Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-12-22
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

The late Gen. Crook was hrst-rate
marksman. An officer who served
under him on the plains tells that he
once saw him kill six pin-tailed grouse
with seven shots of his rifle, and all OF
the grouse but one were shot in the
head or neck. The general always took
good care of his rifles
The power behind the throne" of
the car of Russia, by which the car is
largely controlled, is embodied in that
singular man, Pobiedonostseff, the pro-
curator of the holy synod of the Russian
church. This astute functionary has
acquired a great ascendency over the
mind of Alexander III.
Canon Anger, the biographer and
ardent admirer of Charles Lamb, says
that what is called American humor is
not humor at all, but kind of debased
wit. He believes that it is the human
ity in humor that marks it as true-that
there must be real reverence for certain
ideals in the humorist's mind.
Miss Betham- Ed wards, the English
novelist, is credited with strong and IN
usual opinions upon several subjects.
She does not eat meat, is an advocate OF
cremation, thinks 1.-THE Scarlet Letter.
the finest novel of the century and dis.
likes Ibsen and Tolstoi. She is a cou-
sin of Miss Amelia B. Edwards, the
Psychologist.
An English newspaper notes an in
stance at Southampton when an Amer
lean, just arriving, offered to give up an
American reprint of Eric Brighteyes,' -
by Rider Haggard. The matter was
brought to the attention of two customs
inspectors, both of whom declared that
Haggard was not an English author.
The traveller was consequently allowed
to keep his Eric Brighteyes"
John Strange Winter began to write
story called Justice" before Herbert
Spencer's fourth part of the Principle s
of Ethics appeared with the title OF
Justice" The lady thought that she
must, therefore, change the name OF
her book; but Mr.. Spencer, when the
situation was described to him, said it
would be perfectly satisfactory if the
novel was called "Justice-A Story"
"A few years ago young man be-
came clerk in a railroad Office for the
late ex-Congressman William L. Scott,
of Erie. He was faithful in a few
things and has now been made manager
over much. In his will Mr. Scott
leaves an estate of about $40, 900, 900,
and he appoints this former humble
| clerk to take general charge of the
| immense fortune, with salary of $780,
| 900 year.
"A curious new periodical is an.
nounced in England. This is an English.
Arabic monthly, which proposes to
''mal1e the east and west better known
| to each other by means of a paper that
| shall be read by both" 1t is to be
called the Eastern and Western Review,
and will be printed in London, partly
| in English and Arabic. 1t is said that
| influential support has been promised
| from Constantinople and Cairo.
Three sisters named Klumpke, ma.
| tives of California, but students abroad
for some years, have won unusually
| brilliant regulations in Paris within
the past few years. The eldest studied
medicine in Germany and Paris with
| distinguished success, and was the first
woman to be admitted as house-surgeor
in Paris hospital. She is now contin.
uing her excellent work, though mar.
ried to a famous French physician. The
second sister is an artist, pupil Of
Julien, exhibits every year in the Salon
and has medals and honorable mention
from the best societies. While the thirc
sister, Miss Dorothea, eXcels in mathe
NAUTICAL studies, and has given especial
| ly valuable aid to astronomical savants