The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-18
PERSONAL.

GLADsToHE's Soth birthday will be celebrated
in England with considerable reioicings II
comes the 29th Of this month.
GEORGE BANCROFT, who is now SO years old,
still remembers his early literary days when he
received 81 for an article, and was glad to
get it.
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL is liberal with his
money, which is the most uncommon form of
liberalism. But his wife is an American, which
may account for his success in politics, as we'll
as for his liberality with money.
MRS HUMPHREY WARD looks askance on the
woman's right movement, and has a sister mar
ried to Prof Huxley. She shuns publicity, writes
singularly masculine hand, and is a complete
enigma to her own family who are still trying
to find out what all the, fuss is about.
LORD TEAsYsoN is very hospitable in his old
age, and likes to entertain young people, Mary
Anderson is great favorite with him, and he
prefers handsome woman as guest to one
who has no claims to beauty. In fact, he is
very sensitive TO beauty in man or woman. and
has poets love for symmetry of form and
feature.
IT CERTAINLY cannot be Mary Anderson's
health now that is keeping her off the stage
She tramped along the chalk cliffs of Dover
last week, looking as hearty and healthy as
ever she did in her life, and she crossed the
channel to Paris in a rough sea without the
fainteSt symptom of NAL de nter. To an in
quirer she said that her stepfather's illness
occupied her attention for the moment
THE MARRIAGE of Senator Allison to Miss
Theresa Stoughton, niece of Senator Hale of
Maine, is announced to take place before Christ
mas. 1t appears that their engagement was
brought about during the visit of the senatorial
committee o Seattle last summer. Senator
Allison and Miss Stoughton were the only I'M
married persons Of the party. aud it was re-
marked at the time that the Iowa statesmen
paid very marked attention TO the young niece
of his Maine colleague.
A wELL-KNowN EUROPEAN PHYSICIAN processes
to have discovered the bacillus which causes
badness. These bacilh, according to Dr. Gay
them so brittle that they break off, If
the mischief has not gone too far the bacilIi
may be exter minated by smearing the hair-or
the spot where the hair had been in happier
days-wlth a mixture consisting of cod liver oil
and the juice of onions. DR.. Gaymonne
thoughtfully remarks that the remedy is some
times distressing TO the patients friends and
neighbors. Perhaps 1t is better to be bald.
ONE Of the prominent leaders of the Nor
wegian liberals A. Ivan, ex- president of the
Norwegian House of Commons, is at present in
London studying the English jury system.
Hitherto the jury has been an unknown institu-
ton in Norway, but the bill for its introduction
In criminal cases was passed two years ago and
will become operative on Jan. 1. Mr. Ivan
who is called the father OF the jury" in his
native country, has been appointed one of the
six chisf justices OF Norway: He is now writ
ing book on the new jury law. He intends to
visit France and Germany to study the jury
system In those countries.
REV. W. H. MILBURN, the blind chaplain of
the House Of Representatives, is a native of
Philadelphia and was born in 1922. He lost the
sight of one eye when quite young. and the other
soon became practically useless. He mastered
the blind alphabet, and at the age of 20 was
ordained a minister. After that he travelled
over 100000 miles, filling appointments to preach
in all the southern states. Within the last thirty
years he has preached in nearly every state in
the union and in some European countries He
has been chaplain of the House since 1888, and
can, in all probability, hold the place indefi-
nitey.
A GENTLEMAN who was corporation counsel TO
the city of Buffalo when Mr.. Cleveland was
mayor was telling party of friends the other
night of some of the changes that have come
over the ex-Presdent since his removal from
Buffalo. six years ago. Said he: II never was
more surprised in my life than when heard
that Cleveland cracked a joke at the chamber of
commerce dinner last week One of the papers
even asserted that his speech was frequently
interrupted by laughter. and, If this is so, It
marks wonderful change in the mans char
acter. In all the speeches Mr.. Cleveland made
whether running for sheriff, mayor or governor,
nobody ever accused him of saying anything
funny before"