The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-05-16
GENERAL NEWS
Krapp Has Founded a Fund for The
WorkingmanS' Benefit.
TOTAL WEALTH OF GREAT BRITAIN.
description Of Kate Field.-The First
Railroad Newspaper.


The only Territorial delegate in Con-
gress who was born in his own Ter
ritory is Antonio Joseph. of New
Mexico
President Hippolyte of the Republic
of Hayti is said to be 79 years of age,
but with the appearance of man of60.
If this be true, he is one of the liyelie,t
octogenarians on record.
Miss Emily Faithful the devoted En-
gtisil woman who has spent her life in
alternating the condition of her country
women, has been granted q pension of
$266 by the British government.
Krnpp. the maker of big guns. has
founded fund of 1925. 900 for the
benefit of those of his workmen who
wish TO borrow money at low rates for
the purpose of building homes for
themselves.
Stephen v. White, John Clafiin. aud
Thomas e. Shearman of BROOKLYN
have generously offered to erect a
memorial building to the late Henry
Ward Beeeher adjoining the present
church.
Sir Archibald Alison. who lost an
arm at Lucknow, has been offered the
Governorship of Malta. with a salary
of $50. 600 per annum. He is the son OF
the historian, and was born at Edin-
burg in 1926.
Ronconi famous baritone, whom
Mapleson brought to this country after
his voice was wreck. died recently in
Madrid poor and obscure. Ronconi
was the friend and contemporary of the
great tenor Mario.
While the total wealth of Great Brit
ain and ireland IS set down at $50 Co.,
600. 600. that of the United States is
computed at $40.00o. 600, 900. But
while England pays in taxes $50 per
head of population, the United States
pays only $3.50.
Emin Pasha's accident recalls the fact
that Karl Mauch. another German
african explorer, passed successfully
through great dangers in the interior
of Africa for several years. but fell out
of a window upon his return and sus-
tanned fatal injuries.
Professor Tucker of Andover, limits
the original thinkers of America to
three-Jonathan Edwards benjamin
Franklin and Nathaniel Hawthorn.
Tie ghost of Emerson may be heard
mourning with old Rip. Are we so
soon forgotten when we are gomez
Kate Field is described by Wash
ingtou correspondent as "A Light.
bright. wiry, slender lady of about
medium height, with brown hair.
bright eyes aud a tongue which can
talk for two hours at a stretch and adj
vance new idea in every sentence
Max O'Rell. who has spent some
time in ireland, SAYS: Il have often
been asked why l have not written a
book on Ireland. The answer is this:
| like to write on the faults of people.
and | never could lind any in the Irish
man. O'Rell has been at the blarney
stone.
Two grocers in Dubuque had a
quarrel and each figured to drive the
other out of business. The sharper
one advertised to give away a dozen
clothespins, with every 80 cent pur-
chase, and small as the gift was it
closed the other store in six months for
want OF custom.
The Prince of Wales has been forced
greatly to abate his smoking, for the
gastritis with which he has been
threatened was doubtless partly due to
the excessive use of cigarettes and also
OF those immense cigars in which he
used to delight. and which are as full
favored as they are large.
Samuel J. Randall. since the death
of Judge Kelly, is the oldest member of Z
the House in continuous service. He
was elected to the Congress next sue
ceeding that in which Judge Kelley
made MS debut. in 1862. Following
close upon Mr.. Randall is Mr.. ONeiiI
OF the Second (Pennsylvania) District.
The Empress of Germany has sent a
number of magnificent dolls. with COM
piete trousseaus in silks. satins, aud
cloth of gold, all of the most expensive
and elaborate description, to the
Princess Haily. 6 years old, and favor
ite daughter of the sultan of Turkey.
The cost OF these toys was upward of
Sc. 600.
Prof. Mantegazza of Florence pro-
poses opening next summer museum
OF documents. contriyances, and relics
illustrating the passions of mankind
such as superstition. idolatry. patriot
ism, luxury, and vanity. Autograph
letters and personal articles of we'll
known characters form the present
nucleus of collection.
Richard Won Volkmann, the famous
surgeon. who died some time ago in
Cologne, wrote between his surgical
duties in the Franco-German war the
''Reveries at French Firesides, !" which,
though intended for his children only,
have gone through fourteen editions
and become the common property Of
the German nation.
DR.. Rudolph Virchow. the dis.
tinguished pathologist, looked carefully
after the education of his sons, one of
whom has just been appointed Extra
ordinary Professor of Anatomy in the
University of Berlin; a second is gain.
ing celebrity as a chemist, and a third
IS promising young botanist These
pirchows are his own reward.
Postmaster-General Wanamaker was
once proprietor and editor of news
paper. When he was 1S years old he
started an amateur Journal in PhiIa- +
delphia. He obtained hundred sub
scribers at the start and when the
journal passed away a year later its
circulation had somewhat increased +
The sheet had advertisements, editor
ials, and poems, all of which were the
work of the proprietor.
Thomas A. Edison, the inventor. was
the founder of the first journal ever
published on railroad train He was
a train boy, II years old. on the Canada
& Central Michigan, when he carried
out the unique idea of. printing in the
baggage-car little paper of reference
regarding hotels, carriage accomoda- +
tions st depots, ETC., together with news
caught on the fly; this paper he would
then sell TO the passengers.
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