The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-02-20
WELL KNOWN PERSONS.
Anecdote and Reminiscence.

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-Francis Murphy says that more than
Z 900 persons have signed the temperance
pledge since he began his crusade in Bos-
ton.
1t is reported that Postmaster General
Wilson will accept the presidency of
Washington and Lee university when he
leaves the Cabinet.
james Whitcomb Riley announces that
he has left the lecture platform for good,
and that he will hence forth devote himself
wholly to the writing of verse.
Mr.. Moody hires fremont Temple,
Boston, on his own account, and takes up
a collection at each meeting to defray ex-
penses The collections, however, do not
meet the rent.
The Rev. DIR. Lyman Jewett, who died
the other day at Fitchburg, Mass, at the
age of "a years was noted Baptist mis-
sionary among the Telugus, of India, from
1s4S to 1885. He translated the Bible into
the Telugu language.
1t is asserted by typographical authori-
ties that the first Bible printed in America
was John Eliot's Indian Bible,'' in 1868.
The language into which this Bible was
translated is extinct, and it is said only
one or two persons are able to read it,
The election of ThomasC Platt to the
United States Senate reminds the oldest
inhabitant of Massillop, o., that for several
years Mr.. Platt was a clerk in drug
store there, his brother Fred Platt, being
at that time cashier of the Bank of Mas
sillon.
Prof Won Bergman, the great Berlin
physician, recently celebrated his Goth
birthday. when a portraits of himself by
Lenbach was given to him by his present
and former assistants. Many of the old
pupils of Bergmanr attended the celebra-
ton from distant cities.
The trustees of five Methodist churches
in Washington have written Major Nc
Kinley, offering Kim pew in their place
of worship OF course the Major replied
to each letter, but from the correspond
ence no one can tell whether the President
elect will worship in ais five or in any one
of them
The Pope's golden rose is destined this
year for the Duchess Marie Thesera, wife
of the Crown Prince of Wurtemberg The
rose is an artistic creation in gold and
precious stones, executed by the Vatican
ieweler, and is bestowed in mid-Lent on
some Catholic Princess who has beenseon
picuous for her services to the church.
General GourkO, the noted Russian
soldier, formerly Governor General of
Warsaw, is seriously i'll. About two years
ago he suffered from stroke of apoplexy,
which compelled him to resign his post at
Warsaw. For year he has been staying
at Wiesbaden, but with little benefit. He
is sixty nine years old and holds the rank
of Field Marshal.
Very little is heard of NJ Jules Verne
now-a-d days, except when he brings out one
of his marvellous books. He is quietly at
work, however, at Amiens, i'll France, and
though sixty-eight years of age, is fell.of
energy and as Woodworking. as ever. lust
now he is busy in the execution of plan
to publish a series of stories bearing ON
different countries.
THE greatest kise-hyer in America, if
not in the world, is Mr.. William A. Eddy,
a merchant in New York and resident
of Bayonne, N j. He was attracted to
ths-subiect by making kitesforthe amuse
meat Of his children, and the fad was pur-
f,,1nt hot hac inv Tod
many new kinds Of kites. and has raised
them to attitudes never attained bafore.
--Ex-Secretary John w. Foster is teach
ing Bible class IN the New York Avenue
Pres byterian Chnrch, of Washington,
which is attendeaby about sixty people,
including several public, men,. He con-
dncted similar class last year and awak
ened much interest His scheme covers a
general view of the Old Testament, and
he has divided ais scheme into thirty les
sons which win cover the Washington
season.
The Paris correspondent OF the Ion
don Times says that the widow of Baron
Maurice Hirsoh, of Vienna, las resolved
to present 2, 600, 900 francs to the Pasteur
Institute as a memorial of Aer husband.
This will make it possible to enlarge the
building by chemical and biological labor
atories, which, it Is estimated, VIII cost
SEQ, 900 francs. Some of bhe professors,
moreover, at present receive little or no
salary.
Some, of Lyman j. Cages friends in
tmated TO him the other day that they
would Ike to give him apublic dinner be-
fore he went to Washington. 'SYou must
excuse me, . was his reply II want no
demonstration in my honor now, If, after
four years of service as a member of the
Cabinet, my neighbors think | have
served my country so faithfully that they
desire to show their appreciation, a din
ner would be all right. | prefer however,
to enter nay counsry's service without
heTalding. Let my record in office speak
for me.
Queen Victoria has already begun to
prepare the program OF the ceremonies
which will celebrate the sixtieth anniver-
sary of her accession to the throne. Rents
in London are said to have risen ia antici-
patton of the great number of strangers
who will visit the city A semi-o official