The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-02-13
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Representatives Henderson of Iowa,
Stern of Kentucky, and Botthman OF
Ohio have only three legs in the party.
Master Workman of the Knights OF
Labor, is enthusiastically in favor OF
ba lot-reform.
w. G. Shaw of Cincinnati, assistant
auditor of the c., II. & d. railroad, has
become insane, his hobby being that he
is the celebrated Dan McGinty.
The Pope has changed his habits.
He now devotes the time between half
past and 10 at night for the ardent
perusal of newspapers Of all nations.
Edward Atkinson declares that the
annual production of eggs in this
country equals in money value the
country's annual total production of
iron.
Speaker Reed is not great smoker
but in the seclusion of his home puffs a
pipe at intervals. He hates the odor of
a cigarette and considers chewing bad
form.
President Carnot, of France, is 3
close student OF English, but is better
acquainted with the English of Spenser
and Shakespeare than with the modern
tongue.
Empress Augusta left 10000
marks. Her jewels and ornaments are
bequeathed to personal friends as keep
sakes. One valuable jewel is left to the
Empress Victoria.
Mr.. T. S. Perry, the writer-who is
the grandson of Commodore Perry,
and the great-grandson of Franklin-is
in Europe. and is busy on his History
of Greek Literature"
Marshal Mcmahon, of France, it is
understood, has completed his ''Mem-
oirs," but they are to be printed for
private circulation only, and only q few
copies in all will be issued.
Richard Won Volckmann, the great
surgeon, contributed on his deathbed
159 marks to the fund for the erection
of a monument of the Emperor Fred
erick on the battlefield at Worth.
The Rev. Sam Jones declares that he
is not an alarmist; but he adds, omi-
nously, II know the year 1890 is going
to be an epochal year. and some things
have gone just as far as they can 60
The Duke of Westminster is believed
to be the anonymous donor of half a
million dollars for convaiescent hos
pital in London. The Dukes income
is $4,000 per day, chiefly from rents in
Belgravia.
Cyrus w. Field is now three score
and ten years old, but still in active
business life His first employment
was as errand boy for A. I. Stewart at
So week. His duties required him to
open and sweep out the store.
Judge Kelly told friend of his some
time previous to his death that the
trouble with his jaw grew out of habit
he had of going to bed with quid of
tobacco in his cheek-a practice which
he had kept up from his boyhood.
Joseph Howe, one of the 600 who
made the famous charge at Balaklava,
lives in Hartford, and is Frustrated by
tie prevailing epidemic. He says he
had rather go through dozen Bala-
kIaya experiences than have the grip.
There is a vast deal of public discus
sion at Allegheny, Pa, as to the organ
ization and management of the library
which Mr.. Carnegie is founding, which
is very pleasing to Mr.. Carnegie, who
looks for wisdom to proceed from such
counsels.
Gen. jackson, according to a New
Orleans antiquarian, appeared on the
battlefield at Chalmette logged out in
queer style. He wore full suit of
regimentals save and excepting the
chapeau bras. Instead of that he wore
a silk hat of the 'stoyepipe" or ''chim-
ney-pot' style.
Prince Louis Napoleon is advertising
freely his reasons for leaving the
Italian army and entering the Russian
army. One of his French organs says:
Prince Louis Napoleon told u promi-
nent statesman that Crispi was prepar-
ing to fight France. This was the