The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-04-21
OF GENERAL INTEREST.
The tornado whirls at . rate var

The tornado whirls ut q rate writ
ously estimated from Ave hundred Ia
two Thousand miles an hour. Though
ephemeral and diminutive, 1t has vast
" greater violence To class 1t ICY
clone" Is to belittle its terrors. True,
cyclones are exceedingly scarce, while
tornadoes are numbe by the hum
bred every season.
MANY people who knew Mrs. Nancy
Britt Kennedy, of Augusta, Me, be-
lieved her assertion that she was lis
years old. Her recent death, was quits
dramatic. She arose early, and for
three-quarters Of an hour prayed that
she might soon die, While still pray
ing she fell to the floor, and in an in
slant was corpse.
NONRESIDENT hunters are informed
that hereafter they must pay fee Of
ten dollars into the county treasury
and take out license from a justice Of
the peace before they can lawfully
shoot game within the bounds OF ates
county. That unusual provision of the
county game law was enacted at a spe-
cial meeting Of the board of supervisors
at Penn Yam, n. Y.
The instructive fear which cats
have of dogs is illustrated very anus
ingly by stroking n dog aud then ca
ressing blind and newborn kitten
with the same hand that has touched
the dog. At once the kitten willsspit
and fluff itself up in the most absurd
way, distinguishing the smell of the
beast which experience for thousands
OF generations has taught it most to
dread. Pittsburgh Dispatch.
-Stothard, an English painter, was
noted for his certainty of hand. An
anecdote related by Leslie, abrother
artist, shows how he acquired the sure-s
ness that gave him fame Stothard-
was showing some early drawings
from the antique, made while he was
student of the academy. They were
begun and finished with pen and ink
only, and Leslie remarked that they
looked like beautiful line engravings
II adopted this plan, replied Stothard,
because as l could not alter line, it
obliged me to think before touched
the paper"
I'm the space of two minutes John
Swanson, of Omaha, Neb,. had two
almost miraculous escapes from death.
He was standing near quarry when a
keg of powder exploded aud hurled
him considerable distance from the
spot In senseless condition he land
ed Just above a charge OF dynamite,
the fuse Of which had already been
| lighted. Before he could be rescued
the dynamite exploded and Swanson
was blown second time into the air.
Notwithstanding this doable accident
the man escaped with only broken
| leg and arm.
"A few years ago the owner Of q,
| riverside farm in southern Indiana
published report which seemed to
prove that for a few weeks at least,
birds of certain species are apt to
hibernate, like bats and squirrels. A
number of laborers had been clearing
patch Of wood at the river shore and
came across several martins or chimney
| swallows that had taken refuge in
hollow sycamore tree and appeared
numb or half dead with cold, but ON
| being brought to warm room re-
vived and fluttered about the windows
| as if nothing had happened
The ERA of Alexander" dated from
the death of Alexander the Great. No
vember 10, 1913 b. G. In the computa-
tion of this era the period of the
| creation was considered to be $500
years before the birth OF Christ, and in
consequence the year A. D. was equal
! to 5000. This computation continued
! to the year A. d. 2s4, which was called
57S6. In the next year "a. ID. 2S5),
which should have been 57s7, ten years
were discarded, and the date became
| 5777. This is still used in the Abyssin-
| ian era The date is reduced to the
Christian era by subtracting $500 until
the year 57S6, and after that time by
subtracting 5499.
"A short time ago leading Scotch
! newspaper printed letter from cor
respondent who sought for information
and advice in regard to emigrating to
Australia, The expectation was that
the inquirer would get some advice
from some Australian reader of the pa
per- He did A man writing from
Sydney offers the following advice to
the eager emigrant: First, change
your mind. Second, take course of
lessons from an acrobat in lightning
changes. we have no climate. only
samples, and we show great many
in twenty-four hours. Third, take
I life belt Fourth, let your clothes be
mud color. They will assume this hue
very soon, anyhow. Fifth. take few
hogsheads of carbolic acid. The peo-
pie have never seen their way to knock