The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-21
Men and Women.

Kate Cobb, the NorTioh poisouer, is a great
reader She never indulges in light literature
her favorite works bsing Words Of Truth, Pill
grim's Progress Tell Jesus, Con forting
rhonghts in Atfiictiop, Sabbath Bells and
Hymns of Higher Life.
The Rome, IN. Y } Sentinel has q curious
story about married couple in Springfield 1t
7ays: "When Massachusetts woman forms
habit it is all waste of time for her has.
band to try TO break her Of it. Well knowing
bis wife's disposition to make him a present
regularly at the anniversary Of his birthday,
citizen of the Bay State, who likewise forcibly
realized the fact that economy was an absolute
necessity in his household, said to his wife.
This year you must not undertake to mako
ne present, insist. IL would be absurd to
DO so at this time, when we need everything
We can rake and scraDe | give you fair notice
hat If You do carry out your former custom
this year, will burn up the present as surely
as you make 1t So tbe wife b-thought her.
self She cIuid not bear the idea of being de-
Jriyed Of her aBnual pleasure. Therefore, she
gathered together ner dlmCs and bought for her
dearly beloved, as birthday presens, a ton Of
coal"
M. Emile Z0ls, whose painfully realistic
"Assommoir'' is exciting so much attention in
France, leads a most solitary life in quiet
street in Paris. He deVotes bis morning To
noye-Writins, completing his three pages each
day with the utmost regularity; then followsa
good breakfast, for NJ. lola is somewhat of o
gOurmand, and after a siesta the author passes
he afternoon in journalistic work Although
he can scarcely ever be petsulded to 60 out to
Inner, he is always delighted to entertain a
select party Of friends belonging to the ultra
realistic schO ]; but If the cOuversa alton grow
90 amin ated az the dessert he leaves his guests
for nap or southern origin, his father hay-
ing been an Italian, NJ ZolA. who Is not vet
forty years Of age, had hard strnggle for az
lstence during his early life in Paris, and for
some time occupied very modest post 10 the
establishment OF the Well-knOWn publisher
Hachette. His great literary talents, however,
1t length brought him 20 the 'front.' although
his uncompromlsing criticisms ard strange
uotions on art aud the drama have closed to
him the pages of many journals, and have
created for him many enemies.
Nearly every body 10 town knows Mark Wal
lace, aud none know bim but to love him, az
toe poet says Mark was brave soldier on
the Union side, duriog the late war in this
country. He was promoted for gsllantry, and
was, at the close Of the war, an appllca 1t for .
CONT mission in the artillery branch of the regu.
lar army. While being examined the follow
ing questions were asked him: "Mr. Wallace,
at what angle would you elevate a rife gun to
bit an enemy three miles distaut?" "What
was that question: blurted Marx, staring st
'be interIoRstor as though he had not beard
Arght Suppose" said the tx I'm n'ng officer,
that you were fgbtiUg an enemy that vas
Ihfee mlies away from you, at what angle
would you elevate rIh canDOn in order TO
strike that eDemy?' "Weli, I'D like 70 have
?ou understand, sir, that don't fight with any
body that IS tn ee miles off. Pm not thai kind
of fighter" Marks rtioindsr created such
ao enthusiasm among the examiniog board
chat the suhjrct of angles was forgotten, aud
the boar never discovered whether he knew
anything about angles or not.-CIucnuati San.
President Grevy dresses very modestly, never
having worn even the uniform of the National
Guard. He is a man of republican simplicity
in all his ways. ID his everyday attire, even in
Paris, he has always donned wids-awake in
stead Of silk hat; and in summer time he may
generally be seen sauntering about the Boule-
wards, clad all in grey, and crowned with q
Panama. Though man Of considerable land
ed property, as estates 90 in France, be never
set up broughsm until he became president Of
the Chamber, and he has a.wsys keot his mod
est one-h0Fse vehicle, with a cOacbman out of
livery, at Versailles. Ia Paris he uses cabs and
omnibuses; but it must be very muddy day
Which compels bin to ride at all. He delights
10 music, bat his favoEte pastime is to play bill
iards and to smoke cigars whils making his
caroms He and.hissclose frieud, ". Paul do
Cassaguac, are two of the best Diii ard players
known, and constantly play toge hen The two
do not discuss politics, but feel mutual estseuu
for their respective powers with the balls. nt.
Grevy is also keen sportsman and an able
agriculturist, and owns many vines, cattle aud
fields If maize. Ha smokes much, speaks forci-
bly and frankly, and never loses his TEMPER
and enc is no fee bier ian an iron oaF %