West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-11-01
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

JAMES G.. BLAINE is nfty-nino years old
THE Emperor of Brazil Il fond OF billiards
ATTORNEY GENERAL GARLAND is an CIT
thusiastic sportsman.
The Prince OF Wales's favorito music
comes from the banjo. Ho plays 10 himself
"OLD HUToI,p the Chicago grain operator,
gave Ben Butter tho first law cnse he over
had
SAMUEL NonMtNT, one Of tie richest mon
In Wash ngtou, was once Government
cork.
raEoDoRE THoMAe, tho great conductor,
IS remembered by soms rs an infant musical
prodigy.
EaAsrus wmAY, as n boy, worked Tor
farmers about Toronto, Canada, for hfty
cents n week
PIERRE LoRiLIARD tho millionaire tobacco
inanufactureri pays premium upon $4,000
life insurance
EDwARD MAHSIgG. who lives Ia the town
OF Keosauqua, near KeolaIk, q the richea,
man in oil Iowa
Tux Emperor Of Austria. who Is very fond
or clamOB shOOtins, uses an old-fashiOne1
muzz.s lOoding gun
NoRpIN 0REEv, Presi lent Of tho Westera
Onion Telegraph Company vas a country
doctor IN kentucky forty years nRo.
FELIX CAHrBELL, OF New York, Is tho
only plumber in either iiOu7 Of Congress
His check IS sal 90 be gool Tor sj0J.OJ0
GovERNOR LEsLTg, Of Montana, Is "A Sun
day-scho0l man and ten hes a Bible class
in tho Baptist Sunday y.schoo IN Helena
CARDIyAL GfaBoNs is a small man. with
steel gray eyes. ClJss cut grfY hair aud
genial manner. Ho never re uses n visitor
s)NE ore has found out that Queen Victoria
has taken 20 gambling. she plays whist for
guinea n corner and Is exceedingly put out
wten sho hsoA
CHAfRHAN QUAY, " tho National Rcpub-
lican Commits, has the honor Of haying
taken Tho lnrgost tarpon ever caught With
hook ana line
JAY 0oULD pays his ,.hydcinn Dr. wi J
lam MUM. so OOJa year, nnd has contracted
for bis services for twrntY yeart or until
the time of Mr Goul ~ death
SENATOR Hearst. OF California is sail 70
have 0t least ono m'no 70 oIery mining state
md Territory in the country H9 beyan his
mining ventures as day aborer m the
mountains,
E0LALB, tho late Kin2 Aifousfs young
sister. who marie 4 M9ut93u7ier. has been
declared "a cOu8nmpiiva and sent into tn9
high mountains ~ switzerland She VIII
doubtless not live long
TIRE daughter of Julfes, the revOiutiorist
and ox.yresidont Of MEXICO who caused She
execution of Emperor iiaximlian. was re-
Gently o guest Of q Chicago hotel with her
husband DslGn fnnckcz
Tho Car OF Russia is n great fisherman.
aud mo has just bought iu Finland "a tract OF
land with river swarminZ with salmon.
lle imperial wife is nI 10 fair iiy caster, nni
can manogea wickc ~ with casc aud grace
As the Queen Regent Of Spain was driving
with her two daughters recently she not cld
an aroi priest tottoring oui of q hous'. The
carriage was stopped. Che priest helped u
seat iu it and The oueeu and her children g0t
out nnd walkad The crowd who saw it
were delighted
DR. TRAvK POwELL, candidate N Che IN
bor party for Governor of Wisconsin, was
born in tho mountainous regions oi Ken
lucky hle mothers fathor being blOOded
neca Indian. He has bad nu exciting and
adventurous career. much OF his iie having
been spent with Che Indians in the far West.
among whom he is known as "N bite
Beaver
GENERAL w. r. HuFHWAV seems 70 have
not the slightest fear Of death. and talks OF
it sometimes n an on hand way that b eE.
trenolY weird. Not long after sheridan 3
funeral Sherman was spanking o. "a friend ul
the many prominent officers of Che late war
who bad died ~ shall have 20 hurry up.
remarked Sherman. amt eIo pretty soon ~
thore win be noboiy out miitq % bury
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