New-York tribune., 1897-11-01
PERSONAL.

For many years" says The Philadelphia
Ledger" MIR Sartain was magazine editor as
well as engrayer, and I'm both capacities had an
extensive acquaintance with distinguished men
TO the magazine he published Agassz contributed
his earliest papers Poe was a constant contributor
and Hood scnt 10 il The Song or me ShlIt OF
many years he occupied quaint oid mansion III
s,n,orn-sf above Seventh-st. which was Ia
nous storehousc OF art treasures, ana the merllE
artists In his old age he was persuaded 70 re-
nov TO the school OF Design for women. and In
rests home gathered his great collection OF
hook % prnn snG ncds Trn wcny thou
sand prints. representative examples of the mas
ters of engraving
The late T. C. r. Walker. OF Roxbury, Mass
who left $4,000 to various charities was seldom
seen at public gatherings. and had one hobby. that
Of nower-culturc.
Max Ring the popular German novelist, has just
celebrated his eIghteth birthday al Schreiberhau n
silesia Hts book OF "reminiscences. soon to be pun
Iished will contain interesting sketches ana ahec'
dotes Of his early friends-Fcrdnand Lassalle. Bet
Tina Bcrthold Auerbach, Gottfried Keller kar,
6iitzkow Prince POckler-M Moskau and crowd OF
others Moreover. rs leading dranatSt ciau,r.
Max Ring had an intimate acquaintance win htatS
alI the leading German actors and theatrical man
ayers Of half century.
The Rev Dr. George Warner Nichols, OF Nor
walk Conn. has given his valuable library to the
Berkeley Episcopal Theological Seminary, AZ Mlu-
dletown. Conn In acknowledging the receipt OF the
library Iohn A. Harbour. the librarian, wrote thus
IN DR. Nichols: Il have received the books which
Won so vsry kindly sent to library. ana wsh 10
thank you most heartily. ! am much pleased WIN
ihcn and am that they VIII ado inUch 70 III,
intar.st and value OF the library. The copies OF
your own publications which you sent for the stu
dents shal' he duly distributed, and VIII be much
appreciated
AT the opening Of the new Kingsley laboratories
A. Worcester Academy. Worcester. Mass last
week addresses were made by President Eho'
ne Uarvnrd on The Present Tendency OF See
| .i,,,a tan MPliGnud4
or the Worcester Polytechnic Institute on - ht
Relation OF the Secondary School TO the Hishei
| schools OF Science and 10y President "; otahloi
! Hall ot Clark University on 'IHe ReIatloH u
! tho Labora tory 70 Science Teaching
| Mime. du Bos d'Elbeeg, now nnety-nine years
! ~ age IA said 10 be the oldest writer In France
She gan TO write for the press eighty years ago
NJ Mounet-sully the famous tragedian OF Paris
| is having built for himself a splendid house neal
Bergeroe. The construction is Of comminSec
| Roman and Byzantine character archttecturally
J ard i- described verttable palace. the coun
try around IL smiling and rcposeful The actor IN
| tends 10 dwell IN the palace permanently Whcn NJ
has retired from the stage. He Is a native or TN
| the spot where he born, and far from the tu
mutt OF Paris.
| Mrs Eunice Russ Davis OF Dedham Mass. whC
has tust celebrated her ninety y-scventh birthday.
tho daughter OF Prince Ames. who fought In The
/ Revolutionary War and received special rccoSnl
! lion from General Washington for bravery.