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LOW , , TERMS.
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Eight stane lamp $
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THE LIFE OF UNCLE JOSHUA ,
Genial Denuian Thompson Tells How He Be
came nn Actor.
"THE OLD FARMER OF SWANZEY. "
An Audience Votes on the Propriety
oi'Stngo Prayer Sir Arthur Sul
livan's Ni\t Opera A Visit .
to Mrs. Tlmrbcr.
A good many people think that I first cnmo
upon the regular stugo wilh "Joshua Whit-
comb , " and that before that time I had been
only n variety man.
They nro entirely mistaken.
I did go on the variety boards for a while ,
it Is true , because I could make moro money
there , but for nearly twenty years I hud been
n member of stock companies. ;
My debut was made in 1S.VJ In the minor
role of Orasman In Iho military drama of the
"French Spy. " I was in Lowell , Mass. ,
then , serving as n bookkeeper in the whole
sale store of my uncle , and it was in Lowell
I made my first appearance. Two years later ,
when 1 had Just attained my majority , John
NIckerson , that veteran actor and manager ,
olTerul mo n place In his stock company at the
lloynl Lyceum In Toronto , and that offer I
gladly accepted. Then came n round of
characters that Included the Irishman and
the negro as well as the genuine Yankee ,
but I can truly say that I never stooped to
vulgarities or sought to do moro than picture
nature.
In those days my favorite roles wcro Myles
Na Coppalcen in the "Colleen IJawn" and
Salem Scudder In "Tho Octoroon. "
It doesn't seem such a long Unto ago ,
either , that I was play Ing St. Lucius to Stuart
Hobson's Deb Acres ; now I am the shepherd
of "Hwunzoy farm" and Kobsou Is the "lamb
of Wall street. "
Hut all this tlmo I haven't said a word
about my debut on the stake of life. Every-
nne , of course , will exclaim on first thought :
"O , I know whore you were- born ; It was
Bwansey. " Ah , but It wasn't -Swanzoy. It
wasn't Now Hampshire , though I'm proud to
claim kinship nearly line to nativity with the
good old town and state.
I'm really somewhat ot n cosmopolitan. My
parents wcro natives of Swnnzea but in ibJU
they moved away for a brief sojourn In
Ciirard , Pa. , where I was born October lit ,
181W. At the ago of thirteen I canio back to
tuoGranltoStuto village that over slnco has
been my homestead. Hut with my birthplace
In Pennsylvania , my residence In New Huinp-
phhv. my debut In Massachusetts , my profes
sional training In Chicago , and mv three
years "run" in New York , I think I can
claim to bo a well rounded American citizen
without local restraints.
Why I took up the character of Joshua
Whltconib Is ns easy to answer as the query
why 1 live. It's all reality to me , all genuine
life , all truth to nature .
Every Inch of the locality where "Tho Old
Homestead" is laid is familiar to me , mid
every character has been before mo In coun
terpart. There was Captain Otis Whltconib ,
the original of my part ; he was the same ,
good , honest , square dealing farmer that
Uncle Josh Is. Eight years ago Captain
Whltconib died at the ago of eighty-six.
Cy Prime , who "could have proved it had
1)111 Jones been alive , " died in Swtiuzey but
u fqw veurs since.
Lcn Holbrook still lives there- . There , too ,
used to live General James Wilson , the vet
eran , whoso character has helped build up
ono of the parts of the l > l y. , , ,
1 played the old "JoshuaVhltcoinb" cloven
years before I took up "Tho Old Homestead. "
1 can't tell you how many times I acted this
role , but it must have been nigh on to ten
thousand.
A pretty good , long spell Isn't III
During that tlmo I've tried only ono olher
piece ; 1 gave that twice and then was con-
vlnccd It wouldn't draw. Of course him
drvds of plays have been offered mo but I
couldn't see ouo that I thought would lit me.
So George Iyer , who was my advance agent ,
and I got together and wrote the sequel to the
first play , calling it "Tho Old Ilomstcad. " As
to its success and my success I attribute all
to the simple fact that I try to bo as true to
Hfo as can be.
It is probablv not known that I have played
In Knpland. It is so , however. In 18tJ21
went to London , and had n very pleasant ex
perience on the liritlsh stage , a'fterward per
forming in Kdinburgh and Glasgow.
Hut the American stugo is my homo , and
apparently the American public ! have no in
clination at present to let their old friend
Joshua Whltcomb leave his native land.
DEXMAN TuoMrsox.
Voted on tlio Stiifto Prayer.
A ballot was taken after the performance
of Stcelo Mackayo's play , "Money Mad , " nt
the Standard theatre last evening , on the
question whether Aunt Phillls1 prayer is
sacrilegious or not , says the Now York Sun.
Aunt Phillls ( Mrs. Annie Yeumnns ) is n
colored mammy , whoso mistress has married
n poor artist and bus fainted on the stage for
luck of food. This Is Aunt Phillls' prayer :
O Lord you knows I's u wicked ole woman ,
yes a pcrfuJt ole slnnur , but den my missy bo
u angel , nn' fo' hersuKo 1 i > ray do Lord to hear
do sinner's pruy'r. Lord you knows 1'so al
ways believed In you an' now dat my po1 missy
bo u-stuvvln'J eomo to you fo' help. You's all
1'po cot Lord , but den you's almighty an' all
lovhr an" nil ninrclful. lint's yoiirrepututlon ,
Lord , nn' 1 sticks my faith by dat. O Lord , let
mo ilo all ( lestarvlir. for I's u worthless thing ,
no good nor lit to lib. Hut my missy slio bo
sinless. Ppur' her , Lord , spar' my po' little ,
helpless lamb dat never did nobody no hnrm.
Dear , precious Lord , Spar , O spur1 my helpless
chile. Don't co back on you'reputation dls
time , Lord , an I'll bless you fo'eber an' eber
A men.
Mr. Maekayo stopped in front of the cur
tain as it was about to bo lifted on the act in
which the prayer Is uttered and explained his
high moral purpose in writing the prayer and
the lesson which it was intended to impart.
"Those of you who feel with mo , " snid Mr.
Mucknyo. "that this heart cry of the unselfish
servant is helpful to our common humanity
will plcaso vote for its retention. "
Mr. Muckuyo announced that Judge John
H. Urady , Jmlgo II. A. Gildcrslccvoaml Mr.
Charles Delmonlco would count the ballots ,
and then ho concluded : "It Is with entire
confidence In the humanity and enlighten
ment which you represent that I look forward
to the result of your voting. "
Thcro was applause when Mr. Maekayo fin
ished , and the delivery of the words of Iho
prayer which followed presently was greeted
with applause.
Nearly ono thousand votes were cast , among
which were counted but twenty-llvo against
the continuance of the praver. Sixteen of
thcso ballots wcro signed , the others being
anonymous.
A Famous Stage Family.
Gcorgio Drew IJurrymoro divides the hon
ors of Crane's new play with the star. It Is a
remarkable sight to see this gifted woman
doing her level best to satisfy her mother
with her work , a woman who , at the ago of
near seventy , is still bidding for the applause
of the multitude with Jefferson and Florence
at the Fifth Avenue , says n Now York letter
to the Philadelphia Times. Hy the way.
what a remarkable family the Drews are.
Think of It , that tonight the mother Is playIng -
Ing nt the Fifth Avenue , her son John at
Daly's , her son Sydney nt ono of the other
swell theaters , and her eldest daughter Is the
talk of the town at the Star. What Is the
best part of this singular run ot talent Is that
It Is all good , and tnut In the whole family
thcro bus not been n bad actor or bad actress.
The mother is said to bo very proud of her
children , but to bo a merciless critic of their
acting whenever she has an opportunity of
seeing It. Hut it is no secret that she is very
proud of Mrs. Harrymoro's work in "Tho
Senator. " It is the llrst tlmo that she has
had n part to fit her , but this ono does , and.
today she Is the rival of Agnes Uooth or any
other actress on the stage in the comedy lino.
Over Worked Hcalsm.
Wo have had a real cow , milked in the pres
ence of the audience ; a real llrc-englno tuidii
real washing of sheep , not to speak of the
real oxen , real chickens , real dogs , real hoy-
seed and real burglars.
Why does not some enterprising dramatist ,
aided and abetted by some progressive man
ager who knows what's what ( also what
Isn't ) show us an abattoir in full opcrctloni
lieal pigs with real squeals , thrust into a por-
cldal apparatus and coming forth in neat
shupo , ready for Iho market , would bo n re
freshing and stimulating novelty ou the
boards. I charge nothing , says a writer in
the New York Dramatic Mirror , for the
hint not being in that line myself.
The playwrights and producers must con
tinue to look a alive. Tlio .great realistic-
hunting public will not bo satislicd until they
have hud the privilege of paying ? 1.50 n head
to see In the theater every blessed even' day
tiling that they can see outside of It for
nothing.
Tommy Kusscll Dismissed.
Llttlo Tommy Kussell , who has been
alternating with Klsio Leslie Lyde , Hey Mar
shall and other children in "Little Lord
Fnuntlcroy , " received notice of his dismissal
from service at Proctor's opera house by
Malinger French , says a New Haven , Conn. ,
dispatch to the New York Herald. It Is said
that It was not because of his incompetcncy ,
for tlio troupe all liked him , but the manager
considered that ho could not any longer put
up with the demands of "Tommy's" step
father , A. P. Lamprecht , who thought thut
ho earned more than the $100 a week which
ho was receiving1. Therefore , because there
was too much family influence to overcome ,
Manager French was forced to dispense with
Master Tommy's services.
JTL'SIC AXn TillJ > ItA.V.l.
Baltimore Is to have a new theater.
F. C. Mosloy is engaged by Louis James
for next season.
There Isn't a song in Hoyt's now character
play , "A Texas Steer. "
Hurry Davenport has been engaged for the
Edward Hnrrlgan company.
"Edmund ICcan" is to bo deferred by Mr.
Mansfield until another season ,
James A. Herno and Hainlln Garland nro
nt work on a play dealing with mill life. It
is called "Full Hiver. "
Koso Coghlan bus a new modern society
drama by Louis Lndovico and Francis liehiuu
which she will produce next season.
Mrs. Annie Ycnmans will Join Edward
Harrignn's company again when ho opens
his new theater in the autumn.
Wesley Sisson has retired from the A. M.
Palmer theater forces and will next season
manage on his own account.
Mary Shaw's new play deals with a.secret
of high politics , in which notable personages
of Prussia and Denmark have to figure.
Kato Vaughn has accepted an engagement
from Augustus Harris and will forsake the
paths of comedy to renew her old triumph as
a dancer.
Louts Aldrlch 1ms made a genuine hit in
"Tho Editor. " Manager Palmer has ar
ranged for its production early next month in
New York.
D'Oyley Carte has bought up an old West
End theater In London , and after complete
renovations will open it in October its The
Burlesque.
Lilu Vulo.leadlnpIIady of the "Shcnnndoah"
company , has retired from the stage to marry
Mr. Sum King of Duffalo , a young man with
a yearly income of $30,000 ,
Miss Esther Drew has been forced to retl.to
temporarily from "Tho Shcnandoah" company
owing to illness , and will take u much needed
rest at Atlantic City , N. J.
"Doctor Hill " the thrco-act
, - comedy now
running successfully at the Avenue theatre ,
London , bus been purchased by Daniel Froh-
man for presentation in this country ,
Corlnno closes her present season May 17in
Hrooklln. Her next tour begins in September
and she will go to California. This , it Is said ,
is the best season the little star has had.
After Surah Hcrnhardt appears In this coun
try. Abbey and Gran will take her to Drazll ,
and a tour of the greater part of the two con
tinents will be arranged to occupy two years.
The now play which Wilson Barret pro
duced a few days ago in Philadelphia , "what
a Woman Will Do , " written by IIright and
Jerome , scored an immediate and unqualified
success.
The Hnnlon Brothers nro among the richest
mauAgers in the country. They have made
the most of their money out of "Fantosmu. "
Next season they are to tempt fate with a now
spectacle.
Emllo La Crolx and Josciiha dwell are
engaged to create two of the leading parts
with Nellie McIIcnry in her now piece ,
"Lady Peggy , " which opens in May-for a
trip to California.
To the English playwright A. W. Plncro
the rare honoris being paid of translation In
to the dosslo tongue of Italy , His "Sweet
Lavender" is being adapted for production at
a theater in Koine.
"Tho Frenchman" is an amplified and im
proved version of "Monsieur. " Mr. Muns-
lleld has introduced a good deal of new busi
ness into the part , and the piny has mot with
unusual success during the star's tour.
Mrs. John Drew has finally completed her
company for the production of Huckstone's
famous comedy , "Married Life , " in which sin :
will appear in ono of her most celebrated
character impersonations , Mi's. Henry Dove.
E. M. lloylo. n Princeton graduate , who
took several prizes in Edinburgh n year or
two ago for oratory and essuys , bus written n
play entitled "Quicksands , " which is to be
produced at ono of the New York theaters this
season.
A provincial manager has hit upon a paying
improvement on the opera glass slot scheme.
Ho charges f > 0 cents for an evening's USD of
n glass. "Then , " ho says , with delightful
candor , "if nn opera glass is not returned wo
make 10 cents ,
The chief character in Hoyt's now play will
bo a Texas congressman who bus his llrst experience -
perienco of political and Washington life. lie
goes to congress with very patriotic idcas.but
soon becomes demoralized. A "coon" polltl-
ticlnn figures in the play.
llider Haggard is for once to bo pitied on
account of a dramatized version of his "Jess"
on the London stugo. A correspondent writes
that in tlio process of preparing It for the ar-
tillcialtles of the footlights all its beauty and
most of its power have been eliminated.
An amusing story is told of Dr. Hans von
Billow. Ho conducted n new Brahms sym
phony in Vienna , and the audience did not
applaud. "Evidently the audience docs not
understand tlio symphony , " ho said in a loud
tone ; "wo will play it over again. " It was
played again , "and there was no lack of ap
plause. "
The latest recruit to the ranks of society
stars is the Baroness Julio Do Fontcnilliat , a
sister of Mr. William 1C. Vandorbilt. She
has been studying under Dion Bouclcault.
and is to play in comedy. She has separated
from her husband , but nsslio wishes only to
put up her titled name against some man
ager's good money she will probably not bo
seen this ycason.
Charles Wyndham and Thomas Thorno nro
both arranging revivals of "She Stoop ? to
Conquer. " This Is likely to prove awkward ,
'and ft Is said that Thorno asked his rival to
kindly postpone his production for awhile ,
lint this suggestion was not seen in the same
light , and the artistic duel is to bo fought out
to the bitter end.
William J. Davis , the manager of the Hay-
market theater in Chicago , who Is now m
London , has recently secured n line lot of
rare old playbills , for which ho must have
paid n round price. Among the number are
iialfn dozen Paganlni bills , n Mrs. Jordan ,
several Keans , several Kemblcs , nn old For
rest , tin old llackett , a Grlmaldl and a pro
gramme of the performance for the benefit of
the theatrical fund in London 100 years ago.
Fanny Davenport , who creates the roles of
Vlctorien Surdou's plays In this country , has
just received a cablegram from that distin
guished author in forming her of the comple
tion of u now historical play yet unnamed ,
and offering her the American rights. Nego
tiations nro now pending between actress and
authors for an-eurly production of this play In
America next season , and if the deal is con
summated Mlsrf Davenport will muko a most
pretentious production of this play. It Is snld
to bo a strong and picturesque drama , requir
ing n most lavish expenditure to mount It. As
Miss Davenport has also acquired the rights
to "Theodora , " her next season's venture will
require the services of n largo organization ,
and two curs will bo required to transport the
scenery.
A man nt Tlflls , Russia , paid nn
a.-biiBsin $7.r > to kill nn enemy , and $00
moro when the assassin brought nn car
in proof of hi * crime. The assassin went
to the enemy and obtained $100 for re
vealing the plot , nnd produced n bogus
car. The man who paid to hnvo the
onciny assassinated la now suing the
"swindler" to recover the money ho
pnld. _
An American society has discovered
nt Nlfer , the undent Nipnr , In Mos-qpo-
tiunln , n Chnldcnn temple of Hani , of
which the walls , covered with iiibcrlp-
tloiia , nttest that thcso pivcious remains
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THE SCIENCE OF B01IPOLOCY ,
A Professor Telh How to "Size Up" Intel
lectual Powers.
MENTAL CALIBRE AND THE SKULL.
Dr. Frederick Peterson , a Prominent
Scientist ol1 New York City , Gives
tlio llcsnlt of Homo Itc-
tient Investigations ,
One's mental caliber is accurately denoted
by the size anil shape of his liciul , says a.
writer in thp Now York Herald.
Heretofore this subject has been left to the
peregrinating phrenologists who felt si per
son's "bump. . " and reeled off the qualities of
mind they indicated.
Keccntly the scientists both in Eiropo : and
America-hnvg , been giving u good deal of at
tention to the conformation and measurement
of the human head or craniometry , ns they
call it.
The studios of Dr. Frederick Peterson , the
insanity expert and specialist in nervous dis
eases , of New York , have been equally ex
tensive. Their conclusions have been reached
by accurate measurements and not by feeling
bumps. Dr. Peterson said to mo :
"in men noted for pi-cat attainments and
intellectual capacity all the diameters and
arcs of the skull are far above the normal
averages. In other words , their heads are
larger. In many criminals the diameters and
arcs are below the normal average1 , and thcro
Is also great abnormality in shape , especially
in hereditary criminals. One sldo of the
head may bo larger than the other , the fore
head may retreat or thcro may ba sotno other
lack of symmetry and proportion. Often the
teeth , Jaws and cars lire deformed. All the
higher mental faculties uro located in the
frontal lobes of the brain , and those naturally
have n direct proportion to the length ami
breadth of the forehead. Just bade of this
region arc the muscular centers and the centers -
tors for cutaneous sensation.
"Directly behind the cars and n little above
are the centers for remembering that which
is heard , and hero are undoubtedly located
some of the muscular faculties , for instance ,
the wonderful memory of musical composi
tion , such as was possessed by "Blind Tom. "
The memory ot everything seen Is stored
away In the posterior lobes of the brain ;
therefore people of great perceptive power
and who remember well all their perceptions ,
will ba found to have a largo development on
the back nf the head. It has been noted that
In people born blind this part of the head is
smaller than it should bo. in contradistinc
tion to quack phrenology the perceptive
powu1 is located hero In iilaco of Gall's phi-
loprogenitlvcncss and bnmb of ainativene.ss.
Gall located the perceptive power immedi
ately over the eye , behind which is u cavity.
In the bone containing no brain. a
"Tho average ciivumfcrcnro of an adult
man's skull Is : . ' 0 > f Inches , and of nn .adult
woman's I'J'Ji Inches. The average length of
the are from the root of the nee over the top
of the head to the most prominent point oil
the back of the head is in man 1 Inches ,
and in the woman ! : . " . ( ' . The average lengih
of the arc from ono oar to the other over the
highest part of the head is In a man l'V
inches , and in n woman lii.'j' ' . The average
antcro-posterior diameter , that Is from the
middle of the forehead in a straight line to
the hindmost part of the head , Is in a man 7
inches , and in a woman tif. The average di
ameter through the widest part of a man's
head from sldo to sldo In n straight line , Is fij
Inches , and of a woman's head G > Inches.
These are only u few of the moro important
measurements taken.
"I never made less than seventeen measure
ments and three drawings of each head. Hut
In the most careful studios sometimes from
UO to l.'iO separate arcs and diameters are
measured. It will bo seen that the head of a
women is on a average smaller than that of
man , just as her brain weighs suu-rul ounces
less.Vhllo It may bo taken as a general
rule that n head of larpo dimensions is asso
elated with unsual capacity in some ono o
other direction , it is of course not always th
case. Ono can easily imagine , or may evei
have met with persons with largo heads who
seemed to enjoy considerable cmancipatioi
from the bonds of intellect ; and ono cat
readily conceive of much of their brain sub
stance being replaced by moro ordinary tis
SHO or substance required to prevent the' for
inatlon of n vacuum.
"Tho skull bones may bo twice as thick as
usual , or thcro may bo an unusual amount o
lluid in the cavities of the brain niu
its covering. Again a reason with i
rather small head may have moro
thinking centers to the cubic inch of brali
than the other ; less fat , less water , less pack
ing of every kind , as in the case of Gnnibcttu
whoso brain was rather rfmall. The won
'packing , is an excellent one to usejin this con
ncction , for it describes the condition perfect
ly , .lust as dejlcato cliina or glass vessels are
packed away in sawdust , hay. etc. , for ship
ping1 , so the fragile cells containing the mem
ories and thoughts are packed away in an
enormous quantity of substance known as
connective , which differs relatively little from
hay and sawdust In structuioas seen through
the microscope , and which serves an equally
cillcient purpose. Hence nn idiot is occasion
ally , though indeed rarely , seen with an nnii ;
sually largo head ; but in the packing of his
cranium valuable structures were left out by
the thoughtless workmen , and only the hay
and sawdust stored away.
"Mullens vary greatly as to the shape of
the head. Mo.-.t of the people cast of the line
drawn from Lapland to Slam are round
headed ; negroes , Australians , English , Irish
and Scandinavians are long headed , while
Hollanders are neither round norlong headed ,
but n'compromise between tlio two. Distin
guished anthropologists of the present cen
tury have been trying to discover racial dis
tinction In skulls , but the fact is tliero are
not so many characteristics of race in the
cranium as in other parts of the body. Uaces
have been mingling so many thousands ot
years that cranial dissimilarities are the rule
among them , oven In tribes , and to some ex
tent in families. There are eight or ten
species of artillcial deformity which have
been practiced from time [ memorial among the
lower races of mankind , and are still in vogue
among certain Polynesian and American
tribes. The disfiguration is accomplished by
means of boards , bandages orjmasses of clay
fastened to the infantile skull to produce the
desired .shape.
'In Now York , which Is made up of so
many nationalities , a studv of the heads In a
largo audience is curiously instructive , espe
cially the bald heads , which can bo so much
more easily seen than the others. Although
the shapes of tlio bald heads may vary in n
marked degree this fact seems to have no re
lation to the amount of delight manifested by
their possessors. A bald head is not a sign
nf an overgrowth of bruin which is ousting
the way up through the skull , and should
never bo considered as In any manner corre
lated with unusual Intellectual abilities , but ,
on the contrary , as an evidence of the weak-
mindedness of a man who will continue to
wear a html hat In spite of the falling out of
his hair through the pressure of the rim on
the nerves and blood vessels of the scalp.
'Up to the ago of twenty-live the develop
ment of n man's skull depends on his educa
tion , and In fact , his entire environment.
Subsequently the mind may develop n great
deal , but the skull will not , From the ago of
twenty-llvo the skull retains the same pro
portion and the same dimensions , and it is on
this account that certain measurements of
the head become useful as a means of identi
fication of adults. They may change their
appearance in many respects , but cannot
voluntarily alter the shapes of their heads.
M. Uerllilon bus Incorporated , therefore ,
certain diameters In his identification of
criminals , now much employed in Franco ,
but as yet llttlo in this country.
"As regards shape and size of heads , much
depends on hereditary factors. Taking vari
ous classes of men , lawyers ns a rule have
better minds than doctors. , Comparing an
aggregation of lawyers with an aggregation
of doctors , ono is struck with the
different appearance which their different
training lias created in their cranlums M
well as In their physlonoiny. A lawyer Is
compelled by his professional duties to exer
cise his intellectual abilities in the highest
degree. Ho must bo a keen , logical rcasoner ,
ponscss sound Judgment and good memory , be
strong and aggressive In his mental tourna
ments with opponents and have all his facul
ties at ready command. The principal re
quirement in a doctor IS an ability to conform
at all times and under all rlrcuiv-stunccs htt
own emotional states to those of his patients ,
but rarely to exercise the vigorous faculties
with which he may Irnvo been at first en
dowed. His actions are guided by policy.
He imist sympathize with the sufferer when
necessary , or be hearty and cheerful when ho
sees that that course would have better remcM
dial cfTect upon his patient.
The Princeton alumni of Chicago Imva
offered n pri/.o for the best examination
passed by a resident student entering Princ-W
ton next full.
Work is nearly completed on the n > nv
nthletio building nt Harvard , most or stlia
lockers being already in. The opening day il
not fur distant.
An Invitation bus been received by Lehlgh
university to tulce part In the Hixth centem
nial celebratirn of the University do Mont *
pcltcr , Franco.
The course of lectures on the "KvidenccJi
of Uovealed liellgton , " for which an appro *
priation was imidc last year by the trust cc.f
bus been abandoned for the present year lit
least , at Columbia.
Isaac Pitman , the Inventor of phonography
is n hoary-haired man with a scholarly stoop , '
and still presides over the Phonetic institute.
Hath , Eng. He is rising TS yet is still an ut >
live worker.
An undergraduate committee of tweh'O
men from each class has been selected to can , *
vass Harvard college for the purpose of ralai
ing$10,000 , to forma fund in memory of the
lute ClcorgoV. . Siuvln , instructor in mathe
matics.
The faculty of the Wlinrton school of
ilmnico and economy ut the UnIvorslty of
Pennsylvania have been steadily developing
during" the past ninnths a library which , t r >
that it lias reached very large dimensions , ia *
making its importance felt.
Hig boxes full of curious old bnnns hnvd
been arriving lately at the blologied school
of the university ot Pennsylvania , pending it
resting place in the working room of I'rofos *
ser Joseph Lcldy , the famous aitutomlst.
They were found in Levy county , Florida.
The preparatory department of Culoracto
college , in folorudo Springs , has been orgun-
icd into n distinct school under the name of
fntlnr ! neaclemv. Jts coursu has been ov.
tended to four years , In order to give puplla
i thorough preparation either for C'ollego cct-
: cgo or any college In the United States.
The Syracuse university library , through
: ho courteSv of Congressman Ucldcn , him
; iist received some -100 volumes of very old
mil rare documents and books which wcra
the first archives of the count ry. They con
tain the earliest minutes ot congress and
other data first collected by Iho government.
Professor H. A. Howlnnd of Johns Hopkluii
las been receiving the congratulations of the
'acuity and students on his newly acquired
loner , the Draper medal presented by the
National Academy of Science , for having ,
luring the last two years , achieved the mcwr.
neritorlous progress in original Investigu *
lion.
Johns Hopkins Is coining to the front In thu
toners bestowed upon the members of Itn
faculty and Its graduates. Several of the
former have recently received tlio highest
encomiums for their discoveries In science1 ,
mil a number of the latter nro obtaining
'oromost positions In loading schools and col-
cgcs. Many Hopkins men are now holdlnf ;
iterative positions In southern and western
colleges.
A circular has been sent out by the oxccu
Ivo committee of the Yale medical school ,
tutlng the needs of the school and calling fou
in endowment of f UO.OOO. It is desired to
establish four new Hchomrshlps and erect it
: tfKX ) , ( ) laboratory. The buildings now In usa
iced an expenditure of $5,000 for repairs ,
'ho Fulrllcld Alumni association have
iromlscd to raise $ ,10,000 , and it Is hoped that
ho Now York ulutunl will furnish $100.000
noro.
Evan Adding of Plonsnntvlllo , N. X <
vho HUH luul I'M hoiiBoUooporn HIIICO the
dcdth of his wife , about sown yonrs'ii ,
VIIB driven tlio other dny to Iho reel o.
IH ! house by liln laat hotiBolcoonor , who ,
U'ined with an ax , demanded herwugoa
uid a luttor which nlio claimed ho hud
ntoreoptod. She recovered her letter ,
jut was coninc-llc-d to leuvuithcmt hqt
vagcs.
