Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-03-21

MEN YOU HEAR OF.

Mr.. William D. Howells has Just cels-
brated his SD birthday
FRINGE Christian, son of the crown
prince of Denmark. is said to be the
tallest prince in Europe.
The Crown Prince Rudolph's debts
amounted to about 81 ,00o. 900. although
he had an income of $3.50, 200 year
Governor Hill, of New York, denies
the report that he intends to be married.
He says that bachelorhood suits him well
enough.
Ex-senator Tabor. of Colorado, began
life under Secretary Proctor, working
for some time in his marble quarries in
Vermont.
Robert Louis Stevenson has presented
to King Kalakaua a rare golden pearl,
accompanied with little poem describ-
ing the gift.
The Marquis Of Lorne, it is rumored,
Is to be governor of Ceylon, with salary
Of $40 900 year Princess Louise will
70 with him.
Gen. N. A. NJ Dudley, colonel of the
First United States cavalry. will be re
tired for age on Aug. 20. and will there
after live in Boston.
On the coolest day Of this winter ex-
Secretary Hugh McCulloch was observed
by Washington Post reporter making
calls on foot and without an overcoat.
King Alexander l, the boy sovereign
Of Servia, is less OF child than his 10
years bespeak. He already speaks French,
German and Russian. and shows great
capacity for study,
The youngest college president in the
country is Rev. De Witte Hyde. of Bow
doin. He was called to the presidency
Of the college three or four years after
his graduation from Harvard
Justin H. Mccarthy, NJ. p, who is
about to publish novel with the terse
title of Dolly" expects to make over
$4,000 by the sale of the book to Ameri
can and Australian sy:ltfcates.
The poet Tennyson is said to be keep
ing wonderfully well. He is too ener-
getic to be idle, and he reads his daily
paper and preserves full freshness of in
terest in the events of his time.
Mr.. Gladstone agrees with Wilkie Col
Inns in thinking Scott the first novelist of
the century. The Bride of Lammer-
moor is Gladstone's favorite, and he
reads it every three or four years.
The wife of John Boyle O'Reilly, the
Boston poet, is all invalid, and seldom
appears in society. She has graceful
presence and is brilliant talker. Mr..
O'Reilly says of her that she is his best
critic.
Berry Wall, the young man of New
York. who has acquired notoriety on ac-
count of his many pairs of trousers, says
that the recently published statement to
the effect that he was going to open
tailor's shop is IAN infamous lie"
Many lawyers and public men who ad-
mired the late DR.. Francis Wharton, the
great authority on international law,
were not aware that he was an Episco-
pal clergyman of conspic Iously high
standing among the clergy of that
church.
Mr.. Humphry Wards husband, as they
now call The London Times art critic is
building large country house at Ilasle-
mere. Gossips say he ought to call it
"Elsmere House. but he will doubtless
follow family precedent and name it
"Laleham."
Emperor William will be made
knight of the Bath by Queen Victoria
when he visits England in July. He will
also receive his fathers gold collar and
insignia. The late eIperor's decoration
of the garter will be given to Prince
Henry of Prussia.
Napoleon Bonaparte was one of thir-
teen children; Benjamin Franklin. one
of seventeen; Gen. Sherman one of
eleven. Charles Dickens. one Of eight.
Gladstone, one Of seven or more; DR..
William Makepeace Thackeray. grand
sire of the later namesake. one of six
teen.
Dennis Ryan, who began his career on
a western railroad with pick and shovel
and saved his earnings till he had s. 600,
with which he bought Colorado mine
interest is now one of the wealthiest
men in St. Paul. He is said to have
made 100000 from the mine in few
years.
Many Of the late Philip H. Welch's
jokes were translated into French and
served up in the Paris papers as original
humor. Then they were translated back
into English and copied into American
papers as French jokes. When Mr.
WEIGH saw these he used to say: Now
they are funny.
Congressman Washington, of Tennes-
see, has recently shaved his face clean.
and he looks so young that when few
days ago he clapped his hands for page
the boys laughed at him They thought
one Of their number was playing a Joke
on them. Mr.. Washington was obliged
to forcibly undeceive them.
Here is Oscar Wilde's latest. He
CHANGED to call on lady who had Just
purchased number of japanese screens,
which were standing in artistic disorder
in her drawing room. You have come
Just i'll time. Mr.. Wilde" rhe said, and
can arrange my screens for me-" But
Oscar replied: oh. don't grange them;
let them occur"
Clever fellow is Capt. Wissman. the
German explorer, who is going to Africa
to look cfter Stanley and Efuin. He
pcssesses, says sir Charles Wilson. all
of Livingstoae's indomitable COURAGE,
his constancy Of purpose and his kindly
feelings toward the natives; and he has
twice crossed Africa in its widest extent
without once firing q shot In anger"