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The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-10-01

A DEGENERATE SYSTEM. :
Criminal Extravaganza of n Corrupt Adj
mlnistration.

ministration.
The extravaganza of the present
republican administration at Washing
ton and the reckless expenditures of
the billion congress are we'll set forth
by the New York Commercial Bulletin.
an authority whose conservatism in
statement is proverbial. The expendi-
lures of the government for the past
fiscal year were $685. 600, O01, and of
this amount sri, 100000 were paid in
interest on the public debt, premiums
on bonds and on account of the ma
tional bank redemption fund In 1880,
the net ordinary expenditures of the
government were 500, 900, 900, and in
1890 they were S26i 900, 900. During the
last fiscal year they reached the unpre-
cedented sum of S3l7, 500, 900. There
has been no unusual warrant for such
an increase, and the only explanation
that can be given for it is criminal ex-
travagance. The most prominent fea-
ture of this recordeis pensions, which
have more than doubled during the
past decade. Theexpenditure on this
account for the past year reached the
alarming figure of Sl24, 400, 900. Ten
years ago, the pension appropriations
amounted to $50. 600, 600, and yet there
was no complaint on the partSof hon
est claimants that their claims were.
neglected. But it was only during the
past two years that the sharks in
Washington contrived to get from the
billion congress and corrupt pension
bureau what they had failel to gain
previously. The outgo OF the peoples
money for pensions has now reached
such a frightful extent that a halt is
imperatively demanded. The revision
of the pension lists is absolutely neces-
sary, for 1t is a notorious fact that on
those lists are thousands of names
which have no right to be there.
The system, originally conceived in
the best patriotic spirit, and intended
to exemplify the nations gratitude to-
wards its defenders has degenerated
into q convenient source of col ssal
fortunes TO the worst brood of harpies
that ever afflicted government. The
pension office has been so demoralized
under Tanner and Ranm that 1t has be-
come . by-wofd Of shame. One com
missioner, who boldly announced his
intention to bankrupt the treasury aud
slow the thieving system Of rebatil,.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-10-01
tdY MOTHERS VOICE,

hear II IN the busy throng;
hear 1t when alone;
y rear 1t In the rock-ribbed earth
Tue same meiodfous tone.
hear II when my heart Is sad;
hearit VIII IN I'm gay.
II floats around me everywhere
The sweetest voice for ayel
It leads me back whom life was new;
Tells OF those happy hours
passed In childhood's sunny vale.
Among the opening flowers.
Talks to me OF my mountain home,
That homo OF homes TO me,
Engraven on my heart OF hearts,
Forever there TO be.
The music OF this voice hear
Above the worlds rough roar,
Like whispers from another sphere,
Some calm Elysian shore;
Sweet harp-notes from tho Tyre OF time.
4 Around me and within,
They gush with conqucring ecstasy,
To lure my soul from sin.
John Harris, In N. Y. Weekly.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-10-01
And as to his calculations concerning
the pension grab, this will show how

It was not until 1s47 that the W.
cost of the government reached the
total of pension expenditure in 1881;
in 1850 it was $4,000. 900 less than that,
and in 1860 only $4,000, o0o more The
increase since the war has been shame
full and astounding, but the last few
years show the greatest recld kssness.
Since 1881 the expenditures have been
n follnxvs.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-10-01
THE PREVAILING STYLES.

! -
Found Themselves While shopping.
1t was all the fault of the prevailing
styles.
The two young men stopped in front
OF counter that was piled up with
neglige shirts, carefully folded, and be-
gan an inspection of them.
There's about what you want, JIM y
said one, pointing to shirt with pref
ty blue stripe in it.
But Jim shook his head.
TOO much blue" he said. SNOW.
there's one that's something like. How
much is that?"
'One seventy" responded the dapper
youth behind the counter
"Chcap enough" said Jim II didn't
know You could get one for less than
three dollars or three fifty"
''Oh, yes" returned the clerk, 1--WE
have them as low as sixty-nine cents
win you take this one?"
''Snre--at that price,"
What size, please?"
Fifteen and a half collar"
Fifteen and a7--e Reuse me. What is
the size of the lady's waist? We meas
ure more by that, you know"
LADY," cried the would-be pur-
chaser sDo you suppose I'm doing
shopping for women2 want it for my
self
sOh." said the clerk, as he took one
off the pile and shook it out, showing
that it was belted waist Third aisle
to your right. Ask for Miss Jones. She
has charge Of mems neglige shirts
handle only women's neglige waists, y
Then he went down to the end OF the
counter and posed, and two men walked
meeklv away, muttering harsh things
about women and their waists. -Chica-
go Tribune.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-10-01
The hoy Travellers Adventures,

Ernest Morris, who died recently,
was known as ''the boy traveller. :"
While yet in his teens he decided to
visit the wilds of the Amazon basin,
and when he returned well laden with
all sorts of nicely preserved specimens
illustrating different branches of natu-
raj history ar 4 ethnology, his story was
told in all the newspapers as showing
what determined and intelligent lad
could do His experience fifteen hun
dred or two thousand miles up the great
valley only whetted his ambition TO en-
gage in other adventures in the same
region, and in the course of time he
made number of voyages to the Anna
zon basin. Sometimes he would bury
himself for months in the great forests,
where he saw no white people, and
lived among the savages of those re-
gions, who took a liking to him. Nor
ris knew very well the taste of monkey
stew, and like the natives among whom
he wandered, he more than once APP
peased his hunger with meal of snake
meat, which he declared to be notsat all
disagreeable. He was evidently able to
suppress the imagination, and could eat
without a qualm anything that would
appease his hunger. boston Beacon.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-10-01
~ /. o,d MANS parting.

She---Would you believe it?-that
vicious little Mrs. Weston has taught
her baby to call its father grandpa "
He-What did she do that Tor?
She-So that Weston shan't forget
that he is old enough TO be her father
Life.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-10-01

Two men in canoe had an excit-
ing race with bear on Lake Wahnapi-
taeping, Canada, a few days ago. They
met the bear in narrow channel One
of the men struck the bear ON the head
with an ak, and dropped the AK over
board in doing so. Then the bear at
tackled the canoe. The men padded
for their lives, and fought off the bear
with their paddles as best they could
until he gave up the chase.
"A new invention for the purpose of
remedying projecting ears in child
has recently appeared. 1t is an open
cap made in the form of q light skele-
ton OF elastic tapes. which converge
over the ears. 1t is worn at night and
presses the ears gently down. Being
tied under the chin IL is said also to
prevent the habit Of sleeping with the
mouth open, which produces that SON.
orous breathing indignantly termed
snoring.
AN immense shark pursued school
Of fish at Port Tampa, Fla, and was
rapidly gaining on them when they
sought shoal water by darting up a
narrow channel that leads inland The
shark soon stranded itself, and amused
several interested spectators by madly
swapping its Jaws and tossing up the
sand. Its writings became so violent
that 1t finally worked itself into deep
water again, and quickly disappeared
from sight.
-One of the New York SUMS report
crss wound up his eight-day clock the
other day, but was chagrined to find
that for some reason or other the clock
stopped striking. Suddenly one night
about midnight the clock began strik-
ing. It was deep, resonant gong like
fire bell. 1t struck on and on. with
no signs Of stopping And Il continued
to strike the hours for the whole eight
days at once, including the half hours,
to the CONSERVATION of tho household,
making just 1, 40 consecutive strokes
"A new outdoor game Is ''Aneletto."
1t is played with rings They are
raised about six or seven feet from the
ground by means of slight iron rods,
and the game consists in sending light
balls through series Of them. This
ID uOuc ny using u rdcquet, ana are
.quires considerable skill, as the dame
ter of the rings is only about ten
inches, while the balls are of the ordin-
airy tennis size, and the player is ex-
pected to stand some thirteen feet from
the ring. 1t was invented by the vicar
of Old Buckenham, Norfolk
"A singular freak of nature has man
ifested itself at Saratoga Mrs. Mary
Francis originally had very black eyes
and beautiful head OF very black
hair. She is about seventy years Old
now, in good health. and rich widow.
When she was about fifty her hair be-
gan to turn white and in a few years
the whole of it was white as snow, and
so remained until about year ago,
when it began to turn black again, and
has now, without the use OF any artif-
cial means and purely as freak of ma
ture. almost wholly returned to its
original color, and is as long and silky
rs when she was Young woman.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-10-01

Miss Fifthavenue ito young man
from the west -"Ah. Mr.. Kouboi. do
you sing?" Mr.. X. frankly --"Yes'm.
II there amt anybody wound with .
gun. ~ Washington Post
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-10-01
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

There should surely be some meth
% by which fire in the hold Of ship
would report itself at headquarters.
This should not in these days ne dit.
ncult thing 70 invent -Montreal W.T.
ness.
History says the ancient 0rcexs
used olive leaves for ballots, and the
Australian voting system is revival OF
the practice In Rome 1000 years ago.
History repeats itself. Modern inn
provements are often the revival Of nm
ancient vogue Of some sort
blizzard Is English after all. Re.
cent storms in England have stirred up
its uee there and a correspondent gives
this information: THE word blizzard
Is well known through the Midlands.
and It's cognates are fairly numerous
| have known the word and its kin fully
thirty years"
The Medical Record erroneously
credits Boston poet with the honor of
having christencd the lobster the, car
zdinalo the &c a..1Ihe phrase belongs
to a distinguished Frcnchman. A Bos-
ton gentleman first called the clam .thc
strawberry Of the sea, however, and
his name is Charles Levi Woodbury..
It is rather the happier thorght hos
ton Herald.
Not far from Columbia, in boone
county, Mo-, is a little church in the
middle of a graveyard A few years
ago, after q severe storm, man was
found dead in the chui chyard, directly
beneath one of the windows. On a
pane in the window was as accurate a
photograph of the dead mans face as
an artist could have taken. The pict-
ure seemed TO be permanently fixed In
the glass..
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-24

Turned Black.

An amusing story is told of well known
Russian woman who went recently to en-
Joy the sulphur baths at Tiflis. On par
ticular morning the countess entered, as
usual, one of the bathrooms. The water
had hardly touched her body, however,
when, to her horro., she began to turn
black. She waxso frightened at the trans
formation that Upon seeing her reflection
in the mirror, she tainted. The attendant,
who was as greatly frightened as her mis-
tress, cried for help. The explanation was
simple enough. 1t was discovered thatthe
countess was accustomed to paint her face,
hands, arms and neck daily with a sub
stance containing zinc. On that fatal day
the poor woman had neglected to remove
the 'beautifying" coat. The zinc combined
with the sulphur and natrium of the water
and quickly made an African belle out of
the white skinned bather. A considerable
time passed ere the unfortunate woman
resumed her natural appearance. New
York Tribune.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-24
A LIVELY Old Chan.

Some men were talking about the weather
in Michigan avenue grocery the other
day when one of them said:
"It is the earliest spring have seen in
Michigan since the year 1710."
"Good landsl but what do you know
about the year 1710?" exclaimed one of the
listeners.
II know all about it. | was eighteen
years old that spring, and made maple
sugar light where the city hall now stands. "
"You can't mean ITO"
Cant l? In looking over my papers
yesterday came across this old diary and
put it in my pocket. Here it is. See this
entry: April Is, ITO; weather warm
enough for June; got lift put on the heel
of my left boot; caught two coons last
night How does that strike your"
"Why, man. do you know this is the
year 1912"
II do"
"And if you were eighteen years old in
1710 you would now be 1879 years old?"
"Certainly-that's my exact age. Pm
none of your spring chickens, want you
to understand"
And he gathered up his Goldfish and tea
and walked out with the dignity of a
major, while the others looked at each
other and almost forgot to breathe.-De-
troit Free Press.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-24
A New Food Plant.

The choco plant (Sechium edule) is being
grown in Santa Barbara county, Cal.
This is valuable fruit producing vine, ex
plains California Fruit Grower, the seeds
of which were procured from Samoa Both
the tubers Of tie vine and the squashhke
fruits are eaten. The fruit is said to re-
semble the chestnut in flavor, and will
under favorable conditions weigh some
three pounds. The tubers, which are
somewhat similar in flavor to the yam,
sometimes weigh as much as twenty
pounds. One of its peculiarities is the
sprouting of the seed in the blossom end
while the fruit still hangs upon the vine
The plants under favorable conditions
fruit in about three months. They do not
seem to be very particular as to soil or To-
cality. Just about what amount of cold
they will stand has not as yet been deter
mined.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-24
A Comparison.

"Isn't that sunset perfectly beautiful"
cried an enthusiastic and sentimental
young lady one evening last autumn when
she was spending a rart of her vacation
with an old couple who lived on a barren
little farm at the base of the White noun
tains. 'I never saw anything lovelier in
all my life. See those lovely purple and
crimson and scarlet tints Isn't it lovelyF'
Her landlady glanced carelessly toward
the glowing western sky and said, with
some little show of enthusiasm:
at is purity. There's no ardgin' that. 1t
puts me in mind of the way my ole mans
face looked last spring when he came so
nigh dyin' of the airysipelas. Twas exactly
them colors. ."-Detroit Free Press.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-24
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

Los Angeles & Pacific Railway company; To-
cation of principal place OF business, Los An
geles city, California,
Notice is hereby given that at a meeting OF
the board of directors held on the 10th day of
Nav. 1891, an assessment of five dollars per
share was levied upon the capital stock issued
of the corporation, payable Immediately to the
secretary at his Office in s. W. Lui tweiler's
building, on the northeast corner of Requena
and Los Angeles streets, Los Angeles Califor-
MIA.
All stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the goth day of June, 1891,
shall become delinquent on that day, and all
stock upon which said delinquent assessment
shall not be paid on or before the 10th day of
July, 1891, shall be on that day sold (or SO
much thereof as necessary for the purpose of
collecting the delinquent assessment, together
with cost Of advertising and expenses of sale.
By order of the board of directors.
5-I9-td f. Z. FRANTZ, Secretary.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-24
Writing on Metals.

To write inscriptions on metals, says the
Manufacturers Gazette, take four ounces
of nitric acid and one ounce of muriatic
acid, mix and shake we'll together, and it
is ready for use. Then cover your metal
surface to be engraved with beeswax or
soap, write your inscription plainly in the
wax clear to the metal, then apply the
mixed acids with feather or stick of
wood, carefully filling each letter, let it re-
main from five to ten minutes, according
to appearance desired, then throw on water,
which stops the etching process, and the
inscription is completed.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-24
Asbestos Deposit.

The Industrial Review calls attention to
the wonderful deposit of asbestos which has
been found near Hamilton, in Ragit county
Wash, and has been uncovered for dis
tance of seventy-five feet, and at the crop
ping is said to be eight feet in width. The
asbestos is of excellent quality, the fbers,
fine as silk, being in some instances as
much as eighteen inches in length.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-24
ESTATE OF GEORGE Wiltshire,
DECEASED.

NrOTIcE is HEREBY GIVEN BY THE
" undersigned. executors of the last will and
testament of George Wiltshire, deceased, to the
creditors Of, and all persons having claims
ire necessary vouchers, within ten months
after the first publication Of this notice, to the
said executors, at the Office OF Lee q scott,
No 81 Temple block, in the city of Los An
geles. State Of California, the same being the
place for the transaction of business of the
estate of said deceased.s
GEORGE p WILTSHIRE,
ALEXANDER MCDONALD,
Executors of the last will and Testament OF
George Wiltshire. deceased.
Dated April "a, 1891. 4-26-3Ot
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-24
A Remarkable Discovery,

The Trade and Mining Review announces
chat remarkable discovery has been made
near Oonalaska, Alaska, namely, coal trans
formed into coke solely by the forces of
nature. The locality has been taken up by
a steamship company. So positively as
sured is the company of the extent of the
deposit that it has undertaken to supply
the local demand, in addition to furnish
ing during future seasons fuel not only for
its own steamers but also for thosei of the
government service.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-24
ralxsnx No Chances.

"If that's my wife outside there" said
the condemned murderer suspiciously to
the prison chaplain, II want to know
what's in that package she's carrying be-
fore she comes too near.n
'It is a prayer book, /" said the chaplain.
''I saw her wrapping 1t up just now"
"Then I'll see her, !" replied the guilty
wretch, gleam of satisfaction lighting up
his eye. 81 thought perhaps she had bought
me a new necktie." - Clothier and Fur
nichor
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-24
A Curious Phenomenon.

, A London journal describes curious
phenomenon observed not long ago at
Folkstone. A ship laden with oil was sunk
in collision, and the water was covered
with oil This produced strc7ge effect
on the wild fowl, which are plentiful
there Wild ducks, teal and other birds
were easily caught, as they seemed unable
to fly on account of their feathers being
saturated with oil
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-24
Desirable in Some Respects.

",They say it costs $3.50 a week to feed
an elephant, Mrs Irons," said the boarder
at the foot of the table, reaching for an
other biscuit. "How would you like to
board one at regular rates?"
can elephant. Mr.. McGinnis." replied
the landlady. coldly, wouldn't pe throw
ing out hints all the time that he was get
ting tired of prunes. "-Chicago Tribune.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-24
LAMP SHADES.

AL Improvement Suggested for Throwing
n Bright Light Into Limited Space.
The ordinary lamp shades of ground or
translucent glass are exceedingly wasteful
appliances, a large proportion of the rays
of light being absorbed by them and prac-
tically extinguished This is equally the
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-24
sue~estions worth Heeding.

BY new device pieces of metal may be
shaped with rapidity by being forced under
dies while rendered soft or plastic by an
electric current.
Oil cans made of copper or zinc are best
for use about electrical apparatus.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-24
Patronize Homo Industry

And order your ice delivered by the Citizens
Ice company, the largest institution of the
kind in the city; telephone to No. COG, or drop
!. postal card to Citizens Ice Company, Center
and Turner streets.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-24

Protecting Puddlers from Furnace Heat
A method adopted in Westphalia and de-
scribed in foreign exchange for protect
ing the workmen at the pudding and heat
ing furnaces from the heat radiated from
the interior and the casing plates con-
sists of rectangular iron screen, hanging
from an overhead rail, which can be made
to cover the working side of the furnace,
or can be pushed aside when not required
The lower end is bent over into gutter,
which has slight fall in the direction of
its length, and the upper end is provided
ON the inside, that nearest the furnace,
with pipe bored through with small
holes about three-quarters of an inch apart.
which is in connection with the service
pipe supplying water for cooling the sides
of the bed. When in use the inside of the
plate is kept constantly wet from the sup
ply pipe, the small jets trickling down to
the gutter at the bottom and running
away to the cooling bosh at the side. A
notch at the bottom is left for the passage
of the rabble, and short inclined plate is
provided for the cinder to run over; but
with these exceptions the whole surface is
screened by the water cooled plate. At the
time of balling up the water is shut off
and the screen is run to one side, when the
furnace is accessible in the ordinary way.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-24
California Vinegar and Pickle Works,
Telephone No. 359,

Removed to 555 Banning street. opposite soap
factory, near Alameda and First streets, one.
half block from electric light works.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-24

case whether the lamp is used for general
illumination of room or for reading and
working, says Popular Science News,
which suggests the shade represented in
the cut.
This shade is intended for throwing a
bright light into limited space-such as
upon book or piece of work 1t is com
posed of metal silvered on the inside and
bent into such curves that the light rays
diverging from the lamp flame are re-
fected nearly vertically downward, ac-
cor,iing 10 the law OF conjugate foci. The
principle is somewhat similar to that of
the locomotive headlight, which renders
the diverging rays parallel and throws
them forward upon the track. With a
lamp shade constructed on this principle
none of the light is wasted, but all is con
centrated upon the point where it is most
needed. much to the relief of the eyes and
brain.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-24
A Home by the Seaside!
Fertile Farms Where Cool Breezes

climate
and Landscape mountains unsurpassed the
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-03-19

Geo. Fl. Adams, the celebrated
clown and comedian will appear at
iienupei'S Opera huuse IN ii ed
acsdny evening, March. 25th. in
he most iaughab'e, musical farce
comedy. He. She. Him and Her.
THIS is the first time that Mr..
A dams has appeared here SpeainS
of the show the Keulon Ohio News
of March, 18th, says:
The He, She, Him and Her
company including George d.
Adams, Of Humpiv-Dumpty
tame and his two daughters.
Lily aud Tonina ADAMS, pleased
large audience at The Grand
las: evening. As 10 Mr.. Adams
himself, all excellence in his
character would be superf1uous
he being well remembered BY
those who saw him ii number OF
years ago in his pan'Ommle. But
we can compliment The pretty
Misses Adams, who were in
favor with The audience from
their first appearance TO the last
time The curtain went down
and 'twOul1 be dlfficnll 10 praise
them too highly. Their special
ties were most popular, as were
also those OF Miss Ada 81. Clair
JAS. AbdriI and The singing of
The Imperall Qrarlefie.