The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-22
PEOPLE OF NOTE.

Father lgnatius has been visiting the In
dams in a circus, and was astonished to
find that they are given meat three times a
dey. "When | tell of this in England
said he. sit will astonish my audiences.
Our laborers consider themselves fortunate
if they obtain meat once a week"
Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt is tall and
slender, with pretty blonde hair. and she is
said by her friends to have a heart of gold.
The greater part of her life is spent in do
ing good, which she does so quietly and I'M
ostentatiously that the outside world
knows little about it.-New York Cont
nent.
Robert Goldbeck. the well-khown must
cal composer, whose eminence was lately
attested in the Stuttgart competition, where
he bore off the first prize among more than
200 German composers, is about to bring
out an opera at Hamburg, Dresden, Leipsic
and Berlin. The scene is said to be laid in
Newport, r.. l.
NM. Bouguereau md Gerome, the cole
brated French painters, will shortly leave
Paris for st. Petersburg. The Russian art
lists intend to give their French colleagues
a very cordial reception. A grand dinner
will be given in their honor by the distin-
guished artistic population of st. Peters
burg. These courtesles will be the more
noticeable because of the very general de-
cision of French artists not to send any
paintings to the Berlin salon.
Joseph II. Manley. the postmaster at Au-
gusta, Me-, is everywhere recognized as Mr..
Blaine's most intimate and closest politi-
cal adviser. The New York Continent re-
ports Mr.. Manley as saying: II can see
nothing to prevent Mr.. Harrison's renomi-
nation, if he desires it. He has everything
in his own hands," Mr.. Manley said that
he did not know whether Mr.. Harrison
would be a candidate next yea, but if he
is no republican. in Mr.. Manley's judg-
ment, take the field against him.
Senator Allison was in New Orleans on
the day of the massacre Of the Italians.
Ex-Governor Warmoth, SO Congressman
Boatner says, took the Iowa statesman out
to see the crowd as it left the vicinity of
the Clay statue, observing: You see, SEN
ator, that New Orleans is a peaceable, Or
derby and law abiding city. Our committee
of fifty is now on its way to the prison to
execute ten or twelve murderous criminals.
When it finishes there it may execute ten
or fifteen more. But, as you see, there is
no disorder, no excitement"
Hon. William Ewart Gladstone, who was
81 last birthday, pins his faith to simple
and regular habits, as will be seen below:
II believe l have grown old largely through
the simplicity and regularity of my habits.
| think that the nearer we live to nature
the more likely we are to attain a ripe old
age. Temperance and regularity have ruled
my life. 1 lave avoided excuses in all
things. l have seven hours of peaceful
sleep every night. When at Hawarden
Park | attend morning church daily. Aside
from The spiritual benefit derived from
religious exercises, l believe that going tc
church exercises a soothing influence npon
the whole nervous system. l never use
tobacco. A glass of bitter beer at luncheon
and a glass of claret or port at dinner is
about my only indulgence in stimulants,"
1t is not generally known that Mrs
Grover Cleveland is one of the most liberal
purchasers of rare books in New York, YET
such is the case. Che takes a great inter.
est in all book sales, and at the sale OF
IDTtVbOu Ives CollcGlltIt u l0" "tchS aye
one of the most extensive bidders was COM
missioned to bid in for Mrs. Cleveland 6
great many rare books, some of which sold
at a pretty big price. Mrs. Cleveland is no
an art enthusiast any more than her hus-
band, who has the reputation of being very
indifferent to good pictures. His wife has
a passion, however, for rare bindings, and
knows the genuine article from an imita-
ton. She has a very finely bound and
complete collection of Spanish authors, ant
a Barcelona edition 1663D of CeIvautes /,
included among it. 1t is the only one o.
this edition in the United States. Mr.
Cleveland does not care for rare books an,
more than he does for art, and a moderr
law book is the book he values most. Mr.
Cleveland is not a good reader. and rnrel,
opens a newspaper, but his wife keeps hin
posted and does his reading for him.