The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-07-06
About Notable Persons.

Mr.. Wendell Phillips, in letter to the
Garibaldi meeting in Boston, said:
''Garibaldi shares with Mazzinl alone the
to-day. Cautious men reap in Office,
parliament, and palace what they two
sowed in toll, want, exile, obloQuy, and
on the battlefield. But Italy and his
tory will do them full JUSTICE"
: The name of David E. Twiggs, of Geor-
gia, will probably reappear in the army
register as nephew of the late General
Twiggs, who bears his name, and has
been appointed from Augusta, Georgia,
to the West Point military academy.
George William Curtis, thirty years
ago, asked Bancroft how far he proposed
to continue bis history of the United
States and the reply was: IF were an
artist painting picture Of this ocean my
work would stop at the horizon. l can
see no further. My history will end
with the adoption of the constitution.
All beyond that is experiment"
Rev. Prof: Samuel Fuller, d. D., OF
the Berkeley Divinity school, Middle
town, Connecticut, who has been with
the institution since its organization in
1850, has resigned his professorship.
He finds the duties too arduous for his
increasing years, and leaves the field for
some younger person.
Gen. Sherman has rented cottage at
Oakland, in West Virginia, for the sum-
mer and Mrs. Sherman is looking for
ward with great pleasure to the family
reunion that will take place there In
August. Mrs. Fitch and her children,
ol-ar b..
ara, Miss Lizzie Sherman, Miss Rachel
Sherman, and possibly Mr.. Tom Sher-
man, the young Catholic priest, will all
spend that month with her.
Cardinal Newman, in his earlier years,
was performer of marked ability upon
the violin, and now, at the age of eigh-
ty-one, he still takes delight in drawing
sweet strains of music from the lnstru-
ment that has been his companion for
more than threescore years. He also
still retains his habit of rising early, and
still breaches often with what may best
St. Philip, "deep simplicity" He re-
CARDS as the end of his long 1ife-work the
revision, on which he is still engaged, OF
his translation of St. Athanasius.
Gen. 90. Howard, despite his austere
reputation, heartily enjoys dancing, and
improved his opportunities during the
recent gayeties at West Point. An Off
Ger who was with him in the Indian
country says that he has seen Gen. How
ard in an English village join in a dance
with the squaws with all the zest of a
young man.
President Jarrett of the Almalgamat-
ed Association of Iron and Steel Work.
ers of the United States is young look
ing, dark-complexioned man, of medi-
um height and weight. He presents
the general appearance of shrewd and
prosperous merchant. Although he was
some years ago an ordinary peddler, his
manners are courteous and refined, and
his conversation indicates the possession
of much culture.
An anecdote of Bismarck that is thirty
years old has come to light in Germany
in a new book Oh PRUSSIA at the Diet"
Bismarck, in 1858, was sent to Darn
stadt to smooth over certain differences
that had arisen in the Diet between
Prussia and that state. The grand duke
on his arrival remarked that he pre-
ferred to receive only such diplonatists
as would abstain from asking questions
which it was not polite to answer. Bis
marck's prompt reply was that, as a
rule, diplomatists were paid for carry
ing their questions far enough to dis
pense with replies
George Washington's will is on file in
the office of the clerk of Fairfax county,
Va. Hitherto the document has been
without protection, aud curious persons
in handling it have subjected it to a
great deal Of wear and tear. No !, how
ever, the will is in a glass case, whereit
may be seen but not touched. 1t is writ
ten on heavy unruled paper, about note
size, and every side is covered: There
are twynty-seven pages, all of which
have Washington's name attached ex-
cept the twenty-third, which ended with
the words Getty Of Washington" and it
is supposed that in looking over it
Washington, mistook the words for his
signature and, therefore, failed to sign
the page.