The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-04-27

Mr.. William D. Howells has Just cole.
brated his b2d birthday.


prince of Denmark, is said to he the
tnllest prince In Europe.
Tho Crown Prince Eudolph's debts
amounted to about $1,000. coo. although
he had an income of S75O,O0o year.
Governor Hill, of New York. denies
the report that he intends to be married.
He says that bachelorhood suits him well
enough.
Ex-senator Tabor. Of Colorado, began
life under Secretary Proctor, working
for some time in his marble quarrics in
Vermont.
Robert Louis Stevenson has presented
to King Kalakaua rarc golden pearl
accompanied with little poem describ-
ing the gift.
The Marquis Of Lorne, 1t IL rumored.
is to be governor of Ccylon, with Il salary
of $4,000 year. Princess Louise will
60 with him.
Gen. N. A. II. Dudley, colonel Of the
First United States cavalry. viii be re-
tired for age on Aug. 90, and will there
after 1.-Two in Boston.
On the coolest day Of this winter ex-
Secretary Hugh McCulloch was ubscr> ell
by u Washington Post reporter making
calls On foot and without an ovcrcoat.
King Alexander |. the boy sovereign
of Servia, is less of child than his 10
years bespeak. He already speaks French,
German and Russian, and shows great
capacity for study.
The youngest college president in the
country is Rev. De Witte Hyde. of Dow
doin. He was called to the presidency
of the college three or four years after
his graduation from Harvard.
Justin II. Mccarthy. NJ. p, who is
about to publish novel with tho terse
title of Dolly" expects to make over
$4,000 by the sale Of the book to Ameri.
can and Australian syndicatcs.
The poet Tennyson is said to be keep
ing wonderfully well. lie is too cner.
getic to be lille, and lie reads his daily
paper and preserves full freshness of in.
terest in the events of his time.
Mr.. Gladstone agrees with Wilkic Col.
Inns in thinking Scott the first novelist OF
tho century. The Bride of Lammcr-
moor il Cladstonc's favoritc. and he
reads it every three or four years.
The wife Of John Doyle O'Rcilly, the
Boston poet. Is an Invalid and seldom
appears in society. She has graceful
presence and ID q brilliant talkcr. Mr.
O'Reilly says of her that she Il his best
critic.
Berry Wall, the young man OF Now
York. who has acquired notoriety on &C.
count of his many pairs of trousers, says
that the recently published statement t,
the effect that he was going to open Q
tailor's shop is IAN infamous lie."
Many lawyers and public men who ad
ulired the late Dr. Francis Wharton. the
great authority on international law
were not aware that he was an Episco
mol clergyman of conspic lously higl
standing among the clergy of tina,
church.
Mr.. Humphry Wards husband, as they
now call The London Times art critic, il
building large country house ut Hasle
mere. Gossips say he ought To call il
"Elsmcrc House," but he will doubles.
follow family precedent and name il
'Laiehaln."
Emperor William will be naade +.
knight of the Bath by Queen Victoris
when he visits England in July. lie will
also receive his fathers gold collar ant
insignia. The late empcror's decoration
of the garter will be given to Prime,
Henry of Prussia.
Napoleon Donaparto was one of t.lir
teen children; benjamin Franklin. one
Of seventeen; Gen. Sherman, ono oi
eleven; Charles Dickens. one Of eight
Gladstone. one Of seven or more; DR.
William Makcpcace Thackeray, grand
sire of the later namesake, one Of six
teen.
Dennis Ryan. who began his career on
L western railroad with pick and shovel
md saved his earnings till he had S.. 900
with which he bought Il Colorado mine
interest, is now one of the wealthiest
men in st. Paul. lie Ia said to have
made $4,000, 900 from the mine in few
;ears.
Many of the late Philip II. Welch's
| oscs were translated into French and
served up il the Paris papers Us original
lumor. Then they were translated back
nto English and copied into American
apers Us French Jokes. When Mr..
Velch saw these he used to say: "Now
they are funny"
Congressman Washington, of Tennes-
see. has recently shaved his face clean,
and he looks SO young that when few
lays ago he clapped his hands for page
the boys laughed at him. They thought
one of their number was playing joke
on them. Mr.. Washington was Obliged
to forcibly undeceive them.
Here is Oscar Wilde's latest He
chanced to call on lady who had just
purchased numbers of JEpanese screens,
which were standing in artistic disorder
in her drawing room. You have come
just in time. Mr. Wilde" rho said, land
can arrange my screens far me-" Dut
Oscar replied; "Oh, don't arrange them;
let them occur"
A clever fellow is Capt. Wissman. the
German explorer. who il going to Africa
to look after Stanley and Emia. "IIc
possesses. says Sir Charles Wilson, "all
Of Livingstone's iadomitable courage,
his constancy of purpose and his kindly
feelings toward the natives; and ho has
twice crossed Africa in its widest extent
without once firing shot in anger"