The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-10-15
PURELY PERSONAL.
Vice-PreSident Morton Said to be Prac.
teal and Common-SenSe Farmer
The Duke of Norfolk.

Vice President Morton is said to be
practical and common sense farmer, VIII
goes into the business in a large way il
order to make money out OF it rathe
than to drop it into it.
In China a wife is never spoken of b,
her husband in plain and straightfor
ward way. Such playful terms as IN,
thorn in the ribs and my dull com
panion are more usual.
The Duke Of Norfolk, Premier Of I;rea
Britain, is about to make another pil
grimage TO Lourdes in the hope of miti
eating the condition of his son and heir
the Earl OF Arundel and Surrey, who i,
blind, deaf and dumb.
The late Prince Victor of Hohenloh,
saved Wolseley's life during the Crimear
war. He was declared dead and aboul
to be carried off, when the Prince no
ticed q twitching of the young man.
face, and, applying restoratives, revived
him.
Mrs. Henry White, wife OF the Score.
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 i'm proyed in
health lately.
DR.. Daniel Denison Slade is one of the
lew surviving eye-witneeses OF the first
capital operation under the influence OF
ether at the Massachusetts, general hos
pital November 7, 1915, 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 10
make an allusion 10 the bottomless pit.
Mrs. Mary Green, aged "a years, of
Scar oro, Me-. has during the past six
months 'spun thirty-two skeins of yarn,
knitted hve pairs OF stockings, picked
three bushels of blueberries and tended
large hocks OF chickens and ducks, be-
sides doing much general housework."
DR.. Susan Janeway Coltman of Ger
mantown, Pa, owns . unique collection
OF cats, which she values at 5000.
There are twenty-five Of her pets, and
among them are included Skye, Zanzi-
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 7, 1897. He was the son OF
q merchant, and went to Paris at the age
of 40. He made his debut at the Moli-
ere. He was subsequently at the Mont
martre and other thesters, and later ap.
peared in London and Brussels. Finally
he was engaged by Ofenbsch at the !
Boutfes-Parislens and X Nuisance. He
i was who originated the catch phra e. |
. C'ea immsnse" which was q go"
rom the start and for long time pop
llar
Hon. Julius Sterling Morton, once
Governor and now the Democratic can
1idate- for Governor OF Nebraska. In
,ometimes called the father Of Arbor
lay. 1t is very largely owing to his ex-
'rtions that Nebraska advanced 80 rap.
dly in the establishment Of artificial
,roves, now having about $50, 200 acres
II growing forests and some 500. 600
Wanted trees, beside . vast area Of fruit
rees, grape vince, bushes and minor
'lants. He was born In New York State
n 1882. and was graduated from Union
)ollege In 1854.