Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-25

the lower lip ana put plStO " 80.
i'm the slit, and go through Ire WIN IL ~,
distinguished mark. In the type VI AZ az
Botocudo shown on the library tne uis
hgurement is there. The Fuegans OF
South America are race by themselves
short and squat, instead OF the nne-
looking giants some books picture theh
to be. They have long hair OF the coivI
OF rusty iron, but no boards grow on INC"
faces. -
What the geography calls the Mongo-
Ian race the library faces fsup-uNiaV
into half dozen races. In granite are
Illustrated the large ears and the thih
hair OF the Corean. the peculiar glued
tuft way OF arranging their hair by the
Japanese. the braided cue-wearing Chl-
nese the hairy face of the Aino
race of the islands of Northern Japan,
the broad. fat face and coarse apuh-
dant hair Of the Burmese, the strong
or tyne of the Thibetan. No fewer than
six races are represented in this gene
raj division OF Mongolians. one more
type Of race remains 10 be mentioned
That is the heavy. expressionless race
OF the Russian. The stone faces carry
a fine object-lesson in the science OF
ethnology. Librarian Spofford well says
they are better than "the hideous mons
ters and gargoyles so common In Euro
pean architecture for relief from same
ness in exterior walls Of great build
ings. Art. as well as science, has been
given opportunity to illustrate the facial
divisions. In the interior, high up IN
dome. Blashneld has painted collar
encircling the eve which leads TO the
cupola. There he has represented the
races or epochs which have contributed
most TO the worlds advancement Two
marble groups in the main hall, from
which the marble staircases start, repre-
sent the peoples Of the two hemispheres.
without opening a book, the visitor 70
the new library may gather gems of
literature. lie has only 70 keep his eyes
about him as he traverses the marble
lined corridors. Here are some OF the
more consplcuously lettered sentiments
upon the walls
Beauty is truth; truth beauty.
Science is organized knowledge.
knowledge comes, but wisdom fingers.
Man rises, but time weighs.
Nature is the art of Cod
Art is long and time is heeting
How charming is divine philosophy!
The noblest motive is the public good
Man is the world, and hath another to
attend him.
Glory is acquired by virtue, but pre-
served by letters.
The history of the world is the biogra-
ply Of great men.
The foundation Of every State is the
education of it's youth.
Too low they buhd who build beneath
the stars.
They are never alone who are accom-
panied with noble thoughts.
The fault is not in our stars, but in
| ourselves that we are underlings.
The true university in these days is a
/ collection of books.
There is no work Of genius which has
| not been the delight of mankind.
The universal cause acts to one end,
! but acts by various claws.
only the actions of the just smell sweet
/ and blossom in the dust.
There is but one temple in the universe.
and that Is the body Of man.
Vain. very vain, the weary search to
| find that bliss which only centres in the
mind.
Ignorance is the curse OF God. knowl-
edge the wing wherewith we fly to
| Heaven.
Beholdlng the bright countenance of
truth In the quiet and stih air Of de-
| lightful studies.
1t is the mind that makes the man,
and our vigor is I'm our immortal soul.
There is one only good-namely. knOwl-
edge; and one only evil-nameiy igno-
! rance.
wisdom is the principal thing. There
fore. get wisdom; and, with all thy get
! ting. get understanding.
There is a general idea that the library
| has been made what il is, and that 1t is
| growing only because the law requires all
authors applying for copyright protection
70 deposit two copies. The truth IS that
| the additions made through the copyright
provision constitute about 10000 volumes
a year. which number is between one
fourth and one fifth Of the total annual
increase. a branch Of the Library OF
! Congress Is the Smithsonian collection,
| which Will have rooms apart from the
| general book-stacks in the new library.
| The great scientific collection of the
| Smithsonian was Incorporated in the
| library soon after the war. Every year
| the LEANED societies of the world send
their publications to the Smithsonian In
stitution. which in turn transfers them
to the Library OF Congress. These books
represent the investigations in every
branch of scientific inquiry, and are in
| many languages. The public documents
| of the government and of the States the
reports of commercial bodies, and the con-
! tributions of various organizations make
! an annual addition Of several thousand
volumes. Then there IS a system Of in
ternational exchanges by which fifty sets
| of government publications are sent
abroad, and the official documents Of
other nations come back In return. The
international exchanges bring many
things beside the ordinary re-
| ports of departments. They include Vaiu-
able works on natural history, on natural
resources. on explorations. on commercial
and financial subjects from the leading
nations OF the world Finally, there is
an annual appropriation by Congress OF
some thousands of dollars made for the
purchase Of valuable books, chiefly pub
llshed abroad.
Librarian Spofford recently compiled
some statistics to show the greatness OF
| the new library building. The total floor
| space, excluding the cellar, is 1861
square feet, nearly eight acres. The
length of the shelves already in position,
placed end TO end would extend forty
three miles, or the distance from Wash
ington to Baltimore. In the construction
of the building there were required 4O0,Wt
cubic feet Of granite, $4,000 white enam-
elled bricks, 2S,0OO 900 red bricks, 800 tons
of iron and steel. and 1900 barrels OF
cement. Some Of the granite blocks
weigh as much as ten tons each, or over
| 10000 pounds. 1t is said that every room
| within the granite walls might be filled
with scrap-iron. and there would be no
collapse Of the structure.
OF the uses made of the books. uses
which the increased facilities Of the new
| building are expected 10 multiply, Mr.
! Spofford said this: THE industrious
compiers of facts and statistics; the
searchers after quotations, in poetry and
prose; the ever-present person who has
the genealogical-fever in a mild or acute
| or chronic form; the student of history
the lover OF art; the devotee of music;
the editor, who seeks topics or illustra-