The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-06-14
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

In surrendering the municipal court
room to the public library, the city coun-
Gil infused new life into that most valu-
able public institution. and the public
-"fts-e-~ eF 1set;oa.-. Az will be oSSn
by reference to the council proceedings,
the library will have the municipal court
room, the municipal court removing to
the library building. The conrt room
will afford ample room tor the library
for years to come, giving room not only
for the rapidly increasing number OF
books. but for the patrons as well. The
old quarters are so compactly crowded
that the board was at its wits enus to
devise plan for placing the books soon
to arrive in accessible shape. But now
that the council has granted relief 1t will
be the aim and p,ide OF the board to fur
nish ample and convenient accommoda-
tions for the public.
Work has already been commenced on
the new library room, and it will require
fully two weeks to put every
thing in order and remove and rearange
the books. Consequently there will lie
no books issued this week, and perhaps
not next. Tine librarian will lie at the
old library building, as usual. on Satur-
day afternoon to receive outstanding
books. and it is earnestly hoped that
every book will be returned during the
next two weeks. enabling the board to
make thorough and complete Inventory
and inspection of books.
Arrangements will be made as early as
possible for opening rea ding room in
connection with the library, and after
the formal opening vi the new room such
reference books as are now in the library
will b.. accessible to the public, without
taking them from the room.
THE county convention SO far held in
northern and central Minnesota have all
declared emphatically for Robert c.
Dunn for state auditor, and there is
every indication that the Sixth congress
sional district. together with many coun-
ties outside the district, will make his
candidacy a speciality, SO to speak, in
the approaching state convention. While
there are half dozen candidates for the
position, and Mr.. Dunn may not secure
majority on the first ballot. yet he will
have much larger support than other
candidates, and his defeat can only be
accomplished by combination against
him. And such combinations are al
ways fraught with danger. They are
unrepublican and unpatriotic. A con-
vention that enters upon its labor with
the idea uppermost in its proceedings to
seek to defeat some one, rather than to
seek to elect, will not appeal to the en-
.thusiasm of its party.
PENDING the discussion of the tariff,
the silver question and other economic
subjects occasional illusion has been
made to "The National Debt" or Debts
OF other Nations" 1t may not be unin-
teresting therefore to the readers OF this
paper to read the following tables. We
give below the national debt of ten of
the leading nations in the world:
Name OF Country. National Debt.
United States $915, 962.112
Great Britain and Ireland $3.50, 719,563
German Empire .7,577,719
Prussia 1,1O9, 3S4,127
France 4,446, 793, 1893
Dominion of Canada 237 ,533,212
Italy 2,324, 826, 1923
Mexico 11S.606.675
Russia 3,491 ,O1S.074
Turkey 821 10000
1t will be observed, of course, that the
German Empire was not established nm