The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-09-05
NOTED MEN AND WOMEN.
Anecdote and "Reminiscences.

elegy out OF which his publisher
made $4,000. but it was his fault. He
had prejudice against taking money for
writing.
When Prince Macmillan of Saxonv
was ordained to the priesthood recently.
ne signed paper renouncing all the
rights he possessed in virtue of his royal
birth. The remuneration is to be void.
however, in case all the other Princes of
the royal house of Saxony, OF whom there
are only five. should die before him.
From 1858 to the time of his death
in New Haven fortnight ago, Professor
Hubert A. Newton had charge of the
mathematical department of Yale Col
lese-a period of forty -three years. He
was not merely an instructor, but was
an author of distinguished reputation.
lie introduced the metric system into
the arithmetic of this country.
The Evangelical says that the Oldest
Primitive Methodist in the world has
been discovered in the person of Betty
Webster OF Aysbartb, near Middleham,
Yorkshire, who is in her one hundred
and seventh year. She has been a widow
seventy years. She has son in his
SEVENTEEN year, and daughter, quite
active and lively, in her seventy seventh
year.
Lii Hung Changes sincere admira.
ton for General Grant, whom he de-
clared to have been one of "the only two
entirely great men" that he has known
the other being the heroic Chinese
Gordon-is sufficient in itself to arouse
popular interest in his arrival in this
country. Lii Hung Chang reached New
York on Friday noon of last week in the
steamship st. Louis
The author of "Home, Sweet Home"
John Howard Payne, was buried in
Tunis. Africa, whittier he was sent as a
minister, but his remains were brought
to America by W. w. Corcoran, and now
repose in Oak Hill, Washington, D. 9.
There is monument to his memory
also at Tunis. and Protestant church
is to be erected there called the "Home,
Sweet Home Church."
Sir Edmond Moneon, who succeeds
Earl Duferin as British Ambassador at
Paris. is a man of considerable note in
the British diplomatic service, an &C.
complished scholar, and able lawyer. In
1889 he was selected by the government
of the United States and Denmark to
pass on the claims of Americans whose
vessels were detained by the authorities
at the island of st. Thomas, on the
ground that the vessels were loaded with
contraband of war destined to Venez.
uela.
General Bartolomeo Mitre. ex presi.
dent of the Argentine Republic and we'll
known as a writer of note, is now at
work upon monumental history of his
country, and, perhaps. of all America, if
he shall live long enough to accomplish
his intention. The venerable statesman
and historian, who is now an old man,
has collected mass of documents for
that purpose, large portion of which
consists Of correspondence he has had
with all the men who have played part
in South American politics.
Sir John Millais did not long sur
vive his promotion to the presidency of
the Royal Academy. London. He was
appointed February 20 of this year as
successor OF Lord Leighton, and in less
than three months he was compelled to
undergo the operation of tracheotomy
for the relief of cancer of the throat, of
which disease he finally died on August
18th, at the age of SO. He was buried in
st. Paul's, England's great resting
place of her noted artists, where Turner
and many other celebrated painters, as
well as Lord leighton, is buried.
"A romantic story is told OF the wife
of Thomas E. Watson, Populist nominee
for Vice-President. After one of the
battles of our civil war richly dressed
baby was found among the dead and
WOuuuCus ANO pdEOut6 Cht1o W Cldtm THO
child. They say that father and mother
had persisted in the strife. 1t is not
known whether they we're on the North
ern or Southern side. But Southern
soldier and his wife took the child they
had found and cared for her as their
own. The years passed and the little
girl grew to be handsome and cultivat-
ed lady. Then young Tom Watson.
farmer and lawyer, married her.
There is still existing manuscript
letter written by Sir Thomas More to
his wife, Alyce, when the news came to
him that his great mansion at Chelsea,
with it's offices and huge granaries, had
been almost destroyed by fire. Instead
of lamenting over his loss. he bids her
first find out if any poor neighbor had
stored their corn in the granaries." and
if so. to recompense them. Secondly,
to discharge no servant until he have
another abiding place; and lastly, to "be
of good cheere, and take all the howsold
with you to church. and there thank
God for what Hee hath given US. aud
what Hee hath left u.s." He urges her.
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