Evening journal., 1901-09-17
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

CAUGHT AT RANDOM
5. Yanigi Wara, a japanese noble
man, will become in September a pro-
fessor in chemistry in the University
Columbia. Missouri. For several years
he has been assistant professor Of
chemistry in the Wesleyan University,
at Bloomington, IL.
DR. Il. J. Grow. who has been organ
ist of Ripon Cathedral, England, for
twenty-eight years, has resigned.
In New Lisbon, a village of WiscOn-
sin. lives Jachob A. Wildner, who be-
lieyes himself to be the last survivor
of the followers of John Brown in his
raid into Virginia
At Lynn, Mass. the employees of the
shoe factories are discussing the adj
visibility of asking the employers to
continue the usual summer Saturday
noon closing throughout the year. One
Of the large employers of the town is
said TO believe that good to all con-
cerned would result from the year
round Saturday half holiday.
There is to be war against bill
boards in Cincinnati this fall. Some
time ago the Municipal Art Society
undertook to have this form of adver-
Using abolished, and succeeded in
mitigating the nuisance. Now, it is
said, the war will be renewed and CON
tinued until the enemy shall be COM
pletely routed.
A good many negroes Of Boston ar
affiliating with a new sect which ha
sprung up there recently. The societ
teaches baptism by immersion, tn
drinking of water instead of wine a
communion. the taking of unleavened
bread for sacrament. the washing of
feet the saluting of members with a
kiss, breathing on the head to impair
the Holy Ghost, and the keeping
Saturday as the Sabbath instead
Sunday. The sect styles itself tn
Church OF the Living God and tn
Saints OF Christ The minister who
is propagating thenew faith announces:
Il call all men liars who do not be
lieve as we do"
President James b. Angel, of the
University Of Michigan, says that the
entire expense Of his four years course
at Brown University was only 5000.
DR.. Carter. the retiring president of
Williams College, he'd that post for
twenty years. during which time eight
new buildings have been added to the
| college, most of the old ones renovated
a large amount of land acquired and
the library doubled
Captain Samuel Donelson. of Ten
inessee. who was doorkeeper of the
House OF Representatives in the Forty
ninth Congress- has presented to the
Navy Department a bust of his grand
father, John Branch. who was Secre-
tary OF the Navy under Andrew Jack
son.
The Canton Of Berne has honOred
the Swiss painter, Ferdinand Holder,
by buying four of his pictures for 30
900 francs. II was he who painted the
frescoes in the National Museum at
Zurich, which, at the time excited
such lively controversy.
A new kind Of sealing wax has been
produced on the Continent 1t is con
tanned in a glass tube, and when re-
| quired for use it is sufficient to warm
the cylinder in order to make the wax
flow.
i William Armstrong has just received
the renewal OF a concession which M
obtained a year ago as an experiment
for the capture OF alligators along TIN
Pacific coast. The new concession
, runs for five years. During his yea
, OF experiment Mr.. Armstrong secures
/, more than 10000 skins. most of whicl
he exported ito France and Germany
n The lakes and swampy inlets along tn
Pacific coast abound in alligators, ant
Mr. Armstrong secures their hide
from native hunters stationed at dit
ferent points.
"Seeing is believing" yet we grieve
To state that every day
We see some men we'd not believe
J. No matter what they say
4 Since 1871 the number OF blind per
a sons in Germany has decreased fror
\ So to g. per 100000 inhabitants, an
( the famous Breslau Oculist DR.. Il
Cohn is convinced that with props
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y care that number Gamble still furthe
s. reduced by 40 per cent.
y The pearl necklace has become S
=. fashionable. not only in Paris. but a
4, lover the world, that pearls have be
a come uncOnsciously dear The MOI
b they cost the more they are sOugf
~ after
ne far would the first horse be ahead in