The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1892-10-08
PURELY PERSONAL.
The First Money Earned by The Pen of
George Augustus SaIa Paid Him
by Charles Dickens.

Frederick Douglass plays the violin
40 II Is his only dlssi patton and he ha
II in n mild form, IL IL 10 be hoped tina
" wlll not be counted against the goo,
old man.
When Lord Tennyaon Ia asked 10 rea,
his works aloud he almost invariably &c
lecta the "Ode on the Death of th,
Duke OF Wellington" and after tha
"Maud."
Mr.. Whittier in recent letter said
For years ! have been desirous OF q
movement Tor uniting all Christians
with NJ other creed or pledge than q
simple recognition OF Christ AZ oui
leader"
Peter NJ. Arthur, Grand Chief OF the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers,
lives in handsome home on Euclid ay.
enue n Cleveland. lie In a thrifty and
economical man, and IL said 10 be worth
$4,000.
William f. Comfy Of the Dayton (O.)
journal Mt SO still holds his portion ~
night editor, and Is as spry and energetic
AZ much younger men on the statT.
what book lie 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, AMI Miss Chaplin, the we'll
known sculptor, has been commissioned
by her Majesty TO model them az a
group.
NJ. Diebler, the executioner of Paris
has disposed OF 220 OF his fellow beings.
and IL now thinking OF retiring. lie has
a miniature guilotlne in glass case on
the mantel'p ece 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, "ior re
strained excellence oil style" 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 10 years OF age. She
was already on the concert stage, and
with her maiden name OF Clara Week
had won a reputation as pianist.
Rev. Thomas Ewing Sherman, the
Catholic prie,t who has lately been
preaching in Kansas City, was there
thought 10 resemble his late father
General w. I. Sherman, very strongly
in appearance and to reveal the intel
lectuality that is so characteristic of the
family.
Sara Bernhardt Gays she isn't afraid
OF cholera and will 20 to any plague.
stricken town and give benefit per
tormance. The fair tragedienne'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 Zola'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
ernment to forbid all soldiers tC 20 to
see the repulsive battle pictures of Yer
estschagin. Neither books nor pictures
inspire men to be soldiers.
George Augustus Sala has the pleas
lntest remembrance that the first money
ne earned with his pen was paid him by
Charles Dickens. BY the way, speaking
1f Dickens, the interesting stat rement is
made by Mr.. Chapman, Dickens pub
Usher, that the sale OF his works last
year was four times as large as that of
500, the year before Dickens died.
The famous tenor, Sims Reeves, who
1as finally left the lyric stage to become
music professor in London, is about 20
'ears OF age. Mr.. Reeves is son of
,hurch organist in a Kentish town, and
10 early was his talent for music mani
ested that at IA he became the organist
md choir master of the village church,
His long career before the public has
eft him possessed of a modest but suffi-
,ient fortune.