New-York tribune., 1896-02-05
PERSONAL.

In the opinion Of "The Brooklyn Eagle" younA
Mr.. Mcdowell. the Boston composer, has done a
sensible thing In putting his expression marks in
English. "Why call things by Italian and German
names in an English-speaking land?" 1t asks. We
want to make English the tongue Of the whole race
of men, 1t Is the best and clearest and most pic
turesque speech that there is, in spite Of few
matters that photographers ana grammarans will
programme the audience has the unusual satstac.
tion of knowing what the composer Is talking
about"
Sir Henry Calcraft who died the other day was
for many years one Of the best known and most
popular men IN the social life Of London. In
sketch OF his career THE St James's Gazette says:
There was a famous hangman OF the name OF
Calcraft and Sir Henry used to be jocularly known
as the Hangman-a title he would iaughingy &C.
cept The position he held in public and social
life may not inaptiy be Indicated by reca,,lng the
circumstance that his name was freey canyasset
as that Of Mr.. Deanes succe ,sor IN the eiitorsap
Of the Tines re KEW hP.nhs hsd 9 an unriyaaS n
knowledge Of the men and affairs OF nis time, and
It was this fact and the reputation ne nSu aequirss
man Of signal penetration t ana souhdness s i ot
Judgment that led TO the association OF ms name
with the edltorshp. Sir Henry had never dulled !se
responsibilities Of natr!mony. He was confirmed
bachelor, who retained to middle age tAe gayety OF
youth"
The pulpit in the new meeting house OF the Second
Parish OF Exeter y. H., will be memorial OF
John Phillips the founder of Phillips Academy.
The cost vii! be betrayed by his descendants
Dr. Rye Bishop OF Liverpool. is the Oldest prelats
of the Church Of England. the youngest being Or.
George Rodney Eden, Suifragan Bisaop OF Dover.
aged forty-three TIE Oldest prelate Of the Church
NJ Ireland is Dr. Graves. Bishop OF Limerick aged
eiphtv-aye: the youngest. DR. Peacocke, Bishop Of
EoIscopai Chur,h is Dr Willoughby Jermyn. Bishop
OF Brechin aad Primus, aged seventy-hvei the
Youngest DR. james Robert A. Chinnery- Haidane.
Elshop Of Argyle and the Isles. aged hity-Iour
The Me.rose NIass) Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union Win give a complimentary banquet 10
Mrs Mary g. Iverniore on February %
F Marion Crawford. the novelist, VINO has met
many Armenians N the East says OF them \
doubt whether they are the Innocent conhdIhg' In
offensive Christians that the American people DE-
eve them TO be- My experience with them Is that
they are the sharpest. shrewdest and tr.ckiest OF
all the Eastern people. They say In Turkey that
II takes ten Jews to equa one Armenian and nve
Arnn.nIans tc equal one Persian in sharp business
dealings. They have many abe men among lhem'
and | doubt not that Their Yea lerS nave 10 GER
tain extent fOme.tcd tbs trouble hoping that the
Armenia would be entirely freed from Iurkish
rule" In regard 10 u e Turks, ne says "ou!o
rather trade with a Turk or a Jew in any part
OF the East than with Christian. nave the
highest respect for Christianity, but the christians
OF the Eas; are rot ike The business men
among them are 10 a large extent a set OF sharpers
much that tho words orients: Cnr-suah IN
the m nds OF Eastern travellers - almost synony-
nous " tn that Of thief. The Turks are as rue
very devout Nearly ell of them read the Koran,
10 conform to the details OF everyday Mahometan