, 1877-03-14
PERSONAL

PEH6uNAL.
Miss Anna Dickinson bought upwards OF 800
books, relastve to AIMS Doie1u. when she Me-
writing her drama on that subject.
Kate Fields new comedy, entitled "Extremea
Meet In which the author Is cast for the prlnc.
pal role, vii, be produced Tonight at tho 81
James Theatre, London.
The 1ato Gc.l. Changarn,er hsd a peculiar horror
of tobacco. Ho pursued biz gucsss who would
anoke from ono roon to the other, ana via accua.
toned u lecture them al on the iniquttles Of the
habit.
bishop Haven has left Africa and Ii In Southern
spatu. lie Inns had two chtlls. Int has kept
down ihe fever. Fearing tho to1a Of the North, ho
will ltngcr IN Spain few days, gattlng home early
In April.
Tho rural newspapers Of Ohio marvel At the
enterprise Of tho Cincinnati Enquirer, which pays
bonn ptstt and 0coFge Alfred Townfcnd $40 per
column tor cutting up each other Ia ah(o aud c1u.
stvo lettsrr.
Speaking Of the utility Of studying Crock at col.
iege. gentleman referfcd to tho roesnt article In
the Atlantic, rthAh contcndca that no graduate
could tsun4lato m ordinary Greek author at sfRht
The President Of tho Chicago University happily
replied: ..What Of ltr VIM ean read Shakspeats
ut slghtt''
Walt Whltman's hair ia whito. ana he walks with
4 stick like an lndsm old man, ytt he u but 59.
WAlcn ID numpeE 0L 4CaE& IHAt many EucH CaU
carry OF launtily. lie - stopping In New York
with 6rts second, or third couAtn Of Gov Hayes,
and hsa some longings for m office that Will about
at hts diuuensiops.
A member OF the Muac Committee Of tho Droad-
way Tabernacle Church writes 10 tho ErtnfH9 f1ose
In denial Of tho common statement that Miss
Thunby Is receiving $J GOO annually for her sory.
ices In thstF choir. The Broadway Tabernacle,
the correspondent says, has ncYeF set 10 bad an
example a. tho paying Of 80, 900 to any singer
would bc,
FAnnfe Lear has sent to q number of hcr school.
friends In this country. who knew her when she
was puro aud innocent gar', photographs Of her
aslf bearing tho 'nscEtptlon: ''Fannto Lear,
orlando u1cheasr, par "a main gnuche." Tho cssa.
turs 1eems 10 Rory In her shame. aud, ~ It IL tho
only accomplishment shc has, perhaps thcfe IL no
reason why shc shouldn't
Co1. Robert 1ngsraolrs 1oeiuse in New York To-
night Ia looked forward 10 With great Interest,"
IL expected to contain clear and positive dedni.
tton Of h!a sstlu1s With reQard " tho now Admin
iatrasion 1t Is rnmofed that he Will ertielsa tho
courso Of presldcnt ayss but there ID authorIty
tor nuy statement Of the kind. What he knows and
thinks can bo told much better Tomorrow morn.
ing than 1t present.
Tho Cincinnati Enquirer objects to stanisy
Matthew'S because, although not exactly brother.
tn.law, he IL ''cIosaly allled to Mr. Hayes" Tho
Implication 10 that Nt. lycs II worry wrong in hay
Ing any ono closely allied to him. II he were tho
stamp Of stateamsn thu Hnqulrtf wants he would
shut himself up In u dungeon and hold comtuuni.
cation with the ltads OF Departments through
speak,ug tubes, leat he might possibly make pes.
taual friend Among than.
Harriet Martlneau's biography shows that aho
had tho hIshcat vonesaton tor Carlyle. "1f nm
warranted In bulloyiuy." she wrots, 'tbat thu
society su bidding farwell to II q vast Improve.
n,ens upon that which was born Into. am con-
a. t.. lt.,st-L A.
Carlyle than to naT single influence heatdes.
. j. Whit Wordsworth died sor poetry. In
bringing u oas Of conventional Idea and method
to trus and simple ooa, Carlyle hxs auus for tnor-
ally"
Tho olat Of She coming May will hc tbs nstteth
anniversary OF ths Epacopate Of Plus H.. aud the
18th OF June following will bo the bsgtnnng Of tho
thtrty.ass year Of h's PontIhcate. The latter
| ersut ~ ono ~ Jet uuhcard Ut In the annals of
Catholicism. Plus tho Ninth - hna seen tho days
Vt Peter - utahop Of Rome, In spite os tho old
sAyng, and, lu ths present pontt6s Casa nllstAken
| prophecy, "lVon ptdsb1 annos Peril" Plus thn
| Ninth has not only been a Ulshop longer sa&n 1t.
retOr, but ba& turpassea biz yeafs cf Ep!asepass.
| Tho hard times ara peculiarly hard tor the mag.
axtns ea!tots. Those nov wEtts who never wrote
before, and those vho always wfota now Wftts tho
suors. tbs n,auuacrIptt arc plllng up In an ap-
pulling way, and the nunlbcs offered this year u
duuh.x wAut Il Wa TIVE Tcass ago. pltsoas letters
accompany u,auy Ut tho manuscripts, generally tho
poorest; nut cue In twenty " acceptable. AZ ths
lIsrpee establishment lasRustnpts for the three
ustaates1s colne In II the Hatu Of 4, UO0 U, ooO
yaa.ly. scrIea<'s Monthly reessvsd i 700 in 1870.
rhs Duke Of Argylrs lat* speech on thu Raatesn
question moves the correspondent Of tbs New
York 1ta.ft to ray. "Ths Duke VI Argyll II not
| populaE n,au with hla party Of With tue eountF1.
liz il short in stature una pompons III manner. lilo
hu4 b,g head, aud hs WcAss his hsls toug. lilo
ytruts ltks hantau cock-as II h1s t1tlea WSrs not
euopvh u support bis dignity. Hus b. has
facility Of speech. liz II sysn eloquent. liz can
ta!k we'll upou nearly avesy subject. Ills political
| nstaelples arc t.{berai. II hs NeFn not Duke. n
would b. u cotnmunlst, but 10 10 boudd TO ps]
SONS respect to hia ordas aud his belongings"
Tnnps hasu taksn possession Of VI. Louis. Ths
G&ob4. Democrat ssYi that The Mayor Il required ~
bis oGlcl4i duty 10 encourage sazraney, and ths
ct;ixena cneetfully and aimost unAnimous'J tsks
eueh a.epa ~ arc best calculated 10 Increase tho
| number Of tsampa snd pzsssut them from attsupt-
| Iuv u earn III bousaf livelihood. Tbs sxpsHcucs
Of hs pulIes ocsts H. that, while ons-hn!f Of tAs
housoho!asrs on their respective bfAts sEo con-
pa!niux Ut ths trsmps, the othes half srs fssdlAR
them. Tts true way oi looking ~ tho tramp. sAJs
who Will not work. and the true lntereks of society
II 10 bring osAsy conpulalon On hisa 10 foFee him
to work.
i funny report on the subject Of text. books waa
,aad~ BY cammtStsu Of sha toasd af Education In
1t. Lou,s recently. Tbs question waa whether
| tbsss should bs general change Of booka. fhs
Committee sdylsed tu fsror Of change. ons oi
ths reasons urged ws4 that ''shs history, thu
readsr aud the geography are Rad u homs By sha
xldsf members Ut tbs family. and arc constaus
source of Instruction and culture in tho eomnunl'
IT," Ths family etEcls !u which tie taxi hooka
| bcguIIc the lonely winter evenings uust b., In
deed, III Inspiring group. Almo*t - queer ~
Argument Il the one that Tbs teacher lougs for Z
. new 34t- book merely for the saks Ut ehaass, II
: ! for nothing lnoss; va suspect the book. agent
longs for new text books 'for tho saks Of chanxs
i e1eu more atdsat1y thar ths teachers ".