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The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-18
THE ALcHEMlsT's DREAM.
y Munich Chemist Succeeds In Decompo
inr Cobalt and Nickel.

y Munich Chemist Succeeds In Decompos,
ing Cobalt and Nickel.
cablegram from Munich announces
that DIR. Kruss, a chemist Of that city,
has succeeded in decomposing cobalt
and nickel. both OF which have hfther-
TO been supposed to be elementary sub
stances.
II the facts are rs alleged, the dis
covery is OF great interest and impor-
tanc5 to the scientific world. Prof.
Charles +. Chandler, Of the school Of
mines, Columbia College, said: Yes.
/ have seen the dispatch, and there is
really nothing to say about it. do
not believe it, and yet II 1t is true 1t
will only be demonstrating what every
body has believed to be true for years
that all OF our supposed elements
are mere combinations and alloys.
Similar reports have come to us before
from long distant places and have not
been substantiated. But in these days
no man may say it is not true. 1t is
not much more than a century since
air was found to be a composition, and
recently we were informed that there
We're stereoscoptic reasons for beliey-
ing that hydrogen was combination
Of two elements called hellum and GRO
onium. No. there can be no practical
conjecture even framed as to what the
constituent elements OF cobalt and
nickel are until the report Of the al
legged decomposition is received"
A. X. Ledoux, an analytical chemist.
also said the discovery. II true, would
prove OF vast interest and Importance
to the scientific world, and the details
would be awaited with impatience by
chemists all over the United States.
1t would be accomplishing something
that men have been trying to do for
years without an indication OF success.
As to the means employed to produce
the solution. he thought 1t might be
some new process, the application Of
which to other elements would pro-
duce like results. II the statement is
true. there would seem to be the open
ing up OF new field that. scientific
ally, might prove OF intense interest
1t would bring step nearer to demon
stration the dreams OF the ancient
alchemists. that the precious metals
we're alloys and interchangeable. -
N. Y. Times.
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TURNING IN CROPS.
Some Necessary Directions Concerning This
Important Work.

some Necessary Directions Concerning This
Important Work.
When other means are not at hand,
the farmer may charge his soil. with
vegetable matter,-by turning in q,
green crop. This may either be done
by sowing a crop expressly for the.
purpose and turning it in when it is
sufficiently advanced, this being done
always before the formation OF the
seed. or the farmer may make the crop
q part of the rotation system, and turn
1t in after once or twice moving the
grass. Thus, when wheat and clover
seed are sown together, we may take
the wheat crop. and let the clover
grow and then cut it once.
The next spring, about the middle Of
May. generally, the clover crop being
turned in and rolled down, II crop of
potatoes, oats, corn or beans may be
taken from the. land without disturb
ing the sod. which should remain un-
til thoroughly rotted. 1t is always
advantageous, however, to spread fer
mented manure on the surface where
these crops are planted, so as to have
something for the present crop to
draw upon without exhausting the
soil. In this way many comparatively
barren, sandy regions may be re-
chained and rendered fertile.
Vegetable matter is a powerful re-
tainer of moisture, and its presence in
large quantities prevents drought,
In 0rder to make green crop grow
upon pine barrens, the surface, after
blowing and narrowing, ought to be
covered with good top dressing Of
ashes, say from 100 to $50 bushels to
the acre. Seed down heavily. with
clover and herdsgrass. and yoy will
rarely fail TO obtain good Prop.
which may be turned in.
tits recommended. in turning In a
green crop, to- plow deeply--at least
six inches. and II possible eight. This
affords new soil. and gives good
opportunity for the. cultivation of the
rolled surface. Andrew H. Ward, in
Boston Globe.
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MAX o.RElL.s IDEAS.


America ana Americans lE1ftcADe0 Dy fD4
Bright Frcschmaa.
Mr.. Blouet, as he goes In Paris, has
said some very true things and some
absurd things; all brightly. He has
proved himself an apt reporter. with q
terse style and considerable imaginar
ton. II he made fun Of the American
newspaper, he pays it the compliment
Of adopting It's style and manner.
Here are some Of his crisp opigyams,
that giyo In nutshell . good iasa Of
the ~llole book:
Jonathan passes his ! life in admira-
ton OF all that is American. He can
not get over it.
The American men are generally
thin. Their faces glow with intelli-
gence and energy, and in this mainly
consists tsiiieiif. hiaHdsemeness-
Oh, those diamonds in America!
You see them wherever you 60. Not
one woman in hundred will see you
without pair OF them in her ears.
Boston ladies seem to be an excep-
tion to the general rule. They are a
great deal more English in style, es-
chew show and glitter and wear dia-
monds very sparingly, even in the
evening.
The American may be eccentric or
what you will II, but he lis never monot-
onouss
In good American houses the cook
ing is excellent; you will not find bet
ter in London and Paris.
From the age of eighteen the Ameri-
can girl is allowed almost every lib
erty. She takes the Others She can
travel alone, and go to- concerts and
even To- the theaters unattended by a
chaperone..
That passion for rich marriages
which burns in the hearts of SO many
young American women, often leads
them to disastrous results.
am going to launch rather dam
gerous assertion: 1t seems to me that
the American woman does not render a
man hundredth part OF the alteration
he renders to her. If love could spring
from gratitude Jonathan would be the
| most beloved of men.
Every American with the least self
respect is Colonel OF Judge.
did not know what lively reading
was until / saw an American news.
paper
An American newspaper is con-
glomeration of news, political, literary.
scientific and fashionable, Of reports
Of trials, amusing anecdo tcs. gossip
of all kinds, interviews. jokes, scandal,
|, thu whole written in a style which
sometimes shocks the man of taste,
but which often interests and always
| amusess
/ must say that If you want to hear
America and every thing American
severely criticised, you have only to
go to Boston. There you will hear
Boston and England praised, and
America picked to pieces.
There is but one company of actors
in America, and that is Mr.. Augustin
Days excellent company of come
dians.
Ifgood companies are rare in Ameri-
ca, good actors are numerous. $4,000.
The Americans are Christians-that
-is-to- say, they attend church on Sum
days.
The priesthood is not vocation. ii
is profession; no talent, no success,
An American will go and listen to the
minister of sect differing from his
own rather than sit and be bored by a
tiresome preacher belonging to- his
own denomination.
The Union is true and firm one. 1t
reposes on contentment. Each COM
munity governs itself. the Union, the
State, the country, the town; many re-
publics in one republic.
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on ~ smoothly AS II no unlimited
guest had ]. invaded her home. We
could only leave her to her grief
One woe followed on another 4 heels.
The doting old mother, died within q
week; and Margie was indeed left
"a1one
They all--tho families who had
known her, mean tried TO induce
Margfe to give up her little home and
go to live with them. 1t was selfish
offer, but Margie did not know her
own worth, SO she gave them credit
for all they offered. But she kept her
little home. esss.x
For my ways are nae your ways.
! maun be under my ain roof tree. "
She said, simply: II maun live alane. !"
I But she was never alone. 1t was
not that she had angelic company, as
che we'll deserved, but If there was
any poor ne'er-do-well, any lass who
had been thrust aside, poor ''feckless''
baby likely to go to the county house.
Margie took it home.
ut maun just stay teel Providence
opens door" -,
And Providence opened many a
door for Margie.
It was the winter after our Charlie
died-fell asleep with his little hand
fast locked in Margie's-that Julia
took one OF her dear, patient hands in
hers, and said, with a plying infec-
ton OF voice:
"Margie,,1you're whitening away"
: 1T maun be the soapsuds, they
shrivel my flesh, but they're guide and
wholesome to be in, she said in her
quiet way.
But we soon knew that it was some
thing else that was stealing over Mar
gle. We could hear her singing low
over the washing, but it was no longer
OF "Clayerhouseys or bonnie Prince
Charlie: !" Twas that sweet and MOURN
full strain, 1.-The Land O. the Leab " and
and as she rubbed she chanted:
I'm wearin' ava, jean,
Like shaw wreaths in thaw, Jean,
I'm wearin' ava
To the Land o. the LeaL
There's no sorrow there, Jean,
There's neither cauld nor care, Jean,
The day is aye fair go !
In the Land o. the Leal.''
One day she did not eeme. We~weH.
to the little home-it was all in order,
but Margie was away to the Land Of
the Leal. She was the elect lady now.
Mrs. M. L. Rayne, in Detroit Free
Press.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-18
The Hinged Planet.

Marie So you liken me to : bril-
liant starP ~.
Y Vernon The star Of my heaven.
Marie Please don't compare d,
with Saturn.
Why, my ownf
Marie Because il has u ring.
The ring was forthconj &c. Detrses
FrAe Presa
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-18
CRADLE SONG.
Tho sun has long since sunk TO rest
Behind the violet hills;
1he golden light fades from the West

Tho sun has long since sunk To rest
Behind the violet hills
Tbs golden light fades from the West
And the distant whip poor-wilis
Moumfuily sing their doleful strain.
And tho brisk little trcestr=d chirps nxsfr--
Sleep, little Ole, Sleep -
me clover mas folded Its pale green leaves
LIKE the hands Of q child in prayer;
The birds are twittering under the caves,
As they hover their nestlings there;
And the night winds murmur soft and low,
A. 1t moves the tree tops to and FRO
Sleep, little one, sleep.
;, The butterfly gay Is quiet at last, s4s.
In the heart OF q crimson rose
The murmuring brook as It rippics past
The bank where the coIumoine grows,
Seems TO say in soft and dreamy tone,
As 1t goes on its busy way alone
Sleep, little one sleep.
The moon sheds her suvery light
Over the dusky lands;
And one lone star, 90 large sn1 bright,
heavenly sentinel stands;
White the church bell sounds through quiet ut
Its low-toned call TO evening prayer Il
Sleep, little one, sleep.
Dorothy Nelson, in Good Housekeeping.
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"a LITTLE NoNs

You're too fsesh, 7 81
to the beef. II ackno
corn, " replied the beef hui
-Inquisitiveparty
at your age you haven't
your headpm II guess II n
] was born without them.
State journal.
r-Hardhead-s'W When I mi
Ferguson. Iexpect somethin6
Ferguson--"That is just ny o<l
it generally happens that ! we1l
kick myself. - BOSTON, Post.
--..Heneryp wy, Henery died mos
yeah ago wild kyarbuncle" my
It's awful, how many gifts killed on
dem kyars nowadays, wild de bilere
Dustin an gittin' scrunched tween
de kyar-buncles. -Harper's Bazaar.
How can leave thee. O my
loyepn warbled Adolphus under the
window of Eliza, one shimmering
moonlight night; when up spoke the
policeman on that beat. and harshlyk
said, Come now. young man, Just
move on. The family what lived hero
moved two weeks ago.
Mrs. Kate M. Sprague in 3 recent
lecture says that tone Of the most im~
portant acts Of life Is to breathe.
There are few who will question tho
truth OF this statement. When man
stops breathing he is Of little impor-
lance In this world. Breathing fs e.
essential to mans health as eating.
-Norristown Herald.
4 -Lawyer''And SO you really think,
Bobby, OF becoming lawyer when
.you grow upps Bobby 90, sirs
my Uncle James thinks Fought to b
a lawyer" Does he, indeedp And
why does your Uncle James think %
because you are bright and smart ~
mo. sir; because ask so many fool
questions. Texas Siftings.
Applicant for position as police
mainland what will be my jutics,
sorP'' ITO arrest people. Of courses
those who are drunk and have do
visible means Of support Faith.
sor. that will be . big job, arristtn
folks with no visible names Of sup
port" ..Whypn III the women don't
wear minis clothin' Oi'll have 70 run
them all in. Lincoln journal
Mrs. Younglove-sI am 30 glad.
dear, that DR.. Carver is a homeopathic
physician Mr.. X. why. my best
beiovedf'' Mrs. Y. Because. when
the baby was left alone to-day the
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-18
THE MODERN ATHENS.

A Csty ~ the Ninetcenfh Century UnAes
Niacteenth Century Conditions.
=I4chose the SQUARE. and in few
minutes was in the midst Of the orange
groves and fountains which lead up 70
the white marble palace Of King
George. Tho orange trees were ir
blossom, the water was sparkling. the
spotiess marble Of the palace and 7o3
the neigiboring mansions glowed k
the eye, and there was hubbub OF
talk from tho, hundreds OF gayly.
dressed loiterers In tho square itself
and round about the palace. They
were officers. spick- and-span, discuss.
ing the war news and gesticulating- or
Struggling their shoulders, according
TO their temperament; Athenian
butcher boys and baker boys smoking
. garettcs while they padded their
fett OK the
ciYilians In broadcloth and billycocks
sobsrly discussing the daily papers or
arguing heatedly about the predilec-
lions and friendly Intentions Of the
great Mr.. Gladstone. who cloves the
s Greeks like brothers." all the motley
attires of the different country troops
included in the national army OF
Greece, from the pctticoatcd Albanians
to the stercotyped blue coats with
their muskets over their shoulders;
nnrsemaids. their pretty brown faces
peeping from under voluininous white
inen headdresses, lending frillod and
nounccd little children, who could
hardly stoop for their hoops and balls
in the strcnuousness Of their
martyrdom to fashion, and the Co.'S
mopolitan element OF uncertain sight
>eers, men, women, and Adde'S
cents. strung with opera glasses,
BacdelSers in hand. hating at every
other step TO refer to their books, lest
haply they might pass something fam
GUS or interesting without being able
censcientiously to put pencil mark
against it in their record. These pal
acc gardens were a feast OF color. One
could sit and smoke cigar and watch
the Kaleidoscope changes Of the pop
ulace OF the hour without IA touch OF
ennui. And. II in the humor for some
mild m"ralizing, there was material at
hand with q vengeance. from the kite
flying little Greeks or the small gam
blers who made piles Of copper pieces
and then banged Thorn into confusion
with brick-end. pocketing as lawful
gain all that staid unmoved, to the old
stones and new hard by But Athens
is no longer . heap Of ruined marble
mursets There is the pungency@ OF
commercial life in tho hustle Of its
streets and the shrill cries OF the ven
doris Of every thing who go up and
down its thoroughfares. And one may
wander for n long time in quest OF the
Acropolis itself unless one knows well
where to look for II. IL is a city oil
modern times under modern conditions.
with embryonic boulevards whore in
tho time of the Moslems were forts and
Notifications; lit is city OF museums
and nnivcrsitics. OF Sunday schools
and churches and tramways, as well
as ruins, and it has three railway ter.
mini slrcady. Had Byron lived and
roamed In Athens in 1886 instead oil
1912 his muse would have been either
considerably more or less fearful
Temple Bar
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Here Is ! new story Tor Hans Y

\ Here is new story for Hans Won
Bulow. An old acquaintance whom
Won Bulow wanted to drop met him,
after a. long absence, saying: How
do you dop bet, though, that you
don't remember my name You've
won the bet. replied Won Bulow. and
turned on his heel
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-18

In Montreal First Exile) Hello!
What are you doing herep
Second Exile-I am here for my
heath.
First Exile How about that article
in the apsrs stating that you were
getting away with the banks money
on system OF your own?
: Second Exilc-Thats all right
tell you I'm here for my health; my
" tenn gotsrnn down. America.
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..,Joshua.r said 4 farmer who lived

JOshua, said farmer who lived
sfcw miles froma Western town, in con-
verEation with his son, whore do you
think we had better ptnnt our potatoes
nGst spring." III don't know. fathcr; +
hadn't thought Of Ii How would the
land down BY the creek do" Down By
the creek r repeated the old man scorn-
fully. Wen plant them at the corner
Of One Hundred and Eighteenth ard
Gay streets. lot 8. block 317. Jcnixins'
sldi.ion 10 TIE city of SWAMI Hollow
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PERSONAL AND lMpERsoNAL..

.
Mime. LAyroffsky, 4 ceieprae41
Russian choss-pIayer. Is said 70 h&x
amasscd fortune BY her profcieq1
in the game. B
=.Che Nah, the Chinese dwarf, T.
smallest liliputian on earth. aged
years. il 80 small that you can co..
him with an ordinary plug hat.
A colored woman at Still POND
Nd, who claims to be one hundre1
and six years old, is in full posscssio9
OF her faculties, tills her garden every
year. and daily engages in active cua-
:pioymcnt-
--Osman Digna,s the lieutenant q
the Mahdi In Egypt, is by birth .
Frenchman. His name WAS Vinet be-
fore he adjurcd II and his religion "a.
marry one OF the late Mahdrs numer-
GUS daughters.
John Steele, once known TO land
as s'Coal-oil Johnny, and ofton re-
ported dead. Is still In the land Of the
living and Is honestly earning q doilars
day as railroad station-master q tho
little town OF Louisville. Pa
Miss Emily Faithful recotved
from the Queen OF England : portrait
OF her Majesty. bcaring ~ aptoKr nj
inscription. II g token oi appse
ton, marking the thirticth yer
Miss Faithfull.s- philanthropic work
A word-swallower" a SIN
cisco, who made q slight dsp1f@
from his usual line Of business ~ ~ "a
lowing stove poker, propnises
do SO again. He performed 1@
on wager OF several beer5 - IL
withdrawing the poker he c4i
OF severe pains in the re1l14 q tl(
heart HeNeventually becaui0 very q
and had to be taken to the hospital.
Mrs. j. w. Drexel has given tothe
Metropolitan Museum Of Art, Ii thu
name OF herself and her late husbands
a collection OF objects Of art valued q
&68, 700. The collection conaists n
Egyptian casts purchased from the Into
Lieutenant Gorringe. who brought oyos
Cleopatra's Needle; collect A.
cient musical Instruments, s.
bronzes, engravings, smut
OF the Ptolemaie period
and illuminated mannscrtr
Mrs. Potter Palmer,
Chicago bonifacc emeritus
his hotel keeping by depu1
one Of the most luxurioua
-ious homes in the United
which there are articles q
bric-a-bae, paintings and
equaled, and many not dup
where Mrs. Palmer Is q
estly and sincerely In pl
work in Chicago, and therS
whom she has quietly and
tiously helped ON in LIES
call her name blessed.
According to the Bride
ard, Mr.. p. I. Barnum
the other evening after. dai
a place OF business up
stairs. The stairway wae
lighted and Mr.. Barnum b
in making sure Of his foo
transacting his errandf
remarked somewhat enhpl
the occupant: "Tellayour
he don't put banisters on Il
some old fellow will gel
fall.n Mr.. Barnum ID tho 81 4
building and that Is wher6
comes in
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HER LITTLE WAY.
How the Average Woman Gives Orders to
Her Husband.


How the Average Woman Gives Orders to
Her Husband.
If there ever was woman who gave
mana commission in a simple, direct
way the writer of these lines has
failed to discover such woman dur
ing the many years that he has spent
in the study OF the foibles OF woman-
kind. When she bethinks hereof somes
thing she wants, after her husband has
escaped from the house and is running
to get his car. she races wildly to the
door, and shrieks out rs he is turning
the corner: ..Oh, John! forgot
something, dear. I'm sorry to detain
you, but if you'll just remember to get
me spool OF white thread on your
way home. l wouldt trouble you,
bat I really must finish -babyas aprons
to-day. or can't get them done this
week, and she needs them so badly
thought sure that j had several spools
of white thread, but l can't seem to
find them, and. of course ifFd known
was out I'd have got some yesterday
whom ] was in the city, but then, as
I've said, | thought / had plenty, and
! just know did have several spools,
and where they've gone,I don't know.
/ hope il won't be any trouble to you.
dear; it won't take but just moment.
you know, and ] really must-oh. the
NUMBER Yes, dear. get either 36 or
40, but 40 II you can, although IS
pOuid do. still it's pretty coarse, and
I've been using 40, and oh. well, il
they haven't one. get the other. only
be sure and-what's thatp Your car
has gomez Oh, Pm so sorry! Well.
it'll be but ten minutes until the next
comes. and you've plenty OF time to
get that. Goodbye and remember
ate-- -~Zenas Dane, in brakes Mag
azine.
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Josephine" said q lady to her
servant. ..you have cracked another
cup, / seesa Yes, madam, and luckily
~ Just makes out the dozen; II was tbs
only whole one lot out Of the lot
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Nothing will trip the light fam
tastic with more ease tAan loose
brick IN the Sidewalk
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"A little Burlington street girl was
told by her mother that there will be
no dogs in Heaven ooh, yes, mamma,
there will be skye terriers, You know"
was the reply.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-09
River News.

The Sterling White from the Bartholo-
NEW arrived Wednesday with 300 bales
cotton for New Orleans and leo bales for
this port.
Tho steamer Bayou Lafouche and barge
loft Wednesday morning for Hoeutf river
az Or another load of cotton seed for the
Monroe Oil Company.
The Dakota. Schartf, Bernhemer & Co.'s
charter, leaves st. Louis, this Saturday
evening for the Ouacllita direct and should
reach Monroe within the next ten days.
Tho josie w. arrived from the upper
bartholomew Wednesday with 500 bales
cotton for New Orleans and 100 for Monroe,
and LEFT on her return to hat steam yes ter
day evening.
The Corona, from New Orleans, will be
fnuns. at tho wharf to-day and viii return
during the night. She viii have nearly Il
full load OF cotton here and Will dorh; less
be late in getting away.
Mr. Wesley r. Duty, Of this city, an old
time and trst-class engineer, Went ont in
that capacity OH the Josie w, for this trip
only. Josie having run short on engineers
Mr.. Duty was persuaded TO make the trip.
Mr. John 2. Parker received n telegram
from Mcssra. Schnrf, Boruheinicr II Co.,
yesi crslay morning. stating that they welc
loading both the Dakota and another boat
and that the two woHld leave together for
the Ouachita with full loads.
The Friendly came i'll "Wednesday with
300 bales cotton for Now Orleans ana 2G0
bales for This city, tho latter of which sho
was forced to discharge at West Monroe
owing to there being no room on this sido
the river, tho bank from tho compress 20
the upper city limits being strewn with cot
Ton.
The fine and fast steamer Assumption,
Capt j. W. Blanks in command, arrived
from New Orleans at p. M. Wednesday
and after discharging big freight horo
| left for IL Dorado Landing, Ark. from
which port she was duo down yesterday.
There was full trip i'll sight for her here.
| there being between 5000 and ! COZ bales
cotton here awaiting shipment.