Idaho semi-weekly world., 1892-01-22
PERSONAL MENTION.
Ca, oira. Manning Does All His Liter
ary Work on Pad, Which He
Rests on His Knee.

HGSsS Vf' s'S '~''N~'
Edgar Saltus, the novelist, is pictured
as small nan with sturdy frame,
| fine head, All observant eye and a mus
tache black as night.
Sir Edwin arnold calls Zola's pen "the
poisoned s,ulpel' OF the dissecting room
Of literature, and yet the poet pretends
to admire the novelist.
Nine. Tat.n6. wife OF the Japanese
Minister in Washington, can talk Eng
lish well enough to 70 shopping, and,
like her Amei ican sisters, she greatly
enjoys that pursuit.
The opinion Of the eminent French
neurologist, Cha-ccl, that all men OF ge.
MUS are to some oegree insane simply
indorses popular belief that has OBJ
tanned since the beginning of time.
General 4. Burd Grubb, United States
Minister to Spain, with his charming
young bride, who was Miss Violet Sop
with Of Lismore, Arey llshire, Scotland,
Is the leader Of diplomatic entertainers
at Madrid.
Queen Victoria has long been regarded
as more or less of rec use, being nota.
bly, indifferent to society. But Of recent
years che has grown moro social in her
ways, and now shows fondness for
making visits.
The richest OF the new Senators is
FELTON, OF California, who is said to have
one million to Stanford's three. He was
q poor boy at the time OF tie discovery
OF gold in California, and made his
money in mining.
The widow OF Emile de Gradine, the
famous French journalist, died recently
in Geneva in obscurity. She was the
publicist's second wife, and in first com
ing to Paris in 1855 shone for time at
the Tuileries as great beauty.
Lothar Bucher, Bismarck's former pri
vate secretary, is preparing his masters
memoirs. Bucher was revolutionist
OF 1848. He is the author of some of
the ablest political pamphlets OF the day.
He 10 said to be man OF wonderful
ability.
Charles N. FELTON,, the new millionaire
Senator from California, was forty
miner. Both in the mining camp and
afterward as Sheriff OF Yuba county he
displayed plenty of courage, but was
often severely criticised for his rove of
clean linen.
Secretary Elk'ns has large family to
house in Washington. He has six chill
dren with him all the time, the eldest
being a daughter by his first wife; but
there also is still older daughter, who
is married, that makes long visits with
her parents.
Alexander Dumas is nothing if not
original. He has now proposed a tax
upon diners out for the benefit of the
poor. Most people have run away with
the idea that fit OF indigestion was all
the tax upon diner out that he could
well stagger under.
The manuscript Of Home, Sweet
Home" was given by John Howard
Payne to Miss Mary Harden Miss Har-
den has ed, and the manu- cript has
disappeared, though it is believed to be
still in existence, and Efforts are being
made to discover it.
John w. Mackay made his usual
christmas gift OF one-half months sal
airy to every employe of the Commercial
Cable Company, of which he is Presi-
dent. There are 2)0 names on the pay
roll, and the distribution amounts to
500, 900, which Mr.. Mackay pays out OF
his own pocket.
Prof. William r. Ware of Columbian
College, whose knowledge and taste in
architecture have made him an author.
lty in that art, has recently been in In
dlanapolis to inspect the new soldiers
monument in process OF erection there.
He is charged with the supervision of
that work.
Tennyson's dislike, not to say hatred,
OF the common people grows on him with
his years. His beautiful home at Hasel-
mere is so arranged as to exclude the
profane herd" from sight of the ven
cradle poet, and it is rare thing for any
outsider to catch a glimpse of him as he
strolls about the garden with his long
pipe and slouch hat.
Cardinal Manning does all his literary
work on small writing pad, whic1 he
rests on his knee. The famous English
prelate is now past 81 years of age and
growing feeble. His fine, intellectual
face is scanned with the lines that old
age brings, and the skin is drawn tightly
across his broad forehead. The Cardinal
Is very tall man, more than six feet in
height when erect, but his slender figure
ls bent with years, and his white hair
shows in scant locks from beneath his
skull cap.