Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-10-18
PURELY PERSONAL.
Vice President Morton Said to be a Prac-
teal and Common-Sense Farmer
The Duke of Norfolk.

Vice President Morton is said to be
practical and common sense farmer, who
goes into the business in a large way in
order to make money out of it rather
than to drop it into it.
In China wife is never spoken of by
her husband in plain and straightfor-
ward way. Such playful terms as "my
thorn in the ribs and "my dull COM
panion are more usual.
The Duke OF Norfolk, Premier OF Great
Britain, is about to make another pill
grimage to Lourdes in the hope of miti-
eating the condition of his son and heir,
the Earl of Arundel and Surrey, who is
blind, deaf and dumb.
The late Prince Victor of Hohenlohe
saved Wolseley's life during the Crimean
war. He was declared dead and about
to be carried off, when the Prince no
ticed a twitching OF the young mans
face, and, applying restoratives, revived
him.
Mrs. Henry White, wife OF the Secre-
tary OF the United States Legation, who
has been stopping at Braemar, England,
for the benefit of her health, had the
honor OF dining with the Queen recent
ly. Mrs. White has much improved in
health lately.
DIR. Daniel Denison Slade is one of the
few surviving eye-witnesses OF the first
capital operation under the influence of
ether at the Massachusetts general hos
pital November 7, 1S46, when the dis
covery OF DIR. Morton stood the test
which revolutionized surgery.
George William Curtis suffered great
ly from stage fright on the occasion of
his first lecture, and began by saying:
Ladies' and gentlemen, the pitomless
bott," with a solemnity which was
changed to confusion when he perceived
his error. OF course, he had meant to
make an allusion to the bottomless pit.
Mrs. Mary Green, aged "a years. OF
Scarboro, Me-. has during the past six
months "spun thirty-two skens of yarn.
knitted five pairs of stockings, picked
three bushels of blueberries and tended
large flocks of chickens and ducks. be-
sides doing much general housework. y
DIR. Susan Janeway Coltman of Ger
mantown, Pa, owns a unique collection
OF cats, which she values at AZ. 600
There are twenty-five of her pets. and
among them are included SKYE. Zsnzi.
bar and feather-tailed Turkish cats. tail.
less Manx pussies, white Maltese, yellow
Persian and English tiger cats.
NJ. Thibaut, the French actor. who
died in Paris recently, was born in
Nantes May z, 1887. He was the son of
merchant, and went to Paris at the ave
OF 40. He made his debut at the Moi.
ere. He was subsequently at the Mont
martre and other theaters, and later an.
peared in London and Brussels. FINALLY
he wac ngsged by Ofenbach at the
Boufes- Parlsiens and X naissance. He
1t was who originated the catch phrase
Csst immense" which was "go y
from the start and for long time bon
ular. p'P
Hon. Julius Sterling Morton. once
| Governor and now the Democrats can.
didate for Governor of Nebraska il
sometimes called the father OF Arhar
day. 1t is very largely owing TO his ex.
ertions that Nebraska advanced 90 ran,
idly in the establishment of artificial
groves, now having about 100000 acres
OF growing forests and some son oof
planted trees, beside a vast area az frn;,
trees, grape vines, bushes and minn'
plants. He was born in New York Stat,
In 1882. and was graduated from Un;or
college in 1854. 'A'ol