The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-21
whose case now is 10 the same position as
Personal GOSSIP.

Lord Wolseleys souvenir Of the czar's
coronation, given him by the car him
self, is a magnificent gold snuff-box bear
ing the cars portrait set in briliants on
the cover. Other fine diamonds are
fixed in various parts Of the box.
Somebody told young English noble
man that to be popular in Boston society
he must profess to be very fond Of baked
beans. And 80, when he dined at Mrs.
Beaconstreet's, he said in loud voice
the servant, Pass me the baked
beans, please" There were none, OF
course, and the hostess said she was in
suited.
Both Lord Dufferin and the Marquis
Of Lorne, according to Mr.. Labouchere,
are desirous to succeed the Marquis Of
Ripon, who will soon retire from the
governor -generalship Of India. "Be-
tween the two," he adds, ut would be
ridiculous to hesitate" Lord Lorne Is
the accident of a royal marriage.
The Viennese pubic are to have .
novel entertainment in the sporting
line. Mr.. Henry Burkhardt has brought
from Australia thirty kangaroos for the
purpose Of royal hunt, which will take
place on the Prater. Dogs and horse.
men will engage in the sport, and as
some of the kangaroos are of great hight
aud strength they will be dangerous an.
,agonists for the Austrian bloodhounds.
Sir w. Harcourt, the home Secretary,
enjoysthe reputation Of being personally
the most Objectionable man alive. 1t IS
told, appropos OF this, that twelve gentle
men had agreed TO dine together, and
as they were in want OF much larger
number, il was mutually arranged that
each should select, un known TO the 9TH
er, the most disagreeable acquaintance
he had. When the selections came to
be examined il was found that all twelve
corresponded, and the individual on
whom the suifrages fell was the Home
Secretary.
+. w. Reynolds, Of Barnesville, Ga,
who took the undergraduate prize
scholarship ($l00) in modern languages
at the Vanderbilt University. Nashville,
Tenn, this year, learned the alphabet
in both German and French last Sep.
tember. He recited only three times a
week in each language, and read during
inc year S,bV pdBtS OI anu %
pages Of French, including such authors
as Hans Andersen, Lessing, Goethe,
Schiller, INLAND in German, and Vol
Stae in French. Most OF this reading
was done privately, and Of his own
choice, under the supervision Of his in
structor lie read such authors as those
mentioned above at sight with ease, and ,
considering the time he has studied
these languages, writes both we'll.
Carlysle' sister is now contributing to
the fund of Carlyle information for the
public. Allowing herself to be inter.
viewed she narrates unessential details
OF domestic life, which. happily, do not
injure his reputation. OF his boyhood,
she says: "He was very grave-very
much absorbed in study and not at all
given to ordinary tricks of boys. He
promised mother that he would never
fight, and 80 one Of our brothers
who liked fighting) used to fight
all Of Toms battles. Tom was
q slender sapling ofa fellow, but very
manly. There was one bully In school
however, who irritated him beyond en-.
gave his tormentor q terrible thrashing.
After that, believe, he never fought,
though as you are doubtless aware, his
controversial disposition clung 10 him
through life."
Captain Mathew Webb, the swimmer
who is to go through the whirlpool
rapids. at Niagara Falls, for $4,000 is
training for the perilous feat at Nan
tasket Beach, Mass. He has selected
this place on account CT the breakers,
which are rough enough to afford him
the practice he deems necessary for a
safe passage through the terrible rapids.
Belle Harris, a polygamous wife, Of
Salt Lake, was two months ago commit
ted TO jail for refusing TO give the Grand
Jury the name of the father Of her babe.
Her case was taken to the Territorial
Supreme Court, which decided recent
ly that she must remain in prison or
answer the question. The fair poly
gamist announces her intention TO live
forever behind the bara.