, 1876-11-11
,,.,aodic Sagas ... Around the
'' ,yorld...Ilistory and
Architecture.
r,nastrian Sport Of Aaiatic No
nads-The 0amel---Eduoa~
tional Notes.
rho life of tho House-Fty"..Rus.
NV sian Explorations in Gem
tral Asia.
LITERATURE.
MASSACHUSETTS, r1I1LAN-
LIE ustttsf3T1fETt

1ltIkA}i4SAt .....
.-,,o,p M mn, SAMUEL GH1DLEY HOWE.
NgA2la u w.nn @ 1iowx: with nther Memorial
T,'Ga.iIs r.. Iors Memo! Committee. Price: Mns*
H. ii, 10; paper, VI.
w. 1a,s,, nile volume we havo the outlines Of
~ ~. NJ ,,nc who grandly fulfilled the duty OF
.,a,n OF one over whose grave that simple
..a..ore NAV be passed which tonfcrs tho no.
.,4., ,rr,rd for the highest a1nbition: "fIo
w.. w.. IN t,,e world better than l,c found It."
~, ~ or,v III. example nnl his Influence, but Ills
Easements, ;nclorated his racc; md, for all
.,a. tht afflicted classcs bCreft OF slight, Of
,..,,,r nj Intellect, will look hnrk to his Numr
IA, rsse,eut gratitude; while those cntlow cd
,xh ihc ful, measure Of Heavens gifts to n1an
I,r,lxlEl find In his memory stimulus to ,nscf-
t.b and heroic cndcavur IN oycry cause that is
mn. md lofty, and ptilanthropir.
I,,, Howe was borl In Boston, Nov. 10, 1901.
uI,c,r1, education was received at the Boaton
I,,|n Shoo,; and tho higher course was taken
i, D1oun University, whero lie graduated IN
in rIc chose medicine for his profession; =;
Int after qualifying himself and being admit
I'D 10 prac.kc, he resigned tho prospects opon-
toqtohIna tu this direction, and enlisted with
,nhustastu ia the cause OF the Greeks, then en-
r.vpl IN national revolution. 1lo Joined their
I'M, Ia the pcloponncsus, In the capacity of
mrrron: but II WIS tn ono Ut tho darkest days
ta,t lal daxncd upou 1Ecccc, una her e,le,n[es
nndly subducd all systematic opposition In The
ou,rtcr Whcrc Howe had taken up ar,ns III her
defcose. In letter dated after tho ttsorgani-
utIou Of the rctulnr troops, hc writes: ~
bIpedoue Of the snail guerrilla bands that hung
,bou. The enemy, doing ali the l1arm tlleycou!tl.
could be of little or no usc rs surgeon,
mi xu expected to divide my nttcn-
ton between killing Turks, help
mr. Greeks, and taking care Of myaelf.n
u va. naturally very hardy, active, and
tough, and s0on bocamo Cqual to nny Of tho
mountaln-toIdlcry III capacity for endurance Of
t,lgue, hunger, md watciftlltess. ! could
ttlo!t. all hay ioug1 ,clarbcrinE atlong. the
nuunillu-passcs; Guild cut sorrcl and snails, or
70 sihout auytling, md at night lie down on
Tue g,ennd With only my shaggy capote, mud
tcrP Ike log.h
liz s3 ycars Dr. Howe served ns II soldier IN
the tatslc:olaIus of Greece, md then, urged by
The tts,yalnu impending over the people. re-
sufteI to Ameriva to solicit relief tor their
necessities, lie succeeded lit collecting In Dos
Ion md It's y!dutty 5000 together with O
geat amount q clotlfng. investing the money
iaprovhlnns, llc again went to Grrecc, ntlu IT,
hslkn[Dg min depot Mt Egina, himself over
Looked tho distribution Of tho suecor he had
brought. III 1875 he published IA History of
The G[cek Rcro!ntioa." and shortly after catnc
batk In BIS uAttye country.
fenow found bis frle,Il,, DR., john D. Fisher,
devoted to tlle benevolent object Of educating
The blind as yet there was i,o institution III
our iaua where this unfortunate class coul re-
slsc tlo br,lellts ot instruction., Speedily In
Lset'ed IN thu new philanthropy. Dr.. uowa
ass'a rhitvd Europe f6r the purpose Of stul1y-
rs the ssstcm Ut management pursued In tic
@ hhoo!s ioY the Blind In par1s aud Berlin.
patng tlEs soious!, On the Continent, Ills SYM
N!alcs lthncllca him to so1nc active c.Fosts III
khal! ot the Poles, then III revolt against Rus
81 aha, being detected 1T conveying supplies to
toI1nt, he was imprisoned fur slx weclss In Der
iln,-ealnlrg his liberty only after II GU) miles
!elIasy u ear1iugc with twn Ecnfarntes, wllo
ttampoftctl hiln beyond tho Russian frontier,
,la !elt AiM with tlie Injunction mover to pass
ttr ooanauTy-1htc III the future.
~ ttc cllurts u DR.. Fial!er, un appropriation
~. ~ 9tch Obtained III l621 for tlu education nt
tae MASSACHUSETTS blinu; and, the year fnl1uw-
", elaFtc! was procured incorporating tho
mopoaa, institution. In 1859, DR.. Howe, once
NV sue II. II sto ~ begun tllccxpcr'rcnt VI teac
Il. Its hfat pupils were three children lie Ind
tTAed ii up IL the strcets. Thcso lu taught Fur
l ssae ~ 'is iati'et's ho,lse, but afcrwartt re-
,soea .,; Inc school t> 6nail hired dwelling. On
E2"'s Yis!t 70 this humble institution, which
1n,. 1 IVY aoublsI its number Of scholars, all
.,!I sas i9o'1 the highways, Miss E. +, rcnbotly
i. o.s .. ~ friend: +" lie Ind then been about
hu+an.1s h. mohts ct work, Mnd Ind Invented aud la
~ voasiy executed come books with raised let
sa Ms' leartl them to rea,l. sutnu geographical
.Ps, ahd the Eeon!etrleal dilgratsis necessary
ms, ~. instruction IN mathematics. iIo flti gull,-
sno,nn s,ru a~anc think, upo1t cartlhoartl,-
,aqhnt'us ,q,ht'us abor,-to form tho letters al thu
Is1.. puaoet. l sholl not, III all time, fs,rgrt tho
tuhHn..s.on made uiMn nc by seeing the eru OF
e Ill.,. nlGsX lteyuluiton. wllu lat narrowly missed
~ "s lhat oi tlu Polish RuyolutIuu alst.-t, sec
NJ ~ hgFo, / suy, wholly absorbed,
s,ut,! M !aph|ysng all the eHcr::ics Of lis
fa"a,, faaai - tl'is apparently humble work, and
nv, uns IL y Us Ghrlst did, without money ,iuI with.
~ ~ P.se' Ills own RESOURCES at this time rouit
~, I'll asSe pail tho expenses Of lis u,tIortuklnr.
III I VI tue economy null scif4lr,,jnl he pra9:.
ss1 tac fuller p,irau VI ls fricnI anil BROTH
Nj flsllsr, Hslstcd hl,n."
t. "Jt long alter this vistt, DR., Nuwo exhibited
NImses IN hublIc,-hupinw tIlnt a yfow al Tim
so1f s1ffecnent they ha,l nls.lc wullI Interest lin
nlspissa lIe ssaSgly III their u!a. Tl.u hong was not
mnnup.afcd, for turnr Of untiu,siustn yyus
fsfsi f.eG} ash wbirh wealthy rrntIr,,nn nf.
,,rs,, Jus large horsc md frt;lttls I'M p.nrl
IT,. uF tu se Ut the blind u,vi.,rs, tipt IL,
nat,Gs oi bost"n would add tu tjIr t1t,,,attn,,
IT, ~: 10 psocure th!s sum, thc Indies heii
e,m latsy fair ever known il tic city, and
III, ISia H. 'Eon their enterprise itttio ovrr si o0.
tun, "IIfease II Of IrArs n,ra1t INCREASE Of raro
gu.y to create M a Sass 0awars. s,a e Ln!!ea a..
stI he brought to ~" ,,t, KITTY. eao 'naetl!neEy "
Substitution nnt.r TX" taesfee u! cllleletcy
Hcs era hIo ",'ut' 4i1s tIhstfOl. ~ Wla not