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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-06-02
FOR THE LINEN CLOSET.
Hints as to What IL Needed for Small
Household.

N66Oe0
Household.
Dainty napery is more in demand
than ever. The new designs in table
linen are exquisite. stars, crescents,
ivy leaves, lilies of the valley. rose
buds. triangles, discs, paroquets and
polka dots are all displayed. Our grand
mothers were won't to collect their
linen outfit before marriage, and every
year saw daintily-hemmed napkins or
fringed towels, or hemstitched sheets
laid away in great chests, with sprigs
Of lavender carefully tucked in the
folds
The fin de steele girl thinks Of every.
thing but that when preparing for the
greatest event of her life. Still. the
thrifty, modern housewife replenishes
her store annually, and SO keeps her
stock even and pienteous March is
an excellent month in which to look
over the linen closet, sort out the vorii
pieces and take an inventory of what
is left. The former may be put aside
for darning or for cutting over for va
rious purposes and the latter replen-
ished.
For the every day use of medium
following list of table, toilet and bed
linen will be quite sufficient: Three
small tablecloths and three large ones,
one dozen breakfast napkins and one
dozen dinner napkins. three or four
pretty, inexpensive luncheon cloths,
one dozen fruit napkins. one dozen
doilics, two dozen fringed towels, one
half dozen Turkish bath towels, one
half dozen washcloths, one dozen
coarse linen dish-towels, one dozen
checked linen dish towels, one dozen
kitchen hand towels, one dozen sheets
and six pairs pillow-slips.
To this list may be added sheets for
a servants single bed and towels for
her use.
Then there are the extras: The
drawnwork sideboard covers, of which
1t is well to have two; the five o'clock
tea-cloths. large. square luncheon
cloths for small parties; dainty, EN-.
broidered traycloths; cheese and de-
canter cloths, the company napkins
and all the pretty table fancies which
gentlewoman so loves.
All the finest pieces of linen may
have the family initial embroidered
upon it. On table cloths, sheets, Pill
low slips and towels the letter should
be very large and worked in the CEN
ter, near the hem. Napkins should
hare the letter in the corner. All en-
broidery must be ironed on the wrong
side or it will be ruined.
Worn out table cloths should be cut
up in large squares, neatly hemmed
and put away to polish glass and sill
yer with. Worn out napkins make
the loveliest possible wash-cloths for
the face. They are also invaluable for
cuts or wounds, and quite useful for
darning purposes when the first breaks
come in other napery.-N. Y. Herald.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-06-02
rhe Lotu. E.tcr..

According to Homer, the lotus eaters
were people who lived on tho north
ern coast of Africa, visited by Ulysses
in his wanderings. and who endeavored
to detain his companions by giving
them the lotus to eat-whoever pte Of
this fruit wished never to depart. The
Arabs called the fruit of the lotus the
fruit of destiny" which they believe
is to be eaten in Paradise. The lotus
is q shrub two or three feet high, and
its fruit, which is produced in great
abundance, is a dwarf of the size of I
wild plum. which has q pleasant, sweet
taste. The name lotus has been giver
to several beautiful specimens Of watel
lily. especially to the blue water Ill,
and the Egyptian water lily. -Chicsgt
Herald.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-06-02
PURELY BUSINESS.
The Observation-Disclosures Young Man Who
Was Sweeping Snow Explains.


Was Sweeping Snow Explains.
A city snowstQrfn brings with
II many incidents more or less
humorous. especially after the ex-
element of the blizzard is over and
people settle down to the sad work of
shoveling away large hunp-backed
glacial formations. Atone of the busy
corners young man was sweeping the
snow from the pavement with long,
handled push-broom. There was moth
ing unusual in this fact, as all the
streets were in possession of the sweep
ers and shovelers, but the young man
was different. He wore a long ulster
of popular pattern. On his head was
a silk hat. His gloves had yellow cords
up the back and his trousers were
reefed in faultless English fashion.
People stopped to look at him, and
some of them tried to have fun with
him.
"See the dudei"
''Why don't you trade that silk
dicer?"
What kind of soup do they give
your"
TO all these taunts he paid no heed,
but continued his sweeping. Finally a
man asked him how he happened to go
broke. The young man ceased his la
bors and gave this explanation:
my dear sir. am not broke. ! am
sweeping up this snow in order to
prove to the two gentlemen there on
the corner that our pavement can be
cleaned more rapidly and to better adj
vantage than the cobble stone paving.
/ am agent flor this pavement. We
put some of it here on this corner
merely as an experiment Those gen.
tlen9en are interested in paving. and
wish to show them how easy it was to
remove the snow. That's all there II
to it. y
And he resumed his sweeping. ignor'
ing the crowd that continued to watch
him.-Chicaro Record.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-06-02
tracism by those to whom the habit
was disgusting.

tracism by those to whom the habit
was disgusting.
What there is in the stuff to support
life do not know, and. although |
have talked with many weiI-informed
persons who know of these people, not
one has yet been able to give scien-
tific explanation. Some well in
formed persons believe that the clay
contains some highly-nutritive prop
critics in condensed form, but they
were unable to give an analysis OF
these supposed properties. In fact, all
of the theories, suppositions and opin-
ions, when summed up. amount to lit.
tie or nothing.
That there is some nutritive proper.
ty in the clay referred to must be true,
from the undisputed fact that the peo-
pie who use it often go for days at a
time without other food than that
which they dig out Of the banks OF
their creeks. Washington Post.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-06-02
BOTANY AND ENTOMOLOGY.
some Of the Welcomes Given the Insect
visitants by Flowers.

some Of the Welcomes Given the Insect
visitants by Flowers.
Botany and entomology must hence
forth go hand in hand. The flower
must be considered as an embodied well
come to an insect affinity, and all sorts
of courtesics prevail among them in the
reception OF their invited guests. The
banquet awaits, but various singular
ceremonies are enjoined between the
cup and lip the stamens doing the hos
pitalities in ime-honored forms Of ctr
quette. Flora exacts no arbitrary ccs-
toms. Each flower Is law unto it.
self. And how expressive. novel and
eccentric are these social customs!
The garden salvia, for instance,
slaps the burly bumblebee upon the
back and marks him for her own as
he is ushered in to the feast The
mountain-laurel welcome the twilight
moth with an impulsive multiple en-
brace. The desmodium and genesta
celebrate their hospitality with joke,
as it were, letting their threshold fall
beneath the feet of the caller, and
startling him with an explosion and .
cloud of yellow powder, suggesting the
| day pyrotechnics of the Chinese. The
prickly-pear cactus incloses its buzz
ring visitor in golden bower. from
which he must emerge at the roof as
dusty as. q miller. The barberry, in
similar vein, lays mischievous hold Of
the tongue of its sipping-bee, and
1 fancy, in his early acquaintance, before
he has learned its ways, gives him more
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-06-02
A slight Misunderstanding

ssAh," she murmured, as she placed
her fair head against his manly bosom.
chow wonderful piece of mocha nism
is that which nastles here. 1t beats
and all is love. Its promptings lead Us
to kindness. its very beat makes the
one we love happier, We're it not for
its being in the human breast. love
could never bel'
II sgness you're right" he said.
You're leaning against my poelset'
bQqkr -Boston traveller.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-06-02

my fee. II we win, said the law.
yer, will be ave thousand dollars. II
we lose it will be seven thousand Eve
hundred dollars"
you mean the other way, don't
you?s
NO. have to charge more when
lose q case to cover the loaa Q! pre-
tige. Judge.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-06-02
plrH AND POINT.

1T takes some people long time 10
ind out that il never pays to worry
kstn's Horn.
--.ryo WON think Officer McCobb il
sou.reo, "Snrelv. he must be; he is
never round when wanted. r-Indi-
anapolis journal.
--ensan--..I shall hate to be twenty
6va .wfyi4.s alica--"Bnt Won can't
he mt s. perif 81 it Z second time."--
Ravmond,s Monthly.
Ha.Ab--tbe worst Of Won Ameri-
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them tram nsfs- Pinch.
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h.rr;rc com n;ttae AT the academy Is
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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-06-02

Castleton-I think Rambler is one OF
the best friends ever had. That man,
sir, borrowed five dollars OF me four
years ago.
Clubberly-And paid it back?
Castleton-Oh, no. But whenever
meet him on the street he's always
inst as cordial a. ever. Truth.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-06-02

Screens which are covered with fullcd
silk are sometimes so constructed that
this same silk may turn over at the
bottom to make deep pocket, stretch
ing over half the surface of the whole
This forms q most convenient recepta-
Gle for odds and ends, and answers in
the place Of small p-basket, or
may be used for holding photographs.
etc.--St Louis Republic. ssss
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-30
WHAT DREAMS NAY o

Haunting me ever, there comes and gees
A line from an old songs tender close.
It's burden the sweetest--the saddest. too.
For the altered lives IL has echoed through
t'Love, had You loved mel The words are few,
But through them an infinite passion flows.
'Love, had you loved mel" Perhaps the key
To many q grief this thought may be:
To q sorrow that stirs at the magic strain
And steps from its prison, barred In vain,
To crush with the old, relentless pain
The heart that has guarded it faithfully.
All, fondest and truest. whose brown eyes
shine
With the tenderest lovelight, 1 am thine
Forever, thou heart of my heart, ana yet
The breath of an April violet r
Wakens q longing, a deep regret
For eyes as blue. that were never mine.
Glove, had you loved mel" what life would be
Attuned to that passionate meiodyi
Bad hearts unblest, that must still repine
For draft untasted of loves rich wine,
Bitter tho memories that haunt this line
OF "Loye, had you loved mel 90 mournfully.
Ella III. Sexton.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-30
srruArloN EooKs wAr1rKE.



Alabama ARthorisss> Preparing for Trou-
BILE 1naugngatton Day.
WASHINGTON. Nov. SO.-A Montgom-
cry, Ala, special to The Star says:
Notwithstanding the authorities here
disclaim any alarm over the contem-
plated actions of Kolb and his threat to
be sworn in as governor or Saturday,
there are warlike preparations going on
in this city. Two loads of sabres have
been sent around to police headquar-
tiers aud guns are being frightened mp
in the military armories. Not only
this but the military Of the state have
been invited" to be present at the
state capitol to attend the inaugural
ceremonies, and there are other indica-
tons that the authorities are expecting
trouble with Kolb and his crowd. The
Kolbite members of the Legislature are
sullen and silent. They are non-com.
INITIAL and affect to know nothing of
Kolb's intentions. Kolb was in the
city Tuesday and reiterated his purp
to be sworn in as governor and to de.
nounce the incoming governor as q
fraud and usurper.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-30

The post election illness Of Judge
Howe proved fatal after all, notwith-
stan ding the recent reports that he was
In a fair way to recover. His trouble
was a gastric OIL. intestinal disease aggra-
waited by the harassing experiences Of
the campaign for the governorship.
Judge Howe was born in Vermont in
1874, and was consequently 10 years OF
age. He came from Rock county, Wis,
to Sphinx county, Dakota, in 1882 and
has held the office of county judge there
since 1886. He leaves a wife and three
children. The funeral will take place
today under the auspices of the Masonic
fraternity and the remains Inferred in
h Redield cemetry. Judge Howe was
held in high esteem in his neighborhood
and conducting himself in a very unas-
Stunning manner during the campaign re-
tanned in large measure the respect of
friends and opponents throughout the
state.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-30
NEWS BRIEFLY REPORTED

Judge Samuel Blake Prentiss died a,
his residence in Cleveland from old
age. He was 81.
Unknown citizens of Little York,
Ills, used dynamite to rid their neigh.
borhood OF an Objectionable house.
The cornerstone Of the new 800, OOC
courthouse at Winamac. Ind, was laid
under Masonic auspices.
Superintendent Brennan of Chicago
addressed the Illinois Chiefs of Police
union at Aurora, urging cooperation
with Mayor Hopkins n~on-partisan
commission. 4
Iron Hall members declare that the
allowance of $50, 600 to Receiver Failey
Is exorbitant and petition that it be not
allowed. i ~
Mrs. Paran Stevens, the New York
society leader, has been sued by a
former servant, who alleges she was
compelled to leave because of Mrs.
Stevens bad language.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-30

Anent the item firm the Parker New
Era published in THE DAILY LEADER
two days ago advocating the closing up
Ut our higher educational institutions or
turning them over to the support of the
cities IN which they are located, the
Huronite, President Shannon of the
board OF regents paper clipping the New
Era article says: The Huronite reprints
the above certainly not to give it any
shadow OF endorsement, but that the
people may know what some thoughtful
people are revolving in their minds. It
is q view taken by more men of promi-
hence than the enthusiastic educators
guess Il is, seemingly, the view of q
majority Of our state officials and other
politicians. There are certainly some
misstatsments OF fact, but the view, ia
substance, may DO just. 1t is the busi-
ness OF the people TO see about this.
This writer has an altogether different
view, of which we viii have more TO saw
hereafter-but this writer may-possi-
bly-be wrong.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-30

The Sioux City Journal gives the fol
lowing account of a recent escapade of
one of South Dakota's well known in
corruptible legislators: Roger q. Dona-
hue, a stock shipper living near Canton,
has been in the city for several days
having a general good time. His family
not hearing anything from him, became
alarmed and a daughter of Donahue
cam here Monday evening and called
upon the police to aid her in finding her
father. The police located him in q
room at the Booge hotel, aud Tuesday
morning Chief Young took him to the
train and started him for home with his
daughter.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-30


The W. c.. T. U. under the leadership
of Miss Willard will begin a crusade
against the living picture nuisance OF
New York theater displays. Leroy
Henry Somerset says she understands
the exhibitions are even worse than they
are in London and that is bad enough,
but they now have a county council
there that follows the evil up when COM
plant is made. She says the reason
such things are permitted here 10 due to
the fact that the women have not been
awakened to the deadly and blighting
influences OF this Q departure
in our theaters. They tend to en-
courage immortality and evil thinking
IN young men.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-30

Mitchell Republican, %: James
Salisbury, sheriff OF Sanborn ooanty,
was before Judge Haney today with an
application for authority to have re in
spection of the ballots OF certain pre-
cincts. He was beaten by three votes
and he thinks there are errors which if
corrected would change the result.
Judge Haney decided thu the applica-
ton was not properly brought up, al he
held that it vas first necessary to insti-
tute contest proceedings before applica-
tion to inspect the ballots could be
granted. The matter may come up in
different form in the heal future.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-30

Long she stood at the window and
unused. The rays Of the setting SUN en-
tangled themselves in her Titan hair
or surrounded her glorious height Of 8
feet 8 with an aureate halo. Proud,
queenly, limbed like o goddess. she wa
indeed o magnificent specimen Of femi-
ninity.
Strange, " she muttered. And then
o soft, self plying. half happy smile
fitted across her face like a gleam of
April sunshine.
Strange, " she said again, so think
that ], who only six short months ago
was the quarter back of the Emancipat-
ed Maidens' football eleven, should
have lost my heart TO q man whose col
lar is a size and q half smaller than
mine. But such Is fate. And I love
him."
Carelessly picking up q 40 pound
dumbbell, she tossed it out OF the win
dow and across the lot and then sought
her boudoir. Cincinnati Tribune.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-30
LIN the Yarn Business.

Two years ago Clara and Ethel were
of the aiumn@ Of the normal school.
Both We're engaged to be married, and
they parted with mutual hopes for flu
ture happiness Recently they met and
few into each others arms.
"Oh, Clara, ! am 80 happy Fred is
u good to me-
"And !, Ethel. am happy and have
a lovely hubby, and he has a splendid
income. He's junior member of the firm
Of Hustle, Catchum e. Co. What is
your hubby's business?"
"Oh, Fred is in the yarn businessl"
"Heis q manufacturer, then?''
"Oh, no; he's a country editor!''-
Ridgewood IN. J.) News.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-30

The governor, secretary Of state, audi.
tor, attorney general and the presiding
Judge of the supreme court constitute
the state canvassing board. They will
make the count December 4th.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-30
A Farmer Suicides.

ST. JAMES, Mimi, Nov. 3O.-In the
town Of Long Lake, this county, Nels
Spang, o wealthy farmer, put an end
to his life by hanging himself. Going
to his barn he united Of the horses
and used the halter rope for the crime,
and tying it to a beam in the top, he
fell some three feet, causing death al.
most instantaueousIv.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-30
His FurY Naxne.

In The Independent james Payn says
that in the beginning OF the present cen.
tnry an American sea captain. having
some business In D public Office In Lon
don, was very tedious III the operation
81 signing his shame. AS ID happened 20
DO Papp. this annoyed the Official who
thought his valuable time was being
wasted, but as 1t happened he was mis-
taken. Tbs Captaih had only written
his full name MISREPRESENTATION
ton we ! enter into the Hngdom-Of-
heaven Papp Nay ask you, Y said
the official, what your mother called
you when she wanted your" well
sir. when I was iittle.n was the grave
reply. "they used to call me Tribby.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-30

TACOMA, Wash, Nov. 50.-A big
tidal wave occurred here at 1l:I5 D. M,
lasting fully ID minutes. Several ships
parted their mornings and went adrift,
but were secured without damage.
Part Of the Northern Pacific freight
sheds were carried into the bay.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-30

1t is strange that with all the scien-
tifc tests applied to milk inspection there
is no recognized standard Of the purity
OF milk. Science cannot az yet distin-
'guish the difference between watery
milk from q poor COW and good milk
adulterated with water. The cheap
grades Of condensed milk are generally
skimmilk, and w the best ID not as
nutritious - fresh milk-pomoaa
tCal.) Progress.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-30

The Gem theater OF Deadwood was
totally destroyed by fire on the night OF
the 2Sth. The loss in about $1,000. The
city was saved by the heroic work Of the
firemen two of whom were severely in.
iured.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-30

CHICAGO, Nov. SO..-The grand jury
has returned no bill in the case of John
Il. Tanner, chairman Of the Republi-
can state central committee, who was
charged with criminal libel by Mayor
Hopkins. Mr.. Tanner said the mayor
levied blackmail ON the vices of the
city and the mayor took the matter be-
fore the grand jury. A civil suit in
which the mayor demands $500 o
damages is still pending.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-30
washinlr Glass.

When possible, a wooden or paper
tub should be used in washing glass. A
soft silver brush, soft cloths for wash
ing and soft linen towels for wipinR
also are necessary. Have the water cool
enough to bear the hand in comforta-
bly,. Make q strong suds with hard soap.
The second dish Of water should be OF
the same temperature. Wash each piece
carefully, rubbing with the soft cloth;
then put in the rinsing water. When
four or five pieces have been washed,
spread a coarse towel on an old tray
and place the glass ON this to drain.
Wipe the hands dry and then wipe the
pieces OF glass with a perfectly clean,
dry towel. Rub gently to polish. De-
troit News.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-30

Capt. January OF Dell Rapids, known
TO every old soldier in South Dakota and
most of the men, women and children
in it, is a candidate for sergeant-at-arm
Of the state senate and ought to get
there.