The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-07-21

u ut Charlottesville. Ind, few days
ago.
"A womHn travelling from Bologna
to Florence, in Italy, recently had her
hair set on fire by spark from loco.
motive. II turned out that the hair was
artificial, and the loss was not so grave
as was feared.
"A woman in Georgia, 1t Is related in
a southern exchange. qucnched a long
ing for eggs and buttermilk by eating,
at one meal, two dozen hard boiled eggs
and gallon Of buttermilk. "She died
in great agony three days later"
The child-king of Spain sleeps I'M
der extraordinary conditions, his cham
Ter being watched and surrounded all
night by the Monteros de Espinosa, the
royal bodyguard. This ancient force Is
recruited, by a tradition, from among
natives Of The town OF Espinosa, who
for 400 years have claimed the privilege
Of guarding the kings person, and the
royal urchin Is In blissfut ignorance OF
the whole business
Prof. Won Hoist, the German writer
on American constitutional history, who
has recently accepted chair in the
Chicago university, was once porter
in the Grand Central railway station,
New York city, having come to this
country as an emigrant on account Of
the predicamcnt in which he found
himself after criticising the Russian
government severely In print while yet
q subject Of the car.
Hon. Deucease Swillfor6, member
Of parliament, who was travelling in
ehis country, has poor opinion of New
York reporters He says: ''The ~
porters there smoke cigarettes, you
know, and never remove them when
they talk TO you, you know. Awfuliy
offensive, Is it not? And they ask very
impertinent questions, too. One fellow
wrote two columns, and l hardly said
how do you do to him.
The late Prof. L. A. Freeman, 1t is
said, was not always quite amiable In
manner, and at Wells he had more than
once rufiicd the composure OF digni-
tary OF the church. On the occasion OF
a public ceremony 1t fell to the lot OF
this dignitary, much to his disgust. to
propose Mr.. Frceman's health. but he
got over his difficulty very well, and
scored against the professor, by saying
something to this effect: ''And now I
have to propose the health of our dis
tinguished neighbor, Mr.. Freeman, who
so admirably illustrates for us the
savage customs of our ancestors!"
Prince Bismarck insists that the
races Of northern Europe need wine or
s,-sf hf,x fsx,.r oil 4
for drink, and in order to learn their
own power. Referring to the swcet
drinks served at the dinners of the late
Empress Augusta, and TO his own dis
like for them, he said to some friends
not long ago: Fortunately the ser
geants who served Mt table were know
ing lads, especially q tall artillery fell
low. When he looked Mt me / winleed
with the right eye; he winked back
with the left, and / knew that stiff
cognac would be poured into my glass"
The wife of Meissonicr once sent
for her family physician in great haste.
On finding that his patient was not the
great painter but pet dog, the doctor
was much incensed, but ministered to
the pet and cured him. He, however,
presented at the end OF the year no such
item in his bill, and on being asked
with regard 10 it, said he was not
veterinary surgeon, and could therefore
mako no charge, although he was glad
to do the kindness. On the lady insist
ing, he replied: "The hinges of my
garden gate are rusty. Ask Monsieur
Meissonier to bring his brush and paint
them for me"