Wichita eagle., 1888-06-01
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Lord Charles Berssford is bow legged
Prince George Of Wales favorits sport Is
bowls
Baron James de Rothschi,a once sat for Q
beggar
The king of the Belgians manages to hve
on $3.50, ,0Uo year.
henry Ciews Is building q bathroom en-
tirely fitted in onyx
Simon Bolivar, the Bolivian hberator. viii
have monument costing 100000.
Prince Henry of Germany has had 100 diff
ferent photographs OF himself taken
Baron De Helm, chief justice of the Aus
trian empire, has seventeen children
Chauncey Depew and Adam Forepaugh
might be mistaken for twin brothers.
Pao Yum, president of the Pekin academy,
is translating Shakespeare into Chinese
| Senator Farwell gives fortune annually
to various religious missions and charities
Archbishop Benson, of Canterbury, is q
warm advocate of the use of bicycles by the
clergy.
| WiIkie Collins, Professor Huxley, George
! q. Pendleton and Dom Pedro will pass sixty
three this year
Joseph w. Fifer, the Republican candidate
for governor Of Illinois, is six feet tall and
very spare in flesh.
| The ameer of Afghanistan is said TO be
meditating journey to England TO cal on
the empress Of India this summer
President Seelye, of Amherst college, is
! able to greet by name every living graduate
| Of the college whom he has ever met
Father Mortara, the young priest who is
| creating such sensation with his sermons at
Madrid, speaks twenty-five languages
Professor Frank c. Woodward, of Wofrcrd
college, South Carolina, has been elected 70
the chair OF English literature in the unfver-
sity of that state.
Mr. Gladstone has accepted the dedication
of the English edition of Professor Vfllar1's
Life of Savonaroian This work Is now TO
ing translated into English by Nine. Viliart.
Senator Palmer, Of Michigan, is tie owner
of a fine homestead farm and he plants tree
there for every senator who visits him Ed
munds' is beach, Jones mulberry and
Sherman's q soft basswood
The Hon Charles Gayarre, who was
member of the United States senate fifty -thres
years ago, Is still living in New Orleans He
was born In that city in 1905, and is said to
be walking encyclopedias of Louisiana
history.
s. w. Burnham, Of Chicago who Is pres-
entity going TO California to take charge Of
the great telescope at the Lick observatory,
has phenomenal eyes, which are said 70 have
naturally as grea, light graspins power as
ordinary eyes get through a SIX inch tele-
scopa
President Adams, Of Cornen university.
and President Hyde. Of Bowdon college, are
said TO be the only two college presidents
who play tennis Aiaine folks CLAIM tina.
Presidents Hyde is the better player. A
match to decide the question would be very
Interesting.
Mr John Noah, Of Washington. has been
dressed In the ososhes worn by George Wash
inSton when resigHing his ooEafnassson, and
Photographed into fair ccrnserfeit pr~<nt
ment Of sae father of his country ~ p BE
has also successfully posed far Cen @aekson
In his after New Orleans clothes, % bs may
Be sst down as yoons man CT gifted and
most obhging counienAnca
John wanarnaker's broeher has been CIV
fng some "reminiscences Of tho buyhood of tbs
great Philadelphia rnsrcbans Hh fTstvork
wss done IN tie clothing ssrre of barclay
Lppi1cots, where Be received q aaaary a
tL5o a week, all Of winch be gn~v = his
rOehsr His dinner, vhea b bad any, COO
sissed os g piece OF PIE and g.hss of r-ilk-
costing s~o oen.a Each yeer his s.laxy was
Increased, and q. tbs time ho was 70 ks bad
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