The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-09-11
THE FIGURE CRANK.

He Tells Some Very Interesting Things
About tho Number 7.
ibid you ever consider how prominent
part the figure 4 plays in the history
of the world? dare say you have not
The speaker was a we'll known insur-
ance man, who is known as crank on
figures" and he was addressing World
reporter SIT is remarkable, he con-
tinued, .'and II you will jot down what
tell you about the numeral dare say
you will find it very interesting. In the
first place when God made the world He
rested on the seventh day. There are Z
days in the week; there are 7letters in the
name of Jehovah. We all know of the
Z fat and 7 lean kline; the I years of
plenty and the years of famine; the
fruitful ears.efeern "a nG4tf.e=7 barren
ears. Jacob served years for Rachel,
was cheated with Leah, and waited q
years more for his reward. Laban, his
father-in-law, followed Jacob for days.
and when Jacob died Joseph lamented
days AT the siege of Jericho priests
with trumpets went around the city,
and at the seventh blast the walls fell.
Seven times ten Hebrew scholars trans
the Alexandrian library. When Peter
asked@ Lord how many times must
forgive my brother; is it enough Z
times?' Jesus replied: I say unto
you not Z, but 10 times =
"A Just man falls Z times and riseth
up again, says the proverb. There are
= attributes of the Almighty 4 gifts of
the Holy Ghost, 7 psalms OF penance,
supplications in the Lords prayer; the
Catholic Church has sacramento; there
were wounds on Christ On the cross.
In Revelations there are angels with
chalices filled with divine wrath; also
lamps with flames are there mem
toned Rome is built on. I hills, as are
also sConstantinople, Nuremburg, HAM
burg and Lisbon. We all know of the
Z sleepers,'' the y youthful Christian
martyrs who escaped to a cave near
.Ephesus fell asleep and slumbered for
two centuries. ~ : 81
There are, seven wonders of the
world, 7wiseimen Of Greece; Mohammed
had heavens in his paradise; during
the years war under Frederick ii. his
tory mentions Z very important battles:
the war in Spain between the Carlists
and GhristinosiastedTy years, the Franco
Prussian war lasted months, and the
7th Regiment was the first todistinguish
itself, and sShere in@New York the 7th
Regiment Is the Crack militia body.
Ancient Thebes, also Athens, Bagdad
and Morocco each had 7 gates; cities
claimed the honor Of being Homers
birthplace; there were steps to the,
tomb of Darius, the Persian King, and
steps to the throne OF Solomon.
"The human head has openings,
the River Nile mouths, there are
Canary islands, Ionian islands, col
ors in the rainbow, tones to a musical
scale, precious metals, stars in the
constellation OF Pleiades; there are z
cardinal virtues; the entrance to the
celebrated dome at Cologne has pillars
set up on pedestals, surmounted by Z
statues. ri
You don't eefa point at whist until
you have seven tricks. John L. Sullivan.
won the pugilistic championship from
Paddy Ryan on the 7th day Of February
and left New Orleans for fis fight with
KilrsinSonS the N of .InlN and 7-11-7
WIS the death signal OF lib Montana
'vigf1ants. That Is an can think of at
present, but l think it will show that
is the most prominent OF all nnmer-
ais. IN. Y. World.