Arizona republican., 1900-07-26
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 A correspondent writes to the maga- zine, Mainly About People, relative to the characteristics of the British min ister in China Following is an excerpt: Sir Claude Macdonald, although he was regarded for many years as a non marrying man, is a thorough ladies man. and is never happier than in fem mine society, while ladies invariably return the compliment, and Sir Claude finds himself popular with them all the world over. In West Africa, when he was still a bachelor, a native princess asked him to marry her. In Egypt he was certain to be an acceptable part ner at the best entertainments, and lat terly, in the far east, although other diplomatic representatives think lightly of his diplomatic powers, their personal liking for him is fully shared by the ladies of their respective families. A year or so ago Sir Claude went on a semi official visit to Tien Tsin, and, as usual caught on like wild fire when he went into society, the fair Ameri- cans wing with the Europeans in their anxiety to be agreeable to the British
 
 experience he divided his attentions so equally that no nationality was favored beyond another"
 In the English writer Grant Duff's Notes from a Diary, 1SS6-SS,' is an Emerson anecdote. It is related that at a breakfast which included Colonel Hay and Frederic Harrison, MT. Atkin- son. the New England free trader mentioned that Garfield had told him that the beginning of his intellectual life was a lecture delivered by Emerson at Williamstown, which excited him to the highest possible degree; so much so that when he left the hall and looked at the hill that rises over Williams town it seemed all in a blaze. He lay awake the whole night, yet the one sen tence which had remained in his mind was this: Mankind is as lazy as it dares to be-
 England is going to inaugurate meas ures insuring the safe and pleasant travelling of canine pets. for whose comfort a sort of special palace car will be added to every train. Each dog will have a species of loose box con- structed on highly luxurious and hy- gienic principles, provided with running water. elegantly nickeled food recep- tacles and even thick and velvety mats to lie down upon, while plate glass windows will allow them to admire the landscape as they are carried along at full speed.
 Half a dozen London clubs of impor- tance have complained bitterly that their bar receipts are falling off dis couragingly since their members came to accept as the proper beverage for summer what is now the popular Lon don drink. This is made of barley wa ter, properly mixed with lemon. sugar and ice, and it originated in the Guards club house. Its fame spread from that headquarters and other clubs were rot slow in borrowing the recipe.
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 George Rosengrant of Wyoming county, Pa, sold his wife the other day to Raymond Palmer for s1O. Rosen- grant is a small farmer and Palmer is woodchopper. Mrs. Rosengrant re- fused to live longer with her husband. Palmer said he would take good care of her and Rosengrant said he would make no trouble if Palmer would pay him S1O. The cash was produced and | the bargain sealed. By the agreement Palmer is to educate Rosengrant's youngest child
 General Sir George Stewart White. the hero of the siege of Ladysmith and the soldier who was not afraid to own up to it when he blundered, has just been installed in his new position as governor of Gibraltar When the gen-