Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Dumas breakfast consists solely of glass
of milk
President Patton, of Princeton, is an adj
mirer of tennis.
Enoch Pratt. the Baltimore philanthropist,
is worth S6,000,000
Mr.. Jesse R. Grant is in Mexico, looking
after his mining Interests
Edison, the inventor, says be would give
all his fame to Recover his hearing.
Paris paper speaks of mir. Powderhorn.
president Of the American Knights of Labor
Mayer Anselm Rothschild the founder Of
the Rothschild family, began life as a
bankers clerk
The shah of Persia has requested the ladies
OF his harem 10 learn the piano and promises
prizes for proficiency.
George Bancroft, the American historian,
and Won Moltke, the German warrior, are as
old as the century-SS
Baron de Helm, one of the chief justices Of
the Austrian empire, has seventeen children,
nine of whom are girls
Isaiah " Williamson the rich old bachelor
OF Philadelphia, has given sos, 900 to the
44OOSO VI 4eeluSe tlaC Guy.
Pao Yum, president of the Pekin academy.
is transiatlng Shakespeare for the benefit Of
youthful princes of the Chinese imperial
house.
Minister Pendleton has recovered from his
paralytic stroke, but is still very weak, and
it viii be months before he viii be again in
working order.
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Prince Oscar of Sweden and his bride have
gone to Carlscrona, their future residence,
IN the south of Sweden They are now
known as the Prince and Princess Berna-
dotte.
King Leopold of Belgium recently pur-
chased copy of Gen. Grants book, and he
has recommended the study of American
history in the schools and colleges of his
kingdom.
'Billy" Molony, the fugitive boodler,
writes from Rome Italy, that he is tired of
Europe and will soon return to Canada An
uneasy conscience is not desirable travelling
companion.
The Duke of Edinburgh, who is noted for
his stinglness, is in the habit of having his
frock coats made with removable buttons so
that the same coat can be used either for
uniform or civilian dress
Mr.. Gladstone owns a patch of land on the
Canadian side commanding a splendid view
of Niagara falls He was asked to cell when
the Prospect park improvements were being
planned, but declined with thanks.
Prince Bismarck has been much concerned
about his private affairs lately, as the inunda-
tons near Varzin swept away three of his
largest sawmills, in which several hundreds
OF wor1men were regularly employed
William a. Andrews, of Cambridgeport.
Mass, will start from Boston for England
June IS in the smallest boat that has ever at
tempted to cross the Atlantic. 1t will be only
fourteen feet long, five feet wide and two
feet deep.
Archbishop Benson, of Canterbury, is a
warm advocate for the use of bicycles among
the clergy, and adds that be would willingly
lend his influence TO a society for providing
impecunious ministers with "the useful
steeds of IRON
Ex-senator Powell Clayton, of Arkansas,
has made all his fortune since the war. At
close of the hostilities he had hardly dollar
in the world, but rented an abandoned Ar
kansas plantation, and in less than ten years
had made 100000.
Professor Schmidt, Of Gatz university, has
hit upon the plan of cutting off pieces of
living sponge and planting them in suitable
place in the sea, as if they were willow twigs.
In this way he assucceeded at the end of
three years in producing 1000 sponges at a
cost of $45.
Senator Stewart, who owns the house oc-
cupied by the Chinese legation at Washing
ton, has raised the rent thereon from Sc, 600
to $4,000. When Minister Chang returns
from Peru he will probably seek other quar-
tiers. Chang is, financially, a Chinese giant,
but he has a due regard for economy.
The king of Siam has conferred the order
OF the Chulachoclao on his dentist, a French
man. The decoration is the least important
of the four orders of Siam, and it involves
the wearing of cone shaped hat OF great
weight on all public occasions Recipients
of the honor are, therefore, not always as
grateful as they should be.
Anthony j. Drexel, Of Philadelphia, who
is considered the richest banker in the United
States, is a man of extraordinary modesty,
and is rarely seen in public places. He is O
man of medium size, with dark eyes that are
brilliant when he speaks. During baking
hours he works as hard as any of his clerks,
and many of his employees are better dressed
than he is
The most picturesque potentate in Europe
is the baby king of Spain, who has just cut
his first teeth He is a very large child for
his age, and has the face of an old man. He
is to be left entirely to the care of women
until he is years of age, when a tutor and
masters will take charge of him until he is
16. At that age he viii supersede the queen
regent at the head Of the Spanish govern
ment.
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