Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-05-17
PERSONAL AND ImpensoNAL.
AN EASTERN TALE.
A king once summoned his three sons,
And thus addressed the anxious ones:
go forth, my sons, through all the earth
And search for articles of worth;
Then he who brings the choicest thing,

Prince Bismarck, though capital
French scholar himself, detosts every
other German who parades the same
accomplishment
One of the best law ycrs In Virginia
says he would on no account leave his
children any considerable amount OF
money, and he gives away not less
than $1,000 n year.
The will OF Edison. tho late mil
lionaire who was one OF the founders
of Oakland, Cal. is one OF the brief
est on record. 1t disposes OF $3.OO0.-
600 in less than one hundred words.
"A retired merchant, aged eighty
three. OF Providence. and q Boston
widow just one year his junior, were
married the other day. II was q case
OF love at first sight. the couple hay-
ing met for the first time only three
weeks before.
"A certain English comic opera
librettist went to SEQ Mr.. Gilbert's
'Brantinghame Hall" lie came buck
quite enthusiastic. Its fiAe play"
he said. II like 1t very much. In
fact, l think l like 1t better than any
man in London-except Mr.. Gilbert"
Mr.. Barney Bamato is the .'dia-
mond king" OF South Africa. Sixteen
years ago he was penniless boy OF
nineteen years. Three years later he
had $4,000 Then ho bought four
claims at Kimberley which paid him
net 80, 900 week for four years, and
then he sold them for 100000.
Tho late Lord Eversloy was
most successful Speaker OF the House
OF Commons, and never failed TO rec
)gnize the right man when score or
more sprang to their feet apparently
ut the same instant. II have been
shooting rabbits all my life," he once
explained. land have learned to mark
the right one"
Tho story Is told OF Mortimer
Mempes. the portrait painter. that at
the beginning OF his career he went to
Miss Ellen Terry, who is one OF the
hardest persons for an artist to get
hold OF, and said; Look here, Miss
Terry. I'm young Australian, with
few or no friends here, and / want TO
make my way in the world. Won't
you let me paint your portrait?" She
consented, and 1t gave him long lift
toward success.
Miss NJ. L, Orr, OF New York, pale,
delicate-looking young girl. recently
gave u remarkable exhibition OF rapid |
work on the typewriter in the as
sembly room OF Pac,ard's business
College, She printed sixty-six char
actcrs In five seconds, or an average OF |
over thirteen characters second. |
Then she printed from memory 1877
words in one minute correctly. Upon
u second trial she printed 1888 words In
n minute. Miss Orr holds the gold
medal for the championship, which
she won last August by writing ninety
eight words a minute for ten consecu-
live minutes.
-Zebulon Hnncox. aged seventy
line years, OF Stonington. Conn, was
Tilted by u village maiden many years
lgo, and since that time he- has lived
n little hut. cooking his own food
md wearing rags. BY fishing he has
money sufficient TO build
line good houses, which he rents, and
10000 more which Is lodged in the
itonington Savings Bank. He never
purchases any thing he can make.
buttons on his clothing are whitfield
rom pine wood; he weighs his fish In
'ooden balances Of his own making.
nd in catching cells he uses a wooden
pear. His yearly expenses average
ess than 800.