The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-06-19
Personal Paragraphs.

Mrs. Mason (Once Mrs. Charles Sum-
mer,) resides permanently at Rome.
Mr.. Thomas b. MacKellar, WE'LL
known type founder and printer of
Philadelphia, has recently partially re.
tired from active business. He set hia
initial stickful Of type May 2, 1926.
President Buchanan's house at Ian,
caster, Pa, has been kept in almost ex-
sctly the same condition in which it
was eft by him at tho time of his death.
A resident If Romo, Ca, has insti-
tutcd suit for IS 600 damages against a
local grocer who displayed in front of
his store card with the ZANE OF the
prosecutor on 1t and the wort! dead
beat, So 49,"
1t is said that the supply of fine furs
is steadily decreasing, and that sables
will before long le unobtail,Hble. Some
Of the fur mantlcs now worn are we'll
nigl, historic. The costliest one known
is SAID TO belong to the Duchess of
Edinburgh, its value being $50, 900.
Adclinn Patti has suit Of sables that
cost $40, 600. Mrs. J. W. NIackay owns
mantle of tine choicest bits of 10, 600
black fox skins, for which $20,0OO was
paid.
President Cleveland signs his letters
"Yours truly" Mr.. Hayes wrote "Sin'
cerely yours" Garfield. Every truly
yours, "and Ex- President Arthur usual
ly appended Faithfully yours" 10 his
correspondence. Mr.. Arthur made the
prettiest copy, but rarely wrote. Gar
field was a writing master in his youth,
but grew careless in his cllirography,
and usually dictated to stcnograpLcr.
Mr.. Hayes, on the other hand, seemed
to delight in writing himself.
Mrs. Jackson och. HI, being de-
tanned in San Francisco by illness, on
her way from Los Angeles to New York,
received some wild flowers fron, an un-
known friend, and wrote poem in ac-
acknowledgement of the compliment. Not
knowing how to reach the donor, she
sent the verses to the Chronicle, with
pleasant explanatory note. This and
the lines were returned with an estimate
of tho cost of pubiication-so much on
the inside and so much somewhere else!
Lieut.. Charles Fl. Judd, aged 80
years, who las been navigating officer
of the United States steamer "Galena''
for eighteen months past, was recently
u prisoner under Prestan, tho revolu-
Zionist, ut Aspinwall. On his release
he showed signs of insanity. He was
sent home Oh tho "Colon." and when
J the steamer reached the wharf lie elud-
ee his attendant and escaped into the
city. Subsequently he was recovered
at tho VictGria Hotel and removed to
the Naval Hospital. 1t is thought
ho will recovof:.' He has wife in
Buffalo.
Lady Lansdowne, wife of the Cover
nor General of Canada, and her two
sons-Lord Kerry and Lord Charles
Fitzmaurice arrived at Montreal q
short time ago. Tho two sons then left
for New York, en- route for England,
where they 60 TO study. Lord Kerry
goes to Eton and Lord Charles to Il pri-
vate school in the South of England.
Lady Lansdowne accompanied them no
farther than Montreal, and then re-
turned to Ottawa.
Three gentlemen we'll known and
highly respected in Boston--Lawrence
Barrett, James Freeman Clarke
and Charles Devens-celebrated
their birthdays April 4th. The
famous preacher is the Oldest of the
trio having been born April 4, 1910.
Judge Devens is just ten years younger.
and so is G5. The popular actor, Bar
rett, WAS born April 4, 1888. and SO is
just 81 days younger than Henry Irv-
ing. They are both younger than
Edwin Booth, who was born in Novem
her, 1888.
An amusing incident occurred at
the Chestnut Street Opera House.
Philadelphia recently. In the fl
nal scene of Katharine and Pc
truchlo, Pctruchio must imprint q
kiss upon the tanned Katllarine's lips.
In his effort to do this Mr. Booth left
the counterfeit of his blackcncd NOUS
tache upon Miss Clarks check. He
discovered it directly and cndeavorcd
to vine it off with his finger, only to
make tic s,Gudge broader and more
marked. i'is audience burst into
gutiaw and the scene ended amid the
greatest confusion. -