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The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-09-24
"a LITTLE NONSENSE.

An able financial article--a hum
dred dollar bill. Washington Star. s.
The opinion now held by physicians
that '.raw cows milk Is better for chill
dren than boiled" is very gratifying.
since raw COW gives much more milk
than boiled one. Cloverdale Reveille.
--Dashaway-I hear that you upset
some soup on Miss Palisades dress at
the dinner last night Stuffer-s'Ye
and I was fearfully put out about it
You know It isn't polite to ask for soup
twice. Cloak Review.
Taking an Unfair Advantage
That's curious kind Of a
sign across the way" Baldwin (read-
ing it," Step inside for the best mint
julep in the c,ty.'" Rambo. with alac-
rity) Than n, Baldwin. I go youl"--
Chicago TribSRe.
The agent for patent hair restorer
received this testimonial: "Dear Sir: A
few days ago ] accidentally spilled some
of your hairehatcher' on the corn husls
bed at my boarding house and when T.
returned home found hair mattress"
Philadelphia Record.
When Atchison young people or an
economical turn Of mind become en-
gagged. they stop sitting in the dollar
seats at the opera house, and take seats
In the seventy-fve cent row. After
they are married the husband goes
alone and takes dollar seat. --Atchison
Globe.
She Remained. Mrs. Dikink--sI
I'M afraid I'll have to dismiss our new
French maid" Mrs. Van Wick--.In-
ieedl Why?" Mrs. Dilfink-"I notice
that she always has a smile when my
husband speaks to her. Mrs. Van
Wick--'I have noticed that, too, but he
always speaks to her in French. IN.
" Sun.
Little Annie had been having
trouble with her lessons, and had turned
for assistance to her big brother. He
lid the sums for her, handed her the
paper and resumed his reading. She
was soon back at his side, however. and
ne inquired: whats the matter?
Aren't they all right?'' ''Oh, yes, i'm
deedl They are ever so nice; butwon't
you please put a few mistakes in SO
that the teacher will think I did it2'
Chicago Post
lin a town up north. an ex-judge Is
cashier Of bank. One day recently he
refused to cash q check offered by .
stranger 1.-THE check is all right he
said, "but tho evidence you offer in
identifying yourself as the person to
whose order 1t is drawn is scarcely suf-
ficient." .'I'ye known you to hang q
n. a.. ~, 1aoc ovtIoxrx. hide 1891. Az.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-09-24
RECIPROCITY AND REBATES.
Tho Only Feature OF the Now Tariff Law
That Has Any Friends.

Tho Only Feature OF the New Tariff Law
That Has Any Friends.
A group Of Pennsylvania manufac-
turers is entitled to credit for the most
completely logical disembowelment of
the Mckinley tariff which has yet been
performed. In a. campaign circular for
republican use several York tPa man
ufacturers have joined in the following
statement:
We believe that the two provisions in the
new tarin for rebate Of ninety.nine per cent.
on imported materials for Manufactures or
ported and for q reciprocity with other coun-
tries in the dissimilar products peculiar to
each afford us . much greater advantage in
| foreign markets than we could get BY frca
trade.
Yet how does the rebate clause work.
Take the familiar article Of tin plate.
The largest single consumer of tin
plate in the United States is the Stand
ard Oil Company. Under the Mckinley
tariff it is to continue to get its tin
plate from abroad for export purposes
practically free Of tax. If it imports
say one hundred pounds of tin plate TO
make its cans it pays the custom house
tax of two dollars and twenty cents.
| As soon as those cans are sent abroad
with oil the custom house pays back
to the Standard Oil Company the rebate
of ninety-nine per cent of the tax, or
two dollars and eighteen cents. 1t pays
only two cents tax in the end. If II
sells the oil in this country it does not
receive any rebate, and the cost OF
manufacture is increased by two
dollars and eighteen cents. We pre-
sumo the company gets this out of those
! who use the oil.
If the same amount Of tin were inn
ported for dairy purposes athome there
would be no rebate, and the full two
dollars and twenty cents has to be paid
into the custom house. Does the for
eign manufacturer pay the duty? If
so, then the rebate Of ninety-nine per
cent. of it to the Standard Oil Company
is an understandable bonus from the
treasury If the rebate clause of the
Mckinley tariff works at all, it shows
first that the tariff is tax on the home
consumer, and second it enables for
eignets to buy our goods at q much less
price Than we are allowed to buy them
ourselves
Reciprocity is republican policy, re-
mark these manufacturers Yet all
there is to reciprocity is the promise Of
the United States to another country,
We will give you free trade if you will
give us free trade. Reciprocity pro-
poses to accomplish piecemeal the same
result for which the Golden club was
organized, the complete establishment
of free trade among nations It is the
only feature of the new tariff law
which seems now to have any friends.
ALBANY Argus
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-09-24
REPUBLICANS ON THE RUN.
Disastrous Effects Of dcKinleyism In Ohio
and Iowa.

and Iowa.
Citizens Interested in the political
campaign Of Ohio and Iowa will not
lose sight of the fact that the repub-
licaps are, already on the run. In their
organs is still maintained a pretense Of
energy, since present admission Of de-
feat would close all avenues to the ple-
thoric purses of the prott cts. But not
even in the organs can be found dis
eussion Of the most important issue pre-
scented to the people Of these states.
When McKinleyism had not yet re-
ceived its death blow at the hands OF an
overwhelming majority Of the voters
the organs defended protection and
were not driven 10 misstatements to
uphold a sinking cause. Last year the
prophecies Of Mckinley were repeated
from every stump and made the text Of
constant eulogium by the press. Wool
was to be produced in this country at q
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-09-24

profit, and the farmers wcre Urged 10
believe the statement bccau1e It had
fallen from the lips of Mckinley.
Though the great magnet from Maine
had declared that McKinleyism would
not open the door Tor a market for
another bushel Of grain or pound II
provisions, the organs pointed to tia
platform and thesipse dixitof Mckinley
as cause for supporting the republican
ticket
But all this has now changed With
the single exception OF the New York
Tribune, the republican press has re-
sorted to gross misstatements where
arguments have proved OF no avail
Convicted OF one falsehood they have
cody avoided further reference TO the
subject and coined another absurdity
to cheat their readers. Prophesying
the immediate establishments OF the
| tln-plate industry the organs were
forced to sustain their predictions with
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-09-24
WHAT THE MARKS INDICATED.
A Young Girl Discovers the business of Her
Future Husband.


Future Husband.
II never saw such funny writing as
Georges is" said the beautiful young
girl, as she held an envelope for the In
spection of her married friend
at is rather illegible," was the reply.
20, don't mean that, was the QUICK
response. HE puts such funny marks
in it You know he's only written me
three or four letters since we've been
engaged because he's been in the city
all the time, but when he does write
one it looks so funny. It's all filed
with marks like this-sT'-and then he
puts ring around them. And at the
end of all his sentences he puts a cross
like this * Then, when he makes a
figure he puts ring around it, and al
ways draws two lines under his sigma
ture. And sometimes he draws line
down through capital letters, and once
he crossed a word out and then drew
ring around it and marked it 'stet It's
awfully funny. Ican't make anything
out of it.
my dear, said the married woman,
40 qulctiy 40 hcT cACitcuucnt WOulu Ill
low, shave you no suspicions?'
''Suspicionsp exclaimed the beautiful
girl in alarm. mo, no! OF what?''
HAS he never confessed?" persisted
the married woman, with Spartan firm
ness. ~
George confsss~ cried the fair
maiden. Martha, you alarm me. Are
they countcrfeiter's marks?"
Worse, :" was the solemn answer.
Ethel, your husband will be out nights.
He will come in at all hours. Most of
his work will be done under cover of
darkness. He will miss his dinners.
and be constantly changing the hours.
He cannot be depended on to be at
home at any certain time or to leave at
any certain time. Ethel, the man you
are engaged to is newspaper man"
s'No. no; it cannot bei'' cried the
dark-eyed beauty. II will not believe
it,
'sEtheli' She was very impressive.
"Did he ever draw a straight line
through all the pages Of letter."
Eyes, and it was one of the best he
ever wrote"
Alas, Ethel. 1t is too true. He is a
newspaper man and he has absent
mindedly put in the marks for the
printer Poor grill Try as he might
he couldn't conceal his identity"
Then the young girl cried ''horribler'
and burst into tears and refused to be
comforted. Chicago Tribune.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-09-24
THE Lono-HANDLED oouRp.

on sell remember the spring meath the
eeechcs.
uow, bubbling with GOODNESS. It's waters ii
ptdird.
tii7vvtf ~ the spring house. where hung that
best treasure,
That friend Of my childhood, the long handled
'ggurd.
:. Tasi <oard was the best Of dozen my mother
lad raised on vine, at the back Of the yard.
NM BE soaked it, and boiled II, and scraped
20 "a and summed IL.
'1iA tsas smooth az flbcrt, and almost as
7-"'~'"- nard,
Ana. when was cleaned, she went down to
: Inc spring house.
And there driving up a large nail in the wall,
She hung the gourd on 1t, and for years 1t re-
manned there,
joy 10 the thirsty and a blessing to all
Al wen remember how I'd eagerly seize il,
when. burning with thirst, / would rush to
the spring,
Aud, dipping it full Of cold. water, would drink
with a pleasure that no other beverage can
bring.
rhe7n4etar the gods used to sip was not bitter,
I'D no cordial or vine by q sybarIte ponr'd
F73fffetE equal In sweebHess
The water drank from that long-handled
gourd.
a t,4tsAe poet whn wrote Of The Old oakcn
Bucket"
Aud the pleasure drink from It's depths
used to bring,
Would have written much nicer piece to It's
,ruemr ys
HAD he drank from the long handled gourd at
9staaspring.
Casper Cringle, in Detroit Free Press
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-09-24

The cat one day saw sparrow peck
ing at a crust So busy was the bird
that it did not notice the close approach
of the cat, and the cat to enjoy in an
ticipation little of the dainty it conf
IDENTIFY expected TO masticate, sat down
and began to soliloquize upon
the uncertainty of things ter
restial. Now" thought the cat
ssthere is that foolish bird SO busy
Stating that dirty old crust about that
it does not heed its surroundings, but
makes every noble thought subservient
to filing its crop, but its greed has cost
1t its life. think after have eaten II
will take some of its tail feathers to
Tabby Tortoiseshell, for the kittens to
play with" So pleased was the cal
with its own thoughts that it dreamily
closed its eyes for a moment, that Il
might better anticipate the pleasure OF
the kittens at the present Of tail feath-
ers. A slight rustic startled 1t, and IL
opened its eyes only to behold strange
cat, with whom it had no acquaintance,
| picking some feathers out of its teeth.
Observation-Disclosures speeches are tho
best Texas Siftings- u
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-09-24
TIGHTS FOR LADIES.

Carriers Going Out-New Ideas In Dress
Trimming.
There are almost daily converts
among fashionable women to the new
mode of dressing, that is the wearing Of
tights It is claimed that they tend to
develop any natural gracefuIness that
woman may possess and they are GER
tainly comfortable. When first intro
dnced they could only be obtained in
silk, but now Isle thread and cotton
tights can be purchased at almost any
large shops. It is sometimes quite
amusing to watch woman laying in
her first suit. She doesn't want to be
taken for ballet dancer. and invaria-
bly, has some reason which she gives
for the purchase, which is generally
anything rather than that she intends
wearing them herself.
+ The wearing of these tights does
away with that ancient and useful ar
ticle, the garter, which is one of the ar
guments used by the advocates of the
tights Only day or two ago saw a
pretty miss bring intosa goldsmith's a
pair of jeweled garter buckles, which
were to be made over Into some other
form of ornament.
The feur-de-lis still remains a popu-
lar form of decoration in anything from
jewelry to wall papers. The latest
writing paper is of pale shade of can
airy yellow with an embossed silver
feur-de-lis at the top.
White canvas or enameled shoes with
elaborate trimming of patent leather
are noticeable at present, worn by some
/ of the extremists in fashionable attire.
These are hardly suitable for outdoor
town wear, but will be pretty and COM
| Portable FOR wear at the summer re-
Sorts White outing gloves with black
stitching are worn to correspond with
these shoes
Nail-head trimmings in jet are in
great demand this season and they
make q very effective trimming. On
the sleeves and flaring collars of gray
and fawn-colored cloth dresses they are
particularly pretty. Some of the hand
soonest silk wraps are completely
covered with this garniture.
| Changeable silks are always cool and
refreshing for summer wear, and the
great variety in qualify and coloring OF
this silk this year would make it pos
sible for almost every woman to crafty
her desires. in this direction. These
silks make pretty gowns of themselves
or are very effective used as founda-
ton for lace or net dresses
A pretty blue surah is made up with
"a new shade of dull brick red silk un.
der bands of black silk embroidery.
The skirt is made with three panels,
one slightly overlapping the other, and
edged with band of the trimming.
On the bodice were two stripes of mar
rover trimming, one outlining the
waist and the other making the effect
of a pointed neck. With this simple
but extremely stylish gown is worn a
dainty lace bonnet trimmed with a
bunch of pansies in the rich red and
yellow shades. Chicago Herald.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-09-24
HUNTED WITH A MULE.
Tho Spirited Steed of Chicago
Man. in Arkansas.
lie Starts in the Chase Only Under Pro-
test end Never Wakes Up Till the old
Hounds Tell Their Story Then
He Leads the Field.
IL e o D o r i
WINNIE a Chi

II f o D o r +
WINDE, a Chi
go y 0 II n &
man who has
made Il GOO d
deal of money
on the board of
tr a d e without
being known as
a regular mem
Der, used to 60
down into Ar
kansasv-e V e r y
fall for u few
weeks hunting.
He had qnitea
circle of friends
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-09-24

Tragedy In Real Life -Ho lin dis
tress) Dearest, why do yoss tnrn from
me?' She'll Harold, IL have boon
eating onions. indianapolis Journal
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The stingiest man in Georgia lives in
Wilcox county. He has been married
eleven years, and during that timesha-
only bought one sack Of flour and one
seventy-five cent calico dress He LIKES
at home. and the spinning wheel IL still
at work in his house. It is all right Il
man wants to live this way, but 4
put woman where she can't talk
about the styles and never know the
pleasure OF wearing new hat u toe
cruel Rochelle lGa sRscorder
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A Zulu Dainty.

Mealies are the chief food of the
Kafirs, but@they rejoice at an occasional
opportunity of feasting off tough
"trek'' ox-no matter if has died from
natural causes-albeit their glimmer-
ing of religious superstition forbids
them the use of animal food. They
loathe fish as we should loathe eating
a snake; but, on the other hand, their
fancies for certain tidbits run in a curl
GUS direction. One afternoon spray
of glittering green foliage is brought to
me from whence are depending the
most enormous caterpillars have ever
seen in my life, as thick as my thumb
and twice as long--fat, green fellows,
studded with small, sparkling scales.
The little Zulu girl from whom they
had been obtained wept because 1--WE
had taken, away her food" fatty
declined to try caterpillar or two,
whereupon a native eagerly selects a
couple of the finest, pinches off their
tails, manipulates glove fashion the
wriggling creatures one within the
other, frizzles them before the fire, and
finally daintily devours the nauseating
morsel with the lingering enjoyment OF
an English schoolboy eating fine
fresh strawberry. -Blackwood's Maga-
zine.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-30
CORRESPONDENCE.
RPIDGEPORT ITEMS.

Casper Brighton. the butcher, an old
resident of Bridgeport, died at his home
Saturday night. He was aged 60 years.
The remains were taken to Greenwood
for interment Tuesday.
The aged widow of DR.. Affieck, who
died some wears ago at Bridgeport, and
who will be remembered as having for
some time managed a newspaper here,
died on Friday at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. Frank Sharp, in Buffalo.
She was about 20 years of age
A painter named Walton, living IN
Kirkwood, departed from home suddenly
last week, and has not since been heard
from. His family were left in exceeding
" destitute circumstances, and have
since gone to friends at marlborough
| W. Va.
Opinion is still very much divided a:
to the proper plan for obtaining water
whether by paying $500 per year to
company which shall erect and maintain
their own plant, or by constructing
main to Martins Ferry. The Councl
Monday night decided to accept Martini
Ferry's offer. The next thing to do vii
be to vote on bonding the town for put
ting in the main. Persons in favor of thi
plan want to get it pushed through be
fore the street paving begins. Anothe
inducement to haste is that the Martin
Ferry Council, lately elected and soon
be installed, is understood to be inimlca
to the plan. and may withdraw all offer
made by the present Council.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-30
LOUISVILLE.

Mrs. Hattie Michener who has had
pneumonia. John.Michiner who has been
likewise afflicted, and Mary McMillen are
all better.
Lola Darrah. nee Nc cAllister, formerly
of our place, now resident of Columbus,
is visiting friends in town.
Abbie Martin, of Edna, Kansas, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Judge Harris.
Eta B. Robey, pleasant young lady
of Belmont. spent last week with her
cousin, Maggie Hammerle.
Mrs. |. q. Mcfarland is at Bridgeport
nursing her brothers family, all of whom
are down with la grippe.
Lawrence p. Williams, an employe OF
the firm of Black & Co., of Barnesvllle,
and Harley Darrah, of Bellaire, spent
the Sabbath with friends here.
Elizabeth Gillespie has gone to Shcp-
herdstown to live with her husbands
father. Her many friends regret her
absence.
Ida Hayes. an estimable young lady
who has been a member of JOcof
Gossett's family for two years, was mar
ried on the 18th, at Belmont, to Orville
Noling. They started Immediately tc
Hammondsville where they will reside
Happiness and prosperity go with them
Lewis Piper of the firm of Mcpherson
& Piper, meat merchants, of st. Clairs
vile, having sold his interest to Andrew
Geller, has returned to his farm, one-hali
mile south of town.
X. T. Michener has purchased a hal
interest in a tin shop at Flushing. Ht
began business on Monday last. hi
partner being Mr.. Hughes.
Jas. Baxter is tearing down the pain
shop adjoining his house, preparatory tt
building an addition.
Mrs. Myers, an aged German lady, diet
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Simol
Lantz, last week, and was buried a
Plainfield on Friday.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-30
THE RESOLUTIONS.

We have received from d. c. Bundy an
account of the meeting of the Farmers
Alliance at Barnesville, on the 18th inst.
This should have been sent in last week
while it was current news, and as the
substance of the speakers address was
given in our last issue we append only
the resolutions adopted at the meeting.
We are glad to publish the proceedings
of any meeting, but can do it only when
furnished in time for the issue next fol
lowing, and hereafter We will adhere
strictly to this rule in all instances. The
following resolutions were adopted:
Resolued, That we favor the free and
unlimited coinage of silver and that the
volume of the currency be increased suf
ficient to transact the business of the
country.
We demand that R. R. passenger rates
that freight rates be reduced to conform
to the depreciation of farm and farm
products.
Resolced. That we favor the election
of President and L. 5. Senators by the
/ direct vote of the people.
Resoloed, That we do not favor placing
a ticket in the field this fall provided
either or both the political parties give
us farmer or labor candidates for Sena
tor and Representative, and to this enc
we ask the cooperation of all labor or
carnations and friends of economy ant
reform.
Resolped, That we are in favor of tn
suppression of the liquor traffic.
Resolped, That we demand law max
ing null and void and uncollectlble an.
promissory note, due bill, stocks. bond
or chattel mortgages or any other eVl
dence of Indebtedness, held after Tn
first Monday of April in each year, pro
vided the same shall not have the assess
ors's stamp upon it showing that the sam
has been listed for taxation.
We demand that manufactured art
cles finished or unfinished, and all materi'
in the hands of the manufacturer be a.
sessed, or that farm products grow
within the last year be exempt.
ID. C. BUNDY, Sec'y.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-30
THE CARRIER LAW.

The CARRIER Fee and Salary bill is now
, law. On last Thursday it passed the
Senate in slightly amended FORM but in .
these amendments the House promptly
refused to concur 1t was then given
into the hands of conference commit
tee. reported back to both Houses on
Tuesday without amendment, and in
that shape passed
About the merits of the bill there
seems to be no dispute, even its friends
admitting it grossly imperfect, while It's
opponents claim it to be unjust and
discriminating. Just what the bill does
contain seems to be question OF DIS
pute and doubt. No one seems TO
definitely know, but only this is certain
that it establishes fixed salaries instead
of the fee system. That the plan is en-
tirely wrong no one who has given the
subiect any attention can fail to see,
while the assumption that taxation will
in any way be lightened by the law Will
not hold in the light of experience and
reason. The bill is a hybrid and totally
lacks the features of measure calcu-
lated to lessen expense in the conduct
of county offices. 1t was showed through
without reason OF its effects being at all
considered. Its fathers admitted that
the bill itself was wrong but claimed 1t
to be step in the right direction In
Cuyahoga and Hamilton counties the
salary system has been tried and found
to be entirely unsatisfactory and ruin
ously expensive.
As an illustration of the way the Law
will work in this county the Office OF
Sheriff is cited The Sheriff is giyeI
s24OO without expenses being added
Last year in the administration OF tha
Office me expense for horse hire, outside
deputies, and travelling expenses while
on the road, amounted to fully the sun
named. Such being the case the Sheriff
would have nothing to show for nj
services. 1t is the only office to which
any great expense is attached, yet 1t l.
cut off without any provision bein!
made for expense. The bill is such
tumble of inconsistencies and inequall
ties that it will probably be repeale'
before it ever goes into effect. To re
duce fees is the only true way to arriv
at the object desired.