The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-06-21

4 THE Prince of Wales suffers from insomnia.
GLADSTONE was once squatter in Aus.
tralia.
PIERRE LoR1LLARD is crack shot with
pistol.
THE Ameer of Afghanistan will visit Eng
land this summer.
Ex-PREsIDENT HAYES dramatized Scotts
"Lady of the Lake, when boy of ten.
JUDGE KELLEY, the "Father of the House,
was jeweler before turned his attention to
politics.
JOHN g. WHITTIER, the poet, has a linger
ing fondness for the shoemaking trade, which
he learned when boy.
THE Queen Of Denmark is intensely deaf,
but fond of music, and has a big and power
full organ that she can hear.
BARON DE HEN, one Of the Chief Justices
of the Austrian Empire, has seventeen chill.
dren, nine of whom are girls.
CARDINAL HOWARD, who is hopelessly
insane, took to the Church after being
Tilted by beautiful Irish girl.
QUEEN LOUISE, of Sweden, is threatened
with a return Of the cancerous trouble which
nearly took her life year ago.
RUSSELL SAGE, the New York million
aire, once lost wallet containing $4,000,
and a clergyman found and restored it.
number of miles travelled, has probably
beaten most explorers, ancient and modern.
IT is estimated that President Cleveland
and Mrs. Cleveland received invitations for
visits during the summer holidays at the
average rate of one minute.
THERE appears to be very little doubt in
New York about the Duke of Marlborough
having set bis heart upon marrying the beau
tiful widow Hammersley, who has little
dot of $5,0O0,000.
PRINCE VICTOR NAPOLEON, the heir to the
French Empire, is gradually being adopted
by the ex-Empress Eugene. She has ex-
pressed desire that he should take up his
residence with her.
CLAUS SPREoKLEs, the Sugar King, is .
member of the highest nobility Of the Sand
which Islands. His title was given hi m by
the King in return for financial favors, and
is never used by Mr.. Spreckels
DoN PEDRO, of Brazil, besides being a wise
and liberal monarch, an accomplished musi-
clan and an experienced traveller, has been q
profound student of languages, and is well
versed in Hebrew, Arabic and Sanscrit
AN unpretentious- looking man with q
short, brown beard, derby hat and unfash-
ionnble clothes is often seen walking briskly
up Broadway, New York. 1t is Ex-Governor
Geo. Hoadly, OF Ohio, who is now making an
attorney for several railroads.
PRESIDENT SEELYE, of Amherst College,
is gifted with remarkable memory. He is
able to greet by name every living graduate
of the college whom he has ever met, and
freshmen who have not been in college a
week are surprised to hear the President ad-
dress them by their first name.
The Empress Victoria was the good gen
ius Of the German Emperor throughout his
illness. Every day she was in the kitchen to
see her husbands food properly prepared;
| day and night she attended to every one OF
the doctors orders. In moments Of danger
and at operations she assisted like a skilled
nurse, resolutely helping to move the bed.
THE leading lady, by right of official eti
quette, among the wives OF the Associate Jus
tices of the Supreme Court. is Mrs. Eliza
| Winters Miller. wife OF Justice Samuel I,
Miller, of Iowa. She is of English parentage
her father having been a Baptist clergyman
in Bristol, England. She is the second VIII
Of Justice Miller, and was o widow at th'
time of her marriage to him
Mr.. w. s. Caine, NJ F.. of England whs
has been travelling in Japan, reports tha.
with population of 81, ,0)j. .0j0 that country
has only 10000 paupers. he attributes this
! to the fact that they drink tea there instead
eebesrs whisky and other intoxicautA -