Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-05-06
PEOPLE AND EVENTS.

Mn. GLADsToNEs indispensable appetite
for literature is indicated by the fact that
recent consignment of books sent to him at
his request by London dealer, contained
several works in the Cornish language, an
account Of religion in England in Anglo
Saxon times Grlesinger's history OF the
Jesuits, Dr. Stoughtons "Religion in En-
gland Under Queen Anne" Adams book on
birds, a life of Cromwell, an early English
glossary and other mental pabulum OF
equal variety.
THE late Alfred Name, of Tours, France,
was the greatest publisher Of Roman Catho-
lie literature in the world. In less than
yelr this establishment used up 1000
shespskins in binding books in parchment,
and the mere sweepings from his gilder's
room was sold for $4,000. NJ. Name made
most OF his great fortune by cheap catechisms
that sold as low as three cents each, and
leaflets and pamphlets required for pupils OF
religious schools. On the reproduction OF
illuminated missals and other expensive
publications of interest to book collectors he
invariably lost money.
Mrs. Cleveland has pleasant little custom
OF taking the President out riding every af-
noon. He goes as her guest, and ON these
occasions leaves all business cares behind
him. Too make the President feel that he is
entirely his wife'S guest, Mrs. Cleveland al
ways uses her OVID carriage and coachman
The mistress of the White House has corn
plete equipage of her OWE, and even thv
monogram on the harness and the carriage
door is hers, and the letters are L. L. c.
Francis Folsom Cleveland. On these occa-
sions Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland go alone. They
are not even bothered by Baby Ruth, ana
the drive is generally as far into the country
as the length Of the afternoon will permit.
THE Rev. DR.. w. W. Mcyickar, who is
prominently mentioned for the succession TO
Phillips Brooks as Bishop OF Massachusetts,,
was born in New York about forty-seven
years ago. He received his education at
Columbia College and at the Philadelphia
Divinity School, His first parish was the
Church of the Holy Trinity, Harlem, whence
he was called to succeed Bishop Jaeger, OF
Southern Ohio, in the rectorship of the Holy
Trinity in Philadelphia. He has been there
for eighteen years, and has been great sue
cess both as pastor and teacher. Bishop
Brooks was rector Of Holy Trinity from 1862
to 1869, and five years after he left the church
Dr. McViekar assumed the rector5hip, which
he has held ever since.
MISS LUCY LARcoM. whose recent death at
the age of 81 the literary world and a large
circle Of personal friends are deploring, was
a complete contrast to the typical spinster
Her ample form and noble, large-featured
face gave her motherly look, which her
manner, always cordial and interested, con-
firmed. She was very fond OF Monticello
Seminary, in Illinois, where, while she taught
she also studied. She frequently declared
that that institution was, at the time she at
tended it, by far the most progressive one
for women in the United States. She was
dearly beloved by her pupils at Wheaton
Seminary, a fine old school for girls in the
vicinity OF Boston, and their gatherings
were never considered complete without her.
Miss Larcom was thoroughly welded TO
New England, and az with all true New Eng
landers, Boston was the centre of her earthly
ideRs and aspirations. Not many years ago
she paid visit to New York, and confessed
shuideringly that she was very uncomforta-
bic there. New York seems a bowling
wilderness to me" she sighed, "and long
to get back TO Boston, where knew just
what and whore everything is.