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The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-10-24
.TnE pAlRy.

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Frozen milk, II Is said. may Be
kept in a,fresh. state indefinitely. and
mahy s>eamer s arp nox PROVIDED with
81 I'm refriesratoss in ehich milk au1
stAer foods 70 prssersed for any a.
sired length Of time.
The crest prepoa1 eFa1cs of tosfis
mony shows that S0ls 49, u better for
cattle than Ii dry feed, and that.in the
dairy It i no trouble. With plenty q
euelle ge y keer mp stammer low q
milk all to yeass III Il
Is = y Holland thirty y IDOL ~ yeariy
per acre q often paid u rem fSr ia66
on which cows are kept. Yet the Hol-
land dairymen arc supposed TO make
largo profts. They hold thsir cows ii
high valuation-an average Of $50.
"A weak solution OF carbolic ncid
and water, says an exchange, applied
TO cows with q brush will protect them
from the attack Of iifea II Is the odor
which repels. and a fIttle carboiic acid
for odor goes a great way,
An animal which will give us milk
Of which seven or eight quarts will
make pound OF butter is far better
adapted to butter-making than an ami
NAL which will give much more milk,
but milk which will require twelve or
thirteen quarts to make d pound Of
butter. x8g =
Prof. L. B. Arnold says that COW
going into stable filled with the odor
OF solid and liquid excrements~wiil
carry 1t into hersmilk in fifteen min.
utes. For this reason he insists that
stables should be ventilated in such a
way that pure air will come to the
cattle from the front.
If We wish TO produce butter, II Ii
economy to get those animals which
will produce such fluid as will give Us
the greatest amount Of butter from the
least quantity Of milk. The richest
milk Is what We want for butter
making: richin Its solids and especial
~ rich In its proportion offat..
The fact brought out by expert
ments In the Wisconsin University
show that of the first pint Of milk
drawn from COW it would take seven
tysfyeas pounds Of milk to make one
pound Of butter, while that OF the last
and thirteenth pint drawn e"pounds
would make 1851 pounds OF butter
all from the same cow and the same
milking.
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rae MElslNo LOTTERY.

nov the ch,ss m x 81 Css tor satisfy Their
so. ? ss1asts kor spec aiation. 81 !
The most famous OF the many lotter-
los in China at the present time is that
knvwna rs the Weisiag. II is.ofrecent
orlgin u most popular u oouthern
China and afnonG he Cauto nese, ana
/ Is briefly described ~ he conslIl ~
Canton In his report on the trade Of
that place. After describing the great
college established 81 the. yiceroy Tor
the encouragement aOfl the study on
native literature. with its one hundred
acres OF ground in the city. surrounded
BY high walls and q moat, its lecture
roonl residences and endowhsnts. Mrs.
Aiabaster observes that although
Canton is not literary city. there is
no want of opportunities OF education.
Colleges abound. and any boy who
shows ability hast,no difficulty in OBJ
tanning teaching and support as long
MS there is hope Of success In the ex-
aminations, winch m China take the
place ,of the race-course elsewhere.
Gambling. in the shape OF lotteries on
the successful candidates, is licensed,
and in place OF putting money on the
Derby the Cantones. satisfy their
taste Tot sspecuIatien9 BY backing
favorfte students. THE fists OF Atlose
entering are published, and the man
who can prick on the lists OF entries
the greatest number OF successful
schofafs wins the lottery Men r.in
themselves buying lottery tickets.
tickets are forged aor stelen. promise
ing students are hocassed o. 4bfibed
not to put out their powers; examin-
ers' are. II is limited, exposed to seri-
GUS temptations; but as racing en-
courages the breed Of horses, SO the
|sWeising lottery encourages the pur-
suit Of learning and furnishes the
ideal xeverpm5nt win = considerable
| fvvenue In the amount Hiven for thS
mcacpeiy Of carrying y ca.---rsondsn
xlnssl
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Notices for Various People.

The Toper-Put me in my little bed.
The Conductor Ring the bell softly.
The Doctor-All's well that ends
we'll. -
The Halter Will he ever shoot that
fatp
The, Cabman- Han'som' Is that
hams does.
The; Pickpocket-My heart goes with
my hand. y
The Policeman Far from the mad
ding crowd. u
Tho Insurance Mana long life and
q merry one.
The Thin Man May my shadow
rever grow less. s
The Pugilist Knocking. knocking;
who Is there.
The Fat Man--Oh. that this too, too
solid flesh would melt.
The Politician "A long pull, q strong
null and q pull all together.
The Old Maid IT'S better to have
loved and lost than to have never loved
a. all.
The Editor-All liars shall have
their part In the lake that burneth
with fire and birthstone. N. Y. Herald.
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INHERITANCE OF INJURIES.

A German Professors Interesting Expert.
monts ON Mutiiation.
Prof. A. Weismann, of Freibrrg,
Ger1nan1s hss made some experiments
OF oscillation. On October II, 1887,
= hads the aails removed from seven
female and Ave male white MICE On
November 10th the first brood APP
peased. These and all subsequent
broods were removed from the cage.
Up, to December H.. 1888. 1873 young
were born. and in none of them was
there any sign Of the .mutilation being
inherited. In cage 2, fifteen young, OF
December 2,r1887, were placed their
tails having been removed. These. up
to December III 1888, produced 233
young. all with normal tails In cage
5, fourteen Young of the second gener
alton, with tails removed, were placed
and up to December II, 1883, theypro
duced 141 young, all quite normal
The experiment was carried, with a
negative result down. through five
generations Of mutilated animals. The
length Of tail Of newborn mice varies
from 1875 miilimeters to II mifime-
tors. In the series OF experiments. $40
young we're produced by mutilated pro-
genitors, and In no case was mouse
produced with its tail less than 100
( millimeters, The anthor points out
! that while 1t may be- said thatexperi
ments through far greater nans'
Der OF generations wore needed, tbs
so-called cases OF inheritance of mutt
lation all imply that tho mutilation il
impressed on the Immediately follow.
ing generations A mother breaks
her finger. and her daughter has the
joint OF the corresponding finger inn
perfect. A COW has her horn torn off,
and in due course gives birth to a one
horned calf. Moreover. there are
many cases of mutilations which have
been made for hundreds OF years with
out result For instance. Scttcgast
shows that all the crows but the rock
have bristly feathers on their beaks
Rocks, Too, have these feathers while
Destlings, but later on they lose them
by perpetually pushing the Peak into
the ground IN search Of food Thers
are great many cases which at first
sight appear to prove the inheritance
Of injuries A an examplsE Of how
easy IL il 10 be deceived, Neisman
srelates that friend Ind vertical
scar with comb Sstfibs} % the left
ear, the result of a sword wpdnd. On
! the left ear, Of this sgentiemanss dangh.
ter was d Guriously slmilar marking.
But 1t Was ultimately noticed that on
the right ear Of the father was an APP
pearance precisely similar to that on
the left ear Of the daughter. On
closer examipation Of the fathers. left
ear. there was seen Under the scar a
linear streak. from which the stria
ran, forming comb-like structure
Il was this, doubtless congenial vari-
ation, and not the accidental scar. that
tho daughter had inherited. - Science.
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BREEDING FOR MILK.



An Important l'reoaat'on Neglected BY
no,n. :. ~ n','
1t. - po.as ~ .no D1eouinH u 1le ior
:as t po.o,' ~" seneraA' recog-
ia sau :, . .s Important Is me Sc
lsysoa 4 s,e W. rom = gooo aalry
80 -. 3 ~" -, nos W q nave = nsra 81
soP'sa, ' anu saA1 2 pu.tisSp
-, nv AnoMils sho'neen 1 aAm
~. ~. : WV S-quars can az eacn end OF
Inc aay OF scarceiy ylelaea a PINT In
snas case = :. y enesoeu may Inc Du.l
~oro oreu rum gooa aaify strain'
.no rosu.' wouio 20 Prooaoiy satisiac-
Wy, ous WIG TON u Inc contrary Is
w ss. oiessness ~ regard 20
sno wi 1 ~ @ay : 2 lenR y
s.ss x. .o.. - -. $50 90 Ply
a. nrcno,.;on q h.d sna.',.sls< w g. !,
d,;-r caws ~ - az e. 8. !; 49,. 49,
..stt,s, 80 r., ehsarr.,,on ~ sh.,, -
I, -. ~ 49,. - o..a -
mamhar wbat - observe tb.t ths /, Z.
vh,ch r. th.' lone r,,n govarns .yas
60. "a n.rcant.ras T. va., ,ra,,
: ,a;n.t AZ h,.a.a,a Z. ,,bo ts;,s.to -.
80 :. $. ,,,,,,, al.
spoint ~ the sire,s descent from a-s,.
rate dairy stock Couplino tba yact
a. the comparativa SCARCITY ~
dairy rows az the aav,rv hest is
WITH Inc factor thu ,ctarcvq,,s .sha
s;ra,. n ananca In The tr.nsm;.s;on -
those nroparties which malta cows
oood had or middlino mi,kers and a.
c;da fba oual; ~ ~ their ,n;,l II.
cn,rn.l,ad u admit ~. .,,,.oh. h;I;, Z
evil ra.u,ts eyentnaIlv l. hcrd. a.
,yh,cb h,,,is 80 obt.,rsd ,v,ttc,,tr .,,r,
Gent attention tn the da,,v nronar.i.s
~ their dam. S1ccas. n snch ~ ha,,Is
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que 49, VINO a'. .sn , W.. axe 'he .rouo'e
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uuos ..ae .. -. y p oranon roau,nos
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muoh .ney nave s"'nerea from con
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.n no rnaio Raron. i@rse'y governs .ne
mi powers % hl' uaus n'crs. ana
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sons ! . ner ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS mucn o.
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The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-10-24
ADVENTURES or a WATCH
- ri T$ T1
AEAdyss I1ms-Pyecs yRhss.u rs con sanuaIl
Deisg Loaf snd round.


ArAsyy r...-r,..s zs.ss !. S......lt
Deisg Loaf sid Found.
fomsv yeaxs. ego q handsomer MATCH
for venan's Wea trad eIed from Svftz-
Grind p . FFov encs jev<lcr's. " crs
Inn show window It attescted atteiGIon
q . proper gift 70 bestow upon a friend.
II " purphesed. put IN It's pretty caso=
witk the chnteinine attached. and the
whole later lost before the ..pnrchassr
arrived home. Three days "a u was
axsertise( y folfnd al &ns al efn In
the possession b Is purchase. IN was
bes6wed pod ne irkndE befofe
many days. after the NAY had 1eturned
from drive. the watch was found 10
have been dropped from its chap
lainc.a No research could find It.
Three weeks later it was carried .into
. jewelers. for sale, recognized by tue
owner and recovered.
Sitting on the rocks at Narragans.tt
Pier one summer day. and wondering
II It were yet-iate aftcruoon. Gle aiowner
OF the watch glanced down to sec the
time and the watch was missing II
had been securely fastened but the
chatelaine had brokcn and let 70 the
timekeeper. Going back 10 the Lotel
the lady was spoken to By an
elderly man. Have you lost
any thing missanns MAS naked.
'tYes, q watch" Here it is" And
uninjured the tramp piece Of jeMelry
was returned to the owner The
chatelaine being repaired stoutls, the
watch WAS worn to PhiladsiP or
course it was lost there. and equally sof
course it was found by the chamber
maid In the hotel and mailed L; the
owner 10 Rhode Island by tho pro
prietor Of the house, Representation
from friends, profered advice, which
is said to possess an unpleasant o,lor.
and chidfngs. failed 10 make tho own
.er stop wearing tho watch
Yesterday the watch hung. With
numerous other silver trinkets. slis-
pended from the chatelaine Worn from
the girls side. She stood on "a wharf
AOOh1hk hOWu AutO tl-C N6tCi. llOn
deep is it down therePn was asked.
About fifteen feet" when the tide
Is outp" Yes Plunge went some
thing intoN=the green water below.
What was that, fish, asked by
stander. But the girl knew bctter:;=s
and she innocently covered the chates-
=laine ~one-'hand- and said: Il.
think it was fish; thought saw
him fiop." But going home she said
to her companions: Say, you know
that fish that Topped SOP "Um.s
well, it was my chatelaino watch; it
dropped in there kerspang and went
to the bottom" And when the man
got through scolding the girl said:
It'll come back; its got to, ! sup
pose fish will swallow il and Ishall
buy that same fish Of the peddler Oh.
it's got TO come backI Providence
Or L. Journal.
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Stranger (buirsting into worksho

Stranger (bursting into Workshop
Il see BY the paper that you've in
vented an electric railway by which
people can leave Chicago in the morn
ing, spend the day in New York, and
be back in Chicago by bedtime!
Wharll you take tos drop it. and
smash. up the models?" Inventor
"What do you meane Are you
.crazyp" Stranger-"No; but / shall
be If that road goes through--rve got
a mother-in-law in Chicago. Puck.
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She Was Proud OF Him.

- .sAre syou interested I'D athlcticse'
asked Miss Twillick q ayoung travel.
jne nlan who had been paying some
&stsntloa. z M
II didn't care much about those mat
tiers until recently.
"But you are exercising nowP"
II should say 80. / can jump ates
foot fence ut one bound md oatruu any
bow-lsGged dog sthat ever infested {
doofSyaFd.n z3a 3sasn9
And - think. she murmured fond.
II, .sthat II II 20 my father that you
owe I'll this. : = Msfohans Trgysler.
+ ~
--0eiuru . tailor can coilse9 BIZ blila
hs hns 70 ssw ler then.
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Music dealer-''Is there some
thing for you to-day. my friendP''
'Possum Ridge farmer ssWal. vas. /
promised my .darter Of she'd do all the
homework last year I'd git Ter d
musical trap o. some sort She's
powerful sot on Iearnin' music, !"
Yes. Would you like to buy .
pianoP" .sOh, shucks, mister. them's
TOO high! low mouth~organ or 4
jew's-harp will bout be Their trick. -
brakes Magazine.
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UNDER FALSE coLoRs.

a Politicians Ridiculous Attempt to
Make m Admiral Of Himself.
In England we do not dote quite so
much upon uniforms vs. they do. in
France; and little incidents OF this
kind are therefore not very likely to
occur on this side OF the channel.
Still. a well-known English Cabine:
Minister did once get into difficulties.
not through going about In multi. but
through wearing too much uniform.
We will not mention the gentleman's
name. for he is still extant This dis
tinguished pelitician-not- even his
friends ever thought he was STATES
man-was once upon time First Lord
Of the Admiralty. Full Of the fmpor-
lance Of his office he determined to
wear the gorgeous uniform of Lord
High Admiral. whose representative
he was. The first time he had official
business with the feet the right hon
orable gentleman put on his uniform
and went aboard one of her Majesty
ships. The Minister who liked to
look upon himself as Lord High Ad-
miral. had his flag run up and the ves-
eel started. In > lev minutes one OF
the onicers came up and politely
touched his hat 10 the Fret lord.
III you please. sir, what are your
ordersP', he asked.
s.40rdersi what ordersp"
..As your flag is flying. you are in
but don 4 understand at all"
We'll. sir, you are in command. and
III q few minutes we shall run into the
Queens yacht viii you give me my
ordersp' Y g@e& ~
The anlucky First Lord became
crimson with vexation. and the Lord
High Admiral's pennant was promptly
hauled down. st. James Gazette. ~ ] z
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-10-24

There Is q man living neae Quit
man; Brooks County. Ga. who never
ate q morsel Of bread f. Ais lile He
| subsists principally on fruits nd r.
tasoes. He weighs nearly two huhdred
and was never sick longer than an
hour in his life He drinks gal
lon OF milk day.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-10-24
OFFICIAL RED TAPE.
IT Cost the Governm ent Fifteen Dollars
Collect Three Cents.

1T Cost the Governm ent Fifteen Dollars To
Collect Three Cents. 5qS4
After two days work by the clerks
Of three or four departments of the
custom house and some Incidental Ia
Dor on the part Of the deputy collector
having charge ofsdatiable goods COM
ing into the country through the
mails, Mr.. Henry Zimmern was en-
abled. upon the payment Of three cents
duty and a penalty of like amount, to
recover an article OF personal adorn-
ment that was sent him by a friend in
Germany. @sF
That article was a brass ring. valued
at tweives cents, and dutiable under
the customs laws for three cents.
Why Mr.. Zimmern wanted a ring OF
this material, or whether it was
gage Of his early love, or possibly an
heirloom in his family, Acting Collect
'oraM Nice lelland does, not know. The
only fact he takes official cognizance
OF is that the ring came inclosed in q
letter, that it owed duty OF three
cents to the Government and that no
matter what might be the result that
amount must be collected.
The amount Of red tape through
which thissinnocent brass ring passed
before it reached the owner is hard to
specify. When the deputy collector
at the postoffice discovered it in an
envelope he and his staff of clerks had
to fill out seizure papers in quadrupli-
cate reporting the fact to the collect
OF. Oue zof zthsesclerhsAof the latter
bad 70 ackno Y ledge the receipt Of the
Documents. send copies to the survey
or ana naval ofIlcor for their informa-
ton aud indorse upon the third an
order To the appraiser to make an ex-
animation Of the sseized article. The
fourth copy carefully filed in the
collectors Office for future reference
This was the work Of the collectors
office, but there was more, to be done
before the Compartment could get its
three cents. The official in the seizure
room had to be instructed in writing
to turn the ring over to the appraiser;
the appraiser had to reportthe result
OF his examination to. the collector.
and the latter had to acknowledge the
receipt Of the report, and SO finally
when the owner called Tor his proper
ty and planked down his three cents
there had been expended. according to
the opinion Of experts in the custom
house, at least fifteen dollars in clerk
hire, stationery, messengers salary
etc. IN. X. Herald
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-Emin Pasha, whose name Is SO
prominently associated with explora-
zion and conquest about the head
waters OFF the Nile. swas twenty-five
years ago a. young German surgeon
~ delicate physique and shy manners.
by the name Of Edward Schnitzer.
Having taste for travel and the
study ofxiatutal history. he went to
Turkey and became attached tosthc
stan Of 1smail Hakls Pasha Later
he entered the Egypsian service, TAX
ing the name of Emin. ''the faithful'
one, nnd in after years he proved an
Invaluable sssistnnt 70 GENERAL Gordon
Ii ths lsttsrss struFels for the conquest
u Ne Nrisss bottsglsg en ths MA
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a YounessSw fo.l nan rsoen

started for Europe. He reached Buff SUI
fnlo. N. r., when. he remembered that
hhe had forgotten to lock his safe He
hurried home and there found . lsster
oRsrlhg him : large contract ~ yin.
cInnssi, which 10 = ones asseptsa 80
Ahssdessd ~ sriu
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-11-08
.wooppEcKER STORES.
now the Busy Birds Secure Provisions For
Winter Consumption.

now the Busy Birds Secure Provisions For
Winter Consumption.
In stripping off the bark, l observed
It perforated with holes larger than
those which a musket bullet would
make. speared with most accurate
precision, as if bored under the guild
ance of a rule and compass, and many
of them filled most neatly with acorns
Earlier in the season ! remarked
the holes in most all the soft timber;
but. imagining they were caused by
wood insects. did not stop to exam
inc or inquire; but now finding them
studded with acorns firmly fixed in,
which l knew could not have been
driven there by the wind, l sought for
an explanation, which was practically
given me by Captain SIS pointing
out a flock of woodpeckers busily and
noisily employed in the provident task
of securing their winters provisions.
for it appears that the sagacious bird
is not all the time thriftlessly engaged
in 'stapping the hollow beach tree"
for the mere idle purpose of empty
sound, but spends its summer season
in picking those holes, in which it
laws it's store of food for the winter,
where the elements can neither affect
nor place it hey ond their reach, and it
is considered a sure omen that the
snowy period is approaching when
these birds commence slowing away
their acorns, which otherwise might
be covered by it's fall.
1 frequently paused from my chop
ping to watch them in my neighbour
hood. with the acOrns in their bills,
half clawing, half flying round the
tree, and admired the adroitness with
which they tried at the different holes,
until they found one of its exact cali
Der, when, inserting the pointed end,
they tapped it home most artistically
with their beaks, and flew down for
another. But their natural instinct is
oven more remarkable in the choice of
the nuts, which you will invariably
find sound; whereas it is matter of
impossibility. in selecting them for
roasting, to pick up batch that will
not have half of them unfit for use,
the most safe and polished-looking fre-
quently containing a large grub gen
Grated within. Even the willy Indian,
with all his craft and experience, is
unable to arrive at any thing like an
unerring selection, while in a large
bag full that we took from the bark of
our log, there was not one containing
the slightest germ of decay. They
never encroach on their packed stores
until all on the surface are covered,
when they resort to those in the bark,
and peck them of their contents with
out removing the shell from the holes.
IN. Y. Ledger.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-11-08
Alpine Funeral Customs.

A clew to the origin of the Irish
wake and other funeral composites,
which we are sometimes inclined to
regard as relics of barbarism, may be
found in the funeral customs of some
of the Alpine regions. The circle of
acquaintance of the more prosperous
people of the villages often extends
over miles Of country; and the friends
OF deceased proprietor will take
long journeys to attend his funeral
The dictates of hospitality require
that their physical wants be provided
for; or. if not, they will meet at the
inn and naturally have something
very like a feast In some districts.
even before death occurs and the pa
tient is in the last agonies. all around
are informed of the fact, and are ex-
pected to make ceremonial last visit
They enter the sick room, take a long
look at the dying man and go their
ways. After death, when the body
has been prepared for burial, table
is spread covered with refreshments.
and open house is held till the funeral.
IN. Y. STAR