Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-07
ABOUT PEOPLE,

son, was undemonstratiye to GOODNESS.
Her manner, however, was only veil to
a warm and deep heart.
The name of the gentleman who has
given $4,000 for the foundation of a
home for destitute children, at ST.
Albans, VT, is Chauncey Warner, of
Cambridge, Mass.
BEECHER, who may or may not be an
author1ty, says: You must not pray as
you would pull bell, expecting some
one TO open the door and hand you what
you ask for"
GENERAL GRANT is said to be very
fond OF scrambled eggs and fried ham.
Queen Victoria is announced as prefer
ring boiled mutton with caper sauce TO
any other. Patti, it is written, worships
boiled maccaroni with tomato sauce.
BARTHoLDI's statue of Liberty, intend
ed to serve as lighthouse at the entrance
OF New York harbor, will be more than
ZIG feet high, including the pedestal. It
is expected that il will be ready for trans
portation to this country from Paris by
the end of next year.
PROF. REMsEN, who has been inyesti
eating the causes of the impurity of
Boston's water supply, finds that it is
due to the presence of fresh-water
sponges in Farm Pond. The people are
relieved to learn that the nuisance is not
caused by dead cells.
MOODY, the evangelist, is in London
engaged In the noble work of trying to
save souls, and great crowds flock to see,
and likewise to hear him. He is in ex-
cellent health and is said by those who
have recently heard him to have very
much improved in delivery, style and
English grammar
DEAN SWIFT relieved his tense and
tragic moods by Harvesting his servants
with cords-On one occasion he insisted
on Harvesting his learned and respect
able friend DR.. Sheridan-and driving
them up and down the stairs and
through the rooms of his deanery.
The Malley boys keep so quiet in
their cells at New Haven that few of the
curious visitors get even a glimpse of
their faces. Walter MalIey is said to
have fastened small mirror to the door
OF his cell in such way that he cen see
anybody coming up the corridor in time
to turn his face to the wall.
Gov. MURRAY, OF Utah, sent Gov.
Crittenden, his half-brother, of Missouri,
as silver-wedding present, a silver
brick weighing eight and one-half
ounces, and inscribed 1855. G.. J.
monogram 1881. Affectionate con-
gratulations of Eli and Evelyn. Utah
Missouri"
HE wife Of Senator Jones, Of Nevada.
is said to be uncommonly accomplished.
She speaks several languages perfectly.
and has translated from the French vari-
GUS solid books on financial subjects.
1t is reported that much of the senator's
exact information is due to the assist
ance Of his wife, who looks up authori-
ties for him.
PROFESSOR GILMORE has renewed for
five years his contract as bandmaster of
the Twenty-second New York. He gets
50, 200 year, and one concert each year.
Bad feeling has developed between the
Seventh and Twenty-second Regiments
on account Of the efforts of the former
to remove him.
JAMES CARVER cut off Patrick Barry's
nose, at Preston, Conn.,, year and
half ago. The piece was put back
where it belonged, and the feature,
though hardly perfect, is quite present
able. 1t IS now Carver's turn to wear a
nose stuck on, for Barry has got revenge
by 1ntllctlng a precisely similar injury.
Mrs. GARFIELD is to be the recipient
OF silk gown, the quality of which is
said to be equal to the best italian man
ufacture, but which was spun in Ameri-
ca. The silk-Worms even were Matched
In this country, and the fabric will have
the distinction of being the first of it's
kind ever wholly made in this country.
MISS ANNIE LOUISE CARY is mentioned
as the possessor of $3.50, OOO-all earned
by her own charming voice. Among
her treasures is one of the most perfect
emeralds in the world; it weighs twenty
three carats, and is valued at $4,000.
It was bought at the sale of Queen Isa-
bella's jewels in Paris.
WALTON, the American betting man,
who " cleaned " the English turtles, is
about the average height and Of stout
build. He has large, frank face, blue
eyes, and big blonde moustache, and
looks ten years younger than he is. He
is probably at the middle age. His
clothes set on him as clothes are apt to
set on rounded figure, and on a man
who, like Mr.. Walton, appears not to
trouble himself about them.
$50 George Law is dead" said Thur
low Weed: "Well, he had pretty full
habit, and he didn't take exercise
enough" Then Mr.. Weed went on to
remark that George Law, Dean Rich
mond, and Commodore Vanderbilt
couldn't have passed competitive ex-
animation for the berth of night-watch-
man in the custom house, or letter-car-
rier in the postofice. He has preserved
letters from all three in which not
single word of three syllables is spelled
in the usual manner.
A WASHINGTON correspondent says OF
Blaine's appearance on the witness
stand: He stood in the witness-box to-
day with the manners of a Chesterfield
and the command of a Richelieu. Keen,
urbane, dignifed, reposeful, bowling cor
daily to journalistic and other friends
in the neighborhood, deferential to the
slightest officer of the court, and defer
riDcr tO the ayarnIDInO officer of the gov