The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-21
PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL.

"A New York maker of travellers
goods imports great many elephant
hides and bundles of them are usually
to be seen upon the sidewalk in front OF
his factory. He says that elephant
trunks are becoming very popular.
E. V. Deboissiere, Frenchman
living near Williamsburg, has donated
all of his real and personal property,
amounting to nearly $3.50, 600, to a board
of trustees for the purpose of founding
an Odd Fellows orphan home for the
state of Kansas.
By the death of Herr Sverdrup Nor
way has lost the nearest approach to a
Gladstone that the country has had
since her existence as an independent
state. Until his fall from power in 1889
he was one of the most progressive
statesmen in northern Europe.
Prof. Lors, the Greek rife shot, is
attracting much attention by his feat of
shooting glass ball from his own head.
The trick is performed by shooting at
the trigger of rife held in frame,
with the muzzle sighted at a glass ball
dangling by a string directly over the
marksman's head.
"A trick of the prince of Wales is
somewhat disconcerting. About once
every minute and a-half the lid of the
right eye drops completely over the
bali. The eye remains closed for the
space of about second and then sud-
denly opens again to its fullest extent,
no other feature of the face having
moved meanwhile.
FROM Won Lenbach, the famous
German artist, has been commissioned
to paint another portrait of Prince Bis
marck. He has spent considerable
time in Friedrichsruhe recently, study
ing his subject and making sketches of
the Ex-Chancellor. The portrait is to
represent Bismarck in the act of re.
ceiving a deputation of citizens on his
recent birthday.
"A Maryland farmer adopts this
English sparrows: Whenever they get
too plentiful he equips each man on the
farm with fat board, and they all
proceed after dark with lanterns to the
birdroost. The sparrows fly toward
the light, and as they come within
reach the men with the boards knock
them down by the score.
The crown princess of Sweden has
presented a beautiful miniature por-
trait of herself, set in diamonds, to the
khedive, IN acknowledgment of the
hospitality and courtesy extended &c
the crown princess during her visit in
Egypt. The portrait was painted in
the crown princess own studio by
Froken Fanny Ejelur, and it is said TO
be an excellent likeness of her royal
highness-
The little queen of Holland most
enjoys romping and racing through all
the rooms Of the palace, thrown open
for that purpose, and when she is asked
to play game, her first question a.
ways IS: is i a game at which one
has 70 run?" She especially dislikes
having to bow continually to her sub
jects when she is out driving, and uses
this constant bowling as a punishment
for her dolls when they are naughty.
President Harrison is not easily dis
concerted on state occasions; but they
saw that when Hassan Ben Ali. the
worlds fair commissioner from aoroc-
co, in an interview az the White house
recently, Frustrated himself in true
Oriental style and refused 20 rise until
the president had LEFT the room. Gen.
Harrison hardly knew how 10 deal with
his visitor he Is not accustomed u
address words ot welcome 20 the floor.