The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-07-15
PURELY PERSONAL.

William c. Todd. who recently gave
$500 to the Boston public library to
support u newspaper reading ROOM is ~
wears old and n graduate OF Dartmouth
in the class OF 1874.
Mrs. Annie Moore, who has the repu-
tation OF being the only woman fresl-
dent OF Il national bank Mount Pleas
ant, Tex, is described rs darkroom
plexioned woman, with peculiarly brill
liant eyes and soft voice and gentle man
ners.
Robert Buchanan appears to he turn
ing pessimist. He saws OF literature that
it is one of the least ennobling of the
professions, and that he has mot met
one individual who has not deterior-
ated morally by the pursuit of literary
fame"
Ex-Governor n. S. Berry OF Bristol,
\. H., who. Il he lives, will be % years
old on September next, Is well and act
i've. His intellect continues strong AMI
clear. He reads and writes daily, and
keeps fully posted upon all OF the lmpor-
tant occurrences OF the day.
James Whitcomb Riley SAYS that COM
position is a severe matter with him.
He makes 81 many false starts, currec-
tion> and erasures that he i ashamed 10
let any one see his work until 1t is re-
copied. He modestly says that he ism I
at all proud OF it even then.
The chief OF the Interpreters at the
Worlds Fair, Charles \. Barry, Is mas
ter OF sixteen languages. lie Is fresl-
dent OF the Columsia International As
ISOLATION OF Interpreters, the mem
bers OF which are employed by exhibitors
to talk 10 visitors III their own Language.
General Averill, whose cavalry dlvl.
sion was famous during the war, i now
inspector OF the national soldiers homes
tie was wounded three times during the
rebellion, but remained at the front I'M
| til the end. His famous RAID on Long
street was one OF the master strokes ui
| the war, and received due recognition.
When Booth wa playing Richard
| i'll Chicago in 1872 u mentally lnbaI'
| anced spectator named GRAY shot IT the
| actor twice from the gallery. one oi tn,
| bullets MIR. Booth secured, and had #
set i'll gold cartridge, upon winch he
| had engraved the words From Marx
tray 70 Edwin Booth, April ., 1879.
| This grim reminder he always preserved
Miss Winnie DAVIS, daughter ii Jef
fersou Davis, i in Chicago to see Til,
| Worlds Fair a. the guest OF Mrs. >loco
| vich OF New York. IL j. noted a. 90
| incidence that Mrs Philip II. >hcrldAI
| Is visiting Chicago At the same time, an,
| that her hotel j. only two blocks anA'
from Miss Davis. IL j. the intention -
their friends that the two women shAl
soon meet.
| i,A,Ar,t I ft,--.- J., a. /.
~crlbed a. whlte-piue baudhox OF
| house near the runs oi his fine oil,
mansion in Central Georgia, which VA
| burned i few wear, ago. The hpu,.
he now occupies faces the Blue Mount
ans, and commands view oil uu-ur
passed beauty. The Confe,Icrat,- veteran
j. now - wears o,l ami 4 mAn oi patrl
arcaal aspect.
The Duke oi YORK auI the Princes
May are going To- at an example t,
| Young couples -tArt.u, in lli". The rosa
pair viii keep hpu>" 10 little cottage 4
~Lntrlnghaiu. which contains beside
three. bedrooms ouly Two small -,ttiu
rooms and i study office tpr the lie, o
the Duke II J. simply ft'ri up VIII
light and inexpensive furniture. AMI i
altogether i very u.dr-r dwelling.
Jesse VI sparks II Tennessee, has b,,,l
appointed tou-u. At PlrIrl- Nrgrl-
Mex go, and thereby hAu.- 4 tale i1ur
ing President tlryr.Ani'- tr-. admius-
trLtlun MAJOR sparks sent % thr cvrrl
tive mansion three ppp--uru- int an
tnoth-uur, from the tennessee. mount
aims. HE President uryrr forgot I'LL
gft, AMI when Major sparks va. Il
Washington last -print Nr. tl-vrlln