The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-03-12
PERSONAL MENTION.


Mrs. Julia A. Carney Of Galesburs,
ILL.,, 10 not widely known in the world Of
letters, and yet she is the author Of that
interesting little poetical moroccan be-
ginning Little drope Of water. little
grains OF sand"
Congressman Amos Cummings has
been declared the choice OF the citizens
of Fremont, Neb., for President. There
is certainly one thing in his favor-he
could write his own messages and make
them breezy and bright.
Aaron Kimball Lorins 10 one of the
"characters OF Boston. He keeps q
book store, into which Emerson used to
drop for an idea, John Lothrop Motlev
for . reference, Prescott, the historian,
for an old chronicle, Lowell for q new
book Of poems and Holmes for his cur
rent literature.
Loyalty to the Stuarts still exists in
England. The Royalia announces that
those desirous Of taking part in the com.
memoration OF the death Of Mary Queen
OF Scots may 60 to Westminster Abbey
at certain time and lay upon her tomb
- cross Of flowers" and q MARTYRS
crown OF roses
Miss Soonderbai Powar, q native high
caste Hindoo, has been sent BY India to
this ,untry as q missionary. She comes
to point out the evils Of the opium trat
fic. She wears an Oriental costume, but
speaks English fluenty. Her oratory is
simple and direct, and she excites the
sympathy Of her hearers.
The sword and bloody dagger taken
from the body OF James ~. Of Scotland
on Flodden Field are with Queen Vic
toria's permission to be deposited in the
restored Parliament hall in Edinb uryh
1t was from the fortress in that city that
the unfortunate monarch volunteered
forth to the battle in which he Was slain.
There are three famous cleopatra
poems. W. W. Story's begins, Here,
Charmion, take my bracelets," and GEN
eral Lytle's with Il am diving, Egypt,
dying" Mary Bayard Clarke's is the
third, and Robert Louis Stevenson is de-
clared to be at work on the fourth.
Muley Hsssan, the Sultan of Morocco,
has strain OF Irish blood in his veins,
for his great grandmother was q blue
eyed daughter OF the Emerald Isle, the
widow OF British Sergeant of Engi
neers. Muley is said to be as bright as
he is stubborn, and the reason seems
obvious.
Francis Parkman is busy with a new
historical work. This will complete his
series OF historical writings. and will
cover the period OF the struggle OF France
against England in her Canadian PROV
inces immediately preceding the nara
tive OF Montcalm and Wolfe. The work
will be called A Half Century of Con-
fiict."
Dwight W. Moody is one OF the men
they talk OF as Surgeons successor as
pastor of the Metropolitan Tabernacle
n London. Across the water it is be-
lleved that the great American evangelist
is enough OF Baptist to come within
the requirements OF the trust deeds of
the church property; but little hope is
entertained OF persuading Mr.. Moody to
come.
Governor Edwin B. Winans OF Michi-
gan is not very widely known outside OF
his State, for. unlike many Western Gov
ernors, he does not often go East to visit
cities and mingle with men in hotel cor
ridors. He is man Of commanding ap-
pearsnce, with a tall, straight, military
figure, iron gray hair and q mustache OF
like color. He i usually at his desk by
s O'Clock, and is hard worker.
The royal family of Portugal has de-
cided to retrench personal expenses. His
majesty, the King, announced recently
that the salaries OF public functionaries
were TO be reduced, and that the law re-
ducing salaries should be applied first to
his own family. Household expenses
have been cut down. Among the lux
uries which are to be Topped of for
time is State subsidized opera.
That is good legal story Just narrated
about George ]. Gould. Being in the
witness chair foolish lawyer, who be-
lieves in the generally exploded idea that
means personal abuse,
asked him an impertinent question about
his father. George and the lawyer looked |
1t each other, when the former mildly |
replied: Il honor my father, and / |
hope your father is equally worthy OF |
honor" The old advice OF Charles !
OConor to his pupil stands good all the |
time, viz: Never hazard on cross-ex-
animation any question that if answered /
IN a certain possible way may hurt your