The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-12-25
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Ex-KING MILAN of Servia will make hi:
home in Paris.
SENATOR PIERCE, of North Dakota, is the
author Of several novels.
The London Times suggests Stanley fol
Governor of East Africa.
SECRETARY RUsK is making collection OF
orchids and chrysanthemums.
GENERAL BoULANGER is doing very well.
He is supported by his admirers.
PRESIDENT HARRISON is an expert walker,
and likes tramp Of several miles
THE letter carriers monument to S. S. Cox
will probably be erected in Washington.
The Lord Mayor of London was for some
part of his early career an operate singer.
EVEN the Car of Russia suffers with in
fuenza, which is epidemic in st. Petersburg.
Ex-PaEs1DENT CLEVELAND says our ex-
Presidents should earn their own living like
other people.
SIR MoRELL MACKENZIE, the English doc
tor, is seriously considering the project OF an
American tour.
EXTENSION COMMISSIONER TANNER and
". II. Dudley have formed business part
nership in Washington.
LORD SALISBURY, the British Premier. las
JuS plUuI utStluCUlOu -ASAA1NN ~
wearing the biggest hat.
CASTELAR, the Spanish statesman, says
that another half century will wind up the
monarchial business in Europe.
HISTORIAN BANCROFT takes a long walk
every pleasant afternoon, often with vol
unle of Shakespeare in his hand.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, Governor-elect of Ohio, is
a Knight Templar, Knight of Pythlas ana
an Elk. He is also a Presbyterian.
THE late Father Damien, who died in the
leper settlement ut Molokai. Sandwlch ISL
ands, has been succeeded by his brother.
SIR JULIAN PAUNcEFoTE, the British Min,
lister at Washington, is devoting good zeal
of time 20 the study OF American literature
HENRY c. KELSEY, the present Secretary
of State of New Jersey, was the editor OF a
small country newspaper twenty years ago.
JULES VERNEs real family name is Olche-
witz. The novelist is now sixty eight years
old, and engaged in the production OF one OF
his greatest works.
The exceptional honor of the crown and
and brilliants pourie nlerite has been con-
ferred upon Count Won Noltke by the En-
peror of Germany.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON. The nov ellst
rcports himself in good health and spirits
and disposed to spend Yet another winter
among the islands of the South Pacific
CHARLES COLBY. the new President OF the
Canadian Privy Council. was born in the
United States. He is the 6rst native OF this
country who ever entered Dominion Cab
ine.
Mr.. GLADSTONE has been speaking in Eng
land fer fifty years. and yet people are so
anxious to hear him that they would at any
time fiji large hail if the seats cost ten
dollars
SPURGEoy. the great London preacher,
SAYS that the perfect members OF his flock
give him more trouble than his sinners. He
now gives notice that his fold is for black
sheep only.
MARK TWAIN passes a great part OF his
time in his library, where he sits in COM
Portable armchair. his feet tilted np on the
window-sill and a thick halo of tobacco
smoke encircling his forehead.
PHYSICALLY, Speaker Reed is the largest
man in the House He weighs as much as
Ex-President Cleveland and is taller. He is
an accomplished French scholar and reads
every new hook nublished in Paris. - -.-