The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-17
Demonsthenes and history of Hellenic

counsel'to young and aspiring artists. %
Accompanied by his daughter, ex-Sec.
retary Sherman recently went to a Wash.
lngton theater where Francis Wilson was
playing, and was compelled to take his
place i'll long line before the box office
Wilson passed just then, recognized the
statesman, stepped into the box office
got the best seats in the. house, and, com,
ing out presented them to Mr.. Sherman
Marion Crawford is credited with
saying that deaths from suicide Snnd
deaths from starvation, among literary
men are more numerous, in proportion t.
the number of sMen. engaged in such
work, than deaths, caused by alcohol
among those who drink. by nicotine
among smokers and 3by morphine and
similar drugs among those who use them
The Australian mail brings news OF
the death of Miss Amy Castillo, Al. d:
the hrst woman to become resident med
lcal officer Of general hospital in the
Southern hemisphere. She was also one
Of Of, the g. hrst lady graduates OF the Univer
Spanish refugee who fed to- London
and became private secretary to the
younger. r. # 8 #8 J
At the. ripe old age Of 81, Martin
Nadaud, a '4S man, who lived for some
time in England, like Louis Blanc and
Iledrn Rollin, has passed away in his
house at Martineche, in the department
of the Creuse, France. He was expelled
from France on the occasion of the coul
d'etat, and went to England, becoming
Teacher Of French in London and
Brighton.
M. Charles Abel Bailif,~ founder and
president of the Touring club of France
an organization of bicyclists, has received
the Cross Of the Legion of Honor. He
was formerly deputy chief of the office
of the prefect of the Seine, where he
served twenty-one years. Since his retire:
ment he has worked on committees and
commissions, and has devoted himself
zealously to the cause of bicycling.
Count Won Katie, who was mixed NJ
i'll the famous anonymous-letter scandal
OF Berlin a->year or so ago, has been
taken back into favor of the German
Emperor with the condition that he fgh,
no more duels. He had challenged sew,
eral men who had accused him of writ
ing the letters, and after he had killed
Baron Won Schrader, he was put in prison
before he could do any more damage.
Speaker Reed, when told last sum
mer that Congressman Dingley was very
fond of Mark Twain and the American
why, when Dingley was a. young fel
low he preferred sitting up nights read
ing the latest treasury report to holding 9
pretty girl on his knee. Isn't that so
Dingley?' 'Well," replied the author OF
the tariff bill, Il leave that to Mrs. Ding
ley" -.
Bronze statuettes, about two fee,
high, of the Emperor William as 9
knight of one of the crnsading orders
are how ON the market. They represen,
him aSing earnestly toward heaven
with Och hands resting on his sword
on the broad blade of which is the wore
"Credo.' The Emperor's head is covered
with helmet bearing the Jerusalem
cross, and he wears a cloak with the cru
sader's cross embroidered on it.
Instead of preaching an original scr
mon on recent Sunday President Pat
ton of Princeton read the lecture OH i'm
mortality recently delivered by Prof
James of Harvard, whom he declared t.
be the most brilliant writer on philosoplli
cal subjects living, and said that it wa.
a thing of no small Importance that ;
mon of such undisputed eminence il
philosophy should stand up in defense o.
the Christian doctrine of Immortality.
The position of stenographer in tn,
executive chamber in Albany, formerI,
held by Miss Margaret Gould, is nov
filed by Il man. The alleged reason j.
that Gov. Roosevelt, whatever his idea.
about the advancement of women, doe,
not like to have them around when deep
ly immersed in business, and the infer
ence is that when in such situation he j,
given to vigor Of language and be
havior that would render a woman:
presence inconvenient.
In letter which Robert Buchanan
wrote the other day to John Morley he
said: II have before me letter Of
yours, recalling to my mind the, time
when I, boy, came to you, boy, il
the little editorial room over the Offices
of the Literary Gazette, in Catherine
street, Strand. You, fresh from college
were already full-blown editor; 1 hot
long from Scotland, was already full
blown critic, receiving for my contribu
tions to your journal the princely remu
neration of (if remember rightly Is &c
per column, quotations carefully deduct
ed. That, sir, is a long time ago. The
dog who used to accompany you to the
Office is long since dead, and buried witt
him, fear, lies much else in your life
that was faithful, frisky and supremely
happy"