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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-12-24
INCREASE OF CRIME.
80 Sssse OF Ahairs ~ Revealed By I'm.
glands Police Ststistics.

AAS Steee Of A6hlrs ~ Revealed hv m
glands Police Ststisticst
Az the present moment the police svs
tenn IN all its branches costs EnOland
close upon four millions q wear. and 4
Is incredible to suppose that constant
aocitions should be made to this
grievous financial burden without inn.
Perative need. In short. police statistics
are striking confirmation of prison
statistics and the statistics of trials. and
eli OF them point with singular una
nimlty to the conclusion that crime dur.
ing the last thirty years, for which We
possess official returns, has not de-
creased IN gravity, and has been steadi-
y developing in magnitude.
The true explanation of this nm
satisfactory state Of things is not far to
seek. 1t is almost entirely to be at
tributed to the growing tendency Of
the community to become con.
ccusrated in large cities. AL
nighly-concentrated population foster.
iawless and immoral instinct in such =
muititude OF ways that it is only an !
expression OF literal exactitude to call |
the great cities Of to-day the nurseries |
OF modern crime. Statistics Of All |
kinds show this, but it can be easily as
certained without the aid of anv fig-
ares The aggregation Of large mult;-
Eudes within a very limited area must
Increase the chances of conflict. and
multiply the occasions
or crime. A population in this crowd
"a condition has also to be restrained
ND regulated at every turn by a huge
network OF laws, and as every new law
orbids something which was permitted
eiore, q multiplication Of laws is in
vitality followed by an increase Of j
rime. In addition to these evils. which /,
re inherent in the constitution of large
ties, the immense concentration Of i
!operty within them generates 3 host c
temptations, and q thieving class il =
sveioped possessing boundless opportu-
ties for plumber and for the compara- h
vely safe disposal of it. A highly t
ncentrated population also aurmenta b
e volume of crime by the creation Of C
large degenerate caste.-Ninteenth
injury.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-12-24
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Iowa has 1,14s Methodist churches
"A missionary band is touring
through England on bicycles
English Baptists have raised $685.
700 OF the half-niliion centennial fund.
-Of the 5000 Congregational pulpits
In this country over 1900 are pastor
less.
There are s, 2es. 500 Baptists in the
United States. They increased los, 7So
last year.
st Peters church. in Rome. is the
largest church in the world; the sec
ond largest is the cathedral or duomo
OF Milan, Italy; the third largest the
cathedral of Milan, Italy.
The Japanese, who have been num-
erous in attendance in German indus
trial and other schools for MANY wears.
are beginning to show that they know
how to profit by their learning.
Largely through the efforts of the
Christian Endeavor societies religious
services have been provided for nearly
al the hfe-saving stations along the
New Jersey coast, and will be through.
ont the United States
Gen. Booth has xs0 men. mostly
oroken-down drunkards at one time
working on his farm few miles out of
London, and they arc described as 4 de-
cent. industrious, useful and enthusi-
astic lot of people now.
lin some of the private schools al
Inc city teaching the minuet is q part
% the course OF physical culture. Skirt
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-12-24
soILED SUMNER DRESSES.

may he Ripped, Cleaned and Recom-
bined In Pretty Tea Gowns.
The best and wisest thing to do with
the delicate silk and wool summer
gowns that have done faithful duty for
afternoon and evening wear is to rip
them carefully, send the laces to the
cleaner, the goods rs well il thev are
soiied, and then combining the hest of
two or more Of them in the same c.r-
ment, wear them ont in the pretty tea
gowns they are sure to make. The
Vatican plait which is almost An IN
dispensable feature Of these eowns q
not always or even generally made
OF the same material as the
gown, but may be Of . lace
shawl OF breadths of embroidered silk.
or crepe despoiled from an old hall
gown past its usefulness Even flounces
can be arranged without cutting them
to give the effect Of Vatican trains.
One OF the prettiest Of these luxurious
little gowns was made Of the remnauf.
d IN old China silk. with pale green
ground sprayed with pink blossoms |
The white lace which had done duty On |
'wo previous gowns. having been
cleaned and mended, was arranged 4 !
Ieep collar across the back Of the gown
which, narrowing at the waist line feli /
q coquille all the way down the
ront Another douncc Of lace formed
dou ole cascade down the back, from
eneath which escaped trailing full i
- o. PINK crepe, the crepe forming /
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-12-24

~ the ancient Greeks, who were
probly the most imaginative people Of
their time, finger rings were brought
INTO use as gifts Of love and tokens Of
oetrothal. Primitive nations lavishly
displayed these ornaments. but little
sscredress was attached to them until
the Greeks noted for their sentiment
ATTY. saw IN the circular bands en-.
oiems Of eternity, and began to regard
them as tokens Of the most lasting IL
lection. The pretty custom has naver
waned IN popularity, and golden cipcles
IRE yet used rs tho seals Of lovers
vowR-Jcwelers' Weekly.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-12-24

A New York artist was recently Wis
tied bys lady friend. This artist was
painting an angel.
Why do you always paint your an
gels with dark hair and black eyes7''
sslked the friend.
Its : great sscrst, and it might ret
me into trouble il you were to give it
sway"
I'm not going to give it away"
WELL the reason paint my angels
with black hair and eyes is because nv
wife = blonde. Seer" Texas SiftinRx
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-12-24
THE GREAT UNIVERSE.
Startling Figures Compar,n~ o.- ".
with but \ HIT ~ geo.

/
I.xures Comparing Our World
/ with but Bit Of Space.
TO form some idea Of the larreneaa a
the earth, one may look upon the land
scaPe from the top of an ordinarv
church steeple, and then bear in mind
tnat one must view 900, 900 similar lard-
scapes to get an approximately correct
IDEA OF the size of the earth. Place soo
earths like ours side by side. vet Sat.
urn S outermost ring could easilv inclose
them. A'Ao'os3
Three hundred thousand earth globe.
could be stored inside of the sun. If bol-
low. II human eye every hour wa,
capa Die OF looking upon a fresh meas
ure OF world material $500 square miles
large, that eye would need ST. 900 wear.
TO overlook the surface of the sun.
10 reach the nearest fired
must travel nineteen trillions Of rn;las
ana II the velocity were eouaI to th.t
OF cannon-ball, it would reor;r.
oo"'ooo OF years to travel the distance.
On clear night an ordinary human
eye can discover 1000 stars in the north.
eln hemisphere, most of which send
tneir night from distances which va
can not measure. How larpo tb.v
must De! Round these 1000 stars c;rci.
'o.ooo other stars Of various sizes r..
'iaes single stars, we know of svsta,,s
u STARS moving round one another
Still. we are but a short
ps.ce as yet Outside our limits of |
'ision and imagination there are No
stlii larger spaces. The Milky
, 'ay Nnoids probably at least 90. 1871 .ooo |
Jars, ana. as each is sun, we presume 1
Is enclrcied by at least fifty planets. I
bunting up these figures, we arrive NJ /
ne magnitude of 1000, 955, 900 stars e
Thousand millions of sfarsf W. G
IN comprehend it? Still this Is only a
ar' OF tne universe. The modern tel G
scopes have discovered more and sim D
az =, milky ways still further away. o
we know OF some 5000 nebulse which d.
present milky ways like ours. let n
count 1000 OF them as being of the ii
20 OF our Milky Way, then aooor &C
vi, ooO-40, 1872, O00, 600 suns. or e'01o I'll
1000, 900 heavenly bodies.
suppose these bodies paradinr befor. &c
mental eye one per minnie al
'uid require $4,000 years to finish
. march, in all of which time we
'uid nave to look upon them unceas- "F
'uPPose human being, migrating
m globe to globe and spending f;ftv Ne
us on each, he would require loo. CHI
600, GOO, 600 years for the round. r. sid
stayed only one hour he would save He
en- time, but still need $50. 400 ooo emf
rs Tor the task Yet these nebula Der
only part of the universe. am
utside thenebul@ limits we know ., ma
Or nebulse not receivable into stars too
y appear to be primitive nebulaa- the
., unused, world-stuff n, sho
creations BAG
'me of them occupy a snace in t
ne orbit of Uranus. Some 81 first
er. The one in Orion is est;mat.d ~
De 1900, DOC. 600, 600, ooe, goo t;n,as II
er than our sun. nun
e we come to the ~, ta,,ros+ ,,..o repl
dares say yes? We are probably Z
a To orr limits hut tina f.atara. N
instruments and scientific devices
push those limits SO much furthe, dists
nto space.-Golden Days. Blu
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-12-24

-kittie was walking down SIRE,
with her auntie one day and her biz.
blue eyes were wide open to all the
curious things in the world. Suddenly.
she espied some tempting looking pears
before grocery store. loo.
aunticv she criad: ~ see all yose lit
tie cunning lcng-tailed applesr'-Ls,
dies Home journal
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-12-24
ONCE UPON A TIME.

IN the kingdom Of our CHILDHOOD
how We loved each rhyme.
And each oft-told tale beginning
Once upon time"
TOW we hold as no less precious
thoughts OF youths sweet prima
And the blessed golden season
once upon time.
Discord then had never mingled
Win our hearts glad chime:
Lie was harmony and gladness
Once upon time.
nnnas were free, then, for life's labor~.
rect were strong to climb:
Hearts were full Of brave ambition.
Once upon time.
inen no doubts were ever blended
In LIES happy rhyme,
Love was true and lovers faithful.
Once upon a time.
onaI we mock at those who teach M
Lie is still sublime?
AN, how very fair we Thought n
once upon time.
-Woman's Journal
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-12-24

"These stories Of yours said tho
magazine editor, returning the roll Of
manuscript to the author, s.are good ia
some respects, but they are hardly
available for our use. They are too
somoer They are wanting in vivacity
ana movement They lack freshness.
Lack freshness, do they?s' exclaimed
sne aspiring young man, crushing his
nac savagely on his head and turning
g So. Lack freshness. hey? The Last
edleor showed them to, sir, said thev
'acked Attic salt! Chicago Tribune
The Globe-republican., 1892-08-05
1t Made Them Sick.

The town of Dexter can boast the
hardeSt-hearted set Of wags to be
found anywhere, says the Lewiston
Me Journal. The most of them are
constantly on the lookout for the sub
ject of a practical Joke, and hardly a
day passes that they do not find one.
The latest is on the fresh cigar drum
mer, who thought his merchandise
better than anything of the sort on
earth. In his travels he carries in
his coat pocket a big cigar case and
advertises himself and his goods by
giving freely of his brands to any
who will smoke them. He was in
Dexter this week. The day was hot,
and he left his coat and cigar case on
chair while he sat in cooling
draught in the door. One of the
jOkers got rubber comb and broke
out twenty teeth. They were small
and sharp. Into the end of each
cigar rubber tooth was pushed, and
with a small nail the tooth was
driven in out of sight. The tobacco
leaf came together, completely hid
ing the tooth. Then the jokers
waited for the fun. Soon the cigar
man, we'll cooled down, began bust
ness. Going into a store, he first
gave away cigar, which the intend
ed customer began to smoke. Soon
the air was Odoriferous, not with a
sweet and fragrant smell, but with
one not unlike that of old gunlOcks
or burning rubber boots. The Gus
toner sickened and threw away the
weed, and said he had on hand cigars
enough to last all summer. Another
dealer had a similar experience. Still
another was given a days nausea.
and when that drummer got through
with his gifts he was hated by nearly
every cigar dealer in town. He
packed his goods in sorrow, and does
not know to this day that an old
rubber comb from the stable box Of
hostler wrecked him commercially
In Dexter.
The Globe-republican., 1892-08-05
How MuteS Make Love.

A gentleman who enjoys wide ae-
Quaintance among the deaf of Phila.
delphia told Record reporter that
the courtship of a pair Of mutes was
one of the most singular things on
record. Il know young man who is
now deep in the tolls Of fair and
speeches. girl" he said, land he has
taken me into his confidence. He is
perfectly happy in his inflrmity, for
from conversations he has held with
ordinary lovers he has come to the
conclusion that silence is, after all,
the best form for lovers. During the
progress OF his affair de ceur he ex-
perienced but one difficulty, and that
in a short time he SurmOunted. The
thorn that lay in his bed of roses was
a gas Jet, which, as he, of course. con-
versed with his adored one in the
sign language, it was always neces-
sary to keep blaze-a woefully en-
barrassing thing for lovers Finally
they discovered that, like Laura
Bridgman, they could utilize the
sense of touch in deciphering their
sign language. By holding one an
others hands they found that they
could carry on conversation with
tolerable facility, and in about a week
were adopts. Thus deaf, dumb and
practically blind, they enjoyed all the
pleasure of love. They have spread
their discovery among their friends,
and believe that the idea has takeu
fast hold upon deaf lovers, and has
become quite popular"
The Globe-republican., 1892-08-05
Spanish Dancing and Walking.

In an article on the Spanish con-
cert halls contributed to the Fort
nightly Review the writer says that
spanish dancing, which no doubt de.
rives it's eastern color from the Moors,
IS almost equally dance of the
whole body. and its particular char
acteristic-the action of the hips-is
due to physical popularity of the
Spaniards, whose Spines have spec
ial and unique curve of their own.
The walk of Spanish women has a
worldwide fame; one meets Venus
Callipygas at every corner, and it is
to initiate what in them is real and
beautiful that the women of other
nations have introduced the hideOus
mimicry of the ''bustle."
The Globe-republican., 1892-08-05
We Learn Something Every Day.

II want the fastest horse in your
stable" he said, as he blew the ashes
from the end of his cigar.
"H'm?" said the liveryman. "GOing
to take your girl out for driver"
'sThat'S about the size Of it."
swell, when 1 used to 60 out for
that purpose / took the sloweSt horse
in the stable, and if he gave out and
didn't bring us home till all hours l
used to like it all the better"
81 guess you know thing or two. "
said the young man, as he twisted
the curl of his muStache, land you
can give me just such a rig as you
would use yourself if you were going
out on my business. New York
Press.
The Globe-republican., 1892-08-05

cipitous ridge of limestone rock, and
its base is washed by the small river,
the Aw-Martin. Near the summit OF
the castle is the famous stone which
has the legendary property of con.
ferring on the person who kisses it
such responsiveness as to compel the
hearer to believe anything he may
assert. The stone can be kissed by a
person held over the parapet by she
heels.
There is belief that before Blar-
ney Castle surrendered to King Will
Jams forces Lord Clancarthy's plate
was packed in a chest and thrown in
to a lake a short distance from the
castle. Several attempts have been
made to drain this lake.
The Globe-republican., 1892-08-05
Work of One Cigarette Stub.

a number of hunters in the GrOS
Ventre Range, Wyoming, one day in
August. 1889, were smoking as they
rode along. One carelessly cast his
cigarette stub on the grass beside the
trail. Usually it would have died
there and no harm come from it, but
a breeze was blowing that famed it
till dry blade of grass famed up
The hunters had just passed around
a bend and did not see the flame
An hour later fire that threatened
all the grass south of the eros Ventre
River was raging and the few settlers
there were riding from ranches even
thirty miles away to save the range
their cattle needed. One man fol-
lowed and brought back the hunters
and for the rest of the day more than
a score of men with horses dragging
bundles of green brush galloped up
and down to confine the flames to
the canyons and mountains east of
the valley. They succeeded, and the
ranchers worn out rode home to rest.
Some hundreds Of square miles Of
mountain sides and the bottom lands
in the canyons were burned over.
Later came winter and the deep
snow common to that country. With
the snow came herds of elk from the
mountain tops to feed in the thickets
along the brooks between the mount
aims. 1t was their regular practice,
and they had always lived there in
peace the winter through, for the
settlers killed only what were needed
for food. But this winter, instead of
nourishing grasses and twigs, the
ChautauQuan says the unfortunate
animals found only charred stubs and
blackened sods. Goaded by their
hunger they came out on the plains
and about the ranches of the settlers.
At first they fled at the sight Of a
man, but by January cared nothing
for one. They mingled with the
cattle, they leaped over fences built
high to exclude them: they attacked
the haystacks in spite of armed men
standing there on guard. They died
of starvation by the thousand, and
one who drives up the valley sees
hundreds of whitened antlers where
the elk fell on the plains and thou
sands of dead and blackened tree
trunks on the mountain side.
The Globe-republican., 1892-08-05

President Roberts of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad is, as everybody knows,
a great stickler for discipline, and in
this connection story is told of him
which is too good to keep. Some
time ago, while on his way to Har-
risburg, the conductor of the train
bowed as he passed without asking to
see his ticket. On coming through
the train again Mr.. Roberts touched
his arm and said: "Why did you not
ask for my ticket"
Rather abashed, the conductor re.
piled that he presumed he had his
pass.
''Do you know who amp" next
asked Mr.. Roberts.
eyes, SIR" replied the conductor,
'you are the President of the road"
'Granted that am. 1t is your
duty to allow nobody to ride over this
road without showing a ticket. AL
ways bear that in mind"
The conductor promised to do so in
the future and passed on. After the
next station had been passed he again
came through the train for tickets
and, coming to MI. Roberts, stopped
and demanded to see his ticket
'.That's right, my man," said the
President, putting his hand in his
breast pocket Then ne grew red in
the face, and, as he felt in pocket
after pocket, his face became redder.
He had left his pass at home. The
conductor never moved a muscle Of
his face, but stood with outstretched
hand waiting for the ticket Mr..
Roberts was too proud to back out,
and finally asked in meek voice.
''How much is the fare to Harris
burg?" On being informed he paid
over the money, which the conductor
took without a smile, giving him a
rebate good for 10 cents. President
Roberts continued his ride in silence.
Record.
The Globe-republican., 1892-08-05

eyes, we know too much about
germs. We have isolated ever so
many, and can describe them so ex-
plicitly that a wayfaring man, though
a fool. need not err in recognizing
them. But of what use is our knOwl-
edge to our patrons? Suppose l tell
one of my patients that the comma
bacilli are destroying his lungs and
that they are so situated that can
not destroy them without killing him.
Had not as well say (as Of old), you
have consumption and will most likely
not get well? In other words, has
the germ theory improved the treat
ment of consumption? lido not think
so"-Dr. Howle. in Western Medical
Reporter.
The Globe-republican., 1892-08-05
ScissOred Smiles.

SC1SSOreu Sul1leSs
FEATURES of sporting life-broken
noses.
The house fly is very slow in his
moving.
TANK plays are popular for divers
reasons.
"LIvE and let live" is not the motto
Of the live electric wire.
A SYNDICATE Of cattlemen has q
perfect right to water its stock.
The more people become wrapped
up in themselves the colder they
grow.
HOPE buildsa nest in mans heart
where disappointment matches its
brood.
"DID your flancee return your affec-
tom" Eyes; and also the ring /
gave her."
If you have no bread to cast on the
waters, then use taffY, Of which the
poorest has supply.
JUDGE LYNCH Is very clever art
ist. He draws from life and his style
is painfully realistic.
A Boston authOress has published
book which she calls "My First
Loaf" Well bet it's heavy.
If church be on fire why has the
organ the smallest chance to escape?
Because the engine cannot play on it.
THE watch trust is said to be break
ing up. 1t is time. A great many
other trusts. by the way. need watch
ing.
IT is supposed that Americans 60
ahead qualities are due to the fact
that they have so much push while
they are babies.
WHEN a married man buttons his
suspenders on eightpenny nails it is
sure evidence that he has been dis
appointed In love-
The Globe-republican., 1892-08-05

Love puts thorns on friendship.
Jealousy is love turned upside
down.
Men measure love by time; women,
by eternity.
Love is a great care.
Love needs no messenger to say it's
come.
Three meals day is good for love.
Love is twin to SORROW.
Love cannot be hidden.
Each one has own definition for
love.
Hate is love gone mad.
The Globe-republican., 1892-08-05
OF Two Evils.

First Shipwrecked Yachtsman-
1t won't hold us both, Bill. I'll let
60 and you save yourself.
Second Shipwrecked Yachtsman-
But, man, you have wife and family
and l haven't.
First Shipwrecked Yachtsman-
Yes, l know: but l have an engage
ment with the dentist tomorrow,
and am satisfied. DROPS off the
log, PUCK.
The Globe-republican., 1892-08-05
Why She Went.

Laura (pensively)-There is some
thing about the Bermudas that fills
my heart with melancholy and that
brings tears to my eyes. Can you
think of any cause for so strange an
effect?
Larry Qanguidly)-It's in the air
aw, don't know, Miss Laura The
air is full of tears. They waise the
best and biggest onions in the world
right on this island. don't you know.
Pittsburgh Bulletin.
The Globe-republican., 1892-08-05
Taught I'm an Electoral College.

"Pa, said little Johnnie, 'what do
they teach in the electoral cOllege?"
''They teach the utter uselesSneSs
of the institution, my son." re-
sponded the intelligent father -BOs-
ton Transcript.
The Globe-republican., 1892-08-05
The One He Meant.

1.-THE fisheries question is up again, "
remarked the snake editor.
81 thought that the difficulty be-
tween America and England on that
point was over" replied the horse
editor.
"That isn't the fisheries question !
mean"
"What question did you mean,
them"
"'How many did you catch?'''-
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
The Globe-republican., 1892-08-05
A Threc-Handed Wonder.

Jorkings-GoOdt thing Mrs. Broke
got of about her husband, eh?
CallOus-What was that?
Jorkings-Huh! Said he was a
three-handed wonder-right hand,
left hand and little behind hand
brakes Magazine.
The Globe-republican., 1892-08-05
Couldn't Wen Forret Hin.

''Beg pardon, SIR" said the waiter:
when Yorick had finished his frugal
meal, "the gents at this table usually
remembers me, SIR"
II don't WONDER" replied Yorick,
cordially. ''That face of yours would
be hard to forget"
And he picked up his bill and
strolled leisurely in the direction Of
the cashier.-Drake's Magazine.
The Globe-republican., 1892-08-05
LAUGH AND GROW FAT.
4 HEALTHY TONIC FOR IN.
VALlDS OF ALL KINDS.

Humorous Anecdotes Cleaned from vaxi.
WIN Mako Any body Sleep Wsn-Bstter
Than Medicine When Taken Before Re-
Earing.