The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-09
Personal Points.

Johann Janko. one of the best known
Hungarian caricaturists. died recently at
the age of GO years. His drawings number
more than $4,000.
Judge Albion w. Tourgee's last novel is
entitled "A Man Who Out.ived Himself.
In one of his poems Lord Byron writes:
II have outlived myself by many a day.
49,
Leo XIII. is the 26ith pope in the regis
ter of the Roman p~ontiffs. reckoning st.
Peter as the first: ard he is the 18th only
who has reigned more than 20 years.
Jules Verne is enjoying robust health at
the age of 20 in his quiet home at Amiens.
where he lives on herbs and eggs. a mea-
ger diet, TO which he attributes his vital
ity. -A
The girl members of the Chase Art
school at Fifty-seventh street ana sixth
avenue are for war. and they want 1t
quick. Dilly-dally diplomacy doesn't suit
them a bit. One hundred members OF the
girls class to-day wired the following
message to Washington: 4 President
Mckinley: To h with diplomacy. Chase
Art School. New York city
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Professor William W. Birdsall. the
newly elected president of Swarthmore
college. has since 1893 been head of the
Friends Central schoo of Philadelphia
and has Ions much to strengthen 1t and
build IL up. He was last year elected a
member of the Head Masters association
of the United States, a BODY limited in
membership to 100. and including the
heads of the most famous New England
schools.
In a recent interview General Schoiield
III. sHkE.r n d. l.I ahfao aud still
hope we may have peace. But our best
guarantee OF peace is the formidable ar
mament that We are getting ready now.
l wish this war scare had come ten years
ago. 1t would have rendered unnecessary
the hasty preparations now. In fact. IL
would be better for the country IL we had
a war scare every ten years. as II would
tend TO make the people more patriotic
and more earnest i'm their efforts toward
building up a great country
"The death of Adelaide NJ. 1de, the
daughter Of Henry c. Ide. ex-chief justice
of Samoa says the Boston Transcript,
recalls a pretty incident of her child
hood. when she went with her father to
Samoa she was a little girl. and became
a great favorite with Robert Louis Stew
enson. the author. who lived there. She
WAS born ON Feb. -. and
Ah'hhht ~
have birthdays as often as other girls.
MIR. Stevenson. noting her disappointment.
declared that he would give her his own
birthday. and drew up a legal document
deciding II to her"
Colonel Myron T. Herrick. an eminent
financier OF Cleveland. says the New York
Mail and Express. declares that the banks
of this country would buy all the bonds
that the government might find it neces-
sary TO issue In the event of war. Colonel
Herrick ak like a patriot. but he Is
somewhat I'm error nevertheless. The
chances are that IN the event of "A bond
issue OF say 10000 90. AT least $2seoo.o"
would BE- sold 90 the people. TO whom the
securities would be offered in denomina-
lions as low as so. The next big loan Is
sued by this government. no matter
whether Il be for peace or for war. viii
be popular In character and distribution
ana the plain people will doubtless get
an ample opportunity TO invest In II.