Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-07-11
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE

Bill, ARR, the Georgia humorist, is go years
old aud the father of nine children.
ROBERT BARRETT browsing, the poets
son, is a martyr to govt He is II years oil.
BELyA LOCKWOOD is annoyed at the state
ment IN Weli-known book Of reference, winch
makes her Il years Of age. She declares she
is yet only g.
DR. EASTMAN, who was married last week
TO Miss Elaine Goodale, is not iull-blood' q
Sioux it's sai !, his pateraal grandfather BE-
ing United States army officer.
LIBRARIAN SPoFFoBp, of the Congress,
sional libra-y says that to the oft-repeated
question: tDo you read all these books" he
replies, DO sou read all of your dictionary
great library is the scholars dictionary"
HARRIET RERcurR STOVES physician
believes she might live 10 years yet, although
she is 50. Her physical faculties are remark
ably well preserved, notwithstanding her taxi
ing mental powers. She retains the greatest
admiration for flowers.
L. P. WESTON, the famous heel-and-ioe
pedestrian, is now making more money out OF
financial schemes than he did in his palnuest
days on the t1nbark track. Mr., Weston looks
TO be g. years of age, is 50, and does more
husillng than man Of 80.
PRINCE ALBERT Victor will not certainly
take his fathers place ae n sport, as he has no
proeiiyities that way. In fact any proeliyitics
are conspicuous by their absence in his make
up. lie has a poor physique an aversion %
society end is a failure as . speechmaSer.
Il. d. BIAcKMoEE, The novelist, writing to
Il friend III this country about picture Of him,
says: Ii does not concern me much, at my
time Of life, what kind Of 'phiz' ! am en-
dowed WIKI; but the thumb-nsil men have
induel me with one, aud also with a stomach,
iar beyond my OWL"
Tlpc,,-N-tsss. II ..-.. ...st. ttaers.
zine. He wrote: Il cannot bring myself 10
write for periodicals. If | publish book,
and people choose to buy it, thst proves they
want to read my work. But TO have them
turn over the pages of Il magazine and mud
nle-that is to be an unlimited guest.
THE Prince Of Marfua and his aged mother,
The Duchess, two curious old relics OF Euro
pean royalty, are passing their declining days
IN obseuritY IN London. The Duchess nearly
-, and her son is well on in life. They live
IN very humble style, but stiIl retain a rare
collection Of jewels and brie-a-brac-
Mas. JAMES r. FIELDS, Of Boston, the
widow Of the publisher, is said to possess enc
Of the largest private literary collections IN
the world. In the library are quantities Of
valuable original MSS, aud autograph letters,
aud in the garden at the rear Of the house
grow trees that were planted by many famous
authors and public men.
liz tlaf mas sent 10 Stanford lHiTeffitSf
1 in California, magnificent collection Of rare
minerals valued at 81, 600. There are more
than so specimens in the collection. In re-
turn for this liberal gift Mrs. Stanford intends
% present collection OF California precious
stones and minerals to the st. Petersburg Ma
p0nal Museum.
J. j. ROCKEFELLER is an enthusiast WITH
the ilute, and w. w. Astor plays classical
melodies on the piano and organ. In his boy.
hood Roswell r Flower loved 10 play the
bones IN an amateur minstrel troupe. Andrew
Carnegieis instrument at the same period was
Scotch bag pipe, and j. III Starin's violin,
while Russell Sage used ia beat the dram ia
Thanksgiving and other pafades.
EUGENE FIELD is . humorist and saiirist,
rot only il ltis work, bat in his private life,
and he once sent a letter 10 Moses r. Handy,
with sketch Of the back of that gentleman !
head, and Phisdelphia, Pean., as the only
address on the envelope. The seaBfy TUFTS oi
hair on the scalp and The luxuriant side whis-
kers OF the picture drawn IN red ink, We're 81
promptly recognized BY the postal official
that the niissive reached it, destination.