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Things Useful to Know .

A new, soft paint brush is good
thing to dust carved furniture with, as
the bristles will panetrate the deepest
crevioes.
Undressed kid gloves may be cleansed
by washing them with naphtha. Wash
on the hands and hang them out in the
air to dry.
To rid ones self of mole, try to re-
move it by tying around it white silk
thread. 1t is claimed that the mole
will drop off in few days.
To keep the hair from falling out
use a tonic for the scalp, composed of
three parts brandy to one of castor oil,
and rub it into the scalp thoroughly
with the ingers.-GOOd Housekeeping,
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LAST STATE WORSE THAN FIRST
Fifteen years ago the Government of
Jamaica introduced the Egyptian ich-
neumOn into that country to rid the
island of an animal called the "cone
rat" which damaged the sugar crop.
Now that animal has multiplied until
it Is to Jamaica what the rabbit is to
Australia and the sparrow to this
country. Naturally a carnivorous
animal, it has, after DISCRIMINATING the
cats and reptiles, taken to eating ba-
nanas. mangOes and fruits of all kinds.
and according to the Philadelphia
Record which gives these facts on au-
thority for which it Vouches, it occas-
iOnally devOurs a negro baby. The
Record further states that Jamaica now
has an Ichneumon Commission, which
offers a prize for the most successful
method of exterminating the pest
This illustrates several things: That
some remedys are worse than the
disease to use the devils weapons
against the DEVILS work is dangerous
even a useful medicine taken too long
or for the wrong disease makes a
disease but it illustrates most clearly
the mistake of those persons who try to
drown sorrow in alcohol.
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Bullfnch-USay, Wooden, how about
that great scheme you had ? Did you
put it through?"
Wooden-''No, didn't need to-"
Bullinoh-"How is that?"
Wooden-"It fell through"
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THEBLUE HENS CHICKENS Every
body knows that the natives of Della
ware are called the "Blue Hens
Chickens" but not one in a hundred
can tell you why they are so called.
The epithet is said to have had its ORR
gin in the following One of D elaware's
most.gallant fighters in the War Of the
Revolution was a Captain Caldwell
who was noted for his fondness of
cock-6ghting. He drilled his men adj
mirably they being known through
out the country as Caldwell's game
cocks" This same Caldwell held to
the peculiar theory that no cock was
game unless its mother was blue hen.
As the months wore away Caldwells
men became known as the "Blue
Hens Chickens" a title which only
increased their respect for the old game
cock Captain. The nickname became
famous, and after the close of the war
was applied Unfortunately to all
natives of the Diamond State.-St.
LOass Republic.
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Pleasant Pellets.
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and it has given satisfaction whenever
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People who blow their own horns do
not always furnish good music for
other people.
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Why do DGlaWaT0anS travel the whole
Length Of the State, when wanting Car
pets or Furniture?

Because we are on the up
per end of the State, and
have the largest store well
stocked with everything in
our line and all sold on a
close margin.
We aim to be lower than the
prevailing market prices, and
our aim is true.
Write us for any infOrma-
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stand Lamps Hand Lamps Lanterns Lamp Burners Chmney
Wlck FOunts Brackets RefectOrs Special pains to have
the best lead flint chimneys and the best burning
oil the country produces.
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Failures of a Year.

AN APPARENT INCREASE OF I6 PER
CENT.
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Books and Stationery.
Ropes, Twines, Baskets.

Manila Rope all sizes; Seine Irvine, Cng Twne Sail Irvine
Choke Iwine Tie Yarn Bag Strings Seine Rope Clothes Line
PoughIne Broom Twne Dinner Baskets Lunch Baskets Work
Baskets Waste Baskets Market Baskets Work Stands Clothes
Baskets, Knife Baskets &c, &c
idau Gn1ns-s adu
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-02-11

lin the illustration one is removed to
show how they are fastened. A A are
the stationary parts; C G the movable
sides that hold the cattle in; E e are
automatic fasteners which hold the
stanchions shut. Innstall A the stan
chion is shown open. y The space H is
filled with a triangular board to keep
the animal from putting its head in
the wrong place. When the animal
puts it's head in place push on G
closes the stanchion. E drops auto
mat,cally in place and holds it shut, as
shown in stall b. As seen in the en-
craving, the movable part G has no
pin in the lower end to hold it in place,
but one on each side of it. A pin at
the top keeps it down when it is shut.
In stall G is shown how the movable
part is taken from its place when TAX
ing the stanchions apart. Stall d
shows simple continuance by which
the cattle can be shut in if they. know
their places and let out, too, without
going in between them. A strong
string S is tied to the staple N, passes
through the staple l and to any con-
venient place. Pulling on this will
close them, and on the one attached at
w and q will open them and let the
cattle out American Agriculturist.
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center of the bed piece, as that would
have tendency to split it and weaken
the hold Of the nails A railing of inch
stuff 21S inches high was nailed around
the edge of the sides and back, setting
on top of the deck. The widest board
was at the forward end, as the deck is
used without seat and the driver sits
among the baskets Bits of iron
screwed on to the inside of the bed
pieces project downward into the clips
which hold the seat in place and hold
the deck in position on the. wagon.
Where a wagon has seat rail ON the
inside and holes for iron bowels, the
same kind of bowels must be used in
the bedpieces of the deck. Four
triangular wooden pieces are fitted in
outside to serve as braces. | am sorry
to say that my deck proved too much
for the cupidity of some one and shall
| have to build another, and in this !
shall leave off the clumsy outside
braces and have four pieces of strap
iron, 10 inches long. bent at right
angles inches from one end and
punched for screws. These will be
fastened underneath on inside of bed
pieces, the long ends projecting down
and entering the seat fastening to hold
it in place. On the first day of the fair
l put the deck under horticultural hall,
expecting to get it when the fair was
over, but when / looked for it it was
gone. 1t cost less than 20 cents for
material and less than two hours
labor to make. so / am not out of
pocket very much; but | pity the man
who was so hard up as to take it. The
accompanying drawing, showing end
view, will make the way of construct
ing the deck more plain. A is the end
of the wagon. The space above
should not be INSTRUCTED, as this per-
mits taking out baskets when the tail
board is down. Baskets can also be
taken out of the forward end. There
are many times when farmers as well
as gardeners find such an attachment
to spring wagon great convenience
and worth much more than its small
COST. Il. Pierce, in Ohio Farmer
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THE FARMING WORLD.


!
I Great Consenlebce worth Murh More
Than IT. smalI Cost
Recently while attending . county
fair where . good many gardeners
were exhibitors was struck with the
clumsy and inconvenient eontrivances
for extending the carrying capacity Of
spring wagons Many. were made Of
odds and ends of thick boards and
without reference to convenience in
unloading. BY the side of them my
own looked as airy and frail as en-
broidery compared to sail cloth, yet Il
Is sufficiently strong to carry I,40C
pounds in market baskets, and / can
unload the whole load without hand
ling more than six baskets twice, and
sometimes not then, II chance to sell
these six baskets last My wagon
is platform spring, 90 inches by so,
inside measure of box, with falling
hinged endgate.
To make deck took two pieces Of
pine board irch thick, a inches wide
and 9 feet long. These were for bed
pieces, to rest upon the sides of the
box, which is inches high. This gives
room for half-bushel baskets under
meath. For platform bought dry
goods box, So inches long and about 20
inches square, for which paid 10
cents. The material of the sides was
u of an inch thick, and Of these I
used what needed, mailing the boards
on to the edge of the bed pieces and
leaving vacancies between of about s
inches, do not grow radishes, onions
or celery for market, so it was not
necessary to have the deck boards close
together. The mailing was done with
long, slender wire nails, driven slight
ly on slant. and not all in line with the
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--Corlrs steeped IN vaseline ore ezs IL
Isn't substitutes for glass shoppers.
They are not Affected By acids and
never beconne dxed through disuse.
Dry toast should be served within
the folds Of : napkin II you wish TO
keep II hot; toast-racls allow the heat
to escape. and they are not recon-
mended
Tea and coffee stains will usually
come out OF linen IL put into water at
once or IL soon washed. II they are
Of long standing rub pure giycerine on
them, and then after washing this out
wash the linen in, the usual way.
Instead Of putting food into the
oven to keep hot for late corners, try
covering it closely with tin and set
ting it over . basin Of hot water. This
plan will keep the food hot. and at the
same time prevent It from drying.
Y To tie bow knot that will not
come loose of itself. proceed exactly as
If you were about to tie an ordinary
bow knot but before you draw it mp
pass the right-hand loop through the
knot; give steady and simultaneous
pull on both loops, and the thing is
done. In untying, be sure to pull the
right-hand line and the string will
readily loosen.
To Soften Water Soaked Boots or
Shoes. "A pair Of boots .sor shoes
thoroughly wet are not easy to dry
without being left stiff and very likely
shrunken. To avoid this as much as
possible. fill the wet articles with dry
oats or stuff them firmly with paper.
This not only keeps them in shape, but
hastens the drying bv absorbing the
moisture. Apply q little glycerine to
the leather before tits thoroughly dry.
rubbing it well in. Home.
Lemon Cream. an ounce of
gelatine for one hour in small cup of
cold water; heat quart Of milk to
boiling and ponr upon 1t one cup of
sugar and the beaten yolks Of four
eggs. Put the mixture on the fire and
stir in the gelatine; cook five minutes,
romove from the stove and flavor with
the juice of one large lemon and half
the grated riud When it is cold and
begins to stiffen, stir in the whites of
the eggs, whipped stiff. Pour it into a
mold wet with cold water and serve
when firm.
Minced Duck. the bones and
skin of cold roast duck into stewpan
with an onion. little mace and a
bunch of sweet herbs tied up. Add
nearly pint of water. Let it stew
for an hour. then stew and add tn the
gravy teaspoonful of Worcestershire
sauce. Take two hard-boiled eggs and
chop them fine, cut all the meat of the
duck into fine pieces, mix with the
eggs, and add salt, pepper and mace to
taste. Put this into the gravy. Add a
teaspoonfnl- of very finely minced
lemon peel, one teaspoonfuI OF lemon
juice ard two tablespoonfuls of flour
made into a paste with a little cold
water Let it boil up once and serve
with sippets of nicely toasted bread. =
Householder
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EUROPEAN CLIMATIC CHANGES.
Increasing Cold killing on Certain Kinds
of Fruit.

Increasing Cold killing on Certain Kinds
of Fruit.
From statistics which NJ Flam-
marion has gathered he shows that in
every part of France and the continent
during the past six years the thermom-
eter has been getting lower and lower,
the fall being more noticeable in the
spring than in the other seasons of the
year. Great Britain shows a similar
excess of. colder weather. while,
strange to say, Denmark. Norway,
Sweden, aud Russia, which we have
been accustomed to regard as cold
countries, have during the past four
years had higher temperature than
that to which they are accustomed Nj.
Flammarion goes further back than
this, and quotes history to show that in
past years many trees which once
fourished in Northern France are now
found only in the south, while others
have disappeared altogether. Among
these are named the lemon, which no
longer grows at Languedoc; tie
orang ., which has deserted Ronssillon;
and the Lombardy poplar, which has
disappeared from the country alto
gether. He also points out that many
noted vintages have ceased to be, ow.
ing to the impossibility of growing tho
grapes nader the altered climatic con,
litioiss There is not now single vino.
yard, he tells us, to be found north oi
Paris Chambers Journal
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gernAge Curativs Properties - - WateFs-
Early in this century Antoine Dufour,
. prisoner in an Indian camp on the
margin Of 4 lake 10 what e now South
5ern Washington, fell into the water
while trying to escape from his captors
Dufour was sufferer from rhcuma-
tism. else the accident would not hare
happened to him The bath instead OF
stiffening his joints seemed to have
healing effect, and the Frcnchman tried
the experiment Of immersing himself
daily in the waters with wonderful re-
suits lie soon had the free and pain
less use of his limbs. Subsequently.
when he made his escape. Dufoair
spread the report Of the curative prop
critics Of the lake. But in the thinly set
tied wilderness Of that time no one was
very much interested in healing waters
For three score years little was heard
OF Medical Lake, as it is now called
In 1872 Andrew LIE Favre took up q
quarter-section Of land where the vii
lage of Medical Lake now stands. lie
Favre knew nothing of the virtues of
the water until his sheep, which were
troubled with a skin disease, were
cured by shaking their thirst ut the
brink. lie Favre tried the water for
his rheumatism. and it left him. To-day
the fame of the lake has spread far and
wide. 1t is situated on the Columbia,
river plateau about sixteen miles SOUTH
west of Spokane, and is $500 feet
above the level Of the sea The stratum
of the country round about is basaltic
The lake is sixty feet deep, half mile
wide and mile long. The water Is Of
a grecnish tinge. and no plants grow
near the water. Animal life is also alb
sent, and an unbrolen silence broods
over the dark pool. The water has a
specific gravity of 1,0ia. and holds so
much alkali in suspension that after
bathing the body feels rs il it had been
oiled A shampoo for the head is easily
had by rubbing the water in with the
hands. When the surface is furrowed
by strong breeze lathery foam forms
on the shores. Strange to say, species
of terrapin lives on the bottom of the
lake. and in its depths. but never rising
to the surface, roams creature, half
fish and half lizard. that is known as
the walking fish, the Mexican axo-
lott. Chicago Inter Ocean.
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QUEER APPETlTEs.
Mental and Physical Sensations That Arc
Among the Mysteries of Life.

Mental aud Physical Sensations That Arc
Among the Mysteries of Life.
Talking of peculiarities of appe-
tite," said citizen in conversation, II
know man who has not eaten a
mouthful of meat in twenty years.
"a vegetarian. eh?" queried lis
tener.
mo; he took sudden dislike to
meat of any kind and gave up eating
it. But he could not tell himself what
caused the change in mis- appetite.
My wife can never eat an oyster, ;"
said one present, without her skin
breaking out with purple spots as large
as dimes. She feels no uneasiness, but
naturally does not like to be spotted
like pard.
~ was acquainted with woman out
west" said another of the party, ''who
broke out with prickly heat whenever
she saw or tasted goats milk cheese.
Her husband brought some into the
house and hid it in a cupboard. When
she approached it she began to SILVER
and declared that she felt the strange
prickly sensation"
{" If did not know that there was
no cheese in the house ] should think
it was that she said, and then her hus-
band acknowledged that he had done
it to test her. The physiological effect
satitied him that it was not in the i'm
agination. "-Detroit Free Press.
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The watch Aided us wit.

The quick wit OF the commercial
travAler is proverbial. Recently one OF
the craft was trying to sell n bill of
goods to an exceedingly bigoted and
straight-laced Individual when he hap
penad to take out his watch, costly
gold one with a heavy chain,
..You wear very expensive watch, /"
said the good man, with q frown Of dis.
approval. II
Yes" said the sharp drummer, "a
present from my Sunday school class
As rule do not approve of jeaoeiry."
A good order followed and the Gus
toner, in writing to- the house, ex-
pressed himself Us much pleased that
they had a Christian young man and
superintendent of Sunday-sch Ii,
their employ, at which they were much
puzzled until the drummer related his
experience. Boston Bulletin.
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ENGLISH AS SHE is SPELL
The Dramatic story OF a Tweive-Year- Old
NIaiilaN ON Il ~ BuoY."


The Dramatic Story OF Twelve Year Old
Maiden ON n Buoy"
1t was in one of our schools the other
day whereof picked up the following
thrilling composition written by a
twelve-year-o old girl, which is one of the
best pieces of English as she is '.spelt"
that have yet seen: "A right suite lit
tie buoy, the son of kernal, with a.
rough round his neck, fue up the road
as quick as dear. After thyme he
stopped at house and wrung. the
belle. His tow hurt hymn and he
kneaded wrest. He was two tired TO
RAE his fare, pail face, and a feint
mown of pane rose from his lips.
1.-THE made who herd the belle was
about to par ~Sare, but she through
it down and ran with all her mite, for
fear her Guessed would not weight;
but when she saw the little won tiers
stood in her eyes at the site. Eve
poor dear! Why do you lye hear? Are
yew dyeing?' Know he said, i am
feint' She boar him inn her arms, as
she aught, to room where he might
be quiet, gave him bred and meet, held
a cent bottle under his knows, untide
his choler, raped him ur warmly, gave
him suite drachm from vioi, till at
last he went fourth, as hail as young
hoarse. Northwestern Magazine.