The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-08-16
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.


The German newspaper speak not Of
Gen. Grant and his wife. but Of "Gen.
Grant and his cons0rt," !" deeming the latter
address more civil.
Hint 70 young Journalists from the
Philadelphia Ledger: 8 Style in writing
Is medium for imparting knowledge, for
expressing thought and opinion, for com.
municating information; but of what use
is style to the writer who has no knowl.
edge to impart, no information to COM
municate, and, Of consequences, no fotnda-
tton on which to base suggestive thought
OF authoritative opiniUng His style is
mere sound, signifying nothing"
William h. Newell, Of Gilmanton,
n. H., and his wife, are . remarkable
par: Ar. Newell is ninety-one years old
and his wife eighty four. During the last
winter ne has made large secretary and
bookcase Of excellent workmanship. This
seascn, beside attending to large garden,
ne has planted and hoed 400 hills of pole
beans. The old couple drive long dis
tances TO visit friends, and are as vigorous
ana entnuslastic as young married folks.
They have twelve children, including one
lawyer, one doctor, two farmers, one car
penter, one merchant, one artist, one
manufacturer and four married daughters.
They have twenty five grandchildren and
ten great-grandchiidren, and not one Of
the whole number drinks spirituous liq-
u0rs, uses tobacco or swears.
Secretary Sherman is thus described
by person who saw him during his re-
cent trip to New England: "His per
sonal appearance is striking, if not i'm
posing. Over six feet tall, lean and lank,
he is the type of true Westerner. Care
lessly dressed, wearing sack-coat of
dark material anything but broadcloth,
with dark, high h-cr0wned straw hat, not
recently purchased, his feet incased in
brOgans, with cotton socks which might
have been covered had his trousers been
an inch or two longer, he reminds one of
careless, we'll -to-dO stock buyer or a
patent rights peddler, rather than the
chief financial agent of this great nation.
La conversation he is affable, and when
not being interviewed by newspaper
correspondent, which, by the way, is his
especial aversion, he is free and somewhat
careless in his remarks"
Here are three veracious anecdotes of
Dr.. J. G.. Holland, of Scribner's, whom
he Sun irreverently dubs g 'sTupper Hol-
and" Last year some ono asked him if
lie had read .Daniel Deronda." "No-o,"
,e replied; "the fact is l intend myself
o Create this fall, and SO don't care to
cad anyone else's book. l wish to be
Original" Some one once said in his
learing that Prof. Fowler and his phre-
biological examinations were humbugs.
No, no." hurriedly Interrupted Timothy |
"no humbug In it, or at least
n him, for he is a man of singular pen
tration. He had no sooner laid his
lands on nv head than he said: sSir,
'ou are man of excessive modesty.'
Wonderful thing, phrenology." Once,
fter an interview with reporter
ruelly given to quizzing, the delighted
octor broke forth TO friend: Curious
ow man connected with the press learns
. read character, isn't it? Now, l had
ever seen that young man before, and
e had read very few Of my works; but
e said to me frankly, Doctor, there is
My weak point in your character; you
re too modest; you don't assert yourself
nOugh; you have not q sufficient con-
ciousness and conviction of your talent
[e is young man of great acumen and
'ulture. ."-Chicdgo Tribune.