Wichita eagle., 1889-02-26
NOTES ON NOTABLES.

MRS. GENERAL SHERMAN was cousin Of
Hon. James G. Blaine. He attended her
funeral in New York
NINE. BLAvATsKY, the Theosophist leader,
whether working or talking, constantly
rolls, lights and smokes cigarettes of Turk
ish tobacco.
COMMODORE PRICE, late of Troy, and
father Of the Duchess of Marlborough, cut
OFF his titled daughter in his will, leaving
her nothing of his large estate.
SENATOR MORRILL, of Vermont has been
in public life longer than any American
now living. He entered the House of Rep
resentatives thirty-four years ago.
IT is stated that the late Richard A Proc
tor was once a Roman Catholic, and left that
church when told that his scientific beliefs
were heretical and must not be promulgated
in print
Dr. HILL, the only surviving ex-president
OF Harvard, has for hobby the investiga-
ton Of the habits of the lower reptiles, upon
which he often lectures before the Maine
colleges.
REV. G. I'll. SURGEONS correspondence
averages five hundred letters day and he
employs three secretaries to answer the
communications which come from all parts
of the world
HENRY M. STANLEY's real name is John
Howlands, and he IS a Welshman by birth.
He was a schoolteacher when a young man,
and has taken care of himself since he was
thirteen.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND is no Wagnerite.
He is reported to have said that he would
rather hear few simple ballads, properly
hon
written
BARON HrRsCH, who has given SAC, 900, 900
to the poor Jews of Russia, Poland, Hun
gary and Austria, is fifty-five years of age
and childless. Besides this gift to the
Jews Baron Hlrsch gave S10,0GU,0O0 to
Christian charities some time ago. His
benefactions are unequaled in the worlds
history
GENERAL BoULANGER said in a recent in
terview: Il grant interviews personally
to about $50 persons day. This morning
alone l spoke to l43. That is without count.
ing the delegations which set foot in this
room. They number from 500 to 1000 per-
sons day. / see them in groups of about
SO at time"
VICToRIA's will was made in 1875, en-
crossed on vellum, and is now a great
bound volume fastened with a lock. with
several blank pages left for codicils. The
last was made recently and distributed the
jubilee gifts. Some are left to the State,
and the others are distributed among the
members of the royal family.
JOIN WANAMAKER neither smokes nor
drinks He never drives fast horses.
never yachts, doesn't play billiards, and
never wen to theater or to circus in his
life. His only recreation comes on Sun
days, when he conducts a Sunday school
class of 5000 pupils in a Philadelphia
church which he built and paid for himself.
A VIESNEsE authority declares that
Emiu Pasha, Isaac, otherwise Edward
Schnitzer, is the son OF a Jewish mother,
who became widow, married Christian,
and has embraced the latter faith
Whether he turned Christian. remained a
Jew, or became Mussulman IS not known
The rank of Bey was conferred upon him in
IS.S
SENATOR ALLISON is a great worker He
retires early and rises early, eats a simple
breakfast, reaches the Capitol long before
his colleagues. and pegs away at committee
work until noon. He always STAYS through
the session of the Senate and watches every
move until adjournment He then returns
to committee work until dinner time. He
is systematic II his habits, and is thus en-
abled 10 accomplish a vast amount of work
He takes plenty of exercise and seldom in
dulSes In the dissipsiions of society.