Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-04-02
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Edgar Allan Poe, the captain Of the Prince
ton football eleven, is a very effective preach
or as well as a good athlete.
The most skilful amateur bull fighter in
Mexico is the sou-in-law OF the president Of
the republic. He Is a man of great wealth.
Baron de Ia Grange. a French nobIeman,
has ordered a lot Of American corncob pipes
to be sent as a present to the Comte Jean de
KerSorlay, II I,ne Matignon, Paris.
Signcr Srcei, the Italiar scis.ts n has come
q :!'e f~ar -Tn. "i;. lie - cry of a
liquid the use Of which enables Il man to 60
an unlimited length Of time without food.
1t is said Of the late Edwin Cowles that by
peculiar ph ysicaI defect he never heard the
kissing sound of the human voice, and, so far
as he was concerned. there was no letter S in
the alphabet.
Marshal MacMahon, twice president Of the
French republic. sent his hearty congratula
tons to the Young Due d'Orleans upon the
step he kad taken in going to France in def
ance of the law.
The present head Of the Shelley family in
England is Sir Edward, a nephew of the poet
lie is a widower, TO wears of age, and until he
settled down. in 1918, led life Of wild ad
venture IN ali parts OF the world
Speaker Reed has received u. least one novel
by every mail since 1t became known that he
Is fond of light literature. Duplicate copies
Of the same work have sometimes reached
lin from the author and publisher.
Pope Leo uses gold pea forhis correspond
elcc, but his signatures are always attached
with Quill from the wing of n dove or stormy
pct'el, opinion Is divided as to which. This
peh has been in r.e by the pope for forty
years, and Is kept by him in q case of ivory.
Iouag Abraham Lincoln while abroad
once wrote to frieEl in Chicago: II am en-
joyinc myself here, aud have had a good
time in England aa France since l left
home; but there is ud place like America for
me. l long for gaze Of baseball with the
boys"
rIwin noo,l, seve y resuEed two senti-
mental Baltimore GIL, who became so fasci-
na,ei with him as Il stage lago as to call
upon him, under assumed Names at his hotel
lie "A lvi>ed them never TO run after an actor
again and 10 lie more careful of their good
names.
Panabolske .;amas;lwikrama Karunatilaka
Abhas awardnana Bhuwanaseara Jayasun-
dara Nudlyausaage Tikiri Banda Ratenahat-
r'"ya is the name Of Cingalese gentleman
who has been appointed by Queen Victoria
to seat III the legislative council Of the
Island of Cey Ion
George II was more uneiucated than q
7-year-oll boy ought to be, but because of his
Grand and suave manners was pronounced
tie gentleman Of Europe He was in heart
III soul a thorough snob. Thackeray de
scr,bel him as "a waistcoat an under waist
cont another under wa,tcoat, and then moth
ing
Wh,l the Duke OF Aosta returned from
Spain in 1875. his wife, in his presence, pre-
sente'! TO the Philippine fathers white silk
alantle, III which She had wrapped her new
bora infant during the journey, and desired
that it shonj be used for some sacred pur
PCS. "N g VIII use it to carry ever the
Uo' :" sail ine of the friars. Yes" said
the Duke Of Aosta, land you will use it when
You tri'i- the Eiaticum to me" The sacred
baldnqIlu was made, but never used