Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-10-25
PURELY PERSONAL.
The Queens Photographer for Scotland
Dies-Grand Duke Nicholas
Wife Born a Serf.

Sir Julian Paunceforte is an accom-
plished musician, and can play anything
from an Erard harp to an end mans
banjo.
Nine. Bourinine, whom the Grand
Duke Nicholas married at Toula, was
born serf, it is stated, as was her first
husband.
Charles Ashton, London policeman,
has received prize for $3.50 for an I'M
published photography of Welsh litera-
ture from 1901 to 1890.
Louis Kossuth has finished his men,
oirs. The manuscript of the closing
chapters of the fourth and last volume is
with the printer at Pesth.
Miss Ada A. Brewster, the California
artist, belongs to the line of Brewster
who proudly claim kinship with Elder
Brewster of Mayfower fame.
Lord Tennyson handed check for
81 900 to Sister Emma Durham, who
nursed him through recent illness, and
she has presented the gift to the ma
tional pension fund for nurses.
Rev. II. R. Haweis has been per-
suaded to undertake the preparation Of
Sir Morell McKenzie's biography. He
| invites contributions of letters and anec-
dotes that will assist in his work.
General Booth has $50 men, mostly
broken-down drunkards at one time,
working on his farm, few miles out Of
London, and they are described as de-
cent, industrious, useful and enthusiastic
lot of people now.
Prof. Huxley and Lord Chief-Justice
Coleridge are among the prominent Eng
lishmen who attended the recent Glouces
ter musical festival. The latter gentle
man is said to be exceedingly apprecia
tive of such performances.
Henry B. Cleaves, the new Governol
OF Maine, came out OF the war Lieu
tenant, and at onCe secured work as ar
ordinary hand in sash factory, but aftel
two years. trial OF the job he though
it wasn't promising one; so he STRUCK
out in other lines.
The eminent Won Pettenkoffer OF Mu
mich distinctly disputes Koch's PROPOSE
ton that the coma bacillus is the caus,
of Asiatic cholera. He thinks it is onl,
a manifestation of the disc 'se. Thii
should put period to the coma bacillus
ascendancy for the present.
DR.. hansen, whose plan for seekin,
the North Pole is to jab into the driftin,
ice in a stout vessel and to resign him
self to certain ocean currents, proposes
to lay in four years supply Of provi
sions when he finally embarks on thi
, voyage. He will also take along an i'm
mense stock of patience.
Mr.. Skene, the Queens historiogra
pher for Scotland, who has Just died a
D the age of "a, enjoyed wide reputation
as scholar, historian and archaologist
: and was the author of many VALUABLE
4 works, the chief of which is "Celti
a Scotland History of Ancient Alban,
Senator John G. Carlisle of Kentuck
, looks like an ascet'c. He is tall an
! square, with thin hair and mustache
and is partial to tall white hat an
; light-colored clothes, always with froc
. coat, which he keeps tightly buttonet
|, Senator Carlisle's manners ara grave an
i reticent. He is 60 or Whereabouts. an
y strides through the streets rapidly.
y Mr.. Gladstone during his visit I
Wales quite caught the people by h
q compre ensive knowledge OF their con,
II try and its affairs, and especially by h
rs good knowledge of their language
,. by no means common accomplishme,
T. in foreigners. He described himself
r Scotchman by blood, Lancastrian !
10 birth, Cockney by residence. bnt !,
'r fected by Mrs. Gladstone with a love
4. Wales.