The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-18
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finished novel. which happened to .
out of tho house The notes Tor my CO.
loninl novel, for which / had Dceh Ic~1
ing about eight years, between p'sf
persisted; likewise everything 80 .na'
possessed IN the world-and no lnSnIahcss
That big brick house OF ours p.in' 70
the ground in thirty minutes, an" ~
only be grateful that none OF ~ .'",y
persisted. My old mother mas poln" ~
shock and fright aud exposure ""'','i-'
~ and we have all tumbled into a lu"'u1
old house in town planncd by JEFFERSON;
and with POcahOntas, Rof, &C AZ 800
above the hlepace). and are ttSlne ~
lind out our names and collect our se"S-s'
One Of Elizabeth Cady Stanton's grand
daughters died recently in England Inc
mother OF the child. Mrs. StlutOu-Blatch'
who Is known in London "A an eloquent
speaker on reform questions ana con
tribLtor 10 various periodicals on econon-
&C. subjects arranged tho funeral SER
yicc AT which there were many MOWERS
and much music. and no black. Inc ley.
NJ. harrington. Of the Unitarian cnuieh'
Richmond. ENGLAND, formerly OF N""i
I,ncIand oflciated while the principal
musicians were Miss Esther brignt,
daughter Of Jacob Bright. NJ. r. and Mrs.
Glare Wright the London singer Aites
the ceremony the body was cremated ~
Working and the ashes deposltei IN 81
yer box.
Mr. George w. vanderbilt has import
ed from Europe what Is cohslh'i'N ID n'
the most valuable library on for.7iig IA
the world for his Bltmore estate. n"
books are I'm many lang uaSes' az" -, LIS
her Of them I'm English. nave n'th ~.
NV tho customs authorities as sunlect
10 duty Mr. Vanderbilt claims tN"' u"-
der section 40 OF the tarin law. ntN,,',I
free OF duty an scieutinc WolhH "'fy,
10 original research and under fii'h
4fa which admits free Of duty books lh-
tended for public libraries. th'0' '"'N',
as well as those in foreign languages, H."
not dutiablc Mr.. Vanderbilt mas va.
ed forest culture on a large scale AZ iiis-
,,ore under the nauagcmcnt of Mr. or
ford pnch0f. and has built numn,f on
I cottages on his estate Tor tho spe'h' uSs
OF students of forestry. AZ lh'r' VIZ
have access Co the library menlion'u ~
| will be-. for an practical purposes. to
library. The Board Of General Appraisers
/ has tho question under consideration
Thomas Nelson & sons have in prena-
ration Irdia-paper editions OF the he-
vlsed Bible.
LADY Burton. whose will Is dated 2Sth
/ Docemho- 1905 loft personal estate OF
/ tho value Of ll.7G6l. 3s H. She appoint
al as her literary trustees W. \ 'opte.
Of the National Vigilance Society. and
/ Minnie Grace Plowman who are 70 con-
tiune tho publication OF her husband 3
works: but she forhids any one 10 print r.
single immodest word. and she especially
charges her literary trustees NOT 10 Isl
s,r, or allow 10 be issued. one coarse
word I'm connection with her late ~
bands works. They are % publish h'r
autobiography, upon which she had been
engaged.
The London Times announces that the
| Earl OF Ashburrham viii sell the Well-
/ known library Of printed books ana man
| uscripts formed By his predecessor. some
| parts az this library have OF late years
been SOLD 10 the British and Italian gov
/ ernments.