The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-04-03

ne WhgerS Vi ID pau iufHtSHs D-1V utt-
ferent varieties of fish suitable for food.
The first apple tree planted in Ohio,
they say, can be seen alive and vigorous
on farm in Marietta 1t was planted
in17s9.
"A kid glove with little outside
pocket in the palm for the wearer to
keep car fare, is one of the latest devices
for comfort. -====...
--Siemens, the electrician, says that
40 death has ever been caused in Berlin
BY contact with electric wires. The
city's immunity from danger is due to
underground conduits.
"A citizen of Taunton, Mass, says
that he knows woman who for several
years made from 1000 TO l, 200 pics year
for family Of three persons. and one
member has eaten more than tno-thirds
Of them.
1T is said that women in New Or
leans enter more occupations unusual to
the sex than in any other city. They
become merchants, hunters, florists,
dairy farmers and manufacturers, and all
make good living.
by means Of photometer, between the
brightness Of the full moon and that of
the arc lights in use in that city. showed
that at an average distance of 100 feet
from the light Of the lamp the brightness.
was twenty-five times that of the full
moon --------.---ss -
During the year 1889 there were car
ried over the elevated railroads of New
York 1S2, 413,9s passengers, not one Of
whom was injured by carele ssness or
other fault of the management. This is
certainly wonderful showing and af-
fords marked contrast to the accidents
associated with surface travel.
The principal sea fish that serve as
nourishment to the human race are the
skate or ray, the shark family, the stur-
geon, the funny, the mackerel, the cod
fish, the herring, the sarline, the an
chovy, the salmon and the eel. Some
readers may be surprised to see the
shark included, but it is numerous
family and all are not man.eaters. The
shark fishery is q regularly established
industry in some parts Of the world.
In the United Kingdom valuable
waste products derivable from fish refuse
are usually ignored in every household.
EAcellene seooA OF OASIS ,or soups can Do
maoe from the -heaas,-eohes,. OIL
fish and of fiileted fish. familiar econo-
my in China where even sharks fins
often fetch about thirteenpencea pound.
oreau OF nsn nour popular IN
some countries. Engiisn rays are I'M
o1 sxx% fDv% Iii ~
porteu lnto france LOT making soup'
Done eartn from nsn felllse 1or manure:
alpumen from nsh piooo.
The wife OF farmer at Maysville,
.. u, having learned that her husband
had mortgaged ms farm to pay whisky
bill contracted at blind pig, as illicit
drinking places are termed there, col
iected seven more women ana the eight
saiileo Iortn armed Win picKaxes ana
natcnets. beiore noon ene determined
women nau broken up several piihd
pigs ana destroyed tnelr nxtures and
Iurniture. ne proprietors onereo pne
leeole resis1ance' being taken oy sur
PRISE large crown accom- panied tne
women on tnelr rounus anu cneereo
eheln on.
The original post-ofnce box used In
the town OF Pomfret, Conn, one hun
dred years ago is now owned in thattown,
pelng tne property OF benJamln dros-
venor, one OF whose ancestors, Lemuel
Grosvenor' was the hrst postmaster ap-
pointed between Hartford and Boston,
lie received his appointment from Pres
ident washington, and held the ONCE
until the election OF Martin Van Buren,,