The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-17
PEOPLE OF NOTE.

DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes is not fond of
being interviewed. He is cordial and po-
lite to a reporter, but he eyades the point at
issue with great skill.
Charles Pratt, the founder of the Pratt
institute, is worth $15,OOO,0O0 and is the
richest man in Brooklyn. He has reddish
gray hair and beard and always seems to
be thinking very hard about something.
Wordsworth's cottage and garden, which
remain almost in the same stage as when he
lived, are to be purchased and put under
trust, like the birthplace of Shakespeare, as
a permanent memorial of the poet.
Segwaid A. Oval, wealthy Norwegian of
Eau Claire, Wis, who died recently, left
81 ,O0O, 900 for the establishment in Madison,
Wis, of a hospital for crippled and de-
formed from birth. Mr.. Oval came to this
country poor boy.
One of the recreations of the historian
Francis Parkman is rowing on large pond
near his summer home, in Jamaica Plain,
Boston. He takes great pride in his flower
garden, and enjoys roses particularly.
Henry Willard will spend the months of
July, August and September in Europe. He
will be accompanied by his chief private
secretary, fact which leads his friends to
believe there is a great deal Of work to be
done.
Philip Hensen, planter residing near
Corinth, Miss, is believed to be the pos
SCISSOR of the longest beard in the world. He
is man of unusual stature, standing near
ly ak and a half feet in his stockings not
withstandlng this his beard reaches the
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markable growth is but fourteen years old.
Madame Pommery, who built up the
| champagne making industry of the Rheims
region to such enormous proportions, was
not only very able business woman, but a
great philanthropist. She lived in sim
plicity almost ascetic, but disbursed her
great private fortune during her life in fos-
tering art, industry and education in order
that there might be no dispute as to it's dis
position after her death.
Worth, the great Paris dressmaker, began
life as cutter-out at Shoolbred's, in Lon
don, whence he went to Paris and soon
made name. Conversant with every de-
tail of his art he is dressmaker according
to the usual meaning of the word. whereas
his younger rivals have never exercised the
actual mechanism of the craft, contenting
themselves with directing matters from
purely artistic standpoint.
The visit of the Shah's chief favorite wife
to Europe will cost at least $780, 900. Her
journey from Teheran to Vienna occupied
four weeks and the expenses were 1874 900.
The fees of the two surgeons who attended
her in Vienna and operated on her left eye
amounted to $4,000, and 5000 has been
paid for the hire of the villa at Franzensbad,
where the sultana is to 60 for a month
before returning to Persia.
At the railway station in Rome last year
Count Herbert Bismarck, who is not re-
nowned for the suayity of his manners,
pushed rudely against an Italian dignitary.
The dignitary was greatly incensed, and re-
monstrated very forcibly against such I'M
ceremonious treatment, whereupon Count
Herbert turned around haughtily and said:
II don't think you know who / am. l am
Count Herbert Bismarck" ",Fhat," replied
the Italian, bowling politely, las an excuse
is insufficient, but as an explanation it il
ample"