Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-14
Personalities.

Mayfield, Ky.
James Lane Allen, the novelist will
soon visit England.
Governor Wolcott of Massachusetts,
coming campaign in that state.
James Tissot. the famous French ar
fist. will probably finish this month his
much-talked-of picture of Christ.
Mrs. Mary Jane Gailor, who died in
Cleveland recently, was a direct descen-
dant of the famous Revolutionary hero.
General Gates.
Postmaster General Gary has rented
the Washington house Of ex-senator
Sawyer, of Wisconsin, and took BOSSES
sion of it yesterday.
Mrs. Sally Betsy Jennings of Fairfield,
Conn.,, who has just celebrated her hun
dredth birthday. is granddaughter of
Orpha Hamilton, who was sister of AL
exander Hamilton.
Professor Vallauri, the Latin scholar,
left his whole fortune of 100000 to the
prizes for the best works on physical
science and on Latin literature
White men made their first appearance
in Hillsboro county, Florida, 800 years
ago. but the first white child born within
its borders has just died. This was "Un-
Gle John Hartman, aged 80, and known
all over the state.
ID. l.. Moody. the evangelist is holding
series of services in Montreal this week,
after which he will make a tour through
Canada, holding services in Quebec OF
tawa and other cities, going as far west
as Winnipeg.
Wilson Barrett has signed with VIII
Hanson & Musgrove. the English firm
which managed the fortunes of Mr.. Bel
lew and Mrs. Potter in Australia for a
tour of that continent this winter
Isaac Newton. in his salad days. fell In
love with a Miss Storey while studying
at Grantham. Poverty. however. pre-
vented the match. He remained faithful
and was ever her true friend. but she was
not inconsolable and married twice.
Many members of the Russian nobility
profess that they can trace their descent
direct from the line of King David. Four
princely houses in particular, with whom
nearly ali the aristocratic Russian fami-
lies are connected by marriage, claim this
honor.
Tennyson received $50 1000 for 1.-THE Holy
Grail. During the last few years of his
life Macmillan & Co.. paid him $4,000 to
the Nineteenth Century gave him $1,000.
Dickens left $780, 900; Lord Lytton. 800 900;
Mrs. Henry Wood. slsO.OOO; Mrs Dinah
Craik, $4,000. Victor Hugo left property
in England alone valued at sA57.OOO
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie and a
party of friends. including Rev. John
Watson Gan Maclaren), have been cruis-
ing during the past month among the
dulging in his favorite amusement Of
making valuable presentations to free Ii
braries. On this occasion Stornoway Ii
brary is the fortunate recipient, benefit
ing to the extent of $4,000.
w. S. Gilbert announces to an Edin-
burg interviewer that he will write no
more plays. He says he is disheartened
by the erroneous point of view from
which criticism is written. adding: Lon
don critics attack an author as if he were
scoundrel of the worst type, and do
not feel disposed to put myself forward
as cockshy for these gentlemen"
When Vice Admiral Mot of the French
recently he found himself in an embar-
RAISING position, for it was he who COM
manded the French fotilla which bonn
barded the Siamese forts when France
was presented second time, and that
nettled by the Kings GOODNESS, he with
held his hand.
1t is regarded as significant of the
spread of sentiment in favor of municipal
ownership that two of the leading law
yers and citizens of New Jersey. Frank
Bergen and William H. COrbn of Eliza
construction of projected trolley line
from Elizabeth to Plainfield. distance
of eleven miles. They appear to be carry
ing the community with them also.
The learned Oxford professor, Max Null
Ter, once asked Vivekananda if Rank
rshna. great Hindu religious teacher
knew Sanskrit. The answer at first was
evasive, but finally Vivekananda said:
when Ramkrishna was in the jungle as
an aScetic a beautiful woman came down
from heaven and taught him the Ian
guage.' "Nonsense!" was Muller's re-
ply. the only way to learn Sanskrit is
to get a grammar and a dictionary and
go to work.