The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-07-12
PERSONS AND THINGS.

Eight years ago r. @. Parsons quarreled with
his relatives in Indiana about property, and went
to New Mexico vowing that he would not return
TO his old home until he was worth as much money
as all his relatives put together. lie became
mining prospectoT with poor success until year
ago, when he discovered and opened a splendid
mine near White Oaks. He received offer of
500 900 for half interest in the property aud
fused it. Then Sl50000 was offered him for half
interest. This he also refused, saying that he
must have half million in order that he might
return 10 Indiana. He couldn't get the $500 000 and
so, therefore, killed himself, dying without cent
In his pockets The mine, which will readily sell
for $500 0O0 will go to the Indiana relatives with
whom he quarrelled.
- The black bass fshing among the Thousand
Islands is a failure this Summer Even the fictitious
catches that used as hotel advertisements have
an empty sound. Seth Green IS said TO attribute
the total failure of the muskailonge and black bass
fishing this season to the great quantity OF alewves
In the st. Lawrence and in Lake Ontario.
Prince Bismarck Is shaved every day by his
valet. After a light breakfast bismarck submits
himself to the razor he IS not very patient under
the operation, but has refused TO wear "A beard.
His valet, who is generally very reticent regarding
his master, recently made public "A curious fact.
Bismarck beard, unlike that Of most men grows
more rapidly in Winter than in summer Just
why this Is the case is hard TO explain. The valet
IL inclined to think that nature has so ordered 1t
| that he may have an easy time IN hot weather.
| Alexander Dumas, the younger lives by meas
ure and weight He rises at haif past in the Sum
| mer and 7 in the Winter His hTst breakfast in
| variaby consists of glass of milk. The second,
! which he takes at noon, IL a plain meal Dinner
&
walks three miles every day, andneyer works after
| 4 in the afternoon.
| Mr. a W LougfelloH, brother of the poet, is
| a we'll known resident Of Portland Me. He is
nearly 20 years old, and bears strong resemblance
! to bis more famous brother.
John Waunamaker, of Philadelphia, is the
only man who carries 81 600 coo worth of life insur-
auce. John b. Stetson, of the same city, carries
! S750,O00.
-Omaha Is to have "Grain Palace this Fall
1t is said that the oldest man living anywhere
| Is James James, Il negro of Santa Rosa, Mex, who
was born near Dorchester $. c., in 1852. lie was
with his master In the Revolutionary War, was 4C
years old when Washing on WAS elected President
| went to Texas when l0t years old, moved into
Mexico five years later and now at the ripe age u
1876 lives In a little hut, to. which he is confined by
| rheumatism, and Is supported by contributions
J from the citizens of Santa Rosa.
Several years ago valuable calf belonging tC
T. o. Bancroft, of Warehouse Point sucked "A dia
niond ring from his finger as lac teaching it tC
| drink milk. The calf grew and became "A valuable
| cow and the other day died mysteriOusly. post
mortem examination showed that the ring had re
| Gently became detached from a muscle, where i
had hitherto remained harmless, and had been tn,
cause of DEATH
| There Is boat club at Webster, Mass whose
members must always he able to pronounce il
name, both after we'll as before races and ban
| quets and club meetings The name is The Chau
| bunaguDgamaugh Yacht CLUB