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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-03-25

necessary it might be. Thus, we arc
the prey of every impostor and OF the
.wanton cruelty Of the fanatical raooie.
They reproach us with drinking wine-
Certainly we do. but we drink 1t mod
erately. whereas the impious Persian
Moslem does not. There are many
moro restrictions and injustices we SUI
fer from, as for instance the law max
ing the leaving OF any Inheritance
among us punishable offensc, and the
other one which allows any Persian
Moslem to take our property from us at
twenty per cent less than its ascers
tanned value"
What this ancient Guebre dignitary
had told me found afterwards fully
confirmed. For generations past nos
a single crime has been charged against
these people. not even by their most
| fanatical oppressors.
A week or so later witnessed 2
Guebre funeral 1t was very quiet
and decorous affair. 1t is believed that
SO long as the body lies in the usual
| abode of the living, the soul, though
anxious to take fight, cannot quit the
/ mortal frame. Hence the obsequies are
often held In this few hours after
death has interviewed. The deceased on
this occasion had been Bombay mer
chant on a visit to his kindred in Per-
STA, and death had come suddenly. The
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-03-25

holy day and is named Deb Baadar,
the fifteenth Deb Bulmer, the twenty
second Deb Behdin. | regret to say
continued my informant, "that the gov
eminent persecutes us savageiy and
persistently, and this persecution has
been going on almost uninterruptediy
for 1000 years. Death used to be our
portion for following the religion OF
our forefathers- Now they no longer
slay us, but they Cypress US. rob us and
constantly issue new laws and regula'
tons against as.
SIS il any wonder that the Parsees IN
Persla-the pure, unmixed descendants
of the rulers Of this land-have shrunk
to a few thousands We are forbidden
by law to ride on horseback, TO wear
new and fine clothes and to serve a.
witnesses. Our testimony IS never
taken. DO matter how truthful and
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Walker. thereupon replied to Beau

QarQ Is 1O1AOWSs
ADO not desire neediessly to lombard Fort
sumter. II Maj Anderson win state the time
at which. as indicated by him, he will evacunte'
And agree that In the meantime he Will not use
his guns against Us unless ours should Do EN-.
p,ovod against Fort Sumter. you are authorized
thus to avoid the effusion OF blood II TINS OF
its equivalent, be refused, reduce the lott e
your Judgment decides TO be most pracucaDie-
It was these instructions that formed
the basis of the second and final conn
munication to Maj. Anderson, received
jov him three-quarters Of an hour after
midnight on the morning of April IL
aHis reply" says s. D. Lee. indicated
that he would evacuate the fort on the
18th. provided he did not in the mean
time receive contradictory Instructions
from his government or additional sup
plies, but he declined to agree not to
open his guns upon the confederate
troops in the event of any hostile DEM
constructions on their part sgainst
his flag"
This statement, It appears, was re
garded by Gen. Beauregard's aides, on
reading it over, as unsatisfactory,
and they accordingly notified him that
the bombardment would begin in one
hour. And SO the civil war was opened
Y. Sun.
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JACKSON EQUESTRIAN STATUE

IN clay. His first effort in this direction
was a clay model of the bust OF his
fathcr-in-law, who was regarded as
very homely man with an expressioniess
face. After making that model he ex-
hibited It to some of his friends, and
they instantly recognized the likeness
Of the subject This encouraged and
stimulated Clark Mills, and when he
had leisure he made models OF his wife
and several intimate friends From
that original work, without an m
structor, he proceeded to the execution
of n stone bust of a well-to-do friend.
His success was SO marked that funds
were raised to send him to Italy as an
art student. On his way to the center
of art studies and art students and arr
critics, young Mills stopped IN WISH
inQtou to visit some friends.
His journey TO italy ended rigns
there. He was offered the commission
to make the Jackson statue. provided
that his model received the approval
of the committee. He Immediately
procured quantity of cla,3 went 70 ms
room and labored diligently and with
enthusiasm, until he had produced siz
equestrian statues of eBackson. These
he placed In row. and studied them
long and eSrnestly. At last, he made
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-03-25

Miss Gigglegirl-So you teach at Har-
ward? That must be so nicei And you
teach the students all sortso OF languages
/ suppose they never speak English at
all
Professor Very seldom speak 1t.
Miss G.-There, l was sure OF it!
What language do they speak most,
Greek or Latin, orr
Professor = Slang. = Boston Tran
script
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r,r.t woman Journalist In London.

Huldah Friedrichs has the honor OF
being the first woman taken on the reg
ular staff of London paper. Although
of German nationality. she can both
write and speak English nuently, anc
knows both Russian and French suffi-
GENTLY well to act as special correspond
ent in ST. Petersburg or Paris at need.
Miss Fricdrichs joined the staff OF the
Pail Mall Gazette when Mr.. Stead was
its editor. and has been valued mem
Der ever since. leading quite as busy .
life as any Of her male colleagues. 1t
was she who introduced Sister Rose
Gertrude TO the public. She also acted
as special correspondent to Heligoiand
when the island was given over TO Ger.
many, and was ut Berlin at the time Of
Prince Bismarcks resignation
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-03-25

Al the foot OF Mont Blanc stands Che
Oldest chestnut tree in the world. Il
has a circumference Of 2l3 fest and =
5000 years oh
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He Did Not Complain.


Mrs. Gazzam- George, dear, here's
an article on how to keep moths out OF
sealskin sacques.
Gazzan-That can't be OF much In
terest to you, as you have no sealskin
sacque.
Mrs. Gazzam-That was what wish
ed to direct your attention to. love-
Detroit Free Press
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-27
California Names Ending In O.

Attention has not been called, we be-
heve, to one peculiarity-that is, the
number of geographical names in Cali
fornia which end with o. In this respect
this state must be awarded the Champion
ship medal, as brief inspection of any
list OF names of places will show. First,
among the 5S counties of California there
are no less than IA which end with the
round letter. They are Ell Dorado, Fres-
no, Inyo, Mendocino, Mono, Sacramento,
San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego,
San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San
Mateo, Solano and Yolo. 1t is to be OBJ
served that only portion of these are
named from masculine saints in the
Spanish calendar, Fresno, Inyo, Mono,
Solano and others being presumably In
dian names, though the termination may
have been put on by the early Spanish
settlers. When we come to towns in
California whose names end in o, their
name is legion. Therear among others,
Acampo, Alamo, Bernardo, Blanco, Cab
to, Capistrano, Decoto, Echo, Ell Casco,
Fruto, Igo, Jacinto, Largo, Llano, Milo,
Moreno, Navarro, Nicasio, Ono, Paler-
mo, Philo, Rialto, Sausalito, Tropico,
Venado and Volcano.
In the compilation of this imperfect
catalogue the towns and cities named for
saints have been omitted, as the list
would be entirely too long, running from
San Antonio through most Of the letters
Of the alphabet to San Ysidro. There is
said to be a reason for all things, and it
is not unlikely that the names given by
the early and pious Spanish settlers to
their settlements may have sounded
pleasant to the gringos who came after
them and have influenced them, perhaps
unconsciously, to confer upon their own
mining camps and villages and towns
names ending with the letter o.-San
Francisco Chronicle.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-27
His Plaintive Plea.

He had loved her very tenderly and
for a long time, but she had scorned
him. He was no worm either, for he
would have turned when trod upon, but
she rocked not this. 1t was enough for
her that she did not care for him. This
is usually enough for any woman; also
for any man when the boot is on the
other foot, for of such is the kingdom
of Cupid.
His condition had at last become I'M
bearable to him, and he resolved to win
all or lose all. 1t was late one evening
when the fateful moment came.
"Will you marry me?" he asked her
in pain, untrimmed English, for he could
trust himself to nothing in the orna-
mental line.
She spurned him scornfully.
"Now she replied, with sarcastic, hate
full, cruel emphasis, "No"
The word pierced the heart in his bos-
ON. His lips quivered, and at first he
could not speak.
"Have you no more to say?" he asked
at last plaintively.
mo, sir" she replied. What more
could 1 say?"
Again he shrank at the cruel thrust.
81 didn't know" he murmured tremu-
lousy, "but 1 think you might have said
No, thank you"
Then he fled away so weary with dis
asters, trigged with fortune, that he
would set his life on any chance to mend
it OF be rid of it.-Detroit Free Press.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-27
An Obtuse Englishman.

A Mr.. Kirbell, who had never been
out of England until he went to Vienna,
seems to have been typical Briton and
stubbornly insular to the extent Of re-
fusing to alter the time Of his watch as
he travelled eastward from England. No
argument would induce him to bulge,
and when at Vienna he arose at I'M
earthly hours and perambulated around
the city alone, having persisted in being
guided by his watch, stoutly asserting
that the foreign clocks were all wrong.
Kirbell was very anxious also to keep
a record of all the places he visited and
always jotted down in his pocketbook
the names of the various stations he had
stopped at or passed. "How curious it
is there are so many stations Of the same
NAME" he once remarked to fellow
passenger, who replied that he had not
observed it. Kirbell then showed his
record to prove he was right, and, sure
enough, over and over again occurred
the word "Ausgang" exit, which he
had confidently entered as the name of
many stations passed ON the route.-San
Francisco Argonaut.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-27
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS, July 21.-
The war in railroad rates has begun to
tell on attendance at the fair. Every
day this week has shown perceptible
increase in visitors over preceding
days.
1t is probable that one more name
will be added to the list of victims of
the cold storage fire, although the
body has not been identified and may
possibly never be recovered. Mrs. H.
w. Allen, living at Sandusky, O., has
written to Chief Sweeney saying that
her husband was painter on the
building and she has not heard from
him since the fire. The grand total of
subscriptions for relief of families of
victims now reaches $lO6, Cos, and do.
nations are still coming in.
The Japan section of the art build
ing was formally opened today.
Arrangements are being made for
the celebration of Illinois day about
the middle of August.
Mrs. Frank Brady of Texas today
spoke to a large audience in the Wo-
mans building, her subject being:
Changing Ideal of Southern Woman
hood" Mrs. Brady first drew true
picture of the Southern woman of the
Old South, not as listless, oriental
queen as so many novelists have pic.
tured her, but as Thomas Nelson
Page, SAYS: "She was mistress, man
ager, nurse, counsellor, seamstress,
teacher, housekeeper, slave-all at
once. What she really was,
was only known to her
God Her life was one of devotion.
Devotion to God, devotion to her
children, devotion to her servants, TO
her friends, to the poor, to all human
ity. After reciting the troublous
times of reconstruction and the noble
part taken therein by Southern
women, Mrs. Brady detailed the ad :
vancement they had made toward
fitting themselves for self Importing
professions and occupation, showing
that they are the most helpful and self
reliant women in the uninerse. twas
a grand speech and was well received.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-27
A Custom That Is Very Old Indeed.

A bride made the confession to group
of young women who gathered around
her after the wedding ceremony and the
congratulations had been said and
owned up to having worn yellow gar
ter for two years, that she had counted
the stars and carried out the various
bits of lore that are prophetic of speedy
marriage and happiness ever after.
She wore something old and something new,
Something borrowed and something blue.
on her wedding night, and, moreover,
wore silver COMA Columbian hall
dollar-in her shoe. She was showered
with the usual amount of rice when i.
came time to get into the carriage and
drive away for the honeymoon trip, and
had old shoes and good wishes enough
sent after her to make the after years
joyous ones if they all hold good, and,
moreover, when she opens her trunk and
travelling bag and the bridegroom opens
his umbrella enough rice will come to
light to make their first rice pudding, and
the shoe strapped on the outside Of the
trunk will tell its own tale.
1t is strange how much enjoyment one
gets out of such harmless things, but the
custom lasts, and the older it grows the
more rigidly it is adhered to.-Buffalo
News,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-27
CuriositIes of Glyoerin.

One of the great advantages Of glycer-
in in its chemical employment is the
fact that it neither freezes nor evaporates
under any ordinary temperature. No
perceptible loss by evaporation has been
detected at temperature less than 200
degrees F., but if heated intensely
it decomposes with smell that few
persons find themselves able to endure.
1t burns with pale flame, similar to
that from alcohol, If heated to about
800 degrees and then ignited. Its non
evaporative qualities make the COM
pound of much use as vehicle for hold
ing pigments and colors, as in stamping
and typewriter ribbons, carbon papers
and the like.
If the pure glycerine be exposed for a
long time to freezing temperature, it
crystallizes with the appearance Of sugar
candy, but these crystals being once
melted it is almost an impossibility to
get them again into the CONCEALED state.
If little water be added to the glycer-
in, no crystallization will take place,
though under sufficient degree of cold
the water will separate and form crys-
tails, amid which the glycerin will re-
main in it's natural state of fuidity. If
suddenly subjected to intense cold, pure
glycerin will form a gummy mass
which cannot be entirely hardened or
crystallized. Altogether it is quite a
peculiar substance.-Good Housekeep-
ipo
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-27
Forewarned of Her Chiid,s Death.

A few months after my fathers death
the infant son, who had been pining him
self ill for "papa," was lying one night
in his mothers arms. On the next
morning she said to her sister, Calf is
going to die" The child had no definite
disease, but was wasting away, and it
was argued to her that the returning
spring would restore the health lost dur
ing the winter NO" was her answer.
HE was lying asleep in my arms last
night, and William Cher husban6 came
to me and said that he wanted ALT with
him, but that might keep the other
two" In vain she was assured that she
had been dreaming; that it was quite
natural that she should dream about her
husband, and that her anxiety for the
child had given the dream its shape.
Nothing would persuade her that she
had not seen her husband or that the in
formation he had given her was not true.
So it was no matter of surprise to her
when in the following March her arms
were empty and waxen form lay life
less in the baby's cot.-Mrs Annie Be-
SAINT
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-27
What She Would Do.

Every one has noticed the growing
height Of each successive years bevy of
debutantes, and the younger generations
promise to be quite as tall if not taller
than their predecessors. SIS it possible
you are only 1872" said a small woman to
a little girl who was more than an inch
taller than herself. How big you arer
"Oh, do you think so?" answered the
child. "Why, my friends consider me
quite short. They are nearly all of them
taller than am" Good graciousp ex-
claimed the little woman in dismay
"What Brobdingnagians you will all be,
and how will you get partners? If you
were my child, would put a brick on
your headr-Chicago Tribune.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-27
Legerdsmain rha, Fa.led to wore.

The bright young man-who isn't 30
very young either-was fortunate enough
to secure a seat right in the midst Of
Deacon Huggum's young ladies' Bible
class and by their arch manners was so
far decoyed from his usual staid indiffer-
ence as to try and make himself agreea-
BILE.
The speaker of the evening pleaded
most earnestly the cause of sweet chart
ty and made the last remaining quarter
and nickel burn in the scribe's pocket.
When the deadly contribution box be-
gan its gyrations in his isle, the news
paper representative began to chuckle
under the mellowing influence of q hap
Ply thought. He would execute a neat
little piece of legerdemain with that
quarter and 5 cent piece, and while
properly impressing his fair neighbors
with the larger coin would really drop
in the smaller.
He held the quarter daintily between
his thumb and finger and pressed the
scent piece between his third finger and
his palm. There was click of a coin
in the bottom of the box, rather I'M
usual twist of a large cuff and bland
smile on the reporters face.
A second later the young man started
as if he had been shot and turned ex-
citedly toward the deacon, who was now
two seats behind him.
He had dropped in the quarter!
The deacon mistook the gesture as a
sign that the young man had been over
looked, and again he thrust the box I'M
der the reporters nose.
What did he do?
Just what you would.
He put in the nickel.
And walked home. Boston Herald.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-27
Old Time Cures.

In medieval timesifa child did not learn
to walk with readiness the wise wizard
would direct it to creep through black
berry bush which had the canes bent
down to the earth and rooted by their
tips At the present it would be as
pleasant and efficacious for the tardy
fodder to creep among few barbed
wire fences, and it would be more in
keeping with the keen spirit Of this age
of wire.
One Of the leading sources Of income
to the old herbalist was the compound
ing of love powders for respondent
SWANS and heartsick maidens. If pow
der would not bring the desired relief,
various juices of roots and herbs were
mingled in potion and sold as the love
phial. Here is an old recipe: 'Mistletoe
berries (not exceeding nine in number)
are stepped in an equal mixture Of wine,
beer, vinegar and honey.
"This taken on an empty stomach be-
fore going to bed will cause dreams Of
your future destiny provided you retire
before ~ o'clock either on Christmas
eve or ON the first and third Of new
moon" Perhaps as a lingering remnant
of this absurdity there is current no
ton in some parts of the world today
that whole mince pie eaten at mid
night will cause the temperance of
long departed friends. not to mention
the family physician and the more inter
ested members of the household.-Chau-
tauuuan
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-27
Getting on a Street Car.

Did you ever notice man who is go
ing to get ON street car while it is in
motion? He comes down off the side
walk and stands along the side of the
track quietly till the car almost reaches
him. Then he walks ahead few feet
and prances about like string haltered
horse, awkward as Shanghai rooster
that wants to fight. Just as the car
reaches him he takes two or three steps
sideways, and at last, confused as
schoolboy, grasps the hand rail and clings
on like man who is drowning. Colo
RADIO SIM
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-27
Tragedy of Literary disappointment.

An English periodical says dsappoint-
ment in authorship over there sometimes
has tragic results. Recently a gentle
man committed suicide because he had
had an article rejected, and confec-
toner's assistant shot himself because,
though he had written several books
they were all rejected. The article goes
on sagely: yet he went on writing to
the last, unable to see that he was pro-
ducing what was not wanted. Nova
days there is market for what is good
in any class of literature, and the writer
who cannot secure publisher may rest
assured either that he is not ready for a
public appearance, or that he has been
denied the gifts with which he fancies
himself to be endowed"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-27
WASHINGTON WAITS.
MINT CASHIER ARRESTED.

The arrest in New Orleans of CASH
Ter Bowling in the United States mint
is the result of an investigation con-
Quoted by the treasury department
following the fire in a vault in a mint
discovered June 26. In the vault was
found some infiamable material that
should not have been there, slivers of
resinous pine, burnt matches and
candle entirely different from
any used in the mint. Every
thing pointed to Cashier Bowling as
the guilty man. He was the only per
son who had access to the vault and
Saturday, June "a, had remained at
the mint an hour after the others left.
He closed the vault and it was not
opened until Monday morning when
fire was discovered. Mr.. Bowling said
the fire was caused by the explosion Of
an electric light which overturned a
burning lamp. His explanation was
not satisfactory and a warrant for his
arrest was sent from Washington to
New Orleans.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-27
GEORGETOWN GLEANINGs.
District Court in session-Criminals Hav-
ing a Rocky Road to Travel

District Court in session-Criminals Hav-
ing a Rocky Road to Travel
Special to The Statesman.
GEORGETOWN, Tex, July a.-Chas.
LYMAN, the leader of the gang OF sup
posed burglars who assaulted Con-
stable Hardin of Round Rock In
February. was tried yesterday in the
district court. He was found guilty
and given 10 years in the penitentiary.
John Rogers, James Carson and L: j.:
Dalv of the same gang are In jail
,,nder indictment and will also he
tried during this term of court Har-
din was overpowered beaten over the
Rod with sixshooters and his pistol
taken from him. Hardin sWore to the
identity of Lyman. When arrested
tho men had in their possession Dur-
oIars' tools and dynamite cartridges.
Several cases have been dismissed
from the docket, and quite a number
continued till the January term OF
court will Davis was tried on three
indictments, theft of a mule, passing
q forged instrument, and selling
,nortgeoed property. He was found
i n,,i1tS and given two years in the peni:
Tertiary in each case. Inc q v nnf fo ~
Tuesday, July %. Three mu rae:
cases are on the docket for THIS TERM
of court. ~ Town, O
stock company for the future owner
shin and management OF the chau-
tauqua. oo,+on Good
oii mill will be here in a few days
Rain is badly needed.