The Portland daily press., 1896-01-24
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Rev. DR.. Rocker, Cardinal Satolli's
secretary denies that the papal delegate
has been recalled He says that Satolli
is going to New Orleans to open the Ro-
man Catholic winter school, and will bs
there during carnival week, going by
way of Atlanta and returning by way of
ST. Louis and Cincinnati. Dr.. Rocker
thinks the cardinal will not go to Rome
before the June consistory. He says that
the cardinal would like, after his sue
cessor is appointed to have six months
leave and travel through the United
States. In DR.. Rockers opinion, Satolli 8
successor will be an Italian.
A western genius has applied for a
patent on a corn planter, which consisted
of two boxes attached to the forelegs of a
horse. just above the fetlocks, in which
was the corn to be planted. Cords passed
over pulleys attached to a saddle down to
the hind legs, so that every time the
horse stepped the Tightening of the cord
would open the boxes on the forelegs and
some corn be shaken into the holes made
by the front feet.
A congressman was reminded
of the irony of life on recent
cold day in Washington. When passi n e
along one of the principal streets of the
city ne noticed boy thinly clad, with no
overco st to shield him from the bitter
cold, bearing a banner on which was
EN- blazoned this pathetic sentence, which
certainly appealed to every thinking
man: "Blankot your horses Humane
society,"" The thought occurred to him
what an awfully good thing it would be
if the Humane society had first taken
1 the pains to blanket it's banner bearer.
John Washington Postell is the first
negro to be honored in Kentucky with a
high position. He has just been appoint
ed steward of the Western Kentucky
Lunatic Asylum at Hopkinsville, posi-
| ton which is next to that of Superin-
tendent. Mr.. Postell is 81 years old and
nearly white. His rival was white
man.
Rev. DR.. Cuyler, who was "a years old
last week, says: 81 can say with Glad
stone, that the secret of my preservation
is my wonderful capacity for sleeping.
can beat any man in Brooklyn in Sleep
ing match.
LII. Ddlu0eOAy tuo OOubu AlFlCdu duVGQ-
turer, is well known in Montana. He
made Helena his headquarters during
several visits to the northwest between
1875 and 1856, and ut different times he
spent several weeks hunting and fishing
on Mussel Shells cresk and in the Judith
basin. When young man he met with
an accident, causing curvature of the
spine, necessitating his walking consid-
| erably one-sided.
| Justice Stephen j. Field. the Oldest
member of the United States Supreme
Court, is expected to retire from the
Bench at the conclusion of the present
session of the court. He is 79 years of
age.
When in Rome Signor Crispi hns an es-
cort of 20 police officers, which costs Italy
$l2, 500 year. When he leaves the city
the expenses is increased to three or four
times that amount.
The German Emperor likes Shakespeare
best of all authors and has several edi-
lions of the poets works in his library.
both in English and German. These he
has read until he knows most of the
| notable passages ny heart. His faYoriue
play is Hamlet.
| Adolphe Leferrier, editor of an Ottawa
newspaper, is suing Sir Richard Cart
wright on charge of assault. Leferrier
says when he tried to enter the House of
Commons one day last week the gallant
knight seized him by the throat, jammed
him up against the wall and called for a
policeman.
Miss Helen Gould has sent a check for
5000 to Vassar College to found schol-
arship in memory OF her mother
The best paid official in the British SER
vice is the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland,
who receives 800, 900 year.