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SUBSTITUTE FOR WAX.
An Extensive Deposit OF Ozocerite Re
Gently Found in Utah.

An Extensive Deposit of Ozocerite Re-
GENTLY Found in Utah.
,5 A carload Of 4 peculiar mineral ar
rived in this city a few days ago. It
was ozocerite, or mineral wax, and it
came from Utah. Until recently this
substance has not been known to exist
in any quantity except in Moldavia and
in Galicia, Austria. Three years ago,
however, deposit OF tn'ss iqalui;ssssis sub
stance was discovered on the lnes OF
the Denver & Rio Grande railroad,
about Ia miles east Of Salt Lake City.
The mine ssknown to cover at least
100 acres, and over 1000 tons per year
can now be- produced.
Ozocerite resembles crude beeswax in
appearance, and can be used for nearly
all purposes for which wax is en-
ployed. 1t Is now largely used in the
manufacture of waved paper. It en-
enters into the cowposition Of several
brands of shoe polish. Mixed with
paraffine, it produces an excellent
grade Of candlesl One OF the largest
fields for the new material is the in
sulation of electric wires. 1t is claimed
that ozocerite is preferable to any sub
stance previously employed for this
purpose. As the mineral wax comes
out Of the ground in condition to be
used without refining, unless it is re-
quired for9somee special purpose. 1t is
much cheaper than the product of the
honey bee, and is evidently destined to
be extensively used in the future.-
N. Z, Mail and Express,
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
Useful Information Which Should Find a
Place In the Family Scrap Book.

Useful Information which Should Find q
Place In the Family Scrap Book.
To clean windows wash them first
with tepid water and a sponge; then
dry them with old linen, and rub them
clean; polish them with newspaper.
To clean straw mating, wash with a
cloth dipped in salt and water then
wipe dry at once. This prevents il
from turning yellow. -y
A room crowded to discomfort with
furniture and ornaments, no matter
how costly, is neverrestful and =hemes
like. and always suggests the museum
or the shop.
1t is an essential to health that the
air of the kitchen should be as pure as
that of the parlor, because food pre-
pared in foul air partakes of the foul
ness to a great extent
II your black cashmere is much
soiled have it washed. 1t will come
out new. Care must, however. be taken
to have it properly done. The secret
lies in quickly drying and pressing.
If the face seems constantly dry, rub
it with a trihe OF olive oil every night
for time; if too oily, put little borax
in the water used for bathing
There is nothing better for cut than
powdered resin Pound it until fine,
and put it in an empty clean pepper
box with perforated top; then you can
easily sift it out on the cut, and put .
soft cloth around the injured member,
and wet it with cold water once in 8
while 1t will prevent Inflammation and
soreness,
Shirt bosoms never blister if starched
on the right side, but II they are wrong
side out when starched they are apt to
do SO. Pour mixed starch into boiling
water, instead of pouring boiling water
on the starch, in that way never using
more. starch than is necessary, as the
simple starch and water can be saved
For dyspepsia pour one quart OF cold
water on two tablespoonful of UNI.
slaked lime, let stand a few minutes,
bottle and cork, and when clear it is
ready for use. Put three tablespoon
fuls In cup OF milk. and drink any
time, usually before meals.
The clothes-line ought never to. be
tied around iron rails, as is the general
custom, for they soon rust and fray it.
Wooden pins are better.
Many disease germs enter through
an open month. The mouth was not
made for breathing, but for eating and
speaking. The nose was made for
breathing, and air. passing through
the long moist, nasal passage, is puri-
fed, and. leaves behind dust, dis
ease germs and various impurities,
while the air is warmed and tempered
for the lungs But when the mouth is
left open, dust dirt and disease rush
down into the lungs, and fastening
there. develop and destroy the whole
system. Boston Budget.
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A LINCOLN ANEcDoTE.
What Honest Abe Considered the Proper
Length of a Mans Legs.

What Honest Abe Considered the Proper
Length of a Mans Legs.
A gentleman, from the West tells
this story at Abe Lincoln, which, if not
new, is certainty by no means hack
neyed. The gentleman came from the
section in which Abe and Doug
las were conspicuous figures in the
past, and the story he tells relates to
decision made BY Mr.. Lincoln as to
the proper length oil man slegs.
As the story goes, Douglas and a
Mr.. Lovejoy were at one of the haunts
in the village, where they used to
meet for news and gossip, and while
there Abe Lincoln came in and sat
down, disposing of his lengthy limbs
in a somewhat awkward manner.
They saw him coming in, and imme-
diately began conversation in regard
to the proper length Of mans legs.
Now, said Loveioy. "Abe's legs
are altogether too long, and yours,
Douglas, ! think, are little short
Let S ask Abe what he thinks ofgitv ~
The conversation had been carried
on with view to Lincoln's overhear-
ing it, and they closed it BY saying:
.'Abe, what1lo you think about itp'
Mr.. Lincoln had PARKWAY look, as
he sat with one leg twisted around the
other, but he responded to the ques-
ton: ..-,...-.1I -+9--,i---ss
Think of whatp"
Well, we've been talking about the
proper length Of a man'slegs. We think
yours are too long and Douglas too
short. and we'd like; to know what you
think is the proper length.
We'll, !" said Mr.. Lincoln, "that's
a matter that I've never given any
thought to, SO, of course, / may be
mistaken, but my first impression is
that man legs ought to be long
enough to reach from his body to the
ground. = Yankee Blade.
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"A gentleman in New England was
called on to address q Sabbath-school,
and during his remarks he seemed
much moved, but no one else appeared
to experience the slightest emotion.
The speaker continued to wipe away
the tears which chased each other
down his manly cheeks, when boy in
one class said to his neighbor: Say,
Charlie, do you know what that old
duffer is crying about ''--.4 Well, = said
Charlie, .'if you had to make speech,
and hadn't any thing more te-say than
he has, you'd feel bad too. y
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-25

4 rsn-.6 CIR rS--S5s.tsd - M m.s1
= Usss1stvaesd c1aessa.
Between the great world and the
world of workingmen and peasants are
TO be found all the Glasses which make
up French bour0eoisis from the clae1
n d ~ II n u - re- M IA e. tfppG6r
fen down To the Class which can rub
shoulders with the mass OF the people
and not feel out OF place among them.
II would need q very delicate and very
subtle analysis to enumerate these
strata and dffferentiate the one from
the other. but the task will be profit
able. Once YOU begin the details OF
their distinctions YOU must enumerate
every one: for instance, the same class
has not the same characteristics in
par{s and ID sgsaas- ar. n .;szsas and 4
small country town. There are re-
.Knarlxahle diGsrerycas utfasaffs-
habjtants Of the south and north:
notifies. with their perpetual reyolu-
lions arc .Iwavs bringing new LAYERS
and -,,arsons IN thrr s,,rfarrz--Tu thu,
midst If all these wranolinos- rival
ries and distinctions. which anpear
enormous To those who are concerned in
them and diminish ranidlv II looked Mt
from above and from 4 distance. /
th;nk the real features ~ a worthy
French m;ddle-class woman can be
caught with sufficient ciearness-oue
memant however. Here above all
noints the separation between the
voran ~ Paris and the woman of the
country district i accentuated. All
-a,,,- great ladies are Mp.r;sians.-even.
tbosa who ,vera horn IN the country and
who snend their lives in Il But with
the mniddle-cIass women ttinps are very
diaarent lam not going hack 10 an
ted;I,,vjan ner;ods-T mean-sto sfape-
cs davs tbat fi,,,a contrasts
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One Of The Nest ProatabIs Industries ~
AIaned~ snd Other Counties
From q single rose field in Alameda
County $1,000 rose bushes have been
sold during the psst winters Most 81
n n r. y t l "!
sand OF the whole number were shipped
to Seattle. That town ought to be
rose-embowered . few months hence
Thousand OF roses have been shipped
from the smaller gardens, and other
thousands have been sold fer planting
nearer home For while the amateur.
gardeners sell nothing, rose gardening
has become a profitable business.
Roses may be seen in bloom in the open
gardens in midwinter season. But
those offered
played In the windows OF florists sat
that season do not grow in the open airy
Il Is not so mueh4resfy weather that
Keeps them back as long rain-storms,
which arrest the unfolding Of the buds,
and bring about rapid decay
After storm one may note hundreds
Of buds which have been. arrested and
will never unfold. Two months later
there will be profusion OF roses in SUI
burban gardens. But the rose garden
ers who supply the market now depend
upon greenhouses with some artificial
warmth. They begin TO gather this in
door crop as early as the first OF Do
cauaher and their haryast season Is the
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-25
HOME. FARM AND GARDEN.


Sow the lawn-grass seed early. 20
IS to give the young grass = chance TO
become we'll rooted before summer.
"A good garden ID an obligation
which po wise farmer viii deny his
amil n III seofe n 4
Fstands IT the head, while its effects on
he family health are invaluable.
Leaf mold, rotten cow manure
and good garden loan, to which .
small quantity Of sand has been added,
the leaf mold and manure to be we'll
rotted. these all mixed together thor
5ughly make . good soil for plants.
Be careful in using salt on the
ground Salt will kill weeds to GER
ain extent and 1t Is also remedy for
sonle kiiIiis al -9rubs in. the sol i,~btft
salt will kill .othcF plants as well, and
its Ise may result in loss Of some OF
ihe garden crops.
Feed the plants by feeding the
ground. By robbing the soil you rob
yourself. Nothing is gained by at
tempting to grow crop on land that
can not supply then necessary plant
food. The labor and time will only be
wasted. The crop thrive for
awhile. but it will fail at critical
period.
-Radish is hardy vegetable and
can be grown on nearly all soils. but
prefers light, sandy loan. To get
them crisp and tender they should be
forced to row as rapidly as possible
The longer the time required for
growth the tougher the radish. s4kl5
ness is the most important quality with
them.
Southern 'Lgg Bread Two tea
cupfuls Indian meal. one teacupful
cold boiled rice three well t 5ea Ten On
eggs, one tablespoonful butter, enough
milk for a soft batter, one teaspoonful
salt and half a teaspoonful soda Stir
the beaten eggs into the milk, then
the meal and other ingredients, lastly,
the rice. Mix this we'll, then pour all
into well-buttered pan; bake in a
quick oven Orange Judd Farmer.
1T is strange that SO healthfal a
vegetable as celery should be used SO
little, for while in season it ought to
be used like any other seasonable
green thing, The celery glass. with
its bouquet Of vivid green, is bright,
attractive ornament to. the dinner
table. The majority OF people never
think of eating 1t in any, way but its
raw state, yet there are ways in which
it may be served that are much more
palatable. Boston Budget. "
1T is quite an item, In securing
trees or plants in the spring, to be
sure to have as good roots as possible.
The roots ought to be sufficient so that
after the plants are set out If care is
takento fill in carefully and then press
the soil firmly, SO that the danger of
the roots being loosened by the wind
will be reduced as much as possible;
and if the plants have good roots
and they are properly put out, this risk
can be lessened very materially.
eetter7the preparation of the
soil the less seed will be required.
Many failures in the seed are not due
SO much to lack of vitality in the seed
as to the unfayorable condition of the
ground. 1t is always matter of
chance termination when seed is
-5reaaeasted and4left to 44be4eevered by:
the washing Of the rain, and the hard
er and firmer the. seed-bed the greater
the difficulty in securing crop from
the seed. Pulverize the soil, harrow
it down as fine as possible and then
brush the seed in.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-25

"A G0lzt
ways were telling him So -1-+---s------.s
out who're was the harm in THAR II was Just AZ
well he should know.
Ana ne didn't mind y bit-not he-or but
vex himf think that he liked HI what
else you'd one think here to-day
Wed holiday given last week, and we walked
Aye see II thetmlll
Y A-twirl like q fly on pinf But that morning
it, sails stood still
We'll Just below II, the lane and the railroad
7Ubgh1ng F6F thaf feSsI crossing. not f twenty
yards from the curve.
And there as wecame tol place where we
saw the smooth metals a-snine
The mill folks bit OF q child, that's Blind, had
strayed down on the line,
Ana had lost itself and got frightened-it
couldn't have told you VIII - a
IL owns little enough to lose since It's lost
both the earth and sky.
= But 70 So itcfying there, IN the darR, with RS
curis In the sun,
Made you feel like sort OF fool-oniy feel, for
you'll hear was none
It's hardly three years old, and It's blind; any
way, no better IL knew
:. Than to stand right between the two rails.
with the Western mail just due.
Duel MOI but laundering round with whirl
and clank and screen ~
Down on her-down on them both-for Tom
somehow had rushed within reach, ------a.--
And had tossed the child safe on the bank, and
got knocked down dead for his pains,
Killed ION the spot, with a fractured skull
Well, well, II he had moro brains,
He'd MAY be have stopped to consider--,oe did,
as you'l please remark
Before he dashed out OF the light TO leave tho
child heTejn the dark
Yet we didn't call him o fool when we picked
him up. There's no need
10 be telling lad the truth, when he hasn't
the sense to heed.
And don't think Fools the word we'll get
carved on yon slab Of stone,
inough nc 'oqs such a feol-oh aye, such a fool
as rye seldom known
-(,ornhili MAGAZINE
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CJAcoB TOME, the millionaire Of Port De
pesit, Md, lately donated sb0o, 900 for the pur-
pose Of founding q school for boys and girls
in which, besides the usual studies, shall
be taught mechanical trades, telegraphy,
stenography, wood, copper and steel en-
craving, sewing, cooking and all other do.
mestic and culinary arts.
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You Are Not nshalsen Before ralsen,,

You Are Not "Shaken Before Taken
With malarial disease, but with prodigious
violence afterwards, il you neglect imme-
diate measures of relief. The surest pre-
ventive and remedial form of medication is
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, the potency of
which as an antidote to miasmatic poison has
been demonstrated feF~e ver4n thirty nyears'
past. The liver when disordered and con-
gested, the bowels if constipated, land the
kidneys II inactive are promptly aided by it,
and it is Invaluable for dyspepsia, nervous
debility and rheumatism
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-25

= THE 4davafter Washington death the
clock D the. Mas onic lodge at Alexandria,
Va, of which he was n member, was set at
the hour and inmate of his dcmise Then
been permitted to run, nor have the hands
been moved since.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-25

dren, where the eyes are required to do
close work, the proportion of the square
surface Of the windows to the square sur
face of the floor should never fail below
one to four.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-25

w. |. Way, of Topeka, Kan, is a
biblio-maniac whose collection Of books
is considered the finest west OF the
Mississippi river. ltabounds in rare
first editions bound ID ~the most clio
giant styles Of the best Paris binders.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-25

A man who marries widow is bound
to giveup smoking and chewing. If
she gives up her weeds for. him, he
should give up the weed for Her.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-25

In applying manure in the garden it is
very important 70 havc it soluble, as it
can not DO used unless it is available. 1t is
important TO secure o. strong, vigorous
growth, and II this is done good care must
be taken to have the soil rich,
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-25

IT is safe plan, at least, to test all the
garden seeds before planting; at least,
much disappointment can be avoided in this
way. A shallow box will answer TO sow
the seeds in, alied with loamy soil and kept
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-25

BAcKAcHE is almost Immediately relieved
by wearing -eHe.ef Carter's Smart Weed and
Belladonna Backache Plasters. Try one and
be free from pain. Price rs cents.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-25

TESTED BY TIME For Bronchial affec-
tions, Coughs, etc, BRoYN,s BRONCHIAL.
TRoeHEs have proved their efficacy by test
Of many years. Price, 25 cts.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-25

AVOID the mistake of sowing seed too 81,
thfckly in hot beds, as crowded plants spoil
quickly If not transplanted at just the right
time.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-25

A FARMER had vicious and tricky
morse. lie had two inducements to sell it
One was that he might live Christian.
And secondly, he wanied patience to have
its perfect work in one Of his neighbors.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-25

TIE Bank of England is the most extern.
sive banking institution in the world. II en-
ploys over l,uO0 clerks, and its buildings
cover more than cight.ucrcs.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-25

THE Tokyo Dempo remarks that the fact
Of there beng so few qualified physicians
and dentists in Japan amounts TO a public
grievance There arc only seventy-sIx
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-25

PLEASANT, Wholesome, Speedy, for coughs
Is s,Hale's Honey Of Horehound and Tar
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-25

SHADES on lamp or gas burners should be
Of milk" or ground glass, never of col
ored glass
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1t is said that church pews have
averaged ten per cent higher this
year all over the country in re=rcnt--
ing. ~
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-25

A MAN breathes eighteen tires minute,
and 5000 cubic feet or about 275 hogs
heads Of air every hour OF his existence.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-25

AN amount of blood equal to the whole
quantity in the body passes through the heart
once every minute
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-25

Don't wait until you are sick before trying
Carter's Little Liver Pills, but get vial at
once. You can't take them without benefit.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-25

WHEN a inaa is hepeiessly in loveit great
ly increases his signs,
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-25

IT is now proposed to clear the air in mills
and factories Of all dust by means of cleo
tricity.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-25

II is proposed in England to operate dust
and garbage carts by electric propulsion.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-25

Ars Ne bsst monins = wki1k = pus1fy yeef naco1
fur - no other se&son doss ne sysfsn = aesk
beed me aid Of rcliabls mc1lcine IKE Hoodt
earzap>rtIia ~ now During the lons. cold winter.
tho blood becomes thin snd impuret the body b.
eomcs week and tired. tho appetite p&y - Iqs1.
MOODS earsapariliA u pscdilariy adspt<4lb parf1
<ur.x<-.o hnft frs>Jf >uI1ur
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-04-25

LAKE BrwA, in Japan, is the largest sheet
II fresh water in THAI country, having an
area 6f $50 square miles.
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VERMONT factories turn oat some 600, 900
snow ehoyels per year.
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Hood'e 8arsapaFIIIas

Every spring for years have made II . prscslcs
10 take from three TO ave bottles Of Hoods sarss-
parilia, because know IL purines the blood ana
thoroughly cleanses the system II al Impurities
That languid feelinR. sometimes called spring
properly cared for BY this neverfaiiinE remedy"
W. II. LAwREScE. Editor Agricultural Epitomist
India m ffl,Is Ind
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The Best sprIng MedIclne

81 have taken three bottles of Hoods 6a<aA2Ass
MITE zs1S Gkder IL the best blood medicine fhnve
ev er taken. II buraA me npya makes me sleep bet-
ter gives me good appetite and improves N.Y.
health eenernlly.n MRS. A. r. LEIGHTON. Port
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may. "You don't mean to say that l
have the govt doyoup"
"You know, Squire Norcross, said
the servant, a little surprised, THAT
DIR. Bolus said that was the matter
with you"
II don't remember any thing of the
kind said Tim, irritated. | should
like to know how I'm going to go
about, il that's the case" In
He looked at the servant with an
injured air, as If the latter were per-
sonally to blame for his infirmity.-~
"Dick and will Wheel Y our chair
around" said the servant.
Very well,' said Tim, after mo-
ment's reflection, you may do it, s..
Accordingly, he was wheeled from
room to room. each which he
scrutinized carefully and asked ques-
tions about the articles therein, which
astonished the servants, who, suppos-
ing him to be Squire Norcross in real
ity, thought he must bespiaying some
g4me upon them. n.
He was next carried out to survey
/ the grounds, and felt, 1T must be ac-
knowledged, not little pride and
pleasure in the thought that they were
his. In this way he whiled away the
time till dinner, which was. OF course,
d sumptnous banquet compared with
what he had been accustomed to.
After dinner he was little at loss how
to pass the time He picked up book
and began to read, but, not being used
to much exercise OF the mental
powers, he soon became weary OF this.
He began to miss the society of his
wife and children. With them he
could have made shift to enjoy him
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-23

the r0lnan1p 4 Lie prsetiee Is likely 70
eosne ksto vogEe regarding disease and the
time cIlnnoS be far o1 when we shall ask.
In that connection. what Is the ricrobe p
TIE rnssrobe Of late has eonse into great
tsrosnineace and rnicTobe hunters have IN
creased proportionasely. Al The Ills that
flesh il heir 70 appear 70 have . mfcrcbe
origin. The latest conviction Of this lneor-
rigible naicrobe has been By 3 German
scientist who has discovered that badness
Is caused b. that indefatigabay and mis-
chsevSolssiy industri8as thing OF al work.
II is hS1nsliating 20 reflect that badness Is
not due 70 over exeEtion Of the brain. but
l. caused By the raFages Of 30 Insignificant
al object as 3 mieTobe- Had il not been
for this Shakespeare would rot have been
bald. On the either hand many heads OBJ
tain 4 dignity and an Impressiyensss
through badness that they would net
otherwise present. ard so the merchandising
mierobs is rot without its advantage
after ali.