St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-05
Personal ana literary.

| .CHAs. KINGSLEY, is preparing History
+ England for the b'hoys: 55:3 S@a&2' 4
| The London Tines calls Mr. Bancroft d
mischievous old man. because Of his at.
tacks ON England in: his Abraham Lincoln
eulogy. q, . "a rse.,g,y Q. tf5usq5sj .aas s4.i
| LONDON paper announcer by the au-
theus Half Bound, to be followed Prone.
theus in cloth with gilt edges. & ~ s* :. :
THURIow WEED Brown, the noted tenn
Perance advocate and editor Of the Wisconsia,,i
ehief, lies I'M critical condition at His home
in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. s,;6s,S. if1y
john p. HALE, United States Minister at
Madrid, has written to prominent members
Of Congress urging an increase of his salary,
whichIis now, ST., 600 in gold. ,s.s .;sst,,s,c,
M. Victor Hugo writes to a, French pa
per to say that he has read statements that
he is blind and can neither read nor write
and wishes to contradict them. PET" ''''
:. The Hon. Anson Burlingame, Minister to
China, and the Hon. r. B. VanV alkenburg,
Minister to Japan, will spend few weeks
IN California before leaving for their re-
speotive charges, s..,,>.ss:.s.n=sz t,5.sr
ENaL1sH papers say that Generals Grant
and Sherman will make the tour of Europe
in May next. They think the Union Gener-
ais win be warmly welcomed. although the
rebel Lee would be more lionized. -
COLONEL Robert Carr, Scotchman, who
vas an errand boy in the printing Office Of
Benjamin Franklin at sPhilsdelphia, and
subsequently learned tho art Of printing,
died in Philadelphia on Thursday, aged s3.
'A.letter from Florence Nightingale, dated
at London, February %, speaks of her
health as even more delicate than it has
been. She says:-*tI am always and en-
tirely prisoner to my room, and latterly to
one 'posiuoonn. saiH q{,t4noosrs ri jssysaf j
% PRINCE ALFREp, Queen Yiotoria's second
BON, now young fellow Of 81 has just been
promoted to be = Captain III the British
navy, and Parliament has granted him an
allowance of $4,000 . year. He is talked
of as the yiceroy of the projected British
American Confede'racy. .'.,,x.,<.; g.sss ~s!
Two companies of, volunteers, from St.
Andrews and Gren1ille. left Montreal for
Ottawa recently. Col De Hertel dropped
dead while addressing them before their
departure from St. Andrews. He had just
eaid, 81 have been 6fty-two years in the
service, and my heart is in it yet," when he
1.-THE laws 81 caste are So irrieidly enforced
in TEnglandthat even Charles Dickens Is
not invited itoiwhat itsamembers oh oose to
call 'sthe best society," He is manfully in
dependent Of ,"Milords," however, ~ and
when he was recently requested by the
Queen to take part in some amateur dra-
matte performance, he "deelined to 70 as as
q performer where he couldnot az private
gentleman."'t5l gd3 waf yj a.sxi1os ~ f.aH 8,
JEPr. DAVIS. health continues good, and
ne keeps PIP the same, habitstos which he has
been accustomed for some time past, includ-
ing CHS daily outdoor exercise He reads
mueho and Keeps Well posted. 81 passing
events. AN officer who recently undertook
to draw him 9out 3on 0Fenianism met with
complete failure. Though great portion of
his time disposed to be social and CONVERSE
tionsl, he Is frequently seized with fits Of
sourness and 'reticence: he seldom alludes
to his trial.a e29}T1gpf 10. ha@+aEh@ S2Hthisfg
"A writer in re- 7he .Nat;onI'' gives the
following photograp hsIo of French celebrities
whom he. has: met ':sz rlHiaTr ifrds nsf't ssei'
hA Rosa aBonheur.-A face not expressive
Of genius. L Features somewhat hard and
liked Expression I. bright but unsympath.7
!. .,e--A1phonse Karr.-Broad, high head, and
large nose and ears, The, close cropped
hair and long pointed beard make him look
like IN author 6f7 the: time st Sir Walter
Raleigh! 4aahs84T 81 tat 5;t" III: t. itIa'
ta1-G uizok-Very old and very grave. "A
large; intellectual brow. Thin grey hair
Eyes not bright; the muscles beneath til EN-
swollen and baggy Thin u 1ed mouth 'a No
"a -:-LZan,ar,;ne.-As complete contrast to
the last as can well be. A high but retreat.
ing brow. iiVain,, supercilious eyes. Nose
long and pointed. Mouth rigid, yet weak.
No benrd or moustache. -; ..,ss,,...,. ,..s,..,
+. n--Madame George Sand.-Long, oval, face !;
large dark eyes with dropping lids. Face
expressing q combination Of 4 dreamy, vol
uptuous temperament, great benevolence,
and intellectual genius. aY4ssia2j1 1si Ssatzss
y. = ossini. The veteran composer has
grown old. + His, features do not espresso
what they should. The full, dark eyes,
however, still seem to flash with sparkling
melody. d1:nHf iaEa 9fal| @f5S n 7r2T2E7 ]
Alexander Dumas, Pere!!---A face whose
features have an unmistakable basis of the
negro III them. . Bald, bright, jovial,l some.s
what coarse, and decidedly earthly. Indi-s
cations Of 8 tough epidermis and strong
constitution. Plenty Of SELF esteem and
vanity. | aasaaaaa 1aiaFo3 1os aiAs5tSksa2 /
-1hiers:---A head and figure which per-
fectly recall the English Punoh-or rather
d cross between, Punch and a Yankee Soler-
gyman. Face very compact. Short grey
hair; s no Beard. Wears 'spectacles, through
which, he looks aintensely senatorial aid
digni6ed, 9,t MI 2og5a ssiz ,re Wstf a a<sc
,.-T1eodore Rousseau. -: face fullEof ben
evidence, honesty, ohild-like enthusiasm,
snd modesty. Seems. like man you can
hardly help liking Tie brow Is high, and
expressive Of calm, quiet thought and calm
commupion with nature: Dark eyes; wears
large, black moustaohe and beard. 81 SCI
4 VietorI Hago.---A magnificent hsad 1.-The
brow piled up square and compact, where
al the INTEL ctual organs seem well and
evenly developed. Immense ideslity, above
which the moral faculties arch THO head into
a5well-rounded dome.s The hair grey and
ept close tosthe head. Ryes not large, but
deep and intense with q soft, j re.a Large
ears. Nose in harmony With the rest Of the
face, which inclines to squarensss. Mouth
full Of determination, yet expressive Of
feeling Thick moustaehevand very short
] grey board. saorq f,ss 81 ito4aiI ss;tai'iss1s