Excerpt from Class Catalogue and Author Index of the Osterhout Free Library, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1889 A wide 2. All inhabitants of wilkes-barre over twelve years of age, will be entitled to take books from the Library for home use, upon signing an obligation to observe all the rules and regulations made fo'r the government and safety of the Library; Provided, such obligation shall be endorsed by some responsible resident of the city, who thereby guarantees the return in good condition of any books lent, and in case of loss, the value of the book lost; or the borrower may deposit, as security, a sum not less than two dollars. Blanks for signatures can be had on application at the Library. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.