The Yale expositor., 1898-07-29
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Recognized friendship The execution
of this medal was given to a woman,
Marcella Lancelot-Croce.
The case of George Herbert Stephens,
who Is under arrest for setting fire to
the Lafayette college buildings, is ex-
traordinary in criminal annals. He
had been a professor OF ethics at the
college-ethics above all things. There
is no doubt of his guilt he confesses
It. Hatred of President Warfield was
his motive, for the president had him
removed from his position. Mr..
Stephens was a graduate Of Princeton,
and was accounted one OF the brightest
students. He won fellowship in men
tai philosophy, took a masters degree
and spent year in the Princeton The
illogical seminary.
Grandma" Nancy Berger, who
lives at Bellefonte, Pa, is LOT years OF
age. Her husband was killed in the
naval battle of Erie In the war of 1872;
she lost two sons at Antietam In che
civil war; and great grandson is now
a member of the army operating
against Spain. She is still quite spry
and lives with her son, Samuel, who
was a babe In arms when she was
widowed, "a years ago. Senator Quay
recently introduced bill to grant her
a pension of $12 a month, and, after
he stated the facts of her remarkable
career, the bill passed without vote
against it.
A Gustavus Adolphus Memorial
church is to be erected in Philadelphia,
and the Lutheran congregations OF
New York are requested to assist in
the work. Besides the church, there
will be a statue, historic tablets and
window contributed by Sweden. What
Is known as the Old Swede's church,
on the banks OF the Delaware, was
founded by Gustavus Adolphus, and Its
maintenance was long assisted by
Sweden. It's congregation is now af-
filiated with the Protestant Episcopal
diocese of Pennsylvania. The new
church will be American-Lutheran.
One more warning against excessive
rope-skipping comes from New York,
where twelve-year-old girl has skip
ped herself to death In an attempt to
surpass her playmates in the number
OF times she could skip without rest
ing. 1t is hard for parents to forbid
their children indulgence In what Is
really an innocent sport, yet death or
deformity Is often the result Of trust
ing to the child's judgment in this mat
| ter.
There is now pending in the Louis
arate street cars for whites and blacks
in the cities OF the state. and to forbid
persons OF either race to ride In the
cars set apart for the other. The law
makers are now worried to know how
to arrange II that white children in
the care of negro nurses shall have
street car accommodations.
Thomas Kelly, machinist emploGed
at Mount Glare, Nd, had lively ex-
perience with lightning during Heavy
storm. Mr.. Kelly was at work in the
shop during the storm, and was hold
ing in his tongs piece Of iron which
he had just heated. He laid 1t upon
strike 1t. Just at that moment q ball
OF fire flashed across the room to the
anvil, the hammer descended, striking
1t and scattering fragments of the ball
| in all directions with a loud report.
Mr.. Kelly was thrown across the room
against his work bench and the ham
mer few from his hand and struck
aafl xxvt4h Il. II
Every piece Of metal in the shop
which was struck by the fragments was
either burned or melted at the point
of contact, and the hammer, tongs and
other tools about the anvil were
strongly magnetized, as the men about
the place afterwards found they would
attract small pieces of metal and fill
ings. Mr.. Kelly was not seriously in
jured, but did not recover from the
shock until late at night. 1t is sup
posed that the lightning came down
the rod and in passing through The
shop was attracted by the large amount
of metal stored therein. The lightning
also set fire to a small leak in the gas
pipe in the room which, previous to
the storm, was not known to exist.
Lieutenant Lindsey, of the Fourth
Cavalry, on duty at the Yellowstone
Park, has submitted to the secretary
Of the interior report covering the
condition OF the game in the park.
He says OF the wild buffalo to be found
there: THE scouts discovered, dur
ing the winter. between thirty and
forty head, in four different localities.
They are so wild that II they see or
wind a man they will run a long dis
lance. Their protection is the most
difficult task Entrusted to the superin-
tendent OF the park. Their natural
range is on the open plains OF much
lower altitude; they are now driven
by fear into the most inaccessible por-
tions of this mountainous and timer
ed country. Besides the danger from
poachers, their young must suffer from
the ravages OF wild beasts, and from
the rigors of the climate. They are
said 10 he peculiarlv susceptible To the