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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-02-11

owing to the crinkle in it, and with
checks rouged by heat and suds to
nm alarming degree, go out in the sit
ting-room to meet father and his
man." as foretold by little Jennie
who is peeping in at this very instant
through the hall door, making an &C.
casional grimace at me.
Father, in his usual enthusiastic way,
is entertaining the said imam" with
one of his never-cnding tales on his ia
vorite hobby 1--WE all have hobbies, you
know, SO won't particularize), but he
does pause long enough to say:
''My eldest daughter, Susie, Mr..
Smith; my housekeeper, you know, and
a very jewel she is. too, assure you. !"
Mr.. Smith rises and bows. He is tall,
rather good looking and exceedingly
cool and self possessed. | am not
want to shake father for that unlucky
compliment The idea of calling any
one q jewel of housekeeper, who has
nothing better for dinner than cold
boiled salt pork. beans, steamed bread
and a half of pie for dessert!
In my hurry to return to my sudsy
kitchen, where at least can enjoy a
good cry, run plump against the stool
at the doorway that Jennie has drawn
up in it's way, in order TO peep through
the transom. for Jennie is one of the
''terribles."
There is grand crashing fall, as the
tall stool goes over, but Jennie, with
her usual agility, lands upon the floor
like cat
Father Immediately runs out and de-
mands what has happened.
l point to the stool and reply as
calmly as may:
Jennie left it in the doorway"
AS for the 'child, she is already safe
within the kitchen, as demure as If
nothing had happened.
you should be soundly whipped for
such conduct" I say. angrily, then
remember the awful prospect before
me A dinner for a guest who is a
complete stranger, nothing with which
10 prepare5t, and not cent of money.
IF father would only remember that
we've used the last of the pension
check-if he only could remember"
Tsigh, and then l add: Poor father!"
Jennie is regarding me demurely.
There have been times when her fertile
brain has come to the rescue.
what are we to do?" ask, hope
lessly, looking at her.
There's your ring"
my ring!' I cry, ''my one treasure, I"
md snatch my hand away from her
gaze and then the tears flow in very
truth.
''Oh," said Jennie, 81 only meant to
pawn it; you can redeem it, you know.
Father pawned his watch"
$50 he did," say, holly, land never
redeemed it"
But my ring! heavy gold band given
me long ago by the bashful, halfway
lover. Clarence Baylor, my old friend
and schoolmate, who sailed away
across the sea and returned neyermore
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worse, you are likely to get wet. Won't
you take my umbrella--or let me walk
your way-I believe / prefer the lat
ter" with a friendly laugh.
Here is nice predicament! Almost
at the door of the pawn shop, and this
very kind and obliging young man
waiting most cheerfully to dance
attendance upon me even in q rain
storm.
For an instant stand helplessly be-
fore him, my checks ahame. then
manage to say:
'If you coul Id take a car apd-and-"
Certainly" he said, coldly, handing
me the umbrella.
"You can call for it, you know"
add, blushing most dreadfully.
He turns an instant, wondering ex-
preston on his face, bows, and is in the
passing car and gone.
''Oh," say with gasp, 'swhat a girl
he must think me-and then that
begged him to cali for this umbrella!
I'd like to toss it in the river. I'd
rather have gotten wet through than
to have met him to-day just here"
They are busy in the pawn shop; it is
many minutes before l receive my
precious ring and slip it joyfully upon
my finger, the only article of the kind
have ever possessed-and then the
memory of from whence it came. of the
sea that parted us, of the bigger sea
that now must forever roll between,
causes a tear to roll slowly down my
cheek.
take my handkerchief and wipe it
away, raise the borrowed umbrella
carefully and go ont into the storm.
Somebody is rushing by, somebody
who it seems did not care to take that
car, since his own business must have
compelled him to return to the neigh
borhood.
1t is all over now;she has seen me
come out of that dreadful place; he
understands now to whom that pawn
ticket belonged. But he little dreams
that for his sake was the sacrifice
made.
Then. three days later, he calls for
that unlucky umbrella-at least I call
it unlucky. 1t is evening; / am all
alone, for father and little Jennie are
out walking.
He looks particularly well and partic-
ularly handsome, think, giving him
my hand, shyly, for the memory of all
that mas been does not help to render
me calm and cool.
He talks easily of poor old father and
his dreams; of little needless Jennie,
and then talks of me. of myself. trying
to draw me out. and before / know it
] am telling him much of the life OF
trials and privations, and wind up
with the history of my ring. don't
know why tell it, but do, and then
land then. somehow, before the re.
turn of father and Jennie, i discover
that Mr.. Smith has not called for his
um brella. but wholly and entirely to
see me.
He does not say as much in words,
but know. And ] think, as he holds
my hand and watches my face with
those dark eyes. he reads Alright the
reason of the bushes that come and go.
Later on he tells me SO gently and
SO foncily how he knew all about those
dreadful happenings and how he pitied
me and wanted to help me.
And then laugh and tell him that
pity is akin to love, and he might have
known his danger.
But he says he fails to see the dam
ger. '-Abbie c. McKeever, in Yankee
Blade.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-02-11
A HOLY PLACE OF ISLAM.

The Famous Observation-Disclosures or Black
Stone. ut Mecca.
At the northeast corner Of the Kaaba,
near the door, and four to FIVE feet
above the ground. is the famous Had
schar-el-Aswad, or Black Stone. 1t is
an irregular oval, says Burckhardt,
about seven inches in diameter. with
an undulating surface, and seems to
be composed Of several stones of differ
emit sizes cemented together. 1t il
worn to its smooth surface by the mill
ions of kisses and touches it has received.
The Moslems say it was originally
white, but has become black by reason
of mems sins. 1t is surrounded by
border Of cement rising q little above
the surface. and this again by broad
band of silver gilt Burton said the
aperture in which the stone Is measures
one span and three fingers long. Burck-
hardt describes its color as deep red
dish-brown, approaching to black. II
appeared to Burton black and metallic,
and seemed to him common aerolite,
with thick shaggy coating worn and
polished. 1t Is not improbable that the
stone obtained its sacred character with
the pagans on account of its meteoric
origin.
Round the Kaaba is fine pavement
Of granite polished like glass by the
feet of the faithful, describing an ir-
regular oval. 1t is surrounded by iron
posts supporting cross rods from which
hang green glass globe lamps which
F.. I'D s,-o IL hn
thousand lamps of the court make little
impression on the gloom of night Be-
yond the poles is second pavement
eight PAGES broad, little elevated, and
round that another, higher and broader.
The ceremony of Tawaf, or circum-
ambulation, is performed on the inner
oval pavement of polished granite. 1t
consists in circling the Kaaba seven
times, calculating the proper prayers
at the proper points, and kissing the
black stone. The first three circuits
are made at quick-step pace, called
running, the four latter slowly and
leisurely. Usually in the Hadj the
crowd about the Kaaba is SO great
that it is difficult to reach the
sacred stone to kiss or even touch
it. Burton. by the. aid of dozen
stout Meccans, literally fought his way
through the enraged Bedouins, and
while kissing and rubbing the stone
carefully examined it for two minutes.
and decided that it is big aerolite.
After that he repaired to the well Zem-
gem, took a copious draught of the to
him nsuseous water, and was deluged
with three slxinfuls of it dashed upon
him in order to wash away his sins. He
does not say whether pretense of prayer
and alteration is sin.-Charles Dudley
Warner, in Harper's Magazine.
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Given me with request to remember
him." nothing more; and he died, they
said, of some fever, the handsome,
dark-eyed boy, and my ring was all /
had of what might have BEEN"
II don't know of anything else" re-
peated Jennie, heartlessly.
.sNor ], either.n / say, slipping it
from my finger. Then l write down a
few items of things the child is to get,
give her the ring in my little worn
purse and send her forth. / could not
70 myself, and she is equal to it.
1t is passable dinner. We manage
to get through somehow. but as hand
father his second cup of coffee. he does
see the very thing least desire him to
uotice--the ringless hand.
.'why, Susie. pet have you lost your
ripg?"
In vain try to stop him. perhaps the
sorrow in my face makes his question
the more pointed.
Ill put it away" say by this time.
81 have been washing. you know"
.sOh, yes" says father, entirely salts
fed, but the shame of the little subter-
fuge, the loss of my ring, render me
anything but sociable hostess.
am congratulating myself that it is
to end we'll. after all, when again
fathers usually all unseeing eyes mo-
tice a small bit of paper on the floor;
he stoops down and picks it up.
rs it yours?" he asks, handing it TO
our guest, when. oh, horrors! see It
is a pawn ticket, the ticket undoubted-
~ for my precious ring, that needless
Jennie has forgotten to give me.
Our guest smiles and says:
''Oh, no, not mine"
"My eyes are not as Young as they
were once" continues father placidly.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-02-11
THE NEGRO.

Ills Race II ON . Slow but Gradual d..
cline I'm New Englsnd's Population.
The colcred race does not increase
rapidly in New England. Rhode Island
is the only New England state where
the colored people were in 1890 over 3
per cent. of the population. Even there
the colored population has, according
to the census, fallen of from 2.49 per
cent of the population in 1850 to AL
per cent. in 1890. In Connecticut in
the same period the percentage
declined from 2.07 to liz. In Maine
the colored population in 1920 was
less than a quarter of per cent q
decline for the decade, but slight,
scarcely pcrceptible, gain as CON-
pared with 1850. The same is true Of
New Hampshire and Vermont, whore
colored people make up only .1S per
cent. and 80 per cent respectively of
the population.
In Massachusetts, they were In 1890
1. 05 per cent of the population, against
~ in 1850 In Massachusetts,, as in all
other New England states, however.
their percentage declined during the
present decade. The census enumera-
tors found %, 500 colored people in
Massachusetts, in 1890. 1928 in Maine,
600 in New Hampshire, 1904 in Yer
mont. 7,64l in Rhode Island and 1880
in Connecticut There Is no indication
of the forcing of the color line in New
England politics in these figures, but
there is, on the other hand, the sug-
gestion of physically decadent race.
or at least one that is not holding its
own in its social isolation. Boston
srvu ;, ccrir,f
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Truthful, but Ambiguous.

is it becoming to me?" asked she, as
she paraded in the costume of one hum
dred years ago before the man who is
not her lord and master, but is her hus-
band
"Yes, my DEAR" said he, meekly.
Don't you wish could dress this
way always?" she askedn
No, my dear" he replied; but it's
so becoming do wish, my darling. that
you had lived when that was the style"
London Sporting Times
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-02-11
THE MODERN eAccHANALIA.
Carnival Of tho Marsli Gras In = Typical
French Town.

Carnival Of tho Mardi Gras In = Typical
French Town.
The Hauteville calls the BASKERVILLE
libre-penseur, and pities 1t. The Basse-
vile calls the Hautevllle cagot, and
laughs at it. At carnival time, for in
stance, the BASKERVILLE reioices while the
Hauteville laments over its frivolity.
The population of the Baskerville goes
wild in February; and it is a curious
instance of the force of fashion and
vt the contrary nature of things that,
while rich English people will go to
Nice to see the battle Of flowers, and
less rich people read enviously of
their doings, the latter never
think of running over to q town
which can be reached In three
hours and half from Charing
Cross to get an idea Of what carnival
may be like. There was time when
Eat Sunday" was kept in England as
Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras) is now kept
In France; but that was in the days
when we still were merry. The carni-
val has died out here now-died out
with the May poles and morris dances,
and many Jess regretable legacies Of a
less unitarian past. But there is as
suredly no menace yet of its extinction
at Boulogne. Survival whether it be
of the Bacchanalia of the south, ANAL
gamated whether these may have been
with the Yule feasts of the north-cer-
tain it is that masquerade and dancing
did. on those occasions. greatly prevail,
and that masquersdes and dancing pre-
vail greatly still. in February. at Bou-
logne. Even pancakes--faint reminis-
cence of the days when Shrove Tuesday
had Q meaning-only survive in En-
gland, but they are de riguer at Bou-
logne. The whole population eats pam
cakes and sends pancakes to its friends,
while at least half the population goes
about singing:
All, Mardi Gras! Alb. Mardi Grasl
Mardi Gras ne ten vas pas,
Nous msngerons des crepes.
Mardi Gras ne ten vas pas
On nous n Zen mangerons pas,
An. Mardi 0ras,-Etc.
The streets are full of masquers, who
smuse themselves by chatting the un-
masked Neither man, woman nor
child may escape; and man, woman and
child had better chat back, lest their
misery be made greater. My landlady
told me that having on orc oc-
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AN UNLUCKY DINNER.
Its Many Trials Ended Happily for
All Concerned.

OPP S co m In g
h o m e a n d
there's a man
with him!"
" Goodness I"
/ cry. st h err e
never was such
a m a n, never;
to bring COM
pany home on
wash days, h Q
never fails.
l snatch off
the wet apron,
( wist. nm nv
hair, t h a t s o
persis t e mt ly
will be untidY.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-02-11
THE JEWEL.
True Meaning and Significance OF the
Word.

True Meaning and Significance OF the
Word.
Knowledge of the true inwardness Of
jewelry seems to be more than we can
compass. From the highest bred of us
to the lowest we give no evidence Of
understanding its real meaning or mis-
sion. Even the dress-reformers so while
and just when on the topic of hygiene,
misconceive altogether the aesthetic
question, and see in the use of jewelry
only the friyolity to which its misuse
has accustomed them.
There is just as much utility in a
jewel rightly placed as there is in a
hat It is an organic part of the gar
ment, and the garment is incomplete
without it. In use it finds reason for
being. and it needs no apology and
brooks no contempt.
Jewels, in the sense OF which the
writer mentions them, are made such
by their position. Commonly by jewels
we mean cut gem. but any ornament
that serves where gem may serve is a
jewel. This is the generic sense of the
word and the one which must be con-
sidered by aesthetics. If one is to exer-
else taste concerning them it can only
be done by judging them from the
standpoint of use. By this interpreta-
ton rosette may be q jewel, and SO
may bow.
A garment may and should be jeweled
wherever there is q fastening or legit-
innate fold center, and whatever orna-
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There is a fortune for the milliner
who shall devise a bonnet that can be
worn in any part Of church, and all
ways present the trimmed side, to the
congregation.
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II think I'll have an oil portrait
made, /" said Mr.. Derrick, who had be-
come suddenly rich in petroleum.
There you go talking shop AGAIN.
exclaimed his wife, who WAS taking
lessons in culture. -Pnck.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-02-11
II Clcar Coo.

The Police Magistrstc-Why do you
think this broil was brought on by
discussion of political issues?
The Oficcr-I heard 'em distinctly,
your honor. One man says Y or liar"
an the other says yer cut throat an
a horse-thief," an then they hk--Chi-
caro- Tribune.
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They Would All be There. -'Are
there many men unemployed in this
town." Il don't know. If you can
wait until tomorrow I'll tell you."
BLOW will You know tomorrow"
ssThcre's going to be safe moved into
. three-story building on the principal
street. IN. Y. Press.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-02-11

II have Just been reading an inter
esting.storY Of two men who were lost
in the kondacks while hunting"
said the beautiful Miss Huckins. Were
you ever lost, Mr.. Tubbs?"
'Once"
"When?''
.sWhen first saw you l was lost In
admiration, and may odd that have
not since been found. v-Boston Globe.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-02-11
The Barn Cat.

A barn c. always looks sleek and
fat and obtains its own living by catch
ing rats and mice. House cats arc
usually fed so abundantly that they
have never been known to catch =
mouse, and about the only thing they
were ever known to catch was the
canary bird. Notwithstanding this
act, they are allowed to live, simply
because they know no better, and arc
themselves pets. A good active cat
that will spend most of its time about
the barn buildings, Kidding them of
mice and other vermin, is worth at
least five dollars per year to any farm
err. All families of cats are not good
mousers, but when you are able to OBJ
tain one of family that Is. take It to
the barn, provide nice warm place
for it to sleep. and take it food until II
feels quite at home. Should itgo to
the house carry 1t back, and after .
time drive it to the barn II 1t frequents
the house, and it will soon learn that
the barn is its home, and remain there.
catching its living about the buildings
and fields. American Agricultural.
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Hard to Understand.

Little BOY shu'd think these 'thou-
sand-legs" bugs would starve or some
thin.
Little Girl-Why?
They've got to hunt for things to
eat, same as other bugs, haven't they?"
ssOf course.
well, don't see how they can keep
all those legs goin' an think Of any
thing else. GOOD News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-05
About A Adyertising.

People nowadays do not wander up
and down the streets of a town looking
for what they want to buy. 1t is easier
to sit down and read the advertisements
in the local newspapers. Wide-awake
business men are not afraid to tell what
they have to sell, and they naturally
reap the benefit that follows.
While their competitors may have
just as good stock, low prices and
everything else that the buyers want,
still they are unheard of, because the
people are not familiar with their names,
they never give the public an invitation
to call at their stores and half the
community does not know wether they
are in business or not.
1t is not necessary for merchants to
advertise heavily, unless they have
some extra inducements to offer. A
neat ad, stating exactly what you have
and where your place of business is, will
do more good in one year than all the
private talking and coaxing for trade
that can be done in ten.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-05
HIGHLAND DOTS.

The tenth anniversary of the marriage
of Henry Deisroth and wife was cele-
brated very pleasantly at their residence
here on Monday evening. Many per-
sons from outside towns were present as
well as their neighbors, and all took part
in making it very enjoyable affair.
Nothing was lacking in eatables or drink.
Music, singing and dancing was also a
part of the evenings merriment, and the
presents made were numerous and valu-
able. After the night had been enjoyed
the guests left for their homes each
wishing Mr.. Deisroth and wife many
more years of happiness and prosperity.
Patrick Sharp attended the Democratic
poor convention at Hazleton on Tuesday
as delegate.
John McGill left here on Tuesday to
enter the Bloomsburg state normal
school as a student.
Mrs. Henry Krum is lying dangerous.
ly i'll at present. Her recovery is in
doubt.
John Kringe AMI wife were here on
Monday visiting his pareuts.'
Thos. p. Mellon was here visiting this
week as the guest of n. P. Johnson.
visiting relatives the forepart of the
week
Chas. McGill and Thomas J. Boyle
were in Hazleton on Tuesday.
The holidays are over and our town
has resumed its Quaker-like appearance
after sunset.
Hugh Shovlin made a'call at the old
home on Sunday. There's nothing like
it.
Our citizens who are politically in
clined are making the most of the few
short days before the delegate election.
Some of them will surely be recognized
Which shall it be?
Jacob Stoltz and family, of Hazleton,
were visiting his parents here this week
Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith were visit
ing friends in Upper Lehigh in the early
part of the week.
The zeal with which our boys start
ed to go to night school was of a poor
quality. Gradually they became tired
of it and as result it closed. 1t seems
as if our boys lack the necessary sticka-
tiveness which is so useful when they
leave the parental roof to provide against
binding themselves hand and foot to
exc out an existence.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-05

President Mcleod, of the Reading
Railroad, has appointed Rollin IL. Will
bur, son of E. p. Wilbur, to be general
superintendent of the eastern division
of the Lehigh Valley, the position made
vacant by the death of the late II Stan
ley Goonwin. His territory extends
from Lehigh and Wilkes. Barre junction
to Jersey City, and includes the coal
branches. James Donnelly, superinten-
dent of the New Jersey division, will
hereafter have charge of the Lehigh di-
vision from Easton to Mauch Chunk, in
addition to his former territory.
p. 0. Esser remains superintendent of
the Wyoming division from Mauch
Chunk TO Lehgh and Wilkes Barre june
ton, and A. ?. Blakeslee is still super
intendent of the coal branches.
George NJ. Harleman, who is train dis
patcher of the Lehigh division, was
practically superintendent. He will con-
tinue to run the trains as before.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-05
Wreck on the ID. 5. IL s.

On Tuesday morning the D. S. & S.
trains commenced to convey the coal
mined at the Milnesville collieries to
Roam junction, where it is transferred to
the p. & r. to be taken to tidewater.
The first train that day that started for
Milnesville was pulled by engine No 5,
in charge of Engineer Graft and Le-
high Valley pilot. The latter had been
taken along to acquaint the d. S. & S.
men with the new branch.
During the trip it is stated that Graf
and the pilot became interested in con-
versation and failed to notice a signal
flag that had been placed at a point to
notify them that another train was
ahead. They continued running at a
fair rate of speed, and when near Mil
nesville crashed into the end of the
train.
No. 5 was running backward at the
time and its tender was twisted up in
bad shape. Other parts of the locomo-
tive were also damaged, but none of the
men on it were injured. 1t is now in
the shope at Drifton being repaired, and
the d. S. x S. crew is enjoying vaca-
tion, pending an investigation.