Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-16
PERSONALITIES.

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PERSONALITIES.
WASHINGTON once speculated in Mo-
hawk Valley land, as is shown by an
old deed in the library of Heratio Sey-
mour.
UNITED STATES bonds to the amount
of AZ, OOO. 600 each are owned by the
Duke of Sutherland and Sir Thomas
Brassey.
You've George Vanderbilt, the fourth
son of the rich man, is said to have the
honest ambition to become newspaper
reporter.
ToorHAcHE and Womanshoes are the
names of two Piegan Indian chiefs who,
with their following, are encamped ut
Benton, Mon.
Mr., GEORGE MACDONALD, with eight
members OF his family. is giving drama,
tic recitals in costume Of Polyeucte F"
and "Macbeth in London.
"For fifty-four years / was an in
yeterate cigar smoker" says Thurlow
Weed, in his autobiography, though
never using tobacco in any other form.
During that period I learn, by some
what careful computation, that l must
have smoked or given to friends at
least so, 900 cigars.
"I HAVE had the portrait appropriate.
ly hung upon the walls of the execu-
tive mansion" writes President Arthur
in his letter Of acknowledgment to
Consul Shaw of the arrival OF portrait
OF John Bright together with his auto
graph. The President thinks all the
more Of the autograph because it was
written Especially for me. }"
The latest joke at the expense Of
David Davis is that little daughter Of
John Oberly, neighbor of the judge,
was taken out walking ore day near the
lordly mansion of the ex senator, and
when her father asked if she saw Judge
Davis she lisped, "No, I walked all
wound there and 1 didn't thee Judge
Davis on the fence" This story got out,
and ever since then John has kept his
distance
Mr.. r. w. GLIDER, of the Century,
has one of the most charming cottages at
Marion, Mass, and Mrs. Gilder's studio,
adjoining the cottage, is n gem of artistic
oohsoPVioA. Lucy BlSo Pio"eailV ohri-
tainments at their cottage, and are the
center of brilliant circle OF summer
dwellers in Marion and its vicinity.
They recently gave representation OF
'' The Hanging of the Crane" with
charming effect, and to the delight Of a
pleasant company of guests.
MISS BERRY had great regard and
admiration for Mrs Siddons-in her
public capacity chiefly, it is to be pre-
sumed-for her only anecaote told of
the great tragedian shows her in rather
naive aspect. Miss Berry, telling of the
sudden demise of French diplomat,
mentioned that he died in his bureau.
Puir gentlemen" said the actress,
how gat he there?'' She apparently
took "bureau" in lis upholsterer's
sense. as sort of writing desk.
The character of Mr.. Arbuthnot iii
Mrs. Buruett's "Through One Admins
traitor, is taken from real life. He is
Mr.. Cherries Rice, a department. clerk
and an intimate friend of the Burnetts.
He is rather handsome, fashionably
dressed man of 35, with agreeable man
ners and fine tenor voice, and on occa-
sions accompanies himself on the guitar.
He is still fancy free, if one may Judge
from appearances, Mrs. Sylvester being
creature of Mrs. Burnelts imagina,
ton.
A LETTER from Vienna to the Boston
Transcript says: "The devotion shown
to Wagner by his friends absolutely
pales into nothingnees before the gloomy
frenzy of grief still shown by HIS wife.
fhe inhabitants of Bayreuth say she is
going mad. She has withdrawn from
the society OF all. Even her father, the
venerable List, has been refused to see
her. Only her son Siegfried, the favorite
of Wagner, is sometimes admitted to her
presence. Very grudgingly she has al
lowed the public two hours each day
during the festival to see the grave of
the master. She herself spends IN hour
there each day, in rain or shiue."
OSCAR WILDE was at reception at
Arcadia Ranch, the London home of
Frank Lincoln and Henry S. Welcome.
Among others present were Grace
Greenwood and her daughter, james
Whistler and Adelaide Detchon. Oscar
was very grand and gloomy. He con-
fided to knot of ladies that he was
writing tragedy, and it would soon be
produced. 1t would be very affecting:
but the true lover Of art, be remarked,
never betrays his emotion. "I shall give
orders" he said, "to have Immediately
removed from the audience any person
who shall be found weeping" There
was pause, which was broken by Miss
Detchon asking respectfully: "Yes, Mr..
Wilde: but suppose the audience laugh
at your tragedy. Then what would you
do?"
THE tobacconist's clerk had brought
In the wooden Indian, but the Tobacco IN.
lst didn't know it, aud being in hurry
to shut up he rushed out to get it. 4
gentleman was standing in the place
usually occupied by the Indian and the
tobacconist had grabbed him, lugged
him into the store and was Just pushing
him into closet when he discovered his
mistake. 1t took him twenty minutes
to apologize and explain to the excited
citizen, who thought it was an attempt
to kldnap him, and even then he wasn't
quite reconciled to being mistaken for
a wooden Indian, aud told the tobaccon-
lst he must be frightful ass, and they
did not part friends.-Bos. Post.
THE Pittsburg Dispatch tells this
one: There was an elephant once who
knew how to play Che piano, ana used to
travel with circus in foreign land.
One day. when he was just going to play
the march fiom Faust, on ney piano,
he suddenly paused ard began to weep
bitterly. What is the matter with you.
Caliban 2 asked his keeper. Tue ele
phant PORTED with his trunk 10 the
ivory keys. The poor brute had reccp-
nized the teeth OF its mother" We are
glad the Dispatch trotted out that story