davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-21

The translation by Mrs. A. l.. Wister
of Ossip Schubin's Countess Erika's
Apprenticeship is a faithful piece of
work and gives readers unfamiliar with
German an opportunity to make the ac-
quaintance of strong writer. (Phila-
delphia j. b. Lippincott Co..
1.-THE Old Stone House and Other
Stories" groups pleasantly four of Anna
Katharine Green's shorter stories with
that which gives the book its title. Mrs.
clever. (New York: G. p. Putnam's
Sons.)
w. Clark Russell's " A Strange Elope-
ment," made known to many readers as
a serial in the English Illustrated Magd-
zine is now published in book form. All
Mr.. Russell's stories are breezy and in
spring. One can breathe salt air off
their pages.
The caricatures of William Hogarth
with letter text by Austin Dobson, is
one of the most sumptuous art works of
the season, more interesting of course
to the student and the artist than to
those whose tastes are all modern.
1t has come, red, flexible covers, maps,
pictures and all, just as we knew it
would-a guide book of Chicago and
its Environs." Mr.. L. Schick Is both
author and publisher. Next year he
will presumably issue a revised edition,
with full plans of the exhibition grounds.
His work seems to be complete and con-
veniently arranged. As to its more
minute details of course only resident
can speak. An outsider might, how
ever, suggest that Mr.. Schick revise his
knowledge of English grammar before
revising his book.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-21
Notes of the Magazines.

Two especially interesting articles in
the January English Illustrated Maga-
zine" are David S. Meldrum's "An Old
Fife Burgh Town" and "Village Life in
the Olden Time" by Frederick Gale.
Mr.. Meldrum's olden time goes back "a
number of centuries, while Mr.. Gales ar
ticle, which we cannot help thinking
more interesting and valuable, is just a
rambling old mans account of England
and country life at the era of the reform
bills. There is plenty of interesting
reading and generous illustration. "A
Strange Elopement by w. Clark Russell
concludes in this number
The Brown Magazine" for January
is in every way creditable TO its manage
ment. A long article on student life in
Greece by Prof. Poland is the piece de
resistance, Harold ID. Hazeltine "a, con-
tributes creditable historical study,
"The Indian God" and III. X. Rowe '92,
writes of "The Corpus Christi Plays at
York" with interesting quotations re-
minding one of Dan Chaucer. O. Il.
Durkee '93, has rather a dyspeptic tale
of woe TO wall forth, and there is n little
very good poetry, which reminds the
reviewer of the old saving that youth is
the time of poetry and middle age of
novels Tor novelettes) indeed. William III.
Eddys management of diffical rythm
in Aladdin is admirable, lame as his
architecture certainly is when he says of
his laborious reared temple
With plaster here some crack
We fill with utmost care and tach
Convenient mouldings there.
A temple such as is described might be
plastered. but decorated with tacked-on
mouldings, hardly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-21

Watchers I'm u chamber OF Death Very
Much Enlightened.

Midway between Mechanicsburg, Ohio,
and the neighboring village, Catawba, a
something ghostly has been creating
stir. The house In upon the Springfield
pike. and is q neat appearing two-story
frame OF modern architecture. IL Is In the
interior OF this honse that the ghostly
scenes are enacted. The last person who
occupied the house with his family was
gentleman OF the name OF Prentiss, but
himself and family remained no longer
than they could help. A little child Of
Mr.. Prentiss died, and several Of the inti-
mate friends of the family were sitting up
with the remains. The occasion afforded
the first intimation OF q ghostly vision
about the premises.
IL was about IL o'clock at night, and the
occupants OF the room sat doing from
their vigil, when with a mufiied exclarna-
tion, one OF the ladies arose from tine
chair, and, with trembling hand. pointed
toward one OF the walls OF the room.
Seemingly a hand OF fire had suddenly
appeared upon the wall. The hand first
appeared near the ceiling. but did not re-
main motionless. With the index finger
again pressed against the papered wall,
the hand moved downward until the floor
was reached. 1t then returned TO the cell
dicular visits downward and upward,
after which 1t disappeared and was seen
no more that night.
What IL meant no one could tell or con-
lecture. Upon examining the wall where
the hand had Travelled another strange
sight was disclosed. Lines, the width OF
an average adult finger. were upon the
wall In the track the fiery finger had pur-
sued, and along each line the wall paper
appeared as though scared with redhot
iron. IL Is not ascertained whether any
unaccountable noise occurred during the
man9uvres Of the mysterious hand. as
the living occupants of the room fled In
terror. Although the house is not now
occupied, IL is supposed that the hand OF
fire Is still at work, as visitors to the
house during the day notice additional
tracks where IL is supposed the hand has
Travelled and the same scared appearance
OF the Y ali paper.
How long the mysterious proceedings
will continue Is, OF course, unknown, but
at the present time IL appears as though
the hand OF fire is going to leave Its mark
upon every inch OF paper on the wall.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-21
WASHINGTON IRVING.
Modelled In Clay by an Almost
Totally Blind Sculptor.
HOW THE ARTIST WORKS.
the Fact That IL Was Made I'm the
Darkness and by the Sense of Touch.

Tho latest work OF the blind sculptor OF
Tarrytown is attracting a good deal OF
attention Just now. The old-fashioned
frame house on the BLUM near the river
road where the sculptor lives. with its
wide porch and low windows, has an un-
usual number OF visitors, and the sculptor
himself is forever conducting'strangers to
the rough beard shed In the middle OF the
garden which We calls his studio. In that
studio Is his statue, q colossal figure OF
Washington Irving. seated. Many are
the expressions Of admiration which II
provokes, says the New York Sun, for 1t is
dignified and impressive. and many more
are the ordinations OF surprise that
blind man could make thing so complex
and SO excellent.
The sculptor's name is John Marchant
Mundy. He Is not totally blind, as one
would suppose from the talk OF his towns
people. IL he uses strong opera glasses
at midday he can distinguish the express
sion OF a portion OF human face within
a couple OF feet OF him, or can make out
coarse print. In this way he was able to
study the features OF Irving's face In sew
eral pictures which he obtained before he
began work on his statue.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-21
A Voice From a Recent Grave.

LATEST LITERARY ESSAYS AND
ADDRESSES. BY JAMES RUSSELL
LOWELL. Boston and New York:
Honghton, Mifiiin & Co.
In an attractive volume, uniform with
the Riverside edition of his previous
prose works, some Of the most recent
essays and addresses of James Russell
Lowell, are preserved to posterity. This
expression is here used advisedly, for to
posterity Lowell will be something more
than a name, as to the present genera
ton he was more than literary man."
Yet literary man Lowell certainly
was first and foremost, politician only
when burning hatred of wrong drove
him into the thick of the anti-slavery
fight, or his country called him TO its
service abroad. There breathes in all
his prose the literary spirit, and every
phrase is fashioned fawlessly, like the
work of man who loves his work, yet
with the simplicity which speaks OF the
highest art and the most careful prepar-
alton. These essays are models OF clear,
lucid, forceful English style. And the
substance is worthy the setting, for
though many "occasionar addresses are
valueless next day, Lowell could make
the occasion fit the truth he wished to
utter. Thus "Shakespeare's Richard
I'LL" read before the Edinburgh
Philosophical Institution, and "The
Study of Modern Languages" before the
Modern Language Association of Ameri-
ca, are essays of the most mastery kind.
Such mind as Lowells was certain
with advancing years to produce criti-
cism of the rarest, keenest, yet kindliest
variety. His Gray" also included in
this volume, is work of that sort,
thoroughly modern, recognizing the re-
flex influence upon each other of the man
and his times, in which the former is
most moulded. Millions "Areopagit-
ica," in similar strain, presents a rare
picture OF British intellectual life in the
bad old times. Other essays in the vol
ume were originally designed as intro
ductions, yet need no attendant matter,
but stand alone bravely. OF these Some
Letters Of Walter Savage Landor" most
pleases us, presenting a picture of that
grand old man as far removed from hero
worship as from caricature.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-21

ton, with alternating kindness and
cruelty, till the chances OF war first
brought the land first into Mexican con-
troll and then under that of the United
States. Prof. Ladd tells the unfamiliar
story of the part played by New Mexico
In the civil war and the Indian raids and
wisely devotes several of his closing
chapters to recent history and the pres
ent outlook. Modern times began for
New Mexico with the building OF the
AtchIson road, and that they are in every
sense modern is shown by the figures
illustrating the territory's physical and
mental progress which Prof. Ladd gives:
OF course he thinks New Mexico should
be admitted as State, and SO will many
of his readers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-21


Mr.. Mundy seated himself in the wood.
bottomed chair beside the statue, assum.
ing its posture. He carefully bent his
left arm TO the angle OF that OF the statue,
and then laid his right hand upon it, fol.
lowing IL from shoulder to sleeve with his
fingers, dwelling upon every fold OF the
cloth.
- used to sit here hour after hour" he
said my mind bent upon the sleeve. my
fingers diligently learning Ii. i wore foi
the purpose q coat which belonged TO Mr.
Irving, which have copied In the statue
When | felt that my fingers had learned
the bends and wrinkles and creases OF the
sleeve then climbed up 10 my statue
and, with plaster and tool in hand, care.
fully reproduced the details. IL took
many trials to bring the arm to some.
thing like perfection. l followed the sam,
plan In regard TO every detail OF the
figure. Learned the folds of the trousers
from feeling those OF my own trousers
over and over again.
As my fingers grew more delicate In
their touch. and moro and more able tc
replace my eyes. wasted less and less
time. Then used 10 work at night. In.
deed, did great deal of work at night
used to come out to my studio directly
after breakfast and work all day, at mid.
day observing my work through opers
giuspcs. used TO take short time OF
for dinner, and after supper / came out
and kept at IL till or 10 o'clock. For
night, you know, was the same as day &c
me-"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-21
Pueblo Land.

THE STORY OF NEW MEXICO. BY
HoRATIo O. LADD. Boston ID. Lothrop
Co.
The most recent volume in the popular
"Stories of the States" series concerns
itself with one of the newest, yet oldest,
parts Of the Union. New Mexico, calmly
dreaming through a couple of centuries
while the fate of the continent is thrice
decided and the eddying tide of west
ward emigration sweeps round it TO the
Pacific coast, New Mexico. with its
crumbling remains Of long past aborigi-
nal dwellers, with its romantic memories
of Spanish priests and Indian missions,
and the wild raids of red men and white,
its ground speaking of valor, treachery,
devotion, hardihood, enterprise, sloth
and all contrasting qualities, is subject
for an artists pen, and such an one Prof.
Ladd wields.
Prof. Ladd passes lightly over the pre-
historic period when Indian races, gentle
Tunic or fierce Navajo struggled for the
land. That period must be fascinating
10 SO accomplished an antiquarian. but
he contents himself with n brief restate-
ment OF the arguments for common
Asian origin Of all the Indian tribes and
n briefer consideration of their archi-
lecture. When the Spaniards came, his
tory, still blended with romance, began.
Romance fred the hearts of Spanish In
vaders with greed of gold. History re-
cords their disappointment when, like
gallant men, they had possessed them
selves OF the desert and found IL barren.
All this was three-quarters Of a century
before the landing ut Plymouth. Then
begins the long story of Spanish domina-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-21
Mountain Studies.

THE STORY OF THE HILLS. BY the
REV. H. n. HUTCHINSON. B. A., +. q. S.
New York: Macmillan & Co.
Mr.. Hutchinson is evidently lover Of
his subject, of Ruskin and of Turner. IL
is accordingly an entertaining volume
which he has written, and the illustra7
tions of beautiful mountain scenery and
curious formations are beautiful. The
subjects treated are mountain scenery.
geological formations, animals and
plants, and their discussion is divided
into THE Mountains as They Are and
"How the Mountains Were Made" For
mingled pleasure and profit the book is
to be heartily commended.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-21
Retailing whiskev from cor.-t,.

For some time past Sunday liquor sell
ing has been going on at an unpreced
ented rate In Montreal, Canada. Recent
ly policemen broke into n ST. Catharin,
street saloon and found a crowd drinkin,
from tho most novel -receptaeles-eve-
heard OF. Men and women connected
with the place we're wearing tin corsete
filed with whlskey. To these small tubei
were connected. from which the thirst,
crowd were supplied.
Are you In want of Help? Try q 1O-cent
advertisement In the "Nevs."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-21
Jackknise Language.

When | was before the mast | used to
notice the Yankee shippers who would
congregate on the pier and whittle, and
could always tell how business was going.
When freights were good you'd see them
roll off the big shavngs in great shape,
but when freights were low they'd handle
over their sticks and shave off little fine
ones. You could tell every time.-Bath
(Me.) Times.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-21

OF course free trip To Europe
wo~'" suit you first rate. See page 2
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-21

Furnished rooms supplied with Lodgers
by "a IO-cent advertisement in the 'News."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-21

Parlor stoves at Half Price.
Chamber and Parlor suites at great reduction at
CIEMENCE BROS. n Co. eco Broad ~.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-21

Bp.hs 10. .ti "a t3is column may usually be
olddilcd Of Preston 6 ROUNDS, g.. Westminster
arcd.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-21
The BOOKS OF THE WEEK
Christopher Columbus and the Spirit
of Discovery.
WINSoR'S MASTtRLy WORK.
why and How the Continent Was Dis
James Russell Lowell's Latest Essays.


CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS AND
HOW HE RECEIVED AND IMPART-
ED THE SPIRIT OF DISCOVERY.
BY JUSTIN WINsoR. Boston and New
York: Houghton. Mifiiin a. Company.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-21

DO you want Room or "a Tenement
watch the columns of the News" or. bet
ter stiII, insert q 1o-cent dvertisement.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-04-29
come before the meeting. All those in
terested in the cemetery are requested to
WEST ADDISON.

Miss Cora Garrett is visiting in Panton.
Miss Ida Garrett of Crown Point Cen
ter is visiting friends in town.
Miss Julia Driscoll of st. Adams is the
guest of Mrs. ID. G. Smith.
Miss Maria Curler of Vergennes is
teaching the Potash Bay school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Foote are expect
ed home from Middlebury this week.
Miss Harrington of Port Henry was
the guest of Mrs. Fred Fisher over Sun
day.
Mrs. Edward McCauley of Port Henry
is at John Tatreaus caring for her
daughter, Mrs. VIM. Trudo, who is quite
i'll with pneumonia.
Mr., and Mrs. Chas. Strong and Mrs.
Fred Foote attended the funeral of VIM.
Huntington of Port Henry, last Sunday.
The steam ferry-boat G.. X. Sherman
was unable to make its usual trips Sun
day on account of the strong north
wind.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-04-29

ioyed her visit immensely, besides gain
ing several pounds of flesh. She had the
pleasure of hearing the Rev. T. Dewitt
Talmage preach in his large new church
in Brooklyn. The musical exercises in
many of the New York churches on East
er Sunday, she says, were exceptionally
fine this year, and the afternoon eXer-
cises which she attended at st. Bartholo-
mew's-known as the Vanderbilts' church
were very elaborate. Besides the or
gan, they had a large orchestra of
stringed and wind instruments. But she
considers the Messiah " as rendered at
the Metropolitan opera house Christmas
week, by about 800 voices and an orches-
ira of 100 Instruments, as grand beyond
description The beautiful and instruc.
tive works of art and nature in the Me-
tropoitan museum of art III Central park
and the museum of natural history are
well worth a trip to New York to see
She thinks, however, that she would pre-
fer to live in good old Vermont during
the sumner.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-04-29
THE LECTURE COURSE,

Prof. j. B. Clark of Smith college. the
second lecturer in the college lecture
course, who is to speak in the town hall
tonight, is, perhaps, best known as the
author of a little treatise on the Philos-
ophy of Wealth." In this book, which
has given the author a worldwide repu-
tation, DR.. Clark attempts TO broaden the
field of political economy by giving more
weight than had hitherto been given to
the kindler and more charitable motives
which lead men to seek wealth. His lee
ture on the Farmers Alliance will doubt
less be replete with new and interesting
information as to this very important re-
cent movement in our American politics.
The third party" will have an Opportu-
nifty to show its strength in the coming
presidential election, and an insight into
the motives and growth Of the movement
cannot fail to he of interest.
The first lecture. on Friday evening
last, by Prest Andrews of Brown uni
versity, was heard by a good-sized audi
ence. The speakers topic was 1.-The So
cial Plant" He endeavored to show
what ground if any, the socialistic agi-
tators have for their contentious that the
present condition of things is not right
lie admitted that there We're wrongs,
some of which he pointed out. Working
men have grievances, he said and they
Fare real But he did not attempt to tell
how the wrongs complained of could he
righted. holding that it is yet too early
for that: the business of the economist
in these times is to analyse the situation
and get at the facts, rather than to gen.
eralIze from the limited material now
available. Prest Andrews IS an inter-
esting taiker and was an excellent man
to put first on the programme of what
promises to be an exceedingly valuable
course of lectures
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-04-29
General l7ems.


Lord Bishop William die at 9 iebec.
A severe drouth and forest fires ar,
raging in NV Hampshire
T.. f.. McCausln has been appointed
postmaster at West Troy. Me
Governor Flower of New York has We
toed the state printing house bill.
The Tippecnnoe club at Manchester. y
H., has dedicated its new quarters.
The will of NJ 5 Kelleher of Boston
who left about SO, 900, is to be set aside.
The statue of John p Hale is to be un
yelled in Concord, n. H., probably IT,
June.
A 3-year-old son of Elmer f. Grant wa.
drowned in a catch basin at Fitchburg
Mass
Camden, Me-, voted to grant the use OF
the streets to the ROckland and Camden
electric railroad.
II. G. Paine denies the rumor that he il
to succeed NJ. Clarkson as chairman OF
the national Republican committee
Joseph Baker, a Portland and Rochester
brakeman, was struck by a freight train
at Rochester, y. H., and fatally injured.
The Louisiana state election was won by
the so-called Foster Farmer Alliance com
bination, the plurality being placed at
10000
The PittsH Id (Mass) police arrested
Charles Houston, under indictment for as
saut on Police Captain Leonard, July 10
1890.
General Joseph r. Hawley will deliver
the Grafton at the dedication of the sol
diers' memorial arch at Concord, n. H.,
July t.
Dr. 5. E. Lawton has been elected SUI.
perintendent of the insane asylum at
Brattleboro, VT, to succeed Dr. Draper,
deceased
Many letters have passed through the
mails to Lowell Mass people from green
goods men i'll New York, and the postof1ic.
authorities are Investigating.
AT public meeting at South Framing.
ham, Mass, as to he town buying the
wor of the Framing ham Water com.
pany, the general sentiment favored the
purchase.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-04-29
County Oems.
BRIDPORT.

BRIDPORT.
1t is boy at +. II. IIutchnson's.
d. Z. Myrick started his beef cart on
Tuesday.
Col. A. A. Fletcher of Middlebury
was in town on Tuesday.
w. w. Sherman of North Attleboro,
Mass, was in town last week.
Communion will be observed the COM
ing Sunday. Preparatory service on
Friday afternoon previous.
News has recently been received here
of the death in Michigan of Norman Eli
thorp, son of A. f. Elithorp of this town.
There will be a social hop at the Ma
sonic building on Friday evening of tins
week. Orchards orchestra will fur
nlsh the music.
A. j. Weber has moved into the house
with Mrs. Mary Gray. Himself and
brother Fred are working in the Wissel
blacksmith shop.
There is no change in the price of but
ter from last week, Is cents beng the
top notch. Fresh eggs have advanced
to II cents Dozen
The listers of the town of Bridporl
Will meet at the town hall on Tuesday
May 3, at ! p. m, to hear any that may
feel aggrieved by their lists.
We had some wntry weather the earl,
part of the week, water freezing il
places on Monday morning from ont
half to one inch i'm thickness.
The schools in districts Nos. 2, 3 and
opened Monday. The teachers are res
pectively Misses Lottie kingsland, Hat
tie Kellogg and Stella Williams.
The remains of Miss Eliza Ferry Of
Williston, VT, were brought here last
Friday for interment. Deceased was ;
daughter of the late Luther Ferry o.
Bridport.
j. y. Spaulding is in Crown Point
where he is employed in his capacity a.
auctioneer in closing out the stock o
goods III the store occupied by a. II
Sellingham, who will remove to Glen'
Falls, n. Y. j. II. Howe is assisting ii
the work.