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NOTABLE DAYS OF THE WEEK.

Aug. is the eighth Sunday after
Trinity in the church calendar. Also
the birthday, in 1856, of William II. of
England, Rufus, 'the red-haired." He
ordered the building of London bridge,
and had London tower and Westmin-
ster hall completed. Also the birth
day, in 1919, of Thomas Armitage, one
of the founders of the American Bible
union; of Henry S. Olcott, in 1882,
president of the TheosophicaI society;
of Elisha Gray, in 1885, inventor of the
speaking telephone and other devices;
of Moses Colt Tyler, in 1885, educator
and author of books on American lit
erature; of Francis Marion Crawford,
in 1854, author of stories of Italian
life.
Aug. 8 is the date Of the sailing Of
Columbus, in 1892. on his first voyage
of discovery. 1t was a Friday. Born,
in 1773, jeremiah Day, for many years
president of Yale college; born, In
1902, Sarah Platt Doremas, eminent
American philanthropist; born, in 1908,
Hamilton Fish. statesman; born, in
1911, Elisha G. Otis. elevator inventor;
born, in 1921, Uriah S. Stephens,
founder of Knights Of Labor; born, in
184s. Christine Nilsson, Swedish sing
er; born, in 1916, Samuel M. Jones,
manufactures, known as Golden Rule
jones'" born, in 1855, Henry C. Bun
ner, author and editor of Puck.
Aug. 4 is the anniversary of the birth,
1773, Peter Buei Porter, statesman and
soldier; born, in 1873; Louis LIE Conte.
eminent American naturalist and scientist;
born, in 1872; Percy Bysshe Shelley, dis
tinguished English poet; born, in 1916,
Russell Sage. capitalist. and said to keep
more ready money on hand than any other
man in the country; born, in 1923. Oliver
P. Morton. war governor of Indiana and
United States senator.
Aug. Is the anniversary of the birth
in 1904 Of John Eliot 1.-The Apostle to the
Indians" born, in 1911; Washington Hunt,
governor of New York and political lead
ident of Vassar college; completion in
1858 of the first Atlantic cable but un-
successful; battle of Mobile Bay in 1864.
Aug. 6 is the anniversary of the birth
Of Fenelon, illustrious French prelate and
author; born, in 1866, William II. Wolas-
ton. eminent English chemist and natural
philosopher, called the founder of mod
Daniel O'Connell. famous Irish orator and
political agitator; born, in 1898. William
A. Alcott, reformer and educational
writer, over 100 books and pamphlets
standing to his credit. his name being
identified with some of the most valuable
reforms in educa tional work in the past
century.
Aug. L is the anniversary of the birth in
1896 of Joseph Rodnan Drake, American
poet, Who died lamented at twenty five.
born, in 1911, Elias oomis. scientist and
school book author; born, in 1S19 Joseph
F. Thompson. divine editor and author,
born. in 1929, Robert Barnwell Roosevelt
(uncle of Teddy, congressman, author
and active municipal reformer in New
York; born in 1888, Powell Clayton, SOL
der and statesman; born in 1843, Charles
w. Stoddard author, poet and educator.
Aug. is the anniversary of the birth
in 1927 of James Bowdoin, statesman and
scientist. Bowdoin college, Brunswick,
Me-, founded in 1902 was named in his
honor, but endowed by his SON, born in
1873, Benjamin Sillman, considered as
as the nestor of American science; born
in 1919, Charles Anderson Dana, well
known journalist in connection with the
New York Tribune. Chicago Republican
and New York Sun. He was assistant
secretary of war under Lincoln and one
of the editors of Appleton's cyclopedia.
born in 1889, Nelson A. Miles, Indian
fighter and present commander in chief
Of the United States army.