Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-09-09
Personalities.

| line Prlnce OF Wales's lie ia insured
for 100000 His annual premium on
this sum is $4,000.
| Japanese nurses are all the rage in
fashionable circles at the East and they
are said TO give entire satisfaction.
The Empress AUGUSTA, OF Germany,
] has mania for wearing rich black silk.
She maintains that is the only suitable
dress for ladies past middle age.
| Capt. EADs has been making a tour
OF inspection through the valley of the
| Upper Sacramento and its tributaries, so
as to be able TO give the authorities of
Sacramento the benefit of his advice on
| the subject of focd-water debris and
| levees.
DR. TANNER says he got his idea of
| the DEMONSTRATING qualities of water from
| observing the exhilirating effect of the
! soup at church oyster stew in Michi-
gan. After attending several such gath
erlngs in different parts of the country he
arrived at the conclusion that the matter
of gratifying the inner man is governed
good deal by imagination.
The Duke of Norfolk is sending out
circulars announcing that pilgrimage
| has been arranged from London to
| LOurdes and that at is earnestly hoped
that all who can do so will JOIN in the first
pilgrimage to this great shrine OF the
Mother of God" AS at present arranged,
the pilgrims will start on Friday, Sept. 3,
and the whole expedition will occupy
about week.
The royal family of Belgium is pop.
ular, but is not viewed by the people with
that obsequious awe which prevails in
| other monarchical countries. The King,
LEOPOLD H., is man of rather striking
appearance. He has a long, oval face,
prominent features, and wears long
beard. His brother, the Count of Elan.
ders, and his wife, the Countess, are the
only other members OF his family who
are at all prominent. The daughter of
the King is pleasant looking girl, quite
| plain in appearance, and is about to mar
ry one of the homeliest young men in
Europe, tho Prince Imperial (Rudolph)
! of Austria.
| The home residence Of p. T. BARNUM
is in Bridgeport, Conn. He lives in
| fine mansion, which faces Seaside Park.
His married children occupy handsome
houses near by. From staff over Mr..
| BARNUM's house the American flag floats
! the year round. When BARNUM Is at
! home and resGy to attend to affairs HIM
self, he hoists with the stars and stripes
a big burgee, bearing his name, This is
visible from many neigh boring points,
and is a great convenience to those de-
string to meet him personally. They
know that when the flag alone is up he
is away from home, or there privately
only; when the big burgee is aloft, BAR,
NUN receives all who call.
-MoDJEsKA, the actress, does not adj
vertise in London as Countess, yet she
! has become a pet of fashion there. Hon.
LEWIS WISGFIELD is rewriting for her
the last act Of the adaptation Of marie
! Stuartw The story runs that at the
time OF the execution Of Mary Queen OF
! Scots, Sir RICHARD WINGFIELD, cousin
| of Lord BURLEIGH, was appointed by
| that statesman to watch the proceedings
and report them to Queen ELIZABETH
| His report which has recently been dis
! covered in the library of Sir JoHN
| SEBRIGHr, cass new light upon the
execution, and has supplied details of
! which dramatic use is now being made.
| MODJEsKA says she dislikes America and
Americans. Poor thing!
When Mrs. GRANT was in Denver,
Col, she was asked if II was true that long
before the war she predicted that her hus-
| band would be President. Her reply Was:
81 know such statements hsve been made,
| but they were utterly without foundation.
did not dream OF my husband becoming
President any length of time before he
was actually called to the position, In
fact | was not ambitious 10 have him fill
the position until they began to abuse
him. | WAS perfectly satisfied to have
him remain General of the Army About
two weeks before the convention which
nominated him ! spoke to him about the