Evening star., 1922-08-13
Fifty Years Ago;
in The Star

The subject Of opening the libraries
and other places Of educational value
to the public on
Sunday Library Sunday was un-
Opening Abroad. asr 1s,, discussion annu," S,, IN
years ago. with little headway toward
1 that development despite the fact that
| examples Of Sunday opening abroad
demonstrated the value of the inno-
[ walton. In The Star of August 6,
1872. is the following:
Ihe question as to the propriety
or Keeping public libraries open on
sunday is being warmly discussed in
IN GGnsiand as well as in this country.
nr: Jesse Ceilings, chairman of the
1 EbIrmingham Free Library committee,
pears testimony to the excellent re-
! sults which have attended the ex-
pertinent in Birmingham. We have
uo~ wsst., writes Mr. Ceilings, many
perfect success. The gallery was
attended by many hundred persons
| every Sunday, who conduct them
seives In an orderly and attentive
manner. ,aanI., They are for the most part
working men. and what is more in
tsresting, many are accompanied by
| tnelr wives and children. We thus
provide q recreation In which the
wnoIe FAMILY can join. which is OF great
! Importance. There are a large num-
| Der OF young men who also visit the
| aIt gallery, mostly of the working
Glass. Inc reference library is fire.
| 9uented every Sunday by several hun
oleo stuoious and thoughtful men and
women, and their behavior and their
| interest are all that can be desired.
! Ihere are few more pleasant and
orderly sights than our library o,
sunday evening. and on looking at
tne quiet and studious appearance OF
the readers the arguments against
their being there seem really TO sink
into mere folly"
! Mr. Boucicault it is stated" SAYS
The Star Of August Z, 1872, has set
apart a ce.-
Places for Unattended tain part OF
Women at Theaters. um =. ~,
London theater for ladies unaccompa-
MED by gentlemen. This would indicate
| a demand for such an innovation and
| that there are ladies in London, as wei
as in the United States, who do not
deem it improper to visit places Of
amusement unattended by gentlemen
The only good reason against such d
practice is that respectable ladies. unde:
such circumstances, are liable to Insult
from the pestilent class OF genteel row
dies who frequent theaters. A coten.
porary suggests that reform in tn
direction might be carried still furth,
and that certain parts of all theatei
might be reserved for young men una
companied by ladies. 1t is of the opini;
that II these nice young men could
keep them in order and a fireman
play on them at intervals with a no
pipe, there would be no doubt that o
theaters would gain in respectable
and that the comfort Of the better p.
Of the audience would be greatly
creased"
Nothing was known of ectopiasl
as demonstrated photographically !,
Sir Arthur Con. ,
Hhosts Void Doyle when I.
House Leases. Cd in The Star :
August 8. 1872, was heard:
IAN English court has recently 1
cided that the presence of ghosts =.
a house is a sufficient reason for a :.
nulling the contract between LAM
lord and tenant. 1t seems that OF
man sued another for violating cor
tract by leaving house he h.
rented before the expiration of II :
lease. The defendant testified i.
court that the house was untenabi-
by reason of ghosts and that at night
things ratified in the kitchen so that
the house was nearly thrown down
he heard and saw lights: heavy
things rolled over and crushed him
in his bed, and a white woman came
and scared him nearly to death.
The court thereupon ordered the re-
lease of defendant and decided that
he could only be held for the rent as
long as he actually occupied the
premises. After this We may expect
to hear that hundreds of English
tenants are voiding their contracts
on the same plea"