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lNENT PEOPLE EVERYWHERE.
Inventor Edlson's Prophssy---A SensatIon
at Harvard---A New Army In Our Land.
Since the little King of Spain com.
pleted his tenth year. on the 18th OF last
month. he has been set up with a sepa.
rate establishment of his own. His
Majesty has always had his own groom
OF the chambers, master Of the horse,
black rod and gold stick, but now every
officer of his household will be distinct
ly his own. and though he will still re-
side under the same roof, with his
mother and sisters, his establishment
will be ordered on distinctly different
lines. Young as he is, Alphonso XIII
fully appreciates the change, for he has
always had deep sense of his own
Importance, and it would be hard to
count the number of times that he has
claimed the most cherished dollies Of
his sisters In these words:"Give them
to me, for am King"
Thomas A. Edison says that within
ten years aerial navigation will be an
accomplished fact, and that there Is
nothing to prevent us travelling through
the air, just above the treetOps at a
speed ranging form seventy-five to one
hundred miles an hour. He thinks that
a form Of lOw-exploslve gun-cotton will
supply the motive power. Mr.. Edison
Is confident that he could invent a prac-
teal aerial machine If he was not en-
crossed with other matters at the pres
ent time. He has accomplished so many
wonderful things which could not be
believed until they were seen in practic-
al operation that the public is willing to
believe that he can do anything, no
matter how startling the proposition.
Mr.. Edison, forever experimenting, has
devoted some time to the problem Of
aerial navigation. He has studied the
matter carefully, so that what he has
to say on the subject is not the mere
hap-hazard guessing Of the uniformed
man.
William III. of Germany, enjoys the
unique distinction of being the only
European sovereign who has ever de-
scended to his kitchen and had 1t out"
with the cook. Coffee has never been
a strong point with the Berliners, and
1t seems that the imperial coffee Is no
better than the rest His Majesty grew
weary of complaining to officers of the
household, and one morning actually
went below stairs to investigate mat
tiers for himself. After the shock of the
imperial presence had subsidized, Will
liam III, Emperor Of Germany, King of
Prussia, soldier, sailor, sportsman, poet,
theatrical manager, orchestral leader
demonstrated that there was still one
more thing that he knew all about, and
that was coffee.
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A perfectly new anecdote of the Duke
of Wellington is related by Mr.. Tucker
man, formerly our minister to Greece.
1t seems that the Duke was standing
one day on the pavement opposite his
house in Piccadilly, waiting an Oppor-
tunity to cross the street between the
crowd of passing vehicles, gentleman
AN entire stranger to him-stepped up
and offered his arm to the Duke to as
sist him in crossing. Although Wei
lington hated assistance of any kind,
he accepted the strangers arm, who,
having secured passage by signing to
the drivers of the vehicles to STOP con-
Quoted the great man in safety across
the street. II thank you, sir" said the
Duke, releasing his arm and proceeding
to his house door. But the stranger, in
stead of moving off, raised his hat and
delivered himself to the following Of.
feet: "Your Grace, have passed long
and not uneventful life, but never did
! hope to reach the day when l might
be of the slightest assistance to the
greatest man that ever lived" "Don't
be a damned foolr' responded the
Duke, and turned OIL his heel.
A sensation has just been created by
the Professor of Literature at Harvard,
who in lecture used most extraordin-
airy language. Here is specimen:
Personally do not like Spenser, and
Milton is to me excessively unpleasant;
Milton is trying to be Puritan and an
artist at the same time, and the two
things do not and cannot coincide. A
conscious moral purpose ruins any eff
fort for artistic effect. TO my thinking
'Comus' isn't in it with the Faithful
Shepherdess.' A fellow like Milton,
that has bored me with Paradise Lost
and Samson Agonistes,' / have abso-
lutely no use for. When read Milton,
as have to, read him for study, not
for enjoyment. l feel that Milton Is
rhetoric just as Spenser is rhetoric.
Take L'Allegro,' Comus,' etc.; these
are rhetoric-jolly good rhetoric some
parts of them. | should guess that
Lycidas and some few of Millions
sonnets were some Of the most spontan-
eous things he ever did. He certainly
wasn't spontaneous in Samson Agents
tes,' although he spoke out with GER
tain resonant bang. No one can be
pontaneous who constructs a Greek
tragedy on the plan of Hebrew
story"
The recent death of Thomas Hughes
To- L.. A.