The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-02-14
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT,
CHARACTERISTIC AND ACTIONS
OF MORTALS.

OF MORTALS.
What They DO, What They Say and
What Other People Say about Them.
Interesting Facts About Prominent
| People.
Presiden elect Harrison now has
5000 insurance on his life.
Benjamin Harrison is much amused
at the diversity of the newspaper cuts
labeled "the wife of the president
| elect"
Governor Swineford, of Alaska,
predicts that the mammoth, alive and
we'll, will yet be found in the interior
of his remarkable territory.
Queen Maria Pia, of Portugal, has
a clearly defined mustache on her up
per lip, and it is said that she is posi-
lively proud of her hirsute adornment.
Russia boasts of musical prodigy.
He is pianist, five years of age, who
plays Chopin 10 perfection, and bears
the inharmonious name of Raoul
Koczalski
General Longstreet begins to feel
the weight OF his years. Allading to
some political attacks upon his record
the other day he remarked pathetical-
ly: Il begin to feel like very old
rebel indeed"
President Cleveland does not bother
himself about the details of a state
dinner. He leaves all the arrange
ments to his wife, who is very careful
ill her inspection Of everything per-
tanning to the banquet.
The Prince of Monaco is hypo-
chondriac, and he recently took to his
bed in the conviction that he had
been poisoned. The fact was that his
partisan cook had been indulging In
gastrenolnic eccentricity.
John Koch, who has been sent to
Jail by Scranton magistrate for sell
ing liquor on Sunday, was formerly a
| millionaire and the importer Of Theo-
dore Thomas to this country. He is
now in very poor circumstances.
The charge is made by an English
journal that the wife of the Comte de
Paris smokes a pipe in public. This
is not so shocking ON her part as the
habit of her husband, who is constant
ly putting himself in public manifes-
toes.
Gustav Herman, the Ann Arbur
tailor who went crazy because he re-
ceived letter from the president elect,
differs radically from the politicians.
Some of them will evidently go crazy
if they don't get letter pretty soon
with the autograph of B. Harrison at
tached.
| P. +. Barnum has been giving
many of his books and curios to his
children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren. He still retains his
rings, however, and he has few Gu
riosities which the pubic may contin
ue to gaze upon at the rate Of fifty
cents per head.
/ A gentleman recently entered the
Senate galley at Washington and hap
pened to meet friend at the entrance.
"Wha,'s going ~ asked the incom-
er. Nothing just now," was the ans
wer. "Mr. Evarts has been address
ing the Senate" "Has he 7 I'm sorry
l missed that Eyes, it was great
tr,at. He spoke for more than four
hours.' "What about7' asked the
man who came too late. He didn't
say was the suggestive answer.
Kate Field, who is now engaged in
booming California wines, has been
arguing with the committee in charge
Of President elect Harrison's inaugu-
raj ceremonies. She claims that a
party devoted to the protection of
American industries should drink
nothing but native wines at an inau-
gural banquet. The committee is
willing to compromise and divide its
order for wines between native and
foleign brands.
/ John Tyler, son and private secre-
tary of President Tyler, still lives al
Washington. He holds the place o1
Representative Of the public" on the
board which superintends the de.
struction of mutillated currency, tc
which he was appointed by President
Arthur and Secretary Folger. Mr.
TYLER served his father without any
salary from the government, the bitter
political antagonism of Congress pre-
venting an appropriation for that pur
pose.
There are many men in this coun
try who carry very large amounts 0
life insurance. Among them are Johl
, Wapamaker, Philadelphia, $500, 900
, Edwin Ruth, Chicago, $5OO,000
Chauncy M. Depew, the United States
> $5OO,OOO; Hamilton Disston, Phila
delphia, S50O,OO0; George K. Ander
, son, New York, $375, 600; George K
Anderson, Titusville, Pa, s35O.00O
w. III. Langley, Gallipelis, O., $500
. 600; Isidor Bohnfeld, New York
1920, 900; P. Lorillard, New York
;. 1856, 600; Cyrus w. Field, New Yorl
: $25O,OO0
o The late Empson G. Bird, of Bal
: timore Md, left peculiar will.
begins as follows: II, the said tesla
J. tor, say to all concerned in this Las
will and testament, viz: Behold, y
good people, it behooves me in th
: matter to name the fact that all ar
imated bodies hove to die and pal
through some kind Of chemical chang
It and BY virtue of intuition / know tt
: fact that my time for decompositio
by natural chemical analysis is draw
. ing nigh" The chemical analysis
l. MI. Birds estate revealed only abo,