The daily critic., 1890-10-27
SENATOR RIICHELLS R0HBgnC RISE
How "0uida" Managed to Escape
Annoyance at TrOuville.
a GOOD STORY CONCERNING BISMARCK.
l6a Lewis at Home Father LarCombss
Work Anecdoto Of Clara Morris.
Parnel's Mysterious Remark.
One on Mrs. Potter--Ad
miral Gherardrs
Pareniage

Hon. Bingor Herman, the Congress
sional Representative Of Oregon, speak
ing Of Senator Mitchell, says that his
career has been romantic In the extreme.
When very young he started life by
opening a law office In a little adobe
town called San Louis Obispo. Unfor-
tunately the practice Of law was con
Quoted entirely in the Spanish language,
and he hesitated awhile whether he
should go to some other city where the
English language was used, or whether
he should learn the Spanish language.
He finally concluded that It would be
cheaper and better for him to go to S AN
Francisco, and he went there. He de.
bated a long time as to whether he
should thence 60 to Nevada, country
about which all people were wild be.
cause Of the recent discovery Of gold
there, OF whether he should go to Ore
gon. He finally decided to go to Ore
gOn, and left San Francisco on the 4lh
Of July, 1860. with just $50 in his
pocket. lie stopped at hotel in Port
land where they charged $50 a week
for board. and, after short stay. he
decided that he would open law Office
there.
AT that time he only had five dollars
left, but his landlord trusted him for
his board, and he hired little office
which had no furniture In Il whatever
His last five dollar bill he spent ia pur-
chasing book Of the statutes Of Ore
Con. He had no other library except
the splendid education which he carried
around In his head.
1t was hard, uphill work, as the
reader may we'll understand. but young
Mitchell got out his shingle finally, and
by the end OF the first year he had
twenty. six out Of the fifty two cases
that came before the court He Is
very handsome fellow. very atTable,
very polite and agreeable 10 his man
ners, and his practice rose steadily, so
that it was not long before he was max
ing $40, 600 a year in his legitimate law
practice. OF course, like begets like,
and money bcgets money; and as soon
as young Mitchell paid of his debts
anu NNhlNlNhANN W HANN u AANNAN AAANhNJ
In bank, he made investments Of the
money, so that his fortune continued to
grow. He Is now far above the reach
of possible want, and the future OF his
family Is also well cared for.
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"Oulda, whose eccentTcities Of
dress and speech, whose manner Of
living and whose wealth and sensational
novels have made her the paragrapher's
pet subject, displays a spicy temper
when her reserve is encroached upon.
The creator Of so many beauties Of ro-
nance Is herself very plain. Her youth
has fled, but she still retains a magnid-
cent fleece of gold colored hair and
rose leaf skin. Ii Is pathetic 70 see the
time and care she lavishes on the pres
eTVatiOn of these charms, and only her
maid can tell how often her razor
t0Bgued mistress has been hoodwinked
by the charlatans pretending TO occult
knowledge In matters Of the toilet
For years Il has been Mile. de la Ra-
mee's habit 10 visit TTOuyille aud dis
port herself In the surf that affords the
fashionable French public so much
scandal and recreation. She does not
mingle with the thfong. rarely recOg-
nizes an acquaintance, and. aceOmpa-
MED by her maid, swims, floats and
dives NTH the grace Of an accomplished
swimmer. She always enters the water
with her hair unbound, her white neck
and arms exposed and wearing a con
spieuOus bathing dress.
Now, il ehaneed one day that group
Of Partisan dudes were summing them
selves on the sands as the author of
"SuathmoTe" came by. There had
been some previous talk of 4 lady aad
her books, when, In resp0n 10 a chal-
leBge, one OF the glide youth ap-
preached, lifted his hat and wished
mademOiselle Bon jour. Without
The slightest change Of expression
"Ouida' turned 10 her maid aud
handing her the silk girdle Of her bath
ing gown, said 10 French: "Fidne, take
Ibis as a halter and lead that escaped
ass back 10 his stable" Tie famous
IoYelist enjoyed her baths unmo.esled
sfler This.
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Bismarck's promotion 70 the grade
Of Honorary Colonel Of the Seventh
Regiment Of Cuirassiers gave currency
10 this story Following the custom In
vogue IN the German army, as soon as
be vas promoted be went 10 inspect his
regiment. and the officers invited him
10 The traditional dinner Of welcome, "
a meal which usually wound up with
an enormous consumption Of liquor
The officers Of the regiment, every
one Of them giants, an promised them
selves a rare bit Of fun 40 the ngure
their new colonel would cut on receiF-
ing the huge tankaTd. filled with cham
payne. which had 10 be drained 10 the
last drop TO the health Of the regiment
They said among themselves that Bis
maFck, a diplomaiist aud no military
man. would never be able 10 accom-
plish this feat "And We, they added,
will show him how 10 do 1t.
But they reckoned without their host.
When the cloth was removed the ser
wants brought the glasses, several bot
lies Of champagne. aud the said
tankaTd which they filled % the bum
and placed with some ceremony In
front of the illustTious guest. Pul on
his guard b. some Togulsh glauces,
hieh he saw directed toward him,
bismarck began 10 see thai be would
have 70 maintain the reputation which
lie gained as q student Rising then.
40 q given moment be proposed a
warm toast % the welfare Of the regl
meui, and-prestol-h emptied the
laFkaTd al a single draught although
h contained almost as much as tW9
bottles Of champagne.
He then resumed bis seat aud began
gunyeFsing III the quletsst possible man
uer Is Il nothing out Of the ordinary