Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-19
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

PERSONAL AND LITERARY.
General Toombs, of Georgia, often
boasted that during his eighteen years
in the United States Congress he never
obtained dollar as an appropriation
for his district
The Astors pay $1,000 year for a
special guard of their houses. which.
although containing tempting riches.
have never been entered by persons
with burglarious intent.
The Queen of Spain is taking sing
ing lessons from NJ. Napoleon Verger,
probably the baritone who formed such
a delightful member of one of Missions
former concert troupes.
General Albert Pike has large
and valuable collection of tobacco
pipes, gathered during many years.
Among them is what is accounted the
largest meerschaum in the world.
Leopold was recently received by
a rural mayor, who offered him a glass
of wine. and. it being praised for its
excellence, remarked: '.But l have
some wine in my cellar, your Majesty,
which is better still" ''So?" an
swered the king. with twinkle in his
eye; 'then l advise you to keep it for
a better occasion than this"
Looking the other day at portrait
of the late Justice Clifford. in which
that jurist's characteristic huge neck
cloth was faithfully portrayed. 1.-The
last time saw Clifford" said Senator
Evarts, was when l was making my
argument before the Electoral Com
mission. Right in the middle of it
looked up at him, and could not help
saying to myself: Mems conscia neck
tie"
-Janitor Baker. of the Wilmington
Bank. is ninety-six years old, has held
the place sixty-six years and is worth
$50, 0O0 His wife is living, at the age
of ninety-two. and all of their twenty.
one children are living except one.
Three of them are ministers, and one.
Rev. Alexander Baker, now steward
on a Southern steamboat, is seventy
sixyears old, and says that he travelled
over As. 600 miles, including journeys
in England. Germany, France. Scot
land, and two years in Africa as mis-
sionary.
Charles S. Francis, one of the
pioneer publishers and booksellers of
New York. died at Tarrytown recent
ly. Mr. Francis was born in Boston in
1905 He went to New York in 1926.
and continued in business until 1877.
He published most of Audubon's works
on natural history. The most impor-
tant of these was The Birds of Amer
ica." 1t contained 435 plates OF birds.
The latter was shown in their natural
size and colors. He also published the
works of William Ellery Claiming and
the sermons and books of Rev. Henry
w. Bellows.
The will of the famous George Ma
son, of Gunston Hail. Fairfax County,
Va. was recorded in the clerks Office
of that county October Z. 1892. To-
ward the conclusion of it he says: Il
recommend it to my sons. from my ex-
pericnce in life, to prefer the happi-
ness and independence of a private
station to the troubles and veXations
of public business; but if either their
own in.linations or the necessity of the
times should engage them in public
affairs, l charge them. on fathers
blessing. never to let the motive of
private interest or ambition induce
them to betray. nor the terrors of pow
erty and disgrace nor the fear of
danger or death deter them from as.
sorting the liberty of their country and
endeavoring to transmit to their pos
terity those sacred rights to which
themselves were born"