Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-17
MONOCLE AND TILE.

Mr., Kilkenny is the name of an eminently
Peaceable citizen in Centrsslia, Mo, and he
doesn't own any cats
Jacob H Simms, who WAS born in slavery
and came north at the end of the war, is
foremost among the colonel lawyers OF New
York city,
Ben Dixon, a Center Creek (Mo.) miner,
has experienced three great falls during his
life. The distances, it is claimed, were 40
feet, us feet and 80 feet.
The Rev. Isham Mills, a Massachusetts,
sN-clerGyman, has applied for patent for
welting shoes He hasn't entirely relin-
Guished the care of soles-
Thomas Perry, % years old, the janitcr
of the Presbyterian church at New Rich
mond, Ind, is a descendant of Joseph
Brandy, the once famous Iroquois chief.
NJ. de Lucy. the French naturalist. has
shown. at least 10 his own satisfaction,
that If man ever flies he will have to use
wings twice the size of the ordinary door.
Samuel and Simms CANNED Of Hickory
Flats, Simpson county, Ky. are probably
the largest twin brothers in the United
States. Their combined weight is 542
pounds.
Senator Jones OF Nevada is 50 thoroughly
the master of the subject of finance that he
He is an authority himself and has turn
for original investigation.
Peck's Bad Boy, that is, George Peek,
Jr., the son of the governor OF Wisconsin,
promises to become as prominent in poll
tics as his father. Peck. Jr.. has been APP
pointed an assistant pension agent.
Al Field, a negro minstrel, according to
his own statement, is a cousin of Eugene
Field, OF whom, As boy, he was great
chum. He says that he has frequently tried
10 get his cousin, who i born comedian,
10 80 upon the stage.
Mr.. Alfred de Roth>child possesses a
! lion cub, which he has trained to follow
/ him about his house and grounds. Its food
! consists Of rice and boiled mutton, of which
! latter article IL readily consumes upward
Of five pounds per day
/ I>hn E6mocds, librarian Of the Mercar
| tile library q Philadelphia, has occupied
| thA: place for 8 years and followed the
profession Of librarian for IS years. He
has seen the Philadelphia collection STOW
! t-on2 1900 volumes 10 10000.
| Senator Turpie IS one of the finest schol-
ars in the senate and is an adept in various
modern languages, He holds high rank
| with his associates As q lawyer and orator
! His speeches in the senate are models OF
/ erudition, force and elegant and virile die
| ton.
Colonel X. Bruce Ricketts, of Wilkes
barre is said to have sold 1900 acres of
| land i'll sullivan and Pike counties, Pa, to
q Boston syndicate. Soon after the war he
bought vast tracts of wild land there for
about $S,ooo. This sale is said 10 make him
| \ millionaire.
! Postmaster Dayton of New York owns u
card containing the proclamation of the
postmaster general in 1872. 1t announces
that The western post, between Boston
and New York, sets out once fortnight
| during the three winter months of Decem-
Der, January and February"
In Gounod's youth. 80 years ago, he had
a fine voice, and Jules Barber wrote of
him, There are no singers equal to him,
even among the tenors paid AT the rate of
| ZOO francs minute" He WAS a man of
| great personal attractivenesS handsome,
versatile, polished and at his best in so
| ciety