Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-03-30
PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL.

Princess Virogna is severe on the
"dog women" as she calls those whom
she saw nursing dogs" in New York.
George W. Childs. the millionaire
editor Of Philadelphia, began life as an
errand boy in book house, and event
ually became proprietor.
Miss Emily Faithful has completed
her thirty years of work for women,
and in consideration of this the Queen
of England has sent her an engraved
portrait OF herself with an inscription
in her royal hand.
The wid.w of Kersey Coates, OF
Kansas City, has fortune esti.
mated at $4,000, 900, which all came
from a successful venture in real es.
tate, bit of land which cost her
husband $4,000. 1t was then farm,
but is now twenty acres in the heart
OF Kansas City.
Prof. Seelye, OF Amherst, o.,
boasts that he was once elected to Con-
gress at cost Of five cents. The five
cents were spent for ii postage stamp
sheet Of paper, and an envelope, with
which to accept the nomination.
Times have changed since then.
A rcd-chceked, rusty.looking old
gentleman bought a bag Of shorts at a
Bangor, Me, store not long ago, and
the new clerk refused to let him take
them till he had paid. He afterward
found out that his customer was an eX.
V ce-President Of the United States.
The name of the Arab leader at
Suakim is sometimes, but Incorrectly,
called Osman Digma. 1t is properly
Osman Digna; or, as the Hatives there
pronounce it, Dikna The second
name is from the Arab 'dilSn," mean
ing beard, and was giving to Osman
on account OF the heavy beard that
adorns his chin.
1t is an interesting fact that tho
majority of Presidents have had blue
eyes. Mr.. Harrison's eyes conform TO
this rule. Mr.. Cleveland's eyes are
brown, as were those of Arthur. Will
lam Henry Harrison had dark eyes.
President Pierce's eyes were intensely
black, as was his hair, Thomas jeff
erson's hair was red. :.
Paul Loyal, who died recently at
Vallejo, Cal, went to California as
secretary to Commander Farragut
when the latter took charge of Mare
Island navy yard upon its establish
ment in 1854. Loyal was attached to
the Gulf squadron during the Mexican
war. He remained in California until
his death. He was the Oldest brother of
the late widow of Admiral Farragut.
DIR. Anna Kingsford, who lately
died in England of consumption, was a
vegetarian. and strong anti-vifisec-
zionist. She would not make hse Of
animals either for food or dress. Even
her boots were made of vegetable
leather. She left a legacy to Madame
Huot. who was more ardent, if pos
sible. in the cause of animals than hor-
self DR.. Kingsford took her degree
in Paris, and was the author of num-
Der Of able works. -
Max O'Rell recently lectured in q
Scottish town. and when he made his
invariable apology for his detective
English he was astonished to elicit
from an old Scotsman the encouraging
remark: "lIoot! mon! Dinna apollo
geesel Ye can speak the English maist
as weel as oorsels" 1t was with no
less astonishment that Andrew Carne-
gle recently read an account. of his
personal appearance and manners in a
Scotch paper in which the following
sentence occurred: Mr. Carnegie's
speech is occasionally married by a
slight American accentm