Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-09
ABOUT PEOPLE.

The late John Stetson recently re-
marked There are more men Who
are fools in Boston than there are men.
Prince Henry of Prussia, the en-
peror's brother, has bought MontarileT,
one of the largest estates in Lorraine.
The young prince Arthur of Con-
nought has taken kindly to his duties
as a scholar at Elton, and bous his own
kettle and makes his own tea, just as
though he was a cOmmOner.
4 leading diplomatist now in Eng
land, who spent many years in Te-
heran. describes the new shah as tail,
calm. and reserved. He is quiet in his
manner. moderate in MS demands, and
has fair abilities.
SiIas Belts, who has just died at his
home near Camden, n. J., was for years
che of the foremost agriculturists Of
New Jersey. He introduced Guernsey
cattle into the state, and was president
of the American Guernsey Cattle club
since 1880.
The London Chronicles representa-
tive at Moscow writes: Il could not
help noticing that the emperor is look
ing very thin, but the empress, on the
ether hand, has got wonderfully stout
and hearty looking in the short time
that has elapsed since her marriage
! A rare honor has fallen to the lot of
Postmaster General Won Stephan of Ger
many-that of having erected in mis-
! lifetime monument to himself, which
was solemnly inaugurated last week al
Emden in the park fronting the post
office, in the presence of all the munich
pal and postal authorities.
The late Col. J. P. Sanford was one
of the last of the great lyceum speakers
of the decade following the close of the
war. He was an inimitable story teller
and it is said that one evening when hi
was billed to deliver a lecture on China
he entertained the audience for twt
hours with his stories and never said
word about the celestial empire. Th'
people paid him to stay over an9the1
day and deliver his lecture to them. III
was accustomed to wear his hair rathe
long and had the kind of aspect tina
used to be called leonine.
Mr.. Haweis, of London has agar
emerged from temporary eclipse Will
the announcement of new volume t.
be called Travel and Talk. 1t is de
scribed as a popularity written accoun
of his 100000 miles Of travel througl
America, Australia, New Zealand, AM
the islands of the Pacific.
Gilbert Parker has committed tn
serial and book rights of his new move
of Canadian life, The Pomp of tn.
Lavilettes, to Lamson, Wolff & Co., o
Boston. His book of short stories, Al
| Adventurer of the North, is about t
appear in a few days from the press o
Stone & Kimball of Chicago.
Henry James calls Stevensons Wei
, of Hermiston splendid tragic frag
ment," and. says he got from it 6
sense of new resources altogether-o
, striking a new chord" He allude
more particularly to the character o
the elder Kirstie, the woman Of sc
with the bound1ess, relentless capacit
for devotion.
George w. Cable feels so completel
, at home in his adopted town in North
ampton, Mass, that a close observe
has remarked on how well he fits int
all the traditions of Puritanism. Til
fact is that Mr.. Gable, though born il
New Orleans and wholly a southerne
by rearing, is entirely New Englande
in creed, sympathy and mode o
thought
Horace E. Scudder says: "a cleve
, Cambridge woman once said that whe1
she met a Cambridge man and was
little at loss for conversation sh
woulG turn upon him with the question
How is your book coming on?' and tn,
question rarely failed to bring a volubl,
answer"