The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-11


I'll J &ivity 81 Seattie's every day
~ business life, although within
I'M stones throw Of ths throb-
Hill Az binx heart OF the city. is one
81 the most important insti-
- n the municipality, the public
- which now, after four changes
H1kIon IN lens than twice as many
- oocupies spacious quarters in the
EXXM10 mansion at the corner of Third
on1 James street, just across the
- from the city hall.
~ NO counters In the main parlors
#XM ~ mansion over which books Dor
- " the patrons OF the library are
ana returned are really the only
/ ~ f1ncea about the institution open to
WD1&l1c. Even about them all con-
- ~ h conducted IN undertones, and
/ 04 N the rapid scratching OF the pens
IN attendants entering up and can
- a. titles Of the volumes borrowed
n &enraed, and the constant mufrled
u1ng Of the dating stamps they use
HI IN work, there IN little audible evil
- = their constant activity.
Du16re the plans OF City Librarian
MW for the maintaining of orderly ST.
FMn - carried out 10 the letter. Crowd
(4m ~ rooms often are, but never Ia
~ Voice heard. and rarely a loud
The force OF example IL well
~ BY the spectacle Of roughly
uusHfnEmen, wearing heavy boots
- tipfoeing about. hats In hand.
norsA q their favorite volumes on the
enefves. displaying almost painful
N g avoid disturbing the readers
E1 essrxwhere about.
the many quiet corners OF tho
ary without doubt the uuietest
4 nsue room devoted to books on So
Ine men who crowd the long
. ne center of this little room
2.. 80 q Be the main hall Of the
g.4 seeadence, are steady patrons az
"a. II IL the irreverent habit OF
the young people who mass
o ~ little apartment an thesr
Ne magazine reading rooms over
IL y refer 70 II as the CRANK de-
but the term IL hardly inst
eeAds In this room are largely III
tpfsty. Here and there NAV ~
younG man with careworn fac
uaened eyes evidently a reformcr
|&20 snhryo. but as rnie the faces ars
men past the meridian OF lifs.
w. ssSes the heat Of their hattie with
~ sa have found leisure 20 study
- underlying the struggle. even
H.. suisF OF many wars may in the
|ss g ME read for the first time the
~ x.fs Of the campaigns tn which
b .s.. q ms DAYS have been spent a.
4- Y. g.fs ~ the great insensaie ma.
m sSss up 70 hsht his eanntry,s hat
n pa saeer Characters are 10 ba foura
4 ~. ,niokS room. For one, there il
|ss.~. o'a man tn black frock eost
ks.. l"Ss, benevolent conntenAnce
49, W mass Of curling gray hair. Il
IL 49,. sou frem certain corner Ia
MI - ~aeFe he sits hour after hour
"A Z t sses astriae his nose apa nen.
4nss.,ss. ''' psfaslng huge books Of labar
N. II nnsEins say that he hss
II " KNOWN Go utter 4 word de,.
ssuss four Years he has been aalis
-, the public library. II A. ~.
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Z seQaaintAhee with him ira, he M.
sssss'1 Y writing u book on the Iatar
4. s u shr sociology deuarimen, th.,
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rs.ss.. y esess pahtie library fsnas ~
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~. A' y ths library reading roau. ~,
sss'k 800 Ssnn 81 fruit. Birmingham
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y 49,. 80 tfvm snaafy suspicious r,ak,
sanah -.' n@sks
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Wi Il ~ t'~~ sgApet reading fansn ~
III e'afis4N termed the tsanawx Z,
~. during the lifetime ~
ii 49, assl1F was gha homo ~ thm
49, Jersey eaas and rarrsaw.
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ae.ses MeFe % kevpane niih ira
- q fhs tesg IL tins premises
n s,.. 100 leaaiNs nowsga ppse az
Al $780, .a Saases arr kse, an ale rsp..
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