Dodge City times., 1888-03-22
Personal AND IMFERSONAL

"A correspondent writing from New
York SAYS that-there are over fifty wild
ows in that city who possess individual
fortunes ranging from S1,000.0OO to
$4,000, 000
The late Ex-Governor Washbl.rn of
Massachusetts left an estate valued at
S3S6.000. His bequests to his family
and Smith College amounted to S22S,-
000 and the remainder is to be equally
divided between the Home and Foreign
Missionary societies.
The wife of Senator Beck. of Ken
lucky, is descendant of relative of
George Washington, and part of her
estate comprises land surveyed by
Washington for the State of Virginia
when Kentucky was the western
county OF that State.
One of the best amateur boxers in
Maine is said to be the pastor of a lead
ing Congregational Church. He strips
like Greek athlete, and keeps his
muscle up by having punching bag
hanging ir his study. and pummeling
it vigorously whenever he is tired of
mental work.
Mrs. Agnes L. d'Arcambal, of
kalamazoo, Mich, better known as
'.the prisoners friend,' and who has
many friends. is the custodian of the
nucleus of fnnd to build home for
ex-convicts in Detroit. The first con-
tribution to the fund was by life
prisoner at Jackson, who contributed
one cent, all the money he had. Since
then the subscriptions have grown to
$500. The sum of 81 900 is needed to
start with.
Colonel George S. Perkins of Nor
wch, Conn. is New England remark
able centenaran. He was one hun
dred years old in August, and is still
treasurer of the Norwich & Worcester
railroad and performs all the duties
pertaining to the Office. His wife. who
is ninety years of age, is also TN active
and well-preserved old lady. Colonel
Perkins was on Robert Fulton's first
steamboat on its trial trip on the Hud-
son in August, 1907,
William n. Riddle, ex-president of
the Penn Bank of. Pittsburgh. and now
New York broker, IS among the best
close-range shots in America. He is a
pale. slender man, with orly one lung.
1t was owing to his iuvalidisn that he
became crack shot. When not
allowed to walk about he used to sit in
the hospital yard and shoot at mark
nearly all day. In this way he became
an expert, and is said to have defeated
Haper's Bazar.
"A pretty young lady Of James
town has seal-skin sacque and muff
which she is quite proud of, us they
are the result of her own labors. At
terreceiving them she had full-f%ure
photograph male, representing her.
self as out in II snow-storm with her
muff up to her face, etc. A travelling
representative of soap manufacture
ing firm saw the picture, admired it,
got acquainted with the lady, secured
a copy of the photograph, had a ltho-
graph made from it, which is now
used to advertise his goods.
One of the greatest of women phi
lanthropists, and about whom society
knows little or nothing, is Mrs. Eliza
beth Thompson, of Boston. Her in
come is about $4,000 a year, which
she receives quarterly, and it is said
that she is often penniless before the
end of the quarter. She has no chill
dren, has no house or home, does not
keep carriage, never goes to the the
ater, never read but two novels in her
life, and never possessed but one vel
vet dress. She spends her time and
money in charity, and that without
identifying herself with the objects of
her generosity.