The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-08
PERSONAL AND lMPERSCNAL.

"A young lady in Pottsville, Pa,
was SO delighted on receiving her en-
gagement ring that she rapturously
kissed it. Her ecstasy suddenly ceased
when she accidentally swallowed it.
AT Orlando, Fla, young gentle
man hired horse and buggy to take Il
lady out for drive. The lady refused
to go, and the gentleman got even by
having the carriage hire charged TO her
account.
Lieut.. Thor valid Fritsche of the
Royal British navy. who has come to
this country for the purpose of beginning
a three-years' service in the American
navy, is said to be the first naval officer
OF a foreign power TO receive permission
to enter the navy of the United States.
-Geh. Green Clay Smith introduced
a Kentuckian named Cleveland to the
president recently and was gratifed to
observe the distinguished occupant of
the White house grasp his kinsman S
hand fraternally and smile pleasantly
upon him. But the president said: Il
am very glad to meet my relative and
hope he will never have the trouble
am experiencing.
An usher at Centenary church at
Greensboro, n. c., got little fustered
one Sunday night recently, but he did
the best thing he could u.'der the cir
cumstances. The room was excessively
warm, and he tried his level best to
lower a window from the top, but
failed. Then h5 took down the ther-
mometer and carried it out of doors.
Every body cooled off at once.
j. NJ. Dobbs, of Marietta, Ga, who
was recently appointed consul at Val
paraiso. although only thirty-three
years of age, has been traveller for ten
years in South America and speaks
Spanish like native. When he APP
piled for the consulship he did not be-
siege the president with volumes of pc
titions and testimonials, but, seeking
an introduction, explained his qualiti-
cations. The commission was not long
in coming.
1t was at late quarterly meeting of
Seventh-day Baptist churches in Wis
consin that two clergymen were TO pre-
sent papers on the same day, and the
question of precedence having arisen,
Mr.. A. sprang to his feet and said: II
think Brother B. ought to have the best
place on the programme: he is an older
man than | am. and. besides is full of
his subject When the audience re-
membered that Brother 3. S subject was
The Devil" cheerful smile seemed
TO hoo ~, .r,,,nJ = ba
The late Jules Ferry had narrow
escape from violence at the hands of the
Paris commune. to whom he was espec-
ally odious. He eluded their pursuit
through a church letting himself down
in basket out of rear window while
the mob was forcing the outer door.
The basket fell to the ground with
thud, and gave its occupant a severe
shaking up. NJ Ferry was never even
liked by the people of Paris. and when
Edmond About was buried an attempt
to stone him was with difficulty averted-
MIR. William NJ Hall. in a letter to 4
New York paper. declares that Henry
Clay never played a game Of draw poker
in his life. Mr.. Hall says that in 1884
III NlcH ~ g Cd 4cAA'sf I'aS>SAssNi cA l4ft
steamer Orleans. Capt. DAILY, from New
Orleans to Louisville, and At Natchez
Gov. George Poindcxter took passage,
and during the trip invited Mr.. Clay to
Join a social partT IN a game Of brag.
Mr.. Clay replied that he had Quit play
ing cards for some time and would be (
extremely glad if card-playing would /
Quit him