The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-10
FEBRUARY CHAPS.
John Hopkins, the mayor Of Chicago
started in life rs u lumber shower.

started in life us u lumber shower.
Premier Peters of Prince Edward island
is Il grandson of Sir Samuel Cunard who
founded the Cunavl line
John Burns the English Radical, when
asked why his voice travels so far, replied
that 1t is because he shapes his lips like an
an egg and speaks slowly.
President Higinbot ham has little faith in
the Paris exposition of 1900. lie says that
the next great International exposition will
be held in Chicago in 1910
Charles II. Harris, who wrote after the
Ball" offered to defr;iy the fines of the first
% persons fined in Mankato, Kan, for
whistling it after the new local ordinance.
Representative Lisle of Kentucky, who
comes from Il mountainous district, saws
that i'll stunpiug he has travelled for weeks
i'll the saddle without coming in sight of
railroad.
DR.. w. G. Ransomc of South Haven,
Mich, is having built IL little schooner on
which he expects TO make an expedition
around the world. The vessel will be but
1875 feet long, with % feet beam.
T. j. Whitcomb, who was one of the
drummers for the Boston artillery at the
dedication of Bunker Hill monument on
June II, 1913, is now living in Temple, y.
H., So years DID, but vigorous in mind and
body.
There are two Won Bulows in Rome-Ber-
nard, the German ambassador to Italy, and
Otto, Prussian minister to the Natican-and
despite their different titles much confu-
sion arises over tho sameness of their
names.
Senator Dubois of Idaho and Congress-
man Wilson of Washington both say that
Senator VOORHEES,, whom they Familiarity
call Dan, exercised subtle and mysterious
power over their destinies when they were
young
The appointment of Lieutenant John II
Alexander, a talented colored officer, to the
professorship of military science and tactics
at Wilberforce university, Wilberforce, O.,
is the first of its kind to be made in this
country.
William Lane Booker, the British consul
general ut New York, who has Just been
kniShted, has been connected with the
British consulate in this country since 1851
and WAS for five years before the war consul
at San Francisco.
Rev. Simon Roundtree, n colored Baptist
preacher of Lincoln Neb., although 90
years old, thinks matrimony is far from n
failure. He WAS recently married for the
eighth time. The latest Mrs. Roundtree
is II years his junior.
Rawling Cottenet, one of the New York
Four Hundred and n member of the Knick-
erbocker club, who opened flower store,
is being snubbed. Ladies' patronized his
establishment in large numbers, but they
were people ne had never met while his
fellow clubmen have cut the store entirely.
Chauncey NJ. Depew drinks only one kind
of wine at banqucts and eats only few of
the more substantial dishes. He allows all
of his glasses to be filed, but he lets them
stand like sentinels around his plate until
the champagne is served. He believes that
person can drink n quart of champagne
without harm.
William A. Wheeler, once vice president
| of the United States, was once asked by n
relative of his TO help him to procure q
clerkship in one Of the departments at
Washington. His reply was about as fol
lows: IF you apply for such position and
will let me know when you do so, will dc
all that can-to prevent your getting it. u