The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-04
BRIEF NOTES OF NOTABLES.

BRIEF NOTES OF N0TABLES. 5
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.-t'rederick S. Jarvis, who recently re-
signed the insnectorship of Scotland
Yard. WAS the Thomas Byrnes of Eng
land. He is said to be the original of
Conan noSle'S Sherlock Holiness
1t costs money to be created Il haru-
net in England. Sir John w. Nj. lure,
tor Instance. says that he spent $3.50 in
replying to kilograms of congratuiation
when the announcement of his elevation
was made.
-Spitzbergen has attained the inn
lShed devoted entirely to it, 1t is the
SrltZhrrgen Gazette, edited by a pro-
lessor of the college at Tromso in Nor
way.
-Sscrrtary Gage generally accommo-
dates people with his autograph who re-
quest it. but he always insists upon pllc-
ing 1t at the very top of any paper of
trrrd. 50 that no order can afterward he
written above his name
-ltuSSiaS Youngest lieutenant will
soon h" Prince Oscar, the kaiSerS fifth
son. 10 years Of age. and the first Prus-
sian prince born the son of an Emperor.
Ills elder brothers were all born before
William It's accession.
-CongresSman James H. Lewis of
Washington state is Il native of Virsinl,
aud Il graduate of the State university.
While a student there he became involved
III an affair of honor" and bears as a
mtlnrnto Of it Il wound on his hand
III" Countess Of Wisherg. wife of
Prince Oscar of Sweden, is ut present in
London going through Il course of train
ing as Il nurse, in order that she may
help her husband in the missionary work
he has undertaken in West Africa.
The last tine Queen Victoria opened
larl'amtnt was i'll 1856, and it is likely
to remain the last time, for an elevator
would be necessary in the House Of
Lords should she again attend the func-
zion. as she is too feeble to ascend the
stairs.
Rvv. James Neeiham (AIethodist) Of
Surrey county. s. e., who will be %
years "l'l in May. is still engaged in the
active work of the ministry. He has
i"tn minister for more than seventy
FIVE years and has preached to Ave gen
rr,tN'nS
There died recently in the village of
MaNvaSeS. AlS,ce, man by the name
of Reru. who is the last of the family
from which Mime lu Barry Sprany Her
zeal name was Becu, and she was born
in NauruueurS, Il short distance from
MauvaveS.
-Ex-Srmtnr John B. Henderson has
thoroughly studied the problem of the
West Indies and he predicts European
flags ON the islands will be pulled down
on" after the ether until there will be
powerful republic of the United Islands
uf America"
1t looks as if there We're a new Scan
'lal in sight at Sofia. Eugene pfannen-
>'!tl. private secretary of Prince Ferdi-
nand. WAS suddenly dismissed. 1t is now
STATED, that he took with him a number
f
t"re>ting secrets about the Court of Sofia.
Sir Stephen de We're has no son, and
when he dies the name is likely to become
extinct in Ireland. But if the name be-
comes extinct the race will not The
father of the present De We're, Sir Au-
hrry Hunt, changed his name in favor of
the female line, and there arc plenty of
Hunts.
p. Mead. the mayor of Cork. lrrE,nd
j. coming to this country to lecture in or
''.r ~ arouse. enthusiasm for the 1888
'rnt'nnnl celebration. He has heen elect
el mayor "f Cork three times. the last
Ivy Il Very large majority He is dry
C,s''lS merchant and is said to he one of
IF the nnSt popular men in Ireland,
Rev Mr.. Pattcn. the pastor of the
NtthMii>t church at Atkinson, Me-.
breaches twice on Sunday, attends two
evening meetings every week and teaches
II
seven. To reach his school he has to
drive eight miles each way, crossing some
"f the hlcake>t hills in New England.
II. \. Seynave, Il resident of Philadel-
phla for over forty years, has been deco
rat: Il with the Order of Leopold, and his
Insignia forwarded to him through the
consul general to the United States by
years Of labor and activity in relieving
the destitute and distressed citizens of
Belgium.
While Lord RraSSey. the governor of
Victoria. was stepping from Il launch on
Ia his yacht, the Sunbeam. ut Melbourne
the other day. the vessel gave Il heavy
lnlch. which unlocked the steps and he
was thrown into the sea. and narrowly
escaped being crushed between the two
ships. He received a severe blow on the
head. but was otherwise unhurt.
The real name of Francisque Sarcey,
the distinguished Partisan critic. is Fran
co.'s. He has for so years used the less
common name exclusively till the other
day. when he went to enter his sons name
iii the army list, Although the pseudo
nym Of writer is considered valid in
France for all commercial purposes of
fetal papers in the army have to be signed
with the real name.
John \. Dana Of Worcester, Mass.
is now in receipt Of letter which has
been travelling for forty-four years. The
Yale class of 1914 agreed to start Il letter
which was to go to each member, who
would add an account of his success. his
failures. hopes. etc. and would when it
returned to him, replace the old matter
Ivy new. Gradually the number of it's
recipients has grown less. but it still
UavrrSrS every section of the country.
The doctor of the steam yacht Ca
tania. having on board Cornelius Wander
Tilt and his family, is NJ. Jean Charcot.
the son of the late famous specialist, He
married Jeanne Hugo the divorced wife
Of Daudet's son. Nine. Jean Charcot
accompanies her husband on this trim
1t said that young Dr. Cha root re-
crivcs 500 day for his three months
services, but he is immensely rich him
self
Congressman johnson of North Da-
kota says that he is opposed to the prop
cSitinn Of Senator Jones to appropriate
$50 for portrait of Sitting Bull for
the reason that the fame of the old chief
got without merit. Sitting Bull was
Il medicine man, and during the fight he
was out of harms way, with the squaws
cooking mysterious herbs, dancing and
chanting lamentations to the devil, while
Call Grass, Running Antelope and Rain
inthe-Facc were discriminating Clusters
command. for which the willy old chief
received the credit
The Growth of Moral Character.
The child. when he comes into the
world. has everything to learn. His
~ ryolS system is charged with tenden-
cies to reaction and impulses to motion,