The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-02
ODDS AND ENDS.


The Princess OF Wales IS called
granny" By her grandchildren.
Mckinley Is another OF the long lis,
OF American Presidents who were not
college graduates.
The wife OF William Black, the nov
ellst, Is taller than her husband. and In
one of his books no makes laughing
reference to the fact, calling her Queen
Titania,
II. l.. Stevenson, Professor Henry
Drummond and Ian Maclaren" were
classmates at Edinburgh University.
and not ono OF the three won distinc-
ti1n as a student.
The eminent Eebraist, Professor Mey-
er. OF the University OF Bonn, IS quoted
MS authority for the assertion that the
language spoken by Jesus Christ was
not Hebrew. but Aramaic, q language
now extinct.
During one OF her visits to New Ha-
ven Mrs. Scott.Siddons attended the
Sunday service at the college chapel.
The Yale Courant OF the following week
announced that the boys worshiped the
Creator through the created that day.
Edward Scofleld. the governor elect
OF Wisconsin, is the son of a Pennsyl-
pnn}a farmer. At the age OF fourteen he
became printers devil" In q country
newspaper Office, later becoming a
typesetter. He served through the war
with great gallantry, coming out as a
major.
BY the will OF the late John Hoffman
Collamore, of Boston. $500 Is given 10
each Of the charity funds OF seventeen
different Masonic bodies, and $4,000 to
tho ora pd lhICa n
sum Is to be called the John H. Cola
more Fund" and Is to be for the relief
OF deserving Masons and their families
a Prince OF Montenegro, entering q
tobacconists shop in Rome, incognito
as he thought. bought package OF
cigarettes and threw q gold piece on the
counter in payment. The sight OF the
gold attracted attention. and In mo-
ment there was an eager crowd at the
distinguished customers heels shouting
"Niklta" The Prince and his little
daughter. who was thoroughly fright
ened. made thelc way to the Quirinal
as hurrledly as they could.
An unusual amount OF ecclesiastical
patronage has fallen 10 Lord Salisbury.
Within fifteen months he has, with
translations from one diocese TO anoth-
er, appointed the archbishop OF Canter-
bury, and the bishops OF Winchester,
Rochester. Chichester, Newcastle. Lon
don and Peterborough-seven in ALL As
there are th!rty-fous bishops II follows
that In year and quarter Lord SAL
isbury has appointed more than a fifth
OF the whole bench. During his present
and preceding terms OF Office combined
he has appointed twenty-four OF the
o!shops-practically three-fourthso OF the
whole number.
DR.. Edmund Potts Christian, of De-
troit, who died recently. was one OF the
most eminent physicians in Michigan.
For years he was one OF the editors OF
the Peninsular Journal of Medicine and
OF the Detroit Medical Journal. He was
president of the Michigan State Med!-
cal Society for many years. and in 1876
was = delegate 20 the international
resentlng the University OF Michigan.
He represented the Michigan State
Medical Society at number OF conven-
tons. and was a member OF the board
OF visitors TO the University OF Michi-
gan. He had been Republican ever
since the formation OF the party.
Some years ago twins were born to
Mr.. and Mrs. John Newport, colored, OF
Sodus Point. y. 7. They named the
children George Washington and Rob-
ert z. Lee. In 1890 t1iplets were born.
They were chrlstened James A Gar
field, Chester a. Arthur and Ulysses S.
Grant. A few weeks ago there was an
other birth, and the result was Quadru-
plets. Both father and mother used to
be Republicans, but in 1892 the father
adopted the Democratic faith. So when
1t came to naming the new arrivals
Bryan's three names were utilized. but
as a sop to the mother. who still re-
mains q Republican, the fourth child
was named William Mckinley. Mother
and babies are doing finely.