, 1880-03-18
PERSONALS,

It IS believed TINT Solomon's remark, "All
Is vAnity." wsls inalo about EHstcr time.
Ono Ut tho Harper brothers, Of Now York,
recently tlccenscl. His collection nf pictures.
lust sold ut auction, brought $l06640. Tho
amount exceeded expectation. but WIS not
more than tho actual worth Ut tho pictures sold.
4 young latty writes to tho 1YAIlclal& Ie.
pieto TINT tho end nbovo nil things to bo amed as
In dancing Ia grAccfulncss. IT that Is 90 tho
prevalent IDEA that tho object waB to get q
chance to hug Il girl without dcprIying hcr fam.
lily Of tho lso Of tho front par!or onco weekts
nil wrong.
The lAta Gelt. John Drfsbtn, OF Newark
and who wis SO long tho stumbling counsel OF tho
Delaware l. Lackawanuu 1hlilway Company
left n provision In Ills will "for tho euro aud
maintenance OF his carringo-horsos, evon tt,
thor liberation from a1l luhor during tho toru
Of their natural uvas."
The explanation given by IN excited Cclcs
ttal in Violksllurg: "bIu payce poker with Nell
can; allo SAINT mo gluttce ilo aces; mo bcttco
ton dolla, nobody clum In. HIe glettco thloo
kltngs: mo botteo f1vo lolln, nobody clum In.
Mo gcttoo flo tlusheo; mo betteo fifteen tlollo,
ovly son OF glum clum fn.' Me cleaneo out"
Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson has figured thu
matter up, and says that rum costs every person
In tho country SIN year. wh0taer thoy d1iuk It
or not Tho coll-Watcr men who haye been
losing about $1B per annum on this soho.ho uoT
think That, irasrnuch M they have to pay for =
certain allowance Of tho vile destroyer, 1t would
haYo been botter to haye used tt thus BnyIpg
other people SIT worth Of misery.
Tllero was quiet marriage Of tlwarfs In
Rochester on Sunday, "CoIonol" Noubon
steoro. who Is u years old and tAtrty-four
inches high, being unitod to Miss ltcbcce.t Ann
Myers, second soprano Of tho Ihlputian opera
company SIX yours younger than her husband
lud ono Inch shortoF. "Admfr,ll" Dot, "Gen~
oral" I'otulan, Miss Jennie QufRloy, and Miss
Satlio Bolton acted as gruomsulon and brides
matda.
4 singular instance, illustrating tic laws
Of herrdfty, recently occurred on tho West Sldo.
4 young man who bud long bcon wosdel to
worldly things suddenly reformed, married a
beautiful Rlrl, and Is now tho happy fnthor OF
yearltng boy. Tho other day, whilo holding tho
infant on bis knuc, 1t bccnme restless. and the
father gnvc 1t a trnot, which tho child ut oncn
destroyed. A dock Of cartls was thpn thrown on
tho floor, wheroupon tho little anyeI began
fumbltng thom over, turned up lack, and
smiled.
Tho latest discovered prodigy Is Angelo
Cortlelta, agad 0S, who turus up ut Reno, Gns.
1Ie ia an Italian. measures fro feet ten inches
In hight, aud weighs 100 pounds. Ito bus, ap..
R&IIELL4tb u NOAQG F4lAA ufS Q0aA8o AAAt%
joints ars nbnorinally developed. His strength
IL prodlgtous. Ho cln strike 00-pourd bow
With his list. Io ts as gcnt1b Us he ia strong, aud
a9vor ltkes tn mako an exhibition OF ha
strength.-Erehdsge II Corfoia wattts job
with liberal aalary attached. lot him write 1t
onco. Since tho donth Of TIIB Tn1BuNE's hns-
Sian bloodhound the poetry department has noe
bccn halt attended to.
Chicago theatregoers liayo pleasant IT,
/ mombrances Of Miss Geraldine 3iayo, who WIS
| a mombor OF Moviokcrs company during the
| Boason Of 1577-'8 Her bright, protty face, o1'
| gaglng manners, and dccklod dramatic ability
won for her many admirers. Allhor imporsona-
| tions word orodtablo, but hor moro notlcoaDlo
eharucteEizhtons woFo those OF Scrilhfle' ~ tno
| drama OF that title lin which sao made her deblt
| hofo); Dtstrxc, in "Sldonto;" and Lo"aso ~
"Thc Two OrphAus.'' This lady, whoao real
! name was Hiss 1eannlo i. Lowls, was tjaarr!ea
wealth and high professional and aooFal position
DR.. 1ustavus 3. Winston, son OF tho well"
known lifo-lnauranco President.
| H. San Francisco newspaper Is Responsible
| for the following "pnKo" purportluR TO nase
boon taken from tho "Czar'a piury": "Got up
ut a. m., and o1durcd my bnth. Foupt 1eus
gnions Of vttr1ol In it, aud did not tasc u.
Found q scorpion in my loft slipper, but LUCKILY
shook 1t out bofuro putting It on. Wont u
breakfast. Tho NihfItata bud placed two fospe'
does OH tho statrs, but did not stop on then1.
Tho ootEco s.noled 10 strong OF pFuss!o nctd tnas
was afraid to drink It. Just bcfore stepping
into the cArriage to 70 for my morning dssse' !,
,saa blown into tho ulr, killing tho coaohman aao
the horses Instantly. did not drive. Iook
light lunch OF Aesmottcally- sealed cannodso
They can't foot mo there. Found l'olsoheo
dagger In my favor1t chair, with tho point stc1.
ing out. Did not st down on It. lfnd dinner ~
| p, 1u., aud mado baron LR!schouuowonsRi 1asst
every dish, IIo died beforo tho soup WIS c!ealeI
away, Consumed Romo baltimore oystofs. ~ W
some London stout that havehhd looked up'os y.
I've years. Want to tho thoattc. and was s1ut =, u
tbreo tunes In tho lEst aos. Had the ontiFa ana.
Nonco hanged. Went hnlnp to bod, and slept ~
night on tho root Of tho palace"