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The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-06-26
GLAND Editor COUNTY THURSDAY

road from the river there was q mount
ainous hill, thickly covered with trees
andVbusheb.
was riding through the narrow pass
thus formed, when all at once there was
a great rustIing among the bushes a few
feet above me, and like a flash dark
object darted into the road in front Of
my horse and stopped. OF course nv
first thought was of panther, and /
felt that my end had come.
think my hair must have stood
straight Up. and ! know that If there
was possibility of person being
scared out OF growth as the old say
ing goes, | would have lost at least a
couple Of years right then and there.
For aF instant / was too much as
tonished to do any thing but stare, but
when ! did get control of my tongue
gave vent to shrek that surely could
have been heard a mile away
That shrek caused the horse was on
to shy, and scared the othersone SO bad
ly that he broke away from me and ran
of, while I, trembling like leaf, rolled
to the ground right at the edge OF tho
llfCl OdHhs
Ehe fall had the effect of jolting nv
wandering senses back into action, and
] arose to sitting posture to listen.
The horses were gone, and for a little
while heard and saw nothing i began
to breathe easier for thought that tho
panther had been scared off.
started to get upon my feet, with q
view to .making tracks for home,
when l heard a slight noise behind me,
and looking quickly back j caught a
glimpse of that same dark object but q
few feet away. i
One, glimpse was enough, and waited
for no more. With another shrek,
gave leap forward, and went tumbling
dQwn the bank to the river.
The ice had not broken up in the
river though 1t had become rotten,
and the water was standing foot deep
on the top of 1t. Down on the ice and
into the water / went, drenching my
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to send the blood coursing to my heart
or cause my hair to stand on end.
One dayin tho early spring, when
lad just entered my fourteenth year,
was sent to mill, leaving homo just as
morning begaa-to dawn in. the East.
remember 1t was warm, cloudy
weather, and the deep snow, that had
lam on the ground all winter was going
OF, illing the creeks and branches full
Overlooking.
As usual, had to wait at the mill all
d asas.aae=iiatA= far into the night before
got-my grist. i suppose it must have
been about two o'clock in the morning
NAen was ready to start home. ~
hesitated about going then and was
strongly inclined to stay at the mill I'M
~ morning, but father had said to como
nome assnon az got my grist, and ]
-'i'lf' been taught that he meant to be
oQefed when he spoke, so PIT aside
1pefS9nal preferences and began my
honeward journey.
ne night was dark, and / could mol
"a llsungulsh objects at the distance Of u
toa Az Erode on my thoughts driftod
.acN to panthers and ! soon succeeded
~ Working myself UP to such pitch
eilat imagined the woods flll OF them
s,listeX 9eeted every moment TO see one
ssFing oet and bar my way.
! mad gone two or three miles on the
/. Wy ". rNhen ! came to ID place where the
.os aEan for some distance along the
"NalAt So On the other side DC 4he
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SANS ARMS AND LEGS.
An English Woman Who Welded Pencil
and Brush With Her Mouth.

An English Woman Who Welded Pencil
ana Brush with Her Mouth.
IL was touching to see In the hospitals
during the civil war, men who had lost
their right arms beginning to learn to
write with their left as soon as the sur
geon allowed them to sit up There
was corporal In Chaplain koe's depart
ment near Fortress Monroe, who wrote
home pretty long letter with his lett
hand, relating the loss Of his right arm,
three weeks before. Hundreds OF men
who suffered similar loss learned to
write with their left hand we'll enough
to earn good salaries as clerks and book
Keepers.
Much more wonderful things have
been done to make good the loss OF i'm
portant portions OF the body. There
was the little lady at Barnums who had
no arms at all, but sewed, used the scis-
sors, drew and and wrote with her toes.
gay and polite little woman she was,
in spite OF her deficiencies
we have seen men cut out with their
toes very good Iikenesses in black paper,
and there was an artist in England who,
being paralyzed from his neck to his
feet, learned to draw and paint holding
the brush and pencil in his mouth. No
man ever drew more daintily with his
hand than did he lying on his backsun
able to move hand or foot.
Sarah Biffin, too, who died some years
ago in Liverpool, though born without
arms or legs, had the spirit and talent
to become an excellent miniature paint
er- She was just one yard and one inch
high. With her mouth she welded PEN
Gil and brush, held the scissors and
sewed with a common needle. Besides
| painting numberless miniatures in the
ordinary course OF her profession, she
painted likenesses OF the reigning fam
lily, and was honored with medal by
the Society OF Artists.
After practicing her art for period
OF forty years, she died at the age of
sixty-six.
An instance not loss remarkable was
that of Arthur Kayanagh, an Irish
4 l. II Il.
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PERSONAL AND lMpERsoNAL.

--A buffalo girl showed - much taste
In fitting up a shop window in that city
that she has been offered u position with
q large salary BY a Arm in London,
Judge Mathony says that Abraham
Lincoln was one 81 the first members Of
the Sons OF Malta in Springfield. lie
took the joke in tho best Of humor aud
was ncarly always present when thcrs
was 10 be an initiation.
lit is related Of John Rogers, tho
zsealRtaE5 that he began lie as a clerk In
a dry goods store in Boston, and not I'M
til he was thirty-one years old, aftcr he
had run locomotive, worked in
machine shop and been surveyor, did
no produce his FIRST group, the "Slave
Auction
The Viscountess Kingsland, who re-
Gently died in London at an advanced
age, led very sad life. She was the
widow OF the last Viscount Kingsland,
who died more than Atty years ago.
Through the dishonesty Of a trustee the
viscountess was reduced 10 extreme pow
erty and was forced to earn her living
by her needle.
king Lobengula Of Matabele is thus
Described W nm English officer: s'fte
weighs 2S1 pounds, and his only clothing
consists of rug thrown over his lap
Never have / seen such brutal, sem
sual and cruel face as his. He is suffer-
ing from govt and is attended by witch
doctors. Last September and October
he killed 400 people, but has never In
srrad n Euronnan -
Justice Lamar, who never accepts
pass or present OF any kind. tells OF him
self this one: "Downlin the locality
call my homo lives old John billiard.
Some years ago John presented ME with
avery fine Attorney COW. l said: John,
" never receive presents. We'll, he
replied, Lamar, just give me your note,
and as you will never pay 1t anyway,
you will be nothing out and COW
ahead.
The champion fine hand writer OF
the world is believed TO be Mr.. Ria
Kittcridge, who resides in Belfast He
veHtyeeight years old. but has writ
ten the Lords Prayer six times repeated
on the space covered by silver Ave-
cent piece, which Is at the rate Of 8, 600
words on postal card. Mr.. Kitteridge
does not use microscope in writing,
but one is needed to read what he
writes. Sfas
The annual income OF John y.
Rockefeller. the founder and head OF the
Standard Oil Company, is said to be
about six million dollars, which Is
equivalent to an accumulation Of nearly
seven hundred and fifty dollars an hour.
Mr.. Rockefeller is fifty years old. lie
was born. in Cleveland, Ohio, and was
mudestly embarked in the produce BUSH
ness in that city before hs literally
''struck lie. y
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The Late MIR. Randai.,s Career.

For thirty-six years he had been in pub
lie life as a representative of the people
leader among statesmen. Possessed Of
a sturdy integrity and an answering
fidelity to principle, he made himself
felt in the affairs of tho Nation and
the respect of even his OPP
ponents. Like other ambitiols states
men he had entertained the hope OF
being President, and was twice candi-
date for nomination before tho Demo-
cratic convention, but being less Of !
politician and more Of statesman he
was not chosen Che record OF his life,
however Is one which fleets only cred
" on hi& name He WIS an able and an
hoas s.. ,...su. Chicago Nail,
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"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

--Recruit-"May offer you cigar?'
Sergeant" Have not forbidden You
above all other things TO speak unnecss-
sarily? or course youmay. Fliegende
Batter.
Mamma Howard, are you going
to take part in the tree-plantfng at
school on Arbor Day2' Howard tom-
phatically) No, hain't; there Is
enough switches growing round our
school now"
-sIrate customer-"Lookh here, want
my money back. The parrot you sold
me won't talk at ALL Bird dealcr---"I
did the best could, sir. You insisted
on having bird that would not swear. "
-Tcrre IIaute Express.
Mother-"You don't seem tired for
young lady who attended dancing
party last night2" Jcnnier-'.it was .
plumbers ball, you know, and every
thing went SO slowly that one could not
get tired. r-Boston Herald.
---Swcllington-''Do you think IL will
rain before wes get back?" Farmer
slow long are you going to be?" Swcl-
lington-"Oh, an hour or two" Farmer
-s.Wcll, my opinion is that IL may and
it may not. ~ unsey's Weekly.
IL don't like dogs, said Mr.. Briefly,
the eminent lawyer, as he kicked his
wifc's poodle out OF tho way. "curiou1
that you should dislike tho canine"
said Mrs. Briefly, when you arc SO fond
OF any thing in the fec line. Light
Martha, ! want you to pare and
quarter theseAturnips. ''Whad yo'
mean by dat, Miss Minnic?" Cut them
like this ''Dat all yo' want? Well,
yo' mustn't use dem big words wild me.
Why didn't yo' say cut EN- in two-a an
slit 'em again?"-H arper's Bazaar.
Mrs. Blinks-"See here, Mr.. b.,
thought you said you had been duck
shooting Mr.. Blinks-"Yes. mn dear.
been duck (hic) shooting But these
ducks you brought homo are tame
ducks" Yes, M dear, tanned 'em
after (hic) shot 'em. IN. Y. Weekly.
why are you fumbling In my over
coat pocket?" he asked. as he glanced
from his paper. I'm looking for a let,
ter replied h s wife, why, my dear,
you don't suppose mo. Il don't "
she interrupted, "Im looking for the
one gave you to mail last week -
Epoch.
Mrs, Artless-s'G Good morning, Mr..
Palette. I've but moment to spare;
can you tell me briefly tho secret Of your
art?v Artist Palette Certainly, mad
am. Yon have only TO select the right
colors and put them on the right spot
Mrs. Artless-"Oh, SEQ. Thank you,
very much. Texas Siftings
Adele well, dear, you said you
were marrying Charley for love and did
not care If you bad to live on bread and
cheese and kisses. Now, how do you
like it?" Gladys-sOh, it's lovely"
Adele-"You like the bread and cheese
and kisses idea still?p Gladys-tI
adore it with touch Of sadness
But bread and cheese are rather costly"
America.
Farmer (hiring help at Castle Gar
den)-"Pat, II you want to work for me.
I'll give you $25 month and your
board" Patrick O'Flynn Gust landed)
FAX, an Is that same tho highest
rate OF wages they be payin' In this
counthry?n Farmer ffacetiously)
s.Well, they're paying about SIS day in
Congress- PAtricks.Th begorra,
oi'ii 60 70 Congriss. - West Shore.
WI
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POLITICAL POINTERS.

-z---'Phe manufacturers had the fat
fried out of them during the last cam
paign. Now Mckinley proposes to let
the manufacturers fry tho fat out OF
the consumers for awhile. Philadelphia
Times.
-Republicans argue that the Kan
sas corn burners must diversity their
crops in ORDER to be prosperous Ifthey
do, and diversity their ballots at tho
same time, they may be happy yet.-St.,
Louis Republic.
Henry Cabot Lodge is said to have
informed the ways and means commit
tee of Congress that II a duty was i'm
posed on raw hides it would be useless
for hifn'to hope to be reelected from
his district in Massachusetts, Y.
Star
- There has been political up
heavaf in Illinois, too, and the Demo-
Gratis are on top. There is monotony
about these revolutions that ought to
read lesson to the Republican admin
.istration at Observation-Disclosures
Plain Dealer.
2 When Massachusetts Republican
was lately asked what the ways and
means committee were doing he quickly
replied: Making devil of lot of
Democrats" There wero pith, point
and truth in this short and sharp an
Philadelphia Record.
THE Yankee papers have already
nomina ted Speaker Tom Reed for 1892.
That's right; come ahead. The man
from Maine has no horrors for the fight
ing Democracy. Tt would be easy
enough to repeat in '92 the Maine-crush-
ing drama of 'S4. IN. Y. Telegram.
When the New England States
posed te~a tax they generally fight it
outonsthatlin 1T will be remembered
that the New Englanders at one time
settled the vexed question of tax on
tea in a very radical manner WASH
ingaon Post.
The fact that Corporal Tanner
has experienced great good fortune in
doinga whaclsing business as a pension
claim agent is pleasant for Tanner, but
it docs not argue very we'll for the pen
sion system. Our pension laws should
not be. framed to make rapid fortunes
for the agents. - Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Emperor William and James G..
Blaine take about the same rank as
Statesmen. The labor conference at
Berlin has petered out, after series of
feasting and drinking bouts Mr.
Biaine's Pan-Ameriean Congress
not seem to have been more productive
of actual results than was the Berlin
affair.-Chieapes Herald.
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TERRORs OF A NIGHT.
a Youngsters Encounter with a
Panther.

len ] was a lad
Of twelve my
father, with a
party compris-
ing eight fam
iii @ b. moved
from~Kentucky
and settled in
Western Mis-
souri, n Q a r
0r u II u RIVER.
The section Of
C 0 u n try in
which we lo-
Gated {. was at
that time COM
para.ively new,
and the small
population was
81 n 1, 1. q r q a
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like A CAMEL, iNDEED.,.

Mckinley convened h. committee,
And said he: 1T istI vi though apity.
rhe tariff needs padding on one or two sides;
So, In order to round out It's beauty, -~-v---
: regard IL matter Of duty
TO stick quite slick little tax upon hides
Il z
iCHoRus-N Y. Tribune and all the other III.
gans.)
Dyes; twill be proper aud fair II
We clap ono snug little tariff
neat and complete little tariff on hides
But Republican dealers in leather
Shouted: %IIo1ds You re too fresh altogether
The party will suffer II thus you insist,
So said Mac: III applying this plaster
VIII bring 10 our party disaster,
Wen say hides may stay free Of pay on the
list"
CHoRus-(As before.)
Dyes, II all goes without saying
That hides should come in without paying,
And be, we agree, duty free on the list.
--PucE
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Iris wrong to compel horse to wear
stifT, heavy harness that does net fit
his body anywhere. On his body rests
a eumbrous pad, stiff, unyielding and
pressing upon set OF muscles Which.
ought to Ee free from any pressure.
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The Gardens Of Bcrmuds

Thirty thousand crates of onions and
three thousand barrels OF potatoes make
an average, weekly cargo for the steam
crs to bring from bermuda to New York
in the best OF the season. which Is from
the middle of May 10 the middle Of
June. The bermuda steamer arriving
to-day should bring about two hundred
crates OF beets, one hundred and fifty
crates OF onions and one hundred and
fifty barrels OF potatoes, but these few
crates and barrels are only the forerun-
ners OF the crop. All these vegetables,
the bcets, onions, potatoes and toma-
toes, are raised on less than two thou
sand acres Of land There are only ten
thousand acres in the whole bermuda
islands, and Of these nearly eight thou
sand acres are hills or woodlands un-
suitable for cultivation Four A-sesSof
tillable land is big farm in Bermuda,
and man who owns such an immense
tract is q capitalist The usual size Of
a Farm" is from quarter Of an aero to
two acres that can be cultivated, to
VIII CHI is : ttachcd as much hs!l, rock and
timber as sou choose. N. Y. Times
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THE oUiLELEss PEDDLER.


He Is n Student of Human Nature. and
Makes the study Pay.
Pcddler respectfully Madam, have
not called for the purpose OF trying to
sell you any thing. but to inquire II
there Is man named Jones living in
this vicinity.
Lady OF the house-Mr. Jones lives
next door.
Thanks. Hc has boy about twelve
twelve years of age, has he not?'
.TIe has"
81 think he is the man am looking
for. was directed few moments ago
by friend OF his to call on him. I'm
making my last trip as travelling VEN
dor of merchandise and have closed out
all my juvenile wares except this brass
tipped drum with ebony sticks which
shall offer to Mr.. Jones at such figure
that-but pardon me. ] had no inten-
ton OF OBTAINING you Thanks for your
kindness, madam. Good day."
Hold on! What Is that drum WORTH"
ut is really worth SIS, but have de-
cided to offer it to Mr.. Jones for his boy
at the merely nominal figure Of rs
cents"
sI'll take it..
Same peddlcr lat house of Jones
family next day, with job lot Of tin
whistles and kazoos to be sold in q
lump Madam, have not called for
the purpose of trying to sell you any
thing, but to inquire II there Is q man
named Brown" etc. Chicago Tribune.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1890-02-07
4 TERRIBLE FIRE..

Within day after the news of Secreta-
ry Blaine's last bereavement, the death of
his daughter, comes the news of the calam-
ity overshadowing even the terrible loss
sustained by the stricken Secretary of State.
The residence of Gen eral Tracy, Secretary
of the Navy, in Washington City, was COM
petely destroyed by fire early last Monday
morning, and, before all the inmates could
be rescued, death overlook Mrs. Tracy and
her unmarried daughter, Marie, and the
French maid, Josephine. Mrs Tracy fell
to the areaway while endeavoring to make
her escape, and died soon after. Miss Tracy
was suffocated and the poor maid was caught
in the flames and burnt to death. Secretary
Tracy was rescued in time. He was un-
conscious when taken out, but subsequently
recovered. Mrs Wilmerding, the married
daughter Of Secretary Tracy, and Miss vii.
merding, her daughter, saved their lives by
leaping from the windows to the grass be-
low Their injuries are not serious. Pres.
ident Harrison broke the sad news to the
Secretary when the latter regained CON
sciousness. The bodies OF Mrs. Tracy and
her daughter were afterwards removed to
the White House, from where the funeral
will take place.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1890-02-07

the most important legislation coming be.
fore this body? Unquestionably it could II
the Speakers ruling was correct. II was
no answer TO say that the other members
might vote if they wanted to. That was
their business and the business of their con-
stituents, and not the business of the Speak
er. If he was not prepared to vote upon
question he had right to refrain from voting.
A member might come into the hall while
vote was being taken, and not knowing
what the question was, refrain from voting.
He might have studied the subject but still
his Judgment might not be formed, and he
had right to refrain from voting. II might
be he reirained from voting for the purpose
of breaking quorom. For that he was not
answerable TO the House or to the Speaker,
but TO his constituents. 1t had been said
| by the Speaker that the provision Of the
| Constitution which allowed less than a
quorum to compel the attendance of men,
bers would be nugatory. That might be
so. So was the provision nugatory il
member deliberately concealed himself so
that the officers of the House could not find
him. But he was responsible, not TO the House
or to the Speaker, but his constituents. He
was not here to deal in epithets, but he did
say that II this ruling stood, 1t worked q
complete revolution in the method Of trans
acting business in the House. For over q
hundred years the people had been secure
that not less than a majority elected could
pass laws binding upon them. In all that
time the courts had decided that they would
look at the journal as final and conclusive
evidence on questions of fact. Now the
people were to be told for the first time that
any number of men, however inconsdera.
Bile, might pass bill in the House provided
the Speaker after looking over the House
determined that there were certain num-
ber present besides those that voted, and
had that fact enter ed on the journal. He
thought that while some inconvenience had
resulted from the rule which had always
prevailed it was far more safe; far more
in accordance with the character of our in
stitutions that the House should stand by
the old rules as laid down in the Constitu-
ton, and allow no legislation unless parti'
cipated in by the majority of all Of the
members elected to the House. 1t was the
only safe rule, and it was the rule that the
House ought to continue 20 stand by. lAp
pause on the Democratic side.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1890-02-07

The Pittsburg Times is very saucily COM
planning that Western Pennsylvania has
been neglected by the National Admins.
tration in the dispensation of patronage, and
congratulates Congressman Dalzell upon
the notice he has served on the President,
"that if his respect and support are to be
counted on there must be a stop put to this
come about 10000 Republican majority in
that State and convince the President of it,
he may scare the latter into giving crumb
of patronage-the life of the Republican
politician.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1890-02-07

Pucky Miss Mary Bisland, who made
the trip around the world in the interest Of
of the Cosnaop0lstan Magaziaae, reached New
York on Thursday of last week, having
been out just seventy five days and twelve
hours Miss Bisland's trip is remarkable
in the fact that she travelled by the ordinary
modes and did not resort to special trains
or special steamers. She had abundant time
to collect material for series of magazine
articles, and had it not been for her missing
her last connection would have made the
trip in less than seventy days. Miss Bis.
land has demonstrated that it is but short
jaunt around the globe, after all
Montgomery County sentinel., 1890-02-07

In two Senatorial districts of Ohio special
elections were held on Tuesday to fill vacan.
cies in the State Senate, occasioned by death,
and the Democrats carried both by largely
increased majorities. The need of both
Senators to each party made the election
very important, and stubborn battle was
contested.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1890-02-07

The compromise effected by Mr.. Parnel
with the London Times, by the terms of
which his libel suit against that paper is
withdrawn on the payment OF $25,000, with
certain costs and expenses, is regarded by
the press of London generally as a satisfac-
tory settlement. 1t relieves the Times from
the burden that such suit would involve,
and from the odium that would wait upon
its unsuccessful defense.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1890-02-07

The banking business in New York seems
to be elooking up. The president Of the Sixth
National had been in office but two days,
yet he succeeded in getting away with
100000 of the git-edged securities of the
institution. Considering the short time the
president had to make himself acquainted
with the financial plans of the bank, he ap.
pears to have done quite well.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1890-02-07

In the contested congressional election
case from West Virginia between Smith
and Jackson, the Democrat was ousted on
Monday last, and it is expected that the
Republicans will continue their Infamous
work of seating their partisans until they
have sufficient working majority to pass
upon any dirty legislation.