Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-09-06
PURELY PERSONAL.
The Alps Cause Mark Twain to Pay
Frequen. Visits to the Republic
of Switzerland.

| H. w. Webb, .Vlce-President OF the
New York Central, occupies MIR. Depew's
chair while the latter is away. Webb lie
tireless, quick and accurate.
Hon. Mckenzie Bowel, Minister OF
the Militia. is at Toronto, en- route b
the Pacific Coast. on a tour OF inspec-
ton oil Canada's defenses.
Succi, the faster, is insane and now in
an asylum near Paris. His delusion
has taken the form OF a belief that be
is Cesar and Napoleon in one.
The only surviving child OF Robert
Fulton, the inventor OF the steamboat,
is said to be living in Poughkeepsle,
mother Of Rev. Robert Fulton Cray OF
that city.
Miss Mary K. Wilkins is another OF
New England's "little women" who,
like Louisa M. Alcott, have struggled for
fame and attained it. She is only 5 feet
tall 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.
The adjournment OF Congress COM
pie es thirty years service in the
House OF Mr.. O'Neill OF Pennsylvania
Mr.. Holman comes next in length o.
representation, as he has been for TWEEN
ty-eight years Congressman.
Henry Pettitt. the noted English play
wright, once wagered a man that he
would in seven days write, rebearse and
produce play which would take an
hour to act. He not only did this, but
the play was distinct success.
j. +. Minor, Assistant Treasurer for
the Confederacy as long as 1t had a
treasury, still retains 5000 600 in Confed-
crate notes, and has no other funds to
speak OF. He lie said to have owned
5000, 900 acres OF Western lands at one
time.
Careers are very prettily mixed in ] !.
! O. Macedonia, the new Conservative MEM
Der OF Parliament from Rotherhithe,
who is officially described thus: Was
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,
10 a man OF prominent features, OF kind
y facial expression, with keen eyes and
iul beard, and is the son Of British
army officer. He was born in Sussex,
England.
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher has ar
| "A - H., x<t0 A a a
strong and active, and does much lit,
erary wor'i. She was born in Wesr
| sutton, Mass. Her maiden name wac
Eurice White BulIard. Four of her ten
children are living.
The wife Of Repres NATIVE Springer is
a writer OF ver-es, a volume OF which
has been printed. She has sweet, gentle
manners, and is not d for her habit OF
wearing gray < WINS that harmonic with
ner handsome gray hair and dark eye-.
Il is a fashion that pleases her artistic
rienda.
Tx Marvel donald G. Mitchell,, who
WAS great sufferer in his youth from
weak lungs--s trouble which he got rid
OF by farm life and sea travels living
on h's farm, Edgewood, near New Hs-
ven, enj wing at the age of 20 II vigor O,
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, ia one of the pioneer
settlers OF the State. Before the out
break Of the war he led caravan of col
onists from New York, and pre- empted
large tract Of land where the thriving
town OF Nebraska City now stands. GEN
eral Van Wyck himself owns fine farm
Of 800 acres.
Hall Cainc, the novelist, 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 a 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 ideaistic life of Jesus, which, he be-
lieves, will prove his masterpiece.
Mark Twain's name so frequently APP
pears on the list of arrivals at Geneva
that it might almost be 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. tits the Alps that
draw me there" he said to friend not
long ago. They follow me everywhere,
and cannot get away from them"