The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-04-23
PERSONAL AND impERsoNA

tered upon his third yea< Of European
residence, and docs not seem dis-
posed 70 curtail his stay. He : now
living in Verona
Young Henry George Savage. who
Is exploring some Of the unknown iands
of Japan, ii grandson Of Walter saw
age Lander and mn artist of note. 10
has Travelled into the Interior OF Ho<hai-
do and TO the Kurile islands. going on
horseback $500 miles and walking some
100 miles, For seventy days he lived
entirely on raw fish, seaweed and rice.
Miss Gamer, Of New York, whose
father and mother were drowned some
years ago while Yachting. Is TO marry the
Marquis de Bretcuii The Marquis Is
scmi-Semite. being q grandson OF the
late Acfiilfe Fould, Minister 81 Finance
TO the late Emperor Napoleon. In ls4S
he was the promoter Of scheme TOR
saving the then new-ficdged republic ~
n declaration OF national bankruptcy.
"Twcnty dansels Of knowledge
recently got up a debate upon the sub
feet (which ono of our notable living
Americans has shown himself to be the
possessor of the greatest intellect
After writing down one hundred names,
placing them in box and then taking
one out .at time and discussing
each successive individual, the choice
finally rested upon Thomas A. Edison.
The peculiar and pungent odor that
arises from the person and the gar
ments of habituai cigarette smokers Is
offensive To many ladies, who discern
it when passing these smokers in the
streets, or when sitting near them IN
the elevated cars, and can hardly toler-
ate II in the house. Some ladies. IL
seems, find the fumes of the cigarette
more disagrceable than those of the
cigar and more siekening even than
those Of the pipe, There can be no
doubt that these faets should be brought
within the knowledge Of all concerned.
IN. Y. Sun
Modern wives are not the only ones
Obliged to s.tl,4ndt to the dictation of
husbands as regards their dress. Napo-
leon III. was most fastidious In regard
TO the appearance of his beautiful wife,
and could not endure to see her in q
short or high-necked dress. On the day
Of the marriage, as the Empress APP
peared at the window Of the Tuilleries
to acknowledge the shouts Of the peo-
ple,s she caught up a shawl to throw
over her bare shoulders; but the EN-
peror refused to allow her to appear
again until she had exchanged " for
magnificent cloak of red velvet,
The Cars railway train, which Is to be
the substitute Of the train wrecked In the
Borki accident two years ago, Is at last
completed, and few weeks ago its
first successful trial trip was undertake
en-. The train consists of carriage for
the Emperor and Empress, another for
the heir apparent, third for the Grand
Duke and Grand Duchesses, two for
the attendants, two more for the SER
wants, a saloon carriage, a kitchen and
work shop Electric light has been
introduced, and the technical details
are naturally carried out with all the
latest improvements; but otherwise
the carriages are very simply furnished
and in the Emperor's carriage the fur
Diture from the wrecked train has been
used again, .'by special request OF the
Gar"
"A Danish diplomat has just related
how Emperor William !. once told Of
his discovery of the genius of Won
Moltke. 81 may lay claim TO the credit
of having discovered him." said the
Emperor. "In the twcnties first saw
his face at review OF n BrandenB nrg
regiment He attracted my attention
by the keenness of his face and the ex-
tire ne lankness of his figure. put
away his name in memory. A few
months later found a paper in some
military work by Moltlxe's regimental
officers that was amazingly clear and
concise. 1t concerned the defense OF
Copenhagen. At the bottom of the last
page read the modest little signature:
| Helmuth Won Moltke. wrote word
of commendation on the margin and
directed the chief of the general staff
to call to it the young man who after
ward became field marshal. / was the
first one to smooth his way to great
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