Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-05-28
PERSONAL AND iMPERsoNAL.

"A Walla Walla, wash, man aoout
q year ago started man out with
band Of sheep on the range. few
days ago he received the following
from him: ''If you want me TO remain
here any longer, you'll have to get an
other band of sheep; thems all gone
The kaiscr's six little SONS are sub
jected to severe regimen by their
father. They sleep in plain. bare
room. upou iron cots with hard mat
trcsscs and scant bcd-clothes At seven
every morning they take cold bath
and are then put through vigorous gym
nastic exercises.
"A friend of Mr.. Spurgcon's once
asked him if he knew that some people
thought him conceited. 1t Is said he
smiled, pointed to his book shelves,
| spoke of his many sermons translated
| into every language, also of the vast
audiences he had, and replied: ~ won
| der I'm not more conceited than sna.
| Lord George Campbell, fourth son OF
the duke of Argyle, has opened an Office
in Victoria street, London, as agent for
the registration and leasing of shoot
| ings, fishin2s, moors and deer forests.
Lord Georges elder brother. Archie, is q
partner of the great banking firm OF
| Coutts Lord Walter, another brother,
is stock broker and partner OF the
firm Of Lindo. King & Co.
There is but one panper in the town
of Whitneyville, Me-, and that one Is a
festive widow who looks out for herself
ten months in the year. 1t is evident
that she will soon be entirely independ'
cnt for her last request of the overseera
reads as follows: please send me ten
wards of red ribbon and new dress,
and let the dress be good enough tc
wear as principal at a wedding
1T has been discovered that Napo
leon ]. was a book canvasser; thai
George Washington followed the same
illustrious business. selling over two
hundred copies of Bydells American
Savage" that Longfellow sold books BY
subscription: that Daniel Webster han
died De Tocqueville's 'America;' tha
Gen. Grant canvassed for Irving's "Co
lumbus;'' that Blaine began life as
.anvasser for "Life of Henry Clay
| and that Bismarck. when at heidelberg
took orders for one Of Blumenbach'
| handbooks.
The Oldest woman in the countr.
who is a preacher. it is thought, is Rev
lydia Sexton. Of Seattle. now ninety
three years of age. She has been L
service about half a century. For eigh
| or ten years she was an exhorter befor
receiving a regular license to preach 1
1851. Ohio, Indiana and Illinois wer
. | her field prior to 1870. when with he
| husband she removed to Kansas. Seattl
was adopted as her home three yea,
= ago. She has since then conducte
: many revival and other meetings, b,
n failing eyesight threatens to terminal
i her activity ere long. She hopes TO liz
TO be full hundred years old.
G One Of the most eloquent, dignifiet
3 end famous clcrgymen of New York r
: Gently received letter from rougl
. and-ready western man which ran SOM
T. thing like this: Dear Sir: l droppe
+ into your place last Sunday and hear
l. YOU preach. In the main l liked wh:
YOU said first rate. but when You r
:. marked in one place that men, OF then
II selves, are unable to do any good thin
II YOU were talking through your ha
a Out my way know plenty of toue
men who sometimes do noble and goc
actions. Excuse my blunt way OF tall
ing. but am plain man and prefer
call a spade spade. Just give huma
2. nature y show and am sure yonr sc
mons will be much more effective.