The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-12-25
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Charlotte Robinson, of London, 10
the only woman in the world who 10
permitted to write "A-t Decorator to
Her Majesty on her card or shop do1r.
Miss Grace King. the popular Louis
lana novelist, is young lady of twen-
ty-seven, with brown hair and eyes, .
stately figure, and attractive but rather
striking features.
Mr.. Gladstone has a terrier which
is greatly attached to him. It lies
close by him when he makes a speech
at or near Hawarden and often attends
church with him.
An organ ization modelled after the
American Chautauqua Literary and Sci.
entific Circle has been organized in
Great Britain. under the name OF the
National Home Reading Union.
That letter sent from France which
recently reached the New Haven post
Office addressed m. Twain, Funsville.
Conn.," has finally been delivered To
the gentleman known in private life as
Samuel L. Clemens.
-Alphonse Karr, the French author,
declared not long before his final ILL.,
ness that he rested his hope of immor-
tality. not upon his many books, button
some of his bon-mots. one, the immortal
answer to the advocates Of the abolition
of capital punishment: Let messieurs
the aSsassins begin"
"A functionary in the Russian army
who has come into considerable promi-
nence lately is jew named Baronok,
whose duty it ia to spy upon corrupt Of
ficers and ferret out their stealings. He
is known as a very intelligent, honor
able and impartial man. Lately he con-
victed General Tomanowsky, favorite
of the Gar.
-Rudyard Kipling came by his un-
conventional Christian name in a rather
romantic way. The future parents Of
the brilliant novelist plighted their
troth on the shores of the weIl-known
English Lake Rudyard. and commemor-
ated the occurrence later in life by the
novel method Of christening their son
with the name of the place.
When the young Lord Dufferin
reached his ma jority his mother, Helen.
countess of Clifford and granddaugh ;er
of Sheridan, presented him with sill.
yer lamp and poem. He built a tower
as shrine for the lamp, and had the
poem engraved on a gold tablet. Lord
Tennyson, touched by the local deed,
was moved to write a poem, which was
also engraved on gold tablet
"A London weekly saws that Annie
Besant is the most eloquent woman in
all England. She is not young nor
pretty; she hasn'tany taste, any money,
or any reputation, but she is better than
the whole London police force or the
House of Lords when there is mob to
De controlled. Her face is red, her hair
is short and gray, her eyes are sad and
sunken, the grace of her figure has dis
appeared. and she is a lonely, disap-
pointed, discontented old-young woman.
but as fierce Socialist as our own John
Most
Mr.. Bancroft, who had hoped to fin.
ish his history this winter, said to
friend few days ago: II have laid my
work upon the shelf AMI can now only
wait for the future summons. Literary
effort has passed beyond my powers.
can do no more; so l must accept the
common lot Of humanity. l enjoy TAX
ing retrospective view OF the events
of the long past, but dimmed with the
infirmities of age, the scene is without
the sharp lines of detail which younger
faculties of mind bring out in interest
ino relief"