The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-16
PERSONALITIES.

Jerome X Jerome declares the beginning OF
his good fortune was when the inundaton Of his
fathers mires at Carmen Chase, England, sent
him out into the world in search of work
Governor Nash, OF Ohio, is an authority on the
history of that state which he has made life
long study. His library of works on this sub.
icct is probably the largest and most valuable
extant.
Lord Albemarlc. the Colonel in command OF
the London Imperial Volunteers, is the third
holder of that title within nine years. His
grandfather was an ensign at Waterloo at the
age of 10.
Colonel George T. Perkins, Of Akron, o.. has
presented to that city eighty acres of land, to
be used Tor park purposes, and largely as play.
grounds for children The property is valued
at 100000.
There has been found in Havana a diary kept
by Rufus King while in that city for his health
in 1928, up to the time when, by special act
of congress, he took the oath of Office for the
vice presidency there.
President Angel, of Ann Arbor university,
soys the fame of Michigan is worldwide. When
last in Egypt he asked donkey driver il he
named his beasts "Oh, yes" was the answer.
"This one is Kalamazoo
President Hadley, OF Yale, is admircr Of
President Gilman, Of Johns Hopkins. 81 never
saw man with such a capacity for work." he
said the other day. 81 think ne is the hardest
working man in America"
Congressman George B. Mcclellan, of New
York, is regarded the best story teller in the
| house, and when there is nothing important be.
| fore the chamber his desk is the center OF a
group OF members who enjoy laugh.
Representative Bradley, of New York, speaks
German, French, Hebrew, Polish. Italian, Irish
| and Bohemian. His district-while the smallest
| in the area, is dense in population, and in
| cludcs more than dozen nationalities.
IL . Ia at In.
| seph II. Choatc in London are many men well
| known in literary circles. Rudyard Kping is
| an old acquaintance and Thomas Hardy and
| Henry James are frequently there.
DIR. II. f. Biggar, John d. Rockefeller's ply
| sican, says that Mr. Rockefeller is nearly phys.
ically perfect despite his sixty years. DIR. Big
| gar attributes this in part to Mr. Rockefeller 5
habit of sleeping for few hours every after
| noon.
| "Claymount," the new home of Frank Il.
Stockton. the author, is estate OF $50 acres of
| forest and field. Charleston. w. Va. The
| old colonial house stands on a hill overlooking
| one of the most beautiful portions OF the Shen-
andoah Valley.
| If J. c. W. Beckham makes good his claim TO
| the governorship of Kentucky he will doubtless
be the youngest state executive in this country.
He was 80 years old few days before the
November election. and thus just eligible under
| tn Kentucky constitution.
| Thomas Darragh, Of Granite Mountain, Tex,
| claims to be the oldest Republican living. lie
voted for John G. Fremont in 1856 because Ere
mont was a mighty hunter, and he says that il
| Roosevelt was in Texas they wouldn't think o
any other Republican for president.
Miss Maud Earle is spoken of in England as
the successor Of Rosa Bonheur. She is said tC
be one of the greatest living painters of animal
life, il not the greatest. Dogs are her particu
lar speciality. All the noted dogs in England
are Sitting to Miss Earle for their portraits
Mascagni, who has Just finished the score o
new opera, 1.-The Maskers," which is to bt
produced in Rome in April, has at least made
a certain amount of talk about it in advance b,
| dedicatng ii to himself The dedication runs
"ro myself, with my distinguished consideration
and unchanging esteem"
Congressman Robert W. Tayler who lee
the fight against Roberts, the Mormon. is al
Ohio man, who comes from the surdiest stock o
| the Western Reserve. He was born in New
Lisben in 1852, was educated at the Hudson Acad
emy and Western Reserve college, and began lift
as school teacher in his ntve town.