The Portland daily press., 1890-06-18
A BROAD ADMISSION.
TPraaI,t,,, 49,. i,
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Austin Dobson Is an engineer as well as a
poet, and draws a salary from the English
civil service.
General James w. Denver, after whom the
City OF Denver was named, is law partner
OF ex-Attorney General Garland. He is hale
and nearly at the age Of "a.
Prince Murat is enterprising. Having
lost Miss Caldwell 1t is now announced that
he Is engaged to middle-aged lady with a
fortune of $5,000,O00.
OF the 1913 Congregational churches in Yer
mont, AZ are said to be without pastor, and
80 ministers supply two pulpits each. The
lay churches which maintain ministers
Whoily or In part made a net loss of seven in
membership during the year last reported
George Francis Traius. will start about
September for another trip around the
world, accompanied by Editor Rodebaugh of
the Tacoma Ledger and party of friends
in 80 days.
Why do all railroads have water bow to
carry Ice water through the cars? The Gus
tom began on Connecticut railroads during
the war, when water was carried through
the cars to sick or disabled soldiers and il
SO commended itself to the public that in
1864 law was passed makiug the service
obligatory on all roads through the state.
During the grippe" season last wear.
twenty-nine life insurance companies in this
country paid out 1851, sos in death losses
over and above the amount paid during the
corresponding period of last year. The in
crease OF death due to influenza Amounted
70 one IN IN every 1000 policy holders. and
ascribed to the grippe" or Complications.
Nine. Vauginderachter of Brussels. is
owner Of the deserted brewery, No. 40 Rue
de la Blanchisserie. the upper story of which
was the scene of revelry by night" on the
eve Of the battle of Waterloo, when the
~ hs OF Richmond gave the famous ball
at whlcn Becky Sharp so completely be-
witched George Osborne. The building is
soon TO De sold to close the estate of the late
Nj. Vauginderachter.
Dom Pedro on one occasion wished m
found hospital, and. funds being a little
low, he hit upon the expedient of ennobling
any citizen who would contribute certain
sum to the hospital fund. He soon found
that half of Rio was anxious to possess a
Lltie, and money poured in from every side
Wnen the hospital was finished the Emperor
caused to be sculptured above the gates a
hatln legend signifying. Human Vanity to
Human Misery"
Some very interesting facts of crime arc re-
yealed by Scotch sheriff. he knew of one
woman who. between the years 1874 and
1865, was committed to prison 167 times for
being drunk, and when drunk her invariabla
practice was to smash windows. A man
when drunk stole nothing but Bibles. and
was transported for his seventh theft.
Another man stole nothing but spades: a
woman stole nothing but shoes: another
nothing but shawls; but the queerest thief
was one who stole tubs, and was sent to pen
al servltude for his seventh tub.
Not long ago Sir Wilfrid Lawson. the
leader of the prohibitionists in England.
while visiting at the house of a friend, made
the acquaintance of bright little boy, some
10 years OF age, with whom the genial baron
ct talked and romped. After a while he
said: well, my boy, we have been great
irlends; but It's odd we were never intro
uuceq. don't know what your name is.
who yss, ss.la s sie Small nd I9ea
know very well. You are the celebrated
drunkard."
Herr Peter Lechner is known as the most
lonely man in Europe. He is connected
with the Weather Bureau Service and is
stationed on top of the Schonnblick Noun
tains, In the Austrian Alps. There he lives
month in and month out. engaged in noting
the meteorological changes in the highest
station in Europe. Three times day he
takes his observations and telegraphs them
70 headquarters at Vienna. 1t is the custom
Oh the villagers on Christmas Day to cut
their way, up to his eyry nest through the
ssnow-cldd valley and mountain and bring
him presents. Throughout the year, it is
the only time ne sees human face.