Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-02-19
PERSONAL MENTION.
Minnesota Has the Most Populous
Congressional District = Col.
Pickett Nelson.

Pickett Nelson.
Prince Bismarck is fond OF practicing
with the revolver, and old as he is, can
still make a splendid shot at a moving
object.
An item is current to the effect that
Dickens was shorthand writer. He
was as a matter OF fact, and he said once
that the accomplishment was as hard to
acquire as half dozen modern Ian
guages and much less valuable.
Senator Cullum says that the German
Emperor ia a fine-looking young fellow.
with many social qualities. The Senator
saw the Kaiser nj garden party, where
he moved about among the guests, chat
ting and laughing and apparently enjoy
ing himself hugely.
William Gardner Hale, the Cornell
professor. who goes to Chicago to organ
ice the Latin department Of the new
Baptist University there, is known
among classical scholars from his book
on "the cum construction, which was
honored by translation into German.
Paul du Chaillu, the explorer and story
teller, says that while in Africa he was Of
fered *, 001 wives--Sl5 in one day. Such
being the case, 1t Is easy to understand
the report that the genial author is pop
ular with the ladies wherever he goes
He ia just at present III with la grippe
in Chicago.
w. Hamilton Gibson, whose sketches
in black and white have brought him
close to the hearts OF all lovers OF ma
ture, lie a heavily-built man, with square
cut, jet-black beard, an impressive lore
head and eyes that twinkle merrily when
he lie In a testing mood He Is q capital
story teller.
The statement that Jules Verne writes
his luridly improbable tales in an OBJ
servat Try on top Of his house at Amiena
suggests that nature must have intended
him for position in the signal-service
bureau. and that his writing novels is a
bad break in the rhythm Of the provi-
dental plan.
Congressman Dubarrow OF Chicago il
called the "Adonis OF the West" the
handsomest man in Congress" and II
otherwise referred to in complimentary
terms. He is bachelor Of only "a years
and has not yet made his maiden speech
either within the House OF Represents
tives or without.
There was no coffin in Baltimore large
enough to contain the remains OF Colone
Pickett Nelson, the colored giant who
died recently, and one had to be made
to order. As completed 1t measured
feet 8 inches In length, and was 2 feet :
inches wide at the shoulders. 1t WAS
feet deep.
OF the late Duke Of Clarence Harold
Frederic tells this story: "Once, whei
a boy, he over-an his allowance OF poke
money. In financial straits he wrote I,
grandmother, asking for e6. The Queer
indited a lengthy reply, refusing thu
money and haranguing the boy on tn,
Importance OF frugality. This letter h,
sold rs an autograph for 81 l0s.n
! Nj. Guillot, the French scientist VIII,
discovered the method of whitening
Cape almonds, says that more than IS,
600 900 worth Of the doctored stone
have been sold in Belgium alone Tn
test is very simple one. Dipping
II il has been aniline-dyed, the alcohc
will restore it to it's original color.
Count Arco Valleys successor as tn
Kaiser's representative at Washington
DR.. Won Halleben, is short, stout an
ugly. His nose and cheeks are covere
with schlager scars received during stu
dent days. He 10 80 years OF age, q doc
tor OF laws and diplomatic OF seventee
years experience.
The most rustic in appearance OF a
the Alliance Congressman is Glover c
Kansas, who looks and dresses like
farmer, and talks as II he were engage
in controversy with moving machine
But he is a man OF many original ideas
and was smart enough to beat Bisho
w. Perkins, the new Kansas Senator, /
; the race for Congress.
The most populous Congressional di'
| trict is represented by Captain James \
Castle OF Minnesota. 1t Is the distrit
embracing st. Paul and Minneapolis
and its population numbers Ala 63t
This lie larger constituency than tha
of the new State Of Washington, who's
$1,000 people are represented by on
member and two Senators.
The youngest OF the prominent clergy
, men OF America is said to be Rev. San
} uel A, Eliot, son of President Eliot {
Harvard and successor to Rev. Brook
Hereford's pulpit in Boston. When h
, became rector OF Unity Church in Der
, yer, two years ago, Mr.. Eliot was onl
27 years OF age. He is feet tall, blan
and erect, second edition of his di
tinguished father.
Churton Collins has created sma
sensation in England recently by tn
publication of little book in which h
attempts to prove Tennyson's indebted
J ness TO his predecessors. He names
great many passages in different poem
which are taken bodily from Virgil, L,
cretius and Theocritus. not to mentio
innumerahe words and phrases that al
| taken from the early English poets.