The Mineral argus., 1883-09-20
Personalities

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Personalities.
The death is announced Of Mr.. W. W.
Crumpton, the wealthiest farmer ! n La
Sale county and the tallest man in the
state Of Illinois (being half an inch talier
than the Hon. John Wentworth, OF Ohi-
cago).
One of the wealthiest and best known
farmers of Genesee county, N. Y, Mr..
c. r. Writers, has been arrested ioi
horse stealing. He confesses, and says
hat having lost or been robbed ! sew
eral hundred dollars at HornellsVll,e ne
xas ashamed to return home and ao'
Enowledge the loss. As he was walking
along the street he saw the horse, and
Inc idea struck aim that he woeld
steal n. drive it home and tell his fam
iIv HAT he had purchased 1t, thus &C
counting for the missing money. VII.
ters's wife and daughters are almost
crazed over his disgrace.
In an humble dwelling in that part oil
Lock Haven, Pa, known as THE Dew
IFS Half Acre." lives a niece OF Beneuic,
Arnold-Mrs. Ann Roam, a widow, oge1
tbonoh living by charity she is OF noble
hivtb' Her paternal grandfather was a
French nobieman. Her father, MAJOR
he Haas. is mentioned in history several
tines for his daring exploits. He mar
ried a Miss Shipper, Of Philadelphla
His wife's sister wal the wife OF Ben
edict Arnold.
A Boston boy, who is at school al
Heidelberg, thinks the students duel
which TAKES place with such frequency
IN that city. the most stupid thing done
In Germany. He witnessed one ofthese
sword count recently between an
Enolishman and a Heidelberg student,
and the former having an artery CUT
the duel was stopped after having lasted
three minutes. The German got a Sc,
we're ent on the face, so he was satisfied
Of the Thought Of carrying the lifelong
scar ~ which these fellows are soqroud'
vounp German girl told u Boston
how that she should want her orctheI
To- have at least one scar on his iace Io
show that he had participated IN tnese
trials of bravery and skill.
For somnambulic feats a youth at An
sonia. CT. can take the palm. He wen
!: TO sleep in his bed, a usual, but IN th'
middle of the night donned his clothes
T and going TO a livery stable hired ateam
which he drove toward birmingham
The horse stopped when he had gon'
shout half way. and the driver proceed
J. ed 10 90 10 bed in the regular fashion
: ON the seat. How long he renamed
, there is not known, but while IN Uni
. p~oeition he awoke, and again putting o.
his clothes started for home. Althoug
2 he appeared TO be awake when ne Wen
z 10 the stable the young man claims tna
4 ha vas in the Land Of Nod from thu
7 time he went to bed until he found him
self in the carriage on the road.
l, The new house 10 be built by J.
y Flood-one Of The old silver bonanl
n kings-ou California street, San FraI
i cisco. will be the finest private res
= dence in this country. 1t isto cost ADO!
. IS 100000 without furniture, which vi
Z, cost about s., OOO, 900 more. Every roo
x is to be frescoed by artists brought ITO
~ Italy for that purpose. II Is numASe
~ that MANY of tn pictures that John V
to Mackay Il now buying in Europe a.
Intended for Floods picture gallery
his new house.
81 was astonished," says one OF Mo
e. cams famous riders, who attended Il
II. reunion at Lexington, ito see how lit
no the boys had changed since the va
OF n seemed to me that some OF the
le had actually grown younger. II was
y. great trouble TO remember nam'
IA though every face was a loved and
miliar one. You can see what q hul
bng a politician may be whD easily
members names. It was laughable
in observe the effect on ore good fell
when an old comrade came up 10 h
-, suddenly, and said quickly Come, To
Did let's go and take a seatP Tom look
Ito and instantly recognized his old frieI
w., but the name-he could not recall u
vn save his life. The mental struggle VIII
his c~ountenance betrayed was a desp
ate one, but he bad TO give IT up,
he awkwardly followed his fellow-h
On 10 a seat, where he ct length recove'
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