The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-20
PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL.

Gen. Schuyler Hamilton, grandson
of the first secretary of the treasury, Is
living in New York at the age of sen
enty-three. He served through three
wars, was shot several times, had his
lungs pierced with a Mexican lance and
get is mentally and physically in excel
lent condition.
"A good example Of the extremely
courteous in public correspondence was
the note sent. to Charles James Fox that
ne was no longer member of the gov
eminent of George the Third. 1t read
thus: His gracious majesty has been
pleased+to Issue a new commission, IN
which your name does not appear"
Pope Leo,is getting very feeble, but
he celebrates mass every morning at
$50 and has to be assisted through the
service by two attendants He aScends
and descends the steps of the altar with
the mass very distinctly. but in a man.
ner indicative of labored breathing.
Mrs. Elliott F. Shepherd viii re-
tain control of the New York Mail and
Express property in the interest Of her
son, whom Col Shepherd desired to
succeed him in the ownership of the
paper. Should the young man, on at
tanning his ma iority, not desire to go
into the businessthe property will then
be sold.
Ralph Waldo Emerson once made a
crushing reply'to a man who asked him
whethertthe people in Boston did not
feel alarmed. sSaid Emerson: What
about?" SaidT the man: why, the
world is coming to an end next Mon
day" Emersonreplied: I'm glad of
it. Wescanyget along great deal bet
ter withoutit.'
-BeaconfHiraIn Camp, of New Haven,
who is .saidt TO 'befthe most prominent
.surviyor.ofa New England Puritanism,
recently celebrated 4 his eighty-second
bsrthdaYAin the4 original manner of
holding :; a pnyer-meeting, at which
relatives and friends from all parts of
Observation-Disclosures His friend
Dwight L. Moody conducted the serv-
ices:
-Drs1anslvon Bulow has recovered
from hisslongfillness, the greater part
.of whichshe spent.in a private asylum
lin Berlin sandtconducted the last Phil
harmonic concert recently in that city.
1t is said that'his recovery is complete
and that he looks better than he has
for long time. The critics were de-
lighted with his conducting, which
they sayswas In his most brilliant style.
Mrs. Maria Ne Cooper, widow of
William a. Cooper5@who has just died
in PhaladesgsAia at the age of eighty
three, wasfap4ironorary member of the
Grand ARMY With her husband she
foundedsthe, Cooper shop volunteer re-
freshmentasalcon~ at Washington ave-
nue. wharf in Philadelphia at which
sthe: soldier boys We're cared for. The
coifpfeswere also ihstrnnen tal in organ
dzing a-hospitai and soldiers home. and
the veterans held the Coopers in high
esteem,
Recently a job printing concern
was established in one of the upper
floors ofsa nine or ten story building
On New York with the usual result.
that the structure was made to osciliate
by the vibration of the presses. Cell
Sings were cracked, woodwork was
warped, tenants and employees were
alarmed. The architect OF the build
ding on.befng sulumond said: ''1t is a
1nistalSe, There can't be any notion"
When he reached the place and was
lifted to-thetop floor, where an earth
quake appeared to be in progress, he
locked wise. for moment and remark
ed: Motion? Certainly there is. If the
building didn't swing it wouldn't be
safe" And the presses are still run