The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-19
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Count Tolstol has concluded that all OF
his works shall hencefoTth be free to be
published or translated.
NJ. Renan, the French historian, is 6S
years old, but mentally and physically Wig
orous and as full of work as ever
The Chateau de MalmaisOn. once the
favorite residence of Napoleon, is to be
sold Its historic memories should make it
a desirable purchase
The youngest member of the famous Sher-
man family, Major Hoyt Sherman, brother
of the late General Sherman and of Senator
Sherman, is now residing IN Des Moines,
Iowa.
Queen Victoria has now forty grand
children, but she is particularly careful not
to have them all visiting her at one time.
She knows when she has had enough OF
family felicity.
Sir James Ferguson, England's new Post
masteT-G General, is q brave old soldier who
fought IN the Crimean War, was wounded
at lnkerman and won both British and
Turkish medals for his daring deeds.
Theodore Thomas has finally selected the
wooded island in the lagoon at jackson
Park as the site for the Palace of Music for
the Columbian Exhibition. Ii is to cost
approximately 100000 and will be an at
tractiye place.
Mr.. LowelPs literary executor, Professor
Norton, has already begun his work. and is
out with an appeal to all of the late poets
correspondents both in this country and in
Europe for copies or originals of letters they
may have received from him.
Miss Betham- Edwards. the English novel
list, is credited with strong aud unusual
opinions upon several subjects. She do es
not eat meat, is an advocate Of cremation,
thinks THE Scarlet Letter" the finest nov ell
OF the century, and dlslikes lbsen and
Tolstoi.
Miss Lizzie E. d. Thayer. the traip- dis
patcher of the New LONDON Northern Rail-
road, is the only woman In the country who
holds similar position. She is young,
pretty and smart, and is as attentive to her
duties as she is natty in dress and charming
in manner.
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, Sc
cure against poison, they are carried into
the royal dining-room and the seals broken
only in the Sultan's presence.
General Brugere, controller of President
Carnots househo holds his present place
through curious place Of bad and yet good
foruue. He was member OF Marshal
MacMahon's and President Grevy's house
holds, but would have been removed by
President Carnot had not the latter acct
dentally wounded him while out shooting.
Many tourists to the Land of the Mid
night Sum now visit the little town of
Skien, the birthplace of Henrik Ibsen. The
modest house to which the poets father re-
tired after reverses in fortune still stands.
AMI its walls are covered with caricatures
and other evidences of the artistic talent
that was developed early in Henrik Ibsen's
life
One OF the famous wits of New York.
quoted the country over, was the late John
r. Travers. 1t seems that General Sher-
man aud Mr.. Travers were classmates at
West Point Military Academy, although
Mr.. Travers did not graduate because of the
impeachment in his speech. He couldn't give
the order to fire. The way he put it was:
Ready Aim! F-f-f-fl Shootw