The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-15
PURELY Personal.

Considerable stir has been caused in
London society by the conversion to Ro-
manism Of q niece Of Rt. Hon. John
Morley, Chief Secretary for Ireland.
Colonel lngersoll closes his lecture on
Lincoln with these words; Lincoln
was the grandest figure OF fierce civil
war. Lincoln is the gentlest memory Of
our world"
A little lad named Otto Freisel, but B
years Of age, is delighting Viennese audi
ences with his elocutionary and mimetic
powers. He is an infant prodigy in this
respect, they say.
When child Of Lord Claude Ham
ilton, the new Chairman OF the Great
Eastern Railway Company, resented a
supposed atfront by obstinately refusing
to kiss the Queen when she was on a
visit to his parents.
Nine. Blanc, the widely-known writer
Of Paris, who is in Chicago, will remain
six months in this country, spending
portions OF the time in various cities,
including stay in Boston as the guest
Of Mrs. James 7. Fields.
The announcement has been made
that Captain Horatio Mckay, the COM
mander Of the record-breaking CunS-der
Lucania, and Miss Elizabeth Swan, the
daughter Of Edward ]. Swan OF Oyster
Bay, l.. l., are to be married some time
before Christmas.
John II. Miller, son OF William the
Prophet, who founded the Second Ad-
vent sect, long known as Millerites, "
many Of whom have prepared to ascend
bodily to heaven at various times, died
recently at Whitehall, N. Y, aged II,
strong in his adherence to the views OF
his father, who died in is49.
Few things are too insignificant to en-
gage the attention Of the German EN-
peror. He recently decided that the
gavotte lancier should be known in the
future as the court dance in his capital
rather than the "quadrille a la emur,"
which has long had that distinction,
The revival Of this empire dance is due
to the petition OF the association OF Ger
man dancing masters.
| James G. Blaine, Jr,, the grandson Of
the late Secretary Of State, is now years
old. He has been under the care Of one
nurse since he was years old. The lad
attends kindergarten in New York, and
it is said that he has some marked traits
OF his fathers family. He is very slow
to make friends with grown-up persons
but boys will chum with him instantly
He is quite sturdy, healthy lad.
Sir Benjamin Richardson, the eminent
London physician, has been interviewed
about bicycling. He expressed the opin.
ion that thesport was decidedly injurious
The spine becomes almost an arch; the
chest bone is then affected by the unnat.
ural pressure, circulation is impaired
and no doubt the lungs are interiereC
with, too. In fact, there is hardly any
possible evil effect it does not produce.
The railroad chapel-car evangelist
Rev. Boston Smith, is meeting will
great success in the Northwest. Mr.
Smith was the first missionary to utiliz,
the railway car as chapel. The one h,
uses now was built for him by John d
Rockefeller and others interested. i
will seat 100 people. 1t is sidetracket
at lonely settlements, where services arr
held on Sundays and often through tn,
| week.
The Sultan has contributed 700,00t
francs from his private purse, to be uset
in the prevention Of the spread Of chol
era in his dominions. Part Of the none,
will be devoted to the construction o
dwelling-houses in Hedsjas for the suf
ferers and the building Of hospital il
which several thousand patients can b'
accommodated. The running expense
Of the hospital will be borne also by tn,
Sultan.