St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-08
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Robert Louis Stevenson has taken to going
barefoot and blowing on the flageolet. his
next literary nightmare may be expected to
be something unusually horrible.
The emperor OF China win be married the
4th of March next. The same day the next
president of the United States will plight his
troth to Miss Columbia. 1t will be great
day on both sides OF the planet.
Mr. Chanler, husband of Amelie Riyes, is
still in Paris. while his wife remains at Castle
Hill, Va. Is Mr.. Chanler looking for a plot
for his wifes next novel?
Mrs. Wanamaker, wife Of the coming cabi-
net officer, was Miss Brown, daughter of her
husbands partner i'll business. She is more
devoted to charitable occupations than to
social matters.
A Washington telegraph operator recently
remarked You see wonderful spelling
among high officials frequently. ] once sent
q telegram from Gen. Grant in his own
handwriting which began: 4 regret that I
shall not he able to serve as a paulbearer.'"
Mr.. Higgins, the coming senator from Del
aware. is SAID TO be wonderful expert as re-
CARDS peaches. By tasting peach he can
tell its variety, where it was grown. its age
and its market value Whether he is the
author OF the perennial prediction of the
killing of the buds is not stated.
When Mrs Cleveland travels over the
Pennsylvania railroad. between New York
and Washington, she always observes and
calls the attention to others, if she is not
alone, to large sign on factory standing
close by the track in Newark, N. j. 1t bears
the firm name Cleveland d Frank"
private letter from Senator Quay, re-
ceived by Philadelphia friend, announces
that the Republican chairman is having
pleasant time in the land Of flowers. His
health has been much improved by the
change of scene and freedom from the inn
portunities Of oficeseekers. His piscatorial
ventures have been successful, and he has
made some fine catches of tarpon. He does
not expect to return to Washington for some
weeks yet He has number of friends in
whose interest he will use his influence with
the new administration.
President-elect Harrison has completed his
inaugural address, and the last paragraph
was copied on a typewriter few days ago.
MI. Harrison, in preparing the address, has
dictated paragraph at q time, and when the
address was written out he revised it care
fully and redictated the whole from the re-
vised copy. Many of the paragraphs have
been subjected to as many as three revisions
ana often Whole paragraph has been COPIED
because it was thought best to leave out or
substitute some particular word. As to his
facts, Mr.. Harrison has been very careful,
and has not depended upon his memory for
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1t is reported that the pope never allows
fire in any of the eight rooms of the vatican
which he inhabits. These rooms are, with
the exception of the library, small and low,
and the pope's habits are so simple that he
does not even require dining room, but
takes his meals either in his bed room or in
the library. The other day the bed room was
moved to a higher floor, as the room in
which the pope had hitherto slept was con-
verted into a private chapel, One of the
officials remarking that the upper rooms
would be too hot for habitaton during the
summer months the pope quietly replied,
''Then L shall have my bed put into the
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