The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-26
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the great Snowman advocates policy diamet-
rically opposite TO that with which his name
was ever associated 70 the public mind. What
particular admire, Barnum wrote, lis your
! reIra ming from bOmbaSt and exagZeration.
| The simple truth, told in a candid manner, is
more effective in securing the permanent re-
spect, confidence and approval of the public
than hyperoole. The people are not fools, and
viii not patrOnize those VINO deceive them. DR..
Franklin was right when he said, Honesty is
the best policy Let that be our watchword."
A GOOD OLD STORY is told again of P. 7. Bar
mum. Some years ago, when he was in
New York with the circus, young
woman called at his Office and asked
TO see him. She was granted an in
terview, and told him she had cherry colored
cal which she would sell him. Barnum told her
TO bring it and he would give her 500 for it.
The next day she appeared at the office with a
found black cat inside. Where's the cherry
cat:" said he. Why, that's the one"' said the
young woman. "a black cherry cat" Barnum
handed her 500, told her 10 leave and gave
orders never to admit her again Il was proba-
bly, the first and last time he was sold at his
own game.
THE Prince and Princess of Wales were par
ticularly pleased at having the Empress Fred
erick as a guest at Sandringham. The prince.
IN common with the queen and all of the royal
FAMILY, has great regard for the empress,
whose opinion Is ever to be relied on, and who
empress has on her part, been delighted with
ner visit, the prince being favorite with all his
sisters, and the princess always charming to
them, as indeed, TO every one with whom her
royal highness is brought into contact The
empress was delighted with the simplicity of
the country squire life which the prince lives at
his Norfolk home. A story is told of the prince
Who upon being asked who was the clevereSt
woman he had ever met, promptly answered,
MY sister, the Empress Frederick"
ONE of the most curious receptions of visitors
was that which Carlyle gave George Gilfllan.
Giltillan was quite a literary character genera
ton ago. His books were widely read, and his
Literary Portraits were especially popular
with the young ladies. Gilfllan was a lecturer
as well as writer. He appreciated his popu-
larlty. and had very good opinion OF George
Gilhllan. He called one day at Mr.. Carlyle's,
and his knock was responded to by Carlyle him
self. As Carlyle opened the door and stood be-
fore him, Giltillan introduced himself with a
grandiloquent bow, and said: Il am George
Gllnllan, and you are Mr.. Carlyle. l suppose. |
have been lecturing about you all over Eng
land. Carlyle looked at him half a moment,
and then, throwing back his shaggy name,
blurted out: What the dickens did you lecture
about me for!" and slammed the door in his
face.
SHORT TIME AGO, writes a correspondent, l
prepared dinner for a few intimate friends.
Among other things which my husband desired
to form part of the meal was some old-fash-
Toned yellow sponge cake. Not angels food, he
declared That's good, of course, but | want
some regular oldfashiened sponge cake.
Though 1t Is very simple cake | have often
heard people say they were never quite sure of
recipe which absolutely never fails if one has
an oven that can be depended upon. Beat
the yolks of three eggs as light as pos
slDe, add one cup of graduated sugar and beat
again; then add four tablespoonful of hot
water. Have ready, the beaten whites of the
eggs, which should be put in next and finally
one cup of flour, into which one heaping tea
spoon III OF baking powder has been thoroughly
mixed and sifted; flavor and bake in moder-
ately quick oven. If you are careful to have
the water very hot and are expeditions about
putting the cake together you cannot fail
Lucy HOOPER gives some interesting informa-
ton regarding early marriages among the
crowned heads. Queen Victoria was married
when she was not quite 81, and the Prince of
Wales espoused the charming Princess Alexan-
dra before he was %. The Emperor of Austria
TOOK 10 VIE the radiant Elizabeth OF Bavaria
when he was not vet "a. The present Gar of
Russia was q when he gave his hand to Dagmar
of Denmark, who was two years his junior.
King Humoert OF Italy was "A at the time of his
marriage to the fair Marguerite of Savoy,
then girl of Il. The present King
and Queen of the Belgians were the one is and
the latter l? at the time of their wedding And
the late King OF Spain, Alphonso XII, was very
little older when he formed his brief bright
union with his charming Cousin Mercedes. He
was only % when he married his second wife,
the present queen regent And it was at the
same age that the present Emperor of Germany
was united to Augusta Victoria of Scheswig-
Holsten- Augustenburg. ne unfortunate Prince
Rudolph of Austria was % at the date OF his ill
starred union to the Princess Stephanie of
Belgium.
The FUNERAL of Prince Napoleon was a most
imposing affair The hearse was surrounded
by cuirassiers; the two Sisters of Charity who
L. i IL. -
being on one side near the cuirassiers. All at
once eight Utgitt, or guards, appeared carrying
the coffin on their shoulders to the hearse. The
| Chinese ambassador was especially the object
| Of general attention in his national dress with
his long plgtail and black satin cap; by some of
| the unknowing in the crowd he was mistaken
| for a cardinal, but when the rain
came on and he opened UNI.
hrela, he presented most orig
| inal appearance, looking like pagoda. Along
| the route, wherever there was space, carriages
were seen containing often seven or eight per
| sons. waiting anXiously to see what was to be
| seen-opera glasses in hand. These we're En-
| gllSh- The funeral cortege was preceded and
| followed by the troops in Rome The coffin was
| placed pro tenn. in the Cripta del Bambini
| Turin, where lie the young princes and prin-
| cesses of the house, and it will remain there
until affairs in France allow the remains of
Prince Napoleon to be buried with his ancestors.
IN the April issue of Mdcmhldn'S Mrs.
| Richie continues her charming "reminiscences.
The first time | ever saw Mr.. Gladstone" she
says, Il only saw the soes Of his boots A
| friend had taken me into the ventillator Of the
| House of Commons where we listened to a
noble speech and watched the two shadows on
| the grating overhead of the feet of the mes
| senger OF glad tidings. One special back can
| not refrain from writing down. in dark blue
| frock coat and strapped trousers, walking
| leisurely before us up Piccadilly. The sun is
| shining, and an odd sort of brass buckle which
| fastens an old-fashioned stock, flashes like a
| star. Do lookr say to my father. Who is
| that old gentlemen That old gentleman Why,
| that is the Duke of Wellington said INV
| father. On another occasion l remember
| some one coming up to us aud beginning to
| talk very Charmipgly, and among other things
| describing some new lord mayor who had been
| in state to theatrical performance, by which il
| seemed he had been much affected I cried I
do assure you. the lord mayor had said, and as
| for the lady mayoress, she cried too and the
gentleman smiled and told the little story 80
| dryly and drolly that my sister and | couldn' t
| help laughing, and we went on repeating to one
another afterwards, AS for the lady mayoress.
| she cry too And then as usual we asked who
| was that Don't you know Lord Palmerston by
| sight" says my father"
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