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The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-12-24

Of furs and iace The burrows on HI
poor, tired face grew deeper, his shout
ders more STOPPING, his credit iesa
stable day bt day: but do you think
Miss Gertrude cared? Don't initiate
her example. A selfish daughter VIII
10 after awhile selfish wife and very
likely when mother will trnm her
children IN selHshness- Tho high
est grace Of character i found
in Undergraduates. | would sthcr
see the young girl anxious and
able 70 relieve her parents IN their
hours OF perpiexity; anxious and able
tosustafn her end 81 the load. She can
do this il she set Out In life with IN ch1
ject, with definite aim. with : de-
Termination to DO helpful IN nm intellir
gent way.
SO now, little girl, think II ycu arc
fond Of taking care Of the baby, Of "
ing up Dicks finger when he has CIT II
Of nursing the bird or the cat that -
i'll, you may become q doctor, or
trained nurse, when you grow up; Or
If you ifilxc 70 cut out dol clethes, and
ht them neatly, chat may Be p hint tsske=
you will become very clever dross-
maker. Perhaps you have i genius tor
cooking or for writing books, Or Tor
keeping accounts Find out what you
like best and then study that with al
your might. Margaret y. SangstcF. -
Interior.
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"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

Young Husband-"My dear Me-
1anie, l must say that this pudding
tastes very bad" Wife--"All imagina.
ton; it says in the cookery-book that 1t
tastes carbohydrates.
Somebody has half MIXED that
COW of ours, +" said the amateur farmer,
indignantly, as he came into the house.
''Well, I do hope they didn't get the
cream half" said his wife. -Harper's
Bazaar.
-Plumduff-"Has that charming
widow any property" Ketchum-
Eyes, considerable" Plumduff-.Real
estate or personal?'' Ketchum-"Per-
sonaL She has six children. - Boston
Courier.
"A Realistic Suggestion. Wigs lat
rehearsaD-.Mr. Baconshalr, we want
to put little realism into this play.
Can You suggest anything?' Bacon
shak-''You might try paying real
salaries. IN. Y. Sun.
"A hardened criminal, convicted OF
q grave crime, said to his Judge: ''I'm
not SO bad a man, your honor, as you
may think II you'd only give me
time for reflection and epentance-"
very well, said the judge, 'sI'll give
YOU fifteen yearsr'
The Wax and Wane of the Honey
moon. My own. MY own precious.
My own precious darling. My own
precious darling little wife. NY own
precious darling Hattie. My own
precious Hattie. My darling Hattie.
Darling Hattie. Dear Hat Say, Hat
Hat
The. Laugh Was On Him. She
"How big did ron say the hailstonea
were that you saw in Dakota?' He
Some of them measured three inches
in diameter. Why" trying to be fun
ny, when wanted to treat q girl to
an ice, all / had to do was to hold two
plates out of the window She-"But
we are not in Dakota now.n
-Uncle George-"And so Miss Kultr
ure, your intended, is highly edu-
cated?. Henry Eyes; you should hear
her dilate upon the culinary customs
of the ancients. Uncle George "But
does she know anything about cooking
biscuit?" Henry-ssIt isn't likelyI She
has mind above modern vulgarities, /
hope - Boston Transcript
"A Good Reason --L Little Edith had
the habit Of eating out the soft part Of
her bread and tncking the crust under
the edge of her plate. Her mother had
frequently reproved Edith for this
reprehensible practice, but it appeared
to have no lasting effect The other
IA, \ n
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NO GARDENS.
moro were two gardens once stood side BY

rhsre were two gareers once stood side BY
side,
In each host Of blossoms fair to view,
sunnowers stately in their golden pride,
And dropping colrmbines and Iarkspurs TOO
2oses Of crimson. piuk and creamy white,
ran lilies offering fragrance, rich and rare.
Gcraniums brave In colors dazzling bright,
= And honeysucklcs climbing every
flnging wealth Of sweets upon the afr.
Ard he who owned one garden said: Let Mons
Break any bud or flower from It's stem.
/ planted seed and root, and mine alone
Shall be the beauty that has grown 60
Them
Ana SO the flowers faded where they grew.
And weaker waxed the parent. plaps <ac>
day,
Ana soon the fragile buds all persisted. too.
And when at last brown Autumn came that
way.
She found but desoiation and decay.
But be who owned the other said: with mo
Come, friends. and share the treasures hero !
show,
GIFTS Of the earth which thus most gcncr-
ously
Returns the care we may on II bcstow.n
As fast as eager hands bore blooms away
4gel4 etes were In their places setys
And winter coming one bright frosty day,
With glittering beard and cloak ice-spanglcd,
met
Some pure as his own snowaakes fingri
yet,
Margaret Eytinge. in Detroit Free Press.
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sl.ln araftlng on the STAGE.

A well known actress being in oan-
ger of Disagreement through an acct
dent to her face, her physician supplied
the necessary grating from his own
person and saved her good looks. This
caused no little talk and some joking
at the time, as the physician was said
to have borrowed the piece from his
leg. And now in a funny play per-
formed at one of the Boulevard theaters
the occurrence, somewhat adorned, is
the cause of unfailing merriment to the
audience. In the play, the physician is
supposed to have exchanged epidermis
with the actress, and as each patch re-
tains its identity, when the physician, q
rather loose fellow, is kicked, the act
ress feels blow on her face and hits
back any one at hand On the other
side, as often as the actress is kissed,
the physician is Mortified that anyone
should take such liberty with his limb
Paris Letter. in pharmaceutical En- a.
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THE JESUIT POWDER.
Peru's Tradition About the Discovery
nufvinass UaV.,n

Pcru's Tradition About the Discovery OF
Ouinine's Value.
Among published papers of Don.
Ricardo Palma, director of the ma
tional library of Peru. is an interest
ing tradition, based on fact, Of the dis
covery of the curative powers of chin
chona bark, or quinine, of which the
following is a traditions:
Time-The epoch of the fourteenth
viceroy of Peru, 1851.
One afternoon in June, 1851. the bells
of all the Lima churches were pealing
forth their monrnful tones, and the
monks of the four religious orders,
which at that time existed. were sing
ing psalms and petitions in full choir
= The inhabitants of the three crowned
city were gathered at the place where,
sixty years afterward, the viceroy,court
of Monclava built the famous arcades
of Escribanos and Botoneros, and the
larger portion of the crowd was grouped
before the side doors of the palace.
Into this great building entered many
persons of more or less distinction.
Rumors of all kinds were afoat; gal
ley had anchored in the bay of Callao
with highly Important intelligence
from Spain. and the curiosity of the
people was strangely excited. the
reason wherefor shall be soon ex-
planned.
At that epoch his excellency the
count of Chinchona was the viceroy of
Peru, and at the moment of this public
excitement was comforting in cabinet
of the palace with his intimate friend,
the marquiz of Zarate. Both were
gazing silently at a door, which, being
opened, gave passage to new person.
This was an old man, dressed in black,
cloth shoes with buckles Of precious
stones, cloak and -doublet of velvet,
and from the last hung heavy silver
chain with most beautiful seals He
also wore gloves of kid, and from this
description the reader will understand
that we are depicting medical man Of
the period.
DIR. Juan de la Vega, native OF
Catalonia and recently arrived in Peru
as the physician for the household Of
the viceroy, was one of 1.-THE lights Of
that science which leads to death by
means Of prescriptions.
sWell. Don Juan?" asked the viceroy,
rather with look than with words.
''Sir, there is no hope; only miracle
can save Dona Francisco, and the doc
tor. with q melancholy face, withdrew.
This short dialogue will acqnaint the
reader with the subject of the tradition
| The viteroy had arrived At Lima In
january 1919 and two month"; affair
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OUR YOUNG READERS.
JUST ONE GOOD ONE.

when Tommy Brown came home from
school,
frown was on hts brow;
His mother said. ~what's happened, Tom7
what 10 the matter nowT
Said Tommy, with darker sccwis
II wish that you could sec
The way the other children acti
They're bad as bad can bel
ssThey push and pull. and tear my clothes.
And make horrid noise;
They fight ut noon-time. and the girls
Are worser than tho boysi
.They plague me 90 | can not learn;
- 10 no use to try;
There's just ono good one In tho school,
And that one, It Is 1 r.
Said Mrs Brown; 20. deari O. deari
Now, have heard tlssm say
That all the other children talk
In just that very way;
Sand each, II anything goes wrong.
When questioned, will fepiy Sc
&fherc. j lust one good the school, 49,
And that one. IL 10 l. 'a
Marian Douglas, in Our Little Men and
Women.
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landed at Payta In order % syoid pos.
sible encounter with tho pirates then
depredating the coast Some time
afterward the lady was attacked BY.
that periodical fever known Is the
terciana (in English fever and agne)
and which the Incas considered Is en-
demic TO the valley Of the river Rimac.
on whose banks Lima Is built It Is
known that ia 1878. when the Inca
Pachacutec sent an army Of thirty thou
sand men from Cnzio to capture Pachar
camac. ON the coast. most OF that forca
fell victims to the ravagos of the ter
ciana. During the first centuries Of
Spanish domination tina Spaniards set
tied at Lima paid heavy tribute to this
terrible Illness The poor countess Of
Chinchona was despaired Of Science.
through the mouth Of its oracle. DR..
Juan de Ia Vega, had pronounced the
verdict.
$50 young and so beautiful, said the
grieving husband to his friend. Poor
Franciscai Who would have told thee
that never again shouldst thou see the
sky of Castillo oEtla e=H6wers 81 tfren-.
ada? My Godl A miracle, o Lorii
Give us q miracler' :.
1.-THE countess shall be saved, SIR"
said q voice from the door. The viceroy
turned round surprised. A priest had
spoken; son Of Ignatius de Loyola had
said the consolatory words The count
Of Chinchona bowed to the Jesuit; the
latter continued: II wish to see the
sick lady. Have faith and God will do
the rest" The viceroy conducted the
priest to the bed of his dying wife.
One month afterward a magnificent
festival was given in the palace to cele,
bate the recovery Of Dona Francisco
The febrile virtue Of the cascarilla
(quinine) was dem onstrated. Attacked
by fever INDIAN Of Lola, Pedro de
Lcvra, drank, to calm his burning
thirst, the water from a stream on
whose banks grew some of the quina
trees. Saved by this means, he profited
by his experience, making others suf-
fering from the same malady drink
vases full Of water in which were de-
posted the roots of the cascarilla- He
came to Lima with this discovery and
communicated it to Jesuit father,
who, by curing the spouse of the vice.
roy, and establishing the excellence Of
the remedy, did more good to humanity
than the other friar who invented gun
powder.
The Jesuits kept the secret for some
years, but cured all those who came to
them attacked by the malady. For this
reason, and for some time, the powders
from the quinine bark were known as
the Jesuit powders
DIR. Scrivener states that an English
physician, DIR. Talbot 8 cured with
quinine the Prince of Condo, the
dauphin of France, Colbert and others,
selling the secret to the French govern
ment for considerable sum of money
and yearly pension. Linnmus. in
homage to the Countess of Chinchona,
gave to the quinine the name it now
bears in science-chinchona Mendi.
burn states that at first there was great
opposition manifested in Europe to the
employment of quinine, and in Sala-
manca it was held that the doctor pre-
scribing 1t fell into mortal sin because
its virtues were due to a compact be-
tween the Peruvians and his majesty of
hell. To-day quinine is probably the
most generally efficacious remedy
known in medical science. = N. Y.
Herald
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A spot ,Transaction.


A few days ago a small newsboy ad.
vanced on the unprotected flank of a
larger boy who was balancing himself
on the edge Of the sidewalk, near the
Brooklyn bridge, and administered to
hiina sharp and entirely unsupported
XII L. Then the kicker ran into the
street, closely pursued BY the kickee.
who caught up with him and proceeded
to vigorously jolt the base of his verte-
bra.
Quit now" said the small boy;
'sthat's enough"
mo it amt, said the larger.
Yes, but | say It's" persisted the
writhing little one. you see this amt
no thirty days transaction; there amt
no interest due on that kick OF mine. -
Texas Siftings
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p 4s3NAL AND iMPERsoNAL,

i
A farmer Of Murray county, ga,
sixty.fve years old, boasts that himself
and several mem bers Of his family have
never worn anything put nome-made
ciotning Inc wool was raised, Wosens
1yrd ana made up AZ nome
Hon w. W. Henry, . grandson OF
Patrick Henry. attends the church lot
John's) In Richmond, Va, where the
latter delivered the speech that made
his name famous The seat on which
the orator stood when ne cried Tive
me liberty or give me death = stali
shown 70 visitorA
- merchant IN Brattleboro. W, an
noyed by the condition OF the highway
before his store, wrote TO seiectman
during the latter's temporary absence
from town rs follows: Two men stuck
In the mud In front OF the American
house. Shall We attempt to get them
out or erect tom bstones?
"A Springfield man mounted his bi-
cycle the other day and=Hent hunting
f6rsa domestic te-caf tet1ipor
tain worthy Irish woman, who, alter
careful scrutiny Of her visitor and his
mode OF convcyances proudly drew
herself up said: Il 'av money OF my
own, and so long a. have ! works Tor
none but as comes for me incarriages
Many people will envy Miss Nellie
Hayden, Of Denver, her phenomenal
luck Eleven years ago she was . sales
girl in Boston dry goods store. she
was persuaded to invest all her'savings,
amounting to $500, in Denver real
estate, and by reinvesting her profits
therefrom in suburban property she
has accumulated fortune OF u, 500, 600.
Maid servants have their whims,
like other people. A capable girl who
left the service OF one family Of the
-four hundred" in New York to enter
that OF another was asked why she
made the change. Eyes, they are nice
people" the girl admitted, but had
to leave them. never could stay with
people who put their elbows on the
table at dinner"
An American gentleman who has
spent some years abroad, and is we'll
| known as successful promoter of
American investments, says: The
average London financial man could
steal the shirt on OF the smartest tnlel
in Wall street, and, with the stolen gar
ment in his hand, would stand sorrow
| fully deprecating the sharp practices OF
his American cousins"
ALBERT johnson, Of Raleigh, N. c.,
is the Oldest locomotive engineer in
point of service in the country. He
had charge of an engine on the Rich
a. lrru ilroQd vVav
back in 1885. in the days OF strap-rails
and snake heads" He is still rail-
road employe and can be seen in all
kinds of weather In the yard at the
Raleigh g CASTOR depot.
When Mr.. David Dear (winner OF
the queens prize at Bisley this Year,
was law student he once attended an
'sat home" On the servant asking his
name, he replied David Dear" The
girl blushed and said: Eyes, yes; but
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-12-24

Died Of Dinners" should be the in
scription on many public mans grave
stone, as warning to rising genera
tons Those who know say that Justice
Matthew'S fatal illness was brough,
about BY dinners. The supreme court
SLOWS no recess for lunch. The result
ii that our solons snatch bites as best
they can and 60 home 80 hungry that
they are ready to swallow everything
put before them at dinner What isn't
put before diners-out ii Washington
Isn't worth talking about The problem
OF long life i merely question Of
what whom and how much 10 eat and
drink. Kate Fields Wasbington
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Why She Left --Mistress-..What

why She Left --Mlstress--'Wh
going to leave already? Why. you
have not been here weekl" Maid
II know it mum; but ! can't stand it
here. Things run too smooth-like,
mum Mistress'.Why, what can
you mean9n Maid-.You see, mum, I
has always been IN places where they
keep three servants. Mistress oh,
you are loneaome. then?" Maid NO,
mum, not lonesomes but you see, /
misses the confusion. =" Democrats
Magazine,
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Companions should Not Quarrel.

"Yon're a. wicked thingf" said tho
Chimney to the Lamp, as it beamed
with brilliancy from its exalted station
Don't growL" returned the other;
"you may look down on me, but I'm
supporting you, any howl'-Puck.
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JET

Tommy Tells How he started for Cailfsr-
MIA.
Jet is my Aunt Bees blnck pony.
He's as pretty and gentle rs yon ever
saw, and quite fast, too. Aunt Bee
always talks to him as II he knew every
word she said. and just believe he
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-21
RATIFIED OFF THE RAILS.
Talked by Telegraph, Told by Train
Men and Taken in Transit.

The /. & q. n. southbound was Two
hours late last night.
Supt. McQueeny has returned from an
inspection tour over his division.
Mr.. E. r. Cushing. civil engineer OF the
Houston Il Texas Central, is in the CITY,
Conductor w. d. ByerS, OF the Southern
Pacific. passed through the city yeSter-
day enrOute to California.
oh. Martin, general superintendent
of the Pullman Palace Car company, ar
rived in the city yesterday.
Two cars OF stock, loaded at Pearsall,
and bound for the Indian Territory,
| passed over the l. & G. N. yesterday.
The Southern Pacific. east bound, yes
| ter day morning was somewhat late, but
| the No. 20. west bound, pulled in on time
Yesterday afternoon.
The Whitcomb Raymond excursion ar
rived over the Sunset this morning, and
leaves in two parts, one for Mexico, and
one for California this evening.
1t is rumored that the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass road will seek permission
from the court to commence work on it's
extension to Alexandria, La.
The convention of the Grand Division
of the Order of Railway Conductors, to
convene at St. Louis. May 1st, promises
to prove the most successful gathering Of
its kind ever held.
The Southern Pacific passenger depot
is receiving a new coat of paint. The in
terror of the building is also being great
ly improved by replacing the dark. dreary
looking color of the ceiling and walls with
a light and more cheerful color.
A large quantity of freight for New
Orleans and points east, has accummulat-
ed along points on the Southern Pacific,
waiting to be shipped to its destination,
,In,, hn In,,, IN hn a
Louisiana flooded districts, Is repaired.
Added to the large quantity of South
west Texas advertising literature on the
table in the Arkansas Pass passenger
agents Office, are number OF copies Of
spirit" live New York weekly, giving
an excellent write-up of Corpus Christi.
An exchange says that Receiver III. G.
Cross, of the NJ, X. Il T., is being urged
by eastern capitalists who are interested
in the road, to take the presidency of the
company. 1t is said that Mr.. Cross has
proven himself to be one of the safest and
best railroad manages of the day. His
selection wOuld be credit to the Katy.
The Southern Pacific shops at Houston
the largest in the state, were shut down
yesterday. The closing is but, tenn
porary and was caused by the lull in
traffic. through the breaking OF the lev
eeS. Three hundred men in consequence
are laying off antil Monday, when the
shops will again be in running order.
The contract of Manager Charles E.
Locke with the Santa Fe company calls
for the transportation of special train
of ten cars, carrying all the appurten-
ances of the Juch opera company from
Denver to the City Of Mexico, and return
ing over the Central to st. Louis. The
amount paid the railroad company is over
S27 900.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-21
KNOPPs AND LEHMAN.

Translation from the Stats Zeitung
German
Lehman: Isn't 1t shame, Knopps
how our volunteer firemen have been
treated by the city administration?
KnoppS: No, Lehman! What has the
city council to do with it? The council
are nothing but the tools of the Mayor
really nothing but barnacles on the may
Or's ship. When the mayor takes snuff,
the council sneezeS, and when the mayor
puts on that learned, I'm Of
a-lawyer- myself" look of his, the whole
council look like the original Socrates.
| repeat it. Lehman, the council is in
nocent of this piece of petty spite against
our firemen?
Lehman: But SAY, Knopps, why should
the mayor be so venomouS against the
fremen?
Knopps: Blockhead II you would only
think, you would know, without asking.
What business had our tiremen to conduct
themselves as free men, when they ought
to have known that free men are not to
the mayors taste, at all?
Lehman: Well then, what ought they
to have done so as to be tolerated by their
king?
Knopps: What ought they to have
done? Why, they should have taken off
their hats:-gone to the mayor;-tallen
on their knees before him, and said: I'VE
acknowledge that you are our king and
master" Then they would have been
90 70
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-21
PERSONAL NOTES.

Mr.. Otto Kramer's wife and son are i'll
T, p. Cook, of Dallas, is at the Maver,
ick.
c. w. McGhee, of Weatherford, is in
the city.
r. ]. Smith, Beeville, is in town or
business.
Dan. F. Price was in the city yesterday
from Yoakum.
}. A. Bonnet. an Eagle Pass banker, is
at the Mahncke.
AL. l.. McFaddin, a stOckman Of Victo-
ria, is among the visitors.
Mat Terry, a Stockman of Kennedy, was
among yesterdays arrivals.
Geo. Bodet, merchant and ban ker OF
San Diego, Texas, is at the Mahncke.
ID. +. Clarke. citizen Van Zandt
county, is in town with view OF locat-
ing.
DR.. J. O. Lewright, prominent physl-
clan of Austin, is in the city today, ac-
.companied by party OF friends.
Mr.. B. F McNulty. of the Maverick
printing house, has gone to Houston to
meet his family, who are on their way
home.
T. C. Shoemaker. representing the Fort
Worth Packing Company is in the city
for the purpose of buying all the fat
cattle to be found in market. He is
guest of Capt. McShiner and Col. Skinner
who are steering him around only where
the BEST can be found.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-21
KNOPPS AND lehman.

Translated from the Stats Zeitung
German.
lehman: Tell me, Knopps, where has
that six hundred dollars, voted by the
city council, gone TO? | have heard
that it was to pay expenses of the new
city charter.
Knopps: I'll tell you, Lehman, what
it was for. You see, the hide sticks too
tight on the ribs of our citizens, and that
six hundred dollars has been granted, so
that their hides may be peeled off OF
them in truly artistic manner.
Lehman: Now, KnOppS. you must be
making fun, when you talk of skinning
people?
KnOppS: No, indeed, I'm not making
fun. They have sent the "blOnde YOUTH "
known here as the Clearing House," to
Austin to take care of the business.
Lehman: But, Knopps, THAT has this
hide-Sknning business to do with the
new city charter?
Knopps Whv, don't you see, Leh-
mann, this blonde youth has been sent to
Austin, to get permission from the legis-
lature to do this business undiSturbed.
Lehman: So you believe that that the
legislature will permit this, do you
KnoppS?
Knopps: No don't either! | believe
this good blonde youth will be sent back
home by the legislature, as he was once
before.
Lehman: For the honor Of the legisla'
ture, hope he will be sent back.