Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-08-03
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

v1crCR1A has been on the British throne
fhy-siX years.
THE German Emperor is now titular com
mander of seventeen regiments.
No English sovereign before Queen Vic
toria over lived to see a great-Gran lchild.
Mrs. U. S. GRANT visited Mrs. Jefferson
Davis at Narrayansett Pier, +. l., one day
recently.
ED1soN, the inventor, has never carriel a
watch in his life. He says he has never
wanted TO know the time.
Mrs MARTIN G. KIMBALL, who lately died
in Philadelphia. was the first person TO suC-
gest the Observance of q national Decoration
Day.
THE Duke Of Devonshire owns 2O00
acres in England alone, and his revenue IS
enormous. His father died worth S., 10000
of personality.
TIE son of President Tyler, who acted az
the lnttcr's private secretary at the White
House, is now seventy-five years old and u
resident of Georgetown.
SOME ono who has been reading up the
perrage says that the Prince of Wales has
seventeen brothers-in-law, fiftY-seven cousins
and ffty-eight nephews and neIces.
GENERALS JAMES LoNGsTEET, John p. Cor
don, Wade Hampton and Joseph Wheeler are
the only survivors of the nineteen Lieuten-
Generals of the Confederate Army.
VI.
is n genial, Rhrewd kindly man of agreeable
manners and polite address, has a fine ply
sioue. enjoys excellent health and q calm
energy.
ONE woman has been nominated for Rep
rcscntative i'll tho next Congress, Mrs. Caro-
line Woodward having been made the Pro-
hib;ttou candidate in the Fourth District of
Nebraska.
THE late Earl Of Charlomont, prior to 1866,
was great admirer OF Mr.. Gladstone. but
after the distinguished statesman's change
in his Irish policy, the noble lord had his
statue at Roxhorough Castle painted black
to mark his disapprobation OF the change.
GEORGE R. GRAHAM, who died in New
York the other day at the age of eighty-one
was the first man who ever employed Edgar
A. Poe as the editor of a magazine Graham
made fortune, lost it, and in late years has
lived on the voluntary contributions of liter
ary men.
WHEN it comes to costly toys the latest
present to the boy king of Spain may be said
to cap the climax. 1t is nothing less than
an Infant Regiment, comprising 400 warri-
ors, ranging in age from five to eight years.
This is indeed teaching tho young idea how
to shoot.
A PRETTY incident occurred to Mrs. Cleve-
land while driving to the postoffice at Buz-
Yards Bay, Mass. Miss Derry, of Boston.
who is deaf, dumb and blind, was introduced
to her by touch signs. and the Presidents
wife finally showed her wOmanlinesS by Civ
ing the young lady a sound kiss on the
check.
NJ DUPUY. President of the French Char
Der of Deputies, has just been e Iected Hon.
orary Corporal of the regiment OF SoudanPsa
Sharpshooters, ono of the crack corps of
Frances African army. This honor was
conferred in recognition of his bravery in
restoring order in the Chamber when Vail.
lant's bomb was eXpio 1ed there.
THE Emperor William of Germany is re-
ported 10 have introduced an innovation in
to his court. After sneezing violently one
day, the Emperor remarked to those with
him: "Well. YOU don't trouble yourself at
all about oner' The hint was taken. ana
since then court etiquette prescrbes the
words, "Health. Your Majesty" wnen, and
as often as, the Kaiser sneezes.
Colonel CHILL w. HAZARD, the new
Supreme Regent of the Royal Arcanum. a
beneficial Order with n membership Of near
| ly 10000, is editor OF the Monongaheia
| Penn. Daily Republican. He is q thirty
| second degree Mason. n knight Templar. a
Past Department Commander Of the G. \.
| Il. and Secretary tha I. nnsyivaUiH. OI4o,
and West Virginia toral Association
New Game in the Senate.
| The United States Senate has new amuse-
| nent 1t is called the thirty-four puzzle,
and consists OF small card ruled off into
! sixteen squares, and sixteen little pieces of
pasteboard, each bearing number and run
| ming from one to sixteen. The trick is to
arrange these numbers on the card SO that
| the result will be thirty-four, no matter
| which way you add them.
The puzzle came from Chicago. and the
fever of irving TO solve it has taken hold of
| nearly every member of the Senate. Even
! Mr.. Stevenson drops his gavel intothe hands
| of a Senator and retires to the palatial Vice
| Presidents room to try his hand at the
| puzzle The cloak and retiring rooms are
fillel with Senators busy at work on the
| cardboard and five figures. Senator Davis,
| - &L,o fiYoa