The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-08-10
PERSONAL AND MpERsonAL

Jenny Lind was fond o. history,
but preferred ftwhen diluted with .fic-
ton. She said that a historical romance
suitedsher exactly.
-Garrick's reading related almost
entirely to his profession. He once
said: 1.-THE human face Is my favorite
book and the street is my school.
"A Chinese poem celebrates the
praises of Chinese beauty named
.Ai-ee. who lived about thetime of aha
much-Tamented Emperor Mo-vang, IN
the eleventh century, She was said 70
have the largest eyes and the smallest
feet of any lady of her time. -
Mime. de Stael was very homely,
and well aware of the fact Her COM
plexion was bad. her features were ir-
regular, but such was the charm of her
expression and conversation that no
one who conversed with her or listened
to her ever thought of her looks.
John f. Cook. Jr., the only Afro
American resident of Bonnerport, Id.
has been elected mayor of that town.
He is druggist. His father was for
long time tax. collector of the District
of Columbia, and is now one of the
most popular and wealthy men of his
race at the national capital.
Miss Susan B. Anthony, who, at
seventy-five, is 1.-THE, graceful and act
i've, ascribes her health to her regular
habits. She has eschewed late suppers,
rich food, and overwork After her
days work she goes straight to her
rooms, takes bath, drinks cup of
hot milk and eats cracker Then she
sleeps nine hours and arises refreshed.
Maria de Medici, the second wife OF
| Henry W., who married her in 1900, a
year after his divorce from Margaret
| of Valois, was an Italian beauty, petite
and dark She was hot tempered, and
| her intolerance of her husbands inf
delities caused constant domestic bick.
ering. Her voice was shrill. and when
angry she raised it almost to scream
SO that when the king and queen were
engaged in domestic argument every
body in the house knew all about 1T.
Hon. Alfred Lyttleton, Mr.. Glad
stones favorite nephew, who is the
liberal unionist candidate for the seat
in parliament vacated by ex-Speakei
Peel, is a famous cricketer. He played
for Cambridge against Oxford for foul
years in succession, and in 1879 was
captain of the eleven. His position in
politics is rather anomalous. He was
appointed recorder of Oxford last veal
by Lord Rosebery and accepted the
Office, but now appears as an opposi-
ton candidate.
Miss Jane Addams, of Hull House
Chicago, has been appointed garbage
inspector in one of the worst wards in
the city, that in which the social set
Element" of Hull House has already
done so much good. Her plan of worl
involves the offering of cent bushe
as a prize for clean ashes. unmixet
with garbage; the ashes can then b
sold to the railroads for ballast. TIL,
public dump can thus be supplanted BY
the garbage crematory, where all thu
refuse may be burned.
Russell Sage and his wife hav'
been gathering household pets. Upol
big rustic perch in the living room
there sits green parrot who sings con
tinually hoarse song of Crackers,
s.Pretty POLL" and ''Where's the Grip
About the parlor floor there are vision
of Angora cats, small dogs, kittens ant
even white mice. The millionaire like
to play with the animals; Mrs. Sage val
ues them for their beauty. Her cat
are little more choice than others il
the aristocratic portions of New York