Evening Star Newspaper, December 2, 1898, Page 10

— THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1898 —16. PAGES. McKnew’s THE PUBLIC LIBRARY | ——_+ = Annual Report of the Board of | Trustees, PRIVATE DONATIONS RECEIVED The Educational Value of the Insti- tution Set Forth. | | | | | ving has begun Sea ae We are surpris- STIMATES FOR NEXT YEAR ed and g ed at the very | 2 oe Kas consider. amount of gift | goods selected at this o1 j The first annual report of the board of Fi hx hee: | trustees of the Public Library of the Dis- Ges ie ETI t of Columbia was today submitted to hunters prefer to choose before the | Commissioners by the presi- immense Xmas crowds come. We! ard, Mr. Theodore W. Noyes. are probably 2 d of most other follows : * t *o sloners distric stores, havit as nich Christmas | he Commissioners of District oe - a he ill have by } Cot The idea of a tax-8 net see ey a ave DY » punt yodern type for Wash- Dec Special attention is} meron sf the public schnals: | imeton, P direc immense assortment } ) school ebildren, a of fine Gloves and Handkerchiefs. . open at workinemen, was first = assed in the local newsp ISH wee I by th nd s rade “Gift” Gloves! aRee the various 1 to prox final >m- wor ind clus note rv tablished if sizes in full, ippropria ‘on for the appropriations ved June nee previ t mak Colum For librarian, $905 1 for rent hi p xpenses, At 250.5 dif Trustees and Organizatic tial Handkerehiets “In pursuance of the law of Ju figee “ALL. PURE LINES In pursuance of the law of June 2a snrerb line of the finest Imp the Commissioners appointed the bo truste organized in dire now as follows: “Board of te and Ireland at ~ an as there- organization is ed a Hbra library The yver packed in beantiful box free. Wm.H."IcKnew,933Pa.Av. W. Woodward, term expires 1900; B. H. Warner, term ex- ); J. B. Larner, term expires 110; pofford, term expires eta pires 1902; R. R. Perry V. TANNER INDICTED. T. W. Noyes, term expires 9 Sell, term expires 1904; R. H. Grand Jury in Virden Riot Cases | THAY rm expires 1:4. Holds Him Culpable. “Officers—President, Theodore W. vice president, Brainard H. W a jury investigating the rlots at brarian, secretar: as is, made its formal report to | Fiint; first Shirley at Carlinville, il, yes- | Gibson on. Judge Shirley came down | Emma A. Spilman. ae i By Sathe CONE eeorn es—Books, Thayer pom enero neo was | Bolting: i woodu: mploy Woodward 1d 4 short half-hour session to | Warner: rules saened Earn ive this report building. Warner, Thayer mete n indictment fifty-four per- | Larner, “Bell, Perry Tooomeniaine? Against Jol ‘an- | Thayer, Spofford, legislation (spe Soe ion ag nea net, | cial), Woodward, Warner, Bell. omission of duty and “The trustees have recommended, and the F the d Ww. Chicago-Vir ‘wed with ma s the lo- rk ad- imkins, | ommissioners ha e 5 New Y lighted, jen avenue " irably a while ukins, hus | street railroad center and J. E. Sickles and } ple to the people of all sec licted t kiilin ef | trict, has been materially altered and r a Mount Olive miner. | paired in order to make ft more suitable for library purposes, and is onably = well adapted to this use. occupied Sovember, and witl : in December. by the library early be opened to the publ a] Private Donations. [| “The books constituting the present h- - | brary are entirely private donations. There r | are now on the shelves 15,000 volumes, fellowin: } and ned the number is increasing every day. The my uulawst Tgest single donation is the collection of © Incorporated V on City Free Li- which trar to the Commi: 1 its books. | vrary, rs | “A list of the donations of books and | money up to date is appended to this-re- | port. | “The largest hh donations for the pur- chase of b » been made as follow: $1,000; & Lo- John Woodwar i donated to which he od, provided tt y the sum of to increase to be known as the ‘Henry Pastor memorial fund,’ the annual interest of which is to LAUGHS AP SAMPSOWS CHARGE. be devoted to the purchase of scientific pe- a reodicals for the library, upon each of Gen. Shafter Refuses to Discuss the | which is to be placed the following imprint: ‘Furnished by the Henry Pastor memorial j fund.” This collection, which will be of | special pract value to the local work- | ingmen. now offers, and when the full fund pirals ¢ part of the | is availabk to ap even greater extent, navy ntiag s an instructive and unique reference “ned ‘oa \< ‘The list of periodicals purchased ear with the interest upon »ypended to this report. donations of books, that of volumes from the estate of or | this fund is mong the ”) valuable Anthony Pollok is deserving of note, utors of Mr. in present- | ing these books to the have at- ached to the gift the following conditioas 1. The collection shall be known as t ‘Anthony Pollok coll | ion with | h_ book ed with a nal oak | plate, bear the in- | Pollok collection.” | mmittee of the trustees ined a systematic ubscriptions plan of cany to the brary, and are excellent that the library el beer | will in the near future enjoy further large and valuable accessions. Possible Additions. ‘There is a possibility that the legisla- tion may be secured from Congress which will turn over to the Hbrary the miscel laneous books not necessary for reference in the departmental lbra- number betw 000 and 30, ‘Their withdrawal from the 3¢ «0 volumes of the departmental libraries il not injure the latter as technical refer- collections for official use, but would Ww ton Public Library to be- Shafter | come r rtmental library for the the | enjoyment of all the clerks in all the depart- e- and laut rine | re- | ments.» These books, accessible in the fall Me 1a only to the clerks in three of the depart- | and official use | ries. Tho: | 000 volum to him. . reply Sade a | ments and accessible to them only so far ore Mayo Divorced. jas the fraction contained in thelr own. », on the retired | brary is concerned, would, if collected in was granted | the Washington Public Library, be opened 4 Mrs to all the clerks, and a great body of Bov- lay. 3 ernment employes would enjoy privileges of rce in New Hav- | which they are now entirely deprived. The ays ago, which fs | establishment ‘of such a general depart- | mental library, open also to the public, Examine The Stamp on the cork of every bottle of O. F. C. Whiskey and see its age. You can- not do this on any blended whiskey, because blended whiskeys are a mix- ture of good, bad and indifferent. The official proof made by the Govern- ment is on every bottle of O. F. C. This is a sufficient hint for all intelli- gent buyers. ©. F.C. is a delightful drink with either hot or cold water and “‘no family should be without it.’ GEO. T. STAGG CO., Frankfort, Ky. | In th PECULIAR R POISONS. GENERATED IN THE HUMAN Boby. RESULT OF IMPERFECT DIGESTION OF FOOD. Every living thing,’ plant or animal, contains within itself the germs of certain decay and death. In the human body these germs of disease and death (called by scientists Ptomaines), are usu- ally the result of {mperfect digestion of food; the result of indigestion or dyspepsia. The stomach, from abuse, weakness, does not promptly and thoroughly digest the food. The re- sult is a heavy, sodden mass, which ferments (the first process of decay), poisoning the blood, making it thin, weak and lacking im red corpuscles; polson- ing the brain causing headaches and pain in the eyes, Bad digestion irritates the heart, cansiug palpi- tation and finally bringing on disease of this very important organ. Poor digestion poisons the Bright’s disease and diabetes, And this is so because every organ, every nerve depends upon the stomach -alone for nourishment and renewal, and weak digestion shows Itself not erly in loss of appetite and fesb, but in wear nerves and muddy complexton. The great English scientist, Huxley, sald the best start in life is a sound stomach. Weak etom- achs fail to digest food properly, Lecause they lack the proper quantity of digestive acids (lactic and hydrochloric) and peptogente products; the most ensible remedy in all cases of indigestion, is to ake after each meal one or two of Stuart's Dys- persia Tablets, because they supply in a pleasant, harmless form all the elements that weak stomachs lack. ‘The regular use of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will cure every form of stomach trouble except of the stomach. increase flesh, insure pure blood, strong a bright eye and clear complexion, because result only frou: wholesome food well THE hidneys, causing rly all druggists sell Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab- nts full-sized package or by mail by in- closing price to Stuart Co., Marshall, Micb., but ask your druggist first. A little book on ste Address F. A. Stuart C noitn dee, 2 ch diseases mailed free. -, Marshall, Mich, would save the government the expensiv duplication of books in numerous small col- lections, and wouid also economize im tne room space devoted to departmental library purposes, “There is also a possiblity of securing the use for circulating purposes of some of the duplicates, copyrighted or uncopyrighted, in the library of Congress. The creation of a circulating department of the latter li- brary has been forcibly urged in Congress, but also met with determined opposi- tion. A compromise between these con- flicting views of the true library of Congress may result in the pop- ular circulating use of Some of these books through their loan to the Washington Pub- lic Library. “The proposition to provide the District a new municipal building 1s to be ad- , not only on its own merit, but be- cause the structure when erected js, under the law to serve as the public lbr: per- manent home. The promotion of mplish all these en the trustees. The board of trustees, under the nuthor- n by the law, has provided “regula- tions for its own organizatien and govern- ment,” which are printed appendix to this r authorit the use of the books, found in the appendix. ates for Next Yes estimates submitted by the trustees functions of the uitable legislation to is is strongly urged rules regu Which will also be » maintenance of the library for the year are as follows: Librarian, one tant lbrartan, $000; one sistant IMbrarian, $720; *two assistant l- brarians, at $600 each, $1,200; tone messen- $460; *books and magazines, $8,000: fuel, light, fitting up and ‘care of contingent expen: rooms and othe! SO, “The items marked with a star are new others are the same as the appropria wv the current year. The cc stoners’ estimates for the current year $ including $4,000 for book » in the estimates for next greate (38,000) for books ‘The 2t ce the public i braries of for the that the d appropriation for a li- brar: of the size of that of Washington is pect modest and reasonable. “The Washington library has in thei f Washington at persons (librarian S proposed . four as inst a total for the first year in the Salem Mbrary ven persons and fn the Newark li- ary of six permanent emplo: and four temporary cat ue! An increas > is absolutely ¢ and his two a not only during the day, but 1 clock at night, and are thus Joing duty, for which an extra force is in many & provided. » present Washington pay roll ae ch it Is proposed to Increase as ogainst $4,528.74 for the 220, $4,780, library staff in its for that of New: > same riod. pe- “The proposed item of expenditure upon books and periodicals is $8,000, as against $ for book: $633.31 for the pe- riodicals in the f car of the S brary, and of $1 for books and $1,- 451.71 for pertodicals in the corresponding period of the Newark library. Similar » other items show that ashington’s estimates re- duced to a minimum, Educational Importance. “Today there is general recognition of the important educational position of the fri circulating Mbrary and ding room, cessible at hours when their treasures be utilized by students, both from s and colleges, and from among the working people, whose daylight hours are largely occupied in bread-winning. Especially are such Hbraries a ated in this land of free schools. e after state, respond- ing to the popular demand for these edu- cating and civilizing agencies, has legisla- n enacted to supply each little mu- subdivision at the taxpaye So notable has been this ment that it has been reasonably predicted that the last quarter of the nineteenth ¢ tury will go down in history as the age electricity and free libraries. The progre sive community needs the public library as it does the telegraph and the telephone. It is on the same footing with the common : it is the free university of the peo- public school a liking for books, urally E The library this liking and meets and gratifies this ae sire. ‘The school imparts the ability to ¢ f by the Intelligent use supplements this The struction by prc | portunity for f-education. “The library then, a true both for the graduates of the and for the whole people, to class, or sex, or age, or Wealth, or pre- vious condition of servitude to ignorance. The people eagerly avail themselves of the educational opportunities offered by the public library. It raises the whole com- munity to a higher intellectual plane. It is also not without Sts beneficent influence as a moral agent. In some of the small New England towns the record shows that as many as one out of every five inhabitants, counting men, women and children, is reg- istered as a borrower of library books. More persons have there registered to read than have registered to vote. The statistics also show that, at first, fiction was most largely drawn upon by such readers, but that, as the taste for reading was developed, strong- er food for the mind was demanded, and the ratio of serious reading steadily in- creased. The reading room has proved and will prove a strong rival to all demoralizing resorts in claims upon the evenings of many, especially the young, and has served and will serve more and more as a satis- factory substitute for nightly idleness in dreary lodgings or on the streets. “Mindful of the library's functions as ‘a supplement of the public education system of said District,’ the trustees have endeav- ored to develop it along the lines of great- in- est usefulness to the school children of Washington. They co-operated with the school authorities in establishing the most effective system of thus utilizing the books and have kept this purpose steadily in mind in the purchase of new books. “A duty and privilege presented to the citizens of Washington is that of enlarging the private subscriptions of tooks to the library, the donations of money to purchase books and the gifts of memorial and other tunds for special library purposes, Public- irited Washington may reasonably be { . eeeeereneeeereneerrrerer Annua 20% G For Ten ‘As a special inducement to early we make this 20% reducti present to those wishing to bu: Clocks, Ornaments, Bronzes, Bric- you a discount of 20% from our REGULAR LOW PRICES— every article marked in plain figures—and all engraving will be done free of+cost and in the best style. : In every gold watch we will put a photo of the giver or re- cipient free of cost. Goods Laid Aside On Depo: This sale will pos' only have 10 days in which to av: Amas Gitt Sale. M. Goldsmith & Son, Jewelers, Sestitrencerosoeenneoneoesensseeenes Our tively be a December 14. So you Seveererer Sebeteeteten oie | Xmas itt Sale Days Only. our patrons and the public to buy ion in the form of a Christmas y Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Brac, Cut Glass, we will give Payment Of a Small Sit. ail yourself of this 911 Pa. Ave. sSeadedenseste < Cee eeoeroccvesoseores Athen The followsng: tell of values w season: i Astrakhan Reefers bidwne black and greev. M iiMatehed with. large pear in blue braided, Color guaranteed. 16 years. Ss This the ages oj ers, with vet collar ioe Spectal few: Bateaer #00 indeed a bargain, and one Felvet on mister coNarn al $7.00 Chinchilla Another geod bargain. anteed. Very great offering in su to $6.00 to go at ‘This is ap unusual opportunity and Children’s Suits he Double. and Vestie Sults Saturday ..... 6.6... se cee ene Head to Foot Outfitters to Man. wWerererrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrerrrrrrr errr rerrr rrr rer err eer errr er ererererrrrrrr errr rer eee Poor errr reroresoereesoees Surprisingly Good Offerings in Boys’ Clothing. better place to buyothan where you are so protected? $5.00 Chinchilla Reefers at $3.48. Made with velrer or .00'Frish Frieze Overcoats and Reefers at $3.48. Buhd 16 years should avail of. fey gel und eervicakblo, garments. ro Colors a. "ith velvet or ulster coll mixtures and neat cassimeres, and in Ag Worth of these-suits averages $5.00 ‘ant $6.00. PARKER, BRIDGET & CO,, fee eeerccccccrece Why do folks who make poor clothing so often choose the boys for victims? They must think the mothers can’t tell. But it gives us a splen- did chance—we find they can tell. . . . . . “Money back if you 3 want it” doesn’t go with + poor clothing. Do you « think that you can find a hich we think by far the best of the worth $4.00 at $3.00, Made with large sailor collar and richly Tbuttous. Ages 3 to 7 years. ulster collar. Ages 8 to that all mothers of boys between All-wool Irish Fricze Reef- iso Irish Frieze Top Coats, with vel- Actual value, $5.00, Reefers at $5.00. blue and bro and sirietly guar- Wales up 92. AS seeure very EM eusted Jai i: 1 . Py . . . . . . . . . Pa. Ave. and 9th St. Seeoeeee sees Pee ereerecccceces of ng the means and op- #—On wearing for the first time Burt’s “Nature Shape” 3.50 Shoes prove a revela- tion, Before it seemed im- possible to have a shoe so snug and close fitting and yet be so easy feeling. Distinctly these are styl- ish boots, particularly ap- preciated by ladies of re- finement, quick to note the quiet elegance and air of style they possess. Dress Boots, Dress Ties, House Shoes, and Shoes for gutdoor service. Evening Slippers in @xact fashion. “Made for Gentlewomen.” | And for Men Also. BURT’S Shoe Store, F Street, “1411.” pected to develop fumerous Prat‘s and Carnegies, who, on’ a sifialler scale, pro- portionate to their rear will be glad to imitate these benef€ctors and to make themselves partners with!tne municipality in the grand work of bulfiing up a public brary. Some weilthy¥’ Washingtonian may be moved by lo¢kl ple or otner gocd motive to endow a branth or department of the brary and attaclf to li his name. No citizen could erect to himself « nobler memorial.” Appendix. Donations to the public brary (mon2y)— Crosby S. Noyes, $1,000; Woodward & Loth- rop, $1,000; C. C. Glover, $250; John Ri Mc- Lean, $280; J. T. DuBois, Henry Pastor memorial fund (interest on $2,000); Job Barnard, $10; Max Cohen, $5; S. W. Curri- den, $10; 8. B. Earnshaw & Bro., $10; B. T. Janney, $5; Charles King, $5; A. M. Me- Lechen, $5; Cunot H. Rudolph, $25; Chas. F. Scott, $2; Thos. W. Smith, $50; G. W. F. Swartzell, $20; Oscar W. White, $5; C. C. F Willard, ‘$100; Great Falts Ice ' Company, $25; C. A, Langley, 4. Books "Wank ion City Free Library, 12,412 volum2s; BE. W. Ashford, 20 onus: Gen. Birney, 107 “volumes; E. B: Beale, 50 volumes; Max Cohen, 3 volumes; Joseph Auerbach, misceKhaneous; Waiter C. Cle- Phane, 8 pamphlets; Cicero W. Harris, 2 vol- umes; Archibald Hopkins, ue pamphlets; M_ Jacobi, 14 volumes; Maj. W. Pow2!l, miscellaneous; S. L. Phillips, re ‘volumes: M. J. Rathbun, 20 volumes; Henry M. Ro- chester, 20 periodicals; Pollok Library, 1,500 volumes; Mary E. Mann, 7 volumes; 8. G. Brown, 3 volumes; Arthur O'Neill, 6 vol- umes; Woodward & Lothrop, 13 volumes; Weston Flint, 50 volumes; F. E. Woodward, 7 volumes. List of periodicals purchased by the Pas- tor fund, 1898: American Electrician, Amer- ean Architect and Building News,’ Ameri- ean Gardening, American Journal of Sci- ence, American Machinist, American Natu- ralist, Anthony’s Photographic Bulletin, Art Amateur, Art Interchange, builder, Carpentry and Building, Cassier’s Maga- zine, Country Gentleman, £lectrical Engi nee Hootie word. ‘EB Age, Marine Engineering, Meehan'’s Month- pa Mines and_ Minerals, Photographic ‘imes, Popular Science Monthly, ——— Gazette, Scientific American and Suppl ment, Scientific American, builders’ Senta: Sthley Journal of Mechanii neering, Street Railway Journal, Auk. —— Thousands of situations have been ob- seinet through the want columns of The tar. . cs APMP $20 and $22.50 netettetet 4 ostoateeetectondh tector’ Suits and Pptedetodet Overcoats Just enough ieft for one more day’s se sale ends tomorrow night. They were made from ‘mill ends”—other- wise we could never name such a low price for such high-grade garments. Covert, kersey, melton, vicuna, frieze and chinchilla over:oats—worsted, cheviot, cassi- mere, homespudt and tweed suits. We’ve givern;you many big bargains this sea- son—but nothing to touch these. The man 10 wants something finer than the ordinary rus of “‘ready-made”’ will find this the chance of a !ifetime. $14.75 buys any suit or oversoat in but you’ll have to come tomorrow. 3 | oD Sostodoctontoniontoetostoalos tot test * LPO ee the lot— tees a | i $1.48 for Boys’ Overcoats. Seats a SH Some Ulsters ‘nd Cape Coats carried over from last season andsworth up to $3.50. Good staple styles, and a fevgof every size from 4 to 16. The few that are lefttwill go in a “‘jiffy’’ tomorrow, so you’d better ite on hand early. $1.29 for es and $2.00 Hats. Men’s Derbies ‘and Fedoras, made of fine fur stock, with silk ‘bands and bindings, at $1.29. Guess we'll have;twice as many calls as hats to- morrow, so, of course, the early ones will carry off the prizes. Some of every size to begin with —but we wouldn’t like to say how long the thir- ty odd dozen wilf last. BROS, Seeded Raa retedetteeteetededteteted Sresents SeeSeodengendeedoninns Senkontonseege sees RISEMAN GOR. 7a AND = soetoetoes BB een et Pode DD ree er Din tr nmr trdedratrdededadectntatntedna ete tidy Seep tedpeeteetetetes Save half your money. eeetorony eee a By ° ° ° : Finest of Wines, Liquors, Cordials 4 and Groceries at half price. es We are cle the finest stock of Groceries, ror as gms mgd sed si = Dee cee ne an fice as we ‘iN jporiiionly anve ou 50 PER CENT Soeeeeteetente on all purchases, Call, get our prices, compare them with what you have been paying & and convince yoursel z Everything guaranteed as represented, or money refunded A few sample items: Kirk’s Best Soap, usual price, 5 cents, our price Olein Soap, Pearline and Soapine, usual price, §c., our price Sardines, 10-cent tins. Our price : Sardines, imported, cent tins. Our price... French Peas, 20-cent tins. Our price .. Mushrooms, 25-cent tins. Our price .. Peaches, extra heavy syrup, 25-cent tins. Our price. All $1.50 Whiskies at 75c. per at. S-year-old Mt. Vert Monticello, Sherwood Woodlawn and Keyport Whiskies, which never sell for less than $1.50, _go.at 75c. per full quart. $1.50 Wines at 75 cents per gallon. The best of California Sherry, Port and Catawba Wines (10-year-old), which sell all over the city at $1.50, go at 75c. per gallon. All other Canned and Bottled Goods at the same enormous 50 per cent reduction. An investigation solicit Samples submitted. J. Keyworth’s Old Stand, 318 9th Street N.W., Corner D. eee ented detec ae ee ee sete egeegeege So ~ ree eoneeeesenesesesonesoooronnnssesaneseooeneionosconneenereeons 4 teeters tendededeetetetetetetetetetntetececeeeeececeeee eee Terms to ° suit you. We sell on credit to give you help. 4 We offer a mammoth stock of housefurnishings at the lowest prices of cash stores and allow you to pay as you're able—a little each week or each Credit without signing a note or paying in- terest. Carpets--Stoves. Come here for Carpets, Stoves, Parlor Suites, Draperies or anything needed to make home comfortable for the winter. We'll show you the largest lines in the city at prices no house can undersell. All Carpets made, lined and laid free. month. is free here, Mammoth Grogan’s credit House, 8§17-819-821-823 7th St. N.W. Between H and I Streets. 028-754 « a Go to Siccardi’s Painful Bunions Relieved! FOR BARGAINS IN coghed nam Switches at Great = a reduced to cured. Advice free. wy ma ae pocaacmyphg Prot. J J. GEORGES & SON, Poot Gray air reduced ip same 31s Be o50. Hours: 8 to 6; Sundays, © to 18. Mme. Siccardi, faye ee & SR PS 8 2 ee mi — ete — 8 Perea: ts ate. Sas Migtominende hy . ‘Try the 8-3-2. Your cruggist sells them.