The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-06-21
Talk About People.

Taik About People.
Cen. Grant was recently asked whether
be had ever thought Of getting his pa
pers on the war together, and It was
suggested that such q volume would
have intense interest. But have no
papers," he responded. "Ail my docu-
ments relating to the war are In the war
department at Washington"
One Chinsman bet another that he
could swim back and forth across the
Sacramento River quicker than he could.
It was a cold bath, and when they
reached the other side one Of them
went into shanty and warmed himself,
but the other started back. On his way
he was taken with a cramp and drown
ded, amid the cheers of those betting
against him. A Californian knows when
to hurrah.
Hon. Joseph Grinnel, of New Bed
ford, Mass, who was member of Con-
press from December 4, 1843, to march ;,
1851, is now 95 years of age and one of
The Oldest ex-metnbets now living He
is id excellent health and is still per-
fofmihg the duties of President Of bank
at that place.
Mi. George Catliu, United States Con-
sui at Stuttgart; was recently challenged
to FIGHT a duel by a furniture dealer: of
that city, whose goods; had been criti-
cised by Mrs. CatIin: The Cphsu! de-
clined the challenge, whereQpon the
furniture man wrote him a grossly in
sulting letter, which Mr.. Catlip forward:
ed to the foreign Office of the Wurtem-
burg Government. The authorities at
once caused the offender to be prosceu-
ted, and he was brought up for trial,
found guilty, and sentenced to q. fine of
80 marks and to pay all costs OF the pro-
ceedings.
Fred Douglass, being at q meeting of
white clergymen in Boston the other
dav, was called on for speech. "No,"
he said, II came here merely to give
color to the occ .slon."
It is believed that Salvini, who is fifty
two, and intends retiring at tifty-five, is
worth 100000. He has been playing
since he was fourteen.
The Valley of the Amazon is larger
than that of the Mississippi, the former
river draining 2, $50, 600 square miles, the
latter ], 144 800 square miles. The ANA
ION drains a greater area than any other
river on the globe:
The Prince Of Wales, Lord Arlington,
and Sit Frederick johnson share eighty
Eve thousand pounds on the winnings Of
the Derby by the St. Blaise, whom they
Jointly own:
Il Is 10 be said in honor Of the new
Czarr of all the Russia ms; that scandal,
which has never had any excuse for
neglect Of Russian prince, has found
no breach in Alexander's reputation.
His life has been hound UP in the society
Of his wife and chill lren. His wife. the
handsome Princess Dagmar Of Denmark,
sister of the future queen of England,
came to him somewhat as his crown.
She was the bethrothed of his elder
brother, who. on his dying bed, besought
his successor to make good the young
girls ambitious dreams.
In1S4O, when Gaizot went to England
as ambassador, Louis Philippe said:
"Will YOU be created count? A title is
sometimes useful" And on Guizot de-
clining. the King said: "You are right;
vo1r name alone is sufficient, and is a
higher dignity" Theirs, too, took no
title. When the Bey of Tunis was in
Paris in 1916, he, received much ciyility
from Guizot, and presented his children,
ON his departure, with oriental dresses
studded with jewels worth $50, 900.
They were Immediately returned, Gui-
zot expressing his gratitude, but begging
that he might not be pressed to do what
he had never done, and accept present.
He died poor.
The members of the Massachusetts
House Of Representatives have voted
themselves an increase to pay from $500
to $3.50 for the session.
Elk Speaker Randall is model of the
honely virtues when he is at home at
his cottage in summer. He gives his
visitors milk to drink; and he goes to
bed at 9 and rises at s:
The london, Times; discussing the
coming visit of Lord Chief Justice Cole
ridge to the United States, says it is
specia1ly pleasant to observe that time
has not snapped the bonds Knitting Eng
lish and Amer can law
Massachusetts possesses more than
half of the 1857 shoe factories in the
United States, and produces over $780,
OOO, 900 of the $l7O, 000, 900 worth of boots
and shoes annually produced.
During the early part of last month the
largest mule in the world was sold at
Kansas City. 1t was IS Sd hands high.
weighed 1875 pounds, measured Is feet
from nose to tail, and was six years old.
NV. Wise, a sawyer in the mill of
Bay & Roney, near spaldingville, KY,
is now just thirty-six years old and has
been grandfather eighteen months
This makes him grandfather at the age
of thirty.fve years, which is one yeal
younger than the Clark county grand
father. His wife was only thirty. one
years old when her grandchild was born.
She was married at the early age of four
teen years, and their daughter was mar
ried at the same age. Mr.. B. F. Spauld-
ing, also living near there, was grand
father at thirty -six years of age. There
is rather astrange freak in the last named
gentleman's family. He has light hair
and black eyes. They have eight child
rem, four boys and four girls, and four
of them have black hair and black eyes
and four of them have bls3 eyes and
light hair.