Personals

i't-orge Kerédlth,lt is said, present copy of his novéis to eVery servant In his employ. The winnings of the Prince of Wale QD the turf this year iimomir. to consit'.erably over J10#,000. Prof. Franklin G. Robinson, of Bowijoin College, has invented a dtslnfecttng lamp which is attracting o.ttention. Wilüam Alvord has just been elected piesident of the Bank of California at San Francisco for the nineteenth time. Lloyd Osborrtë, who has been appolnted United States consul at Samoa, Is a stepson of the late Robert Louis Stevenson. It is said that during the last thlrtyt h ree years the Prince of Wales has gpent 5,000,(K)0,000, And yet they say he is restless and unsatisfled. Ranjitslnhji, the Indian prince now heing cducatert in England, is an expert bicyclisl. He lias made fortythree century runs. Dr. Manningtorl Caffyn, whose books were advertised as being "by the hushand of the authbr of 'The Yellow Aster,' " died recently in England. The Sultan of Turkey of late' has been giren quite a number of nicknames. The last to come to the surface is that of Hamiil, the Hangnian. Sir Henry Irving is one of the best swordsmcn in England. He has practiced scifntifio swordsmanship for many years. One of his fencing masters was Prof. McLaren, i:ow of 0!Tnpia.