New-York tribune., 1895-10-01
PERSONAL.

TON" Ochiltree IL fond os telling stories about
his ocean trips but one Of his best Is of compara-
lively recent origin, He says Il was coming
across. and n very good sort OF Brit!sher used 70
sit with me In TIE smoking room. tried all my
best Jokes on him. and he never cracked a smile
At last got angry. end said: I don't think an
Englishman could see Joke II you nred IL az MN
u stood d up on his hind legs and said How can you
fire a joke out OF gum
Professor Caspar Rene Gregory, OF Iepsic Uni
versity Is a native OF Philadelphia and a graouate
OF the University OF Pennsylvania for hi'eeh
years" says THE Philadelphia Press, American
scholars have watched with just pride and ad-
mirat,on hts progress 10 a place In the foremost
ranks OF scholarship in the study Of the Greek man
uscripts on which the text of the New Testament
rests In this field broad n its extent Du' @ narrow
IN those ,iual 10 rs Hrduom3 Itvng scholars as
first In the number OF manuscripts ne ma ,pP,dd pri
sonay examined and ooEated ana ne rs in Ie
terminng the text
A reception was given the other day at water
town Mass for Miss Harriet liosmer. the we'll
known sculptor BY the Watertown Womans cluo.
Miss IIosmcr has been the guest In that town OF
her cousin. Mrs Alfred Hosmer Miss Hosmer'
saws THE Boston Journal" in reporting the enter
talninent was feeling happy and at rest with Az
the world She had little TO say OF Waterto"h OF
this vicinity. but spoke at length or her udNe's
abroad One incident in her foreign travels was Il
trip made nearly forty years ago from honle ~
her fathers house in Watertown In sixteen days
which I'm that period was considered an extraor-
dnary feat She arrived in Rome from Florence
AZ o'clock one morning, and received dispH'c"
NJ her fathers serious Illness. Sne immedia'eiy
started for home and making good connection WIN
the boat from Liverpool, reached Watertowh siA- siA
teen davs after leaving Rome. There was NOT ny
railroad accommodation In those days me p'op.' VI
France and Italy low enjoy, nor lid the SteiH
make such quick pa ssagcs. Miss losmer ~ OF ti'e
firm opinion that the day is not far dstant WITH a
tunnel will be built beneath the ItngHsh 'Haia..
connecting England by "A short underground TSu.e
win France and increase the trathc between EiS
t,nH and paris besides making the trip much
shorter and more convenient
Cap,ain John Clark Jameson, who Ia 10 cohiaHu
the new American Line steamer ST. Pau, was Dorh
in Prooklvn on October 49, 1Si1 and after year
exnerience in a New-York pilot-boa' made his hrs'
sea VOYAGE In the old clippe! ship DreadnaugA'' III
which he remained nearly four years, uhder 'n7
command OF Captain Samuel Samuelscc, CapIa1n pan
samueIs who is at the head OF ue sIai ~ ny
IournaI takes great pleasure in watchlhB tle ~, ~
ancemen OF many successful shprnasters VITO i,a l
.Ser first training in the ways OF the sea uhucr hia
skilful supervision
Professor William c. Robinson. OF the faie ID"
school has accepted the position of dean ot the
department of sociology az the Ca'hohc cn
versitv I'm Washington, AM h went 10 .ne La ri'
49, yesterday Professor Robinson was on,. ons ~
re, oioat members of the Yale Law Scnool iacu'S
amI anq the author OF several treatises on law.