The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-06-16
PURELY PERSONAL.

NJ. Pierre Lott hus u penchant for ded-
icating his books to prominent ladies.
Miss Charlotte NJ. Yonge is now three
score and ten, and has written fur more
than the same number OF books. She
began novel-writing when she was 20.
In Spain the name "Inianta" il given
to all daughters OF the reigning King
except the oldest when she is heiress ap-
parent to the throne. The masculine
form, " lnfante," is given to all the sons
except the oldest.
When the wife and daughter Of the
Chinese Minister to England were pre-
sented to Queen Victoria they were al
lowed to remain seated after their pre-
sentation, us their small feet untitled
them for long standing.
Rev. Father Thomas L. Sherman, son
of the late General, is as aggressive and
outspoken as his distinguished father.
In his sermons he takes everyday nat
ters as subjects, and in recent dis
course he poured hot shot into the secret
societies.
Mrs, Frances Hodgson Burnett is soon
to leave Washington for years sojourn
abroad. Much of her time will be spent
in London, where she is almost as we'll
known in society as in New York, but in
the autumn she will make tour OF
Egypt and the Holy Land,
Cardinal ziglaria, who has Just died
at Rome, was persona gratisaima at the
Quirinal, and besides heinga great favor
lite of the present Pontitf he was gener-
ally regarded by the Catholic clergy
throughout the world as destined to be-
come the successor Of Leo XIII.
The royal family OF England is said to
be the most money-loving Of the princely
blood Of Europe. The Queen has accu-
mulated vast fortune from her savings,
and she pays her servants less than they
can get in any first-elass hotel, Her
daughter, the Princess Louise, inherits
this parsimonious spirit.
Whatever the poverty Of the Brooklyn
Tabernacle, Dr. Talmage himself is not
a poor man. He il credited with for
tune OF 100000 and an income of $26.-
600 IRON books, sermons, lectures and
editorial work. The Tabernacleisfn finances
have been badly managed otherwise the
late sop of % per cent to hungry credit
ors would not have been necessary.
Colonel Bob Ingersoll once visited the
stoke hole OF an American liner. After
seeing all that was to be seen he drew Il
20 bill from his pocket and said "Boys,
! don't believe in hell but | guess you
do. We won't let our beliefs enter into
good fellowship; so here's something to
drink to my health with" And then he
went into his cabin and wrung ou. his
clothes.
Miss Jennie Young, the American who
recently built railroad to the extensive
salt deposits she owns in Chihuahua, has
received from the Mexican government
a valuable concession in the form OF u
privilege iGr the establishment Of colo
nies in the States of Chihuahua and Co
ahuila. Miss Young has gone to England
to make arrangements for bringing over
several thousand English families to set
tie upon the lands she has secured from
the government.
Ex-President Harrison is having a
quiet life in indianapolis, and has not
renewed business relations with his old
law partners, ex-Attorney-Gen Mil
Ter and Mr.. Elan. He has desk in the
office OF Howard Cole, who studied law
in Mr.. Harrison's Office, against the time
when he takes up business again. He
does not propose to practice law generally
but will confine himself to the Federal
and higher State courts. He does not
expect to do much law business until
after his return from California, where
he goes in October to give series of lect-
ures at Stanford University.