Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1902 — OLD WORLD NOTABLES [ARTICLE]

OLD WORLD NOTABLES

The Pope is confident he will live many years yet. The Shah of Persia has his watches" made In Paris. The Sultnn has prohibited gambling in his dominions. King Menelik of Abyssinia may visit the United States. Genfinny's crown prince plays the piauo and sings well. The son of Count Boni de Cztstellane has been named Jay. Fifty years ago Henrik Ibsen was a clerk in a drug store. The Shah of Persia has the finest col lection or cuts in the world. The King of Patagonia is dead. He sailed under the title of Achilles I. Prince George of Prussia is the eldest living Iloheuzollern. He is 7(1 and a poet. Tlie present King of Denmark is the ninth who has borne the name of Christian.