The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-06-20
NOTED MEN AND WOMEN.
Anecdote and "Reminiscences.

sne ieiano 9 great patriot, Paoli. They
mad rested for over a century in Old ST.
Pancras' churchyard at London. The
bones OF King Theodore of Corsica are
still in the unpicturesque cemetery of ST.
Anne's, Soho.
-Professor Herkomer, speaking of
MS student days in Paris and his early
struggles against poverty, said his stu
dio cost him few shillings a week and
he cooked his own meals. When his
Chelsea Pensioners his first signal
success. was accepted he says he "fell on
his knees and wept."
-Verestchagin, the Russian artist.
who lives in Paris. has planned reyoly-
ing glass studio by means of which
constant supply of the most useful light
can be obtained all day long. The artist
has applied windlass to the structure.
and by turning handle he can paint
the whole day long with the required
light falling in one direction on model
and drapery.
Minnie Hauk Baroness Won Hesse
Wartegg), the celebrated American
prima donna. has been received as an
honorary member of the Academy of
Santa Cecilia. Rome. This is an IN.
usual honor, granted to few artists.
Santa Cecilia is the Oldest musical acad.
envy in the world. having been founded
by Palestrina. The Queen of Italy is
its special patroness.
DR.. Jur. Emile Kempin. who.
though German by birth is American by
education, has a large law practice in
Berlin. chiefly among the English and
American residents of Prussian the can
ital, DIR. Kempin has lately been appoint.
ed official interpreter at the Berlin law
courts, great triumph to all those who
take an interest in the higher education
and advancement of the German women.
The Barnum of Central America is
a woman. Nine. Linda Poisson. She is
said to resemble Barnum somewhat.
She runs the largest travelling circus in
her part of the country. Although she
is 20 years old, Nine Poisson is still the
moving spirit of her show. She came to
New York not long ago to receive and
take home with her an African lion that
arrived on one of the Atlantic steamers.
The attitude of Mr.. Gladstone to-
ward America during the civil war is
strikingly shown in his correspondence
with the late Cyrus w. Field, extracts
from which are published in the May
number of Harper's Magazine, includ-
ing letter from Mr.. Gladstone written
November q, 1862, in which he expresses
his conviction that the Union cause
will fail. and that to prolong such war
was mot folly only but guilt to boot"
Moses M. Hobby, who has Just
died in Stanford, Conn, was for many
years engaged in teaching in New York.
When Professor Henry. of the Univer-
sity of New York, received from Dagu.
ere his newly invented process of taking
pictures Mr. Hobby was among the first
persons in this country to sit for pic
ture. He received one of the first mes
sages on Morse's experimental telegraph
wire. and was one of the first passengers
to run out of this city to Fordham.
Before the last of the present month,
the sum of $4,000 must be raised for
the proposed Lowell Memorial. "All
friends of june and of poetry" says
The Boston Transcript, "all who care
for the preservation of a part OF Elm
wood as memorial to the most distin-
guished of American men of letters, are
individually responsible for whatever
amount they can contribute to the sum
total. whether in dollars or in hundreds.
Money or checks for the Lowell Memoir
ial should be sent to William A. Bullard,
First National Bank, Cambridge"
Mrs. Mary Tyler, the original hero.
inc of the familiar poem. MARY Had
Little Lamb" resided at Somerville,
Mass, until her death which occurred
not long ago. The incident of the pet
lamb following her to school actually
occurred in her childhood, just as is
told in the jingle, and was afterwards
immortalized by youth who was then
one OF the school children. AS an old
woman Mrs. Tyler was always proud to
show bits of the famous fleece as white
as ow,' in various stages OF evolution
from the raw wool into soft dress fab
ric.
"A Maine paper gives examples of
famous names that have been dupli-
Gated. Miles Standish died the other
day in Maine, ARENAS Ward still lives
in the same State. General Grant died
10 Harmony number of years since,
John Quincy Adams was drowned at
Vanceboro a short time ago. Peregrine
White lives 10 Skowhegan. also in Ban
gor; Joseph Warren lives in Rome, Me-;
Captain John Smith and John Brown
live most anywhere, James Buchanan
was wounded by guard at Thomaston
while trying to escape, and Oliver Crom-
we'll is serving life sentence in that
same institution.
Charles Warren Stoddard, writing
in The Overland MonthIv ahout .Ioa.