The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-03-11
PURELY PERSONAL.
Ruskin Still In Firm Possession Of Some
Of His FacuIties-GIadstone the
Descendant Of a King.

Archbishop Satolli will be the lecturer
On speculative theology in the Catholic
University OF America at Washington.
The monument 10 Phillips Brooks,
which his lovers propose TO erect IN Cop
ley Square, Boston, will cost not less
than $4,000, OF which some $40, ,00J is al
ready raised.
Pundita Ramabai, the Hindoo woman
who is doing 10 much for the advance
ment Of her sex, has recently started a
club OF X ng's Daughters among her
pupils in India.
Ex Governor Foraker 10 obliged to de
cline his appointment by Governor Me.
Kinley TO fill the place on the State
University Board left vacant by the death
Of ex-Prpsident Hayes.
Mrs. Warden OF Hanover, N. H.,
whose daughter was murdered by Frank
Amy, Las made a demand upon the
State for the 81, 800 ofered for the appre.
henson OF the murderer
Mrs. Arthur Stannard OF London has
formed no Crnnine league" 1t al
ready numb bers 5 5,2G5 women, who pledge
themselves not 10 wear hoopskirts, even
u LUebb uD IctuTH W IhsHlOHs
Lott, the brilliant French novelist in
his "Le Marriage de Lott" presents a
life-like picture OF the Hawaiian Islands
and their native women. Just now re-
newed interest attaches to this book.
1t is recalled now that Ulrike Won Le-
veto, whom Goethe admired and wished
to marry when he was 10 and she II,
reached her Goth birthday recently at
the castle of TrzieIitz in Bohemia. She
is the subject OF Goethe's "Triology Of
Passion"
Charles Henry Pearson, an English
man, has written a book, in which he
claims to have proved that the great
races Of the world are losing, and that
the Chinese, the Hindoos and South
American half-breeds are the coming
leaders OF civilization.
Mr.. Gladstone claims direct descent
from Henry III, King OF England, and
from Robert Bruce, King OF Scotland.
1t is thought that the reason why he has
invaria bly, refused any title or peerage is
because of his knowledge of his royal
descent from the Kings of both England
and Scotland.
Ruskin is still in firm possession OF
some OF his faculties. He plays chess
with great interest and equal skill.
Moreover, it is said that he is in very
excellent health mentally and physic-
ally. He walks out twice day, eats and
sleeps we'll, and takes an interest in
what is going on.
George Gould wants to buy all OF the
existing maps OF Delaware county, N.
Y, that were made by his father in 1866.
Thus far he has succeeded in obtaining
one from Erastus Root OF Gloversville,
and has heard of another owned by
William @. Hanna OF New York.
Mr.. Plant, a London chimney sweeper,
is said to be the last living representa-
tive of the English branch OF the Plan
tagenet line. The reason why he calls
himself Plant and not Plantagenet is be-
cause he considers that the monosyl-
labic name is more in accordance with
his present social position.
John Hay questions the statement
that "Mr. Blaine inherited his eloquent,
magnetic ewes from his mother" Mr..
Hay thinks he possessed the Blaine eye
and the Blaine nose of four gene ations
ago. These, Mr.. BIaine's most striking
features, are said to be wonderfully like
those OF brother OF his paternal grand
father, which have been pre- erved in q
crayon portrait copied and enlarged
from miniature.