The Portland daily press., 1893-09-19
PIERS oNAL AND PECULIAR.

One of the deepest regrets of Ibsen is
that he does not speak English, and
therefore feels that it is useless for him
to visit ( England or America. What
interests and fascinates me-" he said re-
Gently, dis the heart of the people 10
get at that, one must understand the
language of the country" He thinks
Norway the pleasantest place in the
world to live in.
One Of the attendants at the recent
Grand Army encampment in Indianapo-
lis was WV. Jacobs of Kansas, H., late
sergeant Of Company H, Thirteenth
United States infantry. He was the only,
man in indianapolis of the 800 men OF
this regiment who went TO the Iroht.
The regiment was commanded by Gener-
al Sherman, and General Sheridan was
the first captain of Company II.
One of the wealthiest and oldest China
men on the Pacific coast, Wong All Wah,
died the other day at the age OF 63. He
came to California in 1S49, and soon
amassed fortune by contracting to FUR
nish labor for the building of the early
railroads; he also did some railroad con-
struction himself Afterward he acted as
interpreter for Wells, Fargo q 20.
About six years ago he returned 10
China, and the grandeur OF the mouse
he built and the lavish way IN when ne
spent money were the talk of the entire
district.
sPop" Bliss is to train the eleven OF
Leland Stanford university, and Laurie
Bliss has the West Point eleven In
charge
Professor. Emerson of Amherst college
has So far, recovered from the railroad
accident injuries he suffered that he has
returned East. His shoulder is stiff, but
he hopes to resume his duties soon.
The Queen has conferred upon Charles
II. Topper Canadian minister of marine,
the dignity of knighthood in recognition
of his services IN connection WIN Inc
Behr1ng sea dispute between Great Brit
ain and the United States
David II. Lichtenstein, New York
millionaire, has been masquerading as
an organ grinder He met several of his
acquaintances who did not recognize
him, but contributed pennies OF nlckles
to his cup. He wound up by playing in
front Of his own cottage at Wave Crest,
LII. and passed the scrutiny OF his own
children without detection.
Blondin iss.still performing on the tight
rope in London. The other night he
acidenta1lyss. dropped a chair upon the
head OF spectator, but fortunately
caused no serious injury. Such an acct
dent, however is significant in the case
of man as old as he is.
A constant and large increase is noted
in the output of the oil wells of the Cas-
plan region. About 5000 tons are.export
ed every working day of the year from
Batoum salone, and the exports last year
were 63, 633 tons in excess of those of the
previous year.
The mace of the city ofssL london, which
is..very ancient and has been carefully
guarded ssince 1854, was carried in the
wedding procession of the Duke of York.
The foot knob became detached and was
lost. + No efforts were spared to ind 1t.
1t has at length been recovered and the
mace is once again complete
1t is an old belief of native Hawaiians
that the spirits of their warrior chiefs
inhabit after death the bodies of their
favorite horses There is even now fine
white stallion in Honolulu in which, it is
popularity believed, lives the spirit of
Boki. who led rebellion in Tahiti some
years ago At various times this horse.
S plendidly caparisoned,5 is led riderless
in state through the principal streets OF
Honolulu.
The pine tree shilling was named after
the pine tree it bore as it's device. 1t was
coined in Massachusetts, in the latter part
of the seventeeth century, and was only
one Of series of coins called pine tree
money. The shilling was sometimes
called the Boston shilling or the Bay
shilling. This was the first coin issued
in America, and the dies were cut at the
Lynn iron works, esta blished in 1647, by
Joseph Jenckes.
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