St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-27
MEN AND WON EN-.
Side Lights On the Lives OF People Of
Prominence.
The Ladies of the White House---G ladstone's
Policy Jest.

The Ladies of the White House, Gladstone's
Policy Jest.
Washington Post: heard good story
few days ago about Mr.. E. NJ. Taber, the
lihrettist of ''Desiree. ''He was clerk in the
Pension office and his desk was Immediately
next to the wainscoting of the hall. After he
left his successor made discovery. Ranged
along the wooden wanscoting was a row Of
pins, the lowest deeply imbedded in the
wood the highest simply far enough indented
to keep it from falling out. There was such
an evident purpose in this row of pins that
the attention of the chief of the division was
called to it, and he, being somewhat of
musical nature, guessed at once its meaning.
Running his inger-nail along the row he
found that each pin represented a natural
note or semitone. 1t took him but minute
more to play tune upon this pin piano. and
until the novelty wore off Mr.. Taber's ingen-
ious arrangement OF pins was source of
amusement to his former fellow-clerks.
Boston Herald: Mr.. William L. Murfree,
Jr., brother of Miss Murfree, the famous
novelist, whose identity has just been discov-
cred, says Of her work: ''She has studiously
avoided drawing portraits, though it has been
said where the Battle was Fought con-
tains several that have been recognized. So
unwilling has she been to seem to have done
this that in her description of the old mansion
much of the unreal has been infused. Here
pictures of people are of types, not indiyid-
uals; and where it is thought an individual
has been drawn it is because that person pos
sesses in a large degree the peculiarities of
his class. Mr.. Aldrich and her publishers
knew that Craddock was an assumed name,
but never doubted that NJ. n. Murfree was
man. The nom de plume, her style of writ
ing and chirography, all contributed to this
impression"
London World: 1t looks as though the la
d rs of the White house in their turn are
aoout as fully representative of American in
stitutions as the men who take their turn as
executive tenants there. Mrs Hayes and Mrs.
Garfield were teachers, and Miss Cleveland
has not only been lecturer in schools, but
such successful one, it is said, as to have re-
purchased with her earnings the old family
homestead for her mother. Sir James Bacon,
with whom the Office and the designation of
vice chancellor will pass away into the his
toryof our judicial system, holds calamity on
to the bench, though, as the papers have
lately reminded us, he has now entered his
8Sth year. Perhaps the circumstance that
next August he will have completed the ff-
teen years of judicial service necessary to
entitle him to the retiring pension Of nearly
| ga, 900 has something 10 do with this deter
mination to forswear for the present his we'll
| earned leisure. For the rest, there is no
reason why he should retire yet awhile. His
voice, it is true, has lost its old distinctness,
but his intellect is as vigorous as ever His
| Judgment in the Weldon case the other day
was clear, complete, convincing. and intel
lgible as well to the lay as to the professional
mind.
Chicago Tribune: On the return of Gen.
Grant from his trip around the world a mag
nificent banquet was given him at the Palmer
house, at which there gathered many of the
choicest spirits among his companions in
arms as well as prominent citizens. After
the banquet many speeches were made by
eloquent, bright and witty speakers, who
were most enthusiastically cheered. 1t was
getting along toward 3 or 3 o'clock in the
morning when a toast was read which called
young lawyer to his feet who had come
down from Madison, Wis, and had been
selected by Wisconsin Democrats TO speak for
them. His name was Villas He was almost
unknown here, his fame having not yet ex-
tended TAR beyond the vicinity Of Madison,
where he had an excellent local reputation IA
an attorney, orator and soldier The orator
had hardly spoken more than two or three
sentences in a ringing, brilliant manner be-
fore he caught the ear Of the whole assemb-
lage, which at that hour was naturally grow
ing weary. He was asked to mount chair
so that he could be seen, and from thence he
mounted TO the table, and for nearly half an
hour held his audience with eulo9y Of the
great commander under whom he had fought,
which for elOquence and sentiment and
beauty Of delivery eclipsed all that had pre-
ceded him.
Troy Sunday News: The indomitable Mrs.
Frank Leslie issues ten periodicals from her
famous establishment in Park place-tbree
weeklies, four monthlies three ANIMALS, Eng
lish and German. One man, Mr.. B. G.
Smith, has had charge Of the manuscript
bureau some twenty years. record Is
made Of each contribution az II comes in,
and, alas goes out again, as most Of them
must The books containing simply this re-
cord amount now 10 twenty large volumes.
The larger part Of the Leslie contributors are
women. and they belong III every state 1t
is very odd, but more poetry comes from
Wisconsin than from any other state iu the
Union.
New York World: Cerro Gordo Williams,
who wants the Mexican mission, related
story the other day Of how one Of his old con-
sutuents twisted his military nickname Of
Cerro Gordo. lie was introduced 10 this con-
sutuent during canvass The constituent
was painting barn. His hands were daubed
with red paint. lie was tall, powerful man
with enormous hands When the senator
was introduced the constituent burst out with
a shout Of rapture: "Well, well; so this is
Sarah Gordon Williamsr' As he said this
he brought bis hand down on the senator's
new broadcIoth coat and left a free-band
sketch in red Of ais great palm on the right
shoulder Of the senator. "Well, how do you
90 Sarah GOrdonl'' he kept repeating, and
each time that he uttered this ejaculation he
would bring bis hand down again until the
senator's coat was completely ruined.