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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25


"Jest to Keep tho Buggers or"
When people used to sometimes ask
Aunt Liza what in the ronnd world she
wanted with so many boys around the
place, she would always say. jest to
keen the Burgers of and tend to the
stock" Then she would most In gen-
orally run on to say:
Somehow or somehow else. ruther
like the boys-particlar them that mas
been left without mother and without
a home. They are SO much company to
body. and there is room enough right
here on this place for every boy in the
settlement Tell the boys to drop In
and see o body-comc when they feel
like it, and stay as long as they please.
/ know full we'll IL the youngsters
around in the Panther Creek country
could of but only aad their way, Aunt
Liza Raiborn would of lived on forever
and q few days over. In her day and
generation there was ono place where
the boys could always hang up their
hats and make themselves at home.
And II they took up notion to have a
Christmas tree or a candy pnllin, or go
out and hire a fiddler and fetch the
girls and jump some jgs and run OIL a
few reels, it was perfectly all right
"ovcr to old Aunt Liza's." She was
considerably of a church woman at that
but she never had went crazy in regards
TO religion, and nothin in the world
would do hor moro good, 1t seems like
than lest TO ..let the young folks have
their way oncst in while,' as she
used to put 1t.
Now I reckon some folks would won
der how it come to pass that Aunt Liza
never did trade herself off as the wife OF
some sorry white man, but, exceptin
nv Aunt Nancy Newton, she was the
one onlyest old maid | ever saw without
, fcelin sorry she didn't git married.
|, reckon 1t was best for her-and l kuo"
1t was best for a whole passle OF boys
that the right man never did come along
|, , at the right time. She was mother tt
the motherless and help to the help
ers and a hope to tho hopeless, AMI he
home was a homo to tho homeless.
II People that ought to know tell mi
that when Aunt Liza was sinkin an'
; droopin into tho last long sleep she wa
ltalkin out of her head, and carryin o.
with herself constant about her orphan
boys. Tell the boys to como over an
: drop in and see a body now and then,
. says she.
. And when the evenin bells was ringi
" in the glad New Year there was
: funeral goin on lover to old Aun
r,iza's.n RUFUS SANDERS.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25

will rrcollect to my dyin day bow |
got into terrible eatin scrape over to
old Aunt Liza's one time when was
boy. Hit was in the dead of winter,
and the weather was tremendius cold,
and maybe you mought know what that
means in regards to yearlin boys APP
petite. When dinner got ready that
day there was good old country sausage
and chitlins and sauce, and backbone
and spareribs, and cracklin bread with
the cracklins in it; then sweet things
from the big house to the kitchen and
fresh sweet milk to wash it all down
with. So consequentially l lit in, / did,
and stuck my knife and fork and spoon
into every dish that come around.
was like fool drinkin good whisky
couldn't tell when / got enough-and
along about midway of the evenin was
about the sickest white boy you ever
heard tell OF perhaps. 1t looked to me
like the world was turnin bottom side
upwards, whilst was turnin wrong side
outwards. Man, sir, was mighty nigh
past thinkin, but the first thing that
popped into my mind was the kind and
gentle and patient face OF old Aunt
Liza. 1 lowed to myself il there was
| any body in this wide and wicked world
which could pull boy through such
scrape as that alive, Aunt Liza was that
body. So / worried along till l got
myself back to the house, though was
| monstrous tired totin what | had ct, and
laid down two or three times on the
way, hopin maybe somebody mough'
come along presently with wagon and
haul it back for me.
When 1 got back to the house and
Aunt Liza found out what was the mat
ter with me, she sailed out and flew
around . lew minnits and come in thu
house with somethin which she sale
would make me git we'll. have nov
forgot exactly what sort of q name sh'
had for the dost she give me, but tina
is neither here nor there. 1t would o
done as we'll without any name at all, a
for that. got there all tho same, an,
inside OF fifteen minnlts it had fetche'
| up everything but my dirty socks an
had them itHa mighty loosa Apn
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25
HIsToaY REPEATED.

From the date of the creation to that
of the food. the Hebrew version cal
culates 1856 years; the Septuagint
1859; the difference being 6o6 years.
Dishes of gold and silver used in Ia
bic service in 900 b. c.. were found Mt
Troy by DIR. Schliemann. Ons OF these
WAS about the size now employed.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25
SQUIRE RUFUS SANDERS
Tells a Charming Story From
Backwoods Life.
Sad News From Panther Creek-"ovee 70
ola Aunt Llza's--The Greatest Place
for Boys-A Terrible Eating scrnpe.
"Roscs Here and Snow Banks
Right Out Yonper."
Copyright. 1887

Az for me, never was a man to bor-
row trouble and grumble at the good
old world we live in. But in the COM
moa run of everyday life we are natur-
alIy bound to put up with a general
mixtry of ups and downs and overs and
unders-of storms and sunshine, OF trials,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25

CoAL.pEALER (anxiously) Hold oni
That load hasn't been weighed: 1t looks to
me rather large for o ton" Driver amt
intend ed for a ton. It's two TONS" Dealer
-ssBeg pardon. Go ahead. "-TitBits.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25

MAY-sThey tell me your engagement
with Charley Gumphleigh is broken. How
did It hapgen" Carrie."lt Is no 9 gfea a.
keep: that all. Boston Transcript.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25

WE stumble on the gifts we prize
All other things above,
For ever since the world began,
We've fallen into love.
IN. Y. Recorder.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25

..HAvE you seen that portrait OF Miss
Dawkins by Marulous Doranl Il looks Just
like an old master" "Do you think sol
thought it looked more like an old raid.
Harper's Bazaar.
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toast bread

and keep it dry There be danger Of its s moldlng
Due 1t tine Is covered with mold It is just
with snoa sp It's germs will the
lungs unless everything suitable to them Weak
blood loss Of appetite coughs snd So tS
Germs 81 consumption To destroy gere the sys-
fem must be kept in well-nourished condition Do
not lose flesh, Take SCOTS Emulsion,
preventive It furnishes the reinforcements neces-
arv for the body to conquer in the easiest possible
form The oil is state quickly taken up and rap
dlv transformed into the organs and tissues.
rseoa:sE maadon andy
ssnc cksge vi
as~ SCOTT BOVINE. Chemists, New York
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25

mYou aud your sister arc about the same
size, and you look exactly alike. Twins,
aren't your asked the visitor. "Course
mot =, exclaimed Tommy, highly indignant.
uShe's u girlr'- Chicago Tribune.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25

NoMYsrERr.- Mistress Severely
did this FIRE happen to go outl" New Girl
(innocently)-af guess you forgot to tel
me to put coal on."-N. Y. Weekly.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25

AHARp PARr.-He-"l understand your
part in the new play is very difficult" She
[.Yes. ! have to change my costume
thirteen times."-Brooklyn Life.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25

Contain Mefc1ry,
Is mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
IN, when entering it throus4 the mucope
surfaces. Such articles should never H
used except Cd prescriptions from reputable
physicians, as the damage they will do Is
ten fold to the good yQu can possibly de-
rive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, man
ufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toled0i
O.. contains no mercury, and is taken in.
ternally. acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the
genuine. 1t is taken internally, and made
IN Toledo, Ohio, by F. ]. Cheney & Co. Tes-
aoii by Druggists, price TIC. per bottle.
HANS Family Pills are the best
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25

CRrMsovBEAK.-"Are you going to the
masoueradef" Yeast-"Yes; I! expect to-
"How are you goingi" "Going broke"
.sTi,at'l be no disguise. Statcs
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25

"Ayp did he say he remembered me when
was a girlp, mo; he said he remembered
YOU when he was boy."-Life.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25

"DrD you find that he was relationi'
"Oh, enthusiastically" "How was thatP
UHe borrowed one dollar from mo almos
before had introduced myself. "-Chicag'
Record.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25

CusroMER-"Can buy an engagement
ring on the installment plant" Clerk-"Yes,
If YOU can give US any security" Customer
-aI can give you the mime OF the girls
father n-Puck.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25

"YrssrR., said Farmer Corntossel,
"we're goin' to have genuine novelty In
our township next year" ''What will It
her, s.We're goin' ter hev county fair
wethous any Midway Plizzancc into it,
Washington Star.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25

BresoN-"How well you're looking this
morning, Jigsonr' Jigson-"Yes; have
never looked better In my life. I'm Looking
for man who owes me i've pounds. III
Bits
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25

every time see you, am reminded OF
Herr Rummel." "How soa" He owes me
O,n-Fliegcnde Blaetter.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25

TIE mind itself must, like other thlngs.
either Weakened or broken, Sir 2, eidnsy,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25

TIE Influence Of custom Is incalculable;
dress boy as man, and be will ~ once
change his conception Of himself.-B. Ss
John.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25

TopEa--"I shay, mister, can you tell me
chic, where the sidewalk Is. I am Snfsn-
ger here n-Fliegende Blactter.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25
cho.t. Az Pale and shadowy,

Ghosts Arc Pale and shadovy'
Say those who profess to have intervieweo
them. Whether spooks are tallow-iaced OF
not mortals are whose blood Is thin and
watery in consequence Of imperfect nssimi-
latien. When invalids resort to Hostetter 3
Stomach Bitters, and use that unequaueo
tonic persistently, they soon .'pick up" IN
strength, flesh and color. y should t 20
used also to prevents s m and to remedy con-
stipation, sick headache and nervousness.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25

"WnAr is q kisslp her lover sighed.
s'Grammatically defined
TITS conjuncrion,' she replied,
s.And cannot be declined"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25

The same man does the kicking,
AS the seasons come and go;
He grew profane at summer,
And does the same towards snow,
Washington Syaf.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25

ArTnn physicians had given e,, me- Ts; up w VI:
liamsport, Pa, Nov. ~, 1898.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25

CouLp anything be neater than the old
darkyis reply TO beautiful young lady
whom he offered to lift over the gutter. and
who insist ted that she was too heavyl "Lor'
missus," said he, use used to lifting cdr'
rels Of ugar.n-Exchange
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25

TEAcuER-"And what is meant by keep
ing tho Sabbath holyf Ethel-'lt means
1t means to think Of something you would
like to do, oh, ever 80 much, and then not
doing it, cause it's Sunday. "-lndianapolis
Journal.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25
She Had tho Boy. Down Fine.

CdSC no AaPROhOo oAOH6 F~~-
less and out Of home.
She Had tho Boys Down Fine.
lover to old Aunt Liza's," if only a
boy went there oncst, was place he
never could forget. There was q big
old dingy-lookin brown house, without
any lightnin rods or bay windows or
fancy trimmins on it. There was big
oak trees out in the yard, which made
the coolest and most bulliest plaza in
the world for boys to bang swings and
build frog houses and play marbles. 1t
was always cool and shady-like and
pleasant there. Out in the garden
there was plum wilderness of flowers,
and down back of the garden you would
find the best and biggest orchard for
miles and miles around.
But the mainest thing that made 1T
such fine old place for boys was nothin
but Aunt Liza. She knowed boy,
with all of his fanlts and failins, better
than most any grown-up woman l havc
ever had acquaintance with. She al
ways would give us plenty OF elbow
room and little slack in the rope 20
play with. She ruther liked yolng
company and she didn't mind the fuss
She never got hot and flew off at the
handle If VIC boys went wrong and
somethin got broke. She wouldn't fuss
with nobody about nothin. When she
went singin and laughin and talkin she
would be hummin soft and lively and
pattin with her foot She always talked
with the same voice-low and kind and
gentle liko-but yet sho was plain and
blunt and prompt and straight as
single in her business. Sho had as
much sense about runnin farm and
keepin the place up as any man in the
settlement, and blame sight more
than a whole lot of them. or course
Aunt Liza couldn't take holt with heI
own hands and lay fence worm Of
drive six-mule team, but she could
| beat the whole discovered world standir
in tho back door and havin 1t done
The general crops that growed on thu
old Rafborn place couldn't bs beat no
| where's or Panther Creek, and there
was corn in the crib, and meat in thu
| smokebouse and meal in the tub ant
lard in the gourd from one year into tn
other. Aunt Liza must of been som
kin TO me to the general extent tina
she always did believe in feedin, an
she forever had plenty around her, AM
that which was good.
But more than all of that, Aunt Liz
could beat the created world fixin u
things to please boy and meet tn
common wants OF his appetite. Sa
could make tho best and biggest bis
cults, and bake tho best custards, an
pies, and puddins, and dumplins, an
tarts, and fr;tters, and flapjacks, an
the most OF. them, of any old lady
ever yet have saw. You couldn't pas
along by her pantry no time-summs
nor winter-withcut smellin the grei
raft OF good things she had cooked
and put away, and If it come to pa
that you was little boy you wouldn
, have to wait SO very long before yo
could climb up on the outside OF yol
share.
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sweet old self, and she showed kind
fellow feelin for all them that got LETT,
or strayed and struggled of and lost
from their folks like she did. There
was Billy johnson and Tom Miiligan
and Ned vickery (''Windy Ned, as we
boys use to call him) and lobe Hoili-
day and Jack Peavy and Rams Tim
mons, and some others / can't now
remem ber-all of them were left poor
orphant boys and got picked up by Aunt
Liza. And of them that are now Twin
all will tell you that they had as good
home as any boys in them regions
and heap sight better than some.
Aunt Liza would take tangly.
headed, bare-footed scrap OF boy and
raise him up as careful and tender as II
he was her own dear child. Soon as ne
cot big and strong enough he would
have to work some, mornins and ovenins
and in crop time, but be wore plenty OF
clothes-them that was nice and ciean'
too-and went to school two or three
months every year. poked his feet I'M
der q good table three times day
three hundred and sixty-fivo days In
tho year-and got all the fun and COM
forts that any other boy could get out
of a good old country home. And then
when he got big enough to stand his
ground and fight his own way through
the world she would give him ne"
| clothes enough to last him year and
turn him out to run with the dry cattle
| In that way, you understand, she man
aged SO as to always have room at he'
house for one moro orphant boy II II
case he happened along poor and help
less and out Of home.
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Lisa could beat the Twin world whom Il
como to loAdin boy up with good
things to eat, and then IL be was neces-
sary compelled to unload she could
draw the waddin as slick and quick as
the next one.
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- - -

On, "b,Iay bee," exalted SO,
We'd work like you, we VOW,
If we could loaf six months or SO
AS you are loating now.
Washington Star.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25

"BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRocnEs" are un-
rivalled for relieving Coughs, Hoarseuess
md ali Throat Troubles Sold only in boxes
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25

IMPARTIAL. = BrowD-sBig failure OF
Smiths, wasn't it, Any preferences"
Jones-iNone whatever. Borrowed wher-
ever he could. brooklyn Life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09
THE CAPITOL FRIEZE.
MI. houtelie's Resolution for a Com
mission TO Secure Its Completion.

In the House yesterday afternoon Mr.
Boutelle introduced a joint resolution pro-
VidinS for commission to contract for fin
ishing the historical frieze in the rotunda
of the Capitol. 1t was referred TO the COM
mlttee on library. The resolution provides
that the President CT the Senate, the Speak
er OF the House of Representatives and the
members of the committees on the library
of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives be, and they are hereby, appointed a
commission to secure the completion of the
historical frieZe in the rotunda of the Capi-
tol, by the painting therein of a suitable
ueslgh' by an American artist of national
reputation, that shall symbolic the great
events In the national life since the close
OF the Mexican war and approDriately com
h'etnorate the preservation Of the Union
ana the establishment of universal free
dem by the heroic valor ana sacrifice of
me cltlZens OF the republic under the lead
eiShlp OF Abraham Lincoln
Inc commission is authorized 10 advertise
iot Designs ana 10 make contract for the
painting OF the design selected An apnro-
pilatioh OF $4,000 Is made Cor The work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09
NEARLY READY TO RUN
The Metropolitan Company Completing the
F Street Line
The Underground Electric System
Will BE Shortly in Operation
Across the City.

The main line Of the Metropolitan Rail-
read Company, extending from 18th street
northeast TO Georgetown College, is nearly
completely equipped with the Connect I'M
foreground electric system, only a very
snort section of the tracks at the p street
bridge remaining to be put in place. The
cable to conduct the electricity is hung
throughout the greater part of the con-
dult, and as the remainder is all on hand
this VIII take but a very short time. II
the weather continues good and there are
no unavoidable delays it is probable that
rapid transit on the F street line will be an
accomplished fact before July i, but it will
certainly be before the Christian Endeayor
convention brings its thousands of strang-
ers to the capital. The power house at p
stfeet has been put in thorough condition,
ara IRE was built in the furnaces yester-
d*y, so that electricity may now be gener-
aled at. few moments notice. Eight of the
new motor cars which are being manufac-
tufed fer the company, wilebe shipped
from st. Louis next Saturday, and more
VIII follow at brief intervals. One hundred
and sixty trailers are also in course of con-
StTuct1on at St. Louis.
President Phillips said this morning that
the motor cars for the + street line WEI e
Tar superior to those in use on 9th street
ana that short time schedule would be
arranged between trains. The recent ac-
tlon OF Congress precludes the possibility
OF the tracks of the METROPOLITAN beir. @
used by the cars of the suburban lines that
connect with them to the extent of making.
such use Improbable, Congress having de-
ciafed that no fares could be collected on
the cars of one system while they were
running Over the tracks of another This
condition, which will prevent suburban cars
from carrying pay passengers inside the
city limits, will probably cause the COM
pahles TO continue the present transfer
arrangements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09

George w. Latimer, who was the first
slave hunted on Massachusetts soil, back
in 1872, and whose subsequent arrest and
incarceration in the old Leverett street Jail.
Boston, caused much excitement, died the
ether day at his home, in Lynn, Mass, aged
f6 years He was born July T. 1929, at
Norfolk, Va. He left his birthplace at the
age of tN enty-two, and went to Massa chu-
sets in the early jos. Soon after he went
10 Lynn he learned the trade Of paper
hanging. and worked until three DAYS be-
fore his death, when he had stroke of
paralysis. In 1872, to settle an estate he
was sold to James B. Gray in Nor
folk, and from him escaped. In Bos-
ton he and his wife were sheltered.
When arrested. Sewe!l, Garrison, Phil
lips, Whittier and others took up his cause,
and this was really the beginning of the
active career of these famous aboiitionisLs
against slavery. 1t was of him that Whit
tier wrote bis famous lyric, .'Massachu-
sets to Virginia" After a long legal con-
test LatiIner was set free, and never went
south again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09
How to Attract Settlers,

From the Charleston News and Courier.
The best judges as to the best means to
induce northern and western men to set
tie in the south unquestionably are the
meE who have come into the south in re-
cent years ana established their homes and
industries among US, and it is the part Of
wisdom for any community which desires
such immigrants and settlers to heed their
advice ana suggestions.
4 convention Of these first Corners from
all parts Of the south was held at South
ern Pines \. c., two weeks ago. About
every state in the south and ten northern
states. Twenty-Five northern newspapers
ana ali the chief railway lines in the south
also sent special representatives. The pur-
pose of the convention was to enable the
northern and foreign-born citizens of the
southern states to give expression TO thcir
views of this section as home for immi-
grants, for tire instruction and encourage
ment of people in other sections who want
to follow them, but hesitate about "a ing
so, and they Issued an address which was
full of just praise of the south, and which
has been published in every part of the
country. 1t concluded with an invitation
On the part of the settlers who have al
ready settled and are prospecting in their
new homes, TO AL men of trained ability
to join with US in building up this the
gr2ndest country that the sun shines
upon" and 1t cannot fail to have its de-
sired effect on those to whom 1t is ad-
dressed