The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-07-21
Personal GOssip.

Secretary Blaine says that his new resi-.
dence in Washington is to be simply "a
square old fashioned house." The whole
lower floor is to be SO arranged that the
rooms can be thrown into one.
OF Margaret Fuller, Mr.. A. C. Alcott is
quoted As saying that her chief charms
velous gift of expression. "There are peo-
ple," says MIR. Alcott, who know things
they can give no reason for. They simply
know them. Margaret was one Of these.
She was phenomenon and not to be
judged by ordinary laws"
In note to the Hartford, Coura,t. Mrs.
Isabella B: Hooker says of Gail Hamilton:
"She is, perhaps, the only literary woman
Of note in this country or in England who
is opposed to the political equality of her
sex. She prefers the mans cause always.
fights with marnish weapons, and even so
distinguished republican leader as Sena.
tor Blaine has often consented to dodge a
fair blow by accepting her championship. !"
General Miles, the Indian fighter, was
asleep in the house of his brother law,
Colgate Hoyt, of Yonkers, N. Y, when it
was entered and robbed of 81, 600 worth of
wedding presents. =,
|: Secretary Robert Lincoln has three chill
dreD, the second being an Swear old: son
named Abraham who rides bicycle like
a, professional with the sons of President
Garfield and Attorney General MacVeagh.
The wife Of James c. Ryan, Of Scher-
lanyx, Mich, ran away from home, about
ten days ago, with her little daughter. and
Sc, 900 in money. She was captured in
Chicago. and consented to return with her
husband. -
Honorary degrees have been conferred
by Dartmouth college as follows: l.. l..
D.-Gov. c. H. Bell and Timothy Parker
RedHeld, Of Montpelier VT; D. D.-Levi
~. Cobb, of Minneapolis; Edward NJ.
Haines, Of Whitehall, N. Y; Phi. D.
Samuel W. Mason. of Boston; Jacob NJ.
Colt, Of Concord; Jonathan Tenney. Of AL
:bany; John W. Alhrd. Of Milford, Mass;
Prof. Robert Fletcher, of Hanover. The
college troubles we're thoroughly discussed
by the alumni. but nothing has been made
public. -. 80
Mmo. Ines Cache, of Paris, formerly q
doctor Of medicine. Three years ago this
lady was compelled to give up the theatrical
career by chronic hryngitis. In 1880 she
passed her examination as first class mid.
wife, and q few days ago passed her first
examination for the degree Of doctor Of
medicine before the faculty Of Paris. ...
Miss Mary I. Reed, the superintendent:
ofpublic schools of Platt county, ILL.,. vas
married recently, ut Monticello, in that
county, to Mr.. s. +. Reed, atwealthy young
farmer. There was large company pres
ent, ard it was brilliant affair. 80
F.: MIR. William p. Scott, brother of the
late Colonel T. A. Scott, of the Penn
sylvania railroad, is q hard working farm
er at Clinton. Iowa. His brothers will
gives him CO mfortable little fortune, and
he will not be obliged to toll 50 persistently
hereafter. -"
A correspondent of the Louisville Cour-
writes of the way in which tie
senators draw their salaries: Sherman
draws his money whenever he needs it,
sometimes twice month and oftener it
runs on two months. Pendleton draws mp
close every month when the senate is in
session. Burnside sends q iraft on the
secretary's Office to his banker at Provi-
dence once month, and the bank draws on
the secretary of the senate regularly every
month, whether the senate is in session
or not Anthony is the only one Who
draws once a, year, and his banker attends
% it for him. Fair, Of Nevada, went off
without drawing cent. but his salary from
the 18th of March to the LIST Of July will be
sent to him; If he does not draw It in the
meantime. Fair is said to be worth $42,
000. 00O.''