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Show Carnegie's Latest Offer. PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 7.-Andrew Carnegie has offered to give the city of Philadelphia $1,500,000 toward the extension exten-sion of Its free library system. Under the conditions of his offer this sum Is to be applied only to the erection of thirty buildings which are to be used as branches of the mala library. The city is required to furnish sites for the buildings and is to equip the libraries and afterward after-ward maintain them at a yearly cost of at least J5000 per building. - |