The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-04-22
Nuts and Raisins.

Prince Bismarck is SO years OF age.
Signor Brandt has been authorized by the
Queen to translate her book into italian.
Mr.. A. Bronson Alcott is recovering from
his recent illness.
The nom de plume OF the Queen Of Rouma-
MIA is Carmen sylvia.
Kent's manuscript, recently brought to
light, is to be reproduced, photographically.
Eugene Schuyler is at work on "History of
the Court Language OF China"
Mr.. Gladstone is suffering from sciatica and
bronchitis.
Mr.. Blaine's publishers will issue 100000
copies as a first edition of his book.
Rev. DIR. E. e. Hale, proposes to give some
lectures on Spain illustrated with stereopticon
pictures.
Ignaz Kuranda, lately deceased, was well
known journalist and the author Of several
books. He died in Vienna at the age of 70.
The novels of Wilkie Collins, much to his
establishment and qualification are to be trans
lated into Bengali.
The British Museum contains 100 miles Of
shelves and 100000 volumes. Nearly ton
of literature is received daily.
A banquet will be held on Primrose day, by
the tories of the Primrose League of London,
in memory Of Lord Beaconsfeld.
A boy orator, aged IS, has been making pub
lie attempts to reply to Robert Ingersolps que
ry, sis there God?"
Miss Leila j. Robinson, a newly fiedged
female lawyer, will practice her profession in
Washington Territory.
George Macdonald has written an introduce
tory essay and critical notes for text OF the
first folio of Hamlet to be published in Lon
don.
The late Valentine Korsh editor of the st.
Petersburg Gazette, owned o library of over
five thousand volumes which has been sold by
his creditors for forty-fve forms.
Kate N. Doggett, whose death occurred re-
Gently, was one Of the most cultivated women
OF the west, and achieved success as lectu rer
and writer.
Goethe's letters to the Countess d'Dooney,
waiting lady to the Empress Maria Ludovica
of Austria, are soon to be published in
London.
"A novel to be written jointly by Messrs.
John Boyle O'Reilly, Il. j. Stlmson, Rober
Grant and John f. Wheelwright, Is soon to
appear in the Boston Globe.
The best setting of music to the "Alcestis,"
OF Euripides, will win prize OF E0OO from
Lord Butte, who has also offered ECO for its
Translation into Welsh.
Bunjin Nanjio, japanese student and for
merly Buddhist priest, who came to Eng
land TO study the language and manuscript of
sacred books, has received the degree of M. A.
hoRoriS caatSd, at Oxford
AT Epernay, Cnampagn6J bnero Is 70 Do
poetical competition for three priZes-gold and
silver medals and champagne-for the best
work on Champagne Wine" The verse
may be ode, ballad, fable or song.
1t pays in France to be dramatic author,
Meilhae, for one months work, received eighty
thousand pounds and "Le Msitre de Forges"-
adapted for the Boston Museum under the title
of "Claire" has Melted its author e250,000.
Robert Buchanan thinks the imprisonment
M lists harhorOua nraaki0a and will
regret 10 hear that Mr.. Edmund III. Yates,
editor of the World, is imprisoned, notwith-
standing the savage abuse received at the
hands Of this society journalist.
The Peoples Concert Society, lately organ
lied in Boston, proves itself success, and the
recent audiences Of working people that
gather at Steinway Hall manifest pleasure
and appreciation of the music. Mr.. Hallgar-
ten, who recently died in Europe was the
founder of this musicale, and left $1,000 to be
appropriated for its benefit.
The monthly compensation of female teach
ers in the State Of Pennsylvania ranges from
$50 in the city of Pittsburg, to S15.97 in Wy
oming County. In Philadelphia the average
pay is S39.75. In the country male teachers
fare little better than females, and in Pitts
burg the average salary of forty-nine males is
$3.50 per month.
There is talk of annuling the charter Of the
Victoria Medical College at Quebec, the pro-
fessors of the university having been charged
with furnishing the last graduating class coz
les of questions to be submitted at the yearly
examination prior to the date wherein it was
to be held. In this way 40 students passed ex-
animation, and many have already left to
practice in the United States and Canada.
Lasker's life of celibacy Is attributed to his
love for Franziska Kussack. The girls uncle
and protector was warm friend of Bismarck S
and refused to give his niece to the great
statesman's opponent unless the young lawyer
would consent to abandon politics and attend
only to his profession. Lasker and Franziska
held an interview which resulted in the deter
mination to wait until she should attain her
majority, bat before the arrival of that time
she died, having in the meantime refused
many brilliant offers Of marriage.