Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-07
Personalities.

| Nj. Gladstone said recently that thu
| century has produced only two grea,
.novelists-Sir Walter Scott and George
| Eliot
| 1t is stated that Cecil Rhodes will soon
I teturn 10 London. his presence being nee
essary IN connection with the settlement
| OF certain difficulties arising out of The
titles to land in Rhodesia.
| Charles Haviland who is an American
cilzen, has just been promoted from
| ehevalier de la legion d honneur which
cite he has held since 1878. TO the grade OF
| oiiiccr de Ia legion dhonneur''
Edward Gibbons famous library cata-
| logue, which the historian made for pri-
vate use by indexing the backs Of pla wing
eafds. mas been purchased by the British
| museum ana Will be added to the Ginbon
| collection.
| Queen Victoria has conferred the deco
ration of the Royal Red Cross upon Sis
| Ter Louisa Watson Tulloh of the army
nursing service in recognition of her ser
=, - III Attending the sick and wounded
| IN Egypt from 1884 to 1876.
Robert Barr. in discussing his literary
| WORK says: i have no industry. no reg :
| ular hours OF work, no average number
| v words no sane methods, no ANYTHING
lra' q reputable man should have. The
moment make q contract that moment /
ally co. WY e'"V'
Judge Goldfogle of New York, asked
| a court officer for Abbott's Digest,
the other day and the clerk. who had
never heard of a digest, apparently.
Drought the judge glass Of mineral
water for his digestion.
Tho late Ca,atxx
sippl had the Southern accent in his
speech TO a marked degree: Son" he
would say to his committee clerk
CANT y shut tn do? Pears t me in
reason, y could f y'd try right hahd.
hannah Lund,a Swedish girl. % years
OLD, was recently naturalized in the
United States district court of New
Jersey She had been in this country
Tor seven years and was going to China
as a missionary. She preferred Uncle
Sans protection to King Oscars and
SO changed her country.
The seventeenth annual reunion of the
Harlan family took place in West Ches
ter, Pa. last week This is one of The
largest families in the country, with
members in every state in the Union,
The 1900 or more members of the IA miiv
IN the assembly are descendants Of
George Harlan and his family. who SET
tied IN Chester county 200 years ago. The
snip in which they sailed from England
was wrecked on the Atlantic coast lust
100 years ago. 49,
Rev. Peter Randolph. the colored Ram
fist clergyman of Boston, who died n
rev days ago. was the Oldest minister of
his race in New England Among Ram
list clergymen he was known as Father
Randolph. Mr.. Randolph was born n
save seVenty-two years ago and first
learned to read when he was II wears aid
BY the will of his master he was freed
although he reaped no advantages from
this for several years. He was ordained
minister in 1856.
Hans Wiseman. famous Nebraska
pioneer. is said to have killed in the
course of his life, 100 Indians He now
lives near Harrington, Neb.. and is
about so years old, but he is still halo
and hearty. About 35 years ago. WHEN
Wiseman was serving in the army. the
Indians murdered his five children. and
for years no red man dared come with |
in range of Wiseman's rife
They have finally taken stems in
Russia to erect a monument to Tur |
geneff in his native town. Orel. 4
committee has been formed in st. |
Petersburg. at the head Of which IS |
Prince Constantine Constantinovitch !
president of the Academy of Science.
to collect money for the purpose. 1t is !