Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1899 — TWENTY YEARS AGO. [ARTICLE]

TWENTY YEARS AGO.

“Pinafore” was raging. Telephones were a novelty. * “Baby Mine” was prevalent. Denis Kearney was rampant. Sitting Bull was a “big Injun.” Campanini was the great tenor. Adelaide Xeilson was playing Juliet Six-day walking matches were a craze. Prince Louis Napoleon was slain by Zulus. England was fighting Afghans and Zulus. Kaiser William celebrated his golden wedding. Gen. Grant was finishing a tour of the world. ' “Wot d’yer soy?” was the slang phrase of the day. The great Brooklyn bridge was nearing completion. The United States army was fighting wfth Ute Indians. Leadville was two years old and had 20,000 inhabitants. Zola’ft “L’Assommoir” had just shocked the reading world. Millionaire A. T. Stewart’s body was stolen for ransom. Grevy succeeded Marshal McMahon as president of France. Sol Eytinge, Jr., Frank Bellew and Thomas Worth were leading humorous artists. Bernhardt created a furore in London and announced an intention of coming to Amerlca-