The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-07-09

7e-~Js N McMnhon< ~ "A m<x40AH{I14 d.
patented Ia Europe nitro-RI crime
she'll. which can b thrown Yen miles
.frou csnnuu with ur1inee elnck
powder. Mr.. Mcmahon has :hlso pats
ented his cheerful devicosip w united
.Statea s s
Henry III. Stanley has cofhpletod
his lecture tonr 81 tho United He1tes
and In doing 80 covered more grcppd
81, 900 miles--than he did 10 his explor-
ing expedition Ne travelled About H.
900 miles III the Dark Contfnent Though
each tour had its Inconvenience he Id
mits that he prefers the private car and
lccturing.
f-+A bright little daughter Of Mrs.
Richard II. Dana, nee Longfellow, was
about to write q promising letter to
young friend, and wrotA: II have moth
ing to SAY. so Twill toll you story
Once there was q beautiful little snow>
fake that fell, and fell into the mouth
Of q little girll bnt II did not like II and
said it would never do SO againl
-1suail, the ex-khedive of Egypt y
ssti acfieally - psisone Oonstantis
noplc. He Is confined in q palace. and
when he goes out, as he Is sometimes
permitted to do, Is always accompanied
BY an ill-loolring lot Of Turks. These
are ostensibly his guard Of honor, but
in reality they are soldiers who never
lose sight Of their distinguished pris-
pner.
"A prominent actor was playing
Macbeth in Australia, and when he
came to the murder scene he asked In
vain for the blood with which he had
intended to imbrue his hands After
abusing the property man roundly for
his neglect, the actor. struck with =
happy Thought, suddenly hit the fnnc-
tionary on the nose, SO that q good sup
ply Of. crimson fluid was obtained.
"A loye-sicl< resident of Barry. ILL,
tried to forget his sorrows By d pro-
f;longed indulgence, in stimulantss He
called on his sweetheart in an ipebri-
ated condition. but she refused 70 re-
ceise him, He then proceeded to her
brothers blacksmith shop, heated an
iron red hot, placed IA In q wise and then
pressed against it The iron penetrated
his side. and after two hours Mtensc
agony he expired tss 81 s
--Frnnk Campbell, q storckeeper at
victoria b. C.,who died recently was
noted for his good humor and wide-
spread charity, and was also widely
known As editor Of the bulletin This
was not a paper. but big blackboard,
on which was placed every Bit Of local
news Is asoon: a. il was known. The
peoplc consulted the ssBulle tin with a.
much confidence as they did their news
papers. s'lf'A so "a r*sst
1.-THE palace and the ps,rle 81 the en-
press Of sAustria at Corfu vii, when
Completed, be one OF tie wonders OF
the. Mediterranean During her recent
,sarnrise visit ito Athens and Corinth,
tie empress astonished and, somewhat
1erplexed King George Nv add fessinR
hfnr ID fsistantly: in modern Greek, and
insisting on conversing only 10 that
language. During her stay IN Corfu
she deSotes several hours every dny TO
stsdying Greek literature and history.
ma See sI snpovss 81 The inattenticn MT y
ore 81 his p,tpils. n Young woman 81
-sexenteen. 50 he intrcdmced the npiaue
punishments making her 81 On the
Mr. fIo,,ncss.lsna5n All 4 div 81 two
aftsrward stlIes d1Irl,. committed another
breacl, 81 ,discinline. and was again or
dered Ii tbea same punishment. She
objected !. because i sfs had her best
clothas- Int tho, teacber insisted.
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