Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-15
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

-Germany remains the greatest lit
erary country in the world. The an
nual publications are more numerous
than those of France, England and
America combined.
Olive Schreiner-Cronwright consid-
ers simple domestic labor quite as ele-
waiting as writing books, and she and
her husband prove their belief by work.
ing a dairy on their farm, ''Krautz
Plaats," in South Africa. In the inter-
walls of this work they devote them
selves to their literary labors.
One of the odd effects of the recent
labor troubles was to make doubly pop
ular the novels of Charles Reade among
the reading classes in labor circles. A
Hartford bookseller explains the fact
upon the ground of the popular treat
ment by Reade of the labor troubles in
England in several of his well-known
books.
Countess Alesio of Turin, who has
lately celebrated her one-hundredth
birthday, accompanied her husband
through all the horrors of the Moscow
campaign while she was a bride of
eighteen. Her faculties are still in ex-
cellent condition, and her health per.
mits her to spend several hours a day
in piano practice.
The duchess of Hamilton has had a
large stable built for her cows and goes
there daily, according to English pa
pers, to milk her favorities. She also
makes the butter, it is said, which is
used when she has guests. The stable
is built of marble and cost a large sum
of money. The duchess wears milking
gloves of a special design.
The duke of Marlborough, instead
Of marrying an American, as his father
did, Will take an Australian as a part.
ner for life. Her father, Mr.. Morgan,
is the owner of the famous Mount Nor.
gan mine in Queensland, which he pur-
chased eight years ago for about seven
thousand dollars. The mine is now
bringing him in a revenue of five mil.
lions of dollars.
The present sultan of Zanzibar,
Hammed bin Thueni, is one of the best
swordsman in his empire, and this &C.
co~mplishment arouses great respect in
Nhe breasts of his subjects. He Is also
a Travelled and educated man. His
predecessor, Sultan Ali bin Said, was a
brilliant rider, and, it is said, could
pick up a tinger-ring from the ground
when at full gallop.
Miss Margaret Rogers, a twenty
three-year-old girl of Monterey county,
California, has already made a fortune
in the horse and cattle business. She
rounds of cattle, breaks horses, can
plow, SOW and harvest and is withal a
refined woman who adhors loudness.
She is a charming hostess, a good per.
former on the piano and has an excel.
lent education.
-Jewesses OF every age, whether |
rich or poor, are invited to membership !
in the recently-formed National Coun. |
Gil of Jewish Women, which has its oh.
lect the advancement of the common
interests of all members. general serv.
ice in the behalf of Judaism, and the
promotion of philanthropic works un.
der a methodical system. The consti. |
tuition OF this body is described as q
model OF comprehensiveness and pre-.
cision, and it is believed that, thanks
to the vigor with which local sec
lions are being formed, all parts of the
country will DON be represented in the
council. Mrs. Henry Solomon is the
president.
An occasional contributor to the
magazines says that 1t is becoming next
useless to offer articles to their edi.
tors. Magazines" he declares ''are
made up more and more from ordered
matter, and the men who stand in favor
with the editors have the call. l don't
in this talk about rings and
'cliques,' but we can all tell whom we
may expect to find in the next number
Harper's or the Century, and even
what artist will make the illustrations.
When l have q scheme for an article
now ! write to an editor and ask him II
rs any use TO send it. Generally it
isn't. The American magazine is be.
coming about as conventional, cut and
dried mn affair as q patent Office re.
port. Stories Of incident, romances
And essays are barred, and young
s -se actisely discouraged, The
newspepers are taking the place Of
@s1sSlnes With : large. elass Iot
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