Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-27
PERSONAL GOSSIP.


THE Emperor of China is not devoted
to the pleasures OF the table, but is very
fond of oysters.
T. 2. O'CoNNoR is proud because his
new London weekly started In with over
81 900 worth OF advertising.
JOSEPH JEFFERSON and family have al
ready occupied their summer home on
the shore of Buzzard's Bay.
EMILE lola has recently written an
imprisoned appeal against baby farm
ing as it is carried on in France.
SENATOR WoLCoTT thinks the next
President of the United States will be a
diligent student of the Western situa-
ton.
THE Princess Of Wales is exhibiting
a number of her creditable productions
in photography at the exhibition in
Vienna.
LORD HoUGHToN, who recently sue
ceeded to his title, is a poet as was his
predecessor, who was better known as
Monckton Mines.
EX.-Gov. JOHN IRELAND, of Texas, says
that when Galveston has deep water
there will be new line of railroad be-
tween that city and Chicago.
M. AMBROSE THOMAS, the veteran COM
poser of Hamlet" and "Mignon," is
slowly recovering from a serious acct
dent which nearly cost him his life.
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL takes but
two books with him on his expedition
to South Alrica-ShaEe speare and Mo-
liere. He doesn't care for the Bible.
TsCHAIKowsKY, the Russian composer,
has suddenly become one of the lions
of society, but there is nothing coin
No Of hi
In England "Artemus Ward' has
scarcely lost an iota of his popularity as
a humorist. English popular opinion
has placed him on a level with Mark
Twain.
The Grand Duchess Stefanie is said to
look surprisingly young-not more than
20-and would be very handsome but
for her insignificant eyes. Her COM
pleXion is of rose-leaf loneliness.
REV FATHER SHERMAN, son of the late
Gen. Sherman, will be present at the
celebration of the three hundredth an
niversary of the death of ST. Aloysius
at st. Charles. Mo-, and will deliver the
Grafton.
MAXWELL EvARTs, the youngest of ex-
Senator William Evarts' sons. has only
a slight resemblance to his father. He
is perhaps 80 years old, below medium
height, and of slender frame. AS a
lawyer he is already coming into promi-
nence.
THE eX-Emperor of Brazil has been
lingering at Monte Carlo, and is said to
be a regular attendant upon the magni-
ficent concerts given there. Milan, of
Servia, is expected there shortly tospend
his new million which the regents of
Servia have given him.
PRIVATE SECRETARY HALFoRD, in Lon
don, was asked, whether President Har-
risOn was travelling around the country
with Barnum' IS circus. He now thinks
there are good many things that the
English people don't know as well as
they should.
ARCHDUKE ALBRIGHT, the hero of Mon
tara, Novara and Custozza, and Field
Marshal and Inspector General cf the
celebrate the tWenty-tifth anniversary
Of his promotion to the Grand Cross of
the Military Maria Theresa Order-a
very rare distinction.
Mrs. LEASE, the Kansas Alliance wom-
an, recently received letter from Ben
Butterworth notifying her that she had
recently been elected to membership
in the college of Thinkers" of the
world. She has also received an offer
of $3.50 and all expenses to make three
speeches before the Chautauqua meet
ing at Atlanta.
PELAGIC, the Servian Anarchist, has
travelled between Belgrade and Sofia
for the last three months at the expense
of the Servian and Bulgarian govern
ments. Servia expelled him for the
publication of a revolutionary pamphlet,
and gave him ticket to the Bulgarian
capital. Bulgaria promptly gave him a
return ticket, and started him back.
This sort of thing has been repeated ten
times and the end of it is not vet.
A GERMAN HINT.