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The Berkshire Eagle from Pittsfield, Massachusetts • 2

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ty.o Tim BiTsUGimu: evening eagle thujigdaw julv ll rt WOTTIAIT HYGiElllST, 102 1 OLD, CALLER AT EAGLE OFFICE i rv fV'y i -T ii I W. SI 1 i Ui i-cnniER LIELVILLE, RETAJE WAI.L i AT WIJOLICSAU-; PRICKS Gme an'. I Ift us it. We ifv.Jc tL: c.V.r.t pop ul nr pflcrj (Jomftlc p-ipfrs- frun tlz Uj liic very Lcit ar.J ve tell thr vm-(Jarful irnportdJ tint zre tred in the liomfi. Corns in r.Y, Clarks Store, Tel.

143 45 IlorlhSt. afofid (iir licfeon' To Be Jelly It to Remain Younjf I Motto of RemarkaUy Well Rreicrvcd Woman Would Leclure litre, Lut Sayi She Findi Hotelt Empty JLfcrrfy Chxir.e cn ILLmrs Hrd SidJ by Kirccj cf Writer cf Ftntrui C71. I1 Lmrirs Het It Thrt a No.TRc::J;r.t cf Faiifi-J Ilea It, Another Rumor Is to the Effect Thst the Aci joining Is To Be Developed L. War rev e-'O 'Afrowliratl, old Ilcnpan Mel Hie Iioums ij 7 eiider breat 1 j. 1 Clearance 1 I 1 BOYS FINE SUITS Prices Slaughtered i Wisd parents will tikt advantage cf this Great Bardin Offering, With ths reopening ofschool only a few weeks away It presents'a special opportunity for sav'-in.

Splendid selection truly remarkable bargains. 1 25.00 rtovr 22.00 now 20.00 now 18.00 now 16.50 now 15.00 now 13.50 now 12.00 now I 10.00 now 8.50 now 7.50 now Straw Hat Per.chr Building PitUfield "At rr en llolm road, rte f'w '5 by Itf-rmsin Mi t'or'f t'Otr in 1 a rr of f.ifh 5 trvr ibr.n lees liman thaa t'i3 M-e I- -m -t a Lorg-fflew hoas on Eu Hr tri. has torn by Mdv Maiu. Nkt'morti of New Kcch, 1. N.

r4 Katheuue Mtivllle of Xetv Canam. Cnn.f The cl (ho not been unneunceJ, pciiibnj th j'v bf dordt? at the b.iii rciftry, tut it was Intanatod lb noming that ihe a not a rntrtij E'giity of land ate lneiu44 vrith the north to the i Country club sf FMHficlJ property HAt one time the MclvtUe property cx-1 ter 14 tbrouth to outh at reel, l5bre '( al rumor that the property rtvsy te devftoped. On the nor th aid of the hou? ts a porch immortal ie-J in This 'Ihuzxft 'Taiee." The author fcutit the l'crtli, much to the I'18 hio nhn ouM no earthly ire ia i p.arza on the corth aide cf th houe. Tro-n tbW pent, the author corvTur.Jed bo)J and striking vbw of GrejIocK and the velley hading up to it Monarch of the North, termed Grey-lock. "Arrow h-ad wr'ftca "Moby ukk' among ether, and thu work has, s.nea- Its publication by Harper in JiSt, become, a largUj accepted as such In America and Enrlard.

Not so many moyHa ago a fret edition was in an attic in New Jersey f.rrt lU'ong if In food ccsd era nt JJ05 today. Other romances cf the sea were written at "Arrowhead and also "My Chimney and a quaintly humorous essay, of which the cumbersome old chimney is the hero and "Qctrver Mountain, Cf philosophy and painting of the landscape, "Arrowhead' was jiamed by the puthor from Jnd.an relics which he Wind in abundance pear ty. lit Jla Arrowhead Is somewhat run down ioday from lack cf the cars ftven It by the renowned author and his distinguished forebears, but It still possesses its charm. It b4 been hoped by many An. thus city that the old ptar tpht bs saved a literary shrins in fact as weH ss in name.

The property cams Ints promlr.rnc lait year yhen many the furnish-. Jnjs were removed, includinjr a POP' trait of "The Grand Dsme," A suit was brought against Miss Jenora O'Herron for possession of the por trait, but the auperior esurt upheld the report cf Attorney Milton J3. War nr, master In the cast. Tbs supreme court faded to sustain, exceptions brought by WJlhur Cocks and now another suit Is said be pending. The portrait was ef the stepmother cf one of Melvilles thr wlvas, and the painting Is believed te have been executed abroad.

This litigation. Involved the allegodj sale on October 2, of (t paint' mg. "The Grand Dar'e," owned by Mari O. MorewoOd arid G. ffelvllls who were a so interven tap petitioners ift rthe rase.

Mi3 Herrpn 'aimed that Miss Kealey Frost, cna ths prpprIMrfs ct the Open Bock, had PS right to accept 15 initial payment ef 30 for the from the petitioner. Miss Frost and ss OHerfon wheS place ef business ars hhused unor the am reef sse'-rtej each other in friendly way when either was abstnt, it wa dBt iosed at hearings in the case Thev Finding Tha materj report Jynd lows: That Miss Frot bad ns authority set to or on bthaif of the defend' urt In the sale of this r'icturs, The Plaintiff had special intsrgst in this picture a coliector of old portraits Jle testified that it was or epeciaj pteul.sr talus h'm for the reason that it was a companion portrait to on bs already possessed, find as a fact, says the mas 1 ter report, "that the value of the Gran. pame ptf In excess ef te price -of J53 placed upon it by it. a Frost. Upon the evidence, the fair market value cf his painting frsore than $3u3.

rjurst ti In Albany ilia was born at New York city August 1, 1S13, end received parts of bn education in Albany. He wa a 'favorite pupil, not distinguished fn mathematics, yet fond ef writing, i Prcfissor IVcst, a PittsPeld man, i vis lioad of the Albany irtituts at-; ttr.dtd by UelvH.e. Ha was (io strict In truthfulness that when ha was asked to read i Tipes for the frst time, he was I'-Hkei that should have corn-' posed "Such pack of lies." The author was gristly relieved when toll that they re veritable ft- a -1 rt hs. Herman Melville' father wa Allan flfHii1, merchant of Boston nd New York, lie married Sties Maris Gereavcort, daughter of GrneriJ Tctsr vcoi't, trili-ant officer In the He volution, ho was bon? In Ai ny in 1719. was a la t1 1 aeond b.ew rc-gi rert In He lneiun of Canada in U'1! (-'-lent ts ef Jntertet to 1 1 0' te originated.

V. 1 e's irry an slowly lb '-'r? 1 re Usle a-1 -i liver In HTT, Ganes- w-a -r 1 1 in t1 cf Jjtfr rsiul Bert v. '1 sr i 1 t' cc -1 1 -V is 5 ty e. Ti was r-ml after Is 1 I i 'in Uanesvonrt, eon cf t' Hevv no irv ar 1 ei o. 1 irtt ta I i 1 1 ii.

Vk LITTLETON, ATTORNEY, GETS JAIL TERM yiephen F. Littleton, attorney of aaa aentencM to month In-the house of correction yesterday by Judge Folick in Suffolk uperlor courf for wilfully eupprem'iig a petition for submission to the voters of thi state. Littleton was fpund guilty last winter of this offence In connection with th suppression of a referendum petition under preparation by the motor bus tnterte, Littleton waa emplojed by th bu people ta secure enough elgnatures to plac the questloit on th ballot for reference td th I electoral as to whether bus men ehoull be required to aecur ft public Utility certificate of necessity for hue line. Littleton waa charged with holdmg back ft number of signatures so that the question could not placed on the ballot. He had appealed to the supreme court, but his exceptions were recently overruled end sentence we Imposed yesterday, AT yf UontJaatd frem 2 VO 1 Hrit fag brought nly temporary relief to th heat blanketed gection yeeterday.

Although were for slightly cooler weether today, for noon temperature gav little Indication of much relief, i In New York, where f. perrons had died since the' heat wave appeared, th tempeiature 19 oclock wee 10. and climbing and the humidity we holding at 1' In the fast 24 hour New Jersey reported aeven dead of prostration. At bany two. Syracuse two, Buffalo four.

From Icnn; lvar.ia came report that five had died djring the day. Boy Injured While Going: After Cows 1 MONTTELIEIL July 14 J. Murray, 12, wh we Injured by a lightning bolt leit ftght while th cow sn h. father farm near her i today th road recb'cry although hi vision ra ill imralrL Th storm was w-orit that has pasac-l over central Vermont th. cason doing heavy, 5trit to' the telephone ar.J r-cwr eompantte lightning striking in several place.

Deaths in the Last Two Days ALBANY. N- Ju 14 Three mfr death jftrlny brought the tw day beet sped of th: city and vicinity tu four. Benjamm Kelly, 5, cf Albany, in th street btfor a could be called- Edward lunley Kexrmerczak, tj. and gten-eiaw Kagin.errzak, 17, brothere, wer drowned hence-lady. OSHces Closed, Sprinklers Opened in New York City new Tonic, July 14 bFr-Th Easter at tee alszlsd jestergay ae Old gol.

Inspired w-lth th trua spirit eummer, raged with incrtaslrg fury Jh chokir.g blanket of humidity however etadilv and the weather bureau predicted thunde? storm for today. 1 Temperature In many clue varied from 99 109 degree as ambulance rumbled over burning pavement tn response prostration report. Ten doth bad Vctn reported Ut yesterday, four at Buffut-J, two at New York, two at Newark, and or at Syracu, N. and one at Philadelphia. i three wer closed ard eprink.cr pend at New York at the temperature atesdily roe throughout th day.

It became the hottest cf the year tn tlie city when the thermometer reached 1 degrees at 4 p. m. By afternoon p59 hydrant In th tcnemer-t districts bad been converted lit iprinlilers under thi-h thouvard ef children darned In gleeful relief. Early yesterday a Coney Inland dishwasher. literally went eraiy with th heat, aald th police, and the man was hot death a he terrorized the patron of th restaurant with a carving knife.

Syracuse reported Mreet temperature approaching JC9 degrees. Th vesther bureau thermometer reached ley in the dir-t ray of. the sun at New Bdford, Mus, while it averaged IS In th shad. Boston report a temperature ef 4 at p. rp, Eprirg.

f.e! reported reading ef degrees and xcev-lv humidity early In tlie duy, although a breeze alleviated condition. Vra oycu' You Vo'J Go a) Your. Pay a Price for the Footwear You Want I You may want one cf the epert oxfords or pumps in the latest light colors or com-binations. We have them all and we have vthem at sale prices that allow you to buy two pairs without feeling it. Come up and see what these sale prices mean to you and get the style and size desired.

BERKSHIRE SHOE CO. 330-333 North St, Uprtiin moeoan rnrrcnAEn, tr DIVORCE FOR! 00 YEAR OLD VETERAN FURTHER DELAYED Judg Arthur IBM'Inson ln 'he probate court jestffday granted a harlng on th dlvorc petition ef Henry lawyer of 211 New Yifest street, 89 year oil. Civil mar veteran, mho eeeks freedom' from hie elxth wife, Mr. Marlon Sawyer of Wrci-ter. Th court rotitlftued th cas for further Investigation fort it waa not brought out just pber In Worcester, Mrs.

Sawyer llvts. She has not divulged her a Dirts to th court, though she claims that the court here hae no jueisdictkn In the case. Mr. Sawyer In hb petition alleges cruel and buv treatment. Mr.

Sawyer is Junior. On May 1924, he waa granted a decree of living apart from lie mife for Justifiable cauae. by Judge William T. Forbe In' Worcester, Y. M.

C. NOTES A mstch of horeshoe pitching he been arranged btm-n wen pitching Jn the City Jriduitrlel league and men from Lee end Pocket. The metch will start 2 20 Bafurday afternoon on th Camp Merrill lanes. Th hot weather bringing new men Jntaq the camp dormitory. Th arrivals yesterday were B.

M. Curtis, E. A Fcrshaw, end George Bobcrts, A party of boy department members 1 cf the Wakefield under the eurervlsldn of Howard O. Bussell, the general visited the local association yesterday. They are making a trip by automobile through atven tates, camring by the weyaide, carrying their camp equipment In an auto truck.

REAL ESTATE SALES Mary A. Dutton haa sold to Clifton N. Peimer, the Dutton homeatead on romeroy avenue. i 1 I Frank f. ftjan Frank F.

Ityan, aged 4J, a mtchan leal engineer employed by th New England Ltmo d'ed yesterday at hi home In Adams after a brief Illness. He woe a native of Adams and was employed a machinist by th Itenfre Manufacturing company un ti ft little more then year ego when took a position w.th th lim Company. He eutvived bv Ms widow, ene daughter, Helen of Chicago, and a son. Clarence, ef Adxm wo sister, Mrs, Margaret Morey and Mrs. James Kirby and three brother.

Chari, John and Jgnathen, of Adams. Mr. Ljdi hV. GHhransen Mre. Lydia (Gifford) GHhranien, fl.

wijowr Fred Gilbranion. d.ed at horn' ln fnringfietl early 5 rater-day, She waa born at Bechet pepem hr 7, 1SJ9, Jh daoghter ef Gilbert ftnj Amanda (Harris.) Werden and had msdo hr home In Springfield for th last three earn, Sh Je eurvved by a on. Geere E. ef Otli. ene brother, Georg W'ordet ef tjc.

two grenddeufhteP, seven great grandchildren, two niece ard tjv nephew. Giibrnon wa member cf th Feptist church of iliimantic. Conn. 1 Th furerat wifi be Chttr and burial will Lee. i I i Mr.

Rgrh.iel tVfndling. 1 Mr, B.achqel Wen.V.ing, aged years, ef Georg Wendling Iaiton, died afternoon the House cf Merry where she had been nine June 25 when she underwent an opf ration, 5 Funeral and burial Will be In Dalton. i 1 Mi Fesrt Miss pearl K. Hinckley of IS Millar avenue died lest night at har home Ebt was the daughter ef Edwin and Emily Botms Htnckiey hal Jived Jn- ting city many years. The survivor inclqle her father, 1 Mr.

Leon Hull of AshfieH. and two brothera, Lorenzo, and Claude both of thi city. .1 I The funeral will bf held Saturday afternoon from th home. Bev. W.

Goodman wjll officiate. Burial will te ln the FitUfie! cemetery. Jamr poran Jsmts Dorun, brother of Mrs. Law-raar Kenny rf 13 Peak's rrd, 1 dial jn Boston. Hk nvr rild it FitHfie'd.

The funtraj ef rd Fahev will hel-l tomorrow morning at 2J oclock from hs Ute home, 15 Fau'k r.er place, and at from fct. Josephs church with a. solemn high jn of rrquteta Interment will In the family ljt In EL Jwcph'a tery, The furersl of Mrs, faroh Mvlfco-ver wea held at 3 O1 thi mnrnmt fern ft, Jlarks church with a ofmn high rue of requiem, Mtiqi't Tracey a celebi ant, sv lc i ty piev, Tim, 'thy Ccnnor a Mr. srd Bv. Jo-h Donahue a Sub daron.

The bear we- Jo-SP'i Ilair, IVi'l HV-t, flo-iel K-iy. -I il Jrrcn ac-i Jt N'atv. Bun! m-s in let plot, in Et. -Ta crm-i'ery. 7r Die.

C. DK G. DA VEN FORT 102-year-old liesilh advocate waye alert and ready for conversation. 1 Dr. Davenport ha had Wi-je expert1 ce as a lecturer following her attainment of a doctor1 degree in Austr.a at the age II yeere.

he served for a time after that aa Ift-ructor ln fencing and other forma it exerc's to Emprera Eiizebeth, wife Fran Joseph who wa assassinated more than 29 yeere ego, lend enc her connection with th Austrlsn-royal family ha followed her calling In th interest of good living. Mother of 11 Son Dr. Davenport Is the mother 11 children. Her present husband la but II years age while her oldest leon la 47. Th ypungeet non Is 22.

'All her 11 children are male ofrtpr.ng. News of tlie Nfokt Dci-rates to th secret convention cf the Brotherhood Locomotiv Engl, user gall at Cleveland that the cor-vtfitioa empended C. E. Lmd-iuHt, ret ary-treasurer the erg angatioo, for three year without pay and bar re 3 hm from r.g eft -r the iv eursr.c and pci.s'.on branrt.ej the brotherhood. LrMqjigt ai found guilty last week.

charge ef 1 end neglect Jn. th cor. fact ef th brotherhood buFr.eee. He hid thre yenn vet to rve. Two ther off.c a GriT.ng and Harry Deugher.

ty. first and second vice pre aia has been onvU-fe cn the ir. rli argee. W. B.

Fr-cter, p.rea.dnt. Is II at h'g home in CWclsrd, anl tl.o convention pa awa.tipg his rcc-yvsry try him. M.aml, wag selected is th IMS mertlr-g plxce ff th Elks' national CJUient.n. defeating Los Ahgees when th cor.d poll we taken yesterday. M-m received 519 votes anl Lo Argeleg 3M, The tc'ecucn wa eTected by a combination th AtUn-t C.iy and M.arrJ forcea Los Ar-geke wai bei.tved te hav ptaiaed th g-n sVloa Tuts-jgy he a It drew th Jergfit number cf ball? cat for th three c-Lea.

It failed, however, retcir a majority. Accord-ng tj precedent th city reo-ivtnj the emaft tat number vetea wouil have given Ita support Use receiving tha Inrgm number vote and thereby created the majority rtcearary, Atlantia City eurrertere, however, eet a evr eider by throwing their eupport to ami. 10 the balloting today. Fr.en. 1 of Neva Jag three mop, tha residence d.vorce law gained the firet victory when Judge George A.

Bart-hit, in the Washoe county coyrt, ruied that the etatutt did not conflict with any provision cf th organic law the state of Nevada and was constitutional. Tarttetts action "brought comfort to many who went to to establish divorce re-idence and to who have alreajy been granted marttal unjer the thre Pionths provision. Four days ago Judg G. A. Falla rd tn City ref jsfJ to grant a d.voro to a woman vvlio faiHd to establish a t.x montus residence.

Uut. Tkiniel nogers ef New Jersey state police and hie nven who tack part in the raid on the Meanev farm last December were given jn.il ar tenccg on charges ef manshiught-r an! felonious estauH, Hogers vas sentenced to serve five jesrs In th state prison at Trenton and to pay a 41000 f.fio on the manslaughter charje, Trooiscr Alfred Jv. Lar-eu 've to three year er the nnn-slnigMer dune en two jexr-j and a tin cf 11099 the assault charge, his scntenif to run Corp. Matthew A. Iftriy was eenteneed to scive to years and to pay a fine cf 11000 on the assault charg.

A last rr. rqte move ta tx at lst cne cf tha three convict e-nterce I ta be honc-1 at Jol t. tomorrow was male lats teitay when a petition was io 1 circu't court a--k rtj tt ths execution Fo-erta Torre, one ef the thre. be rave I unt I a sandy t.uv be inv et gutd. Toner, iv altep Etalefky and Charles Ihu-chowfkl, under senten to hanjet in th Will manly Jid js.rj for kil.pg Frier N.

a deputy warden at Jol et when thi three converts wyh four ortiei fronv the prionn fteen months 3. Dr. Chariolt tJoller Itavenpuit, as Is 11 1 1 vlolted Ti.e 1 'o 1, firm (orl.iy after p-e 1 Je 1 of It, jti int her Jnt etop In lb ity, Apptat Ing a young, almost, her visit 35 yeais ago, ah walked erait and a though an enjoyed it thoroughly, Her snappy rattan walk Ing sth whlolv the affert almost al-way, we ef fi firthJ btj of th fact H.at f'r. Davenpott'a niuaelea still are fumtlonlng with great efficiency, A FrofessJon Worth Ml Dr, Iavenid who lemelned Jn tho Ity overnight end thi morning, putting up at. The Wendell, a c-t urwr cn hygiene and th re tslnln youth, 3 hen Hat eh crne her sh delivered a lecture In the Wendell hotel befor an audenc under auspice of Mrt 3Y, Murray Crane, Ph bs given talk bt tn eeveral other rcsslon.

It wa her In tentlnn to lecture In thla place during her rreaent visit, but sh "found th hot! empty," eh ttd, and decided to Hav today for Albany, wher will lecture, Bm cam her from Aehury rrk, ft, where, ah se ld, "There wee aurh moh I coudnt Jive." Dr. Davenport charges no admission to her Jeo. tur. She used to tak money for delivering them but row thle I rot necessary, fch continue to give lecture "to keep her hand In th geme," the ray. It la her profession.

To keep people w-JJ end hsppy, Dr. Davenport belHres, la a life work well worth keeping up at 102, A fydrit Overflowing Dr. Davenport contend that eg 1 merely a atet ef mind. "Th first 49 year are tha hardeet." eh laughingly declared today, "Why, no 1 really Intelligent until he la 78," ah eald, looking Into the face of th rather aetounded young reporter who wee Interviewing her, To Hugh, to be gay that la to get th mot cut cf life, Dr. Davenport asserted.

And apparently eh practice this doctrine, for her eplrit eeem almost effervesrent. Is al- clUbt LODGES' Auxiliary 4, A. A meetirg of ftuxilliry 4, A- O. will held In Its hall Efl street whfn plans will mad for en outing, ir.d the date decided upon tor a food Pittsfield Drang A business rr-eetlrg cf Flttifitld grarg wilt be held tomorrow night jl-hoonkeck CouncU, D. P.

A public whiet followed th bus! r.ets meeting lset evening at Fhoon- keek counc.l, F. There were seven Ublc Jn pUy and prist were awarded ae follows: Fleet. Mr. end Mrs. w.

Belanger; second, Mra. ytarttn Small and Je Bcb; con-filiation, Mrs. F-dwsrd Lfavre and CbsrJe Henderson. A penny social followed. Berkshire Ladle.

J. O. O. Mr. Maud Browne with a eerd perty at summer home, "Cam Nau." For.toosuc hke lust evenlnr, fr the pHasur ef Eerkehira Ladies.

I. O. O- snd their friends. Seven table wer in play. Aftr the whist, refreshments and ft eociit time were njoytd.

Ijtdlet JUrnv'ny Club Th Lad.ei' Harnnny rjjb eerve a cold upp4r in ths Chapman Corner hell next week Esturjay evening, July S3. Purple Heather Lodge, FwrrH Hrathfr jodg. Daughter gcotia, will 4nterttnd with a escial and csbtage party tomorrow evening at tne home ef Msr'jn Res St Michigan avnu Tbo attending take the 'E'm street car from Tark aqusrl. Weddings Benlone-Zatza Miss Gertrud Senlone and Sera- fi.no Zd both 4 9 Fenn street were, married yerterdty mornirg at the city hall by City Clerk James F. Woods.

City Notes P-ernerd Forden North John street week Jn Spring- field with relative. Miss Stella Vjgeant Orchard street Is spending a few dsy at Creylock Rest Inn, Adams. Elsie 5 Tie Khlraa ef Holme road ha returned front Pelham, N. wher sh hs ben visiting her grandmother, Mr. Eila K.

Shires. Th presentatifrv cf CM District F.cjiool" et th town hsll In Richmond by a group bf rittsfiei-J people ta acheduied for 7,43 Friday- evening end not 8 45 o'clock waa Mrs. Wilber Hall of 79 Etod-Iard avenue I epemling a week In Mt, JCIaco, N. with her mother end father, Jfr. anl JJra, Jclvt L-Plume, Mr.

Flume has been working at the build. ng trade in Mt. Kiaccs g.nce May. but, expect to return to FitUEeli In August. r.

anl Mis. Laymond -ars an I son. Bjymontl, of Hi Con-ord parkway, are 0 Irate Ejtuuiiy East reach, Bradford. It. where they will srnd two week.

Mr. teller at the Agricultural National bank. Wiliam F. Troy of Wnucrt tret it resunia h.a duue tomsht et th orntnse-1 fir St ttion, follow ing a two weeks' aratlr. Mr, and Mrs.

Earl T. Gale and Mr, chilr.n cf 113 FoTrov avenue are a hivs taturlay rprr'rt f-r Ce -n hflr t7sy a.e ta so fxo Mrs Caro'jn E. Cl.n.'Kh anl 71 rs Louis Knjn 'ft this morn irg rr Lek N. T-, ai.tr they will renl ft rpnth. I'ECAJM dam ute.

I to ftvr tJjy, l.tte run? at th A t-; t. a a. me pot a ittlo latersHtnig norwhej-ly without tpuch of pathc. "He never need the scythe, but I frequently raked with him In the. hap field.

At the end of the swath be would st limes pauso In the sun nd taking out hi smooth worn box of satin wood, grace fully help himself to a piiKh of nuff while leaning on Mi rake, quite rat ally; and yetfvlth look, which as I recall It present blin In the shadowy aspect of ourtler of Louis XVI, reduced as rifupee, to hum bis employment In Tfgiofl far from the gilded Van? seines," Teaeherifm a Term. Herman Melville taught for a tern! in the yve room, school In the Sykes dUtrlct under TVskhtngtoa mountain, Once there wa a rebellion' In thd school fostered by some of the biggef boys who undertook to "Uck The results are easily Imagined when one realize the author's powerful physique and character. 5 Melville became fascinated with the sea whlio he wa In New York as a hoy. Immediately Upon hi return front visiting hi uncle ha made a voyage befoie the matt from hewr York to Liverpool and back. Ha to enjoyed the experience that be shipped on 1 to the Fad ft In IMK In July of the next year bis ship touched at Nukaheva, on ef the lr quesas Islands.

There ha and com panion deserted to escape clot quar ter and ft cruel captain. They landed among warlike eaves-wh kept them prieontra for four months, gave re ft hi ceptore were, they treated Melville with kindnss. He wa recud after many adventure by a Sydney whaling wl, passed several month studying Ufa In the Sandwich and Society Island red then hipped the frigate United Stctes for Boston in 1M(, arriving home ftt the eg of ii, with little disposition to return to the it and wor-n4 over what pursuit be should follow in life. HU two brptberg were making names for thetnselvga a lawyer. i Friend Suggest He Write.

One of th family, or an Intimate friend, is supposed to have suggested that ho pue In book form the story of bla South Sea adventure. JI at once acceptel the ruiggestion and toon published 'Type, ft, Feep ftt Folyneslau Life During Font Months' Jtwidenc in the Valley of the Marque." Th author brother, Ganeevoort, who waa tarling for London as secretary for th American legation at the court cf St. Jamee, took with him th mn-yscrlpt of "Types" and tt wa at nc accepted by John Murray, head of the Murray publishing house which In arlier day had been publisher! work of Sir Walter Scott, Lord By an and Thom, Moore. Murray also accepted "Omoa, which eoon follow' ed, and published th work In two parte under th title, "Uelvjll Mar qutn leland." Melvtlle' later works were published In England by Lent Jey for higher prices, Wiley and But am brought "Type" end "Omoo" In New York and afterward Harper became Melvttl American publish era. Married in 1117 On August 147, Melville married Shaw, only daughter Chief Justice Lemuel Shew of Mwii husetts, whom "Typ" was dedh rated.

In tajor MelviH having died, the writer brought hi wife and their young ehlld the mansion which had deicended to the major's eon, Hebert, and bn brother and sisters. Arrowhead ie thi day the possession of th More wood and Melville families. All the vein able painting end furniture have teen removed, Induing portrait cf Melviliee wife' relatives, entitled "The Grand Dame." It was white Herman Melville was at Arrowhead that he made th quxlntance of Ilewthern end tbif acquaintanceship ripened Into strong friendship, Both were possessed of peculiar temperaments, shy almost the point of baahfulnrss, and this hyness kept apart 'thas who were ven nearer neighbora In their heart than in their The thin coat aensitivenese sn broken, how, ever, when both were drives by the iamt eummer shower to seek shelter of a. rock shall on the west ide Monument mountain. gome writers say that Oliver Wendell Holmes, who passed some of his time in wa In th earn party, but there ere tie facta fubetantlate thi claim.

From this Lm on th two writers, Melville and Hawthorne, became companions, although th literary fielda ef the two were far apart. While at Arrowhead Melville wrote most of biis works after "Typee, Om 00" end ffardi." "Mohy Dick," published "in JI51 and brought oqt s.muitaneousiy in London by Bent ley under the title, "The W'Mle," va among his most note! works hiie tn this ciiy, AH of Mgivlllea later works have ft touch of Berkshire In them. Jn "Moby Dmk' he ineorporatsd In three or four Junes of portrait of Captain Ahab a striking picture ef the id e'm which re graced the center the park. In March, 1S5I, Melville sold Arrow hf-dd, whch had coma into his pas-session fa big brother Allen, who uni the dra'h in IS73 oocupird it suinmer rertlcnoe. Mrlvil'a's chii-ditn were of school 0g9 4r tle rere-t fthiot ss more thin 1 rn, --tant.

Th of form 1 proved and so tie wr. moved to the center tt tow n. Orion 7y Injure! A few rtn he he! rmovtd Arrow hejd in the rv rtn of No'vsmber. returning f'irni t9 Cvtin some perrons! effects, both rn thrown f-ov the car, rers ani Iliivtii foil, hi Urtt trA- the frtn riJ. fs' 4 he tv rr fI recover! f--, 1 ih acc lient.

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