The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-04
Personal.

MISS RHopA BRoUGHroN lives in a little old
house on little old street at oxford, with a
walled garden filed with roses. She keeps q
number of pet dogs. chiefly of tine pug
breed.
JOHN C. KLEIN the now famous correspond
emit is i'll in San Francsco-a sort of sequal to
his attack of Samoan fever He has had nulner-
GUS offers to lecture and exhibit in dime mu-
seums, but he has declined them all.
ELIJAH HALFoRD has had new dress suit
made for the inaugural ball. He is opposed to
swallow-tas on principle, but he feels that he
must conform to custom What botherS him is
to find time for enough "full-dreSs rehearsas''
to enable him to wear the suit with semblance
of ease.
MAJOR RATHBtIN, consul at Paris, had a curl
GUS experience during the Bouanger- Jacques
election excitement. A newspaper article ad-
vocating the choice of lie brav' General" APP
peared over his signature. He was able to
prove, however, that he had nothing to do with
the article in question.
WuKIE COLLINS. the English novelist, writes
10 friend in New York: Not line of my
"Reminiscences has been written, or even
thought of. Publishers have suggested that
should write of my own life, and if / live long
enough to have a little leisure time may posi-
bly, try the experiment"
Mr. STURGEON, the famous Baptist preacher,
has for many wears baen in the habit OF sending
fresh books TO country clergymen VINO are I'M
able to buy such books themselves. Heber
Newton of New York has been doing the same
thing, and other clergymen nave been doing q
similar good work. writer in the AduaRce
tells Of warm hearted layman who has re-
Gently set apart $500 to lend to clergymen for
the purchase of books and magazines,
RATHER mixed household is that of the
Ameer of Afghanistan. He has five legal wives
Number one is n grandnece of his grandfather.
Number two is noted chiefly for her weight
three or four hundred pounds. Number three
used TO be handmade to number two, aud is the
mother Of the designated heir to the throne
Number four is q daughter OF the dost. She is
queen Of the harem, and rules her husband in
ali domestic affairs. Number hve's biography
is yet unwritten.
ACCORDING to the 'Reichanzeiger" OF Berlin
the late Crown Prince Rudolf was the dearly
loved friend" of the present German emperor
few months ago these dear friends were in
converse with each other Rudolf talked of
literature and science. William yawned and
then said nsolently: "Oh, don't understand
any Of that. Such dry stuff is unworthy Of a
prince There u.s. - replied Rudolf, only one
thing unworthy of prince, and that is, to aspire
TO the throne while his father is yet alive"
THE DUKE OF DuRcAL and his comrades spent
last week in chicago The Spanish grandees
received considerable social attention, but were
not especially we'll pleased with Chicago society.
The trouble lay in the fact that the duke was
served with glass of water at late supper.
what is this forE' he asked with the haughti-
ness OF true hidalgo Fortunately he ran
against champagne punch soon afterwards,
and his good nature returned. But he still feels
hurt at the thought that water should have
been offered him when he was in no need OF
bath.
REV THEODORE l.. CUYLER vigorously objects
TO the assertion that forty years is the minis
teriGl dead line" Mr.. Sturgeon be says is IS,
Farrar 5s, Dr. Storrs 6s, Or. John Hall and Dr.
William M. Taylor each in his Goth year, Dr.
Alexander Maclaren 63, Or. Talmage So, DR..
Phillips Brooks 81, DR.. Kittredge 55, and Mr.
Moody 50. I'VE have" says Mr.. Cuyler, few
enough ministers of the gospel In our country
already; but if this inexorable dead line OF
forty il going to sheve large portion OF those
now in the field, we shall soon have a famine Of
the gospel that will make jubilee in hell"