Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-12-04
PERsoNAL AND LlrERARY.


George Kennan, the writer OF tbe
articles on the horrors of the Siberian
prisons, has been made member of the
Polish National Alliance in token of his
good work in the cause of humanity.
The late zachsriah Stoyanofi, presi.
dent OF the Bulgarian Parliament, and
the most forCeful political leader and
ablest writer on civil subjects in that
country, was once q penniless herd-boy.
Bret Harte, who has great social
rs well as literary popularity in En-
gland, is now handsome, ruddy, white
haired man, and owes his popularity in
measure to his mastery Of Western
slang.
Mr.. George w. Childs, I'm his remin.
lscences Of Grant, in Lippincott's, saws:
There is nothing ever heard him saw
that could not be repeated in the pres.
ence of women. He never used nro-
iane language. He was very temperate
In eating and drinking"
Pierre Lott, the French novelist,
lives the life almost Of q recluse. He
detests progress and invention and
avoids the books and journals of the
day. AT one time he lived in Turkey,
and while there adopted the dress and
manner OF life Of the people. He still
has y love for Oriental luxury, and has
ntted his house up accordingly. He is a
man OF wealth and can therefore live "a
his sfsncydiotates.
"A toy shop-keeper living at Bury St.
Edmunds, town in Suffolk County.
Eng, was the original Of Smike, one of
Dickens characters in nicholas Nickle.
BY" He says there was no exagpera.
tion OF the condition of affairs at the
nail, and corroborates every thing, even
70 the administration by Mrs. Squeers of
ner favor1te remedy Of ''hour Of brim.
stone,and molasses." He ran naway from
the school when he was fifteen years old.
The most profitable book ever print
cd, at least In this country, was Web
sters spelling book. More than 60. 600.
900 copies OF this production have been Ia
sued, and could DR.. Webster and his heirs
have enjoyed the royalties from it thew
would have found it moro valuable than
the cave Of Monte Cristo. YET Dr
webster wrote It that he might procure
Sne means to support himself while en-.
gagged In other work, notably his die
tionary, which was really an elaborstion
of the spelling.bool1. = 9@,E
Paul Du Chail1u, the writer and
traveller, is ffty-two years of age. He
9 under the average height, round
'houldered. and not at all handsome.
his face Is strong and his forehead COM
handing. He has French blood in hta
veins, which ID shown by his vivacity of
manner. BE has an inexhaustible fund
II anecdotes, and his conversational
lowers are great He has done a vast
'mount OF work, but is in fine health.
lis long journeys in African jungles do
lot seem 20 have. injured his constitu-
ion at all.
II remember that Louisa Alcott once
hoWed mo card she had just received
INVITING her to q distinguished gather.
ng OF literary celebrities, and adding.
n fattering foot-note, some such as.
urance as that without her presence the
altering would be like ring without
IS jewell says writer I'm the Common.
wealth. $40 you know how that makes
ne feel2" she said. Gas IL sone one /
knew had died of starvation, and then
bread in plenty had been heaped upon
her grave. The girl In me, to whom
'uch letter and such bidding as that
would have been joy like wine, died
ong ago. The tired woman who bears
her name grieves for her sake that ali (
his comes too late.S
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