The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-02-08

Thomas Van Vain of Syracuse, N. ".
celebrated his 104th birthday on the 18th
inst. He comes Of Il long lived family.
MS father having been accidentally
kIlled at the age of 105 years. His
grandfather lived to be lis, and a brother
Of his grandfather lived to the age of LIZ
years.
Charles Nordhof, who edits the Wash
ington news department of the New
York Herald, is paid q salary of $4,000
per annum, and has in addition q house
which is provided for him by the pro-
prietor of the Herald. His wife is q
daughter of Bishop Ames.
Six ladies have distinguished them
selves as students in the South London
College Of Chemistry, where they have
been studying with a view to passing the
examinations Of the Pharmaceutical So
cietv. They intend TO begin life as drug
gists, and are among the first women
who have been regularly trained at q
public school for this end.
Mrs. E. w. Avery, of Laconia, N. H.,
has in her possession a half dozen chairs
that were brought to this country by
John Hancock, who signed the Declare
ton of Independence. They were pur-
chased by Mrs. Avery's father in Boston
where they were formerly used by Han
cock In his house on Beacon street.
Hon. William ID. Kelley, Of Pennsyl.
yania, father Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives.p says his health was never
better than now. He attributed the can
cerous tusnor in the month, which last
year ciused him so much trouble, en-
tirely to the use of tobacco. For fifty
five years." he says, II chewed and
smoked. Last Spring e~ndeavored to
break the habit, but it brought on ner
vous prostration. | ara happy to say
that / have conquered the habit, and
HOW do not use the weed in any form"
A thoughtful housewife is the queen
Of Italy, who, on hearing Of the intend
ed visit Of the Grown Prince to Rome, at
once ordered German c~uisiniere. In
order to treat her guest to his favorite
home dishes. She was heard to say that
sho well Remembered her grandfather,
the lats King John OF Saxony, smiiingly
confide 10 her.after N or those regular
Italian dinners: II have. indeed, been
worBe off TODAY than the ancient Christ
ian martyrs. They had boiling oil APP
piled 10 their bodies externally / alas,
had to take it internally"
NJ. Labouchere does notspare a sheer
at the poet Laureate. Noting that Ten
nyson mas been for the past thirty nine
years in receipt Of yearly pension off
thousand dollars from the CiyiI List Ser
vice iund, he says: IT presume he will
now relinquish this annuity from the tax
payers, as, ii he can afford to accept q
peerage, he cannot possibly be in need
Of q grant from the pubic funds"
An abstract Of the report ofthe British
governments commissioner, William
ssfathes. lately here on a tour Of inspec-
lion Of the technical schools Of the
United States, just published, surprises
those who have complacently believed
that the opportunities Of American
working people were superior TO those
of Enylaid. Mr.. Mather reports a very
Inadequate provision in this country for
the training Of skilled labor, and less be-
~nevolent attention to the needs Of the
~workingmen in the way Ct moral and ed-
ucational advantages, comforts and Fec-
reation than in England.