f The history
%, t1e Library ucxt % ihe Congressional
L1ray A. Washington ihe largest 10 the
New wof.i. aui which O. freely open -
the public. rich ani poor . share alike in
lts treasures since no prcuniAry deposit l.
demanded Nos Ag.lmpse inside may bs
of Interest On the afst G Dor are the dis-
ir.11ung ro'm. ihe library hall containing
books 90 large daily circuiailou, ant two
reading rooms where an the PeIioilcA no.
eraiarc ofth.s couairy ani Elrope may be
fluni 90 thc second f,of l. Bate, Hall
crowded with books in Us sixty sicov,s
ani ~ galleries. AMI here a. al hours are
gathered scholars AMI ilterAti. poring over
these volumes a. f searching Tor The pearl
OF great price somewhere To- The printed
pages. 10 The main hall cuclo., Oh. q
giass case are some rare manuscripts aud
books around which I delight - lnger.
Here j. Psalm Book hrsi book pub-
lIshod To- the 4 : ant bearing date lci0.
Here l. Euot's Primer, in IL original bind.
lng leather. then taoughi o be uuIqac,
sni beside u The hrst edition Of EIloi's
Blole. The type haying been set in part BY
some OF the praying Indians A Latin
b bic Of 40, aad the kp.siic OF So Jerome
10 black letters OF ISIS With The autograph
o. Martin Luther appended - a citation
from Gersou. both OF which belonged 10
Theodore Parker are In hne preservation.
Here arr a treatise GA optics with manu-
script concctious and aidenda BY Isaac /
Newton and Luthers sermons delivered In
1921 and the Nurcmburg Chronicle famed
book showing The state % printing any
years AFTER Is Invention. Bat Il needs
hours % discover what Is here and = NE
time 10 pick up fsw sands from the great
ocean OF learning contalued Ia the walls.
II may BE- appropriate here 70 mention that
Boston with her various special libraries,
legal. medical theological and scientific,
has about H. 00. 90 volumes open 10 the
public before which the famous Alexsn-
TRAN library dwindles into commonplace
numbering about 200 90 rolls Of manu-.
scripts. containing however. Ear less than
an ,qaG number Of printed books
where should We 90 from this great re-
posltory OF literature unless &; BE- 10 the
nne Art store OF Williams aud Everett.
where are gathered choice gems Of engrsv-
ings and paintings. Ia. the gallery were
exhibited q general collection oil the works
o. George Falier, whose death on Friday,
March 2lst. removed from the circle Of ar
lists one Of IL most original members.
It's hand Was seldom IDLE and bis works
show = completeness and aaish that must
be born Of devotion aud genius. Bat the
papers will soon be flooded with reviews
and criticisms OF bis productions, several
OF which must be ranked among the FRS,
paintings Of the time, and 80 | need no,
speak At length Of "winlfred Dyfart" with
It, power and beauty. OF And she was .
witch" with it, pathetic dignity and his
"Arethusa" with 10 exquisite color and
treatment His death seemed untimeiy bot
the work Of hIs hand has been great and
his influence mlghty-hIs work vas done.
From the artist 10 the actor, or rather
10 one who Is both actor and artist was .
NOS, natural transition and II needed bat
short walk 10 carry rs TO the Globe Thea
tire where Edwin Booth was delighting
Hundreds Of people with his complete re-
allzsilou Of creatures born from the poets
fancy. IL was Hamlet. the haunted prince,
Who came before us-Hkmlet with bis ov-
empowering melancholy. his lofsy thought