The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26
PEOPLE IN GENERAL.

S; P, Leitner. of Pawnee Rock. Kans.,
rad new house on the site of one that
was burned, within "a hours after the fire
Abner C. Goodell. sr., of Salem. Mass
VINO celebrated his 92d birthday last week
is said to have built the first cracker ma
chine; a machine to shave out key stock
ana the first printing press to print both
sides of a sheet at once.
One of the English bishops is also n
Seologist- Being asked to say grace at a
swell private dinner. he stood up and per-
formed that function. but went straight
on Whlle on his feet with a geological
disquisition which he had been pouring
INTO the ear OF his neighbor when in
terrupted by the summons.
Major Mckinley will at the time of his
inauguration be 81 years of age. Nine
presidents entered the White House at an
earlier age-Grant at A.. Cleveland at IS
Garfield and Pierce at 80. Polk at 80. Fill
more at 90 Tyler and Arthur at 81. and
Lincoln at ..
Renewed currency is now being given
to the story of how Browning was kept
awake one night in hotel by strange
meanings. signs, and subdued mutterings:
and on sending to inquire what was the
matter. was informed that his sufferings
were due to a meeting in the next room
of the local Browning society,
King Humbert of Italy holds the record
of having shot the largest ibex ever seen.
The horns measured 80 inches in length.
the circumference at the base is nine
inches, and the distance between the
horns is q inches. He has also shot the
second best specimen, whose horns meas
ured 81 inches.
John Nicholas Brown-son of the late
John Carter Brown. the millionaire man.
ufactUrer of Rhode Island. who has been
in Europe for several years. has cabled
Providence a gift of $4,000 for the new
library building Without this gift there
was little prospect of the buildings COM
pletion for several years.
The photography of Lincoln now in
cludes 20 extended biOgraphs and his
tories. over 200 miscellaneous articles of
euloSy and personal Renaissance in mag
azines and books, and poems beyond the
power of man TO count Only one other
man whose life touched the 18th century
has been hOnOred BY a greater efusion
of printers ink. and that is Napoleon.
Dictionary Snyder" long known as the
genius of the Latin quarter in Paris. is
said to have lived through the siege OF
the city on 10 francs. Olive Oh and bread
mixed with water to form souD We're
his main articles of diet. Snyder is
9-otracted period on 4 cents a day, and
withal maintained an outward semblanCe
of cheerfulness anu content that was
edifying to his companions.
The Rams Horn asked General Lew
Wallace for list of ten best books for
children. and he sent the following.
'Aesop's Fables Robinson Cruso."
swiss Family Robinson Pilgrims
Progress Vicar of Wakefield - paul
and Virginia. - Life of Columbus (pre4
ferring Irving's), Short History of the
United States" preferably Benson ].
"Childs History of England
DickensO, "Plutarch's Lives
Alexander Gilchrist. doOrkeeper of the
Union League club. Philadelphia, for %
years has just died. II is said General
Sheridan regarded Gilchrist as a personal
friend: that Mr.. Blaine never visited
PHILADELPHIA without cOnversing with him,
and that General Harrison loved TO talk
of war times with him There were but
few people of prominence who have
visited Philadelphia that were not
familiar with Alec" Gichrist.