The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-08
NOTABLE PEOPLE.

An example of the appreciation In value
OF a painting was given by the recent sale
In London for sii.5eo OF a portrait of Miss
Farren, afterwards Countess OF Derby, hy
Sir r. Lawrence. In 1868 the picture vas
sold for 1896.
Recently the Duke Of Norfolk. while
walking Through the streets or London,
happened 70 see an old lady In evident dis
tress. She wanted cab. and could not at
tract the claimants notice His grace called
a vehicle and saw her into IL safely. TO
his surprise he found three coppefs shpIea
into his hand, and the Old lady said:
There you are. my man; go and get your
self a glass os beerf
Mime. Louise lie Chaplain de Serreviile
de- Crenay. Comtesse Douariere dc Spare,
kvho has JUST died at the Chateau de Bru-
nctte NaGciuse, might possibly have been
empress of the French When she lived
as Il girl near Arenenburg queen Hor-
tense tried 10 get up a marriage between
her and Prince Louis Napoleon The
young lady, luckily for her. preferred the
Danish Conlte de Spare. sodson or the
Comte de Chambord-
There was a story that Mrs Cleveland
had had 1.-THE Dolly Madison silver spoons
melted NJ and made into a modern silver
service fer the White House. Bat Gen.
Wilson. custodian ~ public buildings and
grounds says that tha spoons aad forks ac-
tLaliy melted UP bore no MARKS TO identity
them with any former mistress az the
presidents house, and were 50 large ana
clumsy as 20 be unasaole: that the Oldest
silver in the house went bank only TO Mon
roe's days, and that he himself advised
and had charge Of the conversion OF the
silver that WAS uaodernized.
Hitherto the coin OF Ahyswinia has been
the Maria Theresa thaier. called by the
Abyssinsans tsiari. But King Meneaik has
determined TO have u new coinage. &5A9 has
irtrastsd its preparation 70 the Paris mint.
The standard coin VIII st.D De a t2IaTi %
the nominal value u FIVE francs, and IL
will have on one side the PRONE OF Meme
lex. crowned with a triple tiara. and bear
iTsz round the asgca,sl lereTte@ tie 1nsSTSIs-
floE. John Aaaeilk IL. King OF kings or
Ethiopta' On the reverse SIDE viii he a
flEure OF the Ion Of Judah. holding cross
In its paw. and the following motto. Eth.-
op!a extends the hand only 10 God, with
the year.
Senator Forney. OF Tire Kansas state ssn-
ate has a yoang daughter Who tells why
her father introduced 70 many freak bills
IN the ssrate Nv rrTssEr "a ran ap
agains. anything he tsdEt Ike" she says.
"he would cone Aens@ and write Z blI
against IT. There Is ons o. his railroad
b.lls for instance. We drove 70 to@n %
church one rigAt. and there Vas a fCsIg he
train on the crossing. and y kept Us thSTs
so- twenty minutes. Il ANNOYED "a dread
fully, and he wsaE EaYne and wrote fsat
6tA 20 prohibit trains from DISTURBING
crossings more than FIVE minutes Then.
GRE nsGhi somebody sfo}S cgfr chseKsnz-
The Re1t day pa wreie his csacksH bail.
has xa9 viii notice tnAs the bail 1oesI' Z
pToe~ct dGoks * says 1xeest ducks IA
dc.a's ike ducks. And Ae SAID * Any oscssy
DUCKS Was punishment en-sugn- Whenever
"a @s4t down 10 write gill we alaays
knew sAas something had happened TO
him