The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26

| t1Ine lnaue IN the past year by eacn
steamer of the transatlantic steamship
companies In conveying the United States
mails between New York and London
and New York and Paris. Between New
York and London the highest average
was made by the Campania, l63 hours.
The Lucania's record was 1854. 5, the Nor
MAMMA 173, the Fuerst Bismarck ia.
and the st. Louis l74S. The ouic kest
individual trip was made by the Cam
pania, 1863. Then came the Lucania
1886, the St. Louis 1884, the Teutonic
| 40 8, and tho Fuerst Bismarck l7O.S.
| From New York to Paris the highest
average 1874, was made by the La
| Touraine.
81 am thesfather of the faithful, and
you are the most beloved of my child
rem, A." said the Pope to the Irish pilgrims.
| The Chattanooga News says: "The
latest military freak is Colonel Hoist
Galloway of Georgia He is member Of
| the Governors staff and is two days old. "
Horace W. Davis, president Of the fish
commission of Michigan, claims to have
solved the problem of successfully propo-
eating black bass by artificial means.
When the late Alexander Dumas was
asked if he ever gave anything to the
| poor he replied: sob, yes; when I come
| across a bad piece of money / always
give 1t to blind man.
| London water color painter who Or
dered soda water at bar, and was hit in
the eye by the cork when the barmaid
opened the bottle, has Erecoyered 81, 500
damages from the proprietor OF the res
taurant, though no structural injury was
done to the eye.
The earliest forecast Of the career of the
Earl of Rosebery was made by q shrewd
Scotchman, who heard him deliver a
speech at a luncheon after military re-
view. Rosebery was then lad of IA, but
he spoke SO well that his keen observer
declared that the volunteers had been lis
tening to one of England coming Prime
| Ministers.
Webster Street, the new chief Justice of
Arizona, is a native of Ohio. but has
been a resident of Arizona since 1877. He
was at one time county judge of Tomb
stone during the boom days of that noted
camp, but latterIy has been a resident of
| the territory's capital, Phoenix. He is
associated in the practice of law with G.
III. Frazier, the territorial attorney gem
eral.
Mrs Alice Freeman Palmer tells a
story illustrating the modesty of the poet
Whittier. A little woman forced her way
into the penetralia of Boston mansion
when Mr.. Whittier was visiting there,
and olasping both the poets hands in her
own exclaimed, "Mr Whittier, this is
tine supreme moment of my life!' Whit
tier stood first on one foot ane then on
the other, withdrew his hands and olasped
them behind his back, and replied pro-
saicaliy, sis itP'
In the Congregationalis5 Richard Bur.
ton tells this story of his father. the
late DR.. N. J. Burton, pastor of the Park
church, Hartford: "Among my father
effects was found an old check, yellowed
by age and torn across, the date 1870 or
thereabouts 1t had been sent by the edi.
tor Of the Independent, with an urgent
request for a contribution to the amount
of the honorarium to be written in ac-
cording to the contributors Judgment
and pleasure-a rather dangerous liberty
to allow some of the Eterati. But the
check remained, never filed out, in his
pocketbook.
sit is doubtful" says the Baltimore
American, whether another county in
the state can equal Worcester in the size
of family. Near Bridgeville lives COL
ored family consisting of Aaron Quail,
his vile, and tWenty-four children.
Twenty three years ago Quail married
Martha Ann Rogers, and twenty four
children were born. One child died.
There were three sets of twins. Two
years ago his wife died. and one year
later Quail married again. One child is
the result of thatssunion. When. the meals
are served two tables are used, fourteen
sittingtat one and twelve at the other, to
avoid the unlucky thirteen.
When Queen Anelie of Portugal was
out walking the other day, she came
across wood OUTER who had been IN
jured by falling tree. The Queen, who
has studied medicine. attended to the
mans injury, and then, with her COM
panion, assisted him to reach his cabin.
Later on the Queen called to see how her
patient was. "Then you are doctor,
madame, since you know how to take
care Of me?" asked the wood Gutter, who
did not know his benefactress. sYes, my
good man." was the reply. IT am sorry
for that" continued the wood cutter,
Fbecause I shall never be able to pay all
| owe you. But you must give me your
address, and as soon as / can go out I
will bring you basket of fresh eggs and
butter by way of thanks" The Queen
replied evasively, and the surprise of the
wood cutter may be imagined when he
subsequently learned the rank of his
physician.