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The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-04-28

A BRIGHT PROSPECT.
Tho Democratic Party on tho Open Road
to Success.

Tho Democratic Party on tho Open Road
to Success.
The prospects of the democratic
party for success this fall have greatly
improved The result of the "short,
sylvania shows that the attempt to re-
vive the Randall faction cannot sue
coed. This means that the action of
the house will not be controlled by the
two or three senators who represent
the reactionist sentiment in the demo-
cratic party. They are in very small
minority, and the fact that they have
one master of intrigue among them is
Offset by the ignorance of the rest
Their plans will be fully known, but
even if they were not they could not be-
carried out against the overwhelming
sentiment of the democratic party.
In the east honest democracy, repre-
sented by such men as Cleveland and
Pattison, will be most strongly sup
ported, and this gives assurance that
it will be impossible to force any mere
trickster, any little local whipper-snap-
per who thinks that lack of scruple
constitutes greatness and genius in
practical politics, on the democratic
party as its presidential candidate
With such a person as its candidate on
its ticket at all, the democratic party
could not win, but the prospect OF get
ting an honest man and straightfor-
ward democrat at the head of the ticket
is now most promising The situation
is seemingly complicated, but even in
these complications themselves it is
probable that the solution of the seem
ing difficulty lies. We do not believe
that the democratic party is going to
blunder this time. We believe it will
stand squarely on its foundation prin-
ciple of the largest possible liberty and
nominate an honest straightforward
democrat to represent it.
Were this already done, and were
the election next Tuesday, we have no
again and that the opposition to plu-
tocracy and radicalism would control
-three-fearths majority in the electoral
college. Unfortunately the election is
ten months of, and the democratic party
has not yet forced the issues by nomi-
mating man who will thoroughly rep
resent its principles. A great deal may
happen between now and November,
but the democratic party has every
thing in its favor to such an extent that
it seems impossible for it to be defeat
ed by the brand of republicanism rep
resented by the Harrison administra-
ton. 1t seems impossible for the DEM
ocratic party to be defeated at all nm
always do that, of course, and do it
very easily. But the Democratic party
now has only to keep the peace and
force its principles straight and hard
against Harrison repnblicanism to be
certain Of success. If II will not win
now---if it refuses success now, it will
never deservs II dgair st Louis Re-
public.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-04-28
CONTEMPORARY COMMENT.

President Harrison is now con-
WINGED that Mr.. Blaine is the greatest
man with one exception) now living.
-Columb bus Post.
Was there no postscript attached
to Mr.. Blaine's letter of withdrawal
asking that the epistle be cremated
when read?-Detroit Free Press. -
Now that Mr.. Blaine has stepped
off the presidential stage, Prestidigi-
tator Quay will be forced to put up
new conjuring apparatus Washing
ton Post.
The e. O. p. could run Blaine in
effigy and get more votes for him in
that shape than it seems fikely to poll
for the hero of Paddy Egan's war;
Cleveland Press.
MR.. blaine should stay in the
cabinet. When the public is thinking
of Mr. Blaine it gets its mind off poor
Mr.. Foster, who has SO much trouble
with leaky treasury. ~ Louisville
Courier-Journal.
There are loud cries from the
south for Gen. Alger. If Harrison
should be the only candidate before
the Minneapolis convention good
many colored delegates might have to
walk home. Chicago Times
THAT significant smile" with
VIII ich Blaine answered impertinent
questions has been transferred to the
countenance of Harrison. Nearly every
postmaster IN the country is now for
him. Kansas City Times.
The Harrison organs exult that
Blaine, in jumping out of the hands of
his friends, forces those who have been
using him us mask for fighting Har-
rison to show their faces There was a
good deal OF that st Paul Glob e.
The Blaine men in the republican
party are not all in the humor to sup.
port Harrison's nomination or no NOM
nation If Harrison is forced upon
the party through Blaine's acquies-
cence, both Harrison and Blaine will
go out of office.-St. Louis Republic.
The reports that Mr.. Harrison
himself handled the blocks-of- five fund
in Indiana are not entirely new. There
was complaint at the time, originating
as it seemed with those who objected
to kid glove prices as calculated to
bear" the vote market.-St Louis Re-
public
How sad it is that the birthday
of SO great a man as Lincoln should
be converted into boom day for SO
small a man as Harrison, and that the
booming contract should be awarded
to such mental midgets as John w. No
BILE and Law Partner Miller. Mime
apolis Times. ~
The pension bureau is undou bt-
eddy honeycombed with fraud, and
Raum has shown no wish to have ii
otherwise. 1t is horrible scandal
that public official, disbursing nearly
one hundred and fifty million dollars
year, can find time to promote his
private schemes and use the employees
in his Office to aid him in doing it.-vN.
Y. Advertiser.
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"a LITTLE NONSENSE"


--Rosalie Trotter proposed to
me last night" Her Mother-''Well,
what did you tell him?" Rosalie--'I
was SO ratified / don't know what
said, but I think accepted him. ~
Epoch. 49,
Georges Ardor. - Belle - George
says he loves the ground / tread upon.
Blanche-"Thats unfortunate, for your
father will be certain to insist on your
moving right after the wedding IN.
Y. Herald
Ills this man charged with profani-
tyr" asked the judge II don't think
he is, yer honor" replied the police
man. He may have been, but OF
think most nv it must have escaped by
this time. Washington Star.
Gable Rates. -Jinks-s 'I'll never 20
70 DR.. Bolus for advice againi" Fill
kins--"Why notg' Jinlrs-"Well, en-
Joy friendly chat first rate, but I'll
be blamed If I like to pay cable rates
room."--N. Y. Herald.
In the clearinghouse. Mr.. Board
man (facetiously) -"I couldn't get more
than week on this old trunk, could
II. Mrs Skantration (grimly) Mot
here, young man; but by letting it out
of the window you can be guaran teed
six months. Once Week.
AN unluclxy Experiment. Smith
ibid you reply to one Of those personal
adyertisements?' Brown-"Yes, once
answered one from lady who pined
for congenial companionship.' :" Smith
with what result?n Brown "She
turned out to be Mrs Brown. Brook
lyn Life.
Mrs. Go Hard--"Did you see that
gown Of new gray green stun worn by
Mrs. Golightly? She said It cost $50
yard What material could It have
been at such priceY' Mrs. Malapro-
pos--''0h, don't know. There are so
many OF these textile fabrications ~
Cloak Review.
Stranger What's the matter7
Where are all these men running top
Citizen These gentlemen are poll
ticians. They are now hurrying to
find newspaper reporter in whom to
confide the secrets which they do not
consider themselves able to keep un-
aided Boston Transcript
Tourist (about to leave the hotel.
examines his bill To head waiter)- -
rs the attendance included?r mo.
sir; that is left to the generosity Of the
traveller" ''But supposing 1 am not
generous2' Then. sir, It'll be two
francs q day Or six francs for three
days" "Ahl then l prefer being gem
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-04-28
ON MARRIAGE.
rhe Man should BE the Elder Of the Con-
tracing PARTIES.

rhe Man should BE the Elder of the Con-
tracing PARTIES.
Whenever a young man marries a
woman older than himself all the Cos
sips in the community begin to caclkle.
Worshipers crane their pecks when he
comes into church. and he is stare out
OF countenancs in the theater. His
friends congratulate him in the usual
were freak. We're it not for such or
deals as these the thing would happen
oftener than it does
A Morgantown young man wants to
know what the chief objections are to
man marrying a woman older than
himself.
Aside from the notoriety it gives a
man there are some rather forcible OBJ
iections A woman natures earlier
than man, reaches the prime Of life
earlier and becomes old earlier. The
difference is from five to ten years, al
though some fix it at from three to
seven. However, it depends very large
ly on the individual
There would be no sense of fitness ia
a man OF twenty marrying woman of
twenty Ave, nor would it be proper for
man Of twenty to marry girl OF if
teen. The average marrying age OF
men is from twenty -five to thirty, aud
of women from twenty to twenty-five.
These are generally regarded as about
the best ages at which to take such an
important step.
Some men are. to all intents and pur.
poses, older at thirty than others are at
forty. Such men may, therefore
marry women of their own age, or
even older, without being outciassed
Prematurcly old or apparently old men
may marry really old women. and
youpg-looking or young blooded men
may marry really young women with
comparative safety II Is better. how
ever, to allow the WOMAN few years
margin. because she will probably age
faster than the man. --P itta 5uryh uoi1r
msroial-G nzstte.
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QUITTING WILLIE.
He Knew How to Manage ChiIdren-or
Imagined So. n

He Knew How to Manage ChiIdren-or
Imagined So. II
She said that she was utterly worn
worn out when he asked her how she
was feeling; that tat boy was enough
to drive a saint distracted, and that
she didn't know what she could do to
make him obey.
He said that the boy was not quite
three years old and ought to be easily
managed 1t was his opinion tina. she
had not sufficient firmness; that she
gave in too easily when the boy began
to cry.
And then and there he undertook to
give her lesson in the han Hing of
children.
Willie was in his high chair at the
table and Willie wanted something
Willie was informed that he could not
have it and Willie began to yelL The
father Immediately became stern.
stop that Williel" he said sharply;
but Willie did not stop.
'sStop that or you'll have to leave the
tablet, he exclaimed Still Willie did
not stop.
snow, presume you would give In, y
he said to his wife, but that isn't my
way. Wen fight it right out on this
line, and the next time l speak he'll
know that mean business "
She said nothing and he got up, took
Willie out of his high chair, and put
him down on the floor
''When you stop crying" he said,
severely, 'I'll put you back in your
chair T.
But Willie kept right on; in fact he
yelled louder than ever
willie" said his father, at last, ''if
You don't stop that you'll have to leave
the room. | suppose you think that's
cruel, Jane, I" he aided, ''but If we fight
it out now We'll have no further trouble
It's the only way"
She made no reply, andsihe. again got
up and carried the struggling, scream
ing Will q into another room.
when you can be quiet, Willie, yous
may come back" he said.
1t was five or ten minutes later that
he looked up from his after-dinner
coffee and asked:
do you suppose the boy will mako
himself sick by his crying?''
She shook her head.
He stood ii for few minutes longer
and then he gave in.
Perhaps, Mrs Brinkerl'' he ex-
claimed as he opened the door and
brought the boy perhaps you
are heartless enough to let your SON
cry himself into fit Perhaps you
have no nerves to be unstrung by such
internal yelling Hush. Willie, it's all
right now--but am built on diff
ferent plan. Mrs Brinker; on an en-
trey different plan--shut up. you
imp"
But little firmness, James, ~
Mrs. Brinkerl'
II you fight it out once, You know
n
He put Willie down on her lap,
grabbed his hat and started out, and as
he was closing the front door he heard
her call softly after him:
Whenever you have any valuable
ideas on the management of children,
james
Then he slammed the door. II he
had waited he would have found that
she had Willie quiet in five minutes
and asleep in ten Chicago Tribune.
-"Well, did the governor Ire you
when he heard of that escapade ?'' .s.No.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-04-28
NARROWLY PARTISAN.
Ths Platform ON Y aich Harrison WI, NJ
Reno minated.


With the support of his Office holders
and with that of Steve sElkins and III !,
worst politicians Of the Anchor-to-
Windward school Mfr. Harrison will
probably have no great difficulty in
forcing his own rem omination- He is
not popular with the rank and file of his
own party. Hundreds of thousands OF
republicans remained away from the
polls in 1890 that he might receive re-
buke as crushing as possible ip the
off, year; but he refused to listen to
them or to admit that the opinions OF
the people, thus expressed. were OF
any conseque nee to him while he IL
holding the Office Of president. He has
not changed his course. He is still
narrow, radical, sectional. He would
have been a great misfortune to the
country If elected president even in
1865 In 1892 his reactionary Spirits q
crime aRainst the future of America:
Instead of bread, hopeful and ener
getic Americanism he represents tho
intolerant narrowness of corporation
lawyer who cannot forget that he was
once brigadier. The spirit of mil
itary despotism seems to be the great
est possible evil, but when it is mex
tricably blended with tho pettifogging
spirit it is seen that there are possibili-
ties of a greater.
Mr.. Harrison has shown more abili-
ty and tact in forcing himself on his
party for denomination than in any
other way. He appears to have sue
ceeded He will be renominated. no
doubt on the theory that he is the best
republican who is most odious to dem.
zocrats
his may be sound partisanship, but
among free and intelligent people It
is very unsound politics Ordinarily
man with record of public useful
ness long enough to make his name
everywhere familiar might be required
as leader to evoke the full enthusi-
asm and the greatest activity of the
democratic party, but against Mr.. Har-
rison all the democrats need is an hon
est man and an honest platform. They
will get both, and. after Mr.. Harrison
has forced his denomination, he will
be overwhelmingly defeated. Against
sound democrat on sound demo.
cratic platform no republican who un-
dertakes to justify the policy of the
Harrison administration as the right
policy for the future of the United
States can be elected; but Mr.. Harri-
son can best represent his own admin
istration, and the fitness of things de-
mands his denomination, that he and
his radicalism may be disposed of to-
gether; that hereafter in this country
there may exist two parties, neither
of WHICH will threaten the common
welfare; that outeof the mean and mar
row bitterness of civil war sectional
ism, out of the era of force and fraud,
may come a higher Americanism and
the more enduring prosperity Of a high
er and more nearly perfect liberty
st. Louis Republic.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-04-28
MY eo,NNIE LADDIE.

Ms bonnie laddie said to me
t0h. but bonnie lad was he)--
Come, lass, and sit by me awhile, 4 8
And cheer me With your winsome smile"
Eat beside my laddie there
,Oh, bat the day 1t was SO fair),
taIl.ed and smiled with him whose love
Was worth 70 me all hearts above.
Hepraised my eyes. he praised my hair,
He pegged that his home would share
~ il be your shep,.erd--you, my sheep,
Aa4 safe from harm your life / II keep"
81 sang my bonnie lad to mel
- cheerily my lad sang he.
And Il listened with smile,
MY heart o'erfull for words ths while.
Ny bonnie laddie went away
l0h but the SHOWS were deep that day),
Ny laddie, VINO my life would keep,
Were he my Shepherd, his sheep
Went down the hill at duty call,
And persisted in the deep snow fall.
But in the fold above Is he,
Safe there TO watch and wait for me.
Happy Hours.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-04-28
The OId Many obiectInn.

A dozen Or more sailors and other
denizens of the water were congre.
gated in a saloon near the river, and
among them was one with flaming red
side-whislxers, OF which he was very
proud. He was continually combing
them with his fingers and calling at
tention to them by every means ia his
power At last he approached an old
sailor sitting on beer key In the
corner.
There amt a finer set than these In
the country" he said to the old man
boastfully
The old man looked up quizzically.
II hain't but half an objection to
'em," he said quietly.
''And what's that?' was the half an
CRY inquiry.
'sThat un on the starboard side ought
to be green"
Then the whiskers paled their In
effectual fires. ~ Detroit Free Press.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-04-28

The practice Of medicine in Turkey
was formerly subjected to conditions Of
responsibility, which II exacted in the
western hemisphere might considerably
decrease the number Of medical prac-
titioners. When the ignorance Of a
physician caused the death Of q patient.
he was condemned 70 bear at the neck
two boards In the shape Of collar
with bells around. Thus at*ired he
was marched through the principal
streets, the bells proclaiming his ignor-
ance and warning the people against
him. AS persons death is generally
due 10 ignorance 10 prolonging life. II
must have required . large degree d
enthusiasm for the art Of healing to
adopt 4 ~ : career. . pharmaceutical
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well, did the governor Ire you
when he heard Of that escnpade ?''s no,
be didn't fire-he only hauled me over
The coslA"-S Joseph Daily News
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-04-28

We've been married Just twelve
month come next Friday, haven't we,
Jennie?'' -s--.--
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-25
Bears the Shyest Of Animals.

Contrary to general belief, the shyest
of all the animals which naturally live
in these woods is the bear, aud not the
deer. The oldest hunters of this region
assert this fact positively. They say
that it is a comparatively easy thing to
get shot at deer, but 4 difficult one
to get the chance of holding rifle on
bear as a. target. The bear is much
keener. IF he hears hunter or hunters
coming quarter of a mile away he will
Immediately get up and dust, and the
hunter may not find out that he has been
in the vicinity at all. The old bears,
however, are not inclined to be very shy.
They grow confident in their own
strength and proves, and do not always
finch when they accidentally meet a
human being. For instance, if one OF
these old warriors should happen to be
confronted by a man when crossing the
road, he would stop and look, with
curiosity in his eyes, and maybe snarl
and show his teeth if the man made
sudden motion. Having satisfied his
curiosity be would quietly move off into
the brush, generally leaving. the man in
limp state. e.-New York Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-25
The Height Of the Tallest Man.

Turner, the naturalist, declared tnat
be once saw, upon the coass of Brazil, a
race of gigantic savages, one of whom
was twelve feet in height. M. Thevet, OF
France, in his description of America,
published at Paris in 1875, asserted that
he saw and measured the skeleton of a
South American which was eleven feet
five inches in length. The Chinese are
said to claim that in the last century
there were men in their country who
measured fifteen feet in height. jose
phus mentioned the case Of Hebrew
who was ten feet two inches in height.
Pliny tells of an Arabian giant, Gabara,
nine feet nine inches, the tallest man in
the DAYS of Claudlus. John Middleton,
born at Hale, in Lancashire, in the time
of James l., was nine feet three inches in
height; his hand was seventeen inches
long and 81 inches broad, says DR.. Plott
in his "History of Staffordshire. The
Irish giant Murphy, contemporary with
O'Brien, was eight feet ten inches. \
skeleton in the Museum Of Trinity Col.
lege, Dublin, is eight feet six inches IN
height, and that of Charles Byrne in the
Museum of the College of Surgeons,
London, is eight feet four inches. The
tallest living man is Chaug-tu-sing, the
Chinese giant. His height is eight feet
three hes.-Tit- Bits.
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parts of circles. The old Roman iron
key was plain in form and simple in de-
sign, but for jewel-caskets it was, of
course, more daintily and elaborately
made, Figure No. 1 is drawing of an
old Roman key, while Figure No. 2 rep
resents the old Roman key (or iron key
of any agS to be seen in any known COL
lection.
The keys of tho Gothic period Gigs.
3 and A. were made of bronze and iron,
the locks still made of wood. The bit
of the key was curiously wrought with
notches to battle an attempt to rifle the
casket. The iron keys to open the
wooden locks of the Byzantine period
Gig. s. were very primitive in style,
the bit merely being lever with which
to raise the latch. Similar keys are still
in use in Egypt and the Scandinavian
provinces. Figure 6 is brace key of
the period. In the Renaissance and Ro-
COCO periods the bows and shafts of the
keys were elegant specimens of the lock-
smiths art. The Italian keys to the
Venetian caskets Gig. ~ were OF
iron, inlaid with silver, the corones, fg-
ures and vine like tracery displaying the
most elegant workmanship. The anti
quarian who has paid attention to the
subject can, almost without erring in a
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-25

lives and property of French citizens,
and afforded an asylum to Spaniards on
board the vessels OF the French fleet.
He was among the first to urge the ex-
pediency of constructing canal across
the Isthuus of Suez, connecting the
Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean.
The practlcabiity Of the project was
questioned by many Of the most eminent
engineers of the world, and he was ridi.
culed all over Europe, and especially by
English engineers. The work was be-
gun in 1859. 1t soon commanded the
attention of various Governments, which
subscribed literally to the undertaking
as the work progressed and its practic-
ability became assured.
A canal of sufficient depth to admit OF
the passage of small steam vessels was
opened August Is, 1865, and by degrees
the channel was deepened and enlarged
so that small ships and schooners were
enabled to pass through in March, 1857.
August Is, 1869, the waters of the
Mediterranean mingled with those of the
Red Sea, and the formal opening of the
canal was celebrated with great pomp
and rejoicing at Suez, and on November
IS the canal was formally opened to Port
Said. Representatives of all the prlncl-
pal Governments of Europe were present
on this occasion, and the fetes were
among the most imposing ever witnessed
in modern times. A grand professional
feet consisting of forty vessels success
fully made the passage from Port Said to
Ismailie.
A few days after this event NJ. de
Lesseps married Mile. Antard de
Bragard, young Creole of English ex-
traction and considerable wealth. He
received honorable decorations from
nearly every Government of Europe.
Queen V1ctoria's gift was his nomination
as an honorary knight grand commander
of the Order of the Star of India. The
freedom of the city of London was pre-
sented to him. In 1873 he was chosen a
free member of the French Academy. He
published history of the canal in 1878.
In 1881 be was elected President OF the
French Geographical Society. The
English Government endeavored to Sc
cure his services in cutting second
canal, but the negotiations fell through
owing to opposition in the House OF
Commons and the subsequent absorption
by English capitalists OF controlling ln'
terest in the existing canal.
Turning his attention to the new world
NJ. de Lesscps undertook the construction
of q canal across the Isthmus OF Panama.
The original capital of the company,
600, 700, 900 francs, was exhausted, when
the subscribers refused to advance more
money and the enterprise was abandoned.
De Lesseps private fortune was also ao'
sorbed in the undertaking and he was
lett comparatively poor.