The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-05-12
Personal Paragraphs.

A young lady OF MadlSOn, W 49,, received
many anonymous poems of an amorous
and flattering character. She finally sub
mitted them to an intimate friend, a married
lady, who recognized the handwriting as
her hu bands.
J. w. Simonton, on delivering his lecture
on the Associated Press in San Francisco,
had an instrument on the platform connect
ed with Washington circuit and the dis
lance, $500 miles, was worked direct, an
almost unparalleled feat for land circuit
crossing mountain range.
Alexander ILL., has promoted to captain
CIV the young lieutenant who wrapped his
own mantle around the wounded Gar just
after the explosion. It was in this mantle
that the murdered man was taken to the
Winter Palace. Il have bought you new
cloak, said the Gear to the soldier. II
shall keep the other" He has also given
the youth present of 1900 rubles.
Parnellis said to have become careless in
dress and appearance during the present ses-
sion of parliament. His once fresh, famll-
lar morning suit of Blown tweed is assum-
ing sere and yellow look, and great
change has came upon him since he first
entered the house of commons, when he
kept two horses in town, and was seen
every evening in the row.
Several bright and enthusiastic young
boys of Medina. N. y, inspired by the dar-
ing deeds of Buffalo Bill, organized COM
pany under the name of the Buffalo Bill
Combination, and did their rehearsing in a
barn only short distance from a dwelling.
At the third rehearsal they were trying
to Guido Bill in his Workmanship and fired
the contents of pistol in kitchen window,
barely missing the servant girl. They were
Immediately arrested and taken before
Squire Allen, who disbanded the troupe.
The spirit in which Mr.. Mccullough has
departed to try his fortune on the London
stage may be inferred from the brief speech
that he made at the farewell dinner that
was given in his honor at Delmonico's:
IF I succeed I shall be grateful, but not
unduly elated. If I fail shall not be
soured by disappointment. My hope is
that may prove myself not altogether un-
worthy of the great kindness that has been
shown toward me in America, and of the
good will and good opinion that are so touch
ingly expressed Oh this occasion.
A dispatch from London to the New
York Herald says: Mr.. John Mccullough
made his first appearance tonight at Dru-
~ Lane in 'Virginius with emphatic sue
cess. The house was crowded in every
part. and gallery and pit overlooking, while
the boxes and stalls were filled with critics,
prominent actors and actresses and of
course nearly all the American colony of
London. with contingent from Paris. Mr..
McCullough's reception was extremely
cordial and the applause throughout
was.frequently and at times enthusiastically.
One of the most talked about profession
al beauties just now is Miss Florence St.
John, who is playing "Olivette' at the
Strand Theatre. Her portraits are every
where, and she is the cynosure of all eyes
Row. attended, often, by the by, by GER
tain noble duke, who, on dit, is responsible
for her costly toilets, which add a piquancy
to her bewitching eauty.-L0ndo'e Letter.
At the circus in Washington correspond
ent recently saw General Sherman, Ex-
Secretary Sherman, Sir Edward Thornton
and family, Senators Don Cameron, NJ. G.
Butler, Conkling, Vest, Walker, Beck and
Mcpherson, and nearly the whole Of the
French, Chinese and Turkish legations.
"The grandees," he says, looked as happy
as children; laughed at the silly antics Of
the clown, and cheered the baby elephants
grotesque p. rformance. General Fitzhugh
Lee, who made such beautiful memorial
speech in Atlanta two years ago, came from
away down in Virginia with all his children
to see the show
It is now charged that General Badeaus
removal was secured by General Sherman,
who is mad at some things Badeau says in
bis Life of Grant" A well known army
officer says: fisherman is one Of the men
who keep getting madden and madden, es-
pecially when his anger is seasoned, as in
this instance, with envy. Grant all the
while has kept On saying hard things, which
Ia nES Of into
Sherman's heart. That life of Grant which
Badeau is writing he hates as in some way
q personal oHense, an injury to himself.
He is NIL the time correcting history, fight
ing the war over again in spots wherever he
figured in it, as recently at Pittsburg Land
ing, as though ne dreaded to have any his
tory written except in his interest or from
Ills standpoint.
The terrible John Stetson gets even with
Ann Dickson in very quiet way. He
says: why she should be so down on me
I cannot imagine. Our relations were
pleasant, SO far as I know. The last time
saw her in New York We had bottle of
vine together, and parted apparently on the
best of terms"
Since 1827-half century we may call it
ten of England's Prime Ministers
have died. George Canning, Lord Ripon
flor few months), the Duke of Yelling
ton, Earl Grey, Lord Melbourne, Sir Rob-
ert Peel, Earl Russell. Lord Derby, Lord
Palmerston, and now Lord Beacon sfeld
Of these, the only one who accepted the
visit of a clergyman in his closing hours
was Lord Grey. The Duke of Wellington,
to whom all the world was drill, doubtless
would have, as matter Of regimental duty,
had he not been suddenly taken away. and
Sir Robert Peel may have similar excuse
Suit the others, though all loud declaimers
sbout the church through their politicalli life,
lid not avail themselves of it's consultations
t it's close.
The following paragraph is goi1 the
rounds of the press and ought to be 8 OPP