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The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-03-29
:. Gather Forecast.

Raleigh yesterday: Maximum tenn
perature rs; minimum temperature 54
rainfall O.O2 inches. Highest velocity
of wind 40 miles per hour from south,
west. Local forecast for Raleigh and
vicinity on Saturday: Fair weather.
colder.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-03-29
A Revolution in San Domingo.
lBy United Press I

New YORK. March 2S.-A cablegram
received by Tellado, Giberga & Co.. Of
IlS Wall Street, from ST. Thomas, San
Domingo, states that q poi i:,cal revo-
luton has broken out aud that battle
has been fought in St Thomas.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-03-29
The III cKinley Bill will Cause a Tariff
Was.
TBy United Press. !

PARIS, Marcb 20 LA Iiberte de-
clares that a tariff war with America
will follow if the Mckinley bill now
pending before the American Congress
is atioutea
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-03-29
DEATH On THE GALLOWS.
THE FIT END OF A MOST DESpI.
CABLE CRIMINAL.

Davis, Alias Shackleford. E:anged at
Pittsboro--His History and His
CTime--His Confession aud His last
Words.
Especial Dispatch TO STATE CHRONICLE
PrTTsBoRo, n O., March 2e, 1896 :
To-day James P Davis was pnbl civ cxc.
cuted here for the murder e John d.
Horton. the closing event as well as the
crime being famous in the criminal an
uals of Chatham county.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-03-29

ICONTINUEp on SECOND PAGE.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-03-29

is at present incalculable Il will re-
quire long days of painful search and
computation to reach proper estimate
but it is certain that
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-03-29
DEATH IN THE WIND.


Five Hundred People Killed and
Thousands w onnded-One Hundred.
Men, Women, and Children Burned
In the Ruins OF one House-DcsoIa.
tton, Destruction and Death.
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Paper Sacks for Dried Fruits.


ACalifornia journal, says its atten-
ton has been called TO the fact that
dried fruit packed in stout paper sacks
or packages, tightly tied, will keep
until late in the spring in good condi-
ton, and at that time will be perfectly
free from worms. 1t adds that this
may be true il the fruit was not in
tested prior to being placed in the
sacks aud tied up There is no dou5t
but wha; heavy manilla paper. such az
is used in the Eastern States for -four
sacks. would make very handsome
package for dried fruits. There is a
sack specially manufactured for lried
fruits. con sisting of@a burlap bag,
lined with heavy MANILA paper. which
will answer admirably not only for
keeping the fruit from the air and in
sects and free from dust and dirt. but
which makes a very strong paclSa 10
from which there Is no liability Of
the fruit be olning foul from tbs
threads and fuzz. as Is the case wslcrs
the fruit 10 placed Ia the ordinary bur-
lap sack. This paper-linad package
for dried fruit il something new. aa:i
should b tostsd thorou ghlys ~ Y.
WtlnQAel ) 1853
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-06
Progress of Electricity.

In 1876, only thirteen years ago
only as long as it takes young miss
to grow into tolerably long dresses
we had but couple Of Gramme ma
chimes and few lamps Of very crude
and unsatisfactory construction and
wonderfully low efficiency at the
Philadelphia Centennial. just think
OF it. seriously, thoughtfully, with
your eyes shut for one moment, and
then say to yourself there are $780,
000 600 to-day invested in the electric
business with over 337,017 arc and
2.704, 768 glow lamps, and the 100 rail-
ways, with nearly 800 miles. OF track
and 1000 motor cars in daily service,
and then say, II you can, what the
power is, or the energy is. or the force
is or the whatever you call it is, which
is doing all this work. And, again,
predict il you dare what the next
thirteen years, while that laughing
little miss is growing to be staid
matron. will accomplish with this
same unknown and unknowable
laborer in the world OF science, and
erS, and the domestic economy Of The
world, ElsrAeisss NsvlsN
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-06

Physiological Hints That May BE of Value
to.Many Readers.
Excessive eating is not the most
striking or the most. widely prevalent
fault Of the present generation. On
the contrary. moderation, and even
sometimes undue limitation. in diet is
the prevailing fashion. There is still
however, acensiderablen number of per-
sons who habituatfy overeat at meals,
and to such few physiological hints
may not be without their value. DR.
Reudon has been at the pains to make
some careful Investigations on the
subject. and his results have recently
been published. According to this OBJ
server, not uncommon consequence
of overlooking is the development OF a
series OF symptoms in many respects
similar to those of typhoid fever. The
temperature rises, there is feeling OF
serious illness. the sleep is disturbed.
the brain is incapacitated. and in se-
we're cases the disability is complete.
The cause of these symptoms is insult
ficient elimination and an alteration
in the blood brought about by the i'm
pregnation of the organism with ac-
cumulated waste products. In ad-
dition to these typhoid symptoms
thrombosis occur. in the vessels.
and what Is known as spontaneous
gangrene, or modification OF parts.
without any obvious or sufficient cause.
Now, these are conditions OF very
marked danger, particularly the
thrombosis and the spontaneous gan
creme. There is danger OF life here
The obvious remedy for such a series
of evils is, OF course. rest for the over
worked digesting and eliminating or.
gans. Both the quantity and the quail
ity Of the food must be so changed as
to admit of the performance Of easy
digestion. perfect assimilation and adj
equate elimination of waste. Lemon,
AIDES and lemon juice are said to be OF
great service in diminishing the ex-
-treme craving for food; and this. from
a limited experience. we can, to some
extent. confirm. Milk, also, in mod
crate quantities is useful, and in Ger.
tain cases skim-milk would probably
be best 1t is not always found that
the resting of the organs is suit eierit
The fever may exist for a long time.
and with it the feeling of decided i'll
ness. Drugs of different kinds are
then urgently demanded, and a comp,-
tent physician should be consulted
without delay, Hospital.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-06
THE MoRlBunD BooTJAck.


Decline of an Article Which Was Once
Considered Indispensable.
In the British Museum is a portion
of the stone floor Of an ancient Greek
house. In one OF the steps that lead
from one room to another is a niche
shaped like v. This was used as q
bootjack. Its sides are polished as if
by long use, and no doubt exists in
well-informed circles regarding its
original purpose. In early France the
boot first received its name from the
old French word "bot." meaning a
stump. which the boot OF that day re-
sembled. So necessary is the jack in
European armies that the saying Of
the poor German officer to his orderly,
John, pack the bootjack. we are
going to move" has become maxim.
In, the Washington museum there is
the campaign bootjack Of George
Washington. The notch is generous
in its breadth and depth and points to
the fact that the father of his country
was no dude in the selection of his
boots. The bootjack OF the fiery
Andrew jackson is another heritage
of the past reverently preserved in the
historic hermitage. The edges are
dented and notched, for '.old Hickory
was never particular what instrument
he used when in a domestic Or foreign
war. The bootiack of the martyred
Lincoln is not preserved. Per-
haps he never had one. He
Impoverished a bootjack. as they
do now in the West. by placing
the left foot behind the right leg. with
the toe OF the boot resting on the calf
of the Leg Then the heel is grasped
by the right hand and with vigorous
jerk the boot is removed. 1t has re-
ceived the attention OF inventive gent
us, as the records of, the Patent Office
show that from 1858 to 1866 forty DIFF
ferent patents were granted. The
palm of incongruity must be awarded
to patent OF Messrs. Osborn & Gran
dali, OF lion. N. ", who in 1876 in
vented bootjack that combined with
that function those OF nut cracker,
tack hammer, tack puller, wrench and
nail puller. With the improvements
in country roads and city pavements
came an Improvement in footwear and
top boots were supplanted by shoes.
The bootiack has declined and several
of Chicago's retail dealers say they
have. not used bootjack in their
stores in the last ten years. It has
come to pass that the history of the
American bootjack is closed and may
be filed away among the records OF
the moldy past. Even the present
generation of cats has either forgotten
its name or never knew that it existed.
Shoe and Leather Review.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-06
GLOVER AS A MANURE.
What Each Acre of Land Gains by 1t
Available Nitrnpen.

What Each Acre of Land Gains by 1t In
Available Nitrogen.
Clover has beneficial effect upon
the soil in. two ways, and is not only
grown cheaply, but it yields a valuable
crop for hay or pasture. 1t shades the
soil and mellows it, and this is bene-
fetal by encouraging the natural nitri-
fication of organic matter that may lie
inert in the land. It produces a large
quantity of roots, which contain nitro
gen in abundance, and yields a feeding
crop, which is worth, forsthe nitrogen
not used up by the stock and left
available in the manure. at least $40
per ton, as valued On the basis OF the
cost OF the nitrogen in artificial fertil-
izers. After a crop of hay has been
taken for two years the second year
the aftermath yields enough seed to
stock the land for years when it is
turned under, and an amount of most
useful plant food equivalent to- ten
tons of the best barn manure per acre.
A fair yield of aftermath, with the
roots and debris OF the previous hay
crops-not counting the manure made
by feeding two crops OF hay. which in
all is estimated by the noted expert
Sir j. b. Lawes as equal to more than
$40 pcr ton of hay feed-would contain
at least so or go pounds OF nitrogen per
acre, (and at the most three times as
much which is equal to 81 or 70
pounds of ammonia. and is worth at
the market value OF fertilizers IL cents
per pound. In all, with the manure
value of the hay and the fertilizing
value OF the roots and aftermath
turned under, each acre OF land under
this crop gains in available nitrogen
about 160 pounds.
In considering the interesting SUBJ
ject Of fertilizing the soil for the
growth of crops, it must be always re-
membered that the land is an inex-
haustible reserve of plant food, and
up to certain point is able to grow
crops indefinitely under judicious till
age. or, in other words, by thorough
and deep blowing and narrowing. But
this natural ability is not sufficient to
pay for the labor OF cultivating the
soil, and some means must, therefore.
be taken to add to this reserved fertil-,
ity or to develop it SO that profitable
crops may be grewn.Te discover and
apply these means of developing the
latent fertility of the soil and to add
tn IL ia afhaSwh03as cciaaea ana a,t 81
agriculture. Every thought and act
of-the farmer Is necessarily concen-
trated upon this, through as many
channels, however, as there are varia-
tons and differences in the methods.
To understand this point we'll greatly
simplifies the farmers work. for tc
know what to de in any case is made
more plain by knowing what should
be done. IN Y. Times.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-06
Why WOMEN FADE so EARLY.


A woman shouldn't feach her primo
Until shc's forty-fye.
Yet long before that happy time
raE sssfpsss half alive
Complexion saiior, sunken cheeks.
A tired, fretfui face,
She gets because she never socks
The means OF health and grace.
She dwclls too much on little things;
She magnines, alas,
Her troubles that the morrow brings
Which do not come TO pass.
She wearies over tribes. too;
In case she spoils q pie
She'll work herself into stew -
I And then sit down and cry.
And needlcssly she frets about
Her children. II her lad
Should stay little longer out -.
She's anxious then she's mad.
She doesn't get enough fresh air.
morning walk each day
Would tono her up so that her share
OF afterwork Is play.
But, no. The beds she first must mako
(Which better wait awhile)
And sweep and dust and sew and bake
Till she's TOO tired to smile.
Then after noon, In torture dressed,
shopping she will go,
Or make some calls which do not rest
And oftfncrease her woe. :
She overworks herself TO DO
Too extra nice to live;
No comfort TO her family
Or TO herself she'll give
. Now, II woman would retain
Her freshness, all her life
She'll take things easy and refrain
From fretfulness and strife.
Each morning, rain or shine. she'll take =
A walk-just for theair.
Then she will work without an ache
And bloom with beauty rare.
II. G. Dodge, In Goodall's Sun.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-06


An Tndisn Capital That Has No Csantsr-
part Anywhsrvs
Lying between Assam and Burmah
Is the remote little Hill State 81 Mani
pur. lately visited BY Indian officers
one Of whom. writing on the forests Of
the state In the s'Indian Forests, y gives
an extraordinary account Of Imphail.
the capital It is situated in what APP
pears dense forest Neither spires
nor chimneys cut the blue sky, nor Is
sm0Re observed to ascend from tbs
sylvan scenes Of the capital Nothing.
in fact, bespeaks the busy home OF
Sc. 900 to 40, 900 people. and yet hidden
away among these trees is the palace
OF the Rajah. and hard by are the
houses OF his favorites, each family
having large Enclosure around the
homestead Imphail may thus be de-
scribed as city Of villages. or rather
suburban residences around the palace
Straight, wide roads, lined with trees.
frequently intersecting each other at
fright angles, afford the means of CONF
munication, but neither shop. artisans
nor wheeled conveyance exist in the
city. Industry and skill occur only
in the distant rural homes"
The people OF the capital are the
promoted favorites OF the ruler. who
have had assigned to them plots of
ground near the palace, and live by
pressing upon the prosecuted agricult-
wrists OF the state.
The capital N Manipur is q royal
residence dedicated to luxury and
amusement. All are happy. The
streets are crowded with smiling.
healthy faces, (Which few==.bear
the marks Of toll or labor.
There are no schools in the
state, and court favor and promotion
are secured by success in polo. Coin
age is unknown. and the men are not
allowed to trade. Imports and ex-
ports. except in certain articles that
yield a royal revenue, are practically
prohibited.
The women from the distant villages
repair on certain day to the capital
or to other recognized centers. Each
carries on her head neatly-made
square basket, in which has been
placed the surplus stock of the home-
stead. the labors of her industrial skill
or of her husbands agricultural
knowledge. On reaching the market
place the contents of these baskets are
exposed and bartered, when each re-
turns again to her family, carrying off
the proceeds.
On market days the long, straight
road from Bishenpur to Imphail is
crowded by groups Of women hurry
ing to and fro Each wears an ele-
gantly striped dress in bright colors,
made of silk and cotton. The stripes
run along the length. aud the top and
bottom are neatly embroidered. A
long piece OF cloth is cleverly carried
across the breasts and just under the
armpits. instead OF round the waist,
and is firmly tucked up, SO that the
top embroidered edge falls forward,
adding. an additional fold to the gar
ment, while the bottom edge reaches
little below the knees. The legs and
arms are left exposed. The women
are the only traders in the whole
state.-London Times.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-06


andsge sim Floarlshss.
There arc never brigands actually
tablished in the plain Of Satoni
their haunts arc the districts UNI
Olympus, and the mountains near M
astir and Series; but give them time
hear Of . prize worth taking in the
land, and they will come far and br'
much to take It Colonel Synge's 4
lay only three hours from the YARD
and was surrounded by village
80 .hsigands attacked i iw saa set
house on fire unmolested. Mr. SOU
was taken in the peninsula Of Cass
dra. the western prong OF Chalcidice.
by the buigapds from Olympus, Man
uet. Aristides and Nicolas. who crossed
the gull with band Of raffians
ia caiquc, and carried on
their prize from the middle OF brigade
OF soldiers. This will show that no one,
ana least Of all an Englishman after
these enormous ransoms paid BY the
British government, can ever be sale Tor
long, and no must either make, as
E.wessdids sheriAexpe ditiens OF two sor
three days only from town
or take his chance. The old bands are
now broken up. but some OIL their mem-
bers are still at large, and the stray
cases that. occur from time to time near
the mountains show that the danger
still exists, and would become pressing
did suitable prize expose himself Po-
lice and guards generally are not OF
much avail; they would, and indeed
! could, do little against an organized at
tack, while with the solitary highway
man the traveller himself could proba-
bly, cope; but they certainly give an
off cial air to the party which COM
mands respect in the villages, and
might make weak band of brigands
chary OF attacking. In any case. Il
the Consuls advice is not implicitly fol-
lowed. the captive traveller has no claim
on his Government for ransom. The
brigand has, as a rule, no other calling;
| he is not an impecunious shepherd who
takes to the road, as is SO often the
case in Albania, but his villainous trade
/ is almost hereditary. He plays. as
! rule, for his own hand, killing his pris-
! oners if not ransomed, or II he be toe
/ hotly pursued. Macmillan's Magazine.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-06
Had No Faith in Books.

Mrs. Hodgkins Don't you think.
JEFF, now as we are we'll fixed, we
ought to have nberyp
Hodgkins=-..No, naum-don't talk
books to me- Igot no use for EN-,
Mrs. Hodgkins-Well all the neigh
bors has EN-.
Hodgkins--I take no stock in en-, ]
tell We. | sot history OF Greece
t'other day, and ! looked the hull
thing through. Darned il i could find
thing about the lard-renderin' bust
ness. America
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-06

The late Henry s. Leigh met an
acquaintance who had recently lost
his teeth. and whose uttsrances, in
consequence, were almost .unintelligi.
BILE. 1T was Greek to me-" remarked
0dsll, - the man left Greek, Y 70.
Piled Leigh ''gum arNbts. J should
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-06

Regulators" are the most irregu
lar forces extapt. Accommodation
trains are the most accommodating
OF all trains. They accommodate like
regulators regulate. - Jacksonville
ella Times Union.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-06

GOLDSMITH was addicted to fine clothes
and startling effects. He was fond,n says
one of his Contemporaries, 4sof exhibiting
his muscular little person in the eayest APP
parel OF the day, to which was added bag
wig and swerdn Thus arrayed, he would
figure about in the sunshine in the Temple
Gai dens, much TO his own satisfaction, but
to the amusement of his acquaintance
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-06
POPULAR PALACES.


Errors nn4 D9luG1ons u Mhicn Many x
sons Are Belisvsrs-
A very common error \ e supposs
that birds sleep with the head beneath
the wing. No bird ever sleeps 50; the
| head is turned round and laid upon the
back, where it il often concealed BY
| feathers.
That dogs are kept in health BY the
addition Of birthstone to their drinking
water. Seeing that stone birthstone -
9dT1griys fnsofffd fs6 sssssia wsEtsss ; fail Is
perceive what possible use it can be TO
| the dog.
That COWS arc fond Of buttcrcups.
Cows, as well as horses. in grazing.
carefully avoid these plants. which.
like all the Ranuncutac9. are harsh.
astr.ngent and somewhat poisonous
That washing the face IN morning
dew improves the complexion. Dew
| is distilled water; but being very pure
water, il can not exercise any special
Influence on the skin ! am unwilling,
however, 10 dfspef' this pleasing Illusion.
and say: by all means, young ladies,
wash your faces in thes morning dew.
/ In full belief OF itslefficacy. To do so
you must rise early and breathe the
pure morning air; this will benefit
/ your health and no doubt improve
! your complexion at the same time. :
/ This is undoubtedly the lesson intend
ed to be inculcated
| That a fire is extinguished by the
sun shining on it. The effect in this
case is apparent, not real. A fairly
rood fire looks little better than a
heap of white ashes under the power
full light Of tho SUMS ray
That there is economy in putting
fre-bricks or cIay-balls into a fire
Considering that whatever heat they
give out is derived from the fire itself,
and that, being themselves utterly. in
combustible. they contribute nothing
to the heat OF the fire. there can be no
economy in their use. Our method OF
using fuel is, however. terribly waste
| full; a very large percentage OF COM
bustible matter, as we'll as heat goes
up the fue and is wasted.
The pipes are burst by sudden
thaw. The thaw merely finds out the
bursting that has already been effected
by the frost. It is the expansion OF
water when passing into the icy state
that bursts water-pipes of whatever
material. ....
That the bones are brittle in frosty
weather. No doubt more bones are
broken in winter than in summer. but
this is due to the slippery state Of the
roads at that season, not to speak OF
accidents on the ice, and not to any
abnormal condition of our bones
That "thunderbolts" are tangible
realities that can be handled and pre-
served as curiosities. The thunder
bolt is the flash Of lightning, often no
doubt very destructive. but never ac-
companied by any solid. The only
solid bodies that ever fall to the earth
from the sky are aerofites or bolides,
bodies coming from outer space and
/ ba xyspn pnfhipn IN do with fhund
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-06

A CoTToNsTALK walking stick, nearly
four inches in diameter, IS on exhibition at
Montgomery, Ala. 1t was cut from cot
Gray, ESQ.,, of Montgomery County, which
bore ], GOO balls Of cotton and grew to be
twenty feet high.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-06

THE French historian, Mezeray, could not
work by daylight at all, but always wrote,
even during the day, BY the light Of can
die. In his rooms the deepest darkness
reigned perpetually, and when friends Wis
tied him he never failed to attend them to
the door with light in his hand, even at
bright midday.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-06

A SINGLE sheet Of paper six feet wide
and seven and three-fourths miles in length
was recently made at the Watertown, N.
Y, paper works. 1t weighed 2,207 pounds,
and was made and rolled entirely without
single break.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-06

TIE largest piece of machinery exhibited
at Paris is large English lathe weighing
$50 tons and long enough to swing q piece
seventy feetlong between centers and ten
feet in diameter.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-06

NJ. PAsrEuR recently declared with much
emphasis that rabies Is never Spontaneous.
The microbe producing it, he says, is in
variably transmitted.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-06

EDISON counts his minutes and picks his
company The lord mayor Of Lon
don invited him to meet fifty scientific peo-
pie at luncheon. Edison telegraphed him
he couldn't attend.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-06

The best way to mend torn leaves Of
paper. The print will show through 1t.