The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-12-18

An Australian millionaire names
Manat. who VEN from Londce 20 live
II the antipodcs some years ago. died
recently II his mansion In Victoria
lie WAS the man who once sent an order
70 England for . ton Of bookA-
Miss Braddon. the novelist. has one
great hobby the collection Of old
china She has : series Of magnificent
cabinets Of this II her house in Rich
mond. near London. and one y
known A. the plste-room. because Il u
hung round with china plates-
On the anniversary Of Lord Mel
sons death every October his flagship
10 deliberately decorated with ever.
gvsena. and the white ensign Il freshly
displayed a. Il wns all the night long
prior 70 the battle Of Trafalgar, when
he ordered Il kept In view on every ves-
eel Of his feet. to indicate that h
would engage the enemy the instant.he
encountered him
-Erastus Wiman has gone 70 the
Muskoka territory, In Canada about
three hundred miles north OF Toronto.
where he has hunted nearly every sesr
son for twenty-five a There the
Dwight wiman Sporting club owns
two thousand acreA including many
lakes II has . log club house. raises
its own potato crop and makes is own
maple strip. and the fame Of its cuisine
is widespread
The medal presented 70 Prof. vir-
chow At the recent jubilee Is unique -
measures lis millimetcrs in diameter.
weighs five poundA and is made from
~eighteen-carat gold. The front Of the
medal bears q bust representation Of
the professor in relief. The back =
adorned with an hcraldic design. the
allegorical figures of medicine and pa
tAology, microscopes, books, skulls and
an Egyptian mummy.
The total number Of distinct words
In the New Testament, excluding proper
names and their derivatives, il 4.s29. 4
few comparisons may be interesting:
The vocabulary Of the Old Testament
is larger. Gesnius' Lexicon emitting
proper names and obsolete roots con
tains $50 words, Of which 642 are
marked 'Chald.' The .Iliad' and the
Odyssey together contain 1000 words-
Shakespeare uses Is. 1000 and Milton
g.Ooo.-Presbyterian and Reformed Re-
view
A unique thing in books is prom
Used to a chosen few. II is book con
tanning twenty-three poems by the late
Francis 5. Saltus, Jr.. the erratic young
genius who died a year or two ago. His
father will have twenty-five copies pub
lished by a Partisan house At . cost Of
$4,000. and will distribute them among
the personal friends of his son and him
sell. The poems could not be brought
out in this country. Each poem Is writ
ten in a different language The young
poet, whose brother is Edgar SaltuS
the novelist. lies in Sleepy Hollow GEM
etery at Tarrytown. n ~, where he il
to have a sls, 900
-Tsui Kno Yin. the present repre-
sentative Of the Chinese government u
Washington. has scholarly tastes. and
is especially. interested in astronomy.
In order 70 gain time for study he il
accustomed to retire at seven and ris<
at three in the morning. to enjoy the
perusal Of his favorite authors while
the streets are quiet and his attention
not likely to be diverted by outside
sounds. Mrs Yin. a tiny creature with
diminutive feet. doe< not speak English.
and on state occasions Is quite thrown
in the shade by her brilliant husband
She spends the greater part Of her time
in retirement. and is an adept IN IL
art Of intricate Chinese embroidery.