The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-04-02
the OBSERVER.

Sir Edwin Arnold Is said 20 have the best
manners Of any man Ia London.
Nothing. Il Is said, gives Comptroller
Eekels so much enjoyment as the reading
Of financial books full Of dry statistics.
Justice Field was aloalde, or mayor, OF
the town OF Marysville. In southern Cali
fornia. when that territory was part OF
Mexico.
Mr.. William Durant has been treasurer
Of the Boston Transcript for % years. Al
though in his seventy eighth year, he Is At
his desk every day.
Yang Yu, the Chinese minister at Wash
ington, Is cutting very wide swath. His
costume, carriage and mansion outshine
those Of any other diplomat
President Diaz OF Mexico Is low Of stat
ure, small head. retreating forehead; short,
crisp hair; high cheek bones and sallow face.
His manner. however, is fascination itself.
J. $. T. Stranahan Of Brooklyn, the only
living American who has a public monu-
ment Of himself. drives out every pleasant
afternoon 70 Prospect park and takes look
%, his statue.
Though Stonewall Jackson was a man Of
deep religious feeling. he invariably fell
asleep when in church. He was a dyspep-
tic in his youth. aud for a year lived on
stale bread and huttermilk.
Senator Vance Is a great favOrite at
Washington as we'll as in his own state.
The south has produced few better stump
speakers, and like Lincoln he has at his
tongues end a fund OF good stories to in
torest his audience.
The Liberal whip, Mr. Marjoribanks-
pronounced "Marshbanks'-who has be-
come Lord Tweedmouth through the
death Of his father, married, in 1873, Lady
Fanny spencer Churchill. sister Of Lord
Randolph Churchill.
LATE Pence, the popular Colorado Pop
ulist member who had such a fiamboyant
cine OF IL in the house recently, is a native
OF Indiana and lived in that state till 1879,
when he went west He stopped for a cou-
pie Of years ia Kansas on his way.
The late Hans Won Bulow had a wonder
full memory. He once committed To men,
DRY ON a railway train three OF Sterndale
Benefits compositions which be had never
seen before and played them without notes
At a concert three hours afterward.
Cal Brice is the Mark Tapley of the sen
ate. He is never disturbed by anything
and is always looking into a rosy future
lie Is ike wholesome boy IN the irrepress-
ible buoyancy Of his spirits. Il do not know
what il means to worry" he said once to
German.
jerry Simpson was asked If he would
have senators elected by the people, and he
replied; "Oh. no. l would abolish the sen
ate. and then there would be no senators.
Personally they are the best fellows in the
world. but a senate is contrary to the spiri1
Of republican form Of government"
Ex-Governor Beaver Of Pennsylvania has
accepted election AS a member Of the coun-
Gil of his town Of Bellefonte. After the late
William Bigler had been governor of the
state and United States senator he became
a school director in his town and attended
TO the business Of the Office with enthusi-
asm.
When Galusha A. Grow took his seat in
the house, he found there only two members
with whom he had served before-Holman
of Indiana and Sickles Of New York-and
only one man in either senate or house who
was serving when his first term began in
1S5l-Senator Harris. who was then in the
house.