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lit THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVfcjNO, .OCTOBER 87, IK. X Ush, Frsnch, OeTTftsn. Danish, Spanish, Italian. Arabia, Itln. Or oak. Hebrew and Sanskrit, and la able to decipher French, Oerrran. Danl PEOPLE OF NOTE hieroglyphics and cuneiform Inscrip tions. He baa also a knowledge of cos mojraphy, astronoaur, phyelce. the his tory of art, aad various .other sciences. More and can writs Ucask poems. I W I I t w ml HBP "wr' TOW Rufus W. Peckham. Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Robert Bacon. Assistant Secretary of State. The Edinburgh beard of works is taking active steps for the preservation of what remains of the Bunding Stones of Stenneaa, In Orkney next to Stone henge the most Interesting Druldlcal relic in ureal Britain. s Eighteen miles Is said to be the long eat distance at which a man's voles has been heard. Thla occurred In th Grand Canyon or Colorado, where one man ahoutlng the name of "Bob" at one end was plainly hoard at the other end. which is is miles sway. , e e Australia hss the largest .duck farm and the largest Incubator In the world. The Incubator has a capacity of 11,440 ducks' sggs or 1 1.080 hens' eggs. The machine Is, In fact, a hothouse. It stands In open ground aad Is construct ed of ordinary pine boards, with corru gated iron roof. e e Some Investigator of curious Subjects has discovered that the Inventor of traveling Incognito was Pater the Great of Russia. The next to adopt the prac tice was Joseph II of Austria, who In 1777 made a short stay In Paris under ths title of Count von Falkensteln. During the revolutionary period I.oula XVIII burled his temporarily useless royal dignity under the prlvscy of Count de unt, while Charles X passed as ths Comts de Maries. ' e e FIJI Is the only British colony la which natives pay their taxes In kind. chiefly In cocoanuts. f The "Strength -rrf-halr has been--found-j Bur a German experimenter to vary giteatly with color. A single black hair supported 4 ounces; one of very dark known, BH ounces, brown, S ounces; but yellow scarcely held up 2 ounces with out breaking. In the Public Eye t t at Sir Evelyn Wood, the British field aiiirahsl. is about to bring out his fourth book. This is his autobiography a work which he has not found It bard to prepare, sa be has kept a diary for 40 years. Father Hartmann von au der Lan Hochbrunn. a member of the Franciscan Order of Friar, has arrived In New York. Me Is a celebrated composer of oratorios, and has the distinction of be ing the third musician selected ss a member of the Italian Academy of Im mortals and the fourth German admitted to membership. e For the first time In the history of Mississippi ss a staM, a woman la a full-fledged member of the governor's staff, the appointment having been made by Governor Vsrdaman of Miss Henrl etts Mitchell, as aid-de-camp, with rank of colonel. The young lsdy hss been a 1 sorter la society at the Mississippi capital for some time and Is an accom plished horsewomen. e C. S. Rolls of London, who Is only II, has had many varied experiences as a motorist As he once told the members of the Automobile club, ha has run Into s tree at 70 miles sn hour, has pushed a oar three miles In dress clothes, baa had to walk nine miles for petrol, has five times been run away with (twice forward snd thrice backward), haa been overturned twice, bas had a horse on tow of him. has twice had his ear burned, and haa been run ovsr by his own car. e e M. Rodin, ths famoua French sculp tor, has lust completed s portrait-bust of Mr. George Bernard Shew. e e For the first time on record s wo man's name appears on ths list of pres idents of the Welsh Eisteddfod. The lady is Mrs. Alicia Adelaide Needham. the gifted Irish song composer. e The emperor of Austria has only ones been known to don a frock cost and silk hat. This was In 18(7, when he visited Paris for the exhibition. Whether at home or traveling he Invariably wears uniform, except when he goes out shooting of which he Is particularly fond when he Is to be seen in a Tyro less costume. Many Harvard men who went to the Philippines as teachers were under con siderable obligation to Lieutenant Ros coe Treadwell of the Philippine scouts, whose dsath st the hsnds of the Pula Janes la Bstangas, I.uxon. has been confirmed. Tresdwell was a fine offi cer, and he went oat of his wsy many times to assist ths teachers "In their celve the Garter from the Duke of Con naught at what mar prove a record age. He has been grand duke since he was 30 and has Just celebrated nis Jubilee. He was regent at . 8on-ln- law of the old Emperor William as h was. he sided with Austria In 116s. But his Badeners were with Prussia in 1S70, snd. sfter Sedan, he was beforehand with them all In his suggestion to Bis marck of s German empire. NATlblMAL BUSINESS SHOW OPENED TODAY tHrsrst News Berries.) New York, Oct. 7. Vlrtuslly every thing thst is used In sn up-to-date busi ness office Is to be seen at ths Fifth National Business show, which opened In Madison Square Garden today, to continue through the coming week. Though national In name the exhibition this ysar la really International In Its scope, ss the exhibitors represent lead ing firms of Germany, France. Belgium and other countries, ss well as the United States. Ths National Associa tion of Manufacturer has arranged to hold lta regular annual buelnees conven tion during the week In conjunction I , t. u .Va. Th. MMt1n will ha at tended by members of the association 1 from sll parts of ths country. Odd Tacts and Fancies ' at at t When the congregation entered Rose- grove chapel, near Kerry, Montgomery shirs. England. It was found that mil lions of files hsd taken possession and the service hsd to be conducted outside. e ; e In their annual report the railway commissioners for South Australia state that the past year's revenue Is the best on record, exceeding thst of the previ ous year by 1881.220. e s An Industry in Nanking which Is said to employ (0,000 or 70,000 of the In habitants la that of psper fan making. The paper for the fans is Imported, and Is cut. pasted and folded In Nanking, the result appearing In the export tables as "fan papers-" e s It Is reported In the native papers of China that a limited liability company. with a capital of $100,000, has been formed, by the Chinese for the manu facture of cigarettes In Nanking. Low prices, rather than good quality, seem to be the essential for suecesa In this branch of Industry. Coolies are con stantly to be seen smoking cigarettes, which sre gradually replacing the long and cumbersome tobacco pipe. The Paris Eclair states that the port of Toulon has been advised by the min ister of marine that it will shortly re ceive high-tension wireless telegraphic apparatus which will permit the trans mission of communications a distance of 400 miles -to Algiers, for instance. The capital Invsstsd In American manufacturing establishments In 1904 amounted to $12,(86.2(5.878. according to recent figures of the census bureau. This shows an Increase In Ave years of 41 per cent. The gain in ths products of manufacture was SO per cent, the 1904 aggregate being $14,802,147,087. e s Five of ths thirteen Jurymen present st the Southwark (England) coroner's court recently were unable o sign their names, one of the number re marking that he did not believe In such "newfangled notions. ' e Interesting particulars have been given by the Dutch papers about a tele graph messenger, living at Breda, who, by self-tultlon, has become a master of languages, v This man, now about 50 years of age, can speak and writs Eng- A trapper going Tils rounds at Leeds- town. Cornwall, came upon a rabbi nursing her little ones, snd lying on her side to do so, whlls she was evidently I n excructatina pain. Her two forelegs were broken and bleeding, and securely held In a ateel trap. e e The largest mass of Ice In ths world Is probably the one which fills up nearly the whole of the Interior of Greenland, where It has accumulated alnce before the dawn of history. It Is believed now to form a block about (00,000 square miles in ares, and aver aging a mile and a half In thickness. According to these statistics, the lump of Ice Is larger In volume than the whole body of water in the Mediter ranean. It has been discovered that the new 'washable" testaments supplied to the Hlghgete police court by the county of Middlesex, England, are minus the book Of Revelation. The question arises whether witnesses using these volumes are being legally sworn, and whether thslr depositions can be taken as evi dence. e In New York City are about 700 signs that read "Watchmaker," and not a singls one of them belongs to a watchmaker, snd few that have them could make a watch, and If they could and did the watch would cost about $100. while any of them can sen a better watch for $20 that came from a great tsctory. Cold Rooms If you only knew how much comfort an bo derived from a PERFECTION 1 Heater how simple and smaakal its operation, yon would not ba without it another day. You jcsn quickly mske worm and cosy , any edd room or hallway no matter in wu.v rv oeasc. you can heat water, and do many other things with the PERFECTION Oil Heater iEqalpped with ) Turn the wick as high or low as yon ran there's no denser Carry heater from room to room. All parts easily cleaned Gives intense heat without smoke or smell because equipped with smoke less device. Made in two finishes-nickel J jemsjai. Braes oil fotrat beautJ- tuny cmousei.il. nuui 4 uona 01 em ana burns 9 hours. Every heater warranted. If yon cannot get heater or information from your dealer, write to nearest agency for descriptive circular. THE Lamp cannot ha equalled for its k.l.L. and stead v He-tat sitd.;L- OTifHt - - - Equipped with latest improved burner. Made of brass throughout ana nickel pasted. An ornament to any room whether library, dining-room, parlor or bed room. Every lamp warranted. Write to mise agency 11 not your iiaawi e. an A MODERN SCHOOL IlSO, A MODEL SCHOOL. We are of fering greater opportunities to young people seeking a thorough business training than any similar institution on the coast. WHY? Because we will train you for successful promotion and place you in a position when competent. DAY AND EVENING CATALOGUE nr JC. BEMNKE WALKER Phone Main 590 TIE LEADING BUSINESS COLLEGE TlaV Building Dr. Lapponl, the pope's physician, has eim prominently Into notice the lsst few years lo- consequence of the chsnge In the occupancy of the chair of St. Peter. There Is undoubted honor, espe cially among the faithful, In being med ical attendant to the head of the Koman Catbnllr church, but the position hss Its disadvantages In the fact that the pay la merely nominal, and the holder for the time being is forbidden to under take practice elsewhere. While attend ing on the. late pope. Dr. Lapponl had other difficulties to overcome, for his holiness, ss he said, was not a good pa tient in a medlrsl sense, from knowing Ills own strength too well, and having too much confidence In It, whlrh oc OBSlonslly led him to pour his medicine out of the window. . V S Charles Dsns Gibson Is seeking a studio in Parle sfter s tour of the great art srsllsriea of Italy snd Spain. He SckndWledges being a sufferer from homesickness snd would have returned to America but for the persuasion of friends. s e The only known survivor of ths nsvsl battle of Navartno. which took place In HJ7. Is still living nesr Bhyde. nsmelv, John Stslner, who has Just pssssd his hundredth birthday. Stslner was mid shipman's stewsrd on board the Tllbot s e The death in- London of Mrs. Bam Lwls-Hill releases for charitable pur poses two or. three million pounds In whlrh her late husband, ths noted money-lender, bequeathed her s life in terest Mrs Hill's first husband, the nsj sy. lender, left her the whole of his large fortune, which waa estimated at the time to amount to tIO.ooo.ooe. for brr life, with ths stipulation that on W death f.s.seo.000 of It should so to King Bd ward's hospital fund. Mrs. l.ewi about two years ago married a young lieutenant of the Scots Qusrds named Hill, who hsd to resign from his regiment In f eisastpssaee of the sill saso, although the bride sent a check of Ui.ee to the guard's charities is a vain sttempt tn mollify Hill's brother Sfflaere. They accepted the money, but remained oMsrst. MERIT WINS Ever since 1853 the famous HOSTETTER'S i STOMACH 'w .... 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