The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-08-26

The widow Of Fernandez Gonxa,c.
the spanish novelist. died LATELY
Although her husband made four hun
arei thousand dollars BY his pen lie lefs
her poor.
Rev. Mgr. Goddard. cx-EmpreS.
Engenie's chap'ain. has been compelcd-
In consequence Of ill-hcalth. 10 rcsivn
the pastoratc q St. Mary's church at
chIs<sahurst- lie was tutor 70 the late
Prince Imperial Of France. and for some
time the pope's domestic prelatc.
-Tennysnn Is an entirely sclf-mads
man. lie Is one Of the twelve children
Of poor country clergyman. Of SOM
ersby; and. although he is lineal de-
sccndant Of the I'lantagenets. he has
never received assistance from anv ~
his wealthy and nristrocratic relatives.
Hon. Hugh McCulloch enjoys ths
distinction 81 heing the only man who
has twice held tho c:licc of secretary of
the treasury. His first appointm,nt
was in March. 1865. by President LIN
coin; the second in 1855 by President
Arthur. MIR. McCulioch is in his eighty
fourth year.
Count varoustoR Daskon is al tho
head Of the czarowitz' relief commit
| tee. and claims that one Of the chief
! difficulties with which his staff has Ia
labor in relieving the necessities ni the
suffering population is the prejudice
springing from their ignorance and
/ superstition
Miss Laura n. Ford. Philndelphia
authorss. has purchased ten acres Of
land on one of the highest SUBMITS Of
the Green mountains Tho location il
now wilderness. and Miss Ford Is t.
per~onate the pioneer. The forest il To
bccica-cd and number ~ summer cot
tag-S will be built on the site. 10 far
nsh summer retreat for herself and
friends
Prof Sl<eal. who maintains the or
4 thodox belief that the study Of Latin
/ anil Greek is scrviccable for improving
students style in English compost
I ton. thinks also there is something q
\ be said on tho other side Whatever the
study Of Latin and Greek might 10
toward improving the students style.
the study Of languages and English liz
eraturc would do more.
Jean Inrclow is the daughter Of a
banker 81 Lincolnshire and " one a
family Of eleven chilarca. ,he w- o,s
her first poems on the winl'v''at-
tcrS. closing them away nrt pi sivh;
when completed. Her brother w;+ ths
first to secure The publication NJ is+'
poems, and four editions 81 thnumnf
copies each were sold the first ye1r
Twcnty-six editions Of the same vol
ume have since been published.
Fran Flygare-carlcn. the dcccasrf
authorcss. has left the whole 81 hf'
property 10 charitable Institutions
The university Of ypsaia IS ~ receive
10. 600 kroncn: the same sum Is n ~
devoted 10 poor Students: peer fisher
men from her home are to receive tn
interest Of 10000 k~orcn every year
and $4,000 l<ronen are 70 go 10 foun'
scholarships ia the Latin school a
Skars.
Prof Theodore w. Dwight. VIII
died recently while in the act Of sivn'
ing his will. left an estate valued Il
81 100000. For nearly twenty YEAR
Prof. Dwight's income from his teach
ing and writings ranged from ss5.o'
70 $4,000 per year. 1t nftrrwa-'
dropped to $1,000 per year. and a, tn
time Of his death his salary as cmcritu
professor in Columbia college wa
e7.5oo. All this was in addition - hi
legal practice. from which he j. said 4
have derived large income. his fees il
single cases. as referee or counsel. =
times amounting TO as much as sloo.oou