Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25
GOSSIP ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.

Momentous incidents Of war as well as
those Of peace acquire strength and robust
ness as they roll along with the years. IN
May, 1892. the late Colonel Atkins re-
lated In the Denver News an incident OF
the battle Of Curinth Miss. October 4 1862
OF which be was witness, During a critical
period in battle. the Fifth Minnesota. hav-
ing exhausted its forty rounds was about
10 fall back when suddenly the chaplain OF
the regiment appeared bearing on his should
ers box Here are your cartridges. boys,
he cried. Several trips were made by the
energetic chaplain between the ammuni-
tion wagons and the fighting troops until
all were supplied and the battle fought TO
a successful finish The chaplain was Father
ireland, now archbishop Of ST. Paul. Col
onel Atkins story made the rounds Of the
press with various embellishments and i'm
provements But IL remained for Moses 7.
Handy Of the Chicago Times-Herald TO give
the story herCulean proportions. Instead of
box Major Handy declares the chaplain
carried "a barrel Of cartridges" A box OF
cartridges is good load for the average
man lnasmuch as "a barrel OF cartridges"
would weigh about half u ton it will he
news to the admirers o. the st. Paul prel-
ate to learn tina; he was an ecclesiastical
Sandow thirty-four years ago.
They are telling this story OF how Prince
Bismarck came to choose DR. SchweninEer
| for his personal physician: At their first
interview the prince lost his temper and
growled Don't ask SO many questions" 20
! which SchweninEer replied: What you need
is horse doctor; he asks no questions.
| Whereupon Bismarck scowled, and presently
| tugged ct the bell. The doctor was in doubt
as TO whether he was not to be shown out
| into the street. But the command was:
Fetch the doctors things from the sta
! ion"
The personal appearance Of whistler, the
I int gc dos fhpd nv "a mi writer
His face is q remarkable one. it is covered
with countless wrinkles. but is clear Of
complexion and evidently very well groomcd
/ He wears a well curled, gray mustache and
slight imperial HIS eyebrows are ususuRlly
! bushy and his glistsning brown eyes peer
/ out from underneath them like snakes in
/ the grass. His hair is the most amazing
/ part OF his makeup. II Is all arranged in
separate Curls, most artstIcslly put to-
/ gether. They are all dyed black with the
/ exception OF one. which remains quite white
and on grand occasions is tied up with
small ribbon"
King Humhert is the only monarch In
Europe that can show the scar of q wound
received in war Nj the battle OF Custozza
| whites resulted so disastrously for the
/ Italians he endeavored in vain TO stem
| the tide Of defeat throwing himself re-
| peatedly into the thick Of T. and giving
evidence OF courage that cal only be de-
u
| saber cut he was al length literally swept
/ f the fed OF battle by his fathers Off
| GERS and by his own friends. who fully
/ realized the irrcpsrEhle injury that would
| be sustained by Italy in the event Of the
| popular heir TO the throne las he was them
being either killed or captured
Ex-Emprcss Eugene of France recently
sold some jewels, and notice ran through
tho papers that she was in strsitened
EYlg gfa1 nfTs rYvsrg +aTls ha ufI NM
stsrve however. Napoleon III left over
! 100000 600. as the Germans found when
| they got hold Of his papers Al ST. Cloud. His
money was invested in 6 per cent American
! bonds, pei cent and per cent Russians,
1 1 per cent Russian and English consols,
! per cent Turks and some industrial shRres,
such as English Belgian md American rail-
road shares and Suez canal shares. The
| jewels which the ex-empress sold were SO
| gorgeous that only royalty can wear them
without appearing representations, and the
| $500 600 which the jeweisr paid for them
has been added to the rest Of the interest
! bearing money. II Is noted by cynics that
Napoleon III did not invest cent in French
securities.
Miss Mary Grew, who died in Philadelphia
on Saturday at the are Of So years, took q
prominent part in the RnIi-slavery move
meut In 1881 she co-apcrEtod with William
Lloyd Garrison in establishing the New
England Auti-SlEvery society. and she be
came one OF its most enthusiastic workers.
I Four years later she Joined the Philadelphia
Female Anti-SlAvery society. in which she
also took leading part. For nearly thirty
years. says the Philadelphia Ledger, Miss
Grew supplemented her work in connection
with The Anti-SlRvery society with constant
lccturinE in this city and in other places
After the war was over and the slaves were
free she allied herself with the Pennsyi-
vania Woman's Suffrage association. She
had the courage of her convictions, ana
threw herself heart and soul into the new
work. In all the steps toward the eufrRn-
ChIsement OF woman she has had a large
influence. and she Was always ready 10 aid
her own sex in every possible way"
They are 30 li;t.s you nE-diy know you
are taking them. They cause no gripping.
yet they act quickly and most thoroughly