Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20
PERSONAL NOTES.

Henry Watterson prdes himself on his
skill in some departments of the culinary
art. For instance, he designed the dish
now known as lobster Ia Newberg. Years
ago he gave his idea to "Clarlie' Delmon-
leo, of New York, who carried it into sue
cessful execution. He is also an expert in
the preparation Of terrapin.
One day when the late Judge Pinney,
of Wisconsin, was a member of the SUI
preme Court of that State young lawyer
WHO was arguing his first case began as
follows: "Ancient history teaches US"
The Judge, looking up from the printed
brief, remarked: "Young man, just pass
over the ancient and medieval periocs
and begin with the modern era." The
young lawyer was put out for the nonce,
but learned lesson which has stood him
in good stead ever since.
On the occasion of the laying of the
cornerstone of the new Chicago post Of
flee building General Merritt will be mar
shall of the parade, and General Wheeler
will command division. Secretary Long
will be one of the speakers at the banquet,
and Postmaster General Smith will also
make an address.
An Ottawa (Kan.) boy, writing from
Manila, says that when the Twentieth Kan
sas had charged away out in front of the
firing line in one of the earlier battles Cen
eral Macarthur shouted to his adjutant:
''For Gods sake, bring them boys back"
Which goes to show that even General
sometimes forgets his grammar and his
'School of the Soldier" in moments Of
great excitement
Herbert Putnam will be very conserva-
tive IN developing policy for the Con-
gressional Library. He is thus quoted by
The Washington Star: 81 am not insensi-
bic TO the consideration of a policy, but If
| were asked the direct question as to what
it shall be l would have to leply that l
have administered library in Boston, but
have never administered the Library of
Congress. The policy, l imagine, will be
question OF the future"
John Ruskin, in his old age, says: cit
is not my work which makes me i'll, but
the sense that nothing comes Oft"
Frau Embden Heine, sister of the poet,
was some time ago offered $4,000 for one Of
her brothers unpublished manuscripts.
Colonel Fusion, who recently dstin-
guished himself with the Twelfth Kansas,
is one of the lightest men in the army.
He weighs but IS pounds.
Speaker Reed will return to Portland
about the middle of the month. He ex-
poets to make prolonged stay in Maine,
in that city, and at his Grand Beach cot
tage. He is going to take rest this Sum-
mer and resoluteiy refuses TO do any law
business.
Sarah Bernhard says that to train her
voice she adopted measures like those ac-
corded to Demosthenes. Gall day long"
she says, 81 kept a rubber ball in my
mouth so as to be able to open it wide
enough, and when alone in my room did
nothing for hours together but repeat I'll
di, tt di, ii d."
Rev. David Macrae, of Dundee, Scot
land, now on visit to this country, says :
Thirty years ago paid visit to Mrs.
Stonewall Jackson at her home, and was
presented by her with the overcoat which
her husband wore when he received his
death wound 1t was a heavy rubber
faced garment, and the fatal bullet hole
and stains of blood were plainly visible.
| met General Howard, of the Federal
Army, and told him the story. He was
immensely interested, and finally wound
up by saying; "Well Mr.. Macrae, think
l will have to give you the one that l wore
in the same battle. am not ranking my
self with Jackson, but want you to have
a souvenir from both sides" So he gave
me his uniformed coat embellished with
the Federal brass buttons and shoulder
straps. l propose on my return to have
the two coats transferred to the museum
at Edinburgh"
Governor J. R. Rogers, of Washington,
is native of Brunswick, Me-, and his
at-grandfathel commanded privateer
during the Revolution, having secured let
iers of marque and reprisal from the Con-
tlnental Congress. j. K. Rogers started
to make bis own living at the age Of II,
and has been, in the West, druggist,
school teacher and farmer.