New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-09
to select . candidate right up to Election Day.
there wouldn't have been the least patch Of silvsg
on the lining Of the cloud.
Personal.

Rocker r. Washington the well-known cok
ored superintendent OF the Tuskegee M,a) Normal
and Industrial Institute for Colored People, has
been again honorabIy recognized by the authorities
of the Atlanta Exposition; He has been appointed
member of the Award Committee OF Liberal Arta
for the Department OF Education, OF which Prssi.
dent Gilman of Johns Hopkins University is chair.
man.
"The entire community" says THE Boston
Transcript" will sympathize deeply with DR.. Hale
in the loss OF his youngest son. at a time when he
IA IN suc1 serious anxiety also as TO the issue Of
Mrs Hale's crtica! Illness. But the death OF Robert
Beverly Hale Is more than private loss Although
but twenty-six years old. he had already done not
able literary work. earning him recognition as
of the most promising OF the younger writers OF
Boston He clearly at the beginning OF brill
liant career and people were turning their eyes 70
him with pride and great expectations The stories
from his pen Which hsye agPesrea IN iecsn1 %
zine and elsewhere stories OF no common kind.
They revealed an ingenuity, a humor an originally.
and always a human warmth which have led many
TO feel that DR.. Hale's own literary genius was to
be perpetuated peculiarly in this son The strong
sonnet upon Francis Parkman which appeared IN
the last number OF The New-England Magazine
shows also his genuine and noteworthy poetic
talent"
The Rev. w. Williams, In his Personal Remt
niscences Of c. H. spurgeon" tells an anecdote about
the great preacher az a smoker Some gentleman
wrote to Mr. Spurgeon saying "he had heard he
smoked and could not believe II true: Would MI,
Sgurgeon write and tell t him ea really was c s1
vate my flowers and burn my weeds Yours truly.
c. II. Spurgeon.
Charles e. Browne. the first man who ever taught
school in Chicago, has just died. He was born In
Granville, n. Y, In 1875
In a recent issue Of 1.-The Buffalo Commercial"
John r. Chaplin. now OF Buffalo. gives some inter-
esting "reminiscences OF Walter Hunt. who In the
opinion of many, including Mr. Chaplin. was the real
inventor Of the sewing machine. Let me close"
he says with an anecdoe OF his talent in the line
of invention. He came into my Office on Nassau-st.
one day looking quite downhearted. and to my In
quiry. What's the matter. Mr.. Hunt" he replied.
owe you SIS, don't I, Chaplin? Well, I've not cent
In the world, and don't know where TO get one
Upon my assurance that 1t did not matter he said,
Yes. but don't know where to get meal OF Wet
uals.' After walking the floor for a few minutes In
brown study he suddenly exclaimed, Il have Il.
his shop. took a piece Of brass wire about eight
inches long, sharpened one end turned coll In the
made the admirable shielded pin now In common
use; took II down into Greene-st., sold the
right for 800 cash, came in before O'Clock, paid
me my Sl5, and said, There Chapn. make out the
for YOU"
THE Unicorn, OF London, gives the following a.
the true story OF the origin OF Little Biee: zone
morning, when Du Maurier writing Trilby
Che hadn't then begun 10 illustrate III. there ran
past his window a handsome boy OF about eighteen
Du Maurer started up There goes Little Beer
he cried. and, hatless rushed and overlook the
boy beg ten thousand pardons he said but
might I sketch you for a character in z book I'm
writing? Little Bee seemed little pu; out az
first, but eventually consented. Mr. Tree told
the tale, and when he began cast his play took
engaging him to appear in the roe. And II cannot
be denied that Little B.lee has made hit"