The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-08-29


Lord Ronald Cover, . genuine Lord,
and a man Of common sense, says il
would be a good rule for Americans to
adopt, that every stranger In America
announcing himself as . Lord shonld,
on his WI evidence, be regarded as q
rascal.
Genersll 4,odIssAsea 81 S~ebastopol, who
died recently at Wiesbaden, was strik-
ing illustration of the extent to which
Russian army promotion is open to mer-
il. He began life as the soE Of 3 Riga
~shopkeeper; he ended il as 3 count OF
the Russian empire, and In his last cam
paign he was commander-in-chief OF the
Russian army in Bulgaria.
Caroline Perry, aged IL years, tho
English nursemaid charged on her own
confession with numbering Lofty Ma
rian Scott,aged ons year and Il months.
By strangling The infant in > perambu-
lator, has been committed for trial for
wilful murder. The murdered child
was beautiful and ths, only heir to . rich
family.
A large number Of American states
men started in lite "a school teachers.
William n. SewarS and Lyman Trum-
ball went south as tutsrs, John Adams
taught while studying Nav, James Mad
ison taught in Virginia, John Quincy
Adams taught ct Harvsrd College, AM
drew jackson had q short experiences rs
teacher In North Carolina, Willard Fill
more was a teacher and so was Garfield
Blaine and Cleveland.
General Sheridan was recently asked
who were with him in his famous ride.
He said: SANDY Forsythe and Colonel
OKeefe Of my stat. Forsythe is down
in New Mexico now, Lieutenant Colonel
Of Fourth Cavalry. O'Keefe was killed
at the battle of Five Forks"
The Washington Star informs IN in
quirer that the President Is paid his
salary by the United States Treasurer's
draft, issued on the warrant Of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, based on an
account audited BY. the first Auditor
and First Comptrollef Of the Treasury.
Here is q story Of Mr.. Lawrence
Jerome, the greas New York stock
broker, and uncle Of Lady Randolph
Churchill. he was passing the shop
Of q funeral furnisher during q ramble
at the East End, when ne saw dis
played this sign: Every requisite for
4 fnnssa = Selemnly entering Dir.
Jerome observed, in a sepulchral
tone: 81 wish TO procure 3 corpsel'
Whose corpse-what corpse?" STAN
mered the attendant. ANY corpse
will answer retorted LARRY, (" as he
is called by his friends in Wall street.
"You see, I wish to get up a funeral,
and as your sign says Every requisite
for a funeral furnished and as the first
is . corpse, I thought I would inquire
A lawyer told Anaximander an anus
ing story indicative Of the esprit du
corps Of the Chicago people. One Of
their most prominent citizens, who is
always In debt up to his eyes, gave q
dinner to Lord Coleridge, when that
English jurist was ia tins city, and q
creditor OF the host levied upon the
dinner, SO that the dispenser Of that
sumptuous repast had to pay the bill
presented, before he could invite his
guests to the dining-room. Although the
story Immediately became current, not
q newspaper ID Chicago alluded to the
occurrence out Of regard for her dis
tinguished citizen, who is capable q
making an immensely funny speech; and
very witty and agreeable people the
world over, are as rule, poor 6nan-
ciers.