The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-27
KENDALL'S SPAWN CURE.
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Mrs. William Tarbox, of Natick, r.
l., is a woman of high aims. A burglar
got into her house the other night, and
she fired three shots al his head. The
souvenirs he left behind were a hat
with a bullet hole in the row and u
section of the lobe of one of his ears
An American woman who is much
liked in English society is Mrs. Bur
roves, of Stradone. Ireland. She is the
daughter of Commodore q. A. Magru-
der, the Virginian, who left the United
States navy at the outbreak Of the re-
bellion. Her husband is the descend
ant of an English gentleman who re-
ceived from James /. a grant of the
Stradone estate.
The Marquis de Rays, lately de-
ceased, is said to have suggested To Al
phonse Daudet his very amusing char
acter of Port Tarascon." The mar
quis raised a large fund to found n
colony at Port Breton, in Oceanica. but
kept most Of the money, and sen n few
'~'colonists" to starve in the mythical
settlement. He served five years in
prison for this scheme.
One woman worth $50, 900. 900 is Miss
Mary Garrett, of Baltimore, daughter
of the railroad king. She is quite
stout, of medium height, with n pale
a C and blue eyes, n bit concealed by
gold-trimmed spectacles. She spends
most of her time travelling, speaks half
a dozen languages fiuently, and keeps
herself as well posted on all railroad
affairs as does her brother Robert, the
present head Of the Baltimore & Ohio
system.
One of the most singular volumes
extant is the manuscript diary of
James III. It is preserved in the i'm
perial library in garis, and is filed
with reflections on the course he
should have pursued in order to retain
the English throne. He says in one
place: II did not retire from the Battle
on the Boyne from a sense of fear,
but hat | might preserve to the world
n life that | felt was destined to future
greatness"
Sophie May" the author of those
fascinating books for children. ''Dotty
Dimple" anu Little Prudy.' has been
in southern California for over n year,
trying to recover from a serious neu-
ralgic affection of the eye and head.
Mr.. William Lee, her publisher, re.
ceived a letter from her a few days ago,
saying that her health vas much i'm
proved, and she trusted that she was
well on the road to permanent recov.
cry. This is good news for her friends.
The Countess Tolstoi is an extreme.
ly clever woman. intellectually, and
one who is more than a match for hei
husband in his arguments. She is ol
necessity the financial manager of the
family; has taken possession of the cs
tate, which she administers for the
good of her husband and children. She
it was who issued n few years ago the
cheap edition of Count Tolstoi's novels
on the royalties of which the house
hold has been supported.-N. o. Plea
yune.
"A 4 in Elmira who used to set
something of Mark Twain, says that
the humorist always took an unex
pected view of things. He (Mark) wa.
asked to go to the reformatory ant
give a reading to the boys there, from
one of his stories. He replied: Nov
that's a good idea for me. Because
have been asked by a literary club t,
read down in the town. The boys ar,
unarmed and under guard, and it will
be perfectly safe-for me. by watcS
ing them l "a get an idea of how SAT-
it's likely to be to read the same thins
to that club" lie gave both readings
and still lives.