Excerpt from Address of J. H. Benton, Jr., At the Dedication of the Bradford Public Library Building: Bradford, Vermont, July 4, 1895Two sentiments dominate the day, - loyalty to the na tion and love of learning. The one is typified by the ¿ag with its resplendent folds and glittering stars, the other by the beautiful building which we have met to dedicate to sound learning and popular education.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.