Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-30
MASCULINE MENTION.

The third son of the president of France
is a private in the French army, waiting
ior his admission TO the Ecoe Polytech-
nique.
Fighting Jim" is the name given to
Rear Admiral James f. Jouett, so well
known to Washington and so welcome to
all drawing rooms
President Eliot, of Harvard university, is
member of the Boston Cremation society,
but has not decided yet as to the disposition
Of his own remains.
Oscar Wilde is reported to have declined
nomination to the Savile club because he
feared he would be poor little lion in
den of fierce Daniels"
Count Tolstoi has legally made over his
large fortune, including real and personal
estate, to his wife and children. The count
still continues his work of relief among the
peaSantry
Only three men who were members OF
the United States senate in 1913 are now
living-James w Bradbury, of Maine, ex
Governor Felch, of Michigan and General
George W Jones, of Iowa
Counting up his salary and all his allow
ances tor expenses, President Harrison will
have received from the government exactly
sS16,S00 when he shall have retired from
the White House on March 4 next.
1t is said that the best passport through
the Kurdish mountains is a letter from DR.
Cochraue. OF the American board of mis-
sions IN Persia. On its production the
kurds Immediately show the way
The Duke of Edinburgh for long time
has not been very popular in England. His
going to Germany to live will add to his
unpopularity, and yet, paradoxical as it
may seem, will please the English.
Chauncey NJ Depew is believer in scrap
books. He has eight or ten of them, which
contain clippings from newspapers and
periodicals. relating to himself ~ his
printed speeches are preserved in this way,
Eli Gray an inmate of the family of Jay
Goud's grandfather when the father of
Jay Gould WAS born, died only month
before the great financier. Gray's age was
lO Gray's mother reached the age of l20.
The clergyman who has continuously oc-
cupied one pulpit longer than any other
divine in the world is Rev DR. Furness, of
! Philadelphia, His age is ninety, and for
slxty eight years he has been pastor of one
| church
The youngest man in the Fifty-third con-
I pitSS W III bt IOuldS fNtIlle, Il
OF North Carolina, who is in his twenty
eighth year He is described as dark
haired, dark eyed young man, with pleas
ant face.
A valuable diamond which HUI Car
penter OF Columbia county, y. Y, wears
IN his shirt bosom was purchased by him
years ago in the Orinoco river region, in
South America, for two boot legs of plugto.
w ha i,yao pnII,aI h i,rl
~ than gems
A. Burbank, OF Richmond, Ind, is the
owner OF Il fine gold watch, of which he was
robbed by the James boys in Arkansas
about twenty years ago He was at that
time governor of Dakota. After the death
OF Jesse james he recovered the stolen prop
erty through an advertisement.
The late Cardinal Lavigerie, the Grand
Old Missionary of Bskra" used to wear
Florentine cap such as Dante wore, half
covering his ears and falling to his neck
rhe walls of his simple apartments were
absolutely bare except for IA small statue of
the Virgin, which faced the crucifix over
the mantelpiece.
Lord Roberts, who is soon to return to
England from India, is exceedingly popular
with the soldiers, for whose comfort and
moral welfare he has done more than almost
any other British officer, He is said to
value his title of nobility less than his
name, "Bobs, God bless him." by which he
is familiarly known in camp