The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-20
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.


Beethoven became deaf in 1901,
blind in 1928, and died in 1897, after
composing one hundred and thirty-seven
different works.
Miss Martha Jellison, who had
taught school for sixty years, died in
Ellsworth, Me-, the other day at the
age of ninety-three. Boston Post.
General Butler found the State
House of Massachusetts destitute OF
Bible. He should be given credit for,
leaving handsome copy for the study
of his successor. Ben is one of the best
Bible scholars in the United States
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The New York Historical Society,
with 1898 members, no debts, and
5000 on hand, is taking steps to Sc
cure a new building. The present quar-
ters on Second avenue are much too
small to accommodate its library of sew
enty thousand volumes and its great
mass of maps, pamphlets, pictures and
other objects.-M Y. Times.
Major William Arthur, of the army,
bears strong personal resemblance to
his brother, the President, though Of
llchter build and more distinctive mil
itary bearing. He has seen great deal
of active'service on the plains, and was
brave and efficient officer during the
rebellion. He still bears the scars of
severe wounds received in battle. For
politics he cares little, his tastes being
purely military. - WdSbiRq on Star.
Charles Nordhof, who edits tho
Washington news department of the
New York Herald, is paid salary Of
$40, 900 per annum, and has in addition
house which is provided for him by
the proprietor of the Herald. His wife
is daughter of Bishop Ames, and in
teres herself especially in the welfare
Of young women from Indiana who 90
to the capital either to find employment
in one OF the Departments or 10 enjoy
the pleasure of Washington society.
The library of Harvard College
contains the first two drafts of Longfel
lows Excelsior" The first is written
on the back OF a note addressed to
Longfellow by Charles Sumner, and is
indorsed September 28, 1874, $3.50
o'clock, morning. Now in bed" The
second shows variations and erasures.
For instance, the line "a youth who
bore mid snoY and ice" was written
four times before decided upon ga
youth who bore in snow and ice," ga
you h who bore pearl OF price," and
IA youth who bore above all price. y"
The inception of the line "a tear stood
in his bright blue eye' was, "a tear
stood in his pale blue eye" "--Hartord
Post.
The winnings of Hanlan, the oars
man, during the last five years amount
to $4,000. Of this sum he has man.
aged to save about $4,000, of which
$780, 900 is investedin q hotel on Toronto
Island. He has wife and two children.
.-Montreal Witness.
The annual report of the Secretary
of the Pennsylvania State Board of Agg-
riculture shows that the value of the
dairy products Of the past year were
| Sl0,64S,1 ,106; grass crop, SS4. 349,62o;
cereals, $72, 401, 1856; number of horned
cattle in the State, LAO, PAT; value,
S51, $3.50, 100.-P Philadelphia Press.
During the past four years Arkan-
sas, Flori1' Louisiana and Texas have
doubled their railroad r.leage. The
total mileage in The four States now
stands 26,049, against 1860 ten years
ago, and during the decade it is esti-
mated that at least $300,000,000 has
been invested in these enterprisea.-M
Y. Herald.
The aggregate population of the
United States OF persons ten years OF
age and upwards, in 1880, was 3G,761,-
6O7 of these 1923, 451 could not read,
and 6,239, ,95S could not write Out Of
the population of 6,761 ,607 of persons
ten years of age and upwards, only IT,
267,97S are members of churches-lesS
than one-half. Chicago Journal.
According to the statistics given at
the National Butter, Cheese and Egg
Convention, whose annual meeting was
held at Cincinnati recently, the value oil
those products marketed in the United
States during 1855 is more than ten
dollars for every man, woman and child
in the population, not including the
800, COO, 900 worth of milk and cream
sold in natural state. The eggs re-
ceived in New York annually are worth
nearly as much as the cheese, half a;
much as the butter and three times as
rnnnh MS the unultrv.--N Y Tribune
VIM. H. Eckhard, Marion, Ohio, says
81 used Browns Iron Bitters for indiges
ton with most excellent results" It,