The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-27
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

The moderator of the general assembly
of the Church of Scotland has officially
proclaimed the titles which shall be ap-
piled to ministers. Moderators of presby.
teries are to be reverend, those of sy-
mods livery reverend" and the single
moderator of the general assembly during
his one year of office is fright reverend, "
like an Anglican bishop.
| The lease of the Astor House expires
within two years, and there will be no
renewal. The owners have dedcided to
tear down the building, which is today
the Oldest hotel in New York. 1t was
| erected in 1884, and has been the scene
of many historical incidents.
| An Australian legislature has sane
| toned the building of an aqueduct whit b
| will cost S12, 100000, and will supply the
| Coolgardie gold mines with 5000, 900 gal
| Ions of water daily.
| In the early days of the eighteenth CEN
| fury the consumption of beer in England
amounted to forty three gallons per in
habitant. In 1888 the proportion stood at
twenty seven gallons.
Thirty steers have been shipped from
Chehalis county, Washington. to Circle
Slty, AldShdi W1iCIO ~ ID GAL CObOo tuCy
will arrive some time in August The
cost of getting them there will be about
| S1O,O 600, but a profit is expected, as the
steers weigh on the average l 800 pounds
each, and the meat will sell at half dol
| lar pound. The steers are old ones, as
| young ones couldn't stand the journey
They will go by steamer to Juneau, and
| there be driven to their destination
| yyhnro fhav will have Months GRAZING
| before being sold.
| According to official statistics which
have just been issued in London, the no
tional debt during the last five years In
England shows an average daily de
crease of nearly 100000, the exact fig
ures being e19, 4SS. During the same
period the national debt of the United
States shows an average daily increase o.
more than 1925, 200, the exact figure:
given being e25, 275. Frances debt in.
creases S120, 700 daily, Germany's debt
over $130, 600, while that of Russia shows
a daily growth of not less than $405, 900
Frances national debt today is the larg
est, heading the list with $1,000, 900, 600
Russia comes next. then Great Britain
and then Germany.
During the war, "Parson" Brownlov
of Tennessee, offered reward for the, late
Senator Harris, and gave this description
Of him: "Tall, straight as an Indian
red on the top Of his his head, red face, 6
little profane and inclined to be dicta
torial.'
OF Mr.. Winans, the American million
aire, who died the other day, Londor
Figaro says: 'He had curious mania
for millionaire. He made it rule te
pay no bills except once every six years
when he had general settling-up to sat
isfy the law of prescription. If any
tradesman insisted on being paid sooner
Winans declined to deal with him again.
| Most of the tradesmen submitted, because
| they knew their money was safe enough
and that they would be paid all they
asked lavishly in the end. But some
| times they served writs upon him, which
made him very angry indeed. Unlike
some millionaires, he had no reluctance
about parting with his money, but he al.
ways said that he thought it ought to be