The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-13
PERSONALITIES.

Henry James income from his books
during 1899 is said to have been some
thing over 5000.
Within three years william Jennings
Bryan has travelled nearly 100000 miles
for the purpose of speech making.
Senator Stewart was first elected to the
senate in 1864, and is now serving his
fifth term. which will expire In 1905.
DR.. J. J. Henna, a native OF Puerto
Rico. now In Washington, says that
there are iS8, 900 beggars out Of a popula-
ton Of 1000. 900 In that island.
Mrs. Taylor. wife of the governor of
Kentucky, was In no way intimidated by
the exciting times in Frankfort. She
visited the soldiers each day, and carried
to them baskets of cake and sweetmeats.
Miss Hattie Bumgarten. of New Mil
ford, Conn, has a novel plan for reform-
ing saloons. The scheme Is to have the
best citizens frequent the saloons. not to
drink, but to form a social surrounding
of a high order.
The London Leader says 1t is a mis-
take to think of General Joubert as a
rude. unlettered soldier, whose strategy
Is merely instructive, as he has made a
study of nearly everything worth reading
on the theory of war.
Sir Ford North, retired from the ju-
dicial bench of England on Il pension of
&3,500 a year. states that he will devote
his remaining days to the pursuit of
beetles, moths and butterflies. as ety.
mology has always been his hobby.
Two members of the present congress
Englander by birth. each ran away to
sea. and each finally made his home in
California. One is Senator Perkins and
the other Representative E. F. Loud.
Sol Smith Russell has a double in the
senate. His name is Turley, and he is a
senator from Tennessee. If Mr.. Turley
should ever wear the Hon. John Grigs-
go on the stage anywhere, and there ism t
an audience in the United States that
would know him from Russell.
1t Is announced that Professor Ira
Remsen. of Johns Hopkins University,
will deliver the address at the dedication
Of the new chemistry building OF the
University of Kansas next fall. DR..
Remsen is acknowledged to be the fore
most chemist In America, and Is the
author of a number of valuable scientific
works.
On the tomb Of John Ruskins father at
Shirley. near Corydon, England. Is the
following characteristic epitaph, placed
there by his devoted son: "He was an
entirely honest merchant, and his men,
ory Is to all who keep it dear and help
full. His son, whom he loved to the ut
| says this of him."
Sir Augustus Harris once settled the
pitch question in his own off-hand fash
ion. A famous prima donna Of his opera
company came to him complaining that
the piano used for vocal rehearsals was
too high, and asking that 1t might be
lowered. Certainly" replied Druriola-
nus. with a bow. Here Forsyth, have
couple of inches sawn off the legs Of
this piano.
T. Carson. the mayor of Brownsville,
Tex, Is known In that part of the coun-
try as the perpetual mayor" He has
held the Office for q years, and he can
not get out of 1t. He has declined re-
nomination time and again and threat
ened to resign II elected, but the people
have nominated and elected him in spite
OF 1t. He was the first mayor elected in
Texas under the new constitution Of 1879.
]. c. w. Beckham. who claims to be
the de jure governor of Kentucky, comes
| Of one OF the oldest families in Kentucky.
His father was William N. Beckham, of
Nelson county. and his mother is the
| daughter Of Ex-Governor Robert c.
Wickliffe. of Louisiana. On the first day
| he was eligible to hold the office he was
| nominated by the Democracy of Nelson
| to represent 1t in the house of represen-
| tatives.
The late r. d. Blackmore could never
| endure to have advertisements printed ON
his books. and when cheap edition OF
| Lorna DoOne" appeared, with a fam
boyant assertion on the back cover that
| "Blank's cocoa Is the best" he sent a
peppery letter to the publisher. and end
| ed with the quaint anti-climax: "And
| besides have had to drink chocolate for
some time, and l know Blanks cocoa is
| the worst"
At a banquet In Washington the other
| evening Senator Depew told an interest
| ing story of three young men who, hav-
| ing graduated from Yale about forty
years ago, started for their homes In
Michigan, Kansas and New York to he
| gin the battle of life with the agreement
| that II they were successful they would
| hold a reunion al the college ten years
| later. but 1t was not until the other night
| that they met, at his house. I'm his city.
They were Justices Brown and Brewer OF
the supreme court and Mr.. Depew him
| self.