The Portland daily press., 1891-10-22
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Little Queen Wllhelmina Of Holland has
an income of 100000 guilders, or about $3.50
OOO Her reign will begin August 13. 1909
when she will have attained the age Of eigh,
teen.
Cornelia Sorabji, a tall, olive-skinned Hin
doc girl, is notable figure among the stu'
dents at Oxford University. She is a re-
markable scholar, and at the age of eighteen
became the professor Of literature at Bonn
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The most noted woman novelist of Austria
is Baroness Marie Won Elmer. Eschenbach.
she Is woman Of sixty,one years, the moth
er OF seven cnlioren. and for twenty wears
she has written works of fiction.
Henry Sanford, the new president of the
Adams Express Company, Is about sixty
years of age and the wealthiest man In
Bridgeport, Conn.,. since the death of PIT
Barnum. His connection with the company
began as detective forty years ago.
Tasker Polk Of North Carolina, a nephew
of President Polk, is now the nearest of kin
surviving his distinguished relative. and
will seek to have his uncle's will CARRIED ont
by which he should inherit the NeshyilIe
estate. But Mrs. Polk's adopted daughter
and residuary legatee will contest the will.
and some interesting litigation is promised.
The ex-Emperor of Brazil, Dom Pedro.
continues his favorite study of Hebrew. He
has had privately printed at Ayignon mono
graph under the title of "Poesies Hebraico-
Proyencales de Rituel Israelte Comtadin, -
IL contains the Hebrew text, with a trlns-
cription and French translation. The
hymns are still used in Provence upon spec
ial occasions.
Capt. F. F. Younghusbaud, whose name
has been frequently mentioned of late in
4 Ion. xxr{4L 49, a ~,
mir, the roof Of the world" is only twenty
Iour. Three years ago he travelled from
feklng TO lpdia, 1000 miles through hostile
territory, receiving medal from the Royal
Geogi aphical society as the most distin-
guished OF recent explorers.
Californians, now engaging In the cultiva-
tion of prunes, find the profits very tempt
ing, being about one dollar tree, or 500 the
acre. This ratio increases as the tree grows
older until the fruit each year is worth al.
most two dollars. Ex-Secretary of State,
Thomas Beck, has given up everything else
to engage in the cultivation of the prune.
The PaJar0 Land and Fruit company was
recently formed for the purpose of raising
@ the fruit In large quantities. II has bought
plant an orchard of French prune trees.
They will be from four to six feet In height
when put into the ground. The stock of
these. trees Is to be two years old and the
L SlalbluR Uu6 year. N6XL year Ll6y Will De-
gin to yield fruit. The average life of tree
Is thirty years.
The Cunard Steamship Company deserves
honor from all who believe in treating men
fairly whatever their color, says the Congre-
| gationalist. Rev. b. A. lines, of Memphis,
| the only colored DELEGATE from the United
| States to the International Congregational
| Council in London, crossed In Cunarder.
The captain invited him to conduct religious
services on Sunday, and Mr.. lines did so. A
white passenger made some contemptuous
and abusive comment concerning the service
because Mr. lines was black. The captain
summoned the passenger and ordered him to
make an apology. He not only refused, but
INDUCED in further abuse. The captain
called the purser, told him to pay the pas
senger the difference between the first and
third class passage and put him into the
steerage. adding that If he made any further
trouble he should put him In irons. On ar
irving in Liverpool the passenger complained
to the company, but when they learned the
facts they not only upheld the captains
action. but presented Mr.. lines with $3.50 for
his work in Memphis.