The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-05-07
Or oENERAL INTEREST.

Human Dcs ructivcness- III thetA
were laws under which the quail. par
tffdges, turkeys, geese and yother wild
fowl and birds could be absolutely pro-
tected for the space of twenty-five
years the United States could gain So.
Dor, 900 IN the increase Of crops.
"A man who has been annoyed fof
years by the fact that one side Of his
mustache grows about twice as fast as
the other side. claims to have found an
explanation In the circumstance that
he sits all day at his desk with one side
of his face turned to q window, the
light from which stimulates the growth
Of the hair on that side.
Fred Dexter, Northern Pacific
engineer who was killed at Tacoma a
few days ago, died a heroic death. His
train became unmanageable on down
grade and ran away. AL OF the crew
jumped and escaped injury, but he re-
manned with his engine, blowing 9
warning whistle to keep the truck clear
until the crash GENE, and he went down
to death in the wreck.
Agrees with Baker Sir Samuel
Baker, the great hunter and explorer,
says it is the most foolish thing in the
world to look savage animal in the
eye, and New Jersey tramp agrees
with him. He says he has tried it time
after time with dogs, and in every case
was bitten. The beast reasons that he
will be attacked If he doesn't attack,
whereas, If not gazed at, he will nearly
always retreat
NO Repairs. There Is one par
ticular tenement house in London which
has been owned by one family for 100
years. During that time not one penny's
worth of repairs has come out of the
owners. In one window three panes of
glass were broken and remained SO for
thirty-one years before a tenant re-
stored them at his own expense. The
catch on door remained out of repair
for over twenty years Detroit Free
Press
I'm 1924 the Virginia Company, of
London. was dissolved, and the colony
of Virginia was put under the govern
ment Of the King. But the King, James
l., when he put down the company,
promised to the colony all the liberties
which they then enjoyed. This prom
Use was not we'll kept by his successors
I'm after years.; the Xirginians were
often oppressed by the Governors sent
to them, but the right to pass laws in
the General Assembly was never taken
away.
l~-It was not until June IA, 1777. that a
distinctive flag to represent the United
States was decided upon. The Conti-
mental Congress was then in session In
the east room of the main building of
Independence Hall. and General WASH
ington was in Philadelphia on visit,
and to receive instructions and give in
formation to Congress. II was upon
this occasion that it was decided to have
National ensign which should be dis
tinctive of the American people as a
whole, and be recognized as such by
foreign nations
One Of the most brilliant enterprises
OF the revolutionary war was the capt
ure of Stony Point on the Hudson. Gem
eral Wayne led force of Americans by
defiles in the mountains to within one
and a half miles Of the fort, on the
evening of July IS, 1779. To prevent
0isSONCly ill thC dOS OL illC IOda McTC
killed. At midnight the Americans
moved on the fort. The advanced guard
carried empty guns with fixed bayonets,
and thus faced the fire of the defenders
as they rushed over the works, and
made the British garrison prisoners.
"A pleasant interchange of civilities
was recently witnessed in Philadelphia.
A well-dressed Frenchman stopped at
the corner of Walnut and Broad streets
to wait for street car. An organ
grinder with a monkey started TO play
the "Marseillaise" The monkey tripped
across to the French gentleman and held
up his paw. The foreigner placed there
in coin, and the monkey took off his
little red cap. Without a thoughtx the
polite Frenchman Immediately raised
his own silk hat in return to the salute,
and the monkey ran to his master chat
tering with delight, broad grin spresd.
ing over his little brown face.