Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-07

and not ''Pat." He has lived in Florida,
Mississippi. Louisiana, Missouri and
several other States, and has lately been
brought into special prominence through
his championship of the coming State of
Dakota. His imaginary farm at DEVILS
Lake is the subjsct Of some tall stories
anent the wonderful soil and climate Of
that region. 81 was standing one day."
he relates, Cooking upon the placid
waters of DEVILS Lake from the $50 foot
observatory on my farm. AS nearly as
could count there were l, 103 210 frogs
sporting about on the surface. The
thermometer suddenly dropped to the
ground, $50 feet below. The frogs that a
twinkling of a star previously were sing
ing a selection from Wagner's Der
Meistersinger were caught Dy the necks
in the ice, and frozen with their mouths
open. This was in July. A few minutes
later the thermometer arose OF its own
accord and hung itself on it's nail at the
top of the observatory. and the frogs went
on with the next note Of their song" Col.
Donan began his journalistic career In
1866, as correspondent of a New York
Journal now defunct. He was a violent
champion of the Southern people and Bit
ter against Carpetbagism. Later he es-
tablished The Caucasian at Lexington,
Mo-, WHICH his biographer, Mr.. VIM.
Hosea Ball0u says. "was quoted all over
the world and attained circulation Of
$4,000 copies weekly" Col. DOnan, since
ISsJ,, has edited numerous papers in
North Carolina Virginia, Dakota and
Minnesota. He lifted the Dead wood
Pioneer ana Fargo Hrgus into worldwide
prominence. For several years be has re-
tired from editorial work and confined
himself 70 correspondence for
many papers, farming, railroad
ing, mining and lOve-ma king.
Mr.. Ballou further says in his iacetious
sketch: "The most interesting part Of
Col. DOMAINS career 70 himself and many
friends, has TO do with the ladies'. He is
known 90 the fair sex as the handsomest
man In America. Mise Nellie Hazeltine,
the st. Louis beauty, whom the Grand
Duke Alexis wOrshiped, was engaged TO
him at the time OF her death. 1t Is not
many years since Donan brought the lady
into prominence by Fastening from San
Francisco to 50. Louis TO fight duel In
her honor. He was born duelist, editing
his papers with pistol ever In hand, yet
ever abhorring the practice and its neces-
sity. Although prDfeasedly engaged and
devoted 10 hundreds OF beautiful women,
be IL still free 10 choose bis future partner
for life. In the combination OF the humor-
GUS, grave and brilliant utterance In
OratOry DOMAIN has, perhaps. never bad
an equal. The Clover Club, OF Philadelph-
ia. which has booted down all who have
attempted 10 address Il, utterly failed In
his case. His eloquence has lately turned
the attention OF thousands Of ladies 10 Da-
kota, where only one-sixteenth Of wOm-
an exists for each man."
Another writer OF the humorous and
witty turn extensively known throughout
the country as "ETatio Enrique," Is
Henry Clay Lukens. who began bis
journalistic career thirty years ago as a
special writer on the Philadelphia Press.
As writer OF pithy two-and-three-llne
paragraphs he has few equals. Mr..
Lukens humor Is always go0d-Datured
aud refined. and tends toward the philoso-
phical. Every positive man is compare
lively superlatlve." Is one OF bis quaint
sayings widely quoted. lie is the author
OF several humorous volumes, including
Lean Nora,1 now out OF print, and ''Jets
and Flashes" which had large sale.
The pen which never wrote an unkind
line Is still active. and though be has 10 a
great extent dropped his nom de plume,
mis- wittlciems and graceful descriptive
style Is recognized IN both metropolitan
and oui-of-tOwn iQufnals. n, Annoy