The morning call., 1892-12-31
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

John Russell Young won the contest over
tie presidency OF the Union League Club of
Philadelphia.
The first term of the Woman's College
connected with the Brown University has
been a success.
The Prince and Princess OF Wales will
spend part OF the winter cruising along tie
Italian coast ih the royal yacht Osborne.
Que of LondOn's new clubs is called the
junior Constitutional Club, a Conservative
headquarters. 1t has already over 500
members.
A clever man was Bismarck's late private
secretary. LOthar Bucher. whose demise
tile ex-EhanceilOT much deplores. In a few
hours BucheF drew uD the Imperial German
constitution.
Upon analysis Professor virchow finds
that the Russian "hungerbIud,' the bread
eaten by the peasantry in the famine-sirick-
en- districts OF Russia, is much more Autri-
tious than the rye bread made IN Germany.
{. +. Hoffman has translated from the
OJbway death song. each verse of which
ends with the words Hahn wa-wa." This
IS not the equivalent OF our ta-ta. as might
be supposed. but represents the voice of The
thunder god.
The Pope does not like to read the specn-
latIons as 10 his death at no very distant
date and what will then happen. He took
special care to inform a literary visitor the
other day that he has every prospect OF liv-
ing to be 100.
The friends and admirers of Walt Whit
man. who have banded themselves togeth-
or IN an association known as the "Wait
whitman Reunion" hope TO purchase the
poets hum bic home in Camben aud conse-
crate II as a. mem orial.
The mansion near the SchuvlklH falls
once occupied by Governor Thomas Miffijn
OF Pennsylvania, and a laundmark OF colo.
nial days. has just been sold and is about to
be demolished. Governor Mifflin was born
IN Philadelphia in 1744.
Hamilton GunA Of London is in Columbia.
d U, where he proposes 20 establish bank
with $50, 100000 capital. to be known as the
Union Bank OF South Carolina and England.
an act OF Incorporation mas just: been
passed by the Legislature.
Charles Dickens was not mueh of a
dancer until his daughter took him in hand
and taught him the polka. But when she
tried 10 guide him through the schottische
he threw up the sponge and his teacher had
TO admit that he Was dismal failure.
On the eve OF undergoing delicate and
exceedingly dangerous surgical operation
George Van Horne, editor of Muscatlne
paper, wrote an article under the captIen
Perhaps Valedictory." He survives the
operation and has some chance of recovery.
Lie" Haiford, it Is said, will be sent as
Minister TO Portugal, that post now being
vacant. lie wants such place for his
health's sake. His friends hope. if he docs
get the place. that Mr.. Cleveland will let
him remain for few months after the
usual bouncing act begins.
The secret of Marion Crawford.s prolifie-
ness IN the production of novels is out He
says that he makes COCO words a DAVIS WORK
In. composition. Other distinguished novel;
lists. who Eave confessed their methods Of
work TO the public, all agree that 1000 10
1900 words constitute a good stint. while
some OF them never average more than: 500
words day. =. =.
Henry B. Foalke, WI o differs from other
theosophists in suDposing himself the yIsj-
bic head OF the society while the rest sun
pose that Colonel Olcott occupies that place
Is now In retirement, but has lapsei into
worldly spite long enough to: remark thar
"Olcottis an alcoholic bacehante. ~.
Moulvie Rafinddin Ahmad, the presentin.
structor OF Qneen Victoria In II Hndustani:
prints an article in a London magazine in
which he says OF his pupil that she has."a
mind so deep that she might have given the
world great philosophical work" or "a
sensational novel of high reputation. Ua
praises her political talent and also declares
that the people of the United States who
worship at no altar but that of genius van.
crate the Queens name.