The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-02
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Among the nota Bile arrivals in the CITY
yesterday was genial John Kendrjck
Banss, who lectured so exceptionally at
the Academy last night. Except for the
merry twinkle in his eye, in a casual
meeting with Mr.. Bangs you would
never take him for a humoIist, or. in
DECD, literary man. There Is little
mnout him that savors of midnight oil,
the proverbial attic, or printers ink.
he looks more like Il well-to-do lawye:
than the author of Coffee and Repair
tee" which IL the first bubble of his
growing reputation; which was so sub
slantially increased by the blouse
Boat on the StyN," one OF the cleverest
books Of the Kind of recent fancy. Mr.
Bangs friends say that he is the COM
Ing man In the literary world, and this
may be 90. He is, socially, a most
agreeable gentleman, n Very delightful
conversat:onalist, and, wi;hal, very COM
panionabie when he happens upon a
kindred spirit
With Mr.. Bangs is his chum and close
friend, Mr. Frank Demstcr Sherman.
Ihls latter gentleman is a living illus
tration OF the fac; that il is not good for
the general public when n man il pos :
ssssed OF two talents which pull in oppo-
site directions. Mr. Sherman il; Profess
sor of Higher Ma thematics in Columbia
College, but IL chiefly known to the
outside world by his graceful verse
which has from time to time adorned
the pages OF current literature. He has
written much that indicates the true
poet In him, If he would but devote him
self to litera ture. But he is also de-
voted to mathematics, and the result is
he obtains very little time for the indul
gence of his muse. AS he very aptly
remarked yesterday in a converse ton
with Virginian representative, "A
man can't live on verse, nowadays, but
he can on mathematical II Is possible
that some of his friends are cruel
enough to be willing to gee him starve
for the privilege of seeing his poetry
oftener In the Century and other maya
zines. Mr.. Sherman Is still young man.
and, perhaps. after awhile he will court
the muse little more assiduously, even
| though his beloved math should suffer.
He and MIR. Bangs have been friends for
the past seventeen yearS-were school
mates, in fact. and the humorist has no
warmer admirer than the Professor
In another field entirely. yet nom
pariel in his class is Mr. George Waugh
Arnold, who was at the Atlantic for q
little while yesterday. NJ. Arnold is
\
Morning Journal. and thoroughbred
newspaper man in every sense of the
word lie has spent seventeen years OF
his life keeping tab on the doinge Of the
New York public, which he knows bet
ter than lie does his catechism. He is
something of a king pin among the
boys up there, too, for to him belongs,
the honor for the great Ciuldensuppe
SCOOP in which the Journal cleared up
the mystery of tina, noted murder. which
has brought Martin Thorn almost to
the electric chair, and sent MIS-. Mack
to the peniten:iary with fifteen years 70
serve as his accessory. Until yesterday,
Mr.. Arnold had visited every State in
the Union except Virginia, and now the
list Is complete He says he is glad he
came. He likes what he has seen OF
the State, and was particularly struck
with Norfolk, which, he says, with her
splendid harbor and other advantages,
has wonderful future. This he could
see at glance. TIe returned to New
York via n. y, p. & N. las: night.
Mr.. w. 4. Barrett. Jr., the general
MANAGE OF the Norfolk Wllloughby
Spit and Cd Point Railroad is here
looking after the interests of the com
pany. Mr.. C. w. Collins. a we'll known
engineer of the Johnson Company. Of
Johnstown. Pa, Is also here for several
days. He has charge of The engineer
ing work on the new proposed branch
down Maltby avenue.
NE ',S MS, TRoTRLEs ALL; al kinds cured
tells how WASHINGTON CHENJICaT