Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1901 — IN THE PUBLIC EYE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

IN THE PUBLIC EYE

For the last sixty-five years the Rev. Henry S. Clubh of Philadelphia has not tasted meat of any kind. He is presi-

dent of the Vegetarian Society of America, aud at the age of 74 he is able to furnish proof that to do without meat does not impair the bodily vigor. His career has been an eventful one. He was born in England, and since in* was !> years old he has

never eaten meat. lie came to this country in 1853. Since then he lias been a newspaper writer, a congressional reporter, an anti-slavery settler in Kansas during the days of “squatter sovereignty,” proprietor of a Republican newspaper la a Democratic town in Michigan, an Alderman, a State Senator, awd a quartermaster iu the Union army during the war of the rebellion. Lastly, In* -became a minister of the small sect of the Bible Christians.

Over the heads of a host of local aspirants a Wisconsin man secured the position of State geologist of .Missouri.

He is E. It. Buckley, I'h. D., assistant superintendent of the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, and instructor of commercial geography and economic geology in the University of Wisconsin. The appointment was made by the Missouri State

Board of Geology. Gov. Dockery stated that Dr. Buckley's selection was made upon the recommendation of a special committee, composed of Dr. H. R Craighead of Warrensburg and Prof. E. M. Shepard of Springfield. The place pays fo.OfiO a year.

A yontrg Japanese nobleman, S. Vnnigi iWara by name, has been chosen processor of chemistry in the University of

Columbia, Mo., aud will begin his duties in tin* autumn. It is sai.l to he the first appointment of n Japanese to the faculty of an American college. Mr. Wara, whose family is one of the most distinguished in Japan, has been educating himself

tn the United States for the last seven fears. He has acquired the degree of {Master of Arts, and for several years has -lerved as assistant to Prof. It. O. Gra>ham, who holds the chair of chemistry jit the Wesleyan University at Bloomington. 111. In addition to his proficiency as G chemist. Prof. Wara is tin expert lilt* -guist, speaking English and German in :addition to many of the Eastern tongues.

Born within a stone's throw of where »he still lives. Mrs. Susan Langville has ipent eighty-five years iu South Balti-

more, Md. She has never in all her long life ridden on a steam car, a street railroad or a steamboat. In no sense a hermit, she has walked all over Baltimore, but has never lieeu tempted to set foot in even a horse car. As for

:he trolley cars, their speed terrifies her. and she is afraid of the water, which fear has kept her from patronizing a steamboat. Her ideal is a quiet and se•htded life, and for the last twelve years die has carried it out to the extent of

lever even crossing to the opposite side >f the street on which she lives. i;— Miss Edna M. Crawfonl, who has sued i New York photographer, several tnagatines and a wealthy corset manufacturer

for SIO,OOO damages for using her photograph as an advertisement, is the daughter of It a 1 p h Crawford, chief of Cincinnati detectives. Miss Crawford’s face appears in the advertisement surmounted upon a figure

which she claims is “faked.” The photographer, in answer to her claim, says that lie made the photographs at “professional” rates, reserving the right to sell them in •consideration of the reduced prices. This allegation is denied.

Yo How, Chinese consul general at San Francisco, is mentioned as the probable successor of Minister Wit Ting Fang at

Washington in the event of Minister Wit's transfer to England. Yo How is a man Of fortune and lias a thorough American education. having finished it off with a course in law. One of his brothers is a graduate of Oxford and another of the

Unuiversity of Edinburg. Minister Wit is a brother-in-law of Yo Ilow.

llrlven Out of Camp. An Italian miner at the Elk mine, near 1 1,eadviile, Colo., remarked that all kings ’and presidents should be killed and that lit was the right thing to kill McKinley, ■ Three hundred miner* gathered at the ’shaft house, waited until the fellow appeared, placed a rope around his neck land started for a railroad trestle. On the ■advice of some of the crowd the man’s ■ life was spared, but he was badly choked 'and driven out of the camp by the miners with draw* revolvers. Purple Is the color of royalty.

REV. H. S. CLUBB.

E. R. BUCKLFY

YANIgI WARA.

MRS. LANGVILLE.

EDNA CRAWFORD..

YO HOW.