The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-20
PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The Average Number Of Volumes That Was
Issued Daly During The Past Week Was AL.

The number of volumes issued during
the week ending February II, 1899, is
2530: daily average of i2l.
Among the additions OF the past week
are The life of Charles Stewart Par
nell" by r. Barry OBrien. 307sl6i;
Discussions i'm education" by Francis
A. Walker, s791.43: 'The Maine" by
Captain Charles ID. Sigsbee, 2os593.o,
and THE Porto Rico of today by n.
G.. Robinson. s0g3.4S.
on George Washington's birthday,
birthplace and homes, the following
references may be given The BIRTH
place of Washington" by j. Halifax,
Journal OF Education, January 20 usss).
.. 81, S59l.947: "A program for birth
day exercise" Journal of Education.
January q QS9S), p. SO, S591.9.41; wash
ington at Mount Vernon nfter the Rev
olution," by Constance &. Harrison.
Century V. 81. CSS9.) p. S34. 054.17.31; ;
with Washington in the minuet,' by
Mrs. Burton Harrison, Ladies' Home
Journal, V. 10 nsss), y. i, 054.1s.1a;
Footprints i'm Washingtonland" by NJ.
ID. Conway. Harper's Magazine, V. .S
0SS9). p. 73S. 054it.7s: Home and
haunts OF Washington" by Constance
Harrison, Century, V. 50 1SSO. y. 3,
0541735; and Some colonial home
steads," dS97,) by Mrs. Mary V. Ter
hume, 27s4.32. ON the portraits and
statues of Washington. see Washing
ton I'm domestic life" by II. Rush,
30SS112; "Recollectlons and private
memoirs of Washington by G. w. p.
Curtis. 30Ss24; Life OF Washington"
by Il. j. Losing. 30SS POS: Memorials
OF Washington and of Mary, his mother.
and Martha, his wife," by j. Walter.
1855; George Washington" by w.
Wilson, BOSS 32S: The true George
Washington" by +. l., Ford, BOSS 321 (:
THE story OF Washington" by Mrs.
Elizabeth T.. Seelye. 30SS. 295; The life
of George Washington studied anew, p"
by Il. f.. Hale, 3OSs.2l7; g. w. Bowen's
History OF the centennial celebration
of the inauguration, in 1889. 21S95.5:
Winsor's Narrative and critical his
tory of America v. g y. 563-S2, 2OS.lI:
"The national portrait gallery of emil
ncnt Americans" vi, edited by Chap
pei and Duckinck. 3IS.34,l; The ma
tlonal portrait gallery OF distinguished
Americans" V. |. 3iS.361: 'Recollec-
tions OF Washington and his friends,
by Martha l.. Phillips, Century. V. 80.
GS9S) p. 363, 05i.l1.j5; "Original por-
traits of Washington by Charles
Henry Hart. Century " 81 0SS9) y.
40. uS9O) .. 2s. V. i5, ds92). y. 593
054.17.37, 40 43; Stuart portraits of
Washington" by Jane Stuart. Scrib-
ner's Magazine. v l.. US76) y. 367.
054.1712: 1.-TWO unpublished portraits OF
Washington by III. :. Stabler. Cen
tury. v 25 0S9i) y. 5i4. o5l.l1.25: and
"Greenough's statue OF Washington, :"
in A. H. Everetts Critical and mis-
cellaneous essays" V. 2. 0Si6.) y. 224,
071.S2 4 few recent sketches OF inter
est include the following: washington
after the Revolutions" 0Sss..D by w. :.
Baker. 3OSS.3l0.2; George Washington. -
i'm southern Statesmen pf the old ro-
giinc.' y. 3 1S9iD by w L. Trent.
1851: and Washington iuaugura-
tlon." in j. ". McAIaster's with the
fathers" y. $50. IS9s.) 27sj.25
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at the Delivery Desk. the price for
the present being | cent per copy. This
number contains pages of recent ad-
ditions to the library. comprising the
entries Of many works OF unusual in
tcrest fully annotated.
As "Wednesday. February 90 Is le-
cal holiday. the reading room only will
be open on that day. from ? 90 2 p. m,
tho hours being the same as on Sun
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