Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1894-02-06
THE lNoulsIroR.

David Sinton Is the richest man in Gin.
einnhti. His wealth Is estimated at from
e1o,0oO.00O to $l2, 1000 CO.
The late Marshal MacMahon made the
acquaintance of his wife by saving her from
q IRE at the risk of his own life.
Milton a. Smith, president Of the Louis
willie and Nashville, was at one time a
Waterman at railroad crossing.
Professor Huxley now lives in Sussex.
England, in a house which he calls Ho-
desleR, which curious name is said to be the
ancient form of his own surname.
First Auditor Baldwin smokes corncob
pipes. No matter what time OF day you
visit his room in the treasury department
ut Washington you will find him smoking
Alex Hockaday recently celebrated on
his farm In Harrison county, Ind, what he
BWears to have been his one hundred and
fourteenth birthday. He has voted at every
presidential election In this century.
Attorney General olney comes of a Eight
inEn Baptist family. Ho is not and never
pretended to be an orator, but he speaks
with great force aud elaboration, and as
lawyer ranks with the best at the Boston
bar.
Stephen Stambuloff. Bulgaria's prime
minister, was educated in Russia and ex-
fled because OF his dangerous intelligence
LAG - AZ 1NalhANt Dhb very NlkOEOub
physically and mentally, with strong force
Of character.
Paul Bennevue is a physical wreck in
New Hampshire poorhouse. He has been
= diplomat, editor. publisher. politician,
orator and banker. He began his public
life in France as secretary TO Alexander
Dumas the elder.
The first governor of California, Peter d.
Burnett, celebrated his eiRhty-sixth birth
day recently at his home in San francisco.
He went to California several years before
the gold fever broke ont, when San Fran.
cisco was a little town of 800 Inhabitants.
A Philadelphia paper credits ex-senator
Edmunds with regarding Philadelphia as
the most patriotic and American of Ameri-
can cities, and with saying that It does his
soul good Just 70 walk around Independ-
ence hall and get glimpse of the old Lib
erty bell.
Joseph W. Morse, who was one Of the
originators Of the system of printing the
atrical posters from wooden blocks, and
who WAS a cousin of Professor S. T. B.
Morse of telegraph fame, celebrated his
eighty-sixth birthday ut his home in New
York recently.
John Lee Carroll, ex-governor of Mary
land, Is most aristocratic looking old gen.
tleman and belongs to one of the finest Of
the Maryland families. He is the grand
nephew Of the first governor of Maryland
and the great-grandnephew of the first
Catholic archbishop Of Baltimore
Marvin Hughitt, who controls the vast
Chicago and Northwestern railway system,
with its 10000 miles Of track, began his
railway career by carrying water to con-
struction hands on an Iowa line. He was
then boy of IL, and at 16 he was a station
agent, with a salary Of $S5 month.
Major NJ. NJ. Clothier of whatcom, Or,
has, hickory cane cut at Plymouth Rock,
Massachusetts,, in 1921, by Nathaniel Pierce,
who came over In the Mayhower. The cane
has been passed down to the eldest son or
daughter for many generations, and came
20 Major Clothier from his grandmother,
Sarah Mason, who made the LOO pound
cheese which was given to President Jeffer
ROn