The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-21
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

New York has had 400 suicides since
January /.
The Atlantic Monthly" for October
completes the fortieth year of that very
creditable publication. Toward its f1f-
tieth birthday it then starts under happy
auspices and with the best wishes of it's
many New England readers who look up
on it as monument to American letters.
At Elberfeld, Germany, two postmen
were fined so cents each for neglect of
work. - because they stopped to drink a
glass of soda-water.
Tennessee is to choose two United
States Senators in 1899, and Senator Tur-
ley announces that he will stand for the
short term, which means he will not op-
pose Senator Bate, who is expected to be
candidate to succeed himself. Gov.
Taylor has said that he will not oppose
Mr.. Turley and this is interpreted to mean
that If he becomes a candidate it will be
for the long term, in opposition to Sena-
tor Bate.
3 Judge Wallace who has been nominated
as the candidate for Chief Justice of the
Court of Appeals in New York, was born
in Syracuse April IA, 1899. He studied
law at Hamilton College and Yves admit
ted to the bar. After practising in SYRIA
cuse for several years, he was elected
Mayor of that city, and in 1874, on the
recommendation of Senator Conkling
was appointed by President Grant United
States District Judge for the Northern
District -Of New York, in which capacity
he served till 1882, when he was appointed
by President Arthur Circuit Judge of
the United States, which office he now
holds. In January, 1892, he removed
from Syracuse to Albany.
This production of India rubber in Next
co is. attracting attention, and it is an
nounced that factories are to be estab-
lished in the City of Mexico.
Lady Marjorie Gordon, daughter of
Lord Aberdeen. is the editor of Wee Willie
Wrinkle, Juvenile magazine, and has
just received from Mr.. Kipling the follow
ing skit for her publication;
There was once small boy of Quebec,
Who was buried in snow to the neck.
When asked: "Are you friz?'
He replied: Eyes / is,
But we don't call this cold in Quebec. !"
Palestine is rapidly increasing its trade
with Europe. Among the articles export
ed are olives, oranges citrons, raisins,
wine, soap, etc.
An italian teacher named Edoe, living
at Sondrio, who has phenomenal mem
DRY, wagered that he could recite the
whole of Dante's Divine Comedy with
out break. He began at six p. m. and
finished the poem in twenty hours, with
out a single break.
st. Petersburg has a ladies' art club
with over 1000 members. =
1t is said that the first class in this
country in wood engraving was formed
by Mrs. Peter. wife. of the British Coun-
sui in Philadelphia, in 1850. Her class
consisted of twenty-five pupils, whom she
taught the simple elements of the work,
and many of them became practical en-
grayers. AS to women engravers at that
time, Mrs. Peter says that the only one
of any note was Mary Ann Williams,
who belonged to family of skilled Eng
fish engravers. She is said to have done
work which was little inferior to that of
her brothers.
Miss May White, who, though white
child, has been brought up among the
Blackfoot Indians and refused to recog
nize a rich Cinoinnatian who few wears
ago claimed her as. his daughter
has married full blooded Indian of the
tribe.