The Portland daily press., 1896-01-22
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

1t is not generally known that Rev
M1not }. Savage has been invited to de-
liver the essay at the British and Foreign
Association in London next June, an
honor never before vouchsafed to an
American. Mr. Savage has also been
selected to be President TO the Council tof
the National Conference, the highest gift
in the offer of the Unitarian denomina-
ton.
David Jones of Anderson, Ind, has
not slept for nearly a month. Two years
ago he had sleepless spell for 90 days,
and last year he remained continuously
awake for 13l days
Mr.. Nonaka the Toxic meteorological.
will soon take up his abode for the win
ter on top Of the sacred mountain of
Full. His courageous wife insists upon
sharing his dangers and discomforts
This mountain has an altitude of IL, 3a5
feet.
The Queen of Italy, during her au-
tumn sojourn at Monza, assiduously
practised as cyolist under the guidance
of a Milanese professor, and she is now
able to cover long distances with case
and safety.
Cornelius Vanderbilt was elated the
other day because he was able to eat a
few stewed oysters and not be distressed.
MI. Vanderbilt for years has suffered
from acute dyspepsia, and has been
pleased enough when a bit of cracker
and sip of matted milk did not prove
agony to him.
The name of Philip Relam, whose
death at L1ipsic has been Announced,
appears on several thousand of the cheap
est books in the world. The little, pale,
salmon colored volumes are sold in Ger.
many for five cents apiece, and enable
every German, however poor, to read the
bcst things in his own language and
translations from the best things in
foreign languages. For little more
that So. 60 one can buy in Germany an al
most complete edition of Goethe; Schiller
costs but rs cents; Schlegel's Shakespeare
less than $1.25.
= Prince Frederick Leopold CT Prussia
and his wife, Princess Louise Sophie, of
Schleswig -Holstein, sister of the Empress
Of Germany, are about to start for south
ern Europe, to be absent. at least year
The prince has resigned his command of
the Fourth brigade in the German army
His departure from Germany and iresig-
nation of his command are due to his
quarrel with the Emperor.
The strife in the First Presbyterian
church in Washington, between the Rev.
7. Dewitt Talmage and the Rev.
Adalas Allen, which arose from an ex-
pressed desire on the part of the elders
that DR.. Talmage should preach both
mornings and evenings, thus setting Mr.,
Alien aside, will be considered by aTcom-
mittee of the Presbytery.
Prof. Richard L. Garner, who is in
Africa trying to demonstrate the correct
uess of his theory that monkeys talk to
each other, has written to his son in Bal
timore, saying that his mission has been
accomplished. His researches have been
carried on under the auspices of the Al
rican Research Society of Chicago.
According to the Maritime journal of
Philadelphia there are 154 full-rigged
ships flying the United States flag, the
largest being the Roanoke, of 3400 tons
register, hailing from Bath, Me. There
are 80 banks and barkentines sailing I'M
der the Stars and Stripes, and sixty-tWo
briggs and brigantines. A list Of schoon-
ers has not been compiled. They are
mostly engaged in tho coastwiso trade,
while the $50 vessels enumerated carry
the United States flag into foreign seas
and ports.