The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-10-12
PERSONAL AND LITERARr.

-Ex-SeuatCr James M. bcovcis q
New Jersey. after thirty-hve years o.
activity in politics. has turned evan.
r.l;st and. under the direction Of
Dwight L. Moody, will hold revival
meetings throughout the United
States
Mr.. Walter H. Page has resigned
the editorship of the Forum. Mr.. rage
has been in the service of this review
for more than seven years, and has had
exclusive editorial control for moro
than four years. II was he who re-
duced the price of the Forum to TWEEN
ty-five cents.
Capt. Henry Bundy, now sixty
seven. is one of the most interesting
characters on the great lakes. He 10
known as the sailor evangelist" and
for twenty years has been doing mis-
sionarv work among the lake marines.
He distributes tracts, sells Bibles, ana
when family Is unable to purchase
Bible he presents it with one.
| "A lost set of poems by Goethe,
written when he was student on
eighteen at Leipzig In honor OF his
fame, Anna Kattarina Schonkopf, and
entitled annette" has been found oy
DIR. Sulphen, of Welmar, among the
effects of Goethe's friend. Fraulein vor
Gockhansen, TO whom the poet prob
ably presented the manuscript.
Ray York. aged twelve, and Ervir
r. Lake, aged seventeen, are holding
successful revival services in Missouri
Raw was converted when six years o
aye, and not long afterward' unitet
with the Baptist church, at once be
coming a preacher. Erwin Is the pas
tor of the First Baptist church o
Mount Carmel, ILL.,, and Is said to D
the youngest pastor in the world.
&C. b. Huffman, who has written
book about Spain. says cf the girls o
Seville, of whom Carmen was one an
over whose charms the world has gon
into ecstasies, that they are "black
eyed, sullen-faced, th,ck-ahkled. dowa
ly dressed. If were asked what IN
!, face of the Spanish woman most regt
larly lacks" says Mr. Luffman,
. should say goodnera. One rarely see
'. a good face in Spain"
There is a story OF Crockett.
: "Stickit Minister" fame. to the effet
that when he offered his first volum
5 to Scotch firm they return it with
polite note assuring him that the'
was no market for that sort OF thlni
Is The letter was marked mo. 396 b. !"
later wears when the same publishe
asked him for one of his manuscript
he politely requested them to refer
their previous correspondence WI
y him marked 1896 b."
: There are now only three men
!, France who took part in the battle
Waterloo. The eldest OF these is VI
tor Ballot. He was born at Cares
in 1898 and was caught in the last
y Napolcon's conscriptions. lie W
taken prisoner at Waterloo after
ceiving a saber cut across the helm
which felled him to the ground.
&c chief recollection of the great battle
a. :. that the growing wheat impcded I
II progress of the French army and CT
ie airy were sent to trample it down.
. "A story as to the thickness OF
~ negroes skull, which comes ne
~ touching the record, is told and voucil
:, for by the Livingston ALA j. Sun.
:" SAYS that negro living near Yol
~ Ala. was shooting rats recently w
=. - cap and ball pistol. and the
u snapped and the charge failed to
-, plode. The negro turned the PTS
ne upward and looked down the barrel
60 see what was the matter. when
% weapon went off and the bullet STIR
=. ~ him squarely between the eyes. ]
bullet fell to the floor, fattened o
" and the negro was only hurt to the
70 tent of an inconsiderable flesh won
1t