Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-11-04
PERSONAL AND IMPERsoNAL

Mime. Materna, the celebrated
singer, is about to contract II seconu
marriage. The future bridegroom Is
her nephew and quite n young man
David Bradley and Capt William
S. Guyer, brothers-in-law, who were
married pn the same day in Westport'
Conn, IN 1913, celebrated their golden
wedding recently, they and their wives
all being present.
Miss Hester Weymouth, n teacher
who left Windham county, Conn, last
June with only three dollars, walked 10
the fair and took ii in thoroughly, has
returned home with Il husband and
fifty dollars that she earned herself
John d. Rockefeller is to build a
81. 200, GOO mansion at Tarrytown on an
estate of 500 acres, for which he is to
pay $3.50, 600. This land adjoins his
brother Williams country place, which
consists of Sl4 acres and a 1000, O00
house.
The prince of Wales wears a brace
let. So does the duke of Edinburg'
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, etc. Strange to
say the young war lord, Kaiser Viii.
helm, also wears one, which is so fixed
on his wrist that it cannot be removed
unless it is filed off.
Herr Schettspan, of Friesack, has
called upon Emperor William to be-
come godfather to his lately-born sew
enth son, according to Prussian custom,
and the emperor has consented. 1t has
been foretold, by the way, that the
kaiser will himself have seven sons,
and six of them have already material
lied.
Prince Henry, of Prussia, has a
pretty wit When his imperial brother
William remarked to him recently that
the doctors had ordered him (William)
to try at least Il months entire change
of air, the prince remarked dryly to the
nomadic kaiser; Better try a month
in Berlin" which is supposed to be his
home.
M. Xola, the celebrated French
novelist, thinks that bicycle riding
clears the brain and blood, and is an
aid to mental relaxation to those who
| are overworked, He thinks one cannot
do much deep thinking while riding IA
bicycle, and is therefore especially use
full to over studious brains that will not
stop thinking.
Mrs. Charles Stewart Parncll still
lives in the house where her husband
died. She has no amusements, no di'
versions, enters into none of the social
incidents of the ncighbors, seems to be,
and authentic report says is, heart
broken and i~nconsolable over the loss
of the man she really loved, and with
whom she hoped to c%onsecrate her life,
MIR. John Il, Frye, of New York.
tells the Washington Post that he was
in the capitol on the day John Quincy
Adams died. 81 was close by him
when he fell" says Mr.. Frye, land as
| leaned over him ! heard him utter his
famous last words: This is the last OF
earth; | am content Many thought
he said i am Composed but he did
not"
Mrs. Leland Stanford is personally
supervising extensive changes in her
husbands great ranch at Vina, Cal,
held by her in trust for Stanford uni
versity, to increase its productiveness
and thereby enlarge the income of the
university. The senator spent much
money on the ranch and carried it on
more like a great park than a farm.
Mrs, Stanford has gone to work reso-
lutely to put It on a revenue basis, and
relieve the university's temporary EN-.
barrassment for funds.
There are different ideas as to what
constitutes grace and beauty. Two
New York men We're watching a variety
show. One was a theatrical man. The
actor in view at the moment was doing
a clog dance. He was a wooden per.
son, with no more expression than an
oyster, and his arms dangled at his
sides. After he had been stamping
and shutting noisily for several min
utes the theatrical man could no longer
contain himself. He exclaimed to his
companion: Isn't that simply beauti-
full. You notice he doesn't move any
thing except his feet. He's IA wonder.