The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-06
BRIEF NOTES OF NOTABLES.

; BRIEF NOTES OF N0TABLES. {
Lord Rosebery defines memory as
''the feeling that steals over us when we
listen to our friends original stories
-Ex-Secretary sherman. who has just
passed his seventy-siXth birthday, says he
feels we'll enough to conclude his century.
The Inter den Linden in Berlin is
the best illuminated street in the world.
There are III it three rows of electric
lights.
The late Mrs. Martha Davidson of
Lebanon, Ind. spoiled the first spool of
thread in the first mill on this side of the
Atlantic.
Joseph d. Savers. newly-elected gov
ernor Of Texas. would have completed OH
March next fourteen continuous years
in Congress.
queen Victoria is to be accompanied
ON her trip to Cimiez by the Princess
Beatrice and Princess Victoria of Schles.
wigHolstein.
Nine. Algeria dc Rayne Barrios. the
widow of the late president of Guatemala,
has arrived in San Francisco, where she
will probably make her home.
A memorial window to the late Gov.
been placed in Center church. New Ha-
ven, by his daughter, Mrs. Pratt of
Brooklyn.
During the last campaign," says Gov.
Pingree of Michigan. somebody quoted
me as saying that no preacher should be
elected to the Legislature. l never said
any such thing.
= According to Paris Figaro, Saint
SutnS, the composer is neGierting earthly
music for the music of the spheres. He
has an astronomical observatory one one of
the Canary islands.
1T is said that when Cornelius Bliss
WAS Il small >rhoolboy his teacher asked
him If Jerusalem was Il common or proper
noun. Neither" replied the little pupil,
Its an ejaculation"
The late Rev. August F.. korfage of
Kansas City was Il pioneer circuit rider
and Methodist missionary who, in his
earlier years. assisted Peter Cartwright,
the great frontier evangelist.
Capt. Buckley. who died the other
day in his 9th year. was known as the
father of the British Household cavalry.
lie took part in the state funerals of the
Duke Of York ana of George ". and in
the coronation Of William IN.
Judge John NJ. Smith. who has Just
taken his seat on the circuitcourt bench
ut Portland, Ind. was at one time sec
t"n hand on the Panhandle railroad. He
studied law while working at any kind of
!l'tnuii aDOF llt' coulu ontiiE.
The next governor of the Bank of
England will be Samuel Steuart Glad
stone. He is present deputy governor,
and according TO the decision of the court
Of directors, will succeed Hugh Colin
Smith in the governorship in April.
The wife of Gen Miles is a niece of
the late Gen. Sherman and sister of
Mrs. Don Cameron. An expert horse
Woman. it is said that in some of her
husbands Indian fights she has been near
enough to hear the shots on both sides.
Gen. Wheeler was asked the other
day by Il very young lady of Washington:
You surely have some" NO" answered
the soldier. Il have not. am no bicyclist,
and | never mace century run in my
life"
DR.. Charles Neufelu, the German ex-
plorer. who was rescued at Omdurman
by the forces Of the Sirdar is now in
Cairo, hard at work upon Il book, III
which he will recount the story of his
years of imorisoIment among the Der
wishes.
---Ninon dc rEnclos took her secret of
>rmpiternal youth and beauty to the
tomb. But she left her house behind her
1t is still standing, in the Rue de Tour
ncleS. Paris. with its six stories and its
magnificent staircase Of artistically-
wrought iron.
-Ex-(iov Flower of New York, re-
Gently sent !. check for 800 to the Saliva
ton army. Asked jokingly if he contem-
plated enrolling under Gen. Booth, he re-
piled: mo. sir but l do belong to the
great Christian army, whatever flag it
marches UNDER
-Lindley Murray, the grammarian,
was born in East Hanover township,
Lancaster tnow Dauphin) county, Pa,
and the house where he was born was
standing until about 1850. Murray Sta
ton. OH the Lebanon & fremont railroad.
is named for him.
A statue Of Charcot has been I'M
yelled at the Salpetriere hospital, in Paris,
by NJ. Leygues, minister of education.
Charcot is represented in the attitude of
lecturing and in professors robes. his
right hand resting on the temples of a
hypnotized patient.
An admirer of Senator Cullom had
placed on that gentleman's desk the other
day fcur-feet high floral decoration, a
scroll Of White immorteiles and pink
red roses on an American flag. Senator
Mason received similar gift.
Senator Platt of New York, despite
his 10 years. walks a great deal and with
only {, slight stoop. He is very particular
about dress and generally wears Il closely
hutt"ned long frock coat with pink car
nation in the huttonhole. His neckties
are quiet, but of the latest shapes.
The governor of New Zealand had Il
rnr1nw escape from being shot the other
day The Earl of Ranfurly was opening
IL new polo ground, near Auckland, when
Il bullet suddenly whzzed by close to
his head. 1t proceeded. not from a hostile
hand. from IL neghboring rifle range
When Capt. William L. T.amothe
died ut West Alton. Md, recently. it was
Ga imed that he was tine original Jim
BludSne' Of Secretary Of State Hays
familiar poem. The latter corrects the
error by saying the original was Capt.
Oliver Fairchild, who died some years
ago.
Father Valley of ST. Johns cathe-
dral, Cleveland, preached sermon re-
emily advocating the erection of whip
ping post in the public square of that
city. and the punishment thereat of all
M IL who desert their wives and children
and make them burdens for society to
care for.
ten Frank V. Greene. who has been
chosen governor Of Havana, was military
$',rctHry t" Mr. Cameron when the latter
VAS at the head Of the war department.
and in the Tnrko- Russian war he served
On the staff of the Grand Duke Vladimir.
He is il descendant of Gen. Greene of
Revolutionary fame.
1t is told Of the late Gen. Garcia that
on !, rough road near Holguin he and
seine Of his troops overlook an old woman
hearing on her head a heavy load Of wood.
Garcia diSmountel, took the burden, gave
it to two of his soldiers and put the
woman on his horse, which he ordered
another man to lead.
j. H. Mccarthy, the son of Justin
Mccarthy. who is lecturing in this corln-
try on Omar Khayyam says that after a
lecture in brooklyn one of the hearers
thanked him for his exposition of the Per-
sian poets work. and added: II never
before knew the difference between Omar
khayyam and Hunyadi Jauos.''
Stanley Richmond, Il prominent Free
Mason. has compiled list of famous
Americans belonging to the fraternity,
which includes all but four of the signers
Of the Declaration of Independence.
Washington. Warren. Revere, Franklin,
Steuben. Jackson, Putnam, Lafayette,
<,Iy,1, and he. - ~