Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-05-12
PERSONAL AND IMPERSoNAL'

President Hyde, of Bowdoln Cor
leee, spends a great deal Of time pay
ina tennis The boys speak OF nm
as DIR. Jckyll while he is in the class
room.
Mime. Munkacsy, wife OF the PANT
er, has been so impressed by lles nus
bands glowing account OF America
that she has made up her mind to pay
this country visit at the earliest OPP
| portunity.
The late Chief Justice Waite was
| seyentv-two when he died. Jualice
| Bradley is seventy-fve, Matthews SIX
ty-four, Harlan iifty-fye, Blatchior"
sixty-eight, Gray sixty, Field seventy
two and Lamar siXty-threc.
| Countess Waldcrsee, wife OF the
nobIeman who enjoys such an intimate
aeouaintance with Crown Prince Will
lam of Prussia, was formerly Miss Lea
of New York, daughter OF Dayid Lea
| a banker Of the American metropolis.
| Miss Frances L. Willard oeIieNe.
, that american men are the ocsI ah'
, truest who live, because they ".o
, masterful and masters OF themselves.
Q | Notwithstanding this ilatterlns est'-
mate she declares that not untli lor'i'
' is the LAWYER and woman is IN the jury
0 box will there be a possibility OF DFlhS-
. ing culprit5 to justice
:. An armor of Jewels, y worn by
+ Mrs. Hicks-Lord at a recepuoh liz
Washington recently, is said to nave
y eclpsed any thing previously seen
$ there in the way of personal adofii-
d ment. Her famous $25O,0O0 necklace
Ut encirclcd her throat. She wore paif
l. of earrings probably not equaled IN
1t this country, and her bodice was per-
IL feet mass Of jewels.
ID Kaiser Wilhelm used to sign NM
n self "Wilhelm: Imp. Rex ana every
Il. one wondered thereat, why hoV ia
OF fun .Imperator ct ReX?' Or, II an
H. breviated, why not II. R.P lie vol
unfairly explained it one day to one
eS of his ministers. II sign myself IN
10 that way" said he, "because lfeeI tllaI
&c | am only partly Emperor, Wliue l
a. know that am altogether King.
Il, The Rothschids are always operat-
W inc in precious stones, and just now
are said to be cornering lnbies, Inc
!, finest rubies come from Burmah, ana
~. the Burmese ruby mines are among 'he
=" Nv richest spoils of the British conquest o'
that country. The Rothschilds are
- according to report, strong enough tc
Nd Nd corner the new supply, being alioweo
,bo special facilities by reason OF 'heil
an financial hold on the British Govern
ri- ment.
,o Laura Bridgman is now an ole
,ed lady. Her wonderful history "n'
re- achievements ought to shame some o
i've our more gifted women. But her rec
will ord bids fair to be surpassed by ,haI 0
leir a little girl in Alabama, Helen Keller
ar. lmf dumb and blind. The Perkin
Institute for the Blind, through MIS-
Sullivan, graduate, is sending liSl
!. 10 tbis darkcned mind and fine int
ay; lectual powers are developing III u
unfortunate little pupil.
ell, Henry G. Pearson, postmaster
oil New York, began his career i'll tn;
hey office as boy behind the stamplns
ach counter in the old post-otlice on Ced'
"u, street. He never absents himself aaa
MS from his office, even Sunday hndln
yer him at his desk. He is thorough
ho familiar with every detail OF the ous
,'er m ness and could fill any position in II II
ny great building. The office pays u
. ~. 10 Government profit of $500, 600 yea
, NV Nv and its system is considered perfect