The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-17
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Belgium's queen is a clever slelght oil
hand performer.
Queen Regent Christina of Spain reads
and speaks English
The oldest female abolitonist, Mrs. Ell
mer E. Il, Davis, Of Boston, is 81.
Professor Virchow, the eminent Ger.
man scientist, has published 1876 works.
He is 70 years old.
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Custer, the widow Of
General Custer, is giving parlor talks de-
scriptive of her life on the plains.
Mrs, Diaz, wife of the president of Mex
leo, will probably be chosen leader of the
women of Mexico who will take part in
the Columbian Exposition.
The partnership of Moody and Sankey
has been maintained for many years,
The evangelist and singer have gone
hand in hand and had no trouble on the
way
In 1877 the Empress of Brazil present.
ed Queen Victoria dress woven entirely
of spiders webs Its fineness and beauty
are said to surpass that of the most ele-
CANT silk.
Eleven women in the United States
own property to the amount of $1560OO,-
600. The wealthiest of these is Mrs,
Hetty Green, of New York, whose for
tune is estimated at $4O,OOO,OOO.
Walt Whitman in his declining years
has escaped the fate that Dean Swift
feared, that of "dying at the top" first.
Though his bodily powers fail, the old
poets mind remains clear and vigorous.
Ex-senator Edmunds is looking better
than he has for several years The New
York Recorder says that "some day
very interesting story will be told in print
about his reasons for retiring from the
Senate.
Notwithstanding his advanced age Pro-
fessor Virchow works IL hours daily, and
thus he has been able to find time for his
scientific studies while holding promi-
nent position in the political world as
Progressist or Freisinnge.
Clara Barton of Red Cross fame is the
only woman who ever sat in the Swiss
National Council, the only woman to be
decorated with the Iron Cross by old
Kaiser William, and the first person to
decorate soldiers graves as patriotic
rather than personal act of homage.
Miss Addie F. johnson, of West Vir.
ginia, has for three years had entire
charge of grist and planning mill. To a
natural talent for machinery she adds a
dizziness of execution that enables her tC
take down and pat together an engine as
well as any engineer in that part of the
country.
The Earl of Dudley holds the larges
life insurance ever effected, the amour
being for 100000. Second in the lis
comes Mr.. Wanamaker, whose policic
Of 50, 250 900 exceed that of the car of al
the Russias by So, 900. Fourth come
the Prince of Wales, whose life is in
surcd for 50 1926, 900.
Stephen B. Elkins is man of so years
big, strong, and brainy, He is a son il
law of Senator Davis, the richest man il
West Virginia. and has grown wealth,
himself by fortunate investments il
mines He is best known to the publ
from the way he led the Blaine forces il
the memorable campaign of 1884
Squire" Charles Walter, a Washing
ton Justice of the peace, is very prOu,
of u warrant in his possession date
April 10, 1866, charging General Gran
with fast driving. 1t is Endorsed, Fine
So; paid. Below in the generals HAND
/ writing are the words, l will appeal at
: p. m. U. s. Grant" No appeal, how
ever, was taken,