The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-01
NOTABLE PEOPLE.

Mr.. Giffin, the statistician. says that in
Great Britain the average wages per an
mum for men is sl95 and for women s125.
Miss F1agler, daughter Of Gen. Flagler
who killed a negro boy who was stealing
fruit several months ago in Washington
City. has been indicted for manslaughter.
The Rev. DR.. Edward w Blyden, the
distinguished colored clergyman, who rep
resents Liberia at the court Of St. James,
London. lectured on the future OF tho
negro the other evening in Baltimore.
A burglar killed near St Joseph. Mo.
while robbing the house of DR. James
Han. has been identified as Harry J.
Huguly, only son OF H. w. Huguly, a
millionaire liquor merchant OF Boston
DR.. Talmage has exchanged his hand
some Brooklyn house for the house IN
Washington City formerly occupied by
Senator Dolph, Of Oregon, on Massachu-
sets avenue. As soon as the transfer Is
completed the furnishings in the Brooklyn
home Will be sent to Washington city.
The Brooklyn house is valued at $50, 0FJ
Moses may easily have written the PEN
tateuch and the 1sraelites Of his day have
read and understood IT, Prof Sayce told
for the age OF the Exodus was as literary
as that OF the Renaissance in Europe
Babylon.an cities had libraries then, some
or them 5000 years old. and when Abra-
ham was born Chaldee poet was ending
a long period Of verse by writing poem
in twelve books.
The Westminster Budget says that the
fordness for cats eVinced by the late Prof
huxley was trait in the characters of
several other eminent men. Thus, Cardi-
nal Richelieu used to watch with delight
the gambols of kittens. Cats were great
favorites with Cardinal Mazarin, and the
late Mr.. ParneN had In his country resi-
dence at AVondale two cats who were his
insepHrable companions when reading or
writing. On the other hand. there are
notable instances Of celebrated men hav-
ing an aversion 10 cats which they could
neither understand nor control. The pres
ence OF cat In the same room with him
IS highly disagreeahle TO Lord Wolseley.
Professor John Haupt the head of the
Oriental department OF Johns Hopkins
university, has returned TO, Baltimore
from Europe He brings with him proof
sheets OF the new Hebrew Bible together
with the new English translation OF it,
OF which he Is editor-in-chief, and the
great Oriental library OF the late Profess
sor Christian Frederick August Dllmann.
OF the University Of Berlin. Speaking Of
this library. the Baltimore America n
says; Preparations are already being
made for the reception Of this immense
library Of some 5000 volumes. Through
the generosity OF a citizen OF Baltimore
who IS too modest 70 allow his name TO
be used. Professor Haupt was presented
the library This library is one of the
most valuable Semitic libraries IN the
world as regards works upon the Bih.i-
cal Languages, and there e scarcely any
UpuNN tlat * VIII re ttlUdif-s tS none IN
America. Many of the volumes are ex-
ceednglv rare and costly. and what
makes them % even greater value Is the
fact that thew are annotated copiously
by Professor Dilmann's own hand The
volumes VIII he placed IN the room OF the
Oriental Seminary. and VIII go by the
name Of the Du'marn collection. Besides
the hooks proper. thc collection VII he
enhanced in interest and valus by \ life
size painting Of Professor Dillmann by
his daughter. who is a talented artist.
painting OF HIS house IN Berlin. and that
IN which he was born personal relies.
tifc correspondence with other great ri-
blcal and Semitic scholars. These add
lions have been presented 70 tho u1ive~sl-
~ by Professor Dfllmann's family. His
daughter VIII also design a hookn}ara. IN
be put In each volume Of the collection"