The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-17
TO BE INTERPRETED LIKE wIGGINs's.
springfield Union.1
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Hon. Orange Noble, who led the Demo-
cratic party in 1882 in Pennsylvania as its
candidate for State Treasurer, has created a
profound sensation in political circles by de-
clarlng Tor Harrison and protection. No
Democrat In pennsylvania welded greater
influence in party circles in the '70s than Mr..
Noble.
The next census, the eleventh, will contain
Some unique featdTes, among them the names
of those whe served in the Rebellion, who
and the names of the surviving soldiers
widows. Data showing the recorded indebt-
edness OF the people will also be given.
Just before Germany's lamented Emperor
Frederick died, one of his court advisers sug-
gested that an Opposition paper be sup
pressed, and loyal organ established in its
place. Leave it Alone" the king answered.
What the government thinks / know very
we'll myself, but it's what the other people
think that am anxious to find out"
The Salvation Army are having great sue
cess in India, according to all reports They
are said to live on twenty cents week per
capita, and submit to great prlvations un-
complainingly, and it is also said that Com
missioner Tucker, their leader, recently re-
signed government place worth $4,000 to
join the army.
Germany has lost distinguished novelist
and poet in Theodor Storm, who died 70
Gently at his newly erected country house in
Holstein. He was born in Schleswig in 1917.
studied law, and filled various posts under
the Prussian Government. In conjunction
with Theodor and Tycho Mommsen he pub
llshed in 1843 collection of songs, entitlad
"Liederhgck draier Freunde. His novels
are numerous and admired for their simplic-
ity and tenderness.
Some of the relatives in Frederick, Nd. of
Barbara Fritchie recently sent to the poet
Whittier, who immortalized the venerable
old lady in verse, a number of table articles
which formerly belonged to Mrs. Fritchie.
Mr.. Whittier acknowledged the receipt of
the articles, and stated in his letter that he
had become convinced that his poem en-
titled Barbara Fritchte' was based upon a
supposed incident that had no foundation,
but that he was glad to know, nevertheless.
thst she was q loyal woman.
''The Queen" says London Truth, 'has
consented to the publication of the Prince
Consort's correspondence with his brother
the Duke of Saxe-Coburg- Gotha, on condi-
tion that passages relating to private and
personal matters shall be exercised, and
indeed, / understand that the proof-sheets of
the letters are to be submitted to her Males
W Tor her revision. Prince Albert kept up a
regular correspondence both with his
brother and with the late Emperor William.
then Prince Of Prussia; and, il all his letters
could be published, his reputation for politi-
cal sagacity and prescience would stand even
higher than it does at present"
The path on the left of the Mall, entering
Central Park, New York, at Fifty-ninth
street, leads directly to the English oak
planted by the Prince of Wales. 1t is easily
recognized by its dwarfed appearance, stand
ing near group of tall oaks and elms.
Although every effort has been made to save
the tree, and portion of the top has been
cut away, it has never attained healthy
growth and is now thought to be dying. The
causes OF its decline are thought to be
worms at the heart" and its proximity to
larger trees by which it is much Shaded.
The planting of the tree by the Prince of
Wales in 1860 was the occasion of a most
interesting ceremsny. The MAYOR of fine
city and many distinguished persons were
present.
An Official OF the Lehigh Valley Railroad
is in favor of maintaining high rates of
speed in railroad travel. He says accidents
come no more frequently at fifty miles an
hour than at ten miles an hour. He admits
that the smash-ups are worse when they do
occur to swift trains but he is rather in
clined to think the best way to avoid them is
to run fast. He explains it in this way:
when train is flying" he says, ''you will
notice the engineer and fireman are both
very alert and wide awake. Their every
sense is keyed to extraordinary alertness
When the train is crawling the contrar, Is
true. The men in the cab are curled up. and
are so drowsy that when they pull the hell
the clapper seems to stick to it, and when
they whistle the sound is slow and dreamy"
There is woman in New York who has a
growing clientele of patients coming to her
to be treated for ugliuess. They may be in
perfect health physically. but not quite at
peace in their minds because of defects
which render them unpleasing in the eyes of
their fellow mortals, and she ministers to
this mind diseased by curing, as far as is
possible, the complaint of plainness.
Women go to her to be made thinner or
stouter, to have their color heightened or
reduced, to be treated for ugly compilations.
red eyes, thin hair, round shoulders and ali
the physical faults which make the differ
ence between beauty and the lack of it.
This beauty DOCTOR" as she is called has
effected some wonderful cures of plainness.
and in several cases has taken entire charge
of woman for six months with the result
that at the end of that time her friends
scarcely knew her, so greatly had her ap-
pearance changed.