Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-08-03
PERSONAL MENTION.

Queen Victoria is, it is said, especially
skilled in making Omelets, while the
Princess OF Wales eXcels in making tea
and buttered toast.
Mrs. Ormiston Chant, the well-known
preacher, says she has otficiated in
churches OF all denominations except
the Church OF England and the Roman
Catholic Church.
Miss Roalie Cox OF the English Folk
Lore Society has made the interesting
discovery that the story of Cinderella
has been told in 345 different WAYS, and
that it appears in the oldest literature
OF Egypt and India.
Senator Stewart is visiting Mexico TO
look after the working OF his silver mine
ut Zacatacas. Before returning to Wash
ington in the late autumn his family will
make an extended Western trip, includ-
ing stay at the Worlds Fair.
Queen Christina OF Spain believes that
children could be much better and easier
managed II each mother were allowed
TO punish not her own, but her neigh
boris children. Ii instead of punish "
the word correct were substituted, the
notion would not be half bad.
Kotaro Sakura, paymaster of the Jap
anese navy, who is now in Chicago, is
on his way to England, where he will
take charge OF new war vessel built by
a British firm for the Mikado. Mr.. Sa-
kura will at once convey the vessel to
Toxic, where it will be placed in COM
mission.
When Queen Victoria left Florence
she rejoiced the heart of at least one
woman. Lady Colnaghi, the wife OF the
British Consul, was presented by her
with bracelet bearing in blue enamel
her initial and the motto "Honi soft qui
NAL Y pense."
George Vanderbilt has bought 10000
acres more OF land in the Pink
Beds - district OF North Carolina near
Ashville and near the residence OF Bill
Nyc. Mr.. Vanderbilt will establish on
his new purchase the most complete and
extensive game preserves in the United
states II Mr.. Nye can be kept oil the
promises, The Nanderbilts now own
$1,000 acres IN North Carolina.
Henry IL. Faxon OF Quincy, Mass.
the implacable foe OF liQuor-Selling. has
complied with the Bay State law and
tlcd with the Secretary OF State his ac-
count Of legislative expenses. The
amount is 1900: there are two items
only, and one reads: For distributing
literature calculated to influence the stu,
pid, imprarticable and cowardly LEXIS.
lature To repeal or radically amend the
absurd drunk law OF 1921, $3.50"
"Uncle " Henry Martin. for forty.dye
years the college janitor of the Uniyer.
sity of Virginia, claims to be hneal de-
scendant OF jefferson, the founder OF the
university. Though he cannot read and
write, he explains to visitors the great
picture, " The School OF Athens. ." i'm the
public hall, naming without a mistake
the Grcck slges therein depicted from
Plato to niogenes. He knows all about
the library, it is said, and its fine por.
traits and statues.
]. u. Garrison and W. ]. O'Connell of
the International railway survey have
Just returned tn Washington after an in.
tersting expedition into Central ami
South America on the work OF the sur-
vey. They have been gone since April I
1891, and have traversed the country
trom Ecuador north through Colombia
the lsthmus OF Panama and Costa Rir,
to san Jose, with an alternate rpute IN
Carihagcna, Colombia. They rrpor, The
entire line Practicable to build al reason.
able expense