The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-05-18
Perso j Mention.

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The young loved the late Peter.
Cooper, and his granddaugh ter willingly
gave up parties and ballsto stay at home,
and read to him, saying: It was no,
virtue of differentiation, but that
grandpa was 80 agreeable"
Queen Victoria has second personal
ervant in Lohlein, who went to Eng
and with the Prince Consort as valet de
chambre, and remained in his service
till his death. Lohlein was the only
person in the royal household with
whom the late John Brown never at
tempted to interfere.
Alexander H. Mitchell, of Milwaukee,
is said to be worth Sl5, 00O, 900, and he
has in Scotland, whence he came, a
schoolmate who is said TO be worth $4O,-
100000. 1t is related that the two met
in France few years ago and spent the
day together, The Glasgow man paid
all the bills. At the close of the day,
when the two sat down to dinner, the
Glasgow banker pulled out q card, and
turning to Mitchell, he said: "Sandy,
YOU owe me $1.65." This was Sandy's
share of the expense of the day.
The Prince of Wales has brand-new
palace car to travel in, which is de-
scribed as marvelously aesthetic and al
together utter. It is fifty feet long and
contains saloon, study, two bedrooms,
two dressing rooms, and a bathroom.
The Princes bedroom is hung with old
gold silk, and the furniture is uphol-
stored to match. Mirrors are let into the
door panels, and the whole suite can be
lighted either by candles or by electric
ity.
Major Henry D. Mcdaniel, the demo-
cratic nominee for governor of Georgia,
is forty-six years old. He served in the
confederate army and was so severely
wounded at Gettysburg that he was con-
fined to hospital until the end of the
war. He was member of the lower
house of the Georgia legislature for two
years and Of the senate for eight years.
Though he shutters, he is said to be one
Of the most successful lawyers in the
state.
Arab Pasha, in exile in Ceylon, does
not appear to have a very hard time Of
it for prisoner. In letter to friend
he writes: "We all arrived in good
health, and were very cordially received
by the authorities of the Island. The
town, the climate and the face of the
country suit us admirably. Wepurpose
sending our children to the local schools,
and learning the English language our
selves. Once the question Of the con-
fiscation of our property is settled, we
shall lead happy life."
The story is told of Mrs. Croly, of
New York ("Jennie June"), that some
years ago she was intrusted by her
mother with her entire living, ST., 900. to
invest. By the failure Of bank the
amount was lost Mrs. Croly made no
mention of the loss to her mother, but
set to work to replace the sum from her
own earnings, meanwhile regularly pay
ing the Interests. In several years the
heroic taskwas completed.
Whenever the weather is damp the
wife of well-known resident of st.
Louis, whose name the Republican Of
that city does not mention, suffers mys-
ferrous and distracting pains, which she
attributes to the bite of dog received
several weeks ago. At such times she
becomes nervous and hysterical, imag-
ines that she is pursued by dogs, alter
nately weeps and screams, and seems to
be on the verge of hydrophobia. When
the weather is clear and dry her condi-
ton is perfectly natural, and it is sup
posed that Imagination is the sole cause
Of her distress; but her friends are fear
full CT the result.
Jay Gould, having gathered fortune
of $100, 100000 at Al years of age, thinks
he can live without work hereafter and
proposes to retire permanently from &C.
tive speculation and the development OF
his railroad enterprises. He has
six children to whom he is much de.
voted and leaves his business to George
j., his son, % years old, who is said to
be likely fellow. Jay will take to his
yacht as soon as it is completed for his
voyage around the world, Washington
p. Conner, Gould's chief manager, says
his business is in such shape that be can
close it up in "a hours. Gould has no,
been actively in business for some
months.