The Mineral argus., 1885-01-01


mense fortune by the manufacture of
champagne adopted the daughter of an
Italian laborer. and at his death be-
queathed her his entire fortune. He
left his wife, from whom he had lived
apart, but $2j, 900. His relatives made
an Intellectual attempt to break his will.
Jill Shampo. japanese newspaper.
declares that japanese noblemen have
untitled themselves by immortality and
luxurious living for the responsibilities,
Of State, and warns them that il they
do not turn over . new leaf, they will
soon be as low in the scale OF humanity
rs are German princes.
Mrs. Stowe, the wonderous story-te
Ter, who has given greater usefulness
to fiction than all its people except Bur.
yam, Is again in health and homefulncs..
1T Hartford. She is now ~ years old
her husband is 81 At fifteen she was a
school teacher like Mrs. Blaine. in es-
scntials she was Of the west, where she
lived seventeen years and where she be-
gan to write. Therefore her leading
characters start in Kentucky and es-
cape to Ohio.
Rev. DIR. Howard Crosby. of New
York. did not begin his great life work
until more than fifteen years after his
graduation from the University of the
City Of New York. He never attended
u theological seminary, but received the
degree of Doctor Of Divinity from Har-
ward before ho had assumed his first
pastorate.
Writing Of Sheridan's ride one who
saw him says: HE wore some Of the
regulation uniform, but not much. On
his head was a little round cap such as
German students wear. In his right
hand he held q small riding whip. which
Judging from the welts on the horses
TANKS, had been industriously used.
He was splashed with mud and had a
big daub of it just under one eye, which
gave him sort Of 'been-to-aw wake look. ,
If he had any gauntlets they were in
his pockets"
By tho efforts of Ex-Governor
Prescott. of New Hampshire, 40 por-
traits Of distinguished men have been
secured for the State House, Tor Dart
mouth College, his alma mater, and
Exeter Academy, where he received his
are excellent likenesses and of much
merit as works OF art. In Exeter
Academy can be seen likenesses OF
Daniel Webster, Edward Everett,
Lewis Cass, Jared Sparks, James
Walker, George Bancroft, DIR. Abbot,
so long its principal, and many others
of great emimence. forming o gallery
of names such as probably 10 other
academy in the United States can
boast
The Duchess de Persigny, . rich
French widow. is q defendant Of the
famous Marshal Ney. Her extravagant
tastes led her to spend $40, 900 during q
trip to Japan, and $3.50, 900 for o villa
at Cannes. Her son has caused the
courts to take legal possession of her
property for fear OF being left penni-
less orphan.
A returned Western gold miner came
mp TO the counter of the Miners Arms
OH Front street, New York, q day or
two since and received 5000 in English
sovereigns for fifty ounce bar of gold
1t was the result OF twcnty-six years
mining in Nevada and Montana. The
man was a native of PenNance in Corn
wall, and was about to sail for home.
Some of the provisions Of the will of
an eccentric Canadian physician named
Dunlop are rs follows: ITO my eldest
sister, Joan, my five-acre field. to con-
! sole her for being married to man she
is obliged to henpeck. To nv second
sister, Sally, the cottage that stands
beyond the said field, with its garden.
because, as no one is likely to marry
her, it will be large enough to lodge
her. To my sister Lydia my silver
drinking emp, for reasons known to her.
self To my brother in-law Jack, o
/ punch-bOwl. because he will do credit
I to it. To my brother-in-law Christie
pher. my best pipe, ont Of gratitude
that he married my sister Maggie,
whom no man of taste would have tax.
en-. To my friend John Caddell. sill
Yer teapot, that. being afflicted with Q
slatternly wife. he may therefrom drink
tea to his comfort.
How camphor is Made.