The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-04
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

1t is announced OF the authority of Sir
Henry Trueman Wood, that the problem
of color photography has been sovled by
new discoveries, and that life size por-
traits in color may speedily be expected.
Photographers have fancled many times
that they hsd mastered this process, but
have been disappointed. A syndicate
has purchased the new invention, and
expects to make millions out OF it.
For the first time on record full mill
tary honors have been accorded by the
English army authorities at the funeral
of Roman Catholic Sister of Mercy. The
sister had succumbed to infectious pneu-
monia willis nursing soldier in the
government hospital at Gibraltar, and
she was borne to her grave on gun car
rage, followed by the general in COM
mand of Che colony, with all his staff, RS
we'll as by detachments of every regiment
of the garrison, willis three volleys were
fired over her grave.
By the aid of machinery one man can
make /, 200 fine watch screws day, some
of which are So small that more than
100, 900 of them are required to weigh a
pound One of the smallest OF these IS
the "pallot-arbor, which has thread
vi
operations in the making, and of which
it takes 100, 600 to weigh pound.
In her book of Irish beauties, Mrs. Ger
ard quotes Gladstones story of the sur
passing charms of Mrs. Dillon, who kept
furnishing goods store on fashionable
street in Dublin. One day the beautiful
Duchess of Rutland, the Viceroyis wife,
drove up in a grand carriage, went into
the shop. and, looking hard at Mre.
Dillon, who was behind the counter,
said: eyes, you are the most beautiful
woman in three kingdoms!" She then
inQal jealousy, excited by the Duke s
praise Of the fair Irish woman, that oc-
casioned the visit.
In consequence of satisfactory results
obtained from experiments conducted on
somewhat extensive scale, Brazilian
planters are convinced that ten can be
protitably grown in BzaziL
The Rev. Miles Grant, of Boston,
thinks he has solved the problem of liv-
ing. He is a strict vegetarian, and never
uses meat, pies, cakes. TEA. coffee, sugar,
salt or spices. His daily food is unleav-
ened graham bread, vegetables, cheese,
and milk, and he says that he lives well
Mt a cost of 81 cents a week, the result!
being that he is healthy and strong.
The depth of the Atlantid between the
Canary Islands and the West Indies is
som ething awful. A pretty level bottom
runs right away from the African islands
to the A merican ones, gradually deeren.
ing 60 nearly 10000 feet. AtAtbis spot W.
might sink the highest point Of the Alps
and still have nearly a mile OF sea water
covering 1t.
There sre many stories told of Lord
Tennyson's peculiar gruffness of man.
ner. On one occasion he was at garden
party, aud somebody offered him sand
wioh. He was laboriously munchine
this when the hostess rushed up to him,
with anxious inquiries about his health
and entertainment. THANK you.
maiame.'' he said, II am eating sand
wich.' Then after pause and bite
care your sandwiches always made OF
leathere"
There is q strange and striking cere-
mopial by which the Vatican authorities
assure themselves that Pope is dead.
The Cardinal Chamberlain approaches
the bed of the dead Pontiff, and bears in
his hand q little silver hammer. He