Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-11
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE

BoULANGER's mother was an English wo.
man.
ROGER Q. MILLS is now stamping" in Wis
consin.
THE Queen of Roumania will visit Queen
Victoria at Balmoral.
Twelve members Of tho United States
Senate are natives of New York.
HENRY WATTEEsoN was originally in
tended for pianist by his father.
SENATOR WADE HAMPTON, in spite Of his
cork leg, is an expert horseman.
MADAME MoDJEsKA owns one of the larg.
est farms in Los Angeles county, Cal.
GENERAL SPINNERs vision is completely
gone and his general health is extremely pre-
carious.
CHRISTINE NELSON is supposed to have
been Cabanet's model for the famous Mar.
guerite."
Mr.. BUCKLE, the editor of the Londau
Times, is reputed to receive salary OF s2j,-
900 year.
NINE MIcHELET, the widow and colabor-
ateur Of the historian, is preparing volume
Of his travels for the press.
WILKIE COLLINS grave in the northern
part Of kensal Green Cemetery is marked by
a neat, farms unadorned marble cross.
j. NJ. SoUBBEER has purchased the Parsons
name, viii run it as Prohibition paper.
Mr. GEORGE MEREDITH has becomes con.
vert to yegeturianisin and intends, 1t IS said,
to write novel in support OF this theory Of
living.
THE Duchess Dues, who furnished Bou-
LANCER With his money, is the owner Of the
Neuve Ciiquot champagne business which
she inherited from her mother.
Mrs. JEFFERSON DAVIS has received S23l9,
her half OF a royalty on the two months sale
Of the memorial volume Of her husband pre-
pared by friends for her benefit.
HENRY FRANCIS MOORE, Of Medford
Mass, is said 10 be the original OF LongteL-
lows Village Blacksmith, and the idea is
supported BY circnmstantial evidence
COLONEL JoHs BENToN and \. NJ. John.
son, respectively Democratic aud Republican
candidates for Congress in North Dakota viii
jointly discuss The tariff throughout the cam
paign.
CAPTAIN JAMES BENZ, who saved the lives
Of zy5 persons wrecked Ui Long Branch on
the ship state Of Georgia IN December, 1852,
still lives Ut the age Of ninety near Beacn
Haven, n. J.
GENERAL BARRUSDfA's married daughter
Will shortly visit the United states 10 consult
with the President erDing her fathers
murder. She Is now WITH her mother az
OaXaca, Mexico.
MACKENZIE, the well-known chess player.
who went 10 England against the advice Of
his friends 70 take part IA the international
tournament Is reported 10 be dying OF cOu-
sumption IN Manchester.
Ex-CoSGEEssMAS JoHS TURNER WAir.
OF Norwich, Conn, who no one would take o.
be eighty Year, Old, though he IL, has Just
presented Trinity College, Hartford, wan
nearly thousand volumes.
MR. STANLEY will deliver his first lecture
in New York N the metropolitan Opera House
on November lith. The subject viii be tire
Rescue Of Emin, the Forests, the Pignies
and the Marcn Across Africa"
REV. DR. MEREDITH, who next to DR.. Tai
mage, breaches to the largest audiences 10
Brooklyn, was sailor boy. IL was IN that
capacity that be lrstarri ed ia san Francisco,
where he remained sonse Time and then went
TO Boston to study iOr the ministry.
RUSSELL SAGE, in a recent interview. said
jay Gouid's income from dividends Ia s., tgO,
Wv year, and from other sources SlUDOU,00
TO sl2,vJJ,gyO year. Mr.. Gould claims 10
make an average income Of q per cent Oft his
investments.
The Maharajah DhDlcep Sing who has re-
Gently been pariOned BY the British Govern
ment, and permitted 70 return 70 England, is
passlonGtely fond OF shooting, A form Of sport
IN which he has hardly any superiofs, and but
very few equals. An odd tact Is that be shoots
sitting down, and in the Old days ia Noriols
1t used 10 bean amusing sight ~ zee this dusk y
little gentleman squatugg on 4 mating aud
whiriing around as if on a pivot a. he shot
with unerring aim all over tue place
PRINCE Bismarck has a strong superstition
concerning the number ). The arms Of bis
family bear over the motto. In trinitais
robur," three trefoil leaves and three oak
leaves; all carieatures OF him represent him
with three hairs on his head; be has three
ehiIdren-Hertert, Wilhelm and Marie; he
has three estates--FriedrichsrBh Varzin and
Sehonhausen; he has fought 10 three vars
and signed three tresties Of peace; be ar
ranged the meeting Of the three emperors and
established the Triple Alliance. Finally, be
has under him three political parties-the
Conservatives, the National Liberals and the
UltramOnfanes-and he has served three CIR
man emper0rs