The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-10-31
PERSONAL AND INpERsonAl..

PERSONAL AND lMpERSonAL.
Mrs. Oscar wildp Il ono 81 ths
most popular women crators In En-
gland
MIR. John Wanama1ktr pays e66,
600 In taxes into tho municipal trcas-
ury OF Philadelphia HI roal estate
In the city Is assessed - IS, 500, 600.
-R. r. Crockett. the youngest son
OF tho famous Dayy Crockett, Is a resi-
don't OF Granbury, Tax. the county
seat Of Hood County. He is seventy
three years old.
I'm Chicago the other day a lawyer
named d. L. Carmichael, being III and
unable to appear In court In an inn
| portant suit, his wife. who IL not .
| lawyer, took his place and conducted
the cnse throughout, winning golden
opinions from all concerned.
Miss Grace II. Dodge Of. Now York,
Is devoting her lifo TO helping the
| working girls OF that city. She has or
| ganized girls, clubs. which now include
| 10000 members. Their motto Is.
Purity inspeeoh- and conduct and
thcfr objert = te lead GIRLS into the
way Of helping themselves.
Mrs. Maria NJ Dean is a homeo-
pathic physician who took an office in
| Helena, Mont, three years ago. Her
income last year was in the neighbor-
hood OF $12. 900. She is graduate Of
Wisconsin University and from Bos-
ton medical school. and also studied
medicine in Berlin. She is thirty
years old.
Andrew Carnegie. the millionaire
iron founder, says that he began his
business career by sweeping out an
| office, and that his fellow-sweepers
were David McCargo, now president OF
tho AfieghanyFaiiey railroad; Robert
j Rlcairn, superintendent Of the Penn
ry{vania railrond. and Mr.. Moreland,.
city attorney OF Pittsbnrgh.
-. b. Watson, the Australian
quartz reef king. died recently at
Sydney, at the age Of sixty-fodr. He
was native Of Paisley, Scotland, And
emigrated with his fathers family to
Sydney, and afterwards to California
land Sandhurst, and finally to tho
Bendigo gold mine, where he made a
fortune estimated at f40, 000, 900, $780,
900, 900.
The Alstons, sir, die with their
boots on. This was the constant
boast of the late Colonel Bob ASTON.
famous throughout Georgia. as an
editor and politician. His grandfather
and his father had died that way, and
one day alter he had made this boast
he was shot to death. Next day one
Of his boys committed suicide In WASH
ington, d. G. Then another son was
4 jailed at Lithonia. Ga, with charge
of murder to his credit.
] General Boulanger, like great
many noted men, is supcrstitious. He
is careful not to get out OF bed on the
left side. and II his path is crossed by
black cat he does nothing Of polit-
ical Importance for twenty-four hours.
His followers recall that on the day Of
his sentence-he recklcssly went under
|
land place. II is rumored that he Is
firm believer in palmistry and takes
stock in the words OF a gypsy who ex-
/. amined his hand and told him that his
chief ambition would one day be salts
fed
President Diaz, during the four
years OF his administration in Mexico,
has rendered substantial services to
science by encouraging archaeological
investigation and taking measures for
the preservation OF ancient monu-
ments and historical ROMANS. Tho
ruins OF xochicalco and the pyramids
OF Teotihuacan have been explored
and the searchers rewarded by many
interesting discoveries. An arch@o-
logical map OF the Republic has been
made and the palaces Of Militia In
4 closed. for their preservation, BY q
great wall.