The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-13
PERSONAL AND IMPERsoNAL.


There are seven millionaire editors
in New York
-Hogarth's house at Chiswick, En-
gland is rapidly going to decay, and no
ono seems ready to rescue it from utter
demolition.
Tho house in which Columbus diod
at Valladolid is falling into decay, and
tho Spanish Government is much re-
preached for allowing it to go to ruin.
The Italians talk of purchasing it by u
national subscription
Martha Ann Bogart who died re-
Gently in Elizabeth, N. j., was noted
for her pcnuriousness. She used to split
lucifer matches so as to make ono match
do for two or three times. 1t is need
less to say that she left fortune
Mrs. Ambrose Haley, of Houlton,
Me-, has in her possession a treasured
heirloom, slipper that was worn by
Der fathers grandmother on the occa-
sion of her marriage in England, which
must have occurred fully It's years ago.
1t is made OF brocaded satin.
In Romo males wore black for
mourning, while the women indicated
their grief by wearing white garments
In Turkey, at the present day, the
mourning hue is violet; in China, white;
in Egypt yellow; in Ethiopia, brown;
in London and America, black. Tho
mourning color in Spain was white I'M
til changed by tho laws of 1890.
"A Frenchman fond Of literatur who
died at Dole in tho Jura recently, was
buried according to tho terms of his
will tpitb n "a;
beneath his head, copy of Milton at
his feet, Greek Testament in his right
hand and an Elzevirian edition OF Hor-
acc in his left Under his back lay an
English edition of tho same poet
Mrs. Marble, of Dixfield Me-, broke
hen of setting. She did it in this
way; She shut the hen up in u close
room-and forgot her. 1t was twenty
eight days later that somebody hap
pcned to find Mrs Hen, hungry and
thirsty, to be sure, but alive and bright
and with more taste for scra tching for
worms in the garden than for sitting on
eggs, even in a stolen nest
Mrs. General Grant says she first
met tho General in 1914 and they were
married in 1913. She has many of tho
letters written by him during tho DAYS
of their courtship, and while she ro-
CARDS these in their entirety too sacred
for tho public eye, she will make ex-
tracts from thom for her book Of rem
inisccnces of her famous husband. She
is working very slowly on tho book and
does not expect TO have itready for pub
lication before next spring.
Sir Edwin Chadwick, who died re-
Gently, was asked to what he attributed
his long life and good health "Well, "
he replied, 81 have always taken great
care of myself; l have my daily tub, in
which strongly believe. But my great
age is undoubtedly hereditary, for my
father died at the age of eighty-four
my grandfather at ninety-five, and nv
two eat-great-grandfathers wore cent
enarians." Sir Edwin, it should be
added, never smoked, and lived largely
on vegetables.
Tho old house Of John Endicott the
first head of the first popular govern
ment established in America, is being
torn down at Salem. Tho structure was
framed i'll England, was brought to tho
new country and first put together at
Gloucester Later it was pulled down
and rebuilt by Endicott at Salem, and
became his permanent homo there. 1t
was two-story building originally and
of the Elizabethan style Of architect
urc. John Endicott died in tho dwell
ing i'll 1861 but his family lived there
for many years after. and the sessions
OF the General Assembly were once
held in the house.