The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-11

1fEl. DOtll412eE : gtte lIot IN Alle =
said TO De his mother. She vas gith
him in 1853, during the ten mon rs in
which he was in danger from a wound
received at Solferino and which has
never entirely healed He spends
every Sunday afternoon and evening
with her and il away always sends her
a telegram.
Over 10000 acres OF public land
we're entered in the state Of Alabama
last year, and the government got
more than 500 go for 1t. They we're
mostly long-neglected mineral and
timber-iands, the value of which is
now becoming better appreciated, and
the bulk Of them were purchased by
companies or syndicates.
Count Herbert Bismarck, who is one
OF the rising sons of EurOpean state
craft, carries a scar received in battle
He was shot through the thigh ia the
memorable cavalry charge on the after
noon OF Mars-Ie-Tour in which he
rode as aprivate dragoon. 1t was IN the
same charge that Count Rhadan.
Nine Pauline Lucas first husband,
was wounded.
George J. Gould now attends 10
nearly all his fathers business. The
young man sticks close to his work
and Is worth about 5000, 90. He
will probably inherit the bulk OF his
fathers fortune 1t is generally un-
derstood that Jay Gould intends to do
as Commodore Vanderbilt did-trans-
nit about three-quarters OF all his
wealth TO the member of his family
whom he considers the best able 10
take care Of it and add to it.
A cable dispatch speaks of Osman
Digma as "half European himself. -
He is Frenchman, or of French de-
scent. formerly a merchant at Suakim.
His name was Ninet before he alb
jured it and his religion to marry one
Of the late mahdi's numerous daugh-
tiers. He should not be confounded
with Olivier Pain, the cOmmunistic
journalist, whose joining of the Arabs
and subsequent unexplained death in
duced friction between France and
England.
1t was long ago said of George ".
Childs, the publisher of the Public
Ledger of Philadelphia. that he was
1.-The two Cheeryble brothers rolled
into one, but he probably might be
more accurately described as the San
ia Claus of the newspaper world. On
this last Christmas day Mr.. Childs. il
is said, distributed among the editors.
reporters, correspondents, clerks, COM
po,itors, pressmen, and other employ
ees of the Ledger nearly $4,000.
One of the smartest Western towns
growing is Gladstone, Mich. Fourteen
months ago it began to be, and was
named after the Grand Old Man. To-
day it has 2000 inhabitants, the princi-
pal streets are paved with cedar Blocks,
there Is n complete fire apparatus. a
5000 town-hall, an electric light plant.
i've churches. three school buildings,
two bank buildings, three hotels, six
manufactures, one weekly newspaper.
and fifty business houses, representing
the various branches of trade.
Whitelaw Reid is decidedly arist0-
cratic, says New York letter III the
Philadelphia Bulletin. 4 Iady-caller
at his residence tells me that his door
was opened by young man who
miggt have answered Queen Elizabeth
as a page. lie wore a striped satin
waistcOat and doublet of velvet, cut
in ancient English style, with expan-
siye shirt-front and a general air of
efieminacy about him that was strik-
ingly suggestive. ii anything elfemi-
nate can be striking. of English nobil-
ity tastes.
Rev. DIR. Bodies. OF New York. in his
sermon last Sunday, pronounced a
new idea of religion. He said that but
small part OF 2 church should be
used for purpose OF worship. Il
would make of it a vast hive of human
endeavor, in which there should be
everything to stimulate the intellect.
such as libraries and industrial schools,
where children could be taught the
mechanic arts. | would make all these
things free and let the church fill
itself"
Atty.-Gen. Garland, upon his retire
ment from President Cieveland's cabi-
net, viii begin the practice of law AZ
Washington. His eldest son said re-
Gently: MY father has finally decided
70 locate permanently in Washington.
His health i much impaired now, and
as the climate agrees with him and he
has become much attached to Wash
ington, he will resume the practice OF
Law, opening his Office here. He will
probably have a partner.
They have new political toy in
France. Ii represents NJ. Floauet
dressed as a policeman, with a hat in
front Of him, on which his ewes are
fixed tiercely. The figure holds a staff
in one hand. which is made to rise by
pulling n string. As the staff goes up
little figure OF Gen. Boulanger in fun
uniform, comes out OF the hat and
goes again out OF sight as the stick
fails The meaning that this ingen-
ious bit OF mechanism X intended to
, f-4ss that bertra4-a-
FlOquet may strike, he cannot hit the
bray general "
Mrs. Tamsin Harper, who died at
New York few days ago, was the
widow OF the founder OF the great pub
lishiag house OF Harper Brothers She
was born Sept. 1, 1886, the daughter of
Abner Higgins and granddaughter of
Peter Lyon of the revolutionary com
mi.tee OF safety in Westchester county
who was as intimate with Washington
as anybody could be, and il was be-
fore him that Major Andre was
brought for examination. Mrs Har.
per married John Harper when he
had just started in business. She was
good Methodist and 4 benevolent
woman.
NJ. Cssuelin. the French comedian.
said to san Francisco reporter. " IL
was long ride across the country, bat
enjoyed IT, What surprised me most
was the wonderful development of
this great land. Ii is marvellous. So
many towns and cities and all of them
so great HyeFythingis manufactured
20 quickly A man requires some
thing net heard OF before, expresses
his desire and wakes up in the morn
ing finding the thing at his door.
did NOS expscs to find so many people
in America speaking the French Ian
guags- Everywhere have met with
intelligent appreciation.
The question OF reviving the use Of
the lance in the French army. is again