Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-10-04
THE LISTENER.

Professor Garner says he will return t.
Africa Dcxt year to pursue his studies in
monkey talk.
Governor Woodbury. and Lieutenant
Governor Man>ur of Vermont each lost AN
arm in the civil WILT
William Waldorf Astor is said by tho
s::n Francisco Ar=,"naut to have an in
come of s., 500. Unu a year.
l;y the death "f an uncle in India. Will
Hln Baker. u stitchcr in Il shoe factory at
N.w Cannon. Conn. becomes one of the
l'irS To :!n C~tatr valued mt Str, OOn, 600.
When the new president of Wells col
l".5r, DIR William Waters was n tutor at
Yale, his merry countcnancc won for him
the pleasant nickname of 'MinncIaha,"
Laughing Waters.
Among the architects who are preparing
plans for the new mint building in Phila-
dclphia is Edward V. Williams, a colOrcd
man who has designed some very dainty
subu 7ban cottages.
Besides being a Clergyman, the Rev. J.
VI. Springer of Belle Vernon, Pa. is n
Justice of the peace, an undertaken and a
furniture dealer. H.. can also make an
"m!rlct and edit a paptr
Mr.. Joseph Chan t'crIain dimes vnlnr-
Justly off made dishes. drinks champagne,
Winds up with cigar strong enough to
wreck a party measure. and always when
convenient has bath before dining.
Crispi can swim on hi; hack, nn his side
.,nd haC kwarl. He gets through the water
cry rapidly when he tIsCs the English
overland stroke. They say his flying
-Prvad eagle dive is a marvel of natatorial
grace.
Grover Flint, grandson of the late DIR.
Austin Flint of New York. has secured his
discharge from the United States army, in
which he was Il private cavalryman, in or
der to look up fortune of $500, 900 left
him by his grandmother.
Lord Roscbery says that as soon rs the
story of his slccplcssncss got into the news
papers he was dclugcd with cures. One
OF the first was to sip before going to bed
| n tumbler of hot water. He tried it and
since has had no further trouble of the
kind.
There is at present residing at Suez tho
famous Arab poet, Sheik Ali ii Lasey
| who has been the court bard and confidcn
| tial friend of each successive ruler oil
Egypt since the time of the Viceroy Abbas
Pasha and is a man of great influence and
| wealth.
James Hesse of Russell county, Va, i:
| l04 years old, but manages his farm and
| frequently rides to the county courthouse
a distance of IL miles. His son, DIR. jaime.
Hcsse, is 40 years old and is frequently
assisted in mounting his horse by the old
| gentleman.
Mr.. kurino, the new Japanese minister
to Washington, Is said to be an American
in all but birth. He wears the clothes
common to a gentleman in this country
including either a derby or silk hat, anC
Is careful not to let his conversation es
cape through either of them.
| The Rev. DR.. Il. b. Garrett Of Austin
Tex, is said to be the only man living
| who witnessed the death OF John Wilke.
Booth. At the time he lived with his ia
Their on farm about l i miles south d
Port Royal, Va. 1t was in the elder Gar
rett's barn that Booth finally took refug,
and was shot by Boston Corbett.
| The personal appearance of Jean Richie
| pin, who is described as the most versatil,
| genius in all France since the death O
Victor Hugo, must impress the strangei
who meets him for the first time He 4
pictured as u tall, burly man, handsom,
in brutal style, with low brow, a thicl
neck, dilated nostrils and q general air O
athletic calm.
The jury in the case of the Unite,
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