Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1905 — PEOPLE OF THE DAY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PEOPLE OF THE DAY

New Head of Carmegl* laatltate. Dr. R. 8. Woodward, dean of the School of Pure Science of Columbia university, New York city, wbo was elected president of the Carnegie institution by the board of trustees, will succeed Dr. D. G. Oilman, the ex-president of Jolms Hopkins university, resigned. Professor Woodward was born in Rochester, Mich., in 1849, was graduated from the University of Michigan in 1872 and was then appointed assistant engineer of the United States lake survey, a position be held for ten years. In 1882 he was named as assistant astronomer of the United States transit of Venus commission. In 1883 be was made the astronomer and chief

geographer of the United States geodetic survey and was connected with that department till 1893. Professor Woodward is the author of numerous scientific works, including the “Smithsonian Geographical Tables,” “Higher Mathematics” and many memoirs and papers. He was the president of the American Mathematical society from 1898 to 1900 and president of the Academy of Sciences from 1900 to 1902. Enslleh She la Wrote. Colonel Phil Thompson tells of the trials experienced by a friend of his who recently acquired a new' stenographer. The dear little thing is a trifle weak in orthography, but Thompson’s friend has been loath to call her down in view of the fact that she tries so hard to please. He Is too big hearted to discharge the girl, for she needs the money, so he corrects the spelling himself. Recently, however, he was forced to call her attention to the fact that in a letter of some seventy-five words she had committed eight errors, among which was “fourty.” “My, my!” exclaimed the friend. “This w'on’t do, you know. I can’t stand for forty spelled this way.” The willing worker looked over his shoulder at the offending word. “Gracious,” she exclaimed, “how careless of me! I left out the ‘gh,’ didn’t I?” Collier’s Weekly. Dyspepsia Was Thriving. Now and then Marshall P. Wilder will have a touch of indigestion, but the trouble in nowise dampens his spirits. One day when the humorist was suffering In a mild degree a friend, meeting him for the second time in the afternoon, asked. “Well, Marshall, how’s the dyspepsia now ?" “Very nicely, thank you,” was the reply, “but I am not so well myself."— New York Tribune. Noted Russian Statesman. The recent imperial manifesto of the czar of Russia on the subject of reforms in that country was a great victory for the conservative liberals over the reactionaries and again brings into prominence M. Sergius Witte, president of the committee of ministers and former minister of ‘finance. M. Witte is regarded as the only man with

sufficient force and energy to handle the great questions now confronting Russia. Sergius Witte reached his high position by his own endeavors. He was the son of poor parents and began life as a clerk In a railway office. He rose to be manager and finally became government director of railroads. Later he was put In charge of the board of public works and twelve years ago was made minister of finance, by far the most Important office in the cabinet of the csar. It was under M. Witte’s direction that the city of Dalny, near Port Arthur, was built For the past year or so be has figured little in the direction of affairs of the empire, having been superseded as minister of finance, but bis star seems now to be again In the ascendant

DR. R. S. WOODWARD.

M. SERGIUS WITTE.