The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-06
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR

M. ssF ,ure, the President of the FreucL
republic, is learning Russian, taking
three lessons weekly, in view of his ex-
pected visit to st. Petersburg.
An excellent silhouette of Schiller,
when pupil of Karloschule. has been
discovered among the collection of por-
traits oflteachers and pupils-of that we'll
known Institute at Stuttgart. The collec-
ton is owned by Baron Seeger, a great
grandson of the head of the school in
Schiller sltime.
Tarry de Windt. the Siberian traveller,
took mum Der of wood cuts of the An.
dree polar balloon for distribution among
the natives of Northeastern Siberia. One
day he noticed a Tchuktchi studying one
of the pictures intently, and asked him
what he would do if he saw it in the sky.
"Shoot it!r' was the immediate reply.
Mary Anderson de Navarro, the former
actress, has sold her house at No. 81
West Thirty Eighth Istreet, New York
City. The consideration was $45, COO.
Excepting small piece of unimprov ed
property which she owns at Long Branch
Nine. De Navarro has disposed Of the
last. of her possessions in this country.
Mr.. Wolmarans, unofficial member OF
the Transvaal Executive. who has been
decorated by the German Emperor with
the second class of the Crown Order. is
one of the strong candidates named az
likely to contest the Presidency OF the
Transvaal In the probable event of Presi-
dent Kruger's retirement into private life
at the end Of his presentlterm. Possibly
he may even receive the nomination and
sup port Of Mr.. Kruger.
n New York the other night Principal
Booker T.. Washington of Tuskegee spoke
Of the moral and religious lite of his own
race, and said that it WAS probably all that
could be expected after their $50 years in
slavery. He told an anecdote of an old
slave who reasoned that, as his body be-
longed to his master, if he ate the mas
ter's chickens the chickens still were his
and no theft had been committed. His
master demonstrated with him for eating
chicken shortly after, and the slave re-
piled: well, massa, you'se got less
chicken. but YOU SO got more niggahl"
A lawyer at Stratford. Ont, whose sign
read IA. Swindle," was advised by q
friend to have his first name spelled out
in full-Arthur, or Andrew, or whatever
it might be. He didn't follow the advice.
however. His first name is Adam.
William Irving made his bride promise
at the altar In Columbus, No., recently
that she would never wear boomers mol
ride a bicycle.
A Chicago constable attached an ex.
press. train the other Gay and refused tt
allow it to move until he was secured or
r~lk &o,u IT, 90
| that had q Lcla1m against former en-
Rineer of the road. He carried his point
| too.
Queen Victoria will attend the" Gees
sion day" services in ST. Paul's cathe
dral onlSunday. June.2O 1t is expectet
that the difficulty which attends he
msjesty's ascent of the steps leading t,
| the cathe dral will be obviated by thu
erection of an elevator within tn,
geometrical staircase which rises from
| the lower level OF the edifce.
DR.. Creig hton, bishop of London, i
adversely criticised by some Englisl
ohurchmeu for reyiving the ecclesiastica
fashion Of m'ter- wearing, having ap
peared lately at a confirmation service ii
both mitter and cope. The inter is
picturesque headdrsss which has Away
been the accepted symbol of episcopa
office and since the reformation EnglisI
bishops have retained 1t on their note
paper, their plate and the panels of thei
carriages, though not on their heads. b.
come Dr. CIeighton's revival is-approVet
and 1t Is suggested that procession, o
prelates In .copa and inter would form
an effective feature of the diamond
jubilee procession.