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The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-05-12

REJECTING o marriage proposal is q slight
of hand performance Binghamton Repub-
lean.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-05-12

ALL nations shall pull together for good,
which they cannot do In tugs of war.-Pica-
yune.
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ROMANTIC DEATH. "A young lady drowned
in tears
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A Coop PLEA ron TOTAL ABSTINENCE
Superstitious people ought to be temperate
they are SO afraid Of spirits.
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AN EARLY RISER. - The man who sits
down on tack. - Chicago Inter Ocean.
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The best pill costs less than any
other. Costs less, but does more.
They're smaller, too, and easier to
take. DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
are the best pills. They regulate
perfectly the liver, stomach, and
bowels.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-05-12

A Boston man claims to have some whis-
ky one hundred years old He calls it "tke
spirit Of '76 III Boston Post.
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BEARING other peoples burdens is TO q
considerable extent like voluntarily wear
ing handouts Milwaukee Journal
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IT is the rising young man who generally
buckles down to business Boston Courier
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"A KNoTTY PRoBLEM The highest posi-
BILE speed for ocean vessels. Texas Siftings
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IA CLAM may not bc ablc to deliver an ora
ton. but he has his good qualitics--he never
bctrays the confidence or = fricnd. = Bing-
hanton Republican
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PEOPLE who can talk much about them
selves to the satisfaction Of others are
scarce Rams Horn.
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A BosToN dancing teacher has madc an
assignment. He should know how to meet
rcgcrses. - onkcrs Statesman.
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THE troubles that trouble us most are the
the troubles that never happen
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-05-12

Too many young men empty their san,
boxes on tho first grade. = Columbus Post
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THE detective, like tho dude. should be
catchy in his makeup Binghamton Repub-
+ lican.
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I /.
win LOCAL xrf11cxI1oEo - they 441o95
roSch ne seat of ~ 4I1eo$A Cataffn y :
blood 81 constitutional d!scase, .no q 49,
"a cure if Won must tAko i1tcEfel remedies:
Halrs Cafarrh Cur6 Ii takEn Iuterually, ana
acfr flircctlv on the blood and mucous sur
faces. Hairs Catarrh Care 4! not quack
medicine. Il was prescribed By one "a tne
besf physicians ID this county Tor years,
ana Is regular prescription y - com.
posed Of tho hest tonlcs known, comotueq
with tho best blood partners. acting direct.
" 81, the mucous surfaces The PEERLESS
combination Of the two ingredients u what
produces such wondcrfnl results ~ curing
sCatarrh. Send for testimonials, Tree
~. CnrxEr IL Co. Props. Toledo, o.
Sold BY druggists, price % cents
MrcuroAN druggist has been knocked
down and robbed BY highwaymen. This
comes Of the careless newspaper talk about
drug store prices - Louisville Courior Jour
nal
| ut
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slightly and drew herself up-this man
with his well-cnt clothes and self-pos-
sessed air was not the fiery dominat-
ing youth in jeans that she remem-
bered
And Will, who felt his own differ
ence less, felt her difference more.
Good Godp' he said to himself, .she's
an old womanl Would she have grown
old like that working for me? It's
partly my fault, Isuppose, I" he shrugged
his shoulders impatiently, as he had a
way of doing when bothered. This
calm, dignified woman.s-with silvery
hair, daunted him. II always had an
idea," he thought to himself. .'that
Lucy would develop into one of those
soft, round, laughing little women.
Great heaveni though, what has she
had to laugh at and grow fat over?"
Il saw your fathers funeral this
afternoon, he said, though did not
know at the time whose 1t was"
.'You did?' said Lucy.
Eyes, l was at the well when II
passed." he looked intently at Lucy,
and she colored and her beautiful eyes
filled with tears.
Lucy" he went on, something led
me here to-day, something told me
that ! should still find you Can you
forgive me? Can you wipe out the
past make it as though It had not
been?n
Q Will" she said, TREMENDOUSLY, s.it
seems so long ago. am SO changed
50 old do not feel the same. Things
can never be the same again."
Not quite the same, I know" said
he, you have done your duty, and ]
have not; bIt still we can take up the
travelled threads, il you say So aud the
path dofya. the hill may seem less bar
|ren. Lucy. hardly dare ask you 10
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-03-17
A HEAVY BURDEN.
Republicans Would Like to BE Rid of
Some OF Their Leaders,

Republicans Would Like to BE Rid of
Some OF Their Leaders,
There is very evident desire on the
part of certain of the leading papers
in the republican party to free the
organization from the weight it carries
in the shape of Questionable leaders.
The Philadelphia Press, for example,
has reached the point of protesting
with emphasis against the boss rule
of Senator Quay, and declares that it
is because of him that Philadelphia
gets less than she is entitled to in the
distribution of the party spoils. And,
not content with this effort to turn
down" the great leader of the party in
lar attempt in the case of the New
York republican boss. Pretending to
believe that the democracy of New
York has stolen the state it insists
that the republicans are largely to
blame, and that the party in the state
has leen brought to its sad condition
by division in its ranks and bad leader
ship. Zone thing after another" it says,
"has been lost until finally they have
bSChouotCQ liO4A Ntt tOhtOu POWCi III
the state, aud it adds: 'Itis pertinent to
ask the man or men who have assumed
TO lead the New York republicans
whether the situation does not demand
their retirement and the bringing of
new leaders to the front"
This desire to purge the party wo uld
be very commendable If II came at q
time when the corrupt leaders were at
the height of their power; but unfor.
tsfnately it does not While Platt had
the whole of New York in his grasp,
and was using his power for his own
benefit and that of his friends--and in
cidentally for that of the party-the
Press and the other organs had no
word of circumstances; and it was sub
stantially the same in the case of Qnay.
EsThe effort to unload these objectiona-
Die and obnoxious leaders because they
have ceased to profit the party by their
iniquities, does not argue any growth
Of political morality. 1t indicates only
partisan selfishness- Detroit Free
Press
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NOT FAR APART.
The Policies OF Mills and Springer Are Al
most Identical.

The Policies OF Mills and Springer Are Al
e. most Identical
Some democrats have been led by the
republicans to suppose there may be a
wide divergence between the tariff
movements contemplated by Mr.. Mills
and somewhat by those who supported
him for speaker, and the policies ofthe
speaker, Mr.. Springer, and their fol-
lowing. Mr.. Bynum, one of the promi-
nent Mills men, no doubt speaks adj
vise5ly in his recent interview when
he says that 1.-THE Mills policy will be
not to introduce a general bill, but
merely to seek to extend the schedules of
revision that may be introduced by the
Springer committee. That committee
will give most Of its attention TO free
raw material. and Mills will only offer to
extend reduction to the manufactured
products belonging to free raw ma
'terial."
No damaging division among the
democrats can be assumed in that It
means rational practical politics. There
is no backward movement in 1t. That
IL why the republicans do not like it.
They would have the democrats frame
and stand by comprehensive measure,
covering all the points they would in
clude in a bill If they had control Of all
the Legislative branches. That would
put the democrats on the defensive and
compel them to waste their efforts in
sustaining she weakest points, with
~ yepnbllssRa solidly oopfroptina
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TnoueHTLgss WOMEN.
They soIled the Cannon BY Placing Their
Hands on 1t


Hands ON 1t
IA The expression, s.as cross as a quar-
ter gunner" is often EN- oloyed in the
navy, writes corresp 'ndelt, and he
tells story to STOW that the un om-
plimentary adage is altogether mis-
applied. One part of the quarter gum
ner's duty is TO polish the guns, and es-
pecially any brass work that may be
attached to them.
A company of ladies were visiting
receiving ship, and paused for mo-
ment on the gun-deck to examine the
cannon. Their admiration was excited
by the shining condition Of the black
monsters, and one Of the younger mem
bers of the party, standing near the
gun, placed her delicately gloved hand
on the brass mountings, at the same,
time making some remark about its
beau iful polish.
The quarter gunner did not appear to
be greatly pleased with these feminine
compliments, and the ladies had no
sooner novel away than he seized a
cloth, sprang to the cannon whi h the
young lady had touched and COM
menced rubbing it fiercely. all the while
casting malev lent glances at the re-
treating guests. The officer Of the
deck noticed his action and remarked:
well. Smith, you don't seem to be
SO tickl-d as ! should think a man
would be wit all that fiattery."
IF atteryl' said smith. bitterly.
'sTaint enough for them to come and
look at it,"--rub, rub, rub, but
they've got to go and put their dirty
old paws all over it" and he kept on
scrubbing the brass work. Youths
Companion
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nlrd. Hate Loud Colors I.

Dr. G. c. Abbott says that in expert
.menting on the intel igence of birds he
placed number of pieces OF wooden
yarn-red, yellow, greco, purple and
gray in color-near tree in which
couple of Baltimore orioles were build
ing their nest The pieces of yarn were
all exactly ike except in color There
was an eq ial number of threads of
each color, the red andNyellow being
purposely placed on top. The birds
chose only the duIler colors, taking all
of the gray and few lreads of the
purple when the nest was nearly done.
Not single thread of the red or bright
yellow was touched. the Dir is seeming
to instructive Y know that such loud
colors would make their domicilesoo
conspicuous. Again he experiments
by girdling the branches upon which
nests were located, cau>i ,g the leaves
to shrivel and blow awav. Although
they had laid their eggs the birds in
variably left their nests If the nests
contained young when the leaves dried
up, Notwithstanding the exposure, they
would feed the little ones until they
we're able to take care of themselves -
Chicago Times. ~
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-03-17
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
Various Matters of Moment on Tap-A
Special Issue. 81,

various Matters of Moment on Tap-A
Special Issue.
We Mean Business-0ur contempo-
rary came out last week and laid claim
to bona fide circulation of three thou
snnd six hundred copies. Weare will
ing that he shall do a reasonable
amount of lying, but such stupendous
fulsifying lust cease
Well bet one hundred dollars to fifty
dollars that he hasn't got one thou
sand circulation
Well bet one hundred dollars to
twenty-five dollars that he hascn't got
five hundred.
Wei, bet me hundred dollars to
cent that his actual circulation count
ing in all deadheads, is not over three
hundred and fifty
Further, we'll give him our check for
one hundred dollars il he dares to take
advantage of any of the above oppor-
tunities to make more money than he
has seen for twenty years before.
OF Course "A Massachusetts, sab
scriber to the Kicker writes to ask if
there are any churches in this loca ity
Does he imagine MS to belong to the
Caunibal islands? OF course there are!.
That Is, there Is one ar ,und somewhere,
and we've heard talk of another. If
the writer had read his copy of the
Kicker as closely as he ought he would
have remembered the case where
Shorty Pete sat on the church steps and
put bullet through Hank Jackson's
nose thirty yards away. Churches! We
should smile. Services have not been
held very regular since the old man
Davisgot drunk and spent one whole
night in breaking out the windows, but
the boys are liable t, catch a preacher
most any day and put him at work
A Canard-The story afioat on the
streets yesterday to the effect that we
had finally killed Mr.. Wanamaker's
postmaster in this town must havefbeen
started to affect prices on the mule
market. There was not the least bit of
truth in it. There isn't the slightest
excuse for his living, but we suppose he
will continue to do SO in order to spite
the sixty million Inhabitants of the
United States. We can't see any other
object
Wnut OH tnlS SuuJccb ~ Huy Dc WciL
for us to remark that we shall visit the
postmaster tomorrow to inquire why
in Texas it takes four days for copy
of the Kicker to get down the road
twelve miles. He'll fly mai. as usual.
and viii quite likely attempt to draw
his gun on us II he does we shall very
likely decide to kill him and have done
with it. Every body says we have de-
layed the matter altogether too long
for the good OF the post Office depart
ment.
No Stop-We understand that Col
Smiley, who has been down on the
Kicker ever since we showed that the
capital and assets of 1.-THE Great Arizona
Land Co.. G insisted solely Of two acres
Of sand and pair Of long-legged boots,
spsnt more than two hours the other
day trying to get Jim Taylor to stop
his subscription to this paper. The OBJ
ject was to make us feel bad but il
didr work Jim not only dotes on
the Kicker, but can't hardly walt for
Iubiicat ion day 70 come sFonId. Be.
sides b. tried II on ~ Last sAqpler and
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A Baltimore nax, after ! eourtshir
Of fourteen years, undertook TO with
draw. when tbs party. Of tho second
part objected, and D breach Of promise
suit followed
---Emile Grainer. the French niliion-
sire, 10 credited with having dorfs more
than any other one man toward the de-
velopment of the state Of Wyoming.
In the eight years he has lived there
he has spent $500, 900 in the work. His
first winter, experiences made him
rheumatic cripple for life.
+ White Eagle, the lass chief Of tbs,
omahas, Is buried at sulphur Springs.
on little plateau overlooking his
tribes namesake city The cuxipas'
thing about his grave, which Is marked
oy only low mound. Is that the noted
Indian was Inferred sitting upright on
he back OF his favor To horse.
A Delaware cobbler gave his wifc
a certain sum of money each week for
her perSofiaf ,zevef= Hquired
what she did with II, but after thirty
nine years of welded life the wife died.
and 10 the drawer Of an antique table
the husband found bag containing
gold, also roll Of greenbacks, amount
ing In all TO $4,000.
Prof. Koch Is still carrying on moo
nlatipn in the Berlin city hospital al
| though the government long ago re-
fused TO patronize the lymph in its own
peculiar sphere. that is, in the army
hospitals, and banished Or. Pfuehl,
Koch's son-in-law, who twelve months
ago jumped suddenly into prominence,
to small garrison town near the Rus
sian frontier
"A young man, being asked by ~
Judge whether heshad q father and q
mother said be WASH t#qnite sure
whether he had or not First his
father died, and then his mother mar
ried again; and then his mother died
and his father married agaiu; and now
| he didn't exactly know whether they
| were his father and mother or not
Boston Globe.
Sometimes In his sleep man In
Dundee, N. Y, gets out Of bed and
wanders away from home. He has
struck upon the ingenious expedieut OF
having alongside his bed an easysmov-
I ing treadmilL Now when somnam-
bulism forces him to exercise his limbs,
he can walk himself tired on the tread
mill without risking his precious life In
| perilous places
/ When Congressman John MITCHELL.
/ Of Milwaukee, came to Washington for
the first time and wanted to rent q
house at 5000 a year, the real estate,
agent whom he consulted held the mat
ter open until he could hurry over to
the agricultural department and con-
suit Secretary Rusk about, the appli-
cants financial standing. But as he
discovered that his would-be patron
was millionaire and tho son Of mill
lionaire, the late Alexander Mitchell,
he concluded to close the bargain.
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ODD SPORT IN PROVENCE.
A Novel Tourney with Boats Instead Of
Steeds,

Novel Tourney with Boats instead OF
Steeds.
When we had seen the last boatload
of pretty girls rowed briskly away, we
hurried down the white road to where
the crowd had collected. Far on the
other side of the lake was a circle of
gray hills; the black fishing craft had
anchored in long line about half
way across; and between it and the
shore were the two boats-tEe two
wa .er steeds-of the knights of the
to ornament. From each boat two
long beams rose in an inclined plane
away out beyond tie stern and al owe
the water, and placed on tham, at I 1eir
extreme end. was narrow board, on
which presently stepped man in shirt
and brooches, with big wooden shield
strapped to him, and covering him in
front from the neck to the knees, and
wooden lance in his hand There were
twelve rowers and twelve oars in each
boat; in the stern stood the steersmaui
his hanl on the tiller; and in the Prov
were trumpeter and drummer.
At the first blast of the trumpet the
first roll . the drum, the two boats
took upsthsfr position about two hum
bred yarfs apart. At the secont,7eH n
competitor waving his little banner as
ii victory we're already his, tn, rowers
llippe their oars together, pulled with
all their might the .steersman en-
couraging them. and the drummer
leating louder than ever, and the two
boats drew nearer and nearer with
sver-increasing force. while an ex-
Isatant silence fell upon all the wat
ing crowd As the two bows crossed,
the oars len stopped rowing in order
to steady the boats, which, however,
by thi, time had got up such speed
that they passed each other at a tre-
mendous rate. At the moment OF
meeting, each of the combatants, who
had long since dropped their banners
and lifted their iances, aimed at the
target on the others shield. There
was crash of boards that could be
heard mile away, and, head over
heels, shield and all, one man went
nto the water, and a great shout rose
from the black line of fishing craft and
from the crowded banks. Then in the
blue lake shield was seen floating in
one direction, a man swimming vigor-
ously in the other. and on the winning
boat the victor stood high above the
oarsmen, his arms extended. strong
and athletic as young Hercules
Mrs. Joseph Penn H. in Century.
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NOTES AND OPINIONS.

Victory brings duties not to be
Stunned. With the possession of its
own the democracy of New York finds
itself face to face with great oppor-
tunities. Not one should be wasted or
neglected; not one is likely to be-
Boston Globe.
There is no question that this Is
not a billion-dollar; congress. The
democrats will endeavor to bear the
reproach of "niggardlinessn until the
deficiency of4the revenues shall be met
and the appropriations are reduced to
a reasonable basis. Chicago Globe.
-Blaine's candidacy isin the hands
of the doctors, apparently. He would
rather live private citizen than
dead candidate or president The Har-
rison men wish it were the custom
to kill the doctors when a patient
dies, so they would take no chances on
James G.-St. Paul Globe.
The nomination of Ellfins means
that Blaine will not write letter this
year. Harrison has "a cinch" on him
that is strong enough to keep him in
use until it is too late for the anti-Har-
rison element to unite on any other
candidate. Then Blaine will write a
letter. st. Louis Republic.
Coming into. power under such
circumstances the democracy has >
magnificent opportunity, not only to
remedy the wrongs Of republican mis-
rule, but by q wise affirmative policy
in the management of state affairs to
ha tfntn 81
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Use a Thermometer.

Few inexperienced mothers know
how to take the temperature of their
young children, or even know that
when it falls below the normal the
danger is far greater than it shows a
corresponding rise. This is neverthe-
less.the case. for childwill die sooner
from chill than fever. Mothers sell
dom have thermometer at hand by
which to ascertain the condition of
their little ones, yet the instrument is
easily procured and its use readily
learned from the family physician, who
will gladly explain how the mother
may discover to certainty whether
the infants food is nourishing it prop
erly, and also il the little one be fever
isb or feeble. Apply the tube half an
hour after the baby has been fed, and
if there is no rise in the mercury it
may be taken for granted the food is
not sufficiently nourishing II proper
sustenance has been given, rise of
few tenths of a degree will be noticed,
the amount of increase being governed
by the child's vigoE.. If the mercury
show quick rise of one degree, too
much or too rich food has been taken;
and when the child has been i'll and
lost fie h, but is now recovering, the
temperature should rise about half a
degree after each meal.-Household
Monthly.