Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-02-25
In A NUTSHELL.

In A NUTSHELL.
The original Dan Rice, the equestrian
clown, died on January Is, at 162
brownsgrove street, Birmingham, Eng
land.
The price of tickets for the inaugu-
ration ball at Washington has been
fixed at 50 each. Over $500 tickets
have already been sold.
The grave of President Harrison, at
South Bend, is in dilapidated condi-
| ton, like that Of several other Of our
presidents.
The styles of valentines this year are
unique and beautiful. Ugly caricatures
have gone out of fashion, indicating
that vulgarity is no longer reputable.
Feathers are much used for deco
rative purposes in England being APP
| piled to chairs, stool. mantels, settees
and in fact every thing in which color
can be applied.
The Merchants club of Boston gave
a reception and dinner Saturday even
ing. About $50 of the distinguished
gentlemen of the Hub, with their ladies,
sat down to the banquet.
1t wasn't Bartlett pair that the Bar
oness and her spouse made when Join
ed. One of the conditions of the ,on-
tract was that the cd lady should re-
tain her full name, and her young hus-
band adopt it.
The regular Sunday evening recep-
ton held by Col. Ingersoll and wife, at
Washington on the 18th inst, was made
more than usually agreeable by the re-
currence Of the thirtieth anniversary
of their wedding
Elephants filled with candy and tied
with ribbon and mborines were the
favors given to the ladies at New York
dancing party the other night The
gentlemen had gilt horse-shoes and
crosses of Venitian glass
Flatterers of Governor Plaisted, of
Maine, are telling him that he will be
reelected governor in 1882, with leg
islature in harmony with him, and that
in 1854 he may be a candidate for pres
ident or vice president.
Hon Stephen A. Miller, who was
governor Of Minnesota from 1864 to
1866, was stricken with apoplexy, at
Worthington, in that state, recently.
He cannot recover. Governor Miller
was born in Pennsylvania in 1916 He
settled in Minnesota in 1858.
The new residence of Colonel Hig-
ginson, the author, in Cambridge,
Mass, is tiled instead of clapboarded
and shingled, and the hall is as large as
the parlors, having a fire, lace on one
side, windows on the other and Il stair
case at the end.
AFTER THE THAW.
If the slegher thinks he sleigheth;
Dumping, jumping DER the ground,
And his cutter deeply cutteth
In the mud at ey'ry bound
lis Il case of insane folly
That is truly melancholy.
The Rev. A. L. Mason, form erly of f
Street Church, Washington, ID. c., has
accepte call to the First Baptist
Churcd Of Milwaukee, at salary Of
$1,000. Mr., Mason is a noted reformer,
and his wife is writer of considerable
prominence on humanitarian affairs.
The late Charles Sumner told
friend that good digestion was one of
tilS ~ SllCCcoS pOIIlICdl
life, and that if the friend would look
around in congress, he would find that
the leaders were generally portly men.
That was before Aleck Stephens re-
turn.
Edwin Booth, when not on the stage
is great smoker. Rut he never drinks
any alcoholic liquors. Tea is his only
stimulant. He never attends late din
ners or suppers, and never has an
"out." After acting he is very much
depressed and likes to lie abed to re-
cuperate during much of the next day.
Major Blaine, paymaster in the AZ
my, brother of Senator Blaine, arrived
in Washington on the 18th inst, from
Montana, with both hands disabled
from having been frozen on his last
paying trip. He is accompanied by
Col. Fisk, editor of the Helena Herald.
The round-cheeked, shy-eyed, fair
haired Princess Stephanie has Just been
to her first ball, which she enjoyed with
real girlish zest. She opened the dan
cling with Prince Rudolph, her future
husband. The wedding is to take place
at the beginning of May.
Miss Annie Louise Cary will siEg at
the great June musical festival in
Chicago. At least fifty singing socie-
ties from various parts of the country
vile take part in this grand sangerfest,
which will take place in the Exposition
Building from June 90 to July 3.
King kalakaua, the Hawaiian, has
the civilized good taste to dress simply,
to wear no jewelry and no decorations.
He is remarkably handsome man,
more than six feet in height His car
riage is erect, his beard, mustache and
eyes are black, and his expression is
amiable