New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-05-06
Gossip About People.

SVooAp 0UO0t 8 SOp4Ss
Mrs. E. D. E. n. Southworth has JUS
finished her seventy first novel-te1
more than one for every year of hel
life. Bonner has an iron clad contract
with her, binding her to write for him
alone, and on demand, at S., 900 year
The total number of hogs packed in
Cincinnati the past winter was 395, 435,
against 365, 451 for the preceding season.
an increase of nearly 10000.
Capt. G. W. Bourke, u. S. A., Of
Gen. Crooks staff, at Whpple barracks.
says he recently delivered lecture te
the people of Prescott, and that "hali
the audience were asleep in twenty min.
utes. When stated that 1 would moi
detain them longer the applause was
deafening."
Of the seventy-six United States
senators, at least thirty-two are pro.
fessors of religion, including one Jew.
one Roman Catholic, and two Unitari.
ans. OF these, sixteen, or. just half, are
Presby terians.
A Boston girl who is teachingin Col
orado writes home as follows: II have
forty scholars of all ages and teach al.
most everything, grammar, history,
physiology, mathematics, manners,
morals, common sense, personal clean.
illness, fancy work and general ciyiliza.
tion."
NO." said Vermont deacon, II don't
approve of horse racin', but when an.
other member of the church becomes SC
goddess as to try to pass me on the
road comm home from meetln' I feel
it my duty to let out little on the
reins, just to keep him from putin his
trust in earthly things"
In recent breach of promise suit the
course of true love" was traced in this
manner: Dear Mr.. Smith, "My dea,
john" MY darling john" "My OWL
darling John, "My darling john
"Dear john" Dear Sir Sir" and all
was over.
One of the prominent citizens OF
Adairsville, Ca, fell asleep while in
church. His wife, sitting by, pushed
him gently to arouse him, when the
"old soldier" in a half sleepy way,
cried out audibly, "Oh. get up Molly,
and make the fire yourself"
General G. W. Lowry, Principal OF
the Blue Mountain Female College of
Blue Mountain, Miss, fell dead from
heart disease as he was getting on .
train for New Orleans. He was
prominent General in the Confederate
army.
Miss Mary Anderson, in an sinter.
view" recently published in London
paper, says: IL leave with my compa-
ny in September. We make tour OF
over six months duration in the United
States. including California. With re-
gard to subsequent arrangements fo1
1886 nothing is yet settled. lam refus-
ing at present fattering offers to APP
pear in Spain and France; but next
year [ may accept those from the for
mer country and go to Spain, Cuba and
| South America.
At a recent dinner party in London
discussion arose concerning the ex.
change Of genius between England and
the United States. For every actor,
singer, lecturer, or person of note sent
here by England the United States
made a return. There was Booth for
Irving, Mary Anderson for Ellen Terry,
Patti for Nilsson, as Patti really be-
longed to us first; Joe Jefferson fo1
Southern, and SO on. At length, Alma
Tadema, who was one Of the guests,
said: england is one ahead of the
United States. We sent Oscar Wilde
over there but she had no fool to send
back"