Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-04
PAPERS IN LIBRARY
TELL OF D. c. IN SO
Weinberger Collection Con
tains Star Carriers Ad-
dresses of Long Ago.

dresses of Long Ago.
While asserting the large col1ec-
ton Of books, newspaper clippings
and manuscripts. contents of the
wstnberEer collection secured by the
Public Library several years ago, DR..
George F. Bowerman. librarian, came
across many old. interesting papers
relating to the history OF this city
back in the sos.
Among these were addressed OF the
carriers Of two OF Washington
ne wspapers, The Star and the States,
which, according to tho custom Oh
those days, were delivered ny the
route boys to the subscribers OF ehe
papers Both Of these addresses.
dated January 1. 1853, are elaoora IeiS
gluten up and written IN verso.
Address by The star.
In part. the address printed by me
Star on the above mentioned oa'e
follows:
Our Star first shone in Washington, ana here,
Mere and more lustrous, welcomes every !eA'
Dagl,erreotyping with its diamond rays
The shades Of censu,e ana NO. th still abound,
Pjrtmres of Congress-. too, thus circle round;
Nor these alone. but all affairs or state,
That make the land of freedom .,nnt tfuiS o,er
And wider yet, from wild Atiantc, U ei
To calm Pacific's golden treasured snoie, ..,a,
Still, unexhausted through eacn cnme t5erd
Our sovereign Star. and all their WONDERS oenu
Is't not a mighty task? And yet IT'S aohe'
Daily and nobly ere the set OF sun
Now speaks the carrier boy, Well. that is 50;
But what's the use of it, I'd Ike TO KNOW
Rises the editor with wrathful eye.
Amazed, the printers knock their types IN pt.
items. inst back from hunting, stands aghast !:
The devil, COMPOUNDED. stops his work at last
With one united. one tremendous stamp
What do you mean"
Exactly what I say!
I'd like to know the use OF It!
'.Away!"
..But not without The Star! That's what I
mean!
If 'twasn't for me. your Star would not be
scent"
Carrier Boy SinEeth.
(The carrier boy striketh an atti-
tude and singeth0
Before the night comes,
Then come /!
Up and down
The town l ny!
Every street
And every door
Knows me, sees me
DER and DER!
am welcome
Who is more?
When the old year
Hes H Old" say
But the new year
He's for me-
And full Of glee.-
And gold has he.
(Recitative, he boweth.)
Thanks. thanks, dear friends! Heaven biess
us.,, you with all ,5r Hys f.me-.pa t.ithfu-
Carrier Boys!
How Collection Was Secured.
| That the library is in possession of
this valuable collection is entirely due
to the efforts of DR.. Bowerman, who.
| in relating how he secured 1t. un-
questionably proves that he is not
only a master librarian but a man OF
business acumen as well
For years James A. Weinberger,
collector and bookseller of George
town, had stored in large warehouses
books, newspaper clippings and man
uscripts of every known description,
and at his death DR.. Bowerman Sc
cured from the board of governors OF
the library permission to buy the col
| lection which was to be disposed OF
at auction.
He was told not to bid over $500
how ever, and as there were others al
1 Che sale VIM tuouSnS vast Aof IuHe
was wrapped up in the old covers, he
was quickly outbid and lost the col
| lection.
| Beaten but not discouraged, DR.
Bowerman never lost track Of the
new owners of the collection. One
after another they died. and after
vain attempts to dispose of the sup
posed white elephant" the surviving
relatives became tired Of paying stor-
age on their bargain" and in sheer
desperation sent for DR.. BowermaT
and offered the lot to him for the
$500 he had once bid.
| They were worth it to me at thai
time said the librarian, but not
now"
Finally Given Away.
| What will you give for them p
asked the disheartened owners as they
looked at the pile.
| Really, don't believe that I wan,
Bowerman; unable to secure them
when 1 wanted them badly, I began
to collect separately all the worth
while books in the lot"
VIII you take them away for moth
ing?" cried the crestfallen collectors
| with pleading note in their threats
We'll. rather than see them de.
| stroyed," slyly answered the doctor
TIL cart them away and pay the cost
of the hauling"
This he did. thirty-five dollars be-
ing the amount Of the bill he paid
for the carriage. and as a result one
OF the most valuable private collec-
| tons in the city is snugly resting in
the shelves Of the city's Public Lii.
brary.