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Show PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. The Russian nihilist, Stepniak is coming com-ing to the United States this fall on a lecturing tour. Bernard Eberling, of Baltimore, now ninety-four years of age, fought uuder Bluctier at Waterloo. , General Low Wallace, the author of "Ben llur," writes a small and neat hand which is as clear aud legible as copper-plalo. Ex-President Paul, of Venezuela, is In New York, and will remain in the United States several months, lie comes north on 'account of impaired health. The prize of 10,000 francs ottered by M. Cernuschi, of Paris, for the best treatise on biuiotalism, has been won by M. Rochussen, formerly minister of foreign affairs in Holland. Virgil G. Curtis, of Winnoaa, Minu., has accepted the place of superindeut of tho New Haven schools. Mr. Curds has held similar ollices in Iiiou, 111.; Corry, Pa., and Stillwater, Minn. Temperance advocate are rejoicing over the fact that Blaine is now a total abstainer. It is remarked that the list of pulillo meu who have joined the various temperance organizations of lato years is a long one. Felicia Holt, a magazine writer, quotes a little girl as asking her mother "if she miirlit take off her dress and play in her underclothes like the ladies did on the beach." Miss Holt is opposed op-posed to promiscuous bathing. Henrik Ibsen, who coutinues his quiet aud reticent life at Munich, has recently begun to writes a new drama. His son, Dr. Sigured lbson, is also engaged en-gaged in literary work at present, tho sulijecl being a book on the relations between Norway aud Sweden. Dr. Sigmd Ibsen is a notorious malcontent with regard to the existing state of affairs. For some time the Vatican has had under consideration the question as to whether or not a permanent., medical attache to the papal service would be advisable with the title of 'assistant doctor" to Dr. Cecca Zelli, who, although al-though a surgeon, acts as physician to the pope. But Leo XIII. cut the matter mat-ter short when tho proposition was mado to him by saying: "It is perfectly useless to make this charge, because! will be found dead in my bed, at all events." F. Edwin Etwell the sculptor, and Mrs. Elwell are spending the summer their delightful home, Shawer Farm, Sandwich, Mass. Mr. Elwell's property is charmingly situated, and the view from the Aoropolis, a hill back of his studio, commanding as it does the lakes, the town, tho sea, and the sweep of Cape Cod, is unsurpassable for its variety var-iety and beauty. Visitors to Shawnee Farm are struck with the resemblance it bears to the Lake country in England. By way of helping along the proposed pro-posed Davy Crockett monument fund the Philadelphia Telegraph says: "A more picturesque man never sat in the house of resprentatives a backwoods-man pure aud simple, a man who could kill more bear in a day than the best hunter in the mountains, a buck-skinned, buck-skinned, oddly dressed specimen, who did not know his letters until he waa eighteen years old. By all means let Davy have a monument. He could tell as many lies as a native Texan, and his claims to glory none can question." w". . .' |
