Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-29
THE LISTENER.

The youngest deputy in the French
chamber IS Vendean, NJ. Marchegay, who
is only % years old
Lord Dunraven is now no longer a mere
lord. He amounts to something in the
world New York tailors are naming trou-
sers after him.
John Thorn, late president of the Utica
and Black River railroad, u millionaire,
left, among other requests, 81, 900 each to
eight former conductors of that line.
John Wanamaller intends to found an
institution for the reformation OF inebri-
ates, and also for % Friendly inn, and
will expend S45, 600 for those purposes.
Professor Briggs says he has not become
an Episcopallan. His ecclesiastical status
is unchanged He is q Presbyterian-cVe
if a suspended cne-isnd will remain so.
Mr.. Labouchere never attempts any
flights OF cloqlcnce when addressing the
house Of commons. He considers that
friendly, colloquial style is moro effective
Bismarck has beer decorated with 81 Or
ders. He has every decoration that the
German emperor can hcstow except that
of the Friedcnsklasse, established by Fred
crick the Great
The greatest dog owner in the world is
Gustav Javanoyitch, the cattle king of the
Russian steppes. For the protection Of
his 1, 500, 900 sheep he employs no less than
35, 600 shepherd dogs of various breeds.
Arthur J. Balfour, Conservative leader
in the house of commons, has abandoned
golf and taken to tho bicycle. AS Balfour
sets the vogue for many Tory youngsters
golf may be expected to wane somewhat.
Andrcas Haft;s, the last veteran of the
Greek wars of liberty of 1921, died in Ath-
ems recently, ZIG years old He had often
expressed the wish to live till 1901, in or
der to be able to say that he had seen three
centuries.
G. Egcberg Borchgrevink, q Danish ex
plorer is said to be tho first man to set
foot on the shores of Victoria Land beyond
the antarctic circle. The landing was
made Jan. 80 of the present year. He was
taken to that point by the whaling steam
er Antarctic.
John f. Cook, Jr., the only Afro-Amer-
lean resident of Bonnerport, Ida, has been
elected mayor of that town. He is drug
gist. His father was for long time tax
collector of the District of Columbia and is
now one of the most popular and wealthy
men of his race at the national capital.
General Simon Bolivar Buckncr of Ken
lucky is now rs years old, but is as alert
mentally and as vigorous physically as
most men CT so. He stands feet in his
stockings. He is remarkably abstemious,
his only indulgence being tobacco which
he smokes in long stemmed corncob
pipe.
Germans are nothing if not mcthodical
Herr Won Osten- Sackcn, a lieutenant of
hussars recently wounded himself mortal
ly by accident. The doctor told him he
had only three hours to live, whereupon.
after making his will, he drew up the off
cial report of his own death and sent it to
his superior officer.
The death Of Sir Patrick Bricn recalls
his reply in the house of commons to Mr..
Biggar who had been nagging him. "Sor,"
said the latter, eff were to say to this
house that I regarded the honorable mem
bcr for Cavan with contempt and disdain,
what would the house reply? Scr, the
house would say, Pat, me bhoy, roightye
arer