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The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-05-21

In 4 cUIu- hu11xinn mitch IN western
Iowa, each IL Two Contestants, working
ten hours, huslxed ii : field. averaging
forty bushels to the acre. one hundred
and fifty bushels The prize was given
10 the man whose corn was the freest
from husirs.
The Medical youxu.l advi.es IN
careful exarfnntioii ana washing u
celery before IL Is used. Many c1ltl.
yatorx force the growth 81 The vegetable
with night eoil which Is full OF typhoid
fever bacilli The plant's construction
Il such - 10 make II peculiarly apt "a
hold portions 81 this soil.
should Have Waited. Henry vii.
llama rave Z hack driver two dollars 10
take him to the depot IN Savannah In
advance OF the bus, and he rot there
In time to be run over BY 8 horse,
straashed under : bill board and tram
t,led IN, ~ = dtr,v6a a. uiuIaa when the
Inns came rolling tiu n w. rolled "a
TO hospitai.-Detroit Free Press. 81 + q
a short d;.t.nce ma from R,2sSu
vista. CT tl,ers e -. cave lifcfSiiy
swarminr with spiders 81 = curious
species Of imrnense size. some having
legs four inches il length and BODY
a. large 81 that Of 4 canary bird. The
cave was discovered Il December. 1870.
and was often .resorted 10 by the
.,sS..s 80 ah.s;.aS 49, -. -,
- =. -. sss.s-S Es.,r 80 80
~ = ..s14,.- - y 80 ,..;.t. !
~. $3.50 60 $500 I. .,..,s.s,, - ~
s uL11s ~ 80 z s4..sSss.,, s,. 81.
s "0 NY 80 "e 80,
Ae' .....-...-s.. -, ~.
- nrse ol,ieIens ncMspalels . New
10TH Pfmoeo On sne sane gay , ssccn.ly
.nree dinerens aescI Pp,ons y sliss -
Whhng, tne Dride 9, 5onn sscop A 80 !,
Accoroing 70 one sle e 800 49, 49, ~ q
young woman, WIN iuscaous aalk eyes
2 slender ngure ana s'aoiy nsalsr :.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-05-21

orr history. and hrs embodied IN Il .
new principle more vicioIs and unre-
publican than tho tariff itself, that Of
bounties for the production Of partic-
ular article of commerce.
1t has increased the purchase Of sill
yer bullion from q, ZOO, 900 TO a, 500, 900
per month, and BY 30 doing Has ex-
posed us to the danger Of change il
the common standard Of value from
silver to gold. It Is plain now that
there was no need Of this Legislation.
even in ! political poina Of View. II
the same firmness I'd resisting the d..
mands of the sflver-mine owners had
been shown last June that was shown
in February the country would have
been spared this danger and this drain
on It's resources.
II has brought into the union before
their time six new states, with twelvS
senator's. in order to keep the feplib-
lican party in power after It had lost
the numerical majority in the country.
1t has passed . postal subsidy bill Of
which it may fairly be said that no
such bill was necessary in ordsr to get
the foreign mails carried. IL Il relief
to know that much worse bin was
defeated.
It has introduced the new principle
in Legislative procedure that if - quo
rum of the house does not respond to
the roll-call, the speaker may count one
by eyesight, and transact business on
the presumption that his eyesight Ia
good. This practice, it is safe to pre-
dict, will expire, with the congress In
which it originated.
The only good things to be set down
to the credit of this congress are the
passage of q copyright bill. badly Grip
pied indeed but better than nothing,
and bill for the relief of the supreme
court. Credit must be allowed for q
vast deal of mischief not done, and par
ticularly for the defeat of the force bill.
This was a case where one bad measure
killed another. The free-coinage bill
killed the force bill, and the force bill
helped to kill the free coinage bill.
The greater part of the mischief &C
complished by the Fifty-first congress,
and which will give it bad name in
history, was due to Speaker Reed, who
put through the Mckinley bill and
the other measures which wrecked his
party as though he were the pitcher
in game of baseball-NJ Y. Post.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-05-21
- LITTLE NoNsENsE.-

Mrs. Slimdiet--"Wha part Of ths
chicken shall give you, Mr.. Goodfeed. :
Boarder--.sAll but the neck
---McSwizzle- What caused the fre
at your boarding house Yesterday"
McIrick-"A heated argument II thu
dinner-table.r
AN undertaken of Waltham an
nounces that he proposes to increase his
business. The attention Of the grand
jury is called to the fact - Boston Her
aid.
Quidnunc- What makes your hair
SO much grayer than your whiskers2''
Bullfnch--rWhy, my shair is great
deal older than my whiskers. Boston
Courier
Ills First Appearance. Tryon--ssIt's
mistake to suppose that skating re-
qnires skill. l find that the more igs
norant you are about it the more easily
you tumble to it
How Could You Expect It7Mc-'
C1ammy "Mrs. Dingbatts doesn't seem
to have common sense" Tomdilk "Of
course not There's nothing common
about her, she'd have you TO know"
Hadn't Eaten Any. Did you have
NAL da mer, ON thesyoyage across Mrs
Brown?rs Mrs. Brown.-ssNo. Won see
] suffered 80 terribly from sea-sicl<ness
that I had TO confine myself 10 the plain
est OF food. Light.
He Saved His Life. Awcalthy bank
er meets 4 tramp in an isolated place.
Tramp Help poor man with dol.
-
err (haughtiIy) Your lie Is not worth
dollar Tramp (swinging Q club
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JUDGE NOT N HASTE,


Meier be hssty In your Judgment
Never foremost to extend
Evil mention Of . neighhor,
Or Of one you've calrd . friend.
OF two reasons for On action
Choose the better, mot the worstl
OFT, with some, the meauer motive
Ever strikes the fancy nrst
Then be gentle with misfortune;
Never foremost te extend
Evil mention Of neighbor,
Or Of ono you've call'd q friend.
Judge not with detracting spirit,
Speak not with disdainful tongue,
Nor with hard and hasty feeling a
Doone human creature wrong.
Words there are that, sharp rs winter,
Strip the little left to cheer,
Oh, beyours the kinder mission,
Prone to soothe, not cause q tepf.
Then be gentle with misfortune,
Never foremost 70 extend
Evil mention It neighbor,
or Of one you've caii'd friend.
~ IN. Y. Ledger
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-05-21

Hurry what business arr You in
now, Burly? @
Burly I'm stock broker. Y
Huriy-They say there's good deal
| Of money in that business.
Buriy (dolefully) Wen, there's >
| good deal Of my money. Puck
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-05-21

Dentists are daily committing the err
ror Of not instrncting their patients in
regard to the proper methods Of cleans.
ing their mouths brushing, picking,
rinsing with warm water after meals
and at night before going to bed 1t il
astonishing what ignorance exists
among people Of all classes and condi-
tions as TO what cleanliness of the
mouth means. Clearly habits are part
Of an individuals education, and can be
formed only in childhood. Too much
can not be bestowed upon the subject
for the little one. Each individual must
see It thoroughly done -have Il done for
him, and experience having It well
rubbed In with brush. Not much
dentifrice Of any kind Is needed small
quill toothpicks are best. narrow strips
Of rubber dam for spaces the Quill win
not clean. Water used frequently for
rinsing, with motion Of the tongue on
al the surfaces Of the teeth and gums.
The Home.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-05-21

"Well, WE'LL said he; this is most
extraordinary. Madam, what possessed
your boy to do this thing7s
The lady told the manager Of the cs-
tablishment who she was, the wife OF q
reputable and wealthy broker. and
said that the boy with her was her
son. Owing to circumstances which
it would be impossible to explain,
the boy had been placed directly
after his birth In the hands of a
woman who had been the mothers
nurse, and from that moment until q
month ago this woman had reared him.
The woman was thought to be honest
and respectable. but. as was learned by
the real parents nearly ten years after
she took charge of the child, she had
married notorious criminal, who, as
the adopted father of the boy, trained
him to the profession of thief. The
lady begged her confessor to believe
that only the most desperate circum-
stances had compelled her to forsake
her child during its tender years, and
rs soon rs she was able to acknowledge
it as her own she had gone to the city
where 1t was living and taken 1t home.
The boy, she said, would change. He
was only doing what he had been taught
from his birth to believe was right.
The manager listened attentively to
the lady's story, and when she had
finished he advised the detectivefo allow
her and her child TO go. The boy
turned over the half dozen spoons he
had appropriated, looked sullenly at
the detective, and took ibis mothers arm
with the air Of having made all the
restitution that could be expected OF
him.
When the detective had told that story,
he added: That's the first time ever
thought thieves were made and not
born. just think of 1t. My old man
might have made q burglar of me If he
hadn't made me q detective. Well,
well, whether . man will dance at the
Delmonico balls or work the bunco
game on Broadway seems to be all q
question Of bringing up. never knew
It before. IN. Y. Sun.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-05-21
A WoMAN.s MISSION.
Her Strange Adventures In Carrying Out
Her Hushand,a PacuIinr Reauest.

Her Strange Adventures In Carrying Out
Her Husbands Peculiar Bequest.
The most adventurous of woman
travellers, who is known to the reading
public as Miss Isabella Bird and to her
friends as Mrs. Bishop, recently re-
turned to England after safely accom-
plishing most difficult and dangerous
Journey, a record of which will shortly
be published The immediate object OF
the journey was to carry out bequest
Of her late husband-an Edinburgh gen.
tleman-who left funds for the estab-
lishment of hospital in one Of the re-
mote corners of the globe. The place
was not specified, and Mr.. Bishops OBJ
ject was to secure the establishment Of
hospital in one of the outlying parts
of civilization, where the need for such
an institution would be most severely
felt.
Cashmere was the locality selected by
the widow, and there Mrs. Bishop has
succeeded in carrying out her husbands
wishes But, her mission accomplished,
she was not content toreturn home by
the prosaic way of India. Thibet lay
too close at hand for the temptation to
be resisted. Lhassa Is, perhaps, the
one spot on the earth's surface
which most excites the curiosity OF
the adventurous spirits who are ever on
the search for some new realm to con-
quer. Russians and English have OF
late years made many unsuccessful at
tempts to penetrate the mysteries Of
that strange town, which II 30 religious
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-05-21

For two months before election he
had been seeing nothing in the papers
but appeals to citizens to register.
Every page seemed to hold 1t in I'll sorts
OF places and all sorts of type.
1t was too much for him and he felt
his head beginning to swim. At last he
grabbed his grip and went for Canada
Entering hotel he said:
give me a room for the rent of my
natural life"
.But won't you please register?''
asked the clerk.
What! here, toor' gasped TIE unfor-
tunate man; and from that moment he
became raving maniac. Phi adelphis
Times
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-05-21

A young man home from college,
Wishing to inspire his little sister with
awe for his learning, pointed to star.
and said: mt.
isis, do you see that bright, little
luminary? It's bigger than this whole
world
s'No faint = said Sis
Eyes, II Is. !" declared the young col
legian.
Then why doesn't 1t keep on the
rain2' was the triumphant rejoinder. =
Spare Moments.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-05-21

A policeman who was invest eating .
dark hallway on Grani Rive, avenue
heard some one snoring in the darkness,
and he raped with his club and called
out:
Now. then, who Is TIP
Its me, replied voice, as the
snoring ceased.
Who's me?"
"Oh, used to be on the police force.
Go along its all right There's only
room for ,ne Of US heret, Detroit Free
Press. 81 !. A 4
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-05-21

Advertising Agent Your pardon for
intruding, madam, but understand
that you have been sick, and are now
perfertly veil, spd ~ during your NJ
ness III Notifies Of uE CnFemH Xixfr
Nc lous - ~ co<lcr 6rug sfoee.
M15sm Yea The nnxse WHO oaans
% take caro Of me got sick and ordered
the b0ttlea ~ hsrnelf. I did nj l1l<a
snS !ls 4 q. / ~ h.:s
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-05-21

All on the Outside - harpson (nest
morning after the banquet a-tI tell yon,
Phlatk. these sfter-dInne> speeches an
hard On ne, brain-p&>I. 1hey make !
fearful waste 81 gray matter" Phlatx
Gray matter gray mntter7 O. yon
nkean they mnlke your hsir AL ootlr--
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-05-21
rnAiNep MIRO THlEvERY.


A fh<1dent N 8tSfe - HAkfn4e4 ~ the
Catehef u tRs CflMiAal
A tail, s1uafc-stiouldefed man. with
6orid face, dropping tlSek mtstache
akd shfcwd eyes was wslkinE lclsttrrl5
about the noof Of . large silverwere
establishment III htoadwsy, taking
quick glances a the faces Of che crowd
trading 1t the co1nters. A Close OBJ
server might hrve seen him stop short
M M walk Il or POINT and Ak his
esxe upon & boy who 6toed with : lady
before one Of tlle showcases Then he
dropped beck into the shadow n I
staircase and stood watching the beir.
What he says he saw was As follows:
The lady was looking at silver spoons.
She was elegantly dressed. handsome,
and possessed the air Of one occupying
an enviable social position. The boy NJ
her side, who might have been ten
years old, was also extensively dressed
and his face nesemblcd That Of the
woman sufficiently 70 indicate that the
tWo were mother and son. The boy,
kryrsvef. lad ; sharp, wicked express
aIoa - leseycs. and tlnere wns : hang
dox droop 70 his head quite remarkable
in one apparently 90 we'll born.
The man watching from behind the
staircase emerged presently from the
shadow and advanced to the mother Of
the boy. When he had got the lady's
attention he said: Madam, Is this lad
here your SOM"
.Yes, she replied.
aWell, I am detective and shall
have to ask you and him to come to the
manager's Office. The boy appears to
be dishonest
The boy had heard the words, and his
sharp eyes were upturned to the face Of
the detective.
s.She didn't have nothing to do with
II, said he, indicating his mother by o
nod Of the head. shes only been me
mother for little while. Big Slim will
tell yer who ! am. =
The face Of the lady had turned as
pale as death, and the detective looked
perplexed. He saw that the case was a
mysterious one, and when he repeated
his request that the lady should ac-
company him to the private Office Of the
manager he remarked that perhaps
matters could be explained. Trembling
the woman followed the detective, and
with them went the boy, to the Office
designated. There the detective i'm
formed the manager that he had discov-
cred the boy putting silver spoons in his
pockets while his mother was examin-
ing the wares; that the lady seemed In
nocent, and might wisely be allowed to
make an explanation Of her sons con-
duct The manager looked at the dimin-
utive thief and then 1t the highbred
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-09

NOR RENT-Two COM. FURNISHED
II rooms and hall room will be rented to-
gothor or separately, at ii0 IT. N. w, on reas-
enable terms.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-09
OPPOSING THE BALL PARK SITE.
DR.. Purvis In Consultation with the
Commissioners To-day.

Commissioners To-day.
DIR. Purvis, surgeon-in-chief of the
Freedman's Hospital, had conference
with Commissioner Douglass this morn
ing regarding the location of the Washing
ton Baseball Clubs grounds in the vicinity
of the hospital. Commissioner Douglass
said no steps could be taken pro or con.
until the application for permit to erect
seats stands, etc., had been made by the
club.
In conversation with Critic reporter
DR.. Purvis stated: ~ regret indeed that
the gentlemen representing the baseball
people should haveselected SO unfortunate
site for the location of their grounds
Unfortunate, because baseball game pro-
yokes more or less applause which cannot
to the patients Of the hospital, the south
wall Of which is separated from the park
only by an inch fence. have no per-
sonal feeling in the matter beyond the
care and welfare of my patients, which
number from 200 to 300 daily (white and
colored). The cheers and yells of spec
tators attending an exhibition of the
manly sport is certainly not conducive to
the comfort Of sick people. The attorneys
for the club make rather queer analysis
Of the word nuisance. Blackstone defines
it as meaning anything that annoys;
noise.'
ut is evident to any fair-minded citizen
that noise is the word par excellence to
define an exhibition of the national game.
quite agree with the editorial in your
paper of Saturday last, that hospitals are
more necessary than ball games, and for
that reason should have privileges that
are not at all unusual when they are
given to benefit suffering humanity. l
shall fghtto the last extremity for my
patients and think the majority of the
community will give me their support
and approval
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-09
IN ALEXANDRIA,.
A Budget of Happenings and Doings In
That City.


ALEXANDRIA, Feb. 0.-Yesterday the
churches had large congregations and the
streets were thronged with pedestrians in
the afternoon, an unusually large num-
Der of strangers coming over by ferry
from Washington. The pulpits were filled
by resident clergy. The day was quiet
and orderly one, there being but three
cases before the Mayor this morning and
these were for petty offences.
In the afternoon the late Mrs. Sarah j..
Paul, the wife of Mrs. John Paul, super
intendent of the Potomac Shoe Factory,
was buried, and the funeral was largely
attended, the shoe factory employees at
tending in body. Rev. James /. Vance
of the Second Presbyterian Church con-
Quoted the services, and the pall-bearers
were Messrs. Samuel DE Vaughn, Robert
Schneider, Charles Paff, William Darkins
and Charles Devine.
Mr.. John Thomas Bnrrage, the barber,
and son of the late Thomas Burrage OF
ing, aged 81 years. He had been ailing a
long while from consumption. He served
awhile in the Confederate army.
About midnight Saturday the one
legged tramp. preacher, who has been
holding FORTH on the streets here for
several days past, became drunk and dis
orderly, and proceeded to arouse the
SleeperS IN the nelBhDOfhOou OF the local
depot. He succeeded and for it was
taken TO the police station, where he spent
the Sabbath and last night. To-day he
was escorted to the city limits aud told to
begone.
The farmers of Northern Virginia will
hold their annual convention here on
Wednesday Of next week. Secretary
Rusk, State Commissioner Whitehead and
several others will be the especial guests
during one of the sessions.
There is talk now of the municipal con-
test in May next. Mr.. Strauss will antag-
onize Mr.. Downham for Mayor again. II.
M. Latham will try again for the audi
torshlp, and George Taylor Price is after
Tax-Collector Cox's position. Mr.. Har-
low will be reelected, of course, and Theo-
dore Cook, secretary of the Gas Works.
Collector German as well. 1t is not
known whether Mr.. Jacob Roxbury, SUI
perintendent of the Gas Works, will run
or not. He is in very poor state of
health at this time.
Mr.. Charles Erwin, an old and re-
spected citizen, died at his home on
upper King street this morning. He
was once prominent merchant here, but
retired some years ago. Heleayes goodly
estate, mostly in real estate.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-09

JNOR RENT-TwO DESIRABLE UNFUR.
il nshod rooms, I'd story; one furnished room
ID story; two other unfinished rooms. 0i7 q
1T. n, W,
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-09
DID NOT GET IT'S DAY.
The District was Entitled to 1t, But the
House Decided Otherwise.

The District was Entitled to 1t, But the
House Decided Otherwise.
The District of Columbia was to have
had day in the House this, the second
Monday of the month of February but
as upon so many previous occasions Of
the same kind, that right under the rules
was not vouchsafed the District. It did
not get its day. The House, ON the con-.
trary, resumed consideration Of the Sun
dry Civil bill.
Mr. Grout made very strong plea for
the District. Mr.. Hemphill did likewise.
He became involved in controversy
with Mr.. Anderson of Kansas, but no
gore was spilled or heads broken.
The Sundry Civil bill was taken up all
the same.
Mr.. Cannon, chairman Of the Appro-
priations Committee, tried to throw some
thing like tub to the District whale in
asking unanimous consent that a day be
set apart for the consideration Of District
business.
Mr.. Enloe objected, and thus the thing
was over.
Some members Of the District Commit
tee hop that the Sundry Civil bill will
be disposed of in time this afternoon to
let the District in for small show. But
that is not probable. In fact, the COM
mittee really has not much hope of get
ting anything substantial during the re-
mainder of the session. As DR.. Atkinson
Of Pennsylvania said to The Critic re-
porter:
1--WE still hope for the best, but II looks
dubious-the situation looks dubious, in
deed rs
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-09
EAIl.NOAIlS.
DALTiMoRE a ONO RAILROAD.


Schedule in effect January I, 1871.
Leave Washington from station corner Of New
Jersey avenue md street.
Fon CHICAGO and Northwcst, Ncsiihulod
Limited express daily ii30 Il. M, csrcss
$50 p. m.
Fon CiNcfsSATr, st. Louis and Indianapolis,
express daily, $50 and li.Np;
Fon PITTsBuHG and Cleveland, express daily,
II 30 a. IN. and s5Op. m.
FoR LExINoroH and points In the Shenandoah
Valley, 1000 n. m.
FoR WINCHESTER and way stations 1850 D. IN.
Fon BALrIMoRE, week days, 400. 500, a.35,
7.20, 78O, 600, I5-mlnutosl, s3o, n.s5, uiO0,
1900 45-minnies), q. M i9lo, 2ll, 80, tll5
Dos, 5.30 B.ij, G.20, Ti5, 7n 900, 1890
and ii.a0 p. IN. Sundays, 4.05, 10, 40, $50,
g.35 u. M, d2.00, i5.minutcsl, 100, 2.ij, $50.
3.25, i.30, 600, i5.mnutcsl, J0J, Ul5, go,
730, 900, 1879, 1f.30 p. IN.
FoH ANNAroLis, G.3 and $50 q. m, 1910 and
d.25 y. m. Sundays, $50 q, NJ. and 43o y. IN.
For FREDERICK, tli.D n. M, sl.lJ, 1880, 1870
Fon liAoErsTowN, tiOiO a. M. and $3.50 =. m.
ROYAL BLUE LINE FOR NEW YORK AND
PHILADELPHIA.
FoR NEW YoRK, Trenton and the East, 'i,0J,
1900, 1000, F120o n. M, f250 800 and 1880
y, IN. Buffet Parlor Cars on all day trains
Sleeping Car on tho 1890 y. M, open at 900
Fon BosroN 's.5Op IN. with Pullman Baret
Sleeping Car running through To Boston
without change, via Poughkocpsic Bridge,
landing passengers In u. a. N. station at Bos-
ton.
FoR PHILADELPHIA, FiO5, 1900. 1000 n. m 4,
1900 noon, $3.50 $500, tBiJ and ei0.30 .. M.
Fon NEWARK, Del, Wilmington and Chester,
"4.05. is00a M, 90 noon, 1850, $500, e6.i5,
and 1000 p. m. Limited express stopping at
Wilmington only, 1000 q. m.
FoR ATLANTIC CITY, f.0j and 1000 a. m, 1900
noon. sundays, d0J u. m, 400 noon.
For time of suburban trains sec time tablcs
to be had OF NIL ticket agents.
Except Sunday. "Dally sSunday only.
Bangnge cnlloN Tor ana choekcn rom holcls
left at ticket offices, go and 1851 Pennsylvania
avenue and nj depot.
j. Il. 0DELJ, CIlAS. y. sCULL,
Gen. Manager Gen. Pase. Agt.