Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-01-27
Notable PeODi0.


famous French sculptor, whose death
the cable announced: was born at Besan-
con in 1914, and after studying for some
time under his father visited Italy, and
achieved distinction for producing Louise
de Savoie in the Luxembourg Garden,
| Bacchante, the colossal bust of liberty
offered to the government, Mile. RaCh
| FL as Phedre and a statute of tragedy for
| the Theater Francois. He exhibited five
| of his works at the Paris universal ex-
| hibition of 1878. He married a daugh-
| ter of Nine. Sand, from which he was
| legally separated shortly after his mar
| riage. He obtained the first, second
| and third medals at various times, was
decorated, and in 1864 was promoted to
an officer of the Legion of Honor.
Elizabeth Cady stanton advises bill
iards for girls of the period. If girl
handles billiard cue as dexterously as
she throws stone. the man four feet to
the left of her is likely to have an eye
pOked out.
One of the graceful acts of the wife Of
the retiring governor of New York, was TO
have the governors mansion thoroughly
prepared for the new OCCUPANT. 1t ought
to persuade Governor Cleveland, old
bachelor as he is, that good wife is the
grandest acquisition a man can secure
here below.
There is no author more candid to
himself than Mr.. Ruskin. His criticisms
of his own works are peculiarly unbiased.
He approves of "The Stones of Venice"
emphatically, but the "Modern Paint
ers" he pronounces ''the most affected
and weak of all my books, full of morbid
violence of passion and narrOWness of
thought" and doubts even whether
the sentences are Ineligible"
Gov. Long says that he intends to
visit Maine and Kansas, and will then
settle down to the practice of the law III
Boston.
Ex-Governor Benjamin G. Humph-
reys, who died very suddenly last week
at his residence in lie Flore county,
Miss, was distinguished rebel general
of the late rebellion. The annals of the
war contain few livlier incidents than
his expulsion from the governors Of
flee in 1865 at the point Of the federal
bayonets.
Erastus Corning, of Albany, N. Y, has
a fine copy of the Nuremberg Chronicle,
large folio volume, with over two thou
sand curious old Wood-cutS by Wohlge-
muth, the master of Albert Durer. 1t
was printed by Ant. Koburger, at MUIR
emberg, in 1893, and is masterpiece of
ancient engraving-printing. A copy of
this work recently brought $3.50 in an
auction sale of early printed books
Mrs. J. Astor sent another New Years.
party of friendless children to homes in
the west through the Children's Aid So
cety. About one hundred bows and
girls assembled on Monday at the office
of the society. and before their depar-
ture Mrs. Astor visited and spoke to
many of them. One thousand boys and
girls have been placed in permanent
homes through the kindness of this lady
at cost of nearly $4,000.
Lady Wilde, whose letters to London
Society have been one of the features Of
that vivacious periodical, recently said
''The chattering, pert, fippant woman,
with sharp manner, a silly laugh, and
a ready, hooking retort, it is insufera-
BILE to a man of culture; but coquette,
though vain and versatile, may still be
charming, for she has the wish to please
which is the Grundbegriff of woman's fas-
cination."
Mrs. Lincoln told DR.. Miner offspring
field that when the fatal bullet struck
the president he was talking about a
journey to Palestine for rest after they
should leave the White House. He said
he wanted to see Jerusalem, and place
his feet in the very paths the Saviour
trod.
The lady correspondents at Washing
ton complain of General Grants clothes,
and one of them remarked the other
day that they "were vastly discordant"
His overcoat," she said, 'Iooked as if it
lad passed through the battles of the
Wilderness, while his pants were so
tight that not even a shoe. buttoner could
lave got them over his CATERS. and he
walked acrost the floor of the office at
Wizards with the shank end of his
trousers-leg two or three inches above
the point where CATERS end and socks
begin. But he is in fine health, and one
can easily conceive that he has vigor
enough left to lead an army"