Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-08-31
PERSONAL.

James Gordon Bennett. of the New York
Herald has determined to make England his
home for some time, and go in heavily for
polo and other sports.
One result of the Patti divorce salt is said
in London to be an immediate visit Of the
singer to American. Maurice Strakosch
has offered her high terms, and as she can
not be comfortable just now in Paris or
London. and the prospects of the season in
Russia are uncertain, it is believed she will
accept.
Louis j. Jennings, the London correspor
dent Of the New York World. has had a
talk with Tilden. and reports him as look
ing well and hearty. people said the al
fair would kill me- Tilden remarked. with
dry look; "Do you think look like il?
And Jennings replied "You look to me as
it You intended to settle that rapid-translt
question yet, and then see one or two more
elections" Mr.. Tilden left London on Au-
gust 10, for tour in Scotland. lie has been
looking closely into the workings of the
underground railway in London. and he
told Mr. Jennings that he was going to
study out the problem of rapid transit IN
New York with care, and would try to lind
some solution to it.
When, in 1913. that heroic old csieitain
Wrangel determined to put down the in
surgents Of Berlin they sent him word that
at his first shot they would hang his wife.
For answer be opened fire. When he had
got the upper hand OF the rebels he remark
ed 10 his aide: "My wife. Do you know
am curious to see if they did hang her ~
Wordsworth" said Charles Lamb, lone
day told me he considered Shakespeare
greatly oyer-rated. There is an immensely
of trick in all Shakespeare wrote. he said.
and people are taken by it. Now, if had
mind, could write exactly like Shake
speare.' 80 you see.' proceeded Charles
Lamb quietly. 1T was only the mind that
was wanting"
Field Marshal Count Moltke, it is said.
was asked by a princely parsonage the
other day whether be would not presage
speedy and complete victory Of the Russians
and the entire subjugation Of Turkey.
Certainly" said the Count; "the Rus
SLAMS will vanquish Turkey as soon as their
commander in-chief is found to possess the
four 'G's' which are necessary to every gener-
al" "And which four 'G's' do you mean"
asked the Counts questioner. Moltke re-
piled, Geld. Geduld, Genie und Gluck"
(noney, patience. genius and good luck).
The late Chsuncey Rose, the Terre Hauts
(Ind.) millionaire. left only half million
dollars. although he had given away much
more than that sum during his life. He
beoueaths to the Rose Polytechnic Institute.
of Terre Haute, SlO7 900. In addition to the
endowment of S4sO. 900 which lie gave that
institution three years ago; to the Vigo
County Orphan Home Sl5O.OOO, in addi-
ton to like amount given two years ago
as an original endowment, and $4,000 as
an endowment for public dispensary, to
be established in Terre Haute. The residue
oil the estate Is given to the hose Poiyteeh-
mic Institute.
DR.. Locke's C"Petroleum V. Nasby")
new play is called 1.-THE Elegant Smith,"
and is a rafting comedy, of the drawing
room school, with good clothes and good
company from beginning to end. The lead
ing character is superlatively handsome
young man of society. sublimely and unaf-