The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-30
PERSONAL.

QUEEN VIcroRIA's usual dinner beverage is
pale sherry, and she drinks it from a beautiful
gold CUP which has come down to her from her
predecessor Queen Anne. The table is always
lighted with candles placed in golden can
deabra.
some congressman are more modest than
Others. Senator AlhSon's card bears the fol-
lowing quiet inscription: MIR. Allison" Rep
resentative Morse places the following legend
on his cards: Elijah A. Morse, member con
gress Second Massachusetts, district, manufact-
urer. Residence, Office and factory, Canton,
Mass. Nheu congress is in session. The Shore.
D. C." '''' '~-''
Mr.. GLADSTONE. in an article in the Speaker
giving some "reminiscences of Doellinger. con
Guides with this eloquent tribute to his memory:
He is to be honored for attachments perhaps
never surpassed either for extent or for the
wonderful manner in which he held them
digested and at command for use. He is to be
honored yet more feryently because in him
that spirit of self was downtrodden and extinct
that he might live larger life. and because,
pursuing truth in a spirit of courage, he set a
great example for generations to come"
MRS. MARY ANN ALLAN, who died recently in
EdinDurg at the age of 80 had most eventfu
life. She was a child of the regiment. born in a
convent at Lisbon, and while yet mere infant
she scaled the walls of Badaioz, strapped upon
her mothers back. With her mother she was
also on the field of Waterloo; Her girlhood
was spent in barracks or in the oagRage-wagon.
| and at the age of II she became the wife Of
| Color Sergt. Allan Her family, consisting of
nine children. were born in different parts of
| the world-Canada, india the West Indies and
Ireland.
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE did not like poll
| ticians He once wrote to a friend: Il pray
| that in one year more may find some way of
| escaping from this unblest custom house, for it
| is very grevouS thraldom. l do detest all
otficeS-all. at least, that held political
tenure, and | want nothing to do with poll
| tcians Their hearts wither away and die out
| of their bodies. Their cousciences are turned
to India rubber. or to some substance as black
| as that, and which will stretch as much One
| thing, if no more, | have gained by my custom
| house eXperienCe--tO know a politician. 1t is
| a knowledge which previous thought or
| power of sympathy could have taught me; be-
| cause the animal, or the machine rather, is not
| in nature.
! ADAM FOREPAUGH knew everything about a
| circus, and he used to twiJ Barnum with knowing
| nothing about the business. Forepaugh could tel
| the number, price and place of every rope
| belt spike. pole and strip of canvas. Given q
| tent OF certain diameter, he could tell oH-hand
| how many yards of canvas there were in it,
| its seating capacity and how much it would
| cost TO equip it, fixing place for every stake,
| dOgwOOd pole and rope. lie checked OF his
| own payroll every Wednesday, bought his own
| meat and groceries, approved every bill, aud
! would brook not the slightest show of inSubor-
| diuation from his men. He would abruptly
! discharge any one, and went on the plan that
| TIE Forepaugh show was behOlden to no Other
| than himself for its success He always kept
| his securities aud never disposed of so-called
| worthless pspar." In this way many securi
| ties became very valuable to him. He was al
| inyeterate reader of the newspapers anc
| thought hi self a good critic of the press
bic and at times when he was angry he spared
| no one.