Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-09-29
MEN OF NOTE.
Personal Items from tho Newspapers.
What It Is To BE Famous.

What IL Is to BE Famous.
The chief reason for Moltke's resigna-
lion, expressed in his letter to Emperor
William, is that Eat my great age | am
no longer able TO mount a horse"
John Tod, a Scotchman who has just
published in Edinburgh a book entitled
bits About America" says that Amer
lean women have great power of ex.
pressing what they mean.
Ex-Governor Knott, of Kentucky, has
not read a book that has been published
within the last fifteen years. He reads
the newspapers only when he cannot
avoid ii. He says that the old books are
good enough for him.
The only Indian in Dakota TO whom
naturalization papers have been issued is
the Rev. Luke p. Walker, a graduate Of
the Indian school at Carlisle, Pa. lie is
a full blooded redskin, but has com
pletely severed his tribal relations.
A Richmond paper tells of a local
Beau Brummel Of half a century ago
who would be a formidable rival of
Berry Wall were he alive today. He
was the best dressed mar of his day, and
when he died left a legacy of seventy
one pairs of trousers to his heirs.
The home of Maurice Thompson, the
poet, at Charlottesville, Ind, is a dark
gray house of a dozen rooms, deep set in
q little grove of naples, and looking into
a broad, beautiful street, ON the other
side of which is a well kept park of five
acres, set in trees and carpeted with blue
grass.
The king of the Belgians, who has been
visiting plain Mr.. Mackinnon in Scot
land, is a very quiet man, and he pre-
served his incognito SC well that his roy
atty was not suspected. He went about
in knickerbockers and hob nailed boots,
and it is said that he didn't look the
least bit like a king.
Chief Justice Fuller is the smallest
man on the supreme court bench. He
is 5 feet @ inches in height and weighs
1875 pounds. Justice Gray is a giant
compared TO Fuller, being 0 feet 8 inches
in height and weighing nearly 800
pounds. Justice Harlan is also a large
man, being two inches over six feet in
height and weighing $50 pounds.
That wonderful pianist, Josef Hof-
mann, has grown stout and sturdy since
he left New York. His return next year
will be eagerly looked forward TO by
lovers of the phenomenal in music. II
turns out now that a great many stories
about wealthy people who were anxious
to devote a hundred thousand dollars TO
the boys musical education, philanthro-
pists who were bound to prevent his
playing at any cost, ETC., were pure in
vention.
1t is said that the late Charles Croker,
the California millionaire, was never SC
happy as when enjoying the fun to be
got out of his enormous wealth. II is
told of him that he enjoyed with the
keenness of a boy the fun of running W
the price of a picture or bit of bric-a.
brac that a fellow millionaire was Did,
ding on, and that he was equally well
pleased if the other had TO pay a big
round sum for it, or if it was knocked
down TO him after the other had chased
it up into the thousands of dollars.
John Lucas, the head waiter who died
at Saratoga the other day and left a for
tune Of $50, 900, used TO scorn an ordi
nary fee. although he did not hesitate t.
mete out punishment to any guest who
failed to render tribute. On n coca,
sion a lady put Sc into his hand anC
said: ~ want a better place in the din,
ing room than this one, so near the pan,
tries" Lucas threw back the money
and shouted out, angrily; If you thinL
81 will win my good will you are mis-
taken" 1t took a fee of at least SEQ L
secure any favoritism from him.
Enoch Pratt, who gave to Baltimor,
the free library that bears his distin
guished name, recently entered upon hi
Slst year hale and vigorous in body ant
mind. Mr.. Pratt, whose name will b,
linked with that Of Johns Hopkins as
benefactor, did not wait for the uncer
tain operation Of a will, but gave the Ii
brary building and the ground it stand
on valued at $3.50, 0OO) and his persona
check for nearly $s50,0O0, upon the cit,
of Baltimore agreeing to give $50, 900
year for the support Of the institution
which has had the incalculable advan
tage Of his personal guidance thus far.
Detroit can be proud Of Joseph L
Hudson and not make any mistakeabou
il. In 1876 the clothing firm of K. Hud
SOL & Son, one Of tie largest in Micbi
gan, compromised with its creditors AM
paid sixty cents on the dollar. Not lony
after the failure the old gentleman died
and Joseph L. Hudson, the son, carrie,
the business forward as well as he could
He soon proved that there was the righ
business mettle in him. lie gradual,
stood ON solid ground again, and now
after twelve years, has paid every dolla
Of the 40 per cent. indebtedness-some
thing over 500, 000-of the original firm
He has paid interest money, too, on al
the sums since the date Of the failure
and gone to no end Of trouble besides :
seek the creditors out, east and west. II
has just paid the last debt, that Of q poo
widow in New York city, who was tn
last 10 be found, and returned to hi
home completely happy. No one woul,
predict now that his business will nc