The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-06-30
AND ,MPERsoNAL.

"A Denver man wanted TO get rid Of
his wife and accomplished his end. ,aHs
indulgcd in perjury TO such degree in
divorce proceedings he instituted that
the judge gave him fourteen years in
the penltentiary.
"A wealthy hermit, who dwelt near
Springfield, o., has started for western
Indiana with a cart made of old buggy
wheels and shafts, to which he himself
was harnessed as though he was a
horse. A large dog accompanied him
as body guard.
Queen Victoria has recently dec
grated with the Albert medal Lawrence
Hennessy, who distinguished himself
in the lifeboat services at Hythe, where
he was largely instrumental in the
rescue of thirty-onc sailors, and three
times risked his life to save others.
John Pagan, who recently resigned
the position Of master mechanic on the
AtehiS0n, Topeka a Santa Fc road, was
Ein e4larga=ef= the= engine n-iesl that
drew the train of Abraham Lincoln
from indianapolis to Cincinnati on the
journey to Washington to be inaugur.
sted.
A Boston young lady at the union
station in Portland, Me-, wanted to buy
ticket for a way station, but had for
gotten the name of the town. Being
urged to make guess at it, she replied
in blusliing confusion that it sounded
something like eats whiskers." She
got a ticket for Wiseasset.
The most extensive candy manu-
facturer in the country occupied, seven.
teen years ago, a 7x9 shop on Broadway.
New York. He now has block of his
own for his factories, and owns a store
in several of the large cities all over the
United @State 'lhe=ap preTltiee. must
work for seven years before he becomes
skilled in this trade.
-Alvan G. Clark, the Cambridge lens.
of his death in the newspapers, and was
at first annoyed thereby. BIT his wife
received SO many expressions Of sym
pathy and such tributes to Mr.. Clar,S's
virtues that on the whole he was glad
the mistake had been made. The rumor
attracted much attention in scientific
Scircles.
Congressman Kilgore is said tohave
surprised some of the staid and easy-go-
ing equestrians of Washington by dash
ing along the country roads at reckless
speed on horseback and leaning from
his saddle to pick up pebbles from the
ground as he flew by. Though fifty-six
years old and white-headed, Col Kill
gore rides with all the vim and vigor OF
a cowboy or centaur, as they say in
classic Texas.
One of the Melbourne newspapers
says that while ago n woman there
advertised for two housemaids. The
same day two stylishly dressed young
women were shown into her drawing
room, and were treated as callers until
they remarked that they had come in
answer to the advertisement. They ex'
planned that their father had recently
lost his property, and consequently they
found it necessary to take situations.
When asked if they could wait at table
they replied: well, yes, we can wait,
but we would rather not, as we might
meet a lot of friends
Mr. Spurgeon published the follow
ing advertisement forty years ago: mr.
c. H. Spurgeon begs to inform his
numerous friends that, after Christmas,
he intends taking six or seven young
gentlemen as day pupils. He will en-
deavor to the utmost to impart a good
commercial education. The ordinary
routine will include arithmetic, alge.
bra, geometry and mensuration; gram
mar and composition; ancient and mod
ern history; geography, natural history,
astronomy, scripture, and drawing.
Latin and the elements of Greek and
French II required. Terms Is per an.