The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-08-11
PERSONAL AND IMpERsoNAL.

"A Philauielphia funeral team did
service at a wedding few days ago
aud the DOING driver allowed tbs horse
to carry the bridal couple into tbs
cemetery.
Prof Hcrixotner says that when he
sent one of his first pictures to the
Dudley Gallery an art critic thus
noticed II in the Press, It represents an
ugly girl choosing had o. bagcs with
an impossible background" He took
drawing TO one of the principal pubs
fishing houses in London, and WAS
advised 70 study anatomy ans eat
more padding
"A quick eouitship Is chroniclcd by
Georgia paper man stopped ut n
house in Douglassvillc and asked a lady
for q glass of water. When he had
quenched his thirst he asked her II she
was married or single, She replied
widow On which the man said he=ssas
widower in search of wffes
ssySalk n.s answered the widow. and
we will talk the matter over. One
hour later the twain were made one by
the nearest minister.
Sir Edward Watlsin, of Channel
tunnel fame, is accustomed TO say that
the safest place in which to spend an
hour or two is an express train on one
of the main railways. This is confirmed
by the fact that last year only four per-
sons were killed on all the railways OF
the United Kingdom, whereas in the
streets of London alone l47 deaths and
J,1s4 personal injuries resulted from ac-
cidental circumstances connected with
vehicular traffic.
A man living in Minneapolis has
5000 worth of wooden legs and arms
and wears them all himself left
arm andtsboth legs are gone, and all but
the stump Of thumb on his right
h4nstsa7ssYet he can write good hand,
gets about brislsiy and does more busi-
ness than many u whole man.
This story is told Of the famous
bandInaster, =. :. Gilmore: When o
voting man he engaged room for u
few nights, hut was unable to sleep be-
cause of piano in the next house,
which was kept going all night long.
A lady in the adjoining room TO Gilmore
also owned piano. He borrowed II
one night and found peace and quiet
thereafter hy simply playing u
tired now, and sleepy, too.
According To Rogers. the poet YER
non was the person who invented the
story about the lady being pulverized
in India by q sunstroke. When he was
dining there with n iIindoo, one Of his
hosts wives was suddenly reduced TO
ashes, upon which the Hindoo rang the
bell and said to the attendant who an
swered it: Bring fresh glasses and
sweep up your mistress.
AT the time of his retirement from
active service, june list, Gen. David
Sloan Stanley was commander of the
department of Texas. He Is soldier
of excellent record in the rebellion and
on the frontier. He was graduated from
West Point in 1852, and from 1855 until
1851, when he was promoted TO cap
taincy he passed the greater part of
the time in the saddle in the far west.
In 1859 General Scott complimented him
for successful engagement with the
Comanches-
The recent reunion Of men who
had been school-boys at "the Gunncry'
brought out many stories about the IA
nous schoolmaster who conducted that
institution One of them was about II
lad who went off on u bug hunt one
| daywithout permission. Returning az
ter luclSless tramp, he was summoned
to the presence of the master He first
examined the truants box, and, after
inspecting the five good-for-nothing
specimens it contained, inquired: lis
that all you got?" yes sir" was the
| answer. ''Well, that's punishment
enough" was the masters Judgment