Sharp County record., 1880-06-24
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.


Mr.. HENRY JAMES, JR., is engaged
on a new novel, which will appear in a
serial form on both sides of the Allan
tic simultaneously.
ABOUT one hundred and fifty students
of Cornell University have signed pa
per asking Colonel Robert G. ngerSOll
70 lecture before them.
SENATOR BLAINE says that, though
he studied law for two years in the Of
flee of one of the most eminent prac-
titiOnerS in the United States, he has
never been in court as an attorney,
plaintiff, defendant, witness or juror.
Miss EMILY FAITHFUL, who visited
this country some years ago, proposes
returning to the United States in Sep
tember to deliver lecture on "Mod-
ern Extrayagance-ItS Cause and
Cure" which has been received with
favor all over England, and, it is said,
has not been without good results.
Mr.. H. j. BYRON, the dramatic
writer, is of the family to which the
poet Byron belonged. His father, Hen
ry Byron, was a grandson of William,
fourth Lord Byron, who was the poets
great-grandfather. Mr.. H. j. Byron's
great-uncle, the Admiral John Byron,
whose books of voyages are still popu-
lar, was the poets grandfather.
Mr.. ERAsTUS BROOKS, in a speech
before the Committee of Ways and
Means Of the House of Representatives,
a few days since, on the necessity of
taking off the twenty per cent. duty on
wood pulp, remarked, in reference to
the press, that he had had forty-one
years experience in journalism in New
York City, and during that time had
seen the birth and death of one hun
dred and twenty-five daily papers in
that city, and that there are to-day but
three papers in existence there that
were being published in 1887.
IT is now definitely settled that the
Rev. DR.. William M. Baker, of Boston,
is the author of "His Majesty, Myself"
This is the third in the second series of
the "No-Name" novels. The other
two are by writer's already known
1.-The Coloners Opera Cloak" by Mrs.
Brush, the daughter of the Rev. DR.. T.
j. Conant, and "Signor Monaldini's
Neice," by Miss Mary Agnes Thicker
The authorship of the novels in the first
series is not so well known, though the
names of several have already been cor
rectly guessed.
LORD BEACONsFIELD's humor is very
keenly appreciated in England both by
friends and foes. Going into his break
fast-room one morning, he found one of
his guests looking for newspaper,
"What are you looking for?" he asked.
"Well, l was trying to find a paper"
i" A paper? Oh, l don't take in any
papers. Mrs. Disraeli, L believe, takes
the Court Journal. But do you want to
see anything in particular" eyes; l
rather wished to- "Well, there's
my butler takes in the DAILY Telegraph;
he's tremendous radical, and dare
say he likes to see his master thoroughly
well abused"
Miss LOUISA NJ. ALCOTT when nearly
sixteen years of age went to Boston to
teach. She was successful, and much
liked by her scholars. Some of these
she now meets frequently in the streets
Of Boston-staid professional men with
families, who always greet her with,
Halo, Miss Ollien' just as they did
when they were rosy-cheeked urchins.
But she gave up teaching and took to
story-writing, in which she has been
equally successful. At one time she
came very near going on the stage, and
had secretly made the arrangements
for her first appearance, intending to
surprise her friends, but an untimely
discovery frustrated her purpose.