The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-11-15
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Mr. GLADSTONE will stay in public life
until tho Irish question is settled.
The Prince of Wales and tho Gar of
Russia are no mean performers on the banjo
THERE is "A possibility OF the young Ger
man Kaiser taking n rip to America after
the close OF his iourneyng IN Europe
COUNT NON MOLTKE has loaned to Cornell
University for three months large number
of volumes from tue archives of the German
Empire.
Mr.. BRYAN, once n department clerk in
Washington, and the organizer of the post.
Office system of Japan, now has an income of
Sl0J, coo year.
SIR CHARLES RUSSELL, the noted English
barrister. makes his own terms as counsel at
the bar and usually charges at the rate of
over 80 minute
The larSinns having nothing e'se 10 do
gust at present are amusing themselves by
making fun OF new style hat whicE Presi-
dent Cnrnot now wears.
RAs ALULA, the Abyssinian general, is n
striking looking man, about five feet ninc
inches III height, extremely muscular, "A mag
niicent horseman and n fine shot.
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN does not look like
an inspired musician. Ilo is short and stout,
with a low forehead and short curly hair,
black eyes and n square bull dog chin.
THE widow of James X. Polk lives a life
mansion near Nashville, Tenn. Her intel.
lect is still bright but her memory is poor
Prince OF Wales owes at present over
wv 'hD and IS thinking seriously of ap-
plying 10 Far, am"nt for an allowance for
frlnce Albert \ictur "nu iu, iieeps up
household of his own.
The fortune of Russell Sage is estimated
at sixty millions OF dollars. The old iinan-
cier Is over seventy years of age, married,
and cbldless. He is in splendid health, and
does not look his years.
The little Crown Prince of Germany is
following in the footsteps of his warlike an
cestors, and is drilled ut Pot'dam every day
Ior halt an hour by Sergeant Hauk, of the
First Regiment Of Foot Guards.
KING kHouLALoNKoRN, of Siam. has just
forwarded his wedding present to his royal
brother of China. II consists of a footstool
OF massive gold. studded with large rubies,
ana represents value of S2OO, 0OJ.
Miss DAISY GARLAND, the attractive
young daughter OF the Attorney General,
VIII be the only Cabinet debutante the com
ing season. Her brother, Mr.. Rufus Garland,
VINO iateiy entered the Catholic Church, is
studying law.
SECRETARY FAIRcHILD, of the Treasury.
Is said TO be more easy of approach than an v
other public official in Washington. and not
wlthstandns the great pressure To which he
Is constantly subjected he maintains a re-
hhrhdDle eNenhesS or demeanor.
OLD Emperor William as Jupiter, Emperor
Frederick as Mars, Empress Augusta as
Juno, and Empress Victoria as Minerva are
four statues of sandstone which have lust
been placed in inches above tho grand
entrance to tho Royal Schloss in Berlin.
Nj. DE BRAZzA, who once tried to explore
Central Africa In opposition to Mr.. Stanley,
Is IN terrible state Of mind. He is ure
that wicked man Stanley is ON a sort of
still hunt, having for its object the annexa-
ton OF all Central Africa by ''perfdious
Albion
A BROTHER Of the late ex- Marshal Bazaine
is still living In France. He is an engineer,
and has two sons who are promising young
officers in the French army. They have
been authorized to add their mothers name
to their fathers. and are given in the army
list as Bazaine-Hayter.
SENATOR PLUMB, OF Kansas, is an Ohio
r'rn who sattled at En>oria. Kan. when
nineteen years cid and started the Eal3oria
N-tos. without assistance he gathered the
items, wrote the ringing Free State editorials,
set up the type and worked the hand press
until the enterprise had developed sufficiently
to allow him to hire help.
THE hint-bottle manufacturers of Pitts
burg and vicinity are about to form a big
Trust, which will, when the deal is consum
mated, take in the greater portion of the
nintbottle manufacturers in this country.