The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-04
PERSONAL.


| Of Richard Henry stoddard it is said that
I he has read every important book printed IN
/ English for the past forty years. out he still
/ prizes most highly the works Of Hawthorne
I There is great CONSERVATION among the
I lovers Of bull-hghting in Spain because Guer-
/ rlta the only remaining great fighter, has dc
/ clared his unalierabIe decision 20 retire from
/ tne ring. The reason FiveS Is that ne Is
/ worth over S1COOO0. and that his wife suffers
| terrible anxiety every tine he fights.
Mrs Honora Mccarthy OF SALISBURY, Vt,
| recently celebrated her l04th birthday. The
old lady is deaf but otherwise Is physically
wei, waking every Sunday mile 10 chusch
anQ pack. Born in DremlaEe COcniy Cork.
Ireland; sne mas certintate OF baptism as
PROOF OF her great age Her earliest recoAec-
ZION is OF being hurried TO place OF safety
og ner mother during the Irish rebellion OF
The young Khedive Of Egypt seems to be a
more enlightened monarch than his prede
cessors On his large model farm he has es-
taoilshed model village with school, club
ana mosque and a IRE engine OF modern man
fracture Tor he believes in the occidental
way OF eAJlngulSh1ng blaZes. He rises at D
Q CLOCK ana works hard for sovereign, all
cay. lie IS fond Of riding driving aud out
door sports and is an excellent shot.
Germans dearly love long titles At the
recent sudden Illness Of Prof. Helmholtz,
whose left side was temporarily paralyzed
lout eminent physicians were at once sum
HoneQ-DrS. Leyden. Gerhardt klrChod
d ana Baraeleben' whose full title Is Gehelmer
0ItI 4edlcnalrath GeneralarZt Prof Dr. Won
BardeIet en-. To abbrevilte this title III ad-
dressing letter to him or referring 10 him
IN a newspaper would be almost an insult.
Considerable amusement has been caused
IN Germany by the fate which has overtaken
Herr Walter, the prin ipal supporter and as
slstant OF Ahlwardt the notorious leader Of
in "a
Ter was recently sent to Arnswalde. and there
met Hebrew named Miss HeruannSOhn.
her dark eyes charmed the avowed enemy Of
u6I race, and few days ago their engage
lneAt was announced. As a result, Ahlwardt
IS to lose his most trusted lieutenant. Love
Is strange and mighty thing.
Madame Boulanger mother Of the famous
general died recently in Paris at the ad-
vanced age o 20 years Her maiden name
was Grlfnths, and to the last she was affec-
tlonately tended by her nelce, to whose care
her son had committed her She was d
Slmple-mlnded old LADY, and had her misgiv-
lngs when the general 10 whom she was de-
voted, embarked upon the stormy sea of
politics. Perhaps you are mistaken she
would say tlmidly, but he always tried TO
reassure her telling her that he would never
90 anything that would bring a tear to her
eyes"
The French papers have been noting the
curious way in which the career of President
oeIHOv wa Connecteu Win the Hgure. .. lie
was porn IN 1857, was admitted to the EcOle
Polytechnlque in 1857, was elected by virtue
OF article Of the constitution to the Office of
president OF the republic in 1887, was assassi-
mated at the age of 81 years, in the seventh
year OF his presidency, in a carriage contain
ing seven persons -four inside anu three out
side coachman and two footmeu). on the
seventh day of the week by an italian IA
word OF seven letters named Cesario (also
| formed Of seven letters. Finally he was
| borne IN triumph to the Pantheon on the first
day OF the seventh month Of the year, seven
days after his death