New-York tribune., 1886-11-10
PERSONAL

The DUO de Nemours has lately celebrated his
seventy first birthday anniversary.
A novice recently received into the Convent of
Augustinan Nuns Paris. Nile Marguerite Veullot,
daushtcr oi the hate Louis veaillot the sIashng
editor OF "L'Univers."
Count Beust o talented amateur performer
and composer OF music. One OF hi cecentricitcs
was that while he would attend funeral at church
he would on any occasion enter cemetery
al never intend to enter one" he would say, until
/ play the first part In the performance"
NJ Coppee the French poet and Academician. bears
In face and head strong resemblance to Napoleon l.
In h - youth.
Mr. Henry NJ Stanley will come to New York In q
few days. declining. for lack OF time. invitation
to lecture in Dublin before sailing IL understand.
says "Freeman's Journal" writer. "that Mr. Stanley
regrets much that he Is unable 70 20 TO Dublin. bc-
cause, although he has discovered many out-of-th
way places, he has not discovered Ireland yet. 1t
Is a curious thing that he has latterly developed a
great Iepugnance ty lecturing IN Wales which Is bis
native country. The reason OF this Is interesting.
Your readers are that Mr. Stanley spent his
early days In welsh workhouse, and that he has no
precise knowledge to his parentage. Well, when
ever he g1es Wales he Is 10 encounter twenty
tnIrty Old women who persist In claiming him as
a son Or a nephew or some other intimate reItfon
It being highly embarrass ng and inconvenient to
have ~ many thirty mothers. tue explorer has
determined 70 keep out OF the way Of those Old ladies'
in future. Ho tells the story himself with great
rel sh v
The ransy Is Mrs Cleveands favorite flower. and
she has the dinner table daily decorated with them.
Dr. Peterson, president OF tho Frankfort section Of
the German aud Austrian Alpine Association. and
Eriuleln .oeht. OF Erlurt have climbed 10 the sum
init tho oetztha leah NerpenspItz. IN the Iyrol.
hitherto deemed inaccessible
Bosi,. Ttr.lier writes from Washing
ton OF the hight the Willard hroi ners Botn are
Immensely wealthy. c. c. Wizards the proprietor OF
te EpblLt House aud large amount csasr prop
Ebbltt House stands and other ,wsaty feet dis
t.ut on tho side Of the street Hs hrotper Joseph
Willard owns the the pecss OF properly
this lot ne has tried all sorts OF schsnes but up TO
dats he has not succeeded. Not great while ago
,paye busness-ks gentleman called Joe willard
and stated that looking for Location ~ estab
lsh candy manufActory. lie was impressed with the
market. Joe willard repned that lie would sill II
couLl get price. Then bis ylstor asked to tel
Looking up and estchng the business msh's eye ho
said: My prics ts 100000. You 20 back 10 g. q.
". lard. who ssBt YOU here. and tell him that" Tho
Visitor LOFT Ia harry without iurtnef explanation.
Joe Willard. the boys say, had called the turn
Mr. ". H. Il. Murray likes writing better than speak
mo should speak In puolic very little iulssd Ike
the anis retired hf- of tho aatnor; tho ife OF fow
fr su,is but pleasant life near TO nature aud
under nor constant instruction aad inssirataon fs
who's, work exhansL, wuose eomyaaonsn,ps do
not re but refresh. surronn nnss arc not ocn-
fused and bosterous bat orderly aud calm, aud whose
a,cces, II any comes 10 d,pendeat upon thc seIsa
tlonasn Of tho hour or the nexcness OF popular sho