New-York tribune., 1901-12-26
PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC EYE.

At a dinner in Boston the other evening the Rev.
DR.. Edward Everett Hale related this bit OF per-
sonaI experience TO the writer. who happened 70
be his elbow companion The boys who vend
books and magazines the trains" said Dr.. Hale,
need to be students OF human nature, and Il you
will watch them closely they peddling their
you will discover that they are very shrevd
in reading physiognomy. 1 was = train n Penn
syIvania the other day. The news agent passed
through with an arnfuI OF books When he came.
opposite my seat he looked over carefully and.
digging beneath his pile. produced q book and
handed II TO me: 1t was one OF my own books. i
have read that said 1. and L spoke with some
gruffness. Pretty soon he came back and passed
than a coincidence when I saw that IT was another
of my works. I have read that. too SAID, sven
the matter over and l concluded 10 find out II his
acumen had selected ne as one likely 70 be inter
ested in those books or if 1t were simply strange
coincidenGe. So when he passed again IN, SaugnI 6l
him by the sleeve ana aSked; LII ny yy o0y 40 t-5o
who you are?' he answered. with Just as much
don't know a good book when you see it for
don't believe you have read either OF IHoSS99
DR.. Hale.
Temptations TO belong to other nations have
been too powerful for the astronomer best known as
Dorothea KIunpke to resist native OF the
United States. she taken at the age or seven
to the French capital by her mother and she mas
lived there nearly ever since. Her connection win
the Paris Observatory extends through period
a
photography. the measurement OF star plates ana
mathema tical computation were among her duueS-
And now. under the influence Of Cupid she mas
changed her abode to England and her name 10
Roberts" This step will not separate her rom
her profession but. the contrary sirens tRS-' S
Isaac Roberts. has long been faInqus los sienif
cant pictures OF nebule his Owing no t a'g its
TO the resemblance between the s9s aans " and that
of well known California university II mas nas torn
ing back 70 her native land Such mistake was
more natural because she was horn IN San 4Tiss
Klur1pke was announced months ago. anu '1s ~
recently married conVersaziSoliiSj 10 % an
don November .. and on that occasi, "a i8a,aSriaI
665eTtS & Tsad paper per 2 ,reJ ana Paris o6serva
tories
Theodore Moves. the son of the old Editor Oh
The Washington Star who now takes tne lS0o.
ing oar in the editorship. and largely reLeVes M
father. has travelled in the Hawaiian IsIahuS' +A
many of the prominent people there. ana mau' ~
himself to some extent authority on Ha"diia"
matters recent sharp attack which ne mau0
editoriaIy on Mr. McKinley's Hawaiian Juds9
Humphrey would seem likely Therefore TO tdg ndso
ment He describes Humphreys a Mssissipgrl r
product but smart a carpetbagger. % ,a+t a
Yankee: going 10 Arizona the age of twenty; twenty;
becoming there a sheep lawyer but witnoSus Ss
much success. and so turning specutI5I(or II1, 5v
a trick without the amount of money requLlr11+
from intending settlers II IS NOT SaNotN
of the United States judge bestowed BY our ssT
ernnent upon the Sandwich Islanders. ahc N -
Noyes's attack should either lead 70 cnanse u
n thorough refUtatIOn-
John A Peters. the most famous Chief Jus'iO9
Maine ever had is man OF abundant means anu
since his retirement from the bench he mas hloi0
than ever before searched out cases of deserVins
need and has assisted worthy persons he 0oes
all these kindnesses so btIusively that rev
know of them: in most cases not even the peopi0
tefriended are aware Of the identity or thelr nene
factor He has sometimes told his friends thdO NJ
would like to DO more for some of the people ~
knows but that he is afraid of hurting tnelr Ieei
inss by pronering assistance little while asS
he found that he had about the house grsaS
deal of stuff that was needed. and he feIt th.s
IL ought to be doing one good Ihere @ WeEe q
lot of good clothing books small artlclgS -
furniture and clocks For a while ne eouL,dN LIZ,
think of a graceful way or dlSpoSlhs OF 4t-.HaJ
Then one day he loaded them all Into MS ol9a 49,
old fashioned carriage, and TOOK irlVe 0ut ~
the country When he found GOOD place pS - ~
roadside he disposed the articles along the ISilS
where they could be by any one pasSlls;;
wound UP the clocks and set them to ticking. anu ~
in conspicuous position tackled up a nOaIu n -.
which he had printed. Help yourself! he neeI neNeI
found out who got the articles, but ne oenSSEss
that they fell into the hands OF some one "Hoi-
they helped.