The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-11-15
Perso1Ral Gossip.

Inc Rev. Uf. William Shelton. rector
,fSt. Paul's Episcopal Church. Buffalo
Who died recently, be ,ueathed So, O(N to
that church, 800, to De Veaux College
u Suspension Bridge. s. ,(OO to Hobart
College, 5000 to Trinity Church, South
poft; Conn.,, aud 81 go to st. Johns
Church, Bridgeport; Conn.
Mr.. Acct, the Concord philosopher,
who will be eighty-four years old next
month, is better this fall, but he is al
licted with "hetetophemy;" or, more
,lainlv; the wrong word will c0me to his
n'nd when the right idea is there. He
Hili say, for instance 1.-THE chair is
anxious" when he means THE day is
pleasant"
General Sherman has received houses
md other presents worth $5O, 900 since
he became General of the ARMY. exclu-
sive of the $4O.WN worth of diamonds
given by the Khedive to Mrs. Fitch, and
since divided among tho Generals
daughters. For the past fifteen years
he has been PAID $l7 $40 a year. and he
will draw this salary until his death.
Mr.. Hotchkiss is said by the Army
and Navy Register to be making piles Of
money at his gun works at St. Denis,
near Paris, France. There is heavy
demand foS his revolving cannon, and
The bids fair 70 b. niany tunes mil
ionaire." MIR. Hotchkiss' father is still
living at Bridgeport, Conn.,, where the
family long have been connected with
various manufacturing enterprises.
A so'cal!ed American duel has lust
been concluded between two ladies at
Grosswardein, in Hungary. A married
actress. Nine. Gethfalvi, who has at
tempted suicide in that city, wrote let
ter saving that she had entered into an
American duel. concerning her husband
with a lady in Vienna, and had drawn
the fatal lot. Nine. Gethtalvi, however,
lie still alive, though her condition is re-
ported to be hopeless.
A Washington correspondent writes
that in one Of the departments at WASH
ington needy female descendant Of
George Washington's relatives was ap-
pointed not long ago. it ~as understood
at the solicitation Of General w. S. Han
co, k and others who knew If he, merits
and necessities. In the War Depart
ment is a grand-ni &c of Kosciusko. It
is understood that Ex-Governor Curtin.
who is deeply interested in her welfare,
secured her appointment. In the In
terror Department is employed great
granddaughter of Thorn; 9 left rson Her
~ le salary supports her aged aud inva-
lid mother, vino is the last surviving
grandchild of Jefferson.
Two rich Polish landlords agreed to
isolate two hens, two ducks and two
geese from the poultry yard, and al oiy
them to multiply for fifteen years. Su-
perf1uous male and manned female birds
could be- sold, but the total sale was not
70 exceed ten per cent. of the whole
flock at the close of fifteen years. At
the end Of that term the possessor of
the largest flock was to Ret the smaller
flock and 10000 rubles in cash, to be
distributed amohg charitable institl-
tons. Upon settling the bet short
time ago the loser mad 1897 hens, $50
ducks and PIG geese total of 2,6}6
firds. TIE winner had OS4 hens, 965
ducks and gese, a total Of 2,S44 BIZ ds.
Sarah Bernh,rdt's husband has at last
made genuine hit on the Paris stage in
Feuillet's "Parislan Romance" He
will soon. howe YER, run foul Of a TO-
nance OF another kind, in real life, for
NJ. Mayer is going to bring suit against
him and Sarah for s. OO0 tor breach of
contract, with good prospect of win
ming. If Mayer does win, Damala won't
be able to pay the damages, and Sarah
says that rather than pay them she will
20 to prison with her husband, even at
the risk Of there etfectiny a reconcillia-
ton with him-almost the last tn ing IN
the world, presumably. size cares to DO.
A provincial tradesman having eaten
an excellent dinner at Paris restau-
rant the other day deliberately blew out
his brains and expired at thu table. In
front Of him Was piece of paper COLI
tanning these significant observations:
':Oysters are good for the stomach;
old wine tends to prolong lie; but poll
tics are the bane Of existence. There
fore kill myself" The tradesman, t
seems, in selecting restaurant az the
scene OF his departure, was only follow
ing the latest Partisan fashion liz sui
cides.
An inmate of the Togus military asy-
lum, near Augusta, Me-, who received
$1,000 back pension money last August,
babe his comrades goodbye, saying he
would never be seen at the no me again,
anu HE'D him utf to Boston, where he
took rooms at a high. priced hotel. and
anioved himself and entertained new.
found friends with great lavishness.
Last week he went back to the home on
4 railroad pass sent to him by the man.
ayers, and without dollar in his pocket