Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1883 — WASHINGTON IRVING’S “CRAYON PAPERS.” [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON IRVING’S “CRAYON PAPERS.”

This verv Prince in the realm of letters is at last able to enter th e homes of ordinary mortals. Until lately his inimitable productions hav.e been practically inaccessible on acoount of thoir high oost. Tbe recent expiration of copyright has freed them from the short-sighted monopoly which kas preferred to haryest tbe dollars of he thousands rather than the dimes of the millions of his countrymen who take delight in his memory. The very beautiful Elzevir edition of his “Crayon Papers,” with a brilliant sketch of the Life of Irving by the poet,R. E. Stoddard, making a volume of over 350 pages, is just issued and the publisher w th a view to securing promptl, the immense sale that is neo essary to make the low price possible, offers to send, if’offered at once, a specimen uopy, in

neat cloth binding to any address, for the nominal price of thirty-!ive cents, or in half Russia binding for forty-five cents. Irving’s complete Works are offered for prices rang-, ing from $6.00, upwards. The cheapest edition until recently costs over $3.00. The publisher will send specimen pages free to any one upon request. JOHN B. ALDEN, Publisher 18 Jersey Street, New York. Two scalawags abducted a young lady by the name of GarrisOD,' the other day at It. Louis. She was on j her road home fr- m school aud was eaught by the ruffians and compelled to eep still. But they were so close* ly pursued they let her go.

—"— - ■ • r ■ . Every has Its champion mean msji, aid he is just mean enough to feel gloi - fie 1 oyer it. A professor was lecturing on '‘After Man, What?” A listener remarked that it was'‘generally a [Sheriff, or some womau.” The boys in one of our gram tnar schools i called their school ma’am “Experience,” j because she is a dear teacher. —B.»ston | Transcript. "Avoid that which you blame others for doing,” says one of onr «i»e men.—■ Well things have cenic to a. pretty pas»j if a man can't kiss his owfi wife. That m< st noted of showmen, Artemas Ward, numbered among his striking curiosities a pea-green ox, the history of which was remarkable. Its extraordinary color exeiied surprise, and the fame of a hide thus unusually adorned spread abroad to the great advantage of the business in which the enterprising Mr. Ward was encaged. But in Jersey Mr. Ward and his ox fell upon evil days. An incredulous community treated his peagreen ox to a bath in the canal, whence the creature emerged showing a hide of unpicturepque brindle. It is|the sententious remark of the sbowmiinjm his veracious but diverting chronicles: "And the ox rtsoomed agricultural puisoots.”