The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

| Lord Randolph churchcll is to re-
ceive ten thousand dollars from the
London Graphic for series Of twenty
letters about his tour in Mashonaland.
This is for serial publication only, and
when collected in volume they ought
to bring the author as much more
Bismarck is quoted by Berlin cor
respondent to the effect that he will
publish his memoirs during his life, so
that he can defend them If they are at
tackled. lie says it would make him
lump in his coffin il some persons he
could think of were to have an oppor-
tunity of lying about him unanswered.
DIR. Edward Everett Hale declares
that the secret of the power of Brown
ing over the great masses of men is that
ne talks as il he were talking to arch
angels, and, even If we do not under
stand, we are uplifted. Doubtless, yet
the most valuable and lasting impulse
| is not that received from something that
is vaguely comprchended and blindly
admired.
the account of the celebration of his
| birthday last October GO was published
in book form. In it congratulatorv
dispatches from princes, statesmen and
generals occupy seven hundred and
eighty pages; from societies and meet
| ings, fifteen hundred pages; from stu
dents and schools, one hundred and
seventy four pages.
Whistler and Oscar Wilde are great
friends. The story goes that on one oc-
casion Whistler told very funny story.
and after the applause had ceased
| Wilde drawled out somewhat peevish-
! ": '.Egad, Whistler. | wish I'd said
that" Thereupon Whistler retorted.
amiably and soothingly: ''Ah. never
mind, Oscar, but have patience, for you
will say it, indeed you will"
In 1878 Mr.. Anthony Rich made a
will leaving something Of his property
to Charles Darwin. ito whose tran
scendent genius and subtle inyestiga-
ton, extending over long period of
years, the discovery and practical proofs
of the law of evolution is due" When
Darwin died Mr.. Rich made codicil
declaring that this gift should take
effect as if he had died before Darwin,
and that the property should be subject
| to Darwin's will Mr. Rich has just
died. and two relatives of Darwin are
appointed executors.
The gallant Gen. Franz Sigel may
be seen on Broadway, New York, at
times, but he does not look rs vigorous
as in other years, and it is evident that
the hard experiences of life have told
upon him. lie is but sixty years of age,
yet it is half a century since he was a
student Of the military school at Carls-
ruhe in Germany, forty-three years since
he held command in the Baden rcvolu-
tion, forty years since he came to Amer
lea, and thirty years since he entered
upon service in the war for the Amer
| lean union. He has had a life of activity
and many experiences as a soldier, pol
itician and writer.
The young Chinese emperor has cell
ebrated the completion of his twentieth
year by picking out new wife. Prcce-
dent allows a man of his rank seven Of
these companions, and this acquisition
is only the second. His mother exam
ined the many candidates for the honor.
and selected ten therefrom. out of which
number Hwangti made the final choice.
This maiden is the daughter of man
DARN of the yellow button, and is said
to have the smallest foot in Pekin. To
be an emperor's wife in China is not
considered very enviable lot, as after
marriage she is never permitted to see
any of her old friends again.