Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-03-31
+. PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.
What tho Newspapers Say Of Folks Wig
Arc Somewhat Famous--Gossip.
Word has come Of the death Of Lord
George Quin, the last survivor of Lori
Byrons schoolmates ct Harrow.
In his private finances. King Humbert 81
Italy has long been following policy 81
economy and retrenchment, in order to pas
off his fathers debts.
Joe Hurt of Wyoming territory, enjoY
the distinction of having. in the course of his
life on the frontier, killed over 100 hostile
Indians, slaughtered 10000 antelope and
about 5000 buffalo.
Miss Sallic Kennedy is said to be one Of the
most successful real estate agents in Wash
ington She succeeded to the business on the
death of her father, and her office has been
very literally patronized.
DR. Oliver Wendell Holmes has long been
known as one of the promptest and most
amiable of correspondents. No matter how
trivial the question or how impertinent tho
request of the writer, he invariably receives
kind and respectful answer from the large
Il hearted autncrs rs; =
Kelley, inventor sot the pneumatic
steel process; known as the Bessener, died at
Louisville, KY, Saturday night, aged "a.
Bessemer applied for letters patent on the
process in the United States aud in Great
Britain at the same time, but Kelley was
granted the patent on the ground of pri-
GRITTY.
Isaac Ennis who died in Philadelphia re-
Gently, claimed to be the first man to enter
lions cage in this country to put the ami
NAL Through its PAGES" He was known in
the circus fraternity as sold Ike.n He was
lion tanner for years, and never met with
IN accident from the dangerous beasts under
his charge.
Thomas A. Edison has sent Professor
James Rlcalton of Maplewood, N. j., on
long hunt for species Of vegetable growth
which will enable him to make great inl-
provements in electrical appliances. Mr..
Edison is sure that the vegetable has an c1-
istence, because he has it in his possession;
but as to where it grows and how to secure
it in quantity is the problem which Professor
Ricalton will try to solve in a two years.
tour of the globe. He will so to India first.
David Whelpley, during the blizzard,
hitched his horse and crawled into hole III
the ground which had been used for cellar
and stayed there all night. Tho place was
only three feet high. To keep from freezing
he whitfield pieces of pine board and burned
them. There being q wooden floor above he
had to keep the fire low, and he was alter
nately smothered and frozen until Z the next
morning. His horse was all right, and he
reached home, but was completely exhausted,
but only slightly frozen.
Miss Bertha Won Hillern, famous years
ago as pedestrian, and better known in re-
cent years as painter, once spent great
deal Of time in Virginia, and while there she
became particularly attracted by the pictur-
esque qualities Of large section of forest.
One day she was thrown into artistic grief
by the knowledge that this forest had been
| bought by lumber merchant and was
speedily to he cut down and made up into
planks. Such calamity could never be per-
mitted, and after consulting her bank ac-
cout, Miss Won Hillern went to the pur-
chaser Of the forest and bought it off him ut
reasonable advance on his investment, and
thus saved it for artistic purposes. 1t is still
in her possession, and remains untouched by
the AK
There arc number of ladies in the sena.
torial circle who have dabbled in literature
and Journalism Mrs Aldrich, who is very
bright woman and has family edition in,
newspaper -arJfcIcs. MISS Oufho!n;t or rifnof;
is said to have written editorials for Chi
cago paper. Miss Dawes has done some lit
erary work of serious nature. Miss Anna
| Chacc, of Rhode Island, has made some
| valuable contributions to botanical htera-
ture, and is also fine photographer. Mrs.
| Spooner expresses her sentiments very beau
tifully in musical compositions, Mrs. Whitney
has written for Cleveland paper, and Mrs.
Blair is said to be writing book.
Otto, the poor mad king of Bavaria, is, it
is reported, slowly dying, locked up in the
! solitary castle of Furstenried, and the firm
conviction of many Bavarian peasants is
that Prince Luitpold, the regent who, they
vow, killed their mad kings mad brother and
predecessor, Ludwig is now slowly killing
the present king, after whose death tue
throne will revert to Prince Luitpold's FAM
ily Be that romantic part Of the story as it
may, it is certain that the troubles Of the
poor young king will soon be ended He has
abandoned his favorite pastime of peeling
potatoes, and passes his days at the window
Of the castle, slapping bis hands against the
glass, unconscious Of what is going on about
him.
Among the black heads of the senate are
the millionaire Stanford. the courtly John
Daniel (who looks like Edwin Booth and
Senator Sabin, who represents Minnesota
Sabin's hair is jet black, and it shines like
CREASED ebony. He keeps it we'll combcd,
and his clean scalp shines through it at the
part. Stanford wears his hair pompadour,
and his forehead is high. Chandeliers head is
the smallest in the senate. He wears q No. 9
hat, and his thatch is like that of badger,
decidedly gray Paddock is white haired:
and Dawes has hair of silver George Vests
locks are straw colored, and ingalls, well
trimmed head is covered with iron gray hair.
His hair is thick and it is as long as the hairs
Of tooth brush. He keeps it well combed.
and be has it cut twice every month.
B. K. Jamison, one of the wealthy men Of
Philadelphia, was few years ago poor
messenger boy in Quaker City banlsi ng
firm. One day he went to the head Of the
firm and said no wanted his salary raised.
The great man was ostonishcd at the boys
assurance 81 told him." says Mr.. Jamison,
Z "that intended to be head Of the firm
y some day MYSELF The bank president
Observation-Disclosures
his ability in some way before he INDUCED
extravagant ambitions. Jamison left the
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