The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-05-12
PERSONAL

KNrIF PUTNAM has been elected an
honorary member of Fire Company NO. :,
of Mobile.
FRANK |. FRAYNE is to have new play
for next season. A Bengal tiger Will play
the leading role.
PRESIDENT JAMES BUCHANAN s brotneE
is an Episcopal minister ow living
quietly in PhiIadelph1a.
Mr., RUsKIN is slightly bJl1is man,
with modest manner, kind blue eyes,
and fine conversational powers.
THE Rev. Joseph Cook has been dIDeA
in Chicago. Dined anil 'nlnd PROB
ably.-B0st07a Globe.
WASHINGTON people thought they saw
in the face of President Porter, of Yale,
at the unveiling of the statue OF Protes-
sor Henry, a marked resemblance OF the
features Of Henry Clay.
PROFESSOR HUxLEx's literary routine
is to deliver bis lecture IN the provincial
towns, publish them IN magazines, and
then publish them in book form, Whlch
he edits and annotates himself.
Cor. CYRUS M. WHEAToN, who died at
Rehoboth, Mass, aged 80 Jears, had
been town clerk CT that place Tor more
than forty years, aad Il the age OF u was
a member Of the state Legislature.
THE father of the notorious jim FISK
is Connecticut tradesman, with mark
ed Yankee characteristics of face, man
ner and ability in bargaining and form-
ing estimates of horses and other sal
cable property.
JAY GoULD "thinks he has his share
of life's pleasant things" He doesn't
say anything about the shares OF
pleasant things III his possession which
belong to other folks.-B0st0o Tran
script.
GEORGE SAND said of Emerson: He
is philosopher, at the same time
critic; a metaphysician, vast intelh-
gence-a little too obscurei by too many
divergent lights, but sublime; 1t Is I'M
possible TO deny it.
Mr.. john MADISON MORTON, author
of the most successful farces of bis day
''Box and Cox" among others, which
must have been played thousands of
times-i5 now, st Y, ''poor brother"
Of the Charter House.
MAYOR KENDRIcK, of Waterbury,
Conn, declares that the recent scandal
concerning himself and Mrs. Clark was
a concocSion of political enemies. But
Clark is certain the concoctlon thrown
into his eyes was red pepper.
Mr.. A. G. WHEELER ("Nym Grim
kle y, one of our best known and clever
est journalists, has written the libretto of
a new American opera, to be called
"Don Fillibusto" The scene is laid on
the borders of the United States and
the score is by j. G. Darling, young
and ambitious composer.
Mrs. LOUISA b. STEPHENS, widow of
r. d. Stephens, has just been selected
to succeed her husband as president of
the first national bank of Marion, Ia.
and is sand to be the first woman ever
occupying the position. She is reputed
to be a woman of thorough business
habits and good qualifications, as well
as energetic and popular.
MAJ. Ben, PERLEY PooRE, after thirty
| years service on the Boston Journal, has
resigned and accepted an engagement on
| the Boston Sunday Budget. He says
proudly that during his long service
| nothing he has ever written has been
called in question IN q personal explana-
| tion in congress, nor has he eyer been
called before an Investigating committee
or accused of stealing a treaty or Presi-
dents message to publish in advance.
SHERIFF WEIR, of Athens, Ga, was
visiting some friends near McNutt, and
during the night he heard an owl in the
yard, so he decided to take a gun and
shoot it. But there chanced to be some
bad dogs on the place that got after the
sheriff, and to save himself he took up
tree, where he spent the night shivering
IN q single garment. He was afraid to
raise an alarm, lest the ladies be dis
turbed and come to Investigate the mat
ter.
EDMUND CLARENCE SrEDMAN, poet
and critic, who is q banker on Pine
Street, is perhaps the handsomest man
among the writer's. He is not quite tall
enough, but he has striking face. His
hair and whiskers are gently silyered by
Father Time. The latter are brushed
to the side in English fashion. He is a
nervous, interesting talker, speaking
quietly and with that clear insight which
makes the '' Victorian Poets" so easily
the best piece of American critical work.
San Francisco Chronicle
SEVERAL years ago, on very cold
day, Rev. Christopher Corey, of La
Grange County, Indiana, rode on horse
back distance Of six miles to perform
marriage ceremony. As he was about
starting for home, having duly author
lied the two hearts TO beat as one, coin
was placed in his hand. He dropped il
III his pocket ard rode away When he
got home he looked at it, and lol it was
an old fashioned copper cent. The next
morning the groom appeared at his door,
aud, having explained with considerable
embarrassment how the annoying mis-
take had been made, took back the cent
and handed the clergyman quarter.
ONE day when Bob Burdette was in
New York-Hawkeye Burdette, mean
he went to the then Evening Express
office and met the then managing editor.
Chamberlain. Concealing his identity.
Bob told touching story of his strug
glesina country newspaper office and his
desire to try his hand at the metropoli-
tan grind. Mr.. Chamberlain asked for
samples of the ambitious countryman's
literary efforts. Bob handed for inspec-
ton one OF his unpublished sketches
done in his happiest vein. GA person
who writes such rot as this calmly and
icily explained Mr. Chamberlain. lean
never hope to succeed at journalism.
He should get job of hoeing corn."-
| Nea0 York Graphic.