The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-22
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.


merer, because of defect In bis
speech. Michael H., emperor OF the
east, had similar defect, which gave
him the same designation. 1t is said
he could not speak until he had
stamped his feet.
Alexander the Great was desig.
mated by his subjects The Conqueror,
title, though much less deserved. be.
slowed by his people on Alfonso OF
Portugal and Anrunzebe, the emperor
Of India. The same title has been given
also to James l. Of Arragon; Osman l.,
sultan of Turkey, William l., the con-
queror of England.
M. Hippolyte Raymond, author OF
lies vingt huit jours de Clairctte.
and many other successful farces in
| tho style of Labiche, shot himself
through the head recently In Paris on
account OF insomnia and worry. His
plays were having long runs, and the
latest. "Mlle. Bernol," is being re-
hearscd at the Cluny theater.
LII Hung Chang, who Is not . to-
bacco smoker, has one of TIE finest col
lections of smoking utensils In the
world. He has pipes OF all ages and
from all parts of the world. He keeps
adding nstantly to his treasures in
this line. Cigar-holders OF every va
riety-some Of them exceedingly costly
form an interesting feature of his
collection.
member of the London county council.
has informed the London press that
he is ready to furnish 1t with contri-
buttons at the rate of one dollar and
fifty cents per two thousand words II
taken by the week, or at lower rates
for q longer period. He says that he
is "a vivid and graceful writer OF more
than ordinary capabilities"
| -Dagobert II. of France was The
Young. He was years old when he
ascended the throne. Leo IL and
Louis VII. were also sometimes thus
designated, the former having been
only 4. and Louis VII, who was II on
his accession. Ludwig II. Of Germany.
who is also designated The Young.
was % on his accession, and Romanus
H., emperor of the east, was 30.
-ANClSOu tuOu0l6 WCEO OACACo AOI
sale few weeks ago. and now those
of Field Marshal Lord Hill, "Welling-
tons right arm" and for time COM
mander-in-chief of the English army,
are to be sold at auction. Among them
are the Waterloo medal, the Grand
Cross of the Order of the Bath, many
foreign orders and swords of honor.
and the gold casket in which the free
dom OF the city of London was present.
cd to him.
"A violent attack on the behavior
Of the French in the last war printed
In the Morgen Zeitung under the title
of "Hyenas on the Battlefield" con-
tanning serious accusations against
the troops engaged in the battle Of
Woerth, has been shown to be stolen
from the Garienlaube OF 1865, whero
the attack was on the conduct Of the
Austrians at Sadowa Tho only
changes in the article were the substi-
tuition Of Woerth for SadowA and
French names for Austrian.
-Mascagni has written an article on
opera librettos for . newspaper at
Cerignola, In which he says that over
one thousand FIVE hundred librcttos
are written In Italy every year, and
that two hundred of them are sent to
him. He has had books from rail-
road porter, from q sailor. . shoe
maker and . pig doctor. One dealt
with italian unity, among the charsc-
ters being Garibaldi. baritone; the
Pope. , basso. and Victor Emanuel, .
tenor. Another called May Day" was
about strike. and had . chorus. 1--WE
want an sight-hour day"