The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-06-13
Edividualities.

coin Is the youngest at 40. All the
others are between so and go. Senator
Logan is about 55, Edmunds is 56 .Haw-
ley SO, Allison So, Harrison end Gres-
ham each "a, and Blaine and Arthur
each "a. The Democratic candid ates
are much older. Tilden is 70. PAYNE
IA, Thurman IL, Mcdonald IS. Hen
bricks 60, Bayard IS, Gen. Den YER 66.
Randall %. Flower is the young man
III the race at 49.
Julian Arnold tells a curious story of
his father, Edwin Arnold, writing the
most of the wonderful poem, Light of
Asia" Oh 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 %
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 1916.
In 1851 he married Miss r, Il. HoIbrook,
of Holbrook, Mass, who died abouttwo
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 &C.
count of his liberality to local institu-
tions. Among other things he sub
scribed So, 600 to the new Presbyterian
Church, $l,O00to the proposed Soldiers.
Monument, 81 900 to the Young Mems
Christian Association and 800 to the
Stamford Cornet Bard.
A few weeks before his death Cyrus
Fl. Mccormick gave 800, 600 for the
professors houses and new dormitories
of the Northwestern Theological Sem
mary.
When the doctors were In session in
Washington last week 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 Vermonter, "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 i 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
anew 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 1000. To win this
result skill, Judgment, patience and
iudicious liberality have been combined
to extent never before brought TO
bear upon the raising and racing OF
thoroughbred horses.
The will Of John f. 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.
000, 600 to him in trust for his daugh-
ter, aged ten years. If she should die
without Issue, $500, 900 shall 90 to Mr..
BARTLETT, and the remaining 500, 00G
shall revert to MI. Slater s heirs-at-law.
The rest of the estate is left to the testa-
tors only living child. William a.. Sla-
ter. The value OF the estate by com
mon consent il placed at from 81 ,000,- |
900 TO $4,000, 900.
When Gen. Daniel E. Sickles was in
Washington a short time since IN old
friend Of his observed him n day prom
enading sloviy around La svette-square
gazing earnestly at the old club house
from the windows Of which Philip Bar
ton Key used TO Ieok, 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 ho dealt the death wound
to Key he stopped, and was evidently
musing over the events in which he bo1e
so prominent 4 part q full quarter Of q
century ago. The friend passed on
without waiting to be recognized, APP
preciating that the occasion was such
that one shunld be left undistrurbed TO
his own thoughts.
The ~yn1lnw;nv incident Is told us Of