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The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-07-17
SERvIA'S INDUSTRIES.
Sheep and Swine Are the Sources of Il
Little Kingdoms Wealth.

Little Kingdoms Wealth.
Belgrade, city of thirty or forty
thousand people, beautifully located at
s the confluence of the Danube and Save,
and for many centuries famous strate-
gic point, in these last years has been
transformed into a. modern European
town, with comparatively few relics Of
its oldetime Oriental character. Ito
Mohammedan element has disappeared
almost absolutely. It's principal streets
are broad and well-paved, ana its parks,
palaces, barracks and various public app
pointments are those of the newly-fur-
nished capital of third-rate but ambi-
tious kingdom.
|. The Servians are more viyacious and.
picturesque race than the Bulgarians,
but they have, as a race, no such sturdi-
ness and force of character and no such
), capacity for self-government. This is
esafd~less in disparagement Of the Servi-
ANS than in praise of the Bulgarians,
who seem as capable OF progress in in
stitutional life as the Swiss. The Ser
VANS are more. excitable and tickle.
They have, however, a nslmbe of states
men whose ability has given them Euro
pean eminence;- and the whole tone and
spirit of the codntry is liberal and pro-
gressiVe.
AS yet Scrvia is pastoral and agri-
I cultural region. It's diminished forest
areas still pasture great numbers of pigs,
and in it's meadows Craze the long
horned white cattle that are destined
Tor the abattoirs OF Buda-Pesth
and Vienna. Sheep, also, are prlnci-
pal seuHee-ef Sefyian wealth, gradually
outranking the swine in that respect.
The principal crop in Servia as of the
.~entire~-Iewer~ e-~vallessf-is~4adiaR
corn; and while wheat also is grown ex-
tensively the maize furnishes the chief
bread stuff of the people. The wheat is
barged up the Danube to the great mills
of Buda-Pesth. The framework is done
with old fashioned Implements, and the
+ corn-fields are full of women and girls
in the early summer months, dressed in
bright peasant costumes and hoeing
merrily, while in an adjoining bayfield,,
! perhaps, the traveller Will SEGA row of
men each swinging short scythe, The
+ trade of Servia is almost entirely with
/ the countries lying westward, and Aus
tria-Hungary monopolizes most of it.
The exports are, as | have indicated,
grain and animals. The country people
! are, to great extent, still found in the
old patriarchal family groups, each
group including q number. of separate
but kindred households, and the tract
I of cultivated land being the inalienable
possession of the family as whole
Villages own their environment of COM
mon pasture land and their tract of
forest for fuel The costumes OF the
peasants arc, perhaps, the most pictur-
esque now remaining in Europe
Chautauquan.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-07-17

A ST. Louis jeweler outwitted his
landlord in rather unique fashion. He
desired to move, but was compelled to
pay full months rent of 5000 because
he had not given the required thirty
days notice. lie counseled lawyer
but was assured the claim was valid. 81
can use the store, can / not?" he asked.
Certainly" said the lawyer. His stock
had nearly been moved to the new store,
but the remaining occupant of the store,
who was the landlord, was much sur
prised when the jeweler returned with a
select assortment of four dozen cheap
alarm clocks These the owner set to
suit himself and then went out forga
walk Then the alarm clocks began to
go off one after the other. The landlord
was almost frantic with the noise, and
he hunted up the jeweler and rendered
Nm his money in return, but the jew
eler did not want to be out the price OF
the clocks, so he drove sharp bargain,
accepted $500 and moved outs-Chicago
Hara1d --
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Helen Hunt,s Little Bow

| can remember SO many droll and
pretty things of his saying and doing.
Once, when he was still in white frocks,
several ladies happened to call at the
same time on his mother Rennie, in
his little chair sat by. AS one lady
after another came in Mrs. Hunt would
say: "Rennie, dear, you are sitting with
your back to Mrs. So-and-So.n Rennie
obediently got up and changed his posi-
ton. in accordance with the laws OF
politeness, several times, but at last so
many came. and he was urade move SO
often, that he stood in the middle of
the circle with his chair held tightly
behind him in both hands, and said In
despairing tone: "What um do With
backs2" 1t used to be sort OF rroverb
with us efterward--.whst pr, A. WITH
sy''sssSsae Awaka
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THE FARMING WORLD.
ThEY % pAMAGE.


,Aszae axxf.r Rsnaksres--Ih R1GAlc Trsst
Moth and It's work
The Buffalo Tree Hopper tcsresd-
6f6dl1) Is very common species
throughout most Of the United States
and one which causes no little injury to
apple, maple and other trees. The mode
of puncturing. which is done for tho
purpose OF depositing eggs, has been
carefully studied by Prof. Popenoe at
the Kansas Agricultural College, and 1
can not do better than quote from his
description and give the figure drawn
by Mr.. Marlatt, showing the punctures
and the insects.
s.The mode of oviposition in the
Buffalo Tree Hopper has been the sub
iect OF some difference Of opinion, and
descriptions extant, with the exception
of short one in the Canadian En-
tomolegist for 1886, seem to be wide OF
the mark. Observations upon this i'm
sect made last summer in the depart
ment of entomology Of this institution
show that the mode OF oviposition is as
represented in.At the plate herewith ex--
hibited. The irregularly circular or
oblong scars, resulting from the growth
of the injured bark upon branches and
twigs punctured by the insect in ques-
tions, occur numerously on the twigs OF
various trees, especially upon the will
low, soft maple and apple. In young
apple orchard in this vicinity, the scars
were so numerous that the growth OF
the trees was lcssened and their, shape
much injured in consequence.
s.fhe= Sits in the bark made by
the oyipositor of the female tree
hopper, are two in place, slightly
curved, their concaye sides facing.
The strip OF bark between these
Sits IS separated from the wood, as the
insect thrusts the ovipositor from each
slit to the bark under or beyond the OPP
posite slit, the eggs in each row having
been introduced through the slit above
the opposite row. The growth of the
bark is thus checked, and the missions
remain for several years, as the irregR-
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-07-17
The Peculiar Figure Nine.


Did you ever notice the popularity in
the figure o? When an error has arisen
from any transposition of figures, the
difference between such sransposed num-
bers is universally a multiple of the
mineral 9. For an instance: Suppose
an error occurs in bringing out trial
balance or-cash settlement, or that the
sum short can be divided by without
any remainder. If il has occurred in
this way there is a strong probability
that the mistake has been made BY
transposing figures; at any rate, if such
mistake takes place BY reason of trans
position. the sum in question will always
divide by 8 without remainder To il.
lustrate this: If 81 has been put down
as 10, the error will be IS, or twices9, ex.
actly; if 1922 be set down as 223 the error
will be 90, or 11x9, and SO on between
any transposed numbers. Try it and
prove it. st. Louis Republic.
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THE MOTHERS WISH.

wish had an cagle,s sight =, --..=..-ss. :
SAID Johnnie, with q radiant look,
As all sat round the evening light,
Each occupied with work or book
Then on far Eiffel tower ia stand
And view the wonders on each hand"
: " But you've no ship TO cross the scar
Cried little May, in quick reply
And II you had-how sick you'd bel
I'd taifo the eagles wings ard fly
Then on and on DER hill aud plain
Right round the world and home again. $
Psbawi Eyes and wingsi,, sneered sturdy
Dan ---7-
'Td choose, II choice could make.
lions strength" .hnd ], said Nan,
"The lily's breath and beauty take
Then wect-toothed Nell piped "Fct
my part
Give me, from becs the honey art
Wishing ran wild. We all were gay,
Mother sat sewing, weary faced;
F Sfhaff Time h8df VIC for sb50Fs ar play,
So many stitches must be placed.
Old pussy stretched, lazy and fat,
Close at her feet upon the mat.
Mother. called Dan, "'Tis your turn now
What would you take had you the chance. =
She pushed her glasses up her brow
And gave us1all a kindly glance
We'll II could, and twas no crime,
I'd take" she said, 'the cats spare
time"
- Boston Transcript.
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HORTICULTURAL NOTES.

The following excellent fruit notes
and suggestions we copy from the Mas
sachusetts Ploughman:N
A GOOD, well-fiavored solid strawberry
Is much more desirable than one that Is
big, hollow, insipid and soft The pop
ular demand for very large berries is
foolish.
The man who, attemps to raise an or.
cbard OF young trees in grass has no
right to complain about the depressed
conditions Of agriculture. He practices
depressed methods.
TREE roots always extend as far as
the limbs extend, and sometimes
farther. That fact shows the folly Of
sonnning culture and manure TO withiv
sfeet ~ tive ef tie tsoe trurk.
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FIG. /.

from the posts with a common claw
hammer and then rewound ON the
original spools. Fig. l explains tho
construction of the machine. Fig. 3
shows the parts to be made. Inserted
In the crank shaft is a pin, the ends of
which project few inches.
The slot is just far enough from the
pin-hole SO that when the wedge is in
serted in the SLOT the spool may be
held firmly on the crank shaft. Iron
clamps fastep the side pieces to the
frame OF cultivator or corn pillow,
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-07-17

LUCAS COUNTY, -87-7
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that be is the
senior partner Of the firm of +. j. Cheney
& Co., doing business in the City of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LAEs for each and every case Of Catarrh
that can not be cured by the use of Halls
Catarrh Cure FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. D. 1856.
lsEALl A. w. GLEASON, Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system Send for testi-
monials, Free +. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo,O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-07-17

It Is very important in this age OF vast
material progress that remedy be pleas
ing to the taste and to the eye, easily
taken, acceptable to the stomach and
healthy In its nature and effects. Possess
ing these qualities, Syrup of Figs Is the one
perfect laxative and most gentle diuretic
known.
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EASY AND SIMPLE,


Moving Barbed-wire Fence-How 1t Can
BE Done.
1t Is often necessary, says CORE
spondent of Farm and Fireside, to move
barbed-wire fence from one part of
the farm to another. With the appli-
ance described below barbed-wire fence
is one of the handiestof movable fences
For regular movable fence we use
small, wooden posts sharpened at one
end, which are easily driven into the
ground ON oiir prairie soil, and as easily
pulled out again. The wire is foosened
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-07-17

The Burlington Route, G., B. q @. r. r.,
will sell ON Tuesdays, April 22d and May
Doth, Home Seekers Excursion Tickets at
Hat Rates to points in the Farming Regions
of the West, Northwest and Southwest.
Limit thirty days. For folder giving de
tails concerning tickets, rates and time OF
Trains, and for descriptive land folder, call
on your ticket agent, or address p s.
EusTIs, Gen'l Pass. and Ticket Agent, Chi
cago, Ill
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-07-17

The man who should pass through life
without experiencing twinge of indiges-
ton might fifty be regarded as wonderful
phenomenon We doubt il such a privil-
eyed mortal has ever existed. If so, we have
never seen him. But thousands are known
to be daily relieved OF dyspepsia by Hostel
ter Stomach Bitters, the popular remedy
for that national complaint as well as for
fever and ague, debility, constipation, rheu-
matism and kidney troubles.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-07-17

brutes because there arc 20 many who
neglect home and family and drift into
lives Of dissipation and vice. In nine
cases out Of ten, the wife possesses tho
n2slssgySs Of zasen6 sed jet She. ID xiHnliy
neofsciousyofl t1ep tact
Helen suddenly discovered that
Marion wrfthed under her argument
and reflected that she might have
touched very tender spot in her nat
fzEns
But Marion, with true womanly pride,
was careful to-conceal from Helen any
intimation OF trouble that might exist
in her own family.
During the remainder of Helen's visit
her mind was constantly reverting TO
that conversation, and although she as
snmed to be interested in whatever was
being said or done, she could think OF
but one thing and that was her mis-
taken conception Of marriage.
The days passed all too rapidly, and
Helen's pleasant visit was ended. She
babe goodbye to Marion and Harry,
little thinking Of the telling influence
she had exerted in that home.
Marion watched the train boar her
friend away with an inexpressible feel
fng Of loneliness which fingered for
many days
Harry began to notice that she
seemed deeply intent upon some matter
which she evidently chose to conceal
from him and for time he refrained
from questioning.
One evening, as they sat in the twi-
light enjoying the solemn quiet of the
dying day. Marion suddenly determined
to open her heartto her husband as she
had not done for many months, and to
know for herself whether the old love
could be revived through any act OF
hers.
She crept into his arms with look
Of beseeching tenderness, and gather
ing together all the courage of her
nature, she unfolded the bitterness Of
her soul to him.
She related the conversation with
Helen and told him of the deep impress
sion it had made upon her own heart;
she told him Of ethe struggles with pride
in confessing to him her faults and OF
her unse1fish resolves for the future.
And all that evening these two,
whose tide of affection was slowly but
surely ebbing away with the current OF
the years, renewed their welded love
and thanked God for Helen's visit
Detroit Free Press.
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In another place in this paper will be seen
an advertisement of the Hartman Manu-
featuring Company, of Beaver Falls, Pa
They are an enterprising, reliable firm, and
have q great deal Of testimony to show that
the Hartman Steel Picket Fence Is the best
thing of the kind on the market You can
find out all about it by writing for particu-
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-07-17

Sic Norcls Free, will be sent by Cragin X
Co, Philada., Pa, to any one in the u s. or
Canada, postage paid, upon receipt OF 25
Dobblns. Electric Soap wrappers. See list
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"A young ostrich came to its. mother
groaning with pain, and with its wing
tightly crossed'upon its stomach What
have you been eating?' the mother
asked, with solicitude. Nothing but a
keg of nails" was the reply. s'Whatr'
exclaimed the mother; "a whole key OF
nails, at your age? Why you will kill
yourself that way Go quickly, my
child, and gwallew sham MGR v, uolacs
hhSn
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r y only between p the AGES Of eighteen
ly how old she is. Most of the rest of her
life she spends in bewailing her unwise
Willingness during this thoughtlcss time
Someryille journal.
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MUST not be COMPOUNDED with common cath
artic or purgativepills. Carriers Little Liv-
or Pills are entirely unlike them in every re-
speet One trial will prove their superiority.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-07-17

LECTURER on physical beauty says that
"holding one hands up makes the veins
swell and induces large, coarse develop
ment.n Train robbers, who order their
victims to s'throw up their hands, should
be informed of this fact.--Norristown Her
aid
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-07-17

IT is said that Jefferson carried his sim
pie tastes into official life. Lots of Office
holders do that, but tho trouble is they taste
too often.-Texas Siftings.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-07-17

THE Grip of Pneumonia may be warded off
with Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-07-17

AN Esquimaux has started a paper in
Greenland The last-issue- announces that
there is no immediate danger of an ice fam
inc, in spiteof the balmy winter Puck.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-07-17

THE re-discovery of the art of tying
long four.in- hand scarf into fat necktie,
instead of in the customary sailor knot, is
at present the matter which absorbs the
attention OF the dudes the most
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-07-17

BILIoUsNEss, dizziness, nausea, headache,
are relieved by small doses OF Carter's Lit
tie Liver Pills.
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THE dude is not of much practical use,
but he makes an excellent background
when you stand him up beside a real man.
w Washington Post.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-07-17

RICH fragrant fine are the expressions OF
those who smoke "Tansills Punch SC Cigar
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RUSSIAN students still sing "God Preserve
the Car" but they don't say in what.-San
Francisco Alta.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-07-17

BEST, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. By druggists Csc.
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IT'S the guest who Is refused permission
to run up bill who runs down house.
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ALONG with the news that whalebone is
scarcer, comes the information, that the
latest fashionable corset is boneless You
can sometimes make n vanity as well as d
virtue of necessity-Puck
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-07-17

PHoToeRApHlNG in colors is the latest
achievement, but no camera will ever do
justice to a bald-headed man with the blues
and a red nose
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WHEN an editor lacks backbone, it must
make him feel uncomfortable to have PEG
pie refer to his "want column. Yonkers
Statesman.
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A TITLE often sells book, as easily as it
buys an heiress.
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FI.al,..s.

from which the plows have been re-
moved. The side pieces also rest in the
hooks which are on most walking Guilt
vators. -
This arrangement may have to be
modified to suit different styles of cult
vators, but the present article will serve
as hint, and the readers ingenuity
can do the rest. - ---..s.-,----,- .---..-
Two mon operate the machine, one
holding the tongue and guiding as we'll
as regulating the tension of the wire;
the other, Of course, turns the crank.
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q yonderfui Phenomenont

OBESITY induces. TO inactivity. That's
probably why tho fat Office never seeks tho
man.-Binghamto Leader.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-07-17

THERE is usually something on foot when
man takos his way to the chiropodist-
Boston Courier.
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On. PrERcE's Pellets-cleanse and regulate
the stomach, bowels and system genefaly.
One . dose; purely vegetable
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THE man with big family is fat fail
urc, from the landlords point. OF view
IS,,c1
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MONEY talks, but occasionally tho sales
lady cries "Cashli,-Pittshnrgh- Chronicle
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A MAN never realizes what perfect idiots
women are until he hears his best girl
laughing at some other fellows jokes
Terre Haute Express
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They tell good story OF a man who. has
q fondness for fast horses. A year or two
ago he had one that was said to be flyer,
and marvellous stories were told of what she
had done, and was capable Of doing But
an intimate friend noticed that the owner
Of tho wonderful horse never staked any
money on her.
aWhy don't you back her for good,
round sum, if she can do what you claim
she can ~ he asked That would prove
that you had confidence in her, but as it
it is---n =.
g See here,s my efriend, = said the other,
with a twinkle in his eye, "don't you know
me well enough to know that I'm too modest
TO bet on my own nag, especially when ieei
sure that she can't come out ahead Z"
When man knows he can accomplish
what be undertakes, he doesn't feel too mod
est to say so. When DIR. Pierce put his
"Favorite Prescription before the public
as certain remedy for female weakness"
with satisfaction guaranteed or money re.
funded on every bottle Of II, it proved
that he had entire confidence in the prep.
aration. He felt sure of its merits, and
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1t frequently turns out that the queen Of
diamonds is q knavc of hearts.
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Home Seekers Excursions.

THE fisherman considers it part Of his
business to scale the heights of fiction
YonlSers Gazette.
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THE undertaker's favoritc exercise is
hnxinp
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THERE is no dampness that is so oppres-
sive as the dampness Of woman crying
Atchison Globe. y