The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-20
PERSONAL -RIEFS.

violin playi- with his toes. He ais
wipes his with 4 toe-b,'l hand
kerchief.
! -Alieri Of en- before he Mote pre-
pared his mind by listening to music
Almost all Of his tragedies were sketch
ed in his mind either in the act of hear
ing music, or few hours afierwar,l.
! Senator Lamar, of Mississippi, ha.
two married. daughters and one still
a school girl. He has also a LITTLE
grandson who is his namesake. Hi.
house at O, dis plain one lie j.
very fond , registered Je.sey cat.
lie.
I The Emperor William is not IN
good health. lie suffers from lassitu,le
and cannot work for any length of time
without becoming drowsy. Those who
surround him try in every way to rouse
and chez him. The Empress, is alb
sent ar fe al the palace is lonely; 50
all Il .'mOst members Of the no.
tility md he diplomatic corps have
heen taking turns in inviting their
=: sovereign to dinner.
1t is said Of General I.oris Nell
who is now staying at Wieshaden,
nothing can exceed his gentl. ,ss
manner. his beaming smile or h ) u..-
.llingness to become lion OF that
fashionable locality. A few Russian
friends, his family and his books &c.
cupy the whole Of his attention. He
wont even give IN interviewer an Op-
portl ty to hsysrl Il guess about his
Mr. Hunt. Of Charles'-n,
Mas "s .S1 900 to the Fl
Tn ; IvYA. for the blipi ar
& If the ga, 900 desired
raised. The hooks printed in rai-,., H..
tiers which the blind can trace with tut.
fingers, are few and expensive, the b.
bic costing go. 900. With the full fund
desired, ten or twelve new hooks can be
published annually. and the design is
to place copies Of all such in public
libraries.
Colonel William Howard Mills. Of
Washington. who was at Appomattox,
has presented General Grant q piece /:
Of ribbon which the great Napolean
wore Ola his cross Of the Legion Of
Honor. 1t was originally presented !
to Col. Mills father in 1882 bv joseph
Bonaparte In his letter of transmit. I
lal Col. Mills says: "Iknow no bet.
ter Use to make If such relic Of the
greatest soldier Of bis time than to
present it to the greatest soldier and
.itizen Of our own time"
Carlyle, when young man, could
not find = profession, shrinking from
he church and inclinine rather to the
aw, because, IA he said, "No mean CON-
'liances are requisite for prospecting in
t.. The lack Of settled employment
nnkled, and in 1921 he wrote to his
'rOtlier John: at is a shame and
misery to me at this aye tn be gliding
'bOut in strenuous idleness. with no
'and in the game Of life, where l have !;
ct 80 much to win, no outlet for the
estless faculties which are up in mu-
my and Staying one another for lack
{ fair enemies. !,
Miss Leigh, who visited New Y ork \
few years ago to inspect our hOspi- (:
ais. is a very energetic English wom- !.
n, who has established home for :.
Ountry-wOmeu in Paris. Some time
so wealthy Partisan lady applied
. Miss Leigh fur an English compan- q
N to her daughter, who it was found
rs prone To consumption, and order
1 south. Miss Leigh selected an or ii
han child in whom she ltgreat inter- {
It. The Indy lost her own child, but :.
rs now adopted the orphan, who will n
'herit an elegant property in the de-
artment Of the Var.
Emmett, the actor. two years ago !. =
nrcha,ed fine lot on the Albany n
Troy. for $40, 900 cash, 8
III engaged u leading architect to
ect house after the unique style Of
re he had seen in Germany. 4 mill g,
it'll water-whcel. such as is seen in c
popular play of Fritz, was
le built on the premises. and in all
most extravagant out lay was con. u
mplated. Emmett left liberal build 8
& fund in the shape of United States y =
'nds, hut having recently failed to q
'ep engagements in England. he sent
r $4,000 Of the building fund. 1t z
Is forw arded to him and the work :
'rtially suspended. n
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