The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-03-10
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.


Archbishop Satolli has only men
servants in his house. His Interpreter
is the only one who speaks English.
He has but one fad, and that is fond
ness for birds. In almost every room
Of the house there is a cage of birds.
and the whole residence seems like
mammoth aviary.
"A nominee for congress in one Of
the New York city districts. to I'LL q
vacancy, is Mr.. Lemuel e. QuigR,
whose initials, as a staff writer. have
appeared under some of the most inn
portant matter, political and other
wise. that has been blished in the
New York Tribune.
1T is said that Harriet Hosmer, the
famous American sculptress, can wear
Us many medals as hereditary Genoa
duke. She has lived in Europe almost
continuously for twenty years, and has
been a tremendous worker. She says
if 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 T.. Ford, who died very
recently in brooklyn. was the widow,
of Gordon L. Ford, former publisher
ington 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
to Christiania the other day. passed
through a small Norwegian town.
which had been deliberately decorated
in his honor. Over the door of one
rather gloony-looking building there
was = flaring inscription with the
words: Welcome to his ma jesty.' The
Ii; eli ,l,af 1,>i1
received the reply: ''Our town prison,
your ma jesty.'
-Twenty-three countries and sixteen
languages are represented in the seven
thousand volumes comprised in the
Wonlen'S library at Chicago. This
will form a nucleus for the collection
of the literary work of women in the
future, as it will be placed in the per-
manent Women's Memorial building
to be erected in Chicago. Along with
the library catalogue. soon to be is
sued, will be published complete bib
biography of SvoIuen's writings up to
the Pr.Asent time.-Harper's Baza
Very rare books, now in a double
sense. are Prof. Tyndalis ''Glaciers of
the Alps 156O) and his Hours of Ex-
ercisc in the Alps" Gs7I). For several
years the author was unable to obtain
a copy of the former. Il am told by
friend,' he wrote to {. 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, I 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
to prose. it is not worth writing. ex
cePt for bread. To live it must be
poetry, only unmarked by rhyme. I
have written acres of it in my tread
mill way, with sometimes a good para
graph, but it can never live year;
and good prose work can hard
ly survive century. Where are
the American prose writers before
Irving: Where are the British novel
lists before Scott? Vet Shakespeare
and Milton live on forever