About People -It is said of Sir Wilfrid Lawson, the noted teetotaler, that he was once disconcerted at a political meeting. "I must tell you," he shouted with emphasis, "that I am a party man. Shrill voice: "Yes, a tea party man. -International literary fame is a peculiar thing; here is the Paris "Daily Messenger" saying: "Julia Ward Howe is a veteran in the cause of liberty. She made her fame by the publication of that well-known antislavery book, ' Uncle Tom's Cabin."" -Ex-King Francis I. of Naples having left some property in England, his will was proved in that country. It closes with these words: "I thank all those who have been good to me, pardon those who have harmed me, and ask pardon of those whom I have done harm to." -Bismarck is very fond of plovers' eggs, and his admirers often send him baskets of them. Once he wrote to a friend: "I have received for my birthday a hundred plover eggs and a symphony. I do not hesitate to declare that I would have been less pleased had I received a hundred symphonies and one egg." Mrs. Stannard, the author of "Bootles's Baby," was once introduced to Sir Morell Mackenzie at a London entertainment by her writing name of "John Strange Winter." The doctor, who did not keep up with current fiction, looked somewhat dazed, and repeated the name wonderingly, whereupon the author remarked: "Oh, yes, I'm Bootles's Baby." Sir Morell retreated, marveling still more, and, drawing a friend aside, confided to him that "he had just met a poor demented lady, who was introduced as a man and thought herself a baby." -A striking story is told by Darwin in the life of his grandfather, Dr. Darwin, of Shrewsbury. One day a patient entered the consulting-room of a London physician and detailed the symptoms of his illness. It was an obscure and difficult case, of a kind that was only imperfectly understood, and the London doctor confessed himself fairly puzzled. He could only state that the patient was in a most perilous state. "There is but one man in England who understands the disease," said the London doctor, "and you should go and consult him. It is Dr. Darwin, of Shrewsbury." "Alas!" was the answer, "I am that Dr. Darwin." -According to a writer in the "Kraj," a Polish paper published in St. Petersburg, Count Tolstoï is a descendant of a German family which went to Russia in the fifteenth century. The original name was Dick, meaning fat, which was translated into its Russian equivalent Tolstoj. Tolstoï's mother died when he was only two years old. When he entered the university his chosen field was Oriental languages, but he neglected his studies and led such a life of dissipation that copies. Lang is a man of about forty years of age, with a long, slender face and a drooping mustache. The etching was of a man nearly fifty years of age, with a round face and full beard. Some one who knew Lang saw the picture, and declared that his friend must have grown that beard very quickly, and, if the picture was correct, he had become remarkably fat. The dealer began an investigation, and found that the photograph importer had sent the etcher a picture of Sir Andrew Long, a prominent importer of Glasgow, and a jolly gentleman, who laughed heartily when he heard of the mistake. The artist has promised to etch another portrait. Meanwhile some American bibliophiles have decorated their libraries with pictures of the Scotch importer. The Armenian Fund Previously acknowledged. J. J. C., Fulton, N. Y J. S. A., Philadelphia, Pa.. t. Vancouver Y. M. C. A., per G. A. C.. $7,391 69 5 00 25 00 2.00 250 5 00 1 00 Tokio, Japan. 3.00 Collection in Public Schools, Fairmont, Minn... 2 30 10 00 $7,447 49 Galway, N. Y... Total..... he failed to pass his examinations. Subse Millions quently he studied law, and then entered the army. During a war in the Caucasus the idea came to him of devoting himself to literature, and it was Tourguéneff who confirmed him in this determination. -The Cracow "Wzek" relates the following Tolstoi anecdote: The novelist, whose dress does not usually betray his aristocratic rank, saw a Moscow policeman take a drunken peasant to the station. The "copper" did not handle his charge very gently, and Tolstoï addressed him: "Can you read?" he asked. "Sure," answered the policeman. "Have you ever read the Gospels ?" "I have." "Then you ought to know that it is wrong to hurt your fellow-man." The guardian of the peace looked his shabby interrogator all over, and began to catechize him: "Can you read ?" "I can." "Have you ever read the instructions for the police?" "I have not." "Well, you had better do that before you ask so many questions!" -A New York etcher, an exchange tells us, recently set himself to the task of etching a portrait of Andrew Lang, the English poet. 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SAWYER, Proprietor Situated on a beautiful beach; grand harbor and ocean view; picturesque scenery; good bathing, boating, fishing, and delightful drives: excellent cuisine; luxurious beds; perfect drainage; will reopen about June 1st. Everything new and clean. Send for circular. |