The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-12-26
Personal.


ARTHUR SULLIVAN says the Boston
women are the handsOmest in the
world.
LORD GRAVITY. who is married to
Miss McVickar, of New York is "a years
old and belongs to family with a mis-,
cradle domestic history.
PRoF. PROCTOR has two handsome
daughters, and yet he expects young men
who visit him to take an interest in look
ing at the stars.-BOsttR Post.
THE Sultan is described as looking
bowed and unhappy. His face is of a
waxy paleness, his beard and eyes are
jetty black, his nose thin and aquiline.
Col. E. CLAYTON of Asheville, N. O.,
has a suit of clothes in which he was
married years ago, and which was made
by Andrew johnson, afterward president
of the United States.
JAY GOULD tells st. Louis reporter
that he has Just ended q trip of two
thousand two hundred mileson railroads
controlled by himself. The whole run
was made in eight days.
Mr.. HENDBICKs, of Indisna, is now
sixty years cid; medium sized man
with contradictory countensnce, since
his jaw is described as pugDacious and
his eyes as large, pacific and blue.
ERAsTUs B. BIGELOw, of Boston, who
died few days ago, was the inventor of
a machine for making piping cord when
but fourteen years old. In 1889 he in
vented the first power loom for weaving
two-ply ingram carpets. Letter he SOLD
% ha Hp0oolauo hta tor 20 Co.. pvx.aaolo
carpet looms for 800, 1000.
GEN. FRANZ SlGEL is paying the
penalty of having held Office 10 years
ago. When he was Register of New
York one of his clerks made defective
search, reporting clear title to piece
of property which was duly mortgsged.
The purchaser wants the general to pay
81, 900 for the little blunder.
HE late John Blackwood, one day in
conversation with Miss Anna Brewster,
related how he and George Elliot had
corresponded some time before he knew
she was a woman. called her Dear
George" he said merrily, I" and enl-
ployed some easy expressions, such as a
man uses only to man. After knew
her / was a little anxious to remember
all might have said"
STANDING BEAR, the Ponca chief who
has been visiting Boston, is described as
man of immense frame and imposing
presence. He has peculiarly sad eyes,
and worn and respondent aspect; but
as he speaks he grows earnest, and his
face lights up. Brighteyea, the Indian
girl who interprets his speeches, is re-
markably intelligent. She is "a years
old, and intends to study at Wellesley
college.
SIR HENRY HAvELoCK has been left
large fortune, but there is an awkward
condition attached to it. He is to take
the name of Allen in future in return
for the sudden wealth thrust upon him.
TennysOn declined some thousands q
year recently, which he was offered on
change of bis name, and it is hard on
man with such an honored name as
Havelock to be obliged to part with it.
Mr.. JOSEPH HEAD, Harvard gradu-
ate, now more than ninety years old,
is the only original member of the bril-
liant "Boston Hussars" now living
This company, formed in the first decade
of this cen ury, had for commander
Josiah Quincy, and was dressed in most
striking uniform of scarlet pelisse, lined
and trimmed with fur, q plumed hat,
and green jacket and overalls, the form
er trimmed with yellow cord.
GEN. CARLOS BoET, who Is accused of
the theft of Den Carlos collar of the
Golden Fleece, is in prison at Turin.
His cell is one of the worst in the estab-
lishment, and 30 cold that he remains in
bed most of the day. He lives on the
ordinary prison fare. Gen. Boet is q
handsome man of something over forty,
stoutly built, and of Spanish cast of
countenance, with lofty forehead, .
bright eye betOkening energy, long, Eight
chestnut hair, gray on the temples, and
long imperial.
SAID staunch follower of Father Mat.
hew to q young acquaintance who was
taking brandy and soda before breakfast,
"My dear Smith, you really ought to
take more care of yourself. What on
earth do you suppose will become of the
coats of your stomach il you drink al
cohol in that fashionH Depend upon it,
my dear fellow, Pindar was right
water is best" To which the other,
WIN ohA CoAACobhOco 10
piled, "My dear Brown, do take care
Of myself, don't you know that water
rots the soles of your boots, and what else
do you suppose it will do to the coats OF
your stomach"
The death Is announced of the Comte
Xaxier de Branicki at Stout, Egypt
In 1848 the comte was the possessOr OF
!, AZ, 000, 900 francs, all of which was con.
fiscated in 1849, because he voluntarily
: left Russia to fight for Poland. he
afterward came to France, and was one
of the founders of the credit FOncier
which institution alone brought him
back good part of his millions. Hav.
} ing become q naturalized Frenchman
! he served In the Crimea on the staff OF
Marshal Saint Armand. During the
/ siege of Paris he gave half q million tt
, the wounded. The COmte de Branick
, was prominent figure in Partisan higl
life, and great friend of Prince Napo
J leon. he leaves O fortune of forty mil