The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-10


lover at will. The other day the ma
chine cut sixty-fve feet of ice to a depth
OF nine inches in seyenty-fy seconds.
Open confession for the good of her
soul lost $50. 600 worth of diamonds to A
woman in Wellieet. Neb. "a few days ago.
The woman is wealthy, the wife of a
bank president Revival services were
in progress in the town. She became
converted, and one night gave her sex
| per1ence." She said she had discarded
her diamonds because she was convinced
1t was ungodly to wear them, and that
before she started for church that night
she had placed them all in the bureau in
her bedroom, intending to let them re-
main there until she could dispose of
them altogether. Some mao left the
church as she sat down, and when she ar
rived homo she found the house had been
broken into and all her jewelry was gone
On the bureau was q note from the
burglar, who said he was glad to remove
temptation from her path.
An orchestra has been installed in the
Baptist church at Galesburg. Mich. The
pastor of the church leads ard plays the
clarinet. The music is good, and the
new feature of the services is attracting
big crowds to the church..
Treasure seekers are digging in Elysian
Park, Los Angeles, for $780, 00 in coin
and jewels said to have been buried by
wealthy Spaniard in the days when the
country belonged to Spin. An Indian
peon helped the don to bury the treasure,
and the story was handed down, In the
manner such legends run in the South
west. until it came to the knowledge of
the Arizona miner who has now obtained
permission to try and find the alleged
treasure.
Down in Hardinsburg, Ky.,a few days
ago, a lawyer was brought to court
charged with shooting and killing pig
made an eloquent defense, in which he
said he had been driven almost crazy by
the roofing proclivities of tho neighbours
hogs. He declared that they had entered
his parlor and rooted over his piano, and
furthermore, that neither he nor any of
his family could get down ON their knees
to offer their devotions without being in
constant danger of being rooted up by a
hog.
S. r. Crockett has been telling how he
used to raise the heat when hard up
stho9nt in Edinburgh. He lodged with
used to go out in the evening and pick
up the Goals which the carts had dropped
In the streets. Sometimes, he says,
81 grew so bold as to chuck lump of
coal at driver, who invariably looked
for the biggest lump on his load to hit
back with, which was what | wanted
Thus the exercise warmed ME at the
time, and the GOAL warmed me after
ward. And occasionally we got a large
enough stock to sell to our companions,
and buy hook or two. But l wish,
here and now, Solemnly to state that ]
never, never condescended to lift lump
off cart, at least hardly. -. Well,
unless it was nianifesuly inconveniencing
the safety of the load or overwhelming
the safety OF the horse. You knowp'
Lady Hanover, whose death at the age
of ninety four has just taken place, was
married in 1928 to Mr.. benjamin Hall,
who was First Commissioner of Works
when the present House OF Commons
was built, his name being still comment
grated in "Big Gem Her greatest wish
was to see an improvement in Welsh edu-
cation, and she devoted her means to
help such men as Thomas Price, the au-
thor of the Literature of the Kymry";
Canon Silvan Evans, and many others.
Through her influence with CheValier
Bunsen, she brought the German Emper-
or, then King William of Prussia, to u
Welsh Eisreddfod. She wore a tall beaver
hat and the picturesque Welsh costume
1t was her boast that Welsh was the Ian
guage used at hanover Hall.
Visoount Middleton, the new Lord Lieu
tenant for Surrey, spends considerable
portion of his time at PEPPER Harrow Park,
Godalming The story is told that on
one occasion the late Poet Laureate was
attending garden party there, and with
characteristic frankness expressed his
views on sandwiches Don't like those
dry things" said Lord Tennyson to the
not be SO rude, ~ replied a lady sitting
beside him. This is the first time I
knew 1T was rude to speak your own
mind.'' was his blunt rejoinder. =
The Swedish engineer, NJ Andree, who
is about to start for the North Pole in
balloon, has been the object of special at
ernsment. The . Minister of Foreign
Affairs has notified his bold aerial flight
to the governments of Russia, Denmark
England and America requesting them
to show him any hospitality in their
power as he drifts through their respsc-
tive nebular spheres.
A potantate who has bean paying the
small debt of Christmas gratuities is the
Kaiser To Fraulein Lilli Preser OF
Waohtersbaoh, who was one of the models
in the Mahnruf picture he has sent a
copy of the same framed in ebony and
gold. She was one of the young German
ladies who posed for the group last sum
lner at Cassel. on rock in the neigbhor-
hood of the HahiahtSWald and nres1lma-