The Russellville Democrat., 1888-04-05
PARTICULAR PERSONS.


PRESIDENT CLEVELAND weighs 800 pounds.
THE King Of Siam is thirty years old and
L. reported 10 be the father Of thirty chill
dren.
CHANG, the Chinese giant Of Barnum's
show and dime museum notoriety, 10 now q
tea broker in Shanghai.
TIM jewish race made their entree into
the court OF Vienna for tho first time on
January 20, 1883, in the person Of Baron
and Baroness Rothschild- M
MsnE. BARRIos, widow OF the late President
Of Guatemala, is engaged to be married to
an English nobloman Of high rank She is
worth several millions Of dollars.
MRs. CLEVELAND writes a stylish hand,
says report, yet 1t is unlike the ordinary
fashionable scrawl, in that it is perfectly
legible and offers no concealment for defects
Ia photography.
SAN JOKES, the evangelist, says: ~ have
an orphans home in Georgia, where sixty
five children depend upon me for every bite
they eat / have boys and girls that au
trying to educate at different colleges. y &
WHEN John Il. Sullivan, the great pugii-
ist, commenced operations in his particular
field he was so poor that on one occasion nc
had 70 sit in his stocking feet in bar-room
cobblcrs across the street.
ADTLrxA PATTI is said b believe In the
superstition OK the evil eye and will not
sing where there is cross-cyed conductor
Bernhardt places similar credenee in the
superstition, and refuses to play at the side
Of an actor whose vision is in any way
askew.
The King OF Norway and Sweden Is said
4.
refused to send congratulations to the Pope
ON his sacredotal jubilee. According to the
census of 1850, there were only $40 Catholics
In Sweden, and proportionately small
number in Norway.
EX-SENATOR FAIR recently offered $4,000
for San Francisco theater for one evening
in order that he might have an exclusive
theater-party. Mr.. Fair once gave rose
bud party 70 twenty young ladies in Wash
ington at cost Of 1000 The next morning
he quarreled with hackman who charged
him fifty cents for q ride to the Capitol.
PRINCE BISMARCK is still hard worker
and is becoming rich man. The salaries
from his offices are by no means extrava
giant, but, added to the revenues of his es
tates and the profits of his saw-mills ane
distilleries, they bring his income to be
tween 100000 and $4,000 year. And, al
the Prince is VIGOROUSLY economical, large
proportion of this comfortable income is an
nually saved
PAscHAI PORTER, the wonderful child re
vivalist of Indiana, who is now only Lever
years old, recently preached sermon in the
Baptist Church at Williamstown, KY, thai
| astonished everybody who heard 1t. Tho
pastor of the church says that he has reaC
sermons on the same subject delivered BY
the ablest preac hers, but not one of then
! could compare in power or in elegance o.
diction with the boys exhortation.
THE death is announced of "Count'
Smith, chief clerk Of the Palace Hotel, Sar
Francisco. He had a phenomenal memory
| for faces and names. This faculty made his
fortune He amazed British globe-trotter'
after saluting them by name several year:
after former visits to the hotel, and asking
| if they would have the old rooms they hat
once occupied, giving the number and floor
| Thn fact may be appreciated when 1T II
| stated that the hotel has 600 rooms.
| GENERAL SHERIDAN has four little chill
| dren, who are his constant companions. |,
| Washington not long ago two of the chill
dren were walking along with their father
| while the two other little Sheridans trottet
! along just behind him. A gentleman stoppet
! the little girls of the rear guard and asked
| care you all General Sheridan's childrenl 2
30, no,n exclaimed one of the girls, demure
| ly, and pointing to the children walking
with the General, they are General Sheri
| dams children. We are the twins"