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G reat l i b raries o f th e worldor th Four Almost Billion a • • • * Y • • • ' .4*.**0 r France and England Have the Largest, While the United States Ranks Third, Although the People of This Country Are the Greatest Readers. I N nearly every city, town and %II - Inge there is some sort of a li- brary. It may be only a trav- eling library or some other kind, but the fact remains that nearly every one In the United States has an op- portunity to procure almost any popu- lar book free or for a very small pay- ment. Not In every country are the people so fortunate as in the United States. Although they all have books—and In two instances foreigners have greater oollections than the library of con- gress. which contains America's larg- est number of books under one roof- -in no one country is knowledge spread in this way so extensively as it is in the United States. Libraries are not modern Institu- tions as many people seem to believe. There is ample proof that the Anglo- Saxon kings of England were dispos- ed to erect them, and works were brought from Ireland where science had been enItIvated much earlier than In Great Britain. But the invasions of the Normans stopped the spread of libraries, and the first after the invasion was estab- lished in Oxford, at Durham (now Trinity) college, in the thirteenth cen- tury. Before that time books were kept in chesta and not in rooms styled libraries. At the end of the seven- teenth century there were only six libraries in Oreat Britain. ALLAN RAMSAY'S IDEA The first circulating library was founded by Allan itninsay In 1725. So successful were his efforts that within seven years every town and large vil- lage possessed a library. The largest library in the world is the Bilellotheque Nationale, in Paris. It was founded in the year 1307 by King John, who collected 910 books and put them In the tower of the old Louvre. During the hundred years' war these book. were scattered. Many of them fell into the hands of the Eng- lish and were carried to London. Louis XI. tried to revive the library, and lienry IV. gave it a place in the Col- lege de Clermont and appointed De Thou as the librnrian. Two of the librarians were guillotined during the French revolution. The building is situated in the heart of Paris, occupying a whole square of land. It contains about 3.000,000 vol- nmes and more than thirty miles of shelving. THE BRITISH MUSEUM The British museum, the largest li- brary in the United Kingdom, is the second in size to the Bibliotheque Na- tionale. The British museum makes a special- ty of foreign literature and arehrieology. Among the collections are 12,000 lie - brew books. 27.000 Chinese books, 13,- 000 books In other orientutl languages and a large collection of periodicall and newspapers filed and bound. Its treafitires Include Manuscripts from the second century before Christ to mod- ern times, a complete set of the seak of England's sovereigns from Edward the Confessor to King rdwnrd VII. The library of the British 11111iielIM was first opened in Muititaeue House In 171 - .4, and its present Imilditte, plan- ned by Sir Anthony ISt1117.7.i. Via. oceu- pled in 1847. ! The large circular reading Iselin. III.W Its most Importnnt an -line -sued lea Lure, was added in Is:a. This Intililitie is centrally located and Ivell adapted to library purposes. It ae c .. t a t o tie lm, 350 readers. Ivilo have aumess to o:i.omi reference books. In conitiarisiun Willi the library of congress, however. the British museum is antiquated anil clumsy In its working method , . The library of congress is the third -reert'''' 54 \ Photos of New York Press Association. Upper pictures show New York Public library and Congressional library; center picture, British museum; lower picture, Chicago library. TWELVE LARGEST LIBRARIES. Founded. Volumes. 1367— Bibliothegue Nation- ale, Paris 3.000.000 1761—British museum, Lon- don 2,008.000 L9710—Congreisional, Wash- ington 1,800.000 1714—Imperial, St. Peters- burg 1.000,000 11186—Public library, New York 1,300.000 166I—Royal. Berlin 1560—Royal, Munich 1.100.0,00 1K2—Public, Boston 903.000 1638—Harvard University, Cambridge ..... 8 - 25.0en 1828—Public, Moscow... 8000o0 1665—Royal. Copenhagen 720.54/0 1776—University, Vienna. 707,000 Grand total 16.986.500 In Europe there are ninety-five libraries of at least 200.000 volumes each, aggregating 41,666.02e catalogue entries. Assuming the same mini- mum limit. the United Stales has twenty-eight libraries with 11.897,755 volumes; Asia two — Tokyo and Tomsk. Siberia—with 788.8% volumes, and South America one—Rio de Ja- neiro—with 275,766 volumes. These 126 libraries aggregate 64,- 619,400 volumes. largest in the world. The present build- ing In Washington was completed in IS97 and cost $6,347.000. It occupies thlve and a half acres and contains 7,500,000 cubic feet of apace and more than eight acres of door space. The library of congress was estab- lished in the capitol building In 1800 and fourteen years later Was destroyed with the burning of the capitol by the British. A year later it was recon- structed with the purchase of the li- brary of President Jefferson. One copy of books and manuscripts and other things that are sent for copyright tire deposited with Ilie library. There are now about 1,800,- 000 books on its shelves. It reutuires several hours of good steady traveling for a Visitor to set' all the departments. Next in size is the Imperial library I hi. IY 113 Ve 1111111111'd , uif Russia. This was founded by a the lihrorY from all evor 11! large Polish eollek•tien and colitalnA lunch rare material front that country. HARVARD'S NEW LIBRARY It eme h ers near ly 1.1.u4 i,oro volumes 'rho !lam - aril university library. Vi lei. and is the filllelli largest hl the world. now ranks ninth in 'Sze, with abi - 'rue Itossiniv: when they ,olimmenett 525,4 . 10,1 have a honH Poland - praetirally took possession Of Ing aceotunio,Inte 2.7,441.o , the Royal library of Warsaw. which ;i olinties. Grounii has already I...... t'. niany of the best volumes br.iken for the Harry Elkins Wide:;, Memorial library In the Harvard v ard (lore hall is being destroyed. The lorar3 will be it memorial to Elkins NVideti,.r, wis lost al sit: ell file ill fated Titanic, n hick roan dere.' Ins' AprIl. The structon• will cover a plot of grolia.1 - 201: by 27:: feel. The fa,•:1,1,‘ of the library IS t Iii' 111.01 11111 , 10`Sil e. The SI11111 WiII 110 ,0110111 . ..IMP a, that f I I • NeN% library. up to the sixteenth century. 111eliy t h ese w e r e lo s t or destroyed throat:1i the careies , ness or t It ti sol- diers, but the bulk of the eollection is still in -haled in the St. Petersburg library, with-li also containe valeable Gree i k, Slaionie and oriental maim - The library has no rircilla- t 11,Wt`vP1', a!1.1 its use I- , restr'a•tod am- h oth, 1,1 rod late , . main reading room and seats for read- ers in other rooms bring the total up to 1,760. In the principal stock ruenn there le over sixty-three miles of -Melts Mg for aceommodnting 2.500,(04) book-. It HOW has about 1,3040,W0 books on its shelves. The leading library of Germany Is the Royal library of Berlin. It • founded by Prtslerick William in ls:i0 and received many gifts from rreder- lett the Great. The library was reorgan- lust lu 1-SS5 and has made nniell pre's- ress since. It ts centrally located, lo•t poorly housed in an old 1 , 111 ii cc, ii liii II 11118 been jestingly referred to as the \chest of drawers for the papers of rrederiek the Great\ bet -nose of ds dull, uainteresting frontage and to Ili -- fact that its early colltmtions t•ontaini- , 1 ss many historleal docuMents. Reeelit ly it wits reported that it took at Itsis two hours to dud it book because of Si antiquated system. The Munich library, the sixth largest In the world, was established in Ins sixteenth century, but the books were scattered during the thirty years' war. , It has over a million volumes, housed In a modern building from the German point of view, altheugh Its conven- ieeces are few when immpared with many other illwarlee. BOSTON'S TREASURES The Boston l'ublie library is the third largest in America and the eighth itt the world. It contains over 5100.0101 volumes. Among the rare collet:don of books to he found within the library are the Ilnest collection of Shakespenrean works of its kind in .1merica. It em- braces 2,000 books. Then there are the works and pamphlets of Benjamin Franklin and a copy of the first editioe if -Hon Quixote,\ One of the rarest of swinish hooks. The Wiles, complete specimen ef printing iti thy library is the \Siipplo melanin\ of Nirolans x printed In Venice in 1-171. 'Elbe paintings of tlw lale Edwin repre-enting - The Quest of it. • Public library and Congressional library by American rin k ofth soy and Chi.!:1;zo respeetiN I\ j it , 17,0. IS 0 1'0101 'III:11 icoi of 111 • .1stor. rexi largesi 111 , raries. aline 11r,o% -m en ere alt‘a2., liii I 11;1VP ali0.1 From a Bridegroom's Letter'. Lento. and Titilim yolleetion lemsed hut St. ('harlestiiii. S. C.; Clue ' since 7 e'cliii-k lInSktriti 10 Popular Way of Doing It, \1 riecer haul ally idea that one haul rifth avoune. lit,- area ' Philedeleins. Pitt -1 , crgli Ire • .11Ite. SOW ii - 1 n isli I ...old kill lillie.\ -Why to lestm s.I 1111101 after marriage. My covered Is al.int 115.000 soptaie feel. olle.r lanZe i114.1, - An d iui,i'i ii ere ou (., i ne o ,..1114. 1. 111) I lie piauier — Emily is learning to wok, and l' am Tiler.. are seats for 765 readers in the extensive Mil -an) facilitiee. \At 5 o'ciumk.\ Baltimore Sahel - S.:ie. learning to eaL\ i OriM From the Sport Mill By 5TAMUM and will insist on their observance. The system of penalties and suspen- is prevailed *titter the old Trotting Union of Great Britain will be revived and enforced. 'rile style . ,•rdy sect i on . ; ' h e two „. ‘ „ ta si o . iat Club of Aiiii•risa Ititui challenged ! of starting has been remodeled, an :sit (strut\ whielt I t.:11's ( St•rieS f no.t.: for th e trophy nil lemsee will Is' required to be sent the \Lincoln which is :eel the IttoyaI MO.:. Yacht elitli had off front bekInd tapes. Tile trio -It will -.1elitly smaller than the Me- tentatively set dates eluout the tniddle le.• closed to horses that are Inte lit d so its to fit any standard of next August for races. wideli answering the starter's bell, thereby lex. wiil hued uni Stluthatinpton waier, obviating the delays wit 'Ii have made 1111 the country's enormous de. England- 'Plii 's,. dawe follow (Sieves , the stiort it libel) with spectators. ..1 fer these l'arknis cards the pos. week and they were arratie,ed oriler - A tiew bod3i iif sou -wards has been ap- --eel printing plant in Washing- Ilea the visiting American yaehtsnica , p , inted, noel it will operate under a Ii . out an average of ..,., 1 1,1 beA yacht racing In fresh set of racing rues. ii oards (met) working day. The E: -it tvaders. output is regulated by the daily Clan of America is b. A Princeton Football Hero. „n,eniption and at titues the cone much etwouragisi at the ['mistiest id Line of the strongest +Hell ull Illti ' punitively suei I! force in this taco has there /icing several Netts Imilt to try Princeton football team is Wallace L. ei turn out 101(1,(810 4.ards in One tiny, t. i make the .‘inerican ten iii. Witt: file Spilt:1111e Wash., man This. however. does not happen often. 'tttils are extenile.I to ail motor boat who If the total yearly output of govern- I entlittsiasts to !mild boats to take part ment postal cards were to be stored I In the trial rayes, which are to b e i te ld in one huge building 2:11),1;o0 cubic 6 , et for the Innpuse of selecting the three would kV required and if l a id fasle.t boats iii send to Ell:41:11A. ...nil in a line, the billion cards wood.i Thcse trials will be held some thee stretch aretind the earth more than 1111 in'-f the first two Weeks 2 1 1!.\ - 111' Will it IleeeSSary VI ship the boa: about inly 15 to get thorn to the oh • or side In time to lie tuned till for the race , there. The Motorboat Ott' , will limit thi• trials exelusively .1V111':'S art s WP1i11::. AMERICAN POSTCARDS. ,103 realize that the United !1:1 • Llt nitiltlallY sells al- ;.- % -.:enerailly known that therol ,,; Isi;!ils of 1 - 211113 lit rise. I Iief:ire Jaekein Stone, represent- isiviley card - --the one imig the Ituyal Meter Vaelut Club of s i !toed in red: the George England, sailed frem America with ' it tha 11 ashin:rion voldy card-. Ilritish Internatioaal trophy rec(-ntl bead of Martha ‘Vr.shiligion won I.) the MalPle Leaf IV-- the Shi.Itir- three times. In spite id' tlw huge output only twenty persons tire needed in the printint: °dice. says the N,' iv Y.orit Sun. So small a foree would hot be pos- sible if the machines were not two lilt. lily autematie nieeli- I lii, 11re I :11111S 111S. 1...!1:1:11111 Th i WM be 114•1.• I:1 , A the:, may have fah* trials and the l'revious to three years ago all the ow per,: Will lie ;041;eil ti•Lftl :1 ii government post cards lvere printed mon; to send them abroad it' they nrote fnsl udiont:h. There are no limi- ' ritions to boats allo-,ed in this riee. by contractors. Since taking up the Iodating of his own earile rnele Sam has saved motets At the same time the people of this country are saving ''\ I 'b t thnI rim 't mit I'xreo ,1 niiillomis 1 reel iength. or doilarg whieh they would be required lii spend if post cants were Monument to Famous Fight. not an Institution of the postal SYS - MississippS, sport ites fraternity bu tent. . raising finals for the er,40tion of a ! monument beneath the twin oaks. tin Do you wish the A wo W ri• i t ah s:ere bett,r? Let the beach near Misvissippi City. Iv here Inc tell you what to do. .1 , •liii I.. Sullivan and Pac1,14 Ryan hid Set a watch upon your ac(ions. Keel , their fatuous listic ellet..1/11:1`r it, tilent always straight and Rid your mind of 5 , 11iSii inothes, 1.et your thoughts I.10 till, and high. You can make a little Eden of the spker, you OCCIlpy. Do on wish tin world wery tai . .py Th^n remember day Ii Ii twit to scatter itei 01 kindness a s you pass along your ie ay, I-nI. pbasure of iaany may he eft- !' r s t.. :met that plaits the acorn Fheillers a in, it a from the son. —Forget -M. -Not Progress of Domestic Discipline. Willi a [Oil it fl' Sternness that amazed from youth to ru mhood Gratuipapa was ra - e.! H. a milder nit thod Sweeleriliig cop Through tile days of , flitrihnnri Father Was lorong,t 11 respe..tfu: Xi',.! -v it Ii OI1' •• Jot mile noi.. is st-h it nis viients - Nev. York Sun. 1, d o uble decloal bascule bridge is la! hes construeted iii Chicase, the first of it , kind The see age iif tliklahuma I y purl - Mel by electricity. The. promoter. intiard mi Inixo to, lit,- inounita , ni ilie principal details of the bout. fought London prize ran: rules ivith bare lists To Build Many Sender Boats, New Enelanul mei-me:ate eral soteler noats next min- ter iim antleipatien the intonational match with the I:ern:tits during the scason of Ell:: ()IT Niarblehead. London Trotting Club. With the object of raising lb:lit hal. tno-s raellig to the 111 -..ii standing Pre- vailing In the United States. the I.on don TroPhitt eluto ino, been organized .‘Ithougli the number of trotting meet- ings in the United Iiiiaban Ints lower l.een large some of them hate git - ,'ii the sport an unsavory reputation by Indulging In praetices h-ut,' been practically bailitod from Amer,- I caii tracks. Even the professional racing for stakes does not furnish rat 0 ; records eoinnarable with matinee ra. ing iii Ameriea. and the projeeto:-... the 1 le W 1.11111 are as anxion: to raise this sh'inilaril :is they are I i the racing clean. Tt o .• 1 . 11111 ha , / adopted Of (Ile i latest rules in light harness ra helped the bey S of old Nassau 191f. by American Press .Association. Wallace L. de Witt, a Lively Member of the Princeton Aggregation. to earry off the eastern championship last year_ lie did great work as at long distance punter and all around fullintek 1(ohlemainen May Run In 1916. Ilans Kohlemainen. the great Ein- tikli runner 'Who imex;iectetily snatch- ed tit-tory frion .Imerlean long dls- vince runners in the recent Olympic games probably will pete under l'aukee cohr- , r at the not.t Colympiad. 'Fla.. Finn reoently was granted a registrath-ti eard front th e A ma t eur .xtli!euie mil in and he would liii t 'se I sli-A merles n acsocia- c,..z i . However, I:oh:ern:linen intly - not eeninete as a representative of his club until he has resided a year In this eionntry. Ice Harness Racing. liull Driti . ..g club announces that its ice harness races will take 'dace ion the Ottatta river tOtili lfacl: Jan. Feb. The priZei will t..ltul $12.5e0 for trotting and Ito-- iti and there nil] also) be a colipio ri'lining rat -es, introduced by ii liy of city. In a Spirit of Raillery like sandals. \Zeke. what size slaws do you wear?\ he ealled to him. 'File old negro stopped short in ex- peetation. \Any - size. eunner\ Ile exclaimed ear- nestly. \Any size\ --Judge. of shoes that hurt his feet. devided te are SIIK , fil,V) POP.: Wallin:: for young o - lotiel it E is a t: y, r, to lia P t l i e t a ig se. a new pair dor fanii• said ii. IV...-.11iiigton aprepos Futile Quest. - A Perfect Lady.\ \Yes.\ ,aid Mr. loistin Stax. -there E 1%' T.... osen , i of \Chinitnie I -Slei- gh ., them away t o tuie o f lit,' tolzeol men till., are competent to till lileat:' of the misery of Ilu• poid: 1 1 , -,:;tiers at the hotel livery stable :did \IYhat requireln k • III S ii . 0 114.1 you ex- er ';....ti l t ui t . l i oe u t n .rio.; 11, li . a o uti th. t , v t - . e it l: tti , i t it -e Iv t h e e h i tat i :e l ' e :,., , t ,, , I . : 11. ile . 41 ha ye t ,, si,,,w that he a Wealth that is often coarse and viii. t i o li ii. , --ko.;d en o e t r i , t ,s1 Z I3 eke i‘ i ii i s i.n a hii l t ‘ lo. ,.. .1: 1 - m ob t j t o.:: . q ,, , I o k f i fellow shambling toward him wearing was romp. -lent to establish and run as gar. a pair of tattered slim -, that looked big at business nS Mill. , t.it lij., ow a at'- : -They hi -ti of at Nett York wotunti eonnt. .511 then. of course_ he wouldn't . it . ho .;.j r . ii , , -e a i is .o k r t .: , .1 11 11:-. 1 1 % . il l uail1 o.., -. 01,1 without need the job.\-11'ashington Stair - leaving her name --v, as sho? at Indy?' — Yes. yes. madam: a perfect lad y.• the maid replied. 'ller linir is As dyed 'Vol the 1(.1 - .14-4 -gold. she was .overed with Discovered. In a Connecticut hamlet titter.. old fashioned regulationS are in force, the night watchman has a 111,cz th a t ,•h as( »), the young children off the streets a t o'clock. Thls must be the dog now - put the \our\ curfew. Plain I/ealer. Cutting Retort. -The of a 1 . 0 Z01 . . 1111111 , 1V .I.1 by 10 Big itay 0 for a - That hying th • I. lay the om. • • ti at;, :13' for ism( at t eisa et rs. - Inference Invited. Lu? root% tie I sce you've got a parrot. TIM no I.'S, anti it . , a is,- bird, I 1 , - ii lio!,‘ :le SayS at lot of things. eli? Toe Ile- No. it tiert , r sa,...4 a Ni ord. Tilai'S When. it IIIIWS its IA I\110111 pearlS :Ind diallloilliS. and she smelled of cigarettes and champagne, modem.' \ —St. Louis i'OSt Proof. - Women are braver than men,\ said I Mrs. Nage. \Iii wha t way?\ demanded Mr. Nagg. . \Yon 'tele!. heard of a man In a wornan to reform her,\ replied Mrs N:igl; Cincinnati Enquirer. Dliii ii Si oned, NEW YORK LIBRARY Man and Worn -1n. A Bargain. 'mini 'rm : 4. dear.\ said yoitng Mrs Tort,in., ..i•,11 sir.% blue chips \Whon I witz a boy 1 never eimeht -, a erth Si apiiree': - I'd lie leadlit' this kind tiv a life. - - 11 - iit ilk! 3oust' rink stVer. here is a Vt hotfoot that I \In me childhood inner...one.. I Vought 9 , 4 4, 11 1.. ojihi , other Iti halter vier!: fer a livite.\ ciiiereI hrown imi\- ‘Va,liiriettun Star.
