The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-28

The Gear of Russia has recently substituted
the pipe for the cigarette and seems to enjoy It,
DR.. Baring.Gould the eminent English divine,
has a passion for antiques. He loves to dig for
historic relics and is an authority on ancient
life and manners.
The late Chauncey Goodrich died in the poor
house at the age OF 70. Twenty-Five years ago
he was member of the Connecticut State Sem
ate and was worth 100000.
William E. Gladstone, his son Herbert says, is
in such vigorous health that he threatens to
chop down some more cherry trees He is re-
versing George Washington's record.
The Elizabeth Carly Agassiz scholarship at
Radcliffe College has an endowment OF $4,000,
given by number of friends of Mrs. Agassiz,
who have chosen this fitting method of per-
petuating her name.
London is to have another Oren tai visitor,
the Nizam of Hyderabad. He rules Is .O00, 900
subjects and 100000 square miles of territory.
His highness, Asaf Jah, is man of small
stature, very reserved but most hospitable to
all Europeans who visit Hyderabad.
Dean Farrar of Canterbury thinks iuf'per-
fectly erroneous to talk of the failure of mis-.
sions, when they started with 120 despised
Gahleeans, and when now there are 120, O00,-
900 Protestants, and they have in their power
almost all the resources of the world"
One of the most enthusiastic women horti-
cultursts is Miss Alice Rothschild, whose COL
lection of roses alone is said to be worth
$4,000. The Archduke of Austria owns flow
ers to the value of $500, 900, and Sir Trevor
Lawrenee's collection at Dorking is worth
$3.50, 900.
Thomas Hughes of "Tom Brown" fame writes
in the Specta tor over the signature "Vacuus
Viator." He says he chose this pseudonym on
hearing youthful relative of his, who came
| across the words in his Latin Reader, translate
| them by wandering cow" In after years this
ingenious boy became an NJ "A. of oxford.
Frank R. Stockton is one OF the most modest
men in the realm Of literature. He is a short,
| slender man, with brilliant eyes and an engag-
| ing smile. He has learned recently that the
| canal-boat that inspired the "Rudder Grange"
stories is still in existence and occupies its for
mer moorings in the Harlem.
| One of the most able Repu blicans in the
| State of Maryland is Charles J. Bonapsrte. pos
| sibly the next Senator from the Terrapin State.
| He is president of the Civil Service Reform AS.
| ISOLATION and is known all over the country as
| one of the ablest and most faithful advocates
| of the merit system for series OF years past.
| Mr. Bonaparte is granddaughter of Napoleon,
! and has u Napoleonic head and distinguished
appearance.
Walter Besant has this to say sbont how he
reads newspapers: 81 am, myself, a person
| of very limited tastes. Political speeches sell
| dom read; nor debates in any OF the many par
| liaments. In their stead 1 read the leading
articles upon them. Sporting news, financial
news, the column from the London Gazette
| ecclesiastical news, meetings of companies
| stock and share lists--all these I pass over.
also pass over all the advertisements. So that,
really, my daily paper does me very little
| harm, as 1 read no more than a sixth part
| of it -