Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-07-09
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Architecture is said to he the chosen pro-
fession Of John Ilowells, the son of the
novelist who is now a student at Harvard.
Horny NJ. Stanley, although he has long
considered himself "A citizen OF the United
States, was not naturalzed until May 10,
1885.
Both of the Nevada senators, Stuart and
Jones' are fond of tobacco, and their liking
for a cigar is greater even than Gen.
Grants.
Allen and Hutchinson, the stro,ies re
spectively of the Yale and the Harvard
cights, were captains of rival schools years
ago in St Pauls school.
Cardinal Manning is in excellent physical
candition for n man in his SD year. In
his youth he was an enthusiastic crickcter
at Harrow school, England.
Hubert Herkomer, the distinguished
British artist, who is almost equally fa7
nous ms composer of operas, an architect
and IA practical wood carver. was at one
time an Ohio boy,
Edward 1lanlan, the oarsman, is incon
solable over the loss, in Toronto, of "A mas
sive gold medal, presented to him by Lord
Duflerin in honor of his victory over Court
ney at Lachine in 1873
Senator Jones speech on the silver qucs.
ton makes a pamphlet of ZIG pages. and
one Of Senator Evarts' sentences in his
speech on the same question contain. 100
words by actual count.
DIR. Nussbaum, the famous Munich pro
fessor of surgery, has resigned. The grip
fyom which he suffered severely, left him
almost blind and partly paralyxed A lib
4 1
The late Jordan B. Noble was known
throughout the south Ms "Thc Drummer
Boy of Chalmette.' He was born in isgG
of slave parents, and served as "A drummer
under Jackson at the battle of New OR
leans.
RobertJ Pemberton. known MS the great
est gambler that Kentucky ever produced
recently died at Louisville at the age Of II
years. Once on u steamboat trip from
Louisville to New Orleans he won $l5 OG
at draw poker.
Col. Joe Ieffel, who has been elected to
the city council of Springfield, o., is II
midget. five inches shorter than Gen. Tom
Thumb and fourteen pounds lighter lie
Is 30 years of age, weighs 80 pounds and is
Nc inches high.
Oliver Wendell Holmes lives in n brown
stone house on Beacon street, Boston. The
rear Windows of the house overlook the
Charles river, and it is here that the poet
has his study, entirely removed from city
sights and sounds.
The late J. J. McI.lhone, stenographcr Of
the national house Of representatives, conlh
report equally well with either hand, and
in taking long speech In the house he
would frequently shift the pencil from one
hand to the other without interrupting his
speed.
Mr. c. A. Eastman, the young Sioux
chief, who was graduated at the Boston
University College Of Medicine recently.
Was n very valuable man in the football
AMI cane PUSHES Of his collie C. into which
he entered with all the fire and courage of
his race.
Robert Louis Stevenson il so charmed
with his beautiful Samoan home, with its
six waterfalls, that when he reaches Eng
land he will sell his household effects wind
up his affairs in Scotland, and return to
complete the span Of his existence under
the lonihcrn sun.
The late David J. Baker, Of DRYDEN
n. Y, Was % years Of age and undoubtedly
the oldest Ffcema4on 10 the United Stntes.
He was initiated ~ u master mason by the
Sylvan lodge Of Moravia. March II, 1916
Baker and hi. wife had lived together for
fifty years In the house in which he died
DIR. Heinrich Scbliemann IL a member Of
the Groccrs' company Of London Before
he nnearthed ancient Troy aud dug NJ
Agamemnon tomb at Mycenn the ire.
pressible excayator sold hcrrinf.s aud hut
ter, potatoes and milk for over five years in
a little shop in fur7tenberg. where he was
n grocer clerk.
Isaac Murphy, who rode Salvador the
winning horse IN the reccn, suburban, il n
young colorel man who was raised in the
household Of Mrs. Hunt Reynolds in Lex
Ington, Ky. where he lives with bis wife.
and owns about 5000 worth Of real estate
His salary as a rider for j. - iIaggin, Sal
vator's owner, is stated at $1,000 year.
fnosphates and nitrogen poustner twitn
potash sometimes added is more beneficial
70 grain crops than most people imagine
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