The morning call., 1894-10-01


ne could not 90 himself, but the free use of
the books here enable him TO obt lin that
which he is entitled to-"
Another valuable assis ant to those who:
want to deve into the misty past with a
view TO ascertain what was done in an
Official way by the American Government
is an Index. OF documents from the early.
days up to withia few years sinca;: mat
ter.subseQuent.t to the issuance Of the index
Is found In other volumes.
:: ILLS the aim of tie trns eas OF: the
library to- make:sthe division devoted u
american public documents as.cnmpieteas
possible. They have enlisted he services
OF the california. REPRESENTATIVES, IN the
lower mouse and the Senator. in securing
Ter the use of the library all tht:publc
documents issued, and as soon as printed =,
but that is not hurried WORK. as NAV be
noted by the United States census for 1890:
+Ine first volume of this work was re-
celved only few days since, rnd when II
was. sent 1t had not been aft the book
binders shelf a week, n-tiine trey Will
all be there. An effort rs being made TO
secure. all the misSn g; vnlumeseI The IL
.terent sets. In one OF the cases Is. 10 pe
found c0mpletA set of the reports of tile
3 Qgiled 5 ates Consuls; abroad, books thai
are full of Information that is unoDtaln-
"a Die 10 any other form W ithout great loss
OF time spent. in CORES peDdence.:
For some time: past the trns tees have
been securing a cQIy.of every dictionary
that gives the foreign equivalent for an
English: word. Ellis. collactiOn already
mum bers about 100 volumes and:is being
added TO as fast as The volumes can be Sc
cured on the NJ est ia v0rable terms. - =;
ANY one " hose bent is iowa I'd En- fish:
history.:th at ssthe history Of England, can
find food for reflection in tie great num-
| Der of ytluines-ihe set being compile lie:
that gives Tie hiStarg OF Parliament from
| 1912 70 1906, and hen he can f. NV in The
/ Parliamentary Debates from 1903 down to
| date. IF he. is int rested in; the, French
| Revolution he can be. placed en- rapp TT
| withJbe events of that time by reading the
| fu1l. set of LA Gazette Nation ale, OIL Te
+ BfGnita %Unfyersel; "a daily journal the
| first MIN Der. ef which was Issued on Tues.
l. day, May q: j $50, and which the publisher
| ANNOUNCES IS "ghe sole, authentic and un-
I'll: cred history Of the French Revolution.
l>The publisher of this journal 10 a. special
E:paragrap addressed 10 his subscribers
E ap0ieg etlcaIlv says "the phi e:of this Jour-
n atis 102 1Wres:pet year.. "a for six hient1s
and 2S:for three: months. Ne take: this oc-:
casien 70 ann ounce and TO assure our sub.
scrfbers that we: will redncs the price -;jHst
as soon as cost OF material and the eX-
pense of production Is redr ced.D the value
of IA liHre Of that time was about 19heents.
in AlleTican money. -: - u. : -: =.
- here is:1alsO a set of books entitled
/ pne Collection deS ChroniQue Franchise.
ecrit en- LaBgue Y ulgaiFe, par Bouchon,"
published from the thirteenth to the fif-
teenth century, :=. :'--. :: =: ::
| The n there is. In. the library e number.
Of ancient and curious books one OF these
is bound ia old pareh ment aud is quite a
curiosity. The title is PAUL, Florentini
:tQtfus canJnici Jures BrenaTium Memln-
gal, per Albertiuu. kune Dnlersta 1885,
Ole:haf OF the book is prin ted in old Ger
N am text. with the first letter oEeacn para
I'D i
tier used t. commences the paragraph is
printed some distance from the second
letter OF the first WORD an d .eachzof these
:letters-aTe reproduced over il with pen and
ink, but very much enlarged. These letters
ara in: red and blue, alternately, and are
splendt :specimen>:oft the iilnnfna ted work
of%.he. fifteenth century. The other half
of the book is in manuscript. ~ -
:: Another rare book Is a New Testament
published in 1882, @hen w were used for
a " and " Represented u. aud when: the
font did not cDntafn any capital j.. The
title lage fs>as follows: = :: :: -: :
-. - +NfNy ~TESTAMENr - :. T.
KS. 'a..' 1852 az Rhemes >...:: !.
f. -: :. By: l0hn FUgny
- $50: :IESYS CHRIST :. 80
Translated faithfully into Engish:on t:of
/ the authenticated: Latin according to the
best corrected COPIES OF the same, dill
GENTLY conferred with tle Gfeeke: and
editions in diuers languages with argy-
emept Is of boQ&es and chapters, ann ota-
Iions and Gther necessarle :helpes for the
better understanding for. .tife text. and
/ specially for the discoyverie of the cor.
/ rvpti0ns of divers late trans latioTs and
cheering CONTROVERSIES in religion of these
.aales. - -: .t1.: -: 80 =,
f. Among the many who visit the refer
tence-reom are the paplls Of. the high
schools sOf:this city. They go there to 90
Etaln data for the: pur pose of pre- paring for
10 I'M n
+ wiif=hetp tAenIan the pursitUf their studIes.
+ . Lately said Edward j.. Casey, The sec
Rotary uf he. library, tthe trustees have
|: "a ade a different ARRANGEMENT in the mat
ter of Publishing books to pupils of the
thigh schools For instance, when a 10 pic
+ was given out. in.%th school some smart
/: pa pill would rush down to. the: library ard,
secure the book that: would help him
I in:thn study 0f:that topic. and under the
I.Tules: he would: be- permitted 10 hold the
|: book for two weeks. By this means he.
would deprive other ;pupil S of the use Of The
f biloxi for that length; of time, and as a
gen eral rrle when he returned it. it would
be too late for The others to make any use
:of 1t. 1t was a smart trick on the part Of
the pupil but lit was ;: not bene-
|: fetal :: to :: the classes in the schools,
so: the trustees adopted: a new plan.
They entered into an arrangement with
the principal of each of thu nigh schools
by which The pupil who desires a book
that,can be used In the study of a particu-
lar oDic has 10 give the teacher%the name
of the: book. A list of all: the beoBs-de-
sired is prepared and furnished 10 the
principal who sends il here. The book S
are sent to the school :: There they are
distributed, to be used either in the school
room or given To the puDtls at the close OF
{ school hours, with the understanding that
they mustbe returned the;:neXt morning
when school opens. In that way every
pupil wifo desires: has an opportunity of
.sefing the book r.. =: ~ ~: Z
:. But" was suggested ''If an other, not a
pnpil Of the schools, desires a book that
has been sent to:the school, the applicant
has te do witheutit, las he ndta0 -.
|: "Oh; no. res DO nd ed. the secretary, .Ihat;
has been provided for: You see. we have
here a. reserve list" and he show "a.
spindle on W Dich were a number of ,appTi.
cations for. books. :" "If you should call I0r
a. book that Is at the high school you
would be Informed that it. is out. .Ifyea
should need that book. at. once IT, would be
sent fer, apd in side:of an hour and a halt
it would be placed in y our hands; but If 1t
would do on the morrow OF the day after
the book: would be sent for aud you wuuid
be notified by postaEcard that the book
was here and would he bell for you for
twenty-four hours. IF. at the expiration
of that time. you did not call Tor 1T: 1t
would be either given TO the next one whip
asked for it and whose; namewas on the
reserve list or II would be returned to the
school. In this way, you see. there is an
advantage ever the ordinary system. By
keeping the book. for TWO weeks, and il
nj, .IIs} Tn w nj