The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-11-11


within less than dozen years The
literary world has lost Carlyle OssD.
George Eliot (lssD. Longfcllow nsssp.
Emerson (isse). Matthew Arnold tisss).
Browning Osss). Kinglalsc assn. Low
ell. (ls91). Walt Whitman (ls9a) George
William Curtis us92), Whittier (1s9sI
and Tennyson nso2).
Rev. DIR. Henry NJ. Field has COM
pleted an account OF the life of his ia
nous brother. Cyrus w. Field. whom
john Bright called the modern Column
bus The work. which will appea, in
few weeks. will treat particularly OF
the laying Of the Atlantic cable. an UNI
dcrtaking which was probably the most
wonderful event since the discovery OF
America.
King Humbert Of Italy has written
\ letter in which he asks that the ex-
pressed intention of his subjects to
gather subscriptions for gift to him
self and the queen on the occasion OF
their silver wedding in April next shall
be changed so as to have the funds APP
piled To various charita BILE institutions
and objects.
lit fifok.itT vi tfit lttiC MINK VI
Spain has learned trade. and recent
ly. it is said. gave practical evidence of
her ability on the occasion Of q visit to
the mandatory of mosaics at Orio.
near San Sebastian. In one of tho
shops the queen regent asked one of the
workmen To let her take his place. upon
doing which she very slxillfully finished
the mosaic which he had commenced.
Mrs Martha Annie Rex. the aged
negro woman who has gained notoriety
by her recent visit to and kind rccep.
ton by Queen Victoria. had been saw
ing for fifty years She is now seventy
six. When a child she was sold into
slavery with twelve brothers and sis
tiers. The brothers and sisters were
lost sight of. but her father managed
TO buy her liberty and his own. and
they went to Liberia.
Archbishop Corrigan is difficult
man to interview. Especially is this 50
upon subjects pertaining to church
matters The interviewer who does
succeed in gaining an audience with tho
archbishop must. indeed. be very con-
else and careful The archbishop makes
| II a rule TO have his intcrviewers al
ways read their notes 20 him before al
was first caused by errors published
during the McGlynn controversy.
| 1t was Mr.. Whittier's wish that Mr..
| s. T. Pickard. of Portland. Me-. whom
he named as his literary executor,
should prepare a biography. IL there
| should be any call for an account Of his
| life. This work has been undertaken
by Mr.. Pickard. who requests that
who have letters Of the poet, which
might prove serviceable in the prepare
ton of biography, will send them tn
him. They will be carefully kept and
promptly returned.
Prince Maffeo Sciarra has had suit
brought against him for selling his
valuable private gallery outside Of
Italy. II has just become known
that he struggled the pictures across
the frontier among the scenery and
stage furnishings Of the Tearo Quirino.
of which he was one of the stockhold-
ers- The theater is back Of his palace,
and he had the assistance of the man.
ager in his enterprise. 1t is doubtful
IL the pictures will ever be returned.
but. at least. the prince will probably
have to pay a heavy fine
William r. Adams. better known to
the world as '.Olivcr Optic" the popu-
lar writer Of stories for boys. is kind
ly-faced man of seventy. For thirty
years he has lived in handsome frame
house. back from the street. in old Dor
chester town. with fine view of Dor
chester bay from tho tower and an or
chard in the rear. He is courteous even
to autograph hunters. and entertains
many friends lie was teacher for
twenty years. has been Sunday-school
superintendent as long. served a term
in the state legislature, declining re-
election. and has written nearly thou
sand short stories