Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-09-12
PERSONALS.

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LORD QUEBNsBURY is about to buy a
large tract of land in Texas.
The Rev. Joseph Marsh, of Sand
which, Mass, now eighty-seven years
old, has been preaching about sixty five
years.
PROFESSOR McMAsTER, of Princeton,
author of the most attractive American
historical work, is resting at Kennebunk-
port, Me. =
Mr.. MATTHEW ARNOLD has Just re-.
ceived pension of 81, $50 a year from
the civil list for his distinguished lit,
erary attainments.
PROFESSOR VENNoR is at Old Orchard
Beach, but he will have to make anoth.
er distinguished failure soon if he wants
to keep his name in the newspapers.
IT is not yet certain whether MI.
Tennyson, though Poet Laureate, has
consented to fulfill the queens wishes
that he would immortalizs the late John
Brown in verse.
"THE uncertainty about my going
to the United States" writes Mr..
Matthew Arnold, els at last removed,
I have got all the leave wanted, and
shall 60 in October"
MISS Minnie F. HoYr, of Connecticut.
enjoys the distinction of being the first
person appointed to clerkship in the
treasury department under the operation
of the new civil service rules.
The Rev. w. W. Newton, the author
of the " Priest aud the Man." will soon
begin the writing of another novel,
dealing with phases OF modern thought
and life.
PROF. TYNDALL is winning p reputa
ton in England as "professor at the
breakfast table," He takes hold of all
sorts of subjects and gives his opinion
ON them exhaustive]y.
Miss CHAMBERLAIN, the American girl
who has become professional beauty
in London, when at home in Cleveland
lives in one of the oldest houses in that
city. She inherits large fortune from
her father.
Mr., f. III. CowEN, of England, is
about to undertake professional tour
in the United States on the invitation of
DR.. Damrosch and Mr.. George Hen.
sche]. He will conduct bis cantata est.
Ursula" the Scandinavian Symphony
and other works.
Mr.. GooDALE, the father CT the
Goodale sisters, the poetesses OF Skye
Farm celebrity, has gone into business
in New York. The girls and their
mother remain on the farm, und it is
understood that they will have a new
volume of poems ready for the holidays.
QUEEN VICTORIA has offered reward
OF $500 and pardon to the thieves for
the return of jewels, valued at e35. 900.
recently stolen from LADY Trevor's
jewels. This conduct Gu the part Of her
majesty is severely criticised as royal
encouragement to the compromising OF
felonies.
AMONG the 'bad signs OF the times
Joseph Cook meotions the "0eteriora-
ton of manners among the young and
the uneducated. "Such, for example, ~
observes the Boston Herald, cas- crit.
cising stranger at a public table fol-
eating his beet rarer than the bad man
nered censor likes it."
THIS important announcement is made
by the London World: "By so, cia]
permission of the authorities, Charlotte
Nantet, the skillfal douceuze and sham.
pooer, who had the honor Of attending
upon the Princess Beatrice 81 AK les
Bains, will shortly come to England tc
attend upon the queen in similar
capacity"
Mr.. IRVING has arranged for publ
cation simultaneously in America anG
England of diary, with his impressions
of America, in dialogue form, IS # in
te1yiewed. 1t is meant to shut the dool
against all intcrviewers. Clement Scot
and Joe IIatton will accompany irving
in bis tour and assist IN compiling hi:
impressions.
AMONG the stories Ct the Count d.
Chambord's last sickness related BY VI
emma correspondents is one to the effect
that his passion of hunting remained 81
strong that he recently had his coucl
wheeled out into The park, that he nigh
there propped up with pillows, and hi
fun steadied By Ian attendant shoot {
stag which was caught and led to HIN
Tor the purpose.
MADAME JENNY LIND GoIDscHM1D5
now and then breaks through the rule sht
made long ago to sing no more in pub
lie. She recently appeared Oh the stag
of concert gwen for. charitl bIe pur.
poses at Malvern, Eoe!snJ, snd gave tht
audience delightful srrpri-n by tlel
fresh aud vigorous lcpd ring Of Alendles
sohn's Lift Il,ino E>es' ard RuDin
STEMS g oopg II the Bir''~."
JUDGs ALBION W. TouRGEg is y fam
iliar figure at Chautauqua. His summer
residence is at Mayville, at the head Of
the lake, about four miles from Chau
tauqua. The house is three story cot
tage, surrounded with trees, shrubs anc
flowers, and commands a foe view O.
the lake "The Growlery," % the
judges study is called, is q one story
lead -colored structure, occupying from
corner of the yard, several rods from the
house. Toe occupants OF Judge Tour
gees home, besides himself and wife
are his wi e's two sisters, the Misses
Kilbourr.