New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-17
LISTENING TO Tx MARVEL
,,p MITCHELL rAsCINATES A CHAUTAo'
GUAM AUDIENCE.
POPULAR LECTURES AT THE TOURISTS CON
xrRENoE-FRENcH AND GERMAN oorTA'h''

o,,-.p rrcTuREs AT THE TOURISTS "oN
vrprxor-FRENcu AND GERMAN COTTAGES
"A SHOCK TO THE COMMUNITY
TRY TELEGRAPH TO THE TkBUNE'l
Iu,r ,s-Donald @. Mitchell, the
t. nettor known As Tx Marvel has cmersco
,u,,, Tho rural retreat at Edgewood Conn., "hcro 10
,rous oabbages and turnips and INDUCES III s''n
harmless amusements, and Is no" e"'o'ie - .h,s
Vitality of the Hotel Athenacum' ITO spoho -.
afternoon on Queen Elizabeth, ana sumo n,n
:, Her Court- and the lecture was ena"'"e
!" me- 81 =, literary exercise common
h l., thu DAYS when Reyeries OF bache'o'
l,,ar hnt now almost out OF 'oguc'
~. ,h.ro e stnl strong taste for It, however was
evidenced by the size OF the auu'on''' "O"
chiefly composed of ladies', ana ny 'no ."eo
,ontion with which they followed us pocucdi Poo0
In opnearance Mr. Mitchell has become hoic hho
al edition of George William Curtis thah ever
rhno IN manner and methods as speaker INC IVso,'
h,snce is even more striking Tic 0id'i"ou ~
80. y, AGO and rcad his essay rom printed
aoot sbsets sitting although his bright pme eyes
- comnleNon and elastic step almost precluuo
~. ,dea of his seventy years. Inc lecturer ooio
,,,s about Queen Elizabeth whom MI. Ml'cneh
thinks Froude has treated somewhat narshy' puV
sa",, chiefly with Lord Burlegh, Sir Philip shncy
- ,ha author of the "Faery Queene." Mr.. Mitchell
IN sneak four times this week, and is the fore
sumner ~ an attractive group to arrive at various
times during the summer
Al the third tourists conference, the Rev. y. D.
Thatcher talked of the recent discovery by the
crcek Society Of the ruins of an ancient temple DO
,ween the Erecheum and the Parthenon ana US
,crtbod the excavations prosecuted by the American
.chool at Athens and Icaria, under the supervision
=, Car, u Buck of the Yale class Of 1886 He dweit
a, length on the abandonment by the French Oh
their proiect,d excavations at Delphi and dated OF
me splendid chance which existed for American dig.
rers 10 distinguish themselves. The whole COST VI
The work. Mr. Thatcher thinks, would fall wNhin
$3.50 OOO aud It is we'll known that as late as uo
third century of the Christian era Delphi was re-
earded as a perfect forest of statues. Dr. BroauuS
followed Mr.. Thatcher with description OF the ecnoes
about the Acropois, and George Vincent gave uro'
account of trip to the Pyramids. This form VI
entertainment is proving so popular that the q.
tendance each time exceeds the seating caPaoi' "a
the large hall in which 1t is given.
Tho subject of the stereopticOn lecture IN the Am
nhitbeatro Tonight was Footsteps of Longfenow' oy
James A. Green. AT the pronunciation ma'ch ia Ia,
night conducted by Professor r. L. CumnocA Oh .10
same system as the spelling match, Henry W. Harge'.
Of Akron Ohio, took the first prize anu MIS- 0"'""
b. WiIlett Of Troy, Penn, the second ,
The language students owe II 10 tne e"oiU' "
Professor Hermann J. schmitz, of Adelphi Academy
Grooklyn. that cottages have been opened IN "h'oh
only French and German arc spohe'
The German cottage on Terrave-ave'' cohuuc'ou =!
Mre r q Uprick contains twenty-five rOolhs aiu
accommodates at present twcny.t boarders' among
them being F. W. Fairfield, Professor Of Greek ana
German at Tabor College. Iowa; Flora A. BrecKoh-
ridge OF Mertden Conn; VI. d. McGrath, OF Athehs'
Ohio; c. T. Woodruff, of Chester. Penn; Eva JOINS
ton OF Columbia Mo-: Hattie J. BaSsett, OF New
Haven. Conn; Julia NJ. COnley. OF Cohocton NJ l. :
Helen NJ searles. Of Addison. N y julia +. Garner
u Athens Penn. Mile H. Miller, OF Harstowh' fchi'
Annie L. sullivan, Of Niles Grove, Penn, and MIS-
cobart Freeand and daughter, of Baltimore Ihc
Two French cottages conducted by Ms L. ;. soloerg
and Mrs f. T. sullict were opened on July O.
Among the boardcrs are Professor Smith, OF swarth
moro College Penn; Jessie L. Hopes of Swar'h-
more Mile l.. Il. DeLagneau, of Ottawa, H.; MIS-
d. F. PARK. Athens. Penn. Laura A. Fry OF Oincih'
matt: Mrs. W. G. Rainey of Lake Forest, III. H. l.
Davenport of Sioux Falls. OAK, and Clarence
Church. OF Detroit. At each of these cottages
foreign periodicals supplied, anu thor0
Is en-seleeted library of l:ht literature In the
Language 10 be studied. 49,. ,oo,,d .,,
The whole community has been greatly shocked ny
the news of the death this afternoon Of Dr. >. D. M
Eaton, at Franklin. Penn. DR.: Eaton was mem
Der Of the 1882 class of the C. L. b ~ ana "a lar d.
achievements were concerned. was the most DIS
tnguis he'd student the institution has ever known
hearing on his diploma no less than sixty sears,
which certified his completion OF the ordinary =. L.
: c. course, and at least fortytve speclal courses
I'm addition lie the author OF several ValuaDle
works among them History of Erie PreSbytcry
map of Palestine In the Assembly grounds MIS-;
Eaton left Chautauqua for Franklin on SATURDAY, ana
her niece Miss r. f. Eaton, will follow her TO morrow
Al a meeting 10 be held this evening delcgauOn
Will be appointed TO attend the funeral Dr. Eaton
was sixty nine years Old