Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-02-27
PEOPLE WE READ OF.

THE Queen will start Tor Biarritz on
March 4. She will travel in strict pri-
vacy under the name of Countess Bal
moral.
Max O'RELL gleefully announces that
his book on Jonathan and His Cont
nent" is enjoying marvellous success
in its French edition.
THREE days week are the measure Of
Mr.. Abbey's work. The artist is under
80 years old, small in figure, with bright,
brown eyes, and brown hair parted ex-
actly in the middle.
THE oldest clergyman in the Church
of England is said to be the Rev. Bar
tholomew Edwards, rector of Ashill,
Norfolk, who took his degree in 1911,
and was ordained in 1872.
The German Emperor recently &C
cepted an invitation to dine with Count
Shuvaloff, the Russian ambassador. this
being the first honor of the kind he has
paid 10 any member of the diplomatic
corps.
The sristocratic organ grinder has
again made his appearance in the
instrument. Lord Hinton informs all
whom it may concern that he is "the
son of Earl Poulett.''
AN American who recently heard Bis
marck deliver a speech in the German
stands without stoop. His broad
shoulders are square. His head is
thrown back upon them. His fine eyes
(his eyes, very large and piercing, are
what one first remarks on seeing Bis
marck) glare out from under his shaggy
brows as the Chancellor faces his bitter
est enemy In German politics."
: TEXAS Blenders, Colorado ranchman
and scout, says of Colorow, the Ute
chief, who recently died, that nobody
mourned his taking of. HE was the
greatest villain that ever traversed our
lands" says Bonders. "When he died
his followers killed thirty of the best
horses In their possession, and buried
them with their old leader. They
thought Colorow had long trip in the
spirit land, and SO they provided big
string"
A RATHER good story is told of the late
Bishop of ST. Asaph. His lordship once
delivered a short address to village
school on the subject of besetting sins.
sins; myself like the rest. What do you
suppose is mine ?" At length one little
fellow was courageous enough to hold
up his hand. "Please, SIR" stammered
the lad, "droonknness % "No," re-
oineds his lordship, in the meekest
tones, mot drunkenness. but vanity
HAROLD MARSH SEwALL, our consul
general to Samoa, is man about 80
years of age, who was a graduate at
Harvard and later at the Harvard Law
School. His father, Arthur Sewall,
president of the Maine Central Railroad
is the Maine member of the Democratic
National Committee. Young Sewall
was vice consul at Liverpool before his
promotion to the Samoan consul gener-
alship. He is a man of imagination,
and upon reaching Apia at once tecame
intensely interested in the romantic
features of the Samoan affair.
Mr.. CHoATE, president of the Old
Colony Railroad Company, believes
there is, in homely phrase. more than
one way to kill cat. A wrecked ship,
bearing the date of 1926 was recently
dug up on Cape Cod, and given to the
Pilgrim Society of Plymouth. Cant
you ship 1t to us over your road free?''
, they asked him. "No-o," he said. Elm
afraid can't. The interstate law won't
let me. Butt he added, refectively,
"what did you say the date was? 1926 ?
Oh, then we can fix it. I can make a
special tariff for ships and marine
articles manu- factured previous to 1927"
And under the Especial tariff" the
venerable hulk went free.