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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-18
BUT ONE TRUE HAND SHAKE.
That Is the Good Old Style and Should Be
Preserved.

LEcSCHsCus
The new kind of handshake, "in high
seconde," as the language of fencing
goes, was, and perhaps is, popular with
third-rate smart people" who had
baronet for a cousin or an uncle who
was a colonel in the army. These BRAIN
less beings had probably heard that
some prince or princess shook hands,
in high seconde, perhaps because his
royal highness had hurt his royal arm,
or for some such blameless reason.
This theory of the origin of the high
crook is a mere conjecture. but surely
no less potent cause could have brought
in the custom of raising the hand
above the shoulder"
OF course, the custom has reached
America, and being totally senseless in
its inception, has been initiated by the
citizens. The gregariousness OF hui
man nature, it's bovine imitativeness
has never been more oddly illustrated
than by the transatlantic adoption OF
a second-rate freak of British misses
and British "Johnnies." The fact IL
| Illustrates the old anecdote of how ruffs
were universally worn because roya
person had a scar on her neck. West
ward the course of folly takes it's way
for similar vagary of New York would
| not soon devastate this island.
The old shake-hand is the only true
shake-hand, and it ought to be studied
and practiced, in all its delicacies, by
the young man who would succeed II
| life. He must know how to be bluff
and hearty; how to be careless and In
sinuating, yet mot too bold" and b
must never be lifeless and Indifferent
for people resent this attitude. Prob
ably Hazlitt was so much hated becaus'
to shake hands with him was like grasp
ing a cold boiled fiounder.-Londol
| News
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-18
BARON HIRscH's MISTAKE.
He Wasted Millions IN Trying to Buy tho
Favor of Society.

Favor OF Socaetys
There was another object than char
ity ON which Baron Hirsch spent his
great fortune freely, and as to the wis
dom of which, without being ungracious
to the dead, one may express adverse
views. The power of money in purchas-
ing the favor of society, the countenance
of fashionable leaders and the compan-
ionship of princes is increasing every
day. and Baron Hirsch played on this
weak spot with remorseless persistence
and success.
When one reads rumors of millions
loaned to a bad queen to restore
wretched government in Spain, OF
money poured freely into the Golfers OF
a renegade republican OF France to in
duce him to forward the claims of roy
alist pretender, of thousands paid to
clear the gambling debts of princes, of
more thousands expended to secure
election against the wishes of the MEM
beers into an exclusive club, one turns
away disguised with the corruption of
| society, disguised with those who take
| advantage of it, and disguised most OF
all with those who, placed by birth
above temptation, deliberately lower
the traditions which it is their place to
| guard.
1t is surely singular irony that
makes a man who, through his wealth,
has fame at his command, subordinate
everything to a passionate desire to
| open the doors of houses closed against
him, unconscious of the fact that he has
only to go on his way using his money
10 win himself power, and that lesser
things will follow as soon as that is won
Men of genius rarely spend it in securing
fashionable friends. They follow the
path of genius, and fashion comes after
fast enough. But men of wealth seem
slow to learn that lesson, and again and
again they waste their minds and
riches in endeavors to secure the favors
of society, which for those who do not
deliberately seek them come in these
days only too soon unsought.
1t is strange that while arrogance j:
sometimes among the first, pride is thu
last quality which a rich man learns
That to win mighty fortune very con
siderable gifts are needed no one who i
not prejudiced will deny. That to spent
it as notably as Baron Hirsch spent hi
requires abilities and ideas of an un
usual order very few, we think. will
question; but to bear the weight of /
with unfailing dignity for life require
the finest qualities of all, and the worit
has yet to show us an example of tn
union of perfect breeding with com
manding intellect and exhaustles
| wealth. When that combination i
/ forthcoming, there will be nothing j
will be unable to achieve.-Londol
Speaker.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-18
BOY CRAB FISHERS.
They Capture the Shelifish In the Slim
Mud Above Low Water.

They Capture the Shelifish In the Shiny
Mud Above Low Water.
The crab fishermen who catch the
delicate shellfish with net or line have
now got competitors in the business
who have it in their power to sell very
cheap because there is little work for
them to do, and they nearly always
make good hauls. The new rivals are
the boys who loaf around the water
front below Channel street.
Some time ago several thousand piles
were anchored in the bay, and as they
floated about colony of crabs found
them so pleasant they forgot to get of
when the tide went down. All that was
then necessary for the boys to do was
to go out and pick them up.
As soon as the crabs heard the sound
of footsteps they would drop OF the
piles, but instead of striking the cool
waters of the bay would drop into a
sticky pool of Shiny black mud. In this
position they could do nothing to help
themselves, and it was not long before
they were served Cracked" on free
lunch counters.
The boys do very well at the work,
often catching several dozen in day.
But it is impossible to conceive OF a
more dirty job. They become covered
with the ill-sccnted black slime. How
ever, they don't object to that, but
rather think it adds to the hilarity OF
The pastime.-San Francisco Call.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-18
DEFECTS OF THE TELESCOPE.
Where the Reflector Is Superior to the
Achromatic Lens.

Where the Reflector Is Superior to the
Achromatic Lens.
The best possible two-lens objective,
made from such materials as are a.
present obtainable in disks of any con-
siderable size, sins grievously in not
bringing the light rays of different
color to any single focus-its ZACH
romatism" is far from absolute. In the
case of this 4O-inch lens the greenish
yellow rays come together at point
nearly six inches nearer to the lens
than do the violet; So that the image of
a bright star is surrounded by a strong
purple halo, which is usually pro-
nounced perfectly lovely" by female
tyro, but is an abomination to the as
tronomer. It is particularly annoying
in spectroscopic or Photographic work,
and where such work is specially ir.
hand the fact that the reflector is en-
tirely FREQ from it, treating rays OF
every color impartially in the matter OF
focus, goes far TO condone its peculiar
weaknesses.
This imperfection of the ordinary OBJ
iect glass is in no respect the fault OF
the optician, but lies in the material
itself. Experiments, subsidized by the
German government, have been going
| on at Jena during the last dozen years
for the purpose of remedying the evil
with special reference, however, to the
Improvement of the microscope. In
that complete success has been
reached, and there is much reason to
hope that before long it may become
possible to obtain varieties of glass
| which In combination will give salts
factory achromatism and in disks o.
| sufficient size to permit the construc
ton of large telescope object glasses a:
perfect in their way as the new "apo
chromatic" microscopic detectives arr
| In theirs. It will be step almost Al
/ important as was Dollond's invention
of the present achromatic lens. Thus
far, however, no great success has beer
attained with telescopes of any con
siderable magnitude, though an Eng
lish firm is now offering to make three
lens objectives up to 20 inches in diam
eter, which are advertised as practic
ally perfect in their achromatism. 4
six-inch lens of this construction ha
been very favorably reported on by Dr.
Roberts, and it is perhaps not impos
sible that new era of telescope maxim;
may open with the new century,
/ North American Review.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-18

three fifty within year? Ever hear OF
the er-Go-Gallagher? Oh, but
you ought to, for Gallagher stock has
been glammocking around on London
change since 1880. A pretty straight
silver proposition was the Let-Iler-Go-
Gallagher. An American miner would
have stocked her at 100000 and make
dividends; but pshaw! What can you
expect of gang of Britishers? A COM
pany promoter picked her up cheap
from the assigns of n busted jew, got
up a syndicate, with Lord Guineapig for
president, and, times being $3.50,
palmed off 100000 worth of stock on
the mugginses. Then he invested the
plumber in his wife's name, went smash
and got whitewashed in bankruptcy.
So there was the Let-Her-Go-Galla-
CHER like white elephant on the hands
of Lord Guineapig and his mugginses
What was they going to do? Work the
mine? Well, you see, Lord Guineapig's
younger brother was mining expert,
and the mugginses-mostly preachers
and widows-were proud to be hum
plugged by lord, SO the end OF 1t was
that the directors levied an assessment
and started to work developing.
And, as / said, an American mining
man with 81, 000, 900 would have made the
mine pay, but IL needs laundering big
profits to distribute dividend on ST.
100000. These tenderfeet began opera
tions by renting a big place in the city.
built a $250,000 granite building for Of
fees in Denver, Col; put up the wrong
kind of mill, the wrong kind of smelter,
and the wrong kind of works; then. to
show how much they didn't know, gave
the management to Hon. Augustus
Guineapig. At the city Offices there
were clerks and flunkeys; at the Denver
office, managers, clerks, typewriters
and flunkeys; at the mine, assayers, ex-
perts. managers, clerks. typewriters
and fiunkeys. Moreover, they all had
their horses, their dogs, their guns,
their eyeglasses and their horsecloth
oyercoats.
Every time the assayer sent home
button of silver there was champagne
luncheon for the directors; every mana
gers report went as puff to the news
papers, and the official photographer
used to send large groups of the staff in
their working clothes.
On change the stock wobbled up and
wobbled down with every letter from
Colorado; why, even the head OF an elk,
sent home by Hon. Augustus, sent it
up three points. But at last all the capt.
tai was spent, no ore was in sight worth
n cuss, and the shares were hard to sell
IN the city at three for shilling.
That's when l met Lord Guineapig in
Denver-blue as vitrol--for he'd got to
report to his shareholders that they'd
been sold again, poor suckers, and must
make an assignment.
'Loolx-a-here," says l, "have you any
particular hankering after liquida-
tion?"
"What do you mean, sir?"
swell, sir, seems to me that now you're
In a nasty hole, it'd be superfuous to
wallow around in it. 'Spose l take
a-hold of your mine and make it pay
what'll you do for me in the way Of
shares?"
"Oh, Til leave you our assayer, Mr.
Gneissmann; Mr.. Sniff, our account
ant; the Hon. Angus"
'Take 'em away and bury EN-" say
]. "Them, their lordships, their horses
their dawgs, their guns, their blarstet
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-18

It is not fashionable to be supersti-
tious about wearing opals. Ten years
ago the woman who wore an opal was
a brave woman indeed. To-day, experts
admit, more opals are bought than any
other precious stones except diamonds.
It was Sir Walter Scott who helped, in
ANNE, of Geierstein, to arouse the fears
of the superstitious concerning the
wearing of that beautiful stone, and 1t
was a German dealer in gems who fos-
tered that fear very successfully, for
other ends than those of romance. He
came to England years ago, we are told
by q lady jeweler, to fill an order from
one of the royal families In Germany
a wedding order, il remember rightly.
Opals were then high. He had printed
the story that opals were unlucky, and
spread the report diligently. Ina short
time the price went down. and he was
enabled to fill his order and make q
handsome profit. - Westminster Ga
zette.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-18

After people dropped the oid-fash-
toned idea that the earth was Is nat
as pancake" they did not Immediately
grasp the globe of spherical idea as 1t
is applied to worlds. The people OF the
time of Columbus believed that the
earth was body shaped like a top or
cone, the surface rising from the north
to the south. There are several letters
written by Columbus and still in exist
ence which go to prove that such was
his conception of the shape of the earth.
The top-shape idea of the earth seems
to have originated with ono John
Blauvis about 1910 and to have immedi-
ately become very popular-St. Louis
Republic.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-18
LIQUID when Cold. solid when Hot.

tits said that in Germany a compound
named cryostase has been discovered.
composed of phenol, camphor. saponine
and turpentine, which has the extraor-
binary property of becoming liquid
when its temperature is lowered below
the freezing point, and of returning to
the solid state upon being heated again.
Youths Companion.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-18

Arkansas, q great many years ago,
was nicknamed the Bear state" from
the abundance Of bears in the mountain
ous districts. For over 40 years Arkan-
sas had almost monopoly of the bear
stories Of this country,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-18

Wife-You do not tell me that Prof.
A. has been struck dumb?
Husband-Yes, last night; he was
master of seven languages.
els It possible? And was he struck
dumb in ell seyen?"-Tit~Bits,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-18

Tennessee is the Volunteer state,
the name being acquired during the
Seminole war, when large number of
volunteers went forward from Tennes-
zee to take part in the struggle.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-18

"wanter flip pennies. You four-eyed
kid?" asked the rude little boy.
"with pleasure" answered the Bos-
tonian infant "Will you choose the OBJ
verse or reverse?r-Indianapolis Jour-
nal.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-18

Mrs. Cumso-My new cook is jewel
Mrs. Cawker-Is she Irish?
Mrs. CumsoYes.
Mrs. Cawker-Thcn she Is an emer..
aid. Of course.-To-Date.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-18

-Georgians are "Buzzards, from
state law protecting these birds
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-18
THE SILVER CHAMBER.
BY ROGER PoCoCK.
MING (quernd the

MING (querid the
strangely = min
ing? Wall, now l
claim to be posted
on mining. Didn't
/ take hold of the
Let : Her : Go-Gal-
lagher silver mine
when stock was
down at nothing.
and make 1t worth
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-19
LAST OF THE SERIES.
Grecian Tableaux to be Given ~
the stnr Course Friday.

The star-Course Committee has oeen
unceasing In it's effort TO secure a unique
and pleasing, as well as meritorious at
traction for its closing number next Ut
day. and believe they have succeeded IN
doing so In engaging the Grecian ATT
Tableaux Company, Of Boston, which VIII
present an exceptionally attractive pro-
pramme. The company Is composed OK
the Following artists: Elizabeth Flower
willis. reader and impersonator. VINO Is
said to be the equal OF Nellie b. foho'
who was undoubtedly the queen OF reao-
ers: Miss Lois Shepard. contractor MISS
Blanch b. Sears, violinist; MISS ALBERTA
Turner. accompanist. and Mr.. Maurice
willis. manager. The programme WIN
consist of vocal and instrumental seiec-
t,ons' readings by Miss Willis. ana aiso
classic and historic posing ~ tne , cI .
many. They will use colored eiectrlc-hs ~, ?
In their posing, ana the nisasiee's
smoke and odor will be missing,
reserved seats for this splenulo at.l .t,s.-
,,a,, can he secured Wednesday mornink
az The Association Hall. The capacity OF
eha PRESENTATION Hall Is only No seats
rnore than the star-course memoers ~
0rders sent to the ASSOCIATION Dy MAJ.
ar 'nhone will be given preference 10 an,sI
the season-ticket holders have Deeh sup
BECAUSE of the exceptional merit OK tne
ettraction 10 be presented, II goes wl,nou,
saving that a magnificent attenoanSe ""'
be present.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-19

The stomach 10 the most important anu
the most abused organ In the body.
II a person catches little cold on the
lungs. he Immediately seeks treatment
for IL. II his kidneys show symptoms OF
weakness, he becomes alarmed at once.
But II his overworked stomach rebels ne
pays no attention to Il until s.eepless
nights. distress after eating, nervousness
and general weakness and lack OF energy
snow plainly that something Is wrong
He loses In weight. and has pains IN
the chest and limbs.
DIR. Amsden says that thousands Of peo-
ple In this condition never think OF
ascribing the trouble to the stomach,
hut they dose themselves with loudly-ad-
vertised nerve tonics," spring medi-
cines," ''predigested food" etc.. and then
wonder why they don't get well.
All Of these things are so-cailed secret
remedies, patented medicines, which are
advertised to produce wonderful results.
but they are all very careful not to tell
you exactly what the wonderful prepara-
ton really contains. AS matter or fact'
nerve tonics'' are simply stimulants:
they make you feel good for q day, ana
the next day you must repeat the dose.
The doctor says further, the only way
TO cure dyspepsia and stomach weakness
IL TO 20 70 the fountain head, treat the
stomach itself, and put nothing into IL
unless you know what that something
Is. g,
He further states he has had the great
est success in curing all forms OF indi-
eestion by the use OF Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets. which Is not secret patent
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-19

there have been only As inches OF rain.
and none at all since the sth. when DrieI
showers fell. The thermometer reached on
Thursday the unprecedented height OF W
degrees, q point urequailed at this sea-
son for the past ten years. had the GU
riosity to look over the records OF the
month OF April for the period named,
that might give you the figures, In order
that your readers may see how the wea-
Their has been In respect OF warmth. ana
herewith send them TO you:
In 1887 tho highest point reached was %.
on the 18th.
In 1855, the highest point reached was
%, on the Goth.
In 1889, the highest point reached was 30,
on the 18th.
In 1880, the highest point reached was
So. on the 9Th.
In 1891 the highest point reached was ~,
on the 18th.
In 1892 the highest point reached was IS.
on the 5th.
In 1898 the highest point reached was 49,
on the 10Th.
In 1894 the highest point reached was w.
on the 9th.
In 1895 the highest point reached was IS
on the 18th.
In 1896 the highest point reached was 81.
on the nth.
For the five days ending Friday the
weather was very warm-probably the
warmest spell of that length for the past
ten years. On the 13th the maximum read
Ing was so degrees, on the l4th II was
SO degrees; on the 18th, 80 degrees: on the
18th. IS degrees; on the nth, 81 degrees.
In 1888 there were two very hot days,
the mercury reading 30 on the 18th.
In 1881 there was somewhat such spell.
as we are now having. From the 18th 70
the 18th five days. the average maximum
/. OF the thermometer was 80 degrees.
In 1887 the mercury read 20 degrees on
the 3lst: In 1883 1t read II degrees on
the 2lst: and did not get below the freez-
ing-point during the month after the
dates mentioned.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-19
THINK TWICE
Before You Put Something Into
Your Stomach You Know
Nothing About.
THOUSANDS DO 50 EVERY DAY.
Without Thought Of Consequences.

medicine. but Is a scientific combination
Of vegetable essences, fruit salts. pure
pepsin, and bismuth. Some Idea OF the
remarkable success OF this remedy may
be gained by perusai Of the following:
From Mrs. I. c. Race, Trenton, MO-:
I have only used half box OF the Tab
lets. and they have surprised me with the
amount Of good they have already done.
I would not be without them.
Mrs. Charlotte Lane, OF Ransomyille.
N. Y, writes: II have taken only one
50-cent package Of Stuarts Dyspepsia
Tablets, and am almost astonished at
results, they have benefited me 50 greatly.
I have always understood that dyspepsia
was incurable. but now know 1t can be
cured. for am fully satisfied with what
they have done for me. I can eat and en-
10Y my meals great deal better. and
feel better in every way. and have only
used one package.
From Mr.. l.. e. Watts. Tamplco. H.:
I have used Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets,
and they are just what want and what
I have been trying In vain to get for
years. Every person afflicted with poor
digestion ought to give them trial.
Cases like these can be cited without
number, and any one suffering from
stomach weaknesses. poor appetite, loss
of flesh, and a rundown condition gene
rally should try at least one box, which
you can get at any drugstore. at 80 cents
a package, and feel the good effects from
even so small a quantity. II your drug
gist does not have IL In stock. he will get
Il for you, or send to Stuart Chemical
laboratory Marshall, Mich.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-19


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