The Helena independent., 1892-01-25
PEOPLE AND EVENTS.

An item is current to the effect that
as matter of fact, and he said once that
the accomplishment was as hard to acquire
as half dozen modern languages and
much less valuable. But the stenography
he knew was the primitive and complex
system, devoid of modern labor-saving
make-shifts.
The Virginia legislature has just passed
resolutions appropriating $50, 900 to furnish
a cap stone to the private soldiers and
sailors, monument. now being erected. This
shaft, which is modelled after the pillar of
Pompeii at Cairo, is to be composed of
thirteen blocks of granite, one to be con-
tributed by each of the states composing
the confederacy.
1.-The sale in the Real Estate exchange"
says New York paper, ''of two pews in two
prominent city churches-one for $1,000,
the other for S1,S00-goes to show that
though it be proverbially difficult for a
rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven,
it is literally impossible for poor one to
do SO, at least through tho doors of either
of these two churches. But for our free
churches here and there an impecunious
sinner would not have ghost of chance.
Camels will be swarming through the eyes
of needles while he is looking for o pew
cheap enough to hold him."
The Epoch says that Mrs. Calvin S. Brice,
the senator's wife, has secured the services
of Miss Mary Tillinghast, the artist, to de-
sign and execute a stained glass window
for presentation to the college at Oxford,
Ohio, where Mrs. Biice was educated. The
window represents ''sweet girl graduate''
just about to leave her alma mater and
holding in one hand the torch of knowl-
edge and i'll the other roll of parchment,
The face OF the young student reproduces
that of Miss Brice, who is said to be yerv
pretty and very charming.
There is hardly moro popular author in
| the country, certainly not in the south
than Thomas Nelson Page. whom the Har-
pers have chosen to succeed Charles Dudle,
Warner as editor of the "Drawer'' in thei]
monthly magazine. Mr.. Page is still ,
young man, lawyer in good practice il
Virginia, and man Of interesting person.
ality. 1t has been said of him that he re
sembles the type of old Virginia gentleme,
that he loves to portray, though that dc
scripton would hardly seem to fiji with tn
sandy hair and elaborate sandy mustaoh
that mark his features.
The Yale faculty. says the Hartford Pos,
have forbidden the student editors to re
ceive advertisements from saloon keepers
The move is said to have been caused b
the recent revelations in regard to clul
life at Harvard; yet Yale's secret societie
are exemplary in comparison with the for
mer. The revenue derived from this sol
OF advertising WIS what lnrgly supporte
the college publications, so TINT the result
OF the faculty decree are serious and can
not be foretold.
This was an incident at the ball of tt
Chinese embassy in Washington: The la
dies were particularly interested in a lit
Chlnese woman who sat in the big fror
. nall near one of the dressing-rooms. hole
/ ing in her arms a very fresh and prstt
t baby OF undoubted Mongolian parsntag,
One OF the beaux of the party undertook t
allay the curiosity of beyy Of beautis
VINO were standing about the interestil
! pair by questioning an attache who stoo
near. The guest asked: "Is the lady in IL
parlor with the receiving party the wife .
the host?" "Oh, yes," was the prompt II
, ply. "Then who is the little lady with Il
child in her arms?' the guest asked. "Lad
IN parlor wife for show; this one wife f,
baby promptly answered the attache. n
more questions were asked of him.