Arizona republican., 1902-01-05

U interest to Americans has been pub lished recently in London. In Novem- Der last Lord Rosebery. in one of his speeches, called biography by far the most fascinating form of literature that exists" but he deplored the great abun- dance of bad biography. Tt is in or der to supply good biography. whose lack Lord Rosebery thus deplored. that the present monumental work has been undertaken" It is edited by Sidney stephen and Leslie Lee. Each of the editors makes it a personal request that all celebrities with grievance will call on the other
 MIR. w. w. ASTOE.
 Astor. William. Briton. was born within sound of Bow Bells in 1s4S. and has never since left his native coun- try. On coming into possession of the Cliveden estate. on the banks of the Thames, he added Walled-on to his other names. Owing to q curious aver sion from anything suggesting stars or stripes. MT. Astor is never known to lift his eyes at night, all the servants on his estate are restricted to check trousers. and eagles are peremptorily refused permission to meet in the Clie- veden woods. In spite of numerous fiatterinS offers, MT. Astor. who is q NolulllnOuS author. lei uses AD tOIlli lD- ute to any other periodical bat the Pail Mall magazine.
 AIR. ALFRED AUSTIN
 Austin. Aelfred. Gardener. the son of Aethelwulf, was born at Englands Darlington, in S71 A. D. Alter serving his apprenticeship to Sir Joseph Pax ton he burnt his cakes behind him and established a garden at Swinford old Manor in Kent. notable ior it's Stand ard roses. Visiting South Africa in search of bulbs from Veronica's gar den. he was implicated in the opera tions of the reform committee. and rode with Jameson on a Basuto Pegasus. He afterward set up a AiilicDary estab- lishment at Winchester. X fashion for the piumage of singing birds then be- coming the vogue, the result was that. in Mir. Austin's own happy phrase, the larl< went up"-to positively fabulous price.
 MIR. A. J. BAIFOUR.
 Balfour. the Right Hon. Arthur James, Professor of the Royal and Ancient Pastime, was born at St. An drews. in the year 1S4S, and after pro longed studies under Dr. Tom Morrl7. was admitted to the links at the early age of 31. After several years of un- renitting eXertion, he was promoted to be a first class caddie. and on the rec concentration of MT. Andrew Kirlxaldy. was offered seat in the cabinet with q handicap of s. Since Sir. Balfour's $ entrance into parliament it has been calculated that the number of golf clubs in the United Kingdom has in creased tenfold. while the consumption of sloe gin has advanced 16 per cont. In consideration of these services to tt, q morality D inc country AIr. Balfour was elected to the Royal society and the presidentship of the National Cyclists union. His pub lications, which are very numerous. in- clude: ''Is Christian Science Cure for Foozing?'' "A Reply to Mrs. Eddy Gin colla boration with Prof. Driver): "On the Relative Merits of the Aluminium and the Bimetallic Putter; 'On the Failure to Replace Divots as a Factor in the Present Agricultural Dcpres- sion;" "A Refutation of the Pre-Soc- ra tic Maxim. The Half Is Better Than the Hole Were Three Ball Matches First Played in Lombardy?" Ca lecture delivered before the Jewish Working mems Institute, Finsbury Park: and "On the Use of Phenacetin as a Seda- tive Before Match Play (Presidential address 60 the Pharmaceutical Soci- ety). Mir. Balfour. who is d remark ably abste.nious man, prefers a high tee to late dinner, and never reads newspaper. His clubs are too numer- ous to mention in detail the most fla vorite being Taylor's Mashie the Athe- naeum, the Short Spoon. the Carlton. and the Niblick. and he is occasionally to be seen in the house of commons.
 MIR. HALL CANE.
 Caine. Thomas Hall, NJ. IT. K. Theo- Iogian and AIanX legislator. was born at Birchington in 1859. where one of his earliest reats was to discover Rossetti. 1t is true that while at school he was q champion in the three-legSed race; but it cannot be maintained that he carries his Manx proclivities SO far as to have no tale; on the contrary. the contention has been set up by Miss Cor eli, q gifted critic. that he has too many. Mir. Gaines resemblance to Shakespeare is so striking that on his landing at New York. on 9 religious trip to America. the late Ignatius Don nelly, total stranger. addressed his as Lord Bacon. I presume.
 ME. ANDREW CARNEGIE.
 Carnegie. Andrew Bodley. Maitre de Forges. was born at John e Greats in 1S37. and leaving Scotland with the proverJiaI half-croHn. he settled at PittsburG. and placing the coin be- meath the Nasmyth steam hammer en- larged it to a dollar Upon this slen- der foundation he amassed his com fortable independence. and returned to Great Britain in d four-in-h hand with f40. .O0O. GOO and the finest collection of logging letters in the world, As a sue