The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-02-02
eERoosaAL AND .AApERsossAL.

-Adolph Sutro, mayor~elect Of San
Francisco, who gained fame and wealth
by the Comstock tunnel that bears his
name, Il tho owner of one-tenth of the
entire urea OF San Francisco county.
He is . native of Rhcnish Prussia, and
is sixty-three years old.
- With the possible exception Of
Thomas Edison, John Ericsson, who
conceived the Monitor, was the most
prolific inventor of the century. His
ideas suficed to build up many large
fortunes. He was the originator OF
nearly one thousand devices.
--Chesholm Robertson, one of the
foremost leaders of tho great Scottish
coal-miners strike, speaks French with
an unimpe achablc accent, is acquafnt-
cd to some extent with German, writes
two systems of shorthand, and reads
Carlyle and Schopenhauer. He wears
velvet jacket cut a In Whistler, af-
fects a stove-pipe hat Of the pattern
worn ten years ago. md is protuse In
his display of jewelry.
There is III New York city u po-
liceman who has managed on pay new
er exceeding twelve hundred dollars
year, and without opportunity for un-
lawful gains, to put ono son through n
famous college and to graduate him in
medicine; to get another n commission
in the navy, and to send two daughters
to one of the best womcn'S colleges.
ing his modest duty and asking aid of
no man.
One .var1n-heartcd man in New
York city gives his cast-o6 garments
to tho Salvation army, with the belief
that the clothes will finally be be-
slowed where they will do the mos:
good. His wife, seeing his satisfaction
with this form of charity. announces
her intention of doing the like with her
old party gowns, and the Salvation
army may in time be confronted with
the choice of declining to he the lady's
almoner, or administering to feminine
vanity and worldliness in tenement
house quarters
--Sometimes it is the lot Of women
to find herself in n restaurant with
just enough money to pay for her
luncheon aud not enough TO allow a
tip to the waiter. If this should be
your fate some time do not cringc and
assume 1neeching air. Remember
that you don't believe in the feeling
custom anyway. and regard yourself
as reforncr, as a pioneer in great,
uplifting movement Such thoughts
as these may enable you to get out of
the dining-roon without looking like
a detected sneak thief
Pope Leo is getting ready his mar
row house betiules: tho sculptor. Ma
rasai. IS at work upon his Sepulchre,
| which is OF white Carrara marble. On
| its lid there is Il lion. with d paw rest
ing upon the pontifical tiara: on the
right is statue OF faith bearing a
| candle and the Holy Scriptures; on the
| left, . statue of Truth. with the l,ope's
| arms in one hand; on the side beneath
! the lion, tue inscription: 'Hic Leo
| MIL. =. NJ. Pulvis est''-"Here lies
| Leo MIL. Sovereign Pontif Q'ontife::
| Naxirnus). He is dust
| Tho duke of Westminster being wei;
| known to be the wecltlliest man il,
! England, there has been much curios'
| ity as to the sum he would settle on
his daughter. Lady Margaret Grosvenor,
on the occasion OF her marriage &c
| Prince Adolphus OF Teck. brother OF
the future queen OF England. Since
! the queen gave her formal consent tc
! the match. thee weeks ago, it has
| leaked out that Lady Marga1et's dot
| will BIC 81, 500, COn-oHc-.alf to be paid
upon her marriage and the other hal.
at the duke of Westminster's death
| This is really quite handsome settle
| ment. for the duke has large family
Of daughters, and l,e has to provide fol
them all out of his savings, for the es
| tates are strictly cntailed