Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-21
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

3 &sAOVNA4 NM V6N1NAA.
Dr. w. wyseiins professor of cleo
trical engineering In the Zurich Poly
technicum. has arrived in New York TO
study developments Of electrical engin-
eering.
Although Emperor Francis Joseph is
" years Of age. hs c,inss TO the old
faehioned rife Of his youth. and still
occasionally hunts the channels IT. the
Austrian Alps.
Charles william Manwaring. gepe-
alosist Of note has just died at Hartford,
Conn. For i've years he has been engaged
on an important literary work. which he
completed while on his death bed.
The first telesraphio longitude station
IN Labrador has been established at
Chateau bay by Dr. otto Kiotz, Donin-
Ion astronomer. In conjunction with sir
William Macgregor. governor Of New
foundland,
Charles NJ. schwab has placed an or
der for carved silvcr-git dinner ser.
vice at cost of $4,000 This splendid
collection Of silver. 1t Is said, will be
the finest ever made for u private din
, ing-room.
Prof. c. q. Wheeler. former president
of tho Chicago College of Pharmacy, and
Of Chicago. has been offered professor
ship in the National University of Argen1
tina at Ducnos Ayres
Governor Frank w. Higgins Of Now
York. with Mrs. Higgins has sailed for
Liverpool. on account of the lattcr's
health. FIe will pick out some quiet Eng
lsh village and settle down for a rest of
Il month.
General Tooth. head of the Salvation
Army, has returned to London from his
four months tour of Australia. and is in
hnc health in spite of his 20 years and
the journey OF $4,000 miles, which he has
Just finished.
James J. Hill. the railroad magnate,
will celebrate his 9th birthday September
1G. on which occasion banquet will be
given in his honor by representative men
of Minneapolis. Mr.. Hill was born in
Guelph, Ont.
G. p. Lord. of Elgin. ILL.,. has present
cd 5000 to the y NJ. C. A. of his city
and $4,000 to the Old Folks Home. In
Guiding the sums the two institutions
have received more than $3.50, 900 from Mr..
and Mrs. Lord.
Citizens of COoperstown. n. Y. have
voted to build a $1OO0O0 school building
Mrs. 'I"nry c. Potter offered to furnish
II $1,000 site. and her son. Edward s.
Clark, 10 give $4,000 in cash If the propo-
sition was carried.
Or. Charles Chassgnac. president of
the New Orleans Polytechnic. has volun-
t"rrcd to give up n practice worth Slo.joi
year to fight yellow fever at Tallalah
his State. where the disease Of the MIST
virllent type is epidemic.
BY the will Of Mary r. Lofts, just pro-
batcd in Washington. l.. c., she left
money sufficient to establish a home for
aged women and couples over 60 years
Of ago, il. tho village OF Dundee. n. y,
the home of her parents.
During the recent sojourn of the Shah
Of Persia in Paris one of his favorito
amusmcnts is said to have been having
his secretary read to him the oldest OF
the begging letters. Of which vast num-
bcrs were sent to him daily.
The Rev. John Snyder. who has written
a play AS We Sow just produced in
Chicago. says: 1.-The Protestant Church
has been foolish to oppose the stage
which | consider the elimination Of ali
great arts. and one Of the worlds great.
est educators
Dr. ALERT a. Wander Veer, If Albany
y. ". has Just been siver one of the
highest hcncrs that can come to "A sur
econ: that is to be called to the presi.
dency of the National Surgical associa
ti.,n. Dr. Wander Vcer has written vari-
GUS standard works on surgery
John @. Packard. a pioneer miner OF
Utah. Is the doror of Salt Lake City's
new public library. He first gave So, O0(
and subsequently increased his gift to
1925 Coz. The building is now ready for
use. thoroughly equipped after the mod
EN- way, and the city is to supply the
books
Some Canadian papers express amaze
ment that Lord Mimic has been named
to succeed Lord Curzon as viceroy OF
India. One paper declares that his lord
ship was barely up to the Govornorshy
of Canada. IAN office of purely nominal
functions which any schoolboy could
I'LL"
w. l.. Bochtell. who for ten years ha.
been seeking minerals and archa ologio I'll
relics through the West, has discover, d
in IL Gaze in Colorado q carved war god
which he believes is fully one thous,, nd
years old. He will ship it to Washing
ton to Dr. George J.. Merrill, curator OF
the National museum
DIR. William Merrck Gray. for twenty
five years the microscopic of the Arm,
medical service, is a former Philadel
pnan. After graduating he was appoint
cd to the position of demonstration of his
tology at tho University Of Pennsylvania
remaining in that position until his ap
poitment Of his present office.
Sir Chcntung Liang-Chang, the Chin
csc minister has been advised by cable
of the appointment ut Picking of speca
representatives of the various branches
of the government who will visit The
United States and Europe to make clos,
study OF governmental systems. Mos
prominent of these officials is Tung FOng