Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-15
NATIONAL HOME.
A Few Words About the Library and Reading
Room.


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pressing htrd IMAM tN'i. ana i' - ''N''-
70 So continue Ipr many years "" come.
rms bulliinS was Tor huIHbtT 't
years the amusement nan, Nhff" ana
lectures. theatflCaI atUfa'u"HS a-u
other entertainments "eF" G-Nt:i-
and what was then the stage rs now
used for the books. the library con-
tanning something owes 5000 volumes
and the auditorium Is used as a read
ing room.
Down The centre Of this room. arG
running almost lis entire length, cX-
tends rack some seven feet in height.
on which are filed the newspapers. ana
it is We'll filled when they are all i'll
place FOR the subscription list numbers
some $50 newspapers daily ana weekly.
from New York ana New England
cities. with many local country papers.
and some 20 magazines. ON the even
ing in question probably one half of
the rack was quite empty. and tn.
papers were in the hands of a hundred
veterans who. amid a silence unbrokou
save bv the occasional rustic of a turn
ed mage or the fnotfall az some veteran
who had finished his reading ana risen
10 r,nlare the naper upon the rack.
were Incoming acu,taintrd with the 40
mos ~ ia outside world di,ring tba
,ost fau. hours Son,a of -ha nanars
aro !, constant dan,and although thera
ara iva AZ three comics NJ Them and
arc no soonar nut ,1non tho racks than
two ar three hands are outstrentchea
to take them. AS one veteran remark
cd. zone ouchter have wings" if he
vorld he the first to take the coveted
papcr. but the remark was made with
a smile. and all seemed willing 10 al
low without question the right Of the
conrade whose hand was extended first
~ hut a fingers breadth
Tba caa+c ara I,ron rnor,,- a,5 co,,,
for,ahra ,,r, cbairr Al ,bund,,,ca AZ
1igbt Il ci,ar during tba a,v limo IA,
The largo windows and duriner Tho oven
inc the room il lighted nv = largo
electrolier in the center. containine
some is lamps. bv four two light fix
lures on each side wall one iva light
nOrt 1DipS standing each Df the eight
tables which arc ranged ~ either III,
of the central naper rack Al ,he and
Of the room nearest Ia tba oId STAGE ~
two large sets of shelves containipr
official records of the I-nion ana CON
federate armies congressional ranorte
and other official documents adiutant
generals reports. etc. which show evil
dence of much careful handling. The
walls and ceiling are tastefullv fras-
coed. and on the former are hing sew
eral pictures both Of war scenes and IF