The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-07-12
Talk of People.

The validity of the will of Mrs. Eliza
lid S SS5p s sasd ss s6et
Susan B. Anthony and Lucy Stone
Blackwell for the benefit of the cause of
woman's advancement:: Mrs. Eddy was
the daughter Of Francis jackson. She
died in 1882.
Ex-Governor A. II. Rice of Massachu-
setts, has been unf ,rtunate in his love.
His first wife died early. His wedding
day was appointed with second lady,
but she died shortly before. He be-
came engaged to third lady, whom he
married, bnt she became insane shortly
afterwsrd.
The death is announeed Of King ONO
ru, ons Of the petty sovereigns of the
African coast. This monarch was. as
the saying - -, very much married. He
.iau 7O6 wives and ninetv-fve children,
seventy-seven of the latter being still
alive. His eldest son and successor is as
polygamous as his father was, having al
ready 4l2 wives.
At the recent ball at Kensington Pal
ace, where the Marquis and MARQUEE
sade Sancturce had the honor of re-
ceiving the Prince and Princess of
Wales, the beauty on every side was daz-
cling, but. according to Tho London
World, among the young ladies none
c>rns near Miss Chamberlain in univer-
sal admiration.
In quarrel over a dividing line a
Mrs. Buss, shelbyville, Ind, became 80
enraged that she took whip loaded in
the handle with lead and succeeded in
giving two men first trustee and then
a marshal, who came TO arrest her, a very
severe beating. She was finally arrested
and placed under bonds for her appear
ence, as the injuries Of the trustee were
such that he can not appear, against her
for some time.
Miss, Dora Kinnes, of Wild Cat, Indi-
ana, is the boss shepherdess of the Wa
bash. A few years ago an uncle gave
her an orphaned lamb to raise by hand
which she did successfully, and, becom-
ing so much interested in sheep hus-
bandry, she procured mate for the
lamb, and she now sports fold of %
old sheep and 80 lambs-61 in all, from
the first starting pair. Miss Kinny at
tends to her focks altogether herself,
both winter and summer, and nov re-
ceives quite a handsome little income
from the annual sales of wool and NUT.
ton.
A gentleman who has long been boast
ing to his wife of the delicious chicken
croquets supplied at his noontide restau-
rant, recently invited her to lunch with
him. When the croquets had been eat
en- he triumphantly asked her opinion of
them. "Well," she said, "you will new =
er eat veal at home, and this is all the
croQuets this restaurant contains"
The completion of Queen Victoria's
sixty-fourth birthday has led some one
in England to compile statement Of the
ages of various sovere;gns now reigning.
From this it appears that the Emperor
OF Germany II the Oldest, being S6. and
that the King of the Netherlands ranks
next in age, being 6. Then come the
King of Denmark, aged IS, Queen Vic
toria, "a; the King Of Wurtemburg, 60;
the Emperor of Brazil, 81; the King of
Saxony, IS; tbs King of Sweden and
Norway, 81; the Emperor of Austria 81;
the Kingof the BeIgians, 4S; the King of
Portugal, A; the King of. Roumania, A;
the Sultan of Turkey, 40; the King of
italy, 80; tho Emperor of Russia, 3s; the
King of Bavaria, q; the King of the
Hellenes, 81; the King of Servia, %, and
the King of Spain, %. g.z...-. -.