Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-12-07
ABOUT PEOPLE.

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: ABOUT PEOPLE.
I HE mother of Charles Sumner was
/ tall and slender woman, who, like he
: son, was undemonstrative to coldnes:
Her manner, however, was only veil t
a warm aud deep heart.
r The name of the gentleman who ha
, given $4,000 for the foundation of
home for destitute children, at ST
; Adams, w., is Chauncey Warner, Q
Cambridge, Mass.
, GENERAL GRANT is said to be yer,
fond OF scrambled eggs and fried ham
queen Victoria is announced as prefer
ring boiled mutton with caper sauce t.
any other. Patti, it is written, Worship
boiled maccaroni with tomato sauce.
BARTHoLD1s statue Of Liberty, intend
ed to serve as lighthouse at the entrance
OF New York harbor, will be more thar
PIG feet high, including the pedestal. Il
is expected that it will be ready for trans
portation to this country from Paris by
the end of next year.
PROF. REMsEN, who has been investi
eating the causes of the impurity Of
Boston's water supply, finds that it is
due to the presence OF fresh-watel
sponges in Farm Pond. The people are
relieved to learn that thu nuisance is moi
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 glimpse of
their faces. Walter Malley is said to
have fastened small mirror to the door
OF bis cell in such way that he can 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 a silver-wedding present, q silver
brick weighing eight and one-half
ounces, and Inscribed 1855. G. j.
monogram 1881. Affectionate con-
CALCULATIONS of Eli and Evelyn. Utah
Missouri"
PROFESSOR GILMORE has renewed for
five years his contract as bandmaster of
the Twenty-second New York. He gets
81, 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 a
half ago. The piece wos put back
where it belonged, and the feature,
though hardly perfect, is quite present
| able. It is now Carver's turn to wear a
nose stuck on, for Barry has got revenge
by inaicting 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 slk-wOrms even were Matched
in this country, and the fabric will have
the distinction Of being the first OF its
kind ever wholly made in this country.
Miss ANNIE LOUISE CARY is mentioned
as the possessor Of $3.50, O00-al 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 $50, 900.
It was bought at the sale of Queen Isa-
bella's jewels in Paris.
WALTON, the American betting man.
who sc 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: 'sWell, he had a 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 i'll the postoffice. He has preserved
letters from all three in which not a
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 Chesterfield
and the command Of 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
ring to the examining officer of the gov
eminent as though he were the hum
blest witness in the case, Secretary
Blaine was impressive and admired as q
| witness.
The old duke of Wellington carried
his punctiliousness and sense of justice
into every transaction. He was very de.
sirous of purchasing farm adjacent to
his estate of ,Strathfeldsaye and gave
his agent orders to negotiate. A few
days later be was Congratulated by a
friend upon having obtained a bargain
as the owner of the farm was in difficult
ties. "What sort of a bargain asked
the iron duke. g Well, the property
was valued at Ell 900, but the man was
glad to take 9S,0OO." "Is that so?''
asked Wellington, turning to his agent,
and receiving an affirmative reply he
said quickly: "Then take the extra
$1,000 to the last owner. and never