The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-12-16

PURELY PERSONAL.

Considerable stir has been caused /
London society by the conversion TO Ro
nanism Of u niece Of Rt. Hon. .Joh,
Morley, Chief Secretary for Ireland.
Colonel lngcrsoll closes his lecture O,
Lincoln with these words: "LincolI
was The prandest figure Of fierce ciyi
war Lincoln is the gentlcst memory 0
our world"
A little lad named Otto Freisel. but
years OF age, is delighting Viennese audi
ences with his elocutionary and tnimetit
powers lie IL an infant prodigy in thil
respect, they say. o.
When child Of Lord Claude Ham.
liton, the new Chairman Of the t,reat
Eastern Railway Company, resented a
supposed aflrOnt by obstinately refusing
TO kiss the Queen when che was on q
visit to his parents.
| Nine. Blanc, the widely-known writer
OF Parls, who is in Chicago will remain
Elk months in this country, spending
portions OF the time in various cities.
including stay in Boston as the guest
oil Mrs. James 7. Fields.
The announcement has been made
that captain Horatio Mckay, the com
ihander OF the record breaking Cunardar
Lucanla, and Misc Elizabeth Swan. the
daughter OF Edward j. Swan of OYSTER
pay, l.. l., are to be married some time
before Christmas.
John II. Miller, son of William the
Prophet, who founded the Second Adj
vent sect, long known as "MilIerites. "
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 lS49.
Few things are too insignificant to en-
gage the attention of the German Em-
peror. He recently decided that the
gavotte lancier should be known in the
iuture as the court dance in his capital
rather than the "quadrille la crur,"
winch has long had that distinction,
ne revival OF this empire dance is due
10 The petition OF the association of Ger
man dancing masters.
James Il. Blaine, Jr., the grandson of
.he late Secretary of State, is now 6 wears
)ld. lie has been under the care OF one
Nurse since he was years old. The lad
lttends a kindergarten in New York. and
t is said that he has some marked traits
u MS father's family. He is very slow
o make friends with grown-up persons.
'ut boys will chum with him instantly.
lie Is quite a sturdy, healthy lad.
Sir Ben jamin Richardson, the eminent
I1ondon physician, has been interviewed
bout bicycling. He expressed the opin-
Dh that the sport was decidedly injurious.
ne spine becomes almost an arch; the
nest bone is then affected by the unnat-
raj pressure, circulation is impaired,
nd no doubt the lungs are interfered .
'lth, too. In fact, there is hardly anv
ossiDIe evil effect it does not produce.
The railroad chapel-car evangelist.
ev. Boston Smith, il meeting witt,
reat success in the Northwest. Mr..
mith was the first missionary to utilize !
le railway car as chapel. The one he
'eS1 now was built for him by John ID. r
ocketeIler and others interested. 1t l
III seat 100 people. 1t is sidetracked Ii
lonely settlements, where services are
'Ii OH Sundays and often through the n
eek. W
The Sultan has contributed 100000
mes from his private purse, to be used 7
the prevention OF the spread of chol- W
4 IN his dominions. Part of the money
II he devoted to the construction OF oil
Yelling houses in Hed>jas for the suf- l.
'trs and the building OF hospital in
llch several thousand patients can be n
,ommo0ated. The running expenses to
the hospital will be borne also by the ~
ltan.