Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-03-29
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.

| Louise Michel has written comic opera
| Julia Ward Howe is the best Greek scholar
| OF her sex In the country.
Princess Christian. cousin of Queen Vic
torla, has lost the sight OF one eye.
The Prince OF Wales is in much better
health than be was some months ago.
Ex-Governor Smyth, of New Hampshire,
has entered his 72d year in capital health.
Edgar Saltus will go to Europe in May and
spend the summer thera Saitus looks thin
and worried.
Lewis Carroll, OF nAlics in Wonderland
fame, is Arranging Shakespeare to make
his work suitable for girls
Mr.. Henry L Warner, OF Boston, has given
$4,000 to his native town of Harvard, Mass,
70 establish free, nen-partisan and unsec-
tartan lecture course.
Governor Merriam, Of Minnesota, is thick
set as to build rosund as to head, and neither
one thing ner the other as to height He
!. wears red goatee.
M. Goblet, who was Prime Minister of
France when Boulapger was Minister OF War,
has retarned to the pract.c, Of law since his
defeat for Deputy at the election.
Deputy Laur, one of the Young men
brought TO the trout in French politics by
Bouiangism, is an engineer of first class re-
1 pRtstion, and lives Gloss 10 tho Z lfsl Tower
The Crown Prince OF Sweden and Norway
h dering bis recent stay at Meran, adopted two
4 isttle Tyroiess boys, sons OF poor carpenter.
/ and they are now members of his household
|, al Stockholm.
Austin Dobson's appearances would sur
/ prise those who have so long admired the
easy grace and airy fancy of his poems
There is nothing ETHEREAL about hin. He is
a heavily set man, with iorid countenancs
General Sheridan's three little daughters
are pupils of the Convent OF Visitation in
ashington. The girls are day scholars
hving in retirement with their mother in her
plain, quiet home on Rhode Island Avenue
Jan Hofmeyr, "the Parnell OF the Dutch.n
: IS tall and large, and specialized and created,
owned and made his mark by writing for the
-Zuid Afrfkadn, South African paper which
voiced the sentiment Of Dutch Cape Colony.
Daniel G. Thompson, president of the Ninc-
eeenth century Club, New York, who be-
sides success in law, has achieved European
reputation as writer on psychology, is the
rigntful owner of the title Of Count Rum
ford.
A daughter of the late Oldest member of
has, out of one of the largest fortunes in
England, donated s12 500 for the relief OF
wives widowed by the Morsa colliery disaster
! in Wales.
The Emperor of Germany is fond OF chess.
king Humbert likes checkers The Gar
plays backgammvn King William, of Hol-
Iand, finds relief in picquet. The Prince of
wales Is an enthusiast over baccarat Presi-
dent Carnot of France has learned poker
Queen Victoria has written two book,
which have never been published. They ars
volumes OF travel and recount her impress
slons OF various places on the Continent. She
has been so annoyed at the criticisms of her
published works that she has refused to have
these manuscripts put in print. Taey will be
published after her death
Max O'Rell tells story TO the efToct that
Alfred Tennyson, when young poet called
on BLUM, gruff Thomas Carlyle and to either
they sat near the Fireplace for hours, neither
speaking. Finally Carlyle accompanied
|, Tennyson to the door, and, shaking bis hand
warmly, bade the young maa come again.
for he Carlyle had enjoyed such a pleasant
time.
Senator William Drew Washburn, OF Min
nesota, shaves his upper lip daily, but wears
severely iron-gray sid whisker5,
and looks more like prosperous Pres5yter-
ian preacher than like the predetermined
politician that he is He is a keen featured.
olue-eyed man of incisive manner, and
brushes his hair back so as not to OBSCURE his
forehead.
General John F. Farnsworth is lean and
lank-looking veteran Of picturesque appear
ance, with bushy, gray beard and has
served his country in war and peace He
halls from Illinois AMI sat in Congress FOR
some years after the war, tut was defeated
In 1917, and after making several uusuccoss
fui attempts to regain bis seat, settled down
into railroad lawyer. He is typical West
,srn lobbyist.