The Portland daily press., 1893-06-19
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PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

FFhSONAl AMI FPECULlAR.
On an average, more than a score of peo-
pie are killed each month at the railroad
grade crossings, within the city of Chi
cago.
The new United States army rifle, the
Krag- Jorgensen, will fire 2S shots min
ute. 1t is sighted at 1890 yards, and has
pierced 20 one-inch planks at distance
of 2S0 yards.
The Indiana Supreme court has just
refused to affirm ruling of the lower
courts against admitting women to the
| practice of. law.
%'Happiness," writes DR.. Oliver Wen
| dell Holmes, is very largely a matter
of temperament and not to be reached
by any prescription
Secretary Gresham is about to visit his
farm in Indiana, whose principal crop,
he is said to admit, is the interest on the
mortgage he placed on it.
The famous Blarney stone. which for
centuries occupied a place in the walls of
historic old Blarney castle in Ireland, has
arrived at the Worlds fair.
| In London last week was sold en- earth
en- jug which belonged to Shakespeare
and was given by him to his sister Joan.
1t fetched 500 Of our money.
| A Philadelphia publisher says he paid
Mr.. Blaine the most ever received for lit
erary work. 1t was S., 900 for about 70, 900
words in work dealing with Columbus.
The Rev. DR.. Heber Bishop of Boston
is trout fishing in the Megantic Preserve.
Me- A few days ago he landed two four
pound trout in Long Pond opposite the
mouth of Indian River.
/ A Mexica, Mo-, girl the other day gave
the postmaster dollar, saying that she
WANTED twice as many landings as dis
coveries, and the rest in fleets" He
gave her the stamps she asked for.
Mrs. Arthur Stannard, known to liter
allure as John Strange Winter. and the
writer of 'sBootle's Baby" has just been
elected fellow of the Royal Society of
Literature in London. No woman has
received the honor since 1928.
4 The recent biography of Wagner by
Mr.. Finck brings out in clear light the
financial difficulties experienced during
the earlier years Of the great composer.
1t also makes plain his habits of promis-
cuous money borrowing and conscience
less running up Of debts.
1t is proposed to establish bicycles
insurance company at Hartford to insure
against loss by burglary, robbery or
theft of bicycles, velocipedes, and tricy.
Giles; against damage or loss in case Of
storage, use, or transportation, and also
against personal damages by accident to
the users of these vehicles.
The Society of the Cincinnati have
elected the following officers President
general, Gen. Robert Mulligan McLane
of New Jersey; treasurer-general, John
J Schuyler of New York; secretary-gen-
! eral, Asa Bird Gardiner Of Rhode Island
assistant secretary general, Thomas
Pinckney Lownds of South Carolina.
M. Turpin, the inventor of melinite,
has invented a new gun which can be
carried on light wagon. In quarter
of an hour it can discharge $4,000 pro
jectiles over an area of $4,000 square
metres. At the distance of 1926 yards,
he declares that none of the present ar
NOR plates on Notifications is capable Of
| lCSic1luS I've
i A committee of Mormons have beer
visiting Mormon Hill,n near Lyons, N
, Y, where Joseph Smith is supposed to
{ have dug up the mysterious plates from
{ which the first Mormon Bible was
, printed. They represent a syndicate Of
Mormons who are endeavoring to pur
chase Mormon Hill and erect building
in memory of Smith.
. Col. T. w. Higginson will spend the
, summer at his place called Glimpsewood
l in Dublin, N. H.. town which is fas
becoming for Bostonians what Lenox il
] for New Workers.. Col. Higginson is ar
enthusiastic wheelman and often in sum
mer the residents of Dublin see hin
starting off, accompanied by his little
: daughter, who, though not yet in hel
! teens, is her fathers most congenia
companion.
During their brief existence the Massa
chusetts endowment corporations collect
' ed from the certificate holders over SIS,
100000. From this sum less than nins
per cent of the membership received il
. payment of the earlier matured certifi
9 Gates over So, 100000 while above So, 900,
q 900 was paid in claims for sickness,
! large proportion of this to certificate
holders in excess of their contributions
t and with the natural result of the imme
r diate disappearance of these enriched
! members from the rolls at the cost o
: those remaining. 4H