The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-08-18
or GENERAL INTEREST.


Santa Barbara island, of the coast
Of Tentma county, Cal. IL uninhabited
save by cats, and millions Of them are
said to thrive there, The island is en-
tirely given over to them, and how they
Exist is somewhat Of mystery. II is
thought, however, that these cats live
upon fish.
The emperor of Germany, imme-
diately after reviewing some troops in
the Tempelhofer Field fortnight ago,
discovered that his brown leather purse,
with hundred-mark note, some keys,
and gold ring, was missing from his
pockets The most elaborate search of
the premises failed to find them.
The Michigan worlds fair board
has engaged agents TO attend all county
and other fairs In the state, the coming
fall, to secure the first premium ex-
hibits Of farm products that they may
be drawn zupon=fer the states exhibit
at the worlds fair Premiums are OF
fered for the best collection OF grains
and grasses.
-Eyeless needles, ready threaded,
grow in northern Mexico and southern
Arizona. The mescal plant furnishes
long leaves with sharp-pointed, wiry
ends, and when the soft part of the
plant is removed, and the fiber stretched
out to any desired degree of fineness
and dried in the sun, the lucky Mex
lean or Arizonian has no trouble about
threading her needles.
A box containing $4,000 was found
near Payne, Ind, day or two ago A
severe storm had passed over this sec
ton and uprooted a number of trees
Three young men, while examining the
hole made by the uprooting of large
oak tree, noticed the corner of a box
protruding from the earth and on open
ing it found. besides the above value in
money, many rare coins of foreign make.
One of the novel exhibits in machin-
cry hall at the worlds fair will be a
model paper mill. 1t will be in active
operation and will show all the process
ses of paper-making from the pulp to
the finished card, which will be in the
form of worlds fair souvenir. Secre-
tary Agnew, of the Paper Trade club of
Chicago accompanied by several lead
ing manufacturers, have recently made
arrangements with Chief Robinson for
the exhibit.
The umbrella is of high antiquity,
appearing in various forms upon the
sculptured monuments of Egypt, Assy-
ria, Greece and Rome, and in hot coun-
tries it has been used since the dawn OF
history as sunshade-a use signified
by its name derived from the Latin UNI
bra, meaning IA shade. In the Orient
the umbrella has been symbol of
power and royalty, and in many coun-
tries it has become part of a religious
as well as a royal symbolism.
More than one thousand men are
now at work on the mammoth manu-
features building for the worlds fair.
The force was recently doubled by or
der Of the exposition authorities, who
concluded that the contractor was not
making as rapid progress as was desira-
bic. The authorities are determined
that all of the buildings shall be com
pleted in time for dedication in October
and the public may be assured that this
will be DONE The total number Of
wasixmen at jackson park now exceeds
lT,eoe. 1t win probably be increased to
| 10, 600 or~lnore.
: "A Jelly Palace" is the latest and
the sweetest thing promised by the
ladies' management of the worlds fair.
1t will be erected by the ladies of Cali
fornia, of stained glass, and the frame
work will be cncirclcd by strings OF
| crystal, Mrs. Frona Wait, one OF the
California managers, has originated a
plan for state banquet, to be spread in
the state building and to be made
up entirely of California products Sill
yer, glass, porcelain, table-linen and
the table as well are toebe Of California
MANUFACTURES. and fresh fruits and food
will be constantly received from across
the continent, sent by the cold-storage
transit