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'I'li* tWfulnoAN ol‘ EJbrarlf***.It is wearisome to listen to the reiterated statements by persons ut intelligence in this city, to the effect that the days of the usefulness of the public library have passed ; those who wish to read can get all the books they j want without ii, while the mass of the I people would not use a library if they j had a'ves.s to one.lt;‘ertainly there is a large percentage of the people who do not read, nor care to read : who do not even think, or raie ! to think . who would not use and enjoy;a dimity had they access to one. Vet.•this uia.'S of in*ellelt; hml sluggishness \a (h it.inaieil hy minds n\ its own class, who do think, who me alert. bright a in! cihji iring, who d./ some reading and i:.# i ;n themselves lliu i /‘st wav theirV• ii n..s\'Ult; es w ill | »t * i j * s • . such v. odd bei t*mn f.-euuejii to a library, be-i tfujM* u-adeis of nook- as well as r^ad-. eisoj men; biroum letter informed,: let;i r abie to dis-cm.na.e infm-malion | and light v\liti** sn? uni.ition ami light j :Ln; need/d. T!ic\ an1 tie* me-. Mn*-e rugged lt;*h]ld)‘*n f ?il win* «e the mu- I t.ttn :i and ewlub * f - a ieJv ai“ in *time t }ei,'»mi eu»j h\er **. jI i«‘raleis ol j 1 bh oj n. \ he jj y\ ei - \ ! of liheity m* it- ie •1; *'-hail d,e me m o‘ m.o.i; am] ii. ’ lecl.Ull il)M-.|M\! f WithludM l un , llieso I DC! ..Cut l-Mth I - ’It is to T.ij. Ilia' wi i* i i-iv ini■j Upon HIM SII'MS V'| J. i,i.* *'•.*** i ■! u P*l lU |I human egmnnee. w.th mme m le-s j I IMI'I ll( f 'iij.’UPlI lo l 11- 1tempi 11e mu' ill r i j.sJ • .:Jn .n^ n»e to bepi e-m w d and bamb*«l dov n to . nr ' ]jii- ,. d'-'*ii and -ur « l.;llt;-rcn'- . i.dc’ivn. h will1■bee* 'hijiS-h n onp tlirmgo i;,t* jtl. d a sc e nr i! * ,i k.-*- ,1*1-1 i*'a\’ers,)| hi lt;-i*« »i,f I1 'Flu* Ii ■ • i'.' itt .*■'paired ‘arn a lerent | .!'•*.* -.u » ..''•I l-W-l ill I.Oi. l'lh.bd'Ii t',.| »|e--. me- ii Ml e. the Ii t !f \ il‘ m.d !i.,ok b/’s b e-ipn j, liu* MaiV* jp'ontv on ,»i,j Mumiml w d! j i * 1 ih sanu P lnlt; n' v :! for am ir m I ■ bji i \. |\ nlt;e i -• n •' 1 i • 1 i'm ;it \ '**• u- w *• may I» » •I bdi i th.ii .ii - u«i« i. o.,^ * *, ■ *• «-s ut pubiii libai i- ire\und ijues-I -H • *—
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Massillon Independent

Massillon, Ohio, US

Fri, Mar 04, 1887

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