Show TERSE UNS UNSON UNSON S ON PERSONS A French bishop was in Rome about eight years ago on his visit ad limina On taking leave of the tire Pope he said sadly Holy Father I I fear greatly that this is my ny last well farewell for at your great age I can can hardy hope to see you more more And when do o you hope to come to us again asked the tire Pope Alas Holy Father replied the prelate prelate prelate pre pre- late it may may not be till seven whole years are past If so God spare your life my brother rejoined Leo gravely c come me back in seven seven years' years time you will find me me n here Only a few weeks ago the bishop once more more saluted d the Pope but he expressed no more fore fore- bodings S I Lord Dufferin always said that the happiest years of his his long official l life were those spent in C Calcutta He lIe rev died in the sunshine sun A friend one day expostulated with him for his bIs reckless reckless reckless reck reck- less exposure of of himsel to the weather Well yOU you see said the Viceroy 3 sent me trie to cold pla places es They sent me as Viceroy to Canada where one must live two-thirds two of the year in buffalo furs They sent me to I St. St Petersburg where one has to hibernate hibernate hibernate hiber hiber- nate like Uke a bear So when they ordered ordered me to India I rubbed my hands and said sald to myself Now I can hang h ng myself up to dry Capt Owen Wheeler In a a. London publication gives on the authority of ofa ofa ofa a friend a personal reminiscence of Lord Dufferin Duffrin As a a. boy the person referred to was sent to Lord Dufferin with a a. message which required a reply re reply reply re- re ply and was wits shown into a room to await the gl tat gi-tat at mans man's convenience After a little while Lord came in iii and said I am afraid my boy i t ishall shall have to keep you some little time so I have bave brought you a book to read Ilja J. J Repin the Russian artist celebrated cele cele- bra ed a a. f few w days ago aso the silver jubilee of the founding of his I his s Society of Secessionists Secessionists in St. St Petersburg He lie is a close friend of T Tolstoi whom he he has painted a dozen times and anti has illustrated illustrated Illustrated illus illus- all of his lila works General Lloyd Wheaton Is v very ery lar lax with hl his soldiers In In Inthe the Philippines I who hurt him among themselves a as Old Dad It is ib a favorite Joke that he needs heeds no rio start stall because he can make male himself heard half a mile without straining himself Dr J. J Edward Hayes Haies an American by birth and a Major Surgeon in the Siamese navy for tor the last thirteen years ears has recently had bad conferred upon him hin hip by the he ICing King of Slam Slain the Royal Order of ot the White Elephant Alter After five dye months' months absence from the Virginia Constitutional convention on account of sickness Senator John W. W Daniel h ha j sufficiently recovered to 1 xe- xe turn to hIs convention duties Jacob Vallery of Plattsmouth Neb Net ha has attended every w ry National Democratic Demo Demo- CritIc cratic convention convention since tho the log-cabin log campaign of 1840 1540 He was born boin in It Rhine Falls Fall Bavaria In 1813 1513 Chief of ot Police Francis ONeill O'Neill of ot Chicago has oho ohe of ot the most post remarkable remarkable remarkable remark remark- able collections of Irish music extant It Its g glas luts las peel been his hobby for many years Theodore C. C Steele Steels a a. portrait an and I landscape painter o of Indianapolis is is Painting a e of James Whitcomb Riley i |