The Portland daily press., 1891-10-26
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

wEx-SenatOr Ingalls, now travels 10000 miles
year, and pays his fare every time. says an
Atchison admirer.
John K. Redmond, who is to stand for
ParnelPs vacant seat, says that he is the
leader OF the Parliamentary party.
E. M. Bacon, editor Of the Boston POST"
has resigned. Mr.. Bacon has long been
prominent figure in Boston journalism.
The trade organizations Ct Chicago are
making another and more determined effort
than ever to secure the pardon of Oscar
Neebe, the Anarchist.
Gov. Tillman, who was elected in South
Carolina after one of the bitterest campaigns
in its history, is said to be making an indus
trious and fearless executive.
Cambridge, Mass, sculptor, Mr.. Par
fridge, has made colossal bust Of James
Russell Lowell, which is to be secured for
Harvard University.
Ex-senator James X. Doolittle of Wiscon-
sin. although 76 years old, is still busy and
active practitioner before the courts. One
OF his recent arguments before the Supreme
Court OF Illinois is described as mastery.
The directors of the Pennsboro and Harms
vile railroad have elected Mrs. Hattie M.
Kimball president of the railroad. She is
the widow Of the late Moses p. Kimball.
about 30 years old, and thorough business
woman.
Judge John F. Dillon says that in ante
bellum days the practitioners before the
United States Supreme Court were confined
to Clay. Webster, Berrien and few others.
NOW counsel comes from the remotest parts
OF the Union, and there are hosts of them.
The excess OF women and girls over men
and boys in Great Britain is 100000. an in
crease Of 100000 In 10 years. In Germany
the number of females in excess !of males ia
about 100000. In the United States, Can
ada and Australia the males are in 1the ma
1ority. In this country there are about ]. 600
600 more men than women.
The Japanese young lady now learns fine
manners. the etiquette of society, and, above
all. the arrangement of flowers. The mis-
tress of house who was unable to arrange
them would be regarded as absolutely incom-
petent to take her place In the world; and
not only must she have the artistic sense of
color and form, she must be learned In the
deeper science Of their allegorical signif-
canoe. Flower languagesis one of the tongues
In which she must be able to converse
One single fact is thar the grip of an ants
jaw Is retained after the body has been
bitten of, and nothing but the head remains.
This knowledge is possessed by a certain
tribe OF Indians in Brazil, who put the ants
to very peculiar use. When an Indian gets
cash cut in his hand, instead of having it
sewed together, as physicians do in this
country, he procures five or six ants and
holding their heads near the cash, they bring
their jaws together in biting the flesh, and
thus pull the two sides of the cash together
Then the Indian pinches off the bodies of
the ants and leaves their heads clinging to
the cash, which is held together until the
wound Is perfectly healed.
Professor Philip 81. Carpenter, whose death
mas been reported, was In 1868 member of
the scientific staff of the Deep Sea Exploring
Association Of ii. M. S. Lightning, and was
with II. M. S. Porcupine in the same ca
pacity in 18e9-7o. In 1875 he was appointed