The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-11-09
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

The original OF Dodo, Miss Marlory
Tenant, Of London, is said to be so
quick at repartec that young men are
likely TO fight shy Of her. Emperor
William, however after Miss Tenant
had made his acquaintance on a wager
in Rotten Row. was very much charmed
with her.
DIR Mile j. Chapman, the Vice
president Of the International organi-
cation of Homeopathic Physicians, is
Pittsburgh women Who has been self
supporting since She was ten years Of
age. She studied medicine in Cleve-
land, graduated in 1874, and since that
time has been pr, eta ing in Pittsburgh.
---Zola lives in : fine house in the Rue
de BruXelles, Pa cis, furnished with a
luxury which his literary profits per
mits hNn. japanese paintings greet
the eye on entering, md the staircase
which leads To the tirst floor is carved
of expensive wood and adorned on the
first division with medieval figures Of
men and horses in life size
Arthur g. Brand, liberal, who was
elected TO parliament from Cambridge
shire, was sung into his seat by Mrs
Brand. A speech from the candidate
and a song from his wife were the
drawing features of his election meet
ings, and it appears TO be conceded
that her singing is what did the bust
ness Brand-ncw idea over there,
Walter Besant, though he writes q
greet deal about love and talks even
more on that interesting topic, does
not look like man Of sentimental in.
clinatlons, His high forehead and his
full beard suggest scientist, and he
is sedate and middle aged He enjoys
great personal popularity in London
because of his genial nature and sunny
disposition
! -McLaurin. the new senator from
Mississippi, is genuine type Of tbs
southern gentleman. He dresses IL
broadcloth. as senators used TO do be
fore the war, with the waistcoat cut S,
low as to reveal 4 large expanse o
shirt front, and he always carries
gold.headed cane. The senator is
man of great personsl dignity and dis
tinguished beurtng.
Mrs. Elizabeth Yates, who few
weeks ago was elected mayor Of tn
town of onehiunga, New Zealand, ha
been made jasiice Of the peace. Thi
ives the lady pow
I and adjud
position, Of course, = drunl
err to sit in the police cou
cate in small cases Of assault,
enness, etc. Australian women ar
elated at what they consider a grea
victory for their agitation for equality
Ex-senator. now Representative,
Blair of New Hampshire has found on
that it sometimes pays to be a specia
list. He has been asked, and has cor
sented, to identify himself PROMINENT
with an inebriute asylum in Washing
ton, He announces that he owns u
stock In the con fern and does not il
tend TO put any money in it. but think
that his promin snce in the cause ,
temperance viii give value TO his il
dorsement of the institution.
Gen. Grants " Memoirs whic
Mark Twein's firm Published, are sal
to have returned larger reward tina
any other book ever written in tn
country. Up to the present time Ii
Grant family have received s44O, 900 !
royalties from the publishers of I'll
work, while the sale still continu,
I good, and as cheaper edition is 500
TO appear it is within the range
, probability that the memoirs" ma
finally yield $3.50, 600
!. barrie, the novelist, is thirty-fo,
|, years old, but so boyish as to loo
|, younger. His figure is slight al
small, his face pale, thin and sensitiv
!, and his head rather too large for
: body. On the small desk at which
a writes the pipe celebrated in my Lao
: Nicotine" usually lies ready for us
: II fully intend marrying some day
4 he told an American visitor, "if on
! to have the convenience Of using II
wife's hairpins to clean out my pipes