The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-01
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!. Perfection.
He was leading ahorse down the road
when man stopped him.
Hello, Brown" he said, been buy
ing another horse, eh?''
YES" looking over his purchase.
"What do yon think of him?"
Pretty good-looking horse. Going
to sell your other?''
20, no; this isn't for me. Its .
PRESENT."
"a PRESENT.
"Yes, you see it's this way. When I
l brought my horse down here the
streets were dark as pitch. Couldn't
| get the town to light 'em. Tried every
/ way knew how. ! said to my friend
/ Smith, one day:
/ See here, Smith, you've got electric
lights strung all along your street
| eyes, said Smith.
+ the town
Yes, said Smith.
"'And the road is as smooth as BIZ
lard table
/ Yes
| "'Well, how in the world do you do
it9'
"'You see. said Smith. one Of the
councilmen lives just beyond me. Now
do you understand"'
PERSONAL AND IMPERSONA-
Sarah Bernhard bears her mothers
name. Her first name was originally
Rosine, which she changed of her own
accord She is Catholic in religion,
and until she was sixteen she was edu-
Gated in convent.
Senator Refer, of Kansas, has
wife and eight children, and the latter,
including three daughters, have all
been taught trades. The boys have all
learned the printers trade, and the
eldest daughter has been taught to set
type. One son is locomotive engineer.
One daughter does amanuensis work
and reporting, but also sets type.
Thomas Edison's house at Orange,
N. j., is a beautiful and luxurious one,
and is but five minutes walk from his
laboratory. His family consists of his
wife, daughter about Is years old, two
boys and two babies. The boys are be-
ing educated at homo by tutor; one
inherits his fathers inventive genius,
while the other is musically inclined
Prof. Charles Waldstein, the Amer
lean archaologist, is making interest
ing discoveries among the ruins of Ere
tria, on the island of Eub9a. The city
was destroyed by the Persians 400 years
B. c., and in his excavations Prot
Waldstein has found the remains of
theater and a number of treasures, in
Guiding gold diadems, jewelry, vases,
etc
-Boulanger, instead of renting a
modest villa in the suburbs of Brus-
sells, as at first he intended to do,
has taken a house in the he art
of the aristocratic Quarter Leopold
in that city, with Prince Victor
Bonaparte and several diplomatists for
near neighbors- In fact, the particular
mansion which he is to occupy was at
one time the residence of an Austrian
minister to Belgium.
What number Prince Victor Napo-
leon should put after his name has been
discussed. One writer maintains that
he is Napoleon VIII. The king of
Rome was Napoleon IL, Louis Napo-
Icons uncle Joseph was Napoleon Ill,
his father Louis king of Holland, Ma
poleon ~, and he himself Napoleon v.
The prince imperial was Napoleon vi,
Prince Napoleon Napoleon VII and
Prince Victor Napoleon Will
"A resident of Auburn, N. r., has a
hat in his possession which is over $50 +
years old. '"rhe hat my father wore"
"Grandfather's hat" and "Where did /
you get that hat?" aren't a circum-
stance compared with this ancient tile.
1t is a beaver, with genuine bell top,
and was made in New York City. A
bit of silk facing is on the top and bot
tom of the top part of the rim. This
was to allow the raising of the hat
without ruffling the fur
While the late Prince Sanio, OF
Japan, keeper of the great seal, lay on
his deathbed, the emperor came to him,
read an address recognizing the dying
1oble's splendid services, and raising
MS faithful friend to the highest rank
20 which it was possible to elevate him.
Prince Sanjo. who had been unable TO
move muscle for some time, there
ipon raised his haaS aud folded his
lands in the Japanese fashion to show
lis gratitude, He then became uncon.
cious and dled the same evening
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