The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-15

panied by the authors name ana ADDRESS,
must be in the Socetys possession not
later than March, 1884, The Society re-
serves to itself the right OF not a"aru-
ing the prize i'm case none OF the "v'h,
submitted H. up TO the proper stah"ai'
of the Society's publications. furiher IN
formation may be obtained from MISS
Henrietta Sold. 7O2 West Lombard street.
Baltimore, Md.
Mr.. Benson has written a new story,
which is not at all in the vein OF pooo.
1t is called Limitations" and deals large
ly with art study and art life. -.
Clement Ferguson. the weli-known lit
terateur. historian and authority on COINS
old engraNings, stamps and book plates
died suddenly on 20 Nov. at Portland Me-
in his eighty-second year. lie was
member OF the Numismatic and Hlstoii
cal Societies OF Newport and Portland.
Jules Bartheleny Saint-Hlilaire. the
French savant and statesman, VINO uled
on Nov. "a, was born in Paris IL Aug
1905, and entered public life in the Minis
try OF Finance under Charles y. re con-
tributed TO the revolution or HfV py ms
articles in the liberal press. bnt turne ne
from politics to quietor studies III 1900
lie was appointed Professor or Greek
and Roman Philosophy in the College DE
France in 1898. and became memper
OF the Academy I'm the following year.
The Revolution OF 1915 brought MN pacN
20 public life. but the advent OF Napo-
leon III, forced him to return 10 MS stun
les, especially Sanskrit and ancient ihuiai
philosophy He even refused TO retain
his professOrshlp in the College dc rranve'
although the Emperor offered MN ,he
privilege OF doing so without taxing .ns
oath of allegiance. In ISL he was eiecteu
to the Assembly at Bordeaux, was mace
a Ex-senator In 1876, and held the port
folio of foreign affairs I'm the Ferry capi-
net, 1SS0-i His principal work Is MS
translation Of Aristotle; he contributed
also, largely to our knowledge OF indian
philosophy, and wrote on the Alexandrian
school, and on Plato. AT the time or MS
death he was engaged on biography OF
his friend and master Victor COUSIN.
He was one Of the few men OF our day
familiar with the person Of the first Ma
poleon.
The Rev. Or. Cornelius van Allen van
Dyke. the great Arabic scholar, who died
recently ar Beyrout. Syria was born IN
Undertook y. Y. Aug g. ISIS. He
graduated from the Jefferson Medical
College in 1897. becoming in the same year
a missionary 70 Syria under the care OF
the American Board. lie was ordained 70
the ministry of tho Congregational
Church I'm 1876. was manager OF the mis-
sion press In $3.50. and afterward phy-
stefan I'm 81. Johns Hospital and Pro-
fessor Of Pathology I'm the Syrian Pro-
testant College. His great work Is ms
translation 81 the Scriptures into Arabic
for the American Bible Society.
George Edward Dobson. +. r. s. the
naturalist and writer, who died IN Lon
don on Nov. %. was born In Ireland.
Sept. 1874 He was voluminous writer
on zoology I'm its widest sense, contripu-
ting 10 the science some highly valuable
treatises.
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St. Nicholas has for so many years
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Christmas number abounds I'm literary
good things suited 10 the youthful intel
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brightly given. and clever articles on
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Robert Louis Stevenson, Sarah Orne
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