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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-10-24
Formed the Snake Bite Habit"

The results OF the long series OF ex-
perimental observations upon snake
bite which Professor Fraser, the great
Indian authority, has been conduct
ing. go to show that we are within
measure Bile distance of time when
the thanatophidian will not merely
cease to justify its name, but when its
bite will become one OF the luxuries OF
life.
Probably no man has used up more
watch glasses and brown paper in
these experiments than Professor
Fraser. so that there is not likely to be
any mistake about it. Any number of
death dealers have had the papered
watch glass presented in their fangs.
Every one of these receptacles has had
it's fill of cloudy, watery fluid, some
what viscid," which scientifically evap-
porated has produced its modicum of
brittle, yellowish deposit" Moistened
with a little water or glycerine, when
required for use, this deposit, "unalter-
able in character" has been introduced
into the system of the lower animals,
from the frog to the horse, and now the
horse has been made as immune to
snake poison, as Roux's horse is to
diphtheria.
The immunity Of the human animal
from the effects of snake poison thus
seems assured. But this is not all. A
lady has been discovered at Lahore
who having made herself immune
without the horse, simply cannot do
without the luxury of snake bite
once month. As a delight, it appears
10 beat morphia injections out of sight.
and to be attended, in the immune per-
son with directly beneficial conse'
quences to general health, besides. The
SNAKE habit" seems destined to Dust
the other altogether.-Pall Mall Ga.
Zette
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-10-24
A Railroad Puzzle.

Between the forty mine and fifIy-fve
mile posts on the Carolina Central
Railroad there is piece of track for
distance of nearly six miles that pre-
sents singular condition that SO far
amounts to an inexpli,able mystery.
All trains going and coming so to
grinding and start q terrible squeak
ing when they get on this six miles OF
track. The noise comes from not only
one car, but every locomotive, every
coach, and every car of whatever kind
set up grinding as if turning curve.
The noise is something like the screech-
ing of an OK cart that has no grease on
it, and it is made by every truck on a
train. The track is perfectly straight.
and as there is no curve at all the
cause OF the grinding and equeaking
hos mystifed the railroad people.
Every effort has been made to ascer-
tain the cause of the difficulty. The
locomotives have been examined, the
coaches and cars have been scrutinized,
every cross tie and every rail has been
inspected, every joint has been looked
at, and every foot OF the track has
been reguaged, but no explanation
could be found. The section-master
has almost crawled over the six miles
on his knees in search of the cause.
The roadmaster has tried his best to
ferret out the matter, and the super
intendent has been over the track and
inspected it-all OF them making re-
peated efforts time and again to ind
out what was the matter-but they
have given it up as bad job. They
have not only not been able to discov-
er the cause OF the noise, but have
been unable to discover any theory to
explain the mystery. It is one OF the
railroad mysteries Of the age, and has
been going on for twenty years. Du-
ring that time the cross-ties and rails
have been replaced several times with
new ones, but without effect. -St.
Louis Globe Democrat. -
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-10-24
How Dogs Are Stunted.

This is en- era of tiny dogs in Eng.
fish society. The more diminutive .
parcel of canine flesh that you can
possess the more are you swell. But,
alas how many feminine readers who
delight in the miniature doggies know
that they are an artificial product.
There is in London an establish
ment devoted entirely to the stunting
of the animals. The proprietor is an
ex.breeder of fighting dog, hut he finds
now more profit in rearing the lilipu-
tian CANNES, for which ne has wide
reputation. He does not claim to be
the originator Of the process, for he
says that all dog men know Of the
dwarHng powers OF alcohol, but ne as
serts that he is the only man in Lon.
don to adopt the principle systematic
ally.
His method is as follows: The pup
destined TO be stunted is taken from
its mother when few hours old, and
when it begins to, whine for sustenance
it is fed with q warm decoction of gin
and water. Deprived OF milk, it takes
to this readily. When it reaches a
certain age alcohol in varions forms
constitutes the animals sole diet.
The pups do not die, nor do they
develop. They soon cease to grow at
all. After generation or two OF mat
ing, the much priced liliputian canine
is obtained. Toledo Blade.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-10-24
CHINESE CHILDREN.

Since nearly 500 years ago tue Chin
csc are known to have irrigated their
lands for agricultural purposes. Small
plats of land about third rs large as an
acre are made level and bitches put through
and around them in such way that after
the land has absorbed "a, much water as is
needed it will flow on to the next plat,
which is some inches lower than the first
one. These strip, of uneven land are to
be seen throughout the great pain OF
China.
The most common way OF obtaining
water for irrigation is TO raise it by
manual labor from the rivers AMI creeks.
Two children are placed on the bank
holding the ends of rope about ten feet
long. to the middle of which is attached
Q large bucket. This is lowered into the
water AMI with horizontal pull at each
end of the rope the buckle. is raised to
the tank and emptied. Two girls will in
this manner raise from sixty to eighty
gallons minute.
From morning till night these children
may be found toiling in the dry season TO
keep the irrigating tanks filed. Ii wind
mills were used oil this unnecessary labor
would be done awa7 with There are no
power mills for grinding grain in the
country and all the -four Is made by girls
who work primitive grindstone.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-10-24
CuRIOCS BIRDS.

Africa has, perhaps. more queer BIRDS
than any other country. The weaver
bird is one. 1t is possessed OF q long bill.
which makes it very adept at construct
ing a hanging ball OF grass, which Is its
home. and swings safely oat OF reach OF
marauding animals. These nests are
usually in colonies and hang on trees in
marshes. The weaver birds make cute
pets and if given cord or Irvine will han 6
onto the bars of their cages with their
strong claws and with their bills weave
the thread among the bars IN intricate
pattern impossible to unravel.
The bee eater is another curiosity. IL
has scarlet throat and is gorgeous in
appearance, flock of them being da1-
cling to the eye. The birds nest along
the river backs in holes. The nests are
in colonies about three feet apart. six
feet above the river banks and are ut the
eud of tunnel excavated to depth OF
some four feet
The s.rain DOCTOR or hammerkop,
has popularity of screaming aloud be-
fore rainstorm, 1t makes good baro-
meter. 1t is also called philosopher.
It will walk back and forth for hours,
occasionally shaking its head, but moi
uttering sound. Often its walk will
change to a mad dance caused by The
arrival of its mate, who has been build
ing the curious nest of the pair. Thes'
nests are OF mud built into the forks o
trees and are about two feet high ant
nine feet around. A nest is really rain
| proof hut so we'll built that it will las
| Tor wears. The walls are five inches thicl
and the entrance from six to eight inches
| square.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-10-24
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CURIOUS FAuIS.

Part OF corn field at Joplin, Mo-
which has never been undermined. has
settled twenty feet.
Judge Clifford, of Chicago, broke
the court record the other day BY
hearing three lawsuits at one time.
The execution of some of the finest
French tapestry is SO slow that an
artist cannot produce more than .
quarter Of square yard in year.
The attempt in England in 1888 to
take census was opposed in Pariia-
ment on the ground of its being pro-
fame, and was not realized till 1901.
Inths days of William the Conqueror
it was more dangerous to kill rabbit
than man. A murderer could escape
with the payment of a fine, rabbit
slayer was put to death.
In the towns and cities of Chile all
the shopping of any consequence is
done in the evening. In Santiago the
stores are open till midnight, and dur
ing hot afternoons they are locked up.
Lightning struck wire on which .
grapevine vas trained in the Pellicek
vineyard, at Moultrie, Fla, and
stripped the fruit from it, jumping
then to another wire and repeating
the effect.
John Quinn, Louisville policeman,
weight 245 pounds, was married tho
other day to Miss Mary E. Smith, who
weighs more than 200 pounds. They
are the heaviest bridal couple OF the
year in Louisville.
Unscrewing the cover from an DID,
locked melodeon, that the instrument
might aid the choir at the funeral of q
childless New England widow who died
recently the decedent's relatives came
upon $12, 900 IN United States bonds
slowed away inside.
The Chinese are ahead of the world
in the preparation of roast pork for the
table. After it has come out OF the
oven it is hung in the smoke of various
aromatic herbs, which give it DOH
cious flavor, and robs it of the porky
taste which is offensive to some palates.
At Tydd, near Long Sutton, Lin
colnshire, England, partridge has
been seen with brood of white Leg
horn chickens. It is believed that the
partridge deposited her eggs in the
nest in which Leghorn hen had laid.
and the eggs OF the hen Matching be-
fore those of the partridge accounted
for this novel occurrence.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-10-24
THE YOUNG FOLKS.

GRANDPA, YOU DO LOOK SWEET.
Just think of it, dear grandpapa
This day belongs to me
Ny birthday 'tis-Pm four years Old
Last time I was but three.
And six small girls and five sma II boy
Are coming here to tea,
And you must be as beautiful
As ever you can be.
Teresa Growers ssandpapa
Has got no hair at ALL
His head shines-though he's very nice
Just like an ivory bail
And ! guess she'll he awful s'prised.
And all those other girls,
And small boys, too, when they see you
With lots OF pretty curIs
For TO my party you must come,
And help us play and laugh:
wouldn't have birthday, dear,
Unless gave you half.
And you shall have the very best
OF everything to eat.
aud now yolr hair is done, and, OIL
Grandpa, you do look sweet.
/. Il Margaret Eytinge.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-10-24
RECIPES.

Broiled Chops-Put the chops in
double broiler and broil over or be-
fore the fire for eight or ten minutes.S
Serve in q hot dish with one-quarter
teaspoonful OF butter and a small
pinch of salt for each chop after they
are cooked. The fire for chops should
not be as hot as for steak. Turn sew
eral times while cooking.
Cream of Beet Soup-Four punches
of blood beets; pare, then CRATE and
strain through cloth. Put on the
fire and let scald. Let one pint of
milk come to boil and add it to the
hot juice; one ssltspoon of sal. cream
two tablespoons of sifted -four with
two of butter and stir them slowly
into the soup and continue stirring I'M
til the mixture is thick as rich cream.
Add sprinkle of black or red pepper
as preferred.
Peas-Peas should be cooked in boil
ing, fresh water, enough to cover them
well, and not be dished until perfectly
tender. II is impossible to give an
exact time for cooking, as the Younger
and more freshly gathered the more
quickly they will cook; from forty
minutes to an hour and half will be
needed, according to size and fresh.
ness. When tender drain of all the
water, add one.half teaspoc nful OF salt
and tablespoonful of melted butter
to pint of peas and servo in hoI
covered dish.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-10-24
Anew Umbrella.

Umbrella making is among the most
interesting of industries. Something
like 1000 patents have been taken out
during the last twenty years. The
most recent inventor, who, if success
full, will eclipse all rivals, is maker
who claims to have contrived trans
parent umbrella. which, while being
equally waterproof with silks and al
paca. will have the great advantage of
allowing the wayfarer in transform
TO avoid collision with lamp posts and
other obstacles along the way.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-10-24
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
LAUNDRY coNvENrENcEs.

Desirable conveniences 10 iEcorpor-
ate in laundry, particularly where
one is building new house, is the
providing of chute from the second
floor down to the laundry, SO that
soiled clothes can be dropped down
whenever change of clothing or of
bedding is made. Such a chute may
we'll start from the bathroom on the
second floor, if the situation is right.
Such chute should open out OF the
wall in the bathroom or other room on
the second floor. Where the laundry
is in the basement and the china closet
is in a position to make this possible,
q small chute may also extend from
the interior of the closet to the laun-
dry, for the easy disposition of all
soiIed table linen and other soiled ar
ticles on the first floor. Another laun.
dry convenience is a rack to he placed
against the wall, with long hooks for
hanging up pals and mop cloths. The
bottom of the rack should have zinc
or galvanized iron pan the length OF
the rack and shallow. to. catch all drip
from mops or pals. The laundry
should also have small closet where
soap, washing powders, etc.. may be
kept. As to the floor OF this room, it
Is safe to say that unless care can be
exercised to keep water from being
constantly spilled upon it. hardwood
floor would better give place to one of
soft wood with joints kept constantly
full of paint. Ifit is to be hard wood,
then use wood ''filler" to fill the
grain, and keep the wood full of oil.
oiling it occasionally with raw linseed
oil and washing it when necessary
with kerosene. New England Home
stead.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-10-24
HOW TO MEND KITCHEN UTENSILS.

1t sometimes happens that granite
saucepan or chafing dish gets q fell,
and in this fall a bit OF the granite
enamel is loosened and finally peels
off. The dish is of little value, for q
hole will soon ensue. Granite is sup
posed to be unmendable, but we have
proved that it can be mended. If the
granite lis not weakened all around
the hole, q copper rivet, such as Is
used by harness makers, may be used
to fill up the break. There are dill
ferent sizes of the rivets-they come
with small head, something like car
pet tacks. The rivet proper is slipped
,erougn the hole in the granite, and
then over the end that passes through
is slipped copper washer (which
comes with the rivet). then with o few
taps of tack hammer the rivet Is
flattened down on the washer. This
effectually mends the break in the
granite, and makes it practically as
good as new.
If only a very small hole is found O
bit of copper wire is used to mend it.
The wire is slipped through the hole,
after being cut the right length, and
then with tack hammer it is flattened
on both sides of the granite vessel
which is being operated upon.
The process is SO simple that even q
woman is doing slight housekeeping
need not fear to undertake it, provid-
ing she can strike a straight blow with
q hammer, which women are not sup
posed capable of doing, though it may
be among the new women there may
be found few who can do this. The
only thing to be avoided is striking
promiscuously upon the granite sur.
face, and so scaling moro of the en-
amel off. The mending is almost as
simple as the old method of putting a
rag into hole to mend it.
1t once happened that high wind
played havoc with paper tub, and,
after rolling it around promiscuouely,
it threw it against stone and virtu-
ally wrecked it forever. It also hap
pened that the tub belonged to wo.
man who had some original ideas. aid
she straightway went to work to dem
onstrate that, although ventilated, it
was not wholly beyond repair.
First she secured some putty and
put this over the hole and smoothed
1t down carefully until it was about
the same thickness as the papier mache
itself of which the tub was made, etc.
! In case of an article needed for such
use it might be we'll to paint it al
over, and then it might be decorated
if desired. / have seen this paperwars
decorated with nasturtiums, and il
really looked pretty. An occssiona
coat of paint would be a good dea
toward making such utensils lasting
Chicago Inter
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-10-24

Some one who refused to disclose
his name has offered to give $500. 600
to the city Of Edinburgh, Scotland. to
build Town Hall. During the last
few years the city has received sly
100000 in gifts.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-10-24

body else derouncing rich men aud
banks and bankers I know that he is a
hypocrite in his heart and thers is a
streak of envy and meanness and orig
inal sin running down his backbone
as big as fence rail. He has nearly
reached condition of total depravity,
and that's the law.-BILL ARP in At
lanta Constitution.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-10-24
EPISODE In CLAIRV0YANCE

Z was Mrs. Sher-
win Blake's after
noon "At home"
at so Macclesfeld
Square, s. W.,
and that fascinat-
ing lady was en-
d 9 a v o r i n 6 in
heroic fashion to
administer tea and
coffee, to .remem.
Der who took
sugar and who did
not, and TO chat
ter affably to some
L -1f
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-10-24

A bust Of Victor Hugo was recently
seized at Prague, Austria. by the
custom house officials Inside the
bust were found number Of anarch-
ist WSitipga
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-10-24
THE BARRED GATE.

Our lives are prisons; we can touch
The bars-they are so lowI
We cannot see the path we tread,
An hour before we &C;
A look, Sigh, a whispered word,
A struggle, fierce and slow,
A closing down Of eyelids pale
And this is all we know!
Post Wheeler. In New York Press.
The Newtown bee., 1896-11-27

chas ed 3G acres of land adjoining the Park, from Joseph Hill. He contemp- lates erecting 8 large hotel in the near future for a summer resort. He will do all, that he can to have the trolley ex- tended to the park.
 Le Grand Baldwin, while trying a pistol, received a charge in his finger. He went to the hospital at Bridgeport, where the bullet was located by the N,rays an1 extracted.
 Last Tuesday, Mrs Aaron Read gave sumptUous tea to a number of her friends.
 Wednesday evening Mrs CoIwell enter tained Mir and Mrs Aaron Read, and sev- eral other members of the Congregation. al society.
 Master Herbert Read, with other pupils of the Academy, last Saturday, prepar- ed the ground for an overflow of water to make pond for skating. William Lounsbury and mother en tertained Rev and Mrs Luther, last Fri day.
 Mrs J. A. L. Read spent Wednesday last in Danbury with friends.
 Mrs J. 4. s. Burr was at the tea party given last Tuesday, by Mrs Aaron Read
 Beach Baldwin has bought the barr on the place of the late David Taylor It will be taken down and the materia worked into a building on his place.
The Newtown bee., 1896-11-27
SHEPAUG RAILROAD.

 BETHELoLeave ETHEL 5SI a.. m-' 613 p. n.
 Sunday SIP a m. Arrive 9-52 8. m., A.40
 p. m. Sunday 6Io p. m.
 HAWLEYVILLE-North S.5S a. nl, 5-32 p. m.
 Sunday, 8-35 a. m. Leave for Bethel s-ST B. sahPAGG9Ssostn, ss Js4 soatS a. a s t9 P m
 m. Sunday, 5-36 p. ID. BOXBURY EALLS-North, 1881 6. m- f552
 pm. Sunday, ts57 am. South, 1915 a.En., tS .S9
 D. m. Sunday, t5-26 p. m.
 ROXBURY-North, l0.l0 Q. m-, 600 ?. m. Sun
 day, 9l0 a. m Souths s.O6 a. m-, s.26 p. m.
 Sunday, 5l5 p ln.
 JUDD'S SBRIDGE--North, tIo9O 8. n-, t6.O6 p.
 m, Sunday, 1917 Q. m. Souths 1900 8. m-s t2.5S ?. m. Sunday 1908 p. m. WASHINGTON-North,1 HOO a. m-, 6.1T p. ID. Sunday, 9.37 a. m. Souths S4As a. m., 2.40 p. m. Sunday, 4-51 D. NEW PRESTON-North, II. 10 8. nn-, 6.2I p. m. Sunday, 9.48 a. m. South, s.44 8. m-, 219 pm. Sunday, ASS p.m. ROMFORD-North, TI.25 8. m-, 1880 pm. Sun day, 9.54 a. ID. South, 1885 a. m-, f2.oS p. ID. Sunday, 426 ?. m. MORRIS-North, Il-SS, t6.S5 p. m- Sun. day, 1002 &. m. souths ts-S0 a. m.t t1.53 D. m. Sunday, AIS p. m. BANTAM-North, 12. ,p.m. ,6A4 p. m. Sunday, 1920 a. m. South, S.22 8. m.l 1-S9 ?. m. Sun day, 4.07 a. ID. LARE-North, t12.0i pm, t6.l7 p. m. Sunday, fl0.A 8. m. Southi 1920 a. m-' fl.2S p-m- sun- day, 5.56 p. m. Sunday, l0.30 &. m. South, SIS &. m.s Ills D, m Sunday, $50 D. ID.
The Newtown bee., 1896-11-27
WEST MORRIS.

PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY TOPICS.
 MT and Mrs c. H. Dwy and two children of Torrington were at Frederick Wheeler's, this week.
 L. A. Hagar and wife have returned from their wedding tour and MT Hagar has resumed his occupation of hauling wood from the mountain for Fred Clark.
 Mrs Frank Logue of Waterbury is visiting at Michael Logue's.
 G. E. Emmons, who has been on jury duty at Winisted, has returned home, having finished his duties.
 Will Hat has gone to Waterbury to take his old position at the meat market of Valentine Bohl. He will be greatly missed by the Smoke Hollow club of which he was leading member.
 A correction in that ell story should be made. Your correspondent wrote ''three feet and Il and Dne-half inches long'' and you have it printed ''three feet and Jne and one.half inches."
 J. B. Sanford is making three trips 8 week to Waterbury carrying off rye straw, he having bought about 10 or + tons. When that is marketed he vii commence on his apples and potatoes 0. which he has nearly 1000 bushels.a
 Mrs L. Upham, well known elocu tionist and ilecturer of Boston, Mass. has been the guest of Mir and Mrs F. A Powers at Maple Ridge. Mrs Uphan has been filling engagements in West ern Connecticut. Her new lecture 9Th Women of '61'' is meeting with universa approbation.
 Harvey Bissell, the popular druggis of Ridgedeld, made flying Visit to tn home Of his parents, last week.