The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-01-29


-Ex-Senatos Hereford. Of West vir-
ginin. whose death has recently been
reported. was N Of the earliest emf
grants 70 California in the gold fever
days lie was a lawyer u the time.
and having settled In Sacramento. be-
came district attorney and took an
active share in politics
A writer in Belgravia recalls what
seems like amockery Of fate Before
the poet. Philip Bourke Mar>ton. be-
came blind. in fact while he was yet an
infant, Dinah MULCH. his godmother.
apostrophized his beauty in lines be-
ginning, Look At me with thy large
brown eyes, Philip, my king"
Mile Szumowska. = pupil Of tho
great Paderewski is to make her debut
IN London soon- In compliance with
her fathers wish that she should be-
come a doctor. she passed while very
young severe preliminary medical ex-
aminations: but her love for music con-
quered. and she is expected To prove :
brilliant pupil Of her brilliant master
Lieut. Julien Wand. of the French
army. well known as Pierre Lott"
recently elected a member of the
French academy. has been made com
mander Of the French s~loop-ofwar
Javelot, stationed now at Bidassoa-
As the CLEVER writer will bear Spain in
his new station. French papers express
the hope that he will he inspired 20
write a book upon the country Of the
toreadors-
Dom Pedro's daughter. the Countess
d'Eu. who lays claim 70 her fathers
hereditary right Of ruling Brazil. IL
most unpopular among the Brazilians-
She Is said 10 be n bigot. and has very
eccentric notions Of economy. Ac
cording to the stories told OF her she
used to scrub the steps Of the royal
palace with her own hands As an ex-
ample for the encouragement of thrift
among the people
The most prolific German author
ess. Amely Bolte. has just died ut wies-
baden at the age OF eighty. She began
a. a governess in London and COM
menced to write in German in 1851.
After that she obtained considerable
popularity through the production OF
more than four hundred romances. OF
which most were in two or three vol
umes- An effort 20 improve the social
position Of women ran through all her
works.
Mime the Princessde Sagan. leader
of fashions and frivolities. who has con-
tributed more than any other womsn to
the fortune OF Worth. the man-milliner.
has a villa At Trouville that reproduces
even TO detailsthe residence Of Persian
millionaire Everything within the
house suggests the land Of the shah,
even to the picture Of Nasr-ed- Din that
hangs over the fireplace This MASON
is the favorite residence Of tho
princess. who entertains there with =
hand.
A violin once the property of Louis
XIV. who was a passionate ad mirer Of
the instrument. was recently purchased
by a dealer in Buda Pesth- II was made
years ago BY Master Amati. The
violin was sold = few days ago 10 =
member Of the royal house OF Prus-
sia" for FIVE thousand gulden. The pur-
Il is supposed. was Prince Henry.
the sailor prince. brother Of The em-
peror. who is an excellent performer on
the violin Indeed. the prince has
several times in public. and has
acquitted himself with credit While
in kicl he organized an orchestra among
the members 81 the nobility. and gave
concerts at the castle. which became
in many ways. The prince is
,ne Of the cleverest members of the
Hohenzollern family.