The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-01-02
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Ma. STAFFORD, the author of "Brok-
en- Bonds, is a ason-in-law OF ex-Mayor
Schroeder OF Brooklyn.
! THE late John p. Howard, OF New
I York, left $4,000 with which TO erect
monument TO Lafayette at Burling-
/ ton, Vt.
CONGRESSMAN TILMAN, OF South
Carolina, is the man in Washington
this winter distinguished for his con
tempt of overcoats.
REUBEN r. THRALL, OF Rutland, Vt,
is said TO be the Oldest practicing law
yer living. He recently celebrated his
Goth birthday and has several cases
now on the docket.
GEN. BADEAU's novel, which was
written with view OF throwing new
light upon a certain phase OF President
Arthur's administration, has, it is
said, met with with very little success
in Washington.
COMMODORE RUSSELL told the con
gressional delegation at San Francisco
that, with he Monadnock completed
and equipped with modern guns, he
could whip the Esmeralda, the famous
Chilian war ship.
A PASSAGE from the will ofNapoleon
BOnaparte is in St. Louis museum.
1t is dated at st. Helena. April 13,
1921, and reads Il die in the holy
Roman Catholic faith, in the bosom OF
which | was born more than fifty
years ago"
AMONG the clergymen who paid their
respects to Canon Farrar at the Phlla-
delphia reception, was Rev. 5. Morals.
the distinguished Hebrew divine. Mr..
Morals said to the canon that he was
far from considering Dante "a dead Is
sue" Mr.. Morals Is an Italian by
birth.
A YOUNG lady asked John Ruskin's
opinion as to what were the best
theological works for young member
of the church of England to improve
her mind with. His reply was this;
81 have no time to write you at any
length, and ! take no interest i'll any
young ladies who study theology"
SENATOR "TOM" Bowen, OF Colorado,
is going to spread himself this winter,
says contemporary, and the people
OF Colorado are getting ready to point
with pride to his forensic record.
Tom has Just struck it rich-in
mines this time-and will probably
bring big ''pot" with him TO the ma
tional capital.
EX-SENATOR STEWART OF Nevada,
who has been living in California for
several years, while his wife has either
been in Washington or Europe, and
has rarely ever visited Nevada, now
hopes to strengthen himself with the
DpODIp OF the latter state bV establish
ing a residence there with theLtentlon
of being a candidate again for the
United States Senate.
AT a recent marriage in ONO, the
bride, a Miss Morris, wore a dress that
was imported from Paris IN 1742 for
a wedding, and has been in the family
ever since, being used only on such oc-
casions. 1t was worn again in 1776 as
q wedding dress, but not again until
/ the other day, when Miss Morris
donned 1t. Not q stitch has been al
| tered or added to it, and it Is in al
most as good condition as when new
AT the time of the great railroad
strike in 1877 Mr.. Vanderbilt made q
plain business statement to the en-
! plOyes on his roads, and then ordered
| the regular 10 per cent. reduction. OF
the 12,0C0 employees only 500 ex-
| pressed dissatisfaction. They pro-
= tected the property, and August l the
millionaire manager sent a gratuity of
+ 100000 for pro rata distribution
among them, with the announcement,
| "Your pay will be increased the mo-
ment the business OF the country will
] iuS+ify II y