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The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-07-04
THEY ALL DID WELL.
But Theophilus, Sagacity Touched the OIL,
Mans Heart.

But Theophilus, Sagacity Touched the Old
Mans Heart.
Once upon time an old man called
his three sons to him in tho dusk of
the evening, and in a faltering voice
said to them: MY boys, in a little
while you will have ne father. am
standing ON the shore OF the river of
death and soon must launch my boat
upon it. Now, I have. as you know,
splendid farm upon which one man
can thrive, but as there are three OF
you have been sorely perplexedastc-
which should have it. / have thnre-
fore decided to give each of you two
dollars that you must spend to-mor-
row, and to the one making the wieest
purchase shall the farm be given.
Come to me tomorrow evening at This
time and tell me how you have .snch
expended your money. Now, good
night, and Heaven bless you all" On
the following evening. the three sons
assembled before their father. Reg
inald," said the latter to the eldest,
what did you purchase with your
two dollarsp" Father" returned the
son, II pondered long that ! might
make wise use OF the money, and at
last bought pair of strong shoes.
well done, we'll done; the journey
through life is rugged and hard. and
the thorns arc thick upon the way.
You have shown prudence and fore
thought, and love you. the better
for it. And what did you buy, Angus
tuspn 81, too. thought long and
deeply" responded the second son,
that / might not purchase any thing
trivial or foolish. Since the cap that
I wear is worn and ragged, boughta'
hat with wide brim, which Ishow to
you. my father The old man re-
garded him with glance of,pride and
affection. and said: You, too, have,
done we'll, Augustus; often in this
world the brow is feyered and the suns
rays beat fiercely upon the aching
head, and your hat will comfort you
rejoice that my sons are filled with
wisdom. And you, Theophilus, what
did you buypn my father, answered
Theophilus, II didn't ponder worth a
cent. As soon as left you last even
ing 1 blew in my stuff for five tickets
to the baseball games. = With tears
Of joy streaming down his furrowed
face, the venerable man embraced
Theophilus and murmured in voice
hoarse with emotion Had a farm
as large as Texas, with windmill on
it, it would be yoursr' And then Reg
inald and Augustus moved sadly away
into the gathering gloom, and while
one tried to keep the flies off himself
with his hat, the other kicked himself
severely with his boots. Nebraska
l State Journal.
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VOCAL MlMIcRY.i
An Account Of the Art Of ventrtIoqufsu
and How IL Is Performed.

An Account Of the Art Of ventrlIoquisn
and How II Il Performed
ventriloquism Is a-kind OF vocal
mimicry by which an illusion concern
ing the origin and direction OF tho
voice Is produced Tho etymofogy Of
the word, from venter, the belly, and
lequer. 10 sPealn indicates thc idea
formerly held concerning the manncr
In which the sound Is produced. II is
now. however, we'll known that tho
sound does not proceed from the abdo-
men. The art was known TO tho an
clients, but not being understood by
them. it was supposed to indicate tho
presence ORA familiar spirit, or de-
mon, which resided in the internal or
ganism Of the speaker. The prohibit
tions against the use OF familiar spirits
in the law Of Moses are believed TO be
directed against this practice. and
the Hebrew phrase translated, having
9 familiar shirt signifies in the orig
inal, speaking from the belly The
famous responses OF the oracfes among
the Greeks were most probably
produced by ventriloquism. BY this
trick the OWNERS and soothsayers
obtained great influence over the
ignorant populace, and in spite of the
death penalty pronounced against
them by the Eeviticat law. they flour-
ished among the Hebrews as well as
among other nations. It was sup
posed for many years after the old
superstitions concerning the art had
passed away that some peculiar con-
formation of the vocal organs was
necessary for ventriloquism, but 1t
has been ascertained that in reality
no such popularity Is needed. and that
the ventriloquist speaks, in practicing
his art, in precisely the same manner
as in ordinary articulations. Tho
only difference, n4says DIR. Hammond.
lis in the mode OF respiration. A
very full inspiration is taken, and then
the air is expired slowly through. q
narrowed CLOTHS, the diaphragm being
keptHin its depressed condition and
the thoracic muscles alone being used
to empty the lungs" This can be dono
without moving the lower jaw and
with but slight movement Of the lips,
and II at the same time the attention
Of the nearer is directed by skillful
and natural gestures away from the,
ventriloquist and toward the point
which he wishes To have regarded as
the source OF the voice. the deception.
is usually complete. To quote from
DR.. Hammond again: ut is at all
times difficult to determine the source
by=the=he ring=alene,zand
the only means by which the unassist-
ed ear can form an idea OF the distance
of a sound is by estimating its intens-
ity." 1t is therefore said that for sue
cess in this art the ventriloquist only
needs keen perceptions, an ear deli
cately attuned to the variations OF
sound produced by distance or direc-
ton, and strongly developed talent
for mimicry. With these qualifica-
tions any one can develop skill in ven-
triloquism by practice. Chicago Inter-
Ocean.
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OUR ToILINo CHILE rem.


A State Of Things which II . DiHgrnce "a
American Civilization.
With all our boosted intelligence il
Is a sorrowful fact that in some cities
of the United States children are
less cared for than IN England and
sterile little Switzerland In both
Ethese countries children are compelled
TO 60 to school to the age Of fourteen.
When the last census was taken we had
over a million children under fifteen
years Of age earning their bread. In
cluded in this number. OF course, are
the children of the coiored people oil
the South. AT the same timarfar too
many are engaged in Industrial cen
ters. Take for example Massachu-
sets, the sbest oil, our States in the
matter of care for the children Of the
working class, which had ten thousand
children under sixteen in her textile
mills alone last year.
Worst Of al IS the fact that NO State
and scarcely a city provides school
houses enough for the children to go
to, and mostof the larger communities
depend upon guesswork for building
schools, not even making census OF
school children. The consequence is
fearful burden of toll imposed upon
the childhood and youth Of the coun-
try, undermining health, corrupting
morals and deadening childish brains
in the years that should be conse-
Grated to the sacred leisure of child
hood. The factory inspectors of New
York and other States agree that
children who come to this country
from England, Germany and Switzer-
land nine years old and upward, are
better developed, physically and men
tally, than native American children
working in the same mills, who hay Q
grown up in the shadow of school
houses and never entered them.
There is no conceivable excuse for
this state of things. We are rich
enough TO build, man and equip a
school system embracing every child
to the age Of fifteen or sixteen. And
wages are high here. the cost Of food
less, and that of living. as a whole, no
more than in those European coun-
tries where they are awakening to the
necessity OF educating the children of
thespoor. Germany has had compul-
sorry education since Frederick the
Great, Italy since Victor Emanuel,
France since the foundation OF the Re-
public, England since 1874, while ire
land, Switzerland. Norway and even
Spain have caught the spirit OF the
time and acted upon the motto, Save
children. . But throughout the
length and breadth of the United
States the school authorities lament
that the great mass OF children of the
working class leave school at ten,
eleven and twelve years to begin their
life OF toll.
Is~this rightp Is it just to future
generationsp Is it in keeping with the
spirit of American institutionsp Is it
in accord with the principles Of the
American system, the underlying
idea OF which is that the wages OF the
head OF the family shall be sufficient
to support the family without the aid
OF the women and childrenp
Put the children into schools and lei
he-gfewn- up people weffk.---N
Press.
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There's Millions. of En-.

There is a poem, said the sweet
singer. as he handed it in, ''just as it
fell from my pen. n wrote it in
twenty-five minutes" II see," said
the editor, ''but it. will take about
twenty-five years to get into print. !"
That, MY son, is the trouble with a
poem or sketch that makes all it's
time on the first quarter. 1t hasn't
the staying qualities essential on a
long race. 1t either breaks down on
the turn or gets shut out at the dis
lance pole. !, Any body can write a
poem in twenty-five minutes. The
trouble thenSis to get any one to read
it. -Burdette, in Brooklyn Eagle.
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"a LITTLE NoNsehss.aasss

First citizen-.W was the fasa
measure passed by the Logislafire; dsra
you knowp' Second citizens- 9Yes,sIR
do. Happened to be in the gallery, al
the time. 1t was a quart measur.i
filed with beer. "-Burlingto Frel
Press. ut n " y -
Mr.. Sogus-"What meIks DAT; Misc
Spacer ser kinder lon'sum t'nightp''ee
Mr.. Wheets I'D boys ain't quite suah
whedder dat 'rangement sticlins odta
Of her bodice Is one Oh dem neNSs9
fash'ned lawnettes or q razor, an 4
dey's hy."-Judge. .ss
Citizen = s.How much do YOU :.
weigh, PatPn Pat I"Eometines 406;3A
sor. and sometimes Co., s.IIoW shsFF
you make that outr' well, sor, Ia
drivin' for a coal dealer, and ] always 4
weigh the difference betwane the coal
and the ton. Texas Siftings.s - ~
Tired wife-.John, I wish you'd
would bring in some wood" Husbands
81 would, my dear, but have the :.
lumbago again. Tired wife-"You
havePn Husband-..Y es. the pains IN
my back are just terrible Tired,
wife-"Why. what have you been
doingen Husband There were no
seats left at the bali ground. and IshAd
to stand VI" Boston Beacon. -
-.Lawyer-s.sAre you the brother
OF John Smith, OF Nebraska,1 4irp"
smith, am; but | haven't heard u
any thing from him for year&',&}
Lawyer-7-.sWell,i he died last mouth2'e.
Smith. Indeed! ibid he. leave any !.
thingp" Lawyer--s.Ye he left over. y
thing he had In the world 10 sy6d Nh
Smith Thank heavenl How mpehP',n
Lawyer Eight children and the
mortgage on the farm. Burlfng toH
Free Press. x1f1n~A
de Courcy Angelina, desreet
have you yet fixed upon. the day that j.
IL to make me the happiest Of menpn
Angelina Yes. Reginald. the 18th 81 :
next month Is my birthday. and hdwss
appropriate 1t would be TO have Qprss
wedding on the same date. Does thatfs
day suit your De &. Weli, az, hot
quite as well as some other. You s66lA
there is to be . league game plsysd ooit
that day, and I wouldn't like to miaR~
Il Boston Budget -
Prisoner Last time yer h&df III
hire was good Mefiodise snd ~
sent up fer borrowing 4 eoupIe o.
chickens. while yer let fellow o.
who had killed his mudder, cause BE
war d somnambulist. ~ changed N.Y.
creed and whom stole that PIC ! val
. regular bowling somnambulist""i.
C.1fIx 4. ~.
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DIAMOND JOE REYNOLDS.


n halroa0 Ihat rays 800 900 Year ON
an Outlay Of $500. 900.
There Is at least one railroad in the
country that pays more than fair re-
turn upon investment. It runs from q
point on the-Ifon Mountain railroad,
in Arkansas, to Hot Springs, in that
State. It is twenty-five miles long,
and # cost 1900. 900 In the usual way.
It was narrow gauge when it was
built. seventeen years ago. and it Is
narrow gauge to-day, though it is the
intention Of the owner to change the
gauge soon, as Hot Springs loses that
sort OF patient who is too weak to
stand the fatigue Of even q single
transfer.
On the front OF each locomotive on
the Hot Springs road is the coat of
arms OF the owner, Joseph Reynolds.
1t is large diamond, inside OF which
is the letter u" To the South
western public, and a large portion Of
the N Reg folds Is
as Diamond Joe; not on account of
the diamonds he doesn't but is able to
wear, but on account OF his coat OF
arms, or. as he calls it, his trade
mark. Before he was known as
Diamond Joe the owner OF the title
got his start in life from the man who
first put Jay Could on his feet With
the money advanced by Zadoc Pratt
late OF Prattsyille, this State, Jay
Gould went Unto the tanning
business, not in Wall street. but in
Sullivan County, and Joseph Reynolds
emigrated to Wisconsin and undertook
the raising of wheat. He raised lots
of it and gave his wheat market
reputation by marking the sacks in
which it was packed with large
diamond inside of which was stamped
a ~" The name he thus got,
Diamond Joe, has stuck to him, and
he is evidently proud Of it, for such
property OF his as will stand it is
marked, to this day. in this way:
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I'm a number OF tests applied to
masonry, according to Prot. Baker, Of
Illinois University, piers Of ordinary
brick and common lime mortar stood
a pressure Of little over 1,500 pounds
per square inch, which is equal to the
weight OF column of brick 1000 feet
high, with ordinary Portland cement
mortar the strength was somewhat
more than 1900 pounds per square
Inch, or the weight of d column Ok
brick lnAsenry ., 700 feet high
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A Mighty stingy MAN..

Sympathizing friend Your rich old
uncle, they tell me, did not leave you
a cent. / thought he once entertained
the idea of making you his heir.
Poor relation( bitterly Entertained
the ideap He never had the hospi-
tality enough TO entertain any thing.
Chicago Tribune.
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MOUNT vERNoN,S HISTORY.
Where Washington's Favorito Home Got
z-e-zzze-zzz--z------ t4-Na84e.z--=--7az7s

Where Washlngton's Favorito Home Got
- zzI t.zNanae.-z -
The unfortunate Duke Of Monmouth
had private secretary named Vernon.
a prudent, sensible man of business,
who, after the Dukes death, found
favor in influential quarters and,
under William ILL.,, became Secretary
OF State. He left son, Edward, born
in 1854, whe. greatly against his
fathers wishes, entered the navy and,
serving with early distin ction, rose to
the rank OF Admiral Vernon. In 1879
he was returned to the Hous OF Com
mons, and having, in July, 1889, de-
clared there that Porto Bello might bo
reduced with six sail of the line. he
would stake his life and reputation on
the success of the expedition, he
was sent off iwitha squadron to do it.
succeeded, and gave his men $4,000
which had just arrived to pay the
Spanish troops. On returning home
he received the thanks of both houses
and the freedom of the city Of. London.
!. From that day, however, his star de-
clined. An expedition to, Garth agena
two years later signally failed. TWAS
in the land forces at Carthagena that
Lawrence Washington, the elder
brother BY twelve years OF George
Washington. had served, and SO highly
did he esteem Admiral Vernon that he
gave his name to the Washington
ancestral seat ON the banks OF the
Potomac and procured midshipman's 8,
appointment for his brother George.
Mrs. Washington. who had at first
given her consent to the acceptance.
finally and determinately decided
against it. Notwithstanding yernon's
disgrace and unpopularity in later
life, On his death handsome monu-
ment was erected to him in West
minister Abbey.
It was Admiral Vernon who intro
duced the custom of mixing water
with the ration of rum. which got the
name Of grog from his habit Of wear
ing a grogram waiscoat and hence his
nickname Of '.old Grog." There is a
story told by Agile Taylor that some
one in John Adams presence spoke OF
George Washington and John Adams.
Stop. my FRIEND" interrupted the
pompous Adams, ''you should say
John Adams and George Washington
for it was John Adams who made
George Washington. Washington's
estate was valued at $3.50, 0O0.--N X.
World.
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1--WE must give the twins names
which will not begin with the same
letter s.Of course replied the
father. Suppose" continued the
fond mother. that we call one Ernest
and the other Ugener" Boston
journal.
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My household expenses are get
ting terribly high" said MIR. Home
littell, down at the club the other
night II wish ! knew how to curtail
them" "I'llgiye you a pointer. vol
unteered Singleman. "A friend Of
mine curtailed household expenses the
other day by kissing the servant girl
when his wife was looking. Next
morning the girl was discharged, and
his wife is now doing the work herself
"a saving Of four dollars a week !"
Next day Homelittell tried the recipe,
but it was not a success. His wife hit
him with q poker, discharged the girl.
and hired q colored woman. black as
the ace Of clubs and as homely as =
Chinese joss. N Y. Ledger.
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TRICKS or sAvAGEs.
How They Conceal themselves In Order /
Surprise Their Enemies.

How They Conceal themselves In order co
Surprise Their Enemies.
An experienced savage warrior, in
an emergency. can conceal his duskg
limbs in tiny bush that hardly seems
large enough to hide rabbit, and II
no bush should be at hand, few stones
will serve the same purpose. In such
warfare, rife which will kill at a
range Of 2,000 yards is useless against
foe who may be near enough to be
touched, but persistently keeps out of
sight. Moreover, at the distance of a
few yards, the ,assaga' is the most
deadly OF weapons. Even while lying
on the ground Kafir, with sort of
underhand jerk. can propel his weapon
with certain aim and with deadly
force. There is no report, and no
smoke betrays the position Of the
thrower, who. as soon as he has struck
his foe, glides offlike snake and seeks
new ambush. In the late Ashantee
war the chief difficulty lay in the fact
that it was scarcely ever possible to
obtain more than passing glimpses of
the black-skinned enemy who was fir
ing at the English soldiers from the
dark shadows ofthe bush. The Ashan-
tee warriors knew better than to ven-
ture into open ground. They hung on
the TANKS of advancing army, and
kept up close and CALLING fire from a
distance Of only few feet, their dark
bodies being quite invisible in the
bush. H--= .is=.=-ss
Even when surprised in the open
country, the dark savage is at no loss
for modes OF concealment. For exam
pie, the Australian .sblackfellow" will
suddenly squat on the ground, cover
his crouching body with his mat, and
hold one Of his long spears upright.
In this position he looks SO exactly
like the ..blackboyn bush that the
enemy when in pursuit might pass
within a few yards without detecting
the imposture. In Africa and India
there are certain tribes which employ
a still more ingenious mode Of conceal
ment, or, rather, OF deception, their
dark color being an Indispensable adj
junct to the stratagem. When they
60 on their marauding expeditions
they dispense entirely with clothing
and carry nothing but their simple
weapons,
Mansnsld parkyns, whs llvsd for 4
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-07-04

The land roller and stalk cutter
have proven to be two OF The most
useful implements on the farm. .'s
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-07-04

n farmers desire 10 succeed, lei
them plow deep, hssrew thoroughly,
III diligently,
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All gaily Digit with vcrnai wreath
And blossoms brilliant beaming, -
The infant summer smiles beneath
The suns paternal beaming.
The coolest heart could not rsmaik
uumovcd " such aeasou,
An fec.mai zen would 1milc nsHfn--
And not ssthont some fsaeon.
~~Aisrshant TrRvelen
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ROBIN AND Il


J am a. HAPPY ~ can be,
Tor IoTN Robin, and Robin loves me,
And from morn till night. and from night till
Il ne Joyous strain through the air seems borne
sFillihg the world with its melody:
II love Robin, and Robin loves mel"
Is there any excuse for my being sad
When have the love OF so 1nc lad,
: Who sings my praise from day 70 day. sss4s
And charms the hours in his own sweet way,
Making me feel lis q ny 10 BE-
In love with one so IN love with met
Whether the skies be dark or fair,
What does 1T matterf What do we caref
/ Love makes dullest OF places bright,
And VIC can Dask In its golden light,
Happy In being together you see;
For love Robin, and Robin loves me.
o, love Is indeeda blessed boon,
And Robin and twill marry soon;
nd oh. 1t will be the Joy OF my life
TO have him call me his own sweet wife;
And our home bissful abode will be,
For love Robin, and Robin loves me.
Josephine Pollard, In N. Y. Ledger
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First citizen-..W was the fasi
measure passed by the Lceislaaire; dstss
you knowp' Second citizen-- 9YessIH
do. Happened to be in the gallery, al
the time. 1t was a quart measure
filed with beer Burlington Frei
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Lewis Minth6rt u ShSMsso, Wis,
L. the father Of twelve childrensR He
has the distinction Of being The father
Of a family composed entirely o. ZIP.
lafs 49,. - f..ss 4 - i 49,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-07-02

The Raleigh IN. c. Chronicle, in
its report of the recent address by
Hon. VIM. l.. Wilson before the
Wake Forest College. says:
'sIt was model commencement adj
dress worthy of a profound scholar
and practical statesman. My only
regret is that every man in the
State did not hear it. The thing
about it that pleased me was its en-
tire freedom from rant and pumped
up eloquence. He had strong
speech and it was about things that
he had thought much about, and he
made it with a simplicity of style and
manner that made it truly eloquent.
He does not believe that eIoquence
consists in ''hoIIering," but in the
strong presentation of good subject.
Above all he believed what he said
and made his hearers feel his belief.
Heis aDemocratin the broadest sense
of that word and throughout the
tspeech ran vein of pure Democracy
that was refreshing. He has eyi
t'dently sat at the feet of Jefferson and
Madison and learned of them.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-07-02
Mr.. Joseph Mckee, a prominent

Mr.. Joseph Mckee, a prominent
citizen of Fayette Co., Ohio, who
was born and lived for many years
near Harper's Ferry, died at his res
idence in Washington C. H., Ohio.
last week, in his a1st year. He
moved to that State in 1856 where he
has since resided, enjoying the conf
denee and respect of his many
friends. He was the only brother OF
Mr.. Hugh Mckee of this county, and
leaves other relatives in this and JEFF
ferson counties. A family of fOul
sons and three daughters survive
him.-IMartinsLurq Stotesman.