The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-30
PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Lem Lincoln, a full cousin of Abraham
Lincoln, lives near Liberty Mo. He was
raised with Abe until both were young
men, almost grown, and they were like
brothers together, so CLOSE was their con-
nection. Mr.. Lincoln is u prosperous
farmer, but Is great sportsman and Is "a
man who Is fond of the fellowship of other
men. He says Abe was rail-splitter, and
made good rails.
There are almost enough American gen.
erals settled in Mexico to make colony
by themselves One of the most distin-
guished of them Is Gen. II. M. Greenwood
of Louisiana, who commanded Confeder-
ate cavalry division. He was one of the
numerous Confederate soldiers who, after
the peace Of Appomattox, crossed the Rio
Grande with Gen. Joe Shelby and sought
service under Maximilian. His lines have
been cast in pleasant places since, for he is
rich in coffee and cotton lands.
The German emperor has rather dis
like for racing, because he regards 1t as
giving encouragement to gambling, but he
is, indirectly, the largest owner of race
horses in Germany, as the Graditz stud be-
longs to the crown, and the horses trained
there have won more than those of any
other owner, the GraditZ stud having been
credited with nearly fl2,5000, while the
only other owners who have more than
"a 900 are Herr May, Herr Simon. Prince
Furstenbarg and Baron Won Oertzen.
Ex-Gov. Bob" Taylor, who fiddled his
way into the chief magistracy of Tennes-
see, Is making great success OF his lec-
ture on "The Violin" He talks enter
tainly and increases the interest of the
audience when he takes up his fiddle and
plays an air or sings song to liven things
up. Some of the Governors sententious
sayings are almost good enough 10 be
apothegms, such as, The violin IL the
poet laureate Of music" and 1.-THE hoot of
4. "a 20. ha,.
the sweetest lay Of the nightingale"
James whitcomb Riley says that he Is
going to write an epic poem on the subject
OF labor. To a Pittsburg reporter lac said:
There is poetry In the whistle Of steam
boats, the whirr of machinery and the
noise of industry. AS much heroism Is
displayed daily in these great Pittsburg
workshops as i'm a nightly sally from "a
castle in olden ti.nes." Mr.. Riley is amb.-
tious; but IL, instead OF his epic, which no.
body will read he will give the public
something like Burns "Cotter's Saturday
Night" IL will be much better appreciat-
ed Mr.. Riley should study that antique
proverb, Nc sutor ultra crcpiddm, and
stick to the last he has cohbled so we'll
The Duke of Marlborough's predictions
about the growth of n great game-pre-
serving. castle-buiiding, merchant aris-
tocracy i'm America lend interest 60 the
peculiar growth i'm West Virginia. tho
State Of Elkins and Coil OF great game
parks, owned by companies ne we'll as by
individuals. Following or rather conci-
dent with the establishment of these, the
DEVELOPMENT of gastronomic nnesse has
been noticeable among men who ten years
aao didn't know hors-d'rurrc from horse
radish. Already Mr.. Elkins Is said TO he
deep in the mysteries Of menu French.
Senator Kenna, by the way. who inherts
his skill in good things, SAYS roast Of
yenison should be cooked exactly as IL H.
were beef, but venison steak should he
a little vague.