The Portland daily press., 1897-10-16
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR

A new terror is announced In the shape
of a massage machine. Just what would
happen to the patient if the arrangements
of hardwood balls on q pointed chain got
out OF order is not given.
All the guns, standards and other tro-
phies captured by the French from the
Russians during the Crimean war were
returned to Russia more than year ago.
Emperor Nicholas promised at the time
that he would return the compliment.
But 10 spite of this assurance no steps
have as yet been taken to restore to
France the guns and the flags which she
was compelled to abandon to the Russians
during her terrible retreat from Moscow
in 1912.
The Novoe Vrema of Moscow gives de-
tails of the preliminary count Of the first
census ever taken in Russia. st. Peters
burg has a population of ! ,25O, 900; Mos
COW just under 10000 Nineteen other
towns are returned at 10000, and the
comparatively modern LODI, the Man
chester of Poland, ranks fifth Thirty
five towns have over $4,000 inhabitants
each.
A miner in the Neversweat mine at
Butte. Mont, was knocked 1000 feet
down the shaft few days ago, and was
instantly killed. There was q similar
accident in the same mine the night be-
fore. The last occurrence made the fifth
violent death in Butte within twelve
hours. This is supposed to give Butte
the record in that class of mortality.
Bohemian sportsmen during the year
1895 shot and killed fifty men, women
and children, and wounded 2,104 persons,
chiefly gamekeepers. They also killed,
among other game, over is 600 dogs, 8, 1852
eats, 2 horses, Is cows, 1872 calves, 276
to pay collectively over $500,000 for doc
tor, fines and indemnities, and to spend
"A, 1888 days in Jail. The Austrian gov
eminent collects the statistics.
If the Ethiopian cannot change his skin
he Is at least determined, apparently,
that he will no longer be marked by a
woolly head. 1t is said that the fashion
Of wearing wigs of straight hair, like
that of the white man, is spreading
among negroes In America. They do not
contine themselves to dark wigs, but
adopt, according to fancy, Judas locks
and tressse Of gold
Mrs. Annie Besant cherishes blood.
stone ring which was given her by Mn Q.
Blavatsky 1t is always upon her finger.
and it is reported that the present owner
intends 1t to be buried with her.
Mr.. William Watson, the poet, is the
son of Yorkshire farmer, and was, it is
said, intended for farmer himself. A
celebrated novelist once said of him, I" 1
never knew man with SO many different
smiles. Yet Mr.. Watson's expression
Is generally grave one.
The house of DR.. Siemens, the Berlin
electrician, is known throughout Ger.
many as THE Wonder of Wansee" 1t is
fitted from roof to cellar with electricitv
Inc dlnlng room, kitchen and wine eel.
lar are all connected by means of a min.
nature electric railway. In order TO con.
vey things from one room to another et the
article required has only to be placed on
lutte car, button pressed and the ga
is almost instantly where it ought to he
Nine. Adelina Patti has a great co1,eo.
ton of jewelry, her diamond, alone be,no
valued at $375,ooo. The Empress Eugene
gave her a comb set with twenty-three
diamonds as q wedding present when she
married the Marquis de Caux. A oft
from Queen Victoria was superb dia0
mond locket. Baroness Burdett. Contts
once gave her an enormous single dia.
mond set in ring. The wonderful set
of sapphires was sold when the diva
was obliged by the law of France To
divide her fortune with her first husband
on separation. The late emperor of
Russia was the donor of pair of i'm.
mense diamonds set as earrings. Among
other articles Mime. Patti POSSESSES
twenty-three diamond bracelets and a
necklace Of very fine emeralds.