Show I PERSONAL MENTION There have been four PostmastersGen eral from the State of Wisconsin Alexander Alex-ander W Randall Timothy O Howe William P Vilas and Henry C Payne o a Alexander McDowell clerIc of the Houso of Representatives at Washington although al-though at present a banker and capitalist capital-ist was at one tlmo a poor compositor on an Oil City Pa weekly 3 0 Miss Mary Mildred Lee a daughter of Gen Robert E Lee visited tho Stato Senate at Richmond Va on tho ISth and was Introduced the Senate talcing a recess re-cess of five minutes In order that the members might personally bo presented a S Prince Lubomlrskl one of the Russians most popular in Paris Is about to ride as the result ot a wager from Spa to Nice on one horse and bring tho animal to tho Riviera In perfect condition This Is a difficult task at this season on account of the SlOW on the mountains of tho Vosgcsj Jura and tho Alps o a S The oldest phygk jn In England has just died at Monkcaion Northumberland in tho person of Dr John Warren Edgar Ho was born In September 1S03 and had therefore lived to tho remarkable ago of OS years most of which were spont in practice In Klrkby Stephen Westmore land Ho took his deRTcc InlS2 and con tinued in l > practice U until a few years ago Prof Mommsen tho great historian was S ear old on November 30th It Is moro than fifty years since ho was I pointed professor of Jurisprudence at Llepzlg and at the Universities of Zurich and Breslau ho held professorial chairs until 1S5S when he went to Berlin as of ancient history Tic professor was atone at-one time a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Prussia St The fact that Sir Walter Besant died with less than S30000 to his credit has called attention to the fortunes other British writers left Except Sir Walter Scott no novelist has ever made such sums as would Uo regarded by men In the money market as wealth Scotts income In-come averaged Jor years 50000 a year Dickens left 100000 Thackeray less Bul wcr Lytton with a very keen eye for tho main chance and a considerable but en cumbered estate 400000 |