Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-12-21
PURELY PERSONAL.

Queen Victoria has presented to the
Pitcairn Islanders II fine lleboat, which
will he taken TO them from Esquinault,
b. c., by the Pacific flag ship Royal Ar
| thur.
Chief Engineer A. II. Able, u, s. ~,
who has recently completed his sea duty
on the cruiser Newark, will be Chief En-
gineer at the League Island navy yard,
Philadelphia.
William X. Smith, who for many years
has been the Superintendent oi the Boz
tanical Gardens in Washington, has, il
IN said, personally directed the planting
Of more than 5000, 900 trees in different
parts Of the United States.
General Jose NJ. Hernandez, who has
resided recently in New York, but who
IL u revolu,ionist, II patriot and u candi-
date for the Presidency of Venezuela,
has been prominent in half dozen rev
olutions. lie has seen the inside of more
prisons than any other distinguished
man in South America.
SO fat in Lobcngua, the Matabelc
monarch, whose lands England has sue
cessfully coveted, that, although he il
nearly six feet tall, he seems to bc much
shorter. When in full dress he wears u
broad-brimmed lelt hat, with bunch of
monkey skins around his waist.
"Toby, NJ r." "who is the caricaturist
of the Imperial Parliament with the pen
for London Punch, rs much US is Harry
| Furness with the pencil, is famous Tor
his diminutive physical proportions, On
the street or In the lobby Of the House
OF Commons he seems merely II walking
tall hat with thin little pair OF legs.
General o. o. Howard, commander of
the Eastern Division. OF the United
States army, is u frequent attendant at
the Young Mems Christian Association
meetings In New York. On recent
Sunday he delivered an address ON the
subject, Lowing Kindness Between Fa-
ther aud Son." lie IL one Of the most
noted Christian workers in the United
States army.
Perhaps the most famous distributor
OF Bibles in the world was Deacon Will
lam Brown of New Hampshire. lie be-
gan the work in 1910, and kept it up until
] his death this year ut the age ol 20,
/ During that time no fewer than l2O,0Ol
copies Of the Scriptures were given out
/ by him, and despite his age in the two
years preceding his death he canyasscd
2S9 towns and visited over $4,000 iami'
lies.
Joseph IL. Manlcy, Blaine's old.tim,
friend, remarks casually In passing; "lt
Is useless to speculate about Presidential
possibilities at this time, Certainly NC
man who has any Presidential aspira
tions would thank any ot his friends fol
launching his boom ~ this distance Iron
the national convention. IL would b,
almost fatal TO any man to have hi
friends begin TO boom him for the Prcsi
dency three years before the meeting o
the national convention"
There is good deal about the prcsen
Lord Mayor OF Manchcster's histor'
which resembles that of the noted Dicl
Warrington. lie was born in the it'll
village Of Farcet in lluntinglunship'
lie was apppnticed TO draper, aud oi
+ the expiration Of his apprentices ip lcf
! with no resources TO seek his fortune
, lie got TO Manchester. found work, pros
\ pered and, like Wilmington. made n for
$ tune and, returning 10 his native town
married his tirst masters daughter