Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-05-26
PERSONAL AND lMPERsoNAL.

A Walla Walla WASH, man about
n year ago started u man out with
band of sheep ON the range. A 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; then's all gone
The kaiser's six little sons are sub
jected to severe regimen by their
father They sleep in plain, bare
room, upon iron cots, with hard mat
tresses and scant bed-clothes At seven
every morning they take cold bath
and are then put through vigorous gym
nastic exercises.
A friend of Mr., Surgeons 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: 81 won
der I'm not more conceited than am
Lord George Campbell, fourth sonof
the duke of Argyle, has opened an Once
in Victoria street, London, as agent Tor
the registration and leasing of shoot
ings, fishings, moors and deer forests
Lord Georges elder brother Archie, Is
partner of the great banking hrm OF
Coutts. Lord Walter, another brother,
is a stock broker and partner OF the
firm of Lindo, King & Co.
There is but one pauper in the town
of Whitneyville, Me-, and that one Is
festive widow who looks out for herself
ten months in the year. 1t is evident
that she will soon be entirely independ-
emit, for her last request of the overseers
reads as follows: please send me ten
wards of red ribbon and new dress,
and let the dress be good enough TO
wear as principal alta wedding"
1t has been discovered that Napo-
leon ]. was a book canvasser; that
George Washington followed the same
illustrious business, selling over two
hundred copies of Bydelfs American
Savage" that Longfellow sold books by
subscription; that Daniel Webster han
died De Tocqueville's America" that
Gen. Grant canvassed for Irving's Co
lumbus;" that Blaine began life as a
canvasser for a Life of Henry Clay,
and that Bismarck, when at Heidelberg,
took orders for one of Blumenbach'
handboolls.
The oldest woman in the country
who is preacher, it is thought, Is Rev
Lydia Sexton, of Seattle, now ninety
three years of age. She has been II
, service about half century. For eigh
or ten years she was an eXhortcr before
receiving regular license to preach IL
1851. Ohio. Indiana and Illinois wcr
her field prior to 1870, when with he
: husband she removed to Kansas. Seattl
D was adopted as her home three year
ago. She has since then conducts
: many revival and other meetings, bu
: failing eyesight threatens to terminal
P her activity ere long. She hopes. to liv
y to be full hundred years old.
. One of the most eloquent, dignifeo
. ind famous clergymen of New York re
Gently received letter from rough
y and-ready western man which ran some
i thing like this: Dear Sir: | droppe
=. into your place last Sunday and hear
~ YOU preach. In the main liked wha
y you said first rate, but when you r.
= marked in one place that men, of then
selves, are unable to do any good thin
- YOU were talking through your ha
- Out my way l know plenty OF toug
men who sometimes do noble and GOO
~ actions. Excuse my blunt way of tall
-, ing, but am plain man and prefer
~ call spade spade. Just give huma
q nature a show, and am sure your Sc
II mons will be much more effective"