Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-04-03
WELL-KNOWN NAMES.

POSTMASTER GENERAL WANAMAKER an
nounces himself as empbatically in favor
OF constitutional prohibition.
KING ALEXANDRIA, of Servia, is ID.
The heiress of King William of the
Netherlands is 9. King Alfonso, of
Spain is almost 3.
LOUIS J. JENNINGS, M. P, formerly a
New York journalist, is engaged in pre-
pairing for publication the speeches OF
Lord Randolph Churchill.
GEN. Fremont may be seen daily on
the Streets of New York. He holds his
age remarkably we'll, but not one in a
thousand knows him by sight.
THE American rights of Sardou's new
play, belle Maman," which has fallen
fiat in Paris, were purchased some time
ago by Augustin DAILY for the sum of
$4,000.
HoR. JOHN III. STARIN will continue this
year his custom OF making New York
newsboys and bootblacks happy by
sending them for days excursion on
the water.
THE late DR.. J. P. Durbin always read
pulpit notices before doing anything
else; and when they were disposed OF he
would say, "We will now begin the wor-
ship of God.'
ANDREW CARNEGIE is reported as offer
ing the people of Johnson City, Tenn, a
reading room and library worth 800, 900.
it they will drop the name OF their town
and call it Carnegie.
THE Rev. Bartholomew Edwards, who
died in England the other day, lacked q
week of being a century old, and was
ordained and settled as Vicar of Ashill,
Norfolk, some years before the battle of
Waterloo.
JOSEPH JEFFERSON has been engaged
for number OF years upon his autobl-
ography, which will begin to appear in
The installments will be illustrated with
portrait gallery of distinguished actors.
CAPT OTIs, of the Yacht Casco, has re-
turned to San Francisco after his cruise
with Robert Louis Stevenson through
the south seas. He said that the novel
list is greatly improved in health, and is
one of the most sociable and agreeable
gentlemen he ever met.
ELSIE LESLIE, the original Little Lord
Fauntleroy, has signed a contract with
Manager Frohman, OF the Lyceum The
ater, Tor next season. She will be seen
next year in a dramatization of Mark
Twain's prince and Pauper," in which
she will enact dual role.
DIR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES advises
young men not to smoke. cit is liable
to injure the sight" He says ito rem
der The nerves unsteady, 10 enfeeble the
will and to enslave the nature to an i'm
perious habit likely to stand in the way
of duty to be performed"
THE London Globe says: The world
of Birmingham, according to gossiping
Journalist, is disappointed at the quiet,
retiring manner of Mrs. Chamberlain.
What did ''the world of Birmingham"
expect? There are plenty of American
girls with quiet, retiring manners.
One day, says the Philadelphia Amer
lean, DR.. McCosh, when president of
Princeton College, came into the men,
tai philosophy class and said: "Ah,
young gentlemen, have an impression
Now, young gentlemen" continued the
doctor. as he touched his head with his
forefnger "can you tell me what an i'm
preston is?" No answer. "What
No one knows? No one can tell what
an impression is ?" exclaimed the doc
tor, looking up and down the class. 81
know" said young Alan Arthur. can
impression is dent in soft place"
young gentlemen" said the doctor,
removing his hand from his forehead
and growing red in the face, "you are
excused for the day."