The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-06-05


The most distinguished literary
woman In Rome II the Countess Iowa
tclli. who lives in palace ut -. An
CELLO. She Is handsome woman, tall.
slender. pale. and always richly
dressed. She Ii abont As years old. and
no one doubts her erudition. She Is
the only woman member Of the Ger
man Archaeological society.
The French Society Of Men Of Let
tiers. which held its convention In Paris
on April 0. has pension fund Of $780,
900 for old and INDECENT members. Its
whole property is worth between $500
900 and S5On. OO0 Its annual expendi-
lures are 500. 900 or about $4,000 less
than its receipts. The administrative
committee for the next three years IS:
Zola, Arnould. Gin. Goulct. Pastard,
Normand. Hue and Thiandiere.
Theodore de Banville. the poet.
could not be persuaded. according 10
Figaro, TO seek a place in the French
academy One day Francois Coppcc
vainly tried all his arts to overcome the
prejudice Of De Banvillc. "liut." he
cried al last. "what will you do II we
bring you the notification ~ your cleo
tion on silver platc:" Dc Banyille an
swcrcd quickly: Then shall certain.
~ accept the silver plate"
Bismarck has published this card;
"On my birthday received congratn-
lations from Germans all over Germany
and the rest Of the world. My pleasure
thereat renders il necessary for me to
give all equally warm acknowledge
mcnts- do not wish to remain IN debt
in this matter. even II thankfully So
With greater energy than possess
could not give individual answers, and
therefore. ask all indulgence. Ac-
cept herewith my hcartiest thanks for
your kindness"
Secretary Proctor is erecting n
building for the village library in
Proctor. The nucleus OF the collection
Of books was originally given by him
for the benefit Of the hands and en-
ploycs Of the marble company there.
In giving it he agreed that for every
book they would add to the library.
and for every dollar they would give &c
IL. he would add book and give dol
lat. 1t has gone on increasing under
this arrangement, which has been faith
fully carried out by Gov. Proctor. till
now il numbers some 1900 volumes.
Emperor William OF Germany
dined at the barracks in Potsdam the
other evening Before seating himself
at the table he stood. in naval uniform.
with his back to the door conversing
An officer Of the guard. who had seen
him shortly before in generals uni
form attended by an adjntant in dress
similar 70 that now worn hy the En-
pcror. approached him suddenly from
behind and clapped him on the shoulder
Familiarity. with a remark which showed
that he mistools the person addressed
for the Emperors adjutant. William
laughed heartily over the mistake and
shook hands with the embarrassed Of
fcer
The American bookseller Is con
vinced that good fiction will be no long
err cheap when the new copyright law
goes into operation. When publishers
are obliged to pay the foreign novelist
OF high rank a good percentage they
will not be apt to bring out his book ut
twenty cents. Therefore the cheap
fiction of the future will be cheap in
every sense. There may be exceptions
to this in cases where there is fortu-
nate discoverer of some unknown
author who is willing to part with his
work on easy terms for the sake Of be-
coming known"
Princess Marianne Bonaparte. who
died at the age Of eighty on the same day
as ''Plon-Plon." was the daughter 81
Signor Conchetti. the sculptor She
and her husband. Prince Lncicn Bona
parte. for time dwelt in the second
story Of the house in which Napoleon !.
was born. in Ajaccio. After married
life of eighteen years the prince made
repeated efforts to get divorce from
the princess. He offered her large
sum Of money to consent to the legal
separation. NO" she replied TO his
offer. '.thc name Of Bonapartc is worth
xxx,s.n - vxxD than &Io tvronfout f..~<..ro