The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-10-23
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u newly discovered cave ii Joseph
Inc County, Oregon, is said to be thres
miles long and TO contain several min.
eral springs
1.-The oyster h. one ofs.the strongest
creatures on the earth. the force re.
quired TO open an oyster Is more than
1890 times its weight
A parrot owned by Kansas City
barber hangs in q cage in front Of the
establishment and occasionally advises
passers-by tolget their hair cut
"A bob-tailed cat In Ann Arbor,
Mich, belonging to Fred Simpson,
eommun ated its lack OF caudal ex-
tremity to litter OF kittens of which it
has just become the fond mother. The
youngsters do not seem to realize that
they are unfortunate in not having tails
to chase around.
The ink contract IL thirty cents q
gallon, awarded by the Cincinnati
school board, shows how great profit
| there Is in selling ink at retail. The
ordinary price is five cents for q little
bottle holding less than gill, and any
school boy or girl can easily figure up
about how much gallon Of ink would
cost at that rate.
When a gang OF men were trench
ing on Washington street, Bradford,
they struck molasses cask in the CEN
ter of the street which was four feet un-
der the ground and was covered with
wide board The barrel was intact, but
MI nd hr.u h.trf xad in
| the center of the street and for what
| purpose is a conundrum.
Miss Eppie, daughter of Robert
Munro. OF Tallahassee, died recent
| ly. Two weeks ago she wore q
| bunch of daisies at her throat, and a
| spider or some other poisonous insect
crept therefrom and stung her Fry
sipelas set in and went to the brain.
She suffered untold agonies. The best
| medical skill was called in but to no
| avail. --------------------'
Distracted parents who lose their
| children in the crowds at public re-
sorts on holidays would be glad II a
| curious Berlin custom were adopted. At
the Berlin Geological gardens any keep
| er finding a lost child takes the little
one in charge and blows a trumpet.
| Hearing the note the mother or father
in search of the missing youngster at
once makes for the spot and the search
Is ended.
| Tho children of G. w, Meadows, of
Harrison, Ca, have four living great
grandmothers and two living grand
mothers. The youngest great-grand-
mother is seventy-eight, while the old
est is ninety-two; the youngest grand
mother is fifty-hve and the oldest is
fifty-eight There Is popularity con-
nected with the eventfuf life OF these
oldest grandm others, and that is that
each one Of them has had her right arm
broken. The ladies are all widows.
| Albert Bierstadt the famous artist,
suggested for the Centennial Exposition
at Philadelphia miniature reproduc-
ton OF the Yosemite valley as one Of
its features, accompanied by an exhibi-
| ton of specimens from the valley to
show the enormous size OF the trees, the
fora and other peculiaritles- OF the
region. There was not time or money
to perfect it for the Philadelphia Expo
sition, but Mr.. Bierstadt thinks Of re-
viving the scheme for the Chicago
bWorld's Fair.
The Worcester Spy has, this Ash
story:-'.A Webster chap, With costly
rigging for trout fishing, visited Potash
brook the other day, worked cunningly
and with patience, and did not catch a
single fish, As he was about starting
for home he noticed slight movement
in the water under shelving bank, and
STOPPING down he saw large trout He
ran his fingers gently under the fish,
| tickled his sides until he had him
4 firmly within his grasp, and landed him
on the green sward. He weighed two
and hall pounds"
I'm visiting foreign countries the
amateur photographer should keep his
camera as much~ou of sight as possible.
In many places there are local rules
against photographing certain objects.
No one will interfere,s as q rule, except
the police. So with an eye open to the
officers the amateur can usually secure
all the views he wants. The lunch
basket blind is as good as any. That is,
the camera is placed in a wicker lunch
basket constructed with covers and peep
holes. i. 1t was successful dodge at the
Paris Exhibition, and many pictures
we're gained in full sight of police and
watchmen. ;.
The recent fatal accident in Boston,
where a man got off an electric car on
the wrong side and was instantly killed,
has drawn attention to the fact that
about ninety per cent of passengers
make 1t practice to get of car on the
wrong side. Gates have been put on
some electric cars, and they are closed
on the side next to the other track for
the prevention of such accidents; but
even these can not always be under the
control Of the conductor, and it is now
proposed to have wooden bar running
the whole length of the car, to replace
the gates. Such device is in use in
Belgium, where it answers its purpose
adm rably
"A German paper gives the railway
mileage of the world at 1857, 400 miles,
an increase since 1884 of %, 600 miles.
In Europe there are 1888 600 miles, in
America, 100, 600 miles; in Asia, 1000
miles; in Australia, 10, 500 miles. and in
Africa, the Dark Continent, 5000 miles.
or the increase OF go, 900 miles, which
has been made in four short years, no
less than 40, 900 miles was in America,
and so 600 miles Of the increase was In
the United States alone. The number
of locomotives in actual use is 104, 900,
and England has 80 engines for every
100 miles of road; Germany, IS; France,
Al; Russia, 40; Austria, 80; India, "a,
and the United States only 10. The
railway capital of the world is esti-
mated at 500, o0o, 00o, 900, and OF this
s15, 900, 0oO, 900 is invested in Europe. =
Halifax IN. 81 Critic.
= How to Escape a Mad Dog.
IF people were only taught half SO
much about the way to avoid mad dogs
/ na fhau are ahont aunatrnlo "a