The Portland daily press., 1897-01-25
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Tho Inauguration of Mckinley will he
the one hundredth anniversary of the
retirement from public life Of George
Washington.
Four Dundee merchants who belong to
club called the Amphibious Anoients,
began their Christmas day celebration
by taking a swim in the sea at $50 In
the morning.
Professor Sir Douglass Mac1agen, the
Oldest brother of the Archbishop OF York.
has resigned the chair Of forensic medi-
cine in Edinburgh University. Sir
Douglas has held this Office sinos 1852. 1t
is worth about 81, 900 year.
Baroness Burdett- Coutts is said to be
great admirer of the pluck of Cecil
Rhodes in his efforts to develop
Rhodesia. To every selected young man
who promises to settle in that possession
and who chooses wifs from among the
young women in her charitable institute
ton she will present $500.
Rev. Phoebe A. Hanaford of New Ha-
ven has discovered how many men wipe
QlSll6b, anu AnOlHCitoAay ghNo "oAA-S-~
ought not to be tho sole occupants of the
kitchen. She quotes Bible authority for
this in a verse from II Kings. xxi,
which read thus: "And will wipe Je.
rusalem as man wipeth dish, wiping
1T and turning it upside down"
The Emperor Of Japan grinds out poe
try by the yard. The japan Mail of Yo-
kohama says: "The Emperor seems to
to a very prolific poet, for we are told
BIZ the Chu that during the last ten years
Baron Takasaki, who may be considered
to occupy the position of poet laureate
in Japan. has seen more than "a, 600
couplets composed by the sovereign.
His majesty has penned 4,200 couplets
in the course Of this year"
Wilhelm Won Sonnleithner, who died re-
Gently in Vienna, was member OF
noted family of that city, which has pro-
duced several prominent jurists and mu-
sicians, and to which the poet Grillrar-
zer's master belonged. His father, a
cousin of Grillparzer, stood in intimate
rstions TO the latter all his life ana con-
tributsd valuable material to the poets
biography. In his youth he was also an
intimate friend Of Schubert. who
visited his house frequently.
Advance in surgery eeema to more
than keep stride with the times. Pretty
Carrie Bacon, aged 8, has just been dis
charged from New York hosital. after
trying ordeal. EARLY in Decein Der she
met with TN accident which split her
lip, tore her ear, knocked her entire up
per jaw back to the palate. and scattered
fist sswed and mended. half-soled and
upholstered her mouth, replanted hen
teeth, and finally discharged the girl
without scar, just rs good os new.
An extraordinary exhibition of bad
manners was shown at the confirmation
of the Arohb bishop of Canterbury in Bow
Church the other day. The formal OBJ
lection to DR.. Temple, reported by cable,
was made with tie most careful decorum,
but no sooner was tie ceremony over
than mer and women made scram BILE
for the seats near the altar just vacated
by distinguished guests, in order to get
the cards which had designated the seats
while one old man rushed eff with the
blotter used to dry the signatures
Litigation between M. Rochefort, edi
tor, and M. Vaughan, manager of The
Intransigeant, aud decided in favor Of
the latter, has revealed the feet that in
the last seven years NJ. Rochefort has re
ceivsd 700, 600 francs as editor and ], 700,
600 francs in dividends on his shares, oil
altogether s42, oo0 francs year. On this
the Debats remarks: 1.-THE war against
capital is q good business, but it doet
not enrich all who take part in it. 1t IL
not stated that NJ. Roohefort has evel
had the idea of admitting his compost
tors and messengers to share in his am
pie profits. His socialism does not go tt
that length"