Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-15
Men and Things

Cardinal Gibbons, the venerable pri-
mate or The Romar Catholic church in
America, is a fervent advocate of walk
ing as means of prolonging life and
adding to health and vigor. The car
d1fal has passed the allotted age of
man, yet he can do his ten miles a day
without the slightest Inconvenience and
ne accompiishes this task faithfully
except in extraordinary inclement
weather. To Baltimoreans he is a.
familiar sight out for a jaunt, but
strangers generally are astonished
when told that the diminutive some-
what shabby looking man, without one
single exterior sign of his dignity, is
the ilustrious churchman and scholar
He usually walks alone, and it is a
token of marked favor to be invited To
join in his rambles.
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Judge Victor j. Dowling who has
. oeen assigned TO try the Thaw murder
case, believes in deciding every oues
tloh as 1t arises. He holds the record
ior the shortest murder trial In New
of1 by holding the attorneys down
10 the case he had verdict in forty
minutes from the time the case started.
rom the beginning he has been an
ardent politician and has served two
terms in the state senate. In 1905 he
was elected Justice of the supreme
court, the term for which is fifteen
years. and the salary s17,50O year
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one of the devout Christians in the
mouse of representatives is Mr.. Houston
ol tennessee. He has introduced a
resolution requiring the PRAYER of the
chaplain, delivered each day. he nrinted
IN the Congressional Record. If that
Dill goes through Mr.. Houston is 90
Ing to introduce another resolution for
the scattering of biblical texts through
the reading matter of the Record.
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Prof: Robert Koch, the celebrated
pacter1ologtst, who has long labored
to convince the scientific world that
ooVine tuberculosis was not the same
as human tuberculosis, and that conse-
quently man could not take the disease
from animals, will leave Berlin toward
the END of March on a trip around the
world. He desires, if possible, to be
IN America for the international tuber-
culosis congress at Washington next
autumn.
Thomas Jefferson was a remarkable
man. After graduating from William
and Mary college he studied law with
chancellor Wythe and soon obtained
lucrative practice. He was familiar
with Greek, Latin, French and Span
| lsh He gave great attention to prac-
I
ence and philosophy. He regularly re-
ceived all important books on these
subjects from Europe, and his library
was said to be the most complete In
America. He was a keen observer of
nature, and kept daily record of the
weather, the markets and of the
growth of various plants.
In conversation with the New York
Times correspondent, Baran Taxa
h1ra expressed delight at returning to
the United States, and declared his be-
lief that within a short time the ne
gotiations now in progress between his
government and the state department
at Washington would be satisfactorily
concluded. The ambassador is in ex-
cellent health. His family will follow
him within few weeks.
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Emperor William has expressed re-
gret that Charlemagne Tower, the
American ambassadors, and Mrs.
Tower are to leave here in the spring.
He recently referred to Mrs. Tower as
the "Von Moltke of Berlin society"
and said she had done more to make
social life in the German capital brill
liant and interesting than any one who
has been in Berlin during his reign.
Mrs. Tower is arranging for flower
ball in the last week of February. The
German crown prince and crown prin~
cess will be present.
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Stephen H. Cornell, clerk in the
common pleas court at Jersey City,
yesterday received notice from law
firm at Cedar Rapids, Ia, that by the
death of his uncle, Charles Stevens,
he had fallen heir to $4,000.
Mr.. Stevens, who was a civil war
veteran, left him the money, the firm
said. because he had volunteered at
the outbreak of the Spanish-American
war.
The sportsmen's exhibition, now
opened, includes many exhibits
of the kaiser. who is an enthusiastic
sportsman and a dead shot. His rec
ord for 1907 is about 400 deer, 800 does.
$50 boars. 300 pheasants, 300 quail, 500
ducks and 500 hares This game is
sent to the market, where 1t is tagged
imperially and sold at high prices.