The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-03-31
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Probably the oldest postmaster In
the land is Roswell Bcarislcy Of North
Lansing, n. Y. He was appointed in
1928. during the administration Of John
Quincy Adams and was then only
youth of 10 years.
Zola has quite taste for collecting
curious furniture. rare books, and funny
specimens bric-a-brac. One would Inns
agine that he has sufficient funny bric-
a-brac In his novels without having II
in his home surroundings,
--Jadge Struvn. OF Seattle, ten months
ago lost his voice, and has been travel
ing over the country seeking relief.
After spending five thousand dollars
and receiving no benefit he gave up
in despair. One morning recently he
woke up with his voicc as good rs ever.
Rev. Tunis q. Campbell. the col
ored Methodist minister who died at
Alston,-N ASA lew ays@a9o,w
made military governor OF the Sea IN
lands Of Georgia by President Lincolik,
just after the fall of Charleston. and
there organized schools and goveSn-
ment, He was native OF New Jefs-
sey.
Rev. Robert Collyer, Of the Church
of the Messiah, in New York, had an
ished his sermon the other Sunday He
announced the hymn and said in his
characteristic manner: Sing better
than you did the last hymn. II you can. i"
Then he noticed startled expression
among the members of the choir, and
added; II mean the congregation"
Caleb Foote, who is within two
months of eighty years Of age, Is prob
ably the oldest newspaper man In the
country in active service. For forty
nine years he has been editor Of the
Salem Mass. Gazette, and for long
time he was proprietor of that paper.
His entire professional life, except
seven months passed in Europe, has
been devoted to the Gazette.
The whole family Of the brilliant
writer, Tolstoi, are working hard to
relieve the furnishing population. The
count himself, with his two daughters,
are at work among the peasants in the
government in Rasan; Nine. Tolstoi is
, in Moscow making collections, and two
of his sons have enlisted themselves in
the services of the society of the Red
Cross, which was officially appointed
by the government to work at the dis
tribution of charity among the hungry.
IN. Y. Sun.
The princess Of Walessfather, King
Christian Uf Denmark, is now seventy
three years old. At one time, before
be came to the throne, he was obliged
to give drawing lessons in order to sup
port his family, and the princess Of
Wales used to make her old dresses
over and over again, with excellent
taste, it Is said. The kings title 10
Christian ", and his wife, Queen
Louise, is charming and accomplished
woman. who excels as a musician.
Thousands of his acquaintance
envied Herr Sommerfeld, the Berlin
banker. Anything that money could
procure he had, and the best of every
thing was at his command. A Parisian
tailor made his clothes, frequently Wis
iting the Prussian. capital to take his
measure. with hundreds of cloth SAM
pies; his mutton came from Wales, and
his beef from Scotland; he had two dis
tinct kitchens In his residence, one con-
troled by French cook, the other by
an Englishman. in every respect his
personal outlay was princely; yet he
was an unhappy man, and short time
ago he closed his career by suicide.