The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-09-03
PURELY PERSONAL.
The Alps Cause Mark Twain to Pay
Frequent Visits to the Republic
Of Switzerland.

H. ". Webb, Vice President Of the
New York Central, occupies Mr.. Depew's
chair while the latter is away. Webb il
tireless, quick and accurate.
Hon. Mckenzie Bowel, Minister OF
the Militia. lie at Toronto, en- route To
the Pacific Coast, on q tour OF inspec-
ton of Canada's deienses.
Succi, the faster, is insane and now in
an asylum near Paris. His delusion
has taken the form of belief that he
is Cesar and Napoleon in one.
The only surviving child OF Robert
Fulton, the inventor OF the steam boat,
is said to be living in Poughkeepeie,
mother OF Rev. Robert Fulton Cray Of
that city.
Miss Mary f. wilkins is another oil
New England's little women" who.
like Louisa NJ. Alcott, have struggled for
lame and attained it. She is only feet
tail and very slender.
Prof. Asaph Hall discovered the two
moons OF Mars. He named them Deimos
and Phobos after the two Homeric at
PENDANTS OF the god OF war, from whom
the planet takes Its name.
Mrs. Hannah Harmon, Brockton,
Mass, was born the day preceding
Washington's retirement from office,
and has thus lived under the admins
tration OF every Presi lent OF the United
States.
TIE adjournment OF Congress COM
plees thirty years service in the
House OF Mr.. O'Neill OF Pennsylvania
Mr.. Holman comes next in length ii
representation, rs he has been for twen-
ty-eight years Congressman.
Henry Pettitt. the noted English play
wright, once wseered a man that he
would in seven DAYS write, rehearse and
produce q play which would take an
hour to act. He not only did this, but
the play was a distinct success.
J. K. Minor, Assistant Treasurer for
the Confederacy As long as it had a
treasury, still retains 500, 900 in Confed-
crate notes, and has no other funds to
speak of. He is said to have owned
5000, 0CO acres Of Western lands at one
time.
Careers are very prettily mixed in J
c. Macedonia, the new Conservative men,
Der OF Parliament from Rotherhithe,
" ho - OLICIaily ucstIlUSu tuuS w rs
a clergyman OF the Church of England
is barrister; President of the Kennel
Club"
Captain Frederick Watkins, the COM
mander OF the steamship City of Paris,
is man OF prominent features. OF kind
ly facial expression, with keen eyes and
full beard, and is the son OF British
army officer. He was born in Sussex,
England.
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher has ar
rived at the age OF 81 years. She is still
strong and active, and does much lit
erary work. She was born in West
Sutton, Mass. Her maiden name was
Eurice White Billiard. Four of her ten
children are living.
The wife OF Repres ntative Springer is
q writer OF ver-es, volume OF which
has been printed. She has sweet, gentle
manners, and is not q for her habit oil
wearing gray WINS that harmonic with
her handsome gray hair and dark eyes.
II is fashion that pleases her artistic
friends.
TX Marvel Donald g. Mitchelll, who
was great sufferer in his youth from
weak lungs trouble which he got rid
OF BY farm life and sea travels living
on his farm, Lakewood, near New Ha-
ven, enjoying at the age Of 20 viyor OF
body and mind unknown to him in his
younger days.
Ex-senator Van Wyck, whom the
Peoples party OF Nebraska has nomi-
mated for Governor, is one OF the pioneer
settlers OF the State. Before the out
break of the war he led a caravan OF col
onists from New York, AMI pre- empted
large tract OF land where the thriving
town OF Nebraska City now stands. Cen
eral Van Wyck himself owns a tine farm
81 500 acres.
Hall Game. the ovelist, lives in a
pretty cottage called The Hawthorne !"
in the heart OF the beautiful Westmore-
land lake country, made famous by
Wordsworth. Coleridge and Southey. He
has typical Celtic face, not unlike that
OF Shakespeare in its contour, and
dresses untidily, and is lazy in most
things. At present he is at work upon
an idealistc life OF Jesus, which, he oe-
lieves, will prove his masterpiece.
Mark Twain's name so frequently ap-
pears on the list Of arrivals at Geneva
that it might almost he supposed the
Hartford author had expatriated himself
and taken up his residence among the
Swiss. His liking for Europe has grown
with great strides during recent years,
and he seizes every possible occasion to
cross the water. It's the Alps that
draw me there" he "a to a friend not
long ago. They follow Inc everywhere
and cannot get away from them"