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The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-10-15
COMING AnD GOING.


As the dewy dusk Of April skies,
With days bright crown his regal browa
AdOrning
The ran woos budding earth, renewed TO rise
and win the fruitful promise Of the morning,
so when iife's morning riscs from the void,
Flushed with the promise Of moontide
glory
The badding heart BY hopes bright pinions
80 nuoyed. s-..s-----.--z-4-.
Goes forth unheeding ali life s elder story.
With faith and hope through years, alas how
fruc
The youth BY rosy pathways hastens hum
ming
a gay refrain, whose chorus. ever new.
E5lfiugs with the spell. words: "CeDstngf'
ways 'Cs1stag's'
Bat when, through many change Of sea und
sky.
INC sun hath slowly risen and fast de-
TIL, from the horizon, with regretful eye,
he sinks through angry Clouds and day -
ended,
The s'orn-tosscd flowers II weary earth 20
And many bud that gave at morn fair
token
OF noontide bloom, is but witbered rose
It's fragrance gone, It's every promise broken.
80 when the day OF life through storm and
blust,
Hath struggled fitfuily beyond its zenith,
What wonder II, rcgretfui. down the past
The heart should look and question what life
meanetht
No moro bcRuiled by hope through fowery
W at
4=I--.sysza-5yl..@ss
Pin II5-iofg been rude and thorhy
growing;
And in the chant the boart shall henceforth
raise,
The choral word Is "Going." ever "Goingi'
%. Gardner, In N. Y. Ledger.
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According TO AIt,tnde.

How the, population Of the United
States is distributed acc 2rding to alti-
tude Is indicated by a census bulletin
just issued. Below 500 feet line are the
people engaged in manufacturing,
foreign commerce, and most of those
engaged in the cultivation of cotton,
rice, and sugar The prairie states and
the grain producing states of the north
west are located on the interval be-
tween 500 and 1,5O1 feet. East of the
ninety-eighth meridian, 1900 feet
is practically the upper limit of popu-
lation. The area between z, 900 and
5000 feet constitutes almost every
where the debatable ground between
the arid region of the Cordilleran
plateau and the humid region of the
Mississippi valley. In the altitude of
5000 feet irrigation is necessary for
agricultural operations The occupa-
I ton of the population living above 5000
feet is mining. The movement of
population is toward the higher alti-
tudes, and is most marked between
1000 and 5000 feet The greatest
density is on the sea board, and de-
uniformly until the altitude of
1000 feet is reached. At this point It
becomes quite sparse. Chicago Tri-
b,.pa
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The familiar stories about swallow
ing silver dollars, sets of false teeth,
and so forth, had been related, when
DIR. Longbow began to speak.
Two years ago" he said, Il was
called in great haste to attend u carpen-
ter in my town, though the message
said that the man was beyond doubt
already dead for he had, while holding
a large gimlet in his mouth at his work,
suddenly been taken with a fit of hic-
coughs and swallowed the gimlet.
but when | arrived at the mans
house / found him very comfortable.
The gimlet, gentlemen, gave him no
trouble at all to digest.
There was silence for moment.
Presently one of the other doctors re-
marked;
with you for his physician, Long
bow, the man was lucky that it was
only a gimlet that he undertook to
swallow"
What do you mean?
why, if he had tried to swallow onu
of your stories it would have choked
him to death. Youths Companion.
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REARING CHILDREN.
Firmness the Grand Essential in Their
, management.

Firmness the Grand Essential in Their
management
Hood says of his "Irish Schoolmaster"
that he spoiled the rod and never
spared the child y OF the two, perhaps
it is better to spoil the rod than the
child, but it as not necessary to spoil
either.
Firmness is the grand essential in the
management of children Nothing un-
reasonable should be required of them,
but that which is reasonably required
should be rigidly exacted. The rules
laid down for their government should
not be harsh or severe, but they should
be like the laws of the Modes and Per-
slams = absolutely imperative. No
s'coaxing ways" of the cunning little
creatures for whose good they are
framed should ever induce parent to
forcement. No promise made to child
should ever be broken or evaded.
Boys and girls know how to observe,
and are more prone to initiate the
weaknesses and vices of their teachers
than to emulate their virtues. If you
break faith with them they will fib to
you, justifying themselves to their little
consciences by your example. They will
tell you as much if you push them hard.
Never, therefore, attempt to terrify
them by threats which you-,do not in
tend to execute, or to stimulate them
by promises of reward which you have
no thought of fulfilling.
I A doting. over-indulgcnt mother is
the most cruel enemy child can have.
The insane kindness of such mothers
has ruined thousands ofsons and daugh-
tersA who, under proper management,
would have been comfort and credit
to their parents. Compromises may
sometimes be expedient in politics
though that is doubtful If any whole
some principle is waived or sacrificed;
but in family government they are al
ways unwise. All this. it may be said.
is so true that it is trite; yet, in view o.
the lawlessness Of the children of this
generation, it cannot be zoo often reit.
Grated. IN. Y.-Ledger.
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WHAT a BRIGHT BOY DID.
lie Dug Out knowledge from y Cyclo-
pedia, and Made 1t Pay.

lie Dug Out Knowledge from Cycio-
pedia, and Made 1t Pay.
The only thing is to take hold some-
where, says Charles Dudley Warner,
and to begin to use the art OF reading
to find out about things as you use your
eyes and ears j knew boy, a scamp
of lad, who almost needed a high
chair to bring him up to the general
level of the dining-table, who liked to
read the encyclopedia. He was always
hunting around in the big books of the
encyclopedia about his own
size=for what he wanted to know. He
dug in it as another boy would dig in
the woods for sassafras root 1t APP
peared that he was interested in natur-
al history and natural phenomena He
asked questions of these books exactly
as he would ask living authority, and
kept at it till he got answers. He
knew how to read. Soon that boy was
an authority on earthquakes. He liked
to have the conversation at table turn
on earthquakes, for then he seemed to
be the tallest person at the table. l
suppose there was no earthquake any
where of Importance but that he could
tell where it occurred and what dam
age it did, how many houses it buried.
and how many people 1T killed, and in
what shape it left the country it had
shaken From that he went on to try
to discover what caused the disturb
ance and this led him into other inyes-
LEGATIONS and at last into the study Of
electricity, practical as well as theoret-
ical. He examined machines and in
vented machines and kept on reading
and presently he was an expert in cleo
tricity. He knew how to- put in wires
and signals and bells and to do num-
Der of practical and useful things, and
almost before he was able to enter the
high school he had great deal of work
to do in the city and three or four men
under him. These men under him had
not read as much about electricity as
he had Times
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Here is a portion of the examination
to which an old lawyer was subjected
when he applied for license. The old
est mem Der of theaexamining commit
tee Intercepted him:
Are you familiar with any game Of
chance?"
mo. sir"
Don't you dnow how to play any
game of cards?"
mo, sir.
surely You understand euchre?" z
Never heard of it before. +"
i ut can't be possible you never i'm
dnlged in game of draw poker?"
Eyes, sir, it can. ] am member of
the church and ken't know one card
from another"
"Well latter long pause of aston
ishment), young man, Wen give you a
license, but how in the world you're
going to make living forSthe first two
or three years after you start practic-
ing law is a mystery to us. Dallas
News
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THE FARMING WORLD.
compLETE WEDDING HOE

rf Can ne Made Of NPirce d Broken
waxon-srat sbrins.
The wedding hoe, n which sea'd 4
drawing, is about the most complete
thing for its special work that ever
used / made IL out Of . piece Of broken
wagon-seat spring. The shank Is .
broken pitcbfork tine The hoe
part is seven inches one way by
one and and three-fourths inches
the other, fat on the bottom, the
bevel being on the top side, with
the straight side forward and sharp all
around 1t is essential that the points
should be carried out as they are very
important in slipping betwixt a weed
and plant. Everyone who has used
1t exclaims: Il can't see why it had not
been thought of before"
1t is ready to cut in every direction.
and can be slipped in against a weed
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where it would be impossible 70 get an.
ordinary hoeMT he shank is bent about
an inch and half above the plate to an
angle that it will lie fat upon the
ground when man stands straight.
The handle is about the length Of a
common hoe handle, say four feettwo
or four inches, only it Should beslight-
er, as use mine very much with one
hand. Lying fat as it does it can lac
slid along under the soil about an inch
deep, cutting everything in its path, be-
sides loosening the top of the ground,
so necessary to prevent undue evapora-
ton. Any blacksmith can make one,
and I would not do without mine for
ten times it's cost.-Thomas buchanan,
in Farm and Fireside.
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ne Eighth Annual 81, Louis Expedition
win open wednesday, osptenber = and
close October II. =
Ths past history Of this great fndustsial
Exposition Is one Of utter State pride, and
It's marked SUCCESS for the past seven years
IS tie guarantee that this year viii equal il
every respect and exceed In many way : the
varied exhibits Of the Arts, Mechanics and
Sciences. The departments viii have dis-
plays from every line OF industry and busi-
ness. The Art Department VIII have the
best examples, to which will he aided 2
fine collection Of oriental rausicai instru.
nnents, lacquers, worries, and Other works Of
merit from China and Japans, ssx.s
Giinnore's celebrated band Will be IN ~
tendance each day, and furnish music IN
the afternoons and evenings.
Americas general progress VIII Be faisn.
fully portrayed, and the revelations IN all
branches Of Industrial achievements will BE-
unusually complete and instructive. AL
the railroads WIN give reduced rates.
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HOUSEHOLD BREv.TlEs.
-AIl fresh meat should be put to boil
hot water. Int for sf,ruf IN cold.

All fresh meat should be put to boil
in hot water, but for soup in cold.
Drop Cakes Having grated two
cocoanuts Of ordinary size, add to the
pulp an equal amount Of sugar, three
eggs, half cupfui Of ground rice. and
beat all well together. Bake as for the
cookies. Good Housekeeping.
Butter In small quantities may be
made by stirring the cream in . bowl;
and this Is done every day by some good
hspsekeepers, who prefer butter made
of Sweet cream, and are willing to per-
form this extra labor that they may
have it fresh daily.
berry Pudding. Three pints blue
berries, five cups flour, one pint molas-
ses. one teaspoon soda, one-half tea
spoon salt, one-half teaspoon cinnamon.
Boil in a buttered mold or pail three
hours Half Of this receipt is enough
for small family. Boston Budget
"A cure for bunions is said to be the
pouring of as hot water as the
patient can bear, from as great a
height as possible, upon the apex Of
the swelling. The greater the eleva-
ton OF the kettle from which the water
is poured the more ,effectual the RENE
cdy.
! For fruit sl1erbet crush quart Of
fresh fruit to apaste, add the juice Of a
an ~ 80 :.ss 800 - 81
49, ,.ss;., - sa.,,,. $50, sa.ds. va,
80, N.
q, ,.us, '9 :. ~ 80 =, -
- 1,5so.'ea ss;a,. 49, $50 la
~ sr'. :, pi1 1r1s AM - I'm fp-''' 49,
= "olu ~
rape ea.9up. ny Jatvo ~" 80
pounos OF grapes, oo.a yer. ano s.s.l :.
s1e. oaass i ~
ep.ie e,ue 80 psppo.' oa 49,
spooi,u,' oayenn poppel' IL -
spooihul. inu 's,.a.. ny - 80.
o :, -, ~ ), 80. ~.
.loses NJ, 81 -, ~ hsst,o
Voa
A'u 'luo. y,
you Wane 10 senu niiA on ~ poT
ties, Win pashec % ui,lper y q = asci
iuncn OF LOT ,.he Daoy .ea so
put INTO ene oot.le = one pins ssNo
taplespoonsiuis OF Aine WaVr, ~
quart, TOUR 'aoiesPoohia.s. w
Aeep 49, !: aen III, az 49,
', anu yo W, w. ",ap ~ H.
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ono' - J" - Nesp 80 :
= aAe = aneoo -,
scraps OF meat oue in'e very i sll,aii
pieces anu Pue INTO a s.e" pan WIN 'no
bones lcnoppea]' pepper anu 1ai.,
good quan.lty OF onion uouo,e tne
quanuty OF raw potatoes any cpia
water 70 cover summer geney slor
about three hours. remove the HOMES
ana serve Inc scohse EFei ~ =
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robe, who carried boot b ons han1
and = wig Ii the other.
This way, MAJOR said the captain
pushing him out DOORS
+ Mai. Shelton on the table for 3
songlp came IN unison from the trees
which were now illuminated BY therays
Of . rising moon.
Now, my dear captain-hai hal hal
3ood. Very goodi'' said the shivering
soldier. "But don't sing at all, you
know, really don'ti's
s'rm afraid, = whispered the captain,
'these men are desperate dogs, 50 you'd
better mount the table without more
ado, and give them The Yankee
Sword. .
Here the MAJORS eyes fell on Mrs.
Van Buren,, who had all she could do to
control her fisibilities.
Mount the table like this! cannot
II will not do such thingi''
Clickl went the locks Of dozen pis-
tolls, and dozen voices shouted, as be-
fore: maj. Shelton on the table for q
song!p
splendid shots. those fellows, whis-
pered the captain.
"Oh, this Is dreadful! And such a
barbarous high wind, tool Surprising
rnn up stairs and get my small clothes, !"
whined the victim. "I'm afraid you
haven't forgiven me for
"Oh, they'll excuse your appearance;
up with your and up the major scram-
bled, frightened out of his wits, al
most, amid the roars Of the privateers-
men.
s.But don't know the song" he sniv-
elled.
You shall sing it after me, line for
line, . replied Mariner, and don't you
back water at the last line, which is
three cheers for General Washing ton, or
there Be plenty OF crows in this neigh
borhood to-snorrowl'
Quaking in every limb the major, his
knees bent and his fingers convulsively
clutching the hem of his scanty robe,
sang the six verses of the song in the
manner directed, and he certainly gave
the three cheers with o vim, whatever
may have been his thoughts.
And now" said the captain, when
the applause had ceased, lone of you
run upstairs and get his breaches and
the mate to this boot and we'll be off. ("
The poor major looked at his perse-
cutor in horror at this remark.
You see, volunteered that worthy,
were afraid the boys would quiz you
=tee much five left you here, 50 we're
just going to run you over to New York
"a prisoner of war!'
That was how Capt. Mariner repaid
a blow. Thomas Frost, in N. Y. Her.
aid.
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certain by measuring Lis larger tools
what will be the most economical
width of the building SO as to-reeeive
them all without undue crowding. A
portion of it or one end may be devoted
to a workshop and the slnalleEor hand
tools which, for convenience and neat
ness, may be arranged and hung on
pins at one side or over the work bench,
in manner represented in the accom-
.panying cut Instead of placing all the
tool house on one level, the workshop
may be on the next floor above, and
the house thus occupy less ground; but
the Inconvenience of being compelled
to go up fight of stairs for every
small matter will suggest the superior
economy, on the whole, of common
leveL-Country Gentlemen.
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PROFITABLE HOGS.
There Is Money in Toeding Pigs for Lean
Meats.

There Is Money In Feedtng Figs Tor Lean
Meats.
1t is cheaper to produce meat that
contains a large proportion of leanwith
the fat than to fatten "a hog to such a
condition as tofit it only for the pro-
duction of lard, and it is a fact that
feeding for lean meat a greater weight
of carcass is secured and at no more
fat This is explained by reason of the
fact that when an annual is given food
containing the elements of growth of
bone and muscle as well as of fat the
condition of the animal is sustained in
manner TO permit more perfect diges-
ton and assimilation and greater pro-
portion for the support of the system
of the nutritious elements that are re-
quired, and which are more evenly dis
tributed through the~body, instead of
the semi-diseased condition produced
when corn is given ashn exclusive diet.
Hence the farmer who diminishes the
ration of maize. allowing but portion
only, substituting therefor bran, mid
dlings, milk and clover--cut fine and
scalded-will have his hogs larger,
=
heavier, healthier and of better quality
of flesh than from corn. While giving
the advantages of systematic method
Of feeding for the best results in pro-
ducing the heaviest pork, the fact that
prime lard brings price that makes it
desirable on the part of the farmer to
nave his hogs fat, it must be admitted
hat it is serious obstacle in the way
when lean meats advocated, but the
lean meat is simply interspersed with
the fat, and the greater increase from
the variety of food does not diminish
the supply of lard. The farmer will
find that in those portions of the car
cass from which the lard is produced
but little difference win be observed,
and the hog will be much more valuable.
as Q whole.-Colman's Rural World.
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A Boy Began IL.

= Years ago well-lnown engineer Of
fered ten dollars to the boy who would
get kite string of sufficient strength
to haul clothesline across the river.
This offer brought a regiment of kite
flyers into the field, and finally bay
named Holman Walsh was successful
and received the prize.
From this small beginning the great
est suspension bridge on earth has re-
suited. - Detroit Free Press
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Of woman's peculiar troubles ma
ailments comes with DR.. Picroa,.
Favorite Prescription. 1t cu,s.
them. For all the functional A.
engagements, painful disorders, and NJ,
chronic weaknesses that afflict Wa.
mankind, its a certain remedy ID,
an invigorating, restorative ton;s
soothing cordial and bracing nery.
inc purely vegetable, non. alcoholic
and perfectly harmless.
In the cure of periodical pain,
.prolapsus and other displacement.
bearing down. sensations, and -al|
q female complaints" aud irrepu.
larities, I" Favorite Prescription y /.
the only medicine that's gvarantssd
If it doesn't give satisfaction in ev.
cry case, you have your money back.
You pay only for the good YOU
get. Can you ask more (?
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FARM=TooLAt4ousE.=
How 1t Should he Arranged and What II
should Contain.


The leading requisite for a general
tool house for the larger farm imple-
ments and machines is to have il open
on both sides, so that wagons, reapers,
norse-rakes, sullSy- plows and every
thing drawn by. horses may be driven
in on one side for shelter and ont again
on the other side for use. This will
SAVE much labor otherwise required to
pack these machines away when driven
in on one side only. Sliding or swing
ing doors may be provided, if required,
to exclude wind, rain and snow. If the
land is level, it will be necessary to
have all the places of entrance and
exit on the same level;Hbut with d de-
scent or sloping surface, the entrance
may be above for such tools as are used
on the higher fields, and the other en-
trance below opening toward the
lower fields. But this arrangement
will prevent the driving in one side and
out on the other. The builder will as
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II you must drink iced tea fill glass
with cracked ice but leave room enoug b
on top for three spoonsful of powdered
sugar and the juice of half lemon.
Then pour in the hot tea from the pot
Don't use ten which is already cold and
has stood for some time. Cold tea is
not tea at all 1t is fannie acid and the
alkaloid known aas theme. Oolong
makes the best iced tea Buffalo Ex-
press
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Il Long sentence.

z=..f say, Bill, said ono summer philos.
opher to another, as they lay beneath
"a spreading tree, did yer ever turn yer
attention to literatoor any?"
Il should say So"
Whats the longest sentence you ever
run across
s..Ten years. WINS the nnhesitating
reply.--W ashington Post.
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Smart Young Man Ito sattendant)--
I'm thinking Of starting show myself
Got any body here that can tell me how
to run it?
Attendant (who has met all kinds OF
animals)- Well, you may, be able to
get some points from that porcupine
over there. Chicago. Tribune.
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Not in the wood.

Summer Boarder-I think, consider
ing the price pay, and the poor ac-
commodations you have, you might at
least treat me with respect.
Mrs. Hayfork Well, mum, to tell tn
truth, can't feel much respect for peo-
pie what pays the big prices | charge
fer the sort of ACCOMMODATIONS I give
N. Y. Weekly
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4 wish was a bird, " sighed the
A Pleasing Uncertainty.

Tourist Tin Kansas Can youtell me
where the residence of Col. Hooks. the
real estate dealer, is?
Natiye--Wal jest now it's four ortive
milo from here, but pointing to . dark.
funnelshaped cloud in. the west) thar's
a cyclone comm over frum that way,
an if you'll wait awhile the house may
come right here to YOU an save You
the trouble of goin' down there to it,
Munsey.s Weekly. =. q. IL
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The Burlington route, C. B. q @. \. r.,
will sell from principal stations on Its lines,
on Tuesdays, August % and September ",
Harvest Excursion TicAets ut Loip Bdfe: 70
principal cities and points In the Farming
Regions Of the West, Southwest ana North
west For tickets and further information
concerning these excursions, call on your
nearest @ -Bs 81 @. ticket agent, or address
p s. EUsrfs, Gen'l Pass. and Ticket Agent
Chicago, Ill.
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MI friend. look here you know how weak
and nervousyour wifeis, and you know that
Carter Iron Pills will relieve her Now
why not hs fair about 1t aud buy her . box
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SagemanA remarkable girl is that
Miss snapper. You know her pretty
well; has she any leaning in the direc-
ton Of any particular creed?
BluntlyI can't say definitely, but
from the way in which she disposed Of
my marital aspirations last evening
should say that she was Shaker
Boston Courier
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SWINGING WATER GATE.

---- .Ss~-...a,ia
A Continuance Expressly Designed for use
on Farms.
A Kentucky correspondent sends to
Farm and Fireside a sketch of a good
swinging water gate. 10 the posts.
set solidly on each side Of the ditch, is
fastened 2x6-inch scantling. Firmly
fastened to this arc two trace chains.
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@THr. nearest he ever comes 70 being IN .
hurrv.',, said q man OF his lndolept neigh
Dor, Ills In rushing the growler."-Was ASH
ington Post
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Mr.. de Laie- Do You suppose we shall
ever be able to drop nickel in the slot,
and get wife?
Miss Wayting (in her most captiyat-
ing tone Oh, it is unnecessary to go to
that expense. even now, Mr.. de Laie.
Brides are given away, you know
pucly