The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-01-02
PERSONAL AND ,MpERsoNAL.

william NJ. Baird, IN ex-Speaker Of
the New Jersey Legislature, is now
Earning living By driving horse-car
in New York. 81
Among the remarkable men who
were born in 1909 may be mentioned DR..
Holmes, Abraham Lincoln, Charles Oar
win, Alfred Tennyson, Mr.. Gladstone,
Edgar A. Poe and Lord Houghton.
The model convicts of the Still
water penitentiary are the Younger
brothers. They have been inmates of
the prison for thirteen years, and have
never lost day because of bad conduct.
Rev. Edward Abbott, of Cambridge,
Mass. who was lately made Protestant
Episcopal Missionary Bishop Of Japan,
is brother Of Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott,
Of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, and was
himself once Congregational minister.
Lady Sandhurst is the first woman
on whom the freedom Of the city of Dub
lin has been conferred for three hum
dred years. The ancient city records,
however, show that in old times it was
bestowed upon a good many women,
both Irish and English. - t..f :,
"A dancing master and musician
of Richmond, Ind, has won some
notoriety by ordering his tombstone,
although in perfect health. His grave
will be marked by stone cut in imita-
ton of a violin. There are many ways
for obscure men to notify other people
of their existence.
The Anglican Bishop Of London is
personally very unpopular man, owing
to his brusque manner, while Cardinal
Manning is at all times charmingly
courteous. Visitors to the Bishop Of
London frequently complain Of being in
suited by him, while even the most
bigoted. Pedestrians who call on the
Cardinal go away delighted.
-Rubinstein is not so old q man as
ono might suppose from the fact that he
has completed fifty years of professional
life. He began as an "infant prodigy
when nine years old and carries his
sixty years lightly. His figure is stall
wart and athletic, his masses of black
hair are hardly tinged with gray, his
small black eyes are piercing and his
swarthy face is beardless.
The younger brother of General Won
Moltke, who died recently in Schleswig,
was at one time famous officer in the
Danish service, but after the Schleswig-
Holstein war resigned his commission.
He was devoted lover of music. Al
though extremely kind-hearted he was
excessively irritated at any attention
paid him because of his relationship to
the distinguished Won Moltke."
There is young lady in St. Louis,
Mo-, who enjoys the unique distinction
of having refused a kiss to no less a per-
sonage than the Prince of Wales. It
was at Nice, and the child, who is just
old enough to have mind of her own
she is about seven-was out of doors
playing with some other children. The
Prince came up at this moment, saw the
pretty child, and asked for kiss.
Deed don't kiss gemmen," answered
the baby, Indignantly, as she rejoined
her parents and told them that ''that
man out there wanted kiss"
The King of Siam is magnificent
object in state attire. He glistens from
head to foot with jewelry worth more
than one million dollars. It is COM
monty reported in Bangkok that he has
three hundred wives and eighty-seven
children, though the exact figures have
never been given to his subjects. He
was q father at the age of twelve, and is
now thirty-six years old. If he lives a
few years more he will be able to as
sumo the title of Father Of His Coun-
try" The King is good fellow, fond
of reasonable numhaP Of his ch;ldron
and very kind to his three hundred
wives. He is very progressive, and has
done great deal of good to Siam.