assumed that this 1100-page volume contained all the history worthy of being known. The rest of the library was protected behind the locked doors of many ancient cabinets, access to which was gained by application to Miss Ranck. If the student could overcome Miss Ranck's incredulity, she would search

Continental Congress to the present time, there have been nine places that have hosted the government of the newly-indepen- dent states under the Continental Congress, the Articles of Confederation, and the present Constitution. They are: Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa. Baltimore, Md. Philadelphia, Pa

ancient newspapers of Lancaster. When the present edi- tor assumed charge in 1955, he returned to the Conestoga Publish- ing Co. which now was operated under new management primarily for the purpose of putting out a newspaper to compete with the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal (morning Democratic paper

effort was made in 1798 by Lancaster's leading citizens to have the borough incorporated as a city, citing "... the Borough of Lancaster had increased and still daily increases in extent and population, and ought to be able to provide for the order, safety and happiness of its citizens. But the