The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-10-28

The German Kaiser is an inveterate
smoker.
Mr.. AND MRS. GLADSTONE will pass the
winter in Florence, Italy.
THE royal families of Russia and Greece
are now visiting in Denmark.
JUDGE NOAH DAVIS was born on a farm
AMI realized his first coin selling eggs.
The late w. L. Scott, of Erie, Penn, was
q director in railroad companies owning
%. 900 miles of road.
ENocH PRATT, the Baltimore banker, who
at the age of eighty-thres is as clipper as he
was hfty years ago, never wore spectacles.
The Duke Of Nassau, although seventy
five years old, is still hale and hearty. He
has fortune Of S25, 900, 000 and is believed
to be the richest prince in Europa
The Shah Of Persia has been in retirement
lately, because by mistake, be used a rheu.
matte lotion instead Of hair dressing and
turned his hair beautiful myrtle color.
AUTHOR HowELLs is one of the neatest
of men in his attire. BE spends six hours a
day at his desk, writing usually from till
3, with no midday lunch to divert his
thoughts.
So far from being slothful, the Sultan of
Turkey is one Of the busiest monarchs in
Europe. He possesses wide knowledge of
geography, Of international law and Of
European politics.
DoN CARLOS, pretender to the throne of
Spain, who is living at the present time in
Venice, is said to be badly in need Of money.
He was obliged, according to reports, to
pawn his jewels short time ago.
THE man behind the throne in Russia is
Constantine Petrovitch ProbedonostzeR. the
highest civil official in the empire. Hei the
practical head Of the Russian Church and
the most intimate adviser Of the Car.
SENATOR SHERMAN, of Ohio, preserves
the more important Of his lettsrs in a fire.
proof vault in his Mansfield library. His
correspondence has always been voluminous
and he has destroyed only the unimportant
letters. '.-
QUEEN VICTORIA proposes to confer upon
President Carnot, Of France. the highest
grade Of the Order Of ths Bath. The con.
terring Of this order on the President of a
Republic is said to be an Unprecedented dis.
tinction. "3 p.
CHARLES d. ALLEN, the Republican can
didate for Governor of Massachusetts,, is a
young man who wears eyeglasses and
dresses in the height Of fashion. He is
favorite in society. His business Is that Of
lumber dealer.
WHEN he visited America in 1881 the late
General Boulanger showed nothing Of the
He wore but one of his medals, and that
pinned incclspicuously on his vest, where it
was practically concealed by his coat.
DR.. NEWMAN HALL, the noted English
congregationalist divine, is seventy five
years old. The famous tract "Come to
Jesus" OF which he is the author, has had a
greater sale than any other religious work
excepting the Bible and "PIgrim's Pro-
gress."
GOVERNOR BoIEs, Of Iowa, Is broad
shouldered man Of dxty-four years. He has
a ruddy, smooth-shaven face, hearty man
ner and pleasing voice. He is q native Of
the State OF New York, and, like the regula-
ton poor boy In search Of fortune, started
West with only few cents in his pocket.
THERE is only one man now living in
Edinburgh who knew Sir Walter Scott.
That is James Stills, the bookseller, who
began his apprenticeship with John Ballan-
tyne &c Co. in the year after Waterloo. He
Is full Of "reminiscences Of Sir Walter, who
was to him both the greatest and the bestof
men. g.. fI'r
IT is announced that Colonel Forsyth,
formerly Of General Sheridan's staff, is to
marry the twentJ-year-old daughter Of his
old friend, DR.. Dallas Bache, a PhiladelphiaD,
while the latter will marry Colonel Forsyth's
daughter, who is also about twenty years Of
age. Both Of the prospective bridegrooms
are sixty years Of age.
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES takes the ut
most precaution to avert an attack Of pneu-
monia. All Of the rooms of his house are
equipped with Thermometers, barometers
and acromers, and he makes it point never
to rise in the morning without knowing the
temperature Of his bedroom. His rules are
infeIible and he never takes q risk,