The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-08-11
or SENsRAL f.irEREsr.

Since the United ssstxs eonstitu.
ton IVES adopted, Massachusetts has
been the birth f:--e Of two presidentss
New Hampshire. ono; Vermont, one;
New York, two: Pennsylvania, enc;
Virginia, seven; Ohio, four; New Jcrs
sey, epss North Carolina, three; Ken
tricky, enc.
MIR: Austin c6ftfn drsigns 70 plant
se.doo tawtf trees on His great game
park in Nc.s Hampshire. The trees
have all been imported fsom England,
and 1000 have so far been oct OFT
They ere to serve as a hedge TO retain
the buffaloes and other large game
within the limits Of the s.saAervc.
The ella monster, Helodef1fn hm-
ridum, Is the only species Of known
poisonous lizard in the world. 1t is
native Of the ella river country in
Arizona, HfidEhas seldom or never been
seen at any great distance from the
stream. The Indians OF Arizona be-
Etieye the spittle, or saliva and even tho
breath Of the animal TO be deadly
poisoti
"A curiosity was lately found in a
boatload of Holsters brought from New
Brunswick waters. The strange crus-
tacean was of blush white-onc OF the
rare and remarkable afbino Holsters II
was sent 10 Washington, where it is to
become part of the exhibit of the
United States fsb commission Only
one other white lobster has been taken
in these or any other waters
There is wonderful piece of mech
anism in the United States government
mint In the shape Of the scales for
weighing the gold coin. Two pieces of
paper Of etttfal weight have been placed
upon the balances, and on one being re-
moved and an autograph IN lead pencil
inscribed ON it, and the sheet replaced
IN the scales, the second piece has been
found to outweigh the other.
Among the other great things In this
country the number of its high mount
aims is rcmarkab Bile feature. There are
$50 mountains in the United States, each
exceeding 10000 feet in height. The
greatest number are found in Colorado
and Utah. In Alaska there are five
which each exceed $4,000 feet, and
Mount Elias 1880 feet high, Is the loft
Test 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, five of the men going
down a slope 700 feet long, and the
others not hating until they had
bounded over precipice so feet high,
and come to a stop unhurt after travel
ing fully LOO feet.
I'm 1922 John Wilson went from Ire
land to Missouri and took up his abode
in big cave in Miller county, about
four miles south OF jefferson City.
When John Wilson died he was buried
in 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 up in it.
The flags used by the colonial troops
during the first two years of the rcyo-
lutionary war were, of. various designs
The New York forces used the orange,
white and blue of their Dutch ances-
tors; the Connecticut regiments the
three grapevines; some sof the other
New England troops the rnttlesnake
Gag. and yet others, the pine tree dag.
n modification of which had been used
ut Bunker Hill. The first flag used in
naval warfare bore black rattlesnalSe
on yellow ground, and was thrown to
breeze by Commodore Hopkins early in
1916.
Ask the average man what he thinks
is about the average diameter of the
tunnels, or smokestacks, of the large
Atlantic steamships, and he will most
probably say somewhere between four
and eight feet, the latter figure being
put as the outside limit. And he will
be about ten feet wide of the mark on
every guess, fer steamship tunnels are
the most deceptive things afioat. The
tunnels of the Etruria, which may be
measure over eighteen feet in diameter.
Ono of the leading engineering Journals
in the country is responsible for the
measurement
Some New York dogs go out of
town for summer vacations just as their
masters and mistresses go, and not al
ways with their masters and mistresses.
An enterprising colored man has set mp
O summer resort for dogs in New Jer-
sey, where the board is six dollars a
month for big dogs and less for little
ones. The keeper Of the resort has a
family of boys whose duty and pleasure
it is to take the canine boarders swim
ming every day. Some member of the
family calls for the dogs when they are
to leave town and returns them TO their
urban homes when the vacation is over.
The big dog OF a famous actress spends
his summer at the canine resort.
I'm Noble county, w. Va, there is a
fathomlcss sea, composed of salt water
and oil, from which gas escapes with a
tremendous roar Twenty years ago a
well was drilled there to the depth OF
1000 feet. Some years later water and
gas escaped from the hole with great
pressure, tearing out the tubing and
cutting cavern apparently hundreds
of feet-deep and forty feet in diameter.
After it ceased TO flow farmer filed II
up and built barn over it, and again a
few days ago a terrific report an
nounced another explosion of the we'll
oil and water pouring outin abundance.
In single day the hole became fathom.
less and about forty feet wide.
Only One Breed.
IF understand you," said the law.
yer to the man who called to consult
him, your COW was thrown from the