The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-04-15
PERSONAL AND IMPERsoNAL.


John Spaulding, millionaire
bachelor of Boston, gave eight OF the
servant girls employed in the. hotel
wherein he makes his home $50, 900 in
Christmas gifts. He gave them twenty
FIVE shares each of preferred stock OF
the Revere Sugar Refining Co. and
fifteen shares each of common stock.
The engagement of the late ex-
President Hayes to his cousin. Mrs
Mary Ann Hayes Bigelow, OF Bratt'e-
boro, Vt, is said to have been privately
announced year ago in Brattle boro.
and that the MARI age was put of on
account of the death of Mrs Bigelow's
oldest son, Russell, a lawyer, who prac-
ticed in New York.
"A Monroe, Mich, young man bought
q pair of overalls the other day, and in
the pocket of them found note from
the young woman who made them,
asking him to write to her. He did so,
and was much surprised to receive re-
ply saying .that she was sorry he had
no finer blood than to wear such poor
quality of trousers"
Andrew Carnegie recently said: II
feel more strongly bound than ever to
devote the remaining years OF my life
| less to aims ending in self and more to
the service of others. using my surplus
wealth and spare time in the manner
most likely to produce the greatest
good to the masses of the people. From
these masses comes the wealth which is
;ntrusted TO the owner only as admins
| TRAITOR"
| The late William Warren was one
of the best comedians that ever lived,
| but whoever wished to see him had to
GO to Boston to do it. for he seldom APP
peared except at the Boston museum.
The country Legislators frequently went
| to that tbeater in a body, and Mr.. War
rem had a farce written upon that cir
cumstance in which he was the central
figure, and which was called Seeing
Warren"
A New York clergyman told his
congregation last Sunday that all those
Who put Eve dollars in the contribution
box would get fifty dollars back in theil
business within year and that if they
failed to realize that promise they coult
draw on him personally for that amount
The box was promptly filed with crisI
five dollar notes and if the contributor
realize the tenfold return it is probably
safe to say that the church will not bt
large enough to hold the congregation
next year.
| Justice Lamar was very fond o
children. One day last summer he wal
seen to stop and take hand at marbles
with an urchin. Another time he play
fully took little boy hat off ont
walked on with it. In a moment hi
mind had gone on one of those fights o
introversion for which the justice wa
famous, and he had walked severa
blocks before he noticed that he hat
been committing petit larceny. He re
traced his steps to restore the hat Tn
lad was coming along with a policeman
explanations followed, and the young
ster got back his property.
II "A Boston paper tells q good stor
|, OF Boston suburban pastor. He wa
sitting in his library one evcnin
recently when a knock at the doc
came. He answered, and found coupl
| who desired to be united in matr
mony. The pastor asked them into hi
parlor and performed the marriag
ceremony, after which the groo'
handed him sealed envelope suppose
;, TO have contained the usual compensi
ton. The happy couple departed, an
the reverend gentleman opened tt
envelope and found the following not
IF she turns out as we'll as think ST
: will will come back and pay you Il
: your services" ~