The herald., 1896-04-17
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

The narchioness of Lorne, the queens
daughter, has had three mothers-in-law
during her twenty-five years OF married
life.
Mrs. Sarah Tyson Rorer, the expert in
the art of cookery, declares that her fine
complexion is largely the result OF her
fondness for garlic.
Prof. Henry Drummoid, who 10 staying
at Tunbridge Wells, England, is slowly re-
covering from his nervous breakdown,
and will in time be able to resume his
literary and lecturing work.
Speaker Reed was recently asked il the
approaching election didn't fill him with
anxiety, and the great man from Maine
answered: "No; the uncertainties OF life
are all that make it endurable."
John A. Parshall of Delhi, Delaware
county, N. T., has worked continuously at
the case as cOmpositor on the Delaware
Gazette, in the same building, at the same
case and at the same window for over
flfty-tve years.
Hiram Lester, who died at the poor farm
in Henry county, Georgia, recently. was
said to be l29 year old. A son of his liv-
ing in same poorhouse is 90 years old, and
daughter, who lives in Heard county, is
80 years old.
This story is told of Archdeocon Denison
A perplexed parishioner went to the wears
study OIL day and blurted out: "Why.
hear, Mr.. Archdeacon, as how you refuse
to bury dissenters." mo-" replied the
archdeacon, 'you have been wrongfully in
formed, my man, l should really like to
bury them ALL"
Sultana Neumier, who has just died at
known in this country. She landed as an
immigrant at Ellis island in the spring of
1891 She was highly educated, speaking
English nd four other languages besides
her native tongue, and it was her intention
to fit herself in this country for Christian
missionary work among her own people in
Syria.
1t is announced that the crown prince of
Sweden intends to visit Lapland in Au-
gust in order to see the total eclipse of the
sun on the 9th of that month. A perfect
view of the eclipse can be had from the
mountain Juobmotjakko, which has a
height of 4SOO feet above the level of the
sea and il situated near the celebrated
waterfall of Stora Sjofallets.
Mr.. Labouchere is a man of the world
keen, unbelieving, hard as nails; tianeur
of fianeurs-with a sauntering gait, slow
drawing and wearied voice and an eternal
cigarette. His iazness is purely physical
and superficial; mentally he is the most
active, persistent. tireless OF mon.
Mavroyeni Bey, Turkish minister at
Washington. is much pleased because he
mas not been recalled. he ID very popular
in Washington society. He goes by the
nickname OF "the Dear" He is very
fond of riding bicycle, and has been
haunted by the fear that he could not use
his wheel In his native land.
The czar of Russia is not an imperial
Senator Raines. He has ordered that
small bottles of brandy, ornamented with
royal arms, be distributed at Moscow dur
ing the time of the coronation festivities.
He has also directed the hotel proprietors
in that city to exercise the greatest liber-
ality towards their guests.
In the newly published autobiographical
Condolences of the late Frederick Locker
Lampson the poet says his uncle used to
say that ''you could not widen the mouth
of Locker without injury to his ears"
One day at Malta this frank old gentleman
asked a stranger who had just landed to
take wine with him, and expressed his OBJ
legation for the favor by saying: "Yester-
day, sir, was the ugliest man in all
Malta!"
James Whitcomb Riley has entirely re-
covered from his recent illness. He says
the stories of his sickness were greatly ex-
aggerated, and he had no symptoms of
brain fever. Mr.. Riley has permanently
retired from the lecture platform, and
says that no inducement can be made to
cause his return. He is enjoying a very
large income from his books, and is con-
tented and happy doing such literary work
as he likes and when he pleases-absolute-
ly his own master.