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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-04-18
Took nin, for the Con yrcs .mnn.

An amusing story II told In Wash.
ington of u Northern Congressman who
MAIZE u mistake In the Identity of q
well.known Congressman the other
day.
There Is a tanltor whom members
frequently mistake for ex.COngrrss.
man Sperry. of Connecticut. The man
on whom the story IL told was on his
way to the Senate resta urant when he
met the janitOr. whom hr took for Spcr-
~. Being well acquainted with the
eX-Congrcssman. he invited him tn
take lunch with him. The janitOr. feel.
ing highly fiattered. accepted the invt.
tat.On. They went over. and after en-.
iOying the dclicacics of the season. the
Northern Congressman passed him n
5O.cent cigar, which he Immediately III
and proceeded to enjoy. Then they
started back for the House. but De.
fore reaching It a page rushed up and
said to the pseudo Sperry: "YOu ar
wanted up stairs to attend to some
sweeping and general cleaning"
The Congressman was NJ taken back
that he was speechless for q minute
but regainIng his cOmpOsure he let out
some remarks that filled the air with
sulphur and birthstone. The NOrther,I
Congressman Is not to be ;blnm med 10,
his mistake. says the narrator OF thu
story. for many other members who
know Sperry well have frequently
spoken to the janitOr for Sperry.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-04-18
An Orators Little Rusc,

At a public dinner there was on the
table In front OF Edward Everett IN
OrIlarnented dish. with two miniature
silk American hags stuck into the
Wand. A waiter removed 1t from tho
table to the sidebOard that It might
10 carved. As soon as Mr.. Everett
missed the dish lie seemed seriously M.
nOyed and whispered to another waiter
to replace II. A gentleman sitting near
noticed this little by scene and was sur.
prised that the. great man should ap.
pear annoyed at the disappearance Of
the dish and delighted ut Its reappenr.
ance. When the orator made his speech
In response to Il national toast the Inys-
terry was explained. For rs he warmed
with his theme--the greatness OF the
republic-hc spoke of the emotions eE'
cited by the Tag of the union, whose
folds they beheld gracefully festooned
around the walls. suddenly. rs II
moved by the impulse Of the moment
he seized the two little flags from the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-04-18

Sunshine Land.
They came in sight of q lovely shore,
Yellow Us gold In the morning light;
The suns own color at noon Ii wore,
And had faded not at the fall Of night;
Clear weather or cloudy-'twas all as one,
Tue happy hills seemed bathcd with the
Its secret the sailors could not understand.
But they called the country Sunshine
Land,
What was the secret? A simple thing
1t will make you emile when once you
know
Touched by the tender finger Of spring,
A million blossoms were all aglow;
50 many. 80 many. 80 small and bright.
They covered the hills with a mantle Of
light:
Aud the wild bee hummcd. aud the glad
breeze famed
Through the honcycd fields of Sunshine
Land.
II over the sea VIC two were bound.
What port. dear child. would we choose
for ours?
We would sail and sail till at last w
found
This fairy gold Of million flowers:
Yet, darling. we'd 6ud, IL at home W
straycd.
OF many and small joys our pleasures are
made:
More near than we thlnk-vcry close q
hand.
Lie the golden fields Of Sunshine Land.
Edith Thomas.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-04-18
Tho Town OF used TO. Bc,W

Tho Town Of "Uscd.to.B Be-"
Grandma lives In funny place.
The town OF "Uscd.to.bc."
Where streets are ''turnpikcs." and people
are folks"
And nice hot supper q 'tca."
"Whcrc IL the town Of 'Csed.to.ber"
In grandma's memory bright.
''Thc way" Upstairs. to grandma's room
Crhc cosy one on the right.
"whcn can you go thcrc1" Twillshts
For the dreamy glow In the CRATE
Lights the way TO tue town Of "Cscd.te.
be-"
And nobody needs to wait
Then ho. for an hour In the dear old town,
And hey. for the husking bee.
And oh. the dancing In Rti6 brocadc,
Aud ali! tho trystiny tree.
And ugh! tho sermons. two hours long.
And three Of them. Sabbath day,
In meeting house," 80 cold and drcar,
Where the foot stove held It's sway.
But II grandma shows you . summss
scene.
In farmhouse and orchard fair.
With rows Of cheese on dairy shelves.
Aud bees Ia the clover.sweet air.
And there beyond. 10 the kitchen wide.
Grandma. herself. at the wheel.
Spinning. singing. fair young bride.
You say. for you can but feel
"What a dcar. dear town OF 'Used.to'
bel"
But grandma'S voice drops low.
And che Gays, with half.sad, half.swee(
smile.
"'Twas all ~ long ago."
Boston Transcript.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-04-18
wtnd and Sea.

wtnd and Sea.
The sea IL q jovial comrade;
He laughs wherever be goes;
His mcrriment shines In the dimplins lines
That wrinkle his hale repose;
He lays himself down at the feet Of the
SUM-
And shakes all over with G!ee.
And the oad-backed pillows fall faint on
the shore.
In the mirth of the mighty sea!
But the wind Is sad and restless
Aud cursed with an inward pain;
You may bark mt will. by valley or hill.
But you hear him still complain.
He walls on the barren mountains
And shricks on the wintry sen;
lie sobs in the cedar and means Ia the
pine
And shuddcrs all over the aspen tree.
Welcome are both their voices,
And I know not which Is the best
The laughter that slips from oceans lips
Or the comfortlcss winds unrest.
There's a pang in al! rejoicing,
A Joy In the heart Of pain,
And the wind that saddens, the sea that
gladdens,
Are singing the sclf-same strain.
--lsayard Taylor.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-04-18
A Country Lane.


Between steep banks II winds along.
O'erhung with leafy hawthorn trees.
From which In spring the thrush's song
Floats softly on the soft south breess.
There 10 the earliest primrose found,
And modest purple violets grow.
And trembling wind.dowers star tAs
ground.
And humble ragged.robins blow.
There, too,.on golden summer'cves.
The old folks like to stroll and talk:
Or slowly. under whispering leaves.
The self-absorbcd young lovers walk.
While. fresh rs youthful hopes. uufurl
New growths about their lingering feet
And tender fronds of fern uncurl.
Aud all tho balmy air 10 sweet.
With mingled scents Of thyme and musk
And wildng.roses. passion-pa!e,
As trcmblcs through the dewy dusk
The music Of the nightingale.
And. stealing from some hidden nook.
Adown the lane and DER the lea.
By pleasant ways, silver brook
Runs. singing, to the silver sea.
Il. Mathcson, In Chambers Journal.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-04-18
Chansou.

Chansou.
When love dieth. happiness dieth,
And the world Is wrapped in weeds.
Az the night ere the star-glow lie;h
'Mong her tombs and the swaying recdA
When love liveth, the wide world over
There's never a sob or sigh
Earth rocketh the loved and the lover,
And the winds hum lullaby!
When love dieth. sunlight and moonlight
Are hid as the dead's eyes are
Gone the joyous glance OF the June light
A the beam Of burned-out star.
When love livcth, earthways and heaven
Are free from the threnode and
thorn-
Then love me, love. till the even.
And lore me, love. till the morn.
VIII 7. HslA
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07
TIE AVERAGE MURDERER.
In Prison He Appears Happy, and Ger
tainly lie Grows Fat.

tainly lie Grows Fat.
One of the strangest of all the strange
phases OF human nature is the cheerful
ness of the average murderer after con-
viction and sentence. There are, OF
course, exceptions to the rule; there
are fnurderers who await execution in
horror and dread, and occasionally one
dies of this torment before the fatal day
arrives. But these are rare cases and
90 not affect the correctness of the
proposition that the average murderer
is a rather cheerful person, sleeps well,
has a good appetite, grows fat, and, till
his last hour, manifests lively interest
in such worldly affairs as occupied his
mind before he was caught, Gagged AMI
marked for the hangman.
Trouble of mind is not conducive to
the taking on of fat. a convict whose
day of death had been finally fixed, and
who had no ground on which to base
the faintest hope of clemency, might
affect chcerfulness, or even popularity,
in the presence of visitors. But there
is no affecting growth of adipose. The
man whose weight is increasing day by
day, even in the shadow of the gallows,
is not in mental distress. The mind
and body are too closely related for
either to be tormented without the full
participancy of the other.
Here is an extract from a reporters
account of visit to Harry Hayward, at
Minneapolis. who was put to death for
one of the most cruel, FLOODED MUIR
ders ever perpetrated:
"'Do you think you will hang"
eyes, / think / will, old man. Hay
ward replied. His face did not change
color, nor did he finch. Then he con-
tinued, laughing: "A fellow has got to
go some time, and it might as well be
one time as another. Only 1 wish il
well done and no bungling. But, by
the-by, what do you think about the
Corbett- Fitzsimmons Fighter rather
the one that did not come off? will
tell you what / believe. / think "Fitz'
was afraid of Jim. would hate to sec
Jim get whipped, for he is an American
But the fight will never come off, now,
he added.
allow is your health, Mr.. Hayward
"'Splendid. When l came in here
| weighed 160, but l have gained Al
pounds. You see, have nothing tt
worry me, have slept well. and eater
heartily and will continue to do so unit
| the end
If this were an exceptional case i
would be interesting only as possible
indication of lunacy. But it presents
nothing that is unusual. 1t is strang'
only because it is impossible for tn,
average mind to conceive of such cheer
| fulness, such Indifference under thu
conditions surrounding this man.
| Washington Post.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07
WOMAN'S WIT.
Told by q Society Girl
Something About Morphine, Sulphur. Mo-
lasses and Other Things.
From tie Eusntno Ne,ps, Nspars, N. J.

From the Ersafng Ne,rs, Ne,rark, N. J.
Among tho popular society leaders in
East Orange, N. j., Emma L. Stoll, a charm
Ing young maiden, stands In the foremost
rank. She is of lovable disposition and
the light Of the social set In which she
moves. For two years she has been q sick
girl from internal troubles peculiar to wom-
en-, and having recently recovered, has
given our reporter the folio wing interesting
account:
sInstead Of improving under the care of
my physician l became worse. For five
weeks was unable to get out Of bed and
about six o'clock each morning suffered
horribly. My lips were sore and lacerated
| from the marks of my teeth, for in my ef-
forts to keep from screaming ! sunk my
teeth deep into my hps.. At such times
rolled and tossed until the bed shook like
an aspen leaf and it finally got 80 serious
that the doctor-I won't tell you his name
gave me some morphine pills to take The
| very thought OF them now makes me shiver,
These morphine pills simply put me to sleep
| for awhile and when / became conscious
again my agony was renewed.
1.-THE pain In my stomach and back was
more than / could stand. Your blood is
POOR said the doctor, take sulphur and mo-
lasses, and did until twas great wonder
that was not o molas scs cake. 1t was time
wasted in taking it becauseI was not bene-
uIeQ In tuo tcdSts MY SulIcIiuS CuutiuuSuy
but by mighty effort after being if bed SO
long, got up. Oh, but ! was sad sight
then. From liz pounds, ! had fallen TO
ninety; my cheeks were pale and sunkcn
and Ilimped; yes, actually hobbled from The
extreme pain In my side. Then read OF
| DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
and tho testim onial In the Meas inspired me
with hope. I got the pills and took them;
| Before many days began to improve and
before had finished one box felt as II
could go out and walk for miles. ! soon
stopped limping and through the Pink Pills
l soon bid goodbye to my headaches while
| the pain in my stomach and back slowly
but surely succumbcd to the influence OF
/ these pills that seem to be able to persuade
| all pain to leave ones body Now am as
| used to be; well and strong, hght-hearted
| and merry but never without the pills. See
I have got somo Of them now," and from
nearby desx she handed out one Of the
boxes.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain, in con-
densed form, all the elements necessary to
give new life and richness to the blood and
restore shattered nerves. They are also q
specific for troubles peculiar to females,
such as suppressions, Irregularities and all
forms of weakness. They build up the
blood, and restore the glow Of health TO pale
and sallow cheeks. In men they effect
radical cure in all cases arising from mental
worry, overwork or excuses OF whatever
nature. Pink Pills are sold in boxes (never
in loose bulky at so cents q box OF six boxes
for $3.50, and may be had Of all druggists,
or direct, by mail from DR.. WiElams' Med
cine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

ANY and all devotional exercises in
the public schools of Missouri are de-
clared illegal. They are now fighting
in Minnesota on the same lines.
People of Wapella county, H., have
engaged Evangelist Moody and two
other exhorters to convert the town of
Eddyville, which is noted for its scep-
.icism.
Roy York, 13-year-old boy
preacher, is conducting services in Mis-
souri,, and is said to he stirring up
much religious fervor and causing
many conversions.
In Boston has been opened a school
where dressmaking in all its depart
Inents is taught. a six-months' course
is supposed TO qualify for the practice
of the art to the gaining of a livelihood.
David j. Hill. president of the
University of Rochester, has resigned.
The action is said to be on account
of the opposition to him manifested
by conservative Baptists who have not
favored his liberal views and manage
rnent of the university.
Dean Farrar of Canterbury thinks
1t perfectly erroneous to talk OF the
failure of missions, when they started
with l2o despised Galileans, and when
now there are 100000, 900 Protestants,
and they have in their power almost all
the resources of the world"
Henry Willard, the railroad mag
nate, has given large fund for tbs
State University of Oregon, made lib
eral donations to the University OF
Washington, endowed hospital in his
native town, and spent great deal
Of money on industrial art schools in
Rhenish Bavaria.
The international executive CON-
mittee, representing American Sunday
schools, at u meeting recently held
ut Chautauqua, voted TO send Sun
day school worker and organizer tt
Japan. The sum of 1000 was raised
us beginning, and subcommittee
appointed to secure the right.
The London university conferred
the degree of doctor of literature upoI
Miss Elizabeth Dawes, an Englishwom
an. This degree reflects great credi
upon the scholarship of man or woman
requiring as it does the broadcast read
ing. The year '95 marked the frs
time a woman had received it.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07
GATHERED ABROAD.

Green tea cigarettes are said to be
much used by English women. They
are very injurioua-
Court dress in Berlin is to be mod
eled on the Venetian costume of the
renaissance.
A st. Bernard was sold for s2,350 at
the birmingham, England, dog show
This is said to be the highest price ever
paid for st. Bernard at auction.
In 1923 John l. Hawkins, an Ameri
can, residing in London, attempted to
solve the difficulty of the gold per
point by soldering bits of diamond OF
ruby to the points of gold pens.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07
HURRAH FOR PENNSYLVANIA.


The farmers of Pennsylvania are to
be congratulated. M. NJ. Luther, East
Troy, Pa. grew over 200 bushels Sal
zer's Silver Mine Oats On one measured
acre. Think of it! Now there are
thirty thousand farmers going to try
and beat Mr.. Luther and win $500 in
gold! and they'll do it. Will you?
Then there is Silver King Barley,
cropped on poor soil 116 bus. per acre
in 1895. Isn't that wonderful-and
corn $50 bus. and potatoes and grasses
and clovers, fodder plants, etc., etc
Freight is cheap to all points.
IF you WILL CUT THIS OUT AND SEND
it with 10c postage to the John A. Sal.
ger Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis. you will
receive their mammoth catalogue and
ten packages grains and grasses, in
Guiding above oats, free. (K.)
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

THERE is more Catarrh in this section OF
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether, and until the last few years was sup
posed to be incurable. For q great many
wears doctors pronounced it local disease,
and prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly falling to cure with local treatment,
pronounced it incurable. Science has proven
catarrh to be constitutional disease, and
therefore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. ].
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, Is the only
taken internally in doses from 10 drops to 9
teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case !,
fails to cure. Send for circulars and testi
-monials. Address F. j. CHENEY & Co., To
ledo, o. Sold by Druggists, 15c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07
aivERs OF THE NEW WORLD

{ The st. lawrence river is only IT'S
miles bong, but if the lake system be
also taken into account its total length
will exceed 1900 miles.
The San Francisco. river of Brazil,
is 1900 miles in length, and was SO
called because it was discovered on the
feast day of st. Francis.
The Mackenzie, the principal river OF
the Dominion, is $500 miles in length
and drains an area equal &c one-half
of the United States.
The Ohio river is 075 miles long.
From the source of its longest tribu-
tary to the junction of the Mississippi
the total length is nearly 1900 miles.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07
AND COMMERCIAL

Ehewing gum costs the people of this
country $4,000. 900 year.
i our-fifths of the cotton crop OF the
world is produced in the United States.
For the fiscal year ending November
30 tie output of the 113 salt plants in
Michigan was 3,675,751 barrels.
Preparations are making for extern
siye prospecting for oil in ten counties
OF eastern Kentucky next spring. The
indications of the existence of yalua-
bic oil fields in that region are said to
be very promising.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07
LAWYERS in EUROPEAN STATES


Different Qualifications Required for Adj
mission to the Bar.
Prof Edward jerks, of London, gives
a review of the qualifications required
for admission to the bar in the chief
European states. The facts arc gath
cred from correspondents at the princi-
pal capitals. The article was drawn cut
by Chief Justice Russell, as to the lack
of scientific teachings OF the law in
England. A summary Of the facts
gathered by Prof. Jcnks in the Law
Belgium, Sweden and Norway there is
but one class of practitioners. in
France, Italy and Scotland there is q
separation between the advocate and
the solicitor. In Holland there is q
theoretical distinction between barris-
tiers and solicitors, bnt by a recent law
one person may unite both functions.
Prof. jerks says that in Germany,
France, Italy, Belgium, Holland,
Sweden and Norway scientific study
of law in university is practically IN
dispensable as preliminary to profess
sional practice. In Scotland it is in
dispensable for a barrister, but not es-
sential, though usual, in the case Of a
solicitor. In Germany and Belgium
apprenticeship or service under prac.
titioner is compulsory. In Italy 1t il
required for barrister, but not for so-
licitors. In Scotland the rule is the
other way. France, Holland, Sweden
and Norway do not require previous
apprenticeship. While the informa.
ton does not cover all the states OF Iu'
rope, it is apparent that England ha'
been almost alone in failing to oilel
courses Of strdy for law nta university
N y. Tribune.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

Mrs. nercy Thorndike, of Rockland
Me-, has been pilgrim here below for
% years. She has moved her place oil
residence 81 times, and isn't permanent.
w settled even now.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07
Tn O,den Tincs

Peop,e overlooked the importance of per-
manently beneficial effects and were salts
fed with transient action; but now that it
is generally known that Syrup of Figs will
permanently overcome habitual constipa-
ton, well-informed people will not buy
other laxatives, which act for time, but
finally iniure the system.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

A rARAeRApH in aprovincial paper reads:
"A thunderstorm made Beranger poet
mothers kiss made West q painter and
a salary of 80 shillings week makes US q
Journalist. Tit Bits.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

A fat man in Paris named M. Canon
Berg, consumes about five times as
much food as an ordinary person. His
weight is $50 pounds.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

Wine Of Cardui and one package of
Thedford's ck-Draught cured me.
have recommended the Wine Of
Cardui Treatment to number of suf-
fering women, and not one has failed
TO And relief by its use. If can do
anything to help bring this good med
icine to the attention of sufferers, ]
will be glad. MRS. e. c. ADAMS.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

FITs.-All Fits stopped free by DR.. Nine's
Great Nerve Restorer. No Fits after first
days use. Marvellous cures. Treatise and -
trial bottle free to Fit cases. Send to DR.
Kline, 93I Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

A cat "a years old is owned by man
In Biddeford. Me.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

Mrs. SUBURB ~ thought you said it was
tho little boy next door who was making all
the noisein Little Johnnie $50 it was,
ma was hitting him with stick
Tit-Bits
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

ssIsS'r he rather fastr" asked the anxious
mother. Eyes, mamma, in one sense OF
the word. don't think he can get away"
Indianapolis Journal.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

IF the devil were to take Off his hat every
time he met ahypocrite, no would long since
have died of exposure.-Texas Strings.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

GIRLS and billiard-balls kiss each other
with just about the same amount OF real
feeling.-Truth.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

SHE-sWhy does a woman take mans
name when she gets marriedp He
s.Why does she take everything else he's
gotp'-Truth.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

Prso's Cure for Consumption relieves the
most obstinate coughs. REV. ID. BUCHMUEL-
LER, Lexington, No., Feb. "a, '9i.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

Love makes the world 20 round" The
world seems to go round, but love makes
your head swim; that's the explanation
Boston Transcript.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

Actors, Vocalists, Public Speakers prais.
Hale's Honey of Horehound aud Tar
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute