The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-05
THINGS LEFT IN BOOKS.
Letters, Hairpins and Playing Cards
 Found by the Librarian.

Found by the Librarian.
 Some of the things we find in books put there for markers, are enough to take the edge off the hudrum monotony of lives, said librarian in Carnegie branch the other day. "Of the ordinary things that people use for markers, such as hairpins, spectacles, combs toothbrushes, false teeth plates and handkerchiefs, We find something like half busel year, and by reference i to the numbers and cards return them to their owners. But when we find blue chip in it, as was done in this very branch only yesterday, we can't help but wonder what kind of a genius it is that guides the footsteps of the absent minded beggars who read books.
 I'll give you partial list of the things we find in books l picked out iof sentimental novel the other day a Government bond. It was in a treatise on how to bring up children that I found the poker hand. Eyi- dently the father had been taking 8 hand in the management of that house. hold. In an exposition of Henry Georges single tax theory I found a $30,000 mortgage, Socialism eyi- dentiy did not seriously trouble the reader of that book
 Some one who had read Forty Ways of Making Money" or something of a similar title, had used for book mark a summons to a suit for a tailor bill. A student of How to Play Bridge found last Sundays Bible class leatlet a good bookmark. In his- tory of art was found a holder used in the kitchen for handling hot dishes. l found in book on charity and the workings of numerous charitable in stitutions note from a poor tenant begging a few more days in which to pay her rent. I was interested enough in this to look up to the last borrower. of the book I found him to be a man known all over the city off his weath and philanthropic enterprises.
 Wealthy men borrowers at a pub lie library? Well. l should say! You would be surprised if I should show you our borrowing list For instance, there stands at the desk now a man who has private libarary, with more books in it than we have room for in this branch. Why he borrows from the city I do not know, unless he uses his library for guests to look and mar vel at, and when he finds he has to read something comes around here, where he can find it,
 But to go back to bookmarks, More than one librarian has played the part of Cupid and by the repression or the speeding on their way Of notes found in books. has reunited severed affection bonds A young miss of some 19 summers had the habit of returning her books at night and bringing along with her a young man who took great interest in help ing her select her reading. I watched the courtship grow from the 'Autocrat Iof the Breakfast Table, through poe's tales and poems and Lorna Doone' to Shelley, Keats and Heine.
 The ring appeared when they brought back Mrs Browning's Son nets from the Portuguese But one night little Miss Reader appeared alone, and did not take out n book. Her eyes were red and there was every indication of showers. I took the book and on reading 1t through found letter. The envelope was unaddressed and had perfect license to open it. It was was as [ thought. A dance, quarrel, a tear full night, and q decision that 1t was
 all over between us. The note ended with comand to send back all letters, photographs and love tokens.
 T knew we'll enough where that let- ter should have gone, and had it been an ordinary case I would have sent It on it's way, as have done in hundreds of others, But once I wrote a note in haste-that was good while ago, however, and l have nearly forgotten 1t. I did not for ward Miss Readers note, and in five days she came back all wreathed in smiles, with her young man at her side. That was about two years ago. A month ago she brought back book on the care of children, and I haven't seen her since.
 There are only a few of the things which serve to brighten the dull gray life among the stacks, but they serve to show you what can be got out of Ieven humdrum work. New York