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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-11-04
wEARiNE ss.
II II OFTEN Duo to . Scaut supply OF Good
Food and Fresh Air.

~ II OFTEN Duo to Scant supply of Good
Food and Fresh Air
Prof. Michael Foster has been lectur-
inr at Cambridge on the subject OF
WEAKNESS. In this busy work-a-day
world there are few of us who do not
often experience the sensation, though
not MANY may know exactly what Is
the causation thereof. There are two
chief actors, the professor tells us. IN
the production of WEAKNESS or ex-
haustion, too speedy expenditure OF
bodily capital or force, and the ac-
emulation of the products OF activity
in the working organ.
The nervous system Is a candle that
can not be properly burned at both
ends at once. Endurance depends
largely upon blood adequately pure,
and the speed with which the
internal scavengers free blood
from the poison which the
muscles and other organs OF activity
pour into it is proportional to the stay
inc mowers of the worker. The hunted
hare dies not because it is choked for
want of breath, nor because its heart
stands still, its store of emery having
piyen ont, but because poisoned blood
has poisoned its brain and its whole
body. The nuritive and excretory sys-
TENS must, therefore. be of the highest
Importance to the enduring activity OF
the highest executive mechanism.
| From these remarks the reader may
come TO his own conclusions as to the
value of pure food and fresh air. Thu
last should have the very treest en-
trance to every dwelling and yet how
very seldom is this the case. Take
walk along any street in any town q
night and from the number OF window
Theoretically sealed one would thinl
that pure air was mans greatest enem.
instead Of his best friend. -Liverpoo
Mercury.
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America of which the ancient Persiam
never dreamed. All these fruits APP
pear to increase in size and flavor IN
ATTITUDES where the winter is sufficienV
ly severe to check the growth OF the
tree and give it a needed rest.
1t could not be expected. for the rea.
sons alleged, that America, inhabited
until a recent date by savage tribes
only, should furnish to the world prod
ucts that require thousands OF years OF
care and culture to give them their per-
feet development. The potato, how
ever. is an invaluable boon con-
ferred by the new world on the
old. 1t has been generally sup
posed that it was first intro.
duced into England and Ireland
by Hawkins and Raleigh in the seven
teenth century, but according to hum
boldt it had been cultivated all over
South and in considerable part North
America ages before the discovery Q,
the western continent by Columbus. II
was found in Chilli and Peru and tns
seeds sent to Spain and Italy by ths
monks, as some writers assert, nearly
one hundred years before Hawkins ane
Raleigh crossed the Atlantic The 70
mato is also of South American origin
and, though it plays much less I'm
portant part in alimentation, 1t Is al
article of food that Americans woui'
not willingly part with. As to TN
fruits in common use, though Americ
has done much to improve them, ther
is not one them of which it can reason
ably claim to be the place OF origin
| San Francisco Chronicle.
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DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

Delicate Cake: Butter, three-quar
tiers cup; sugar. scant two cups, stirred
to q cream; -four, three cups; baking
powder, two teaspoonfuls, run through
4 sieve twice; sweet milk, one-half cup;
whites of six eggs; flavor, lemon or
vanilla. This makes delicate jelly
cake; bake in layers Ohio Farmer.
Baked Corn: Select nice fresh ears
of tender corn of as nearly equal size
as possible. Open the husks and re-
move all the silk from the corn; re-
place and tie the ears around with 3
thread. Put the corn in a hot oven,
and bake thirty minutes or until tender.
Remove the husks before serving
Good Health.
Cream salmon: One can of salmon
minced fine, drain off the liquor. For
the dressing boil one pint of milk. two
tablespoons of butter, pepper and salt
to taste Have ready one pint OF pound
ed bread crumbs, place layer In the
bottom of the dish, then layer OF the
salmon, then layer of dressing, and
SO on, placing the crumbs on the top
laver.-Detroit Free Press.
Fried Tomatoes: Select firm, meaty
tomatoes for frying. Cut in thick
slices, season with pepper and salt and
q little sugar, If liked sweet, then fry
| in hot butter or drippings. Cook rather
slowly, turn with care, and when
brown on both sides take up on pieces
/ of buttered toast. This is delicate
dish to serve with lamb chops or roast
meats.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Pound Cake: Take one pound OF
sugar and one pound of butter, beat to
cream; eight eggs. the yolks and
whites beaten separately; add the
iyolks we'll beaten to the butter and
| sugar, and half nutmeg or half a tea
spoonful of mace. Beat well together.
Add the whites and beat until well
4 mixed; add three-quarters of pound
of flour. Currants or citron can be
added if liked.-Boston Budget.
-Stewed Beef: A thick piece with
|, some fat and little bone should be Sc
, tlected. Put on in a. small quantity OF
| boiling water. Cover closely. 1t may
be necessary to add boiling water as
this boils away, but when the meat is
, tender there should be only fat re-
!. manning in the kettle. The meat
should be turned often and brownies
I in this fat over slow fire. Salt an
hour before it is done. A brown gravy
of the drippings with -four. water and
seasonings may be served with it,
Farm, Field and Fireside.
Lobster Salad: Cut the meat OF
GOOD sized lobster into small pieces
+ make dressing of mustard, vinegar
|. salt, and pepper, or any French dressing
: that suits the taste, and squeeze ovel
! the whole the juice of half a lemon
= Place this in shallow platter, cover !
i entirely with lettuce leaves. and sprea'
! over them another dressing made a
q follows: Beat with fork the yoiks Q
a two raw eggs, pouring oil slowly o.
them until the mixture is about tp
Al thickness of rich cream Boil three egg
II hard, cut in shapes to suit the fancy
10 and garnish the dish. -Harper's bazal
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color, for Autumn.

The new autumn color-cards show
yery many shades in green, all OF
which are attractive in tint Green
will be among prominent colors for the
fall and winter, brown in rich Deauti-
full tones being it's close rival Gray
browns are called rossignol. The sill
YER. sapphire, peacock, and cadet blues
are far more prominent than the
navies. The hosts upon hosts OF navy
blue costumes worn at the Worlds fair
have given the shade deathblow
regarding its popularity with best
dressed women for some time
q come. Princessc dress models
from Paris ateliers are made OF
s;lver-blue bengaline, brocade, and
faille Franchise severally trimmed with
cold and silver passemcnteries. The
vests. sleeve-cuffs, and collar are OF
cold or silver crepe de Chine. Yellow.
particularly for millinery uses, will be
yerv fashionable in the goldenrod
shades, also in canary and maize tints.
Primrose, honeysuckle, and buttercup
tipts are lovely for evening. The violet
i and mauve shades are beautiful, but
lexceedingly rare, only three tones ap-
| pcaring. The mahogany, rosewood,
and old cherry dyes reappear with
| added brightness. and some OF the fade
.artv colors are more than ever dainty
and delicate.N. J. Post.
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SHE WAS AFTER GAME.

The Roaring Creek Widow Wanted MAI
and Wasn't Very Particular, Either.
we had dinner at the Roaring Creek
hotel and were waiting for the staea
horses to be brought out when woM-
an ralloped up ON raw-boned horscs
She was a female Who had seen fif,y
winters, and each succeeding one had
had mnde her homelier than the orc
before. Even the stage driver, who
valued women at one million dollars a
ton. turned his head after one look
"Gentlemen,. she began, as she sizti
| the five of us up, I'm lone wilder
from Wild Cat ranch, ten miles up
Roaring creek. Are any of you singleT'
"Mrs. Scott, you go onF called the
landlord as he came to the door.
.sWhat fur?" she asked, as she looked
at him.
"This is about the tenth time you've
| rid over here lookin' fur man. 1t don't
look right"
"Yes, it's about ten times, guess.
she slowly replied, land it don't look
as if | was going to hev any luck to
day. Does anyone of you want a wild
der with six hundred acres OF land ane
an orange grove behind her?"
Each man solcmnly shook his head
being already provided for.
| .sYou see," explained the landlord
..this ere hain't no way to ketck man
and you might as well quit A travele
don't want to stop off and marry any
body. Why don't you git arter som
newcomer"
i .sDon't hear of anybody" she replied
Il "But / know of one. He's bough
| land three miles down the road and
putin up cabin. He's only got on
eve. and he's lop-shouldered and drag
, | his leg, but mebbe-"
=. Hell dol" interrupted the widow
. aHow for down the road?"
. ",Bout three miles. Kin your ho'
/. make il without feed?'
"He's got to or die'' she grimly r
4 plied. I'm out huntin' to-day, and a.
! bound to find game! Three miles dow
! the Observation-Disclosures
I l-one-eyed--drags his leg? I'll be th'
4 in half an hour and captur' him des
q | or alive. Good-by."-M. Quad, in CT
tcaro Times.
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wasting the sad circumstances OF ms
failure and death.
And Kate Raymond was forgotten,
too, as she sat by herself in the Dig,
sounding rooms, with her black dress.
and her pale checks, and the unshed
tears making her poor eyes heavy.
People had pitied her at first, but
they took it for granted she would do
s.something;'' at all events, 1t was none
of their business.
"Well, my dear, have you made up
your mind?" said old Dr. Smith, as he
came creaking into the roon and sat
down beside her.
Kate looked up through the gather
ing tears.
doctor. ] want your advice. Tell me
what had better do"
"Advice, Ell? Well, it isn't easy to
ndvise. under some circumstances. child.
The only two places that seem at all
eligible to me are Mime. Pellair's and
the situation as companion to old Miss
Beverley. should ndvise you to go to
old Miss Beverley, my dear, II you can
be sure of patience and self-controL'
II am not the wild, impetuous girl
once was; can be patient now. doctor
swell. shall tell Miss Beverley to ex
pect you?"
Eyes; but doctor"
"Well?'
GLOW many members are there IL
Miss Beverlcy's family?"
"Only herself and fussy old bache'o
brother-ten times as oid-maidish as sh'
is herself. You may bless your star
you're not going as companion to tn
old man.
Kate smiled little abscntly.
There used to be a-nephew, who
"Yes. know--Carl Beverley; but n
went to Florida year ago. AT ten tc
morrow then, my dear. will call TO
you."
DIR. smith creaked away in thos
noisy boots of his; and Kate Kaymon
went upstairs to pack her trunk an
think.
So Carl Beverley was in Florida! Sh
had known that before, but someho'
she wanted the doctors testimony I
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A SMART DOG.
But He Ran Up Against Bear Little
Smarter than He Was.


Bears hate dogs beyond anything
else, and will frequently give up good
chance to escape from the hunter for
the satisfaction of waiting for pursu-
ing dog or two and crushing the life
out of them. Dogs that are not espe-
cially trained to hunt bears are al
most sure to fall victims to bruins
vengeful rage on such occasions, and
even experienced and educated bear
dogs not infrequently oyerrate their
smartness and fall before some furious
old bear that they have been harrass-
ing and circumventing in the chase
No dog was ever done up by bear
though in so remarkable manner as
George Innes' dog Tinker was few
DAYS ago, says Roulette (Pa. CORE
spondent. George Innes Is a hunter
who lives in the Mexican county woods,
near the head Of Potato creek. His
dog Tinker was considered the best
bear dog in that part Of the state and
Innes did quite a profitable business
with him by hiring him out to hunters.
who depended on his sagacity and
thorough knowledge of the manners
and customs of bears to bring success
to any hunt. No bear had ever sue
Iceeded in getting the best of Tinker in
the slightest degree, and 1t hunters
he was with came home without their
bear it was never Tinker's fault.
1t is recalled now that once Tinker
had, by his slsillful maneuverlng'
worked willy old campaigner OF bear
out of laurel patch right where one
of the waiting hunters was standing
gun in hand. The bear was not i've
rods away from him. The hunter fired
both barrels at the bear, which turned
and rushed back into the laurels
Tinker came bounding out OF the
thicket with glad yelps, for he plainly
had expected to find the old heal
stretched uon the ground. When M
Jumped into the opening, looked
around, and did not see the bears car
cas-, his glad look gave place to one Q
surprise. He stood for moment as
he could scarcely believe his eyes, ant
then turning an angry look on tn
hunter he gave him an ugly scowl ant
went back home. He was disguste'
! that his good work should have bee
! spoiled by bungling hunter, and n
would never hunt with a party att
that if that particular hunter mac
!. one of it.
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nobody cared for you. That was a
mistake"
Kate Raymond looked up in sur
prise
MY nephew, Carl Beverley, cares
for YOU; he has never left off caring for
you. If he thought you would never
look kindly upon him again ="
But Kate shook her head.
at is too late now to say these things,
and yet ="
But It isn't too late" interrupted
the old bachelor, solemnly, rising out
of hisc hair, taking off the blue specta-
cles, behind which sparkled pair OF
brilliant black eyes, removing the rusty
wig from profusion of chestnut brown
curls, and spurning the wadded flannel
dressing gown from him with con-
temptuous motion.
Kate rose to her feet with hysterie
scream.
"Carl!''
us it too late, Katie? Tell me! This
last week has taught me how good
how gentle and how patient you have
grown, and love you better than
ever did before. Can you forgive mi
| for the ruse practiced to learn whether
might indeed aspire once more t.
your hand?"
Kate Raymond said mo" at first. bu
she said yes afterward. when Car
had convinced her of the perfect propri
| ETY. of his conduct.
And did your aunt know"
att was she who insisted upon II
Kate. She wished to prove the tempe
she had heard was so tickle and uncer
tain"
And the old ladys wedding present
Miss Raymond was a diamond brooc
that queen might have worn. Blu
falo Inquirer.
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Golden Rule.

Two men became engaged in n fight
in the street Instantly their hats went
off and rolled in the dust. One Of the
men was entirely bald and the other
had a thick head of hair. The bald
man seized the other by the hair and
began to drag him about.
.Stop himr' cried bystander.
why should you stop him." asked
another. "He's only practlclng the gold
en- rule"
sThe golden rulel What do you
mean"
s.Why, he's doing to the other man
what he wishes to goodness the other
man might be able to do to him. -
youth's Companion.
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staple and f'Aney.

With sigh the grocer learned that
he was only making one hundred per
cent upon his investment
but must be patient" he MUIR
INJURED.
Presently he might have been seen
fitting between the sugar barrel and
the kerosene tank.
Little drops of water, little grains
Of sand" he said.
Suiting the action to the word, = look
Of hope and courage overspread hi
ccuntenance.
81 will yet be wealthy. were tn
words of his lips.
Then he issued forth joyfully, 81
though he knew in his heart that thu
scales were lying in weight for him
| Detroit Tribune.
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ing went right. Miss Beverley seemsd
determined to be suited with nothing
that was done for her, and the old
bachelor from his corner growled
chorus to all her fault-findings.
Day after day passed by very much
in the same style, and Kate Raymond
grew paler and quieter with each re-
volving sun. At first her proud spirit
had rebelled.
81 cannot endure It." she had thought.
But then came the bitter remem-
brance that she must endure it-that
she had neither home nor friends to
fee to!
And when at the weeks end Miss
Precilla Beverley paid the astounding
| sum of two dollars into Miss Raymond's
shrinking palm she felt that it had in
deed been hardly earned.
There's one good thing about you,
Miss kaymond,' said the spinster, par
enthetically, as she counted out the
bills-''one quality that none OF my
other companions could ever suit me
in; you never get out of temper You've
never once lost your patience the whole
time you've been here; and yet used
4 to hear, a year or so ago, when my
nephew Carl was at home, what
changeable, tickle, inpatient little
thing Squire Raymonds daughter
was"
Kate colored, and the tears started
quickly to her deep brown eyes.
NO" said the old bachelor in th'
corner, mo, Miss Raymond never get
out of temper now!'
''How old are you now?'' asked Mis-
Beverley, searchingly.
Il was twenty last month"
"Humph! only twenty? Well. / sup
, pose you'll be getting married som
day, and l shall lose my companion"
But Kate gently shook her head, with
out even looking up.
II shall never marry" she said. INC
body cares for me now"
There, James, l told You you
e knock that vase off the window seat
t YOU insisted on leaving it there ];
mented Miss Beverley, rs q sudde
S crash of breaking china interrupte
Hates voice. Run, Miss Raymond
Il and don't let the water soak into tn
e carpet. l don't see how men can be
e careless"
d And for once the old bachelor ha
q no word of excuse to pleai for hin
i self.
IS "Miss Raymond he said in loy
hurried voice, when his sisters temp
/, rary absence had CHANGED to leave the
alone together half an hour or
5, later, "you said little while ago Thu
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lMPuDENcE AND IGNORANCE.
They Lend Kind of Ignorance Which Can
he Dispensed with Probably.


They Lend a Kind Of Ignorance Which Can
BE Dispensed with Profitabiy.
There are many sorts of courage
which both men and women would %
better without, but, unfortunately, are
not. There is courage OF impudence.
It abounds to-day. 1t is all the fash
ion. If you want thing and can not
get it in any other way, try impudence
that is a recipe which is constantly
being given in the papers.
Then there is the courage OF igno-
rance. Not long ago was in room IN
which there was an eminent pianist.
He played as, SO far as I know, he alone
can play, one of Chopin's masterpieces
lowering his finger tips with the
eloquence of many voices Directly
he had finished the lady OF the house
went sailing up to him. THANK you
so much! You should hear my little
grill do SO want you to tell me what
| you think of her. For SO small q cniio
mot yet learned music two years-we
think she's wonderful"
Before the astonished virtuoso, whose
knowledge of English is not profound
could get word in edgeways, there
was a small child about nine years O
| age planted on the music stool VIII
.sYe Banks and Braes,n with varia
tions, opened out in front OF her.
In a self-sufficient little nonentity
who had mot yet learned music tw'
years. and who, naturally, had no mu
sic in her, the performances was excusa
BILE, and it would be TOO much to sa'
that sudden death would have been 1t
only adequate reward-but in the pres
ence of that famed musician! do no
| know what he suffered. know wha
| we felt-All the Year Round.
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-"yyhy are you so naughty, john
nv? It seems to me that with mamma
worn out and papa with q broken arm,
you might try to be good. Kohl!
said Johnnie: that's just the time to
be had. No one can lick me-"
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-..I guess Lagsey finds he viii have
to 90 to work in earnest?" Eyes, poor
fellow. he went round to no less than
twenty people this morning to see If he
couldn't borrow five dollarA"-Inter-
Ocean.
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Quite Right.-Jasper-''It is all
right to scorn titles, but if a marquis
came to court your daughter. what
would you do?r Jumpuppe-'I would
toe the mark Truth.
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nv Another Name.

Rollo-Tell me, pa, is there any diner
ence between common salt and chloride
of sodium
Mr.. Holiiday-Yes, Rollo, great diff
ference. Salt is two cents pound at
the rrocer's. while chloride of sodium
is fifty cents tcaspoonful at the drug
rist,s.--Boston Transcript
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A LOVERS RUSE.
How Carl Beverley Won Pretty
Kat, Raymond.

I'D Squire Ray
mond was dead
and buried. The
wreath of white
japonicas that
had lain on his
c o fl n W a S
faded, the rusty
S tr "a m e RS OF
ere pc w e r e
taken off the
doorhandle, and
the world had
rot tired of can-
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-.Billtins is asgreat man; he can re-
peat every name in the city directory"
Lived here years, suppose. No,
he's trying to find . name for his first
baby. Irtcr-0 Ocean,
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rhe Bamed student.

"He's an entomologist. just been to
New Jersey to study the mosquito"
.'Why did he leave?'
ssFound out that instead OF learning
entomology he was teaching anthropol-
ory."-Life.