The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-08
Personal Paragraphs.

'Mr. Stanley" said a friend to the
African explorer the other day, II see
the American papers are calling you an
American We'll" was the answer "the
term isn't libelous.'
movement is on foot in Baltimore to
make the 50th anniversary of Edgar Allen
Poe's death, Oct. Z, the occasion of re-
newed effort toward the erection in that
city of suitable monument to the poet.
Admiral Hichborn has received word
from London of his election to honorary
membership in the institution of Naval
Architects. This is a life connection of
great dignity in naval circles and is a
notable compliment
Joseph Choate, when studying for the
bar, once said to General Benjamin F.
Butler that he was better acquainted with
the statutes than with any other branch
of his work. "You must remedy that"
replied Butler. for what's to prevent
fool legislature from repeating all you
know"
William Weatherby, a farmer of Vestal,
near Susquehanna, Pa, is 81 years old and
the father of n children. Some time ago
he had census of his family taken, and
found the number of living members up
to date to be 1884, including children,
grandchildren, great and great-great-
grandchildren.
"Gang Warily'' is the motto of the Earl
Of Perth. oldest of British peers, and he
has apparently followed it, being 80 years
old. He is hereditary thane of Lennox.
and is also Due de Melfort and Comte de
Lussan in France. High, however, as are
his honors, he has not seat in the house
of lords, his peerage being Scotch.
Robert Claussen, one of the enlisted
men who went into Santiago harbor with
Hobson on the Merrimac, failed to pass
the required examination for advance
ment to the grade of boatswain, which
hau been conferred on him for his gallant
conduct, subject to mental, professional
and physical qualifications.
General Elwel S. Otis, while on an In
dian campaign, once received this anthem
tic letter. dated simply yellowstone:
want to know what are you doing travel
ing on this road. You scare the buffalo
away. l want to hunt in this place. I
want you to turn back from here. If you
don't will fight you again. want you
to leave what you have got here and turn
back from here. I am your friend--Sitting
Bull
The Duke of veragua, who visited this
city during the worlds fair and who was
the recipient of much. attention as a de-
scendant of Christopher Columbus, is now
a ruined nobleman, his annuity of $50, 600
from the Cuban government having, of
course, been cut off. Numerous specula-
tive and business enterprises in which he
was interested have also come to naught
and the duke is emphatically busted
grandee.
Wagner Bulow and Liszt were students
and lived together at Leipzig. The first
named was unable to stand cold as we'll
as his two friends and continually made
demands on the slender joint purse for
fuel money. On once occasion Bulow and
List refused to purchase wood as he de-
manded and left him alone for time.
When they returned they found him hard
at work at his own table, nearly all the
other furniture having been burned in the
stove.
Miss Eileen Burdlett, young American
woman, is said to have purchased the
Pompeian palace in the Cours la Refine,
Paris. built by Prince Jerome Bonaprate
40 years ago, with the intention of turn
ing it into a restaurant during the Paris
exposition where American visitors may
find American cooking. The decorations
are to be preserved as much as possible
and the Mattresses, all of them pro-
nounced brunettes, will be dressed in an
cient Pomepian costume
Princess Not Good Sitter