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The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-09-01

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apples.
sits too latel she's pixened him j.
them applesi" shrieked Miss Walker.
Miserable woman, said Miss Splice
cr, what have you done2''
sDone?" said Mrs. Hayes, wipinr hep
spectacles, in d dazed sortfof way
done? Iguess don't understand you,
Miss Splicer'
What's the row?" said the deacon,
coming in just then.
You wife said she'd kill him il he
came here again!" said Mrs. Walker.
XIII who?' cried the deacon.
"Her first husbandl' exclaimed Miss
Splicer
First husband" said the deacon. ~
guess you've got me there. Miss Splicer.
II amt my wife's first husband, then
I'm beatl"
ASK Sam Jenkins about iti' said
Miss Splicer, a1iciously =sss.
How in thunder should knows
cried Sam.
And she wouldn't pay Won the
money for the mail, said Mrs. Walker;
land she's gwine TO kill you instidl My
husband heard her say sol Didn't you,
| Gates?'
YES" said Mr.. Walker
'Now look here" said the deacon; Il
want to know what all this tomfoolery
means? And the sooner the better.
Gates Walker, If you've heard anything
tell what yon known
II heerd your wife say she'd kill him
il he come here again, and telled my
wife, and she telled Miss Splicer, and
she sed as how your wife meant her
first husband-which was Mr.. Jen.
kins- which had come back to git
money out Of her for keeping the Sc.
cret. And he'd come here twice to see
about it,
Polly Ami" said the deacon to his
wife, Ibid you say what Walker says
you dido"
about Sam Jenkins9 Why, no, dea-
con! Sam Jenkins hain't nothin' to me!,'
"A week ago last Tuesday morning.
said Miss Splicer, solemnly, did you not
say out in your woodshed, while Mr..
/ Walker was in the kitchen to borrow a
:Ehandsaw, that you'd kill him II he ever
come to your house again?"
Lawful MASSEY sake.n cried Mrs.
Hayes, lifting both her hands. 81 guess
did, and I'll do it, toot' with deter
mination.
who are you goin' to kill, Sister
Hayes?" asked Parson Trotter.
/ "Silas Whiffie's yaller tomcat!'' said
i Mrs. Hayes. Hes plagued my life
out all winter; and that particular
morning that Mr.. Walker speaks OF, he
got into the woodshed and Tapped the
insides ont of two custard pies that I'd
set out there to cool-consarn him!'
my friends" said Parson Trotter,
.our business seems to be done. Let
us be agoing."
mot till know what Sam Jenkins
is prowling around here after" said
Miss Splicer, angrily.
81 was after dozen of eggs to sat q
speclSled hen, ma'am; but the deacon's
hens are on strike and I've had ia
come three times! Mrs. Hayes has just
informed me that the last egg of the
dozen was laid yesterday"
The busybodies departed, a little
crestfallen, but still keen after another
scandal.
Does this sketch point any moral?
Do any of my readers know aMiss
Splicer and Mrs. Walker? If not
then they must all live in very delight,
full communities Farmer.
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"A LITTLE NONSENSE"


Textiles full of impracticablo
IDEAS" Ned-"I should say he was
The only one Of his schemes that didn't
go up was flying machine. IN. ~.
Sun.
-She-"W When did you frstlear that
you loved me?'' IIe-"It came like
glad surprise-wjust after Penelope
Peachblow and Dora Tolliver refused
me. IN. Y. Herald.
Only Figure Of Speech. Your
beau stays quite while when he calls2''
.sYes II should think you would find
the time go slowly. .'0h, we manage
to squeeze through IT. - Yarmouth Reg
lister.
--'.Ah, Hardupi hear your uncle Is
dead. Rather an eccentric man. Was
he altogether right in his head?' well
-er--I couldn't say, you know till the
will is read - Boston Commercials Bull
1etin. -
Clerk ALLOW me, madam, to rec
ommcnd this cosmetic. 1t win make
make you look as II you were only
forty Madame indignantly Thank
you, sir, am thirty Flicgende
Blaetter.
Only One Thing ~ If II hadn't beer,
for one thing said tough, I'D D
licked that slugger clean OF the earth 2
ssWhat was that?' inquired his vile
sIIe knocked me out In the frstround"
Detroit Free Press.
Fortunate In One Respect Mrs
Enpeck The Cingalese women wonr
rinos IN their ears and uoSee and on
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WHAT elLA MONSTERS EAT.
GuIIs' Eggs, Odorous with Age, Suit Their
Dai Nv PaIates.

Gulis' Eggs, GLORIOUS With Age, suit Their
Dai ty Palates.
The reptile called ''Gila mons err has
a hideous mier, yet seems to be attr Jet.
i've to those men of eccentric tastes, the
members of the Academy of Sciences
An expedition recently sent out by the
academy through lower California and
Arizona brought back, with wealth of
other reptilian curios, eight Of the huge
lizards which abound along the Gila
desert, and as it was desired to keep the
creatures alive, the whole resident staff
Of the academy, as we'll as those anna
teur scientists, DIR. Hardness and DR..
Behr, have raclxed their ingenuity to
gather food for the monsters. Libra
rian Bassett thought he had solved the
problem when he deserted his musty
books for half day and speared a
handful Of flies, but the lizards could
not be induced to eat them.
Assistant Curator Keller saved tho
flesh of parrot that had succpmbed to
the high living and late hours of a
neighboring beer cellar and been sent
as d contribution to the museum, but
the ella lizards did not fancy raw par
rot Nothing induced the ugly things
to eat until yesterday, but henceforth
theywill be we'll fed.
Some gulls' eggs that had been lying
about the animal room for an indefinite
time were moved, and in the process
several of them were placed temporarily
in the box allotted to the ella monsters.
Very soon strange sounds came from
the box, and the monsters were seen to
be trying to swallow the eggs. Their
jaws had not spread enough and they
could not break the shells. At last one
Of the eggs was crushed by being rolled
against the side Of the box and the
eight lizards scufiied along To where
the extremely pronounced egg was
smcared.
They stood about the mess, shooting
their long, forked tongues ont and into
the egg and then withdrawing them
covered with the highly odorbus fluid,
The lizards were happy Until the broken
egg Had all been transferred to the
highly trained ella stcinnchs; then they
fesumsd thsir struggles with the eggr
yet iinbroilen. Hereafter they will b
given eggs u eat, Ind Il they thrive on
the diet the problem how n keep them
alive In captivity Will have been solved.
--kan Franoisco Exasniner
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INDIAN SPORT.
How the Agency Wards Utilized IN,
GnYernmenf ErYInr-nnns.

How tho Agency Wards Utilized the
Government Frying-pans.
Colonel B., who was Indian agent
on one of the western reservations DUR
ing President Cleveland's administra-
ton, related the following circumstance
as showing. that the Indian, however
avcrse he may betto any kind of use
full labor, is not slow to avail himself
of a new source of amusement. Among
the supplies sent by the government to
the agency were several hundred large
frying-pans with long handles. These
the colonel found in stock when he
took possession and at the end OF the
year the number had not been dimin-
ished.
Thinking that perhaps he had not
discharged his whole duty in the mat
ter of supplying Uncle Sans wards
with these culinary utensils, the colonel
began making special efforts to induce
the Indians to use them At first it was
uphill work, but by the time he had
given out about two dozen, there came
sudden change. Not day passed
that he did not have applications for
at least dozen, and some days he dis
posed of twice that number.
When the supply was nearly ex-
hausted. he noticed among the appli-
cants some to whom he had previously
gwen pans, and he ecame curious to
know what use they were making Of
them. He questioned several of the
men to sno purpose, but at length q
young buck, more communicative than
the rest, gave him to understand that
if he would visit certain part OF the
reservation. not far away, he would
find his inquiry answered.
Tho next day therefore, he rode out
in the direction indicated. About two
miles from the agency he noticed on
the crest Of narrow spur of the noun
tain three or four Indians who sudden
ly disappeared on the opposite side Of
the ridge. At the same time he heard,
family, the cry of many voices.
On turning the point of the ridge he
saw crowd of several hundred In
dams, who were shouting as if greatly
excited. He noticed also several
objects. which he at first supposed to De
powders, descending the side OF the
mountain toward them, with frightfnl
Instead of fleeing from these
objects, the Indians simply clapped
their hands and shouted. Soon he saw
other objects, like the first, descend
ing, and in a short time he was able to
take in the whole situation.
Having selected long, smooth slope
of the mountain, where there were no
stones, the Indians had converted 1t
into sort of earthen toboggan slide,
and were utilizing the frying-pans ms
toboggans. Seating Themselves in the
pans, they graspcd the Handles with
both hands; then crossing their legs
over their arms, they went spinning
down the side with great rapidity.
The colonel let them have the few
pans that remained in the storehouse,
but die, not order now supply.
YOUTHS Companion.
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. MSS PRISCILLA PRuE.

Lite ,Nfss Priscilla Pruo,
With her eyes OF clearest blue,
y And her cheeks OF rosy hue,
Lived in, Boston, long ago;
And the village people said
That this charming little maid
Was enough TO turn ones head
For she smiled and dimpled 40
Miss Priscilla's yellow gown
e.. Mas the wonder Of the town,
Where the leading shade was brown,
In the sombcr long ago;
Ab, her dainty, tripping feet,
With their high-heeled boots petite,
Made the dullest hearts to beat,
mo they chtd her dancing so.
Young and old alike she swayed,
This alluring little maid.
Though She was not prim and staid
Like the folk OF long ago;
livery youth from far and wido
I.onged to win her for his bride,
But Priscilla only sighed
demnrclg answered.: Mo-
Bat al last there came day
When her heart was charmed away
when she could not answer nay
'lo-a soldier, long ago;
SO her brave cJes, clear and sluc,
And her rcd lips, sweet and true,
Answered him who came to sue:
Yes because l love you sou
Boston Budget
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THE REcoRD Of The SESSION.
Hampcrsd ~ the Results Of Republican
Legislation.

rHF uErnpn AZ rur orcc,,n
-, - : 1890
+, Hampcrsd ~ the Results q Republican
Legislation.
The nrst session OF the Fifty-aecond
congress began amid republican predic-
lions q disaster to the democratic
party ana ended with graceful recogni-
tlon Of the wish OF . republican presi-
dent
It's work Will be the subject Of much
controversy and necessarily an issue Of
no small Importance 10 national cam
palRn which involves the election OF q
now house OF representatives as well as
that Of a president and vice president
For this reason judgment Of its acts
will be influenced inorestrongly than in
intermediate years by partisan inclina-
tons 1t Is obvious, however, that no
better or fairer method of Judging its
performances from q political stand
point than by comparison with its re-;
publican predecessor can be devised.
This is test which democrats wifi
welcome and to which republicans
must submit
The democrats of the house did their
best to tighten the burdens of taxation
on the people and industries of the
country. Under the lead al the ways
and means committee 4 bill was passed
making wool free, in the hope Of re-
wing the dropping wooden manufac-
turing interests and encouraging the
wool-grower.
Tie same bill abolished the compen-
satory duty on woolenag goods. The re-
suit Of this would have been the che an
ening Of clothes which had been made
much more costly by the Mckinley
| law.
Another bill made free the binding
Irvine used by the whcat-growers and
the cottonsties used by the planters of
the south.
Another made ore containing both
silver and lead free, the purpose being
to cheaper one of the most common
articles of domestic and industrial use.
The bill to reduce the enormous Me-
Kinley tax on tin-plates would have
put an end to contemplate fraud, and
would have saved the people of this
country from $40, 600, 900 to SIS, BOO, 900 q
year.
When these tax.relief bills reached
the senate -the--4reenbl;ean- tnaioritu
promptly pigeon-holcd them. Id the
| interest of certain manufacturers of
cheap plushes, sboddy and certainkinds
Of woolens, they denied the people
| cheap clothes.
In the interest OF the cordape trust
they refused cheap bindinp-twine 10
the wheat-growers.
| In behalf of the hoop-iron makers o
Pittsburgh they insisted upon dear
| cotton-t;es FIR the southern niantars
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what He Meant

"Jeptha,n asked Mrs. Jones, who y
trying late In life 70 improve her mind,
what are rodents?"
rRatslp said Mr.. Jones, hercfly. He
hates TO DO interrupted when ht 4 read-
"a nice answer that 70 makq y your
wife when she asks you civil Question.
You think you're SMART said Mrh
Jones', white with rage.
M. Jones laughed, then BE explained,
2pd peace was patched ~. ~ exo1e
FRS Press
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You don't mean ~ aay lhnf yon told
CholIy BE Gav1 you > p@inl
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-04
STARTED OUT TO STEAL JERSEl
The Boys Got a bundle Of Brooms and then
Game to Grief

The Boys Got bundle Of Brooms and then
Came to Grief.
Louis Bach. IA years old. OF 81 Forsyth
street. and william Smith. Is years old. OF 8
Forsyth street. two Of a band OF messenger
boy robbers who went to Jersey City from New
York last week. were arrested there yesterday
for stealing bundle OF brooms from Pavo.
mia avenue grocer.
They had with them seven brooms. a bundle
OF dime novels % cents In cash. n revolver.
and unlimited cheek. They confessed plot
to carry away Jersey. and said there were four
boys in it. They had begun on gregory stores
Just to get their hands in. They were taken
to court shivering.
Justice O'Donnell. sternly.
on, it was wllled to me by my grand
father said Bach. with q swngger.
The boys were put under 5000 each.
Another boy was arraigncd in tho same
old, and he was despondent and fearful; The
complainant was Charles Monkoshie. 3 years
old.
The boys live at 7S Essex street. Jersey City.
Monk oshio sntd his mother had given him q
flve-dollur note and sent him to grocery to
Miller. who punched him In tho eye. stole his
money. and ran way.
"I-I-never sawed his money!"
Several storekeepers gave evidence In be;
half Of Miller. One testified that he had
and that the boy had spent the entire amount
for cakes: candies and toys. Then Justice
O'Donnell read tho complainant and his
mother lecture and dismissed the case.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-04
JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN.

Senator David b. Hill is at the Hotel Normandie
Baroness willva do Longford and the Hon d. r.
Thompson. United States Minister to Turkey. sailed
on the UmbriA yesterday
The Sycamore Club has planned = reception for
Mayoreisct Gr0y to occur at the cluD house West
l24th street on Thursday evening next
A lecture with sereoptcon view Of Ireland will be
given IN st Andre WIS church IN Duane street by PROT
Turner OF Boston. on Dec. and Pm
The annual ball Of the John A. Wrede Association
nsyociation named IN honor of the cashier OF the
County Clerk once
Howe Iiummel have begun suit in the City Court
on behalf OF Jefferson UAnges the actor against tho
manager. of the Casino TO recover 81 200 damages
alleged breach OF contract.
hs,,n,na Jorgensen from Henry Jorgensen. Judge
t;Ieyerich has granted . limited divorce to Eliza j.
Evans from Thomas II. EVAN.
kin stree and John iehermAI. 20 year, OF 2lUWest
Tnirty.sixth street. were removed 10 the reception
iInspital yesterday, suffering from smallpox.
from iaInburG will be detained ~ Quarantine until
day rumisntol she ormSs nao,h n"d o
I'm "a hight Ihe latter were detained over night
~ sir baggage and clothing was disinfected.
Win stealing $1,000 bin from lercy rockwell ana
on whom WAS found n dianonn pm me property OF
i.nus in 81 oUO bail FOR trial Jefferson Market
ourt ON q charge OF having stolen the pm
Frank Cast leton. ~ years. old. of Il West aiiyaf
stree, and Thomas Jennngs :. years od "i l2n West
n. "a inTk row by D"lcctivcs Mc'roTt. 'aahhn ana
cniny To- az runnlh. to The pool room NJ -
rart row. were held IN sl.hn b4a .a'h TO-, H'a' III
General Sessions yesterday NJ TUG ion'os 'o"r''
S,r..t cleaning commissioner brennan laid ycster
day NJ he rr0porition of the Commissioners Of Chart
len nd Correction ;hat no dispose of street swrrnngs
1u sianl thai not than day could
be inoaded At iisrts Island, and !he city mas s,"ws
yery time there is storm. AMI storms are very ire
quent IN tue W'h'e''
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-04

and the good work OF DR.. Copeland and his
associates.
Among tho ministers who have given hearty
testimonials are the following:
Rev. II. q. MATTHEW'S, pastor First
Baptist Churc, at shirley, Mass.
Rev. Henry &. MOTT. Gcrr,nn Reformed
Church, dD5 Fourth street Milwaukee.
Rcv. y. w. ASUwOOD. Grand Avenue
United Presbyterian Church, 81. Ioui-.
Mcthodi-t Episcopal Church, Newport, lay.
Rev. H. STORER. Methodist Episcopal
Church, Ale nndrin, Ohio.
Rev. l.. w. WILLIAMSON. Methodist
Episcopal Church. Mount Orab. Ohio.
Rev. W. L.. STAill., Christian Church,
Beatrice, Ncb.
Rev. Mr.. 1IODGMAN, Emanuel rrcsby-
tcrinn Church, Rochester, y. ".
Rev. l.. GOLDMAN. Bnpti-t Church, Roch.
ester. n. u.
Rev. CHR. STAEBLER, First Church
Evangelical Association. Buffalo. ~. y.
Rev. j. II. MCDONALD. state Evangelist
for Nebraska and Pastor Of baptist Church
at Brock.
Nothing but n benevolent reason could in.
duce such men TO appear in print in any mat
ter out side Of thcirrcGular vocation and 1t is
beyond question that it was simply bonevo-
lcncc. n CONSCIENTIOUS belief in the skill OF
these physicians. u conviction that they were
doing good. and that tho public should know
what they are accomplishing. thnS caused
these gentlemen to make their statements.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-04
A CHAPTER OF HORRORS.

doctor. l would 10 to have you treat my
head and throat. J. ding your treatment is
not severe" said .ilcman to DR.. Copeland
recently. "Ihave . Dad case Of catarrh and
need treatment but will never again submit
to such severe treatment as ! last received
from n f-styled specialist.
This specialist t) was widely advertised as
n great man in his specially. Upon going to
his Office l consulted q man whom l supposed
was the doctor l had read SO much about
But after paying my money l found that the
man had consulted was some one else. and
for all | could learn may not have been Il doc
tor at all.
Il needed treatment SO badly however. that
I permitted this man to treat me. The treat
ment was very severe. He used some kind OF
caustic in my nose and throat that burned
like fire and made the tears run from my eyes,
Sometimes the treatment was especially
severe. Then it took my breath away. and tho
doctor would thumpmc on the back and shout
at me to hold your nose shut and blow that
might DO able to breathe again.
For hours after these treatments would
cough. hawk. sputter. choke. and spit until
was com pletely exhausted. These pnroXysms
would frequently bring on fits of retchinG and
II thought this was rather severe. but was
led to believe that 1t was necessary in order t."
efIectually eradicate the disease. ] was willing
to endure almost anything to get ri,. of tho
disgusting trouble from which had suffered
so long.
II explained to tho doctor how the treat
ment affected me. and was tlirpantly told
That's all right. and then he called out
Next thus warning me that was taking up
too much of his valuable ~ time: that there
were othor victims waiting to be practised
upon.
this way. and found that instead of getting
better my senses OF taste and SINE we're grow
came entirely destroyed"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-04
LOCAL TREATMENT.
These Statements Arc Made Because the
Public ShonId Know These Facts.

Let 1t DO very clearly and distinctly under
stood that it Is not with the intention Of add
ing to tho discom future of others that Dr.
Copeland proposes to keep before tho public
the fncts regarding those old-fashioncd and
heroic methods OF local treatment for
catarrhal troubles. which have iccn SO fire.
qucntly alluded to in these columns DR..
Copeland has only sympathy and pity for
those rcorle who hnvo been unfortunate
enough TO havo placed themselves in a false
position before the public. Their power to
do harm Is ended. and with that tho subject
passes out Of his mind. hut regarding these
methods OF treatment the public should
know that they arc unnecessary. and that
those who use them nre either not up to
the times and fully aware OF tho best means
to cure catarrh. or cso have not the DISPOSE
ton to put into practice the knowledge thoy
have.
DR.. Copeland and his associates nro sincere
In this matter. and. as scientific men. as ply
ecans and as specialists. they believe and
assert that these methods IRE injurious dam
gerous. health destroying and sometimes
fatal. 1t Is with no desire to make capital
out OF the matter that they present these
facts. Dav after day patients come to their
offices bearing shocking evidence OF tho
effects of this kind Of treatment. Their noses
burned out" their Threats cauterized. and
the delicate membrane lining showing the
unmistakablc and irrcparablc effects Of these
methods. Such cases arc the most difficult to
relieve and cure. Read these short inter-
views given below taken from patients who
for treatment. Tho statements are given
word Tor, word as they were made in tho
T e"1 Sni n then sIS
such work.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-04
rOLruBftN SOUVENIR COINS.
I'll. Philadelphia Mint striking Them on
Mt til. Rnte of 10000 Day.


pHI1,pElruIA. Dec. 3-The Mint had up to
This afternoon turned out 10000 Of tho
Columbian souvenir coins. Superintendent
Bosbyshell. in speaking OF the eager demand
for the half dollars. said:
"We are devotinG considerable time and
extra caro- to tho coins. We are preparing
them with tho expectation that they will BIO
kept by their possessors as medals and not
for public circulation merely.
This careful preparation nocessitates
slow process. aud il they are demanded in n
short time. n less careful preparation will DO
rosorted to. More care and time was spent on
The Bland doll ar than ever before on any other
coin and wo all know how we'll they have
Col Bosbyshell said it was very fortunate so
little other work was now on hand at the Mint.
as almost all the time can now be devoted to
the Worlds Fair coins: 1000,
The CAPACITY of the machines is 10000
pieces per dav, and it will he increased until
all tho 4.SJU. 600 pieces have been struck OH.
The demand for the souvenirs is enormous.
ing in their orders. but none have yet been
filled. Nos. l.+UO. l.4H2. and .S'2 have been
placed in little boxes for exhibition.
The other pieces are packed by tho 81 900
worth In boxes. and five OF these are placed in
stout oaken kegs and MARKED to be turned
on order from the Superintendent of MINIS.
The first shipment will be made some day
hsxt week TO Col. Ell lott +. Shepard OF New
York. He has secured u special car from tho
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad. in which he will store
10000 pieces, and. with a party Of friends. will
car viii be gayly decorated. and Is expected to
attract much attention on the route.