The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-01-30

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A KING on A HOBBY HORSE
great granite palace at Madrid. and received
beautiful hobby horse for Christmas pres
ent Lost December. The peace of Spain lit
orally depends ON his young life, as although
he has two sisters, the eldest of whom would
he his legitimate successor, the elements of
dissatisfaction and revolution are so stron g in
Spain that his death would be the signal for
both Carlists and Republicans to make a
str 'ke for supremacy In the new government.
Az it Il, all agree in recognizing the rule Of
the baby king. and for the present Spain is
probably safe.
: The Naval LiDrer--.
The e-lfbfary belonging to the United States
Navy contains nearly IL 900 volumes, and
occupies three rooms on the top floor of the
great new war building. From its windows
one overlcoks the White House and its
grounds and obtains an extensive view of
that part of the city. Professor J. Russell
6oIey is the librarian in charge He is a
large, well-built, handsome man, blonde in
complexion, with blue eyes and a smooth
tAce. he is a Harvard man and Comes from
q notable line of Boston ancestors. Speaking
Of the library. he said:
:" It has been collected for the most part
during the past five years. Prior to that
time it may be said that We had no library
for the navy. There was a miscellaneous
collection of books of the porular romance
order, which used to belong to ships crews,
and were left 10 u.s. They were of little use,
and have been condemned and sold"
"What are the characteristics of the IL
brary 2" asked
It is largely technical and practical" the
professor replied. I'VE have large eollec-
don ofmatheE,atical books; electrical science
has developed enormously within few
years and the books on that subject are
increasing; am gathering works on inter-
national law and the laws governing shiIs
at sea. We have a large collection of
books Of travel and voyages in all parts
Of the world. Tho demande Of the de-
partment are such that We must be able at
any moment to supply all the information
that is known regarding any given country.
Al the arts and sciences regarding ship
Building are represented in this library"
"Do you possess any rare or curious
books Z" asked.
Here" said Professor Solely, opening
glass case. ais unique collection of what
may be consideied out-ofthc-way books.
Some of them are as old as the fifteenth CEN
tury. They are such books as can hardly DO
found in any other library, although copies
of them may exist IN the United States.
Here, for instance. are three different his
tories of Paul Jones, the pirate, socalled,
printed in England at the time his exploits
had reused that country. They are not re-
liable being wholly imaginary and made to
sell. but they are curious"
Iopencd one Of the books and read on the
title page rs follows: 1.-The Interesting Life,
Travels, Voyages, and Daring Engagements
Of that celebrated and justly no orious Pirate
Paul Jones: containing numerous anecdotes
Of undaunted courage in the prosecution of
hts nefarious undertakings, written by him
self London, 1903" There is a large COP
per-plate picture in this book representing
Paul Jones shooting Lieutenant Grub for at
tempting to haul down the American flag
Jones is shooting him ION the spot" as
General Dix ordered should be done about
enc hundred years later.
"Of course there was no Lieutenant Grub"
said Professor Soley, land the incident never
took place."
Handing me small book, which had been
Handsomely rebound, he said:
Here is the only copy known to be in ex-
ftence Of the American Naval Register,
printed in Philadelphia in1Si5.'
looked it over and found it to be little
green-covered pamphlet offifty pages, printed
On coarse paper. The highest rank at that
time in the navy was ca,,iain. Looking over
the list of midshirmen I came to the follow
ing: "David H. Porter, stationed on the
franklin, a guns" and "David G. Farra-
gut commission dated December II, $40,
stationed on the Independence, "A guns"
The next book was handsome little
pocket volume which once belonged to, and
contained the autograph of, Geo. Henry
Pre5le, Rear Admiral" 1t is called The
Sailing and Fighting Instructions or Signals
as they are Observed in the Royal Navy of
Great B itain." 1t is book Of the seven
teenth century, aud consists wholly of cop
per-plate engrayings colored by hand and
printed on superfne elephant paper, with a
ship to each signal and the various signal
flags painted in their proper colnrs. This
book has little value now, save as Curiosity
A large volume of 800 psgrs, full Of inter
esting data, is known as Bruce's Report"
of the arrangements which were made for
internal defence of Great Britain when
Spain, by its Armada, projected the invasion
and conquest of England, and "Al plication
Of the wise proceedings Of cur ancestors to
the present crisis Of public safety" referring
to the belief that the then French republic
proposed to invade and conquer Great Brit
ain. This document was published in took
form and has no title page. Il was a state
paper of 17oS and Was compiled by John
Bruce from documents in the state paper Of
fee, to be laid before the ministers or cabinet
officers of Great Britain. The project of in
vasion by Spain was ia 1855. in the Gays of
Elizabeth, and as this document is a reprint
Of the old documents of that day, it is very
curious and interesting. What is quite re-
markable is the fact that descendant Of this
same John Bruce. living in Boston, Mass.
is a relative of Professor Soley, who is in
charge of the library.
The last book exsmined was q duplicate
sid from the British museum in 17S7.
and printed in London in 15S9. 1t is titled:
"a declaration of the canes which mooved
The chiefe commanders of the navie Of her
lncst excsllont majestic the Queen of Eng
hand, III their voyage ard expedition for
Portugal, to take ard arrest in The mouth Of
the river CT Lisbone certain sh;ppes OF -ccr.e
and other provisions of ware bound for the
said cilie.'
The librarian has at his disposal about
q 600 year allowed cut Of the fund for con-
tingent expenscs. which he can spend for
books of this character, and he is thus
enabled to pick up any rare book of histoIi-
cal interest This fund should he largely ia
creased. FULLER WALKER.
The venerable Miss EliEab beth Peabody
said recently, when asked if death bad any
sadness for her: "Oh, no, death is only n,ole
Me.;'
New York Hera q.
What strikes Ms as odd is Mat