The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-10-24

GIuCe EuWh&u, tno bOn OF the
Prince Of Wales will be In this coun-
try next year. II is - years
since bis father wss here, q slIm
youth OF nineteen, or thereabouts.
Blsmark draws no salary as q
Prusslan minister. In his Official ca
paclty as chancellor Of the German
Empire he receives si3,500. The
rest Of hIs income In derived from
his estates, the acreage OF which Is
very considerable.
The Massachusetts, Horticultural
Society Is TO be congratulated upon
securing for Its president q gentle
man At once 30 compstent, practIcsl
and efficient as Mr.. Johu B. Moore,
Of Concord. His election will lend
new life, vIgoF and Interest 10 q most
worthy and valuable institution.
Gov. Jarvis told the North Caro-
loans, In . speech the other day, that
they had enjoyed, this year. some
thing never before seen since the
Declaration Of Independence "the
State government run for one whole
year without drawing q dollar from
the pockets of the people" This was
accomplished by the sale OF some un.
productive public property.
Goethe was given, In 1927, the
most costly present that any mortal
ever received, namely, twelve bot
Ties Of Rossnwelp, which were sent
20 him by the city OF Bremen. In
the famous Rathskeller, Ia that city
is special vault containing this wine
which grew In 1924, and then cost GO
reichsthaler the oxhoft IAN old meas
ure.) Taking this at compound iu-
terest, the value Of each bottle sent
TO Goethe was $22, 500, 900!
President Arthur, while he was
the guest OF Gen. Sharpe, at Kingston
N. Y. WAS appealed TO by widow to
order the discharge Of her son from
tho regular army, and, being asked Il
such applications were often receiv-
Cd, ,laughlngly replied yes, that It took
about bali the time OF the Secretary
OF MAR to get men into the army ,and
half Of his (the PresIdent's) 10 gel
them out again. The widows applI.
cation was successful, investigation
showing good reasons for compliance
with her request
Gen. Gresham, who succeeds Mr.
Foiger as Secretary -of the Treasury,
served with great distinction as al
dficer In the Civil War, and for sew
eral years aiterward was q Judge In
thesUnlted States District Court; II
April last he was appointed Postmas-
ter General and the straight forward
energetic and efficient manner 10
which he has administered this Inn
portant Office has added 10 the favor
with which he was regarded by the
people. The appointment gives gen
eral satiactIon throughout the couu-
try.
Il
Almost all the rich and famous
men Of New York began life as ssno-
bodies.n Charles p Daily was an ap
prentice toa quIll.pen cutter, Rosw vel
p. Flower was farm laborer at 81 ,
day, August Belmont was an appren
lice at nothing year, aud boardes
himself, Grover CleveIaRd was q clerl
| in New York city at$4 week ,Clarl
| Bell was blacksmith's APPRENTICE ant
could scarcely lift the hammer, Henri
e. Abbey failed in the Jewelry busI.
ness, A. B. CarnelI was a telegraph
operator for Morse, George William
Curtis was clerk at $3 a week
Charles Dana was farm boy, Chaun
cy Depew, like Thurlow Weed, wa
g cabin boy on the North River, and
was In the line Of promotion to
skipper, Edison was a rewsboy, ,Goul'
and Grant we're tanners, John Kell.
was CRATE setter, Dan Sickles was
| type setter, Rufus Hatch and Russel
Sage were farm hands. Howeve,
| every "Nobody" does not become
big man.