Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-14
Anniversary of Birth of Harriet
BeeCher Stowe.
AUTHOR OF FAMOUS NOVEL
Uncle Toms Cabin" First Printed
in Washington Paper.
COMMENDED BY THE EDITOR
Thousands Of Testimonials to It's
Unsurpassed Ability" Acknowl-
edged April /, 1852.

We think of Washington as a political
center. but not in the halls OF Congress
have all Of the acts which have been OF
great moment to this republic been per-
formed. One hundred years ago today
Harriet Beecher Stowe was born. While
she was known as a writer of ability be-
fore the publication of Uncle Toms
Cabin" It is on account of that story that
she still lives
Desiring to examine the files OF that
anti-slavery paper. the National Era, In
which the story first appeared. l listed
the Library of Congress last Wednesday
afternoon to do so. The first chapter OF
the story was printed in the issue of June
=, 1851, and the last chapter in that of
April 1, 1852. thus running through this
weekly paper for ten months. On the
first page of this paper. in a line extend
ing one-half the width of the entire sheet
and Immediately below the name, THE
National Era. is the following:
'Ii. Bailey. editor and proprietor; John
G. Whittier, corresponding editor"
At the head Of the editorial column is
the announcement that The National
Era is published weekly, on eth street.
opposite Odd Fellows Hail. and this is
followed by the statement that "All COM
munications to the Era. whether on bust
ness of the paper or for publication,
should be addressed to 6. Bailey, Wash
inSton, d. g."
Editor Bailey's Record.
The editor, Dr. Gamaliel Bailey. was
horn at Mount Holly, n. J., December 3,
1907. After studying medicine in Phila-
delphia he made voyage to China as
q ch fy,'c ofx tr rot, ,ryr
to America he began his editorial career
Methodist Protestant In 1881 he re-
moved TO Cincinnati. and in 1886 joined
the noted abolitionist. James G. Birney,
in the management of the Cincinnati
Philanthropist. the first anti-savery
newspaper in the west. During the first
year the office was twice assailed by d
mob and the press was thrown into the
Ohio river.
In 1871 the papers press was again de-
stroyed by mob. but DIR. Bailey con-
tinued the publication of the paper until
after the Polk-Clay presidential contest
of 1874. The Phlanthropist finally was
merged in the National Era. which was
published under the auspices of the
ciety. with which Brney had become
connected on removing to New York, and
the first number of the National Era was
published in Washington. January 1,
1S47. with Dr. Bailey as editor.
In 1S4s a mob laid siege to the Office
OF the Era for three days. but finally
dispersed under the influence of an elo-
quent appeal by DIR. Bailey. He died at
sea June = 1859, exactly eight years
after the publication of Uncle Tom S
Cabin was begun in his paper. At the
time Of his death he was on his way to
Europe. where he had hoped to recover
his health. Marcellus Bailey. who is SO
we'll known in Washington, is son Of
Dr. Gamalicl Bailey.
Publication Office Location.
While the editorial Office Of the Ma
tional Era was on the west side of 7th
street. about midway between D and E
streets northwest, opposite Odd Fellows
Hall, the paper was printed on the east
side of 9th street. between Missouri ave-
nue. and Pennsylvania avenue. just south
of where the st. James Hotel now is. The
statement in the paper itself as to the
firm and it's location is as follows:
Buell. & Blanchard. printers. 9th street.
few doors south OF Pennsylvania ave-
nue.
In it's bearing on the development of the
modern newspaper il is interesting to
know that the first regularly established
telegraph office was in the block north of
that in which was located the office of
the editor of the National Era. This tele-
graph Office was on the west side of 9TH
street between f and streets, about
midway of the block. The site is now
occupied by the building in which the
general land office is located
The announcement OF the Forthcoming
publication of Mrs. Stoves epoch max
ing story is contained in the issue of the
National Era of May l5 1851.
Advance Notice.
II is as follows:
a NEW STORY BY MRS STOWE
Week after next we propose to COM
mence in the Era the publication of a
new story. b. Mrs H. B. Stowe the title
of which will be Uncle Toms Cabin, OF
the Man That Was a Thing 1t will
probably be of the length of the tale by
Mrs SouthWorth, entitled Retribution
Mrs. Stowe is one of the most gifted and
popular American writer's. We announce
her story in advance, that none of our
subscribers, through neglect to renew
their subscriptions. may lose the begin
ming Of IL, and that those who desire tc
read the production as il may appear ir
successive numbers of the Era may SEND
US their names in season
The actual publication, however, did
not begin two weeks after this an
nouncement, but three weeks later,
and the title was not as announced,
but as We know it: Uncle Toms
Cabin. or Life Among the Lowry"
In the National Era of April l. 1882
In which the last installment of the
story appeared, the paper, under the
caption of Uncle Toms Cabin" SAYS
editorially:
Mrs. Stowe has at last brought her
great work to a close. The last chap
ters appeared in this weeks Era With
| our consent, the Boston publishers is
sued an edition of 5000 on the goth of
March. but 1t has already been ex-
hausted, and another edition of 5000
| has appeared.
I'VE do not recollect any production
| OF an American writer that has ex-
| cited more profound and general in
terest. Since the commencement OF its
| publication in our columns we have
| received literally thousands of testi-
| monials from our renewing subscrib-
| ers 10 its unsurpassed ability
| I'VE hope that this great work of
| fiction may not be the last service to
| be rendered by Mrs. Stowe to the
| cause of freedom through the columns
| of the National Era.
| Copies OF this work are for sale at
| this office. price in paper covers 81:
/ cloth. $3.50; cloth. full gilt So
/ Persons at a distance of not over
1 500 miles can have this work mailed
| 10 them free of postage. on addressing
| l.. Clephane at this office, and inclos-
| ing 81 in money and "a cents in post
office stamps: over 500 miles, the post
| age will be As cents"
Inaugurated Sixty Years Ago.
! While looking up the files of tho Ma
tonal Era in which Uncle Toms Cabin
first appeared l ran across an editoria
| in the issue of Nav ~ 1871 a,t;t1od