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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-01-06
SAVE YOUR FAT.
In Dangerous Sickness 1t May Sometime
Save You.

In Dangerous Sickness 1t May Sometimes
Save You.
The too-rapid growth of adipose mat.
ter is source of serious anxiety TO a
large number of people, and the mum
Der of systems recommended for the re-
duction of fat is infinite.
An English vegetarian journal now
adds its own peculiar prescription for
the benefit of those in whom grace is
being superseded by girth.
1t holds that for persons to reduce
obesity by living on lean beef and water
Is false in principle-it is merely starva-
tion--aad though they will certainly
become thinner by this method they
will at the same time reduce their
strength and bring down their consti-
tuition.
On the other hand simple diet of
brown bread and various kinds of
fruits is claimed to be a far better
means of reducing superfuous flesh
than the use of any nostrum, and it
Will, moreover, invigorate the body and
keep up the strength.
The diet should, of course, be accom-
panied with proper exercise-walking
is the most suitable for fat people, be-
cause in it the whole body is exercised,
and not one set of muscles are at the
expense of another. When dishes are
not unduly elaborate. people do not
usually eat too much; the general diet
should be plain and simple.
Rich and elaborate cookery causes
persons to eat more than is good for
them, and brings on undue obesity and
mant disorders. OF course, all fat peo-
pie insist that they are small eaters,
but whatever they do eat, they eat
more than is necessary to keep them
healthy and strong, and the extra is
packed on as fat that they do not want.
Persons should not try to reduce them
selves to emaciation: they should have
sufficient fat on their bodies to round
off their angles, and prevent their
bones staring.
Est people have always better time
of it when they are taken i'll, because
ii they can not eat for day or two
their system is supported by their fat,
and they will often live through an ill
ness that will kill thin person. So a
little fat is not an altogether undesira-
Bile thing to have. and, although peo-
pie should not allow themselves to be- |
come nnwieldy or indolent from excess
sive fat, they should not use unnatural |
methods to make themselves thin.
Ii any person finds himself getting
TOO stout he has only to reduce his
meals, to eat less at each meal, and to
ct himself be always hungry when the
lime for eating comes around. If he
further drinks nothing between meals
except the glass of water prescribed
by many of the best modern practition-
srs about an hour before breakfast
md an hour before retiring for the
hight, and takes regular exercise, he
,ught, under normal conditions, soon
lttain the proportions at which nature
lad decided that he shall enjoy perfect
lealth.-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-01-06
PiTH AND POINT.

| 1T is noticeable that the man wha
thinks he is whole show by himself
seldom draws cord. Milwaukee Jour.
nal.
~ always knew he was too timid to
propose. " But he married short time
ago" Eyes; but he married widow"
Life.
-Willis-"Rowride says he has q
horse for sale" Wallace-"I don't doubt
it. sold him one the other day
Tit-Bits.
-"See that man yonder?' Eyes"
"Been in congress ten years" Whats
his recordr' Ten years. ATLANTA Con-
stitution.
lis this building fireproof?' asked
the man with blue glasses and large
gripsack. ''Not il you're book agent"
replied the janitor, conclusively.-
Washington Star.
-Prunella-"I told you would be re-
venged on Tom Murray. Well, am
revenged." Priscilla. How?' Pru-
nella-"T started report that he Is
engaged to you. Kate Fields WASH
ington.
--She sometime after the honey
moon)-"You used to say there was no
one in the world like me-" He-"Yes,
by George! and am more convinced
of that fact than ever."-Boston Tran
script.
81 am really at loss, J" said the
young minister, Ito know why you
did not like my last sermon. Didn't
you consider my arguments sound?"
"fes," she replied; ''exclusively."-
Washington Star.
81 can tell your fortune. and find
ont your future husband for YOU.
lady," said gypsy. IF you find him
out as often as find my present hus-
band out" replied the lady. II shall
never marry again"
-Visitor-''You oughtn't to keep tho
pigs so near the house." Countryman
--''Who?r Visitor-"It isn't healthy"
= That's where you're
wrong: them pigs amt never had
lays illness. "-Tit-Bits.
The Exact Location. Beacon
lof Massachusetts)- say your
- iSho "uo UOhA lCdI tiiC OOuIIdIY Oh
Rhode Island; what boundary do you
'efer tor Mr.. Spotter (of Texas)--
'All fourF'-World's Fair Puck.
-Bright-"By' dividing your deteo
ives into two squads you'd accomplish
! great deal more" Burns sWhat
would do that for?, Bright--"So
me half could hunt clews while The
'ther went after criminals. Vogue.
"A Scientific Agreement.-"D you
Know that the doctors have decided
hat young meats, such as veal outlets
nd spring chicken, are very un-
lealthy?' as that so? They must
ave told my landlady the Same
hing. Detroit Free Press
bob. said grocer recently to 4
mall customer, as he weighed out .
'ound of potatoes, did you ever stop
o think that these potatoes contained
uRar, starch and water?" sNo, l
idn't replied the boy. But I've
card mother say you put peas and
cans in your coffee, and pint of wa.
er in every quart Of milk You SELL"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-01-06
QUEER THINGS 90 HAPPEN.


How . Tall Man Worked Neat Game q,
His Fat Neighbor.
tall, slim man with silk hat AM
a red nose, and a short, fat man, walked
into an uptown bar-room the other day
The tall, slim man intended to buy ,
drink.
He did buy it, and when it was con
sumed ordered another. That was dis
posed of, and the two men leaned
against the bar and began to talk. The
tall man had check for the drinks IN
his right hand
SAY" said the fat man, you've rot
great splotch of black on your
cheek"
"where?" asked the tall man anx-
iously.
Under your right eye."
The tall man unbuttoned his over.
coat and searched through his pockets,
II declare" he said, II haven't got a
handkerchief with me. Let me have
one, will you?''
The fat man unbuttoned his over
coat, and looked through his pockets
Finally he pulled out white silk af-
fair. He handed it to the tall man.
and held out his hand as if waiting it's
return. The tall man took the hand
kerchief and wiped his cheek vigorous
ly. Then he put it in his pocket. and
placed the check for the drinks in his
friends open hand.
He looked around the room, and said
suddenly: Excuse me; here's a man
l want to see for a moment He
walked rapidly out of the room.
The fat man looked at the check in
a dazed manner for a moment. and
then walked over to the cashiers desk
and paid it. Meantime the tall man
walked slowly down the street.
The fat man rushed out and followed
him. "Here!' he pulled, as he over
took him, you've got nay handker-
chief
"What?' said the tall man.
You've got my silk handkerchief, /
say"
The tall man looked through his
pockets. why, to be sure" he said,
$50 have" Then he paused and
thought moment. But. he con-
tinued, didn't | give you something
when borrowed this handkerchief"
lyon gave me a check for sixty
cents that ! had to pay" answered the
fst man.
Ah, yes; remember now. So did.
the check?'
why, paid it and gave it to the
The tall man looked annoyed.
Haven't got the check, eh?" he
asked, coidly. Then, sir, You don't
get your handkerchief. / took it as
security when ! gave you the check.
Good afternoon.
And 1t was twenty minutes before |
the fat man could think where he was.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-01-06
A Principle Involved.

Quirk-Didn't you bet me five dollar.
the Valkyrie would win.
Cannon did
swell. the valkyrie lost, didn't it?'
SIT did"
You haven't offered to settle, have
you?"
II have not
swell, where are you going to set
tle?''
Look here, Quirk, I'm not going to
pay that five dollars. In the first place,
it's wrong to bet 1t follows logically,
in the second place, that it's wrong to
pay bet. ] was weak enough to COM
init the first wrong, but draw the line
at the second. Two wrongs never
make right. There'f a principle at
stake in this thing. I've to meet a man
round the corner. Good morning. -
Tribune.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-01-06

Dusty Rhodes--I think it is an in.
fernal shame that i don't get PEN
sion.
Mrs. Dogood-I didn't know you
were entitled to one.
Dusty Rhodes-Well, be; I've done
nothin' all my life but soldier.-Puek.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-01-06

Miss Conference.-The. Penn, could
you suggest motto for our Society fof
the Knitting of Stockings fer Orphan
Children?
Mr.. Penn - How would CHARITY
covereth . multitude Of shinsr dor
Truth.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-01-06
The Empress of Austria's Jewels.

The empress of Austria has to give a
written receipt for the state jewelry
every time she wears it, and her maies-
ty, as result, usually contents herself
with her own private collection, which
is valued at s1,5oo,00o. When the en-
press was crowned the expenses were
great. one item alone being $50. 900 for
snuff-boxes presented to the foroign
representatives delegated to attend the
ceremony.-London Court Journal.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-01-06

Another Arctic expedition is tb
start from the United States next wear.
1t is to be under the leadership. of Rob-
ert Stein, of the geographical survey,
and its object is the exploration of the
territory to the north of Baffin's bay
and the west of Smiths Sound. Eight
men will form the party. and will go
BY steamer to Jones sound, where q
supply station win be erected. From
that point the party win explore a. TAR
~ possible 10 the north and west
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-01-06
ORIGIN OF WALL PAPER.

King William III. the One Who Proba bly
Introduced 1t into England.
In answer to query as to the origin
OF wall papers an English authority
states that the art of making paper
hangings was copied from the Chinese.
among whom It has been practiced
from time immemorial. Wall papers
did not come into common use in Eu-
rope till the eighteenth century. but
stamped papers for the purpose appear
to have been made in Spain and Hol-
land about 1855. The first allusion to
wall papers known to exist is in the
examination of Herman Sch1nlel. a
printer of Delft, who was accused, in
1868, of printing books which werc for
hidden by the then prevailing laws.
Being Intercepted as to certain bal
lads, he said they had been printed bv
his servant in his absence, and that
when he came home and found they
were not delivered he refused to deliver
them, and threw them into . corner.
intending to print roses and stripes on
the back to paper attics.
1t is probably to King VILLAIN III
that England owes the Introduction Of
Wallpapers into that country. Paper
Of a sort, it is true, were in
use in England before the time Of VIII
liam of Orange. but they usually con-
sisted merely of maps of the world,
as it was then known, with fantastic
borders of Indians, negroes and cle-
plants, aud other natives Of far-eff
regions. The art of paper hanging, in
imitation Of the old velvet flock, was
new when William came to. England.
It was on the walls of the drawing
room at Kensington palace that these
new hangings were first seen in
Britain. They took the fancy of the
of the day, and their
'heapness being an additional recon-
nendation, they speedily came into
general use.-Harper's Young People.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-01-06

Kitty-Did you enjoy the Saturday
night hop?
Tom-Oh, fairly.
Kitty-But some of the girls told mo
they didn't have bitof good time.
Tom-Oh, well, l couldn'tdance with
all of them. you know. Truth.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-01-06

Every woman admires man who
can swim. and looks with horror 1T &
boy who wsnth V learn how. -Atchi
uon Glabs,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-10
MAMMALS OF THE oLYMPIcs.
An Agricult Department. Agent
WI Trap Them for His Chief.

Bernard ]. Bretherton. who will be re-
membered as one of Lieut.. O'Neil's party
that crossed the Olympic mountains sew
eral years ago with pack train and sol
diers. was in the city yesterday, on his
way to Hood canal. For more than two
years past he has been stationed at Ko-
diak, Alaska, first as deputy collector of
customs and then as collector for the de-
psrtment of agriculture and the British
museum. lie made very complete col
lection of the mammals of Kodiak, from
the great bear TO the field mouse.
Mr.. Bretherton is now field agent of the
department of agriculture. The depart
ment is mapping the geographical
distribution of mammals, aud has de-
tailed Mr.. Bretherton to make a biological
exploration OF the Olympic mountains
lie will leave Hoodsport Saturday MORN
ing with packhorses and a packer for Lake
Cashman. From the lake the Skokomish
river Will be followed TO its head waters,
and then the head waters of the Dose
wallips will be reached. Mr.. Bretherton
takes with him seven dozen traps. and ex-
poets TO bring back the prepared skins of
all the species of mammals in the noun
tains-elk, deer. bears. but especially the
rodents. OF the latter the whistling mar
mot is the most interesting. 1t is not GER
tain that this strange animal has been de-
scribed by scientists The sewellel, or
mountain beaver. may have to De sought
elsewher than in the mountains, and Mr.
/ BretherIon may make trip TO North
Bend, where there is large sewelel
colony. In his previous Olympic trip Mr.
Bretherton brought back skins of all the
birds in the maintains
The present exploration will cover six
weeks or two months. Mr.. Bretherton il
a vigorous young man with face bronzed
by outdoor life. He is more than q noun
tain climber. being an excellent naturalist,
aud it Is very likely that he will discover
yet unnamed species Of rodents ia the
rugged hills
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-10
TEA CHEERS rur on THE RACK.
Unusually Large Glass Takes stir Ex.
animation for Certificates.

Unusually Large Glass Takes stir En-
animation for Certificates.
The regular easfteriy examination Of
applicants for county school teachers GER
t8fcates commenced yesterday and will
continns oyer Saturday. The examtua-
giofts are being held IN the high school
room AZ the Central school building. under
the supervision Of Prof @. s. Jones. Of
! this city. aud Prof David Thomas, OF Rem
tos. Nineiy-five applicants are taking the
examinations for certificates, making this
the largest examination held this year.
The qaestisns are prescribed By the state
board Of education and as rule are more
difficult than usual. Those in arithmetic
are especially pcrplexing. one being:
after ironing a sack Fat it is IS inches
wide nad 80 inches long. How much
grain will it hold 2"
One Of the examining board said today
that he thought that there would be a
great many failures in arithmetic, as 1t is
necessary TO average 90 per cent. for first
grade. Is per cent. for second grade and 50
oper cent. for third grade certificates.
Al yesterdays session examinations
were taken in photography srithmetic,
grammar, and theory and practice OF
TEACHING. The programme for today Is
history and United States constitution,
physiology, geography. school Law and
stateeonstifutfon and reading. Tomorrow
the subjects will be alge5Ea, philosophy
oand literature
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-10
pooiin Gave Damn /. whipping.

John Doolin was arrested yesterday
afternoon on q warrant sworn out by
Nicholas Damn, charging assault and bat
terry There are two tracts of land some
distance north of the city called, respect
lively. the Boyer and Kinnear tracts.
Doolin cuts wood on one and Damn on
the other The boundary line is not we'll
defined and consequently one accuses the
other of taking wood that does not belong
to him. Doolin was driving out of the
woods with load day or so ago, when
Damn grabbed his horses head. so the
story runs, and accused him of stealing
the wood. Doolin told Damn to let go of
the horse. and as Damn did not obey
Doolin whipped him.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-10
HARMONY ~ rnE SECOND.
Directors 60 Apportfonment DO No
Appear strong Club Organized.

obJecsors 60 Apportfonment DO Not
Appear strong Club Organized.
The Republicans of the Second ward
last night reoreanizcd their club in Faa
strength in Gilman hall. on the corner of
Market aad Weller streets. The meeting
was very enthusiastic aud harmonious,
aud Tiers Was noexpression 81 dissatisfac-
ton on the spportionment made by the
county central committee. although the
directors had announced their intention
OF carrying the sight into every ward stub
In the city
The meeting began with the entoli9ne Of
charter members and the election Of the
following officers Cjoel Docking. presl-
dent; Homer Hl.l, FIRST vice president. +.
II. Knapp. second vice presidents George
Holloway. laird vice president; 4. w.
somerindyke. fourth vtoe president, l.. W.
Richards, treasurer u. q. Rudy and George
II. Curtis. secretaries executive committee.
]. : Taylor. J. A. Johnson. A. q. King.
n. II. Martin and ii. 4. Chadwick. Qatle
an animated disoussio6 took place DO.
tween John Wiley sad g. ". Solnerin-
dyke as 80 tAe weekly meetings Wiley
claimed that meetings should not 10 he'd
TOO often before the primaries. or nofniaAs
tiens. as they tended ta cause little blcker-
inEs. which Invariably injured the har,
lnony u the club. Mr. Somerindvks
fnalntainod that weekly meetings were
beneficial 70 = club. as they promoted uni
formisy Of oplnlen. The question was
finally ieft 20 the discretion ef The PRESS
dent. short speeches were made BY ;. H.
Piles sad John Wiley. the va herses u
she precinct. in which both predicted a
sweeping victory Tor the Republican party
shis fall.
Following are the charter members
c. NJ. Hansen. L. AZ. Garrison. TAomas
Lindsay, J. Taieit. FrSd Fox. W K Nc
Knight A. NJ. Penn. Charles ~ Evans,
n :. Cloavh. Ck3s Olson. 0eorSs u. iiosio-
Nay, John Holister, T. g. hi.h0afne.
John o'IeATy. ". ,, Burton, Thomas
Chris r. FrAsch. II. {. SehAefeT, Ihomss
Roberts. 1. n. Spencer Charles -
Nichols. Milo G. Conrad. III y. TAlirssAGf.
a Ia. piles. Il. L. Hubbard. X L. ke0-
dali r. Musoll. i H. Midt(etaa. A. r.
Tigly, q ". = osxoo3. john ~. Mcnoe-
nell Jehn = Taygor. A. 4. HroNn, q. "
samersndyke. J. ], NersonaT. James Han
Ion. 4. A. Johnson. NJ. H. Young. Pe a.
Black. ]. J. Woods. h. a. Rlisns, j. n
Roberts. /. ". Evans. 3aair Petersen
Marx Petersen. J. D. Vat George III.
Curtis, III. A. ChSdwiek, I. L. ksrnlag,
a Smeshn. r. o Nj Malscon,
a. =. Bessay. Z H. HAekey.
W Auckland. A. l. fetersoR.
yred Hellor. Robert Johnson. Alexander
Anderson. r. Pinkssion. J. Il. Wilson,
Homer NJ. Hin. W. A. kgoert, ID w.
Quest ]. u. Craws0rd. l. ". Sooks Gel
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-10
the LATEST FROM ALASKA.
Reward for juneau Robbers-Great
Progress In Mining.

Reward Tor juneau
Progress i'm Mining
The steamer ChiIkat from Alaska yestsr-
day brought papers to July 80, containing
q large grst of news.
reward of $3.50 is offered for the arrest
and conviction of the party who broke
into the warehouse of the Juneau Wharf
Company on July 10 and stole bale OF
bear skins.
Work on the Cross bay claims, two miles
south of juneau, is progressing rapidly.
A tunnel has been driven into the foot
wall over fourteen feet, and IL is expected
10 tap the ledge within forty feet OF the
beach. The lava Gaping removed lndi-
Gates a well defined mineral-bearing rock,
aud it is estimated conservative assay
will show $3.50 to $40 to the ton OF ore.
The Berners Bay Mining and Milling
Company has shipped two bars OF gold
bullion and 30 sacks of concentrates to
the Everett smelter. as a result of its last
two clean-ups. There is yet quantity OF
concentrates TO be shipped.
Although the work of mining and pros
pecting in the vicinity of juneau has
been somewhat retarded this season on
account of the heavy fall of snow last
winter and an unusually late spring work
is progressing rapidly on all important
properties, and several of the prospectors
have already made some valuable discov-
cries on new ground in different parts OF
the range. Good ore has been brought in
within the past month from lodges which
are well defined and extensive.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-10
PEnsoSAL.

s Johnson. of Olympia. was in the city
yesterday
% c. Ferris White, an attorney of Everett,
is stopping al the Butler.
r. s. Alexander, Of san Francisco. is
antaug the guests at the Rainier.
William A. Brown. a shingleman from
Edrnonds. is registered az the Diller.
jaw Sedgwiek. of Tacoma, tax agent for
this Northern Pacitie road, is in town.
L Chilbsrg, of Tacoma, came over yes.
terday, and is qaartered at the Northern.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. E. Blackwell, of Charles
ton, Wash, are among the guests at the
Northern.
]. w Crane. of Springfield. o., is visit
ing in the city and is registered at the
Northern.
Louis A. Hoffman and A. Hoffman are
registered at the Occidental from ST.
Louis. Mo.
". C. Weeks. q merchant of North Bend
came down yesterday and registered at
the Butler
Louis A. Ambs and c r. Ambs. of ST.
Louis. were among the arrivals at the
BQkIer last night.
Judge and Mrs. p. b. Sherwood, OF El-
gin, H., are touring the Sound and are
guests ~ the Northern.
;. u dustin, :. K. Scott. j. e. BLAIR, l.
q Mat,all and Il. l.. Robinson, all of
North Bend, are a. the Dsiler.
Ms. and Mrs. Peter Soden, Mss Lizzie
Soden and Mr.. J. ", Sodrn. party OF
tourists from Kansas City, are guests at
the Rainier.
Mrs. A. T. Shoch and Mrs. r y. Evans.
@s Edinboro Pa. are spending few DAYS
visiting IA the city. They are guests at
the Northern.
NJ OdAElFi. chancellor Of the japanese
vice consulate at san Francisco. who has
been ON the Sound for week. leave for
Portland today.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-10

EVERETT, Aug. g. - Especial - c. III.
Brakeman. of Snohomish. has purchased
the Packard group of mines Mt Monte
Cristo. and will begin sending down ore
to the Everett smelter next week. Ship
ments will follow regularly thereafter at
the rate of five car loads week.
The members OF the Grand Army of the
Republic will give steamer excursion to
Tulalip on the occasion of the big potlatch
August -.
The school board has decided TO open
the fall term on the first Monday in Sep
tember for q school year of nine months,
including a two weeks vacation at the
holidays and a weeks vacation in the
spring. The high school viii be in the
Broadway building.
In q ten hours run the other day the
Everett Single Company cut l52, 600 shin
g.es on q Perkins double-block machine
from split timber cut on the peninsula
Ii they had taken the trouble to pick the
bolts they would have cut 10000 without
difficulty, as S. 90 was cut in the after
noon. r. III. Gould is sawyer and J. ID.
Gauslin tiler.