Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-06-23

VI Nho Hio Oiu pUOtllbn hOuBI inolo
Nae Luck About the House." now
RACES 6ercely In Scotland. In Edin-
burgh, Glasgow, and Dundee, not to
mention smaller places, the pros and
cons have been, and are being, dis
cussed with an amount Of heat greatly
In excess OF the light shed, The ablest
OF Jean Adams champions has been
Sarah Tyler" who, writing from
Oxford to Dundee, pleaded the claims
of her protege in most sympathetic
terms, She has added nothing, how
ever, to what she said many years ago
In her "Songstresses OF Scotland"
Apart from Sarah Tytler," the Green
ock schoolmistress has been unfor-
tunate In her champions-local nonen-
titles for the most part, enthusiastic
but ill-lnformed. On the other side,
the claims of william Julius MlclSle
have been found very able advocate
In the person Of Mr.. A. II. Millar, an
acknowledged authority on Scottish
literary matters, Having been engaged
some time ago making notes for new
edition of Mickle's poems, Mr.. Mlllar
has been In an exceptionally good posi-
ton for forming an opinion. On
neither side, however, is the evidence
absolutely conclusive, and although
the balance Is on the whole In favor OF
Mickle, the dispute is one that Is not
likely ever to be settled.
Distress, in one shape or another,
undoubtedly exists in some districts OF
Ireland, and though the pinch Of win
ter has been got over, It is long weary
time yet before any relief can be ex-
pected from the crops, which, in many
cases, have not yet been sown, The
Dublin Mansion House fund, which
was raised by the lord mayor, reached
the sum Of G4,S20, but this, and more
besides, has already be9n expended by
the committee. One item alone abb
serbs nearly $1,000 of the fund, and
this was the supplying Of children at
tending the schools with pennys
worth Of bread per day. This was done
for six weeks In fifteen very distressed
parishes at cost Of EGGS 15s. 1t is
feared, too, that the rise which must
certainly take place in all kinds OF
food, in consequence Of the war, will
intensity matters greatly, and the out
look in the west of Ireland for the
next four or five months is anything
but a rosy one.
William Waldorf Astor recently sold
some Of the vast estate, that the orig
inal John Jacob Astor bought in 1903
as farm land. In agreeing to the sale,
Mr.. Aston for the second time since
coming into possession Of the hundreds
Of millions worth Of real estate, has
departed from the time honored policy
Of his family, which has been to buy
continually, and to sell not at all. For
ty houses and lots valued at S750,0OO
are to be transferred as the result OF
the papers signed. They have been
purchased at about the figure named
by Henry Morgenthau, who has been q
heavy operator In New York city real
estate for years. John Jacob Astor
the first, bought the entire tract from
John Samler, a truck farmer, for $780,
900. That was in 1903. Today It is
estimated that the same property is
worth 100000 That tells the story
OF the Astor fortune, and how 1t was
made.
Mr., and Mrs. Chas. Mclean of Parry
Sound, Ont, are the proud parents of
the largest baby boy in the Dominion.
The youngster is remarkable child,
being only II months Of age; he weighs
81 pounds. His measurements are
Height, "a inches; chest measurement,
~ inches; waist, 2S inches; thigh, II
inches; IL inches round the calf of the
leg, and II inches around the arm. The
boy is healthy, bright and intelligent,
Is In no way deformed, but looks like
q child much older In years from his
Immense size.
The Oldest clergyman in the Baptist
denomination, the Rev. John Adds,
has just celebrated his Goth birthday. |
He was for a long period one OF the
best known Baptist preachers in Lon
don, but retired in 1877, though he still !
breaches occasionally. The dlstin-
suished careers Of his sons have ex-
.ended knowledge Of his name. One
was senior wrangler and Smiths
,rize man in 1861, another sixth wran-
sler with classical honors in 1868, and
! third second wrangler and Smiths
prize man with classical honors in
1866.
A rejected lover has been taking n
eaf out Of the book Of Lucrezia Bor-
fla, and has tried to poison whole
amily. The drama was enacted at
Ipinay, outside Paris. In that town
here lives with her parents In splen-
lid villa young lady Of surprising
'eauty. Recently she attracted the no
Ice Of youth who is described as well
ressed and handsome. Every day
'hen she went out with her mother or
servant, acting as duenna, the young
ady was met by the handsome youth,
Tho insisted on following her, al