The herald., 1898-12-17
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

Professor Kitridge of Harvard is said to
be the only man living who can read Eliot's
Indian Bible.
The last two years have served to turn
very gray the hair OF Hugh j. Grant, ex-
mayor of New York. at is the result Of
leaving politics. he said.
Miss Wiesch has just won first prize for
craftsmanship in the little town of Atting
hauser, made famous by Schiller. She Won
from over 100 competitors, including her
father, seven brothers and three sisters. The
family took nine prizes in all.
General Joseph Wheeler has been pre-
sented by his admirers and constituents in
Huntsville, Ala, with handsome black
Kentucky horse and with a saddle, bride
and gold spurs. In accepting the gift the
veteran feelingly referred to the fact that
his life was drawing to a close and that the
good people around him had done much to
smooth its pathway
Recorder Golf OF New York went duel;
shooting on Long island on Saturday and,
being caught in the big snowstorm, did not
appear at his court Monday to try several
cases, some of them of unusual Importance.
Nobody having authority to close the court,
it remained open all night, with all the at
tendants on hand, and until next morning,
when Mr.. Golf succeeded in reaching it.
DR.. Sven Hedin proposes to start on his
next journey of Asian exploration about the
middle of next year. According to the Stock
holm Dagblad DR.. Hedin intends to cross
the Taklamakan desert twice. thoroughly
explore one of the largest rivers of Turkes-
tan and again study the interesting Lob
Nor problem. The most important part CT
the work, however, will be explorations in
the north and interior parts of Tibet
Professor Lombroso's daughter, Paola,
has been sentenced in the criminal court of
Turin to twenty-five days imprisonment and
fine Of 81 lire. Her crime was publishing
an article in a socialistic paper, in which
she described the misery she herself had
seen among thA poor people and declared
that the social system which made such evil
conditions should be overthrown. Like her
father, the anthropologist, and other pro-
fessors of the University of Turin, she is a
socialist.
In London there is a woman, Miss PEN
man, who has control over more than 500
conductors in the employ of the London
Tramways company. Miss Penman is the
only woman in England who occupies the
very unique position Of superintendent of
street railway conductors. She engages all
the conductors-500 all told-and the in
spectors, receives their reports from day to
day and superintendt the numerous detoils
appertaining to the distribution of tickets,
the checking of the mems daily returns and
The dismissal of the men when occasion
arise.
As long ago as the Harrison administra-
tion the board of geographic names decided
that Puerto Rico was the proper spelling of
the name of the island, but the government
printing office never learned of the decision
or disregarded it and always printed it
Porto Rico. General Miles made it Puerto
in his report and when it came back Porto
in the proofs he changed it to Puerto.
Again it came back Porto in the revised
proofs, but the general insisted on Puerto
The postoffice department spells it Porto,
do most of the newspapers of the coun-
try.