The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-01-24
A'all< About People,

Lalk About People.
Thomas Mast, according to Earper's
Weekly, "still retains his connection
with Messrs. Harper & Brothers." but
fs.has not yet sufficiently recovefei
IRON his severe attack OF pneumonia, by
which fe was recently FRUSTRATED, to
give the public the benefit Of his genus"
On the New York Bar, the two Dick
ersons, patent lawyers. are worth ST.
10000; Frederick w. Belts, also a pat
ant lawyer, has a yearly income of $685.
)OO; Rose Conkling's income is not
much under $lO0, 900; William NJ. Evarts
is supposed to be worth $780, OU; and
David Dudley. Fields, Sill ,0OO, 100; lord,
Day & Lord have an income of $65 900;
Roger A.. Pryor's is $1,000; the Con-
1ert Brothers, $50, GOO: Mann and Par
sons, $4,000; WilIialnsF. Howe's $4O,-
)0n; VanderpOol, Green & Cummings,
ESQ, 03l; John Il. billions s3o, 900; Char
les A Leward's $40, 500: Judge Porter &
Co.'s, tlO0, 900; and Miller & Peckham's
10000.
An interesting announcement in the
matrimonial way is the wedding of
Bishop Warren of the Methodist Epis.
,opal church, who has been engaged for
sometime to Mrs. Tiff, Of Colorado, the
widow of the famous cattle king. The
wedding is to take place on tho 9th.
The Iady's wealth is variously estimated
between futir and six millions Of dollars.
She has the handsomest house in Den
yer, the largest ranch i'll the state, and
is )arse owner Of city property, graz
ny lands. mint s, etc. She is Metho
list ans Bishop Warren met her while
pursuing his Episcopal visitations in the
northwest. Atterward he met her in
Europe. and they spent sometime to-
yether in Paris. Both have children.
For a. literary man Tennyson is very
cich. No author in America has ever
begun to make 50 much money as he.
His poetry brought him, it is estimated,
csc, GOO or $4C0 eco at least. ndthe SUM
has been put as high as el0O, 600 and
e120,l00. Berg a careful, not to say:a
close manager, he has. 50 Invested ,t o. hi
present &200.0 900, or: 81, 900, Wlo:.: For a
poet he is very practical, driving, it is
SAID, very sharp bargains with his pub
ishers, holding out for the last shilling.
A publisher who has IN the past done
much business, with him says he ought
to be called Moses Tennyson, and that if
he had not turned poet lie would have
made a brilliant pawnbroker.
A most eccentric funeral cere 'ony
took place In Paris recently. A specu-
lator, NJ. Penguilly, died few days
previously. He was we'll known in the
journalistic world, having shares in
most of the successful Paris papers. He
left directions that the llearse containing
his mortal remains should be preceded
by an Italian. playing, or rather grind
lng," on his organ some Of. the most
lively and popular cafe concert airs.
He also left list of sixty Well-known
writer's, begging them to partake of q
banquet at the Hotel Continental the
day of the funeral, and to be as lr cry
as they possibly couid. Four hunured
pounds had been set aside by the tesla
tor for the expenses of the feasts, which
duly took place.-London Truth.
Farmer Groesbs ok, of Fishkili Plains,
N. Y, thinking to play a joke on the
village doctor, sent for him in great
haste, AS the doctors carriage wheeled
into the farmers yard he asked hur-
iicuIy W uc ohOHA W tIlS phtttAts+ ~ Ac
joker.l led hlln to the poultry house and
pointed out'a goose with a broken
leg. The doctor, without. Il
word, Immediately set the
leg, left minute directions for the cure
Of the fowl, and, saying he would call
again in the morning, stepped into his
carriage and drove home. He kept up
his attendance until the goose could
walk as we'll rs before the accident. In
the meantime the FARMER Was having,
lots OF fun telling his neighbors Of the
Joke. But he ceased to smile when the
doctor sent in Il good round bill: At first
the farmer refused. to pay, but when
legal proceedings we're talked of he com.
promised the case to the doctors salts
faction. -.
United States Senator George Graham
Vest, Of Missouri, began life as news
paper man on small sheet in Louis
Vile. He has been climbing ever since.
But he has never grown any. He is
short and thick, with heavy brown.grey
hair, and short brown.gray mustache
and goa ee. His neck is very short and
his shoulders are very broad and he
carries himself invery independent fash
ion. He usually wears military: cloak
and big SLOUGH hat. Vest was q promi-
nent figure. asa young man, in the con-
federate congress. He is prominent
man In this congress. -, "a 4