Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-24
TO MORROW.
PERSONALITIES,

LORD CARRNGToN, who achieved some
notoriety by horsewhipping the late
Grenvllle Murray for hbeling the Prince
of Wales, is in New York.
Mr.. HENRY JAMES, the American nov
elist, has returned to Europe, and it is
his intention to permanently reside in
that quarter of the globe.
Mr.. JAMES E. MURDOCH has been Civ
ing public readings in Boston, and, des-
Plte the burden of age, he showed in
them all his old fire and spirit.
Mr.. AUGUSTUS HARE's autumn Jour-
ney takes hum this year through Russia,
and 1t Is 70 be presumed that the public
will In due time have the benefit of his
experiences in the shape OF &c Walks or
Wanderings F." or "Days" in that
country.
The eldest daughter of Sir Edward
Thornton is in very delicate health in
Switzerland. The cause is said to be
Washington malaria, Lady Thornton
and her daughter will remain in Swift
zenland until St. Petersburg is frozen
up for the winter.
MISS KATE GRERNAwAY promises this
year again to delight young folks with
one OF her colored picture books. Miss
Greenaway's book is entitled "Little
Ann" 1t contains some forty pictures,
besides many minor illustrations.
Messrs. Routledge & Sons are the pub
fishers.
The Empress Eugene has been re-
Gently making herself quite popular at
Aldershot. Her estate of Farnborough
is conveniently near the southern camp.
and she has not only taken interest In
regimental buildings, and devoted some
little time to their inspection but has
also been at the railway station to see off
regiments which were ordered on foreign
service.
The trustees of the James Lick es-
tate, prodded by the California pioneers,
report that they have $12, 200 worth of
instruments on Mount Hamilton; that
they cannot make any progress until
they learn the focal length of the great
telescope that they propose to erect, and
that they hope to complete the great ia
strument with half the $780, 900 that
Lick devised.
COLONEL S. f. TAPPAN has been ap-
pointed superintendent of the new In
dian Training School established by the
United States Indian Bureau at Genoa,
Neb. This is the new Indian Training
School to be modelled after those at Car
Isle, Pa. and Hampton, Va. Colonel
Tappan has gone to Hampton to study
the manner of conducting that institu-
ton, preparatory to going to Nebraska.
Miss KATE FIELD gave her lecture on
Dickens before the state prisoners II
the prison chapel in Avon, Col. To8
newspaper reporter of that city she said:
Crime is always partly misfortune,
and of course many criminals are lucky
enough never to get convicted. take
sort OF grim pleasure In assisting my
sisterhood with these men, and I am
very anxious to make the right-that is,
sisterly and sympathetic-impression on
them. [ was never more DESTROYS of
pleasing an audience.
MRS. ANNIE CAREY RAYMOND and her
husband assembled Mount Washington
the other day. A heavy fog hung over
the mountain, and Mrs. Raymond, turn
ing to her husband, remarked, If this
fog would only lift I would give $50 to
the Maine General Hospital" It was
but a short time before the fog lifted,
and they had delightful view. De-
scending to the Glen House Mrs. Ray
mond was reminded of her remark, and
Immediately drew her check and sent it
to physician in Portland for the benefit
of the hospital.
r. D. TUFTS, of Portland, Oregon,
like Diogenes, lives In tub, only on a
grander scale than did the old philoso-
pher. It is oblong, being ten feet long,
six wide, and four feet deep. This hab-
itation has tin covered roof, and the
space between the top of the slaves and
the ceiling serves the double purpose of
ventilation and light A carpet is on
the floor, pictures on the walls, two
chairs and a bed, swinging hammock
fashion, occupy prominent positions.
No woman is allowed around that tub.
Tut is bachelor and takes his meals
out.