The herald., 1897-01-10

art In bad weather. He has done some
fine work as sculptor
Mckinley will be the third Methodist
president Of the United States. OF the
others eight have been Episcoplaians,
six Presbyterians. two Umtarians. one
Christian and one Freethinker.
Henri Rochefort Is reproached with
his employees. 1t is believed, however,
that NJ Rochefort is exceedingly gem
erous to political refugees, and lie
spends carelessly.
j. II. Hodge. who was mentioned for an
aldermanic nomination in Manchester
N H., says that he has no grudge
against himself that he wants to pay OH
in that way," and that he would not
take the office on any consideration.
Mrs. e. #. Elliott of Minneapolis is the
teacher of fourteen whist clubs in Min
neapolis and st. Paul. She is the cham
pion player there, and teaches number
OF classes composed OF both men ana
women. She also gives private lessons.
Senator Squire of Washington is hard
at work for reelection He believes in
the efficacy of printers ink. and is send
ing to his constituents twelve-page
pamphlet which recites the Record and
Services of Watson c. Squire in the
Senate of the United States"
Said George Du Maurer once in a
private chat: Il think that the best
years in mans life are after he is 40 A
man at 40 has ceased to hurt the moon.
l would add that in order to enjoy life
after 40 1t is perhaps necessary to have
achieved. before reaching that age, at
least some success"
Silas A. Hudson. first cousin of Cen
eral U. S. Grant, died last week in Bur-
lington. Iowa, aged 81 years. He was a
co-worker with Horace Greeley on the
New York Tribune and with George d.
Prentice on the Louisville Journal, and
was appointed, by President Grant in
1859 minister to Central America.
Thomas O'Neil, of St. Catherine, Mo.
fills the following positions: Freight
agent, ticket agent. operator, baggage
master postmaster, insurance agent
town treasurer, member of city council
school director. district clerk, re'vepaper
agent, real estate agent, collector, sta
tiStical reporter and professor OF tele-
graphy.
Charles T. McClenachan, an authority
on Freemasonary. who for twenty-nine
years was employed in the New York
department. of pubic works died last
week. Mr.. McClerachan was born in
1929. For his knowledge of Scottish
Rite Masonry he was known all over the
world. He was the author of several
books on Masonry.
Rev. L. L. Conrady. who left the Una
tilla Indian reservation in 1889 TO take
the place OF the late FIR. Damien, IN
charge of the Molokai Hawaii, leper col
ony. is in Portland Ore, as the guest of
Archbishop Cross. After finishing his
course of medicine FIR. Conrady will re-
turn to Molokai, relieving FIR. Damien,
a brother of the dead priest
On one occa sion at a party given by
Sir John Millais, Lady Halle rose to play
the violin, when to her intense amuse-
ment she heard Landseer exclaim: Good
gracious! A woman playing the fiddle!"
On the other hand, an old-fashioned no.
bleman when he saw a gentleman sit
down to the piano, contemptously re-
marked: II wonder if the creatu can
sew!''
Baroness Burdett- Coutts Is said to be
great admirer Of the pluck of Cecil
Rhodes in his efforts to develop Rho
desia For every selected young man
who promises to settle In that posses
sion, and who chooses wife from among
the young women in her charitable in
stitutions. she will present them with
E100. Mr.. Rhodes viii undertake TO find
employment for the husband
Senator Sherman says that General
Grant probably got more real service
out of his cabinet officers and more pro-
lection from trivial details than most
other presidents. 1t was his custom to
accept their recommendations upon all
ordinary matters and approve them
without personal investigation, reserv
ing his strength and time for broader
views and the elaboration of general pol
icies.
The late Judge Thurman was invited
at one time to a meeting of certain weak
kneed Democrats who seriously contem-
plated the breaking up of the Demo-
cratic party AS soon as the old Roman
comprehended the object of the meeting
he promptly arose to his feet and said
Gentlemen, this room is too ID small
in which to break up the party, and i'm
mediately left the meeting That was
the last ever heard of the movement.
The Empress Taitu, wife of the EN-
peror Menelek of Abyssinia. inspects
and reviews the soldiers like any officer.
Her majesty is always accompanied by
a brilliant staff of Gales and TilgIins
Her face carnot be seen very we'll, be-
cause she always wears a black veil
She is considered good looking, but her
portraits hardly bear this out. She Is
extremely naughty in her department,
but if anyone pleases her she is most
affable.
In her book of Irish beauties Mrs
Gerard quotes Gladstore's story of the
surprising charms Of Mrs. Dillon, who
kept furnishing goods store on fash
ioNable street in Dublin. One day the
beautiful duchess of Rutland the vice
roys wife. drove up in A grand carriage
went into the shop and, looking hard a
Mrs Dillon, who was behind the coun-
ter. said: 'Yes, you are the most beau
tiful woman In three kirgdcms." She
then Immediately left the shop. 1t was
conjugal Jealousy, excited by the dukes
praise of the fair IrishWoman, that oc-
casioned the visit