The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-29
student. need a Greater Library.

Students Need q Greater Library.
A recent publication issued from the
Office of the state printer is Hand
book of Kansas Libraries" The book
is edited by Carrie NJ Watson, libra
rian, and Edith M Clarke. one of the
assistant Librarians, at the University
of Kansas. The volume contains much
information to the Kansas reader.
Among other things, it is shown that
Andrew Carnegie has made direct gifts
of $3.50, 900 for library buildings in Kan
sas. Possibly the most gratifying in.
formation to the citizens Of Kansas is
that relative to the library at the state
university. The history of this library
dates from the founding of the uni
yersity, but for the first ten years con-
sisted principally of congressional re-
cords and documents. During that
time the students who did extra read
ing secured the material from the pri-
yate Libraries of the professors Twenty
years ago there were but 5000 volumes;
now there are more than $4,000 vol
umes, with $50 periodicals and publ
cations of learned societies. There are
also 1873 Kansas newspapers on file in
the reading room. Next to the state
library at Topeka this is the largest
working library in Kansas. The en-
tire 900 volumes are for the free use
of the students of the university. The
books are housed in Spoon0r library
building, erected in 1894 at an expense
of SIS, 600, the funds for the purpose
having been given the state by the
terms of the will of William B. Spooner,
Of Boston, an uncle of ex-ChancelloT
Snow, of the university. The book
stack of the library is absolutely fire
proof, being constructed entirely OF
steel and stone, and has capacity of
100000 volumes. The attendance has
grown SO large at the university that
even this magnificent collection Of
books is inadequate for the needs of
the students. The regents of the uni
versity set aside $1,000 year for new
books, but many times this amount
should be expended each year to sup
ply the demand on the part of students
pursuing the various lines OF study re-
curing original investigation. The
state appropriation for current expenses
of the university must be materially in
,reased to provide the necessary funds.
The Oldest Convict.
Martin Jabbers has been in the Kan
sas penitentiary longer than any other
convict. His prison life began in 1873,
when he was 46, and he is now u years
of age. He is serving his lifetime for
poisoning his son in Johnson county,
and it is said that his relatives protest
against every attempt to have him par
| dOned.
City Chap Spread Smallpox.
At a recent dance at Linwood, Leav-
enworth county, a young man from
Kansas City danced with all the town
| girls. Now dozen of them have
broken out with the smallpox and it
has been learned that the city chap
| left the bedside of a friend he was
| nursing 10 attend the dance
| Seeking 100000 Endowment.
| President Plass, of Washburn col
lege, is making an effort to increase
the endowment of the college by the
sum of 81 100000. This, if 1t comes
will probably be partly devoted to new
dental school.
Married n Spanish Girl.
Lieut.. C. w. Orwell, of the Seventh
infantry, whose home is Independence
was recently married in Manila to Miss
Raquel Lopez de Vincent, whose father
commanded one of the Spanish vessels
sunk by Admiral Dewey in Manila bay
! Big Corn.
The Smith County Journal has just
closed a corn contest and awarded
prizes for the following exhibits:
Longest ear, IA inches; heaviest ear
one pound and five ounces; largest
round, 90 inches; most rows, 80.
Walked of a Bridge.
Charles Garrett, aged &c, was found
dead in a ravine under a bridge foul
miles northwest of Perry. 1t is thought
he walked off the bridge in the dark.
ness.
One i'm Ten n Failure.
Judge Simpson, of Mcpherson coun.
ty, has kept count of marriages and di-
vorces and finds that one marriage in
4 ten is failure.
For One Building, 1000, 900 Brick.
Two million brick, or 200 car loads
is the estimate of what will be needed
to rebuild the Lee grocery building al
Salina.
Gov. Bailey Writing Letters.
Gov. Bailey is sending out thous