The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-16
1 re PUBLIC LIBRARY


Ill cry window Cs the pubic library.
v ~ In Their arms they carried every
.rs az book, 80 far as writer's and themes
- esucefred. tksat could we'll be imagined.
4; the window OF the st&ad wheFe al
- psss on. with their books sat
- Nina Kuanke, and she smiled At
- ons. nodded a. that one and
- laughed aloud with tae giee-
"a anal bog who came dancinx along
~stA - OF Oliver Optics and said. i've
- q. rye GOT H." and Miss kuhnke
stsnr.ed his ticket and he hal g.: the book
g "a been trying 10 set fer wcekas
Morsnr 10 the window, In iuE o. the
.ssn tho clerk was asked. What books
=. The pespis reading now7 That Is. what
A.ks are mast ealieG for7.'
~ Kubnke's brow gathered for Sec
"a Or two aud then she said: That IL a
Ard question 20 answer. There are all
e1r4a cf peopie and al Forts OF hcokx In
ersInr. ana ] suppose that % what yea
1ean Ne have humber OF novels equally
eopssar. but there have been quite as
my books taken out On ornithology.
ksse been novels. That IL tgdsy." yfe add
n ~fpr It's Saturday. you knew. and lots
q people will read tomorrow who haven't
a. time any other day In the week.
. sr.s Garner scott 4 nsnaaa n.
"a HAsum, hY Wescott. When Knight
sopd Was In Flower by Major. to-
Ssth4s with Kpi.ng's stories. can be SAID
e. Kipiinx seems 10 never tire his read
- ard We ind hard work supplying the
1rsnAn6 for bis works. ian Maciaren
fwa,sonJ, Is ssiil read good deal. ana
bwsrs. i ii much demand So. too. is
Kate Douglsss Wisgins' 'fsnelope's Prog
sWs recesved number Of new books for
bess recently and there IL a run On all Of
Msm: really cannot say what author ia
Me fayorlte with the boys. They read
9Asm I'LL ~ fast a. they can get them. II
snythlns. the 'Boyviae Stories are as pop
var ~ any
ATS liberal education 10 stand at this
window for year or two. You al
uest come to know the people by what they
rad OF course. there are more women
anG children than men AT this window.
oappo~e tho average man either buys his
books Or else don't read. You ought 10
hnow.
@oh. I'm not speaking OF the men who
ssadT. men who want books for reference
OF course. We have hundreds OF them, but
her don't want novels. They run the
Qmut from prehistric history. with all its
fasiGcatlons. TO wireless biography and
AoFseiess carriages. Most of them are reg
siar customers and only come I'm after
~ book upon their particular fad
Weman's fads7 The club roomr You'll
hevs 10 Interview the librarian. I know
nethIng shout II. ] assure you.
Oh, about novels. well. Of course. women
naturally are attracted by love stories but
not III II them. Now that lady who Just
wtnf out" sa.d Miss Kuhnke. with smile
~ DOESN'T read love stories no matter
vho writes them. anS gazing at her broad
phvuldern ample back and sunset Hinged
ha'f - the lady moved away II was cas-,
ssleye the statement
xksf does she raad7" was asked
sOA. various things. Principally re-
whAld does her husband readr'
I've ufyer seen him. She's married. but
nsyer dared TO come nr here 50 far as
Out Of the cool and quiet buI,c ng, around
Me smooth path winding between the close
eai green lawns. dotted here ard there
efb beds OF flowers. and the annex was
found Be stli was the building You would
marine there was no orc within. but once.
lhsde me doors the reading room was found
nissd With men os every nationality Com
VIZ Bcsion Transcript, the cosared man
VIZ Memphis Appeal. the "Hoosier"
rth The Indianapolis Journal. and so on
Tea could pick them out state By state,
Gnos' sy looking at the Papers they
vers rtading. Over IN a corner was a Ger
msn. whose sides .were shaking over sone-
ya'ns 10 the Fliesend~ niaetter Near bv
vas Frvnrhman. an much amused with
sae Fiesro. and q true british tar found
~ arsnge ws II may seem In Punch
ha' ihss were all reading all reading
srers that they probably could not AFFORD
e my and they We're seepiy Interested 40
aerpsy interested that when the man ran
SFfo. M editorial that just suited him.
e AapreS his knee and said .shv sru,
mars and then remembered whers. n.
rs an.t bottled uo his einauence, ssysns
I ssd The Information alleged or genuine.
H' crowd on the street
WE nave only 20 ~ volumes in tho
ihrary," sad Librarian Smith.
Nssre We should have n teast sosat
s"ss Sine" my incumhene-s ncra during
20 A"aF years. | have visit "a nsssrIy every
ss'ks aTSyy In the United States and
aSss fsahd that that rate of nooxs -
Fspsissfefa y everywhere maintained yhe
Fas,ae hnfar} of Seattle. unfortunately. de-
Faas almost usen the vsesousncss Of tho
Pfs ~ y supported =, system of
.s"hsss ana iItes. instead % ty q direct
We asked fer a direct tax. In or
~ ssst We nighf make he library
Tiny 81 snss great ana growing city aud
geVsae Tor 'Ae people what thew neea
- ihstHsce. so Should like 10 ne all. 80
s'sssae sssry PaiEie scheol Is Seattle with