The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-05-21
PERSONAL ANo lMPERsoNAl-'

Miss olive schrceneyN home X \
one OF the suburbs az Capet0Vr TN
sillaQc consists Of farm, hotel
station, min. warehouse and I lev
hufs .... a 1
-Emin Pasha Is still draRRing Ills
coat tail across The Dark Continent and
wanting somebody % fight with And
the probabilities are that he win ~ All
the fightine he wants around Lake Vtc-
toria and BE- brought back to civtlsaition
on shutter.
--A Buckley. WASH, fnan, while
hunting, discovered deer behind
fallen tree. Thinking the animal 49,
deaa he undertook TO turn u over. but
at the first touch the animal jumped "
It's feet and bounded away Il had
been taking nap.
king Kalakaua Is said 70 have been
an accomplished lingnist. He had more
than fair knowledge Of Greek and
Latin ard also had q speaking acquaiue-
ance with four modern languages. He
knew enough Hebrew to read the orig
inal text Of the Old Testament and VS.
always Interested In biblical stadies.
Recently young man who Wa
hunting in the woods near Nevada City.
Colo, was chased BY wild hog and
sstreed A. the beast showed signs o.
staying the young man reached down
for his rife, which he Ind left standing
against the trunk. In drawing y mp 4
was discharged, and the bali % badly
shattered the hand that II was Iound
necessary to nmputatc It
"A young woman Of Athena detects
the presence instantly Of any feline
that enters the room where she y. She
need not see nor hear the animal when
It enters, but has intimntion Of 10 dis
agreeable presence by strange sensa-
lions that she invariably experiences
when she is brought into contact with
cat, and she entertains an unconquer-
able repugnance to these animals.
Samuel Plimsoll, the sailors friend,
who for thirty years has been laborfng
to secure better protection for seamen
employed in the merchant service, t.
benevolent-loolring old man with .
kindly face. His hair Is scanty, but
what there is Of 1t Is white, and he has
q full, flowing white beard His eyes
are somewhat dimmed by age and are
90 weak that he is forced to wear blue
glasses. Otherwise he appears hale and
hearty.
Sonora Gonzales, wife Of the ex-
! president Of Mexico, Is now travelling In
the United States unattended by maid
or escort She has been twelve months
away from her Mexican home, and In
that time she has visited the principal
cities Of Europe The sonora Is fine-
looking little woman, with large and
pretty brown eyes, an olive complexion
and an abundance Of black hair. She
does not appear TO be more than thirty
Ave years old. She Is interested IN
medicine and Is graduate Of two med
zeal colleges.
President Harrison Is said TO take
more delight in the streak Of Indian
blood in his veins than In any other at
tribute. The president has had the
| renealogy carefully looked up, and he
Is direct descendant Of Pocahontas BY
her marriage with John Rolfe. The
Pocahontas blood came into the HRrri-
son family through the marriage Of
BENJAMIN Harrison, the signer OF the
| Declaration Of Independence and the
great-grandfather of the president, with
Susannah Randolph, sixth in descent
from Pocahontas-
Westminster abbey does not COM
tain the dust Of all the illustrious Of the
earth. In the church of st Michael
London, Is the urn in which WIS depos-
| tied the head Of King James Nv of
Scotland, the slaughtered king Of Flcd-
den Field; In the chancel Of St. Mar
garet Is buried the headless body Of Sir
waiter Raleigh; st. Paul's contains the
sarcophagus Of the duke Of Wellington;
Richard Baxter, the author Of the
saints Rest" Is buried in Christ
church; the poet Gray sleeps not far
from the spreading yew" Of which he
sings in his "Elegy;" while In Bunhili
Fields lies John Bunyan, Isaac Watts,
the hymn-writer, and Daniel Defoe.
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