Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-04
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Herbert Gladstone will visit the United
States and Canada during the coming
summer.
According to the propaganda IN
Rome, there are 2lS 900, 900 catholics
in the world
King Oscar Of Sweden, who has hith-
erto confined his pen chiefly to verse,
has written war paper.
Miss Emily Faithful has given up her
proposed trip to the United States on
account of her poor health.
Gen. Boulanger Is said to be quite
skillful at sketching. As an agltator'
however, he does not draw well.
Emperor William conferred over
5, 600 decorations last year, not includ-
ing the order to skip that Bismarck got.
Prince Charles Trauttmansdorf, IA
wealthy and popular Austrian. recently
lost 900, 600 forms at baccarat. and now
ne has not money enough to even back
a rat-terrier in pit
Senator Blair stands alone in the
opinion that the defeat Of his bill is
greater calamity to the country than
would have been the defeat of Gen.
Meade's army at Gettysburg!
Betsey Cox, colored woman who
died recently near Greenyille, S. c.,
was 1870 years of age. She remember
ed many incidents OF the Revolution,
but never saw George Washington.
Jesse Parrott who lives on farm
near Carrollton, Ga, recently cele-
GRATED his Tooth birthday. An old
Georgia Cracker, PARROTS policy is to
stay as long rs there is anything to
stay for.
Bonanza Mackay is disposing of his
various mining properties on the Pa
cihc slope, that are said to be worth
about SO, 600. 600 and expects hence
forth to make his permanent residence
in New York.
Emperor William is reported to have
purchased the private diaries OF the late
Emperor Frederick from Frau Krus,
widow of the former MajorDomo OF
that sovereign. paying her a large an
nuity for life.
Pho Pico, the last Mexican Governor
OF California, now nearly 80 years Of
are, is a pauper and has been notified
60 leave his old homestead. Nothing
remains OF the great wealth this old
man once possessed.
Duke Carl Theodore of Bavaria, who
has long given his skilIful service as an
oculst free to the poor. has opened at
Mcran u hospital and free dispensary
for diseases of the eye. The ducal
doctor personally directs the establish
mcnt.
Carlyle may have had genius, but he
was not always gifted with good man
nersn When he was introduced to
DR. joachim, the violinist, he said, Il
haven't great opinion of musicians
they seem such vain, windbaggy sort
OF people"
Gen. Alger owns II tract u pine land
in Northern Michigan containing 200
square smiles, and his wealth is esti-
mated at $40, 900, 600 When he went
TO Detroit ut the close of the war he
was compelled to borrow money to pay
his board bill.
Chauncey M. Depew says he would
not sit down with thirteen ut table.
''Three times in my life have | been
one of II dinner party of thirteen. On
each occasion one passed the joke to
another that he or she would be the
victim. In every instance one of the
guests died within the year. So, in my
experience, the truth OF the adago was
proven.
Frank O'Brien, Of Atlanta, Ga, has
a valuable relic. 1t is the canteen
which Gen. Mcpherson had on his per.
son when he was killed, and which
bears the imprint of the bullet, so it
is supposed, that killed him. The
identity of the cGCteen is abundantly
vouched for. Mr.. O'Brien will pre-.
sent it to the Mcpherson Society of
New York.
Prof. James Leidy, the scientist, who
was reported as giving a partial in
dorsement of keely's wonderful claims
Tor his motor, writes to Philadelphia
paper! II never authorized any one to
declare to the world that Mr.. Keclv
had discovered Il new and wonderful
force, for although | may have believed
he had done SO would not positively
assert that it was So.'
Archbishop Corrigan has been having
4 grand trip through the Holy Land,
He celebrated mass ON almost every
sacred spot of note in Palestine. When
the Archbishop and his friends went
out for a sail on the Sea of Galilee the
water was as smooth as glass. Within
Il few minutes the whole scene was
changed into an angry tumult of
waves. DR.. Talmage had similar ex-
perience.
King Louis Philippe of France had
in his employ as porter in 1916 one
Joseph Catonio--a man of immense
proportions, a giant. He was taller
than the tallcSt drum major and his
manners were excellent. Catouio died
recently and left his body to the Ana
tomical Museum Mt Rome, and Prof,
Todaro in few months will have the
skeleton of the porter of the Tuileries
on exhibition.
Ferdinand de Lcsseps leans heavily
forward rs lie walks and his hair is
white rs Stacked lime yet ne still re-
tains u buoyHnt flow of animal spirits,
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