New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-22
must still wait little before they insist on thoss
children of centuries running aloae.
PERSONAL

General Henry x. Oliver of Salem, M. ac,,
nearly seventy-Hve years Of musical service, .,
written at last letter of farewell to his associate,
of the Salem Oratorio Society.
Mr.. Nathaniel Barker, popular singer, is seri.
ously Ill at his home In Lynn, Mass, having 70.
Gently suffered severe fracture Of tho hp-a bad
injury for man seventy years Old
Mr.. Benedict Aldrich of Johnston, r. l., ninety.
two years old is said to be the oldest Freemason in
that State. He visited the Boston exhibition tho
other day, hale, hearty and fully able to take caro-
of himself.
lie VOltare declares that Prince Bismarck is not
only great timber merchant, but one of the great
est distiers in Germany. When he was only tho
owner of the little estate of Observation-Disclosures his
operations in this way were comparatively small,
not exceeding some ten thousand litres of "eau.
de-yiep per month but since he has become pro-
prietor Of Varzin he has gone into the distilling
business on more extensive scale ne nas renewed
paratus, steam supplying the motive power. Az
Narzin alone he now manufactures something Ike
80 900 litres of spirits in the month Altogether
e sells about 100000 gallons OF this product In the
course Ot the year.
81 went over to Bushey the other afternoon"
says writer in Life (Londonl, to have look at
the new art schools which Hubert Herkomer Is
building. He really is q most energetic man. L
found the whole of his large garden gwen over 10
the builder. Huge buildings which in size reminded
me more of Thames-side warehouse than studlo;
warehouses wherein TO stack casts and models
enough to fill the British Museum; in fact every
thing on the most gigantic SCALE If the pupils
in numbers prOportionate to the size of their
intended home the Bushey schools will truly be
monumental. Not only does Mr.. HerkOmer propose
schools for the teaching of painting, but he has
built wOrk-rOOmS for engraving etching, wood
carving, and the forging OF wrought iron work. HIS
hand is cunning III all those branches OF art as
in painting and he welds the hammer at the smltiy
almost as well as the brush i'll the studio. Tho
force Of the Oft-quOted remark about genius being
the capacity for taking Infinite pans, Is Ielt to per-
lection at DyTcham"
The now play at the Odeon, Paris, 4" lie Bel Ar
mand," was written by young Victor Jaunct, grand
son of the celebrated chef de clGqae, Porcher, tho
friend and ever ready banker of the eyer-needy
Dumas the elder Nine Porcher, who still lives to en-
JOY her graudsons triumphs, relates many curious
anecdotes Of Dumas's impecuniOsty, coupled always
with instances of his generosity few years before
his death Dumas made his appearance one morning
at her apartments. 4" | want some money, Mime,
Porchcr; 1 went out without and have not sou to
pay the coachman." /" Very well, how much do you
want ~ 1.-TWO louis will do" Dumas was on the
point Of leaving, when Mime. Porcher reminded him
tla. She had prepared him bottle of gherklns, on
the picking of which she prlded herself. " III
let the girl put 1t in the cab" Very well,
good morning. On the stairs Dumas meets the
servant, who tells him that she has done as er mis-
trcss babe her. Thank yOu, my dear; here's some-
thing for your trouble and the two OulS Just Dor,
TOWCd lind their way in the palm OF the astonIShed
servant maid, Dumas driving of profoundly uncon-
,cOus that e Is just as peniiess rs ne was mo-
mrut ago when he came up Nine. Porchers stair