Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1878-06-15
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal and Literary.

Personal and Literary.
Prof. II. R. Palmer returned to New
York, May %, from his European tour.
The Rev. DR.. McAnally, editor o.
the St. Louis Christian AdUocate, an
nounces that he is about to write the
history of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South.
DIR. George Engleman, OF st. Louis,
has recently been elected Foreign Mem
Der of the Linnean Society of London,
as an acknowledgment of his original
researches in Botany.
A speculative San Francisco theat-
rical manager has engaged Henry Ward
Beecher to give 10 lectures on the Pa
cific coast for $4,000 and an allowance
for expenses.
The commission for the arrange
ment of the text of Luther's writings has
been convened at Coburg and consists OF
Prof. Camphausen from Bonn, Deacon
Kuhn from Dresden, and Prof. Bertheau
from Gottingen.
Lord Derby of England once wrote
a book without placing any punctuation
points between the sentences and at
their ends, but in an appendix to the
book placed a number of marks, to be
used when and where and how the read
er would see fit.
Mr.. Fronde, the historian, recently
addressed to DIR. Newman letter, In
which he says that "the principle OF
gravitation is only looked upon now as
an hypothesis by all careful minds, "
and, further, that it would be far better
if all mankind could agree ''to hold their
opinions as mere hypothesis.
in England no one thinks of buy
ing a new novel. The circulating
libraries take thousand or two copies
at a high price, and the publisher and
author make more out of it than they
would from an increased edition at low
er figures. If work is a popular sue
cess it will gradually come down in
price until eventually cheap editions
are published, but this does not take
place until it has been read by every
body who wants to read it in the Ii.
braries, and until it has been thorough
ly reviewed in all the leading newspa.
pers and periodicals.
School and Church.
The catalogue of Washington anc
Lee University for the year ending July
1878. shows an attendance of 129 stu
dents.
Rev. DIR. J. H. Vincent has gone tt
hold Sunday-schoo Congress in Rome
the first ever held in Europe.
The two colleges of Alabama, a
Auburn and Tuscaloosa, are reported
to be very prosperous and useful. Eacl
has about 200 students.
The meeting of the National Edu
cational Association is to be postponed
until next year. The principal reason
for this postponement was the absenc
of many of the leading members at tn
Paris Exposition.
The most orthodox person on rec
ord is gentleman examined by our ei
ficient County Superintendent, Palmer
touching his qualifications as school
teacher. Mr.. Palmer propounded tn
question: "What causes night an
dayP" The candidate very earnestl
answered, "God!"-BGrbour Count
(Kansds) Mail.
i'm a recent installation sermon s
Buffalo, DIR. Calkins recalled this chal
acteristic remark of the late DIR. Brair
ard, of Philadelphia: "There are thre
qualifications of ministers-piety,f fide
ity and poverty. The first two we mu
obtain of the Lord by prayer; but "
may trust the stinginess of the churcht
for the last"
1t is proposed that the Sunda.
schools throughout the United STATE
should, on the Fourth of July, assemb
either singly or in divisions, in churche
groves, or public squares at 10 o'cloc
in the morning, where questions rel
want to the occasion should be broache
for general instruction in the forms
dialogues, addresses, etc. The paste
superintendent, or any of the teache
or friends may address the school on Il
|. following subjects: History, develo
,, ment and improvement of the instit
! ton, giving its effect upon the scholar
l the parents, the community, the tow
State or nation. Its missions, Its BID
studies, its help to all culture, all NOR
improvement, civilization and progres
After their religious and literary exc
: cises the school may be directed to u
? playground for athletic sports and r
: creations, with or without refreshmenl
t Enough of the teachers should accoI
t pany the scholars to prevent accide
r and insure propriety and purity OF co
\ duct and language. At II M, or al
other hour deemed more convenier
: the adult population should be assei
9 bled to hear an address or address
: from the best men in the country.
J. Science and Industry.
r Arkansas is shipping walnut a
y oak logs to Liverpool.
= "A Davidson County, Tenn, farm
: is making molasses from corn-stalks.
e -India-rubber tires on the wheels
e carriages are becoming quite comm
IT in England.