The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-20
GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE.

| OIher day spoke OF the latter gentleman 5
| lavish style Of entertainment. Mr.. Whit
and can afford the expenditure 1t is the
duty OF every rich man TO spend as much
as he can afford, and that is my way OF
helping those less fortunate than my
aims"
Stuart Robson. the actor was once q
page IN the United States senate. his APP
polntment having been due to the efforts
of such distinguished s0utherners as
John c. Calhoun, JEFFERSON Davis. Henry
Cay. Robert ToOmbs and Alexande;
stephens He and his playmate. Arthur
Pue German. went from Baltimore 70
Washington and the man who is now
senator from Maryland succeeded in be
ing appointed page at once. but Robson
was Kept waiting for a time.
Rev. Peter MacQueen Of Charlestown-
Mass SAYS that in small town in
Scotland he recently came across an old
man seated by the roadside. apparently in
much distress. Believing a helping hand
could be given. OF the mOn0tony of his
own travel relieved, he approached the
old man and began conversation The
latter, on learning that the pastor was
from America. became interested and
several times during the conversation
asked OF several people whom he had
known 10 leave the town for America
OF Andrew Carnegie. of whom he had evil
IDENTIFY heard little since his departure for
this country Mr. MacQueen said he
had heard of Mr.. Carnegie They tell
me Andy is doing quite well in Ameri-
ca, said the old man. The poor old
fellow was a scbOOlmate of mine" he
continued, and many day We spent
hshing. together. He never had much
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1t has just been announced that Gen
eral n. w. Carpenter was the donor Of
the 100000 presented to Columbia uni
versity some time ago for the founding OF
a chair OF Chinese language and litera-
ture. The note which ACCOMPANY the
letter of donation said that the money
had been saved from tobacco and whisky.
General Carpenter says that that expires
sion has been greatly misconstrued. Most
people, he asserts, have construed the
statement TO mean that the money had
been earned in the tobacco and whisky
trade. while he intended to say that he
had saved the sum donated by total alb
stinence from the use Of tobacco and
whisky.
Comment has been made on the small
amount-between $4,000 and SS5.00-lett
by Sir Walter Besant. 1t may. however
be safely asserted that. except Sir Walter
Scott. no novelist has ever made such
sums as would be regarded by men in the
money market as wealth. SCOTS IN
come averaged for years $4,000 year
Dickens left 100000. Thsckeray less, Bull
wer Lytton. with a very keen eye for the
main chance and a considerable but in
numbered estate 100000
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He was chTistened George BTintOn Nc
Clellan Harvey when he was born up IN
Vermont. relates the BROOKLYN Eagle
That was in the days when General Nc
Clellan had intense admirers and when
there were men who did not admire him a
little bit. He carried the name with am
TO the Springfield Republican when ne
told Samuel BOwleS, who wanted MIN 10
work for nothing and board himself that
he would 20 back TO Vermont DeIore ne
would accept such terms. he stu had
the name when he came 10 New 1Orh-
But when he bought the North American
Review he dropped part of 1t and put MS
name on the front page as george o
Harvey. He has Just cut IL sun shorter.
for II appears as George Harvey IN
Harper's Weekly, with the title of editor
annexed. The next change viii doubtless
be to &c Harvey" and then II may be
cut to &c. H and if he keeps II up ne
may write il simply H
Although Maxine Cork has been
known as & writer only eight years, more
criticisms have been devoted TO him tnan
to any Russian author except IOlsJol he
is only 30 years OF age, was oor1 II -S I'M
NovgOrOd. lost his father and mother
before he was years old and set out 10
make his way in the world at a very
early age. He wandered all over Russia
such prlVatlons ana suIle l-lss
that on one occasion he tried TO commit
suicide At last. after herding Win
rogues and vagabOnds and tramps IN ooth
Europe and Asia, he discovered MS Noca-
ton.
No one in the house is a better author
ity on fish than Representative Minor or
Wisconsin. He is a disciple OF Izaak
Walton and during the summer SPENDS
much of his time with rod and line: NJ.
Minor is said to be so expert with the
rod that he can tell the difference be
tween the bite OF black bass and brook
trout Before coming 10 congress Mr..
Minor was engaged in the shipping busl-
ness.
''The late John T. Raymond and had
been matching dollars all the afternoon
and he only ceased because OF having 10
play that night, and the one sport that
fascinated him completely had already
John to Washington Times reporter
Il went TO hear him, as l always did
when there was an opportunity, ana
CHANGED TO sit in the very front row
came on and it wasn't minute before he
spied ne. 1 saw him fumbling in his
vest pocket while he was speaking his
lines and noted a smile on his good
face. Presently. getting as close
TO me as he could, he said in voice quite
audible to all around me, while he held
up silver dollar: Heads or tails,
Saint
Il put my hand up to my head. which
he translated in q flash. and. with the
remark, You win went on with the per-
Torrance. 1t was certainly as curious
a by-play as was ever seen and the only
time ] suppose in the history of the stage
when an actor actually gambled during
the production Of play,
Senator Proctor owns nearly the whole
town Of Proctor, Vt, where he employs
over 1900 men in his vast quarries- He
also owns the only store in the place
an enormous emporium. where almost
anything may be purchased Mr.. Proctor
pays good wages, but most of his earn
ings come back ia him through the store
though he sells goods more cheaply than
they can be had elsewhere in that region.
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Governor Crane of Massachusetts. who
has just been reelected by a vote the
greatest in years, is a tail, quiet and re-
served man. He Is the head OF a firm of
papermakers who make the paper on
which the United States bank notes are
printed.
As chief executive of the state. relates
the Saturday Evening Post, he has had a
keen eve for the saving Of expense and
he found an excellent opportunity 20 ex-
erclse his economical bent at the time the
state determined to assume control of the
OF the city of Boston and
negotiations were on foot for the ad-
justment OF the purchase price
The very first day negotiations opened
lawyers began TO flock in to see both
the governor and Mayor Hart of Boston.
and before month had elapsed about
half of the bar of the state were lined
up, waiting for a retainer and expecting
big fees to follow from settling the case
for either one side or the other.
The governor became disturbed at the
sight OF II and at the Prospect Of the
fees ahead Yet there was a serious ques-