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The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-27
a word About Farm Morteares.

A proposition by a Democrat in the
Senate the other day to compel the cen
sus enumerators to compile record OF
the farm mortgages of this country
brought every Republican to his feet in
vehement protest There was no de-.
mand for any such thing Mortgages
were evidences of wealth. No poor man
had any thing to mortgage. And SO on.
Now, if the PROPOSE ton had been to com.
pile statistics showing how the former
may be enriched by paying taxes for the
benefit Of the manufacturers, not Re-
publican would have objected. That
would have been in harmony with the
falsehoods which sustain the protectiva
system. The farm mortgages of this
country reveal and prove the lie. Some
day they will be enumerated Chicago
Globe.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-27
CALINO'S ADVENTURE.
A Practical Humorist Courts the Wron
Mans Condolences.

A Practical Humorist Courts the Wrong
Mans Confidence.
F Monsieur Calino is a practical humor-
list Not long since he was caught in a
shower without an umbrella. He sought
refuge under the doorway of the Opera
House. 1t was six o'clock, and he had
an appointment with friend at the
Cafe de Paris at that very hour What
will he do? The rain was falling in tor
rents. just at this crisis a gentleman
with large umbrella passes. Calino
has Napoleonic mind.
He rushed over to the stranger, and
taking him confidentially by the arm
walked along with him, under his UNI
brella, saying:
s'I'm glad I've met you. I've been
looking for you for three weeks, old
chum, to tell you about my affair with
Clemantina."
Calino kept on talking to the man
whom he had never seen, telling a
trumped-up story about some unknown
Clemantina, not9aflowing the stranger
to get in word, until they had reached
the Cafe de Paris.
Then Calino said:
81 beg ten Thousand pardons. l mis-
took you for friend. Don't give me
away. Thanks" and he darted into the
cafe. One of his friends observed that
Calino's cravat was in disorder, where
upon it was discovered that his diamond
pin, likewise his watch and purse were
missing,
| He had been confidential to one of the
most expert pickpockets in Paris. Sex
as Siftings
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-27
COSTLY cARELEssNEss.
property Lost Through the Careless Preps
ration OF Mail Matter

property Lost Through the Careless Prepa-
ration OF Mail Matter.
The recent sale at the Dead Letter
Office, Washington, ID. c., calls atten-
ton again to the amount of property
lost through imperfect addresses or care
less preparation of parcels and letters
for the mails. Enclosures are put in en-
velopes and wrappers too frail to sustain
their weight. The rapid handling Of
mail matter demands that the contents
Of every package sent by mail should be
thoroughly protected. The authorities
say that most of the valuables sold come
into possession of the post-office author
tiles because they slip from their cover
ings and can not be identified and re-
placed.
Another protection which the post-of-
flee authorities suggest is that of plac-
ing the name and address of the sender
on the outside Of every parcel and letter
sent through the mailss This will
enable the local postmasters to return
the mail matter missent or misdirected
directly to the sender, instead of their
following the official routine of the
transfer to the Dead-Letter Office at
Washington, where press of business al
lows weeks to elapse before the matter
is returned, If ever returned, to the
sender.
The grossest carelessness is manifest
ed in the directing Of letters or parcels.
1t is perfectly astonishing that people
who take the trouble to use the mails
should so undervalue their own effort as
-.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-27
! Drift OF OPINION.

The Republican Legislature in
Maine wouldn't touch the Australian
ballot. They are not wanting reforms
.-1T-Bfer ingalls, will never be happy
Until the South is again plundered as it
was in the years Immediately following
the war. He and his party should try
to be content with the enormous and
ill-gotten treasury surplus. Louisville
Courier-Journal
How do the farmers like it, any
way? May wheat is lowerSthan ever be-
fore at this period of theSear since the
war. Corn, oats and provisions are in a
like fix. Our revenue business has
been so atrociously handled that we can
not sell our products abroad. -Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
-''Give me free ore," said the
speaker, land I'll sell pig-iron in Liver
pool and send steel rails to London.
What american industries most want is
free opportunity, and not Legislative
protection nor restriction. Interview
with the President of the Pennsy lvania
Steel Company.
Many Illinois farmers hase quit
raising wheat as profitless and gone into
apple raising, and now the tariff organs
may benefcially pat them on tho back
ana remind them how much they owe to
the protection that makes existence a
continuous feast of dumplings. -Phila,
delphia Record.
The speech of Senator Ingalls, on
the race trouble at the South and the
deportation project was very credit
able piece of mad-dog rhetoric perhaps;
but nothing more absurd in its state
ments or more inconsequential in its
conclusions has ever been uttered in
the Senate. Chicago Herald.
1t would be shocking state of
affairs If a Congress, Republican in both
branches, with Republican President,
elected on platform pledging them to
the highest kind of high protection,
should fail to carry out their pledges
and let the session go by without the
promised revision of the tariff in the
direction Of higher duties and greater
protection. But that would be Just what
the Plain Dealer has repeatedly pre-
dicted would be tie case.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-27
Gay THEIR DIET.

Death Of the Last Member Of . Decidedly
Peculiar Family.
The death Of Emanuel James, who was
killed In the Indian Territory recently,
recalls to the memory Of many of the
people OF this part Of the State the his
tory of remarkable family, of which
he was the youngest In 1882 Reuben
Jones and wife arrived here from South
Carolina and purchased farm three
miles from this place, where they re-
sided until their death, leading lives Of
the ordinary country people. To them
we're born seven children--five boys and
two girls, each of whom showed no un-
usual propensities until arriving at the
age Of puberty. At this stage of life
they each developed taste for sun
baked clay, taking it in small quantities
at first, but gradually increasing the
amount until they made 1t nearly their
sole diet. They were hospitable people,
and, If their visitors were SO inclined,
would talk for hours on the subject OF
clay-eating. They procured their usual
diet from the bottom and sides of large
spring on the farm, and, after working
the clay, would roll it out into cakes of
about one inch in thickness, then cut
into pieces of the size of an ordinary
biscuit and place them in the sun to
dry, after which they would store it in
the smoke-house for future consump tion.
Wherever they went they always carried
a quantity with them, and could be
seen nibbling at the mud with evident
relish. 1t had no apparent effect on
them for awhile, and they would do an
ordinary day Is work.. As the abnormal
habit grew stronger on them their color
began TO change to a dull yellow.
Their mud eating finally caused the
death of all except Emanuel, none Of
them living to be over thirty years old.
just before death they all presented a
horrible appearance, being so bloated
they could hardly be recognized, and
after death the stencil was so fearful
THAT NO undertaken would go near them.
and the family had to perform the last
sad rite for their dead.
None of them ever married, and, after
the death of the parents, Emanuel, the
only one of the family left, sold the
farm and left for the West, where he
came to his death from violence. The
spring from which these extraordinary
people procured their source of supplies
was visited by your correspondent to-
day. The earth about the spring has
the appearance Of ordinary yellow clay,
and how the people could subsist on it
for ten or twelve years is a mystery
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-27
sfIHE NEW AuTuER1I


A Arbitr.xy Euiing DESIGNED = Crush
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mites On osscsions action snali NO. %
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.ne nerc speaker VINO ~
ms DfleI service mas exniDieea :
oesposism ana parassnsnip Wisnous
preceuene IN inc his'ory OF inc
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puoiicahs ncyertneiess proposeu ="
push ths fesolutlon.io anseaelne JACK.
son, 81 west virginia anu pursuing
polcy anciens - congress ltseil' inc
minority aoseained from Young. Ine
cali OF the Toll showed tnat quorum
was not present. me speaker now
ever, went OUTSIDE OF the journal ana al
rected the clerk 70 record various meln
pers as present. not because tne call dls
closeo 1neir presehce put because ms
cnose 70 take tne evidence OF ms senses.
As al precedeneln congress Is against
ms proceeding as Blame ana uarneid
are recorded IN opposition 70 tnls cxer-
else OF power py tne speaker ana a.
Seeo himseil wnen In the minority mao
declared on tne moor that tine constitu
eienai laea OF a quorum IS not the phys
lcal presence Of majority OF the mem
pers OF the house, ent malorlly.ot Inc
members present ana participating IN
the business OF the house, intense ex-
cltement was naturally caused by the
ope aRers extraordlaary conduct.
80 arbitrary ana unJustls the speaker
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-27
..pERsonAL AND lMPERsoNAL.

W. "
Uncle Rufus Hatch was . nrEffssdf On
the Boston 4 Maine railway when no
was . young man, and In 1851 WAS
member Of the corps Of engineers that
did the first day 5 railroad work In MIS-
consin.
A family At West Bethel. Me-, com
sists Of a couple Of eighty-ive and
eighty years Of age respectively, who
live alone and do most Of their work.
But they do not lack for music or OF
citementT-t they keep fifteen pet oats.
Mrs. Angelo Ruscofii. said 70 be ono
Of the richest women in Kentucky, was
recently frightened to death BY m ~
legged ghost in a store at Bellevue. Close
inspection proved the ghostly visitor 70
be reflection from an electric light
some distance away.
DIR. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Rev.
Samuel May and Rev. s. r.. Smith re-
Gently dined together in Boston. They
were graduated from Harvard In the
famous class Of 1899. Eleven members
Of the GLASS sp<yivs, The greatest Of
whom is the genial old autocrat
A man named Powlikowslxi, who
died lately at Wloclawek, Poland, and
who worked in the fields until last year,
is said to have been 1f5 years Of age. Il
is further related that his brother died
at the age Of l16 and his father at 1875,
while three surviving sisters are aged
respectively 102, 90 and % years.
An item that has been going the
rounds Of the papers stating that DIR. w.
M. Baird, of New York City, formerly
Speaker of the House OF Representa-
tives of New Jersey, was q street ca
driver in that city has Nbeen found to BIO
Incorrect. The gentleman is q practic-
ing physician of New York and Is said
to be well of and highly respected.
Many English actresses have made
aristocratic marriages since 1900. Har-
riet Mellon married the ninth Duke Of
ST. Adams; Kitty Stephens, the fifth
Earl of Essex; Eliza Farren, the twelfth
Earl of Derby; Louisa Brunton, the first
Earl Of Craven, and Maria Foote, the
third Earl Of Harrington. Besides
these, the beautiful Miss O'Neill be-
came Lady Becher, Mrs. Nesbitt, Lady
Boothby, and Helen Faucit, Lady Mar
tin.
The King Of Corea, says writer tn
the Pail Mall Gazette, is little man,
dressed in handsome dark-red silk, rich
" embroidered with gold, wearing Q
bot hat OF similar material. His hands
he kept hidden in voiuminous sleeves.
His face Is pale, but very pleasing,
trimming over with good nature, and
each of his questions he chartered out
with rippling, nervous laugh like
girls. And each time he laughed we!
could see large yellow bead Of some
thing he was chewing.
Farmer John Macy, Of Uniondale,
N. Y, is clearly entitled to the cham
pionship for corn husking. He was re-
Gently bacl1ed for one hundred dollars to
husk one hundred bushels of corn in
seven hours, taking the corn as 1t stood
stacked in the field. He was to pull
down the stacks himself and tie and set
up the empty sheayes Tho wager was
accepted by a number of persons, who
considered the task an impossibility, but
Farmer Macy won, and had thirty min
utes and six seconds to spare.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-27
NEGROES FOR OKLAHOMA.
The ACCESSIBILITY OF Making the Territory
a Small Negro State.

Tho ACCESSIBILITY OF Making the Territory
a small Negro State.
The Republican newspapers are doing
all they can to encourage the movement
of negroes to Oklahoma. They proba-
bly, foresee in the near future new
State with dusky member of Congress
and a couple Of Senators. 1t is some
what astonishing what paradise Okla
homa has become since the idea of pop
ulating it with negroes was made pub
lie. 1t now, has all the finest qualities
of the best land in the Union, when,
Immediately after it's settlement, it was
universally pronounced to be worthless.
1t might be cruel, so far as the quality
OF the country is concerned, to fill Okla
homa with negroes, and yet it would be
good radiance for the rest OF the Union
If "a hundred or two Thousand negroes
could be placed there, where, among
themselves, they could develop their
own peculiar nature, where they could
practice social equality without him
drance.
The negroes have certain right to q
portion of the country in Indian Terri
tory. As is known, in 1866 the Govern
ment bargained with the Cherokees and
Creeks for large strips of land lying on
their western borders, to be used for the
settlement of freedmen and friendly In
dians. The bargain was never con-
cluded, but, in moral sense, the South
ern freedmen have right in this de-
partment of the Indian Territory
1t would be capital thing all around
if there could be established small
State which should be settled, owned
and governed wholly by negroes. 1t
would permit experiments as to their
capability for self-government, and
would allow them chance to depend
on themselves which they have never
yet had. 1t is only in community,
whether State or a Territory, COM
posed exclusively of negroesRthat their
real value can be determined. 1t is
true that in history it is shown that in
no modern instance has the African
made any considerable advance when
not connected directly with the white
element 1t is, however, possible that,
in country like Oklahoma, colored
men who have had the advantages of as
ISOLATION with the white race, and who
would be in close contact with the SUI
perior civilization of the pale-faces,
might attain considerable develop
ment. Chicago Herald,
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-27
How Dakot. was Ruined.

The Territorial government Of d.
kota was overwhelmingly Republican,
andit not only spent all the money it
could get buf ran the Territory in debt
and discounted the revenue for several
years to come, so that both of the
Dakotas are now practically bankrupt.
Neither has any money on hand, both
are heavily in debt, and in both the
estimated expenses are greatly in excess
Of receipts at the highest rate OF taxa
ton permitted by their constitutions.
Both are driven by the shameless prodi.
gality Of Mellette's Territorial govern.
ment to the dire necessity OF closing
schools and colleges for lack OF money
tc nccp them oten. --Abcrl cen Is. d.
Republican. l
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-27
AMERICAN HISTORY.
As Yet There Is No Satisfactory History OF
the United States.

the United States.
OF more Importance than is generally
supposed is the American Historical AS
ISOLATION. It's membership comprises
many OF. the best known literary men in
this country, and they are carrying on q
labor Of love with great zeal and re-
markable success.
1t is lamentable fact that this coun-
try, which has done more to shape mod
ern history than all others combined,
which is a new and successful expert
ment contrary to all human experience,
is without satisfactory record Of its
own history. Many admirable books
have been written on the subject, but
none do more than faint Justice to it.
Bancroft's history is rich in colonial
lore, but even that is incomplete.
History has not received proper atten-
ton in this country until within de-
cade. Previous to our centennial year
there were few colleges that maintained
chair of history, and the attention
paid to this most important branch of
study was very slight. One Of two in
different text books were used, With
occasional lectures, but the student who
desired to learn any thing about history
was obliged to rely on such resources as
the college library afforded without any
assistance from his professor.
OF recent years this has been changed.
Every first-class educational institution
has chair of history, and history is
made an important part of the curricu-
lum. The study of American history
has received an impetus from many
directions. The Smithsonian Institute
is doing great workin the prehistoric
period. Antiquarians are delving into
Libraries and public records in search of
facts instead Of taking as truth many
legends of the colonial period which are
based on very slim foundation
The association referred to is doing q
great work. by interesting our best men
in the subject The result is that mate
rial is accommodating rapidly, so that be-
fore many years an American history can
be written which will adequately deal
with the subject The genius 81 Macau-
lay is needed to handle it, but there Is
no reason to doubt that in due time tho
man will arise who can perform the task
successfully.
The study Of history Is, perhaps, the
most important duty Of an American.
We can not expect to survive as Nation
unless we know how to escape those
evils which have destroyed other peo-
pies. The past Is the guide for the
future, Is to what we should do as well
as what we should not do. and every
movement that stimulates . study Of
our own general history should be en-
couragcd, Philadelphia InQuirer,
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-27
-...l.|I-|.aa u :
ONE WORD.

no IN e :, the warrior said
.1." ~ yalof and glory wed
(..,.se. 4 ballad" exclaimed the knight
n'nss adyentnre and faith unite"
"A. 10 fFecdorn." the patriot cried
9s ~ won and wrong defed."
L., me- a drama" the scholar asked
gs.'jraer world in'the outer masked
- r,e ssosnnst. !" tho nrtfst prayed
(ss .a, and passion in harmony played"
\, me lyric" the maiden sighed
L.Is,E note waking the morning WIDE"
- al too long" said the busy age,
s.ts me line instead of a page
swift year spoke. the poet heard,
Pssn, noen write in a single word"
Fjs' - - -ry4s
!. iooked ln.the maiden's glowing eyes,
Il |, ,,o,oedt glanced at the starlit skies;
cam The lights below to the lights above,
M wrote tho ono word poem-Love.
--Blackwood's Magazine,
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-27

the bridal call paid to them BY the
sisters
Dan Hq8hed lightly. He was sensi-
PIE, practtcal fellow, and very much in
love vfthfis second choice.
The fe1e4no is the work Of your Inn
agipatio4 ~ pet. Or, il you are in the
right M46 too short to be spent in
thawine |ousand feet Of ice upon the
chance d ding fire ct the bottom. p
Marion b md, in N. Y. Ledger.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-27
A prominent RepublicanIl CONGRESS

A prominent Republican Congress-
man is said to have answered, when
asked what the majority proposed to do
With regard to the tariff during the pres
ent session: I'VE propose to a. nothing
but talk about it, With the Repaid
lican manufacturers Of New England
clamoring for free raw materials and
the farmers Of the West bowling for re-
duced duties, we can not afford TO make
arecord. -Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-27
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"
in times like these the doctor skilled
His hopes OF curing offers,

His hopes OF curing offers,
His pockets are with money filed
Drawn from the publics coughers.
Washington Capital.
--ssThis is somewhat of Irvine
trust" said the young man as his best
girl wound her arms about his neck to
whisper sweet nothings in his large left
ear.--Kearney Enterprise.
-Papa-eIf have to. speak to you
again I'll whipyou." The Terror-s'Say,
papa, what did you have little, boy for
If you can't get along any better with
him than you doa"-Philadelphia In
quirer.
Newly-Accepted Suitor-"Well, Bob
by, you will have q new uncle soon; am
your Aunt Mary's choice for husband"
Bobby (surprised) -"Well, that's strange.
heard her tell mamma, only yesterday,
thaty were Hobson's choice. Life.
The only man whose melancholy
trip to the bottom Of the sea ever stirred
the sympathies Of the people as much az
Dan McGinty was the lamented Pharaoh,
who went down in his best Sunday chat
riot some thousands of years ago.--Chis
cago Tyre.
Tramp-"Will you give me permits
sion, lady, to go into your barn to COM
init suicide?s Lady thlled with PITY
Poor mani Here's piece Of mince-pie
for you" Tramp-'eThank you, marin,
but Eve got some Rough on Rats that
will do just as we'll. IN. Y. Sun.
Mrs. Dolliver Ito the new girl)--
"Noreena, throw this water out Of the
window; but be sure you look out. ,(Ten
seconds later.) What's the matter2',
Noreena--"I looked out, Mum. and !
saw the water go all over as fine gem
tleman as you'd care to meet. Puck.
First officer--"What's wrong wild
him, Jimmy? Can't yer lift him?' Sec.
ond officer-ssNot hair can move
him." Party who has fallen-sTt's no
use, gentlemen; YOU might lust as well
leave me. I've been at the West-side
cooking-school dinner, and I ate four
amateur doughnuts. Judge,
do you remember Jones who went
out West?" said one travelling man who
was conversing with another in remi-
niscent vein. Very we'll" HE was
high strung fellow HE was when
last saw him. 'What do yon mean?''
"a vigilance committee had taken
charge Of him. ~ Merchant Traveller
Lucy tagged eleven. who Il reading !
paper)-"It is perfectly dreadfulln Fa-
ther--sWhat's dreadful, Lucy?n Lucv
Another faithless wife, the mother
of six children, runs off with married
man, who leaves large family behind.
Dear me, ii this doesn't stop pretty soon.
AZ -. ;ft 80 II. 81 49,. = = =. i, -l,ss
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-27

What an age is this in which we
live! Even princes must be philan-
thropic or they are looked down upon.
1t is in the air; it is the correct thing; 1t
is good form; it is the popular fad. Good
will to men has become fashionable.
Now, while this is not the highest mo-
tive, it is better to have loving kindness
matter of etiquette than not to have it
at all, for ii mellows ones nature, and
lifts him up TO higher things. To have
1t said of lady that she lives for her
self is to make her unpopular This
was not SO a generation back. Union
Signal