Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 148, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 January 1904 — PERTINENT Personal; [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PERTINENT Personal;

John D. Rockefeller proposes to plant three carloads of young maple trees on his estate at Tarrytown, N. Y. Joseph Jefferson has declined to visit Australia, where, forty~ years ago, he made a great hit with “Rip Van Winkle." A tablet is to be creeled in memory of John Adam Dazyr, the first shoemaker in Lynn, Mass., and the founder of that city's great industry. Senator Tillman of South Carolina is credited with knowing more as to the contents of the Bible than the average member of the Senate. A set of silver mounted dueling pistols once owned by George Washington was purchased by a New York dealer the other day at an auction. Two Southern Congressmen served in the volunteer army during the Spanish war —A. A. Wiley of Alabama and Wyatt Aiken of South Carolina. At n bear hunt in Maryland lately the Rev. S. M. Engle, pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Parsons, W. Va., killed two of the three bears bagged. Mayor Feeney of Woburn, Mass., has been elected chief magistrate of that place five times. He is one of the youngest majors in the United States. Jacob Rogers of Paterson. N. J., builder of locomotives, left several millions to the Metropolitan museum of New York. The will hns been sustained in the courts. Reed Knox, son of the Attorney Genagal, who hats been his father's confidential clerk, will devote his time in the future to the Knox farm nt Valley Forge. * Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island is said to be the most athletic figure in the upper house nt Washington, nithough ho Is not a young man. lie is devoted to golf. , Although Andrew Carnegie made nearly nil his money in Pittsburg, he does not own any property there. He has, however, given the town many millions of dollars.

Senator Daniel of Virginia says the nineteenth century produced five generals who could be called great—Napoleon, Wellington, Von Moltke, Grant nnd Robert E. Lee. Charles H. Leeds wns chosen Mayor of Stamford. Conn., largely through the support of the labor element, which now denounces him “for imbibing doctrines inimical to organized labor” while studying political economy at Yale. Senators Stone of Missouri and McCreary of Kentucky .were born in the latter State in the old bluo grass county —Madison. Each has served ik,Governor and both were sworn into the United States Senate on the same day. The Kansas State editortai convention Is to be held in Lawrence Feb. 8 and IK.