Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-01-27
Personalities.

The Rev. DR.. Samuel Ireneus Prime late
" said in reference to his editorial connec-
ton with the New York Observer: Il have
written on an average more than five col
ums each week for forty years, or 10000
columns in all-at least 100 volumes of 400
pages each"
Not long ago Senator Hamlin of Maine
and Postmaster Gen. Maynard were talking
of the unsatisfactory life public man leads.
Mr.. Maynard complained that he had been
quarter of century in public life and was
poorer than when he entered. WELL" re-
piled Hamlin, Il am not. had nothing when
commenced and have nothing now"
Profoss.r Willard Fiske, of Cornell Uni
versity, and his wife, are making the trip of
the Nile, in The Hope, the most magnii-
cent craft which has ever been on Egyptian
water 1t was built in Belfast for the late
Khedive Ismael, and is fitted up with all
modern conveniences. 1t is manned by
twenty four men.
Abraham Lincoln, the grandfather of
the great President of that name, was killed
by Indians on Linkhorn's Run, as the
stream in Kentucky was then called. His
blood ran into the stream, which ever since
has borne his name. He was found with
the strings of his powder horn wound
around his neck. The powder-horn passed
from one neighbor to another, and finally
fell into the hands of Mr.. Brown, who
forwarded it to the Lincoln Memorial Asso-
citation at Springfield, Ill 1t bore the own
er's name and an eagle with spread wings
carved in bold relief.
The following is description of Mrs.
Kate Chase Sprague in her glory: AT one
of her receptions, when her popularity was
at its height, her dress was like herself, a
wonder-a marvellous satin robe of two
shades-a pale blue and a pearly white, a
tint rather than shade. 1t was embroidered
in wreaths on the blue satin petticoat and
bouquets on the court train and square cut
waist The sleeves were tight to the elbows,
and deep white duchesse lace fell over the
rounded white arms, on which sparkled
gold bracelets set with diamonds. On her
head she wore tiara of torquoise and dia-
monds; her earrings matched the tiara"
The favorite wife of the Sultan of Moroc-
CO died at Fez in November. She was "a
years of age, and had been the queen of the
Harem for twenty years. She was removed
from her apartments to kiosk in the Pal
ace Garden, but the change did not benefit
her, and the Sultan ordered that she be
buried in the kiosk where she died. Eight
court officers dug her grave. The Sultana
was wrapped in costly shawl, and all her
clothing was laid In her grave, so that no
living person might wear any of it. Her Jew
els were broken at the grave and the frag-
ments given to the poor. And after the in
terment the furniture in her apartments was
demolished and the rooms all locked.
Rev. L. Philetus Dobbs, D. D., is no lit
erary bantling, even if he does part his
name in the middle. Recommending to the
National Baptist communication from
the sexton of his church, DIR. Dobbs rattles
off the following string of bulls: "If he
should have career shall be very happy
in thinking that the spark which have wa
tered contained in it the germ of struc-
ture destined to soar and to elevate with its
radiance your privileged readers"