The Portland daily press., 1897-11-10
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Eating wax candles has killed Wor-
cester (England) young woman. She ate
them in order to improve her complex
ion.
Frederic Harrison has b. g IN agitatins
for worthy national celebration in Eng
land, in 1901, of the millenary of the
death of the great King Alfred.
Richard S. Croker, Jr.. son of the bos,
OF Tammany hall, is student at Brown
university, and is making name for
himself as p first class fullback on the
football field.
A St. Denis (France) suicide selected
roasting as the means of his taking off.
He built big fire in his fireplace, law
down close before it, and wrote down his
impressions as long as he could. The
body was in a shocking condition when
found.
A Darmstadt paper appeals to all Hes
sian women to contribute toward a
monument to be erected to the late Grand
Du ,hess of Hesse, the Princess Alice,
who was the favorite daughter of the
Queen of England and a fayorite with
the English people.
Charles W. Price, editor of the Electri-
cal Review, contributes to the current
issue of his periodical valuable and com
prehensiye interview with Mr.. Edison,
touching the vast work and UNIQUE pro-
cesses of surface mining in the iron
mountains of New Jersey.
A juror in Worcester, Mass, recently
asked.to be excused on account of deaf
ness. The judge refused to excuse him,
and he sat patiently through trial last
ing several hours. At its closesthe other
eleven jurors were for conviction, but he
voted persistently for acquittal on the
ground that as he could not hear the
testimony he could not vote for oonyic-
.tion.
Rev. Charles Woodruff Shields, D. D.,
LII. D., who is at present under censure
from various Presbyterian bodies for
signing the Princeton in application or
liquor license, is native of Indiana,
having been born in New Albany. His
father was Mr. James Reed Shields, a
prominent banker of that CITY, DR..
Shields is a scholarly man, about 70 years
of age, and has been identified with
Princeton college since his graduation
therefs om many years ago.
In her Abandoning an Adopted
Farm Miss Kate Sanborn tells o her
annoyance at being besieged by agents,
reporters. and curiosity seekers. She
says: 81 was SO perpetually harassed
that dreaded to see d stranger approach
with an airsof business. The other day
| was just starting out for drive when
| noticed the usual stranger hurrying in.
Putting my head out of the carriage, /
said, in petulant and weary tone: DO
you want to see me?' The young man
stopped smiled, and replied courteously:
1T gives me pleasure to look at you,
madam, but was going further on
Mr.. Gladstone expects to spend part of
the coming winter in Cannes, where he
will be the guest of Lord Rendol at
Chateau Thoren. 1t is noted of the aged
statesman that whenever he is likely to
be absent from home for any time he
likes to take his own books and writing
materials with him. He has considera-
BILE collection of paper knives, inkstands,
etc., gifts from admirers. The knives
are nearly all very large. Several have
ivory blades and are mounted in massive
silver. There is one which, since it's
presentation some months ago, he has
always had on his desk and taken with
him on his visits. 1t is about twelve
inch long, is made of one piece of
mother of pearl, and bears this inscription
on the blads: 40 the Great Man, Mr..
Gladstone, this knife in remem brance of
the grand day of the diamond jubilee OF
Queen Victoria. ED June, 1877. From
LUIGI Montesi.i
The Queen ofaItaly has sent Cardinal
Gibbons, archbishop Of Baltimore, a
large photograph of herself In court cos
tune. The Queensgave the photograph
to Miss Virginia Mac lavish to present to
the Cardinal, with request for copies
of all the books that Cardinal Gibbons
has written Miss Mac lavish will take
these books to her Majesty on her return
to Italy. gSsf
Algernon Charles Swinburne, the poet,
is one of the most eccentric individuals
in England. He is perfect master of
Greek and French, but it is his delight
to pretend to be entirely flliterate, and,
though he left Oxford with a great repu-
tation, ne never took his degree. Mr..
Swinburne lives near London but he is
rarely seen in society. One OF the most
pleasing traits in his character is his de-
votion to children.
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