The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-03-14
NOTED MEN AND WOMEN.
Anecdote and "Reminiscences.


is obscene and the third is obscure
George Ebers, the German novelist
| is one of the most notable of recent con-
| verts to Buddhism. Prof. Ebers is one
of the profoundest Orientalists in the
world.
Queen Victoria will wear none but
black gloves since her widowhood, and
those of only the two-buttoned length,
Her majestys glove bill for the entire
year is less than 500.
Sam Jones, the widely known evan
gelist, has recently completed new
residence in Gainesville, Ga, which con-
tains twenty-one rooms, and which in
its exterior, is said to embrace an "eccle-
siastical effect" The Sam Jones revivaIs
have evidently been made to pay"
1t is proposed to build an iron cage
over and around the monument of Dan
lei Boone and his wife, near Carrollton.
KY. in order to preserve what is left of
the monument from the ravages OF the
relic hunters. The legislature is to be
asked to appropriate 5000 to build the
iron cage.
There is story told of Bishop But
Ter, the author of the Analogy" that,
walking in his garden one night with
his chaplain, he asked him whether
public bodies might not go mad as
we'll as individuals adding that moth
ing else could account for most of the
transactions in history"
To have saved 1000 lives is some
what unique experience. This record
belongs to Captain Weiss of the steam
ship Belgian King, to whom presenta-
ton was made in Newcastle, England,
recently. 1t has been his good luck to
pick up several vessels in distress at sea,
including the liner Palmyra, with $50
people on board.
General Schofeld in a recent inter
view stated that the general impression
that the powerful modern engines of
war would cause enormous slaughter is
mistaken idea. "War today" he says,
$50 far as loss of life is concerned, would
be more humane than it ever was, but
on the other hand, would be terribly
destructive to property. Cities would
be destroyed, as we'll as ships and forti-
fications. but the men would fight more
under cover and at longer range"
DIR. Mark Wenley, who has received
the unsolicited appointment of senior
professor of philosophy in the University
of Michigan, was until lately examiner
in philosophy to the University of Glas.
gow and lecturer in the same subject at
the Queen Margaret College of that city.
He took all his degrees at Glasgow. He
has written much on philosophy, and
published works on Socrates and
Christ" ASPECTS of Pessimism," and
an edition of Professor Veitch's
Essays"
Elk President Harrison is to be re-
spected for his gentlemanly secrecy con-
corning his matrimonial arrangements.
When an old-school Presbyterian con-
templates wedlock with an Episcopalian
under the auspices of that church it be
hooves him to move with caution and
reserve. II he carries out the published
program and is married on Easter Mon
day, it will be graceful act on the part
of the church authorities to make him
an honorary vestryman at the annual
meeting the same EVENING" Chicago
EUening Post.
Rev. William Anderson. whose death
has taken place at Old Calabar. West
Africa, was one of the pioneers Of the
Calabar Mission, and the abolition of
human sacrifices in that region was
largely due to his resolute and jealous
energy. In consequence of his efforts
King Archibong and his chiefs, on Feb.
10, 1850, agreed to pass law prohibit
ing these sacrifices. Mr.. Anderson re-
tired from active work about two years
ago, after fifty-five years service as
missionary. He was in his eighty fourth
year.
Miss May Frances Stetson. Maine
woman who has devoted many years to
the study of Shakespeare, has evolved
new theory respecting the character of
Macbeth. She does not make him the
diplomatic villain that Irving does, nor
the superstitious prince that Booth
created. She treats him as Highland
chief, brave. superstitious. ambitious,
cruel and intellectual-one who en-
bodied the vices and virtues. faults and
excellencies Of his age. She applies the
same principles to Lady Macbeth. whom
she treats as type or exponent of her
period.
An English phrenologist who has
examined the head of Emperor William
III. says that there is nothing unusual
about it. ut is" he says, "a medium
head. of the military type. such as can
be found by the scorein the army. The
bumps of self love and combativeness
are abnormally developed. He will never
let himself be stopped by an obstacle.
There is no power on earth that could
exercise the least pressure upon him.
His self love is so great that it would
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