The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-06-01
PERSONAL AND iMPERSONAL.

"A wealthy Scotchman had a Pet
idea that he would leave his daugh-
tiers their weight in FL notes. but when
he found hat one Of chem would bal
ance s55,34 and the other would need
e51 200 to draw the beam he had to al
ter his will and get down to u more
reasonable basis.
Lee Mantle, the newly appointed
senator from Montana, is the youngest
member of the upper house, being but
th~irty-nine. lie is a man of medium
height, Of compact, muscular build. and
smooth shaven face. Mr.. Mantle is a
native of England, but has been in this
country since his ninth year. He has
lived all his life in the territories, be-
ginning as a telegraph operator.
The wife of Senator White, of Cali
fOrnia, is sometimes spoken of as a
Spanish beauty and her dark hair
and eyes ard rich complexion seem to
justify such a suspicion. But in the in
terest Of accuracy a Washington paper
declares hat she was born in North
Carolina and had a French father and
Irish mother. She was educated in
Philadelphia, but went to California
while a young woman.
Paul b. Du ChaiII1 has gone to
Arkansas Hot Springs in search of rest
and recuperation. Between trains at
st. Louis he told a reporter that he was
very weary of civilization, and that, al
though it was very nice (the word is his
own to enjoy the luxur;es of a large
city, he was more contented in the
wilds of Africa. "You know said the
explorer, that there is something fas-
cinating about hat country to me-"
Among the presents received by the
pope on the occasion of his recent jubi-
lee a few weeks ago was a golden cross
set in diamonds, the gift OF her majesty,
the empress of Austria. The empress
is a devoted Catholic, and since the
tragic death of her only son three years
ago has sought her chief consolation in
the practice of her faith. His holiness
was delighted with her majesty's re-
membrance, which was m the most
valuable gifts from individuals.
Prince Bismarck has decided to pay
his usual visit to Kissingen this sum-
mer, and has engaged the quarters
which he has occupied so many years.
Should the prince fail to keep up his
custom of going annually to the water
ing-place it would be a great loss to the
dealers and hotel prOprietOrs of the
town, as thousands of persons are at
tracted thither by the ex-chancellor's
presence. He will spend several days
in Leipzig on his way to Kissingen this
year.
"A recent traveller in Malta says that
the people have a peculiarly apt and
ready wit. He tells of an English
officer who, failing to make a poor Nal
tese understand an order delivered in
the language of COckaigne. called the
poor man "a fool" Understanding this
much the man, who had travelled about
a good deal though he did not under
stand English, replied by asking: do
YOU speak Maltese?n "NO.' do .
speak Arabic?'' 'No." DO you speak
Greek?" No" "Do you speak Italian?'
"No.' "Then, if I be one fool, you be
four fools"
No numerous and disprOportionate
are the rewards bestowed on the mod
est doors of charitable deeds by sOme
rich but disguised recipients thereof,
that it well becomes those of us who
are on the lookout for an opportunity
to better our fortunes to keep a strict
observance of occasions that may prove
profitable in this respect. The latest
story is of a generous young English
omar who assisted d fainting man in
the streets of London and five years
ufterward received a very large and, of
course, unexpected legacy as a reward
of her kindness.