The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-08-18
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

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According to Librarian Hosmer On
Minneapolis the public library of that
city. at the present rate of increase,
will within a short time be second d
irst in the United States in the num-
Der of books circulated.
Andrew Carnegie will return to
Pittsburgh in the fall to arrange for the
formal opening of the library which he
is to give to his fellow-citizens. From
all accounts, the institution promises
to be worthy its great purpose and fit
to do its donor honor. The buildings
capacity will be 230, 900 volumes.
-Guidde's Book 'Caligula," which is
supposed to refer to Emperor William,
has had a wonderful sale in Germany.
Over one hundred and fifty thousand
copies have been sold already and
three printing establishments are kept
busy supplying the demand. The
work is now in its twenty-fourth edi-
ton.
"A portrait Of the late duke of Clar-
ence, painted by Mr.. Alfred A.. Poore,
the artist. is to be presented to the
duke and duchess of York as a we'd
ding gift from the officers of the Tenth
Hussars. The portrait represents the
late duke in the magnificent uniform
of that regiment, and is admirably exc
cuted.
Mark Twain says there are three
''infallible" ways of pleasing an author:
L. To tell him you have read one of his
books. 2. To tell him you have read
all of his books. S. To ask him to let
you read the manuscript Of his forth
coming book. No. l admits you to his
respect. No. . admits you to his ad.
miration. No. 8 carries you clear into
his heart.
Lord Chief Justice Coleridge had in
his possession an exceedingly interest
ing collection of letters of Coleridge.
Wordsworth and Southey. which had
been addressed to his father, Sir John
I. Coleridge. The letters cover nearly
the whole of the poets career, and be-
gin with the appeal to buy his dis
charge from the army.
Thomas Mast, the ca~ricaturist, for
merly with Harper's Weekly, and now
in London on the Pail Mall Gazette,
spent much of the past winter paint
ing. His early ambition was to be an
historical painter before his great sue
cess as a cartoonist made him give up
the brush for the pencil. He has now
returned to his old love, and has re-
Gently finished two large pictures Of
events in the late war.
Much regret is felt in Spain at the
death at Madrid of Don f. Madrazo,
one of the most gifted artists of Spain.
He had reached the Biblical limit in
age. Among his most famous pictures
are Godfrey of Bouillon Proclaimed
King of Jerusalem" painted in 1889;
''Marie Christine as a Nun at the Bed
of Ferdinand VII.," Women at the
Sepulchre of Christ" and many por-
traits of Spanish aristocrats.
Queen Victoria presented the duch-
ess of York with two cradles for her
baby. One is of whitewood, and is the
same bassinet as originally held the
Empress Frederick of Germany. 1t has
an inscription in silver letters to that
effect, and also hat the queen gave it
to the duchess of York in 1894. 1t is
fitted up with white satin and Honiton
lace. The other cradle is made of ma
hogany with a rich gilt inlay, and is
upholstered in pale blue brocade. Both
are furnished with sheets of Irish lawn
edged with lace, and blankets as light
as ~eiderdown, composed of PyreneaD
wood.