River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-20
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II is said that an invariable rule with
Mr.. Jay Gould has been never to re-en-
gage a man whom he has once dis
charged.
Oscar Wilde threatens to publish
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 taxes
on two dogs.
Mr.. Joseph Jefferson's ten-year-old
child calls him "Joe."
Some important information may be
cleaned from tile biography of Mr.,
Buchanan where he was minister to the
Cotirt of st. James. The Prince Consort
| wrote tie him "My Dear Mr.. Buchanan"
| her majesty addressed him as My
good friend, and signed herself " Always
yotir good friend, Victoria r"
Gladys Lady Lonsdale, the London
beauty, daughter of Lord Herbert of
Lea, and widow of the late Earl of Ions
dale, is to be married 10 Luke White, a
young Irish officer of the Guards, eldest
son of the Earl Of Annaly.
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 VINO has ever seen him, and lie
| once sent young bride as q wedding
present four silver salt-cellars in the
shape of cradles, with pap-spo01s 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, J. S. Cairns.
Ex-Governor Stanford of California
recently bought 1900 acres adjoining
his big vineyard at Vina, in that state
This gives him one great ranch of over
| %, 900 acres, about a quarter of which IS
planted with vines. The governor in
lends to plant it all with the best wine
producing and raisin grapes.
Bronson Howard, the dramatist, who
is living on royalties from his plays, in
| England, is the possessor of double
| tricycle. on which he and his wife, and
whatever supplies they feel like carrying,
make twenty mile and thirty-mi trips
about the country.
Speaking of the Irving dinner, the
London World says; "Mr. Lowel's was
the best speech that night-racy, smart,
and short. The other replies to the
| toasts were ridiculous. Professor Tyn-
| dali muttered the secrets of science to
the grand piano, and Mr.. Tadema said a
| few words in double Dutch to the top
| button of his waistcoat. | thought Mr..
| Toole's speeeh-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 high, weighs but twelve pounds
| and has head only an inch and a half
| in diameter. She can not walk, speak
nor see, but hears well and 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 he p
YOU to alight?" he asked, extending his
| plump hand and lifting the straw hat
| that covered his ambrosial curls. Thank
| you very much" replied the pretty
damsel, with ravishing smile, "but |
| 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. N. 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 Chan bord
reaching him he seemed profoundly af-
| fected, but made no remark beyond ex-
claiming, "ll bien souffert."
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 illions of dollars. The
next largest was that of Mr.. Morrison,
| dry goods, twenty millions of dollars,
| with real estate equal to some three mil
| lions five hundred thousand dollars more.
| The Duke Of Westminsters 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 $4,000 in crafts. He
drives to Fifth Avenue hotel, informs
the clerk he has lost 1000 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 u the office
| for his other little gag. 1t 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 $4,000. Taken
| from his pocket by a 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 Elshmans drafts could not be
stopped as he had forgotten the name of
the bank they were drawn on. lie
howled, threw his hat on the street and
stamped on it.