The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-30
PERSONAL AND iMPERSONaL.

"A stone coffin, weighing 1900
pounds, has been made for stephen
Langfeld, of Madison county. Ky. He
Is 50 years old. but IN good health. He
says the country Is overrun with pole
eats. minIs and groundhogs, and his
stone coffin Is 70 protect his body from
these animals.
The following story on a Norwalk.
Conn. clergyman has Just leaked out
On recent occasion. after marrying d
couple. an envelope was handed 10 him
which he supposed, Of course. contained
the marriage fee. On opening it he
found a slip of paper Oh which was
written: We desire your prayers
Mrs. Delight : Boudinot. whose
death Is announced in Troy. y. Y. had
been in charge Of the day home for
children OF that city for thirtv-six years,
was many years ago a missionary among
the CherOkees, and while among them
married Elias c. Boudinot. who subse-
quentlv died at the hands of an assassin.
Senator Hoar had a narrow esca pc
from s1Iffocation while asleep in New
York hotel few nights ago by the
leakage Of gas through defect in the
stop-cock OF the pipe, which was for
tunately detected by one OF the en-
ploves in the hall in season to arouse
him in time 20 prevent any serious con-
sequences.
At the recent wedding Of a grand
son OF the prime minister OF MadagaS-
car to Young lady named Rafelasina
the queen and her court were in attend
ance. and after the ceremony all par
took heartily Of q dinner which con
tanned no fewer than fiftv-fve items.
including nearly every well known
dish. from beefsteak and chicken TO
pork patties and nacaroons.
John :. Graves returned 10 his home
in Huntington, Ind, few days ago
after an absence 81 tzventv-one years.
during which time he had been all over
North and Sonth America. The JOY OF
his relatives was somewhat mitigate3
by the fact that Graves, instead Of being
in d cemetery. a they thought. turned
up IN time to get furtune that would
otherwise have gone to them
The sermon was in progress in an
Atlanta church when an usher sum
moned a doctor from the sacred edifce-
Ten minutes later the same usher again
tiptoed down the aisle and whispered
10 a well known undertake., who also
promptly left the house. The members
of the congregation smiled knowingly
at each other. a. if the doctor mad been
making work for the undertaken
Thomas Allen. a veteran. IU5 wears
Of age. lives in Tyler COUNTY. "a few
miles above ParkersburE. ". Va Mr..
Alien every day. regardless Of the
weather. walks from his house y the
post Office, , distance Of three miles
and return He served under yelling
Ton IN the war with Napoleon. under
Gen Scott IN the var with Mexico. and
a he age OF = years enlisted in the
war CT the rebellion HIS physical ap-
pearance - beiied his age that he had
no difficulty IN passing muster a being
under -.
"A business man from Cincinnati
tells Of the harsh means hs aIo0,ed 10
secure peace IN his neighborhoo3 The
place was afflicted l,v g Young man who
practiced On the p5ano-he pract5eed
loud and long. with the windows erea
and the paopie vrirhgl -ad g~oaaesi
and cursed 10 no effect. The business
man. who lived next door - the pianist.
hired i hand organ br the DAY. with q
hoy - 80 along with. Il. and TIE boys
instructions were that ne should Dlav