The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-05-02
PERSONAL AND iMPERsoNAL.

Mrs. Senator Stanford. m her
drives about Washington. rides behind
pair OF magnificent. ack horses
which are valued ii go, 08u
--tsenoral lew Wallace says that he
has seen d thousand men receive
wounds, and he never knew one to
swear when struck. II is like falling
off n wharf, The swear comes alter.
the shock OF surprise
senator Washburn. OF Minnesota.
owns the finest private residence In
the far West The grounds, tastcfully
arranged, cover four solid square miles
I'M Minneapolis. The stately mansion
Is OF marble and cost 81 900. 900. There
are seventy rooms init,
Mrs. john Crosby Brown. of New
York, lately presented her collection
Of musical Instruments to the New
York Metropolitan Museum. Tho col
lection contains 266 specimens and Is
estimated as worth 90. 600. II con-
tsIisls Mi sur t. u Jiits 4.
both in ancient and modern times.
Japanese Minister Mutsu was q
prisoner for nearly five ycnrs In his
native land for his progressive ideas.
The adoption by Japan Of a now Con-
stitution he looks upon as a personal
triumph. This elimination Of his
early day-dreams, saysa friend, has
crowned his life with solemn joy.
Lord Rothschild is popular in Lon
don among tho poor. ..Hc is good
I'm, he is..r said an omnibus driver,
passing his palace. III all tho bloom
in swells was like him they should
have my vote and interest. "How's
that?' why, every Christmas he
gives my mate and me brace Of
pheasants, and so he do all Of us wot
passes his door. Good old Baron y
The Egyptian. giant" Routh
Goshan, who for many years was one
OF the chief features in Barnum's
Museum, died recently at his home in
New Jersey. Hef had for six months
been suffering from dropsy,w (which scin-
creased his previous enormous weight
Of over 600 pounds, that it required
four men and block and fallsto move
him in bed. 1t is claimed that he was
about seventy years old.
Mrs. Harrison is fond Of the old
fashioned crotchet work. and 1t is said
that the Indies Of the White House
circle during the next four years will
attempt to revive the wearing OF linen
lingerie trimmed with homemade emx
broidcry. and crotchet. II is believed
that this may assist In giving employ
mont to many women whose means. Of
livelihood have been seriously cur
tailed by tho fashion suggested by
actresses, OF ladies wearing silk I'M
der garments.
Miss Hal riet Weed, the eldest
daughter OF the late Thurlow Weed.
who was a5ruling fnrce In politics for
a half century. still lives In the Ninth
street house in New York that ther
father occupied in the latter years OF
his life. She is devoted to good work
and kindly deeds, as many OF her bone
ficiaries are aware, but her habits arc
domestic and her ways reserved.
There are few people who are more
familiar with State and National pol
tiles than Miss Weed.
"A woman near Ventura, CAL. re-
Gently made 500, 900 in land sspecnla-
ton. This fred her with the ambition
to get up special boom" and make
$s4.eee, eee-if pessible.-sSe -she =ehHrt-
cred a train from San Francisco, six
hundred miles away, gave free ride,
a free lunch and free music to all who
would come, and held a big sale. But
though the train was crowded with
people from San Francisco. no one
would buS, and instead OF making a
fortune she lost $50, 600.