St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-02-07
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

-Charlotte Robinson, Of London. &
tho only woman In the world who Il
permitted to writs '.Art Decorator 4
Her Majesty" on her card or shop door
Miss Grace King. the popular Louis
lana novelist is young lady Of TWEEN
| ty-seven. with brown hair and eyes,
stately figure. and attractive but rather
striking features
MIR. Gladstone has . terrier which
Is greatly attached to him. II liea
close BY him whom he makes . speech
1t or near Hawarden and often attenda
church with him.
An organization modelled after the
American Chsutauqua Literary and Sci
entiac Circle has been organised IN
Great Britain. under the name Of the
National Homo Reading Union.
That letter sent from France which
recently reached the New Haven post
Office addressed m. Twain. Funsville.
Conn.," has finally been delivered "a
the gentleman known in private life -
Samuel l. Clemena
.-Alphonse Kari, the French author.
declared not long before his Anal ILL
ness that he rested his hope Of immor-
tality. not upon his many books. but on
some Of his bon-mots. one. the immortal
answer to the advocates Of the abolition
Of capital punishment: 'Let messieura
the sssassins begin"
"A functionary in the Russian army
who has come into considerable promi-
nence lately is . Jew named Baronok.
whose duty IL 10 TO spy upon corrupt Of
ficers and ferret out their stealingA He
is known as . very intelligent honor
able and impartial man. Lately he con-
victed General Tomanowsky, . favoeits
Of the Gar.
-Rudyard Kipling came BY his un-
conventional Christian name in . rather
romantic way. Tho future parents Of
the brilliant novelist plighted their
troth ON the shores of the well-known
English Lake Rudyard. and commemcr.
ated tho occurrence later In life BY the
novel method Of christening their son
with the name Of the place.
When the young Lord Dunerin
reached bis majority his mother. Helen.
countess Of Clifford and granddaughter
Of Sheridan, presented him with sil.
yer lamp and poem. He built . tower
as shrine for the lamp. and had the
poem engraved on gold tablet Lord
Tennyson. touched BY the local deed.
was moved to write . poem, which wss
also engraved ON . gold tablet
"A London weekly says that Annie
Bcsant is the most eloquent woman In
all England. She IL not young nor
pretty; she hasn't any taste. any money.
or any reputation, but she il better than
the whole London police force or tho
House Of Lords whom there 10 mob to
be controlled. Her face ID red, her hair
is short and gray, her eyes are sad and
sunkcn, the grace Of her figure has dis
appeared, and she Is . lonely, disap.
pointed. discontented old young woman,
but as fierce . Socialist - our own John
Most
MIR. Bancroft who had hoped to fln-
ish his history this winter, said to .
friend few days ago: II have laid my
work upon the shelf AMI can now only
wait for the future summonA Literary
effort has passed beyond my powers
can do no more; 20 must accept the
common lot Of humanity. enjoy TAX
ing retrospective view Of the events
Of the long past but dimmcd with the
iniirmities Of age, the scene IL without
the sharp lines Of detail which younger
faculties Of mind bring out In interest
ing relief"