The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-04-14
OF cEnEhAL INTEREST.

The noted Australian lyre-b II
threatened NTH total extinction IN New
South Wales, thanks 20 Che American
demand for its ,tail-feathers to Aaorn
feminine headgear. In single fort
night ore sgcnt alone imported 1000
lyre-birds' tails 10 shs United States.
"A firm ia San Francisco recently re-.
ceived from life prisoner in the San
ousntin, Cal. prison check for eighty
dollars. II Was in payment for goods
that he bought from the house twenty
fur years ego ast prior TO commit
ting the ,aeea for which he Is impris-
oned.
Benjamin j. Woodland, famous
Maine hunter, killed two monster bull
moose near Nahmalanta lake few
days ago and took their heads and ant.
lers to Bangor to be mounted. One OF
the heads and antlers weighed S9x
pounds, the other 81 X pounds, and one
pair had a spread Of four feet one inch.
Indianapolis has q barber who is
subject 70 fits of dementia. Some days
ago patron entered his shop, stating
that he was anxious to he shaved in a
harry. The insane barber ut once be-
came a hustler; tried TO lather the gesi.
tleman with kerosene and made several
futile attempts to shave him with a big
scissors,
Three miles an hour IL about The
average OF the gulf stream, though at
certain places it attains speed of 81
miles. In tho Yucatan channel, for
instance, where 1t is 90 miles wide snd
1000 fathoms deep, the current is not
over a quarter OF mile an hour In
the straits of Bemini the current Is so
rapid as togive the surface of the water
the appearance of being sheet OF fire.
s-One of the latest novelties in Jew
clry is a gentleman's scarf-pin in Roman
gold. The pin is not SO much Of a nov
city as the design, which is most pro-
nounced and cleau-cut Interrogation
point Some young ladies, who have
been receiving his" visits for a long
time, are debating the prepriety of pre-
senting this pin. Whether this will
precipitate the all-inportant question
remains to be seen.
One Of the hatters' organs says that
a clerk should not put on his own head
hat intended for customer. In a
swell hat store recently o clerk tried
on a customers hat In order to ascer-
tain the size, and the customer haugh-
tiy refused 10 wear the hat again.
Neither is it proper for a clerk to ask a
customer what his size is. He must
have the genius to divine by a glance
at the customers Uranium the size OF
its cover.
"A live manatee or sea COW was
caught in Biscayne bay few days
ago." reports the Eustis Lake, Fla,
ReRion.lsIIt gave Its captors a lively
time and some hard work to get it
across the bay Sometimes 1t came
along as quiet as a lamb after being
exhausted by its efforts to escape.
Then, when somewhat rested, 1t would
break away, and, to prevent swapping
their little boat, they would have to
give it rope and let it run awhile.
Hon. w. II. Ray, of Annapolis,
N s., while out judging the damages
by right of way on the line Of the Nova
Scotia Central railway, became sep
arated from his companions, and as he
was passing through piece of thick
woods he had both feet caught in a
moose trap. In an instant he was
dangling in the air, strung up by the
feet, with his head just reaching the
ground. Despite all his efforts he was
unable to reach the snare with his
hands. His gun had slipped out of his
reach and he was unable to fire the two
signal shots agreed upon with his COM
panions at parting. He yelled for a
quarter of an hour, when he was heard
by his companions AMI rescued