Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-03-27
PROMINENT NAMES.

full career in the army, which he en-
tered seventy years ego. He was then
between Is and 10 years of age. He had
been in the Prussian army since 1925.
VIsCoUNT MANDERvILLE, the BANKRUPT.
is a roundshouldered man, with a
slouching gait and general appearance
Of physical decline. His face is mottled
and his small eyes are heavy and dull.
The Duke of Cambridge, commander
ln-chief Of the British army, after care
full inspection Of the Notifications at Glib
raltar, has declared that they are utter
ly inadequate for defense against mod
ern artillery.
COUNTESS MARTINEZ sells stamps at the
post-office window in Philadelphia. She
was a Baltimore girl, and her husband
IS a real German count, at present in
reduced circumstances, and in Phila-
delphia hospital.
AMONG the famous cases of existence
without food and drink is that of a fast
of sixty-six days just completed by a
sheep on farm near TuscoIa, Ill. The
poor animal was imprisoned all that
time beneath strawstack.
A WASHINGTON reporter called on
Elliott f. Shepard at the Arlington Ho-
tel, Washington, and found the unique
editor cutting paragraphs from the bible
Tor the Mail and Express, and having
them telegraphed to New York.
BISHOP L1GHTFooT, who is celebrated
Tor his expenditure of his entire epis-
CQpal income of 81. 900 year on church
and educational work, is now building.
at his own expense, large church in
poor and populous part Of Sunderland.
A WESTERN paper recently spoke of a
VOJ1nO man in n0llooo he ho bio
maldictarian of his class" But the
New York World did better than this
when it spoke of De Lancy Nicoll as the
"valetudinarian" of his class in college.
The leading newspaper of Scotland
lately contained IN one issue over five
columns of reports of Burns dinners,
concerts and club meetings, held in
more than fifty towns and villages of
Scotland, in celebration of the poets
birthday.
MRS. EATON, one of President Harri-
sons sisters, wore at the inaugural ball
a lace shawl which belonged to her
grandmother, the first President Harri-
sons wife. She also wore locket once
the property of Mrs. Benjamin Harri-
son, OF revolutionary fame.
CHARLES JOHNSON, son of Ben. John
son, Kansas City grain dealer, has
been offered situation as artist for
Harper's Weekly, beginning July /, at a
salary OF $4,000 year. He is scarcely
70 years of age, but is already one of the
best known artists in the country.
CARDINAL MANNING will celebrate the
twenty-ftth anniversary of his Episco-
pal conservation on June 8, 1890. A
fund is being raised as testimonial to
pay off the $6U, 900 debt on his cathedral,
so that the building may be consecrated
on or before his own anniver sary.
BEN BUTLER is the champion mascot of
the nineteenth century. By the ad-
of the new states the govern
ment is obliged to purchase 800 ma
tional flags with forty-two stars apiece,
and Ben, as the owner of the United
States Bunting Company, will be $780,
900 richer by the transaction.
A LOT of Paris schoolboys sent case
OF Mandarin oranges to Gen. Boulanger,
by way of congratulating him on his
election. But the dealer of whom they
bought them was supporter of M.
Jacques, and he saw to it that the fruit
did not reach lie brav general until it
was too far aged for consumption.
THE Grand Duke Peter Nicolaievitch.
of Russia, the younger son of the Grand
Duke Nicholas Nicolaievitch, who is a
first cousin of the Gar, is reported to
be coming to England shortly, with
view to his becoming sutton for one of
the daughters of the Prince Of Wales.
Prince Peter was born i'll January, 1864.
TERRA-coTT money jugs for saving up
coin are becoming very common MANY
families keep them handy, and drop into
them their spare dimes and nickels I'M
til the jug is full. Then it is broken.
and the contents applied to the pur-
chase of some article long desired, but
which it was thought could not be af-
forded.
THE Rev. Wong Jack Sang. who pre-
sides over the leading Chinese Temple
Of New York, invites all who cannot get
seats in Christian Churches to walk
right into the josshouse, where they
will be heartily welcome. Religion"
says this heather, lis about the cheap
est thing we have among U.S. Why
should we deny it to anybody?"
Among the names of the mistresses Of
the White House have been three Mar
thas, two Marys, two Abigais, one Eli
"a, one Elizabeth, one Margaret. one
Sarah, one Jane, one Harriet, one Do
rothy, two Juiias, one Letitia, one Emil
ly, one Angelica, one Louisa, one Lucy.
one Frances, and now there is a Caro-
line, though she calls it ''Carrie.''
A CLEVER fellow is Capt Wissman, the
German explorer, who is going to Africa
to look after Stanley and Enin. s.He
possesses" says Sir Charles Wilson, ''all
of Livingstone's indomitable courage,
his constancy of purpose, and his kindly
feelings toward the natives; and ne has
twice crossed Africa in its widest extent
without once firing shot in anger"
The Prince of Wales has perhaps The
finest railway coach in Europe. The
built it, and it contains
seven rooms, there being study, little
library. couple of bedrooms, dressing
room, and a bathroom. The bedroom
is most luxuriously furnished in old gold
silk, being lighted by electricity, and
the panneling is beautifully painted.
The Prince uses his carriage for all his
journeys.
SPEAKING of the combination of the
Joe Jeferson-Billy Florence dramatic
for next season, Charley JEFF
ferson, the son of his father, saws:
6 The combined ages of my father, Mr..
Gilbert and Mrs. Drew amount to about
" &c ElnroVen he hoe