The Western news., 1903-04-08
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According to the last Federal census
the number Of natives of New York In
Chicago was $1,000. and the number Of
natives of Ohio $1,000. Chicago has
large population Of New England an
cestry.
Funds to enable Yale University to
collect Photographic records of Amer
lean voices. especially those Of the dis
appearing tribes of American Indians,
have been granted by the Carnegie
Institute.
F. Marion Crawford has turned aside
from novel writing temporarily to
write play, which will be produced
next season in London by the English
actor. Martin Harvey. The subject OF
the play is modern.
With the object of diverting the
stream of emigrants that now travels
to America via Germany, the Hunga-
rian government proposes to establish
line Of steamers running between
Fiume and the United States.
Lady Gage has discovered in her Es-
sex England country house some in
teresting correspondence between
Thomas Gage, last royalist governor OF
Massachusetts, and Samuel Adams,
John Hancock and Josiah Quincy:
Mrs. Jane Boyes, NJ. D., graduate
Of the Edinburgh University, has been
appointed government physician of the
island Of Coll, Argylshire. This is said
to be the first instance of a woman
doctor receiving a government appoint
ment in Scotland.
It is said that the richest heiress in
Europe is the Princess Marie Bona
-parte, whose mother was MademOiselle
Blanc. daughter of the original Blanc
who started the Monte Carlo gambling
place. Her father is Prince Roland
Bonaparte. The princess, now %
years old. lives in Paris with her
father.
DR.. Arthur Evans, who lectured re-
Gently at the Royal Institution, Lon
don, upon the most remarkable archae-
illogical discovery Of modern times,
has been traveller and digger Of the soil
all his days, and has, on at least one
occasion, spent a term in an Austrian
prison for supposed completely in an
insurrection.
Miss Marshall Kiser Is sugar inspec-
tor for the Spreckles Sugar Company
of Hawaii. Miss Kiser is Kentucky
woman, and began the study of chem.
istry at the State College at Lexington.
She continued her work under Profess
sor John Uri Lloyd. and in 1901 she
was elected a member of the American
Chemical Association.
An Ibsen play, which has hitherto
been almost unknown outside of Scan
dinavia, is to be produced by Miss
Ellen Terry in London. under the title
'"rhe Vikings" This play, the proper
title of which Is 1.-THE Warriors in
Helgeland," was rejected in Copen-
hagen and Christiania, and later, in
1861, was produced in the latter city.
Mrs. John Jacob Astor is believed to
own the most costly ring in America.
1t was made in Paris, and has three
large emeralds surrounded by dia-
monds. The entire circle is incrusted
with tiny diamonds and the emeralds
are declared to be as nearly perfect
as any ever seen in Amsterdam. A
fiawless emerald is the rarest Of gems.
The ring is valued at $4,000 by ex-
perts.
Sarah Bernhardt frequently "com-
poses'' the costumes which are used in
her theatrical productions. On the eve
Of an important event Of this character
! she has a corps Of girls in a work
room pinning dress materials, lace ma
terials and general trimmings on man-
} ikins. Once in a while madam per-.
sonally superintends these operations.
J and even the forewoman bows to her
opinion.
Heinrich Petersen, recently pro-
fessor in Baptist theological semin
; ary in Hamburg, Germany, is acting
as mOtOrman on a trolley line in
, Chester, Pa. Professor Petersen. who.
speaks five languages fuently, came to-
this country few weeks ago expect
ing to receive an appointment in the
illogical seminary. He was disappoint-
ed aud Immediately went to work with
, the trolley company.
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