The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-09-20

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Noted People.
e is said that an invariable rule with
Mr.. Jay Gould has been never to re-en.
gage man, whom he has once dis,
charged. '5''>
Oscar Wilde threatens to publish q
new volum of poems before Christmas.
Monsieur Victor Hugo has run foul of
the majesty Of the law. His name is
posted among the delinquent tax-pay-
ers of Jersey for non-payment of ia xes
on two dogs.
Mr.. Joseph Jefferson's ten-year-old
child calls him "Joe."
Some important information may be
cleaned from the biography of Mr..
Buchanan where he was minister to the
Court of st: James. The Prince Consoft
wrote to him my Dear Mr.: Buchanan,"
her majesty addressed. him as my
good friend;" and signed herself Always
your good friend, Victoria r."
Gladys Lady Lonsdale; the London
beatty, daughter of Lord Herbert Of
Lea, and widow Of the late Earl of Ions
dale; Is to he married to Luke White; q
young Irish officer of the Guards, eldest
son OF the Earl of Anna]y.
Lord Charles Beresford is noted for
giving curious presents. Some time ago
he gave the Princess of Wales a sandy
bull. dog, mathematical by every shep-
herd Who has ever seen him; and lie
once sent a young bride as a wedding
present four silver salt-cellars in the
shape of cradles, with pap-spooas to .ac-
company them.
Miss Chamberlain, the American beau
ty who is supposed to have turned many
crowned heads of Europe, is rumored to
have cast her choice on a wealthy cattle
dealer of Wyoming, is. Cairns.
Ex-Governor Stanford of California
recently bought $4,000 acres adjoining
his big vineyard at Vina, in that state.
This gives him one great ranch of over
25, 900 acres, about a quarter of which is
planted with vines. The governor in.
tends to plant 1t all with the beet wine-
producing and raisin grapes.
Bronson Howard, the dramatist, who
is living on royalties from his plays, in
England, il the possessor of double
tricycle. on which he and his wife, and
whatever supplies they feel like CARRYING,
make twenty -mile and thirty-mile trips
about the country.
Speaking Of the Irving dinner, the
London World says; "Mr. Lowelps was
the best speech that night-racy, smart,
and short. The other replies to the
toasts were ridiculous. Professor Tyn-
dali n,uttered the secrets Of science to
the grand piano, and Mr.. .Tadema said a
few words in double Dutch to the. top
button of bis waistcoat. thought Mr.
Toole's speech-the little allusion to his
own theater excepted-in: good taste,
and cleverly and pleasantly given"
Little Miss Shearer, of Stonersville,
Pa, is thirteen years Of age, only thirty
inches hi gh, weighs but twelve pounds
and has ahead only an inch and a half
in diameter. She can not walk, speak
nor see, but hears welland likes music.
The very gallant Senator Grady and
the silver-tongued Ecclesine were get
ting off train at New York Elevated
station, when the former noticed a
blooming and rosy-cheeked girl behind
him on the platform. "Shall not help
you to alight?" he asked, extending his
plump hand and lifting the straw hat
that covered his ambrosial curls. "Thank
you very mach," replied the pretty
damsel, with a ravishing smile, 'but I
don't smoke"
Victor Hugo has not relaxed any of
his tasks since his arrival at Villeneuve.
and, although he devotes the greater
part of his day to enjoying the beauties
of his locality, he invariably works from
6 a. m. until 10 a. m. His mode of writ
ing is singular, several small tables be-
ing distributed about his salon, and COW
cred with manuscripts of the various
subjects on which he is engaged, and he
passes from one to the other as ideas on
any subject occur to him. On the news
of the death of Comte de Chagbord
reaching him he seemed profoundly af-
claiming, I'll bien soufert."
Nc English fortunes have ever been
accumulated by individuals in England
equal to those of Stewart and Wander
bilt. The largest personality was that
of Mr.. Brassey, the great railroad con-
tractor, thirty millions of dollars. The
next largest was that of Mr.. Morrison,
dry goods, twenty millions of dollars,
with real estate equal to some three mill
lions five hundred thousand dollars more.
The Duke of Westminster's realty can
fall little snort of one hundred millions
of dollars, but his father only left four
millions personality, and this included q
famous collection of pictures.
Mr.. w. w. Taylor, English millionaire
on landing from the steamer that
brought him over to New York had his
pocket picked of $50, 900 in drafts. He
drives to Fifth Avenue hotel, informs
the clerk he has lost $50, 900 and desires
an officer. Detective Prior arrives.
Mr.. Taylor can't recollect the name Of
bank in New York in which drafts are
on. Detective Pryor begins to think him
fraud. Mr.. Taylor sends to the office
for his other little gag. It is full Of mon
ey. Detective Prior is amazed, both at
the GOODNESS and carelessness of the
Englishman of money. Pryor eventually
RECEIVERS Taylor's lost 1000. Taken
from bis pocket by 2 man whose pro
fesslonal name is ''Albany." Albany in
cluced to give up the wallet. Albany is
very mad when told that payment on
the Elishman's drafts could not be
stopped as he had forgotten the name OF
the bank they were drawn on. He
howled, threw his hat on the street and
stamped On it.