Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-15
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE

ADoLPH APoLLoNI, sculptor at Rome is
making bust of Chauncey NJ. Depew. The
modelling has been finished, and the bust will
be put into marble in Europe.
ROSWELL p. FLOWER, who is one of the
wealthiet men in Congress, is said by q Wash
ington correspondent to go about in the shah
biest of vehicles-a riekety and worm-esten
carriage.
Miss FRANCES f. WILLARD, who has been
active in agitnting for the admission of women
to the government of the Methodigt Church,
is credited by the Buffalo Courier with an
ambition to be elected bishop
MRS. FRANK NJ. CHAMBERS. of Canton, O.,
lost her voice three years ago and since that
time has been unable TO speak above a whis-
per- Reeently She WAS taken with violent
mt of sneezing, aud she is now able to talk in
natural tone.
ALEXANDER DUMAS had a singularly un-
attractive wife, and Is S lid to have surprised
a gentleman one day when he was in the act
Of bestoSing upon her an unallowed salute.
My poor fellow, why do you do this?" said
Dumas, you ere not compelled to-"
JOHN IIAcKLEy was poor boy who 90
years ago worked his way from the East to
Muskego ;. Mich, on lumber vessel on the
lakes. He has become a millionaire lumber
dealer aud has Just given handsome library
THE Princess Victoria, Of Prussia, is patri-
otically encouraging national tastes and in-
dustries by having all her trousseau made in
Germany. These were ordered for the Prin-
cess by the Empress Frederick, while in
Athens, from the Greek School for Art Weay-
ing.
BARON DE LUrz who lately died, Was at
one time prime minister to Louis III. of Bal
yaria, aud man peculiar and fond of mys'
terry. Once, being seriously wounded in both
legs, he employed seperate surgeon for each.
and compared their respective methods of
treatment.
THEY say that Sarah Bernhardt, having
made n study Of the naval tactics practiced at
the battle of Actium, is prepared to prove
that what has been considered questionable
conduct on the part Of Cleopatra at that en-
gagement was really a subtle attempt at
maneuverlng.
Mr.. HENNIKER HEAToN, NJ. p, is drawing
up letter TO Lord Salisbury, in which he
will embNdy the results of his investigations
in America. He reports that the United
States Government, in defence to the strong
German vote, is in favor of universal penny
postage. The number of letters sent annually
between the States and Great Britain has in
creased, he says. in the last ten years from
100000 to 2i,000,000
IL hObLD bc u lD1dEinb a more
pronounced contrast than Belasco furnishes
to De- Mile his brother author. Last year
they drew $4,000 royalties from their plays,
Belasco concoets the plots and De Mile fur
nishes the dialogues. BelaSco is of medium
height, dark as a Spaniard and Of irregular
features. De Mile is spare, clear cut in out
line, and almost as high as an Albino. They
now rank us the most successful pa of play
wrghts of our time.
ONE of the most remarkable cd ladies in
Maine is living on the island of Monhegau.
Although seventy-fiye years old, she not only
knows nothing of the cars telephone elect il
lights. etc, but has never seen horse She
has always lived on the island, several miles
from the mainland, and her world has been
M0nheg IN. Sheep and cows are kept on the
island, but there is no call for horses She
has Just heard for the first time of Secretary
Blaine and SPEAKER Reed.
THE Rev James w. Ford, for more than
half a century missionary in China, and foun.
der OF the nrst Christian Church in that
country, says: After studying the Chinese
Language for ten years, | translated the New
Testament and other religious works | began
to preach, in n way, Immediately after | en-.
tered siam but though | have studied for 90
years do not yet think have mastered the
Chinese language" Mr.. Ford is now So years
OF age, and is physically so infrm that he has
been OBJ iged to abandon further active work
ADMIRAL SELFRIDGE, during Grants sec.
ond Administration, was spending an evening
out, informally, in a somewhat distinguished
company and on being joked upon his with
drawal Mt the early hour of ten o'clock, re-
piled if the others kept on eating late suppers
they might not live as longas he, though they
were al or nearly all, younger than he. The
Admiral is now 80 years of age, and of the
others present on that occasion, ex-Secretary
Robinson alone survives. General Belknap
Justice Miller, General Garfield and Senator
Laeh. thandler we among the quests.