The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-10-27
PEOPLE IN PARAGRAPHS.

Il Boston Itepublic.
Five century plants, all in bloom, is
the interesting and very rare sight
now to be seen in Los Angeles in the
garden of the Church Of our Lady of
All Angels. They are said to be grow
ing about foot day.
The keeper of bar room in San
Francisco, while among his casks in
the cellar, was killed by the explosion
of an empty cask, one of the slaves
crushing his skull. His light ignited
the accumulated fumes in the cask.
The King of Siam is in an envious
position as an author His new book
of travels has had a glowing welcome
from the critics of his country. Pos
sibly it might be unhealthy for them
if they were to cut it up.
Monticello, once the home of Thos.
Jefferson, is not for sale, and Jefferson
NJ. Levy says that money could not
purchase il. The estate has been in
the hands of the Levy family since
Jeilerson's death, and will remain
there.
Tennyson, i'm his old age, is an in
cessant smoker. A large jar Of tobac-
co stands conveniently near his elbow
and his beloved pipe is rarely removed
from his mouth. The pipe of Pan
consoled his YOUTH, but brier-wood
comforts him now.
The offer of peeragc, which was
about to be made to the late VIM. III.
Smith for his Parliamentary and OIL
| cial services to the Conservative party,
will probably be continued to and ac-
cepted by his son, who is now at the
head of the great book and news
company originated by his deceased
father.
Mrs. Hannah Randall, 81 years old,
completed a continuous journey be-
tween Providence, L. l. and San Fran
cisco last week, acting on the way as
companion and nurse to her sick son.
This is said to be Mrs. Randall's
seventh trip across the Continent, her
first being in 1870 and her sixth seven
years ago.
That George Francis Train should
be able to foretell the death of Parnell
week before it happened, and yet be
unable to foretell the rough-and-
BILE reception which he was about to
experience at his last lecture, is one of
those hypnotic-pyschic mysteries that
make man cross-eyed to guess at.
Osman Pasha, the hero of Plevna,
has been located as Sealer in the
kitchen of the Sultan of Turkey. His
peculiar business is to seal all the
dishes for the Sultan's table as soon as
they are prepared, and thus, secure
against poison, they are carried into
the royal dining room, and the seals
broken only in the presence of the
Sultan.
General Beauregard appeared at a
meeting of the Daughters of the Con-
federacy in st. Louis one day last
week, and was subjected to the usual
hero-worship that obtains OH such oc-
casions. The General appeared to be
in excellent health, his snow-white
hair showing up in striking contrast
to a healthy and ruddy complexion.
Miss Mary Dickens, the novelist's
favorite daughter. lives in a pleasant
suburb of London. She is woman
past middle age, but preserves a vi
vacity of manner that makes her ap-
pear much more youthful. She has
stored in her memory many interest
ing anecdotes of her father, which
will furnish very interesting reading
when given to the public.
Joseph Taper, of Pittsburg, got fool
ishly discouraged because he fancied
that he was incumbering the earth for
too long span of years, and, imagin-
ing that Nature was forgetting to call
in his checks, he gave her gentle re-
minder by attempting to hang him
self. And yet Joseph is only a giddy
youth of 107 mosquito-haunted sum-
mers and corrugated winters.
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