The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-17
PERSO 7 IL.

tARJEoN, the popular English novelist, rattles
on his stories on he type writer lust as tho gh
ne were playing the accompaniment to a comic
song.
GEORGE SAND made 100000 francs by her
literary labOrS, and CAV il all away exc nj 20
900, which She invested in order that in case
sac fell sick her hero tea would not cost her
childrea anything.
The PRINcs OF WALES is colonel of this and
that regiment, and draws q salary for duties
whoa he does not pretenI 10 Perform He
&c 5 a large salary for being field mars al, and
does nothing forit.
STANFORD, Croker, Cotton and HOPKINS. the
pr Jectors OF the Pacific railroad had not
among them all money enou n to b " a sumner
when they started, but by The succ IS OF their
maEn'hcea' enterprise, they Dec am. railroad
kings with fortune OF $4,000, 900 apiece
HAWTHORNE had not tn least taste or feeling
Tor art, but because ne thought it his 5uty
when In Italy. he wearily dragged himself
through picture galleries, though admitting u
himself that II w.s great trial as he cSnid
NOS take in mo than few objects at a tima
lie thought he could appreciate sculpture. bIl
as to pictures he was il a hopeless stat. OF con
fusion.
BISHOP KE,NE, the rector of the Catholic
university wnien will be opened at Was in ston
IN the coming autumn, did not display any
marked ability at sc loOl. He was very fond of
cakes and candy, bat won few prizes and none
OF tle first order. His studious tastes de-
" a
the priesthood which he did at the age of N
after brief experience as clerk Ia a book
store.
SAM BowLEs the founder of the Springfield
lNass) RepG5 'cu1, began mis- life work So early
that on his deathbed he said he had had vary,
little uoyhooI. He had no aptitude for manual
Iaoor, no relish for boys Sports-could moi
make kite or drive a nail-bdt he was a hard
student and great reader. When he uecame a
Jou nahst ne dis layed push. an energy and
ambition That proved that ne was the rIghT
man IN the right place.
THE PRINCEss OF WALES has been very Stern
and particular in the education of her dauDh
ters. SIC has had good material to WORK u2on.
as her girls are clever by nature. The Drincec,
has taken great pride in their accomplishments
anu feels that her discipline has been extre nelly
beneficial. The Prince of Wales has sometimes
plead d with her in vain TO give her daughters a
holiday. she has often ans Sered that, as thew
were to hold high social positions, they had no
time to waste while acquiring social graces.
SAMUEL J. TILDES was something of a book
man and good deal of dandy. He was ona
of the best patrons of the taIlurs of New YorL
In the boOES Of fashionable up town tailors for
lS7l Mr. Hlden's name appeared in them for
bills amountin TO So 0) in that one year H.
kept one OF the best private tables in tb4
United States for be be leved the fat of The
land and the fruits OF the v.ne were made To he
enjoyed, and he had them in profusion He
was very careful OF his health, and was what
may be called sort of hygieaic high liver
Col. LAY, who has been appointed Consul
General at Ottawa, has had no diplomatic ex-
Perience lie has been in business in New
YorG, Savannah and Washington He il a
brother-iaIaw of Vice President Morton's
wife. Thomas W. Hotcnklss, of New York is
the present consul at Ottawa He has beer in
office only eighteen months. Col. Law was -
candidate for marshal of the District of Co.
lumbia. but somebody else obtained the placs
and he had to go on a new L Y, as it wers
The salary OF the Ottawa consulship is $4,000
QUEEN VICTORIA wrote as follows of the pres
ent Emperor of Germany in 1850 when he was
20 moutns old: He is such a ltti. love H.
came walk * in with his nurse in a little yhiTe
dr-s. with black bows, and was so 2 ,od He
is fine, fat child, with beautiful whi.e, soft
skin. very fine shoulders and limbs. ami a very
dear face-like Nicky and Fritz and Louise Of
Ba zen. He has Fritz's eyes and VicSy's mouth
and very fair curly hair We fet so hapDy To
see hin at last D." All of which proves thai the
kaiser was a nice baoy and the queen a good
deal of a gusher.