Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-03-26
THE LISTENER.

John James Piatt, tho poet, is employed
In the Washington postoffice.
The Earl Of Cranbrook at the ago of SO
Is accounted the best pheasant shot In
Kent.
I'll. Farmer Of Masontown, Pa, has the
compass which was used by Colonel Alex
ander Mclean In completing the survey
OF the famous Mason and Dixon line.
Pillsbury, the famous American chess
player, has to exercise the utmost care In
habits Of life and methods of diet to main
tain the control of his nervous system.
Mr.. Rudd, one OF the great money kings
Of South Africa, Is said to be descended
from tho alleged father of Louis Philippe
He Is proud Of his descent from Chiappini.
Cecil Rhodes, when asked by an inter
viewer In London to mention point or
two as to his private life, replied, II never
had any private life, always having been
too busy to stop for one"
Postmaster Washington Hesing of Chi
oago is veteran collector Of postage
stamps. This has been his favorite diver
sion for many years, and his collection Of
stamps from the German states Is very
complete and strong.
M. Maurel, the singer, betrayed one OF
his methods of remaining youthful In
Boston where he had tho furniture re-
moved from one of the rooms he occupied
at a hotel and caused the machinery OF
complete private gymnasium to be set up
Congressman william II. Grain of Tex
as, who died recently, was one OF the best
classical scholars ever sent to congress.
He knew the "Iliad" and the great Greek
tragedies almost by heart, and yet he kept
his English pure and idiomatio In mark
ed degree.
Prince Ghika, who has been appointed
Roumanian minister at Paris, belongs to
one of tho most famous families OF his
country. In the last ten years there have
been three Ghikas occupying posts as min
isters-one at Berlin, one at London and
the ono now appointed to Paris
Senator George @. Perkins OF California
10 one of tho pioneers Of western civiliza-
tion. He is a native of Maine, went to
sea as cabin boy at the ago Of IL, served
before tho mast for several years, became
a California gold miner and shipowner
and was elected governor and senator
Few congressman affect the bouton-
Mere. johnson of California wears pink
carnation, Piokler of Dakota a small rose,
Quigg Of New York u violet, Richardson
OF Tennessee sometimes q rosebud. Nearly
Gil t1D COukrSsbluCu noeN oOAiO 1oAo Va !"
military button or decoration.
Bishop Churchill Julius (Anglican) OF
Christchuroh, New Zealand, has become
noted for bis ecoentrioities. A few years
ago no insisted on personally laying the
last stone ON tho restored spire Of his oathe-
dral, and now no Is surprising good church
men by riding bicycle in public.
Ben Brierley, who died recently In Eng
land, was known the world over as an e1-
pert on Lancashire dialects, which are
many and curious. Brierley once visited
America and would pick out the English
locality many visitors came from by their
accent, which told nothing to the ordinary
man.
PM, now the champion fencer OF
France, is n great parsonage In Paris ut
present. He Is a short, thiokset man, with
arms extremely long for his size and u
chest deep enough for a man feet tall.
Ho has a wonderfully quick eye and Is
said to be as clever fencer as the famous
Bertrand.