The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-08-13
PERSONAL AND lMPERsoNAl.


"A Georgia man has in his possession
a palm oil lamp made in Madrid, Spain,
in 1904. 1t was dug up in the woods
some time ago and is supposed to have
been lost by Ponce de Leon.
An English manufacturer. while
examining the texture and quality OF
some bandAQes found on mummy,
was astonished to find that the arrange
ment of the threads was exactly like
that which he had patented q few
months before, which he had supposed
to be an independent invention OF his
own.
A resident of Fitchburg, Mass, Is
in luck and in trouble at the same time.
He is wanted to receive $4,000 left him
by will for stopping a pair OF runaway
horses and saving young woman's lie.
The reason he can't be found Is that he
disappeared last fall to escape judg-
ment of $1,000 given against him In
court.
The Hindoo prince soon to visit En-
gland, the Gaikwar of Baroda, Is one OF
the most progressive rulers In Hindos-
tan. He does not want costly buildings
merely for show, but spends his money
preferably on schools, railroads and
drainage. His personal character is
good and he is philanthropic in his
instincts. ,
Congressman Tillman, of South
Carolina, is said to be the most vigor-
GUS man for his age in Washington.
He is now sixty-six, and his beard and
hair are white, but he is rs straight AZ
an arrow and has constitution OF iron.
Like Hannibal Hamlin, he rarely wears
an overcoat, and once said to friend
that such garments were for women
and invalids
An italian woman in New York,
one day last week attempted to enter
the street cars with a small goat, but
was refused admission by several differ
emit conductors. She then stepped to the
sidewalk, removed her shawl and wrap
ped it closely around the goat and so
deceived the next unwary conductor,
and got ride for her pet, to the amusc-
ment of crowd of on-lookers.
Frau Probsti, who enjoyed the dis
tinction of being the heaviest woman in
Europe, recently died at Traubring, in
Bavaria, at the age of AZ. At her death
she weighed over $50, and on account of
her enormous weight it was impossible
to carry her coffin from the first story of
the house in which she Lived. Conse-
quently boards were put down the
staircase, over which the coffin was slid.
"A pretty story is told of Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe to the effect that when she
was child of only nine she was so
charmed with the melody Of the italian
language as she heard it in class OF
other girls that she secretly procured
a grammar, and studied by herself until
she had gained sufficient facility to
write the Italian teacher q letter in her
own tongue, asking permission to join
the class.
--Ex-Queen Isabclla's chamberlain.
the Marquise de ". is man Of ex-
pedients. He is retired naval officer
and better versed in marine matters
than in social duties At an evening
reception given by the ex-queen recent
" the refreshment table was organized
on 30 extensive scale that there were
| not enough tablecloths in the house to
cover it. The chamberlain thereupon
caused the board to be draped with
sheets, at the juncture of the hens OF
which nosegays Of flowers were insert
ed. The guests were amused as well as
amazed by the novel makeshift.