The herald., 1896-10-11
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
I IN THE PUBLIC EYE
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| Mr.. j. Il. Robinson, the South African
/ millionaire, makes yachting his hobby
M. Ruskin invariably dimes alone.
Conversation, he finds. has distressing
effect on his digestion.
Mary Marks, colored, who resides In
Brennan, Tex, was born in the West
Indies in 1776, and is therefore 120 years
old.
The sultan Of Turkey takes his dinner
at sunset, when the national pillaf of
rice and sweets are served with sherbet
and ices.
Sir John Willoughby, as we'll as, Dr.
"Jim," is making the best use of his time
spent in confinement by turning out
copy
Rev. Cyrus Musser of Norristown, Pa,
has become editor Of The Reformed
Church Messenger, succeeding the late
Charles G. Fisher.
julian Thomas, who died recently in
Melbourne, began his newspaper career
in New York. He met wiz wonderful
success in Australian journalism.
Count Goetzen. the well known Ger
man explorer of Africa, has entered the
foreign service of Germany and beena as
signed to the embassy at Washington.
Herr Krupp, the gun manufacturer,
has dismissed ell foreign workmen and
of betrayal of secrets to foreign govern
ments. s
Cardinal Mezzofanti spoke ia langu-
ages and dialects, fifty of them with such
ease aid fluency that he was sometimes
mistaken for native of the lands where
they were used.
Verestschagin is about to publish q
new book called Autobiographies Of Un-
important People. 1t is, q. series of
sketches with realistic portraits Of beg
gars, soldiers. priests and other Rus
Sian types. SD,
Several candidates for appointment on
the New York police force were asked to
name four of the New England states.
One bright fellow, in bold hand. wrote
this answer: "Inglan. Irelan. Soothing
and Whales" ~ 4
Pope Leo XIII, it is known, has a very
nervous temperament, and this, added
to his incessant work and exertions, rem.
ders him liable to frequent insomnia. He
has not slept lately much more than two
hours night.
The sultan of turkey is busy man.
His working day is from in the morn
ing until noon. After lunch and q stroll
he give audiences until o'clock. In the
evening he plays with his children and
takes turn at the piano. s~f a3
1t is said that Rev. c. H. Woolston,
pastor Of the East Baptist church of
Philadelphia has asked the trustees of
the church to agree to pay his salary in
gold If Mr.. Bryan is elected, and that
they have agreed to do go.
The queen-of Italy when stopping in
the Alpine village of Gressoney, dresses
in the pretty scarlet costume Of the
peasant woman. She delights In the In
Vulnerable Alpine walks and scrambles
that abound on every hillside.
The. princess OF Wales has now held
her title just over thirty three years-a
period which has been exceeded only by
one of her predecessors the
daughter of George II. who was for thir-
ty-five years princess of Wales.
S. J. Barrows who has been nominat-
ed for congress by the Republicans Of
the Tenth district of Massachusetts,, is
the Rev. Samuel J. Barrows, a we'll
known Unitarian clergyman, and the
editor Of The Christian Register Of Bos-
ton.
According to French scientific jour-
nal, Ii Hung Chang was much pleased
with his visit to the Jardin dAcclima-
ton in Paris, especially when he saw
the fine brood of Chinese mandarin