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The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-12-03
FOR ,JSs IN CHURCHES.



ID Wood aud OF Metal.
In some churches years ago, the coll
lection taken in sfnallAeles
meshed nets with short handles. The.
latest thing made for this use, the col
lection bag, is modification of the
old fashioned net. 1t is a cone-shaped
plush bag seven inches in diameter and
seven inches deep. 1t is secured by a.
hoop to which is attached handle two
feet or three feet long, rs may be de-:
sired. The collection bag sells for four
dollars. 1t has been in use for about.
one year.
Collection boxes were at one time
used in many churches. The old style.
is a shallow open box about seven
inches long by five wide. 1t is lined
with velvet and has a handle attached.
Boxes of this style are still used, but
collection boxes are now generally
made circular in form. They are seven
and half inches in diameter and two
and half inches in depth. A plush
mat is laid on the bottom, and the box
is provided with handle two feet or
three feet long. Such a box of oak sells
for three dollars and a half Not many
boxes are sold nowadays.
Collection plates have for long time
been in general use. One of the older
styles of plates was of brass, nickel
plated. Plates of this kind were sold
at from five toaseven dollars each At
the present time collection plates are
. nrade of wood and of various kinds of
metns The wooden plates are the
more popular, and they are commonly
used in city and country. Usually they
are of oak or walnut; oak is now the
wood most favored. A plain plate of
quartered oak may be bought for three
dollars. 1t is eleven and one-half inches
in diameter. Its fat rim is one and
.three-quarter inches wide and the
plate is one and one-quarter inch es
deep. A plush mat is laid in the center.
a plate of the same size having text
carved upon the rim costs five dollars.
Various texts are used. God loveth a
cheerful givern is the one most often
selected. A receiving basin of wood,
into which the collection plates may be
cmptied. is fifteen inches in diameter
and two inches deep. and the rim is
two and quarter inches wide. Carved
with inappropriate text and with a
plush mat, basin costs twelve dollars.
Collection plates of metal are usually
made of brass or bronze. Brass plates
range in price from five dollars upward
They are eleven inches in diameter.
one and three-quarter inches in.the rim
and one and three-quarter inches Deep
They are inscribed with texts and are
stamped or embossed in variety OF
designs. The metal plates are used
either with or without mat Bronze
plates. cost twenty-five dollars and up
ward. Metal receiving basins of brass
or bronze cost from twenty-five dollars
upward. More expensive metal plates
are made to order. Some are of solid
silver. The cost of silver plate de-
ponds on its weight and the work upon
1t; fifty dollars would be about the
lowest pricc.-N. Y. Sun.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-12-03

--Hnlf lemon dlpped Il alt win a.
al tie work Of oxnlic acid IN cleaning
copper bo{Iers bFass tcAkettlos and
other copper Or brass utensilA
--CottsRe Padding. One cupful q
sugar, one cupfu1 Of buttermilks two
cupfuls Of dour. one egg. three table
spoonfuls Of melted butter. one tea
spoonful Of cream OF tartar. one-hah
teaspoonfnl Of soda; bake and serve
with . liquid dressing. = Boston Budget
-Caifs-Foot Broth Cut M two
calls feet and put them into vessel
with two quarts Of water. carrot.
little mace and the right quantity o.
salt Boil gently for two or three
hours, till but one-half the quantity Of
water Is left; then strain. add tea,
spoonful Of oatmeal or Indian meal and
season to taste Good Housekeeping.
The great obstacle In cleaning
piano nicely, removing finger marks
and dirt from the polished surface, Il
the amount Of rubbing required. Wash
over small portion at . time with fine
toilet soap and water. using soft cloth
free from lint; then to restore the pol.
ish rub long and faithfully with clean
canton-f flannel cloth. This > the meth
cd used by professional piano-tuner.
N Y. World
"A simple dessert which is a varia-
ton OF cake and preserves, is made by
taking thick loaf Of sponge cake
that baked the day before is all the
better-and cutting 1t in round pieces
with the aid of large-sized biscuit
cutter. Slightly hollow ont the center
and put in large teaspoonful Of pre-
served straw berries.or cherries or pine
apples. Arrange these cake mounds
on plates and serve with whipped on
plain cream, though whipped cream
gives the dish much prettier appear.
ance.-N. Y. Times.
crimp the edges, and bake lightly in a
quick oven. Crate the rind of one
orange, add the juice of two. one cup
full of sugar, small lump Of butter.
two cupfuls of water, and five drops Of
vanilla Bring it to boil. and thicken
with cornstarch dissolved in q little
water. Pour it over the we'll beaten
yolks Of two eggs, and beat quickly to-
gether. Pour into the crust Beat the
two whites stiff with little sugar,
place it upon the pie and brown in the
oven to golden shade. --Housekeeper.
-Eamb Kidney Saute.-Four kid.
neys should be used for three people.
Wash them, remove the skin and hard
white cores, and cut them into thin
round slices Have the lamp wicks low.
Place the granite-ware pan over the
lighted lamp, and put into it two table
spoonfuls of butter and one teaspoonful
of -four Stir until the butter begins
to bubble; then put in the sliced kid
neys, and season with one teaspoonful
of salt and a little pepper. Stir with a
fork for three minutes, turning the
pieces Of kidney over SO that each shall
come in contact with the bottom of the
pan. Now add two tablespoonfuls of
lemon JUICE and gill of cold water.
Stir until the sauce begins to boil
The meat must never fry or boil rapidly
as high temperature would harden it.
Serve with toast Ladies' Home Jour
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-12-03
At An OPEN WINDOW.


Here am. pcr bed at my open easement.
Enjoying the laugh Of some unseen miss
That comes nppling up through room in the
basement
Just below this.
Morning noon and night can hear her
BaJbilng away with her chatter and chan,
And II seems as II all creation near her
Was just one laugh
Picture heri Isn't her face Just made for III
CrinkIed and curved for laughingft
Could she BIO solemn. dye think, II paid for III
Never biti
can fancy the dimples her cheeks imprinting.
And sec the mouth corners upward run
] can catch her eyes with the frollo eiinting
Brimful Of fun.
6hc must be pretty TO laugh so prettily-
Such laugh couldn't belong TO frumrt
Humorous, too, TO see things Witty
Probably plump
There now she's on again Peal upon peal Of ii,
Clear as a carlton. soft as bell.
Why it's infectious I'm catching the feel Of 1t 1
Chuckling as we'll
What was droamingf That musical melody
Trips up the scale ,arpegg.o.
So-likc - voice that was hushed-ahi weil-a
day
Long, long ago
Heigh.hoi to think Of what little straws tickle
just girls laugh--and my laughing ono lies
Silent. and well, now, this is Ridiculous
Tears In my eyes!
Pail Mall Budget. .
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-12-03

unanswered for the throats of the men
are too parched and thirsty 10 hurrah--
great body of Arabs starts from the
underwood around the entrance to the
defile, and hea led by many standard
square.
OF the fight for life III that square,
and the determination with which the
Arabs fought to break the ranks, there
is no need to tell. How Burnaby went
down, fighting, gloriously, and many
another brave man beside him, history
records
+ With the utmost GOODNESS, for he has
been through many such~scenes, Capt.
MACPHERSON, after the first rush, picks
up the rife of aldead soldier, unclasps
his cartridge belt, and plugs away
steadily ut the nightshirt brigade, as
the soldiers havenicknamed the Arabs
from their long white robes.
But See. what change is this in his
face as the foe forms in compact
mass for another rush? And listen to
the request he makes to the men
around him:
Don't shoot within II dozen yards
each side .pf that banner he says in
such a TOTE Of voice that the soldiers
look up in surprise and see white, set
face
LET them come right up before you
fire, " he adds, .'and wait till ] give You
the word. YOU'LL agree to that, won't
you, Roberts, It's ~ matter of life
and death 2 This to the officer in com
'mand of'the company.
Matter of death to US all, | think. if
you don't speak in time" growled
| ROBBERS, frovning at the advancing
| deryishes; "but have your way"
! MACPHERSON makes na. answer; the
! pallor of his face increases: now it is
| ashy gray as the Arabs rush in on the
square OF all the oneoming hundreds
he sees only-two men-.one the standard
! bearer and beside him a young fellow,
wonderfully light for an Arab, and
with a cap on his head instead of the
usual tangled headdress of CREASED hair
i worn by the dervishes.
I Kneelng rs the Arabs come within
fifty yards of the square hestalses de-
liberate aim. A flash; and at the same
| tilSNdabt tiit iaiio PAVhN
to the earth. The fair.faccd Arat
seizes the banner and rushes to the
front. Another shot and he, too, falls.
In a voice that rings above the din OF
the battle MACPHERSON gives theorder
to fire, and the Arabs, met by a volley
ut such range, stagger,- and through
the smoke are seen to fall back few
PAGES. Instantly MACPHERSON PUSHES
out from the square, and before his
comrades or the enemy have time t.
interfere he is again in the midst of his
comrades, trembling and pales but
bearing in his arms the young Arab
who still grasps the banner he. plucked
from the dead leaders hand.
! The Araba, nightly thinned in th0
last brush, fail away. The fight Il
over and the men crowding round Mac
Pherson, who is bathing the -wounded
i Arabs thigh where his bullet entered
Isusk what il all means.
Roberts. who is under the impression
1 that the banner was the prize coveted
by MACPHERSON and THAI his care FOL
the Arab is AN afterthought, remark
that the game was hardly worth til,
candle. But MACPHERSON, looking NJ
for moment, says, pointing to tn
wounded Arab
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-12-03
A QUICK STROKE.

relics, and have promised to report
when the dahabeeh ties up for the
night at Assouam before varying her
way through the cataract
The colonefs. eyes follow a move
,ment in the tangled group of figures on
the deck. Two men rise, shouting at
each other the while The colonel and
the dragoman, who has just poked his
head out of his room ON the deck, look
on lazily. Suddenly one of the dis
putants makes a rush at the other--the
CLEAN of steel is seen, and the ere W
close round the men. A quick stroke,
shout anger changed to agony, and
Nubian lies on the deck with the dag
ger of Aboo, a powerful Arab, in his
breast
All this so quickly that the colonel is
still growing that there is nothing
stirring to be seen in Egypt, when he
reaches the group, and, STOPPING over
the wounded man, draws the dagger
out 1t has left an ugly wound, but
not dangerous, nd as the wound
man is taken in charge by his co.,
radcs the colonel turns to the drago'
man for an explanation.
With many profnse apologies the
dragoman tells how the two men were
sleeping side by side when the Nnbiai
inadvertently put his foot against the
Arabs face. That was all, and thu
dragoman smiled and bowed.
The colonel, an old disciplinarian
looked black as night In effective
English he ordered the dragomaI, after
he discovered that the matter was MOI
recloned important enough for Egyp
tian law to recognize, to anchor tho
dahabeeh and send boat ashore will
the culprit and baggage. To tn,
dragomans question as TO, how Abos
was to get back tosCairo, the colone
Numbered that he might walk Thu
dragoman bowed and smiled--it was !
habit he had learned from Frenci
friend In Cairo and translated tn,
coloncls remarks TO Aboo, adding 4
them such little pleasantrics as h
thought Of. He could walt, His shoe
-this with smile and bow, dtrecte'
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-12-03

A sense Of tisllness
and other troubles after eating
Then you need "Pellet." Not
one of the ordinary, gripping, tear
ing pills it's sickness in itself to
take them. But one of DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets-the original Liver
Pill, the smallest and the easiest to
take. The easiest in the way they
work, too they're mild and gentle,
but thorough and effective. Every
part of the system feels their health
full influence. They cleanse and
regulate the liver, stomach and bow
els. Regulate, mind you. They
prevent disease as well as cure it.
They're purely vegetable and perfect
" harmless. Sick Headache, Bilious
Headache, Constipation, Indigestion,
and all arrangements of the liver,
stomach and bowels are promptly
relieved and permanently cured.
They're the cheapest pill You can
buy, for they're guaranteed to give
satisfaction, or your money Is re-
turned.
You pay only for the good you
get.
This is true only Of DR.. Pierce'l
medicines.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-12-03
AN IDEAL MILksTooL.

As the Device Is Not Patented Readers
May Take Advantage of 1t.
While great strides of improvement
have been made in many directions, in
some places the fields are. rs yet, UNI
explored. Many people to-day are
using paint keg, nail keg. box, old
chair, or some boards nailed together,
or a one, two, three or four-legged
stool, to sit on to milk, just as people
did hundreds of years ago. With any
Of these contrivances the pail must be
held between the knees Of the mixer,
set on the ground or floor. which, in
either case, is both unclean and unsafe.
The accompanying cut shows one that
overcomes both of these difficulties.
The bottom board is made of inch
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-12-03

sail up the same old river, look at tho
same old pyramids-no modern addi-
tfons or improvements the same
abominable old images that have worn
the same grotesque aspect for fifty
centuries, and broil on the same I'M
comfortable decks and all because that
boy Of mine wants to become known
as an Psychologist. To the deuce with
beetles and sacred cattle. I'm tired Of
it ALL"
Out of breath with the exertion
necessary to this long sentence. Col.
lavish MACPHERSON leans back in his
comfortable armchair and closes his
eyes for nap. The cause of his
trouble is not very apparent, and as he
sits there under the awning, with his
half-pay running on at the horse
guards, with the rents of his deer for
ests and sheep farms in the Highlands
faithfully collected and accounted for
by the factor, and with his member
ship fees paid up to date ut the Carl
ton and United Service clubs, one
could imagine that even Egypt would
appear something other than house
OF bondage. The colohels dahabeeh,
with her big three cornered sail
trimmed to the breeze that ruffles the
waters of the Nile and bears her on
ward to Assounm and the Great Catar-
act, is as quiet and restful albeit pic
turesque an object as one would care to
see, as ON this December evening of
1870 she creeps up the river the look
out man on the bow watching that the
channel is followed, and the sherman,
impassive as d mummy, leaning upon
the long handle of the tiller
Forward on the deck, face down or
curled up in all sorts of odd positions,
lie the crew, motley collection of
Arabs, Nubians and Osmanlis. There
is nothing stirring.lThe mark of the
desert is n-all around. Even the sun,
now nearly on a level with the Nubian
mountains away on the horizon, looks
tired and dusty. The intense quiet
bothers the colonel; so he yawns and
growls once more. He is widower
with two children--the elder lad of
eighteen, who has already made some
thing of IA reputation as student Of
Egyptian remains having been enam-
ored of the land since the evil day
when the colonel first proposed to win
ter on the Nile. The second is n gen
tie lad of ten years, well liked by every
body. He gives his vote for Egypt
every winter. because Jack asks it as
favor. They are ashore now after
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-12-03
HOUSEHOLD DECORATION.
CoIors which Should Never BE Introduce,
In House FurnishinRs.

CoIors which should Never BE Introduced
IN House Furnishings.
It is. becoming more and more tbs
habit of people who use carpets on
their parlors in the winter to take off
these heavy coverings for summer. and
substitute a cooler and lighter covering
of mating, with few rugs, if one 50
fancies, spread about All the heavy
draperies are also dispensed with in
summer, and packed away for winters
use. Light draperies are hung at the
windows of the summer parlor in place
of the heavy winter curtain, and semi
gauzy, translucent draperies form the
portieres, which give q chance for q
sweep of air and add sense of light
ness and breadth to the room. Heavy
upholstered pieces of furniture should
certainly be covered during the season
of dust and heat. The greater part of
the furniture of the summer parlor
should be Of rattan, willow or of some
light kind of material easily moved
about and lightly upholstered, with
movable cushions, from which the dust
may easily be shaken. A parlor in a
country cottage, used only in the sum-
mer, had best be furnished in rattan or
willow alone, with no upholstered
pieces except large Turkish divan for
the corner, which may be easily taken
apart Cool tintss which harmonic
with the outer landscape of green
trees and blue sky are best
chosen. There is brownish olive
shade of green which is delightful
choice for the prevailing tone in coun-
try parlor, the delicate tints of the color
being those chiefly used Cream white
and gold are fresh and pretty in par
lor, but are apt to become tiresome and
monotonous unless there are abundant
tints and colors introduced into tho
draperies, rugs and wall hangings, and
all this elaboration of ornament tends
to make such parlors too ornate for
simple cottages. There is lovely
brownish pink which harmonizes with
wood colors and is pleasant choice in
color. Above all it is becoming to the
compilations. Cool blue green had bet
ter be left to trace. 1t is too trying .
color for room used for general occu-
pancy. We are apt to think very little
whether the colors in our houses suit
ourselves, SO that all form harmon
ious whole. This is mistake The
color of room should be chosen, not
only because it is beautiful in itself,
but also because it is suitable setting
for the people who are to occupy it
There are some colors which should
never be introduced into household
decoration. The purple and violet
shades, the Magenta colors and bril-
liant shades of cardinal are all utterly
outsof place. IN. Y. Tribune.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-12-03
ChronIc Homeslckne.s.

Among the patients of the Melbourne
City hospital was young Danish sailor
whose ailments had long puzzled the
medical fraternity till their diagnoses
were modified by an intelligent nurse.
In the silence Of the night she had heard
the young stranger moan and sigh in a
way justifying certain conjectures re-
ferring to portrait which the problem-
attic patient was wont to hide under his
pillow. That portrait, however, proved
to be the photograph of an old woman,
and the young Dane ut last confessed
that the cause of his ailments was moth
ing but chronic and uncoRquerable
inconsistencies. Contrary to common
belief, the natives Of sea-coast countries
and of airy highlands are about equally
liable to an itetion rarely caused by
the mementoes 81 a fat inland region
like Russia Or Central China The
Voice
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-12-03
The Laet Look ia, the GLASS,

When q va man has got her bonnet
and glov,s ons and Is perfectly ready,
with her narasol in hand, she always
goes back, says q cynical person. to .
mirror to take last, fond farewell
Every woman does this, but few are
honest enough to confess it For my
part, says a frank as well as cynical
individual, II don't mind telling you
that myself am not satisfied with one
last look, ] invariably take four. The
first is for myself, that's fair; the Sec
ond Is for my brother or--or some other
young man, that's nothing but just; the
third is for my friends, that's only gem
erous, and the last Is for the women |
don't like and who don't like me, that's
anman nature. II the fourth satisfies
me, then, ! assure you. never take
any more. "-St Louis Republic
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BOTH WE'RE ASSISTANTS.
But One Was a First and the Other Onl
n Fourth.

But One Was First and the Other Only
Fourth.
A good story is told of Assistant
Postmaster General Il. T.. Rathbone.
While on his recent trip TO the St
Lawrence the gene1al with a party
was stopping at Frontenac. Ever hav-
bone one morning thought he would
Just step down to the Frontenac mail
singing department and see how
things moved in his line up on the st,
Lawrence. The local Office is situated
in the pavilion on the dock in conjunc-
ton with the ticket and express offices
Charge of postal affairs devolves chief
" on a clerk who is quite assertive OF
his brief authority. Mr.. Rathbone
peeped in at the window to see the
clerk busy at his work.
How ma mails do you receive here
daily?" the assistant postmaster gener-
al asked
Four was the curt reply.
f'How many 60 out?'
Same number
where are the pouches received?''
was the next question.
Right through this window.
How do You handle them when they
go out?.'
| BY this time the clerks eyes were as
| big as saucers.
1T seems to me that you are pretty
| fresh with your questions" he said:
"But j am connected with the post
Office department. of the United States
government, said MIR, Rathbone, land
| ask officially for information
II don't know whether you are OF
! not was the clerks answer to this.
II am Mr.. Rathbone. Of Washington
fourth assistant postmaster OF the
United States, !" said the inquisitor.
How do you rank?''
/ Fourth assistant postmaster general
| of the United States"
! well" said the clerk as he took his
| seat, II am the first assistant postmas
| ter at Frontenac, and you can go plumb
| to blazes."
| Tableau. When Mr.. Rathbone left
Frontenac he sent the clerk bottle o.
champaign with his compliments. =
| Syracuse Standard
A cellar that is not dry and sweet