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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-04
EIppLlNo FOR TURKEYS.


Not Wild Turkey Trained.
A correspondent writing from Greens
s;jtc. Miss. tells how he went turkey
hunting with q friend. They got OFT
the cars at Anguilla, and Paul Den-
kens met them. With pair OF stou1
mules and a heavy wagon loaded with
camp dufife they travelled 16 miles over
a rough road, finally camping near OAR
ling BAYOU on high cane ridge. they
took a live wild turkey gobbler that
had been trained along with them IN "
box. The next morning before Day
break the two set out with the turkey
which was named Fox.
1--WE took our way through most
abominablc thicket," he continued
After passing through the cane we got
into briers and tangled vines. In the
darkness we foundered over logs and
through water, at times waist deep. for
four or five miles. We tethercd Fox to-
a stake in the open and took our sta
ton by the root Of the trees at good
shooting distance from him. Wash, the
teamster who toted the gobbler Cor us,
was afeard the painter would sure get
him and refused to go back a ways
where he would not harm the game.
"At daybreak Fox gave mighty COB
bic, yvhereupon every bird, owls include
ed, made answer, and among others was
wild gobbler's defiance. If gobbler
hears q gobbler he feels that he is
Obliged to see what the row is about
and that was the death of the gobbler
that answered Fox. One day Fox was
making a lot of racket in the camp
A couple of other hunters heard him,
and they spent several hours trying to
call what they supposed to be wild
gobbler. They were very sheepish when
they learned of their mistake"
The turkey fiddle is an instrumcnt
used by those who haven't live trained
wild turkey. 1t is a cedar box bored
out of inch stuff, six inches long by two
inches wide, with thin sides. The bow
is a piece of slate one inch wide and
three inches long. This bow is dasped
between the thumb and forefinger
1engthwise, and the furthest edge of the
| fiddle IL drawn toward one across the
slate. Like all other turkey calls. this
one is declared to be positively the best
| made. With such an instrument os
this q man went out turkey calling.
Just as 1t got little light he began to
fiddle turkey songs in way that set
all the turkeys to clucking in low tones
and the gobblers to yelling defiance.
battle cries and other things. One OF
the gotblers did not yell very much,
but came charging at the man. The
man had laid himself down behind =
log, thinking that the turkeys would
come up before him to be shot. The
gobbler that didn't say much evidently
did lot of thinking, forall of a sudden
the man heard a put, putt" behind him
so close that he made a discord like a
wildcats shrek. Before he could get
his gun the gobbler was behind a three
foot tree and scootiug for dear life.
All the fiddling the man did after that
failed to fetch a feather.-Borest and
Stream
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-04
THE LONGEST TUNNEL.
A Railroad system Undcr Pixies Peak ana
Neighboring Mountains.

A Railroad system Undcr Pixies Peak and
Ncighboring Mountains.
Colorado is going to have the longest
tunnel in the world" said Richard
Jones, in conversation with reporter
few days ago. within few years
the Mont Cents, st. Gothard and Sim
plon tunnels under the Alps will not
compare with the one to be constructed.
"a company has undertaken to do
4s miles of tunneling under Pixies peak
and the territory near by. twill begin
at Sunderland creek, near Colorado
City, and run in southwesterly direc,
ton to creek some distance beyond
Independence and Victor. 1t is to be-
built for a double-track railway and
have the regulation dimensions OF rail-
way tunnels, IA feet wide and IS high
A branch line will leave the main tun-
mel at point under Independence and
run to Cripple Creek, placing that min
ing center within 16 miles of Colorado
City. The distance between the two 10
by rail at present miles.
"The two mouths of the main tunnel
are to have the same altitude, $500 feet,
and the grade of the tunnel will be ono
foot to the one hundred, enough to drain
it well. This will give the divide an alti-
tude of about 7,4O0 feet. The summit OK
Pixies peak is 1900 feet above the sea-
and Cripple Creek nearly 10000. The
plan includes also lateYals or cross tun-
nels at several different points. One Is
to be at or under Crystal park and an
other under Cameron's cove. The long,
est one will cut the main line not far
from Bald mountain, and run under that
peak in one direction and under the
summit of Pixies peak in the other
This cross tunnel will be over is miles
long. Then another tunnel Is to connect
this cross arm with the main line, join
ing the latter nearer the south and the
branch on the west side of Pixies peak
It will run under the mining camp al
Gillettand not far from Grassy.
1.-THE amount needed for the tunnel
work is $20,ooo.o00. A contract now in
ecrow in Colorado City requires that the
work shall be commenced within 90
days. The intention is to have 4s miles
tunneled and the main line in operation
before March !, 1o06."-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-04

A woman who was examining lot OF
freak millinery strewn about big shop
the other day came across one quite
different from its fragile, fiowery neigh
bors. It was bullying, bulky mass OF
velvet with fu-, feathers and several
pounds of rhinestones by way OF trim
ming. "well. that's the worst yet.
cried the woman, "the idea OF calling
such a thing as that a spring hail It's
perfectly absurd. And the hats just
as hideous as it is inappropriate, too"
Whereupon a barehcaded woman stand'
ing near calmly observed: Beg par.
don. madam, but that's my winter hat
you're talking about. lust laid 1t down
while tried on somespring cnes. -St'
L0pis RepubliS
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-04
A Home Thrust.

A mild argument had been in progress
over the importance which woman has
assumed as a worker in compositions
with men.
.SThur amt no use in tal]lin',' he as
serted, aggrcssively. Thurs 9 hull lot
o. things thet a man kin do tibet q wom-
an can't"
"rd like ter know some of EN-" sho
responded, with . contemptuous snih.
"Wal, fur instance, she can't sharpen
lead pencil"
II ,spose thet's So" she answered
slowly. II 'spose thet's so. I'll hey ter
give in ter ye thur. But notice thet
ef she can't sharpen lead pencil she
kin take ain ak an go out ter the wood
pile an split kindlln' right regular An
thur won't be nobody tryin' ter raise
the least dispute ez ter her ability ter
do it puther,v- Detroit Free Press.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-04
CATCHING BIG FISH.
The Gfeeniandefs Dress In Their Best to
Chase the Whales

Chase tho Whales
To the Greenlanders the whale is an
animal of great Importance, and these
people devote much of their time 10
chasing the big mammal. When the
natives set out upon their whale-catch.
ing expedition they dress themselves
in their best apparel, imagining that II
they are not clean1y and neatly clothed
the whale, which detests dirty, slov.
emily garb, would certainly avoid them
In this manner about 80 persons. men
and women, set out together in one OF
their large boats. The women take with
them their needles, thread and other
implements to mend their husbands
clothes, in case they should be torn,
and to repair the boat If it should hap
pen to receive any damage.
When the men discover a whale they
strike 1t with their hafpoons, to which
are fastened tubes two or three fathon1s
long, made of sealskin inflated with
air. The huge animal, by means OF this
kind of bag, is in some degree com
PEELED to keep near the surface Of the
water.
When he is fatigued and rises the
men attack him with their spears Until
he is killed. They then put on theft
spring jackets, made all in one piece
of dressed sealskin, with their boots,
gloves and caps, which are laced se
tightly to each other that no water
can penetrate them.
Thus attired, they plunge into the
sea and begin to slice of the fat all
round the animals body, even from
those parts that are under water; fol
their jackets being full OF air, the men
do not sink, and are able to keep them
selves upright, standing, as it were. IL
the sea.-Albany Argus.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-04

The most miserable man on earth
may be happy in the thought of a
home in the future. God has prom
Used us that, and it i that for which
we hope and ork.--Archbishop Ire
land. Catholic. st, Paul, MINI.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-04

Jimmy, do you get along wen at
school now?"
"Yes; Tveigot big nun to write my
own cusesi.'-Chicago Record,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-12-04

coarse. The part was not a great one,
but Mr.. Frawley played it well.
Mr.. Leslie had little to say as the
music teacher, and he said it well. Mr..
Bosworth. as Twitters, was in evi-
dence mainly from his excellent make
up as a private tutor, and Mr.. EnoS,
as the servant, had much too little TO
say and do for man of his talents.
The scene of the play is in the last
act, where Arabella Jarraway, the
Great Unknown, appears supposedly
delicate flower and a victim 10 the
muse. Anyone who ever read the de-
scription of the departure of Frances
Hodgsen Brunette from America, thor
oughly broken in health after becOm-
ing famous through "FaunlerOy,'
would say that Madge Carr Cooke had
become so thoroughly imbued with
that famous authors characteristics
that she lived the scene on the stage.
1t would be difficult to imagine better
bit of acting and it would be hard 70
find an actress who could as faithfully
depict the character as Miss Cooke.
AS has been stated in these columns
before, Miss Cooke has too little to do
in the Frawley repertoire. Miss Row
an, as the widow and aspirant 10 his
trionic fame, was acceptable as was
Miss PiXley as the French maid.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-12-04
S. NJ. DAMON,
Minister of Finance.
NOTICE.
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE,
Honolulu, H. l., Dec 1, 1896.

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE,
Honolulu, H. l., Dec. 1, 1896.
Holders of Hawaiian Government
Bonds of the following dates and de-
nominations are hereby notified that
on and after maturity of the next cou-
pom, during the months of March and
May of 1897, interest will cease.
The principal of said bonds will be
paid on presentation at the next due
date of the coupon.
ACT OF AUGUST 3, 1882.
Stock Z. Bond No. IA, dated Sept. l.
1882, for $4,000.
Stock U. Bond No. IS, dated Sept. 1,
1882, for $4,000.
Stock L. Bond No. 76, dated Sept. Z,
1882, for $4,000.
Stock A Bond No 347, dated Sept. 1,
1882, for $1,000.
Stock A. Bond No. 34S, dated Sept. 1,
1882, for $1,000
Stock A. Bond No. 349, dated Sept. 1,
1882, for $1,000.
Stock A. Bond No. $50, dated Sept. 1,
1882, for $1,000.
Stock A. Bond No. 961, dated Sept. 7,
1882, for $1,000.
ACT OF SEPT. 81, 1876.
Stock A. Bond No. 327, dated Nov. 1,
1878, for $1,000
Stock E. Bond No. 249, dated Nov. 1,
1873, for $500.
S. NJ. DAMON,
Minister of Finance.
447O-6t 1S16-4t
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-12-04
China Closets,
ChiffOnierS,
Hat Racks,
A SidebOard

makes the dining room,
if your table is all right, but
the table is not right unless
it is one of the newest pat
terms such as we sell.
Our stock of furniture is
repIete with goods for the
home, suitable for Christmas
or any day in the year. Our
prices defy competition.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-12-04


has been promptly solved within "a hours The natural conclusion must
exhausted the specially supply proposition of in
marked the
individuals of the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-12-04
FERNANDES & ROZA.

CONTRACTORS and BUILDERS.
Carpentering in all it's branches.
Ali work guaranteed and promptly
attended to. Orders can be IeIC WIFI
l. M, Camara, Jr. Tel. 99I.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-12-04
BY AUTHORITY.
SALE OF LEASE
Of Government Lot No. 9, Esplanade,
Honolulu, Oahu.

On Thursday, December 31st, 1896,
at II o'clock noon at the front entrance
of the Executive Building, will be sold
at Public Auction the Lease of Govern
ment Lot No. 9, Esplanade, Honolulu,
Oahu.
Terms: Lease for 10 years.
Upset Rental: $3.50 per annum, pay
able quarterly in advance.
J. A. KING,
Minister of the Interior.
Interior Office, Nov. 80, 1896.
Sale of the above lease has been in
definitely postponed. J. A. KING,
Minister of the Interior.
Interior Office, Dec. 3, 1896.
4473-3t
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-12-04
ANNUAL SALE.

Mrs. George E. Boardman calls the
attention of the public to her annual
display of articles suitable for holiday
gifts. which is now ready for inspec-
ton at her residence, Lunalilo street.
4469-1w
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-12-04

4471-3t
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-12-04
NOTICE.

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE,
Honolulu, H. l., Dec. 1, 1896.
Holders of Treasury Notes Nos. H.
u, IS, Il, Is, 16 and II, dated June 20,
1895, for $4,000 each, are hereby no
tilted that same may be collected with
ACQUIRED interest to date of payment at
any time, aDd that interest will cease
ON January 20, 1897.
S. NJ. DAMON,
4471-3t Minister of Finance.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-12-04
We Are Here


To supply you with
household furniture for
Christmas; goods that are
SerViceable and ornamented
and will last a life time, be-
cause our sets and single
pieces are made of seasoned
wood and will not shrink
out and fall to pieces.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-17

Spiritualistic seances are a popular
diversion in Fairfield just now
Whether dun times are conducive t.
frances is not stated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-17
Scion Logical Tor Once.


wv ofceSlcE SPY
Uncle Scion Chase of Chase's Mills fur
nished alternate fun and VeNation for
politicians and iinanciers in the old fiat
issue down in Maine. He has not been
heard of in these latter days. when green
backism has been out OF fashion, but he
has boldly come to the front again. now
that free silver coinage is an issue. He
tried hard to go to Chicago as a delegate.
but the Democrats said various uukind
things about him and laughed him out OF
court. 1t happens. however that the
Chicago convention nominated Il Maine
man for vice president. and Uncle Scion
considers that this fact gives him a sort
of neie hborhoOd license to air his views.
Ills most significant remark is that free
silver is a Steppins-Stone to greenbacks.'
or fiat money, which he says has got to
come.
Uncle Scion is right. The free silver
men said as much in the resolutions COM
mttee room at Chicago. and when Sena-
tor Hill so reported them to the full con-
Vention there was nobody to dispute him.
Uncle Scion is logical. If the government
can stamp - cents worth of silver with
dollar mark and make it circulate, the
world over, for 100 cents, there is no rea-
son why ii should not be able to stamp
piece of irredeemable paper with a sim
liar mark and expect it to pass current
for 100 cents. Some of us can remember.
however. that when this eXpedient was
adopted as a war measure the value of
the greenback dollar sank rs low as -
cents, and varied from day to day while
the premium on gold was quoted as reg
ularly as the price of flour or beef until
greenback redemption, that is. the re
meant gold basis by the way had be-
come a certainty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-17
PRESS COMMENTS.
A Signal TO Maine.


MI Sewall nomination is Il signal gun
70 the ltepublican organization in Maine
IL Is a warning that the free silver Dem
ocracy will make an aggressive campaign
IN this State and will spare neither work
nor money to cut a hole In the Republican
majority There is no bugaboo in our
horizon; but we remember the surprise of
september. 1883. and those who We're ac-
tive in the politics of that year know very
wen that the methods by which that sur
prise was brought about, are likely to be
tired again in this year of SURPRISES
Now while Maine is practically certain
10 eject republican governor in Septem-
per, while many disguised and consistent
Democrats are promising to aid the Re
phbiican and sound money cause let us
not be too sanguine as to the size Of our
vote. which is of very great Importance
inns year; for if Maine does not lead off
win Il swapping majority for Powers for
governor the figures viii he printed far
ana Wide as a symptom of Republican
wavering. Mr.. Sewall does not expect to
carry Maine, but he has promised to
make some showing here. 1t is for the
republicans of Maine to take issue with
him on this point and make q closer fight
than heretofore has been thought neces-
Sary. Close up the ranks,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-17

Il think that the platform of the
Chicago convention by it's attack on
private and public contract, has raised
an issue which has obliterated every
other political issue or consideration
before the people. Modern civilization
is based on contract, and the attack
made upon contract under the guise of
the so-called bimetalism or the 16 to
is menace to that civilization COM
pared with which protection and free
trade and every other political issue
since the war sink into utter insight
ficance.' So speaks Simon Sterne of
New York, a prominent lawyer, and
advocate of reform in municipal gov
eminent. He is a life long Democrat
and free trader but he wants to make
the majority for Mckinley so large the
Republicans can't claim the entire
credit for electing him. The Republi-
can party won't be jealous on that
score. 1t presents Mr.. Mckinley as its
candidate and asks the people to vote
for him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-17

Times without number the thread
effectively answered. 1t has been
demonstrated conclusively by the
records Of Congress. by the statements
of men who participated in that legis-
lation, by the long time it was under
discussion, by the fact that men now
joining in the chorus then did not
utter word of protest and some of
them favored it, that the act was as
free from any faint of improper in
fluence as any legislation ever put in
force.
This howl is still kept up at concert
pitch, however, and false as il is. it is
one of the most effective the free silver
men have. They say that the market
value of silver at that time was 1O4
and that it has now fallen about half
and that the fall is due wholly to the
decentralization of silver. They have
to admit. however, that practically no
silver was brought to the minis for
coinage at that time. that the market
value of the silver in a dollar was
greater than the money value. Now in
order to make it clear to the average
mind why that act caused the fall of
silver. AS they claim, they should ex-
plain swhy it was that. as no silver to
amount to anything was being coined
at the time of the act and the price
for commercial purposes was greater
than the price for coinage purposes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-17
An Imperative Duty.

Recent events have imposed upon the
patriotic people of this country re-
sponsibility and a duty greater than
any since the civil war. Then it was
a struggle to preserve the government
of the United States Now it is a
struggle to preserve the financial
honor of the government of the United
States. Then it was a contest to save
the Union. Now it is a contest to save
spotless it's credit. Then section was
arrayed against section. Now men of
all sections can unite, and will unite,
to rcbuke the reputation of our obli-
cations and the debasement of our
currency.-William Mckinley.
The man who bets that the good
sense and honor of the American Re
public will fail at this crisis bets that
seed time and harvest will not come
again. The honest-moncy candidate,
Mckinley. of Ohio, must and will be
elected.-N. Y. Sun.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-17

All his old neighbors, free silver,
sound MONEY. plum trust, anti-plum
trust, Republicans. Democrats, Popo-
Gratis, Populists, Prohibitionists, high
license, woman suffrage, ct ais, re-
joiced with Hon. Arthur Sewall that
Bath was getting so much free adver-
Using along with one of her respected
sons. This is as it should be- The
same sort of thing happens to Can
down to business for the one who
laughs last laughs best and won't be-
grudge the laugh the other fellow
had at the beginning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-17
The Convention Reflects.

Ugh,
Good Lord.
Where am / at?
What happened?
Great Guns,
Take ii away.
What's that?
oh my head,
For heavens sake. gimme a drink,
Lord, Lord, what a time | had,
Snakes a mile long. all silver:
Blue elephants, with silver mounted
tuskS
Swinging on silver ropes:
Boy orators, in corn-colored trousers
And red-top boots.
Chewing tar and splitting out
Populism and plattudes;
Crazy horses paving up the floor;
Jackasses filling the place fun of brays
And kicking holes in the roof;
Red caps flying through the air:
Rahble and ruin climbing the tent poles ::
Pale green disaster roosting on the
ridges.
Strange convolutions of whiskers
And red eyes and torches
And knives flashing in the darkness;
Wild yells and hoarse shouts.
And riot running riot over itself
Chasing anarchy
Through pandemonium:
License dragging liberty
Through the mire by the tail;
The people
Made the scapegoat
For all manner of dangerous hereseS.
And sent Scurrying
Through the highways and byways:
Democratic principles swung high by
the hind legs
And their brains dashed out
Against the tottering timbers of
\ rotten platform;
Populism stalking through
a Sickly green swamp
TO reach up and tip over the
Middle kettle of hell
Ugh,
What night.
What a Silver Knight,
And his name is Bill Bryan.
n Y SIM
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-17

Il do not know SO much about free
silver as l wish l did but l do know
about the cranks who are and have
been bowling for it, the same who
shrieked for greenbacks down here in
Maine a few years ago, and l know
that a good many of them, who as
sumo to know all about the financial
needs of this great government,
couldn't cast the interest on $40 note
for six weeks The above remarks
were made to the writer by one of our
intelligent Maine farmers who was in
the city and called upon the Journal.
when his opinion of the money craze
was asked. We think there is no need
of comment