Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-07
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NOTED SONS OF ADAM.

Zen Who Are More or Less Talked About
by the Worlds Newspapers.
Mr.. Leonard SWEET is esteemed the greatest
horseback rider of Chicago.
Senator Sherman is said to be a capital
hand at playing ten pins.
There is to be hospital for the cure of
| hydrophobia established at San Antonio
Tex, by DIR. Spohn, who has been to Paris
and studied the methods of the celebrated
Pasteur.
Secretary Fairchild has approved the de
sign of the new $40 certificates bearing an
excellent likeness of the late ex-Secretary
Manning
Probably the youngest bank president in
the world is j NJ Bailey, ir, who, at the age
Of % years, has been placed at the head of
the Minnehaha National bank, of Sioux City
Senator Palmer, Of Michigan, is the owner
of a fine homestead farm, and he plants
tree there for every senator who visits him
Edmunds' is a beach, Jones' mulberry and
Shermans a soft bass wood
Professor E. p Thwing, of New York, says
that an American cannot use tobacco, opium
and spirituous liquors as do the people OF
Oluti udlluus, DtCduSe UQe american nervous
ness is the price we pay for our civilization
Pascal Porter, the boy preacher, who has
been astonishing congregations in Indiana
and Kentucky by his eloquent and learned
sermons, is only II years old and dresses in
knicSerbockers; a plated blouse, a jaunty
little hat and high button shoes complete his
attire In many respects he looks like an
ordinary schoolboy.
Adolph Sutro, the California many mill.
ionaire, who is preparing to make a present
of his handsome property at Cliff House to
the city of San Francisco, was poor and un-
known a few years ago He conceived the
idea OF the Sutro tunnel succeeded in Dor
rowing enough money TO interest capitalists
in the venture, formed company with a
capital or S3O,OOO,OOO- built the tunnel and is
now worth several millions
John Nanamakers brother has been Civ
ing some "reminiscences of the boyhood of the
great Philadelphia merchant HIS first work
was done in the clothing store of Barclay
Llpplncott, where he received a salary of
Sl.jO a week, all OF which he gave to his
mother His dinner, when he had any, con
sisted of piece of pie and glass of milk,
costing two cents. Each year his salaryswas
increased, and at the time he was 20 be had
saved 500.
Professor L ). Morse has set a price Of
SlOO,OOO on bis collection of japanese pot
terry, said to be the be st in the world, not ex-
ceptlng any In Japan But If Boston wants
the collection she can have it for $50, ,OOO
Professor Morse being willing to throw off
the S2O,OOO If the col lection remains at the
Hub 1t Is SAID to be a marvel of complete
and systematic classification, covering the
ground historically fl pm the earliest prehis-
5oric pottery down to the work of living
men, by provinces, by makers, by forms,
and by types of work.
Gen Fremont, wife and daughter recently |
visited San Jose, Cal and received a great |
reception. As the general entered the hall |
the band played "See the Conquering Hero |
Comes" the stage was handsomely decorated |
with flowers and evergreens, and banner |
bore the words, "Welceme, Pathfinder |
While the speaking was in progress a soft |
and silent shower of rose leaves fell upon the |
group, and not until the exercises were com |
pleted did it cease. Repeatedly Mrs. Ere |
mont shook off the leaves, but they fell fast
and thick, covering tier head and shoulders
and forming pile ih her lap. When the
shower ceased rose leaves covered the stage
floor foot in depth
Senator Bate, of Tennessee, has peculiar
ity In that he invariably appears with cigar
in his mouth, but no one here has yet seen
him smoking. While be used to be an invet-
crate smoker, for the past twenty years he
has never lighted cigar. Conversing with
some OF his senatorial friends the other day
he told them the story. In battle during
the late war Senator Bate aud his brother