The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-05-23
NOTED MEN AND WOMEN.
Anecdote and "Reminiscences.

Philip James Bailey, the author of
"Festus," is now living at Nottingham.
Although in his eightieth year, he is
wonderfully hale and hearty. 1t is con.
siderable over half a century since FEES.
tus" appeared.
The Czarowitz of Russia is failing
fast, and should his death occur before
the day appointed for the coronation.
the festivities are likely to be omitted,
and the ceremony will be confined to the
formal act OF coronation.
Rev. John Watson Ian Maclaren)
expects to arrive in this country in Sep
TENDER to deliver the Yale lectures on
Preaching. He has just had the de.
gree OF DID. conferred upon him by the
University of st. Andrews.
Darlington Booth has. formally
transferred to Booth Tucker all of the
property of the Salvation Army in the
United States, including the head
quarters in New York and every other
item which was held in the name of
Ballington Booth.
During the presidential campaign of
1872, when Gen. Grant and Horace
Greeley were the principal candidates,
citizen remarked to friend, I'm try.
ing to make up my mind how to vote, I
have got as far as Or, but can get no
further" To which his friend retorted
instantly, go to the ant, thou slug.
gard"
Professor Cougnard, the head of the
Faculty of Theology in the University
of Geneva. has just celebrated the thirt.
ieth anniversary of his entrance on his
professorship. On this occasion he re.
ceived from the French Government
the Legion of Honor for his services to
the French youths who have studied at
Geneva for the Protestant ministry.
The will OF Sir Julian Goldsmid. the
husband of Jenny Lind, was filed re-
Gently in Doctors Commons. London.
The four daughters, still unmarried, re.
ceive property which the executors esti
mate will yield each $4,000 year. The
testament, however, declares that any
one OF the daughters who marries Gen.
tile shall lose one-half of her fortune.
"A delightful story is being retoid of
the wife of one Of the British cabinet
ministers whose name need not be men
toned to be known. On certain day
she had decided to give a small dance
at her house. AS the guests arrived.
however, it soon became matter of uni.
versal comment that the men-at all
events young men-were conspicuous by
their absence. Finally this little fact
was mentioned to the hostess. In a
moment the horrible truth flashed
across her mind, Good gracious" she
exclaimed with pathetic gesture, ~
quite forgot to send out the mems invi-
tations. They are all in that box be-
meath the sofa"
Regarding the proposed visit of Lii
Hung Chang to the United States en-
route home from the Cars coronation.
Mr.. Charles DENLY, United States Min
lister at Picking, has notified the State
Department that to facilitate his jour
ney, Sir Robert Hart, Inspector General
OF the Imperial Chinese Maritime Gus
toms, has designated member of the
Chinese customs service of the nation
atty OF each country to accompany him
while in that country. Mr.. Edward B.
Drew. an American citizen, now on leave
OF absence in America, has been directed
to place himself at Ii Hung Changes
disposition while the latter is passing
through this country.
Mrs Houstoun says in the Gentle
woman: When Wordsworth, Rogers and
Hallam once dined with my father at
Hampton Court l was, womanlike,
somewhat disappointed by the poets ap-
pearance, considering him the ugliest of
the party. and wellnigh weeping over
his big nose and what / rather un-
charitably called the general coarse
ness of his appearance. But l was
much tiattered and touched when
Wordsworth insisted that my little
fatherless baby should be brought to
him, although, when the mite put up his
lip, as children will, the poet said gently.
in slow, reproachful accents, What!
make such face as that at an old man
and poet!"
Mrs. Ellen H. Richards. of the Bos-
ton Institute of Technology, was last
year elected trustee of Vassar. She
found the college preparing to build a
large drain to carry it's sewage to the
Hudson. This involved great expense
and needless pollution of the river.
Mrs. Richards persuaded the trustees,
instead, to convey the sewage to a
farm belonging to the college. and use it
to fertilize the land. This plan has
been carried out most successfully, at
one-sixth Of the cost that the other pro-
ject would kave involved. Mrs. Rich
ards bright idea. in the actual amount
OF money saved to the college, is said to
be the most valuable gift any Vassar
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