Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-20
Personal Gossip.

Personal Gossip.
Lord Wolseley's souvenir of the czar's
coronation, given him by the czar HIM
self, is magnificent gold snuff-box bear
ing the czar's portrait set in brilliants on
the cover. Other fine diamonds are
fixed in various parts of the box.
Somebody told young English noble
man that to be popular in Boston society
he must profess to be very fond ofbaked
beans. And SO, when he dlned at Mrs.
Beaconstreet's, he said in loud voice
tolthe servant, "Pass me the baked
beans, please" There were none, OF
course, and the hostess said she was in
suited.
Both Lord Dufferin and the Marquis
of Lorne, according to Mr.. Labouchere,
are desirous to succeed the Marquis Of
Ripon, who will soon retire from the
governor-generalship of India. "Be-
tween the two," he adds, sit would be
ridiculous to hesitate" Lord Lorne is
the accident of royal marriage.
The Viennese public are to have a
noyel entertainment in the sporting
line. Mr.. Henry Burkhardt has brought
from Australia thirty kangaroos for the
purpose of royal hunt, which will take
place on the Prater. Dogs and horse
men will engage in the sport, and as
some of the kangaroos are of great hight
and strength they will be dangerous an
tagonists for the Austrian bloodhounds.
Sir w. Harcourt, the home Secretary,
enjoys the reputation of being personally
the most Objectionable man alive. 1t is
told, appropos of this, that twelve gentle
men had agreed to dine together, and,
as they were in want Of q much larger
number, it was mutually arranged that
each should select, un known to the 9TH
er, the most disagreeable acquaintance
be examined it was found that all twelve
corresponded, and the individual on
whom the suffrages fell was the Home
Secretary.
E. w. Reynolds, Of Barnesville, Ga,
who took the undergraduate prize
scholarship tsloO in modern languages
at the Vanderbilt University, Nashville,
Tenn, this year, learned the alphabet
in both German and French last Sep
tember. He recited only three times a
week in each language, and read during
the year 1900 pages of German and 800
pages of French, including such authors
as Hans Andersen, Lessing, Goethe,
Schiller, INLAND in German, and Vol
stael in French. Most Of this reading
was done privately, and of his own
choice, under the supervision of his in
structor. He read such authors as those
mentioned above at sight with ease. and,
considering the time he has studied
these languages, writes both well.
Carlysle' sister is now contributing to
the fund Of Carlyle information for the
public. Allowing herself to be inter.
viewed, she narrates unessential details
of domestic life, which, happily, do not
injure his reputation. OF his boyhood,
she says: "He was very grave-very
much absorbed in study and not at all
given to ordinary tricks of boys. He
promised mother that he would never
fight, and so one of our brothers
who liked fghting) used to fight
all Of Toms battles. Tom was
slender sapling ofa fellow, but very
manly. There was one bully in school,
however, who irritated him beyond en-
uuTduCc. dllu one uAy ue DTOke out ana
gave his tormentor terrible thrashing.
After that, believe, be never fought,
though as you are doubtless aware, his
controversial disposition clung to him
through life."
Captain Mathew Webb, the swimmer
who is to go through the whirlpool
rapids. at Niagara Falls, for $4,000 is
training for the perilous feat at Nam
tasket Beach, Mass. He has selected
this place on account Of the breakers,
which are rough enough to afford him
the practice he deems necessary for
safe passage through the terrible rapids.
Belle Harris, polygamous wife, of
Salt Lake, was two months ago commit
ted to Jail for refusing to give the Grand
Jury the name of the father Of her babe.
Her case was taken to the Territorial
Supreme Court, which decided recent
ly that she must remain in prison or
answer the question. The fair poly
gamist announces her intention to live
forever behind the bars.