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The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-10-29

A RATTLESNAkE FIGHT.
How Miner Won His Partners Half OF n
Nina


y Silver Mine.
about the most exciting fight ever
saw" observed old Matt Towle, the
between rattlesnalxes. You never seen
one" he continued, interrogatively,
observing the look of interest on the
part of the listener. No more did ]
till few years ago. Young man, even
if you have Travelled bout this coast a
considerable, you know ]. started out
tafore you're born, and what it took
me thirty-five years to first lay eyes
upon you'd hardly expect to see in a
few years. diminishing.
SIN 'S2 me and Jack Jennings went
down to the Gunsight district a-pros-
pecting, and while we took care to keep
in Arizona we made camp at atank not
very far-ten miles or so-from the
Mexican line, Water being scarce that
year we had to locate q tank, even If
the Indications for minerals were good
or not, but as luck would have it we
struck a pretty promising lead-it was
true contact-and began sinking a
little hole to find ont what she was
worth. For eight or nine weeks we
kept up our work without seeing liv-
ing soul except coyote or Jack rabbit
but as the location was showing up'f fine
we didn't much care for company
Whats the matter with rattle-
snake fghtY says Jack TO me one day
when we were keeping Sunday for q
change, although we had lost-all track
fof Sundays. @esS 1870 III
II told him pretty sharply that I'd
never heard of one, and then he went
on to tell how he was in the San Juan
country in Colorado, where the boys
worked up fight between two diff
ferent dens of rattlers and had lots of
Mum He said he lxnowed where there
were two sets of serpenLs, not far from
the camp, that were fast coming out for
the summer campaign, and he Thought
there was a good chance for us to have
considerable fun with the pizenons
devils, am not struck on rattlers as
general thing, but we set out for the
place. Jack carrying . canteen Of Mex
lean whisky and me one Of water.
pretty soon we came to place
where the water had .cut across the
Pledge of limestone running across the
gulch, leaving precipices about twepty-
FIVE feet high and about thirty feet
spart.at the top. At the bottom was .
dry sandwash, eight or ten feetwide,
and three or four etaeove IRE dlarlg
shaped shelves had been cut in each
wall ef the limestone. Sure enough.
these shelves were literally COW
cred with rattlesnakes stretched
gut att fntl lengthy gwarming iife
Into themselvesA In the1 sun. IL seen
that there was two different gangs =
those on my side being the black
aud white. kind. saost and stpbby, thnt
sals' sa 'zlils sssl ssak'
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-10-29

Johnny s mother went out. when tho
table was set for tea, leaving him alone
in the room, and saying that she would
only be gone five minutes. She staid
nearly half an hour, and when she re-
turned she at once noticed a,deficiency
in the preserves. "A
Johnny" she said, solemnly, s'you
have been at the presersesr'
HAS it shrunk?" asked Johnny, anx-
iously.s i m aYFYF
Eyes, 1T has. There was twice as
much there when went. out as there is
now" ~ A1&8 #&
Eyes, but you were gone twice as
long as You expected TO be- was the
clinching argument Of the young hope
full -DetroitF Free Press. 2
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oPIMoNs AND POINTERS.

The one word from Blaine which
would show him TO be out OF the run
ming for the presidency Is not.yet pro-
duced. IN. Y. World
The growing republican disposi
ton to spell reciprocity with big K
and protection with lower case D is a
feature OF the Ohio canvass which dis,
turbs Major Nj Kinley. - Albany Argus
The more familiar the American
people become with the Mckinley law.
the more determined thew are to rele.
rate to the BACKGROUND the marty that
lis responsible Tor ia passaee.--N. q.
Delta.
l-ifhere "A I movement among r..
-nub,ican no,iticsans trs-ravfvs .tte forcal
hill a. az, issua Is 1909. Tho. ceneral.
desire Of the workers IN that party,
seems "a be 10 discuss ANYTHING rather
chan the MCKINLEY hin. = Chicaco
Times
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s ~ nsa y .ne ssa'esInen Mno ssDstl.
49, 49, 1890 uounsy aoI s.,e u
y, e y sss 'llss e1'o ~ slpuio
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. Street Cars and Dyspepsla.


Certain doctors of wisdom and .re-
nown have made the unpleasant dis
covery thatsthe admirable facilities for
transportation in our cities are attended
by the not altogether satisfactory re-
suit of an alarming increase in chronic
dyspepsia. At first glance the connec-
ton between prevalence of dyspeptic
symptoms and an abundance of street.
car lines seems as insubstantial as the
bond of union established by Darwin
between the number of old maidsIin a
rural community and the number of
tons in the clover crop. Looked at from
the doctors point of view, however,
the conundrum is easily solved Cheap
and rapid transit tends to the discour-
agement of walking as an exercise;
also induces the Industrious to spend
more time at their business. Lack of
.exefcisaeand closer employment con-
ducesto the stagnation of the vital Fluids,
the system becomes clogged,s the food
is i'll assimiiated. if atsnll, and schronic
indigestion, with its attendant horrors,
seizes on the frame. St Louis Globe
Democrat
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REPUBLICAN JoBBERY.
Some Fine Tinlrering BY Three Gre
WorIrmen. ss

Some Fine Tinlrering by Three Great
Worirmen.
No doubt by this time President
Harrison has discovered that It is Of no
further political use to ask of his sec
Rotary at Bar Harbor the scriptural
question:: art thou in health, my
brother?"
For an ailing candidate the magnetic
man makes dreadfully healthy rival.
The invalidation play on@ the part Of
the administration is over. 1t has
found it as impossible to repress the
Blaine impulse with the fiction of
physical and mental incapacity as it Is
to start Harrison boom ON the basis
of the presidential speeches made on
the continental itinerary.
4 But it is the wheel within the wheel
that causes the present peculiar whirr
in republican politics The Quay
Clarkson and Dudley triumvirate is a
piece of machinery beyond Harrison's
operating skill. 1t puzzles him ex-
tremely He finds he has got some-
thing more on his hands than caselof
carefully diagnosed invalidism.
!, The national executive committee
can hardly be subjected to the treat
ment of industrious rumors Of sick
ness. 1t is machine that is not af-
fficted with Bright's disease OF mental
malady. 1t is very robust and rug
ged body of men. and the only trouble
With its pulse y that 1t does not beat
for Harrison
The irouv Of it all is to be found IL
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PERSONAL AND lMPEasokAL'

A BRISTOL. 81, xarrcr own pond
u pink w6tsr liliss TINT sueys beeee<
for the work appended on. - tcse ~
four acres 81 his farm. IL IL ~
Elk county Pal has ar.ther
sheriH. He married two WiyeA ana
matched himsclf'in awrcsttiug O0ut bes
fere ono Of his own deputies PLACED him
under arrest for bigamy.
"A claimant for the titis ~ Cham.
pion truck ridsrf Il = tramp who was
ON the trucks Of Pullman car fron
FL Paso Is ~ Worth. Tax : distance
Of els mileA He was thirty-six hours
on the Journey and left his pcrilcm 20
sition only once
Tho property loft bysthe lsts Sir
Richard sutton, owner Of the Gencsta,
Is estimated At over 81. 000s 900 Tho
heir to the estate Is posthumous child
only Just born, and by the time he be-
comes Of age tho fortune VIII be among
the very greatest
dSsRfS1 Beechersa seAop1ed
slaught<f resolved - her bAptlsH ~
name Of Voice Adams She was one 81
family 81 fifteen children, whom her
father, agreat grandson Of John Quincy
Adams supported by lecturing On
1.-THE Voice Of Nature"
The German emperor, whom a'boy.
was not noted for any unusual prob
cheney in his studies He was very
democratic In his manner as . youth,
and during the three years he spent II
school at the Cassel gymnasium he met
the other boys on terms of equality.
Mr.. Courtlandt Palmer. son Of the
founder Of the Nineteenth Century
club, 10 attracting much attention BY his
brilliant piano-playing. Mr.. Palmer -
not yet twenty years old, but he e de-
clared by abls French criti0s by far the
finest American pianist that has ever
been heard in Paris, and Il already pro-
nounced the equal Of Padrewslxi
"A Butte, Mont, merchant who adj
vertised bankrupt stock Of shoes was
totally unprepared for the enormous
crowd which filled his store- Twelve
clerlxsswere utterly inadequate to walt
upon the rush OF customers. Several
women tainted IN the crush ana finally
the doors had to be locked. Il Tho mer'
chant now believes In advertising;
Stephen Colcridge, son ,of the En-.
glish chief Justice, Is an artist, tAnd his
views of lake scenery are said to be
very fine Some OF his choicest bits
have been found around Grassrnere,
Windermere and Ullswater, suffi IN the
Desasna. spo Sa,s nS III .i,ls yoat svsd
.as1 s.har.a 49, srn,,ng - HI i,tSsred
az saslo.u au. 80 a. 80 ~ q
sp,lles "ni0n io''A01 ~ 100 1870 =
poes ss'.s..Es
= ne car = nara- workipg snonyf
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49, 4z4 mp 81 t4e Dig iNzH JEtt4X<
mQttled fellows from five 3 six fsst
lpn1 f15af gck oszl on 70 deserts n the
summer time and camp IA holes Win the
pEFtXe 01E 14q grvq44 owl eoirtksti
exnctly txenty of the blacks and Y
lcul9{e Tint tllere n,zzs haEe been ttren-
ty.nte or thirty Of the larger kind or
tfe other SIDE ~ the arroFa
We begun dropping tiods Of dirt
bis Of rock a1f choil pnrrs DOWN
ainone the REPTILES and soon distur bed
their hapry dreal1ls one &<fer another
coiled himself up and - MI rattle ~
gotufD while they f1arted fheir ugly'
heads around In every dir<c 1lon, trying
To- fad ont what syas. the1 dihieplty-
The sharper they lco1te 1or 4omcthinG
to bite the smadder they G4t and the
louder they fattIeds Nh ~ last their
noise sounded Ike = drum corps Lead
Ing Q Fourth Of tJuty ptoeeaslon. When
ever they'd slack up . little another
choiia burr would start EN- up worse
than ever FINAL as they couldn't
see uss each Kpng see7ped - conclude
that the other was Kicking up all the
disturbance, and they all started down
Tor the sandwash. Some were so mad
and vicious that they didn' t:even stop
TO crawl, but rolled down in the sand
al IN lump so as to sbe on hand when
the performance opened.
\ When they all got. down and IT was
a dead sure thing the game was bout
to open, Jack sang out to me: Matt,
IN bet youmy half IN the Silver Stirrup
agin yourn that my side wins,
Now, Jack.is a thoroughbred gam
bier, but be had, no more and bigger
snakes than ! did Besides this,
thought a good deal OF the Silver
Stlrrup, which was the name OF our
mime, and didn't like TO play big stakes
agln such odds Buth LET him oluff
me out, l knowed I'd never heal. the
last of it, SO Isang back: tFllg go you.
and plunlxed cholla bur square among
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-10-29
ga LITTLE NoNsENsE.s,

--.I wonder why Dick Fortunatus
encourages his rich wife In dressing so
much o like a man9' "ffe wants to
stand some showof finding her pocket
Epoch. i
You'll drive me into my grave
with your demands for money" said
old Sleek Then you'll have 70 give
me $3.50, more,n said Mrs. Sleek "bc-
cause mourning goods are very expen-
sive. ~ arper's Bazaar.
The Long and the Short Of tt
Short McWade sShure aud ye're twice
as high as mese1f, and kin do more
work than you.'' Tall Flynn-LssEn
there's nothin' strange about that;
ye're nearer yer work.
Again the Intricacies Of English. -
Count De Queer How ees ices, MAIN
seller Miss Money--"What, Count2"
count De Queer-"What sec ees o
spectacle, Ell? And what see him with
ees spectacles. r--Jeweler's Weekly.
CORA to Jake--''D Dear Jake: Come
tomorrow evening, sure. Pap Is at
nome, but Is laid up with sore foot
See? Coma" Jake TO Dear
Cora: can't come Tomorrow evening.
am laid up on account Of your papa's
sorefoot. See? JAKE.r--N. Y. Herald.
THE pretty maldsns shout with glee.
As into the brine they trip.
And rornp and plw In tho rIpplingsea
While taxing their morning dip.
ButtheIr rnirth substdes and they ttand
A. sSey hear shs shrisEs2of xos
Which .ell that 4 srab y nskins fsst
7ee --N Y. 5Press. =
/ -rHe was s Frenehman with an am
bition to become thoroughly acquaintcdi
with American people and customs.
There is ron ting Eat i viii not 90
home yizout to have seen, no said to
his friend II hear q gentleman say
Eat . fellow q long headed, ~ also his
head is level and Eat He sometimes
comes out tIat footed. mus. see zis
man. -" Washington Star.
"A littlesboy atsa school Had wff}ten
the word spsalm's in his copy- book and
accidentally plotted out tia initial. .:,p''s.
with HIS sleeve. IFS little sister sitting
at his side burst into tesrs over the 'diss
astert but the spelling reformcF defpsit-
" exclaimed: "What II I did leaye him
Eout9 He didn't spell p6thfng, and what
was the good Of himsr Presbyttttsa
Journal. Il u ..s.. :.
Ia F<isndiy Suggestion. ~ President
~ Cemetery Company What can ",
do to start demand for lotsin our new
cemetery? We haven't had 4 single
ianeral there yet" Friend II dof,t
know unless t. : happy thought
n ,.;fr., hty..N .x<,.S &-<..-. : 7, -~- ~ Y -.
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'l,sTwAs eyEk x14uar 8


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~ manlxindSs grestest banafa.tors
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saseo snoaii 20 puo me- iui'u W Pur-
chase statues lof oeautiIyinS our parks
and places OF public resort All the re-
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4 DEMOCRATIC pRINclpkE.


:
a DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE.
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Hi, there! get out Of this" harshly
exclaimed q park policeman who had
stolen upon us Snnawares @ssDidn'tTIi
tell you I'd give you taste of me club
If caught you around here again?"
Shades, Of Scott and Burns and
Shakespearer' muttered the tramp as
he shuffied off. HAS it come to this
that your most ardent deyotee should
be the sport and jest of q sparrow
cop?'-N. Y. Herald. s-ssS
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-07-22
Mysterious Death.

A death occurred last night at l0:30 o'clock at the county hospi- tai about which there seems to be some mystery. The deceased is George Briot. of Skull val ley. native of France, about seventy-five years old, but who has resided in Arizona for the last quar- ter of a century or more. He was a quiet and inoffensive old man. He was in Prescott last week, on busi- ness, returning to Skull valley Thursday evening. He stopped for the night at the residence of q neighbor. going to his home Friday morning. On Sunday evening, just before sundown, he was found by W. H. Dickson and his son. with one side of his face skinned and bruised, one eye blackened and scratch on top of his head, lying on the floor of his cabin, in perfectly nude condi- tion. Other neighbors were called in and every care possible ewas taken of him during the night. On being asked how he happened m this con dition he seemed to become greatly excited and tried to talk, but could not make his answers intelligible. He was asked how long he had been there in that condition. when by signs and words, he indicated two nights and days. On Monday he was brought to the hospital, and a countryman attempted to interview him in his native language, for the purpose of ascertaining the particu- lars surrounding his misfortune but failed. and he died last night, as stated. without throwing any light on it. His remains were taken to the county undertaken. The case seems to be one of which calls for an investigation.
 Since the above was in type par tial investigation was made and the physician who examined the body pronounced the bruises as having been caused by the deceased falling in convulsions. No inquest was held and the mystery will remain a mys- tery.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-07-22
Territorial Items.

Craps" is becoming a popular game in Phenix.
 Kingman closed its Fourth ofJuly celebration with prize fight.
 Robberies are becoming frequent in Phenix, as people sleep out of doors.
 Governor Murphy offers reward of $500 for the apprehension of the murderer of John F. Izon.
 Editor Darlington, of the Yuma Sentinel, is attending the National Editorial association in St. Paul.
 Andy Riley, popular vaquero, was killed in steer tieing contest at Duncan on the Fourth of July. Riley roped his steer at the first throw, but when the rope frightened his horse fell and Riley received a terrible kick on the head. breaking his skull. He never spoke but con tinued to breathe until death shortly ended his earthly troubles.
 The destructive attacks of birds on ripening fruit this year is something phenomenal. In some small or chards the crop is almost total loss from their depredations. Gardeners and those about the valley with but small orchards are inclined to say, blessed is the small boy with the sling shot.-Phenix Herald.
 
 County Superintendent of Schools F. W. Westmeyer furnishes the fol lowing data relating to the school census in Gila county: Total num- Der of school census children in Gila county, 5S2; total number of children who attended public school during the year ending June 30th, 1891, 430; number who attended private school, eight; number who attended no school, 144.
 Owing to the strike of coal miners at Gallup, New Mexico, no coal is obtainable by the Atlantic & Pacific railroad and consequently no freight trains have passed through here for several days. Thousands of cars of freight are lying on the side tracks between Albuquerque and Mohave awaiting supply of coal.-Mohave Miner.
 The Yuma Sentinel says China men to the number of thirty-six wen; east Wednesday morning in bond. bound for Cuba via New Orleans They were locked into their car like cattle. It adds that VIC. Davis and A. F.. Cutter, prison commissioners finished their labors Tuesday ano left for home. Among other matters of business they cut the guards pay down from Sl00 to $50 per month,
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-07-22
All Sorts of Items.

The husk of maize is being used in the manufacture of paper.
 The export of horses from Ger many to England Is increasing. The majority of the animals sent are somewhat smaller and not very handsome in appearance.
 The typewriter has hitherto been supposed to be an English inven- tion, subsequently, developed by the Americans, but patent has been discovered in the French archives which gives the credit of originating the idea to Frenchman, NJ. Pogrin, of Marseilles, who devised and illus trated his apparatus as far back as 1893.