The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-11-10
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE

TUINIO ADUuI TLUTLE
KIplIng says he goes down to tn,
Cape in Africa every year to see tn
first chapter of Genesis alive. the world
in creation, a civilization which i
being made of fragments-
Kipling's favorite pastime Is golf
Conan Doyle's. cricket; Thomas Hardy
tinos his favorite pastime Is cycling al
a modern gait; Austin Dobson is de
voted to gardening and Edgerton
Castle is one of the best tenceIs in al
Great Britain.
When Turgenieff died twenty two
years ago bis remains were transferred
from Paris to st. Petersburg snd an
effort was made to raise funds for a
monument to him at his native place,
Orel. After all these years the sum
secured for this purpose amounts to
only 4. 622 Iubles.
/ Among the most interesting candI-
dates for aldermen in New York IS
Max Kelman, % years old, the news
boy financier of the Bronx. who is con-
Quoting an interesting campain IN the
thirty fourth district. Seven years ago
he began as a news dealer. made wise
investments in stocks and is now
worth $50 900, besides some valuable
real estate.
Baron Alphonse De Rothchild gave
legaGies to 119 men and women who
have done things to benefit the world
IN one way or another. Those people
have now got together at Paris and
published BOOK of eulogies on the
dead banker. In token of his generous
patronage of the arts they also wish
to put up monument to him In the
French capital.
An A merIcan who has seen the en-
perOr of Germany at close range sew
eral times declares that he is one of
the most nervous OF moTt8ls. He shifts
from one foot to the other, PAGES two
or three steps backward or sidewlse,
shakes hands with this one, speaks to
that one. returns salute, always NOV
ing, constantly doing and never for n
moment ceasing to give pent up energy
some kind of outlet,
The fact has just heen made public
that Dudley Buck, the eminent Amer
lean composer of church music, has
expatriated himself and will pass the
remainder of his life in Munich. Mr..
Buck sailed for Europe several weeks
ago, hut it was not then disclosed that
Mr.. Buck was dissatisfied, but 1t
seems extIaordInTy that at his age he
was born IN Hartford, Conn, March !
10, 1897. ne should thus abandon mis-
native country.
Luke Pagan. a hackman at Hemp
stead, Long Island. is not the man to |
be scared by wealth or titles. He and |
some other public drivers declare their |
rights were infringed upon when y.
H. Piedmont influenced the village
trustees to pass an ordinance forbid
ding carriages to stand at the railroad
depot IN the way of the autos and
Iaps used by the wealthy people in the
vicinity. Belmont rode up to the
station with the Duchess of Marlbor-
ough in his care. Pagan was in the
way and would not move. I'm an
American citizen In good standing and
I'm not going to get out of the way for /
any duchess" said Pagan, and hef
didn't.
"A singular state of things mas come
about in Alabama. Senator Morgan S
term expires in 1907. He will be then
lit living 81 years OLD. Senator Pet
tus' term expires in 1909. He will De
then (if living nearly IS year old
Alabama is on the quadrennial plan;
after next years legislature there
won t he another until 1901. Next
years Legislature. iii srefore, will have
the eleting of two United States sena-
tors. As far as known General Nor
gan and General Pettus desire and
expect reelection. Suppose they are
re elected. At the end of their new
terms iii they live TINT long, General
Morgan will be SO and General Pettus
"a.
The Rev. DIR. Charles Tisdall, chan
cellor of Christ Church cathedral, Dub
lin, who died recently was reputed to be
the best dressed clergyman in Ireland
Many stories are told of the elegance of
his attire. An Irish clergyman once
said to Chancellor TisdaIl's tailor:
Make pair OF trousers just like the
trousers you make for the chancellor .
The order was executed, and in a few
days the clergyman entered the tailor's
shop to complain that the moment he
sat down rent appeared in his trous-
ers. "Oh! said the tailor, 81 made
you pair of trousers like Chancellor
walking trousers. They we're
made for walking not for sitting. No |
wonder they burst when you sat down"