The New International Encyclopaedia Volume 5 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 Excerpt: ...American literary publication of the time. Pecuniary distress caused its discontinuance in 1859, and Clark removed to Piermont, N. Y., where he lived in a residence presented by former contributors to his magazine, who raised the necessary funds in part by publishing a volume of their contributions, under the title The Knickerbocker Gallery. He held a place for some time in the New York Customhouse, but still contributed regularly to most of the leading periodicals. His work was marked by a pleasant humor. He published the Knickerbocker Sketch-Book (1850), including some of his own essays, KnickKnacks from an Editor's Table (1852). CLARK, Thomas March (1812-1903). An American Episcopal prelate. He was born at Ncwburyport, Mass.; graduated at Yale in 1831; studied theology at Princeton, and was licensed to preach as a Presbyterian in 1835. He became an Episcopalian in the following year, and was rector of Grace Church, Boston, for seven years, afterward holding charges in Philadelphia, Hartford, and Providence. In 1854 he was consecrated Bishop of Rhode Island, and in 1899, on the death of Bishop Williams, of Connecticut, became presiding Bishop of the. Episcopal church in America. His Reminiscences appeared in 1895; among his other works are Early Discipline and Culture (1852), and Primary Truths of Religion (1869). CLARK, Victor Selden (1868-). An American economist, born at Portageville, N. Y. He was educated at the universities of Minnesota and Chicago, and at Gottingen, Bern, and Columbia. After serving as principal and superintendent of schools in Minnesota (1893-97), he became superintendent of public instruction and President of the Insular Board of Education of Porto Rico under the military government. From 1902 to 1909 he investigated labor conditi...