The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-02-02

Archbishop Satolli has only men
.s,vants in his house. His interpreter
& the only one who speaks English.
lie has but one fad, and that Is fond
ness for birds. In almost every room
~ the house there is cage OF birds,
and the whole residence seems like
mammoth aviary.
A nominee for congress in one Of
the New York city districts. To- fill a
vaeancy. is Mr. Lcmucl H. Quigg.
whose initials, as IA staff writer, have
appeared under some of the most i'm.
portant matter, political and other
wise. that has been published in ths
New York 1ribune.
1t Is said that Harriet IIosmer. the
famous American sculptress, IAN wear
as many medals as hereditary Genoa
duke. She has lived in Europe almost
continuously for twenty years, and has
been a tremendous worker. She says
n She could live her life over again She
would stay more in her own country
and keep in touch with her own coun-
trymcn.
Mrs. Emily Il. Ford. who died very
recently in brooklyn was the widow
ofGordon T.. Ford. former publisher
OF the Tribune; the mother Of WASH
inrton Ford, the statistician, the
granddaughter of Noah Webster. Of
dictionary fame. and last. though by no
means least in these athletic days, the
mother of Malcolm w. Ford. at one
time the champion amateur athlete Of
America.
King Oscar Of Sweden. on his way
10 Christiania the other day, passed
through small Norwegian town.
which had been deliberately decorated
in his honor. Over the door of one
rather gloomy-loolsing building there
was faring inscription with the
words: Welcome TO his majesty" The
king asked what building it was, and
received the reply: Our town prison,
your ma jcsty."
-Twcnty-three countries and sixteen
languages are represented in the seven
thousand volumes comprised in the
Women's library at Chicago. This
will form nucleus for the collection
OF the literary work of women in the
future. as it will be placed in the per-
raanent Women's Memorial building
20 be erected in Chicago. Along with
the library catalogue. soon to be is
sued. will be published complete bib
biography of womcn's writings up to
the present time. !Iarper's Bazaar
Very rare books, now in double
sense, are Prof Tyndall's Glaciers Of
the Alps (ls60) and his Hours of Ex-
ercise in the Alps" Ns7D. For several
years the author was unable to obtain
a copy of the former. IL am told by Il
friend he wrote TO n certain book
seller, that you have two copies of my
book The price is high. and this is in
way very gratifying to the author.
And as. unfortunately. ] have no copy
myself, shall be glad If you will send
the books to me at the price named. -
Outlook.
Horace Greeley had high opinion
Of the merits of poetry. to Judge from
the following extract of a letter he
wrote to his friend, Mr.. Ransom: "As
10 prose. il is not worth writing. cx-
cept for bread. To live it must be
poetry. only unmarked by rhyme.
have written acres Of it in my tread
mill way. with sometimes a good para
graph, but il can never live year:
and good prose work can hard
~ survive n century. Where are
the American prose writers before
Irving? Where are the British novel;
lists before Scott? Yet Shakespeare
and Milton live on forever