, 1899-02-14
personal AND OTHERWISE.

w. S. Gilbert the librettist, is said
to have so little a for music that he
cannot distinguish harmony from dis
cord.
Though Congressman Galusha A.
Grow, e~x-speaker of the house, is now
a very old man, ne is wonderfully ac-
tive. In dress, manner and habit he
is very o~ld-fashioned, and is one of
the characters of the lower house.
The late DR.. Henry Harris of Ash
tabula, O., was the oldestl living under
ground railroad man in the country.
He was the associate of Joshua Gid
dings, Senator Ben Wade and other
free s~oilers, and personally assisted in
the escape of hundreds of negroes.
A tablet has just been unveiled in
the house in Liverpool in which Mrs.
Felicia Dorothea Hemaus was borne.
1t bears this inscription: Erected by
the Historical Society OF Lancashire
and Cheshire. Felicia d. Hemans,
Poetess. Born in this house, Septem-
Der 25, 1893"
While in the City of Mexico recently
Recorder John w. Golf of New York
city attended a bull fight. He was not
so much shocked by the spectacle as
he expected to be. and does not consid-
er it nearly so disgusting as some Of
| the prize fights he has seen in the
United States.
Miss Beronica Crewpetski and Peter
Revolinoki were married at Helmette
recently. The celebration lasted thirty
| six hours, and in accordance with the
Polish custom, the bride danced with
every man at the wedding. The num-
Der was one hundred and seventeen,
but she carried out the custom to the
letter, not missing a man.
In an article about newspapers in
the current number of the Independ-.
ent Rev. DR.. Parkhurst suggests as a
remedy for of the abuses of the free
dom of the press that newspapers
shall be required-presumably by sta
tute-to publish under each article or
news item the name of the writer
thereof.
The movement for the formation Of
Peoples clubs in New York is now
we'll under way and the first club is
to be established somewhere in the
neighborhood of Cooper Union. The
object is the study of problems Of the
day and social intercourse. All per-
sons of character over 16 years Of age
and of both sexes are eligible for mem
bership.
Nine. Lii Lehman is the leader Of
a crusade in Germany against the kill
ing Of birds for the purpose of decorate
ing ladies' hats. The kind hearted
singer asks the ladies of Germany not
to encourage of p%atronize the fashion,
and has published an illustrated cir
cular 'in the name of 10000 birds kill
ed every year. SEVERAL WoIheu hieLi-
bers of the German dramatic, operate
and variety stages have joined Nine.
Lii Lehmann's new society.
That ardent advocate of expansion,
the Brooklyn Eagle, gives practical eff
feet to its policy by producing the larg-
est almanac of the season. There are
flags galore on the title page-fags of
Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii, the La
drones and the Philippines, and one
unnamed banned doubtless intended
for that sailed gem of the Pacific,
Guam. Even the eagles wings are ex-
banded and its beak and talons have
a striking imperialistic curve. The al
manac is an elaborate direc.ory of
Greater New York, its business, social,
fraternal and religious interests, it's
government, schools and colleges, and
the countless elements that combine to
make life worth living in the metrop-
oils of the republic. AS a guide to all
that is good and great in the big city
the Eagles almanac has no equal. To
the tourist bound Gothamward it is
indispensable.