Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-04-17
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Captain Charles King, the writer of
military stories is IA retired army officer.
His portraits show him wearing eye
glasses
New beds Of guano have been dis
covered on the coast Of Peru which il is
estimated, will yield 100000 tons OF
excellent quality.
There is a girl in Caldwell who can
put whole egg in her mouth and close
her mouth over it, and she is not bad
looking girl, either.
A statistician calculates that the total
tonnage of the world, steam and sail. is
in round numbers II, 900, 600, of which
80 per cent is British.
Ex-Gov. English, who died recently
is said to have been the richest man in
Connecticut. His estate is estimated
at 81 500, 900 to 81, 100000.
Princess Beatrice has been photo
graphed as Mary, Queen of Scots, to
whom she bears about as much resemb-
lance as hat does to butterfly.
Mr. Richardson, OF the Maryland
lower house. says he can get 26,000
signatures in Baltimore to have any
member of the legislature hanged.
The French newspapers declare that
the dance as a social JOY is doomed, go
ing out of fashion at the command Of
the women who lead Partisan society.
King Humbert of Italy has adopted
the hot-water cure for dyspepsia. Most
European royalties feel inclined to
avoid hot water as much as possible.
a doctor of Cremona, with large
band of peasants from its neighbour
hood, has just started for Uruguay,
where he proposes to establish them as
an exclusively socialist colony.
John Ruskin spent much time in adj
vertising the painter, Millais. In re-
turn for this priceless service Millais
married Ruskin's divorced wife and is
now millionaire, living in princely
style.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett is
said to be writing a book of which her
younger son, Lionel, is the hero. Lionel
is as much a wonder as an enfant ter
rible as is his brother in the opposite
role.
George w. Childs states that since
the introduction Of foreign and native
mineral waters as table beverages the
use of wine has decreased nearly one
half at dinner parties and entertain
ments.
A Blue Springs (Ky) paper says that
in a recent lawsuit in that town, Colonel
Colby, in addressing the jury, brought
down the house by singing a comic
song as an illustration in making a
point in the case.
The postmaster of Owosso, Mich. has
been 50 pestered by local dudes gossip
ing with his pretty clerks that he has
placed over each window a printed card
which reads: This window for 7. ..
business only; not for visiting.
Due de Montpensier left $40 600, 900,
to be divided between his wife aud his
son and daughter. 1t is said, however,
that the Duchess intends to go into
convent aud leave the whole fortune to
be enjoyed by the two children.
1t is said the first cost Of building
fleet of Atlantic liners is a triile COM
pared to the cost of running them. In
less than three years it will exceed the
cost Of construction, SO enormous is the
expenditure in wages, port duties and
repairs,
The emperor of China visits the EN-.
press d0Wager ut the Nanbai palace
every five DAYS to inquire after her
maicstys health The visits are al
ways made early in the morning, at
tended hy vast retinue of personal
followers.
Dora Labouchere is lively and
spirited child of six years, with raven.
black hair, dark ewes and olive com.
plexion. Al the private view of the
Truth Toy Show she acted as hostess
to some hundreds of visitors with per.
feet ease.
General Sherman coufesses that he
likes the bands to play Marching
Through Georgia in his honor He
was surprised by hearing the tune as a
sereuade when he visited ireland, and
was surprised to learn that it was an
ancient Irish air.
The postage on a letter from the
United States through England to In.
dia is cents. The postage on letter
mailed in England for India is 10 cents.
On account of this the English business
public is making a big kick against the
English postal department,
Mgr. O'Connell, rector of the Ameri-
can College at Rome, denies that an
American woman has ever received the
pope's golden rose. Miss Gweudoline
Caldwell was debarred from receiving
it, despite the rumors 10 the contrary,
because she was not OF noble birth.
Hall Game, the dramatist, is tawny-
eyed thoughtful-looiiing and SHINY
graceful He has long auburn hair
and u pointed chin-heard; is quiet OF
manner, and the proud possessor of a
curious old lantern, which was carried
by Eugene Aram on the night Of the
murder,
Seats for Mr.. jefferson recent per.
Torrance at Atlanta, Ga, were sold at
auction without his knowledge or con-
sent When he learned it lie said that
he did not feel honorabIy entitled TO
the premium money aud he tbereupon
gave it-some $6OO-to various local