The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-15
JEYPoRE TO BAN COR.
The Bangor Public Library Receives a
Magnificent Gift Through the Mahara-
jah of That State,
Bangor Commercially

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From Jeypore to Bangor is long dis
tance; some Commercial readers may be-
lieve that Jeypore is a post office in
Aroostook. county, on the Bangor &
Aroostook line, but it isn't. Jeypore is
an East Indian state, along with lot of
other pores for which that part of the
world is noted. But though the distance
be long, there are ways of covering it,;
this was recently proved by the arrival of
a big express package at the Bangor Pub
lie library, with the compliments of His
Royal Highness, The Maharajah of Jey-
pore. whose name will be given below; on
account of the claims of other news mat
tiers this name with some others which
will also appear, can be printed but once
on the same day in newspaper.
Not long ago, that is, not so many
months back in last year, some of the
officials of the Bangor library saw in a
leading library journal something about
some wonderful books which had been
printed under the supervision of the
maharajah of Jeypore. The books were
described as compilations of architectural
designs in the east to be limited in num-
Der, and to be ready for presentation to
such public libraries as cared enough
about them to send the price of transport
alton.
Instantly chance to add to the valuable
collection possessed by the library was
seen by Mrs. Curran, the librarian, and,
with the advice of the managing board
of the institution, his royal highness was
communicated with
A cordial letter from the chief of engi-
neers of the Jeypore state was received
and along came the books.
In reply the following communication
was transmitted to the generous monarch
OF the east, by the treasurer of the library
corporation, Hon. John L. Crosby, of
Bangor:
Bangor, Me-, March 1s, 1897.
The experimenting Engineer, Jeypore
State, Rajapatana, India.
My Dear Sir:-The Bangor Public
has received, as performal acknowledge
ment enclosed herewith, six portfolios Of
Architectural Details from his Highness.
the Maharajah of Jeypore, forwarded
through your kindness. 1t is difficult to
say which is more admirable, the repro
duction OF the wonderful art of the Mogul
dynasty illustrated as it was by symmet-
Iical construction and layish ornamental
tion,Eor the equally remarkable apprecia-
tlon OF such works by the Maharajah, and
the unrestricted sympathy for the lovers
of Art, the world over, which have
prompted his princely generosity. Per-
NIT me, dear sir, to express through your
self to him, the profound and grateful ap-
probation which-as citizens Of one of the
youngest nations we-would convey to His
Highness whose cultivated mind and cos
mopolitan Hberality make him worthy
ruler of that wonderful land, whose ar
lists wrought, in the early dawn of civil
iZation, when America was yet unknown
to the Eastern world Their exquisite
work, their faithfulness in detail, recall
the words of our own poet Longfellow,
who is as we'll, the poet of art lovers
everywhere:
''ln the elder days of Art,
Builders wrought with greatest care
Each minute and unseen part;
For the Gods see everywhere. /"
Your obedient servant,
JOHN LELAND CROSBY.
Treasurer.
For the Bangor Public Library.
OF the set of books, which is now COM
posed of six numbers, there is much to
say The set is named 1.-THE Jeypore
Portfolio of Architectural Details" plain
| ly, it shows figures of detail copied from
the famous old temples and public works
of the east, the copies in most cases being
drawn from those structures which are
in process of decay and will not much
longer remain for the inspection and adj
miration of man. Other books will follow
Each design is numbered and named and
there is printed analysis of each one of
them.
The work was compiled by Col. S. S.
Jacob, an Englishman, engineer to the
Jeypore state, assisted by the minister of
public works, The Hon. Babu Kanthi
Chandra Mookharjee, Rao Bahadur; the
Hon Babu Kanthi, etc., ought to make
| money furnishing his name to the news
papers of Jepyore on space rates; it is
| doubtless one of the public works of
which he has charge.
| The minister and the colonel were
patronized in the great work by the
maharajah himself, whose name is Sawai
| Mahdu Singh.
The head draughtsman of the work was
Mr.. Lola Ram Bakhsh, whose name is
too easy to be genuine, and his assistants
were all lads of Jeypore, who had gradu-
ated from the Jepyore school of art
| Eastern gentlemen who believe them
selves to be the only advanced people of
| the globe, will do well to examine this
| fine work of graduates of the art school of
Jeypore.
| The six books treat of copings and
plinths, pillars, carved doors, brackets.
| arches and balustrades, and will be thor
| oughly fascinating to lovers of architect
ure or any other form of art construction.