The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-01-04
Personalities.

Mr.. Paul Bert, the thorough radical,
whose appointment to the ministry Of wOr-
ship and public instruction has raised such
a storm in France, might be easily mistaken
for q Protestant divine. His clean shaver
face, long black hair, and the austere sim
plioitv OF his attire would almost warrant
the delUsiOn. As n man Of science Mr..
Paul Bert'S versatility is truely remarkable.
Law, medicine, physiology, and the
sciences generally are open books to the
new minister, who, during the whole of his
career, has exhibited II zeal and persever-
ance in the pursuit and promotion of
knowledge rarely found in the most hard
working professor. The reward of his &C
tive hfe reaches him ut the age of forty
eight,
On her death bed at Santa barbara, Cal. ,
twenty years ago, Mrs. BlancO gave 500
600 III trust to her most intimate friend,
Mrs. Del Vale, charging her solemnly to
keep its possession a secret until Marie
Blanco. then n baby, became twenty ere.
Mrs. Blanco had no faith in banks or wills,
and died satisfied that her daughter would
receive the treasure, which was in the form
Of diamonds. Miss Blanco was recently
married on her twenty first birthday, and
amonGth wedding presents were the iewls.
Mrs. Del Vale had kept the secret FROM
even her husband.
The law Office of Judah I. Benjamin, in
London, is n shabby back room, furnished
with two chairs, II table, "a few muSty law
b >Oks and All army of ink bottles. His
clerks room adjoining, though plain, is
furnished with princely splendor in com
rarlson with the den Of the great barrister,
Queens counsel. and one Of the wealthiest
practitioners in England. He gives away
great sums in charity, while his personal
expenses are almost nothing.
Mrs. George Evans, widow of the late
Hon. George Evans, once q famous United
States senator from Maine, resides in Au-
gusta. Among the valuable mementoes of
the past which she has in her house is an
autograph album, which was filed when
Mrs. Evans resided in Washington, con-
tanning the names Of distinguished gentle
men who were associated with her husband
in the councils Of the nation and others. In
ii are to be found the autographs of John
Quincy Adams, Washington Irving, William
Prescott, Martin Van Buren,, Daniel Web
ster, John C.. Calhoun, David Crockett,
Charles Dickens and others. Nearly ali
have written n sentiment or an expression
Of thought. The page written by Dayy
Crockett contains several misspelled words.
The halley boys life in the New Haven
Jail is not as prosaic as that of persons
| awaiting trial for murder. They occupy
two cells in common, one as a sleeping
apartment and the other as IL sitting room.
Both rooms have been handsomely and
tastefuliy fitted up and adorned. They are
carpeted in rch ~coloIs, and in their sitting
| room cell, besides low camp stools, there
\ aro fuo small stands nm uyb;ob o,o 1.;Io..
ornaments. and toilet articles. On the wall
hangs n water color sketch of the Saven
Rock inlet, where Jennie Crumer's body
was found.
Mr.. Webb, the English cutler, has lust
died leaving a fortune nearly of 81, 000, 0Gp,
and it is believed that O large part of it he
would never have accumulated but for the
novel plan he hit upon for advertising. II
was due to his own personal suggestion that
the firm Of which he was a member en-
barked upon q continuous and morn
advertising system in the days when han
som cabs first came into use. He bought
for q little money the right to display his
advertisements on the splash boards OF the
cabs, and the name OF Ma5pin Il Webb for
q long period was - familiar to the eyes of
L~SSndOners as the two-wheelers themselves.
Four or five hundred Of these cabs, with
the firm name upon them in faded letters,
are still running.
Mrs. Manual, an English woman, hi o
! lived four years in Portland, Orr, and in
| that time has managed to acquire O great
deal Of knowledge about the private lives Of
| Portland people, Lately a fortune teller,
calling herself Nine. Lourmande. put out
q sign in the city, and was soon doing an
enormous business, because, though PIC
fessediy a stranger, she was able to sur
prise her callers with remarks about their
J private affairs. This went on until some
| body discovered that she was none other
than Mrs. Manual, transformed into an old
French nag by means Of a wig, painted
wrinkles, the removal Of false teeth, and q
foreign accent.
Tl~ackeray's House In London.
Olive Logan has visited Thackeay's
house IN London. and thus describes IL: