Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-12-19
Personal.

Emperor William reads his bible with
great regularity each morning.
Joaquin Miller will soon be among
our old men; he is already nearly fifty
years of age.
There is o rumor that the English
Mission has been offered to ex. President
Woolsey. of Yale.
The young sons of the Prince of
Wales take an equal share of the duties
on board the Bdcchante with the other
officers.
General Grant, it is reported, thinks
of spending part of the winter in the
Southern States; lie may also visit Cuba
and Mexico.
Madame Christine Nilsson, for sing
ing twelve times during the wedding
festivities of King Alphonso, is to
receive SO, 900.
The two Misses Longfellow, a daugh-
ter OF Professor Horsford, and daugh-
ter of Mr.. Arthur Gilman are among
the lady students at Harvard.
Mr.. A. H. Stephens is now at home
and in good health, resting after his
travels, which have taken him to hearty
welcomes throughout the country.
Mrs. Randall, the widow of ex.Gov-
ernor Randall, of Wisconsin, is said to
be the extremely successful business
manager of her own ranch in the far
west.
It was personal liking for the clever
and kind-hearted Chief Tecumseh that
led General Sherman's father to name
his small boy after the Indian States
man.
Mr.. Evarts said to friend the other
day in relation to the report that he was
to be appointed Minister to England:
" You need not contradict that. 1t is
too absurd to honor with contradic-
tion."
The late Mrs. Angelina Grimke
Weld left paper in which she said:
~ have purposely selected my old
clothes to be buried in, that my good
ones may be given to the poor, that
they may do them good after I am
gone."
"There is tide in the affairs of men
which, taken at the food, leads on to
fortune" The Flood which U. s.
Grant, Jr., seems likely to take is about
twenty-four years old, has dark brown
hair. blue eyes. full face, beautiful
teeth and handsome form.
Mrs. Harriet Lane johnson has vis-
tied Mercersburg, Penn, for the pur-
pose of purchasing the spot of ground
at Gave Gap, three miles west of that
town. which is known as the birthplace
of her uncle, President Buchanan.
Mrs. johnson proposes to erect mon
ument to the ex-Presidents memory at
that place.
The Rev. Jacob Abbott who was we'll
known as writer for young people, died
recently at his home at Pennington,
Maine, aged rs. His life is interesting
to the many thousands who have read
his numerous works written mostly for
the young. It is stated that a complete
catalogue OF his works would exceed
200 titles. His publications have been
very popular, and their sale large.
They have the merit of pleasing and
their moral tone has recommended
them to parents and educators.
Mr.. John Roach the veteran ship
builder. ia described as q man who
never wastes minute. During his
railway travelling he reads, plans and
sleeps; and he is oftenest to be found
in his shipyard. seated in some shell
tered corner, making figures, some
times on paper and often on pieces
of board. He is very abrupt in
his questions, and often poses for a
minute even the most expert men about
the yard. For instance, in walking in
the street with his naval architect he
may suddenly change the subject, no
matter what it is, and ask how big o
ship must be to carry so many bales of
cotton, accommodate certain number
of passengers. and make so many knots
an hour. He expects an answer in
SANITY, and generally gets it.