The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-06-08
MEN YOU HeAe OF.
Mr.. william d. Howells has just osls-
Brated bis 52d birthday.


Prince Christian, son Of the crown
prince Of Denmark, is said TO be the
tallest prince in Europe.
The Crown Prince Rudolph's debts
amounted to about $4,000, 900, although
he had an income of $750,O00 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 quarries in
Vermont.
Robert Louis Stevenson has presented
to King Kalakaua q rare golden pearl,
accompanied with little poem describ-
ing the gift.
The Marquis Of Lorne, it is rumored,
is to be governor of Ceylon, with salary
of $4,000 year. Princess Louise will
go with him.
Gen. N. A. NJ. Dudley, colonel of the
First United States cavalry, will be re-
tired for age on Aug. 20, and will there
after live in Boston.
On the coldest day of this winter OK
Secretary Hugh McCulloch was observed
by Washington Post reporter making
calls on foot and without an overcoat.
King Alexander l, the boy sovereign
of Servia, is less of child than his IS
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 Bow
doin. He was called to the presidency
of the college three or four years after
his graduation from Harvard.
Justin H. Mccarthy, NJ. P, who is
about to publish novel with the terso
title Of Dolly" expects to make over
$4,000 by the sale of tho book to Ameri-
can and Australian syndicates.
The poet Tennyson is said to be keep
ing wonderfully well. He Is too ener-
getic to be idle, and he reads his daily
paper and preserves full freshness of in
terest in the events of his time.
Mr.. Gladstone agrees with Will1ie Col
Inns In thinking Scott the first novelist of
the century The "Bride of Lammer-
moor" is Gladstone's favorite, and he
reads it every three or four years.
The wife Of John Boyle OReilly, the
Boston poet, is an invalid, and seldom
appears in society. She has a graceful
presence and Is brilliant talker. Mr..
O'Reilly says of her that she il his best
critic.
Berry WALL the young man OF New
York, who has acquired notoriety on &C.
count of his many pairs Of trousers, says
that the recently published statement to
the effect that he was going to open Q
tailor's shop is can infamous lie."
Many lawyers and public men who ad
n1ired the late DIR. Francis Wharton, the
great authority on international law
were not aware that he was an Episco
pal clergyman of conspic1ously high
standing among the clergy OF that
church.
Mr.. Humphry Wards husband, as they
now call The London Times art critic, il
building large country house at Hasle
mere. Gossips say he ought to call il
"Elsmere House." but he will doubtless
follow family precedent and name i
"Laleham."
Emperor William will be made
knight of the Bath by Queen Victori;
when he visits England in July. He will
also receive his fathers gold collar anc
insignia. The late emperor's decoration
Of the garter will be given to Prime,
Henry of Prussia.
Napoleon Bonaparte was one OF thir
teen children; Benjamin Franklin, on,
Of seventeen; Gen. Sherman, one o
: eleven; Charles Dickens, one of eight
Gladstone, one Of seven or more; DR.
, William Makepeace Thackeray, grand
sire of the later namesake, one OF six
teen.
Dennis Ryan, who began his career OIL
a western railroad with pick and shove
and saved his earnings till he had S., 200
with which he bought Colorado min
. interest, is now one of the wealthies
n men in st. Paul. He is said to hav
Y made $4,000, 900 from the mino in few
years.
Z Many Of the late Philip III. WEIGH
jokes were translated into French an,
l served up in the Paris papers as origina
= humor. Then they were translated bacl
! into English and copied into American
= papers as French jokes. When Mr.
L Welch saw these he used to say: NOV
II they are funny"
Il Congressman Washington, of Tennes
y see, has recently shaved his face clean
Z and he looks so young that when fev
Il days ago he clapped his hands for pag
Il the boys laughed at him. They though
II one of their number was playing a jok
i on them. Mr. Washington was oblige
4 to forcibly undeceive them.
Il Here is Oscar Wilde's latest II
N CHANGED to call on lady who had jus
n purchased number of Japanese screens
] which were standing in artistic disorde
8 in her drawing room. "You have com
4 just in time, Mr.. Wilde" rhe said, San
II can arrange my screens for me-" Blu
II Oscar replied: "Oh, don't arrange them
II let them occur"
3 A clever fellow is Capt. Wissman, tn
d German explorer, who is going to Afric
II to look after Stanley and Emin. "H
II possesses" says Sir Charles Wilson, "a
II Of Livingstone's indomitable courage
a his constancy Of purpose and his kindl
h feelings toward the natives; and he ha
III twice crossed Africa in its widest exten
II without once firing aEhot in anger"