The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-08-02
PROMINENT PEOPLE

The Czar OF Russia Is great fisherman
GENERAL HARRISON Is 1--WE feet ave inches
In stature.
Ex-QuEEN ISABELLA, Of Spain, Is an &C.
complished instrumentalist.
Miss ANNA DICKINSON will take an active
part In the Presidential campaign.
FRANK JAMES, the reformed bandit, has a
pointed chin, and long, aquiline nose
CARDINAL MANNING is eighty years old,
but rises at five o'clock every morning
HAMILTON DIssToN, the Philadelphia saw
maker, has his life insured for $500 900.
Ros. ELIZABETH CLEVELAND will 90 to
Europe next year to pursue her literary
studies.
SERAToR Ton PALMER, of Michigan, has
the proud satisfaction of raising his own
butter.
The estate of the late Hiram Sibley, of
Rochester, N. v, Is estimated to be slO,-
00o.0O0.
Ex-GovERSoR BERRY, of New Hampshire
Is ninety-threc years old. He is almost az
active rs ever.
Democratic National Executive Committee
Is forty-two years old.
THE Rev. Warren A. Gambler, who has
just been chosen president of Emory College,
Ca. is only thirtytwo years old.
Mr. CARL SCHuRz has been collecting ma
terial in the Berlin archives bearing on tho
history of the American Civil war
PREsToS II. LESLIE, who was appointed
from Kentucky 20 be Governor of Montana
has a Bible'cass IN the Baptist Sunday
school at Helena
THE youthful Emperor Of China rises nj
three o'clock in the morning, breakfasts at
SIX, dimes at noon, sups at three o'clock aud
goes TO bel by six.
FRANCES HoDGsoN BURNET, the novelist
has yellow hair, cut short large blue eyes, a
fair complexion and plump and well pro-
portioned figure.
EUGENE KELLY, the Irish banker of New
York, is the wealthiest lrishman engaged ex-
clusively in banking III the world. lie is
rated at $40, ,0oO, 900
SIR MoRELL MACKENZIE, tho English
surgeon. is building himself country house,
and IL said tn have chosen for il the prettiest
spot on the river Thames.
BEFORE he discovered the cholera mcrobe.
Robert Koch was known simply as DR. Koch
Now he is Herr Gehcimer Medicinal. Rath
Professor Doctor Robert Koch. of Berlin
Miss DAISY HAMPTON, General waic
Hamptons daughter, l. famous peies.
trian. She recently walked from her home
TO Charleston. :. c., a distance OF lij miles
and made on ono day Il record of twenty five
miles
REPRESENTATIVE RANDALL, who has Just
much ice-creani, is ~ years of age and the
best preserved man in Congress. lie is now
serving his twcnty-sixth consecutive year i'm
the House OF Representatives
TosHIrAKE OKUBo, "A young Japanese stu
dent mt Yale College. is the son of a Premier
OF japan who practically ruled the Empire,
but was asSassinated IN 1875 Young Okubo
will be graduated next year and on his re-
tprn to Japan will receive government po-
sition.
CorST MAURICE EsrERuAzY of Austria
has been put under guardianship to check his
mad extravagance. He owns, free and clear
of membranes, more than 0,00J acres OF
land in Hungary, AMI can travel in a straight
line more than fifty miles without quitting
his estate.
A wELL.KNowN newspaper correspondent,
In describing General Harrison to "A friend,
says: "He Is a small man, with large head
aud full beard and whiskers" This acrords
with the statement, that Harrison, IL elected,
will be physically the smallest man who has
ever occupied the Presidential char.
ONCE at the great Derby races the Prince
OF Wales coolly asked Colonel Ochiltree, the
great Ams, scan raconteur, to 60 10 another
box and fe > bet with the Marquis So.
and-so. ~ very nonchalant way the
Colonel asked him 20 send the Duke or Prince
SO andso, calling them by name, who were
present, for he never did errands.
THE rumor that Prince Albert Victor, the
Eeir presumptve to the British throne, is To
marry the Princess OF Anhalt- Dessau, is re-.
vivei in consequence o' the Princess OF
Wales, his mother, having made special
visit to Dessau to soc the young woman IL
would be good marriage for the Prince as
the girl is one of the richest heress in Eu
rope, fairly good-looking, of genial DISPOSE
ton, and able 10 play the banjo!