The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-30
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Baron Hirsch. one Of the richest of the
French bankers, who was blackballed u
few months ago by the Paris Jockey club,
IL about to take his household to England.
He thinks OF buying Houghton hall,one of
the most magnificent of English places.
near Sandrin9ham, for 100000. The
baron is reputcd To be worth E1O,OOO,OOO.
What General Hooker said about u Ger
tain division commanders necktie and
the flag of truce il matched by the late
General D. II. Hills exclamation, "Yon-
der come two companies of briRadier-gen-
erals" ~ his eye met the unusual sight Of
q confederate detachment passing ia re-
view, attired i'm new and gorgeous uni
forms, ''neat rs imported"
The pope has commissioned the Rt.Rev.
Mgr. Satolli president of the Academy Of
Nobl Ecclesiastics and thosnistic lecturer
at the propaganda, to preside i'm Novem-
her mt the Inauguration of the Washing
ton university. Il il understood that the
holy father will commemorate the occa-
sion by creating Ave new dioceses In the
United States.
Al the funeral Of Mrs. Isaac w. Sher-
man. which WAS solemnized q few days
ago ut Newport, II. L.. the first carriage
contained the bereaved husband, two Of
his brothers, and n sister, the Combines
ages Of whom was aOS years, AN average
of az years. Mr.. Sherman has six brothers
and sisters living. and the mbinc ages
of the seven IL 525 years, an average Of IS
years.
Ii in probable tina M. Rochefort will re-
main i'm London HE is greatly pleased"
writes the London correspondent Of the
Birmingham Post, "with the life he leads.
Unlike the other leaders of the party, his
fortune enables him to choose for HIM
self, and he il 40 deeply Interested in the
opportunities of artistic enjoyment at
fortied him in London that lac feels reluc-
tant to leave It,"
Col. FL nklin Fairbanks, president Of
the Fairbanks scale will give
to the town OF Johnsbury, VT, his entire
collection of birds, minerals, shells, and
curiosities, and erect a suitable granite
building for n museum. His collection of
birds il one OF the finest i'm this country.
His other curiosities include rare and
costly articles from all parts of the world.
The museum will contain working rooms
for students and u scientific library.
NJ. EiHcl, "a son of the architect of the
famous Eihel tower OF Paris, is spending
u few days i'm Philadelphia. He il a care
fully dressed. keen-cyed Frenchman,
about thirty years Of age. His knowledge
Of English is limited. but his q~uickness
Of perception makes up i'm part for that
deficiency. He has just completed a tour
of America, having been Investigating
various industries connected with his pro-
fession, that of mechanical engineer.
Itl,asb been learned that Postmnster-Gen
ersl waunamaker IL the administration
official who il To take IA bible class i'm the
Church of the Covenant, Washington. He
in about tai give mp his Bethany bible class,
over which he has presided for "a great
many years. The strain of leaving Wash
ingtou and going to Philadelphia every
Saturday WAS too much for him. His
family will soon In. located at the capital,
and IL he left them every Sunday he would
find little time i'm which to enjoy their So
ciety.
The late Andrew J. Geiger of Philadel-
phia left an estate valued at $2JO,OOO. His
will provides for the erection of an obelisbs
over his grave. The panel on the east
side il to contain his name, age. and date
OF death. The north panel will bear this
inscription: Travelled 6O,OOO miles in
America, Europe, Asia and Africa" The
| south panel il To read: "YounR man,
! stop and think. See what has been the
reward for honesty, industry and econo-
my. In lS4O I worked on Robert Martins
farm, near Jersey shore, for 25 cents a
day. No fortune left to me-" The west
| panel il tai read: "Lived and died i'm the
faith of the immutAblc and unchange-
able and natures God. Believed in the