Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-03
PURELY PERSONAL.

Queen Victoria has been photographed
o54 times since she came TO the throne
! The Due de Galliera is said to possess,
collection OF stamps valued at { loo 900
The Gar OF Russia despite his great
size 10 very plain eater. At State din.
ners ne rarely takes anything but sour
Mira. Abram Hewitt has inherited Pc
ter Coopcr's old Dutch Bible, which with
It's data oil family history makes very Gu.
rious reading.
Ex-Secrctary OF War Endicott Ia bav.
ing the old Peabody mansion at Danyers.
Mass, repaired, and he intends to make
1t his permanent home.
| The oldest soldier in the British army
Is Field Marshal Sir Patrick Grant. Ue
is 80 years old, and joined the army in
the very year the Duke OF Cambridge
was born.
Mics Agnes Melby OF New Richland
MINI, who recently graduated at ST,
OiaPs College. Mortified, IL tho first
lady TO take full course at Norwegian.
American College.
Horace Boies has never used tobacco
10 any form, and Is unacquainted with
the taste OF liquor, and perhaps his only
profanity WAS when he swore In "a the
Governor OF Iowa. '
Mrs. Frances Crosby, authores. nj
" Sale in the Arms of Jesusn and q ooo
other hymns, is 81 years old. She iivss
In New York. and has been blind since
she was weeks old.
Miss Lucille Rodney who has won A
wager by walking from her home In Gal
weston, Tex, TO the Worlds Fair, count.
ing the ties all the way, made 1900 ON
she journey, selling her photographs.
Mrs. Cleveland commenced while n,
uray tables TO collect shells and Fast
Indian curios, which were picked nm nv |
The old sea captains and presented IN |
her. Her collection is said TO number
many quaint objects.
Prof. Benjamin Sharp of philadelnb;a
Is visiting the Sandwich Islands in the
interest OF the Academy of Natural Sc;e
'nces OF the Quaker City for the burmese
d collecting specimens of natural bis.
DRY. He will visit the aboriginal burial
'aves. '"''"'
Admiral Dot, the Lilliputian. who ia
10" cigarette advertisement in Chi.
ago, Is only AZ inches high, but he re.
elved telegram the other night that
made him feel as big ~ Grover Clevr-
and. IL was dated New York, and read
It's girl, and weighs six pounds
iother and baby doing we'll"
The Princess OF Wales il very kind -
er poor neighhors at Sandrngham. A
friter In the ldler SAYS that often she
lay be seen picking up the dusty little
ots OF children from the road, placing
,ein IN her own carriage until il is com. a
leteiy packed and then duly DELIVERING il
Ach at its own home to boast Of havins n
nloyed ride with her.
The National Museum in Washipy,or n
A. just received from John NJ. Craw
'ru United States Committeeman a, r
l. tetersburg, fine collection OF art.- :,
eS Illustrating the life and habits Of :.
70 people OF Finland Il il very com -
eve, ana contains many articles as 10 -,
g use anu significanru of which the :,
nnoiosists OF the museum are still in
'uot. Mr.. Crawford has rendered the
useon many similar services in the III
- M
9li henry Norman, whose recent an. pc
anu,heht as Nioeroy OF India WAS a IN
,,npleie surprise in England. is 81 years dc
), ana mas been connected with the VIZ
uian service for nearly half a century ha
r'n~d the Bengal army when he was
years old, and during the sepoy mn ty;
y was Adlntant-General. Ai.erward 81,
was Connected with the military All. las
histrs,ion OF India till 1898, when he m
: msde Governor of Jamaica. which 20
y ne ieft IN 1885 TO become Goyern,r s;o
Queensland. ~