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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-20

REAL ESTATE TO EXCHANGE
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BROWNSTONE dwelling. very desirable. -
exchange for country place. JOHN O.
HONT IT. SO pine-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-20
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ne 10 Richard Sidenserg. same property

Hogenauer. Alphonse and Albert Wesslsn and
wives 20 Frederic J Middlebrook. n lloth-st.
05 II OF Manhattan-aNe. years mortgages
Same 10 Louis Ottmann. guardian Of Ella OFT
man n S ll4th-st 223 u g o. Manhattan-aVe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-20
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('HOICE 26foo 5st1ry fats Office. paying IL per
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-20

Same 10 Katharine r. jackson. n 1l4th-si. l42
II . Of Manhattan ave. years ........:.:.....
Same TO Francis L Doughty. trustee OF Bekey
A Hunt n s 114ih-s'. go Il e Of Mammalian
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-12-07
A HOPELESS CASE.
Work That Is Worth q Hundred Dollars q
Week.

Work That Is Worth Hundreu DOlAafe .
Week.
The school-teacher is very poorly
paid for his wearisome work of inn
parting wisdom to his pupils, if many
of his pupils are like the one described
in the following dialogue. The boy
found it difficult to understand simple
arithmetic.
Teacher-Suppose, Fritz, you have
stocking on one foot, and you put an
other stocking on the other foot how
many would You have on both feet?
Boy--I never wear no stockings.
Suppose your father has one pig in
a pen, and he buys another pig and
puts it in the pen, how many pigs will
there be in the pen?''
dad don't keep no pigs"
The teacher blew a heavy sigh from
his tired lips, wiped the preparation
from his scholastic brow, and went a.
it again with renewed courage.
Suppose you have one jacket, and
at Christmas your father makes you Q
present of another jacket, how many
jackets will you have then?"
HE amt that kind of a father. He
never gives nothin' on Christmas"
Suppose your mother gives you ons
apple. and you have one already, wha'
will you have then?'
stomach ache. Our apples arr
cookin' apples"
The teacher was not the man 20 be
discouraged by tribes. He began t.
suspect that the boy was not well vi
in arithmetic, but he resolved to make
one more effort, SO he said:
/ IF poor little beggar boy has I
cake and you give him one more, how
many will he have?"
81 dunno. / eat my own cakes"
Then the teacher told the children
to go out and play.-Texas Siftings
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-12-07
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

yellow Cake.-One cup of granu-
lated sugar, one-half cup butter, yolks
of five eggs, one-half cup of milk, two
and one-half cups of flour, one tea
spoon of baking power. flavor. Wom-
ankind.
Green Corn Griidle Cakes Six ears
of green corn grated, stir in two eggs:
one pint of milk, one pint of -four, two
tablespoonfuls of melted butter, lit
tie salt, one teaspoonful of baking
powder. Beat we'll and bake on . hot
griddle-PrairieF Farmer.
Plum Porridge. = Take one-half
pint of m illz, add six raisins, and allow
to cook for five minutes. Then take
one tablespoonful of corn starch and
moisten it with two tablespoonfuls of
milk. Turn this quickly into the half
pint of milk and stir back and forth
until it thickens Then cook for one
minute and add one tablespoonful OF
sugar. Budget.
Soft Corn Bread.--Talse ono cupful
Of corn meal, the whites of two eggs,
tablespoonful each of salt and sugar
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder,
one cupful of boiled hominy or rice.
and two cupfuls of milk. Scald the
meal with a cupful of boiling water,
add the hominy, milk and other in
gradients, with a tablespoonful OF
melted butter, and bake in pudding
dish.-Good Housekeeping.
French Mustard. up an on.
ion in bowl; cover with good vinegari
leave two or three days; pour off vine
gar into basin; put into it one tea.
spoonful pepper. one of salt, one table.
spoonful brown sugar, and mustard
enough to thicken; smooth the mus.
tard for vinegar as you would -four fol-
gravy; mix all together; set on the
stove and stir until it boils, then re
move and use it cold.-Farmer's Voice.
Peach Custard Pie.--Line deep
plate with rich crust. Then pare
! stone and halve your peaches; lay
them around in the lined plate, strcw
over them half cup of sugar and q
little cinnamon; beat one egg table
| spoonful of sugar, and heaping tea
/ spoon of -four together smoothly, o.
until free from Jumps, add one cupfu
of milk and pour the whole over thu
peaches and bake nicely.-Home.
Picked Lilv.--Chop very fine ont
peck of green tomatoes, two small
heads of cabbage, three green peppers
four onions, six large cucumbers; pu
all in large stone jar, and sprinkle
over it teacupful of salt, and let ]
stand over night. In the morning.
drain and scald in one quart of vinega
and two quarts of water; take out wit
skinner and drain in q sieve; max
a strip of three quarts of vinegar an
four pounds of sugar. and let all boi
together for thirty minutes Put u
in glass or stone ars-Prairie Farmer
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-12-07

The art journals and home maya
zines are full of suggestions for novel
ties in decorated chairs, footstools and
fancy tables. / would respectfully SUBJ
NIT a set of three pieces finished as
follows: Get them of white pine and
finish with coat of wood filing and
white varnish. Have the work well
done, so that the grain is well brought
out and the surface smooth. Now,
paint upon each piece of furniture
delicate sprays OF hop vine with clus-
tiers of green hops. Do not attempt
an s'all-over" pattern, but upon the
chair represent the vine as climbing
up the chair, running across the seat
and up two or three posts of the back
with leaves and clusters of hops fall.
ing over the board at the top A
bunch OF the sprays might be massed
on top Of the table with leaves and
tendrils falling upon the sides and per
haps twining around one or tive legs
and heayy-clustered vine might b
represented as thrown across one cor
Iner of the three-legged stool. Such !
set of furniture would be cool-looking
| and pretty for young girls bedroom
and would not be inharmonious with
blue, white or yellow furnishings :
| Toledo Blade.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-12-07
NEW NEcKWEAR.
Some Stylish Additions to Ny LAdy's Fan

CoStumes.
The fichu is here. 1t is made of vari-
Gus materials, and it is made in vari-
GUS styles. 1t ranges from neatly
folded bit of Quakerish lawn to vol.
nminously frilled mass of chiffon. II
is made as part of the fall bodices, and
no house gown is considered complete
without it. 1t has two great charms
1t softens feminine features and com.
plexions, and it brightens up shabby
gowns wonderfully.
The fichu favored most for morning
wear is of sheer India lawn, hem
stitched and edged with a frill OF lace.
1t is in shape large handkerchief
folded once, 1t is long enough to dis
appear into the belt, and is particular
~ dear to the heart of the middle-aged
matron of domestic tastes.
Somewhat more frivolous is the fichu
for more youthful members of society.
It is made of white d'esprit or of white
silk null, with a deep ruffie about its
edge. 1t is three-cornered also, but is
slightly rounded at the back of the
neck in order to fit smoothly.
The little three-cornered bits OF yell
lowish lace and muslin which have
been fashionable all the summer as
collars are still in favor. Sets, con-
sisting of collar, cuffs and plastrons
are sold to brighten up dingy frocks
that have done service all the summer
or the fresher ones which are to do
duty all the fall Entire vests made of
alternate pieces of lace and tucked
muslin, in the overhanging blouse
style, are also seen.
Plaid ties, both in the bow and the
four-in-hand style, form part Of every
well-regulated tailor-made girls fall
wardrobe. They are better adapted
to fall than summer wear because OF
the penetrating brilliancy of their
hues, and they are prettier in the
smaller than in the larger style.
The correct color, although it may
be of the turnover variety, is quite as
tall as the ordinary standing collar.
It's corners have as little slant as pos
sible, the opening in front being a
| mere slit. It is quite uncomfortable,
but absolutely proper.
The ribbon and chiffon chokers
which every woman, from the girl
who employed cotton-backed satin up
to the dame of high degree, has worn
so persistently all the summer are to be
ia booed this fall. So many persons
put them on over plain collars regard
less of jennings that they acquired a
rakish, badly kept air in little while
and are consequently not looked upon
with favor-N. Y. World
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-12-07
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL

Women will be admitted to all de-
partments of the Catholic university -
Washington, except that OF theology.
Copies of the Bible have been dis
tributed at the railway stations and
post Offices in japan. Doctors ~ the
army and the navy have received New
Testaments.
Singapore is the great meeting
place OF the different races Of tropical
Asia, and, therefore, one of the MOST
important points for missionary enter
prise. Bibles are furnished here IN
forty Ave languages
"A missionary affirms: y could walk
from Canton to Shanghai, over eight
hundred miles, not walking more than
| twenty miles day, and could sleep
every night in a village or town that
has little Christian community.
A Presby terrain minister in Dune
din, after preaching sermon on gam
bling, called upon his congregation 70
stand up as a solemn pledge that they
would never attend a race meeting,
and, with one or two exceptions, the
whole congregation rose to their feet-
Miss Susan Hurst Kurtz, daughter
of the late John F. Kurtz of Maryland,
| and niece of Bishop John f. Hurst.
has recently been elected preceptress
in Bordentown Female college, Bor-
dentown, N. j. She was teaching in
Greensboro, Md, the place where, for
time Bishop Hurst taught after grad
uating from Dickinson college.
La Grandc Trappe, the parent OF all
Trappist monasteries, was lately
thrown open to women for the hrst
time in its history, on the occasion OF
the conservation of its new church by
the Bishop of Seez. Before that only
three women had crossed its threshold,
James Ills queen, Mary of Modena, ac'
companying her husband in 1896, and
Queen Amelia and the Duchesse de Ne
mcrrs, who were with Louis Philippe
when he visited the convent in lS47.
4 Over one of the doors OF the new
/ Memorial church to Emperor William
!. at Berlin is carved the inscription
sWhat camels the fathers of our larg'
lest city once were! May 2, 1895. Not
even three hundred thousand marks
Shabby.'' The architect tries to ex
plain it by saying that some one wrote
the words in jest on the plans, and an
italian workman. who did not under
stand German, chiseled them Rs he
found them. The Socialists are not
satisfied with the explanation, but
look on the inscription as deliberate
insult on the part of the court
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-12-07
a CONFESSION
Which Was Received in the Way That he
Expected.

Which Was Received In the Way That He
Expected.
She knew he was going to propose.
There was strained look about his
four-in-hand tie that clearly betrayed
it.
"Antigone," he commenced, II ask
you to become my wife
She glanced at the third finger of
her left hand, then clasped both hands
together and lowered her eyelids to an
angle of As degrees
But" he continued. II feel that l
ought not to deceive you"
The angle was raised to 60, but she
answered not.
81 am not what seem to you; you
are completely mistaken in me. The
man voc have pictured me to be and l
have nothing in common.
$50 on" she said, coldly. her eyes
now open to their fullest extent.
"However," he went on, desperate
| ly, al am going to lay my inner self
bare to you. come what may!"
Well" she said, in one dull, heavy
monosyllable. He shivered. 1t had
| the tone of funeral knell.
II am not model man." he re-
sumed, with an effort. Il am not
even ordinarily well-behaved. Ismoke,
drink and bet-often. l read French
novels and go to burlesques. Roof
gardens attract me, and prefer farce.
comedy to Shakespeare. l have even
flirted with living pictures; nav,
| have"
"Good gracious! how you frigh tened
me-" she interrupted with a sigh OF re
lief. 81 was afraid that you were go
ing to say that yon did not care TO,
any of those things"
Then, burying her face in his four
in-hand, she whispered:
"You can not shake me, darling.
am yoursi'-N. Y. World.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-12-07

{ A little time ago, on one OF the Gu
nard boats, ono of the crew (while the
passengers were at dinner) picked up .
menue and, seeing on the top Table
d'hote," inquired of one of his mates
the meaning Of it.
"What does this ERE mean, Joe?
Joe. taking the menu, gazing on it
with puzzled air, scratched his head
and said:
81 can't make nothing of it. Let's
20 to old Coffin; he's scholar and sure
70 know"
On giving the menu to the boatswsin
he thoughtfully stroked his chin and
said:
sswell. lcok ere, mates; it's like this
'ere: Them swells down in the saloon
havcs some soup. bit of fish, bit Of
this. a bit of that, and bit Of som
mat else and calls it table dottie. We
have table dotties, only we mix it ali
together and calls II Irish stew. Tit
hits
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RICH REPARTEE.
A Market Woman Found 10 an Enectfv
Weapon To squeich Dude.

A Market Woman Found IL an Effective
Weapon To Squeich . Dude.
In a crowded Ninth street car one
market morning sat a young man just
out of his tailor's hands. Fresh white
duck trousers, most approved dark
blue serge, doublelbreasted summer
coat, new yellow shoes and white stra "
hat with a brown band. 1t was all set
off to advantage by the pretty blue
neplige shirt with long, white tie, and
he was fetching sight. He had been
to the station to meet young lady,
evidently just from the mountains, ana
he was on his very best behavior, sure.
At the market several men got in
with their baskets, some having chick
ems with their heads sticking out, 9TH
ers covered over the top with fresh
vegetables, fruits and other desirable
things at this season.
One very large and very warm lady
got in and dropped into the seat next
to this freshly done-up young man.
Down went her basket on his nice
new shoe, and, perhaps, a corn or two
also. Apologies and a polite rejoinder
followed, but the polite rejoinder had
a severe ring to it and fash OF the
eve that the fat lady did not like.
She kept her eye on him. He soon
turned to his young lady and said IN
an undertone:
"They ought to run freight cars or
this line for the market women"
| The old lady heard him, turned very
red, then sat up very straight ant
caught his eye. With whitening lool
and in a voice for the whole car t.
hear. she remarked.
"They ought to put on parlor car
for dudes"
And even the girl at his side joinet
| in the litter which followed.-Wash
IN rtou Star
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-12-07
HOUSEHOLD PROBLEMS.


One of Them Il tho Proper Management
of Servants.
Ladies often say: 20. they know
can not cook the dinner or clean the
house, and so of course they must, and
they work great deal better than if
they thought could help myself" l
this. And charming authoress some
time ago wrote series of articles in a
religious newspaper strongly defend
ing this view. She wrote in substances:
"If / go to dressmaker Or milliner
l do not expect to teach or show her
how to make my dress or bonnet
That is her work, not mine. Neither
should be expected to teach my cook
to prepare the dinner or my waitress
to set the table. That is their bust
ness, not mine" And again: 'If your
breakfast mullins are filed with soda
never say to your cook there was too
much Soda but say, the mullins were
not good this morning Bridget will
naturally reply: And what was
the matter with 'em, ma'amT And
you should say: I am not cook.
don't know. You must know; that is
your business Bridget is then graft
fed by your acknowledging her superb
ority in her own place. You must al.
ways take this tone with your SER
wants. They have undertaken such
work. They must be skillful and com.
petent and expect no guidance from
YOU" Can we reasonably expect such
trained servants in this country?
We can bring to the problems Of
cooking and homework intelligent, ed
ucated minds, and often nicely Of
taste and smell not attained by poor
women who have had limited die
and unframed observation. The EN-
ployer who teaches her cook to make
delicate soups and desserts, and who
trains her waitress or hambermaid t.
skill and neatness has been of rea
service to them. She has helped then
to fill their present places satisfactory
|ly, and has perhaps aided them to VIII
promotion and higher wages. Withou
having such knowledge herself she cal
not teach them. although in some 10
calities employers can send their serv
ants to a cooking school, where the.
obtain instruction which is very usefu
to them. In the present scarcity o
domestic servants promotion can no
often be given in the same family, be
cause unframed women demand an
receive nearly as high wages at the be
ginning as at the end of their term o
service. The promotion takes place il
some other household. All! how man
an ignorant. clumsy girl from over tn
sea has been trained in these genera
housework situations by some neat
energetic Yankee mistress in ways G
; thrift and skill and has then passed o
to high wages as first-class cook
, Forum
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-12-07
HOUSEHOLD MYTHS.
They Are Departing From the Mode
Housewives Mind.

They Are Departing From the Modern
Housewives Mind.
One by one the household myths de-
part, to keep company with the legend
of the apple shooting and the fountain
of perpetual youth. A very convenient
myth of this class was the belief in
growing pains" The mother used It
rs the sufficient explanation of certain
twinges and nips of pain which as
sailed her sons and daughters, and she
invariably conveyed the idea that they
were an inseparable concomitant OF
the physical expansion and accretion
that is the youths most absorbing ann
bition. Now comes along one OF the
looking, analyzing, statistical
doctors OF the period and puts the con-
venient consolation to fight He
insists that growth IT, natural
and has no pains; but he finds
that pains come from overexer-
ton of the muscles, as children will
overnse them when entering enthusi-
astically into their games If in the
leg elevating and rubbing it will soon
bring about what the old doctors
called a discrimination" of healthy
blood to the part. which restores the
overwrought tissue and gives swift re-
lief. Those pains should not be neg
lected or overlooked, for children
often have the beginnings of rheuma-
tism, although it is generally regarded
as disease Of age-that timely care
from skillful man may cure; and
nearly all fevers have pains in the
bones as one of their preliminary
stages, so that while growing pains
as distinct disorder are gone parents
should not be Indifferent to the suffer
ings of adolescence. but should take
the s'stitch in time. IN. Y. Independ-
emit
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There is a good deal of dispute in
regard to the etiquette of acknowledge
ment of card for church wedding.
Some high authorities assert that
the invitation is SO general and means
so little particular attention that no
notice need be taken Of it except in the
regular line of future visits to the
bride and to the brides mother. But
Mrs. John Sherwood, who is, probably,
our American social oracle, declares
that card is obligatory at the hour OF
the wedding, II one can not attend, and
that If the house address is unknown,
this card should be sent to the church
If this is necessary most people err wo.
fully, for few non-attendants send the
card. Chicago Tribune.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-12-07
WIT AND WISDOM.

More or Less. -Mother-'sD Didn't
tell Won not to let that young man kiss
you any more?" Daughter-"Hc
didn't, mamma. It was less by 1t
least seven times. Detroit Free
Press.
EFF dere's any invention dat have
profound respeck for" said Movea-
long Mike, its de founting- pen"
ssWhut's de reason?" inquired Flooding
Pete. "Dey never works. - Washing
ton Star.
what makes the baby cry sop
asked Willy. Hes cutting his teeth,
said the nurse. why do you let him
do it?a asked Willy. lyon won't even
let me cut my own nails "-Harper's
Round Table.
! This train is nearly one
| hour behind time, is it not? Conduc-
tor-Yes. But that's all right Wen
get in in the usual time. Passenger
What time is that? Conductor-Tw0
hours late.-N. Y World.
That was bright girl in the street
car the other day who said to her com.
panion, who was making the usual fe-
male search for her purse: "Let us di-
vide this, Ethel; you tumble and I'll
| pay."-American Hebrew.
-Maud-at the ball game--Now, tell
me. How is that man out?" Ned-an
/ expert He struck out. That's what
they call il. I" Maud-How stupid to
i call it that! Why, he never struck tho
lball once. 49, Brooklyn Life.
Ellen and Agnes were planning
for the future. II want to be an artist
like Aunt Mary said Ellen, and go
to Europe" II won't be an artist
said Agnes II am going to be
mother. Youths Companion.
-Physician-Yon must not occupy
your time with anything which re-
quires the slightest mental attention.
Patieut--But, doctor, how can I do
that? Physician--I will fix that. You
are to read all the recent novels with
. purpose. Chicago Record.
1 Ills it really true said the little
boy, "that politicians are sometimes
| not strictly honestY' EYES," said SEN
ator Sorghum sadly; II am sorry to
say that it is have known politicians
] who got votes years ago and have not
| paid for them yet. ~ Washington Star.
Now, James," began the young
| girl, lyon do not believe the majority
of people are really selfish, do your
no, little sister, not at all. What !
think is that most Of them are waiting
until they get very rich in order TO be-
come famous as philanthropists- "-Chi-
cago Times Herald.
-Whipsawing Bore = Man =
want your opinion in matter.
s Would you advise me to borrow
ten dollars to help me out of . tight
place.? Lawyer-Isy all means Man
Very good. Lend me ten. Lawyer
That's all right. My fee for legal
advice is ten dollars and we'll just call
il square. Detroit Free Press.
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a SAD TRICK.
1t was Played Upon Mr.. Chugwater b.
His Memory.

1t Was Played Upon Mr.. Chugwater by
His Memory.
Mr.. Chugwater entered the store
with the confident air of a man who
knew exactly what he had come to
buy, and was prepared to pay the cash
for it.
II want Butterworth pattern No.
1854 he said, 'sfor 3s-inch waist. "
Are you sure that's the right size?''
asked the young woman behind the
counter.
"Yes, that's the size my wife told me
to get"
is it for her?' asked the young
woman, with some hesitation OF man
ner.
II don't know that that makes any
difference" rejoined Mr.. Chugwater,
slightly raising his voice, 'sbut Ihave
no objection to stating that it is. =
II beg pardon, but-would you mind
telling me how much she weighs?"
.'She weighs about hundred and
fifty pounds. ~
Il thonght So" said the young WON.
an, promptly reaching for something
in one of the pigeon holes behind her.
It's q 2s-inch size the lady wants. A
as-iAch would be about the right SIX
for 37s-pound person, and we don't
keep it in stock. Twenty-Five cents
please"
Mr.. Chugwater paid the money. put
the pattern in his pocket and walkst
ont of the store with curious feeling
that he had shrunken three or foul
ai7es too small for his clothes and tina
forty giggling girls had seen hsu
shrink. Chicago Tribune.