The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-19
ERsONAL.

WALT WHITMAN threatens to write some more
poetry. THIS is one IF the sal results of the
tonic administered to thu vain old ma by the
recent gushing celebration of his birthday
PRESIDENT HARRISON received a letter few
days ago in whicl ne was urged to learn to play
lawn tennis. The writer said that the exercise
derived would fully atone for the dignity sacri.
feed.
IRE oldest living peer is George Roper urzon.
Baron Teynham, who has jusG completed his
91st year, He eAtere T. the Ea Ii n army only a
few months after the battle of Waterloo, and
retired more than sixty years ago
REV. c. f. LoPo of Pomona, Cal, has pre-
tented to that city statue of the Go id SIS
Pomona. 1t is copy of toe Greek statue in
Florence, where 1T was made. 1t cost $4,000,
and will be admitted free of duty, by order of
Secretary Window, it is said.
Dr. EVANS the famous Am erican dentist. has
just returned to Paris after brief profes ,ional
tour in Germany, du ing which LIE attended
Empress Augusta at Baden Badaa, Emp.e
Frederick at Homburg, and Queen Olga of
Wurtemburg, at Stuttgart.
MAY WRECK JAMES is the unhappy cognomen
inflicted upon one OF the in locent infant sarvi-
vors of the Conemaugh disastersa The child IS
we ks old, and at the time of tha flood had
cot been named. 1t was being dressed by its
mother when the food came, and was swept
from her embrace 1t was rescued seven miles
down the river the next morning, after having
been on the water the entire night.
IT APPEARS that the heroic self-sacrifice of
Father Damian is not absolutely UNIQUE In
1SlSa Noravian missionary and his E glish wife
und RIO k the charge or leper hospital for
the South African Hottentots In 1867 a 81 III
lar work was commenced at Jerusalem, and
four Moravian missionaries are now devoted to
this service. Both these leper hospitals are
still in operation.
KING HUMBERr is something of wit His
hair grew whiie almost of sudden three years
ago He is a great smoker and fruit eater,
hardly touches meat, ami drinss moth ng but a
little weak claret and water Coffee and tea
are forbidden beverages to h m. as they excite
his nerves. When out shooting or maneuver ng
with troops he seems to live mostly on bread
apples aud o anges. His favorite amusement
is billiards, but he likes chess and whist, and
plays very good rubber
A WRITER in the New York Star saws: 81
happened to see Clara Barton, the famous
founder of the benevolent order OF the Red
Cross who is now working at Johnstown, when
she was in New York few months ago She
was invited to a private house to tell number
OF ladies. and much small er number of gem
tlernen. about her work. 1t was a congenial
task. She sat and talk I'd for an b ur, and then
stopped as if she did so from principe not i'm
pulse, not because she woul mt enjoy talking
another nour. Yet there was no note of per-
sonal eSotism in her recitals, despite the
fact that they inevitably reflected rnucn
credit on herself What she is fOndest
of dwelling upon is her experience in the
Crinea which was practically the beginning of
her career. She is homely. middle age 1
woman with a face that bespesks goodness
and honesty, and size weais her brown hair in
smooth crimps" conbed down behind her
ears in that way, so popular among fem nine
raformers, as witness Mrs. Livermore and Mi s
Traces Willard. She also wears the pain
black silk that is sort of uniform in the
class only hers is even plain r. and also more
sensible and becoming than is usual The bit
of good acA, characteristic of the old-tine
geatlewoman is usually around her neck. Sac
talks well, in a simple direct way. is equal to
any occasion. social or otherwise, and is wholly
absorbed in her work