The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-03-09
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

William. the ConqucrOr. became "a
stout that hc could hardly walk. lis
death was caused by his horse plung-
ing violently and throwing him against
abe pommel Of tho saddle.
United States Senator Perkins. Of
California. has been visiting his native
town Of kennebunkport. Me. lie was
twelve years old when he left his home
sudde My, going upon a long sea voy-
age as cabin-boy, and later before the
mast.
Lord Frederick Hamilton. one OF
the two editors of Mr.. Astor's Pail
Mall Magazine" is younger brother
of the duke of Abcrcorn. lie served
for several years in the diplomatic serv-
ice. and has represented Manchester in
parliament Sir Douglass Straight.
Lord Frederick's coadjutor. is retired
Indian judge, formerly a London law
yer and journalist
I'm the death Of Prof Alloys Spreng-
err orientalists have suffered a severe
loss Born in the Tyrol. he went early
in life to London. where Count Nuns
ter. the German ambassador. was his
powerful friend. Among the profess
sor's works are 1.-The Life and Teach
ings OF Mohammed." 1.-The Geography
of Ancient Arabia" .'Pos; and Travel-
ing Routes in the Orient" and ''Spreng-
er's Oriental Library"
Few books will be more eagerly
awaited in France than the two vol
umes of Souvenirs" which Madame
Octave Feuillet. the widow of the now
elist, is about to publish The lifelong
devotion of husband and wife was well
known in the gay capital The atmos-
phcre a bout the married life Of Valerie
Dubois. of Saint Lo and Octave Feuil-
let, of Paris, was as much above the
ordinary as lie Roman dun Jeune
Hommc Pauvre- was above its immedi-
ate contemporaries
Col. Frank Burr. the well-known
newspaper correspondent. who died at
Camden. y. j.. when three years old
was stolen by the Chippewa Indians
He remained with the Indians until he
was nine years old. when they left him
behind them on n trip to Detroit. then
a trading post lie became a news
boy. and at the age OF seventeen he en-.
listed as private in the Union army ia
fight against the confederacy. He rose
rapidly in the service. and at twenty
ne commanded a battalion
An English paper tells a good story
Of clerical presence Of mind A curate
who had entered the pulpit provided
with one of the late Rev. Charles Brad.
ley's most recent homilies was for .
moment horror-struck by the sight Of
Rev Charles Bradley himself in pew
beneath him. Immediately. however.
he recovered enough self-posscssion Ia
be able TO say: The beautiful sermon
Inn about to preach is by Rev. Charles
Bradley. who I'm glad to see in good
health among us assembled here"
-Cervantes often went hungry for
want of means; Camoens died in .
charity hospital: Millions old age was
spent in extreme poverty; Tasso was
compelled to borrow small sums from
his acquaintance: Ariosto was always
poor and dependent. Cardinal Benti-
voglio spent his old age in distressful
want: Vaugelas. the great French
classicist. lief. his body to the surgeons
to help pay his debts; Dryden was 50
pestcred by his creditors that he sold
Torson. the publisher. ten thousand
lines for three hundred pounds; John
son lived from hand to mouth until he
got his pension. and most of his liter
airy contemporaries lived and died in
great want