Milford chronicle., 1888-03-02
BRIEF MENTION.

Wagner was the most furious anti-Semitic
fanatic of his time, but the Jews at least love
his music. Apropos Of this, story is told Of
Liszt's visit to q wealthy Jewish lawyer Of
Leipsic Sitting in his library tho two dis
cussed music with great enthusiasm, when
suddenly List stopped in the midst Of
laudatOry TRADE on the "Music-draman with
the interjection, "But forgot; you probably
feel a race hatred toward Wagner The
other arose, took down bust from a retired
niche showing Wagner with chaplet Of
laurel around his brows and halter around
his neck, and said: ''That's what think Of
Richard Wagner"
Charles Hoag, who died recently at Mime
apolis, was one Of the original settlers OF
that city, There was not dozen actual
settlers west Of the river at the Falls Of St
Anthony, now nearly forty years ago, when
Mr.. Hoag arrived there with his family, and
within few weeks Of his advent, he had the
distinguished honor Of standing godfather
for the new frontier settlement. Having
been school teacher in the east, be con-
ceived the idea Of combining in the name Of
the new settlement word from the ancient
Greek and one from the Indian tongue, hence
the name Minneapolis water city literally.
Mrs. D. G. Croly, better known as "Jennie
June" is one Of the few women who have
had a thorough journalistic training She
began her career by writing for the news
papers, and she has worked in every depart
ment Of a newspaper Office except the COM
posing room. She is a very hard worker,
but she has won the reward that does not
always follow hard work-good pay. Mrs,
Croly was one Of the founders Of Sorosis,
and was its president from the first until
within two years. when she handed in her
resignation, much to the regret OF tho several
hundred members of that society. She is
now editor and proprietor of the long known
"Godey's Lady's Book"
John Habberton made more money out Of
''Helen's Babies than out OF all the rest Of
his books put together, but it is hardly safo
to mention it to him. He thinks more Of
any OF the others, and has a great distaste
for being known especially as the author Of
that skit. What be wants to be and is will
ing to lose money in being is heavy his
torian. Bret Harte has an almost equal dis.
taste for being recognized on the merits Of
the Heather Chinee" But he never re-
ceived directly a cent for that. He wrote it
in California newspaper Office to fill space
and quell the insistent cry for copy, and he
never thought it was funny.
We have two Peter Coopers in Washing
ton-George Bancroft and w. W Corcoran.
They are the last resort for people who wish
to write newspaper paragraphs When
everything else fails, then George Bancroft
can be trotted out. / saw him last at the
White House, where he is very fond Of going
when weather and health permit He had
just passed in front Of the president and was
being shot through the passageway into the
East room, which was already well filed. He
tottered as an old man in his Goth year will,
and he was rather timid and garrulOus. He
was clinging to the arm Of his granddaughv
ter, Suzannie, who eloped with a fellow to
Baltimore and married him. i'Don't go 50
fast" he said. I'VE shall get lost in tho
crowd. Here, hold ON to my arml Dear me,
what a sight Of people Be careful Of the way
you go.n The story that he is losing his mind
is contradicted by Gen. Badeau, who re-
Gently spent several hours chatting with him.
The general tells me that he found Mr.. BAN
croft in the best mental condition, with a
clear recollection Of the past OF course, he
will never write much more history, and
some one else will have to take up his great
work when he leaves it.