The evening times., 1895-08-08
WHAT MEN ARE DOING.

Wh3teiaw Reid Is now again personally
editing the New York Tribune.
Rider Hggard has been elected president
of the Angio-African Winters UiaI uI Lol,-
don.
Sir Henry Bessenier. the "steel king" abb
solutely refuses TO give his autograph to
any one.
Those who have seen ex-Speaker Reed
since ne has shaved his mustache say that
the expression of his face is new even more
innocent than ever.
Japanese postnen, whose routes carry
them into the country, use bicycles. Their
wheels are made by local manufacturers,
who have appropriated improvements from
both British and American patents.
Mr. Stead wants to establish a baby ex-
change, where those who have too many
children may dispose OF them to those who
have too few.
Mr.. George Augustus sala's library,
which, as night be suppose embraces
nearly every class OF literature, is about to
be put up at auction. 1t includes numer-
Gus presentation copies of various works
and the exceedingly rare first edition of
Mrs. Glasses Cookery"
When the mother Of NJ Max Lebaudy
sought to throw his fortune into chancery
until he had arrived at years of greater
discretion his advocate urged a plea on
his behalf that decided the French tribunal
in his favor. He contended that the gov
ernnient had no right to interest itself in
the preservation OF colossal fortunes and
asserted that the race course was an inI-
portant economic factor in helping to dis
sipate them for the benefit of the COM
nUnity.
Poster collectors can take refuge from
the jeers OF their friends in the fact that
no less Parsonage than DIR. Weir Mitch
ell Is an enthusiastic collector of posters
and owns thousands. He has utilized them
in papering a room. His agents have in
structions to secure every poster which
comes out.
Pierola, the rebel leader who has been
elected the President of Peru. is a hand
some man. tall, erect and well proper
toned His hair is slightly tinged with
gray, and there is an odd white lock in
front. He was once professor of philosophy
in Lima seminary, and is sou-in law
of the Mexican Emperor Iturbide.
In his old age Donald G. Mitchell. who
won fame under the pen name of Ike
Marvel" devotcs himself to landscape
gardening. and New Haven's beautiful
parks are evidence of his ability in this
direction.
Sir Frederick Pollock, who made an
address to the law school at Harvard
during the commencement, is accused of
appearing on the lecture platform wear
ing a high white hat, q blue shirt, laven-
der cravat, black frock coat and light
trousers. He wore a "red, red ruse'' In his
buttonhoie and gold-rimmed pince uez.
Gen. Poillenc de Saint Mars, command
ing the French twelfth army corps, has
issued an order of the day regretting
that the soldiers do not sing on the
march, and suggesting to the regimental
that they train capable men
In the ranks to sing national and war
like songs, sentimental and popular airs
and luIlabies to the Accompaniment of
aocordiuns or other instru-
ments that can be easily played while
Among the treasures In the house of
Lord Rosebcry are a mantelpiece from
Ruben's house. the Chandeliers from the
doge's palace and tapestries that belonged
TO Cardinal Mazarin. They originally be-
onged to the Rothschiids, and, as Lord
married Hannah Rothschild, he
beca me meposseSsedofthem