Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-03-05
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year.
Hon. Joseph f. Brown. OF Georgia.
has been reelected President Of the
Southern Railway and Steamship AS
ISOLATION.
Editor Rosewater of the Omaha Bee,
who has been in Europe for some time,
has been making a special study of the
European telegraph systems.
Prince George of Wales the second
son of the Prince of Wales, is an
officer of the navy. He has lately
been promoted to the rank of com
mander.
Walter Jerrold son of the famous
humorist, has written new Life of
Faraday" containing much original
authentic information about the great
scientific man.
A good bust Of Allen G. Thurman
has been secured by the sculptor r II.
Park, though it has not been finished
up. Critics speak highly of it how
ever. in its present condition.
The young ladies of Wellesley Col
lege are 10 rebelious frame Of mind
because they are no longer permitted
to use the phrase II guess So" In
future they must invariably coniecs-
ure.
Miss Annie Corbin will receive from
her father, Austin Corbin. on her ap-
proaching wedding day, neat little
check for million dollars. That will
be practical Bless you, my child
rem"
j Don Carlos, pretender to the throne
of Spain who is living at the present
time in Venice is said to be badly in
need of money. He was obliged. &C.
cording 10 reports, to pawn his jewels
a short time ago.
Jean Ingelow is now a groy-haired
little old woman of 63 years. She is a
kind friend of the poor, and at regular
intervals gives them what she calls
copyright dinners" from the pro-
ceeds of her books
Johu Archibald is one of the Stand
ard oil magnates He started as an
Office boy at TilusvilIe a few years ago,
specuated successfully as soon as he
got hold of little money aud is to.
day worth Sl5, 900, 900.
Queen Olga Of Greece, who has
just celebrated her 10th birthday, be-
came n grandmother at 80 The En-
press Frederick became grandmother
ut the same age, while the Empress of
Austria attained that dignity at SO.
Elizabeth Robbins, an American act
ress, who is achieving much success in
London just now, was ON the boards
of the Boston Museum for several sea.
sons. making her greatest hit few
months ago in lbsen's "Hedda Gabler. -
King Alexander, of Serya, did not
impress the Parisenues very favor
ably as far as his personal beauty
went. lie has the physique of his
butcher ancestors, together with the
rude yellowish-oliye complexion OF
Natalie.
Sir William Turner of the Univer.
sity Of Edinburgh, who has made "a
careful study OF the whale. calculates
that one eighty feet long in order 10
attain speed of twelve miles an hour
must exercise propelling force of l54
horsepower
A po>t-mortem was held over a val
bushel of tine sand was found in it's
stomach, Feeding on short clover
pasture is supposed to be the way in
which the animal accumulated the
small sandbauk.
II is said that when Sarah Bcrnhardt
visited the famous whispering gallery
near hu.ua, on the coast of New
South Wales her manager tested its
powers los shouting: Is not this q
lreat2' to which tho echo responded
with; Twenty dollars a seat
DR. Chtrcot. the famous hypnotst.
has beautiful summer home just oGt-
side ut Paris, on the borders of the
Bois lie BouIogue The villa is said 20
be fairly wreathed Ia flowers and
shrubbery, aud its eminent occupant
be. avs love not only for this form of
life, hut also tor animals.
Prince Henry of Orleans. recogniz-
Ing the fact that the chances of his
succeeding to the throne" of France
are extremely small has done the next
best thing and entered the ranks of the
journalists, In one of the latest issues
of So'sjt in Paris the Prince has an
article on China and Politics.
Mrs Caroline $. Brooks. of Missouri
who attracted good deal of attention
at the Centennial Exposition in 1876
10y her sculpture in butter will have "a
mll-ieugth figure in marble of the
Sleeping loDanthe' on exhibition at
,he Cuicago Fair She still uses butter
for modelling, considering it superior TO
clay.
The new Countess Of Dudley is ac-
,ording To- all accounts, a very bcau'j-
full woman but 10 shy that She is hands
somer than the dowagcr Countess, her
uother-in-law, is something which is
dilicult to- believe. The seuicr Count
ess is one of the beauties of Europe
whose charms only ripeu and expand
with age
Sigccrj sou Of Heudri,E lhseu, has
become engaged to Borgiiott Bioruson,
druguJer of the Norwegian lutcratvur