The Washington bee., 1895-09-28
HUMAN NATURE. p

Sardou, the great French playwright
writes hand so fine that one almost re
quires magnffying glass to read 1t.
Abram S. Hewitt, the weI-known New
York reformer, was professor Of matf1e
matics at Columbia College so years ago
William Earl Cooke, Of Portsmouth, r
l., who is sc years of age, has been q
Mason for rs years, and is still In good
standing.
Arthur Nikish, formerly of Boston
who is to be the new director of the IA
nous Gewandhaus concerts in Leipsic
will receive a salary Of 10000 marks
about $1,000 year.
Senator Nelson, of Minnesota, has a
fine farm Of nearly 400 acres. under the
best system of cultivation. He has lived
on it since 1871. This year he has large
crops for sale.
| Gen. Nelson A. Miles, the possible sue
cessor Of Gen. Schofield as commander
in-chief Of the army was once clerk In
crockery store in Boston. He had his
first military instruction from a French
| man.
When the Princess OF Wales was mar
ried the King Of the Belgians gave her
! lace Of the value Of $5o. 1000. From that
time the Princess has gone on collecting,
and now her collection is worth some
thing like $3.50. 900. =
Ambassador Bayard's family have
been holding ofilce continually under the
United States Government for 100 years.
James Bayard, the Ambassadors grand
father, having been elected delegate to
the Federal Congress in 1895.
George Brown, colored. a native Of Vir-
ginia, has certificate from his former
master setting forth that he was born
in 1854. Brown lives in New Orleans.
He says that he BACKED George Wash
ington's boots and lighted his cigars
Speaker Gully, Of the English House
of Commons, has pet bulldog by which
he lays great store. The dog has had
several misadventures in London streets
and badly frightened nervous people
but the Speaker declines to give him UP.
Frederick Howard Hovey, the new ten
mis- champion Of America, Is a graduate
Of Brown University in the class Of 1890
He lives at Newton Centre, Mass, where
his father, the Rev. Dr. Alvan Hovey, is
president of the Newton Theological In
stitution.
Verdi's first composition obtained for
him a thrashing. He struck chord. It
pleased him. He attempted to strike 1t
again and failed. Thereupon he lost his
temper and began humping upon the
piano Verdrs father promptly punish
ed him with whipping
James Payn and Andrew Lang have
q tn oiy yyin Gofa ~ Ire fha1y
have "stuck in" and couldn't get through
without an effort. Among them are "Gu
Bias" Don Quixote," "Marcella," Rob
ert Elsmere," "Dombey and Son" and
''The Light That Failed
The Rev. c. F. Gates, Of Chicago, who
has been elected president of the Eu-
pirates College, at Harpoot, in Turkey,
Is about As years Of age. He Is a fine
looking man, with regular features and
wearing a mustache. He has been q
missionary for 10 years.
Mrs. William K Vanderbilt has the
reputation of being one of the most ex-
travagaht women New York has ever
known. AS an instance Of this, it is said
that she had an entire floor Of a we'll
known hotel in Paris refurnished gor-
geously at her expense for stay of six
weeks.
AS the Colonel of the Royal Horse
Guards Lord Wolseley enjoys the title Of
"gold stick in waiting" This title was
first conferred by Charles H., and means
that his Lordship must on state occasions
carry a gold-headed ebony staff and be
especially responsible for the personal
safety Of his sovereign.
David Christie Murray predicts that
Rudyard Kipling will write the Amerl-
can homogeneous novel, by which he
means book embracing all sections,
classes and conditions, considering them
socially, morally, politically, rehgiously,
showing their inter-relations; a novel.
not Of any particular locality, but of all
America
The proprietor Of the Hamden juno
ton CO., American Is the owner Of the
only livery stable in the town. He Is also
a regular practioing physician. In his
spare time he does fine needle work and
outline embroidery. He leads the choir
1t the Methodist church, and is the town
treasurer and president OF the Board Of
The summer home Of Prof Bell, the
telephone inventor and millionaire, Is on
In estate Of $4,000 acres in Cape Breton.
IN the Bras Dor. The professor seems
% have all the instincts OF the true fisher
nan. On one of the neighboring lakes
le has houseboat propelled by q steam
aunch, with trap door cut in the floor
# his dining room, 50 that he can fish,
the fancy strikes. while at table.