The Progress., 1892-11-05
MASCULINE MENTION.


100 consecutive cigarettes ON bet.
James Tuekstt, famous rs Inspector
Bucket In Dickens BLEAK House," IL
now living In San Francisco.
The Beeehers are long lived family. In
addition to Mira 6tOwe, Edward Beecher
still lives at the ago Of eighty-nine.
Uncle" Wash Couch, who lives near
Scnola, Ga. has four sons who are said TO
have been born ON the same day Of the
month at differout years.
Rev. Dr. Milburn, the blind preacher
and ex-chaplsin Of the house of representa-
tives, has completed an extensive work on
the early history Of the Mississippi valley.
The director OF the United States geo
graphical survey. Major j. w. Powell, did
q good deal Of his book studying when q
boy while driving OK teams fifty or sixty
miles to market
Ria Kittrsdge. an expert microscopic
penman, Of Belfast, Me-, has written sev-
eral Of Glsdstone's speeches upon n single
postal card and sent the curiosity to the
great Liberal leader. -s7
Bismarck is as fond of dogs as Ouida
His inseparable companions are two lsrgc
Danish bounds. At dinner they eat beside
their master, and occasionally he feeds
them with his own hands.
Probably the oldest newspaper man in
active service in Ohio Is William F. Com.
ly, night editor of the Dayton Journal
Although eishty-three years of age he Is
said to be as spry as a man Of thirty.
Mr.. George w. Childs In addition to his
recent gift of ''Childs' arbor" to Delaware
Water gap, has bought a larger tract OF
glens and woodlands near Dingman's to be
laid out and opened as public park.
Eugene Kelly. the New York banker to
whom the pope has given the honorary ap-
pointmept Of guardian of the cope and
sword" landed from Ireland with three
dollars. Ten million Is now about his size.
Field Marshal General Count Won Blu-
menthal, who celebrated the eighty second
anniversary of his birth recently Mt Quel-
lendorf. near Koethen, is the oldest officer
of rank higher than that OF colonel in the
Prussian army.
Representative w. C. p. Breckinridge,
of Kentucky, has decided to give up his
house IN Washington and make Lexington
his home again as far as possible. This is
a result of his wife's recent death, and in
accordance with bis daughters wishes.
Bishop O'Farrell, of Trenton, Is perhaps
the largest buyer of books in the United
States He buys every year many thou
sands of dollars worth for distribution |
among Catholic clergymen and others, be
sides having fine private library OF his
own. .fr4
James ]. Hill, who had neither fame nor
fortune prior TO 1870, but who Is now the
president OF the Great Northern
paid Sl36.a50 the other day for
SEQ. 600 life insurance payable on his death !
md an-annuity Of Si2E00 to begin in ten
years "a t tkft
Rev. l. T. Chamberlain, d. D., of Brook. |
lyn, took part in the recent parade of
and private carriages at Manches- |
by-the-Sea. His victoria was decorated |
with pansies and Virginia sreepers on the |
body and blackberry vines and nastur-
tiums. ra e-- 81 f,-,e ...-,
len. Butler is said to be sadly bent with |
age. His face has The look of health. but !
bis massive frame has become an unmis- |
taxable burden. His hands move I'M |
while his eyes appear swollen and |
almost hidden by the thick folds of fiesh
% his cheeks. hi fo4oa 4
Governor Pattison. Of PENNSYLVANIA. |
while rambling In the suburbs Of Philsr |
delphia venture 70 sit on arrustic bench |
bkneath . tree on private grounds, whers-
Upon a child informed him chat be wss
trespaasing on her fathers property. ana |
politely eA,orsed him e6 the domain. %