| Show PERSONALS FROM MANY LANDS prof dyche the distinguished naturalist tur alist is entirely self taught when 13 years old ho had not yet learned the alphabet the german emperor will drink no coffee but mexican and a large supply is sent him every year from a german colony ame mme jeanne hugo the granddaughter of victor hugo who was recently divorced from her husband alphonse Daud ets son is about to marry a young doctor of paris it is a curious fact that after 11 years captivity in the hands of the mahdi bealin pashas greatest difficulty was to walk upstairs an art which ne had almost forgotten M leon bourgeois the prime min ister of france is a cyclist during the recess he might often be seen gliding along the roads near his country seat in the marne by the side of his son george count dante derego alighieri mayor of venice who died in office recently was a descendant of the poet in the female line the male line became extinct in 1547 with the poets son piero di dante but a daughter married count derego of verona a family that is now very wealthy king leopold of belgium detests instrumental music of any kind it seems to causa him real physical suffering if anyone sits down at the piano in the kings presence hia majesty swiftly vanishes while it is said that he would run a mile to escape the sound of his queene harp the bicycle continues to grow in favor among european rulers it is now learned that president faure has become an expert rider when king george of greece was in paris recently he and the president took lessons in an academy king george afterward purchased a machine and sent it to athens where he is now often been astride it |
