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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-11

the ceiling. There was piano in the
front room and set of fine old-fash-
toned furniture. The landlady was
sad featured old woman. The first
night of their domicile Mr.. Mckay
and his wife and daughter sat up
quite late and the piano was tried and
found to be in perfect order. When
they retired the lamp was shaded and
left dlmiy burning. About midnight
there was a racket up about that por-
trait and it was seen to break loose
from the ceiling and turn over edge
ways along the cornice to the corner
of the room and then came down with
. crash. Why gravity didn't make it
fall down by the mattel was the myc.
terry. Next morning the servant came
and removed the portrait. Next night
after they had retired heavy screen
that was between the bed and the
window galloped around to the foot Of
the bed and fell with a crash. The
landlady came in the morning and re-
moved it and said but little in expla-
nation. She seemed troubled. The
next night Miss Mckay, who was
gifted in music, played till quite late
and after she had closed the piano and
Joined in the conversation with her
parents there was an awful crash in
the piano behind them. 1t sounded
like everything had been violently
broken by blows from heavy bludgeons
and the blows were several times
repeated and with crushing force.
For some minutes Mr. Mckay and his
wife and daughter looked and Won
dered and said nothing. Then he got
up and approached the piano and in
spected it closely. Then he ventured
to open it and found every string and
every key in order. The next night
about midnight there was pitiful wall
of child crying in the room. The
lamp was turned up and search for
the child was made. Sometimes it
was in one corner, then in another,
then up on the cornice and then out in
the hall and away off, but its cry
was distressing, as though In great
anguish. The landlady was rung for
and came and when asked about the
cn1lQ SAID tnefo was no cnliu III the
house, nor did her neighbor have any
children. Madam, did you ever hear
the crying of a child in this room be-
fore?" She said she had, but it was
long time ago, and he learned from her
that during the war with Napoleon tne
inmates of the house were all murdered
for harboring some traitors. The man
whose portrait fell and his wife and son
and little child. She thought that
maybe the haunts had left the house
by this time or she would not have
rented it.
"Now," said my friend, "this all
happened just as I tell you and my
little wife will say to you that have
not exaggerated it. We looked at the
little woman and she said sit was just
that way" Of course they moved the
next day.
Do 1 believe it? Yes, believe Mr..
and Mrs. Mckay; more than that my
mind is not satisfied. Bill ARP, in
Atlanta Constitution.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-11
Double Daily Trains
Fast Time
Close Connections.

Through Pullman Pa,ace Sleepers
between New Orleans and Memphis,
Kansas City, ST. Louis and Chicago
without change, making direct connec-
tions with frst-class liaes to all points.
The great steel bridge spanning the
Ohio river at Cairo completed, and ell
trains freight and passenger now rum
ming regularly over. it, thus avoiding the
delays and annoyance incident to trans
fer by ferry boat.
A. n. HANSON. J. w. CoLEMAN,
Gen. Pas. sAgt., A. G. 2. Agt.,
Chicago. New Orleans.
". D. BssT, City Tkt, ACT. Vietsbuss,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-11
vr A country without a railroad.

To railway builders out of work
Alaska offers a great if not an inviting
field. With territory ten times as
large as New York State, it has not q
mile of steam road or of any other
kind of road. Thousands of citizens
of the United States are ready to emf
CRATE thither long enough to pick up
what gold they want, and yet our
Government has not built single
railway for their accommodation. The
only transportation line into the gold
fields is owned by selfish capitalists,
nonresident at that, who expect to
make profit out of the INDECENT gold
seeker Railway Age.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-11
Practical Good Roads,

A Good Roads convention was held
1T Cannon Falls which was notable for
the practical manner in which the sub
ject under consideration was handled.
No city speakers were imported to en-
Liz ten the farmers upon the theory Of
road building and to suggest legisla-
ton looking to future large expendi-
lures foSx costly roadways; but the
neighbors assembled proceeded to
show how the roads could be greatly
improved with the means already
available. The main point brought
put was the necessity of thorough
surface draining by effective ditching.
The roadbed must be rounded so that
the water will run of, but the best
material-for surfacing depends upon
she locality and the character of the
soil. If the road surface can be kept
dry, any locality may have good roads
at comparatively small cost all the
year round.
Incidentally, the subject of wide VS..
narrow tires was taken up. and David
Valentine, practical road builder,
stated that he had used both wide and
narrow tired wheels, and his expert
snce was such that if he were to pur-
chase new wagon he would not take
narrow tired vehicle if he could get
it at half price, as he could haul dou-
BILE the load, with the same expendi-
ture of power, on wide tire. Where
the roads are dry and hard there can
De no doubt of the superior economy
Of wide tire, not only in the matter
Of hauling the load, but in preserving
.he roadway.-Minneapolis Mimi
Tribune.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-11

that the photograph quite spoiled the
effect of the library and begged that it
might be banished to some back room,
Mr.. Janeway was firm, and the dull,
good face of his first wife kept its
place between the st. Cecilia and the
Arabian Falconer.-Chicago News.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-11
inexpensive Road improvements.

lutApeHsibC hOau improvements
The farmers of the country are grad
aally going over to the belief that good
roads are for their personal benefit and
there is decided change of sentiment
along this line in many Of the States.
One of the chief obstacles to reform
has been the fear of the farmers that
the cost of highway improvements
would fall chiefly on them and as they
feel that they are already burdened
heavily enough they resist the passage
of good-roads laws with their local in
auence and their votes often to the de-
feat of these worthy projects. New
Jersey has a law now in force, how
ever, that illustrates how properly this
burden can be divided between the in
dividual and the community SO that it
falls lightly upon the farmer. This
law apportions the cost of all road i'm
provements as follows. One-third is
paid by the State, one-tenth by the in
dividual beneficiary of the improve
ment, the owner of the AUDITING prop.
erty, and the remainder by the county
in which the improvement occurs. Re-
duced to scale of thirtieths the State
pays ten parts, the individual three
parts and the county seventeen parts
Stated in still another way the various
burdens are more easily appreciated.
The average cost of repairing road
with macadam finish is about $4,000
mile. OF this sum the county would
pay S17O0, the State $1,000 and the in
dividual $500. 1t is to be remembered
that the $500 in this case is usually
divided among several persons, as few
properties in this section of the coun-
try extend for much more than quarter
or half mile along q highway. and
tax is assessed on the owners on each
side Of the road. Thus it will FREE
quently occur that the individual will
pay directly for a first-class road in
front OF his property and for a mile
adjacent such small sum as $40 or
$50. To be sure he pays as we'll his
share of the county tax and in less
proportion his part of the State tax,
bat these burdens are comparatively
light and easily borne. These i'm
provements in New Jersey are under
taken on the petition of the owners Of
the admitting property. Such laws as
this, if copied in other States would
probably result in an immediate bet
terment of the country roads in every
section, an improvement of untold
benefit to millions of people.-Wash-
ington Star.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-11
Steel Country Roads.

The steel country roads with which
the United States Department Of Agri-
culture is now experimenting, accord
ing the Engineering News, will practi.
,ally be constructed as follows: The
iesign calls for an inverted trough.
shaped steel rail with slight raised
bead on the inside and an eight-inch
tread and -sixteenths inch thick.
These rails are to be bedded in gravel
aid in well-drained trenches and the
rails are to be tied together at the
ends and at the middle. On grades
,he rails will be indented to prevent
the horses from slipping. The adj
vantage claimed for these steel roads
g the reduction of traction from forty
pounds per ton on macadam road to
eight pounds on the steel rails. The
materials for the heavier type of steel
,oads of this design will cost $500 in
small quantities. The amount of ma
;erial required is less than 100 tons
per mile, and the lines can probably
30 built for $4,000 per mile. The
lighter types only cost about $1,000 per
mile, but this does not include laying
Of grading or road bed.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-11
HIS FIRST WIFE.
ADISONJANEWAY

was always pointed
out as a ''self-made
man." and was ap-
parently well salts
fed with his own
handiwork, for con-
tent radiated from
his full face and
from his fl g ure,
which had lost its
youthful N u s C | e
under CIR g ep in G
waves of flesh. Mr..
Janeway had salts
fed his ambitions
90 for "a II 10 nooo;
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-11
A FAMOUS WRITER.

Mrs. Margaret Oliphant Was One OF
the Prolific Novelists of the Day.
The death of Mrs. Margaret Oliphant,
which occurred in England not long
since, has removed one of the most
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-11

Ted Battersy. a Liverpool England
athlete, ran to the summit Of Mount
Snowdon from Llanberis in fifty-thrce
minutes and back in thirty-eight This
is the quickest time ever made, and i
was made in the face Of strong Wind.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-11

The most dangerous waters in the
world for the passage of ships lie offthe
east coast of England, Cape Ushant, in
France, aud Cape Finistsyre, in Spain.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-11
GOOD ROADS NOTES.


The Mankato (Minn.) Free Press
says that the establishment of cream
cries is becoming potent argument
for good roads. The daily trip to them
with the milk must be made regardless
of mud and wet or if the mud be ankle
deep, milk is q perishable product.
Then, even when the road is dry, the
milk, of course, is injured by the
churning received on the journey over
the rough roads. The farmer is,
therefore, beginning to perceive the
direct money value of road improve
ment The Free Press adds that the
creamery is becoming the focus at
which better roads centre.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-09
ANOTHER PICTURE.

Ex-Minister A. W. Terrell IN recent
article in the Century Magazine draws Il
very different picture of Abdul Hamid,
the Sultan of Turkey, from the one so
long accepted by the people of the Uni
ted States and the rest of the world as
the correct one. Instead of being a
blood thirsty ruler and cruel and cow
araly AS an individual, Mr.. Terrell de-
scribes the Sultan AS a modest, refined
and kind hearted gentleman, of Il philo-
sophie mind and somewhat melancholy
temperament, and with broad charity
for men Of religious faiths ether than his
own.
From this view of the Turkish ruler it
would appear that the terrible massacres
of Armeniana were dne more to the
ferocity aud fanaticism of the Turkish
people themselves than to any cruelty and
vindic tiveness on the part of the Sultan
The world, however, will be slow to &C.
cept this picture of the Turkish ruler, in
ment, which it believes ought to have
been able to have checked the wholesale
slaughter of unoirending Armenians and
curbed the ferocity Of the Turkish people
1t must be confessed, however, that in
his dealings with the Greeks during and
after the late war, the Sultan manifested
patience and a forhearance highly cred
liable to him AS ruler and man. Be-
sides, it som etimes haDDeps that tho
most autocratic of sovereigns apparently
are ruled by cabals in their own govern
ment who, under the cover of his author
tty, commit excuses which at heart he
not only disapproves, but actually con-
dennis; and it is barely possible that
Abdul Hamid may be similarly situated
In regard to his Immediate advisers.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-09
THOU SHALT MOI STEAL.

The supreme and fual Judge OF our
conduct has given us plain and unvary-
ing guide to point us to the real pleasures
of this life. He has put sting in every
wrong and whether or not such wrong
be sanctioned by the laws of man the
whitening poison Of it will not only
curse its.victim here but damn his soul
in eternity Thou shalt not steal No
man has ever denied the perfect Justice
of this law. The highwayman who risks
his life to gain by robbery is wretch,
but is he worse than the man who will,
when the bars OF the law between hon
esty and dishonesty are down, delibel-
ately plan to steal his neighbours property
In the face of conscience that rises be-
fore him and tells him he is comm lifting
theft? Would not the man who would
rob his neighbor under the forms of law
pilfer his neighbours pockets If assured
of immunity from detection and danger.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-09

The movement for national quaran-
tine is gaining force rapidly. The citizens
of Memphis have taken the matter up
and petitioned Congressman Carmack to
use his best endeavors to secure the en-
actment of a:national quarantine law at
the coming session of Congress- Mr..
Carmack, in reply, says that.he heartily
favors the plan, and is already at..work to
bring about the desired end. He has
written to the chairman of the House
COMMITTEES on epidemics suggesting the
Importance OF such law. The Georgia
legislature has also interested itself in the
movement. A resolution introduced in
that body Saturday calls upon Congress
to enact laws empowering the Govern
ment to take charge of quarantine regu-
latiOnS
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-09
AMERICAN APPLICATIONS OF THE
"REFERENDUM."

This decision in Philadelphia, about to
be m ado by popular referendum, suggests
the growing favor in which the idea is
held of q direct decision by the people
upon various matters OF public interest
or concern. Seth LOW, for example, has
made it evident in his speeches that he
would be in favor Of referring the ques-
tion of the Sunday sale of drinks TO "a di-
rect vote of the citizens Of New York. In
the two States Of Connecticut and New
Jersey the voters have within few
weeks taken direct action on important
questions submitted for their determine
tion. The voters of Connecticut, by
very large majority, declared themselves
on October as in favor of an amend
ment to the constitution of the State
which restricts suff rage to voters able to
read in the English language any article
of the constitution or any section of the
statutes. The vote against the PROPOSE
ton was very slight, every community,
whether urban or rural, voting in the
affirmative. In New Jersey great popu-
lar contest was waged upon the question
of an amendment to the constitution
prohibiting gambling-the evil practi-
cally aimed at being that of race track
pool selling, book making, and betting.
The country districts of New Jersey
were in favor of the amendments, and
the large towns were against it At first
the amendme mt seemed to be lost, but on
the final count oe the votes 1t was found
that this sanitary provision had been
adopted. The good citizens OF New
Jersey have found themselves unable to
trust their lawmakers to 90 their duty
as against the powerful influence of the
gambling fraternity; and thus it has been
deemed best to appeal to the referendum,
and seek protection under constitu-
tional clause. The most complete domi-
nation of our legislatures by bosses and
corrupt elements will probably drive the
people Of this country to constantly in
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-09
PLArT HAS LOST CONTROL
Independents Hold Balance of Power in
the A sSamhlv

Independents Hold Balance of Power in
the Assembly.
New York, Nov. S.-Senator Plat held
Il conference with some of the assembly
men-elect yesterday, including Speaker
Grady. The situation in the legislature
was discussed at length, and it was APP
parent that Senator Platt could hardly
lay claim to having control of the !egisla-
ture.
Seventy-six votes are needed to organ
ize the assembly and elect speaker. The
most Senator Platt can count upon is
seventy three. The balance of power
lies with the four or five anti-Platt Re
publicans i'll Brooklyn, and TWO Citizens
Union members
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-09
HUNTER CARED FOR.

Washington, Nov. S.-The President
to-day made the following appointments :
w. Godfrey Hunter, of kentucky, to be
envoy extraordinary AMI minister pleni-
potentiary to Guatemala and Honduras.
Collector OF Internal revenues James A.
Ood for the district of New Hamp-
shire; Edward L. Franks, for the second
district of Kentucky.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-09

1t is creditabe to the city of Roanoke
to know that in population of twenty
thousand, less than two dozen of it's cit
liens have so lar shown desire ito take
the property of their neighbors without
giving n consideration in return.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-09

reasing use, under one form or another,
of what is known as the referendum
that is to say, the direct vote of the
people themselves upon questions of gen
eral impOrtance Of Reviews
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-09

The Hallett 81 Davis bargain has been
sold We still have n bargain in two
other uprights. We also haze some new
uprights for rent, and, should you after
six months wish to purchase, will apply
rent paid to purchase. j. Il. Rogers &
Co., ii South Jefferson street.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-09

w. X. ANDREWS e. Co, 2l0 Salem
avenue, have had years of experience in
the coal and wood business. They know
what is required in the business. They
have the largest and most convenient
yard in the city. They handle every va
riety of coal sold in the city. They have
more shed room and keep more teams
than any other dealer in the city. They
have polite and accomm odating drivers,
and deliver promptly coal and wood,
nice and dry, from their extensive sheds.
Their teams are all belled.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-09
SHANER'S GUARANTEE

If you own horse go to BOT Salem ave-
nue. and see what j. s. Shaner, the Ken
lucky horseshoer, will guarantee TO do
for your horse. His work stands on it's
merits. and his prices are right.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-09
THE BEAUTY OF TT.

a dress washed with Crystal Spring"
was shown us the other uay-a delicate
fabric splashed with tiny flowers. The
flowers looked as if grown afresh-forget-
me-nots, too.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-09
AN INDEPENDENT CITY.

In commenting on the recent election,
several out-of-town papers have said
that Baltimore can now be regarded as
normally Republican city. This same
claim has been made by some local poll
ticians in the midst of their jubilation
over the result of Tuesday. But "the
claim is unfounded. There are probably
about 10000 independent voters in this
city, and they hold the balance of power.
They..voted to down bossism and are as
quick to punish corruption in one party
as in the other. They will keep the Re
publicans in power as long rs they give
decent, honest government, and they will
put them out when they misbehave them
selves and forfeit public confidence.
This independent army of voters can
use club on the new administration mt
the next election just rs effectively rs it
did in beating the Rasin ring last week.
We hope it will not he necessary. But
one of the surest ways to breed rascals
in party is TO encourage the idea that
the party has an absolute held on the city
and no matter what is done the party
will win. The fostering of this idea was
responsible for much of the crookedness
during Rasin's reign, and if the Republi-
cans who are just coming in delude
themselves with any such notion they
Will wake up some morning and find out
their mistake. Baltimore Sun.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-09
LIST OF DELINQUENT LANDS.
Published for the Information of
the People.

All parties owning real estate or in any
way interested in Roanoke reul estate
should carefully examine this list of prop
critics filedlupon as delinquent and sub
ject to be sold for the taxes due ON the
same. This list, however, does not in
clude The whole list of property filed on
and all parties in any way interested
should examine the papers in the office of
the corporation CLERK.
AS most of the property filed upon will
doubtless he redeemed before the expira-
ton of the period allowed by law and de
string to make the costs rs light as posi-
bic The Times has fled with Capt. 5. S.
Brooke, clerk of the corporation court IL
proposition to publish the necessary adj
vertisement, when personal service can
not be had, for $3.50 each
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-09

The London papers are alarmed because
of the success of Tammany Those Eng
lish editors are fond of alarming them
selves over the affairs OF this country.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-09

BOARDERS WANTED-Two large
light rooms with closets, bath and suit
able Tor man and wife or single man.
Apply at 100 Seventh avenue s. W.
10 81 tt
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-09
FOR SALE

A scholarship in the National Business
College of Roanoke. Apply at the
Times Office.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-09

BOARDERS wanted at 1885 Chapman
avenue 8. w. 10 % tt
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-09

THE BELLED TEAMS ARE STILL.
RUNNING. w. X. ANDREWS & Co,
the OLDEST FIRM OF COAL AND
WOOD DEALERS in the city, are AT
THE OLD STAND, 219 Salem avenue,
ready to serve you on short notice.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-09

1.-The worst cold ever had in my life
was cured by Cham berlain's Cough Rem
edy," writes w. f. Norton, of Suffer
Greek, Cal. "This cold left me with n
cough and WAS expectorating all the
time. The remedy cured me- and want
all of my friends when troubled with a
cough or cold to use it, for it will do
them good" Sold by II. c. Barnes. "He
puts up prescriptions"
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-09
BOARDERs WANTED.

BOARDERS WANTED Apply to
Mrs Nj. y. Moseley, GEO Franklin Road
$. W. ll-1-tf
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-09
STRICTLY UP.TO-DATE.

Bonner's Restaurant, the leading res
taurant of the city, needs no recommen-
dation, as every thing served is first class
in every respect. The oysters you see
there are the finest ever brought to Roa-
noke. You can get them served in every
conceivable manner. The lunch counter,
run IN connection with the restaurant, is
certainly up-to. dale. Visit this place
and get something good to eat. You go
once and you will 90 the second time.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-09

Look at cur 25 cent books Gravatt's
Fair. 9 Salem avenue.