The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-06-11
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

The most distinguished literary
woman in Rome is the Countess Iowa
telli, who lives in a palace at st. An
cello. She is handsome woman, tall,
slender, pale, and always richly
dressed. She is about As years old, and
no one doubts her erudition. She is
the only woman member of the Ger
man Archaeological society.
Theodore de Banville, the poet,
could not be persuaded, according to
Figaro, to seek place in the French
academy. One day Francois Coppee
vainly tried all his arts to overcome the
pre- iudice of De Banvillc. But" he
cried at last, what will you do if we
bring you the notification Of your cleo
ton on a silver plate?" De Banville an
swered quickly: "Then shall certain
ly accept the silver plate"
Bismarck has published this card:
"On my birthday I received congratu-
lations from Germans all over Germany
and the rest of the world. My pleasure
thereat renders it necessary for me to
give all equally warm acknowledge
ments. do not wish to remain in debt
in this matter, even if thankfully so.
With greater energy than l possess
could not give individual answers, and
therefore, ask all indulgence. Ac-
cept herewith my heartiest thanks for
your kindness"
Secretary Proctor is erecting a
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-
ployes 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 to
it, 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 it numbers some 1000 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 a generals uni
form attended by an adjutant in dress
similar to that now worn by the En-
peror, approached him suddenly from
behind and clapped him on the shoulder
Familiarity, with a remark which showed
that he mistook the person addressed
for the Emperor's adjutant. William
laughed heartily over the mistake and
shook hands with the embarrassed Of
ficer.
The American Bookseller is con-
vinced that good fictions,vill be no long
er 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 at
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 "PlonPlon," was the daughter of
Signor Conchetti, the sculptor. She
and her husband, Prince Lucien Bona
parte, for time dwelt in the second
story of the house in which Napoleon l.
was born, in Ajaccio. After married
life of eighteen years the prince made
repeated efforts to get divorce from
the princess. lie offered her a large
sum of money to consent to the legal
separation. NO." she replied to his
offer, 1.-The name of Bonaparte is worth
more to me than the greatest fortune I"