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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-05-20
A Ruinous Practice.

1t appears that the habit of paying
workmen and carpenters in liquor-sa-
looms has been adopted by many of the
contractors and bosses in Chicago. At
a recent banquet given by the Carpen-
ters' and Builders association. a veteran
contractor, George Birkhoof, Sr.. made
a vigorous protest against this injurious
custom. He said the saloon-keepers
are always anxious 10 give the contrac-
tors who make their saloons headquar-
tiers all the drinks and cigars they
wished for for nothing. while they got
even on the dozens of workmen who
purchased drinks, to be paid for at their
next pay day." in accordance with a
credit system in vogue among them.
Many families of iourneypen carpen-
ters, it was stated, are rendered miser-
able by this practice. -1,atiCaal Tem-
perance Advocate,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-05-20

regulations cadets at West Point are
imbued with the idea that soldiers On
der their command shall be trained to
as high degree of discipline as is main
tanned at the military academy, and,
with this idea in view, without consid-
ering the limited mental capacity and
educational requirements of enlisted
soldiers, their requirements are such as
to cause no little dissatisfaction in the
ranks and consequent assertions from
the army. The board therefore con-
cludes that whatever instruction may
be had at the military academy calcu-
lated to give the cadets an insight into
the methods of stimulating and encour
aging an enlisted man. tends to elevate
the service, by enhancing the confidence
OF the troops in the wisdom and good
intent of the military officers under
whom they serve. Maj. Carson, who
has had a great deal of experience in
military affairs, dwells at length upon
this idea and quotes Gen. Philip ii.
Sheridan as having said on one occasion
to him: "Show me good captain and
| will show you a good company. Good
companies make good regiments; good
regiments made good brigades." Maj.
Carson says that Gen. Sheridan regarded
the proper government and care of en-
listed men as paramount essential in
bringing troops to the highest order OF
perfection.
The armament of the academy is Sc
verely criticised. Within the last year
battery of six breech-loading guns
l.. -. f,,,.,, ;elad tho 90 datS for nra<s.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-05-20
DRINKING RAILROAD MEN.


a Source of Danger to the Lives of the
Travelling Public.
The express trains on many of the
great trunk lines of railroads carry with
them literal saloon for the sale of al
coholic drinks. The trainmen are for.
hidden to drink under penalty of imme-
date discharge, and the bar-keepers
(called porters) are required not to sell
or give spirits to any employee in service
on the road. Managers of roads are
aware of the risk and danger of the
service rendered by men who use spirits,
hence stringent rules are laid down,
and efforts made to employ only healthy,
temperate men, especially on trains
and where great responsibility and ex-
act duties are required. While the
vast majority of trainmea on all rail-
roads are practical abstainers, there is
always small number who are con-
cealed drinkers, growing worse stead
lily. The result of their drinking is al
ways some accident and exposure with
discharge. Often the accidents are of
little interest to the public, because
they are not attended with loss of life.
In some instances the person who made
Che mistake is killed and his use of
spirits las the real cause of the acct
dent) is concealed from the public.
Where gross carelessness and stupidity
result in an accident among experienced
trainmen, the use of alcohol is not I'M
frequently the real cause.
These men are not public drinkers,
and are known as temperate men, but
after accidents it will appear that they
have used spirits and probably carried
it with them. There is another class
of active, responsible trainmen, whose
long-tried services have given them
reputation with the company, who all
unexpectedly make very serious mis-
takes in their ordinary work which
result in great disasters. Alcohol and
its compounds are often at the bottom
of these sudden failures. Want of
ordinary caution, and sudden boldness
in assuming a great risk, failure to re-
member orders, and faulty reasoning,
are the usual symptoms. Such men use
alcohol as a medicine and tonic, to en-
able them to do their work better. They
fully recognize the danger of large
doses. but are deluded with the idea
that in certain circumstances small
doses are necessary for their work.
The fact is we'll known that the contin-
uous strain and irregularity of railroad
work soon wears out the brain and
nervous system, producing states of ex-
haustion for which alcohol in any form
is a most seductive tonic. To an over
worked, tired out trainman, who has
found spirits a perfect relief, no rules
or restrictions can prevent him from
taking spirits from the travelling saloon
on the train, or the saloon at the sta
ton. Of course no one will see him,
but his changed spirits and manner will
tell the story. Those are the men who
make the mistakes from which accidents
come. A tired brakeman took glass of
spirits and went back to flag an APP
preaching train-fell asleep and a
frightful disaster followed An over
worked engineer, after glass OF spir-
its at the station, failed to see the dan
ger signal a few miles farther on, and
was killed in frightful wreck. These
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-05-20
Training the Memory,

A splendid way to improve the MEM
DRY is to begin by treating it as if it
were another person. and then charging
it, upon penalty of a severe upbraiding,
to keep until wanted the information,
fact, date, name, or whatever is to be
remembered. BY this course you I'M
consciously do two things-you sort ont
things worth while TO know, and you
impress them upon the memory in such
way as to cause it to grasp and keep
them. The latter is a most important
thing to do. Half Of ones forgetfnlness
comes from failure to properly grasp
what it is that you are TO remember
Harper's YOunQ PeODlc
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-05-20
VARIOUS NOTES.

TEMPERANCE lecturer was once
asked: what shall we do with the
grain now required for distilling?" The
prompt reply was: "Feed the drunk
ards wives with it; they have gone
hungry long enough"
RUSSIA has become infected with
the vice of ether drinking, and the
pernicious habit has spread SO rapidly
that the government has judged it nee
essary to prohibit the free sale of ether
and Of certain of it's compounds, and to
schedule it among the poisons.
THE Christian churches of Great
Britain and Ireland are united in their
determination that the growth, manu-
facture and sale of opium Except for
medicinal purposes) shall be prohibit
ed. As it is government monopoly, a
single blow will crush the evil traffic.
THE society for the abolition of
strong drink in Holland certifies that
in a population of $500, 900 there are
$4,000 licenses for the sale of liquor an
nually granted. Computing two-thirds
of the total population to be women
and children. there is saloon to every
thirty-three men; a woeful condition
ACCORDING to the Philadelphia
Record, recent experiments made by
the proprietors of distillery of that
city have resulted in the production Of
kind of whisky which leaves no sus-
picion of an odor upon the breath It
is said of it that the new whisky has
the same effect upon the brain and the
legs as that now in use, however
THE people of Surry, Me-, will not
tolerate liquor selling in town if they
can help it, but they are more strongly
opposed to the cigarette. Good Hope
temple, having discovered that some of
its younger members had been indulg-
ing in the penny weeds, voted to buy
and burn all the cigarettes in town, on
condition that the dealers would sell no
more. The dealers agreed to that, and
there was one big, final cigarette smoke
in the public square.
THE principal action of alcohol is
that of a narcotic when taken in full
doses, and of sedative in small doses.
This is an important fact, and one that
indicates much dagger in common
with all remedies of this class As their
action is only palliative, they usually re-
quire repetition, and neurotic patients
who are most in need of such remedies
are least able to bear them. Nervous
diseases and will-powSr are closely
allied, and the soothing effects pro-
duced by stimulants are so irresistibly
strong that a dangerous habit is
entered upon almost before one is
aware of it-Journal of Inebriety.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-05-20
A Good Way to Judge.

Young Wife (gloomily)-Do you sup
pose our husbands really went fishing
last Saturday?
Second Young Wife (confidentially)-
] am sure Of it.
First Young Wife-They didn't bring
home any fish.
Second Young Wife-That's my prin.
cipal reason for believing they went
fshiug!-Demorest
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-05-20
TEMPERANCE NOTES.
EASY TITLES.
DEUTERONOMY 2:2O,

DEUTERONOMY eco
n the ancient days of story,
When the earth was fresh and green.
There were men Of lofty stature
Such as now are never seen.
There were giants in those ages,
In whose presence we should be
IKE the Lilliputian children,
In their home across the sea
They could smite gathered army
With the terror of the fates,
Or des roy boastful city,
While they carried of its gates
But, my children, have you noticed,
In the records of those times,
How these giants, hard and naughty,
Were addressed in naughty linesf
~The Zamzummims' was their title;
And 1t must have been a strain
On the folks who lived around them
To have grappled such a name
Had it been but Jones or johnson,
Or but Smith or even Smyth,
People might have learned to speak M
Without hazarding their life.
But wonder, while we're talking
OF these mighty men of yore-
OF these lusty sons of Anak,
Who have slain q hundred score,
How the plan would work, supposins
We should leave the modern way,
And attach the hardest titles
To the giants of to-day
There's the wine cup for example,
What a monster that has been
In its ministry to Satan,
And to all its kith and kini
And the cider barrel also.
With its iron banded staves-
That has helped to dig million
or unhappy drunkard's graves
There's the club room of the wealthy
In parlor overhead,
And the grog shop In the cellar,
Where the criminals are bred.
There's the license OF the traffic,
AS supported at the polls,
Where the hypocrites are busy
In the bartering Of souls.
What company Of giants
To be full in league with DEATH
How they polish up their titlesl
How they sweeten up their breath
How they try TO keep in fashion
With the modern styles of speech,
And select their evil notices
From the words in easy reach
II had my way, I'll tell you
What l certainly would do,
Twould change the present system
In special point or two.
would put the hardest labels
On the cider wine and gin,
And, instead of liquor merchant
Iwould write 1t Zamzummim
would fix 1t so that children
Such as each Of you, my boys
Could not speak the tempting language
Which the drinkard's lip employs.
Iwould go to Greek and Hebrew,
And to the Algonquin some,
Till found the worst Of letters
To express the thought of rum
would introduce system
Which, without fault or flaw,
Would be sure to leave its user
With a broken under jaw.
And, perhaps, by that maneuver,
When twas practiced once or twice,
"A stop might come to talking rum,
Profanity and vice.
j. 2. Trowbridge, in Union Sigma
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-05-20

For curtains and dresses, painted
Swiss muslin is very mnch in favor. To
paint on muslin the material should be
laid on white wrapping paper and the
paint put on rather thickly, lifting il
up 10 dry 50 that it will not run. When
dry. outline the edges and put in the
shading. II is not necessary 10 use
white, as the pale color will do usually;
but if in flower painting it is too dark,
3 second coat mixed with Chinese white
can be put ON. -Dcnorcst.
"A good way 10 learn how T. move
mountains is 70 begin ON grains Of sand
Rams Horn.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-03-10
ORDER OF PUBLICATI0E-
STATE or NEST VIRGINIA

LOsAN AOASlft AO-NAl I.
At Rules held III the o4Iice OF the
Clerk o: the Circuit Court 81 said cou,l-
ty, gu the first Monday in March, 1892 :
Allen chafia 81 Z. Plaintiff.
". In chaneery.
Howard Chain, John Smith Chain. j.
!, dickinson Serg ant aud james
O'Kecffc /. \ Defendants.
The object Of this suit Ii TO partition
between tile plaintiff aud the dcfend-
ants. Howard Chafiii. and John Smith
IGbafin, the land Owned by tfiosn on
rhackpr's creek. waters Of Tug River,
III Logan comfy. West yiEginia.. con-
tanning about GOO acres, il a partition Is
practical, If not sale thereof. Also to
set aside and vacatc tax title Of said
land and deed Hereunder to defendant,
james O'kecffe, dated the 30th day OF
April, 1899, and recorded in Deed Book
10" page 20 Of Logan County Court
Clerks office; and to set aside and va
cate A deed made by said O'Keeffe to
tie defendant J. d. Sergeant, a. cloud
upon the, title to said land.
This day came the plaintiff by his at
torney, and ON his motion, it appearing
BY affidavit filed with The papers Of
this cause, that the defendants. y.
Dickinson Sergeant and james O'Keefe
are non-residents of this State; it i
therefore ordered that they appear here
within one month from the first publi-
cation Of this order and do what is nee
cssary TO protect their interests tn this
suit. Teste: i. G. WHITED,
Shumatc Sol Clerk.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-03-10

The Manufacturers Record, a
paper which should find. its way
into every Southern home, has
changed hands, Messrs. Richard
Ii. and William H. Edmonds, the
former owners having sold the
property to w. II. Page, the pres
ent editor of the Forum, Z. II.
Sanborn and T. P. Grasty. Mr..
Page is a Southern man and is
well acquainted with the needs Of
the South, and both Mr.. Sanborn,
who will take charge Of the edi-
torial department, and MFR. Grasty
have been regular contributors to
the paper. We are sorry to lose
Mr.. X. H. Edmonds, who has been
SO loyal to the South, from the
editorial chair, but we are assur-
ed that Mr.. Sanborn will bring to
the paper equal loyalty and equal
ability, and that the resources of
the South, the fairest- portion of
our American Union, will be
properly presented to the world.
He has our best wishes in the
task that. is before him.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-03-10
Commissioners Sale Of Real Estate in
Logan County. W. Va.

BY virtue Of n decree of the Circuit
Court of Logan County, rendered at
the October term, 1891. thereof, in the
chancery cause of CIV. Taylor, ad-
ministrator &c, vs.. IraL. Farley, the
undersigned Commissioners, appointed
for that purpose, will proceed to sell at
the front door Of tile Court House of Lo-
gan County, West Virginia. by way Of
public auction, to the highest bidder,
on Monday, tie 18Th day of April, 1892,
the following described real cstote, sit
st,ate IN said county, to-wit; 49,
One trace of 100 acres and another
tract Of SO acres, belonging to the de
fentanty each 81 uatc on the Elk fork OF
Pigeon creek, in said county.
TERMS OF SALE:
Cash enough in hand on day Of sale
to satisfy all costs Of suit and expenses
Of sale; for the balance credit Of and
II months will be given, the purchaser
executing bond with approve. security
bearing interest from day Of sale for
the deferred installlents III purchase
money, and retaining legal title az adj
ditional security. Feb. II, 1907
j. H.. WILKINSON,
j. s. MILLERs-
op,missfo.iers.
J, +. C. Whitcd, Clerk of the Circuit
Court Of Logan County. 10 hereby GER
tify that tile above commissioners have
given the bond and security required OF
him By said decree. Feb. ID, 1902.
Il. C.. WHITAD, Clerk
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-03-10

There is but one sentiment
with the Democracy Of Logan in
regard to the successor of Senator
Faulkner, and it is that Senator
Faulkner should succeed himself
The position came to him un-
sought, and at a time when there
was serious discord in the ranks
Of the party He has represented
us ably, zealously and faithfully,
and is in full accord with us on
all living issues. The next legis-
lature is=to elect his successor and
while we have no fear of any man
who may be elected as a delegate
from Logan voting against him !;
yet we should see to it that the
Senator to be elected from this
district is also a Faulkner man.
Mr.. Henrltze is at present the on
ly candidate known to us; we
would like to give him our sup
port, but~we think that it is due
to lis that he should speak plainly
in regard to his choice for the u.
S. Senatorship.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-03-10
NOTICE.

All persons are warmed not 20 frcs-
pass j ans way wisastTer upon thu
| Following isn,is in Logan County. "
Va. owned by the Logan Coal 4 Tim
Der Association:
fsas4Is acres ON Mates Greek. 81.
acres on Mates Creek and 5t9 acres on
the Straight Fork of Mate Creek, all
conveyed by Elias Hatfield to j.. u.
Sergeant BY deed dated February 18th,
1883.
1900 acres on Grape Vine creek, in
fivc tracts. all conveyed by Anderson.
Hatfield and others % J. p. Sergeant.
by deed dated January Both, fsSS. --
40 acres OH Grape Vine Greek, con-
viewed by Andersom4Iatfield to j.. ID.
Sergeant. by deed dated Feby IA, 1885,
I47 acres on Sulphur creek, conveyed
BY John A. Sheppard, Special commits
sioncr, to j. d. Sergeant, BY deed in
1888.
1895 acres on Tug River. conveyed
by Anderson Hatfield to j. ID. Sergeant
BIZ deed dated May 10, 1928.
3,6 acres on double Camp branch Ct
Nate rrrek, conveyed by Ans. Hatfield
j. II. Sergeant, by deed dated July "A,
1855.
$50 acres on Tug River, Mouth of
Still House branch, conveyed by Jos.
Murphy to j. d. Sergeant by deed da-
ted April -, 1855.
440saacres on Mate and Pigeon creeks
conveyed By l.. ID. Chambers, s. commits
sioner, TO ). d. Sergeant, by deed dated
October 8, 1883.
1889 acres on Grape Vine creek,
conveyed BY John AZ Sheppard, COM
missioner, to J. ID. Sergeant, by deed
dated October 8, 1888.
$50 acres on Beech Creek, conveyed
Eby PIyant Malon to j.. d. Sergeant, by
deed dated February &c. 1883.
3s4 acres on Grape Vine fork of Beech
Creek, conveyed by Valentine Hatfield
to J. d. Sergeant, by deed dated Feb
ruary ~, 1880.
81 acres on Beech Greek, conveyed by
d. d. Mahon to J. d. Sergeant, by
deed dated March /. 1899.
2G7 acres, in two tracts. lying on
Grape Vine fork Of Beech Creek, con-
veyed by deed by Valentine Hatfield
tod. D. Sergeant.
| All the referred to above are of rec
ord in the office of the Clerk OF the
county courtsof Logan county, West
| Virginia.
All persons disregarding this notice
will be prosecuted to the fullest extent
of the law.
RICHARD ToRPIN, JR
Jos Simpkins, Agent. President
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-03-10
NOTICE.

All persons are warned not to trespass
in any way whatever upon the follow
ing lands owned by J, ID. Sergeant, in
Logan county, w. Va:
50 acres on Tug River, purchased
from Heery Varney, by deed dated
April 81, 1850.
rs S acres on Tug River, purchased
from Joseph Simpkins, by deed dated
February II, 1890.
IS acres on Steep Gut branch of Tug
River, purchased from VIM. Mounts,
by deed dated February "a, 1890.
SO acres on Steep Gut branch of Tug
River, purchased from James Mounts,
by deed dated February II, 1890.
40 acres ON Scarberry branch of Tug
River, purchased from Ballard Mounts,
by deed dated February ~, 1890.
249h acres at the mouth of Lower
shannon Branch, Tug Rixcr,,in
Sergeant by WIN. England, by deed
dated April 2, 1889.
All the following tracts were convey
ed 10 J. ID. Sergeant by James O'kecfe
by deed dated the rst fiday of Novem.
Der, 1889:
46 acres OH Grape Vine Creek and
IuS hiNt4.
100 acres on Big Laurel Branch Of
Marrow bone creek.
o. acres o., Jeunie's creek and Stone
Coal OF Sandy.
33e acres on Lower Burning creel
and Tug River.
HOY acres on Big Laurel branch Of
MarrOwbone..
255 acres on Thacker creek of Sandy
59l acres on Thacker creek of Sandy
5lls acres on Grape Vine creek 81
sandy.
25S1s acres on left fork of Turkey
creek and Four Pole.
All the deeds above referred to are Of
recoi in the Clerks office Of the coun-
ty coaf. of Logan county.
All pc. sons disregarding thi- notice
will be prosecuted to the fullest extent
of thelaw. j. d. SERGEANT.
Jos. Simpkins, Agent.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-03-10
The portrait Of Senator Faux

The portrait OF Senator fauik-
ner which was presented to the
State by the National Association
of Democratic clubs, has been re-
ceived at Charleston. Governor
Fleming sent the following ac-
knnwledgment to Hon. Chaunccy
f. Black
Hon. caauncey r. Block, Washington,
| D. G..
DEAR SIa ii have your letter
Of the Goth ult.. forwarded from
Wheeline.sinforming Tie of the
presentation to this State of a
portrait of Senator Charles james
Faulkner, by gentlemen connect
ed with the National Association
of Democratic clubs. The por-
trait having been likewise for
warded from Wheeling, reached
me today.
On behalf Of the people Of this
State, / accept this splendid por-
trait; and desire to express their
appreciation of the gift, coming
from SO. rec SO distinguished,
and prompted by reason Of the
valuable and important services
Fuf Senator Faulkner to his coun-
try. Very respectfully yours,
| A. b. FLEMING.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-03-10
TIMBER FOR SALE.

The Guyandotte Coal Land As
ISOLATION are now prepared to Of
fer for sale. on easy terms, the
finest saw log timberin the State,
consisting of walnut, ash, poplar,
oak, &C., &c. The lands upon
whice the timber b standing is
situate in the counties of Cabell.
Wayne, Lincoln and logan, and
upon the waterl of the Guyan-
dotte and Twelye-Pole rivers, and
along the line Of the Ohio River
Extension of the N. & w. r. r.
This is not only The finest timber
in the State, but is so situated as
10 be easily marketed. Sold in
quantities to suit purchasers.
Address ): ~. G. MILLFR,
Dunlow, w. Va,
Or z. 7. ViNsoN,
Huntington. w. Va.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-03-10

The West Virginia Free Press,
published at Fayetteville, has
changed hands, G. 0. Brazie re-
firing and Edward Heermans TAX
ing charge. Mr.. Hcermans will
change the name of the PAPER to
the Fayette County Journal, and
will publish a Republican paper
The new editor is 4 writer Of con'
siderable ability, and no doubt
will make the Journal an except
able sheet. Financially we wish
him success.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-03-10

Judge Richardson, of the Su-
preme Court of Virginia, has
granted a writ Of error in the
Talt Hall case. Hall was SEN
fenced to be hung on the 18th of
this month at Wise G. H., Va, for
the murder of Constable Hilton.
The writ of error will extend his
time of execution sometime be-
You'd the first of June.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-03-10

Jno. E. Peck, Jr., returned
from Williamson on Monday. He
reports that DR.. S. B. Lawson was
made business manager of the
Sandy New Era, and that the pa
peTisnow getting on a solid bass
is. 1t has been rather hard to
get printers to go to Williamson
on account of its inaccessabilty to
the outside world, but in six
months the railroad will be COM
pleted and Williamson will be a
good town. Taking everything
into consideration Bro. Salyards
is to be congratulated and COM
mended for having done as well
as he has with the new venture.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-03-10

The following language Is found
in the amendment of the postal
law, as proposed by Hon. D. B.
Henderson, of Iowa. "The Post
master General shall have full
authority to declare what matter
is non-mailable under this act, so
far as the transportation in the
mails is concerned Are we
ready for the Postmaster General
and his subordinates- to become
the censors Of the pressg If not
the bill should be promptly de-
feated. We take this method of
calling the attention of our Sena-
tors and Representatives to House
bill 100.