The Portland daily press., 1895-08-06
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Tho Queen has decreed that the wife Of
Lord William Beresford, once Mrs.
Hamersley of New York. loses all right
to the title of Duchess of Marlborough
now that she has married below that
rank.
The attempt of the French govern
ment to stop bull fights in the south OF
France has been complete failure. In
spite of the DEGREES and the intervention
of the gendarmes, the bull fights, fol-
lowed by the death of animals whose tor
lures prove such an attraction to thou
sands are of frequent occurrence.
Colonel Dunlap, the oldest member OF
Tammany Hall, has been in the Wigwam
fifty years. He has personally known all
the political leaders of the State from the
time of Martin Van Buren, including
William L. Marcy, Silas Wright, Dean
Richmond, and John Van Buren,
Light, single railroads on which large
wheelbarrows run, are beginning to be
used on French farms The rails are
fastened to small iron cross pieces the
ends joined by fish plates, and can be
easily put in place and removed. The
trucks can be drawn by horses or men
and are balanced by a heavy crowbar
held by the man who pushes them.
| The great sea turtle captured near
Asbury Park N. j., is causing much in
terest there. 1t is apparently like the
turtles which sailors sometimes bring in
to Portland, only it is very large. The
turtle weighs S75 pounds, is three feet
thick from back to belly, 1-2 feet long,
and four feet wide. His front fins or
| fippers, are 2 1-2 feet long and a foot
thick. Founder Bradley thinks the
| turtle is over four hundred years old.
There is guide in the Adirondacks
| who has powder horn that his great
grandfather carried at the battle of
Lexington. 1t is carved with the owner s
name and the date of the battle "Yep. :"
said the guide, when his attention was
called to the horn. "We've had that in
our family for hundred years now.
It's useful thing around the barn
What do l do with it? Why, measure
| medicine for my horses in it. That 5
what father used it for, and it answers
first rate. /"
There is girl in Webster, Mass, only
12 years of age who weighs $40 pounds.
Her name in Elsie Bates, the only daugh-
ter of Abel and Sarah Bates.
There were six candidates before the
National Democratic convention of 1899
who on the first ballot received more than
ten votes. Of these candidates Mr.. Cleye-
land was nominated for President and
Mr.. Stevenson for Vice President, while
Mr.. Carlisle became Secretary of the
Treasury under the new istration,
and Mr.. Hill and Mr.. CORN an continued
to be constitutional advisers of the Presi-
dent as United States Senator'S The on
ly one of the six candidates who has had
no part in the new administration is
Horace Boies of Iowa, who was defeated
for governor of that State in 1893 by a
plurality of 49,, 000
Whether Mrs. Stanford will be able to
carry on the LELAND Stranford university
depends on the final .decision of the
United States Supreme Court If the
Court finds for the Government, it will
be hopeless for Mrs. Stanford to attempt
to maintain the university, which costs
about 81, 600 a day to run She has pro-
vided funds, however, to carry it on for
a few months, until the decision is rem
dered.
The assassination of M. Mataikeff, NJ
Stabuloff's intimate friend, at midday
in front of the offices of the Prefecture of
Police at Tatarabsardjik, is a fresh Bull
garian. horror, which increases the proba-
bility of the speedy dethronement of
Prince Ferdinand
Rev. John A. McColl, pastor of the
First Congregational church at New Bed
ford, Mass, was injured by falling from
a bicycle at Chautauqua, N. Y. Satur-
day, and is in a very serious condition.
His physicians say the accident was
the result of heart failure, bought about
by too rapid riding.
Joseph Jefferson and daughter are in
the White Mountains for a week.
Norway stands at the head of the
countries furnishing emigrants with an
annual emigration of 9.19 persons per
1000 The United Kingdom comes next
with 6.54, Sweden follows with 80,
Portugal with 8. 3.97, Denmark with 8s4,
Italy with as7, Switzerland d with ara,
Germany with 25O, Spain with ais,
Hungary with 1.22, Holla nd with 1.13,
Austria with 096, Belgium with orr.
Russia with.0. 63 and France with 0. 35 per
looo IuAapiOanus. IL bne annual birth
rate Norway again heads the list with
49,. 9 per 1000, and England follows with
13. a.. In general the emigration rates
and birth rates correspond.
Do not let others kiss you indiscrimi-
nately, and never without first wiping
your lips with carbolized rose water and
thoroughly drying them. This is the ad-
vice promulgated by Chicago's health
officer in his latest monthly bulletin.