Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-09-20
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

John Wesley always declared that
he owed all his usefulness to his moth
er. She was one of the most remark
able women who ever lived Her letters
are classic
-Disraeli was nicknamed Dizzy,
from a contraction Of his name; the
Gay Lothsrio of Politics. from his IA
cility in adapting himself to circum-
stances, and Vivian Grey from one Of
his novels
Prince Bismarck. il IS said. has the
peculiar habit Of drinking champagne
from the bottle, not from the glaSs-Of
course. only in his own house. He de-
elSres that only in that way can he get
its good effects He drinks il BIZ order
Of his physician
Miss Marietta Holley. or, as she Is
better known Josiah Aliens Wife.
talks into Phonograph and her words
are then copied by her typewriter, who
prepares her copy for the humorous
books and articles which are the de
light Of womanhOod-
Sig. Leoncavsllo is said to be ar
untiriug worker. In thirty-two days
he wrote syphOuic poem. "Leraph itr.
and he j. still working on the lyric
opera, La Vie de BOheme,- and on
Roland Berlin which he Is writing
for the Berlin opera at the request of
the emperor. At the same time he is
writing the music to a ballad "Reynard
the Fox Of which DR.. s. Arkel has
written the libretto from the we'll
known of Goethe.
There died in Glasgow the other
day James Gilchrist. who was known
a. the Scottish Stradivarius- Gil
christ, who was sizty-two years old.
was mechanical genius. He made
the most difficult and delicate instru-
ments and was the chief aid of Prof
Pettigrew in making his models for
Investigating the laws governing the
flight of birds. He died a poor man.
his wife often saying: HE can make
everything but money"
Sir Charles Russell. the new lord
chief justice of England. Is an Irish
man and Roman Catholic He breaks
n long line of precedent in being the
first member of the church of Rome to
attain his present exalted place since
the days Of the English reformation
Sir Charles is just sixty-one years old
He was made a queens counsel in 1877.
a member of parliament in lsso and at
torney-general in 1sss His salary as
lord chief justice is $1,000 a year.
-Rear-Admiral William G. Temple.
who died at Washington not long
ago, not only had an active career in
the civil war. but he was also conspic-
uous in the Mexican war, especially at
the bonbardment and capture of Vera
Cruz in isf7- In lisa he escorted King
kalakaua of the Hawaiian islands on
the occasion of the kings memorable
visit tn the United States. and in &C
acknowledgement Of his courteous serv-
ices subsequently received the deeora-
zion of knight commander of the Royal
Order Of Eamehameha l.
The catalogue of Ouida's effects
just sold AT Florence indicates not only
the prosperity of her form of literature
but her personal fondness for gorgeous
aud dainty belongings, including,
among other things, a number Of UNI
used gravestOnes for her as vet vital
and yelping lspdogS These, of course.
went for song. leaving the animals.
which alone of the collection remain
with the authoress. small chance Of
posthumous eommemoration- IL Is said
that the novelist has never recovered
from the shock Of her mothers death,
and she is in far from robust health
Miss Wheeler. who p-esides over
the trsiniug-school for uGrsery-rnaifs
connected with the New York labs
hospital on Lexington avenue, teaches
her pupils all that Is necessary in the
care Of infants. but she wisely refuses
tn instruct them in medical lore. hold
ing that in that little knowledge Is a
dangerous thing The nurserv-nzids
are taught 20 make pouliiccs. oil-skin
jackets plasterS. etc. 20 use the
clinical Thermometer. 20 give hot and
cold and mustard baths. to care for the
skin mouth, eyes and ears of the
babies. and when. how. and how much
70 feed them