The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-04
PER.O..AL Ar!D LITERARY.


In one single day last summer los
Americans visited Burns birthplace.
The pilgrims durira the year numbered
10000 TO the cottage and $4,000 to the
monument. XVI r. M
Mrs. Stanley expected to find only
shanty cities outside OF New York, but
is quite charmed with what she has seen
of the interior She says: Nothing
can be exaggerated about America.
have already learned to 20 much admire
America and the Americans"
-Bismarck's inseparable companions
are two large Danish hounds. AT dinner
they eat beside their master, and ne oc-
casionally feeds them with his own
hands. After dinnerthe Prince smokes
three pipefuls of tobacco, that being the
amount allowed him by the doctors.
General Ben Butler, though nearly
seventy-five years old, is one of the
Understanding lawyers in Boston. He
comes down from Lowell every morn
ing and goes back at night after a day
of toll and he does not hesitate to burn
the midnight oil when occasion requires.
&C. B. Emery, living fifty miles
southwest of Caldwell, Tex, recently
found gun-barrel bearing the inscrip-
ton: presented to Nike Jones by Kit
Carson, 1s49." The bones of two men
were in the vicinity and also the bones
Of three horses. The barrel is four feet
six inches long. The woodwork had
rotted away, but all the iron parts were
there.
Mrs. Campbell Praed, the author
ess, is always striking figure in Lon
don society. She has rather long and
delicate face, an olive complexion and a
slight figure. She is frequently seen in
public with Mrs. Arthur Standard, who
is known to the literary world as John
Strange Winter" and who is said to be
hard at work on half dozen new
novels.
The Sha of Persia is fair draughts'
man, and is particularly fond of draw
ing portraits. A fairly slzilful photog.
rapher, he has passion for photog'
..apAy, and, whenever he is in the
town, in the country or in the mount.
aims, he has always at his side a CHIEF
court photographer, who must be ready
with his camera at the shortest notice
in order to perpetuate a landscape, g
group or any thing that may have taker
his masters fancy.
An amusing story is afloat in Hart
ford about Samuel L. Clemens and Rev
Joseph H. Twitchell. 1t seems, accord
ing to the Post, that the gentlemen
who are enthusiastic bicycle riders, were
pedaling along side by side one day
when the author of ''Roughing 1t" sud
denly took "header." Mr.. Twitchel
slowed up and was about to dismoun
to aid his friend, when Mr.. Clemens
said: Don't stop, Joe; go right along
/ think I'll stop here while to swear.
"A well-known book collector of thi
city entered the shop Of ''rare-editio,
broker" recently, and after looking
about him for few mound Its, hit upol
volume he had long be9efn search Of
"How much do you want for this?" h
asked. "Well, l can't sell it yet" re
turned the broker. 81 must sesf it Il
Mr.. - (naming wealthy book fan
cier, also of this city, first. He has tn
refusal of all my stock" "I'm gla'
you told me, said the collector. g
shall never try to rival him again.
don't believe in an aristocracy Of buy
ers, and l do not intend to patroniz
those who encourage one" And SO tn
bookseller lost good customer.-N. Y
Sun.