Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-01


,hellos," going over the wires daily
If is ten wears since James Lick, the
California millionaire, died and left
nost of a large fortune for public pur-
Noses in san Francisco. But rs vet on
(, about $4,000 out of more than
y coo. 900 so devoted has been ex-
pended.
Mrs Scott. the widow of the late
Thomas A. Scott. has presented TO tho
Washington and Lee University three
ouorter life size portrait of the great
Toilroad magnate Mr.. Scott gave the
University 100000 before his death.
The painting is the work of London
artist and cost $1,000.
In addition to Mr. Boehme's fine
statue of him in the Embankment Car
dens. Thomas Carlyle has another mon
ument ut Chelsea, in the form of a white
marble tablet bearing 4 poruait-bust.
There being legal obstacles to placing it
on the famous house at No "a (old -
Chevne row, it has been affixed to No.
AZ Cheyne walk,
Elder Thomas Parker Dudley, of Lex
inrton, XIV, is said TO be the oldest
Baptist minister in America. He is "a
wears old, blind and very feeble. He
iecan preaching in 1920 and has
preached in Kentucky. Tennessee, Ohio.
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri.
Kansas, Virginia, Delaware, Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey and New York
The late King Ferdinand of Portugal
made it the business of his life to collect
from every country in Europe books,
pamphlets, and prints of all sorts and
descriptions which had been forbidden
by the Government or the police, and he
has left prodigious and perfectly mar
vicious collection Of the forbidden litera-
ture Of Europe during the last thirty
years.
One of the clerks in the office of the
register of the treasury at Washington
went into the registers room the other
day, and addressed his chief as ''Alr.
Rosecrans." You may call me Mr. Re-
ulster if YOU wish. the old gcntlmau
blurted out. "butmy nameis Gen Rose
Grams, sir; Gen. Rosecrans, Now all
his clerks are very careful to call him
Mr.. Register
A Paris letter to London 7r8th SAYS:
III Jane Hadin~ Goes TO London, hair
worn in wavy. classical bandeauN and
loosely fastened mp behind viii, pre-
dict. be the fashion next winter The
coileurs are furious with her for the
very becoming simplicity Of her couture
However, | think that any one with
thin hair nj the parting could not size
co>,luly initiate the Greek style which
she IS reFying
London correspondent Of the san
Francisco Arg0a0W writes that all
other correspondents who speak Of the
Prince of Wales as "Tun-Ium. or
"IWm. only show their deplorable ig-
uoraucc. Now, as a matter of fact,
Dc SAYS, .'the Prince is called Tumuy'
that Is HE pet name be goes by. The
name is not n chance appellation. APP
piled without either rhyme, reason, or
meaning. 1t isa childish and playful
reference 10 his ROYAL Ighncss' stom-
aoh the romudity of which is one Of
his most striking features.
It is worthy Of note. by the by, SAYS
writer in the New York Times that Mr..
Lomllard has son who is likely to fol-
low IN the steps Of Mr.. Astor and pre-
sent himself to the public rs an author
lie is young-not much above his ma
jorty-and is making his way around
the world in q fashion after his own
heart having in his company only
personal friend and servant. JustnoW
he is doing India, and the letters he
sends homo are bright and give prom
lse ot interest when developed into
b1o. Chat is expected ON his return.
Tae NOE. of some leading actresses
and SINGERS have lately bcou announced