New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-11
PERSONAL

The Pope IS 1 careful reader Of the daily papers.
| Prince Bismarck usually goes to bed at o'clock
in tie morning aud get, ZIP at noon.
Mr. Iaboucherc has becn suffering from govt and
rheumatism Ito says he p efors the former. but he
can endure both more easily than the wrongs Of Ire
Land
NJ dc Nunhacsy has one OF the most splendid
homes In Paris.
Mr. James F.. Murdoch. the veteran actor and
elocutlon-t has been elected president of the faculty
If the National school OF Ilocution and Oraiory At
Philadelphia lie was I'm former years resident
IT Philadelphia. but has lately livel d" Cincinnati.
Since tho days OF George Sand says Tho 81.
JaIucss Gazette" tie operate tenor has Invariably
bcen regarded a romantic parsonage The career
w. bernard the tenor OF the Paris Opera, bears
out the tradition 10 the mil Two years ago he was
working carpenter Ia Toulon he struts upon the
.tsg- of no rant Opera lie was discovered in a
properly romantic fashion also NJ Hartmann, the
musical publisher, passing along tho streets of
Toulon aud hoard bernard carolling sIeeialy As ho
worried his bench Struck With tho slnSul y beauty
~ the singers voice. NJ Hartmann made Inquiries on
the pot, and engaged his newly found tenor 10 appear
In the Ierodadc,' which at the time was IN 10,
hcarSal TOulon. Since then NJ. Bernard has studied
at Naples and Milan and has made good his lack of
musical knowledge. hen first engaged BY H. Hart
mann he confessed that he did not know single note
of music.
There - current among tie peasants of Bavaris
legend that the long III, OF Kaiser Wilhelm was due to
a mysterious philtcr Of which his Imperial Majesty
alone possessed the How the Emperor obtained
IN" magic beverage Is not known. II was said TO
Kind Of spirit which. II 1t did not give Lin immor-
tally, would enable him to live many years moro,
and supply him with sufficient bodily and mental
power to retain the government Of his vast empire
IN his own hands. Ihe legend furthermore states
that the German Sovereign condcscended 10 make q
present OF few drops OF tho charmed liquid TO Mar
shat Moltke and Prince Bismarck, hence also their
srcablc age but strange to say he declined to give
any uf II 90 the Crown Prince. because he feared
his heir wond MAKO OF his health, restored By the
pl!lter 10 forco him to abdlcate Several crowned
heads have, II Appears applied TO inc Emperor LOT
m M, pravsI for som. Of the shirt and was
lilo refusal VI tho Kaiser to obllEe him which MAS
tho real OF the present CONFLICT between Russia
and Germany.
When the late Thomas Robinson, the artist, returned
from his studies in Paris ho says q writer IN Tho
I,,ton POST much with william NJ. Hunt, who rccog
nilcd his keen analysis and criticism, and enjoyed his
companionshlp. Hunt painting portrait Of
Judge at about this time, and The si,tngs
frequently sunday at one OF them Hunt told tho
judge that there were many clever young In TIL,
town who could paint good picture at a sitting
Wis., said Hunt. 81 know young man Just 70
turned from abroad who can paint you a hnc bit Of
Venice next sunday for 800 Tho order was given
and the next Sunday Frank I'M smith worked out tho
Venice problem III way TO please the Judge. Now,
know another Young man who can do tho thing
Tor Won II You want cattle" Another order ano her
SUNDAY and Johnnie Johnstone did handsome bit OF
work II YOU want q bull, Tom Robinson can paint
for you In nMo .arSs way me ", tnra sunday
and the Judge had his third good sketch, all for $50
OF all tho group only Frank Hli smith Is alive and
he like Robinson, has drifted moro or less from paint
Ing.
Mr. s. X. Frazier. OF Youngstown. Ohio, who was
,,r Soma wears secretary of the American Legation
AZ thr japanese Court has been chosen pastor of u
Presbyterian church at PittsburG