, 1877-07-25

with tho rrcntcst deIcacy. I .hou1a, II i vcrn
ynu, proceed cautiously In any eommrnts ynu
might make. AttrhntnS my ttsinc1Inatnn to tatt
With my nnn,e II Tint universal human wrnknrss
which extend. to y desirable control Of MAR was,t.
fobo and toilet articles and evcn sasto OF ciolh.
Ing"
Mr.. Benjamin LOSING, the historian, l,as
chosen for his residence 4 qnet and retired spnt
IN I1ntchcss County, N. T.. sixteen miles cast Of
Ftshkilt and The ltud*on River. lie waa viaItel
there recently BY reporter Of tho New York
Erensng P6sf. who hns written IN intcrrpl!ne
story Of tho vlsfL ,Afr. 1ossinc's house VA. huit
In 1911. and has been rcnnlelcd 10 enit lie f&.tc
and convenience fls library cpntatns nearly a,0aQ
Volumes, and IL p1sccd In hre proof building. II
In rich in h+atorieai mstter. sc1ecicd principally
With reference to uae. Losing began life ~ =
journalist
4 luilcrous incident occurrot1 on tho otea-
sion Of tho Duke 1T Connaught's visit to the
Qnecn's County Isoso show recently. On tho
DUKES arrival AZ Maryborongh staslon. nftcr hin
furFagc had been put on tho car. an elderly laiy.
who did not recognize his 11oyat 1figbncas, went
M 10 him On the platform IN an excited manner
and told him sho had Lost her hnnd-box. Her tono
md manner suggested that ho knosx aomethin5
about it. She tanssekcd Tho Dnkc's luggage, mil,
with gestures which implied Anfplcson, mid:
''Mind, It was white onc." Ills ftoyal utghne.s
was ranch amused. and tho spectators 1lso enjoyed
tho sccno.
When Royalty was nbout to visit tho Duko
Of Wellington at StrathdedaaFe ono Of tho gentle.
men Of the press requested permission IN bo nd
mlttcd A a reporter IN the ,ntercettn4 oeeaslnn.
The te1d-Msrshal presented his compliments, ,ani
begged lcaso 10 say that tte did not hco what mis-
house at srathtoldsaEo lad 10 do With tho pnbtte
prcas. Another simu, perfect stranner asked the
Duke 10 recommend him for soma appointment
The reply WAS In tl,ese worIs: ''Tht nukr cannot
recommend! him To the ollcc, for ho knows nolh-
Ing OF him or Ills family. Tho DUKES 1cjsnro
ought not to bo waatcd BY having to peruso ouch
applications"
In tho courso Of hts evidence in the trial
Of EF. nrad1augh for publishing alleged obscene
book, DR.. DsysAatc, fentot physician to tho Free
Hospital, said that hls hospital HE had lch him 10
sec great deal Of tho poor. and ho had often been
shocked at tho degree Of poverty nnd misery
which prevailed among them, and ho shonla say
that great deal Of II WIS caused by 1nrKe families
and tho rspidlty with which poor women boro
children. who came inp tho world showing symp.
toma Of dtacahe IN consequence Of Il. Sir r.. Jcn.
ncr hrat drew his attention to It. and ho had often
observed how tho drst child very we'll, and tho
second pretty we'll, while tho third and nurth wcro
| weak anil rlckety In consequence Of insufficient
/ nusrImenf. and died of1 rapidly.
Tl,ore ia boy hcro now at the Hot
| Hpsings In ArkAnsas. lie lived at Atlanta, On..
and was taken out Of tho strcots there, squad and
Starving, and suffering fr.'ln An hereditary and In.
cnrab1c disease transmitted to him by vtcous pa
rents. lie was obliged to sn1er tho ampntation Of
one Of his feet; but. A. coon N ho recovered. hc
signthed h!s determination to dcpond on charity no
| longer. Having received SO ~ capital by boF.
| rowIng from the agent OF tho benevolent Hume,
lie soon made money with which to pay thls hack
and put \ snug 3150 in i'ank. Then dIsoasc or1r-
too'< him again; his remaining foot went like tho
1 AhAf fNFH A4%tt thF
rcllccd TO deaths door. As SOM a. he recovered
he wrnt braselI to work. nnd repaid all his hen
efactcrs Now he 1,as go4p to tho Hot Springs TO,
hs health With &omo money In h@ pocket. and M
unconqucsab1o will nevor TO submit Of yield evcn
! to circumstances.
Tho Emperor Of Drnzi1 IL no dabbles in
scicnttc researches. lie Rbct az far as anybody II
every branch Of investigation TINT he pnssncs.
During hfs recent stay In London he waa invites
to breakfast with learned Don, Professor In ont
Of tho untscrsitles Tho Latter had taken tho palns
to ''ceant" himself cxtcn,lYely from n now Gar
man work On archaeology In which subject It wa.
supposed tho Emperor lad comparatively small
iuterest. During breakfast tho Professor psradod
hla acquired knowledge in IN exnltant man.
[ ner. Tho Emperor waited until tho end. and then
remarked that hc was glad to SEQ the Professor
show 10 much Interest In the subject, bnt ads,sch
him To discard 1t once Ills 0otnan authority, which
| had bean superseded among scholars by ncw
Hungarian work writton In Latin. The Professor
was eatfahed.
Tho Emperor William has left EsnH foil
Coblcntx. Tho Cotogne Gnzsffe. In y description
OF bis habits. says he rltcs at $3.50, appears on
tho promenade about 4, drinks thu wntcfa al the
prescribed Intervals TIL 0:ao. then BREAKFASTS and
cvcry othpE day also takes bath betweon 1880
anl11:3o During tho morning hd recelrcs cIvll
and military reports, dimes about4, generally In.
yIttng company, aud then receives report on for