Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1899 — OLD WORLD NOTABLES [ARTICLE]

OLD WORLD NOTABLES

Prince Cachula, a Russian, is a waiter In a Buda-Pesth restaurant. Queen Margherita of Italy owns a lace handkerchief worth $30,000. Conan Doyle says that he is the most absent-minded man in EnglandSamuel F. .Langham has been coroner for the city of London for fifty years. The Princess of Monaco was the daughter of the famous banker Heine. A new automobile is being built for the Prince of Wales, who will operate it him, self. Alfred Austin, England's poet laureate, was 27 years old before he wrote any verse. Bjornstjerne Bjornson, the author, spends his leisure on his farm near Christiania. Princess Charles of Denmark, now visiting in London, spends most of her time in shopping. The Mikado of Japan generally travels with a small bodyguard and often without an escort. Queen- Wilhelmina of Holland has a passion for gay colors and wears dresses of gorgeous hues. The Dukes of Newcastle, Marlborough and Manchester are among the latest devotees of the automobile. Bishop Torregianni, head of the Roman Catholic diocese of Armidale in Australia, weighs 365 pounds. Osar Nicholas’ usual tip for servants vice. oe xjjv urigiuaior 01 uie