The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-09-25
PERSONAL AND iMPEasoNAL-

--Mrs Mary Bruner, who died re-
Gently 1t Derry, Pa. at the age Of los,
had ls5 great-grandchildren.
"A wealthy citizen Of Alameda, Cal,
Who died recently, provided In his viii
that III any OF his children marry first
cousins they shall forfeit their share Of
the property
--Archdeacon Farrar visited Oberams
merrau, at the first performance this
wear OF the Passion Play and lodged In
the house OF the actor who played the
mart Of jesus
Alexander Swift, OF Cincinnati, who
married q sister OF Alice ana fn@oe
Cary. owns the old Cary Homestead, anu
II anxious to make II memorial OF inc
distinguished sisters.
--Clemenceau, the French statesman,
who was q school teacher In Connects
cut struggling physician in New YORK
for four years, still speaks OF this coun-
try with the friendliest interest
Austin Corbin's wedding present to
an old friend in Philadelphia was the
use of his magnificently appoi nted pri-
vate car for trip to Mexico. The car
was provided with every thing needfui'
including corps of servants
Miss Ada Leigh, the English phil
anthropist, founder Of home for En-
glish governesses female servants and
orphans in Paris, and a reading and re-
freshment-room for British artisans,
was recently married to the bishop OF
Ontario, DIR. Travers LOWS.
The ex-solder John McKeough,
who was accustomed TO stand guard over
| the Burnside monument in Providence,
R. l., with drawn saber, saying every
now and then: 81 followed you at New
/ berne and l will not desert You now,
was killed by railroad train tho other
night He was perfectly sane with the
exception of this eccentricity.
Few people Know how the great
Chancellor Bismarck and his ancestors
got their name. Bismarck Is the name
| of one OF those ancient castles short
distance from Stendal. The castle had
this because It defended the
"Marca,n or the line whore the river
Biese formed . boundary In former
times, or mark of defense against In
/ truders
DIR. King an American lady physi-
clan In China, lately astonished the ma
tives by performing delicate and difii-
cult surgical operation. She is now
chief physician to the family OF Count
Ii, the eminent statesman in Shanghai,
whose wife she saved. The Empress OF
China recently sent her son toconsult
DIR. King for phthisis. China is said to
offer an excellent field for women doc
tors.
Two girls OF the same age and nearly
the same name were placed in French
institution for tho care of friendless
children ten years ago. Some time ago
one OF them was taken out by her sup
posed mother, given a handsome dowry
and married. The other girl now comes
forward with offers of proof that she is
the real daughter, and she claims the
dowry, II not the husband, OF her sub
stitute.
"A French baker, who Is about to
celebrate his one hundredth birthday,
keeps shop In the same bakery In which
M Coquelin, father Of the two actors,
once presided, and where the sons. in
early life, pursued the trade. In twen-
ty-fve years four families have held
possession OF the shop. 1t is said the
father of the Coquelins never got over
the idea that there was a good baker
spoiled by his eldest sons entering the
theatrical profession.