The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-04-30

or GENERAL INTEREST.

OF GENERAL INTEREST.
A burglar who stole two coats, an
umbrella and other articles from Sc.
Louis residence the other night ate d
hearty luncheon before his departure
and left the following note: Thank
full Tor what got, but wish ycll had
more to give. v
The orange originally imported
70 this country years ago by the mission
fathers who brought the seeds from
Spain They were planted about the
old mission. the fruit being used for
domestic purposes, and the crop being
simply suitable or large enough for
these purposes.
M. l.. Levi, near Newtonville, Ind,
had an apple tree which bore three
crops in one season. This led to news
paper comment, and a paragraph fell
under the eye of Mrs Lou Clifford, of Nc
Cordsyille, his sister, whom he had not
seen nor heard Of for thirty years, and
they were reunited.
Many recent visitor has brought
back from Europe acollection of quaint
teaspoons, each recalling some city, by
engraved name, historical emblem or
motto. It is not surprising that the
first American city to manufacture such
souvenir is Salem, Mass, and its en-
tleInatic figure is naturally q witch up
on broom.
"A new fash-light fire alarm has re-
Gently appeared in Copenhagen. 1t con-
sists of small cartridge filed with Ben
gal light composition, and provided
with fuse which carries small cap
sule Of strong sulphuric acid. When the
temperature of the room rises above
the melting point of paraffine, the sui
phuric acid elaborated and ignites the
fuse, which, in turn, sets fire to the
Bengal light, The device can be sup
plemented by piece of fusible metal,
which in melting will establish an
electric current and ring bell.
An extraordinary case of mono
mania has 4bcenszdeveloped at Neupa.
A bakers assistant there has stolen no
less than 646 pocket handkerchiefs, not
for their value, but because an
irresistible longing to possess them
had prompted him to do SO. He
was first punished in 1873, when he was
condemned to fortnight's imprison-
ment for stealing twenty-seven hand
kerchiefs. He was sentenced to the
same penalty three years later for a
similar offense, but the police, instead
of handing him over to the jaifer, sent
him to the hospital to have his mental
condition examined. The doctors de-
elared him to be suffering from acute
monomania.
"A curious story OF Spontaneous
hypnotism," as it is termed, comes from
Hancock, Mimi. The husband of Mrs,
Edward Day left the house one day last
October to go to the barn, and on his
return his wife shrieked and babe him
leave the room. He expostulated, but
she denied ever having seen him, in
sisting that her name was Margaret
Hill and That she lived IN Philadelphia.
All efforts f friends and physicians ia
convince her to the contrary were iin.
availing. Being asked her age she an,
swered: "Fifty-six," though she is but
twenty-four. She was sane on all other
subjects. Three weeks later she was
again in her normal mind. A week
afterward she once more fancied her.
self Margaret Hill, spinster, of Phila'
delphia.
AT precisely twelve o'clock every
day. the Naval Observatory at Wash,
ington telegraphs the time all over the
country. The instruments Of the West
ern Union are in the room where the
computations are made, and just three
and half minutes before noon, ope.
rating ceases in telegraph offices al
over the country, at great loss and in
convenience sometimes. The wires are
then put in unbroken connection with
Washington. A note of warning is sent
few seconds in advance, and at the
second when the observer notes the
passage of the sun over the 18TH mcrid
ian, the electric current flashes the
news all over the country, and thou
sands of clocks-seven thousand in New
York City alone, 1t is said-are daily
regulated by this record of solar time.
Love laughs at irate fathers. A de
voted couple eloped from rPlainyille
Ind, in hack. The couple were young
but the hack was old, and broke dowI
after few miles had beenpassed Thi
accident enabled the girls angry father
who had pursued them on horseback
Is overtake them. He drew horse
pistol, and aiming it at the young man
threatened to bore hole In him unless
he relinquished all claim to his daugh
ter. Mary shielded the form of her be
loved James, and chung to him will
frantic devotion. She whispered in hi
ear at the same time. Then this undu
tiful daughter hurriedly pulled off hei
boots, and started on run. James fol
lowed and in a few moments both wer.
scudding across railroad bridge, ovel
which horse could not pass. A clergy
man was found, and they were happily
married.
"A friend of James johnson, Quebe,
street, Kingston, Ont, brought him ,
swarm of California beer bees Hivet
in self-sealers and given mixture o.
syrup, sugar and water, the colony
manufactures about three quarts pei
day of beer, equal, it is said, to malt
and enough drunk will put a head on 1
fellow as big as any one could desire
James johnson, Jr., Factory street
Odessa, came here and took swarm
home. They are in an eight-ounce bot
tie, and resemble 'baby's own
sponge. When placed in the sun or /
warm place they shoot rapidly from
their bed to the top Of the fluid, thcr
return langnidly to the bottom again
When hundreds of them shoot at once