Telegram-herald., 1888-07-22

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ssos ~ Lord Lossr Tor "A, Ia fsr rsaE Gos,
AID eendeEsned - pzy.
Yns Lsts Or 2 X Lerlngxsll, q New
haven. s-ad ina ooLAssEs0n n autographs,
eEtlanats1 70 Be sor<a sseFiy 81 Z, oo~.
fae izas J&nss EFee1nan Clarke lsft an sn-
tosrapnlc WI yisiag kAs snslrs estate 70 AIS
We, fEon shon - says ne Feessved II
The late Kaiser Fstrz, ever sfs<z- his mar
riAss with tAs English princess r0ys1, keps
ne anniversary q Waterloo as fste day.
Waiter Bessnt, tas wei known EAglisA
nossllss. n IN poor health and has guns 70
the contiaeat 20 recuperst<L he "a suffering
tfon oyerwork and writer's crsnp.
The venerable Hannibal Hanafin hss .
pump, not a. venerahls a. DO himself, bas
even better preserved. II was set up in bis
bach yard over forty years ago and Is as
good as ever.
Joaqain Miller Is living the existence II
= herEnIt la the mountains Dear OAKLAND,
Cal. He = engaged upon q poem Of some
length, entitled Legends Of Christ" en-
bodying quaint stories picked up by Miller
when hs lived IN the Levsnt.
jos jefferson Is the only actor possessing q
separate summer and winter estate. When
the icy winds are hOwhng about our heads
bere the veteran player is IN Louisiana
among his towera His summer home Is in
New Jersey, and IN both places he is free
handed entertainer.
Laurence Oliphant, the author Of Irene
Macgilhcuddy, has been interviewed ON the
subject Of novels, and has confessed that ''of
al TIE Older writers Of fictioa Charles Reade
stands at tho head He prefers the writings
Of Dickens to Thackeray, bat Of tho men he
cared most for the latter.
Col Lamar Fontaine, Of Canton, Miss,
drives pair OF pet bears 10 a buggy He
has trained tbs animals himself, and may be
seen out behind hfs novel team every nns
afternoon The bears run a sort of awkward
trot and seosn to take their position with the
best possible good nature They are, of
course, mnzzled.
The shah Of Persia has requested Charles
A Ashburner, Of the United States geologi-
cal survey, % take charge Of the Persian en-
gineering corps The Shah is Of the opinion
that valuable deposits OF coal, iron, petro-
leun and perhaps the precious metals are to
DO found la Psrsia. Hitherto nothing but
turquois has been mined in that country
Mix Chu Pax, Corean minister at Wash
ineton, wears most remarkable costume
when he. goes for a walk in these days His
dress is whita. and on his head towers the
steepie shaped Corean hat Over his white
costume he wears long coat of blue mus
quito noting, with tails that reach the
ground. In bis hand PAX carries a cheap
gingham umbrella Thus attired he stalks
solsEnniy along, accompanied by bis sscrs-
taries-
John Bright, the English statesman,
learned how TO work before he began to
speak for and represent workingrnen, and his
three sons were taught trades His father,
old Jacob, was a poor man, with nearly az
many children as be had shfiiings week for
his work as a weaver. At the present day
the Bright mills are scarcely 10 be surpassed
IN the country. Over 1900 hands are em-
ployed in them
Sidney Booth, the 15-year-old son Of Agnes
Booth Schoeffel, has passion for collecting
eggs. he has three large cabinets in his
room filed with all sorts and conditions Of
eggs, from the hurnming bird to that OF the
ostrich, and his library is largely composed
of books on the subject of his hobby. Young
Booth viii probably follow in the footsteps
Of his brother, Junius Bfutus, and go upon
the stage after he has finished with his school
books
Oliver p. Rahm, inventor Of the self
scratching match, is living quietly in Boone
vile, n. Y. He is now an old man, and bis
fortune, estimated at s250,000, gives him
every comfort and successfully keeps the
wolf from the door. His famous match was
an inspiration which came to HIM in sleep.
On retiring be had attempted TO light hisgas
with an ordinary match and had burned his
fngers. He bad a dream which suggested
the device by which he made fortune
Mr.. Herbert Ward, the explorer of whom
much is now heard in connection with Mr.
Stanley, is a nephew OF Mr. Rowland Ward,
the naturalist. 1t is tod that one morning.
when Mr.. Stanley was preparing for his ex-
petition, Mr.. Ward called at the explorers
rooms and asked to see him. He was lucky
and obtained an audience. "What is your
business~ asked Mr.. Stanley, hooking thu
young fellow down with his penetrating eye
81 want bilaet. Can you give me orer' |
hat to accompany mef Certainly" |
where are yoar credsntialsf' s1Wsn, I !
have just come back from British Borneo, |
whsre was exploring" Mr.. Stanley spoke /
= feg words IN Malay, and Mr. Ward re-
pied in the same language. Pleased with
the young fellows readiness, and liking his
looks. Mr.. Stanley gave him his chsxce srsd
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