The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1891-10-17
PERSONAL MENTION.
a Man and His wife are Nominated for
Judicial Positions In Nebraska.

Judicial Positions In Nebraska.
Mr.. Partridge, the sculptor, Is making
heroic bust OF James Russell Lowell.
Mrs. Mackay is the possessor Of a
string Of flawless diamonds two yards in
length.
George A. Pillsbury Of Minneapolis
has presented soldiers monument 10
Concord, n. H., his native town.
The report that Bismarck had recently
slight stroke Of paralysis Is pronounced
untrue, and his health is said 10 be fair.
Mark Twain is thinking OF descending
the River Rhine in boat with his cou-
rier and working up his adventures for
his new book.
Moorfeld Story, who was at one time
Summers private secretary, has agreed
TO write his biography for the "Amer-
lean Statesmen Series"
Secretary Foster is the best croquet
player in Washington, and is so far ahead
OF all competitors that they don't try to
pit themselves against him.
The man thought most likely 10 sue
Ceed the present Lord Mayor of London
is Alderman David Evans, manuiact-
urer and a Welshman, aged ~ years.
Francisco Cortisi, the great Italian
singing teacher, lives alone in little
villa just out Of Florence, where an old
housekeeper prepares his spaghetti and
his wine for him.
James S. Sinclair, farmer of North
Dakota, distant relative OF the Earl OF
Caithness, has received word from Eng
land that he has succeeded to the title
and estate of that Englishman.
The seat which Mr.. Edmunds has been
occupying in the Senate will not be taken
by Mr.. Proctor. Senator Dixon of Rhode
Island gets il by the assignment OF old
Captain Bassett. Mr.. Dixon was the first
applicant.
Mrs. Ingalls, is quite unlike her tall,
thin husband in figure. She is rather
short. with tendency TO stoutness. Her
complexion is fair and rosy and her face
is animated by pair of bright and ex-
pressive eyes.
The new Duke of Cleveland comes into
rich income of 100000, derived from
the estates in Shropshire and Durham,
vast properties of which he will have the
unincumbered rent rolls without having
to sell an acre OF their broad lands.
On account of the physical infrmities
of Bishop Galleher of Louisiana his du-
ties have for the most part been assumed
by his assistant, Rev. David Sessums,
who is to all intents and purposes the
Bishop of the diocese. As he is but 33
years old, Mr.. Sessums is probably the
youngest Bishop in the United States.
1t is declared on authentic British au-
thority that there is but one British Off
Ger left who fought at Waterloo, and all
pretenders are warned to ring off and die
as modest folks as they were born. This
one officer is Lieutenant William Hewitt
OF the Rife Brigade, born in l795. OF
late he has been in failing health. He
lives at Southampton.
Sir A. Paget is the senior member OF
the British diplomatic corps, and has
held appointment under the foreign Sec
retaries acting for thirteen Cabinets. He
recently celebrated the fiftieth anniver-
sary OF his appointment as an attache.
His present position at Vienna will be
shortly vacated, the willy old diplomat
having determined to retire from the
service.
The last French survivor of the battle
OF Trafalgar, Louis Cartigny, has just
completed his Tooth year. He was a
cabin boy on the Redoubtable in 1908 at
the time the fatal shot was fired from
that vessel at Lord Nelson. Cartigny is
still hale and hearty, in full possession
OF his faculties, and spends most of his
time in the open air. Nothing delights
him more than to converse about his ex-
periences.
Grace Greenwood writes to the Home
Journal from Washington to say that she
is not blind, as has been reported in the
newspaper press. She says she can see
to thread up her sewing machine and
even to find her way across Fifth avenue
at an hour when the millionaires are out
in force. She adds: 81 am not blind,
neither to my neighbours sins nor to my
own little human frailties. can still
read my title clear to more good for
tune than has ever come my way"