Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-05-01
THE LISTENER.


Norsenan--a fine, stalwart fellow with
rudy face, fair hair and the limbs of a
giant.
DR.. Floto of San Francisco, who is o.
years old, Is still in the active practice OF
bis profession. He believes that he Is the
Oldest practicing physician in the country.
Ian Maclaren, as he Is known to the
literary world, otherwise the Rev. John
Watson Of Liverpool, has been selected to
deliver the Lyman Beecher course of leo
lures at Yale.
A German journal says that Prince Bis
,narck now possesses all the Prussian dec
orations and has exhausted all the honors
that it is possible for the emperor to con-
fer upon him.
The Rev. DR.. Logan of Scranton has
been elected member of the Victoria in
stitute Of Great Britain. The purpose OF
the institute is to reconcile tho revelations
of science with the statements of the BIBLE.
For many years Thomas Caperton Davis
of Waco, Ky., has read tho Bible through
three times every year. He has just fin
ished his first reading Of the book for this
year. He is strongly opposed to the theo-
ries of the modern Biblical critics.
It has been noticed in Washington that
since Senator Quay launched his presiden-
tial boom he appears in a black frock coat.
It is said, indeed, that all favorite sons, as
rule, affect the black frock coat during
the period of their favorite sonship. ~
r. Colonel George W. Gile, who recently
died in Philadelphia, had an honorable
record in the civil war. He commanded
the military display at the second inaugu-
ration of President Lincoln, and also com
manded the military cortege at his funeral.
Othniel Gayer of Norwich, Conn.,, re-
Gently deceased, was the oldest town clerk
in the United States in point of continuous
service and perhaps also in point of age.
He was 90 years old and had held the Office
continuously for little more than %
years.
The Marquis Costa de Beauregard, a
new mem Der Of tho French Academy, is
busy and breezy military looking man,
with immense mustaches, and bears gen.
eral resemblance in manners and DISPOSE
ton to Victor Emmanuel, but is striking
~ handsome.
Senator Wolcott Of Colorado, whose serv-
Ice in the army during the late rebellion
has been questioned, was member OF the
One Hundred and Fiftieth Ohio volun-
teers. At tho age of 16 years he volunteer
ed for 100 days in response to the presi-
dents call in 1864.
General John S. Williams, celebrated as
"Cerro Gordo Williams" is IS years old,
but he is passing lively and vigorous
old age on his Kentucky estate. He ap-
peared In Louisville the other day to dis
pose of 80 hogsheads of tobacco which he
had raised on his farm.
Stephen Salisbury Of Worcester, Mass,
has given 5000, 900 with which to build a
museum Of fine arts in that city. His de-
sire to save tho handsome Worcester COM
mon has induced him to make offers OF
several other sites for the city hall, which
the authorities intend to build on the COM
mon.,
william a. Porter, a young millionaire
Of Brooklyn, every night, rain or shine.
snow OF hail, In freeze or thaw, turns out
ON bicycle to every fire. In order that he
may be promptly on the scene Mr.. Porter
has had fire alarm rugged In his bed.
room, and he claims that he beats the en-
gines every time. ,''.'-e ..."."r
N. Deprez, the famous French tenor,
creator Of the part Of Fernando In LA
| Favorita," will this year celebrate the
ninetieth anniversary Of his birth. he is
living now In q handsome apartment In
Paris. His rooms are filed with souvenirs
Of his former triumphs, to which he refers
with natural pride.