The Washington times., 1901-07-12
PERSONAL.

j. NJ Barrie, author of The Little Min
| ister,' is to make another visit to Amer
lea, but does not intend to appear in pub
lie to any considerable extent. He has a
strong dislike TO lectnring.
President Barrows, of Oberlin. believes
that the rage" for athletics will be over
ruled for good; that wen form the out
door habit. and be the healthier for it.
If had the ear of the leading business
men of America" lie says, Il would
whisper in il as the wisest counsel /
first and business afterward.' This means
longer lived, more successful, happier
| and better American citizens"
James Boyd. who celebrated the other
day his seventieth birthday, and his for
! tieth anniversary as broker on the New
York Stock Exchange, was one of the
pioneer brokers OF Chicago and was at
one time broker for Jay Gould.
The late Pierre LoriIlard was the first
New Yorker to build a large house in
Newport 1t was at Ochre Point, and
was built by Boston men. who erected
many of the fine houses IN that section of
the city Mr. Lorillard sold his fine
estate fer 500. 90 TO the late Cornelius
Vanderbilt This estate was burned to
the ground and upon the site was erected
the present villa known as THE Break
Keir Hardie. Socialist and labor lead
er in the British Parliament, sees in the
present strike of American steel opera
tives another sign that this country is
on the verge Of a great Industrial strug-
gle which viii develop a party of Social
Democracy and raise ii to the first rank
of political importance.
Lieut.. Gov. William A. Northcott, of
Illinois, who Is mentioned as the next
United States Senator from that State, is
friend of Governor Yates and a native
of Tennessee. the son of a strong South
ern Unionst. He was educated at An
napolis. but took to the law and has
practiced in Illinois for several years.
William Jones, a policeman of Leeds.
England, has for years been an art
student, and has just reached the goal OF
his ambition. Two of his landscapes
have been hung at the Royal Cambrian
Academy. Another large work was ac-
cepted conditionally by the Royal Acad-
emy of London, but was crowded out of
the exhibition.
Sir Edouard Girouard. X c. NJ. G., has
left South Africa and is now in England
for rest and change. He is one of Kitch-
ener's young men," and has had charge
of all the South African railways during
KHchener's campaign Sir Edouard is
a French-Canadian and accompanied
Lord Kitchener to the Soudan in the 90s
as a subaltern in the Engineers. He is
now a colonel and a X. C. NJ. c., so his
advancement has been almost as rapid
as that of his chief.
Canon Hobson, the founder Of the Po-
licemens Christian Association. has ar
rived in New York This association was
founded eighteen years ago in a cellar
in Liverpool. 1t had three members at
the start. but today has over 100000.
The Marquis Ito is one of the abIest
and most powerful men that Japan has
ever produced, and a good match for
anything that Russia may bring against
him He is highly educated progressive,
and ambitious, and can be thoroughly
trusted to do the right things in the right
way for Japan. The marquis made his
name as high admiral of the japanese
fleet during the war with China.
James A. Page celebrated the fftieth
anniversary OF his assuming the head
mastership of Dwight School, in Boston
the other day and was presented by the
alumni with loving cup filled with fifty
so gold pieces. Among the speakers on
this occasion was the Rev. Dr. Edward
Everett Hale.
Sir H. Campbell -Bannerman. the leader
of the English Liberals, is scholar as
well as a politician and a representative
of the old type Of Englishmen in public
life John Morley said OF him once that
he was probably the only member of the
Commons who had his Virgil and his
Horace as readily Mt his tongues end as
was the custom a century ago.
Fifteen years ago Joseph Haaga arrived
In Buttes County Kansas, with 5 cents
in his pocket He went to work for a
farmer, with whom he remained five
years, saving something from his wages
each year. At the. end Of that time he
started farming on his own account To-
dav he owns 500 acres of land, and has It
stocked with a fine herd OF cattle. a short
time ago he went To III Dorado to bid on
another half section of land, which he
had the money TO buy.