The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-05-05
or GENERAL INTEREST.


The travel by water in Maine for
the year 1891 amounted to over s,ooo,-
600 persons. OF this the Casco Bay
Steamboat Co. carried 400. 5e7, or about
ons-fifth Of all This shows the extent
Of pleasure travel in and about Port
land harbor.
The modern names OF sizes OF
books are derived from the folding Of
paper When the sheet is not folded 1t
is called folio-and this size was very
fashionable throughout the sixteenth
and seventeenth centuries The folio
sheet doubled becomes quarto; an
other double constitutes the octave Of
eight leaves or sixteen pages
1 Judge fillmore. OF Columbus, O.,
has very fine watch. 1t Is known as
the Eclectic. and Is the only watch Of
that name ever made. Everything
about the watch Is handmade and full
jeweled. The timepicce was made in
Switzerland by special order and cost
six hundred dollars The judge has
carried 1t twentY.fiHe years and It never
varies.
The question of the removal OF
wrecks are dangerous to navigation of
the coast Of Germany has just been set
tied by an understanding between the
governments of the states on the littor-
al Each state will provide the means
for removing wrecks lying off the coast
within its own jurisdiction, and when
they lie beyond this narrow limit the
imperial navy will do the work.
Hurricane" Is the old Spanish
name for West India cyclone; but II
is now used to designate a long-contin'
ued wind Of extreme violence. In
Beaufort's scale one rises through
light gentle, fresh" and .strong
breezes, ..fresh, :. Strong. and whole
gales, and storm. to .hurricane, by
which the mariner understands "a We
locity of ninety miles or more an hour
The cries of none OF tho animals
approach more closely that Of the HUI
man voice than that Of seals when la
menting the loss or capture Of their
young. They emit a wailing and af-
fecting cry, similar to that Of woman
in deep grief The cry Of wounded
hare resembles that of child in dis
tress. It's piercing Shrek can, on a
still night be plainly heard at dis
lance OF more than mile.
"A few old toll bridges down east
bear signs that perpetuate the memory
of curious law. These signs proclaim
that all spersons, save 'tpaupers, In
dians and clergymen," must pay toll In
crossing the bridge. The indulgence
shown TO paupers and clergymen is
easily understood from the practice
elsewhere, but why the Indians were
exempted is not so clear. unless, in
deed, 1t was recognition of the
aboriginal right to the freedom Of the
region.
The exposition authorities have
rendered to the shoe and leather man
ufacturers site for their desired
building in which to make united ex-
hibit of the leather industry. site
was selected twice before, but had to
be withdrawn owing to changes in
construction plans The site now Of
fered is near the lake shore, not far
from the dairy building. There is lit
tie doubt that the leather men will ac-
cept the site and, If they do. they will
put up building 100000 feet costing
500. 900.
The committee on ceremonies of
the worlds fair have made their appor-
tionment OF the troops that are to be
present at the dedication next October.
The following are the states and the
numb Der of men each has been allowed:
Indiana, 1000; Ohio, 1000; Michigan,
500; Wisconsin, 1900; Minnesota, /. 300;
Missouri, 1900, and Iowa, 1900. This
does not include any apportionment
for Illinois, but that state will make up
whatever is lacking of ten thousand
that are to be present National
Guardsman.