The Mineral argus., 1884-06-19
Tndividualities.

Jonn ranks next at 81, Robert l.. Lin
colin &c the Youngest at 40. All the
o+boro are between so and go. Senator
T'ogaY Is about 50, Edmunds is Sc ,Haw-
low rs. Allison 55, Harrison end Ores
ham each "a, and Blaine and Arthur
each "a. The Democratic candid ates
ore much older. Tilden is 70, Payne
"a Thurman II, Mcdonald s., Hen
bricks 60, Bayard 60, Gen. Den yer 66,
Randall So. Flower is the young man
in the race at 40.
Julian Arnold tells a curious story of
his father, Edwin Arnold, writing the
most of the wonderful poem, Light of
Asia" on t he cuff of his shirt sleeve
while riding in the cars to and from his
office. He SAYS his father went into
London every morning, and during the
ride would write on his cuff with his
pencil. In the evening after his return
home, he copied the lines off on paper,
and in this way wrote most of the beau
tiful poem.
The Rev. Charles V. Spear, of Pitts
field, Mass, who recently gave Oberlin
College $25, 600 to found a library, was
graduated from Amherst Collegein 1915.
In 1851 he married Miss r. l.. Holbrook,
of Holbrook, Mass, who died about two
years ago, leaving him all her large
estate 1t is understood that his gift
to Oberlin College grew out of his
high personal regard for Professor
Finney.
Mr.. Ferdinand Wards downfall is
regretted at Stamford, Conn, on ac-
count of his liberality to local institu-
tions. Among other things he sub
scribed SO, 600 to the new Presbyterian
Church, 81 ,000to the proposed Soldiers
Monument, 81 900 to the Young Mems
Christian Association and 800 to the
Stamford Cornet Band.
A few weeks before his death Cyrus
Fl. Mccormick gave 500, 600 for the
professors houses and new d~ormitories
of the Northwestern Theological Sem
mary.
When the doctors were in session in
Washington last week a bright Vermont
doctor introduced an innocent Indiana
physician to the Vermont Senators.
The Indiana man was particularly
pleased with Morrill, because he looked
so much like Summer. But" said the
Vermonter. "Edmunds is the greatest
man, Besides, he thinks a great deal
of the DOCTOR" why is that?" asked
the Indiana man. Because, replied
the V~ermonter, "he is an owner of one
of the largest tombstone factories in
Vermont"
Lord Falmouth, who has just retired
from English sporting circles, never had
a known bet in his life except the his
torical one with Mrs. John Scott, wife
of the trainer, viz, a sixpence that his
mare, Queen Bertha, would not win the
Oaks, and which he afterward paid with
a new coin set with diamonds. Includ-
ing the sum realized by his sale, Lord
Falmouth has during the last fifteen
years added to his capital by his turf
transactions 81, 600 600. To win this
result skill, judgment, patience and
judicious liberality have been combined
to an extent never before brought to
bear upon the raising and racing OF
thoroughbred horses.
The will of John T.. Slater, of Nor
wich, Conn, makes no public requests.
5000. 900 is bequeathed to Francis Bart
lett, of Boston. his sOn-ln-law, and ST.
600, 600 to him in trust for his daugh-
ter, aged ten years. If she should die
without issue, $500, 900 shall go to Mr..
Bartlett, and the remaining 500, 900
shall revert to Mr.. Skaters law.
The rest of the estate is left to the tesla
tors only living child, William A. Sla-
ter. The value of the estate by com-
mon consent is placed at from 81 ,000,-
600 to $15, 900 900.
When Gen. Daniel E. Sickles was in
Washington a short time since an old
friend of his observed him n day prom
enading slowly around Lafayette-square,
gazing earnestly at the old club house
from the windows of which Philip Bar
ton Key used to look, and then across
at the mansion which was once his own
residence, and which possesses such
fateful memories for him. Almost in
front of the spot where the tree stood
at whose foot he dealt the death wound
to Key he stopped, and was evidently
musing over the events in which he bore
SO prominent a part a full quarter of a
century ago. The friend passed on
without waiting to be recognized, APP
preciating that the occasion was such
that one should be left u~ndistrurbed to
his own thoughts.
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