Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-15

W. j. Bryan attributes mis- good hea1h
while constantly hard at week TO regular
hours and exercise.
The Queen OF Greece is an expert at
embroidering and tho most skiliful needle
woman among European royalties.
General Theodore Schwan takes with
him on al his campaigns and smokes
every evening pipe given him by Sitting
Bull.
d. X. Pearsons, the millionaire phil
anthropist. lays it down as the chief rule
for financial success to be ones own man
ager and 10 trust no one to take care of
ones business for one.
Russell Sage has two pet kittens of
which he is very fond. They are brought
in to see him every morning after break
fast and every evening after dinner, and
are most attached to him.
Lord Albermarle. the colonel In com
mand of the London Imperial Volunteers,
is tho third holder of that title within
nine years. His grandfather was an en-
sign at Waterloo at the age of 16,
f. r. Toms for many years editor Of the
London Field died the other day after an
illness Of long duration. Mr.. Toms. who
was over co years of aga, had had an al
most life long connection with the Field.
President Hadlcy of Yale is an admires
of President Gil man of Johns HOPKINS. I
never saw a man with such a capacity
for work" he said tho other day. Il think
he Is the hardest working man in Ameri-
ca"
W. S. Dickson of Salem, Mass, has given
$1,000 to Tufts College on condition that
Rev Edwin c. Bolles formerly of Salem,
be made professor of English and Am
e-rican litcra ture at Talar-y of s2coN. to
hn rfh
Henry Peartree, president Of the Amcri-
can Chamber of Commerce in Paris, hai
been created a chevalier of the Legion of
Homer in recognition of his services in
the promotion of commercial amity he
tween Franco and the United States.
Daniel Fl Moffatt. the banker and mine
owner of Denver. has given 10000 TO
George Eoss levin, cashier OF the First
National Bank of Denver and $4,000 10
Thomas Kecly, the assistant cashier of
the same bank, as tokens of his regard.
William Dean Howels relates that as
n boy his first literary Workshop was a
narrow space under the stairs at his
home. There was a desk against the wall
and a little window giving sufficient light.
This was his study for six or seven years.
Corsham. the ancentral home of Lord
Methuen, Claims to be also he birthplace
of the wife of Cen. JOuhert. A Rachel
Stantial lived there and later went TO
Pietermarit2burg in which. town the gen
eral maUied a woman of the same name.
OF the fifty richest persons in the United
States only five owe their fortunes to cap
yer, silver or gold mines They are J. r.
Haggn of California: Mrs George Hearst
and John Mackay. OF San Francisco. and
W. A. Clark and Marcus DAILY OF Mon
tana
Anthony Hope, the novelist, does not
believe il is harder to succeed in literature
than in other professions. 1T is impos-
sible to succeed in II without talent" he
says. Though many fail who have talent
But even a genius must wait years before
he is accepted by both critics and pub
lic."
Maurice Grau, the grand opera conduc-
tor, speaking of the London plan TO have
grand opera sung in English, says THE
diIculty is not 50 much that this langu
age is hard TO sing as that it is not YET
the native tongue OF ooera. 1t is consider
ed beneath an artists dignity to sing il
English"
"Claymount," the new home of Frank
r. Stockton. the author is an estate OF
$50 acres of forest and field, near Charles
town, w. Va. The old colonial house
stands on a hill overlooking one of The
most beautiful portions of the Shenan
doah Valley.
President Daniel C. Gilman OF Johns
Hopkins University will leave early in the
spring on an extended trip to Europe
having hcen granted a leave of abseuc,
by the trustees in recognition of his ser
vices as head Of the institution since It's
foundation
Sreakcr Henderson nearly always walk'
with a polished hickory made from tree
on the battlefield of Corinth, where he
lost his leg. on the silver top is en-
graved -. NJ A. to d. b. H" II is th'
gift of Congressman John NJ. Allen, OF
Corinth, who fought on the opposite side
during the rebellion and is sull on th'
opposite side in Congress.