The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-01-03
WHAT'S TOLD OF THEM.

kRlKoR HAGoP BAsMAJAS, of Phil
adelphia, is to be ordained as 4 Baptist
minister.
Mrs. BELvA LOCKWOOD has decided
that she does not want to be a candidate
for president.
REV. CHARLES III. STRONG, ofSavannah,
is to be the successor of the late Bishop
Beck with, of Georgia.
THE Shah wishes to visit Europe once
more, and he has expressed his inten-
ton of visiting Sweden and Norway.
Mis-. BLAINE is the tallest of the la
dies of the cabinet and Mrs. Noble the
shortest, the latter being only five feet
in height.
MAYOR filler, of Philadelphia, gives
all the fees he receives for performing
the marriage ceremony 10 charitable
purposes.
CHiUScEY NJ. DEPEw has had the
honor of having tug with the loudest
steam whistle in New York harbor
named after him.
| CHANG, the famous Chinese giant, has
become naturalized British subject
and an earnest religious worker. He is
"high" churchman naturally.
WILLIAM WINTERS biography of John
! Gilbert, which will be published by the
! dunlap Society. VIII contain !: number
of letters addressed TO Mr.. Winter by
! the actor.
Mas kEELEy, the veteran English act
ress, has just entered upon her s6th
year, and is still in vigorous health.
| EplToR HENRY WATTERsoS, Of the
! Louisville Couricr-Jonrnal, has just cele-
/ brated his silver wedding.
/ Miss MAUD HOWE, young woman Of
| Leith, has immortaliZed herself by
swimming 80 yards in minutes and 80
| seconds, thus breaking the record,
! which is not exactly III woman's line.
/ Joaquin MlLIER's handwriting looks
/ like free-for-all Of black cats. An eX-
tended description Of il seems to war
rant some such conclusion. to say the
/ least.
BRICK PoAERoy, as he appears nova
days. is portiy, well-drcssed gentle
| man, whose attire is topped of with q
slouch hat He is described as the same
| jolly, good-natured, abstcmious, cynical
! gentleman hat he was of old.
| Coco TALENo, the new Japanese min
/ lister to Washington. who is expected
| to assume the post by the end Of next
month. was leading member of the
! committee that received and enter
| tanned Gen. Grant during the latter's
visit TO Japan.
Mrs. FRENCH SHELDON, who proposes
! to travel into the heart OF Africa in
| search Of fresh material for lew book
may succeed in getting there; but will
any life insurance company take risks
upon her getting back again There E
the rub.
| GEN Ben. Butler, though nearly ~
years old, is one of the hardest working
! lawyers in Boston. He comes down
from Lowell every morning, and goes
back at night after day of toll, and he
does not hesitate TO burn the midnight
oil when occasion requires.
HENRY RIDER HAGGARD, Esq, j. p, is
the :ull name of the famous author. He
is 33 years old, but looks more like q ur
-. He resides in the village of Ditch
luohara, 4. :hc southern division of the
county of Norfolk. through which vii
lage, near the outskirts of his estate
runs the Wa.eney Valley Railroad.
Gov. TuLMAN, of South Carolina,
wants enlarged authority. He would
have a direct voice in the management
of every penal, charitable and educa
tiOnal institution in the state, and abso,
lutte control of the vaht phosphate in
dustry. involving the collection of 500,
600 a wear. and of the entire railroad
system of the state.
T. b. ALDRICH has taken advantage OF
his release from editorial duties tC
achieve more literary work than hao
been possible for him before in some
wears On the other hand, Horace +
Scudder, since assuming the chair Mr.
Aldrich vacated, has found no leisure tt
accomplish anything beyond the work
connected with his position as editor.