Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-01
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.

TENNYsoN was once asked to supply doz-
en- birthday poems of eight lines each for 1900
guineas. The poet refused.
JULES VERNE, in his younger days was
doyotee Of the baccarat table lie was ~ that
time handsome young fellow, with blonde
hair and blue eyes
BJoRNsON, the Norwegian novelist, writes
so abOminably that no one but his wife can
read his MS, which she has to copy for him
before it is sent to the publishers.
QUEEN VGcToRIAs daughter, Princess
Christian, employs woman as her physician
when her nerves trouble her Her attendant
at such times is Il well-knOwn specialist, DR..
Julia Maitland.
GENERAL ANsON 6. MCCooR, Secretary Of
the United States Senate is a strongly built
man, about 81 years of age, and hus dark hair,
mouSache and eyes. lie is one Of the most
agreeable and popular men in Washington.
CARDINAL MANNGNG's dwelling place in
London is not u magnificent residence, but q
plain and Unpretentious, though large house,
which looks more like q school than private
mansion 1t stands in a narrow side street.
BISHOP TURNER, the Georgia colored divine
is back of movement TO send colonies of his
people to Africa lie will make Il trip across
the water to investigate the promised land be-
tose completing arrangements for the first
shipment.
SENATOR SQUIRE, Of Washington, is an ad-
Yocate OF cremation, although he has not got
so far as to decide on its practice in his own
case. lie thinks hat urns containing the
ashes of dead ftiends constantly before mems
eyes in their houses would have eleyatiug ten
denotes.
JUSTICE FIELD of the United States Su-
preme Court, counts as his lost opportunity 10
gain great wealth his refusal, forty odl years
ago, to buy sand lot opposite the Palace
Hotel in San Francisco for 81 500. That lot,
divided in two has since been sold for 81 00O,-
0t0.
LADY CONSTANCE CAMPBELL has been
married to Thomas Emmott, the Lancashire
cotton spinner. But she does not become plain
Mrs. Emmott" by doing so. As the daugh-
ter of the Duke Of Argyle she will maintain
her title and be Lady Constance fmmott to
the end of the chapter.
PHILIP GEORGE D'EP1SoIs is perhaps the
most remarkable Waterloo survivor. He was
born i'll 1894, and still discharges the duties OF
burgomaster in his native village Of EIpinois
les Blnche. The Cheyalier d'EpinOis was one
of the civic guards who welcomed Leopold |
to Belgium sixty years ago.
ADRIAN IsELIS is one of the leading and
wealthy citizens of New Rochelle n. ", and
he is such determined and thorough going
opponent to the liquor traffic of the pretty city
that he has determined upon buying upall the
property upon which saloons are located, and
then to clear them off the place.
LORD STANLEY, the Governor-C General Of
canada, does not belong TO the intellectual
order of the British aristoeracy. He is best
described as what the boys call Jolly GOO
fellow, " and is a popular and easy going
nobIeman, enjoying life to the utmost. He
enters into Canadian sports and pastimes with
ediiying yigor and heartiness
LORD WoLsELEY tells Of curious relic in
the possession Of the wife of the American
consul at MADEIRA. 1t is only simple paper
knife, but 1t would be difficult to find anything
more interesting than it. On one side is writ
ten: Il broke this d. D. Porter" On the
reverse is inscribed: | mended i, w r.
sherman" The owner met these two great
Americans az Gibraltar, and remembers them
with great pleasure.
THE Qneen Of China is greatly to be pitie.l.
At least, 30 say the Chinese correspondents
As the very Young wife Of her boy husband,
she is entitled to sery large slice Of royal
good times. But the Empress Dowager i
strong-minded lady and rules with an iron
hand, She Is a woman of powerful physique
strlking'y handsome, and Of so firm and
strong disposition that all other wills must
bend to hers. When the Emperor inatyer.
tentiy does something 70 displcase her he Is
made to regret it. and as Tor his poor littlt
wife, she has nothing 10 say at all. SIR :su'i
EVEN SLOWED 10 have a good time Is ~
might have she were left alone.