Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-09
PERSONAL HISTORY,

| nlneueth year, ana, With the exception
Of Bishop Charles Wordsworth, was
probably the last survivor Of the private
society of Sir Walter Scott. He was a
most accomplished scholar.
Mr.. GRAHAM of Dingwall, England,
was a companion of Mr.. Gladstone when
they were bows together, Tor Gladstone
is but two years the senior of Graham.
Referring to Gladstone as boy, Mr.
| Graham SAYS; Even as q boy he was
entrusted by his mother with the house
hold purse. Mrs Gladstone used to saw.
$50 TO the chancellor of the excbequer
(meamng her son William), and tell him
to give me some money"
THE proposition to erect monument
to Jefferson Davis in Richmond, to rep
resent the popular affections borne his
memory by the whole South, receives
occasional encouragement from the
press in various states on the other side
of Mason and Dixon's line, but the
fund has not reached the necessary
dimensions yet. The Atlanta Constitu-
ton thinks that Georgia alone ought to
raise $4,000 for this purpose.
MARIE BASHKIRTSEFF'S tomb in the
cemetery at Passy is still place of pill
grimage. On the tomb are inscribed
the titles Of Marie's works of painting
and sculpture and within is a roomy
apartment handsomely furnished.
Carpets, chairs, footstools, cushions,
bric-a-brac and draperies once used by
her are there, as we'll as her portrait in
stained glsss and her bust surrounded
by palms and surmounted by a wreath.
THE retirement of Mai. Count August
Bismarck and Capt Count Bismarck
Bohlen from the Queens Own Body
Dragons has made very painful i'm
preston IN Berlin, as nobody believes
that they resigned of their own prefer
| ence. There is little doubt that a hint
from high quarters was communicated
to them, and that both observed its
warning only with the greatest reluct-
ance. Both are splendid horsemen,
thorough spOrtsmen, and enthusi-
astic soldiers. They are exceptionally
popular in Berlin society.
THOMAS HoDGKINs, of New York, has
given $4,000 to the Royal Institute for
scientific researches.
The courts have decided that Thomas
| A. Edison has the only patent on all
incandescent electric light in this coun-
try.
The President has appointed Andrew
j. Slbley to be an alternate commits
| sioner to the Worlds Columbian EX-
position from the state of Vermont.
WHEN any foreign visitor is given
audience to the Japanese Mikado the
latter insists on being addressed in
French, which he speaks we'll.
OTTo f. EHLERs, the well-known Ger
man explorer of Africa, has gone to
China and intends to make a long tour
of investigation in parts Of that coun-
try.
IT is said that Corp. Tanner has
cleared nearly $500, 900 from his business
as pension claim attorney since he was
bounced from the pension commits
sionership.
GOODWIN SMITH spoke at an annex
atlonlst meeting in Ontario the other
day, declaring that the whole country
was either at standstill or declining III
prosperity.
CALvERLEY, the young Toronto athlete
who walked over Niagara Falls on wire
cable, Is going to repeat the perform
ance next July, with a newspaper man
on his back.
ONE Of the best-knoWn portrait paint
ers of Boston is Mrs. Phoebe jerks, who
was past 30 years of age before she dis
covered that she had either a decided
taste or talent for painting.
One of Boston's clubs, the Winter
green, IS composed of woman all
confessedly over 80. Mrs. Mary A.
Livermore, who would doubtless own
up to decade or two more, is one of
Its leading spirits.
THE profits on Charles Dickens works
a1e said to amount at the present time
to about SAC, 900. 1t is not stated what
proportion of this is received by his
HERS now that some of his books are
out of copyright.
FATHER MARTIN, who has been elected
general of the Society of Jesus by the
convocation at Azepetia, Spain, is the
youngest member ever chosen to the
office, with the exception of one of the
earlier generals, who succeeded to the
office when only 50 years old. Father
Martin IS A years of age.
PROF. JAMES HALL, the New York
state geologlst, who is still an active and
ardent deyotee of science, is 80 years Of
age. Few learned men have received
more honors from collegiate institutions
and scientific societies. While he was
teacher in the Rensselaer, School in
Albany he was invited to become the
Canadian government geologist, but was
persuaded to remain in this country,
and soon received an appointment to
his present post in the Empire State.
KING GEORGE, of Greece, has con-
ferred the decoration of the Order of
the Saviour upon DIR. Waldstein, Of
the American archaeological school at
| Athens.
''THE Dickens of Vienna" as he was
sometimes called-Herr Friedrich
Schloegl-died recently at the age TO.
The truth and humor of his character
drawing gave him an immense popu-
larity.
On the French medal he is called
Christophorus Colomb; on the Italian
he is Christophorus Colombo. The new
MiIanese medal calls him Christoforo
Colombo, while our own medal has him
plain Christopher Columbus. As for
Christopher himself he spelled his
name Colon.
OK the death of Wordsworth the
laureateship was offered to Samuel Rog-
ers in an autograph note by Prince AL
bert. The Prince told the venerable
poet, who was then 81 years DID, that
no duty whatever would be expected,
but that it would crafty the Queen to
know that his name was thus connected
with the history of her reign. Rogers