The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-08-04

man ana a nealCnIuI man. VINO would
be less? The Undetermined man is
not a whole man.-Christian Union.
NOTES ABOUT PEOPLE.
Prof. Henry Drummond, the au-
thor of Natural Law in the Spiritual
World" and Tropical Africa is pictured
as q tall, slim, fair young man, with
trim moustache and close fitting frock
coat, resembling an officer of the guard
rather than a lecturer at university.
There are whole towns in Ger
many that do little else than make dolls
for American children. They are mostly,
simple country folk. Englsnd's children
spend almost 100000 annually for
French and German dolls and American
children almost double that.
The Japanese government has
elected Miss Kin Kato, graduate Of the
Normal school of Toxic, to receive three
years training in the Normal School at
Salem, Mass, to fit her to take charge of
similar institutions in her own country.
This lady will be the first educated in
America at the expense of the govern
ment of Japan.
Secretary Villas, though a very busy
man, finds time to do little reading
every day, usually just before he goes
to bed. His favorite authors are Bulwer,
Scott, Thackeray, Dickens, and George
Eliot. ehas recently finished a course Of
Bulwer, and Dickens he has read half a
dozen times. just now he is reading
Bryant's translation of the "Iliad."
Prince Roland Napoleon Bona
parte, who recently arrived in New York
to attend the meeting Of the Anthropolog-
ical Society, is grand nephew OF the
great Napoleon, and has something OF a
Napoleonic expression in his eye. He has
devoted himself to literature and science
rather than to war or diplomacy, and he
is the author of several scientific works
beside being member of number of
scientific societies.
Unlike others of our popular liv-
ing authors, Mrs. Burnett is American
by adoption and long residence-not by
birth. The land where she has achieved
her literary success, which claims and
honors her genius, is not her native coun-
try. Like some other authors her life is
itself story OF earnest perseverance, Of
diligent devotion, Of unselfish service,
and womanly, faithful ministry, as we'll
as of brilliant sttainments.
The Grand Duchess Elizabeth,
wife Of the Grand Duke Serge Alexand-
rovitch, of Russia, is late addition to
royal authors. She writes of court life
under the pen name of AIRY Ercilaw and
real people masquerade through her
pages. She is only twenty-four years
of age, but she has lived lifetime
of sorrow in being compelled to marry
one man while she loved another. Her
face is said to express the sad story of her
life.
Mrs. Johnston, who as Harriet
Lane was mistress of the White House
during the term OF her uncle, President
Buchanan, has been paying visit to
Washington as the guest of Mrs. Laugh
ton. Mrs. Johnston began her official
life as the head of her uncle's house
when he was Secretary of State; then she
went with him to London, and presided
over his establishment when he was our
representative at the court of st. James;
so that when she stepped into the White
House she was thoroughly we'll prepared
for her duties as first lady IN the land"
Mrs. Johnston is now white haired and
still handsome woman, clothed in the
deepest black, for she mourns the loss of
her hu sband and two sons.
Madame Boucicault's recent death
suggests the fear that that noble French
philanthropy, the Bon Marche may be
disabled. TIL is is an immense store in
Paris, having staff of clerks mum bering,
it is said, the inhabitants OF a large
town. After the death of husband and
son, Madame Boucicault took each of the
employees into partnership, allowing
them to draw six per cent interest on
their shares and to invest their savings
in the business. Pensions were given
those who had served more than twelve
years, meals were furnished the en-
ployes free of expense, and instruction in
the languages was afforded ON the same
generous terms. The old and infrm en-
ployes we're never dismissed but given
some light work, while fund was estsb-
lished to support disabled and superan-
nuated clerks, to which Madame Bouci-
csult contributed from her own private
possessions 100000 francs NEARLY ST.
100000 in cash and property.