Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-18
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER says that
the difference between the faith cure"
and the mind cure" is that ''the mind
cure doesn't require any faith, and the
faith cure doesn't require any mind.
sKossuTH will continue to be man
without a country, now that the Hun
garian Diet, by vote of 2l9 to 80, has
rejected the naturalization bill which
would have restored him to citizenship.
MARQUIS DE LEUvILLE, who issues a
bulletin every few months that he is
about to wed Mrs. Frank Leslie, is a
crack shot with q rifle and pistol: 1t is
believed to be the only thing he is good
for.
THos. H. TONGUE is one of the leading
stump orators of Washington. Mr..
Tongue is said to be eloquent, effective
and humorous, and in the recent cam
paign he has been wagging all over the
state.
REPRESENTATIVE Burrows is one of the
finest looking men in Congress. lie is
6 feet inches tall, weighs over 200
pounds, and has voice that penetrates
to every corner of the vast chamber in
which the House sits.
ONE of the first women to preach in
Kentucky was Mrs. L. NJ. WOolsley, of
Coneyville, who was licensed to ill
pulpit by the Kentucky Presbytery
three years ago, and has done success
full religious work since.
Miss DOLORES MARBoURG, the author
of one of last years popular novels,
has gone to Europe for a prolonged
residence and literary work. She has
just finished new novel written in
collaboration with George Care Egg
gleston.
DR.. CHARCoT, the eminent scientist at
the head of the Saltpetriere Hospital,
Paris, has finished long series of ex-
periments in hypnotism, and gives it as
his opinion that not more than one per-
son in 100000 is subject to the influ
ence.
NJ CARNoT is none the better for the
round of festivity in which he has been
obliged to live since his election, or for
all the official tours that he has made.
Instead of passing his vacation at Fon
tainebleau, there is talk of his going to
Vichy.
KATE w. BALDWIN, NJ. d., graduate
of the class of 1890 from the Woman's
Medical College, of Pennsylvania, has
been elected resident physician of the
Polytechnic Hospital, and has the honor
of being the first woman to occupy that
position.
Mrs. CHANDLER, widow of cold
Zach" is building an elegant house in
Washington, the materials of which are
Mrs Chambers house will be one of
the largest in the city, and is to cost
nearly 100000
Miss CONSTANCE Kenmore WooLsoN,
the novelist, is the idol of the novel
publishers. All the productions of her
pen are eagerly caught by them and
are easily disposed of. She is now liv
ing in Italy She is dainty little
woman, and very particular in her
dress.
KING GEORGE, the present King of the
Hellenes, was, on accepting the Greek
crown, from midshipman made full
blown admiral by King Frederick VII,
of Denmark. King Frederick was ex-
tremely fond of joke, and often chafed
the youthful Prince about his rapid pro-
motion.
VICTORIA ALEXANDRIA, VIOLET is the
luscious mouthful of names bestowed
on Queen Victoria latest godchild, the
Duke of Portland's baby. Besides
these three-volume novel names the
infant received necklace ofseed pearls,
with a diamond locket, and another
mark of royal favor in a good grand
motherly kiss.
JAMES MILLwARD, lately elected mayor
of Yonkers, n. Y, while adjutant of
Gen. Cassius NJ Clay's command at
Washington, in 1861, was stopped twelve
times in twenty-five miles While he was
on his way to this city via Baltimore,
with dispatches for Gen. Patterson
from President Lincoln, but he sue
ceeded in delivering the papers.