The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-02-05
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.


I'm one single day last summer los
Americans visited Burns birthplace.
The pilgrims during the year numbered
90. 900 to the cottage and 10000 to the
monument
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. l
have already learned to so much admire
America and the Americans"
bismarck inseparablc companions
arc two large Danish hounds. At dinner
they eat beside their master, and he oc-
casionally feeds them with his own
hands. After dinner the 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
hardcst-worlSing lawyers in Boston. lie
comes down from Lowell every morn
ing and goes back ut night after day
of toll. and he does not hesitate to burn
the midnight oil when occasion requires.
&C. Il. Emery. living fifty miles
southwest of Caldwell. Tex. recently
found gun-barrcl bearing the inscrip-
ton: Presented TO Mike Jones bv Kit
Carson, ls49'' 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
css, is always striking figure in Lon
don society. She has a rather long and
delicate face, an olive complexion and
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 draurhts-
man, and is particularly fond Of draw
ing portraits. 4 fairly skilful photog-
rapher. he has passion for photog-
raphy, and. whenever he is in the
town. in the country or in the mount
aims, he has always at his side chief
court photographer. who must be ready
| with his camera at the shortest notice.
in order to perpetuate a landscape,
group or any thing that may have taken
his masters fancy.
An amusing story is afoat in Hart
| ford about Samuel l.. Clemens ard Rev.
Joseph II. Twitchcll. 1t seems, accord
| ing to the Post. that the gentlemen,
who ar. enthusiastic bicycle riders, were
pedaling along side By 81 lie one day,
when the author Of .'Rougling It. sud-
denly took header" MIR. Twitchell
slowed up and was about to dismount
to aid his friend, when Mr.. Clemens
said: Don't stop. Joe: GO right along.
| think III stop here while to swear
A well-known book collector Of this
city entered the shop Of a ''rare-edition
broker recently, and after looking
about him for a few moments hit upon
Il volume he had long been in search Of
How much do you want for this?" he
| asked We'll. cant sell it yet re-
turned the broker II must send it to
Mr.. manning wealthy book fam
cier also of this city, first. He has the
refusal of all my stock" I'm glad
you told rae, said the collector. Il
shall never try to rival him again. I
don't believe in an aristocracy Of buy
ers, and | do not intend to patronize
those who encourage one" And SO the
bookseller lost good customer.-N. Y.
/ Sun.