The herald., 1898-11-30
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

Among the theories as to why Rudyard
Kipling dislikes so much to be interviewed
is the suggestion that he is apt, when ex-
cited and speaking offhand, to say much
more than he cares to stand responsible for.
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland is a firm
believer in and a stout supporter of the
Salvation Army. She and her mother reg
ularly send generous checks to the organiza-
tion to further the work in Holland and
in its colonies. a.a. -
Rev. Stanley L. Krebs of Reading, Pa,
was prohibition candidate for the legis-
ature at the recent election. He had writ
ten pledges from 4500 men that they would
vote for him, and yet the official count
shows that he received but 1882 votes,
Richard Olney has written a letter to Col
onel Roosevelt in which he says: "Congrat-
ulations, young man, on canvass the most
plucky l have ever known, and followed by
the success which so much pluck deserves,
but does not always achieve"
| The expulsion from Monaco of Otero, the
! Spanish dancer, who has been seen in this
country, was due, it is said, to the jealousy
Of the princess of Monaco. The prince paid
the dancer too much attention. Otero 10
now in Paris and her villa at Monaco is de-
serted.
Sir Walter Besant celebrated his six
| tieth birthday on November lst The event
calls to mind that he has never suffered
any of the hardships which were the lot OF
so many of his contemporaries in fiction.
From the very beginning he has found .
ready market for his work.
Piper Findlater, the hero of Dargal ridge,
who has been appearing in London music
halls with his Victoria cross, has been Of
tered $50 for the decoration by BirminY-
ham firm, with the advice to get rid of It
at these terms and thus save himself and
the order further degradation.
Mayor Edward Hoos of Jersey City, who
| hopes to be candidate for reelection next
spring, is going to advocate Sunday thea
ters as part of his platform. He says Il
the theaters were open on Sunday there
would be less occasion for mothers to sing,
'Where is my wandering boy tonight?"
At Bayville, L. l., day or two ago, VIII
liam Cornell, aged 81, arose in the morning
a handsome young bachelor and that night
retired a great-grandfather, with daugh-
ter older than himself and a grand daughter
with child old enough to make remarks
about him. He had married the Widow
Overton, aged 49,
A son of General Gourko, the famous
Russian soldier, has just got himself into
serious difficulty by entering the room Of
Prince Zulutzotf, one of Russia's council
lors at Nice, and stealing 100000 francs in
money and jewels valued at 10000 francs.
The case was hushed up at the instance Of
the Russian government.
| Lord Kelvin, now more than IS years old,
| has just taken out patent on an improved
device for making soundings at sea- AL
though his life work has been philosophical
rather than mechanical, and has related
mainly to the theories that underlie phys
ical phenomena, Lord Kelvin is the author
of number of useful instruments
Prince Herbert Bismarck has Just issued
orders that strangers shall no longer be adj
mitted to Fredrichsruhe or to Sachsenwald,
which have heretofore been so much used
as picnic grounds by the people of Hamburg.
The prince says the pilgrimages have be-
come so numerous since his fathers death
that the game in the forest is becoming
shy.