Show I 1 NEARBY b s I 1 I 1 AND by c I 1 I 1 i T T YONDER f maxey y I 1 T ad indian name meaning a highly salted bod body y of water has been contracted to chesapeake e the lie name of that aalur ing 1119 inland sea that cuts virginia in twain and almost bisects the state ot of Al maryland aryland I 1 no ko wider than a river at its head the lite chesapeake broadens to a width of 22 miles in the miles to its joining with the sea its maximum depth Is feet and gross area about square miles it Is fed by some gone CO 50 tributaries tributa ries ranging from two to miles in length the chief abne one ot of will which b Is the historic potomac these trib starles harbor many quaint villages village of quiet charm that hold ancient colonial homes of rare beauty this romantic bay became known to white men quite by accident in 1607 when some passing vessels were blown into its mouth it figures prom ineptly in the development of the surrounding country has a war record of renown and Is known for the unusual colorfulness of its sunsets the chesapeake Is a great seafood sea food bin producing more oysters than any other body of water in the world dur ing one year bl maryland aryland and virginia n which embrace it produced oysters clams crabs terrapin and fish valued at almost it also Is a great wildfowl wild fowl refuge its shelters being famed as habitats for myrinda myriads ot of the winged tribes again it la Is an outstanding commercial utility bearing upon its bosom great cargoes of the worlds goods between baltimore and other world ports in both this ebli 9 and forel foreign n lands forty second street E VERY large city has a street which for one reason or another has beer smiled upon by fortune and enjoys a national prominence it naturally follows that the larger the city the more famous the street as a rule it Is running true to form therefore when hen a street forty second in ow our metropolis reached the importance that it Is advertised as the worlds greatest thoroughfare and what a transformation it has bag had I 1 only a few decades back the th eastern portion of forty second was dubbed shantytown it was one 0 of the most unsightly sections of the city but as uptown new york responded to the urge of progress forty second developed into a creat cross town traffic artery from the east river to the hudson ani and today the former slovenly section ot of it has become the most high toned and carries the greatest buildings only about two miles long but approximately feet wide with elevated railroads rutin frix over it street cars operating on it and subways hur bur rowing under it forty second hns has become such a necessary thoroughfare that new york fork would be hard put to get alona without it it has been estimated that more than persons and upwards of vehicles use it every twenty four hours that probably parsons live within convenient walking distance and another million within a few minutes ride shops of every nature imaginable line its sides along with great terminals nit nals churches theaters loft and office buildings and monstrous hotels at one of which people are sald to dine dally daily the natio national n a library im national library as the library liim THE of congress at washington Is called Is the largest institution ution of its 1 kind ind in all of the Anier leaS tills this treasure house of 1 knowledge now ledge covers three and one halt half acres of grou lill has nebout eight acres of floor space which contain more than hooks occupying more than miles laes of shelving covering every sub ept under the sun almost nations are represented in this stupendous roller co letlon tion china and russia lead ins the foreign list with more then than and sooth volumes respectively antian and scandinavia following oth wore more than pm and respectively ively in there are up wis of maps and charts photographs and prints and no lOH OOOO musical scores A stuff staff of experts Is employed to assist R it congress government employed emp loyes find and public pubic celliers cl liers in locating information for which they fire are scorching Pook flom in in ill i eiery phaze Is 01 m bitely I tely here fr for iris loave hie hook book printed from amov able bilile type 1 turando run ala mill purl dart no boita noita ita was printed ir illenz il linz in 1452 nelch wits thirty years beffie derov red americo the smallest book bonk whirl to in v io in said to be the anvil lew in ID stir world Is a copy of the lie kuhni yh ant f omar khayyam which con frev eight pages each line if inell sumire the largest brol Is aielli Aill li oll birins of bortt bortl in fur its puget ahi three fret fiet big A normal days 9 till d ilys mid ho hollinas llilas includes ap all sta books and pamphlet q inapt 40 leal compo 1 irenis still 1100 neusa ithiers aid per peri fra ca alil warrn coloa |