Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1892-10-07
PURELY Personal.
The First Money Earned by the Pen of
George Augustus Sala Paid Film
by Charles Dickens.

Frederick Douglass plays the violin.
As 1t is lis only disei patton and he has
1t in a mild form, II is to be hoped that
1t will not be counted against the good
old man.
When Lord Tennyson is asked to read
his works aloud he almost invariably Sc
lects the lode on the Death of the
Duke Of Wellington" and after that
Maud"
Mr.. Whittier in recent letter said !:
For years | have been desirous OF q
movement for uniting all Christians,
with NJ other creed or pledge than q
simple recognition Of Christ as our
leader"
Peter M. Arthur, Grand Chief OF the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers,
lives in handsome home on Euclid av-
enue n Cleveland. He is thrifty and
economical man, and is said to be worth
$500, 900.
William f. Comfy of the Dayton (O.) J
Journal at SO still holds his position as
night editor, and is as spry and energetic
as much younger men on the staff.
What a book he could write on Fights
/ have had with the foreman"
The Queen has two Spanish bullocks
in the park at Osborne, which are very
beautiful creatures, with enormous
horns, and Miss Chaplin, the we'll
known sculptor, has been commissioned
by her Majesty to model them as q
group.
M. Diebler, the executioner OF Paris,
has disposed Of 220 of his fellow beinge,
and is now thinking OF retiring. He has
q miniature guillotine in glass case on
the mantelpiece in his parlor, does not
receive visitors, and finds amusement in
playing the violin.
Home Secretary Asquith is not only
lone OF the youngest Cabinet officers on
record" he is declared by high author
ity to be the most finished OF the younger
race of Parliamentary orators, 6 for re
strained excellence OF style I" comparing
with Mr.. Gladstone.
Clara Schumann, the widow OF the
composer, is said to be in failing health.
Robert Schumann fell in love with her
when she was but 13 years OF age. She
was already on the concert stage, and
had won reputation as pianist.
Rev. Thomas Ewing Sherman, the
Catholic priest who has lately been
preaching in Kansas City, was there
thought to resemble his late father,
General w. I. Sherman, very strongly
in appearance and to reveal the intel
lectuality that is 30 Characteristic Of the
family.
Sara Bernhardt says she isn't afraid
of cholera and will go to any plague
stricken town and give a benefit per
Torrance. The fair tragedieRne's cour-
age is born of absolute safety. Sara
hasn't enough anatomy to tempt the
most adventurous and rapacious chol-
eraic bacillus.
The interdiction by the Austrian gov
ernment OF Zoia's Debacle," on the
ground that it "tends to disturb the
peace" is said to have its real motive IN
the idea that prompted the German gov
eminent to forbid all soldiers to go to
zee the repulsive battle pictures of Yer
estschagin. Neither books nor pictures
inspire men to be soldiers.
George Augustus Saa has the pleas
antest remembrance that the FIRST money
he earned with his pen was paid him ny
Charles Dickens. By the way, speaking
Of Dickens, the interesting Sta ement il
made by MIR. Chapman, Dickens put
Usher, that tue sale o his W Drks lasi
year was four times as large as that
1859, the year before Dickens ed.
The famous tenor, Sims Reeves, who
has nnally left the lyric stage to bec ,me
a music profes sor in London, is about ~
years OF age Mr. Reeve. is son OF n
church organist in Kentish town. and
so early was his tai MT for music mani
ested that at IA he became the organist
and choir master of the village church.
His long career before the public has
left him possessed Of a modest but suffi-
cient fortune.