The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-07-10
Personalities.

On the lastvoyage of Joseph Lawdor,
seafaring man of bridgeport, Conn,
the vessel was wrecked and the crew all
persisted except himself. For days he
drifted around on the hull of the bark
without bite to eat. Quite q number
of mice were in the hold. These would
frequently venture out and nibble at
his feet. At last he became so hungry
that he began butchering and eating
them. Upon raw mouse, and that alone,
he subsisted until sailing vessel picked
him up.
On Tuesday, the LIST of July, the an
niversary of his death, statue of Ma
jor General Sohn Reynolds, the hero of
Gettysburg, will be unvailed on the
northern front of the new City Hall in
Philadelphia, where a place has been
prepared for it. An effort is being
made to secure the participation of as
many as possible of General Reynolds
classmates of West Point
Miss Lillian Taylor, daughter of the
late Bayard Taylor, has delighted her
friends by evincing an artistic talent
closely akin to genius Some of our
sketches from life might with credit be
attributed to far older and more famous
lands. In few days she will sail for
Europe, there to pursue her studies in
the best schools of art. Miss TAYLOR
appears also to have inherited an envi-
able share Of literary ability.
Miss Florence Kelley, daughter of
Congressman Kelley, of Philadelphia,
who tried in vain to get admission to
the University of Pennsylvania, is study
ing at Zurich, Switzerland, where there
are ten other young American girls in
search of higher education. The
Misses Sargent, daughters of the late
Minister to Prussia. are at the same uni
versity.
Travellers in Russia are warned that
they must not carry with them any ltera-
ture about the late Gar. This is not
permitted to be read in the Russian En-
pire. One tourist arrives at the front
Ter with an innocent volume, the only
offense of which was that it did happen
to mention the Princess Delgorouki.
AT Alexandrovo, the frontier station
where luggage is examined, the cortious
officials espied the volume among sever
al others among my clothes, and at once
picked it out, and civilly informed me
that it was not allowed to enter the en-
pire. 1 expressed surprise, and as
sured them that it was a very eulogistic
biography. but they were firm, and the
volumne was detained. / told them I
should ask for it on my return, and I
did obtain it back again, after they had
all had time to read it," This method
of forming lending library for the use
of Russian officials is rather ingenious.
One of the wealthiest men in Phila-
delphia, says the Times of that city
some say the wealthiest-is hardly ever
heard of. He is Mr.. Isaac Y. William
son, who, although past eighty years of
age, is yet spry and active, and may be
seen any day in the Stock Exchange
moving about like the Youngest. He
lives at Bryn Mawr, and goes out and
in every morning and afternoon on the
trains. His habits and dress are those
of man eking out a subsistence, but
he is properly reputed worth between
SO 900 900 and $40, OOO, 900. His dress
is poor and always the same; his food
is the simplest; he has no servants, no
luxurles, no horses-nothing whatever
to indicate his great wealth. He is q
bachelor, with few relatives, and lives
by himself. He is charitable, however,
and has given many large sums to de-
serving objects.