The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-11

Alexander Cunningham, who died
al J ca ol.yilie, ILL.,. lew dsys ago, i,
SAIL 70 have h.en for ,ome wears u
coactnisn f,,r sir Walter Scott.
Max kes. ihe cute little French
man, having pat ed Brother jonathan
seniis ola the back, ami thus pat him
Ia good itlmnr, vii Tetari, IN America
next winter L. lecture.
John Jacob Astor began life a poor
German boy aud died aUr h $40 CO.
U1 He worked harder 10 nuke tire
iirst thousand than he did To accumu-
late his millions. James Parton LAY $
Astor's urst. occupation ia New York
was beating furs III damp cellar at 81
week. bul he I'll. this work VI. ii and
Wa soon promoted. The bulk OF his
fortune was maze III fur, and he
loved Il iine fur a. some other wealthy
'nen affect jo love pictures.
The London correspondent Of the
Newcastle Tafoaieie ays. The Prince
of Waies IL said 10 have received a
soues hat novel present. | can't
youch fer IL. bus the story. as il
react e. me. i 10 the effect that q
registered letter was delivered AZ
Marlborough Hon last Week, and
VAS to5,ld ~ contain Ei0,Utt ia bank
notes. The nissive WAS III the ,nd-
wiring oil lazy, VINO 'apoioSiZ~tI'
Tor the gift OH the ground that her
wealth lar exceeds her requirements. :"
William H. Bishop became a novel
ist in a queer way. He "a, editing a
new paper in Vi iwaukse, aud a. an
exp, rineht wrote story in C. PEE
tiiloA for prize of 500, offered by a
local new paper. the owner OF which
was bis warm personal friend. He
relu the story Ia his partner, %
liked il so much that he atlviS, Il sim
TO send II e. the atlantic Motfhlp ~
sieAd uf dropping ii into The MiIgsu-
kee pr.,e La. Mr.. Bishop did 20. and
the editor ~ tie Af'aHtic iii covered
IL, uherlt-.
Al the Eiysee tie shah met ". Car
ON, Doran. Wuat kin, ~ ,.!ct res
do You paint :" ne inquired. - \ e
thet land cape or animals ~ AMI
mai>, your majesty, aaG most fero-
cious ones replied he artist. YES.
ren,em bcr." r-joiiei tire smiling
king. - uU paint handsome @atiie~ -
Later GA General Davoust was ire
euttd - BIN "DivouSi? an, rs,
/ sbC No'i III fbc Eltdt >pi.4itF OF M
puieon The tirt am haups 10 make
your acquaintance" and he shook
him va n'.y by the hand
Mrs. Harriet Beechef Stove lives -
peculiar existence gt p eSeat She
eats very little. combining her q ct al
most sit. getGeT 10 pread and butte
and fruit she sleeps well in tin. siay-
time hut II apt TO lie wakefui at night
Ut Times she -cctu> to have r4onlpn-
tarS rstutu of her old brillianey. bat
a. seierai 'hsI z /, mentally apa
iheiiC- Sc il f.n.. ~ beins ia the
ol.en Ar a.id can walk about a litlc
With Il care. Her tenuF.of life - con
sider.d remarkable by ner physicians.
Who Y she has the strongest vitality
oi any woman they have ever knoan
Lady Dixie is one of the most ac.
c"hpIiShed women in England. Iii.
said Ia Ire Il perfect treat o. lii by her
at dinner, she i - 6v ght. l. gu4ut
aud lever. nd at the SAME. ii Ist,. 81
KIND aud syup,ihetic. She posse, Is
In an eminent degrec what the Fr-rcI,
Call safoir virTs. she has rather isrg4
mouth, IVA beau'iiul teeth, hich - a
rare thing amor < the w.niel / Eus-
lar u. Lacy DhAe has the highest
moral Courage. arid She showed II IN
an eniiHeut degree when She ma rel
SIT Chsr!e- III ss ia the r,idst Of t..
social scandal watch c..v.r.d hi, nam,
"a Tea Years ago