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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11
ABOUT EYES.

Dreaming of an adversary signifies
that you are to overcome obstacles
which are in your way.
Many specimens of worms and the
larvae of insects are not provided with
eyes. Their habitation being in the
earth, eyes to them would be useless.
It seldom happens that both eyes are
exactly alike. An examination with q
magnifyiDg glass usually discovers
many differences between the two.
when the under arch of the upper
eyelid is perfect semicircle it is In
tlicatiye of goodness, but also of timidi-
ty, sometimes approaching cowardice
Scientists who have made study OF
the eye say that fash of light lasting
4o-1 DOC, 900, 0o0ths of a second is quite
sufficient for distinct vision.
The eye which when open presents
a long acute angle to the nose invaria,
bly, indicates comprehensive under
standing and great intelligence in Its
possessor.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11
The Best in Ills shop.

But now when it comes to quaint and
pecurious ways, old man Mart Mayo is
the gonebyest most strangest card IN
the whole pack. Mart is a natural-born
liar. Sometimes it raley seems to me
like he couldn't tell the truth with
dead rest.
And the mainest wonderment to me
Is that Mart knows he is liar and don.
even try to lie out of that. When You
Quest catch him at it and pin him down
in a close corner he will own up to 1t
like a man. Every now and then he
will pass a good resolution with him.
self, and swear by the Twin and the
dead that he is going to quit lyin. But
he don't take out and quit, and some
times / doubt right serious if he can
quit.
If it ever comes to pass that you
u,ourht cross Murder creek bridge down
on the old jackson Trail road you will
remember man by the name OF Mart
Mayo, and the way in which he got the
best of Andy Lucas. Old man Mart was
goin to town one dey, ridin his mule in
sweepin gallop, and down there at
the bridge he met up with Andy Lucas
and two of the Stribblin boys.
eve have Jest been tallkin about you,
Mart, as the slickest and most ablest
liar in the settlement" says Andy when
Mart rid up, land now we want you to
give us the very best one in your shop.
"Taint no time for givin now, boys
says Mart, land as for you, Andy Lucas
YOU would better make your horse swap
ends and burn the wind for home. Your
wife has fell in fit and she is now at
the pint of death. l am now goin after
the DOCTOR"
With that Mart he struck off towards
town in gallop, whilst Andy he
wheeled his horse like top, put the
spurs to him and lit out for home. II
was nine miles from there to the Lucas
place and Andy rid his horse at such a
fast and furious lick till he was bell
used and stove up henceforwards for
ever. And by gracious, when Andy got
home his wife was out in the garden
pickin vegetables for dinner, sound and
well as ever and singin "Mollie Put the
Kettle On" at the top of her voice.
Well, naturally of course Andy he
was mad then. He was SO foamin
mad till he borrowed horse and went
right on to town and wanted to work
up fight with Mart Mayo.
"You can't throw no blame on me
for that, Andy" says old man Mart.
"You brung on the trouble yourself,
which can prove it by the Stribblir
boys. You lowed was the most ablest
liar in the settlement, which everybody
knows that without any tellin from
| you, and didn't deny it. Then you
wanted me to give you the best one
| in my shop, and give it to you prompt
and cheerful as could"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11

Old man Siias Gillum-Uncle Silas,
as most everybody was wont to call him
lis dead and gone now, but he was a
man that had some quaint and pc
curious ways of his own. In gen.
eral way he was mighty good man, Il
good neighbor and good citizen. He
had come down from long line of
God-fearin, debt-payin, dram-drinkin,
democratic people. He had lived and
moved and had his washin done in the
same settlement somethin better than
so years, and no man, Twin or dead.
ever had anything serious to say
touchin Uncle Silas, exceptin that he
was ruther precurious and dead sot on
his ways.
But there was one particlar pint in
that good old mans life which / put
in to tell you about Every year the
Lord sent for more than 60 years Uncle
Silas had dug ditch and cleared up a
new ground. That was always the
first thing with him right after Christ
mas. They tell me that when he was
young and in his prime he use to some
times pitch in and clear up whole acres
of land, and maybe dig q ditch half a
mile long at one spell. But in his old
days he got so he would whittle his
work down considerable. Sometimes
he would take in just little skirt OF
new ground and dig little ditch some
where's about the place. He always had
more open land than he needed on tho
farm, you understand. But that was
| only one of them pecurious ways that
Uncle Silas had. He had went on clear,
| in little and ditchin little every year
for sixty odd years, and consequential
| w he was dead sot in that way. And
after Christmas he use to say he never
could feel plum natural and right till
| he tended to his reglar business.
Two or three weeks ago it so came to
| J.ass that went by the Gillum place
| and / took notice that Uncle Silas was
| still doin business at the old stand
Down in the woods paster he hac
| cleared up little new ground not
much bigger than a garden spot, ant
out in the orchard he had dug {
/ little ditch to dreene the water into thu
big road.
1t wouldn't be no ways strange to me
| il that good old man has made his las
| clearin and dug his last ditch. says
to myself as l rid on towards home
And then about the next news we go
| from Uncle Silas a funeral was golI
on over to his house. He had crossed
over the last ditch and went to th'
other land of light and sunshine an
flowers.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11
Two Dollars for a Fly.

Everybody don't know why it is that
Andy Lucas never did wade in very
deep in regards to the church and re-
ligion. But me and him have always
been as thick as thieves at circus, and
he has told me heap of things Jest
between us gals" as he is wont to put
it.
"Way back there in my young aud
calli1 days, you understan, Rufe,
come durn nigh gittin forever weancd
off from tendin church, says Andy rc
me, in tellin of the story 1T was in the
heat and burden of summer time and
the weather was scandlous hot. A big
distracted meetin was goin on over OF
Bark Log, and on Sunday l climbed
into my storebought clothes and went
TO church with Miss Pinky Ann New
ton. Well, Miss Pinky she was dressed
clean out of sight that day, and was
putin on whole passle OF dog my
self. After the sernont the preacher
he called for money.
"All them that will give five dollars
for the good work raise up your hands,
saws he, and he pulled three or four OF
the amen corner brethren to that ez'
tent.
"Now, all of them that are wiliin tc
put two dollars out at interest on thu
Lords side, please raise your hands,
says he.
ssNow, mind you, Rufe, me and Miss
Pinky Ann had waded in tolerable clos'
to the amen corner in orderment to SEE
and be seen. And about that time a
blamed old fly lit on my nose and
tickled SO couldn't stand it. Somethin
lest naturally had to be did, and wher
I raised my hand to bresh off the fly the
preacher thanked the Lord and slapped
me down for two dollars.
"And do you know, Rufe, he sized my
pile to mats heel? ! had two dollars
smooth and even, in halves and quar-
tiers. and had put it down there in NJ,
TANKS where it would rattle as walked
and by gatlins he cleaned me up. Yor
know good and well didn't have M
money to put out at interest, but there
/ was, weedin of wide row with Mis-.
Pinky Ann, and everybody lookin at us
and couldn't see no way to snake out
So I went down into my pocket, ricl
and reckless like, and settled up like q
man, which at the same time it was like
pawn taxes or sheddin eye teeth
Henceforwards after that / have al
ways took back seat in church, where
J can bresh the flies off without buyir
'em at the rate of two dollars a head"
May the God of the hopeless and tn,
helpless bless these quaint and pecuri
Gus peaple. The world needs them IL
| Is hvejucss, RuTps SAxpEgA
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11
SILVER KING BARLEY, ZIG BU.

The barley wonder. Yields right
along on poor, good or Indifferent soils
so to 100 bus. per acre. That pays at
zoe. a bushel!
Salzer's mammoth catalogue is full
of good things. Silver Mine Oats yield
ed POI 1-3 bushels in 1895. 1t will do
better in 1896. Hurrah for Teosinte,
Sand vetch, Spurry and Giant Clover
and lots and lots of grasses and cloyers
they offer. IS packages earliest vege-
tables $1.00.
If YoU WILL CUT THIS OUT AND SEND it
with 10c. postage to the John A. Salzer
Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis.,, you will get
free ten grain and grass samples, in
Guiding barley, etc., and their catalogue
Catalogue alone Sc. tK)
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11
The Poor Old Lady Was Dead.

And then there is my side partner.
Andy Lucas-hc is likewise also one OF
them quaint and precurious kind OF
men. He is right tolerable good
Judge of horses and corn whisky
(.'white irk,' as he calls it. but outside
that l raley don't think Andy knows
anything for certain.
Oncst upon a time me and Rlev
Scroggins and Andy Lucas went Up TO
the state convention, and w. tarr,ed
round about there till the next Sun
day. To The general wonderment OF
me and Blev Andy went to church
three times in three different places
that day-n1ornin, evenin AMI night.
And from the way he tells it, it would
seem like he heard the same preacher
preach the same sermont every time.
which he took his text from along
there in the good Book where you read
about Simon Peters wife's mother be-
in sick abed with fever.
On our return back home the next
day we took boat and come down 10
the river. 1t also come to pass that
the same big preacher which Andy Lu-
cas- had heard preach the same ser
mont at three different places the day
before, was leavin town on the same
| boat. About the time the vote was
fixin to pull out there was tremen'
| dius ringiD of bells goin on around
| town.
"What in creation are they ringir
all them bells for?" says the preacher
to the general crowd.
II reckon they must be havin big
funeral for Simon Peters wife's
mother" put in Andy Lucas, as serious
and innocent as you please. Il heard
three times yesterday that she was
sick abed with higt. fever, and by this
time no doubt the poor old lady must
| be dead
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he sent Andy Lucas back hoE.e n sslcn
q tremendous big hurry. Lyin don't
do me no particlar good, Rule, and 4
mought maybe do somebody harm. |
have low told my last lie and took
out and quit. You can ret that down
in your notebook, and if l don't stand
up to it 1 hope will neve live to vote
another democratic ticket.
did I ever tell you about the time
/ wiped the earth up with Henry Clay
in : politica! argyfication 2" says Mart.
in the very next breath. ut was back
there in Georgy, Ruff, and in my young
days, when 1 was whole team and
the dog under the wagon and tar
bucket throwed in for good measure.
And in regards to politics, wore the
bell and toted the spurs over any man
that trod shoe leather in them parts.
"You will recollect, Rufe, that Henry
Clay was then the biggest man amongst
the wings, and he had come down into
our beat to make speech and hold
big political Publications which a.
that time all the wings in the settle.
ment could set on the butt cut of one
log and hit not full. Most everybody
in that country--even to the women
and children-was Andy Jackson dem
| ocrats, and at the meetin that day it
| was left for me TO tote the democratic
end of the chunk. And by the shades
of Washington, when / got through
with Henry there want so much as a
greasy spot TO tell where he had stood
/ smote him under The fifth rib, AMI
hasted him gwine and comm, till hi
jest naturally had to give up the fighl
and quit. But the bastin went on sc
thick and SO regular-hot stuff and
heap of it'll finally at last, by
hokeys, he had to mount his nag AMI
leave the grounds.
'.rhe next day / got letter from
Henry, in which he told me if woul,
but only quit the democratic party ant
come over on the right side he woult
put me through for vice president il
1.-THE foIlowin campaign. But in re
spondin back with my answer 1 wri
and told him / would not leave tn
old family lick log for all the fat job
in the New Nited States"
So after that it is my private opinion
that Mart Mayo will keep On tellin lie
until tombstone takes the lob off o
his hands. AS a great and gifted liza
he can now beat the finest tombston
in creation.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11
Catarrh Cannot nc Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is q
blood or constitutional disease, and in order
to cure it you must take internal remedies.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not quack
medicine. 1t was prescribed by one Of the
best physicians in this country Tor years,
and is q regular prescription. 1t is com.
posed of the best tonics known, ombined
with the best blood purifiers, acting directly
on the mucous surfaces The perfect COM
bination of the two ingredients is what pro-
duces such wonderful results in curing
Catarrh Send for testimonials, free.
F.. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, y.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11
STRANGE ACCIDENTS TO BIRDS,

A poor little chaffin was found dead
near EPSON with its lower mandible
20 firmly fmbcdded ii the shell Of q
beechnut that It had been unable TO
extricate it and had died Of starvation.
A hen pheasant was observed by a
Sportsman to be dying around and
around IN wild manner. On being shot
IL was disc6sered to have . large oak
leaf impaled upon its beak in such .
way as to totally obscure its vision.
Hcrons sometimes choke themselves
by attempting to swallow large trout.
An eider-duck has been killed by at-
tempting to swallow toad. A king
fisher was once found which could not
fly on account of having young pike
stuck in its throat. Some hunters re-
moved the fish and the bird flew away
unhurt.
An Irish naturalist once observed q
dumlin acting in very curious manner
on thu seashore. The bird would
alight, then fly short distance and
then alight again, violently shaking its
head. A round lump appeared fastened
to it's beak. 1t turned out that the bird
had innocently attempted to investi-
gate cookie which it had found open.
The shell had closed on it's bill.
Birds that employ hair in the build
ing of their nests come to grief in
strange ways. A gentleman who pos
sessed several colts one day noticed a
small bird entanglcd in the tail of one
of his colts. 1t had evidently been on a
search for hair and had becom9 en-
shared. Cases of birds getting their
feet entangled in wool or string are
we'll known, and death usually cnsues
II human help is not forthcoming.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11

and preachers
and philoso-
ophers and pol
iticians all
you have got to
do is to back
your cart down
in to r o c k y
Creek. and load
up and drive
out. And then
for quaint anil
pecurious peo-
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11

HER SPEcrALrY.-She claims to be n
artist, though
Art scarcely can define her,
But looking on her face we know
She is . calciminer.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11

M. Jules Cambon, at present gov
ernor-general of Algeria, has accepted
the position of editor in chief OF the
Journal des Debats, which has now be-
come an evening paper.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11

WnLIE-s1 know sister would be glad to
70 skating with YOU" Ringway-"What
makes you think sol" "She says she has
been dying all winter to have you break the
ice.r-Life.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11

Breos-sT am SO stout that know exer-
else would do me lots Of good" Tams-
"Then why don't you-get out and shower
that snow of the walkP Biggs-s'That's
not exercise, that's work. "-Truth
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11

FRS stopped free by DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer Motifs after first days use.
Marvellous cures. Treatise and % trial bot
tie free. DR.. Kline, '931 Arch St., Phila-, Pa.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11

WHEN find great deal Of gratitude IL
Q poor man take it for granted there would
be as much generosity II he were RICH
Pope.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11

ALL my experience Of the world teashea
me that in 90 cases out of 100 tie safe and
Just side Of question is the generous and
merciful side.-Mrs. Jameson.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11

PIso's Cure for Consumption has no equal
as Cough medicine.-F. M. ABBOTT, 3Sa
Seneca ST., Buffalo, N. Y, May Q, 1894.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11

MANY historians take pleasure In putting
Into the mouths of princes what they have
neither said nor ought to have said.-Vol-
taire.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11

A SLIGHT COLD, IF NEGLECTED, OFTEN AT
rAcKs THE LUNGS. "Brupn's Bronchial
Tyochesn give immediate and effectual relief
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11

WuIrE-s1 knew you were coming to
night." Castleton-"Why, Willie2" Willie
-"Sister has been asleep all theafternoon."
Truth.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11

"How IS It that you, q simple citizen, cal
the Marquises islands, Figaro.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11

THERE II this good In real evils-they
deliver us, while they last, from the petty
despotism Of all that were imaginary
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11

HERorsM, the divine relation which In al
times unites great man to other men,
CARLYLE.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11

A viennese scientist has succeeded
In photographing through the body
the calcareous deposits in various in
ternal organs of the human being.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11

IDLExEss Is the burial Of living man.
Jeremy Taylor.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11

TEACHER-s.What was Joan of Arc mait
ofl'' Bright Pupil-"Mad OF dust. "-Bos
ton Transcript
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11

THE doing OF an evil to avoid au evil can
not be good.--Co leridge.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11

PERsoxAL ExPERIKxcE.-He-"H treat
uient Of Jack has made him an aptlvivisec-
tiouist.n Hhe--tsH0w Is thatr' He-WHo
kueFs WeAt u Z 70 tel cutpp, ~ Puck
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11

'sIt's no use in taikin. Rafe. I'm
gwine to quit lyin," says old ulan Mart
y ne the next time ssw hIm efteF
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FEAruREs-the great souls apparent seat
Bryant.
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ple-plain, old fashion. American peo-
pie. who worship God, and love their
country, and serve their day and gen.
GRAFTON as they blame please will
back the Rocky Creek settlement
against the whole entire discovered
world. and land my money as easy as
pickin it up in the big road.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11

GALL the good things have been said"
Staylate murmured with sigh;
Mabel yawned and shook her head
"Well, suppose you try 'good-by-'"
louisville Courier-Journal.
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Stop. Theft

Stop q small malady. which IL stealing
your strength, before it oatrnns your power
to arrest il, and recover what it took from
you. The safest and promptest recuperator
of waning vitality is Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, which renewsvigor, flesh and nerve
quietude because it restores activity to those
functions whose interruption interferes
with general health. Use the Bitters for
dyspepsia malarial, rheumatic and kidney
complaints and biliousness.
ssYou are the only doctor who advises me
to STAY at home All the others say ought
to go to a winter resort" ~ suppose they
have all the patients they want. -Fliegende
Blaetter.
Do roU-dare you to taunt me with my
born deformity byron.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11

oman wants little here below
Soruns the good old song;
II he but advertises, though,
He doesn't want that long.
Printers, Ink
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-11

The Evn. OF RESTRICTED LIcENsE.-Old
Party fsadly)-"My poor man, why do al,
ways find you hanging around this saloon .
Bibulous Bill-s'I can't help meself, Mister.
It's the only one in town.''-Puck.
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KNOWLEDGE

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rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
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the needs of physical being, will attest
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Its excellence is due to its presenting
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and permanently curing constipation;
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
Rists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.