The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-10-08
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Timothy Hopkins gives his railroad
library of one thousand volumes to the
Stanford university. He accompanies
the gift with cash contribution to
buy all the books ever written in any
language on railroads, making it the
only complete library of the kind in ex-
istence.
Prince Alexis of Russia missed the
last train that would reach the English
Derby in time, and autographed polite
request to have the races delayed, as he
was exceedingly anxious to see them
When he arrived at the Derby, how
ever, he found that the races had come
of as matter of course.
The German colonial Office has is
sued for tn use Of all pioneers n distant
lands, more especially in Africa and
New Guinea, manual of instruction
telling how to collect vocabularies Of
languages, of which no previous record
is available. The words are arranged
according to subjects. = Philadelphia
Ledger.
--One of the most popular writer's of
the day in France, the Comtesse de
Martel, who is better known by her
pseudonyme of "Gyp," is great-niece
of Mirabeau. She is leading spirit in
both society and Bohemian circles in
Paris, and devotes herself to reproduc-
ing and satirizing the follies and light
vices of the day.
Miss Emma Games, the American
songstress, tells London interviewer
that hard as she works, she never al
lows herself to get tired. 1.-THE mo-
mcnt I find that my intelligence is
she says, II sit down and
think or read books and 60 to bed
early. Nothing can be done without
intense power of concentration"
Steps have been taken already in
Germany to erect q statue to Poet
Friedrich Won Bodenstedt, who died in
Wiesbaden . few weeks ago. As the
author was extremely popular in his
n alive country, it is believed that it
will be easy to raise sufficient money
to honor his memory. Herr Won Boden-
stedt's only son is said to be a citizen Of
this country.
One of the most important pieces Of
work in which the countess of Abcr-
deem is engaged is the Haddle House
league of servants, and
she has branch of it in her own estab-
lishment- She calls this the Household
,lub, and in it are included classes for
Iinging, drawing, sewing, home-read-
ing and wood-carving. Prot. Brice and
Prof. Drummond have both lectured
before this club.
When Thackeray was in this coun-
Try he called on Gen. Scott, full of ad- |
niration for his remarkable campaign
n Mexico, and eager to hear the war
'ior explain how battles were fought |
md fields were won. "Well, now You
NOW all about It, I" remarked friend,
IS the novelist returned from two
hours tete-a-tetc with the soldier ''Not |
t ALL" replied Thackeray, with .
Wrinkle in his eye. ''The general takes |
10 interest in strategy. I found that |
literature was his forte"
The empress-dowager of China Is a
Woman Of character and progressive
IDEAS. She greatly admires the civiliza-
ion Of western nations and longs to SEQ
'hina In the front ranks. When the
hinese statesmen demonstrated with
er because she desired that her son,
he emperor. should study English with
tutor, she brusquely informed them
hat their opinions were not wanted.
Vhereupon they hastened to bring her.
rom the college of Pekin, two students
D act as teachers, and the young en-
error is now busily engaged IN master
lg the intricacies of the English primer.