Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-25
PERSONAL GOSSIP.


Salisbury himself is Co.
Mr.. Edison has invented an INSTRUMENT
by which one may sign cheek for any
amount ct a distance of hundreds of miles.
One of the tollest men in congress is
Representative Mansur, of Missouri. He
is 8 feet inches in height and is built in
proportion.
The richest pension attorney in Wash.
nlston is George f. Lemon lie is bach
elor with a fortune of 81, 100000, and spends
about 500, 900 year.
Otto Goldschnidt is engaged busily in
writing life of his wife, the late Jenny
Lind. 1t is said that some Of the memoirs
will be very curious.
Signor Crispi Is said to have been at one
time a subject Of the sultan, his father and
mother emigrating in the time of Ali pasha
from Janina to Sicily
John l.. Sullivan Is ia locate in Bnrk.
shire county, Mass, on stock farm, into
which it is said, he has put most OF the
money that he has saved.
j. e. Haggin, tie turfrnan, is reported
TO he worth from $4,000 900 to $4,000, 600
The greater part Of his fortune is invested
in Montana copper mine.
The H,eanhiesu Of all the presidents was
probably Washington, whose estate when
he became chief executive was considered
worth from $500, 900 60 $500, 900,
IL is not ganerally known that Maj
Mckinley received us n Christmas present
in 1899 the hapdsomeSt watch ever designed
and made in the United States.
Judge j. p. Smith, of Fort Worth. who
ia now worth 81 GOA, 600 once walked from
Kentucky to Texas because he did not
have enough.rnooey to pay his passage.
odd Hutch, " the Chicago speculntor, in
the midst Of an enormous business find,
time to devote much attention to reading
novels. He is an admirer of good writing
Searen, Partisan, who made millions
out of the Panama cnnal, has gone tc
Egypt in the interest OF the project to con
vert the Desert of Sahara into an INLAND
sea
A man acknowledged TO be the LEADING
philetelist Of today is J. B. Moons, of Brus
sels Belgium. His investments IN hi,
hobby are said to be upward of a million
francs.
Senator Call, of Florida, is a Kentuck
ian by birth He is feet tall, weigh,
about 200 pounds, and is erect, digninet
and courteous. Ills hair is black and hi,
eyes blue.
Clement Garnett Morgan is the onl,
HAYWARD class day orator who has achieved
the distinction Of having the salient poiut'
of his Grafton talc9raphed all over tn,
United States
Lord Randolph Churchill can answe
the old question, "Who reads an American
book" with the prompt reply II do fo
he il said to have a particular fondnes
for American novels.
Charles Stewart Parncll is close reade
of American newspapers and American
literaylre generally. Balfour, chief secre
tary' for Ireland, is also an omnivorou
reader Of American newspapers.
OF Professor John Fiskc in private life
The Book Buyer says that he has an ex
cellent baritone voice and sings German
and English songs with expression, tast
and feeling He can also execute a Bee
thoven sonata upon the piano.
Col. Sir Edward Bradford, the new chic
commissioner Of the London police, is
very distinguished military officer and wa
one of the most celebrated sportsmen o
the British army lie has but one arm
the other having been torn off by n tigres
which he had attacked Il. India.
Young Couingsby Disraei, the nephev
and heir of the late Lord Beaconsfield, i
developing into fluent speaker. In PEI
sonal appearance he much resembles tn
early portraits of his famous uncle, hi
features possessing in a marked degree tn
characteristics of the race to which he bt
longs.
Cardinal Manning owns a small farm
from which he daily receives dairy produc
and such vegetables and fruits as are i
season. Tho library is his working an
living room, and here he almost always La
a fire, for his decreased vitality makeS hill
feel chilly. The cardinal knows the plac
of every book.