The National tribune., 1893-08-17
OUR ROLL CALL.


fThe letters VS. mean veterans son. vd. veter-
an's daughter and Wv. veterans widow; members
oiassociations viii be mark ed S.V. and D.V.l
Mrs. J. c. Deighton and Harry r. Deighton.
Shenandoah, Iowa; Fanny NJ Snodderly, York
town Iowa; Mabel 81. McAfee Nye. Ore G..
Leonard Dame, Faith, KY; Matte McCracken.
granddaughter Of a Union spy, Sacramento Cal;
Frances E. sanderson. Dayton. o. Desiring cor
responsiveness: Willie Rosenberger. Woodland, Ii.
Letters aHd postal autographs: A. Il. Carpenter
Cf,ifix. w. Va; Kate Duffieid, Wood River, Neb.
Letters with those who practice the American
system of shorthand: Harry Dunlap West Line
Mo. Total, Il, 4S6.
For the best paper upon any subject received
each week book, other prize, at the writer's
option. will be awarded.
To Lon NJ. Staring. Grand View, Tenn, has been
awarded prize for the paper on Washington
Irving" The book chosen by him is Cam phre
aud Memorial POEMS" by Kate B. Sherwood
WASHINGTON IRVING.
Washington Irving was born in New York April
3. 1888. He came from British stock; his father
descended from ancient family in the Orkneys
and his mother from English family. He WAS
educated for a lawyer. but early for>ook that pro-
fession like Scoti and many other able writer's for
literature.
At the age Of 10 Irving wrote a series OF articles
on dramatic and social occurrences under the name
of Jonathan Oidstyie." Because of poor health
he went abroad and remained in Europe until 1906
While in Rome be met Washington Allison and
tried 10 iearn TO paint, but gave il up and returned
his brother william and James X. Pauldiug in
publishing n serial entitled "Salmagundi: or the
Whim Whams and Opinions of Launceot Lang
staff, Esq. and Others" This venture reached it's
| 20th number. The poefica episties by Will
liam Irving, and the prose papers were by Wash
| ingtoB Irving and Pauldng.
The "Knickerboelser History Of New York +"
which appeared in IS09 begun by Peter aud
Washington Irving AS "a burIesque on a handbook
! Of New York, which had just been issued by Dr.
Samuel Mitchell, but Peter left for Europe
and Washington elaborated and extended the
work to two volumes. This made him fnnous
although il greatly offended some of the descend
ants Of he old Dutch families.
Ia 1914 he became Aid-de-Camp to Gov. Temp
sns, and the next year lac went TO Europe bust
ness connected with the firm OF which lac was a
silent partner. He met Scott at Abbottsford and
Proctor. Campbell and many of the great literary
| men Of the day.
The firm with which he was connected becoming
bankrupt he WAS obliged to turn to his pen for a
| livelihood. His famous IS sketch Book waa the
| result Of his rambles through England and Scot
! land. He had some trouble in fiading publisher
but at last Murray gave him goo for IT, aud then
| doubled il when IL proved successful
| Irving spent the Winter in Paris. While here he
| wrote Bracebridge Hail; or, the Hnmouris,s, I"
writing 10 pages in 10 days. Murray gave him
LOCO guineas for the copyright without seeing the
| manuscript.
| In 1924 his Tales OF Traveler" was Issued by
| the same publisher who gave him Ei 800 for il.
| Two years later Irving was commissioned by the
| United States Minister to Spain. Alexander II.
! lumbus which had been collected by Navarrette,
| and with this material he wrote his Life and
| Voynges Of Columbus, for which he received 3 GOO
! guineas and OF the 50guinea gold medals
| offered by George ". for historical composition
1 In ls29 his +" Chronicles Of the Conquest of
| Granada" appeared, aud this year he was ap-
| pointed Secretary OF the Legation at London.
la 1881 lac wrote Voyages of the Companions
| Of Columbus" and in 1892 bis ''AlhRmbra" was
issued. In 1891 the University of Oxford conferred
ON him the degree OF LID. In 1882 he returned
| to America
From 1872 To 1876 he was United States Minister
| TO Spain. His last aud most elaborate work wa.
hs 9" Life Of George Washington" which was writ.
ten in 1851 which occupied the remRinder OF his
! life. the last volume appearing only three months
! before his death. He died on Nov. 70. 1852 near
| IarTyioyn, y. y.
| Irving was early IN Hfe deeply attached 10 =
| young lady. Miss Matilda Hoffman, who died and
because of his affection for her he never married
| talon Ia Europe merely a man of letters" and
lac Is still fayoriie with the reading millions Of
| both hemispheres.
IL Is stated good authority that COO 600 volume,
| Of bi- works were sold I'm America while Irving
was living aud since his death they have averaged
| 80 coo volumes year. Among his works are "A b.
| bot;sford aud Newstead Abbey !" Astoria" wv oil
ferris Roosi." aud several others. Yours Pre-
Patria-
Lou M. Staring. Grand View, Tenn.
VOTE OF THANKS.
| DEAR c. C's kSD GUARDS: l. for one feel Iiks
giving Editor vote Of thanks for the timely
article the saicc. Of Criticism" in late sst,.
| of THE NATIossL TRIBUNE.
fsar maHy OF Us will have 10 plead guilty 10 th
charge, and those of W no mem bers of tina
grand society of young people, now one mil
iian ana haf strong, that IL doug muci
for Christ and the Church ", is there not a whole
sermon la The ciosiug paragraph Of this article?
| Let us ponder them well and make earnest reso
| buttons OF amendment Loyalty and fraternHliy-
l. b. Latham. York. Neb.