The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-09-24
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

Since the United States constitu- |
lion was adopted, Massachusetts, has
been the birthplace of two presidents;
New Hampshire, one; Vermont. one;
New York, two; Pennsylvania, one;
Virginia, seven; Ohio, four; New Jcr-
sey, one; North Carolina, three; Ken
lucky, one
MIR. Austin Corbin designs to plant
%, 600 hawthorn trees on his great game
mark in New Hampshire. The trees
have AL been imported from England,
and 1000 have so far been set out
They are to serve as q hedge to retain /
the buffaloes and other large game
within the limits of the preserve.
The ella monster; Heloderma hor-
ridum, Is the only species of known
poisonous lizard in the world. 1t h q |
native of the ella river country In
Arizona, and has seldom or never been
seen at any great distance from the
stream. The Indians of Arizona be
iieve the spittle, or saliva and even the
breath of the animal to be deadly
poison
"A curiosity was lately found in .
boatload Of Holsters brought from New
Brunswick waters The strange crus-
taceau was of blush white OF the
rare and remarkable albino Holsters It
was sent to Washington, where it IL to
become . part of the exhibit OF the
United States fish commission Only
one other white lobster has been taken
in these or any other waters
Among the other great thingsin this
country the number of its high mount
aims is . remarkable feature. There are
800 mountains in the United States, each
exceeding 10, 900 feet in height. The
greatest number are found in Colorado
and Utah. In Alaska there are i've
which each exceed 1900 feet, and
Mount Elias 10, 500 feet high, is the loft
| lest peak in the United States territory.
Ten miners in Pulmas county, CAL,
were descending . snow-covered mount
ain, dinner-pails In hand Suddenly
there was an avalanche, and the miners
shot down the mountain with frightful
velocity. In few moments the snow
slide separated, 1--WE of the men going
down q slope 100 feet long, and the
others not hating until they had
bounded over q precipicc 80 feet high.
and come to . stop unhurt after travel
ing fully 1,7oo feet
lin 1922 John Wilson went from Ire
land to Missouri and took MP his abode
in a big cave in Miller county, about
four miles south of Jefferson City.
When John Wilson died he was buried
in q smaller cave close by, with "demi-
John of the best liquor to be had at
his side. This smaller cave, on the Big
Tavern creek, has never been opened,
the local historian says, since John and
his liquid treasure were sealed mp in it
| TIE flags used by the colonial troops
during the first two years OF the revo-
lutionary war were of various designs.
The New York forces used the orange,
white and blue of their Dutch ances-
tors; tho Connecticut regiments the
three grapevines; some OF the othes
New England troops the rattlesnake
nag. and yet others, the pine tree nag
= modification of which had been used
Mt Bunker Hill. The first flag used IL
naval warfare bore black rAttlesnak'
ON : yellow ground, and WINS thrown Il
breeze by Commodore Hopkins early II
1776.
Ask the average man what he think
| is about the average diameter Of tn
tunnels, or smokestacks, OF the larg'
Atlantic steamships, and he will mos
probably say somewhere between tou
and eight feet, the latter figure beinl
put as the outside limit And he vii
| be about ten feet wide of the mark o.
| every guess, for steamship tunnels ar
the most deceptive things afoat. TIL
tunnels of the Etruria, which may b
taken a. = standard for the big liners
measure over eighteen feet in diameter
One of the leading engineering journal
in the country is responsible for tn
measurement
Some New York dogs go out Q
town for summer vacations just rs thei
J | masters and mattresses 60, and not q
WAYS with their masters and mistresses
An enterprising colored man has set u
. summer resort for dogs in New Jel
sey. where the board is six dollars
month for big dogs and less for ittl
ones. The keeper of the resort has
family of boys whose duty and pleasur
It Il TO take the canine boarders swim
ming every day. Some member OF tn
family calls for the dogs when they u
to leave town and returne them to thei
urban homes when the vacation Is ovel
The big dog Of famous actress spend
his summer 1T the canine resort
|. lin Noble county. w. Va. there is
: fsthomless sea, composed of salt wat<
and oil from which gas escapes with
Tremendous roar. Twenty years ago
well was drilled there to the depth I
!. 900 feet Some years later water N
1 Ras escaped from the hole with gres
pressure, tearing out the tubing IN
: cutting cavern apparently hundre{
of feet deep and forty feet in diameto
!, After II ceased to how . farmer filed
. Iup and built barn over 1t, and again
> few days ago . terrific report .
nounced another explosion Of the vel
4 oil and water pouring ont in sbundanc
lin : single day the hole became fsthor
J less and about forty feet wide.
Only Ons Breed.
I'll understand you. " said the la'
yer TO the man who called to consu
: hin. '.your cow was thrown from q
track q street crossing by LOGON
:. tive on the X, Y. 4 q. road, and n
want to bring suit against the compal
% g. Aavwau