Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 January 1893 — ODDS AND ENDS. [ARTICLE]

ODDS AND ENDS.

William Woolsey, of Su Paul, Minn., must have had a merry Christmas and have enjoyed his goose and plum pudding immensely. His false teeth were advertised to be sold for debt on Christmas. Dr. Herbert Vaughan, Archbishop' of Westminster, who, it is said, will be raised to the Cardiualate oniite occasion of the Pope’s jubilee, is sixty years of age, was consecrated in 1872, and on the doath of Archbishop Manning became the latter’s successor. Sir William Gordon Gumming was one of the prominent Scottish exhibitors at the great Birmingham cattle show, recently. He is said to be very popular among his tenants, and lady Gordon Cumming, by her personal kindness to thepooron her husband’s estate of Altyne has gained many friends. Paul B. Du Chailiu had 22,000 opportunities to marry while in Africa, and it was not leap year either. Steele Mackaye is an absorbed student of reptile lore. At one time he JSepElal in his study. He would write with the creature coiled up on his table, its head close up beside his hand. Bishop Leonard tells a good story on himself. He was teaching a Sun-day-school in Utah, and asked a little girl if she,kn£w who Christ as. She replied, “Oh, yes, sir; he was a man.” Fearing that she might have an impression that Christ was more human than divine, Bishop Leonard asked her what kind of a man he was, and if Christ was anything like himself. “Oh, no," she replied, “he was a good man.”

Ho-ne-a-go, one of the chiefs of the Osages, the richest Indians in the country, recently exhibited himself to the wondering gaze of the people of Kansas City. He wore his first hat for the occasion, and a new pair of blankets. The chief enjoyed nimself hugely in the metropolis of the Kaw, and showed his acquaintance with civilization ny remarking that he saw more pretty women there in one day than in all his life elsewhere. -O iL WeU r -BUvHis r -I suppose you found something in your stocking.” Blivins—Yes, a confound tack while I was up getting the paregoric for the baby. Young Author—ls it true true that nay poems have really set you dreaming. I am — , Maud—Mercy, yes; I’ve gone to sleep every time I’ve tried to read the rr '. ‘You must not be discouraged, George,” she said. “Papa may be abrupt, but his heart is as warm as a June day.” “Yes,” replied George, “I’ve noticed that his manner is very summary.”—Washington Star. |£ ,* “I have no doubt you love me, Harry,” said the wife, “but you never take me on your knee now as you used to do, and yet you promised to do so at the altar.” “Promised to take you on my., knee!” exclaimed the husband in astonishment. “Well, as good as that.” “I don’t remember saying any such thing.” “You said, ‘Tohave and tohold.”’ Dabney—l don’t believe this house is haunted do you? Janson —Well there’s something very unusual about it. Dabney—What is it? Janson —The . landlord doesn’t always come the first day of the month for the rent.