Show RANDOM NOTES I William Edwards a veteran British soldier who has fought in 90 battles is turning a mangle to support an invalid wife Rev J Courtney Jones an Episcopal clergyman of Viiginia intends to prepare pre-pare a concordance of the Episcopal prayer book There is no such work in existence I Arrangements have been made or the I simultaneous lighting of bonfires on every prominent height in Great Britain on the night of the anniversary of Queen Victorias coronation coronaten President McClelland of Pacific university uni-versity Forest Grove Ore announces the gift of 10000 for the anniversary from H W Corbett who fom was recently appointed a United States senator from Oregon A man named Robel who was rabbit hunting near Marshfield Wis the I other day stepped into a bear trap and I before he had time to wink was jerked up in the air where he hung by his I I heels from a sapling top until rescued by another hunter A Scotchman some time ago wrote to I I the distinguished Norwegian litterateur I i littera-teur Bjornstjerne Bjornson ctaJn i ing of his using the word England when he really meant Great Britain In a recent article he took the advantage of the hint and always used the words Great Britain Queen Victorias special trains from Cherbourg to Nice and back cost about 520000 and hennajesty has also to pay for the specials from Boulogne to Nice and back which convey the servants horses carriages and heavy luggage The average total cost to the privy I purse of the queens annual continental trip is about 50000 A number of papers of interest to Methodists have been discovered in two boxes at the Wesleyan conference office in London Among them are 4 letters of John Wesley to his brother Charles and SO by Sellna countess of Hunting don the founder of the sect known as the Countess of Huntingdons Connection Connec-tion written to Charles Wesley A New York letter to the Pittsburg Dispatch says When a gown has been worn five times it is old Such is the official stamp given old duds here by a fashionable woman Mrs Mary Ellen Brunt Bissel who has been sued by her dressmakers and mlljlners for bills amounting to 10000 There is a Mr BIssell and he asserted himself at last in refusing to spend more than 10000 a year on gowns Field Marshal Wolseley evidently believes be-lieves in the old adage about popular songs He has written a preface to The Soldiers Song Book just published pub-lished in London which contains 24 favorite army ballads selected by regimental regi-mental adjutants Wolseley says that troops who sing as they march ivlll not only reach their destination more quickly and in better fighting condition than those that march in silence but inspired by the music and words of national na-tional songs will feel that selfconfi dence which is the mother of victory The British national gallery has just received the addition of a picture by Millais whose work until now has been unrepresented at Trafalgar square The picture is The Yoeman of the Guard that famous study of an ancient tower warder wearing the quaintly picturesque pictur-esque uniform of brilliant scarlet and gold and the curiously shaped black hat It was first shown at the academy of 1877 and afterwards at the Paris exhibition of 1878 where it was largely instrumental in gaining for the painter one of the coveted medals of honor two Eng which were awarded to only lish artists Millais and Herkomer The Yoeman of the Guard was bequeathed be-queathed to the nation by Mrs Hodg kinson a relative of Sir John Millais |