The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-02

tory of some highly successful and re-
munerative experiments made by farm
er in Santa Clara county was printed
several weeks ago, and since then the
State Board of Trade has had dozeps OF
letters of inquiry and requests Tor SEED
from farmers all over the State. They
will be Supplied with seed. and 1t Is
thought tobacco culture will soon be an
Important California industry.
A full Major in gospel army which
is conducting campaign in San Fran
cisco was drummed out of the ranks pub
licly one night last week for the serious
offence of trying to steal the army. The
stated charge was conduct unbecoming
a soldier of the cross.'' The army is an
unincorporated organization of consider
able size, maintaining several barracks
and forts in San Franoisco. The Major
in question had the instincts of a dicta-
tor, and panied the General of the army
by his characterization and ambition.
Finally the Major WAS found out in
plot to have the army Incorporated, with
himself and four men of his clique as in
corporators The General and his chief
of staff were to be frozen out Then the
General decided that for his own safety,
as we'll as for the good Of the army, the
Major must be bounced.
Lord Rosebery is the Chaunaey Dspew
of England, and is in great demand for
after dinner speaking.
Thomas W. Hall, who has just died in
West Chester, Pa, at the age of 101 years,
was never i'll day in his life and died
from general breakdown on account of
old age. A brother ninety nine years old
and Gisepp nf Dinotv.
vive him.
AT Coshocton, Ohio, County Treasurer
Stephen Dawson entered his safe and had
the doors closed on him to avoid the
solicitations of life insurance agent.
The caller waited for him an hour and q
half. and when Mr.. Dawson was released
he, was nearly unconscious and Is now
seriously i'll.
The woman tennis champion Of New
Zealand is one-armed. Her arm is the
left one. In three fingers she holds the
racquet, and between the remaining
finger and the thumb she grasps the ball.
A slight toss of the ball, followed by
smart tap with the racquet, results in
q fast, low service, which ia anything but
easy to take.
Joseph Chamberlain has asked f. G.
Gould, the clever carioaturist Of the West
minister Gazette, 10 give him a complete
set Of his Chamberlain caricatures."
Those who think the Barnum white
story of few years ago q fake
may find record in the New York GUS
tom house, where Hon. P. T. swore that
the animal was worth $500, 600.
France has not forgotten Parmentier,
for Mr.. Kirchauff saw, in 1889, potatoes
growing on, his grave in the grand ceme-
that they were planted there every year.
so that his services might never be for
gotten by Ftenchmen.
"The faithful men of Jever," place
near the North sea coast of Germany,
according to their custom every spring,
sent this year to Prince Bismarck 1O1
plovers' eggs for his birthday. This is
the twenty fifth successive year they have
made the present.
Gladstone, in recent speech to gath
ering of his neighbors, said: II am a
Scotchman by blood. I am a Lancashire
man by birth. am kind of Londoner
by living SO long there. / belong to most
parts OF the country, but my wife, as
most of you know, is a good Welshman,
me-"
The people of Heligoland, acqu ired by
Germany from England, few years ago,
are loud in their praise Of Prince Henry
of Prussia. The reason is that the prince
sent them several bottles Of
water from the River Jordan, to be used
to baptize the little Heligoianders. All
mem bers of the HohenZollern family are
baptized In Jordan water, and a supply is
always kept on hand.
The. highestsprioe ever paid for Rhine
wine in casks at public auction was
claimed to have been given by order of
Prince Pless for 'sfuder" (1000 liters)
of the vintage of Baron Won Stumm,
namely, $674 This figure is now COM
pletely cast in the shade by that paid not
long ago for fuder of the vintage of the
late Councillor Bull, in Deidesheim,
which was run up to $1,000