Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-26

But Mr.. Hovells lands him upon the old
| farm where he first found him; away from
the endorsements and revolutions and dia-
bolations of . city into the calm, peaceful
serenity of the old home, with re-
novated heart and character, which we're
indeed wealth to himself and his wife.
If his readers will take this view of his
method into consideration, they will be more
content With his finishing touches. The en-
ergy and vitality of his writings. cannot be
questioned, and he 10 likely in future to be
classed as the Dickens of America. Mr..
Howells is now associated, editorially, with
the Atlantic and Harper's, besides contribut-
ing to the Century and other periodicals.. He
commenced his career a. Newspaper man
and still manifests great interest in that
kind of literary labor. Washington people
are doing him the honor which he % justly
deserves.
George Bancroft the historian, now an &C.
togenarian, has recently lost his estimable
wife, and twas thought that the loss might
have an unfavorable effect upon his own
| health; but he has since been seen on
our streets looki-g we'll and active and
bids fair to live to complete other volumes of
his wonderful history of the United States.
Certain honrs of each day during sixty years
Of his life have been set apart to literary
labor, and never broken into save through
sickness, absolutely necessary recreation or
| similar causes, which have been infrequent.
What lesson to the young men Of our land
Three othe, indefstigable authors. Mrs. Fran
ces Hodgson Burnett, who wrote ''That Loss O.
Lowrie's." Mrs Mary A. Denison, author of
THAT Husband of Nine" which had such
| wonderful circulation, and Mrs. e. ID. E. N
SOuthworth, whom everybody knows through
her prolific writings, are residents of Wash
ington. Although well known in social cir
Giles here, they are even better known outside
of Washington. Miss Cleveland. too, is now
ranked as among American authors of note,
also Mrs. Admiral Dahlzren. And now,
too, comes Kate Field, who has bought very
eligible lot and intends Immediately 20 put up
splendid mansion to live in Verify the
female authors are taking the capital by
storm vet not they alone, for Literary fell
lers" of all sorts find the intellectual and So
cial conditions of Washington worthy Of their
presence and interest
The city IL wonderfully improving in every
way. Real estate is constantly on the rise,
especially in the northern and western parts
Houses which ten wears ago were considered
costly are now put clean into the shade by
the later and vastly more expensive struc
lures. Then house of $4,000 or Sl5. 600
cost was a luxury. Now, one of $50, 600 or
$4,000 is no novelty. and MANY exceed
Sl00, 900 and even $50, 900. Four. five and
six dollars square foot is paid in eligible
localities, where ten years ago these could be
purchased for one tenth or one fifteenth of
that sum.
There are those who predict with apparent
certainty, that Washington in 1900 will con-
tain population Of half a million. Yet this
| IL tha oit thut los hon Gffoop
sneered at, caricatured and cried down as
unfit to live in. Part of this was false, but
much of it true; but the results of the late
war. the bold action of ex-Gov. Shepherd, the
tardy but finally exacted aid Of Congress and
the dawning knowledge to outsiders of its
peculiar advantages to outsiders, have made
it what it is, the Paris of America, the pride
and admiration of all who see it. Kate Field
says, in substance, that nothing but an earth
quake, the removal of the capital, or some
other like dire happening can prevent it from
becoming the abode of wealth, culture and
refinement E. ). b.
The richest man in TALLY of late years was
Prince Alexander Torlonia. who died at
Rome short time ago. The list Of his titles
comprised principalities, dukedoms and mar
quisates almost without end. Yet the origi-
nal source of all his greatness was Il ped
dler's pack Prince Torlouia's father made
a colossal fortune in the time of the great
Napoleanic wars. In those days the carrying
of contraband goods between one country
and another was a service of serious peril,
and of proportionate gain if successful The
original TOrlonia was bold, prudent and
keen-sighted. and he succeeded. The de-
ceased Prince made large sums of money by
rming the tobacco monopoly under the Pa
pal Government. He was also a banker of
wide and influential connections, and many
years ago was in the habit of giving balls to
which all foreign visitors to Rome who
patronized his bank were invited. The next
morning. however, f1unky in the Torlonia
livery would call and gracefully demand a
Tip" of about one dollar from every visitor
who had enjoved his masters hospitality,
The Prince was very benevolent and ex-
pended large sums in works of benevolence.
The facilities for the higher education of
women in Great Britain are steadily increas-
ing. Not only have the University of Lon
don, the Ropal University of Ireland the
Victoria University and the Irish College Of
Physicians and Surgeons freely opened all
their examinations and degrees to women,
but the Scotch Colleges of Physicians and
Surgeons at Edinburgh have just decided to
throw open to women their con Joint examipa-
tons and triple qualification in medicine,
surgery and midwifery. This latter move