Daily Yellowstone journal., 1892-07-06
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Peon1t Who F.lt rr'1ixe the One nuilt by
tina late Peter tonrtr.
Unique, ;<]"::$s interesting. during
thu months it is open, arr thu people
tn IL. met in the huge reading room
ut Cooper institute. Three 1ist1nt"
tive cl;t>scs. III regular i'll tllclr move
1nents III thu clock. find intellectual
recreation in scanning the III" 1ai!its,
countless wtvklits magazines and
the thousand volumes to hc ha'l for
the asking. E:lrly i'll tho morning
comes u curious tuttlit, fresh from
lodging ho1:>&s or mtn out nf e1n-
pluynltnt. Inviting il the warmth
Ut the great room. aud the heat often
ovcryu1nrS tie thirst for news nlul
the tli>i,tul1.14tl often full asleep. t.
h 1uE,,'l by tAe vigilan1 officer with
wllunl tllry arc liable to have Il 1'er.
sonu! acquaintance.
r., weed tn1t I'LL ohjectlonul'le
mr1,lt cards were issued >u1nt y1l1'>
ug> requiring eacla visitor to >1iatt'
his occupation and give references.
OF 3,u0U cards collected III t1lt l;ty
81 j gave down town printing offices
Il. references. This il the claSs that
continues to drop in about ntrn and
"$4rrly departs before. nig}Attali.
Forced to work ut night. they sleep,
until noon, when they seek Cooln.rs
To newspaper AMI illustrated 1~ri"}-
ic24ls they slre devoted. 1nveterate
readers, not infrcqucntly they are
storehouses Of general information.
After supper their places are filled by
mechanics, clerks und business men.
Every table. every file il crowded.
Day and night men and boys stand,
often two ruws deep against the wall.
tlcvouring this miscellaneous feast
provided l'y ono mindful III hi>
wealthy days Of the der'ivations OF
his youth, when he, to',, h1n@crd
for this communication IF ideas now
to he had by the poorest without the
expenditure of Il cent.
Characters nrc not wanting III tAl>
motley thrung, always representa-!
tive Of the very people the institution
WAS founded to lNln:tit. Nearly all
the magazines art worn to tartcrs
before the n4mth expires. Duplicates
of 1Uu tlailit> are always on file, and
the wanr mlvc1 tlse1nents are care
fully scanned. Tlt call for French
periodicals i. constantly increasing:
a F1t.ncll aud Il Spanish daily have
recently been ad'lctl aud There urc
three Italian Journals. There j. Il
marked characteristic difference III
the. appearance 1T tho French and
t;t11n;tn lHtln1s ~Tht rnatl,.1:s If the
former h;t,1t|lt. t@&ei' periodicals with
the 4srttt.rt rfarr.. Tht'lc il ett,wtl>'
II fin@.:r 11Atrk1l: tho French 1,lu.a-
zillt~~. On eisevx,,4trary, tilt, C:trmull
urr batte1x1l* Et.>1nuI recognition.
But 11ro1Hl4iy* tZ1rrt, are 1lluny more
German readers. Tlttrc are seven.
teen Gc11tl;n foreign periodicals pro.
vitlul. Kar,ly il It l,apcr willtully
destroyed or Il book lu>t.
Women consult tht. t;>shioE p;4pers
and magazines devoted to housckecl,-
iug. Evidently they are cooks,
tailor=. drr>stnakers or household
decorators. The awkward position
of the women ) reading roo,n---*tt tht
further emil Of tho rUonl~-nl;tkcs It
anything h1;t Il desirable retreat fo1
ladies'. Thirty is the average utten
dance i'll the room. Curious fe1nin
nifty arc wont to gather there. FRI.
1utntly two cronies ure found slyl>
l,1nclirg. One day IN industrious
old soul stealt11ily took out If ht>
pocket q piece 1T cloth and traced ftlt
upon it the pattern IF sleeve from
The Baz,lr supplement-, and the gowl
If somebody's darling WAS completed
in accordance with Dame Fashion.
iellest. The u.jo}ity Of the hul'itue:
have Il week.-mrs., fur the advertising
columns. York Advertiser.