The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-05-28
PERSONAL AND ,MpERsoNAl.


"A Washington widow b reported to
have dofEtd her weeds and achieved >
second marriage In her wedding dress
before It went out Of fashion
---Kossuth usually finishee the day
with game Of billiards, and, though
he b eighty-nine years old. he playa
with steady hand and usually wins.
"A pathetic story is told 81 . young
woman, the wife Of . photographic Art-
ist, who had been married but four
months when she committed suicide b.
cause Of her inefficiency In honsekccp-
ing In her farewell letter she begged
her husband never 70 marry again.
He Wants His Price "A West vir-
ginian claims TO have discovered cavo
filled with boxes Of gold. diamonds and
rubies-enough TO load two freight cars
--but he won't give 1t away for loss than
$1,000 cash down. He doesn't want to
be mean. but he just won't do u, that's
all.--Detroit Free Press.
The Young prince Of Naples Is tho
picture Of q yonthfut English dude--
smooth-faced, with fair sprinlxling Of
down ON his upper lip. an eye-glass and
suit Of clothes cut III the latest English
style But he is very clever, speaking
four languages fuently, and because Of
his retentive memory Is regarded ~ .
sort Of royal encyclopedias.
jay Gould may be forgiven some Of
his sins, but nobody would think Of con-
doning such POPULARITY as he has been
indulging in on his southern trip, For
instance, looking out Of his car window
he said to an Atlanta reporter: why
is II that black pigs eat more than
white?s The reporter threw up his
hands at the first fire, and Mr.. Gould
replied: .Because there are more black
ones than white ones y
Lady Macdonald, wife of Sir John, Is
q brilliant woman, an experienced poll
itician and fascinating hostess. She
was a Miss Bernard, of Jamaica, but
was educated in England. Sir John was
made a baronet the same year in which
he was married, and Lady Macdonald
went from her quiet home to assume
her difficult position in society with
great success. She is tall and majestic
in appearance, brilliant in conversation
and greatly admired in Canadian social
circles.
The estate that Senator Hearst will
leave to his heirs is valued all the way
from $50, 000, 900 down to IS, 900, 900. It
has no fxed value for the reason that
much of II Is composed Of mining prop
erty that now yields large income,
but Is of a precarious nature. His sole
heirs are his wife and young WIN
Hearst, who, while being q first-class
newspaper man, is q gentleman OF ex-
pensive tastes and princely extrav-
agance. 1t is even alleged that he can
spend money faster than the Home
stake miners can dig it out
"A singular little incident occurred
in front Of the Gedney house, New
York. A handsome young lady, styl-
ishly attired, was walking down Broad
way and q young man equally captivat-
ing in his way was coming uptown.
They met In front of the afore-
said hotel and as they passed the
youth deftly slipped his hand into the
girls pocket and drew her pocketbook
from it 1t was done before the very
eyes Of twenty astonished guests Of the
hotel, but before they had time even
to express their surprise at the young
mans audacity he turned with polite
bow 10 the young lady, handed her the
purse, gave her mild warning not to
be so careless In the future and passed
on.