The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-03-08

-Moijeska's full name is Modrze-
jewska, and her age is -.
DIR. Edward Becchcr has a book on
future punishment in press.
George Eliot, William Black. and
Thomas Hardy are engaged on new
novels.
Mark Twain has a loye-story IN the
March atlantic, in which the lovers do
their counting and get married By tele-
phone.
-Abram s.. Hewitt has written for the
next number Of the International Re-
asew an article on "The Method Of
Electing the President"
William and Mary Hewitt are liv-
ing az Mcrau, in the Tyrol, where they
are still occupied with literary work.
William l. 81.
Isaac VAN Nostrand, an American
If literary tastes, with a most substan-
tial bank account, j. living the life Of a
barbarian prince IN his MANILA planta-
ton, in the Philippine Islands.
English authors produced and had
printed last ear 3,O49 books. There
were also 2,0i6 new editions, making
the total book production Of England
5,095, against Ass the preceding year.
Prof. Max Muller is engineering the
tremendous work Of translating all the
chief Bibles Of the East into the Ian
guages OF Europe, on which scholars
are now engaged in the greatest centers
Of learning.
The man who graduated first in
Charles Summers class at Harvard is
o a minister in an obscure village in
New Jersey. The next best scholar Is
a Section superintendent on the Penn
sylvania Railroad.
Prom various women corresponds
ents in Washington we get the follow
ing Information Justice HarIan's wife
Is very tall, stately and handsome. Sec
rotary McCrary's wife is little and girl
ish, with a particularly happy express
sion Of face. Secretary Sherman's wife
j. tall, smiling, and has very heavy
brown hair. Senator Matthews's wife
j. whiie-haired and CHEEKY. Senator
Hamlin's wife is gifted with rare intel
ligence. Senator Angus Cameron's
wife is tall, slender, and pretty. Sena-
tor Dorsey's wife j. a beautiful and ami
able brunette. The wife Of the Japan
csc Minister Is gentle and ladyilke.
Mrs. Sophie Il. Herrick. whose
m~icroscopical studies, published IN
Scribncr's Month y during the past year,
have attracted wide attention, has be-
come permanently connected with the
editorial department ~ that magazine.
Mrs. Herrics is a daughter Of the late
Rev. DIR. Blcisoe, Of Baltimore. who for
many years was editor Of the Southern
Rerieu, 4 Methodist quarterly published
in that city. She vas for a considerable
period his assistant, doing much Of the
work, and she is now widely recognized
as standing in the first rank Of American
scientific
joaquin Miller has a bone to pick
with the New York correspondent Of the
san Francisco Chronicle, who represents
him a. "a poet who often acts with the
deliberate intent To render himself con-
%spicuous. and thus continues: "There
j. not q more persistent self advertiser
in be metropolis. and there are many
n his kind. He j. continually affecting
oddity. and doing silly things 10 attract
attention. lie ispe-petually posing and
pretending, and has 80 Disguised many
people who's good opinion is worth
having. that they avoid him s~edulously.-
Miller's claim Of a lack OF education Is.
according TO this authority, all a care
fully sustained sham. His earnings are
set down at $1,000 4 year.
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