El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-19
personal AND NEWS NOTES.

Ben Clench. the highest mountain
in Scotland, will have an electric roat
to its summit AID a sanitarium.
Henry Savage Lander has nearly re
covered from the torture Inflicted up
on him when he was captured at Thi-
| bet.
Recently ship of only $500 tons car
RTE from Para, Brazil, to New York g
cargo of rubber which was insured for
So, GOO, 600.
Prof. Hadl-y, Yale's new president,
rides a bicycle, plays whist and is an
enthusiast over golf. He is the young
est man who ever filled the position.
Herr Riggenbacb, who introduced
the cog-wheel railroads that have en-
abled tourists in Switzerland to do
their mountain climbing without eff
fort, died recently.
With compliments of the Iron Noun
tain route of the Missouri Pacific
Railway company, the Picayune has
received gorgeous hanger showing
Uncle Sam in his Fourth of July
clothes reading in numerous newspa-
pers about the nations sanitarium at
Hot Springs. Ark, which is under his
management.
OWlSuG l. MOOuys GuS c"duS SllsG,
prides himself on the fact that there is
not one expert shorthand reporter out
of fifty who can make verbatim re-
port of his sermons.
Emile Zole is one of the most expert
amateur photographers in Europe, and
is now busy in his country home in
Medsn over mass of snaphots which
he took in London.
=. L
art point in the isle of Null, as q me
mortal 10 William Black, the Novelist.
Quart point is the scene of the story of
"Macleod of Dare"
Thomas Hardy, the novelist, writes
all his stories with copying ink. This
enab les him to take press copies and
so obtain exact duplicates without the
aid of clerk or typewriter.
During the time that he has occupied
the holy? Leo XIII. has received per-
sonal gifts amounting to $4,000, 900.
Not long ago lady sent him snuff
box of great value and check for $780,
600.
Since the unqualified success of the
earl of Yarmouth in private theatrieals
at Newport he is said to have received
offers for professional en-
gagements from about every manager
in New York.
Hungary has been observing the if
tieth anniversary of the death of the
poet, Alexander Petofi who died in the
struggle against Austria. by erecting
to him in Budapest aud
other towns.
Rear Admiral Schley has accepted
an invitation to visit Atlanta during
the coming fall. He will be the guest
Of Governor Gambler, Mayor Wood
ward and the officers of the Atlanta
Business Mems association.
Lord Wolseley has now entered up
On the forty eight year of his military
service. During that time he has earn
I'd eleven war medals and eight other /
and about a dozen clasps |
or battles and actions.
Inquiries by an English boys news
paper brought out the fact that of all |
The British possessions, most of the |
boys wanted to see India, next New
Zealand and Canada, and then Austria
ia, South Africa and the Soudan.
James Oliver, of South Bend, who |
'ecently celebrated his 10th birthday, |
worked in a Mishawaka foundry for so
cents day when be cGme to Indiana, a
7oung man. He now owns the largest |
blow factory in the world.
William M. Chase, the artist, says the
greatest difficulty which the portrait
PAINTER has to encounter is to keep his
litter in a natural pose. No man, he
avs, will ever, when being |
painted, assume one of his own &C
ord.
William M. Evart's poor health is
reated' lightly by the statesn
When some Jobs comforter rece
old him he looked about half
ormer self be made answer: 81 "
er if the other half looks as badl
his one.''
Captain Andrew G, G. Quay, so
Ex-senator Quay, Of Pennsylva
las resigned from the army to go
'rivate business. Captain Quay
.raduate of the Military Academ
he class of 1888. His resignation
zen accepted by the president.
Managers of the Atchison corn
ival propose to erect an arch
he products of the state, and they
dvertising for the biggest pumpl
he largest melons. the finest cal
orn, the longest stalks, aud, in
very kind of overgrown product o
oil.
In order to give the national exI
EXPOSITION of Philadelphia wide pu
ity the postmaster general has ISIS
n order to Philadelphia postmaster ] 90
ANGEL every letter with a specially
die bearing the imprint Ma
ional export exposition, Sept. 14-Nov.
0, 1899 ~
Lord George Hamilton has, when lis
ening to speeches in the house, q curl
US habit of tearing up paper into min
te pieces, with which he sprinkles the
COR. Lord James is the victim of a
lmilar habit, only, instead of tearing
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