The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-02-08
Slle 9el'Iorrat.
8, 1884
PERSONALS.

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Mlllais, the artist, Is worth 81 ,OOO,-
900.
Professor Huxley says he tests
himself by reading novels.
Gov. Waller is In favor Of having
W omen on tho Connecticut schoc
boards.
enatot Falee OF Florida Is bull.
ding a fine residence Ia Florida. His
fortune Is estimated at 81, 900, 900.
Tho old house, IA Portsmouth
street, Lincoln's Inn Field, London,
In which Dickens laid many ef the
scenes In the "Old Curiosity Shop. .
Is about to be torn down on account
OF Its age.
Tho cost Of Charles Tlffany's new
house In New York win be $780, 600.
It will be Ave stories hiah and on the
top floor Louis Tiffany will have q
studio fifty feet square and fifty feel
high. II Will have four immense fire
places.
Cameron (Mo. claims 10 have the
smallest boy In tho United States
His name Is Auby Park, son Of s. W.
Park. lie Is six years old, and snly
weighs sixteen pounds ; Is strong
and healthy, and active 90 q squirrel
Ia the last two years he has gained
but ono pound. He 10 q remarkably
bright llltlo fellow, and one Of the
greatest curiosities In the country.
Mrs. J. ]. Astor has sent l06a
homeless children to the South and
West In the last few years, at an ex-
pense OF nearly $4,000. The reports
show that In an immense majority
OF the cases the transfer Of the chill
dreu TO new surroundings has result
cd Ia great good TO them, aud to the
satisfaction Of the families TO which
they were sent.
George P. A. Healy, the artist,
says "When was painting Prince
Bismark I found him very grumpy.
But before the work was completed
he became very affable, and asked
me TO paint portrait Of his wife
and daughter. Dore ? Yes, l know
him well. recall that the last time
I saw him he was In ecstacIes about
the American women, whose graces
he thought nnexcelled.
Gen. Charles 4 Gordon was only
thirty years old when placed In CON-
mand ofa division OF the Chinese
army. He always vent unarmed In
battle, even when foremost In his en-
gagements, his Chinese soldiers con-
aldered the cane 10 be q magic ward
which insured his: protection and
their triumph.
NJ. 0arpanos's excavations on the
site Of the ancient oracle of Dodona
have already led TO the discovery oi
the ancient temple Of Zeus. Other
relics Of ancient times have likewise
been brought TO light In the cource
Of the dlggings. The most remark
able OF these objects are O consIdera-
bic number OF leaden tablets, on
which are written questions thai
were at one time or other submitted
70 the ancient oracle.
The late Dir. Holloway, Of Londen
the renowned manufacturers OF pill
and ointment, began hIsIbusiness Ia
q small way on the Strand, he and
his wife living over tho shop, and
d0iog all their own work. His frs
advertisement appeared In q news
paper Oct. is, 1887. In 1912 hs
spent $25 900 for advertisement
ls45 $4,000; In 1881, 100000 ; In
1855, $lo5,oOo and forl the past %
years an averageof $500, 900 per
year. The size Of the fortune left BY
him can only be guessed at, but fol
many years his net profits from hi
business have averaged 1900, 600 {
year.
The Emqeror William, during
visit to the great needle manufacto-
~ at Kruznach, last year, on ex-
amining bundle Of superfine needle
expressed his amazement that eyes
could be drilled In such minute OBJ
jects. Thereupon the. foreman, askini
for hair from the Emperor's beard
instantly bored an eye in 1t, threade'
1t, and handed it back 10 the aston
ished monarch. Queen Victoria po:
sesses needle on which scenes frol
her life are depicted 70 mInuteIy
that microscope is required to dls
tinguish them. Both Of these cur
oslties will be displayed at the In
ternationaI Exhibition Of Needlewol
at Sydenham, next July.
Queen Victoria for nearly quart
OF a century has never occupied Buc