The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-17
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

ernors, have been invited to be guests OF
the New Hampshire Veteran Soldiers
Association at its coming reunion at the
Weirs, Lake Winnipiseogee.
Mr.. Selous, the famous Afric an travel
er and sportsman, is in Scotland visiting
some old friends, but will soon start for
America on a lectnring tour.
Prince Henry d'Orleans is to publish
in English his narrative of travels in
Siam and Tonkin. The illustrations will
be made from photographs taken by him.
The venerable Rev. William G. Crawford
of Alvarado, Tex, is the sole survivor of
those Texan patriots who, on the I'd day
of March, 1885, signed the Declaration
of Texan Independence.
NJ. Diefenbach, famous Bavarian
painter, intends to visit this country. He
has several fads, one Of which is the
reform of the dress of men. For his own
part he eschews modern clothes and
wears sort of toga. He is a vegetarian,
and has lived for years in q hermit like
fashion a few miles out of Munich. 1t he
comes to the United States he will try to
make proselytes and perhaps to found
colony.
The lord mayor is the only person
except the queen and the constable-who
knows the password to the tower of Lon
don. This password is sent to the Man.
sion House quarterly. 1t is the survival
of an old custom.
Anne Pratt, distinguished botanist,
has just died in England at the age of
lightweight Her first book was pub
lished nearly 10 years ago. Her" Flower
ing Plants and Ferns of Great Britain"
is a standard work.
Barnes Greeley, the only surviving
brother of Horace Greeley, lives, at the
age of 70 years, on the old Greeley home
stead at Chappaqua. He is described by
recent lady visitor as tall, loosely
jointed, shambling of gait, with snowy
hair and beard, mild blue eyes, peaceful
visage, and tongue that is the nearest
approach to perpetual motion yet dis
covered.
Lady Moncton is not only brilliant
society woman, but successful shop
keeper and actress. For good many
years she was only an amateur, but after
her children were grown she made her
debut as professional and achieved
great success When shopkeeping be,
Miss Faith opened q small emporium
of linens and embroideries at "The Sign
of the Spinning Wheel.
The late Gov. Jenkins of Georgia, took
away with him the great seal of the
State when he was deposed under mill
tary rule and came North just after the
close of the war. At the end Of the
reconstruction days he returned it to
him a gold fac-simile of it. This, at his
death, he bequeathed to his wife's great
nephew, his own namesake, DIR. Charles
Jenkins Montgomery of De nver, Col.
Gov. Jenkins had no children.
Samuel Edison, father of the inventor
is living at Port Huron, Mich, in the
Goth year of his age. He was born in
Nova Scotia and his ancestors were
Dutch. He is tall and erect and is look
ing forward to many more years of joyful
activity. @Why should I not?" he said
to a resent visitor. II had two aunts
| who died in their Goth year, and my
father was 103 years and 20 days when
family He pronounnces his name Fed
son but admitted that the popular
pronunciation is the correct one.
The Russian Czarowitz has one good
reason why he can never marry the Prin-
cess Victoria of Wales. with whose name
the gossips have connected his. It is
that they are first cousins, and the mar
riage of first cousins is strictly prohibit
| ed by the canons of the Greek church.
The heir of the emperor of all the Rus
SLAMS could not possibly ignore these
| laws if he desired to do so. The young
| prince was at one time, it is said, deeply
| in love with the daughter of the Greek
| king, and it was only these same obnox-
| ious laws that prevented their marriage.
Rev. j. A. Smith, of the Methodist
Protestont church at Silver Mine, near
| Norwalk, Conn, recently startled his
congregation by announcing that he
would have to preach on an empty
stomach, and that both he and his family
were nearly starved, having subsisted
on blackberries only for weeks previous.
W. E, Lane, a deacon of the church,
and Mrs. Click took the preacher. to
| task for his statement, denied that
matters were as bad as stated, and point
ed triumphantly to the fact that the
minister had salary of $500 q year,
owned horse and carriage, and said
that if he could not support himself and
| family on that he must be extravaganza.
| The church people promptly divided on
the subject, the majority apparently OPP
posing the pastor.
Emperor Williams new yacht, which
has been built at Kiel during the past
year, is magnificent vessel, which
| might be taken for either an Atlantic
| liner or man-of-war. She is construct
| ed of steel.painted white, ..and propelled
by twin screws, having double set of
| engines. She steams 10 Knots an hour,
and can do 20 if required. The Hohen-
zollern has ram, and is armed with
| eight quick-fring Krupp guns. The
upper deck is covered with an awning,
and in fine weather the Emperor takes his
| breakfast and luncheon there, and re-
ceives his guests .for afternoon teas.
| There is family saloon, in blue and sill
yer; council room, workroom for the
Emperor, upholstered in very pretty
chintz, and a sumptuous boudoir for
| the Empress, whose sleeping cabin has
| nickel bedstead hung with gray satin.
There are endless cabins and bathrooms
both for royalties and members of their
suites, and numerous saloons. The
whole residential part of the yacht is
| simply a marvel of magnifeence, COM
| fort and luxury, in all respects worthy
| NJ. C,;,@o The Vtcfo,,;o ,~l