The Wahpeton times., 1889-08-15
SUPERFICIAL II II SURVEY.

Wel8uG DIo10. ..
Ex-Congressman Marcy Of Portsmouth,
n. H., has passed his eightieth birthday in
Vigorous health.
NWisconsin man has startled the world
by marrying his mother-in-law. He proba-
bly, did 1t to get even with her.
Miss. Susan B. Anthony, the veteran suf.
fragist, is attending the woman's conven-
tion at Rockford. She has grown feeble in
the service but not mentally.
The English government is about to de-
dne its position on the fisheries question. It
i plain that some other English diplomatic
IL in search Of an American wife.
Sackville West is probably going to Wen
ma The court Of viennaks not over
friendly to the United States. Sackville may
yet get even with US in small way.
President-elect Harrison, it is said, is de-
sirous Of acquiring Canada during his ad-
ministration. All this country has to do is
to say 80 and Canada will be ours.
The rare ruby once presented by King
Louis, Of Bavaria, to Lola Montez, and
valued at 10000, is now the property Of Mrs.
]. B. Haggin, wife Of the California turf
man.
widow of Pittsburg man commits suicide
in At Of dependency, while Chicago
women are seeking grass -widowhood by the
score.
Captain John Spence, Of Accomac county,
Md, is dead at the age Of 112. His first vote
for president was cast for Jefferson in 1900
and he voted in every presidential election
but one since.
The inaugural ball will be given in the hall
Of the pension building, Washington. If you
should fail to receive an invitation just men
ton it to your congressman. He will be de-
lighted to put you on the list
Eastern carpet manufacturers are combin-
ing to put the price at least 10 cents per yard
for all carpets above the grade of fair. The
excuse Of the manufacturers is that they
have been running for two years without
profit.
Forty-six workmen's societies Of Milan
have protested against the triple alliance
and against war in general. A resolution
was adopted declaring that they would not
support the Italian government in the event
Of war.
There is town in Alabama which has not
anegro within it borders. It is the town of
Cullman, which is named after rich Ger.
man who wished to found q colony Of his
own race in the Alabama fruit growing re-
giop. It has population Of $500.
At the papal consistory in December a
number Of bishops will be created. The
nomination Of cardinals has been postponed
until the March consistory. The postpone
ment is due to difficulty experienced in the
creation of French cardinals.
Peter Graber of New York allowed his
savings bank deposits Of some 81, 900 to be in
the name of his wife, and now that she is
dead he discovers that by will she has left
all to her own relatives III Germany. He is
seeking to recover his own at law.
The royal commission to inquire into the
charges against Greenway and Martin at
Winnipeg, Man., has ended in fzzle. Luf-
ton and Burrows, the editors, who made the
charge, failed to appear, and the Judge said
he should report the charges not proven.
After the labors and expenditures of
eighteen years the French war minister an.
nounces that to put the frontier in q proper
state Of defense against Germany will re.
quire /, 900, ,OOO 900 francs more. AL the forts
that have been built are useless against the
new explosives.
There is little town in France in which
there are forty-three young women who
want to get married, and only two mar.
riageable young men, Of whom one is en-
gagged to nonresident girl There is no
doubt that marriage is a failure in the case
Of these maidens, anyhow.
Mr.. Harrington has treated the Parnel
commission with contempt, and the commits
sion doesn't like it. Neither does Windy
Webster. But Harrington isn't alone in
Is daily giving evidence enough to convict
itself Of being most gigantic farce.
Upward of 10000 wreaths were placed on
the graves Of the Vienna Central Cemetery
during recent week. These wreaths are
saved and sold at auction, the iron and brass
wire in them being smelted and remanufact-
ured into wire. This s'wire Of the dead, ;" as
it is called, represents an average value of
$1,000 fOrins year.
Anna E. Dickinson has sued the national
republican committee for $3.50, alleged to
be due her for speeches during the campaign.
Miss Dickinson received $3.50 for thirty
lectures in the west during September, but
she claims it was also agreed that in the
event of Harrison's election she was to re-
ceive the 8, ,250 additional.
Holland has some peculiar customs. In
many towns bulletins are affixed to the doors
of houses in which persons are sick in order
that their friends may be apprised. of the
state Of their health without knocking or
ringing; and in HARLEM the birth of child
is announced by means Of small placard
adorned with red silk and lace
Some one has started the story that ''dum-
my' clocks in frontof jewelry stores always
mark twenty minutes pas s, because Presi-
dent Lincoln was shot at that hour. Only
two things may be said in reply to this.
First, all dummy clocks do not mark this
time; and, secondly, President Lincoln was
not shot at twenty minutes past 8.
The cowboys of northwestern Texas are be-
coming very proficient in lassoing bears.
Around Fort Davis the "sport" is extremely
popular, and last week B. o. McCutcheon,
1.-THE champion roper" after lassoing black
grizzly led the animal quite distance, when
he met two other cowboys. They also
roped the bear, and then McCutcheon dis.
mounted and killed it.
The oldest Of election incidents comes.
from Pennsylvania, where one Charles
Smith has brought suit against the author
tiles who refused his vote. He was found
when baby in . cabbage field, and grew up
as Cabbage" till he called himself Smith,
and the election folk would not have his bal
Lot because they said he did not and could
not know his own name.
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