The herald., 1896-03-21
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

In lt1E FObL1( z =
The czarina's coronation robe will cost
100000. Although made in Paris, all the
material comes from Russia.
Holman Hunt, the English artist, who 10
now three score and ten, 10 absorbed with
the idea Of raising $5OO,OOO.OOO to send
the Jews back to Palestine in order that
the scriptures may be fulfilled.
Roentgen is beginning to inspire terror.
A French woman writes to Paris paper
asking if it would be safe for her to con.
frame, ''because," she says, ~ should not
like to have thet frame showing in pho
tograph of my face"
Andrew Lang had some fun recently
with . man who wrote to him asking him
what hymns had helped him. Instead Of
giving some sound old orthodox title he
replied that the Homeric. hymns had
helped him most, particularly those to
Demeter and Aphrodite (Venus).
The Melbourne Argus called attention
some years ago to the remarkable fact
that three young men destined to high dis.
tinction in different spheres-Lord Sails
bury, the statesman; Sir John Millais, the
painter, and Thomas Woolner, the sculp-
tor-were simultaneously in Victoria at
the height of the gold fever in the
early sos.
William H. Brady proposes to build an
enormous scow, fitted up for prize ring,
to be toyed beyond the maritime league
jurisdiction of the United States for the ac-
commodation of bruisers and their back
ers. He says that the boat would cost
about 81 8, 900, and would hold 1000 spec
tators at $3.50 apiece. But would it be al.
lowed to clear the port?
The marriage of Princess Maud of Wales
and Prince Charles of Denmark is to take
place at the Chapel Royal, St. James
Place, early in July. and the arrangements
will be much the same as on the occasion
York, with carriage procession from Buck
in9ham palace. and luncheon there after
the ceremony. The honeymoon will be
passed at Sandringham.
j. w. Perrin, drummer, whose business
calls him TO haunt the Cumberland river, is
regarded as hoodoo by the steamboat
men on the river. Perrin weighs $50
on the Crescent, it went to the bottom, and
a few days since the Paul suffered the same
fate, on which he was a passenger. In both
cases the freight was saved and Mr.. Perrin
escaped.
Sir William Whiteway, the premier of
Newfoundland, is down on "those wicked
newspapers.'' So shocked is he that he
has, he declares, ITO great extent given
up reading newspapers" They are at best
'yelping curs''; indeed, "there are COM
paratively few papers that should be ad-
mitted into a Christian household for
s'the fourth estate is becoming degraded,
and instead of blessing, as it should be,
1t is a CURSE"
Rev. Charles D. Tenney, who is to be the
president of the new Chinese university at
Tien-Tsin, China, is an American and a
graduate of Dartmouth and Oberlin. He
has been missionary in China since 1882.
The projectors of the university say that it
3s to be conducted on broad lines, with
special courses in civil and electrical enei-
neering, mining and law, and Mr.. Tenney
is to have full power, not only in the choice
OF instructors, but in matters of discipline.
Edwin A. Abbey. who has been made an
associate of the Royal academy, 10 now
about 43 years old. He is of medium stat
ure and muscular physique, and his hair,
mustache and eyes are brown, the latter
looking through gold-rimmed spectacles
forehead rather low. Although he gained
his first great repute as draughtsman, he
excels not only in pen and ink, but in wa
ter color, oil. etching and pastel.
Earl Grey, who succeeds DR.. ''Jim" as
administrator of Rhodesia. is q tall, good
looking man of 45. lie was the nephew of
the late earl, and succeeded to the title less
than two years ago. He is a quiet, rather
reserved man. but is reputed to be pos
Gessed of considerable ability in business
affairs. He has lived an adventurous life,
and has travelled good deal in South AZ
Yica. His wife, who was q Miss Holford,
has also seen something of South African
life.
Dean Hole of England is not believer in
Rooseveltism. At dinner of the South
London Licensed Victuallers and Beersell-
ers' Trade Protection association recently
. letter from the dean was read. He said !:
81 would gladly have testified my sympa-
thy with your association and my antipa-
thy TO tyranny and cant but for other en-
Ragen,ents. The Christianity and com
mon sense which can alone teach true
temperance seem to be more and more
ignored by teetotalers, who would incar-
leerate mankind in Pump court and turn
oil the birds of the air into water wag-
tails.''
A Scotchman, Daniel Mcleod, fought
and fell on the Boer side at Doornkop. He
was the son of Scotch settler in the
Transvaal, and was one of the best shots
In Commandment Cronje's following. He
was in action at Krugersdorp, and during
the night was sent with sixty others to re.
inforce Doornkop. Next morning Mcleod
was one of q party of fifteen marksmen
who held the right of the Boer position,
and. according to Dutch accounts, did most
Of the fighting. Two of them were killed,
namely, Mcleod and young Malan, the
son OF the Boer commandant of the same