The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-07-11
Personal Mention.

Mr.. Bronson Alcott attributes his long
life TO subsistence on dry Concord Phil
osophy and plain vegetables. But there
ia Mrs. Baker Of Taylorsville, Va, who
10 more than dozen years Mr.. Alcotts
senior, and she has made practice Of
eating meat and drinking dozen cups
Of strong coffee every day. The coffee
might have killed old Alcott, but certain
it 10 that Mrs. Baker would have starved
to death long ago on diet Of Concord
philosophy and baked potatoes.
Following is . list Of the prominent
millionsires Of the United States: Will
liam n. Vanderbilt, 1900, 600, 900;
Fair. Of California. go, OOO, 600; Flood
Of California, $50, 900 600; Mackay, Of
California, $50, 1000 600; August Bel
mont, $50, OOO, 900; Senator Sharon,
$15, OO0, 600; Senator Jones, go, 900 600;
Aston, Of New York, 475, OOO, 600; James
G. Bennett, 43O, OOO, 600 !; jay Gould $685.
Oo0. 900; s.. j. Tilden, S25, 600, OOo; So
Ion Humphreys, s15, 600, 900; Sidney
Dillon, SIS 900, 900; Edward Clark,
$25, 00O, 600; Cakes Ames. Jr., $l5 900,
600; Perry II. Smith of Chicago, $15,-
600, 900; Pierre Lorillard, $15, 600, 900.
Touching her recent marriage, Mrs.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox writes to Chica-
60 friend ss follows: ~ have been ex-
ceedingly surprised and panied at the
bad taste which the press at large dis.
played in reference to this occurrence in
my life. All the severe and often cruel
criticisms relative to my book I looked
upon as SO many dollars, and accepted
them with good grace. But in this
event which concerned my private life
and most sacred feelings, I have felt
that deserved greater courtesy from
the newspapers, especially as all that
has been written concerning me must
be seen and read by strangers who are
to be my future associates, and must
naturally influence their Impressions of
me-" H| f.5S4 I5;
Maria Jeannerct, one of the most
noted criminals of the age, died in prison
at Geneva, Switzerland, recently. She
was an extensive secret poisoner, hav-
ing caused the death of no less than
nine prominent people, with probable
ity Of scores Of others. She belonged
to an honorable family, was exemplary
nher manners, and apparently kind
hearted, SO much SO that abe frequent
~ volunteered her assistance ip cases Of
sickness. She gave her patients the
greatest attention, yet they generally
died. Belladona was the drug upon
which she relied to do the work.
When convicted, capital punishment
had been abolished, and she was SEN
fenced for life. 54 q
The following incident is told ~ Of
the Duke Of Buccleuch, who recently
died in England. Not very long ago,
while travelling with the Duke Of North
cumberland, they found Themselves in q
carriage with commercial traveller.
The. conversation between the three
soon became general. At Alnwick
station the Duke of Northumberland got
out and was driven away in showey
equipage. That must be SWELL
said the commercial traveller. do You
know who he is?" "He is the Duke Of
'of Northumberland, I" replied his grace
Of Baccleuch. "And yet they say that
our nobility is naughty! Why, he talked
to usfwo snobs rs though we had been
his pals!"
II vas in tha mild sonts,n,,ar <, 1900