Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-20
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

John Bright was passionately fond Of BILL
iards and liked to cross cues with an oppo-
nent who was HE equal In the game
7 Gen. William s. Harvey, the famous In
dian fighter, Is living at Jacksonville Fla,
and possesses good health. although 50 years
old f
I, Here Is the latest Tory joke: why can
not Mr.. Gladstone have his life insuredi
Because no man living can make out his
policy
Stockton's latest story, Cards Claverden,n
which is running in Once Week, promises
to DO as big success as the ''Great War
Syndicate"
Governor Waterman, Of California, is
likely to be the richest man In California be-
fore long, as his mines are becoming very
lucrative. 81 i4 FL
The late L v. Williamson, OF Philadelphia,
was tobacco chewer all bis life, but never
allowed his expenditure for "the weedn to
exceed five cents week
Senator Haw1ey's wife and little daughter
will sail for England early in May, Senator
Hawiey will go over later and visit the Paris
exposition with his family. t
John Sargent, the American artist, has
just completed portrait Of Ellen Terry,
which will be presented at the summer ex
hibition Of the New gallery In London.
%Mr. F. C. Philips, author of Gas In D Look
ing Glass" was the other day brought into
court for non-payment OF rent, and it was
shown that he was almost entirely destitute
of means. a f M
DR.. Regnard, the French scientist, Is OPP
posed to the use of electricity In capital pun
ishment as being horribly agonixing and I'M
certain. "Cut their heads off, says the
doctor, ''and be done with it." "
Hermann plays a neat trick on dead beats
who ask for a pass He writes out pass
for them with great readiness, but when
they examine 1t after few minutes they
discover 1t is nothing but blank card.
Count Papenhein, formerly adjutant to
the late King Ludwig Of Bavaria, has alb
seconded to America with the funds he OBJ
tanned by the sale Of estates, leaving O large
number OF creditors to bewail hts flight.
Sir Percy Florence Shelley, son Of the
famous poet, has talents of his own. He is
an enthusiast for music and for private
theatricals, and has composed the score to
some Of his fathers songs, and has written
more than one play.
Among those present at the pbsequies OF
Admiral Jaures, In Paris, was Marshal Mac
Mahon, who wore the uniform Of his rank as
marshal Of France. While returning ON foot
to his residence he was recognized by the peo-
pie and met with great ovation
Athletics ought to flourish at Dickinson
college hereafter. DR.. Reed, the new presi-
dent, says that "a young man who plays
baseball or pulls a stroke oar can preach as
effectively as the man to whom long hair and
a graveyard face give q sacred look"
Hans Won Bulow, the famous pianist, is
noted for his eccentricity as well as for his
musical talent. When he has done anything
to shock his friends and enrage his enemies
he makes no apologies, but simply shrugs his
shoulders and says, tits way have.n
Emile Zola's new novel Is expected to have
five murders In it twill deal with railroad
ing, and the author has been for a long whils
studying the railroads to learn exactly the
labor performed by all the functionaries Of
every grade. twill be q psychological study
Of crime. 4F
The Siberian traveller, George Kennan, is
43 years old. Hisface and head give evidence
of indomitable pluck and determination In
tttsy htAuS lo nuOuhl uSIEk1k6. Ills Inquire -
spare and thin. BE has dark eyes and, ex-
cept where his heavy mustache reposes, q
smooth shaven face.
At a meeting of the creditors Of Lord
Vaudeville, lately declared a bankrupt, it
was revealed that he had borrowed money
through allegations that at the death Of his
father he would become possessed Of over
ESQ, 900 per aunum, and that his debts
amounted to e., 400 only. oa e ~
Having taught himself Latin and written
creditable translation Of the first SIX books
of Virgirs "lEneid," Erastus Richardson, a
Pawtucket, R l., booldkeeper, hasnow carried
out similar method Of trHlning In music,
by learning the use Of violin and then
making an instrument on which to play.
The celebrated suit Of Wood against Lord
Durham, Wood being the Jockey whom Lord
Durham accused Of fraud on the turf In con-
nection with Sir George Chetwynd, has been
settled by each htigant paying his own costs.
The case Of Chetwynd against Durham for
libel will also probably be settled out Of
court. f.ssaa f
Capt. Zalinski, Of dynamite gun fame, Is
an expert "phonographer." That Is he uses
the monograph instead Of stenographer,
and dictates all his letters and scientific
writings into 1t. His sister, who Is his secre-
tary, turns on the phonograph and writes out
her brothers. dictations on the typewriting
machine. ttt. H