Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-10-02
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mr.. Gladstone is Said To Have Great
Respect for Royalty.

Queen Victoria puts in her spare time
plying the crochet needle.
Jules Simon, the celebrated French
economist, detests tobacco, and says that
he is an inveterate enemy OF alcohol.
Jarss N. Pidcock OF White House, n.
:, former Congressman from that state
and prospective candidate for Governor,
expects to market over 10000 baskets oil
peaches this year.
The ex- Emperor OF Brazil is moping
away existence in melancholy mood
at Vichy, where he is being treated
for heart disease. He seems to have lost
all interest in passing events.
General Maury is the third distin-
guished Confederate officer to have
desk in the war-records office. in Wash
ington. The other two are General Mar
Gus Wright and General George Field.
Prince Bismarck suffers much from his
old enemy, neuralgia, and the writing OF
his memoirs does not progress swiftly,
He disikes the work, and a revival OF
he past seems to embitter and disturb
him.
William b. McCreery, United States
Consul at Valparaiso. Chill, is Michi-
gan man, who served with credit during
the civil war. He was one OF the few
who succeeded in escaping from Libby
prison.
Senator Proctor's first step into official
life was as village Selectman. And the
Vermont villagers were mighty particu-
lar about "A man being an undeveloped
statesman before they would trust him
in such an office.
Susannah Annesley, who married Sam
uel Wesley and became the mother of the
famous John Wesley, was twenty-third
child to her father twenty-fourth to her
mother, and she herself gave birth to
nineteen children.
Colonel Elliot f. Shepard expresses
the opinion that, if Chicago permits the
opening OF her exhibition on Sundays,
some dreadful calamity will be called
down upon the city. Can this be a
threat that he will go to live there?
Hon. William Walter Phelps, United
States Minister to Germany, will prolong
his sojourn at Hamburg, where he has
been joined by his wife. He is improv-
ing in health, and is very happy over the
outcome OF his fight on the pork ques-
ton.
Mr.. Gladstone has profound respect
for royalty, and never wounds the feel
ings of the royal family if he can help
it. His recent letter denouncing gam
bling as formidable and growing evil
in Great Britain seems to be capable OF
a royal application, however.
NJ. Jacques, who has recently begun a
fifty days fast at the London Aquarium
assumes an air OF extreme comfort as he
sits in his easy chair. Sometimes he
reads for an hour or two, but he is not
much disposed to talk. He says that
that uses up too much vitality.
The Duke of Edinburgh is the very
picture of an athlete. Over six feet in
height, broad-shouldered, strong limbed
and as active as cat, it is surprising to
find that he takes more pleasure in fid-
ding than in field sports and is happier
in saving dollar than in having good
time.
Another popular American who will
not grow old is Rev. DR.. Edward Everett
Hale, who, although 70 years OF age, still
performs the duties of a pastor, contrib
utes articles to papers and magazines
edits department in a magazine, and
does many other things difficult even for
younger men.
The Earl of Warwick, father-in-law of
Lady Brooke of baccarat-scandal fame,
ls very i'll. He is periodically subject to
iainting fits, and is expected to die in
one before long. He is over 70 years of
age, and has been in feeble health for
some time. Lady Brooke has OF late
kept in the background and shown dis
position to avoid the social glare.
DR.. James Ramsey Speer, who died
the other day in Pittsburg at the age of
~, had lived under every President of
the United States, and was the cousin of
one, Buchanan, while his mother was the
grand aunt OF another, Benjamin Harri-
son. As sensible man, however. DR..
Speer was very content to rest his claims
to attention on his local reputation as a
physician and surseon.