The Portland daily press., 1897-05-06

at Rhinebeok. He was run into nv a
party of wheelmen on his own grounds.
and 1t then occurred to him that self.
preservation was the first law of nature.
Among those already mentioned as
candidates for moderator of the Presby
terrain General Assem- bly,, which is to
begin its sessions at Winona, Mimi, on
May 20, may be mentioned the Rev.
DIS. Fl. C. Minton, of San Francisco
John l.. Wlthow, of Chicago, who was
Moderator last year; Sheldon jackson. of
Alaska, and the following laymen; Ex-
Presi dent Harrison, John Wannamaker,
General James G.. Beaver and General
Ralph 4. Prime.
An English paper tells story Of the
late Count Gleiohen when he was an am
bassador in London. AT dinner party
it was his hard luck to have to conduct
to table lady of taciturn and uure-
sponsive nature. To all his polite moth
I'M s she answered never word. Moth
ing dauntad, he continued to ply her
with small talk till at last she slowly
turned her head toward him and dellper-
ately yawned. The Count was equal 10
the occasion. 'Ah, madam, ne sald
loudly. 81 also have gold in my teeth -
It is said that young woman once
asked Chief Joseph if he had ever soalped
any one. When the question was trans
lated to him Joseph looked at the fair
questiouer intently, then walked around
behind her and viewed the knot of hair
only half hidden by her bonnet. "Iell
her,, he said to the interpreter THAT l
have nothing in my collection as fine as
that +"
The American baptist Year Book fer
1897, just issued, gives the following de-
nominational statistics: Ministers, 81. :
s57; churches. 40.65s; members. 1924.
OBS; Sunday schools, %, 1877, teachers,
1854. 43l; scholars, ], $50, 1870; universities
and colleges, 81; theological seminaries,
z. The mem bers of denominations which
are in harmony with the Baptists In the
matter of Church polity and immersion
number s, 1874, 37S.
A negro girl in Georgetown KY, notary
public.
One million smatches require pound
of PHOSPHORUS.
Since 1887 the plumber of Episcopal
churches in Scotland has increased from
rs to 321-
A German mechanic has invented q
sewing machine which will sew either
back ward or forward.
Wages atIClondike, the new gold re-
gion in Alaska, have been as high as SIG
day, but this price will undoubtedly be
lowered by the arrival of the parties
now en- route.
Nine-tenths of the whisk brooms sold
and used in the United States are made
from broom corn grown in Kansas. Most
of the. brooms are manufactured in Roch-
ester and other Eastern Cities but the
raw material comes from Kansas.
The Peruvian Government will open
permanent exposition of machinery in
July at Lima, to which articles will be
permitted to remain OIL exhibition for
six months.
The supposed grave of Eve is visited by
over 40, goo pilgrims in each year. 1t is
to be seen at Jeddah, in cemetery out
side the city walls. The tomb is fifty
cubits long and twelve wide. The Arabs
entertain a belief that Eve was the tallest
woman that ever lived.
of Governor Israel Piokens to complete
its collection of portraits Of those who
filled the Executive chair. But there Is
a report current that an oil painting of
Governor Pickens used to ornament the
cabin Of an old time river packet that
bore his name, and an effort is being
made to discover its present wherea-
bouts, il still extant. Governor Pickens
" as elected in 1926.
A. A. Lesueur Secretary Of State of
Missouri. says: "Missouri enjoys the
proud distinction of having the largest
available public school fund of any State
in the American Union. This fund is
divided as follows: Common school fund
So, al, 538.77; State Seminary fund, ST.
229, 260.03; permanent county. township
and district school fund, $7,912, 500. 80.
total permanent school fund, SIP, 1888,
4D1. 1872
DR.. Wiley, the chemist of the Agrioul-
tural Department. in Washington, says
that, in his opinion. the coming salad oil
will be made o. sunfower seed.
M. Bertinot, of Paris. who has made
special study of the best methods of ex-
ecuting criminals, has pronounced in
favor of a letbal chamber filled with or
d mary coal gas.