Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-04-25
PERSONAL Gossip.

George u. Perkins, q venerable cltl-
zensof Norwich, Conn, has carried IN
his pocket for seventy eight years the
4 same silver half dollar---a little feat not
often done in this world.
M If John Adams had taken Benjamin
franklin by the arm some fine after
noon about the year 1884, and had SAID,
Ben, within hundred years they VIII
Il stretch q wire from New York to George
town, and will talk over it, j." in all pro
liability Benjamin would have said to
1 Y Ohm Go away; you are visionary"
but this is what they have been dong
/ every day for the past week. boston
Journal.
General Sir r. Butler, second In
i command to General Graham in Egypt,
B Won the Victoria Cross by rescuing a
soldier, whom he laid on his own horse
under heavy fire. He has been exposed
4 to innnmerable risks, in Ashantee, Iu'
luland aud elsewhere, but never hurt.
4 lie succeeded some years ego, by the
death of his brother, to estates worth
1915, 600 year, but would not leave the
army. His mother was niece OF q for
mer Duke of Norfolk, and he is mar
RED to a daughter of the Marquis
Townshend.
# Uxbridge, Massachusetts, has wo.
man who makes her own dresses, plays
, the piano, votes for school committee
men and sits on the board herself; nlilks
the COW and makes and markets but
ter; she can also chop wood, hoe corn,
swing the sythe and expects some day &c
vote for president. IT, husband
probably remains at home and takes
care Of the baby, or more probably
there is no baby ather house.
A Clinton (Mass.) clergyman an
nounced that he would preach last Sun
day from the longest verse in the Bible,
and would not announce his text, but
would give asilver dollar to every mem
Der Of the Sunday School who would
find out what verse it Was. On Sunday
he received thirty eight correct answers
and distributed thirty eight silver dol
lars to tho fortunate children.
Dolores Rodriguez, wife of Chiliap
yivandiere, was present at, one OF the
battles with the Peruvians and saw her
husband shot down in charge. She
rushed to him as he fell, and when she
saw that he was dead, buckled his car
riage belt around her own waist
snatched his rifle and rushed into the
hottest Of the fight to avenge his death.
She fought throughout the bloody &C.
ton and was promoted to the position
OF sergeant, the same held by her hus
band.
Thirty members Of the present con-
gress We're born previous to 1920, and ore
consequently IS years of age Senator
Morrill, will be II April IA, and Henry
B. Payne, of Ohio, Senator elect, who
ii he lives will take his seat next March,
will be "a in November. The other
saptuagonarians are Representative
Shaw, OF Illinois, 70; Wait of Connecti-
cut, u; E!dredge, of Michigan, II KEEL
ley, Of Pennsylvania, 10, and Senator
Lapham. 70.
DR.. McCosh, of Princeton college, is
very handsome old gentleman who
was born 70 years ago. He was pet
OF Sir William Hamilton who was a great
opponent of phrenology. AS an old
time metaphysician DR.. McCosh has
hardly an equal in this country. Recent
ly, while the doctor was being compli-
mented in q Pennsylvania railway train
Tor his ability to dissect Kant, the good
old gentleman replied, with that little
spice of eonceit which comes from ones
knowledge Of ones abilities, 1T was
perfectly easy to me-"