Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-06-22
MEN AND WOMEN.

Miss Annie Howard, of New Orleans.
Is the richest woman in Louisiana.
Robert Shaw, of Brooklyn. owns the
old gun with which Israel Putnam shot
the wolf.
1t is asserted that there is now living
in Massachusetts a direct descendant OF
Massasoit
Annie Besant has fed 10000 poor
school children in three years. If this is
theosophy, it is good thing.
Senator Hoar's beardless face, black
suit, white tie, and eyeglasses often cause
him to be taken for minister.
Judge Cooley, of the Interstate Conn
nlerce Commission, is said to be "a gray
old shadow of his former self, so poor is
his health.
DIR. Martha Robinson, of Cleveland, has
been her fathers partrer in dentistry for
five years past, and the old gentleman
leaves all the difficult operations to her
especial care.
The late Charles Pratt, of Brooklyn,
accumulated fortune of $15 ,000. 900, but
the work wore him out His money gave
him little or no pleasure. He didn't take
time to enjoy life.
Jean Ingelow says: Nothing is so
little worth while, even here, as being
religious by halves. It's not worth while
looking out for heaven on the whole, and
yet going as near the edge of he'll as we
dare and as we can find footing.
A Sioux City evangelist who was for
merly lawyer says: ~There is no use in
talking; a man can't be honest and be
lawyer. know that to be so. A law
yer goes in to win his case, and ifhe can't
do it by fair means he will by foul. :"
A daughter of Congressman Breckin-
ridge, of Kentucky, having graduated
with honors at Wellesley several years
ago, has now taken up the study of law
in her fathers office, having in the mean
time taught geometry and algebra in
Washington school.
Little WiIhelmina, Hollands child
queen, is said to be the richest heiress in
the world. She is an intelligent little
girl, and speaks four languages with
fiuency, and a constant effort is made by
those about her to preserve her natural
ingenuity and childish simplicity.
General kosecrans, the Register of the
Treasury, is remarkably vigorous at II
years. He breakfasts every morning at
o'clock, reaches his desk by o'clock,
and remains there hard at work until
o'clock. The bulk of his salary goes to
old soldiers and other needy claimants on
his charity.
A direct descendant of Miles Standish,
Miss Clara Langdon Woodward, Of
Chicago, who was recently married to
Mr.. Chamberlain, has in her possession
some of the tea the Bostonians tried to
throw into Boston Bay, an easy chair 300
years old, and number of other interest
ing historical relics.
s. N. Bell, who, over so years ago, was
the Abolition candidate for Vice Presi-
dent, is preparing for his own cremation
and the burial of his ashes. He is 10
years old, and for over decade has been
attached to the Pension Office, being now
recorder. He is in good health, but he
has ordered two uTns for his ashes--a
rough one of crockery and finer one Of
glass.
The Empress Elizabeth of Austria in
having her palace built at Corfu is pru-
IDENTIFY providing against the chance Of
her dowagerhood, because upon the death
of her husband she becomes a mere
cipher, and court life will know her no
more. The empress is said to resemble
in remarkable degree, both physically
and mentally, her unfortunate cousin the
late King Ludwig, of Bavaria.