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The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-11-20
COUNTING BANK BILLS.


Tho Methods Employed BY the Receiving
Tellers OF City Banks.
There are two kinds. of bank bills, !"
said a man who has handled good
many of them. ''There are the Nation
al bank bills and the Governmentnotes.
The former have vignettes on each end;
the latter on the left hand only. The
Treasury Department made a mistake
In putting the vignette ON the left end
of the Government note, for this reason:
Take bundle of these bills in bank;
the bank clerk in counting such a
bundle places his left hand on the left
end of the bundle and counts the right
end with his right thumb and finger.
The vignette is the most difficult thing
to counterfeit, and for that very reason
1t is counterfeited most. In counting
such bills as have been speaking about
this vignette is not seen by the bank
clerk and he is more liable to count in
a spurious note than if he saw the Wig
nette. The expert knows a bad Wig nette
almostat glance. think If the Treas
ury Department had thought of this the
vignette would have been put on the
right end of the bill"
This was told to the cashier Of Dear
born street bank He smiled when he
heard it Sin the first place" he said,
''bank clerks do not count bills in the
way you mention. If they do they
violate orders. The instructions are
that they shall handle the bills SO that
eash one will come entirely within the
raage of the eye. presume there are
violations of this rule in every bank.
Even so an expert has other means OF
detecting bad bill than looking at the
vignette. However, am OF the opinion
that the vignette would be an additional
safeguard IL it were on the right end OF
nots. "--ghioago Tribune
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-11-20
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

you are looking pretty hard this
morning." said the lettuce to the egg.
Eyes" answered the egg. II an just
getting over boil. "-Terre Haute Ex-
press.
Speaking OF maternal instinct o
marine exchange has an article on
devoted Mother Whales" So does the
devoted father, only he lays it on hard.
er.-Philadelphia Press
Boy Ito Italian of whom his
father has Just made purchase) Are
you Ytalian9" Italian-"Si, signor.
Boy-"Papa, what is that in Americana"
Papa-"Yis, begorra. boston Trans
cript
Small Boy-.Papa, what does mo-
notonous' mean2" Father. (wearily)-
"Wait till your mother begins to talk
dress with your aunt my boy; then
you'll realize the full meaning Of the
word
-Stranger-"Do the cars run to the
park all the timer" Conductor-.'No,
sir; only half the time" Stranger
That's funny. How does it happen?'
Conductor-.It takes the other half for
to run back.
-He-"rm sure Cupid had nothing to
do with arranging our alphabet" She
What gives you that impression?'
He-''If he had been doing 1t he would
have placed U and much nearer each.
other. Chicago Post
She's a chestnut, so lsJoe;
How you stand It, I don't know,
wish thew were married.
How happy would be
II they were with McGlnty
At the bottom OF the sea.
Atlanta Constitution.
They had been talking about feats
of strength, when Patsy, the tramp,
said 81 once jumped my board bill at
a IS day house" .'And l." said the
incendiaryy .'once fired a whole hotel
with one hand. st Joseph mo J News
-Father-.'Haye you succeeded In
finding the owner Of that knife you
found, johnny" Johnny-"No sir.
but think know who lost it. "Who
do you think?" Tommy Green"
"Why don't you ask him II he did?"
"Cause I'm afraid he'll say yes"--
Yankee Blade.
-"George," said the railroad mag.
nate, I'VE all think great deal OF you
and we like to have you visit Susan
every night when you can. We like to
HAYES you stay as late as convenient.
too, but sometime when 1t gets to be
two o'clock. and you still decline to
break away, wish you had been fitted
out like my new locomotives--with an
improved spark arrester."-N. Y. Her
aid. y
-Mistah White-''D octah, my little
chile done catch de hoopin'-cough.s
Doctah Black latter serious thought
"You mus take tree hairs frum. mules
back an put 'em on dat chile. Dey
will cure de chile, but it'll kill dc
mule" But see heah, doctah, rs 4
POOR man, is, an can't afford ter lose
dat ERE mule. Won't takin' de hairs
frum some odder place cure dc chile
widout KILN de mule?" ''Only one.
You can take 'em from de mules hind
legs" But dat nd kill ma .--Cood
News
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-11-20
DAWN is AT HAND.
Even Little Vermont Is Growing Tired
the Republican Party.

Even Little Vermont Is Growing Tired of
the Republican Party.
1t is an ''off year." when majorities
usually dwindle, but that fact will not
wholly explain the falling off of the
Republican vote in Vermont. Democra-
cy has never been a power in Vermont
A narrow prejudice which prevents
Vermont from looking beyond its
ss.mountain fastnessesn and wool and
marble have kept the State = a
Republican stronghold. George NJ
Stearns, a witty lawyer of Chicopee,
Mass, was once asked to address the
Democrats of Vermont on political is
sues, and replied that business engage
ments .kept him at homo, but if the
Democrats of Vermont would assem- BILE
in his back yard he would address them
from his rear porch. But the Democra-
cy of Vermont, though few in number,
have been staunch in their adherence to
principles and have always made a gal
liant fight against overwhelming odds
To-day they see the Republican majority
rapidly dwindling and their own strength
increased. When the total vote is made
known political philosophy will be able
to determine the causes. An ''off year"
aided; a GubernatoriaI candidate whose
political tactics smell as strongly as the
pelts he deals in has had something to
do with it; prohibition may have weak
ened the Republican. ranks, but the in
crease in strength Of the tariff-reform
idea will be found to be the chief cause
of Republican disaster. Vermont is es-
sentially a farming State, and there, as
everywhere, under the baneful influence
of McKinleyism, the farmer has suf-
fered. Tariff reformers have cause to
rejoice and to look to the future with
eyer-increasing hope, Chicago Mail.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-11-20
The care OF Books.

Books placed in library should be
thoroughly busted two or three times a
year. not only TO keep them in all their
freshness, but also to prove mt any de-
velopment Of insects and to examine for
signs OF dampness The interior OF a
book also asks that care which unfortu-
nately is neglected very often After
having taken a book from the shelves
it should not be opened before ascer-
tanning that the top edge is not covered
with dust. If it is book that has had
the edge cut, it should be busted with a
soft buster or the dust simply blown off.
Tit is book with uncut edges, it
should be brushed with rathep hard
brush. BY this method in opening the
volume one need not be afraid that the
dust will enter between the leaves and
soil them. -Stationer and Printer.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-11-20
QUAY AND KENNEDY.
The Republican Leader Attacked by
Bigot from Ohio.


Kennedy of Ohio erstwhile its Lieu
tenant-Govornor bitterly arraigns,- Re-
publican though both of them are, the
artful, silent Quay, to whom is attribu-
ted the success of Harrison's campaign
and who remains at the head of the Re-
publican organization. Kennedy's
words are bitter and deserved. Spoken
in the House of Representatives against
the foremost Republican politician of
the land and member of the other
house, the speech created a sensation.
1.-THE ] udas who took the thirty pieces of
silver and went and hanged himself
has left an example for the Matt Quays
that is we'll worthy Of their imitation"
Thus Numbered Mr.. Kennedy, and he
added, what is well known, but what no
Republican in public life has cared hith-
erto>todeclare, that as great Republican
leader Quay, who has remained silent
under serious charges, owed it to the
party at whose head he was to brand
them as infamous and prove their
falsity or to stand aside from leader
ship. He denounced him for doing
Eneither 1.-The Republican party" con-
tinued Mr.. Kennedy, ''can not afford to
follow the lead OF branded :riminal"
TsiA wltA lssA In mind. becomes IN Oh.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-11-20
WHERE SHE COMES.

with heavy elders overhung,
= Half hid in clover masses,
ZAts-esa fence ramblcs on, among
- ,fht-tangled meadow grasses.
1t makes a shade for lady.fern
u ttIfrh nestfes close beside It ;;=-s-s----
~ ii L. clematis. at every turn,
And roses almost hide it.
In shade Of overhanging sprays
S. And down a sunny hollow,
p itazel.copse, and woodland ways,
he winding fence follow;
I,y rose and thorn, and fragrant dew,
In search OF something sweeter-
The orchard gap where she comes through
And 60 down to meet her.
sunlight slants across the fence,
Where lichens gray IL over,
And strs a hundred dreamy scents
From fern, and mint, and clover;
But though the air is sweet to-day,
know OF something sweeter:
That she can only come this way,
And am sure o.meet her
ARD so. willie chipmunks run a match
To tell the wrens who's coming,
Aad all across the brier patch
There sounds q drowsy humming-
The hum of'honey seeking bees
= I7seek for Something sweeter:
A zap, amongst the apple-trees.
Where ! am going to meet hefi
Charles d. Going in Scribner.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-11-20
LITTLE KING BIRDS.
Their Confidfng and Unsuspicious Recep-
ton OF Strangers.

ton of Strangers.
No characteristic OF the young king
birds was more winning than their con-
fiding and unsuspicious reception of
strangers, for so soon as they began to
frequent other trees than the one the pa
ternal vigilance had made comparatively
sacred TO them, they were the subjects
of attention. The English sparrow was
first, as usual, to inc uire into their right
to be out of their own tree. He came
near them, alighted, and began to hop
still closer. Not in the least startled
by his threatening manner, the nearest
youngster looked al him, and began to
hutter his wings, to call, and to move
toward him, as if expecting to be fed
This was too much ever for sparrow;
hesdeparted.
Another curious visitor was red
eyed vireo, who, being received in the
same innocent and childlike way, also
took his leave. But this bird appeared
to feel insulted, and in few minutes
stole back and took revenge in a most
peculiar way; he lowered under the twig
on which the three were sitting their
adumpy Tails hanging uoWh III d row,
and actually twitched the feathers Of
those tails! Even that did not frighten
t the little ones; they leaned far owe,
and stared at their assailant, bvt nothing
more. looked carefully to ses If the
vireo had nest on that tree, So trange
thing it seemed for bird to do. The
tree was quite tall, with few branches,
an oak grown in close grove, and | am
sure there wasno vireo nest on it; so
that it was an absolutely gratuitons in.
sult.-Olive Thorne Miller, in Atlantic.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-11-20
THE WOMAN IN BLACK,
Strange Tale Of Midnight Spec
ter in Paris.

: Il was in Paris, during the summer of
Tgyg, THAT heard the little aneedete
which am about to relate. .sss=
'~~0f course | had been attracted there,
like every American who could tear
himself away from business, by the ex-
position in the French capital. What
moment would be more propitious for
The long expected trip abroad than the
time when Paris, the great cosmopolitan
city was celebrating the anniversary of
"fho bloody event that Shook G 5ery throne
III Europe?
Marvellous, indeed, was the scene that
SURROUNDED me that evening. | had
wandered at random from the Troca-
dero, with its flashing eelenades and
trTwrrs,,-- tor tire central dome,- with it's
s&geaths of light and transparent roof;
fromsth gigantic tower which multi
tude Of flights had turned into monu-
ment of, red-hot iron towering thou
sand feet overhead, to the more dark
aud picturesque colonial exhibit, where,
1a4pst -tmong the trees could find
African villages Indian temples, and
~iamese theaters, in which the actors
strutted around shrieking under their
masks like SO many wildcats.
At last the closing time had come; it
was eleven o'clock. A long, dense line
Of policemen, starting at one end of the
grounds, pushed their way in the di-
reGtiom Of the opposite exit, sweeping
in front of them the few remaining
visitors
Not feeling sleepy, yet not caring to
follow the crowd, / sauntered leisurel Y
along by the river. Presently a soldier
overlook me, and tipping his small, red
Scap asked for light held out my
cigar and undertook to air what little
French i knew@In the conversation
that followed i heard from the young
officers lips the story of the woman in
Il II
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-11-20
Farmer oatcake (wbo has oraered

WIZ
creme glacee" by pointing it out on
the menu card, and has it brought to
him in 8 saucer)-"Look a-here. my
good man, mebbe 1 don't know much
about your old restaurant spellin', but
when I ask for glass of cream. ] don't
want no clabber erougt to ma"--Harp-
sr's DAsas
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old Lady-"See here, ] sent my lit
tie boy down here ten minutes, ago to
get porous-plaster, and you sent this
thing home by him." Drug Clerk
Yes, ma'am; that's a porous-plaster."
Old Lady-.Well, YOU CAM palm off an an
old plaster that's full OF holes on me-
II ye arn't gos . good one, I'll go sops'
where else"
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-03-20
GYI.sUM CITY


We enjoyed the hospitality OF the
Sons nf Veterans of Burnside Camp,
Salina last Wednesday night.
: \. Enuns and Vol Prather
shipped fine lot of fat steers over
the Mo. Pnc. Wednesday.
W. A. Maxwell, OF Sallna, has
been la the city several days pur-
chasing oats Of the farmers In the
vicinity.
Gypsum City has two good hotels,
q good restaurant aud two meat
markets. Its the place to get a
cubic meal.
Charles Everhart last week sold
to Watt X Baxter ~ head Of cattle
averaging n little over 400 pounds,
u of the number were two years
old. The price was cents per
pound. That kind OF farming pays.
J. II. Hurding has returned from
a trip to Montgomery county In the
south part OF this state, where he
met his father from Ohio on q visit
to n daughter in that county. The
father who 10 ~ years cid IL paying
his children In Kansas q visit, and
made the trip across the country In
spring wagon with J. n. Mr..
Harding says the peach trees were
in bloom in that part OF the state,
hut he fears they have been DiPped
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-03-20
RROOkNIIIE
bhS'N In
From the Transcript.

rum Tue irah-Ftlll.r
II. II. Titus returned from q week .
trip Ia the southeastern part OF the
state, Wednesday morning He has
since been kept busy making count
ers and shelves for the merchants
who were burned out.
Messsrs FI-ck, Heubner, Bishop,
Eberhardl, Maxwell Phillips, Hull,
Taft, Paul, Welsher, Bondi, Sam.
Carlin, Joe Moore, Staaeke, and
many others from Salina, were In
the city Wednesday to zee what
assurance they could be To the fire
Our citizens have q much warmer
feeling for them for their neigh
borly act.
The lecture nj the Congregational
church Tuesday night was one oil
the best Of the series. Prof. II. b
Scott IL rapid and influential
speaker and held the audience very
closely for au hour. That WAS the
last of the lecture series and u was &
fitting one TO wind mp on. The sub
iect "The Culture that Winds" !,
one that all young people should
heed.
town. Wednesday morning. Warren
Cooley, aged nearly eighty years.
The funeral services were conducted
by Rev s. Wood, after which the
body Was buried In the BroOkville
cemetery. The deceased was one Of
the old settlers Of this country and
wss highly respected. Our SYM
pathy Il extended to the family.
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sNOLAN sIFTINGs.
Boom our 30 eorrespondent.

From our own correspondent.
There was . spelling school In ths
SOlberg school house on Thursda!
afternoon.
J. w. Armstrong, county super
inteudent, visited school district
No. %, Thursday afternoon.
There was q dance at the residences
Of Charles DaBielsOn last Friday
night.
The literary at No. 81 Was poorly
attended on Friday evening on &C
count Of the dance.
A dance will be given ct Smclan
next Friday evening.
Religion and education are no
Ehere when compared with dancing,
80 many persons say by actions II
not by words.
Too many whisky bottles are
carried In the pockets Of several OF
our young men WheH attending lit
erary. Minors frequently Partake
Of the contents, which IL not In ae-
cordanee wuh tire Law relating to
the use ~ intsxicants. Names
could be given were 10 necessary,
but hint TO the uise IL sufficient.
Rev. Peterson Of Salina, and Rev.
Peterson Of OttOwa, preached In
the HolInquist stone Guiding on
Sunday evening In the Swedish Ian
burge.
J. A. Ward will close his school
on Friday.
The farmers were addressed by
Judge Osborne and others as Rmo-
Ian on Tuesday evening on the sub
ject Of the FaFmefs' Alliance.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-03-20
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.


FrrIn "ur own correspondent.
Weather n little warmer; wheat
aud grass beginning To start.
Mr.. Omar Anderson started for
Iowa last week.
The Darhe Bros. intend starting
for their western home In a week or
two
Mrs. Twin il very low. Dr. LutZ
il attending her. we hope for her
recovery. but the DIR. say there J.
but little hope.
Mr- Neal past from this world to
another last Monday; night she has
been su invalid for the past year or
two from spinal troubles.
Mr.. Emory has n renter on his
farm.
From appearances the Powers
Alliance has a COW for its candidate
to ride II IL a large, red bob tailed,
lame ,'lehUTned animal.
The Pleasant Hill Y. =. :. q. +. il
in fine working order.
Jacob Bethel has sold his farm
and Intends going to the Southern
svamI,s n Il surveyor, but has bees
taken down nth the In grippe, and
H. very low.
F.P Norris is going into the store
business at Culver. May success
crown his efforts.
The dinner at Pleasant Hill at the
close Of the school was n grand sue
cess. There will be an exhibition
about the last Of April. IL will be q
three nights programme. Mr.. Nc
HafIry will be the manager. a
small admission will be charged.
School was called to order nj
TaiumOunds last Friday; ne 10 was
the last day the teacher gave them
an easy time Of Il about noon the
patrons Of the school gathered at
Mr.. Darhe's aud nj noon they took
the school by storm. A grand time
was enjoyed by all. II Was a complete
surprise TO the teacher.
Mr.. II. shank IL improving his
farm by building a fine residence,
such IL the prosperity Of the farmers,
and IL ever the Alliance gets at work
IL will he better yet.
A tafTy pull at Harvey's the 18th
. In honor - the birthday Of &. w.
Darbe. There was q small crowd all
enjoyed themselves.
The Farmers that got their goods
through the Chicago firm are well
satisfied. Of course the frat
delivery will he good.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-03-20
ARsARIA.
From the ArgnSI

A public meeting, under the
auspices Of the Smoky Valley
Farmers alliance, was held In the
school house Wednesday night,
when addresses were given by H.
Bsughman, the state treasurer, and
Judge Osborn, Of Salina, county
lecturer. Levi McCarty, Esq,
occupied the ehsir. There was q
very large attendance Of eitlEess
aud farmers OF the surrounding
neigbborhoods, with . few OF the
fair sex, aud the speeches were list
sned to with close attention.
Wednesday night, q tramp giving
the same OF Colmau wss arrested BY
Marshal Peterson for vagraney and
suspicious actions and given .
nights lodging in the calab0ose.
He carried two valises, one Of which
was very heavy and was found 10
contain q great number Of watches.
The man Was closely questioned by
The Mayor, and admitted that he
had been arrested under similar
circumstances at MePhersOn, Linds-
borg and other places. Sheriff
Gleason of Mcpherson vas wired,
hut nothing further was learned sx-
eept that lie WAS regarded suspie-
iously. He was released aud made
his way towards salina, proceeded
by . telegram to Sheriff Quincy.
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ABILENE.

lfrOm the heueCtoT.i
The Glenwood stock farm IL put.
ting In large feed-grIndjng maehin.
cry run by steam power. Over 21j
head Of cattle and Is horses are now
on the farm which, by the way, Il
proving one Of the most successful
stock farms in Kansas under Col.
Frank Balls management.
A choice carload Of North Dlckin.
son hsrses was shipped Tuesday
They were beauties aud will bring
top prices In the city. Dickinson
csunty's standing as . horse pro-
ducing center IL becoming more and
more noted and the farmers are
rapidly realizing what . productive
Geld the raising Of horses for the
eastern markets Is proving.
This morning the president Of the
city council. ". J. Winheld, receIv-
ed from e. n. Lebold his resiguati
Of the mayoralty Of Abilene. At
the same time Mr.. Iebold also
rendered his resignation OF the
following positions: President Of
the Dickinson county Immigration
VI AAlC EhOAAGuc AAH
company, president Of the Abilene
Improvement Company and super
intendent Of the Lutheran Sunday
school. Mr.. iebold left on the night
train for Kansas City, where bust
ness interests demand his attention.
The talk Of cooperative store Il
not rapidly materializlng. Farmers
should consider the subject
we'll before they undertake to
compete with trained business men
In business. A merchant would not
make . formidable competitor Of the
farmer should he go to farming, nor
IL Il TO be expected that the lifelong
sts will succeed In max
ing better business men than the
merchants themselves.
From the News
Elder Geo. Mourer, living about
ten miles south Of Abilene, brought
to the city last Thursday five pigs
which averaged $50 pounds. For
eleven months pigs they would have
been hard TO beat. He sold the pigs
In the market and they brought him
as 80. The corn fed to these pigs at
the present price Of corn would cost
about $40 20. This shows the profit
there is raising pigs with corn at II
and Is cents bushel.
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II il reported that Chicago firm
through its agents has sold At retail
q large amount ~ groceries to farm
ers. the Profits Of which ran up into
tlie thousands Of dollars. 1! these
profits could have been left with
local dealers IL seems reasonable
that 10 would have been better for
the county, keeping the money here
that nov goes to enrich . Chicago
firm. Besides the profits referred to,
the expenses Of the travelling agents,
which the purchasers had to rsy Of
course, must be taken into account.
These must necessarily be creates
than the rents Of local dealers. IL u
9 good plan 10 sustain home trade In
every case.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-03-20
NEW CAMBRIA cHArTEKINGs
From our own correspondent.

From our oWn correspondent
Farmers have tsken advantage oi
the warm weather and commenced
blowing and clearing OF the corn
fields.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Anderson have
bought VIM. Langhllns cottage and
will become residents Of our little
village.
\. p Donmyer 4 Co., shipped two
ear loads Of -four to Kansas City last
week.
The Santa Fe company have q
new agent here Mr.. +. Brown
having been removed.
&c. Williams has moved on the
farm one and q half miles west Of
town.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Albert Williams are
rejoicing over the birth Of con.
Joe Ream says u the girls around
here think they can break bis heart 1,
they had better look for another sub
jeet to work on, and Joe faneies he
and his companion enjoyed their
drive To the birthday dance much
better than the young ladies that
drove alone. Our advice II, uhen
makisg plans to i'll the young men,
IL To speak quietly-ABd then their
plans wont be spoiled. JEWELL.