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as; $3 (“"1" vv-nâ€" 7., «no more competent authority ontbe unajficatians of a Lihrnry could be pkcted in‘ Gul'nda. ‘ THE BUILDING ‘AND SEE. The Library represents an expsodL km of $13,500. the silt of Mr. Car- ,negi: on the customary candida: tilt the annual :3th for mainten- gnor shutout“! lOper cent. of the grant. or 81,350. which is a nun less ,than the. Nat mum of the Lib- ru's' Board from the halunill rate 49d other_aouroos. The site on the ”in Parkwuupgipptlyfthe one 'qbaircd by the bulk of the citizens.â€" ‘it was town proparty. a proposal town-dummy to providun site also. when was twice voted down. and it is doubtful if a better one could at": seen .chosen. keeping the future in mind. It Lsintheoantreofanent .oxpanse of green award. and the town -park to tbs west is a guarantee that ‘the west and north views will not OPENING or 201112 nmucumnr WW pr.’ Public Law?! building. about which no much ha! ‘heen heard in Oomil. in the menu. and on the ctmt comer-In. (or many .mths, was formally thrown once annual public Tue-h! lin't trumpet. £130- -Wy utter 2 p.111. the Dr. escortâ€" .“ by 3-,. Honor Judas Wm. chum of the 1’th ic ‘Lihrary. Baird. a number of members of that Bound and the Board of Education. and a .uir sprinkling of nepm‘nmtutimcitiq mans. set out to impact the nqw. build.- .ing, the portals of which were throw-p open on their apptbacih. Soon the: we joined by many more. including 1 number of ladies. and it is safe .to .my that between 2.30 and 5 o‘clock .hur or five hundred of our citizens mind the Library and Subjected it to a critical examination. both inside and outside. That the style of archi- tincture, finality of the fittings and ‘geneial 39;)er of the building was accepted as satiafuctory by the great majority was attested by the admiring commmts heard on all :sides. and these expressions of antic; but the echo of the Whom N. LL- {action more praises Voiced by Dr. thin. than 'vvw‘ _. V atanoea he voluntarily exceeded. the conciliation! In owner to improve the appearance at the building. and this at a couidcrahle uaoritice or profits. 1'38 EVENING MEETING. We incline to the belief that a lull- grown yoke at am and a atout lOC-e ging chain nould not halo our staid citizens away tram their homes to at. tend a pnlbicmeetiug in the anmmr tine. l‘uemq. light was pleaaantly 0001, yet only thirty per- sons gathered in the Council chamber to hear the addmm to be delivem ed by Dr. Rain and local apeskersi in connection with the opening at the the chairman, open. ed the proceedings about 8.30 by call- ing on m. B. A. Hardy. secretary at the Library Board, toread a number of letters and messages from Ron. Geo. W. Ross and other eminent and well known gentlemen expressing re. gret because of their inability to be present» Him Honor then proceeded to say that the Town of Lindsay now poems a library of which the citi. zen: had every reason to be proud. There had been criticism. but that was to be expected. It mistake: had been made they were those of a first- class architect. and he might add that it was unreasonable (to expect the members of the Bound to be able 'to advise and correct in such a case. One suggestion had been made by a citizen dint he did not think needbe carried out in order to improv: the appearance of the, building â€" the placing of the hand stand on the top of it. (Laughter). All who had climbed the tortuous stairs to the old readmg mom on the wesc game; we chihhen's reading roam and librar- ian’s room .and ladies' lavatory on the (taxi: side: stack loom on- the myth side. and the min ball. ‘ 'l'te pIans ware drawn by Messrs. G. M. Miller 00.. of Toronto. and the contractors were Meets.- Miilelf Glam, of this town. the‘ latter Cupervising the IWOI‘k and being en.‘ titled to much credit'for the that; oug-h and markmanfike finish visible everywhere. It is only fair 10 Mr. (balms-ms to state thwt in several in- - {Int- heating giant is the law pres- sure steam gravity system. and was supplied and installed by main. Keys Mornson; the gnawing was also done by them. The routing is of slate and the wbrk was done by W. D. Butson a Son. of I‘m-onto. The plastcrmg was done by M35893. Reeves and .Way. and is first-class: tar: painting and glazing by Geo. Mcâ€" Fadden: the electric winngrby che Light. Heat Power Co. .‘Irm tnsament contain; the {chow- ing rooms: Lecturg room. Historical Society zoom. receiving room, ken- tk-men’s lawuory and hail ; the rooms on no ground floor are 'he general reading room on the west 9km: the chikhen's .readinz man and librar. with American bond in broWn mor- iat. The window sills. buds, archi- anves. and quoins and columns m at artificial stone. which add gren- 13 to the appearance of the building. The fire-pisses are built of No. 1 red pressed brick. The whole 40! the carpenter work thoughout is of clear pine lumber 'mpplied by the Rathbun Co. The un- der Haas are at pine and top floors are» maple. The whole '0! the pine 1.11m such as doors, wmdows. semen Winona. dado and _bus<3, and the min :13er was supplied by w. Geo. Ingle; the trout and vestibuledoars and inside trim on, the mund‘floor. ‘i.e., the panel than, sateen parti- tions, base, and counter .lrght frame. were supplied by m. Jot-n Gilchrist, 0! Toronto, , sad on'tsidfi. That th: style of archi- tooture, Quality of .the fittings and ‘gcnexal appearance of the building was accepted as patiahctory by the gmat majority was attested by the admiring comments heard on all awn and these expresswns or anti-3.: action men but the echo or the praises voiced by Dr. Ruin. than when _,.bI--“..n m b}... 2r. interferodwith. ~ ' . 1mg [mums is of modern Greek umbiféézare and the man: part is :37: 55 feet. The stack room is 27x55 leeet. has a capcity of 20.000 vol! um-‘s. and pin in oporpted on the open mas p!an -â€" the public to be allow-d free access to the books. 1h: basement has a 10 foot ceiling. 2113:: main {portion of {he buxlumg on the ground floor is 14 ft. 3 mthizh. and 1m: suwk room ceiling is 14 It. 6 in. The rubble stone [or he masonry was obtaxaud at Wonk. tne coats: 9d ashlar above grade lme was ob- tained aL Blltnell Co’s quarries at Burnt. Rn‘er. and cannot be excelled in infrinxlfancc and Quality. "Dim imickwork is a! rul_;_tock brick laxd E‘AOB m0“: is the law pres- ' ""' I'V'~""â€"' , v Rev. J. “2 Wallace, 0? St. Andrew’s chunk). said he wished to say a few «ends on his own behalf and for I those “hose duty it is to u-uch men the great truths. not omy o! the lgospel, but; me things men must I I 1(4an 1!: order to 3ch m life. A great (-ducmiounl work Can bcdoue ’ through a good Library it seemed today that if a man wished to do 111')“ng or We a leader at-ms . ionow’me’n ir any line he must have ‘ access to good books. We mm: as- quaint ourselms with what has gone before us if we wish-to advance. ! Izelereuce had been made by several speakers to the Importance of a cueâ€" tul selec'ion of hooksâ€"he tell. that édeeply: ii peopie new be allowed 1 the privilege of eeleotmz hooks [mm the shelves ot the new. library. then 3 the hooks placed there should be the {best ‘50 agreed with the Arcydee- ‘oon that many of the books pnbushed «why are trashy. (.1:er toned history drx as dust; and heteught Manners how .to_ write it ‘3') it woumld ___ '2‘. be ten! beiLg the best extant. but we know now that many or the sic-called {acts therein are pure .tiot’on'. '1! you buy; a history. get Lne best-cheap issues are full of misconceptions and misstatements. The reading, of Sooft’s and Tackeray’s motels. and the poets. should bu mun-aged. Inc Beg-mute School Boyd has a library containing a lavge'nmnbcr of book“, many of them Valuer-3h, They had expended this year about $150 an carefully selected Volumes. .H: wished Lhe new I‘ublu- Library cv- Lty success and hoped the citizens \wuid patronize it in great numbers. - J. ‘_j_. _.u. room would appreciate the new Li- bran. which was. the equal of any Library in Omada of its size. There had been some dittemnce 0! opinion as to the moat desirable site. but the people were opposed to spending mun- ey, and after all. possibly the site gin enrwouldbetoundugoodas any. He hoped the citizens would look upon the fine Library. as their own: and patronize it (Keelyâ€"education is inst-based by reading; .Great care should I» taken in selecting the banks V- Jl‘"‘-"â€"- -_ -â€"â€" â€" 7 - .Mr. A. O'boughiin, a member-of the Separate School Board, made it few congratulating remarks. ' Von. Archdeacon Casey mid hchzd visited the new Library during the day. and had been surprisci to find so little justification oi the [null- finding that had been indulged inso freely? It should be a great oource of satisfaction to an to him such a fine and well-mp0.) Library build- ing in our midst. . 2: would endorse all that Inspector Knish: had said with regard to the importance of care in the selection of new booksâ€" tictiou had its place, but it should be 0! sound quality. In England during the last- you live octets had been issued every dayâ€"MW. many 01 these were suitable to: Library sheik-s? New hooks should be Vouched for by some uapnble person. 31:. Knight had reieued w the rmportnncii a! incubating in childxcn n'lovo {or history ”at it was also ml'cssen- tint that they stindy‘rc-iabie Unswâ€" Iios. When Wy‘s history of England came out- it was lauded as -___.‘ __ I. -A... Mr. J. R. McNeillie, County Clerk and Treuurer, referred to the inter. est taken by the members of the {buty Coincil in lulu-ice. as eVid deuced by the dact that they made yearly grants to some ohhcr institnq tions. Piarmnally he might say, in connection with the remarks he had heard directed against the Libyan: Board, that he had no reason tofind fault with themnYagement o: the Li- bury or with the building itself. He sympathize-d with the Board in the criticism to which they had been an- fairly onbjxted before the building had been oompieted~it was a wrmg thing to pan: judgment beforehand. Inspector Knight Spoke on bchuit cf the Board of Education. He took a great interest in the Library and thought the new building would prove a. great boon to the town Those having to do with the selection of book: would find it dilficult mode. fin: what was history and whatJic. tion. For years he had been most anxious to keep history prominently before the students of the Entrance ens-initiations. because he win con- vinced that if children became lovers of history during their who'd years they would be likely to select good books when they grew olderâ€"edu- cal-ion consists as muph in reading in order to nature. w "Iv-l "â€"vâ€"v-_ _, as in what is taught in schwl. Mr. Knight m closing uttered a few words of caution to the Library Boa“! to ace to it that the very best. backs are placed within reach of xenon: of theLibnn- â€"7~r!â€"--‘ .' 5|..- of a. oontrovenia! or impropc edvolq uavv " -_ -â€"â€"_â€" -__, tor of Canadian Public, Librari'Ls-Dr. Batuâ€"and to know that th‘! Uburv had mind his heart y endorsetiou in ever: detain- ' . Mr. F. D. Mooreâ€"the oYdest mem. ber of Lindsay! Public Library Board 'uâ€"mado a neat smash, and way 101-. iuni'fut have fiction. but tau greet cure lonnnot he token in its selection. lie .wss glad to see the Library complet- ed and in running order. Ir. thr- negie might be amenable to criticism in coanion with the mode of mak- ing his wealth. bit It rarely ' w“ more creditable for him to mend his money in erecting libraries all our the land than to waste it st the gaming table or the race track. as so (may 01 our rich man do. ‘ Dr. Bain. who was received with applause. said he came to Lindsay charged with congratulations lor the Lip‘sn Board on the completion of a new and well equipped building. 01! looking through it that afternoon he was struck by smne things. one of which was the opportunity to raise the standard of the Library. That should be kept constantly in View by the Board. We have become so {ami- liar nth books that we lose the sense of tlnt'r importance. The illilsfl'i- minute reading of howls is lowering the fibre of the people of to-day. yet it canto: he denied that some of the choicest of intellectual: gems is to be found in IZMion. Stress was laid by some upon the value of the stand- ard books of reference. but his idea was that all books tlut convey knowlmge of value are entitled :o.hc classed as books of reference. Many libraries contain omntitios cl dusty. formidable looking volumes. which '31:: seldom opened. but his desire was to make every book available and to collect a series dealing with every subject of importance, so that the seeker after knowledge 'might oom- 1'!!an ,peihws it (been Vounues cor- ering every phase 0! the matter upon which information- wss sought. These books should be the Very best published on the subject. There are bot-n which open up Vistas of bound- less knowledge. and many of these are seldom heard of. A series of monthly meetings to discuss and elucidate the value and ell-mm doome of these would hare o gnud effect in promoting {It get}: for them. HA- o.s.~.«l In. Ha fe't assured that when the Lib- rary had been open a short time they would receive many donations of val- umbm books. Omar access to the books was an innovation only epjoyi‘d in one other town in canadaâ€"Sarnia, and he hoped and balimd it would prom 21 mm hem {the Lih'rqny was free to everyone in the County on payment of a 66. fine for a resist“. tion card. Hrs was proud of the bui'd~ in; in every mayâ€"inside as wen on outside. because it was a model of Libraries 011' which minim” had been “tended. He was espécially triad "to have with them thig «”9318 the N19- Mr. E. A. Hardy. Secretary of the Board thought the opening of the Library marked an upoch in the his. tory of the County; Monty-{five years ago a body of citizens got [On gather and reorganized thn' Mechan. ic‘s Institute in Lindsay. and some of those men were Mr. W. Flawllo. Mr. J. R. McN ilie. Mr. 620. Ingie. 001. Deacon. and Alex Jackson. As «he looked back over the minutes he 'a.w other namesâ€"Mr. F. D. Moore. Sena- ‘tor Dohaon. Mir. Kenna): and anthem ‘ who deserved cnedit for having made possible our present Library. Ho‘had been criticizcdasa dream or. He admitted the chargeâ€"he had atways dreamed. and he would tell some of his visions. One of his dream was to have a complete sou of Sectional papers. since 1867. He had dreamed of a book selection com. mittee and soma kind of a report on the volumes chosen. The choosingol new books was a NOT-J difficult and important task. .“While he did not think every work in thtLibrary 'waa beyond criticism. he could say that if fau3t oxiated it was unintentional. and anyone. who would. point out any obj‘x'tionable .book would center a favor. He would like to see the Lib. rary devemped along. certain tines. mochanical and ' agricultural. and hoped that sour: day tho Townshipof Ops «would soc fit to make an annual grant for the purchase of book? on ngncultum. ‘ ‘7 - 7 m .nvvâ€"vv-.. Any pgblic Library mu fitted to btcome a storehouse. of useful know- Eodge. He was in sympathy with the remarks made about the study or history. but .we have a local. a Coma ty a Provimial history to consider also. There are those n'u'onz :13 who have apoen to one or icon 0! Ibo original settlers of Ontario. Every town has e local histoc) in name r9- speqts _difle_rent to other towns. and so it is with counties. It is very desirable that we should preserve this local historyâ€"it we do Wt. we can- not hope to have the reaper: of those who come alter he. 80' uhderstood that Limlaay had a Historical So- cietyâ€""mi. towns do not puma a body of that kind. In most cases we find that the only mm!“ we havo ct Rankin: knowledge of long past exents in local history is glancing through a" old tile of the Globe, new:- patecr. The olfieers ol’ the local His- torical Society should make it a point to preserve Isles a! the County r-twspopz-ts in their Vault [or re- ference turposes. He was glad in- deed to notice that the Siczelary or the Library Board had been devot- ing a lot at attention to the Gown:- «ment blue boots. and Ses~iamal 1n- pexsâ€"ihey. gave the yearly record of the Gournxnept in ewry (leper:- meat and in a few. «yum would be wry ulmble. 121w Canali-m Alma- nac mg; also an inulmyic publlca- tion for pzcservuion and heaswas pleased to see that Lindsay Library had a set! «flaring ~10 yeah; back. In flash: the Dr.‘ coagrttulaiod the numbers of the. Library Hoax-don the excellent appointments 0! 4119 Library. adding that it was tittedin cur: way to per-form a great work in the town. (Applause). Mr. Wm. Finale. 8 member of the Buiiding Committees. on twins asked to speak said, " I have nothing- to say â€"the building stand! for our work." m an Ila; tau-mum!“ Multan-pk. neon a now". MLJA SUPPURT hm‘hflti dim mm" than men I 0w ”P'Wfl‘“ For sue by J. G. 8!)an a; co, unduy, Ont. um um. ”Sm,“ mm. 0"" was In "in. Mr. mm. a. hymn. o! lot 81. ova. 9. 09:. drown into town Sunday a!‘ Human and In MI nuance bk damn. "I! homo caught flu tram tho kltohon plpol, a spark lodging on the front put 0! the how. Mm. nyr. no" and a couple of children mac unable to do myth” to pmnt the Ipflld of the llama. and it happem In: unfortunately It“ .tho nearby neighbor. more “no shunt. the bone 8400 3mm. ‘nho gables and opt. '5." am ll. Vat. (Toronto Star.) In silence it both nude and deep. But we are we]! content. at- no one hue. any sleep gWondofing when Game!" mt ‘A Bay a. crow mu, “ You can ride down a stony hill More Comfort Coaster Brake Lesa Work Cushion Frame un's This "bunt. In "’ mam I1 than JMI‘ In math! I nmrku mom RM. "In (W. ”00m In» am [W 0." "com Imus NM limp. ‘ Baa-MING asap. King-ton. June 28“». Wm ('50 he: Editor at Tm: Pout.) : Du: Sunâ€"The train but!“ the (alum 4am “main Mount. Col. v Wlivvu-v _. _-_ _ doctor Goo. Bombay and mm: Jack- noo, undo a site nod flaunt run. Mac omega 0! the Regiment- are Halo! Jim Staples. Cayzum Bolt.) 81. Belize: Willi-anon. (biscuit; K0- 0” salience); Lint... add-by. (Burnt Rivet); Lam“. (Wy- W): Smith. (Little Bfitlill) Pat- tcnon, (Woodvjuo): Scion! oi the WIN“ have only stunt eight men. but the Regiment will aver-g; about 23 mgn _t°._‘f compuny. m. 7 #A-.â€" I... We mned at 10mm Jot. soon: 5 PM” and with the ion. Regiment [tom Pot! Ewe. made the run to human. in good time. urivinz at the Can 0.30 gun. Eliot Jim an- pie: "Sunny Jim." dbcowrod am. his trunk In left at Lindsay. and Capt Jack “tsunami! wand for n, as the content. are Valuable. and nomad every hang. . I" ‘-A at. «I. .80 gun 3592.3 gnaw .«sn E 35 a: 23 3.3 4 . gage c388 nun Mun E .633 #3qu .338qu £539“..â€" Muw "ivâ€"a __ Tue men are well mud. ..nd all uecuuxy wan: pmwded. Ann. Quartermaster Fate: under-ta nd-I lm duties: he is a “unable man and look saw the 1mm: 01 the men in lim- ahape. - MAL nail--â€" ‘V.mvvvâ€"-.v v â€"- There was niu about 2 mm. 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