Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-21
terms, which cannot be found in either
Chinese or japanese. NELLIE B. WARD.
PEOPLE WHO ARE TALKED OF.

Lady Wilde's name has been placed on
the civil pension list of Great Britain.
The Hon. E. ]. Phelps, formerly Minis
ter to England, takes much interest in
baseball.
The family of Robert Garrett of Balti-
more are enjoying coaching tour through
Switzerland.
Henrik Ibesn makes his wife copy all
his prosy and unsavory manuscripts for
him. Poor woman
Mrs Gladstone always attends meetings
bof Parliament when either her husband or
her son Herbert are to speak.
1t is said that the Hon. Hannibal Ham,
lin does more fishing and catches fewer fish
than any other man in Maine.
French colonists in Mexico have be-
slowed the title of "Organizer of Peace"
on President Carnot of the French Re
public.
1t is SAID that Emperor William of Ger
many will soon announce the organization
of an East African State, with himself as
| sovereign.
| F. Marion Crawford, the novelist, it is
said, can be emotional in English, Ger
man, French, Italian, Latin, Greek, Sans
krit, Arabic, Persian, Russian and Turk
| ish.
The course of lectures which Sir Morell
Mackenzie intended to give in this coun-
try during the coming season has been
postponed for year on account Of his i'll
health.
Signor Crispi has advised King Hum
! bar 20 Of
! Erythrea." There will be few ordinary
; kings left in Europe if this titular craze
continues.
Marshal Canrobert's only daughter is to
! be married in Paris soon to Lieutenant de
/ Navacelles of the French navy The en-
gagement ring contains sea-blue sapphire
and diamond.
Vice-President Morton delights in the
possession of three wigs. One is short
| hair, Just been cut; another is of medium
! growth, just right, and the third is rather
t long-in fact, needs trimming.
| Lord Randolph Churchill is devoting
himself to horse-racing. An outdoor life
has been recommended to him by his
physicians, and he intends to come to this
country shortly for hunting trip.
| The Duchesse de la Rochefoucauld BIZ
: saccia is one of the last of the grandes
| danes of France. She is woman of
| forty-six years, has fine auburn hair, clear
cut features and fund of animal spirits.
| There is great regret at Boston at the
Hon. Mellen Chamberlain's retirement
! lie Library, which he has held for twelve
~ 1c L,
nation.
Report has it that General Lord Wolse-
/ ley was offered, but refused, the appoint
ment of "Gold Stick" As poor man he
did not feel justified in accepting posi-
tion which would have entailed consid-
cradle outlay from his private purse. 1t
was not until his Lordship's refusal had
! been received that Lord Howe's name was
| submitted.
The German Empress occupies three
! villas at Sassnitz which are very simply
| furnished. They only just simply suffice
i to accommodate herself with her sons and
the necessary retinue. A steam launch is
/ kept anchored off the shore, in which the
Empress, accompanied by the young
/ Princes, has undertaken various excur-
sions:
James E. Boyd of Omaha, the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor of Nebraska,
is native of county Tyrone, Ireland, and
56 years of age. He came to this country
in 1S47, and resided with his father near
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, until 1856. His career
in the far West has been an honorable
and successful one, and he is one of the
richest and best citizens Of the State.
A very active woman in the field of
social reform in England is Miss Clemen-
tina Black, whose pale face and eyeglasses
are now known in every labor meeting in
London. She "runs" woman's protective
and provident league, and has Just won,
with the aid of John Burns, remarkable
victory for some hundreds of girls who
were locked out by firm of chocolate
makers in London.
John Brown, son of John Brown of
Harper's Ferry fame, lives quietly at Put
in-Bay, Ohio, where he cultivates a small
vineyard and fruit farm. He is an old
man now, having been one of the promi-
nent persons in the stirring period in
which his father figured He is much
annoyed by tourists who insist upon hunt
ing him up and discussing the exciting
events around Harper's Ferry just prior to
the war.
DR.. Stocker, the leader of the Anti
Semitic movement in Berlin, has disciples
after his own heart in the University Of
Heidelberg. At meeting of the govern
ing body of students, held recently in the
classical old town, it was decided to boy
colt all Hebrew shopkeepers. 1t is not
stated whether the money-lenders are in
cluded in this general ban or not. If they
are, many students ingenuity will be
taxed to the utmost to make both ends
meet.
The Princess of Wales formally opened
the first meeting of the National Rifle
Association of the United Kingdom at
Bisley, by firing at one of the targets what
, is by etiquette termed the first shot on the
grounds. The rifle which she used, how
ever, was immovably fixed in a huge wise
and she merely pulled silk cord attached
to the trigger. Moreover, several shots
had previously been fred from it to make
: sure that it was aimed truly at the center
of the target. Naturally, therefore, the
Princess scored bulls eye.