The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-25
PERSONAL AND iMPERsoNAL

There is 4 man in Cincinnati en-
ployed by minister 70 wander about
the town and report to him queer IN
cidents that he may find. These are
then weaved into the preachers SER
mon. He is able to speak of surprising
phases of life. and his congregation
wonder how he gets time to do SO
much.
William Mckenzie, of Farloch
Mountain, \. B.. IS the oldest person in
the Maritime province. He is now los
years old. and was married and had
children when the battle of Waterloo
was fought He is in good health,
reads without the aid Of glasses. and
recently walked ten miles TO attend a
circus
A j. Moxam, the millionaire who
is reported as having contributed S25.-
600 to the fund OF the English ground
rent taxation campaign. is a partner OF
Congressman Tom L. Johnson IN works
at Johnstown, Pa, where a son OF
Henry George is employed. Mr. Moxan
and Mr.. George are friends as well as
fellow advocates OF the single tax
The princess of Wales. the duchess
of Edinburgh, the duchess OF Con-
naught, the Princess Christian, and the
duchess of Fife were among the Illus
trious personagcs who acted as stall
keepers and sold cigarettes, sunshades,
fruits flowers, etc, at the recent fair
held IN London to raise s125,0ao for
building an appropriate habitation for
the United Service institution.
Rear Adm. Sir George Tryon, who
went down with the Victoria, was a
grandson of Col. William Tryon, who
was governor of North Carolina in 1165.
BY his imperious and extortionate con-
duct he caused the revolt of the 'Regu-
lators, which he put down at the bat
tie of Alamance, showing great cruelty
to the prisoners. This was the first
blood shed in the revolution. Soon
afterward. in 1775, Col. Tryop was ap-
pointed governor of New York.-N. Y.
Tribune.
Baron Herman Won Wrede, who for
a couple of years has been night clerk
at the Baldwin hotel in San Francisco,
is about to return to Germany and re-
sumo his place in the army. Several
years ago he married Mrs. Beveridge,
divorced wife of the son of Gov. Beve-
ridge, of Illinois, and was in conse-
quence dismissed from the army and
disowned by his friends. Later his
relatives relented, and have been at
work for some years to have him re-
stored, their efforts finally meeting
with success.
Occupants of country house near
Morristown, n. j.. have discovered in
the garnet many interesting letters of
the revolutionary period. Some of
them were addressed to young man
in the West Indies. The writer begs
the young man to send him some first
rate rum in order that he may have APP
propriate refreshment for Gen. Wash
ington and other officers of the patriot
army, his frequent visitors. He speaks
with much enthusiasm of Washington.
The letters describe drive to New
York, and among other things clear up
tragic mystery of that time.
Old Bill Carpenter of New Albany,
Ind, has a unique way of celebrating
the Fourth Many years ago he be-
came the possessor of plaster of paris
bust of the Father of his Country, and
every year since at the dawn of indie
pendence day it has been his custom to
mount the bust on barrel under
cherry tree in his front yard. Having
done this Mr. Carpenter cuts few
chips from the tree with Il Ratchet. I'M
furls the American flag, and thus does
honor alike to Washington and to Par
son Weems, who invented the pleasing
little fable about Georges inability to
tell q lie