The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-26
PERSONALITIES.

Tho Earl OF Dudley holds a single life
insurance policy of $600O,0O0.
The Shah of Persia smokes a pipe
whose bowl holds half pound OF to-
| bacco.
King George, of Greese, receives the
| smallest salary of any European soyer-
eign--$200,OO0 n year.
General T. NJ. Anderson, commander OF
the Department of the Lakes, is one Of
the best amateur oarsmen in the army.
The North China Herald insists Ii
Hung Chang is the richest man in the
world, estimating his wealth at $500, 1000.
NJ. Zola will visit Scotland in october.
He is to be the guest of a South Country
baronet, and will probably study the
| slum problem in Glasgow.
John d. Rockefeller recently declared
that many men missed their chance for
| making fortune by thinking too much
| about their neighbors' wealth.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox announces that
she will give 5000 for any proof that she
did not write Laugh and the World
Laughs With You"
John Clark, who died in Indianapolis
the other day at the age of %. came to
the site Of that city with his parents in
| 1929. They had to travel through track
| less forests, blazing their way as they
went.
Joseph Jefferson studied medicine early
| in life and was intended for Il physician
He attributes his good health to strictly
keeping the rules which he laid down for
| himself While an enthusiastic medical
student.
Joseph Jefferson says that in his young
| days he was playing in the Southwest
| and was bothered by a disreputable
| double. One night he as Richard III
was wooing the Lady Anne A cow
| boy in the pit sprang to his feet and
cried: Don't you believe him, marin.
! He's got two wives in San Antonio!"
Booker T. Washington and Mrs. Wash
| ington, who are now in London, will sail
| for home today. Mr. Washington
| has made several addresses while
| abroad, including one made before the
| American University Club in Paris. He
also addressed a meeting in London over
| which Ambassador ChOate presided.
Herbert Spencer is now living in strict
| seclusion at Brighton, the state of his
| health being such that his replies are
| limited to letters of immediate personal
| concern A friend inquirng as to the
| health of Mr.. Spencer had the pleasure
| to receive the following reply: Thanks
| for your inquiry. 1 am about up to par,
| and not without hope of rising above 1t
presently.-H. S."
| An amusing story comes from Chris
| tiania, where there has recently been a
congress Of journalists, who invited
| Bjornson to dinner. The veteran drama
| tist evidently does not love the press, for
he replied: ut is not my habit to 30
| 200 kilometres for a dinner, especially
when l should have to take it in COM
pany of persons who annoy me during
| the entire year.
Professor Nordenskjold, the famous
Arctic explorer has just lost the whole
| of his fortune. He was on intimate
4 terms with the heads of the great Stock
holm publishing firm of Messrs. F. & G..
Bajer, which has failed with liabilities
stated at S125O,OO0. Unfortunately, No:-
denskold Is deeply involved in the
| speculations carried on by the firm. Some
time since he had to sell the whole of
his valuable geographical library, and
now 1t is stated that all his life's savings,
amounting to 100000, have gone in the
crash.