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

Once upon time there was donkey
who was turned out to feed in field
where there was. an abundance of good
grass and wholesome herbs. There was
large proportion of thistles in tho.
field, and the horses and cattle laughed
heartily fat the donkey, who calmly
made his meals from the prickly plants.
"How unfortunate" said they, ut is to
have such low taste, : and they reveled
in luxury and made such inroads into
the supply that there was soon -nothing
left but thistles And then the donkey
smiled when he saw them standing
around envying him his powers of di-
gestion The donkey isn't always such
an ass as he looks. Washington Post.
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was an ineffaceablc bloodstain. where :
man had been deliberately murdered
during this initial days Of the weird
buildings checkered history.
The desk used by tho teacher through
Two consecutive terms, per necessity,
because of the poverty Of the people Of
the district, was what had been the bar
over which had passed innumerablo
glasses and gallons Of beer, whisky,
vine and all Che other vic decoctf6na
known to primitive frontier civilization.
the tastes OF which were not those of the
connoisseur, but demanding something
that had "a searching effect"-more Of
the nature Of sulphuric acid, perhaps.
Her chair, too, was an abandoned beer
keg, and the seats Of the scholars were
rough boards resting on beer kegs for
supports. There were no maps, no
black boards, no globes, no library, NO
bell, no register; there was absolutely
nothing that would convey to tho
stranger that the gloomy-looking place
was school-room, were it not for the
presence OF the determined young
teacher, -onl eighteen- old, sur
rounded by her patient scholars.
Suspended over her unique desk by
buckskin thongs was breech-loadinq
rife, while from peg hung waist belt
of cartridges. a curious adjunct to tho
simple curriculum it will be thought
nor were they intended facetfously, as
symbols of teaching the young idea
how to shoot" but for. literal use by tho
bravo girl who had charge of that
pioneer school, and she could handle
that rifle effectively, too, If occasion re-
CURED
Among the many interruptions to the
course Of study and of annoyance to the
patient child teacher strange as it may
appear to the uriinitiated in frontier
lore-was the frequent cry of lynxes
in the dense growth of timber fringing
the creek close by. So perfectly does
the plaintive strain of that animal imi-
tate the voice OF a child that frequently
recitations were suspended and moses
counted to assare-the teacher hatseme
of her smallest charges were mot lost
among the interminable sand dunes bor-
dering the river.
Sometimes in the midst of recita-
tion the door would be rudely flung
open and the intruder, a cowboy
fresh from his herd of 4 sxas cattle graz
ing peacefully mile or two distant, this
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-28
POLITICS IN IOWA.
Republican, Di.gustsa with Their Far.y
and the McKInIc& Bill.

The Cedar Rapids Gazette, q leading
Republican paper Of Iowa, publishes in
terviews with over one hundred repre-.
sentative Republicans Of that city with
reference to the protective tariff and
the Mckinley bill. The result is de-
cidedly ggestixe. Iowa Is q State
heretofore considered solid for high pro-
tectiye tariffs. Yet of the Republicans
interviewed by the Gazette not eight
per cent. are in favor of the Mckinley
bill The Gazette says with reference
to this showing:
Remember, those men are Republic
They mean business. That a few OF
them suggest even higher tariff than
the Mckinley bill is no surprise. For
there are good many people who act
ually believe in a prohibitory tariff.
But the general showing lisa powerful
knock at the Mckinley bill.
mo wonder there were five boilers
among the Iowa congressman some
features of the Mckinley bill, and we
have most reliable information that ii
the Iowa and many other Congressman
WSEC uOb SURF tu6 Dl1l WOulu DC bTdInplcU
to- death in the Senate. they would
openly bolt the whole business. But
Allison will tack it up. He is naturally
low tariff man, although he got of
badly since the last Presidential nomi-
nation. as the managers of Iowa had
wrong3nlly led him into the belief that
Iowa was hot for high tariff But he
has been home among his people since
then and learned a thing or two Mark
these words, Allison will knock the
Mckinley bill higher than a kite, AID
come mighty near being nominated for
President in place of Mckinley, who is
fishing for the nomination with his pro,
lection bait"
Iowa is certainly not "hot for higA
tariff +" by any means. Neither are Min
nesota, North and South Dakota. IT q
CLOSE canvass were made of even the
Middle States the high tariff contingent
would be found weakening. The change
is becoming more apparent daily. Not
only Senator Allison, but Many other
leading Republicans, with clearer Wis
ion than Mckinley, read the unmistak-
able signs Of the times and are act
ing accordingly.-M Minneapolis journal
(Rep.)
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A DOUBTFUL. COMPLIMENT.
Mrs. Harrison's Acceptance of That Cape
May Cottage.


May Cottage.
Mrs. Harrison is the proud possessoI
of cottage at Cape May, which was a
gift from some Philadelphia gentlemen.
The gift was surprise to the amiable
mistress of the White House, but she
was not sufficiently surprised to decline
acceptance Of the deed to the proper
ty.
On the face of it this- is private
transaction, with which the public has
no concern. But when wc7dive beneath
the surface we observe point that is
of public interest, and it is of that we
propose to speak.
If Mrs. Harrison, were not the wife OF
the Presidentof the United States would
she to-day be the owner of the Cape May
cottage?
The good old lady is pretty we'll ad-
vanced in life, and according to her own
statement this is the first piece of real
estate she ever owned. If she had con
tinued to live in indianapolis, as the
wife of plain Lawyer Harrison, would
ever it have occurred to Mr.. Wanna
maker and his friends to present her
with home at a famous summer re-
sort? ''.''4'''' 1s,
The point that the public is interest
edin is the Indirect method these Penn
sylvania protectionists have adopted in
bribing the Chief Executive of the Ma
ton. The Chief Magistrate of this
great country has no right to allow
him self to be placed under obligations
TO any individual This was the view
that Andrew johnson took of it when
some admiring friends presented him
with span of horses soon after his in.
augaration. AHethanked the donors bnt
declined the gift.
If the present of the Cape May cot
tage was intended as an expression OF
good will for Mrs. Harrison, the donors
took most inopportune time to mani
fest their kindness. She needed it more
before she became the mistress, of the
White House than she does now, and ii
would come in better place to her after
General Harrison's $4,000 salary has
been stopped.
There would be no ground for criti-
cism if she had received the gift either
before or after her residence in the Elk
ecutive mansion. But as things now
stand, 1T was "a very doubtful compli-
ment. C@sars wife should not only
be pure, but above suspicion. st Paul
Globe.
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EasIng ! Tender conscIsnce.

"a good story is told Of the tender
conscience Of one Of Missonri's earlyS
lawyers and Judges" said an attorney
recently; 4and one that did not come to
light until after the subjects death.
Judge y. had = large practice in his day
in Central Missouri, and was always
looked on as model of propriety, and
indeed he would have recourse to many
maxeshifts, as the story proves, TO evade
compromising himself or telling an un-
truth In trying a court case, you know,
1t is necessary to make an afidavit Of
appeal should you wish To take your
suit from the finding of trial court.
This affidavit must be concise and must
state that the appeal IS not taken for
the purpose Of vexation Or delay, but be-
cause you feel aggrieved BY the jndg-
ment Of the court. If your conscience
is elastic there Is no trouble in making
such an affidavit, but to Judge B. IL was
q difficult matter, and no evaded II By
substituting the word but for or, and
always stated his action was not made
for vexation, but for delay, etc. This
was not discovered until after his death,
when q review 81 all bis appeal eases
showed he invariably wo7ded his am
dayits IN that manner, ~ Eanscs Cisy
Times D. II IS.
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mis-. eoB's ABATEMENT.


Her surprise when she Heard OF the Exist
enee Of White Slaves In Turkey
Mrs Bob Bail was the wife Of Brit
ish workman, and she got up u -four
o'clock in the morning Mast rise
early" she said, TO see that my man
has his breakfast. =
So she lighted the fire, and Put the
kettle on 10 boil, and laid the cloths and
swept out the rooms I hen tf,~sffs
Bob rather In a bad humor, because he
had been late over ight at the Cock
and Bottle detained tas he explained
TO his wife, by q discussion about tho
rights Of labor.
s.Of course, = said Mrs. Bull 'and why
shouldn't you after hard days work.
enjoy yourself?f'
But Bob contended that he had not
enjoyed himself, although he had un-
doubtcdly expended two shillings and
eight pence upon Refreshments. What
Bob wanted 10 know was why there was
button OF his coat, and why hts xaistr
coat had not been properly fnendcd.
We'll. ! was busy with the chtldren's
things, . replied Mrs Bob; but | will
pvt all straight when you have gone to
work"
"Gone to work, indeedw grumbled
Bob. Yes, it's does all the work,
and worse luck to III
The moment Bob was out efAtha-
house, Mrs. Bobgot the children up and
dressed them, and gave them their
breakfasts and sent them off to school.
When they were gone, she 'tidied up
and dressed tho baby. Then she did
one OF 1.-The bits OF washing that came
from a family in whose service she had
been before she had married Bob and
that family's connec Jon, And this oc-
cupied her fully, what with soaking, and
| mangling, andironing until 1t was time
to carry Bob his dinner In the pauses
of her work she had been able to
cook it, and it was quite ready to
go with her when she was prepared TO
| take it. 1t was long walk lin the
RAIN 70 Bob's place of work, and it
| seemed the longer because She could
not leave the baby But both got there,
and the dinner, without any accident.
! And then Mrs Bob hurried back to give
| the children, now home from school,
! their midday meal. And Mrs. Bob had
| plenty Of work to do afterMard. She
had to mend and to scrub and to sweep
! and to sew. She was not off her legs
for a moment and had she been weaker
woman she would have been thoroughly
done up. Then came the childrens
evening toilet and the cooking Of Bob's
supper Her lord aud master entered in
1 due course, and she helped him off with
hts coat, and ttwfleI1 he had fftishea-his
food) lighted his pipe for him.
''Mended my clothes?" asked Bob.
sOf course / have.
'And washed my linen, and druv nails
/ into my boots, and baked the bread, and
picked the walnuts, and all the rest
Of it?"
Eyes, Bob, have done them all
| every one Of them.
This put Bob into better temper,
and he took up an evening paper and
began to read.
q | saw" said he; what do you think!
They have got white slaves in Turkey"
''You don't say so, Boblf' replied Mrs.
Bob, lost in amazement. Then she said
as she paused tidying up the room,
'.Ahl they wouldn't allow any thing OF
that sort in England would they,
I BBeb2q,, - -,
! And Bob, smoking his pipe and sprawl
ing before the fire, agreed with her!--
Punch.
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PERSONAL AND sMpERspNAL.


z~Emin Pasha has an aunt living ~
Pittsburgh, Pa, and . cousin who -
been mayor Of Terre Hanta IND
Miss Matte Mitchell, daughter OF
Senator Mitchell, Of Oregon, has the
reputation in Paris Of being tho most
beautiful American woman who mas
ever been seen In that city.
--pio Pico, the last Mexican Governos
OF sfifefssias has heena not Jed 70 1eay e.
his old homestead, IL il stated, and TINS
leaves him homeless and frieEdiess -
the age OF nearly ninety years
Mrs. Catherine Sharp Of Philas
delphia, whom little girl sold milk 70
General Washington and his staff from
her fathers farm. She Is now liz years
old. and her mental faculties are un-
clouded.
"A woman tesching In California the
last fifteen years has invested her say.
Ings from her salary in real estat e, nm "
she owns valuable town lots svineyard
| arr ong the foot-hiiis TOO acres 70 the
vinelands of the south. and 1850 acres Of
| fine timber land in Oregon.
-@Prince Bismarck has 1o3 decorations
Fourteen arc set IN diamonds OF great
value. He belongs 10 no English order
The late Car OF Russia gave him the
Order Of st. Andrew, the most Important
in Russia. Bismarck's diamond star boz
longing TO this order Is worth $50, ooo'
Mr.. Gladstone says that the three
handsomest men OF their time were the
late Duke Of HAMILTON, Sidney Herbert
and Cardinal Manning; and tho three
most naturally eloquent speakers OF
their day wore the Duke Of Argyll, the
late Lord Elgin and Bishop Wiiberforce.
Addressing the Mayors club at Bos-
ton the other day. General Butler said
l-that of a single class OF eight pupils at
| the Lowell high school, three became
Governors two were leading engineers,
one was Secretary of the Navy, one =
leading physician and the other died.
| The prime pal of tho school, Mr.. Clark,
| is now Bishop of Rhode Island.
1.-The three-men who hayn most dc.
cidedly and most benefcially nodded
| the affairs of Mexico have been: Hidai-
/ co. who led the revolt against Spain;
! Juarez, who led the movement that cul-
minated in the establishment OF . liber-
al constitutional republic; and piaz,
| who has made this constitutional reptfb--
lie practical working success.
Thomas Banks, one Of the most pc
culiar characters that ever lived in Ala
hama, died at Montgomery recently.
lie was industrious and mfser1y, and
had accumulated an estate valued at
100000. Fifteen years ago he had .
hand some malsnleum erected in the
city cemetery and directed that he and
his brother should be laid to rest there
together. He had the mausolenm fur
nished with a. wash stand, bowl and:
pitcher, soap and towels and comb and
brush. He used TO visit the place daily
/ and make his toilet in the mausoleum.
/ lie could not bear the idea Of being
buried under the ground and said II he
came to life again he would find himself
/ in comfortable quarters.
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PLAelARlsTs OF OLD.
Famous Borrowers of Thought who Live
Long Before Our Day.


Long Before Our bay.
Macaulay says somewhere, in effect,
that few people read Bacon's great
works, but this few are they who move
the world TO paraphrase this state
ment of Macaulay's it may be similarly
said of the present day, that very few
people knew of or read Massillon, but
of such are those who move and rule
the world.
All great orators and authors, from
the eonvolutions of their brains, where
are stored the thoughts they have read
in the books OF the worlds best think
ers, at times consciously or unconscious
ly, present them afresh, but clothed in
the speakers or writer's own vocabu-
larry II this be plagiarism, certainly
the world is vastly benefited by it, and
there are few who are in a position to
cast the first stone.
IN the histUr of literature, If ffff tffe+
names, that are under the ban were
published they would fill large vol
znme; present only few, but which
are familiar to all readers:
Chaucer, the father OF English poetry,
from whom all poets since his time have
drawn flood OF inspiration. was in the
sense referred TO a most unconscionable
plagiarist. Thomas Jefferson, too, has
place ON the list, for the sentiments Of
the immortrl Declaration of Independ-
ence, in the same terse language of
1TT6, were first written at Ralnnymede-
during that very remote period---the
reign OF King John, and Jefferson's very
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DRIFT OF OPINION.

Quay believes in the early-clos,
ing movement as applied to the mouth.
-Phifadelphia Times.
The tariff does not bring down
the price of woolens, but it brings
down the wooden mills. Bangor G Me. J
Courier.
Assistant Postmaster General
Clarkson says hesis not going to resign.
There are several more zpostnfas tiers tic
decapitate, and Clarkson is too thrifty
an official to leave his work half DONE
Madison (Wis.) Mail.
Whether Democrats majority is
700 or 1000 makes no difference to the
Republicans who want his seat in Con-
gress. A wink from Qsay and nod
from Dudley overcomes a 1000 majority
in twinkling. 1t beats buying Blocks
of FIVE. st, Louis Republic.
- Modern methods in our National
House of Representatives are fairly pre-
sentedi in this formula; tY gu may speak
fiyesminutes pop, but must shut up in
couple of days, for we intend to pass
the bill then, if we have to count a
quorum o.! temporal O! mores!--
CINCINNATI enquirer.
"A Nebraska farmer jotted down
the tariff taxes on the goods he used for
year, and made a total of S142. OF. His
other taxes, paid to county and State,
were only SIC 50. tits, perhaps, unnec-
essary to add that he is now an ardent
tariff reformer. Go thou and do like
wise.-St. Louis Chronicle.
AT this time the genuinely good
policy OF protecting American industry
is in danger, not from what the free
traders are doing, but from what the
Mckinley group of so-ealled statesmen
are doing to create and foster trusts and
to destroy foreign competition in the
home markets. -Philadelphia Tele-
graph.
---"Ever since l have been in the
Post-office Department, says Headsman
Clarkson, Il have worked from twelve
to fourteen hours a day" Not even
Danton, Marat and Robespierre, work
ing on the cooperative plan and sitting
up late nights to dispatch unfinished
business, ever accomplished so much
between sunrise and sunrise. - Brooklyn
Eagle.
~Congressman Walker, a Massa-
workmen get every dollar of the in
crease OF price on account of the tariff. !"
Why, certainly. The magnificent town
houses, the country and Sc aside palaces,
the yachts and fast horses and the pur-
pie and fine linen generally of the pro-
tected wage earners are known to all
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A RAILWAY TOILET.
Some Directors For Ladies to Follow
While Travelling.

| Some Directors Fer Ladies' to Follow
| While Travelling.
There is no way in the little dusty
| plunging den OF sleeping cars dress
ing room to practice fine arts, with only
the aid of two towels as big as handker-
| chiefs; still much may be accomplished
| by well directed effort. 70 begin with,
| the night toilet must have been com
plete-that is to say, the face and hands
| bathed, the teeth and hair brushed in
the dressing room. Then, standing in
| side the curtains, the garments removed
one by one and folded. Let no woman
attempt to sleep in any Of the garments
worn during the day. Poor rest, and
| fatigue the next day, is the result Re
move every thing, and slip on night
gown, over which should be added in
cold weather a gown7ssssa perfeetlypla
one--of flannel, TO avoid colds. Put the
stockings and garters inside the shoes,
and hang them in the net. A travelling
woman should always provide herself
with one of the noat stout little bags
that hang from the belt, and here her
nairpins, jewelry, purse gloves and vail
md small impediment may be put for
the night, and the bag put under tbe
covers at her feet, where it is much safer
toan at the pillow In this way there is
no danger of small articles of attire be-
ing missing when needed in the morn
ing.
In the morning, ky to have three
quarters OF an hour sor the toilet, and
this may be secured hy either rising be-
fore the other women or lying until
they are through. Slip on stockings
and shoes, the underclothes and the
flannel wrapper over all, carrying the
dress and underskirts across. the arm,
and sthe satehel in the other hand
Spread the satchel wide and take.out
the sponge in its oil-silk bag, the soap
md tooth brush In their travelling boxes
and unroll the linen4that hold whislS-
broom, brushes and comb, hair-pins and
pins. Brush the dress and skirts we'll
and hang them on the hooks out of the
way. Brush the hair smartly, to re-
move tho dust and arrange it COM
pactly for the day, putting away in its
place each toilet article as it is finished
with. Lay the railroad towels on the
floor, and ones own larger ones near at
hand. From the wicker-covered cologne
bottle pour generous quantity into
the water in the bowl, and hanging all
clothes out Of the way, stand on the
towels and take sponge bath from
head to foot. The cologne absolutely
cleanses away all railway dust and the
freshness resulting from snch bath
Will make all the difference between
pleasant and an unpleasant day. Dress
carefully and completely. and after lay-
ing every thing away in the satchel, do
not fail to wipe of the wash-stand, and
lay tho wet towels out OF the way, SO
that onc's successor may find the place
orderly and clean. Harpers Bazaar.
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"A LITTLE NONSENSE"

First boy-'How do you like your
new teacher?' Second boy-'.H lie is not
a lightning teacher. He strikes several
times in the same place. Texas Sift-
tings.
The preacher--"Well, Sam, how
have YOU been getting along since your
conversion?' Sam4s'oh, fust rate, sab,
fust rate. Me an de whole family has
quit lynn, swearin' an stealth in great
measure. Light,
Boy "Father, was there ever any
ship which carried more people than the
City OF Paris?" Brightwit boys father
Eyes, my son, the Mayfower. She
carried all the ancestors of American
society. Elmira Gazette.
--s.Guilty or not guilty?' asked the
court. "Well, jedge,r responded the
prisoner, ~ amt exactly sure in my
own mind, yet. guess I'll wait until
the testimony is all in before ! render
an opinion. Van Doris Magazine.
Husband "Lithium, my dear, is
the lightest metal known and 1t is
worth Sl60 an ounce. Wife {of supe-
rior knowledge - 'Pshaw, that nothing.
1t is so light that it takes four or five
pounds Of it to weigh an ounce. That'a
what makes it SO Ligh."
Tho Height OF Cruelty Professor
lin the history class Mr. Fizzler,
what was the torture on the wheel al
practiced in the Inquisition?A Fizzlef
(who has not the fafntest idea
reckon they made fellow ride bicycle,
when they found he'd never been on
machine"
-Consoling Irish doctor .Begorra,
and I've knocked the fever out Of him.
That is one good thing!n Wife of pa
tient-"Oh, doctor, do you think there
is any hope?" Doctor-"Small chance
Of that, marin; but yen have the salts
faction Of knowing that he died cured Z
Pick Me Up.
This sabout the time OF the year,
said Mrs. Watts to her neighbor, that
the fishing fever strikes my husband.
II he can get outven the banks OF some
creek and,catch two or three little mud
cats in the course Of an afternoon he is
perfectly happy Indeed? So he is
fond Of fishing. then?' Fond Of fish,
ing?' Why, that man is perfect an
glomaniac. "Terre Haute Express.
Scientist 80 you have followed
the sea all your life? ] presume you
are thorough meteorological prognos-
ticator by this time" Jack Tarre-sA
which9" All mean you can easily
foretell a gale, can't you?' Easy
.'nough, sir. When you see the captain
danein' around an yelfin' out forty or
ders at onct, you kin jest make up y'r
mind that it's goin' ter blow. IN. Y.
Weekly