Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-11-15
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nrr;np the first year of his law
,,i,e Senator John Sherman made
(, no0 and of this sum he saved $500.
3, has made ii principle Of his life
NV well within his income, and the
nssouence is that he has several
gnndrpd thousand dollars stored away
5r rainy day.
Mrs John Oakley, medical student,
"a wife Of a Brooklyn lawyer, is the
s 'wnpr of the first lady's bicycle that
Ss. appeared in Prospect park. Mrs
6.tIey belongs TO tricycle. club, but
,rs nrefcrs the bicycle, which she says
las easy to run rs sewing-mschine,
and much more healthful.
ur W. II. Smith, the leader of the
ponse OF Commons, receives annually
large sum as royalty for the use OF
Il. name bv the news company with
,birh he was formerly connected.
Vet there are a great many Smiths who
,s,aiye no perquisites for the use of their
names. often unjustly assumed.
When the father of Mrs. Palmer,
gfe Of the Michigan senator, died, he
IN IS. 100000, and his will covered
hur lines Of foolscap paper. This for
nina was equally divided between his
i,rgbter and her husband, so that
Sob the senator and his wife are
.rured from want for the rest OF their
days.
Miss Artie Cody. Buffalo Bills
laughter, sets the style at North
platte. Neb, now that she has returned
from her trip to Europe. She had the
1i,appointment OF not being presented
A. court. but was the recipient of many
other social honors, which are said
NOT in the least to have turned her
head.
Jay Gould has in his conservatory at
Iryinrton not fewer than 400 varieties
of palms and tree ferns. besides vast
selection Of smaller plants. The rose
house, which is perhaps the most de-
Irhtful part of the conservatory, is
filed with the finest summer and win
pr roses to be found in the United
States
George A. Crocker, the California
Millionaire, who has recently made
New York his home, has just bought
the old Eggleston house at Lenox. This
house was builtin 1890, by one of the kC-
| sleston family for his son-in-law, Gen.
| Paterson, and it has since been owned
| by Judge Bishop and Edwards Pierre
pont, and later by Thomas Eggleston,
| grandson of the builder.
Speaking Of j. Ii. Blackburne. the
famous chess-player, who will make a
Nur Of this country next season, Vanity
| Fur, Of London says: "He is the
Quietest and most unaSsuming of men.
Every one who knows him likes him.
aud no one ever said an unkind word
| Of han. While at the board his diet is
coffee and tobacco, and he takes lit
lie whisky before going to bed"
Alfred NJ. Horton Of Middletowr, n.
T., has been blind since he was IA
years old, and he is now CO. He was a
successful farmer until recently, when
be sold bis farm and moved into town,
where he is engaged in different lines
Of business. He is quite expert in the
use Of tools, aud is good judge Of
horseaeSh doing all the buying of the
latter for business requiring a large
number Of teams.
Mrs Labouchere, wife of the editor
Of Truth, and member Of parliament,
has recently made her debut as a pub
TcpoIitcal speaker in her husbands
interests. Mrs. Labouchere was an&ct-
re's before her marriage, and it was,
therefore, 10 new thing for her to adj
tms, An audience. In this country
when women do any political speaking
tN usually, in their own behalf, aud
Dot that of their husbands.
Bishop Taylor, or Father Taylor
be is Familiarity called, stands about
iye feet eleven inches high, and~eighs
Eo hundred and ten pounds. He
looks particularly venerable, as his
snowy beard reaches nearly to his
waist. Bishop Taylor is attracting
'eY large audiences. wherever he
Breaches Not only the aisles, but the
en3.w-siIs we're filled with people dur
g a> recent appearance in Phila-
aFbia