Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-05-07
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Louis |. of France was the STAN
merer, because Of defect In hi'
speech. Michael H., emperor Of the
east, bad similar defect, which gave
him the same designation. 1t Is said
he could not speak until hc had
stamped his feet
Alexander the Great was desig'
mated by his subjects The Conquer"r
title, though much less deserved. be
slowed by his people on Alfonso o.
Portugal and Aurunzehe, the emperor
OF India. The same title has been give
also TO James l. OF Arragon; OsmaE l.,
sultan of Turkey; William l., the con-
queror OF England.
M. IIippolyte Raymond. author o.
Lies vingt huit jours de Clairette, :
and many other successful farces II
the style of Labiche. shot hilnsel
through the head recently IN Paris oil
account OF insomnia and worry. Hh
plays were having long runs, and the
latest. mile. Bernol," is being re.
hearsed at the Cluny theatcr.
Lii Hung Chang. who is not to-
bacco smoker, has one OF the finest col
lections OF smoking utensils in til.
world. He has pipes OF all ages am
from all parts OF the world He keep
adding constantly to his treasures il
this line. Cigar-holders OF every va
riety--some of them exceedingly costly
form an interesting feature OF his
collection.
Viscount Morntmorres, who is a
member of the London county council,
has informed the London press tina;
he is ready to furnish it with contri.
buttons at the rate Of one dollar and
fifty cents per two Thousand words u
taken by the week, or at lower rates
for longer period. He says that lie
Is "a vivid and graceful writer OF more
than ordinary capa bilities."
--Dagobcrt III. Of France was The
Young. He was years old when he
assembled the throne. Leo H. and
Louis VII. were also sometimes thus
designated, the former having been
only 4. and Louis VII, who was II on
his accession. Ludwig III. Of Germany.
who is also designated The Young.
was 90 on his accession, and Romanus
H., emperor OF the east, was 30.
Nelson's medals were offered for
sale few weeks ago. and now those
Of Field Marshal Lord Hill. yelling
tons right arm" and for q time com
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:
ed 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 agains,
The troops engaged in the battle OF
Woerth, has been shown To be stolen
from the Garienlanbe OF 1865, where
The attack was on the conduct OF the
Austrians at Sadowa. Tho only
changes in the article were the substi-
tution of Woerth for Sadowa and
French names for Austrian.
-Mascaghi has written an article on
opera librettos for newspaper at
Jerignola, in which he says that over
'ne thousand FIVE hundred librettos
ire written in Italy every year, and
hat two hundred Of them are sent to
hin. He has had books from rail-
Dad porter, from a sailor, q shoe
maker and a pig doctor. One dealt
With Italian unity, among the charac-
ers being Garibaldi, baritone; the
Pope, a basso, and Victor Emanuel, a
enor. Another called May Day. was
bout a strike, and had chorus, 1--WE
want an eight-hour day."