The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-04-07
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"A widov of thirty-five, with grown
children, was recently wooded BY Lad
Of thirteen. in Glasscoc< county. Ga
DIR. Charcot, the famous hypnctist.
has beautiful summer home just out.
side Of Paris on the borders Of tho
Bo.s de Boulognc. The villa i said 70
be fairly wreathed in flowers and
shrubbery; and Its eminent occupant
betrays love not only for this form Of
life but also for animals
President Ruchanan's old home 81
Lancaster Pa, "wheatlund. has boon
sold TO cemetery company for S2A o00s
and win be used rs graveyard. The
old brick mansion will BE- converted
into q chapel, and the spring SO often
spoken Of in Buchanan's day win mako
fountain pond.
How the Rothschilds are housed 1t
Ferrieres, near Paris, may be Judged
BY their FIVE establishments, worth
$4,000, 900, needing the services of I'D
people. The stables contain 100 horses
When Lonis Napoleon visited Ferricrea
| the Rothschilds gave q grand break.
fast in his honor, the cost Of which was
5000
|M Richard Knowles, the sailor who
Iashed Farragut to the rigging Of the
Hartford at the battle Of Mobile Bay,
Gays that after he had taken q turn or
two with the ratline the old admiral
gruffiy asked him what he was about.
and upon being told by Knowles that
the captain had directed him to make
the admiral fast the latter said: 20, all
right" and helped TO fasten the lines
about himself.
This amusing story Is being related
Of Commodore vedder: While a young
man, teaching school, he had occasion
to punish q miscellaneous girl. and, as
usual in that day and locality, was
about to resort to the ferrule. To tho
offending maid he said: Miss, give
me your hand" She dropped her head
|rand blushed. Again he said. sternly:
Miss -. say give me your hand"
Slowly lifting her eyes, she remarked:
"Mr. vedder, this is embarrassing for
me. You should not make such pro-
posals in public However, you must
usk my papa first
"A certain doctor, who was noted
for keen eye to business, was driving
along the street of q country town.
when his horse took fright and ran
away. He was thrown violently out Of
his trap and rendered senscless. Press
consciousness, and, noticing the crowd
which had gathered about him, asked:
Whats the matter, gentlomen? Any
body hurt? ! am DR. b.. Can be
Of any service?"
The famous old saying about Hob
sons choice comes from Mr. Tobias
Hobson. of Cambridge, England, who
amassed fortune in what we would
call the livery business, and always
kept forty steeds ready for mounting.
1t was an infexible rule that customers
should choose the nag nearest the
stable door, and so all Jared evenly,
fortune allotting the best chargers
There is an old print OF Mr.. Hobson
showing him with bag Of one hum
bred sovereigns in his hand and the
motto, 1.-THE fruitful mother Of hun
dred more"
James P. Park, of philadelphia,
seems to be man without country.
He lives on a little triangular bit Of
land that through some oversight has
not been included in any Of the election
divisions of the city, and, Of course.
therefore, he has no voting status.
The only parallel known In this coun-
try" says the Philadelphia Record,
twas that of q whole township in the
state of Ohio which was entirely left
out in an apportionment of election
districts, and the citizens who claimed
the right to vote had no redress what
ever and were unable to exercise the
right of suffrage until they appealed 70
the courts. I"