The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-10-11
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.
Bits OF Personal Gossip Cleaned from Il
Various Exchanges.

PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.
Bits OF Personal Gossip Cleaned from the
Various Exchanges.
The empress of Japan is said to be
learning the pianoforte under q German
master.
Christian Reid, the author of many
pretty stories, is Frances c. Fisher in
home life.
The Duchess Of Marlborough has begun
the restoration of Blenheim palace, and
the new roof alone will cost $50, 900.
Louise Martane, at 2S, has compiled a
dictionary of scientific terms and a his
tory Of mathematical discoveries In
France.
Mrs. Jencken, well remembered as
Kate Fox, one Of the once famous spirit
ualist sisters of Rochester, is giving
seances in London.
The Comtesse de Paris has ordered If
teen hundred small gold roses to present
to some OF the most faithful adherents of
her husbands family.
Jay Gould pays pays his physician, DIR.
William Mum, $50, 900 year, and his
services for twenty years, or until the
time of Mr.. Gould's death.
The .sWichita syndicate" Is composed
Of women who buy and sch real estate
snd invest money f0r ncn-residents.
They have . capital Of 500, 900.
Railroad building in China is the latest
chimerical project of the Marquis de
Mores, the eccentric Frenchman who lost
$500, 900 trying to show the people Of
Montana how to run the cattle business.
Froken Karolina Widerstrom, the first
Swedish lady doctor, has been engaged
by the ''Thule Life Insurance company"
for the examination of ladies who want
to insure their lives, the number of whom
is rapidly increasing.
The czar, as q memorial to his late
parents, has devoted 100000 roubles
and an estate worth 100000 roubles a
year to the foundation and maintenance
Of an institution for the blind at ST.
Petersburg, to be called the Alexander
Marien institute.
Miss Elizabeth Farsan was recently
elected principal of the largest public
school in Chicago over number Of male
competitors. She is very popular lady,
and the people living in the ward in
which the school stands-the richest and
most populous in the city-are delighted
by the appointment.
Miss Whitney, the astronomer at Vas
sar college, and Miss Bird, the astrono-
mer at Smith college, are now engaged in
establishing the longitude of the Smith
college observatory. The two observa-
tories, Smith and Vassar, are connected
by telegraph, and apparatus has been
arranged at each end of the line to regis
ter the time Of the two colleges.
The Woman's Charity and Industrial
club, of New York city, is an organiza-
ton of colored women recently formed
for the purpose of extending aid and
support to their sisters in distress. They
have four story house called the Home
! for Friendless Colored Girls" where free
board and lodging are given to all such
until they are able to care for themselves
There is congressional bootblack," I"
and his name is Dan Appleton, aged TO-.
He managed to make his way from St.
Paul to Washington. and going up to the
house asked for Congressman Nelson
The congressman came out and the boy
| said: 81 am Dan Appleton, bootblack
from Minnesota, and want you to give
me the privilege of backing congress
mems boots here in the building" Mel
son took the boy to Architect Clark, who
gave him the privilege, and the lad is
| making money.
When Mrs. Mary E. II. G. Dow was
made president of the Dover On. H.
Horse Railroad company, in January,
| 1888, the stock of the concern was worth
only So or 81 share, and the road was
| heavily in debt. The directors have Just
| declared 90 per cent. dividend and
! shares are now worth more than 500
apiece. The dividend is paid from the
earnings of the road and there is a sur
plus in the treasury. All this has been
accomplished by the energy and execu-
tive ability of Mrs. Dow. When she was
elected president many people thought
that mistake had been made. They
were greatly at fault.
Queen Victoria has begun to develop a
| great fondness for the game of whist.
She is not satisfied to let day go by
| without having her rubber. She is not a
| brilliant player, but she tries conscien-
tiously to satisfy her partner. Those
about her are beginning to be bored by
her incessant longing to indulge in the
| game. She can stand a long siege ut the
table and often wearies those who are
playing with her by her disinclination 10
quit. 1t is said that she hates TO lose her
money as much as though she were poor
for she plays the good old English
game Of a guinea conner.