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The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-02-05
COLOR AND QUALITY.

Red the Symbol for Warmth and Blue
the symbol OF Goodness.
Those who associate color with quail
ity have almost invariably regarded red
as the symbol for strength and for
warmth; for all its shades are more or
less full of vitality, while nothing Is
more emblematic of the strength and
warmth of youth, with all its hopes and
purposes, than that modification of red
known as rose color.
Blue, again, is Universally felt to be
the symbol of GOODNESS, the ancients
considering the disem bodied spirit to be
Of blue tint; and, while red is physi-
cal color, blue-the color OF the air, of
distance, of space, of the heavens-is an
ethereal and intellectual hue.
Yellow, on the other hand, has had
two entirely different symbolical mean.
ings. In it's deep golden tinge-tho
color Of the sun-it was the emblem of
virtue. as in the halo OF the saints, while
in i is more crude and glaring tint it has
always been used to signify baseness-
Judas is often represented in old works
Of art in that form of the color, and it is
to-day the color of>the dress of certain
class OF convicts.
Green, again, has always been con-
nected in the public mind with jealousy;
purple, with, royalty; white, with purity
and joy; gray, with sobriety; and black
with grief.
The system of heraldy has made
great use Of the symbolical meaning of
colors-gules, azure, sable, vert and
purple being their designations.
With all this. the varying civiliza-
tions, Or CONGRATULATIONS have never
agreed on the color to be worn in mourn
ing those mourning in black. those in
white. others in yellow, and kings in
scarlet.--S Louis Globe Democrat.
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Enormous tariff taxes foF theii enrich.

tnent
The shrewder leaders among them
foresaw > possibility Of popular revolt
and planned in advance, Is the World
pointed out to make It imperative.
They had majority Of barely two in
the Senate; which this years elections
might destroy. They planned 20 to in
crease that majority that NO matter
how overwhelmingly the people might
reject and condemn theiy legislation
they could still hold the Senate for
years to come and thus prevent the
undoing Of any thing they had done.
To accomplish this they erected four
Territories into States, BY way of gain
ing eight Senators. One OF the new
States went Democratic, and so re-
turning board cheated it out OF the re-
suit and complaisant Senate seated
two Republicans. Presently two more
States were created out Of sparsely PEG
pied Territories having together less
than 10000 Inhabitants, thus increas-
Ing their majority in the Senate to four
teen.
But the revolt has been 30 sweeping
tuot shO reg iittHeto rcSult ID bO&lou uGo
thesmaiority to bare two in spite Of
the shameless packing. Plans are on
foot to count out the result so far as
New Hampshire and South Dakota are
concerned, leaving majority of six
instead of two. In any event the ma
jority will be less than the number OF
seats secured by fraudulent packing.
and If there had heen No machine fhera
would have been majority the other
way. as the people have done their ut
most to decree.
In the face Of SO deliberate an al.
tempt to deprive the people of their
right to rule, and thus to make leGisla-
ton permanent in spite of the popular
protest, there can be little doubt that
the next general election will complete
the work Of overthrow so Brilliant j be-
gun in this one.-N. Y. World,
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"a LITTLE NONSENSE.


--Frail Craft-Friend--.H How did you
happen to upset?' Canoist-sT sneezed-
Good News
lit is estimated that in putting on .
stiff collar man will walk about half
mile, were 1t in straight line Texas
Sftings
In the Wrong Business Tho man
who does not get enthusiastic over his
own work sometimes Is in the wrong
business.-Ram's Horn.
TN this little casket have pre-
served all these years the dearest res
membrance Of my honeymoon. 1t Is the
hotel bill "-Fliegende Batter.
Inducing Pucker-Mr. Tootum
(making preparations to play fute
solo) Pete. han me dat sack o green
persimmons rs mex on de pro-
gramme. -Harper's Bazaar
The Proposal Declined.
And what Is your business. my pretty maidf
I am a wa Ting GIRL sir, she said.
Take ne and no longer wait, miss, he said;
Thanking you kindly. no sir. she said.
Boston Herald.
No Cause For Alarm. Mr.. Dash
(anxiously)-' am afraid your father
viii catch up withrusi" Miss Flyaway--
Catch up with us2 Why, he went
ahead to, have the minister readyi''-
Puck.
My husband and agreed years
ago never to quarrel before our chill.
dren. When either OF us feels incensed
We send the children OUT Yes ] see
they are in the street the most OF the
time. Boston Journal
Young Author. ---"You have no idea
how hnently write when am describ-
Ing some object / like something
fairly dote on" Miss Fiip--"What's
the matter with writing your biog-
raphy9',-Texas Siftings.
AT 1880 p m--Mr Stayer-- by tho
way, have you heard Sig. Tenoria's new
song2'' She very much bored No;
how does 1t go? but then with the
courage OF despair) don't suppose
there's sense in asking you how any
thing GOES Jury.
lin o Texas School. Small Boy
(holding up hand WHATS b G.
hitched onter them dates in Greek his
tory mean?" Teacher 70 tribe con-
fused 'sWell-er, Sammie, you see
them old Greeks were queer kind Of
creeters 20 whin they didn't know Z
date fur sartin, they put b O., bout
correct arter the numbers Yale
Record. DIS
=-Canght Tell me, dearest Emma
will You be mine?'' ssWili you always
let me have my own way9' ':AlwsyA
dearest" And my mother may live
with us2" willingly {. s.And not ask
for latch-key2 "a would rather
throw it In the sea s:And rive IN
your club and always be 1t home to
dinner?" Always, and on the min
ute Then yon must excuse me, but
you are not At all the sort of man I
should wish for husband. - Fliegende
Blattsr.
IAN Average Couple. - Husband On
patiently The idea Of asking such
question as that It's disgfaceful u ~
such an ignoramuA Why don't you
read the papers2" Wife (tartly) ,;Hs-
cause you grab the paper = quick - ~,
comes pore over II al through bro4|I-
fast then stick Il IN yonr pocket % fs11
down town. and 1nnlIy fores1 ~ bcfn
It home. Husband (rs1ontan ~ -
HHLmpI Well, ny dear I Will o{ISt
two papers and leave 6ne h6re svVhlslI
paper sb4li kot ~ yon>F Wlf6 (Io>y
oesiy) ~ QetHs = Il pnilJ 4 ~
That has ~ NE ~ 6se16 ~ ~ ~.
y \. WeeklE
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SOME JAuNTY JACKETS.
REFERS Very Much In Vogue, rs Are Ais,
M Long Ctoaks OF Ali Kinds. =

Rerfers Very Much In Vogue, rs Are Aiss
Long Cioaks OF All Kinds.
The ''reefer," which was so popular
during the spring and fall because OF It's
jannty and altogether becoming style,
is to be reproduced in finest seal, black
Persa an lamb and reimmee for inter-
wear. 1t is in sailor JACKET shape, close
ly ftting to the figure at the back, the
fronts are double and can be left open
or fastened over with loops and bars OF
~sealskins. Lapels and rolling collar
give the garment that comfortable look
OF saucy elegance and easy confidence
common to young woman in sealsk; n
who knows that she Is both we'll and ex-
pensively attired.
For slender women the dressmakers
are putting together round waists and
gored skirts. The round bod CO may
have its ends thrust inside the skirt |
around, or else only in the back. with
pointed front, or there may be prin-
cesse front with tho wide round seamless
back to which the skirt is sewed on in
very thick gathers A narrow belt
Tapped In the middle crosses the back
only,or there is an EN- embroidered corselct,
or one of many folds or Of braids, or
perhaps Swiss belt is preferred with
pointed front and straight-back. Tho
only visible seams are those under tho
arms and one in 'front.' as the back has
no side forms and the fronts close invis-
IDLY ON the left side
The gored SIX TT is Worth's scheme for
do ng away with fullness at the top OF
back breadths, yet having them so broad
at the foot that they spread out roundly
as they lie on the floor instead of being
pointed as hitherto. A skirt of dark
myrtle green cloth made in this way
with fawn coored cloth panels is ono
OF Worth's favorite combinations, to
which he adds six black watered ribbon
loops with hanging ends fringed with.
Jet passed through Sits in the green
cloth edges to hold them nearly toge ther
on the panels The black ribbon is TWO
inches wide. and is also used as bind
ing to protect the foot OF the back
breadths Of the skirt
Gray will be the color for young
ladies' day reception gowns Felix
mates them with princesse 'front.' one
especially elegant robc being Of cloth
in palest silver gray and wrought with
vines Of dark gray and effactive trefoils
Of velvet appl qued along the edges
with silk.
To complete this for the street now
ing mantl will be worn with double
aaring collar Of embroidered cloth. the
lower collar caughtnp BY d gray sWsl-
- !. - - Ala .-xtkfx :. @<~s
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4 PACKING SCHEME.
Efforts Of Republican Piotters to Thw'
the VIII or tho People.

Efforts OF Republican Piotters to Thwart
the VIII or the People.
So far rs the people have been per-
mitted to express their will they have
decreed that the Fifty.second Congress
shalt be Democratic in both branches.
Their will isin part thwarted BY the
deliberate, partisan packing Of the
Senate for that express purpose
When the Republicans found them-
selves in complete control OF the Pres
idency, and both Houses Of Congress
their first concern was to enact legisla-
tion calculated to give them permanent
unfair advantage in elections, to mako
away with the surplus which threat
ened to compel reduction Of taxes,
and TO reward the contributors to their
campaign fund w ths imposition 81
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x WONDERFUL sloHT:


~ ra- =
diis2psss Il : city H-isrS;ad Yard IL ~
night T.nlc
Ono Of the prcttiest sights At night
time In New York Il the New York Cen.
tsAL ~ we'll ~ the New York New
Haven 4 Hartford railroas yards just
outside OF the northeriy end OF the
Grand Central Depot The darker the
night thu pfettief the sight and enc
needn't be 4 passenger who hes the
privileges while waiting for his train ID
roam about IN the depot ii6ar the yard
end. TO enjoy ii The yards can be we'll
seen from the iron bridge that connects
the east and west sides Of Forty-hfth
street. as we'll as from the other street
br dyes further north. They are liter
ally networked with rails and sw tches,
and every one OF the tracks from the
depot TO distance. Of several blocks
north oft is fringed with big lights in
lanterns about twenty feet apart from
one another Some OF them are red
apparently most OF them--some OF them
are blue and q great many Of them other
co3ors s4--ss.
The scene from the bridge on very
dark night Is strange one. and but for
the ..move-on,, policy which the police
in the neighborhood vigorously enforce
when too many people stop to gaze upon
the beautiful groundwork, there would
doubtless be at all times gaping crowd.
Of strangers at least in the way Of
passers-by. Tie number OF the lights
is among the hundreds and AZ
every one of the scattered ones and
eyery red row. and every blue row and
every white row Of them has its snecial
meaning. which no one but the railroad
mon understand. Il is NOT to be- won.
dered at that 4 s,looIser-on from the
bridge roes away puzzled. In fact. the
lights arc to an .outsiders q sort ~
pionorraubv In colored strokes.
What makes the ground ali the more
nuzzl,r, T. tl,a o.caoionoi daah ~ thra.
or four locomotives with thar head
lights pIarinp through the darkness like
hugo bulls, eves..in. d tferent directions.
nm down. in and ont and across tho
lines laned ont Nv tho lanterns wti9o
Al over the f,oId every oTce n awhile
the SWINGING 81 lights bv the switch.
men. as trains eomeand 90 reminds one
Of vast fairy scene On D. : stage-minus
the ballet
.Do Won naan 70 toll mo ~ ronorto-
asked n cond motorcycle staea thu
north end ~ TIC dennt .,hat tha vard.
mon know what each, ! NO ~ lanterns q
made forp''
.sOf conrsa thau Al mo ra,,1,ad ..No+
onlv mat. eva,v ono ~ than, con toll
when he sees a headligbt wav mn the
tracks tbere inst wbat tracp Il mns.
come n on through the ward >
sHnt when, az ace them now tbara
arc .avaral baad1;ghts ~ locomotiyaa
miro ~ i wav and two ooin, o,,t fron,
The left To the gbt and one oo;no
over from tba rfo,,t- Observation-Disclosures
fbera n ukelihood a. anv limo !, Z col-
lis.onon
.srbe chances arc abont ona ~ mil.
lion Why tha sionalman and switch
49,. = - s. !, -. :
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noRowN OLD.


WHAT noble deeds we meant to do
" hen, IN our long lost chfidhood's days,
We planned how we would travel through
Lies tangled maze.
How very great we meant to be-
The whole wide world would hear us;
Aud to our fame would all agree
Unanimousl
Ard we would be SO very good;
ATI Wffo were suffering or sopprest,
Would find their sorrow understood,
THE wrongs redrest
And never should we know the need
of loving word or tender touch,
Till we should love all men indeed,
Since loved SO fnuchi
Now one by one the years have passed,
We are no longer glad and young,
We fold our hands for rest at last,
Our songs unsung.
We took back while our hearts are bowed
noble deeds are still undone--
Glad to have helped, amidst the crowd,
Here and there one.
Love parted from us unawares,
The fame and glory never came,
We thank God II some, in their prayers,
Still breathe our name
Violet NJ. King, in Once Week.
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SOME CRAZY INVENTORS.
Startling Examples Of tho Pecuiiarifics o
the Human Mind.

Startling Examples OF the Pecuiiarifics OF
the Human Mind.
Ihave spent the past week looking up
the freaks OF the Patent ONCE. Side by
side with the greatest inventions Of the
world are classed the crazicst offspr .ngs
Of the human brain. To-day como
M ghty Edison patents an idea wht4b
lights the world, and to-morrows some
lunatic offers plan by which all. .hu-
manity can lift themselves to heaven
by their boot-straps In looking
through the Patent ONCE you are sur
prised ct the wisdom and foolishness OF
mans intellect The one Is Ms great as
the other. and from the foo. ish point OF
view 1t would seem that when an idea
Of . patent creeps into an inventor
house common sense flies out OF his vim
dow.
The illuminated cat was granted a
patent in 1884, and 1t is cat OF paste.
board or tin for the purpose Of frighten-
ing rats or mice. Thiscat is to be made
in . sitting posture. and 1t is painted
over with phosphorus 80 thar 1t shines
in the dark like q cat Of fire.
Another cat, equally funny, is the
patent sheetiron cat which Is worked
by clockwork, and which has bellows
inside Of 1t which swelis up its tail to
the size OF the maddest Of felines. II
properly set 1t will make . noise equal
to the widest Of living midnight Thorn
ases, and 1t has in addition steel claws
and tooth. You wind 1t up and place it
on your roof and set 1t bowling. All the
cats In the neighborhood jump for it
and its poisoned claws kill every ono ii
strikea
luminous harness has been pa ten ted
30 that . horse being driven at night
looks like sheet Of chain lieh tening,
and you think Elijah's chariot has come
to earth again. There are luminous
match boxes and luminous ghosts TO
scare away grave robbers After every
noted grave robbery metallic coflins
come in by the scores, and looked at
one coffin surrounded by bars OF wrought
iron. binding the casket and extending
out from II ct such distance that when
set In the earth II would be impossible
to move 1t except by derrick.
Restaurant keepers have long been
troubled % to how to geteven with their
boarders Josephine Driat Of New
York. has got out patent for them. 1t
consists Of table and stools. both Of
which run ON an endless chain. Tho
diner comes in, takes seat ON stool,
pays bis twenty-five cents for meal.
and II Is set before him, The table then
begins to move, and the man moves
along with it Itcontinues to move him
along until he gets to the other end Of
the room, and et this time he is sup
posed to have dnished his neal. for his
dishes slide % around wheel and his
stool slides out with him. yrhoro IS an
endless chain Of these stools, and the
proc6sston ofdinefs and dinners goes on
continuously Frank e. Carpenter I.
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he careful: Husbands.

Mrs. oldly--W What is the matter, dear?
Why are you cryingY
Mrs. Youngly--I saw q horrid poker
joke in the paper last night that ] didn't
understand.
Mrs. Oddly Why should that make
you cry?
Mrs. Youngly-I showed 1t to John
and he understood IL and was ableto OK
plain 1t, and now know that he plays
the horrid game, bool hooi-M unsey'sI
Weekly.
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or okNkRxL INTEREST.

SeNEnaE tNiEuES
The foreman Of one 81 The largeSt
barber shops III New York i authority
Tor tie statement that more men part
their hair in the 11icdte NOW than ever
before.
Iron collars for heavy work horses
are coming into use They may weigh
tess than seven pounds and the Advan-
sage Of their nse ID said 70 be immunity
from sore neckk
The highest point On tia Esw York
Elevated railroad v 1t tho On6 Han:
dred and Tenth street Curve 0f the Sixth
and Ninth avenues dis vision, which Il
aaid to be ninety-two feet high
There are growing on farm In San
Antonia Cal, two large fg trees that
are as old Is the Stata They are thirty
feet in height have very Nlarge spread.
and are marvels OF pr6dustiveness II
il thought they will yield one thousand
pounds Of fruit each
"A Montreal clothiefI recently stuck
up . monster sign one hundred feet long
and sixty feet from top to bottom. II
was nine days wonder TO the passing
crowd, but the proprie tor Of the build.
| ing had the sign removed. The cloth.
ing man is. now suing. for ten thousand
dollars damages
Freproof construction of buildings
il SLOWLY crowin v mora ana NJ 81 e.
exact science. A spec,es 81 porous tara.
Gotta filing Is rapidly coming into use
Sixty thousand dollars wortb 81 /,
was recentlv mt -into ono bu,iaino
Experts say. bowever that Z. "a,
as firenroof fioors arc concarnad .,tar.
nate LAYERS q nlank Ana cament form
! the most imnenetrabla ~ coratrnc tion.
-Tao,, r.....a- :.
forn,or taor - ! s..aa - - :
- s VIZ , sa'u ny ny
was All q sprvevin, tha f.rr, "a -
found IL nineteen acres short ~ wha,
tho deeds called Tor Tbara was onira
to be 4 LOT Of shooting between the
neiphbors. and iii the cuns / Al beer
loaded for hear when = Nashvilla ar-.
vevor CANA out aud fonnd ,ho o,d .I,no
eerrect Then thew kscked tho ar. naat
out Of the conn y ana f,rad their gnns i
the air --Datroit Fraa prass
Vhar Tho,aa. . De-. - =
take down an umbrella that was hang.
ing on the awning frame in front OF his
store, last evening he was most EN- PLAT.
saao .a.a.a, a,..s-...s ,' ! ~ - :,
1it.,s ;.....,.s. - :. s !
that the rain had converted the awning
into conductor OF electricity, which
was leaking from the wire of an arc
light in front Of neigh boring store,
and that the umbrella had been con.
verified into veritable Leyden jar, which
required but the pointing OF finger Of
knife at any of its .ribsnsto make the
thing spit blue fire."--Fall River
News
The denixens OF lower Broad VA !
are treated TO novel i rht There are
a number Of pigeons which 1.-Two upou
the wharf-boat, but they fy I'm "a
Broad wav and Front and n.ck nm saads
lab fx4sr q
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Mot Down in the Text-Boo'x ~
Teacher whats the contrary Of
'wlil'1" Pupil rhe heirs usually. ~
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There Is an old and widespread no.
tion that the mirrors must be removed
hon room 10 which : usrpse n lythg'
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-03
The Conductors Report.

Special to the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, Ten, Sept. 2.-The fol-
lowing report was received to-day by Sup
erintendent lines from Conductor L. Camp
bell of the train that was robbed. The train
was stopped in the cut at the east
end of Horseshoe curve, one mile east
of SamuelS' siding. The first warning
the engineer saw when the engine
struck a rock, which had been placed in the
center of the track. On looking out he saw
another. which had been similarly placed,
and applied his air brake, but before he had
come to realize what was the matter the
robbers had covered him with their
rifles, firing several shots over the bank,
which were evidently meant to intimidate
him. They afterwards told him that they
did not intend TO hurt him or any one else
unless resistance had been offered, but if
resisted they would kill the whole party.
They also said they did not intend to rob or
disturb the passengers or train crew, but
were after the Wells, Fargo Il Co. money.
They then took the engineer and fireman
about fifty yards from the train on the
south side of the track and made
them hold up their hands, leaving
one of the robbers to guard them The
leader of the robbers then gave orders to
his men to keep the train crew in the
coaches, and to shoot them down if they
attempted TO leave the train. They
then took the fireman and tried
to force him to break the window
in the side door and unlatch the
door from the inside. The fireman was IN
able to do so, and told the messenger to
give him the keys and thus prevent his be-
ing killed. All the time the robbers kept up a
continual fire from their Winchesters. See
ing this had no effect on Messenger Smith,
they set off a stack of dynamite under the
car. which Jared the train considerably
but did no damage.
The robbers then remarked that they had
a whole iackass loaded with more of
the dynamite, which they We're de-
termined to discharge and blow the
train to pieces unless the messenger
opened UP. The messenger said he was
only stunned by the discharge of the dyna-
mite. but when he knew the robbers were
preparing to set off second blast he sur
rendered.
They made him open the safe, and pro-
ceeded leisurely to help themselves to the
contents, tearing open the envelopes and
putting the contents into bag. 1t took
nearly two hours to complete the task Of the
robbery.
There were five men in the party, all Of
whom were masked.
Messenger Smith says he does not know
how much money was taken.
The postal clerk had all his registered
mail except one registered package taken.
The robbers also took two empty mail sacks
and the sack from Dryden. They also took
money from the messenger and mail clerk,
but they returned it, saying they did not
want a workingman's money.
They were 10 novices at their business,
but did their work like men thoroughly ex-
perienced, and said they would meet the
boys, their victims, at San Antonio in three
weeks and all would have time.
Three Of them forced open the news-boy's
box and helped themselves to fruit and