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The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28
rorrctfulne.s Of Americana.

Wilson Barrett narrated little story
recently which is not without its pecu-
liar significance. ''You Americans,
said he. "are too busy, too busy even TO
learn your national songs" The asset
tion being questioned, he went on to
say: s'Wbile coming across the ocean
there were s97 Americans on board the
boat and about a dozen Englishmen.
Some one proposed that we Sing God
Save the Queen which was straightway
done with great enthusiasm. Then we
tried Hail Columbia and got stuck on
the first stanza. just to test the thing,
the gentlemen present made an attempt
to recollcct the opening stanzas OF Hail
Columbia and failed. How many pee-
pie can repeat them oif-hand or eycn
after considerable thought? How many
people know the ten commandments or
the preamble to tho constitution OF the
United States? The names OF the first
FIVE Presidents of the United States, or
of the last five mayors Of ST. Louis?
Familiar things are after all the most
unfamiliar. Chicago Post.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

Ksrtninsd ~ 1nseets.
NE Aristo1oohin now in. flower ~
to- a nua 81 the hsndsomest and nm
- ~ fha 1sras family. and the oppor-
tnritv n secinr Ii ii perfection Is one
'tbat should not 81 missed. Arfstolochia
r best known e i South American
.ann. Int the species ii question
iristolocbia 0oldiena--is d native Of
Afrj-.. and comes from the neighbor-
hood Of Old calabar. The bell OF the
flower. measuring twelve inches across.
Il az = yellow ground color, with, Hvid
nurple markings. and the curious strong
II ribbed tnbe Is Of light yellow green.
The Oreatest length al tho flower Is
twenty-seven and, one-half inches. is
curious that the leaves In the present
instance Are hui poorly developed,
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28
MAYS oEIHE RICH.
1t IL Part of Their Creed to Get Things
Cheaper Than Their Neighbors

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Cheaper Than Their Neighbors.
An observing Gold hotel proprietor,
who stood on the corner of Twenty
third street and broadway, remarked,
as he pointed to line of magnificent
carriages stretched out in front OF u
dyer's establishment: That's the way
that the rich people keep their money
and gradually grow richer. | have reo-
ognized in several of those ladies the
wives of men who rate high in the mill
ions They drive down to, that estab-
lishment in broughams and snowy VIC
torias with thoroughbred horses, two
men on the box, and with all tho ac-
cessories of a stable that it must cost a
mint of money to support They lug
huge parcels OF clothes in there to have
them, cleaned and dyed. In the win
dow there are fully hundred pairs Of
sixteen and eighteen-button gloves dry
ing in the sun. They belong to the
wives and daughters of millionaires,
who como down here in So, 900 turnouts
because they can have gloveS cleaned
here for 20 cents. The other establish
ments, uptown, charge 25 cents. The
richest people are the most penurioussin
small expenditures 1t is rule of their
Ilives to save every penny. find in my
hotels that the guests who have to be
watched the most carefully are those
whose bank accounts are OF famous di-
mansions. They take every advantage
Of the house in ordering from the bills
of fare, they beat the clerks down on
seyery article on the bill, and they make
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28
THE FARMING WORLD.
!ABouf nay.


4 Kansas Fnrnxe<ss yIsws - Cuf4lngs
Cur1h9 An1 skackiag
1 would cut whom passing ont 81 tia
bloom, ana always wait until the dew
| Is on says = contributor 70 the
| Orange Judd Farmer Care until the
hay begfns TO rattle, then stack Il or
put it in the barn The great point IN
It's keeping is not to have any damp
ness come In contact with II Hay Of
( III kinds viii pass through the sweat,
il no wafer gets to 1t, and will keep its
color. Clover should be cut when In
full bloom and part Of the first bios
SONS are beginning 70 turn brown Al
ways wait until the dew ID on o. use the
hay tedder TO turn it. and get all damp
ness foreign to the hay eyaporated-
Dampness destroys the color asd quail
ity Of the hay, and is liable to produce
mold. II kept out Of the barn, would
stack it in large ricks ! have had
good luck in putting it In ricks seven
years IN succession IN Illinois, and Gov
ering it with stock boards batened
with fencing. In favorable seasons
June 10 is about the time to commence
cutting clover.
do not think sailing adds any thing
70 the keeping qualities Of the hay.
Hay draws dampness, and the closer II
can be stored to exclude the air after 1t
Is cured thesbotter, and more perfect 1t
will keep. have known some farmers
who used lime instead of salt, claim
ing that If there was any damp
ness in the hay 1t would remove It
can not say how much benefit the hay
derived from it, however. The quality
Of hay depends on the curing, Wild or
blue-stem hay is easily cured, but Is
rather hard to keep from spelling after
it is stacked. It would probably keep
we'll enough in barn, but as general
thing where blue-stem grows and is
made into hay, there are very few
barns. The necessary consequence is,
the hay must be stacked out Of doors. :
Few understand the art OF stacking SO
that rain will not get into the center.
One great enemy to keeping Of hay is
the wind, especially In Kansas. Many
times the farmer gets his hay and grain
stacked up in good condition and along
comes gust of wind and all OF his labor
is swept away, as far as the keepins
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

The durability Of kid gloves depends
on how they are put on the first time.
II you want kid glove to fit buy it
leisurely and with Judgment, and put it
on slowly, Taking care to fit everyNpart.
1t Is better not to use stretcher. The
expansion should be made by the hands,
so as to secure a perfect fit at every
point Gloves of the proper size need
no stretcher. Choose gloves the fingers
Of VIII Oh correspond with your own in
length, work in the fingers first, then
the thumb, and finally smooth them
down until they at every part A glove
that fits well generally wears we'll. II
they do not come down we'll or il they
are so long as to vrinlxle they will cnafe
out easily. When fingers are SO small
as to need the stretchcr the body ,fsthe
glove is strained out in drawing over
the hand. --Dry Goods Chronicle.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28
OLD SAWS IN RHYME.

The wrong pig By the ear; Btifl waters run deeps
There Il In each flock very black sheep.
Nofcol like IN old fool. hard row 10 hoe;
a straw shows the way the. wind ehanceth 70
Where smoke Is thero's nre; no news is good
news;
III news travels fast and beggar can't choose
Whatcver's worth doing Is worth doing we'll,
II you give him an inch he'll take surely an eli.
sTis the last straw that breaks camei's back I;
Wisdom Is folly when ignorance Is bliss;
Save ct the spigot and lose At the bung;
A man ran not drown who Is born to be hung
Little pitchers have big ears; as thin as rail ;
In the dark are al cats black; as slow as a
As proud as peacock; as meek as aiamb;
Az pretty as picture; not worth tinker's
81 . thief g catch thief barking dogs never
Easy come easy go, and two wrongs make no
right
Same old tweand .sixpencei both tarrcd by
same stick;
Fine feathers make fine birds; hint beats
kick.
Butter won't melt In his mouth give and take ;
The devil his own loves; hard lines; make or
break
Actions speak louder than words; kill or cure:
Good intcntions to the pure all Is pure
When In doubt take the trick; look first O er you
leap
Take time BY the =forelocki; catch . weasel
asleep
Every man for himself. and the devil for us all
When the blind lead the blind in the ditch tum
BILE all.
He cats humble pic; drowning men at straws
clutch
Too big for his buttons; II Just beats the Dutch ;
Making mountains Of mole hills still pig gets
most swfll.
Bloods thicker than water; each Jack has hts
Jill
Slow and sure; fast and loose; hail fellow well
met;
All things are fish that come into his net.
Soft answer turns wrath; every dog has his day;
Where there is a will there Is always way
HI G. Dodge, In Goodall's Sun
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

The evil spirit that hovers about stag
nant pools and inundated lowlands, Is mo
materiaiized DOGGY, no phantasm OF 2 dis,
ordered imagination, but q power Of evil
far more malignant than any familiar ana
fheflatized BY Cotton Mather. 1t is Malaria,
which has for its destructive progeny fever
and ague, bilious rcmittent and dumb ague,
conouerable with Hostetter's Stomach Bit
ters, as are dyspepsia, constipation, liver
complaint, etc.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

A witty observer has remarked that
California is the only country on the
face of tho globe where oranges are
gathered on snow-shoes. This is hardly
an exact statement of the case, but, as a
recent comedian remarked, pretty, near
Il, for Il takes less than two hours
travel from twenty-foot snow-drift to
bring man into the orange orchards OF
Placer County.-San francisco Chron-
icle.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28
A CURIOUS GREENHOUSE.

Probably the most curious greenhouse
in the world is supported at Washington
by the United States Government. For
whereas ordinary Conservatives are
maintained with a view 10 securing
health, this one is kept up for the pur-
pose OF propagating diseases in plants.
It is hospital of all useful things that
grow from the soil, and the disorders
from which the patients suffer are in
flicted upon them artificial1y, in order
that the nature of the complaints may
be ascertained and methods Of combat
ting them discovered.
The Department of Agriculture here
has dozen agents in various parts of
the country who do nothing but travel
about and collect specimens OF diseased
plants, which are promptly sent to
Washington with descriptions of the
injuries done and the extent of depre-
dations. Professor Galloway, who has
charge of this work, upon receiving a
twig exhibiting morbid symptoms, starts
in to find out what sort CT fungus is
responsible for tho mischief Very
nearly all disorders of plants are caused
by parasitic fungi, of which there are
$4,000 kinds; so it isn't always easy to
tell off-hand just which one is the des-
troyer. If the latter is not readily
recognizable by itse known effects, the
germ incubator must be resorted to.
This As a=hatehery of fungus spores,
somewhat on the principle OF an egg
incubator, but resembling to the eye.
outside miniature furnace. inside
there lisa compartment above that is kept
heated by spirit lamp below always to
the temperature Of a hundred and sixty
degrees Fahrenheit. Suppose the Pro-
lessor has been sent a leaf that is af-
fected by a mysterious disease. burning
it brown. His experienced eye detects
the fact that it is covered with deadly
fungus of some sort So he breaks off
scrap of the leaf and chops it UP in a
saucer of distilled water, and, when he
knows that the water must be filed with
the germ, he takes drop of~itandslets it
fall into tube that already contains
small quantity of gelatinous substance
derived from a Japanese fish called
agar" This substance has previously
been rid Of all germs by boiling, and 1t
is tightly corked up again at once, TO
prevent any other germs from getting
in.
Now, 1t happens that this agar is most
nutritious and spalatable food for the
fungus germs, and no sooner is the drop
of water let fall into the tube than the
little spores which cause the disease of
the leaf begin to feed and multiply If
there is only one to begin with, it grows
big enough in a few minutes to divide
itself into two whole ones; each Of these
presently divide into two, and SO on
until within a, few hours there are
billions. Still the professor can not
be absolutely certain that those
are the germs OF the disease
he is trying to find out about save in one
way. He fishes few of them out on
the end of a platinum needle and rubs
them on q leaf of the-same sort Of plant
in his green house. If the disease is re-
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

vYoU seem TO be pretty far gomez said
the almanac to tho calendar ayes, . re-
piled the calendar, II fear my DAYS are
numbered. i think had better turn over
a new leaf the first Of tho month. n-Terre
Haute Express
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

HERE, waiter, is dollar for tip. I've
Just been looking over the bill OF fare Now.
tell me honest, what you can recommcnds''
other restaurant n-Flicacnde Batter.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

WE will give 800 reward for any case Of
catarrh that can not be cured with HALF
Catarrh Cure. Taken internally.
~. CHENEY u Co Props, Toledo, o.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

sir NOVELS Free, will be sent by Gragin q
CosyP hilada- PA, to any one in the Y. >. Or
Canada, postage paid, upon receipt OF -
Dobbins' Electric Soap wrappers. See list
OF novels on circulars around each bar.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

A MAN can not 'rcst assured, lust be.
cause he has taken out an insurance policy
on his life He Is compelled to hustle in
order to keep up his payments
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

THE husbands who kick vigorouslv Il
their wives ask them to carry home pack.
age only three inches square, will carry
out q murmur IN. X Tribune
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

ALI disorders caused by bilious state OF
the system can be cured by using Carriers
Little Liver Pills Nopain, gripping or dis
comfort attending their use Try them.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

ONE OF the most deplorable results Of
s'man's inhumanity to man, Is tho demand
which 1t creates for lawyers.-Van Dorn's
Magazine. :
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

"WHAT am trying to do now. - saia ~.
man who has started tho paper, sis Ia brine
this thing to . successful issue. - w ash
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

Sometimes a man says q good thing
without Encouragement and without
expectation Of having what lie said APP
pear in print A man in search of in
formation called on one OF the best
meaning men in the city. He found
him at his desk, and-the question was
asked. ~ don't know any thing about
it," he replied. sGo into the next room
and ask -. He is an encyclopedias Of
every thing that ought to be forgotten. !"
Chicago Tribune.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

1T is unfortunately the case that only too
many people interpret the words, ssdav Of
rest, ITO mean the privilege of going 70 sieen
In church. Philadelphia Times.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

THr man who boasts that he vanta nm
little here below 10 always complainir.s'
when he hasn't plenty Of room Is j cresSdeds
railway carriage- Jury. -
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

IF people generally would only try half as
hard to secure health as they do 70 obtain
wealth this would be ono OF the llealthiest
ton Truth. - -
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

TIE expenses of an electric company
may hc summed up as current expenscs-
Lawrence American.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

j~-THosE who wish to practice economy
4 shoulA buy Carter's Little Liver Pills.
Forty pills in vial; only one pill q dose.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

A. LITTLE tin makes the nutmeg crater.
1t also makes it finer.s. And it is the same
way with man, when you come TO think
OF it.-Terre Haute Express.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

BRONCHITIS is cured by frequent small
doses Of Piso's Cure for Consumption.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

RHEUMATIC Pains are greatly relieved By
Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, 50 cents.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

A PRIVATE wedding and epat hand" are
somewhat alike; 1t is mo cards, in both
cases. Boston Commercial Bulletin.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

ALL masDns arc supposed to DO 'ssquaren
fellows. Rochester Post Dispatch.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

REsTAURANT-keepers are always ready "a
steak man when he has money.--N o.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

SOME lawyers arc always poor, while
others in the profession meet Wlkh Zee nom.
inal snccess
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

SAND-BAaGIEo may be classed among tn,
too base hits.-Texas Siftings.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

THE best illustration OF mingled hope and
fear is a lazy man looking for work Ash
land Press
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

Warren 10 good In case OF fever, but wa
tered stock makes the market fevcrish---
Texas Siftings.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

Tnr difference between knaye and fool Is
slight. A thief is a fool II he get, caught,
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

i,ur 3;ldc has his greatest swing ~ 20
cicty when the hammock season arrives
u IL picayune.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28

You can easily fill tho public eye IL you
only have the dust -Tcrre Haute Express
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-10
Male and Female Mentality.

From the Houston Post
A young woman carried OFT the
highest hOnors at the June examina-
ton at Cambridge university, and
those who urge that woman only
needs equal opportunities to rival man
in all branches OF mental endeavor
will feel greatly encouraged. But
any doubts have heretofore existed Of
the mental equality of the sexes
the Cambridge triumph will not serve
to dispel them, such occurrences.
being lar too infrequent to-
establish rule. The occasional tri-
umphs of men of other races in the
various fields of human endeavor by
no means vitiates the Caucasian claim
to superiority. That Aspisias has not
been more frequent is commonly at
tributed to the fact that as a rule
woman has been kept in subsection by
man. This is really the most power
full argument that could be adduced in
favor of masculine superiority. It
will not do to say that man has ruled
her by superior brute strength for it is
brain not Drawn that masters theworldi
Were this not the case civilization
could make no progress-the inferior
races would reign supreme. While
woman has not succeeded in estab-
fishing her claim to equal mental
vigor with her brothers, it byno means
follows that she is his intellectual in
ferior. Her mind may not have so
broad and comprehensive sweep, but
is OF infinitely finer texture. Instead
of a fellow builder she is rather COM
Elemental OF man. He builds, she
adorns; he fashions the harp, she
finds its hidden melody. She is the sill
yer lining to the cloud, not the cloud
itself; the brillancy of the thunder
bolt, nor its force the color and frag-
rance of the rose, not the flower. AS
Aaron upheld the hands of Moses in
the struggle against IsraePs enemies,
so she upholds the hands of man in
the battle of progress; she girds on
his amor but does not weld the
blade; she gives him courage to go
forward but does not march at his
side. AS Joan of Arc, the Maid of
Saragossa or Motley Pitcher challenged
their brothers deeds in the field of
arms, so does woman sometimes ap-
pear i'll the front rank OF science or
the arts, and by the very novelty of
her position attract universal atten-
ton. Such women are the browning
triumph OF creation, uniting as they
do, the the greatest mental vigor of
man with that subtle intuition so
characteristic of woman, making as
II were complete union of the
nome nal and phenomenal, of reason
and sensibility, objective and sub.
lective, Of heaven and earth.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-10

the story OF forty acres and mule
was circulated among them just
after the war when their votes
were in demand. If this force bill be-
comes law of course every negro
from six years up to hundred, would
rush to the polls and deposit their
ballots for the party from whom they
expect to get pension sufficient to
live without work for at least pa
OF the year. 1t is a sharp political
trick and exhibits in a strong light
the hypocricy Of Reed, Mckinley
Lodge and other hackers in the house.
The negro will never be pensioned.
The Republican leaders intend to use
him, but never cent will he get out
OF their pockets for the service rem
dered.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-10
AS TO SUNSTROKE.
Hints on How to Avoid it From Medical
Authority

DR.. Edwin G. Mann of New York
says in recent contribution to a
prominent medical journal: To
avoid sunstroke exercise in excessively
hot weather should be very moderate; ;
the clothing should be thin and loose,
and an abundance of cold water should
be drunk. WSrkmen and soldiers
should understand that as soon as
they cease to perspire while working
or marching in the hot sun they are
in danger of sunstroke, and they
should at once drink water freely and
copiously to afford matter for cutane.
GUS Transportation keep the skin and
clothing wet with water. Impending
sunstroke may often be warded off by
these simple measures. Besides the
cessation of perspiration, the pupils
are apt to be contracted and there is a
frequency of mictu1ition.
If there is marked exhaustion, with
weak pulse, resulting from the cold
water application, we should admins
ter stimulants. The free use of water,
however, both externally and intern
ally, by those exposed to the direct
rays of the sun, is the best prophylac-
tic against sunstroke, and laborers
I'd others who adopt this measure.
washing their hands and faces as we'll
as drinking copiously of water every
time they come within reach of it,
will generally enjoy perfect immunity
from supatrOka Straw hotc Sbo,11d
be worn, ventilated at the top, and
the crown of the hat filled with green
leaves or a wet sponge. 1t is better to
wear thin flannel shirts IN order not
to check PRECIPITATION. We may ex-
pose ourselves for long time in the
hot sun and work or sleep in d heated
room and enjoy perfect immunity
from sunstroke if we keep our skin
and clothing wet with water.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-10

District 402, Roberts, st. Elmo;
John E. Campbell, Nat Singleton,
Henry Hall.
District 40, Longview, Oatmanville
j. ]. Davis, James Z. Johnson.
District 40, coll, Rauebo; B. G.
Scales, ]. NJ. Jackson, S. S. Lame.
District Al, Friendship; Thos.
Springs, j. w. Young, G. D. Heissner,
Gus Cezeaux.
District AZ, Fans; trustees net APP
pointed.
District AZ, st. Peters; trustees not
appointed.
district 43, A. S. Spring, A. B.
Milan, r. L. Pruce.
District A. Flint Rock; Jas. Huff
ington, Earnest Maui, Geo. w.
Lucher.
District 45, Finby, Clements.
District 46, Lone Ives; F. @. Arnold,
B. Haden, S. M. Moore.
District At, Baldwin Springs, Nc
Gowan. Trustees not appointed.
District 40, Anderson Bend, Cedar
Mountain; John H. Brown, Brice Mi
lam, ]. M. Wolf.
District 4S, PAGES Bend; John G.
Gregg, j. B. Singleton, F. H. Saun-
ders.
District 30, Pedernales, Falls Creek !;
D. w. Wallace, R. Perry, w. G. Hef-
fington.
District 5O9. Haines' Flat; L. ].
Brooks, j. w. Hendrix, F. M. Cox.
District 81, Highland; A. J. Graves,
j. A. Duncan, Geo. A. Pearson.
AS the day for election was very
rainy there were but few districts held
an election, and most of the trustees
for 1SS9-9O were re-appointed.