Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-03-02

clothes mended and look after his toys
aud maid to wash and sterlize his
| dishes.
He has three palatial residences and II
! yacht. His other and more priced
! possessions include a $1,000 pony and a
pet COW that feeds in a 100000 clover
! field
But with all these Iuxuries and evil
! deuceS of wealth John Nicholas Brown
| IS a very democratic little chan. and no
| poor boy Is too ragged 10 approach him.
| His mother does not limit him To play
| mates of the millionaire class and some
of the poorer boys living in the neigh
| horhood of the Brown palace are among
! his most cherished friends
| Little John Nicholas is the last repre-
| sentative of the Rhode Island Browns. "a
| family that has been famous for more
| than century. His father WINS tin,
eldest son of John Garter Brown. who
! gave 20 this city big public library
| His great grandfather. Nicholas Brown
| was one of the liberal hcnefactorS of
| Brown university. and his father. Chad
| Brown. was ono of the original settlers
of Providence
JAMES BRANDER MATTHEW'S.
the distinguished author and one of the
pioneer advocates of the system of sim
plthed spelling, was born i'm New Or
leans. February y, 1872 He was grad
uated from Columbia college in 1871 and
was admitted ia the bar the same year.
He Souu abandoned the legal profession
for literature. in which he has made
name for himself that is familiar
throughout the Englisll-Spea king world,
For the past tifteen years Dr Matthews
has heru professor of dramatic literature
at Columbia college. During the same
period his pen has produced a large num-
an
In recognition of his services 10 litern-
turc ia connection with the French
drama France has recently conferred up
on him the decoration Of the Legion of
Honor
NISCOUNT TADASU HAYASHI
one of the foremost OF the statesman of
modern Japan, WAS horu az Sakuru, in
the province nf Shnmosa February -.
1890. After receiving his education IN
the best schools and travelling extensive
ly in America, Europe and other parts OF
the world. he was started on Il diplu-
matic career by his government
lie served several years as secretary
To various of the Japanese embassies IN
Europe. hui Was recalled in 1889 to he
come governor of Kobe, Then came u
term of four years as Vlct-m minister Ot
foreign affairs, after which he was made
minister Ia China.
yoy to the court of ST James and it was
largely due to his excellent services that
the Anglo-iapanCSc alliance was brought
about, which did the empire of the
MikHdo II" end Of good. directly and in
directly. IN the great war with Russia.
NiScount llaNashi has translated ~
Japanese the work, of number of the
foremost American and English authors
on politics and political economy
BISHOP JOHN IIENL VINCENT,
of the Methodist Episcopal church, WAS
! born in Tuscaloosa, Ala, February -.
| l$i2. He was educated in Pennsylvania
/ academies aud completed his training for
/ the ministry AT Wesleyan institute. New
| arb y. i. He was ordained deacon IN
! 1890 and elder Ia 1907, when he WAS
| transferred tu the Rock River confer.
/ cnrC, serving as pastor in GHlcuH, Chi
! cagu and elsewhere till 1860.
lie WAS appointed general agent of the
/ VI T. Sunday School union. and in ISIS
was elected corresponding secretary both
/ of the union aud the tract society. ia
/ which posts he WAS continued till 1881
! Al the general conference Of lSSS hc
was elected q bishop He las taken
grout interest in Sunday school work
| and is the author of number of welt
known religious publications llis host
known work, however. hats been in con
ncctiou with the Chuutauqua literary
md scientific circle
This movement. which has since spread
70 every part Of the land. was projected
| lay Or Vincent in 1873 in co-operut ion
with Lewis Miller Of Akron. ..
REAR-ADMlRAI JOSEPH EDGAR
/ CRAIG who retired February - from
! the miod States navy ON account of age.
was born ia New York February -
/ 1919. Az the age of rs he was appointed
q midShpmau at the naval academy and
WINS graduated just at the close az the
/ Civil war. He reached the grade Of lieu
! tcuuui in 1869 aud the grade of icutrn-
/ ant commander in 1880.
/ Ia the interim he had served nj scn in
various capacities, had been an nstruc-
! tor nj the naval academy and done duty
! with the North Pacific survey in 1919.
/ In 1900 he looked after the construction
| of the T. s s Albany az the ESwick
/ works Ia England When the ship was
completed aud armed he accepted her for
! the L. =. government. commissioned her
and remained in command for two years.
| during which time the Albany never Wis
/ tied It port of the United States. htu
ropran station Ia th" cHrlf part Of 100
! Admiral trnig was in command OF the
European squadron.
For two years following he was ia com-
mand Of the navy yard az Norfolk. Dur.
! ing the past wear he has been In charge
Of the League island navy yard at I'hia-
dolphin.
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