Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-07
Personal.

Personal.
Prof. Proctor will return from Aus.
tralia, via America.
Bismarck has for many years believed
that he will die in 1881. NJ
All of General Grants children
three sons and daughter-are now
married.
Gambetta has bought site for his
tomb at Pere Ia Chaise, near tho monu-
ment of Theirs, for $4,000
Yung Wing, the Chinese Commits
sioner of Education in this country,
has bought house worth $4,000 IN
Hartford, Conn.
Gladstone was asked recently il he
didn't regard Tennyson as the greatest
genius of the age. He replied that, in
his opinion Disraeli filled the bill.
King Kalakaua, of Hawaii, proposes
to start soon upon long journey
through the United States and Europe.
He intends to travel quietly with small
suite.
Mr.. Moody's sermons have been
translated into Arabic. Protestant
missionaries in Syria read extracts from
them every Sunday evening to their
converts.
Herbert Spencer is to start on his
philosophical tour of the world in the
spring OF 1881. He will be accompan-
led by two secretaries, and it is not un-
likely that his friend, Professor Hux-
ley will, for biological purposes, form
one Of the party.
Rev. Roswell D. Hitchcock, D. D.,
LII. D., has just been elected presi-
debt of the Union Theological Semi.
nary, in place.of the late DR.. William n.
Adams. He has been for twenty-five
years Washburn Professor OF Church
History in the same institution.
Mr.. Longfellow can take q worthless
sheet of paper and by writing poem
on it make it worth $50. That's genius.
Mr.. Vanderbilt can write fewer words
on similar sheet and make il worth
$50. 100000. That's capital.-lDstroit
Free Press. But the genius is cap.tal,
and the capital means genius Jin-
cinnati Gazette.
Biographer Parton, in an article on
the habits and death Of Bayard Taylor,
advises the young brain worker, II he
wants to win in the struggle OF existence
and live cheerful life to the age OF
80, to throw away his dirty old pipes,
put his cigars in the stove, never buy
any more, become an absolute teeto-
taller, take his dinner in the middle Of
the day aud rest one day in seven.
Fritz Emmett, the actor, to reporter
uttered protest against the attempts
that have been made to restrain him
from drinking himself to death. He
said araong other things: 81 have
quietly submitted to number Of these
arrests, but for the last time. The
mex. time am arrested for drinking ]
will attest my right a. m American
citizen by law. I will not again sub
NIT quietly to the insult. I am sorry
that have not the same right Afforded
me a. other American citizens have 70
drink when I feel 90 disposed"
SARA BERNHARDT.-Some Of the
religious journals OF this country have
taken decided position regarding the
treatment Of Mile. Sara Bernhardt BY
American wealthy and cultivated soci-
ETY.. The Methodist admits that she was
feted and received by the highest orioles
in the society Of England, even Mr..
Gladstone visiting her. Yet our people
must not be guided by this. She Il .
woman who has had three children, and
has had no husband. "She IL Z prac-
ticsl example of free love, II love ID to
be degraded by the quotation. The
treatment this actress receives from
society in this country will severely test
as % q people. In many ways marriage
is assailed among us; the social recog-
milton of this French woman by our
wealthy and cultured citizens would
deal terrible blow to morals. VIII
New York deliver this blow ?"-Hapksys.
WoMAN's TRusr.--An actress who
introduces herself 90 the wife OF the