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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-04-10

Mr.. Andrew Nelson, one OF the
finest mechanics in the country, ano
who has erected several nice buildings
In our town, leaves this morning Tor
visit of a few months TO his brother III
Texas. Mr.. Nelson has many friends
here. who hope TO see him back again
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-04-10

Mr.. Max Levy has large sample
book of gents clothing 10 select from.
lie will take your measure and have
the clothes made by one of the best
tailoring establishments in the country
He guarantees a fiji.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-04-10

We hope that the people OF our
parish will not become too coh1ue"'
and viii net lose sight Of the fact that
the dangers of a creyasse OF a ofesA
IN onr ,eyees is not passed and thai
they should be just as much on the
air, a. ever. Don't let any Que nag
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-04-10

Tomorrow will he Palm Sunday
and the day will be duly observed at
the Catholic Church by the distrlbu-
ton of palms. The celebrated sacred
song of Faure, 1.-The Palms" will DC
sung.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-04-10
IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND

IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND
In this section such stock of mems
and bows SPRING CLOTHING, UN-
DERWEAR, NEGuGE SHIRTS
HATS and CAPS as we show.
CLOTHING made for us by the
famous house of ROGERS, PEET q
Co., just in.
Send us your orders.
Money back ifnot suited.
Mail orders receive prompt atten
ton.
WARNER s. SEARLES CO.,
Vicksburg, Miss.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-04-10

sr. G. A. Voelker was in town on
Tuesday last and We mentioned TO him
the report that we had heard on our
streets in regard to his being away at
such a critical time. Mr.. Voelker told
us the reason that took him away, aud
when he left there was not particle
of danger W haiever and fully five feet
Of levee out. lie told US that he did
not care for the talk, but the facts
should be known, and that he ~as too
old in high water fights and had been
in too many before 10 now run from
them. The business that carried Dir.
Voelker away was of the most import
ant kind, involving several thousand
dollars TO the interest of the gentle
men whose business he looks alter anu
whose instructions he was following.
AS soon as he heard Of the situation OF
things he Immediately returned, ana
in such hurry that he failed TO even
take q re ceipt for the important papers
that were left in his care. We know
that Or. Voclker would never have
left his large interest even for a
moment, if he thought that there was
going TO be the scare that took place.
In another column we give room 10
lengthy letter from Mr.. S. L. Jack
son of West Carroll, and we regret
: that we have not got the quotation
marks nor the italics to use ihhis COM
munica,ion. 1t would have taken the
, output of first class type foundry TO
3 have done 1t, as every other word was
s underlined.
o In our comment upon Mr.. Jack
D sons first letter, we did not mean tc
imply one word of it to his private
character; far from it, for we believe
him to be al honorable and uprigh
gentleman, who would not do his fei
Is low man an injury or a wrong know
o ugly, nor stoop to do anything little
x But his political career we have
o right to criticise, and that is what w
intended.
Ill We have heard it from the gentle
+. men who were in the Legislature wit
:, him, that as long as he was in that bod
: he never had bill to pass, aud The fe'
;. that he did introduce were never hear
of after going to the committee.
The Cook County herald., 1897-03-20
BIG HAT IN CHURCH.

It Fills the Whole Universe for tho Man
Behind It.
This@is what happens to, the man be-
= nd the hat, says the Chicago Observer ::
&c prea cher disappears until nothin%
mains but a voice. And with the hal
landing up against the spot where the
@oice is, and the modulated sentences
breaking against it, how is attention
10 be fixed upon the sermon? The
mind grows lax, the quiet and sweetness
of the sanctuary tend to distraction, the
hat fills the whole visible universe, and
involuntarily ones thoughts center
upon it. '"
It is a wonderful construction. There
is a yellow rose trembling on a long
stem with every movement Of the wear
er's head and one begins to calculate
the extent of it's arc. There are punches
of feathers, disposed, apparently, with a
view to preventing anything from be-
ing seen between them whichever way
the hat is turned: And there are stall
actites Of ribbon, upright and immov-
able, which still further obscure the
horizon. ~
Occasionally one gets a momentary
glimpse of the head of the preacher as
it is stretched out in gesticulation, but
it seems a mere detached fra gmentuse-
lessly beating the air. The preacher
himself has disappeared as if he had
never 1''e, 1 BEEN The only thing visible
when the hat is turned for moment
is another hat Of the same kind farther
an
The Cook County herald., 1897-03-20
A CIRCULAR RAINBOW.
A Singular Phenomenon Witnessed in tn
Mountains Of India. st

A Singular Phenomenon Witnessed in the
Mountains Of India. ..t
One of those peculiar atmospheric
phenomena, circular rainbows, was OBJ
served in India by Lieut.. Wheelock
bout the middle of August, says the
hicago Journal. Mr.. Wheelock was
i;mbing a, mountain spur at sunrise.
he atmosphere was clear, but there
as a heavy fog hanging over the val
ieys. AS the sun rose rainbow, round
Is a circus ring, was seen in the fog
which all but obscured one of the beau.
tiful lakes which are so common III
India. Mr.. Wheelock is. a trained
meteorologist, and was not at all aston
ished to see a circular rainbow, know
ing, as he did, the conditions under
which it was found. But what attracted
MS attention in particular was the
presence of bright spot in the exact
center of the circular s'bow." This
spot was so intensely luminous that the
observer thought it might be bush fire
some distance away, but this suppos1-
lion was soon dispelled by further de-
velopments: Slowly and regularly, and
from all sides at once, the bright cen
ter spot became surrounded by circles
of radiating light, each containing all
Of the primary colors, in fact, each
was a perfect miniature circular rain
bow. This wonderful phenomenon last
ed for about two hours, or until the
sun had risen to such a height that the
reflection sank back against the noun
tain side. Mr.. Wheelocll watched it
until it faded away, pronouncing it
the most beautiful and wonderful sight
he had ever beheld.:
The Cook County herald., 1897-03-20
Il AD Z 3 ii. i GAME.

He Could Not FooI Jonssey With His
#. q. d Triek. 81 ss !.
Three young men were seated att y
table in a Market street restalr INT. One
of them drew from his pocket and laid.
upon the table a, silver dollar, says the
Philadelp phia Record. Beside it he
placed a visiting card, with a round
hole about a half inch in diameter
pierced through its center. Said he:
See the fat, white dollar? See the little
hole in the care? r Bet you the cigars I
can push the big dollar through the
little hole.'' s.I'll go you, said one Of
his companions; but, remember, you
are to push that dollar through that
hole without enlarging the hole
That's what" responded the proposer
of the feat Laying the d dollar fat on the
table, he. held the card on edge just be-
hind it. Then he produced a pencil
which he showed through the hole in the
card until it touched the edge Of the
coin. Pushing the dollar through the
hole, see? Here comes .Jonesey,' said
the loser. Lend me your dollar and
your funny card and; I'll get revenge.
3 Oh, I won't do a thing to Jonesey!'' A
lengthy, caaaverous young fellow, with
a vacuous expression, drifted into the
vacant place at the table. Jonesey,"
said the loser of the cigars, there's a
big dollar and here's a little round hole
i'll a card. Bet you / can put the dollar
through the hole just as it is--loser to
pay all four of our che ecks' ssDone.''
said Jonesey. The other proceeded to
repeat the action Of the first trickster..
'lIold on" drawled Jonesey languidly,
sEyour contract is to put the dollar
through the hole I didn't bet you
couldn't push it through the perfora-
ton. You see, dear boy I've been up
against the game hitherto
The Cook County herald., 1897-03-20
CHINESE JEWELLERS.
All of the WORK Is Done by Hand-SOu
OF .t Tc Roo ,<ea. =

All OF the WORK Is Done by Handsome
OF 1T Is Beautiful.
There are two jewelers. in Chinatown,
but their establishments do not re-
semble the ordinary places known as
jeWelry shops, says the New York
Times, The Chinese jeweler is a man
ufacturer as well:as a shopkeeper. His
establishment is tiny room up one
or two flights of stairs. The room in
one place is divided by an openwork
iron partition, with an arch and coun-
ter near the window, where the jeweler
stands at work. He is an elderly China
man, wearing glasses, and he works
over tiny fire in the window. All his
work is done by hand, and some Of it is
beautiful. There are heavy silver
bracelets which open with a hinge
and fasten with an odd little staple.
The fine raised pattern is cut out, every
bit Of it, bj- hand. There are gold rings
made in the same way. There are fine
rings, made of 24-carat gold. Almost
nothing is kept in stock. There may
chance to be few rings and bracelets,
which are taken from a small safe.
Most of the goods are made to order.
When the manufacturer is asked the
price of a, ring he weighs it before. he,
answers. His scales consist Of a slen-
der stick Of ivory, perhaps a third of a.
yard long, covered with Chinese char
acters. At oneend is asnall brass plate
suspended from the stick by fine
threads and a very small weight, also
.anging by a thread, is moved along to
ne balancing point by the jeweler as
it holds the little machine in his. hand.
The front part of the little shopis filled
with a stove, table, dishpan, dishes
as many things as can well be; crowded
;rtn it =.
The Cook County herald., 1897-03-20
A GREAT HUNTING OUTFIT.
The Extensive Retinue OF the Khan of
Tor

The Extensive Retinue of the Khan of
,<sfa j.. Tartary.
The emperor hath two barons who
are own brothers, one called Baian,
and the other Mingan; and these are
styled Chinuchi (or Cunichi), which is
as much as to say: '9The Keepers of the
Mastiff Dogs" Each Of these brothers
hath 10000 men under his orders; each
body Of 10000 being dressed alike, the
one in red and the other in blue, and
whenever they accompany the khan to
the chase, they wear their livery, in
order to be recognized. Out of each
body of 10000 there are 1900 men who
are each in charge of one or more
great mastiffs, SO that the whole num-
ber Of these is very large. And when
the prince goes a-hunting one of those
barons, with his 10000 men and some
thing like 5000 dogs, goes towards the
right, whilst the other goes towards
the left with his parity in like manner.
They move along, all abreast of one
another. SO that the whole line extends
over a full days journey, and no an
i1nal can escape them. Truly it is a
glorious sight to see the working of the
dogs and the huntsmen on such an oc-
easion! And as the khan rides a-fowl-
ing across the plains you will see these
big hounds coming tearing up, one
pack after a bear, another pack after a
stag, or some other beast, as it may hap,
and running the game down, now on
this side, now on that, so that it is
really most delightful sport and
spectacle. ia
The two brothers I have mentioned,
writes Noah Brooks in St. Nicholas,
Gre bound by the tenure of their office
TO supply the khan court from Octo-
ber to the end of March with 1000
head of game daily, whether of beasts
or birds, and not counting quails; and
also with fish to the best of their abil-
ity, allowing fish enough for three
persons to reckon as equal to one head
of game
The Cook County herald., 1897-03-20
I DEVOID on ANIMAL LEE.
Ceaseless astruggae 1sstween Is Tire 81, and
81 Water nsAntarctica.

water IN q. ntarc ' tioa.
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lliielue u h 8nne Worio. g aesoaate
lloie 8, ialiy plrosicnaple tOnossI llost.
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.ne - eh 1lle iope y ilS
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cos - Wioll sl ilesys s'll,l 9 .ne Wv -
voreu laau spots Wilch 'lae liee ilons
SNOW u,lrins .ls7 piiel' .iess SUI
ihei. - y g ee'lrolaleno wiieie
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The Cook County herald., 1897-03-20
OUR ALMANACS.
The Tables In Them Are Made by a Blint
Man.

Il had rather a novel experience last
year in the matter of gathering tables
showing the rise and setting of the sun,
the changes of the moon, high and low
tides, etc. said a publisher to Wash
ington Star man. 'But I am fixed for
this year. In my experience as a pub
Usher I had printed about everything
that thought could be printed Final
~, an advertising concern wanted me
to get out an almanac for them They
furnished all the copy for the almanac
except the almanac itself-that is, the
tables. I supposed I would have no diff
ficulty in getting them, but I soon
found out that was mistaken. My de-
sire was to get the tables correct, and
to have them prepared in an authorize
tive way. After interviewing some of
the experts in Washington I found that
they were adj disinclined to take any
outside work. Finally one of them con-
sented to do it, and he did it, charg-
ing me $500 for the calculations $25
for each month";. ann about having a
similar work done this year, and came
here for that purpose, but / learned that
all the calculations for the various
patent medicine and many other al
MANAGES are made by a blind man in.
Pittsburgh, Pa, an amateur ma thema-
tician and astronomer of considerable
local reputation. I sent for the tables
and have received them. He charged
me exactly six dollars, on so cents for
each month. ] understand that the
actual work is done by his children.
who write from his tlictation. He tells
me that he has supplied the same tables
for about 100 different almanacs for
1897 .55s
The Cook County herald., 1897-03-20
"A Large idea.

London Truth reports that a primary
battery has been discovered of such
potency that a big ship will be able to go
to America with its motive power in.
closed in a jam pot. The discovery was
made accidentally by two Scotch boys
and has been aken up by several Scotch
men Of large means and of consid cradle.
business experience.
The Cook County herald., 1897-03-20

The Bedouins We're Badly Frightened by
the Ball.


Jimmy hit the ball, a slow one, and
simply sent it out of sight. Away over
Bob Pettit's head it flew, as though
bound for the middle of the Sahara,
says the sportsmam's Magazine. Two
hundred and fifty yards from the in
field squatted the Bedouins, still chat
tering and gesticulating like crazy men.
Whether or not they saw the ball COM
ing know not, but that one of them
will never forget his introduction to
the league baseball, however, am GER
tain. 1t struck him squarely upon the
top of his black head and then bounded
40 feet into the air.
The blow was, of course, a hard one.
but the ter1ror it inspired was far
greater than the shock. An unearthly
howl broke from his lips as the Bedouin
followed the ball inlto the air and the
bedlams that instantly broke loose was
exceeded only by the scene in front of
our hotel that morning. Had the
sphinx herself charged into our midst
those white-robed desert angels could
not have become more panic stricken,
and when, few seconds later, Ned
Hanlon plunged into their demoralized
ranks after the ball they fairly howled
in their fright, and fled in every
direction like frightened children.
Within 80 seconds there was not an
Arab in sight, and it was fully ten min
utes: before they plucked up courage
enough to steal around the edge of the,
farthest5 sand-dune and take up their
former positions.
The Cook County herald., 1897-03-20
Royal Kissers.

Emperor William is a great kisser..
The prince Of Wales isn't, so he has
been at the. trouble Of teaching his vari-
Gus foreign relations to shake hands.
in the English fashion and to inf ornl.
them that he doesn't wish any hugging.
The kiss between the czar and the en-.
.neror Of Austria the other day, accord
ing to all reports, was as long and cling
ing as that Of Olga Nethersole in Car
men.
The Cook County herald., 1897-03-20
iDissenterS in Russia.

# When NJ. Pobtednostzeff became the
head Of the holy synod in Russia it
was wa reckoned that the days Of the dis
senters were numbered. He would soon
stamp them out. In spite, however, Of
his ruthless policy, they have steadily
increased, me until there are now about
2,5o0,000 Of them with outreckoning the
old believers, who are Is, ,o0o, 900 strong.
The Cook County herald., 1897-03-20
Following Supposed Instructions.

Alta certain London hospital a patient
was recently given meextract Of malt,
with instructions to take a teaspoonful
twice a day, commencing on the follow
ing morning, and toreport himself at
the end Of a, fortnight. At the expira-
tion Of this time he returned, and said
to the physician: please, sir, am I to
go on taking them insects you gave
me? ?" '"'Insects!' said the astonished
physician, what insects % why.
them cockroaches, sir. q have taken one
night and morning in a teaspoonful Of
the sticky stuff. = Inquiry elected that
the cockroaches had not been dispensed,
but had got into the jar during the first
night Of its stay in the patients house.
The Cook County herald., 1897-03-20
story Of ! Demure schoolm,ss.

A bachelor teacher who was in the
habit of Furnishing refractory pupils
BY using a ruler on the hand, recently
rad occasion to chastise a pretty miss
saf is summers, The mischievouss girl
advanced to the desk, and the teach
sr said: sGive me your hand, Nellie
Her black eyes tWinkled, as she de-
murely said: Mr.. B - this is SO
sudden; you will have to ask papa
The Cook County herald., 1897-03-20

Some idea Of the great pressure for Of
fee may be obtained from the fact that
there are more than three hundred ap-
plicants for the petty diplomatic and
consular representatives Of the q. s. in
the South American countries.
The Cook County herald., 1897-03-20
Timber Land, Act June B. 1s7s,-Notice For pub-
ication.-U. S. Land Office. Duluth Mimi

Timber Land. Act Jnnes, 1s7s,-Notice For eub-
llcation-u: s. Land Office. Duluth Mimi
Feby 1S, 1897.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions Of the act OF Congress of June 3,
le1s, entitled sn act for the sale Of timber lands
in the states of California Oregon. Nevada and
Washington territory as extended to all the
public lanG states by act of August 4 1892. Jas.
7 ee, Of Duluth. county of St. Louis state of
Minnesota, has this day filed IN this Office his
sworn statment No, 3Ol3 tor the purchase of the
lot I lnta of neA, asW4 Of ne4 Of section, u
in township 81 north, range 2 west 4th P. NJ :,
and will offer proof to show that the land
sought is more laluable for its tili$ber or stone
han for agricultnral Il purposes and tu establish
his claim to said land before the register an
receiver of this office at Duluth MINI. on
Wednesday. the 18th day Of May 1897
#{ He names as witnesses:
81 Joseph Couture Swan Norquist John Fag-
#uett and Ole fWcstling all Of Duluth Minn N
$ Any and persons claiming adversely the
described lands are requested to file their
claims in this office on or before said 10Th day Of
Ma5, 1897. S.sf
BIB A. j. Taylor Register
The Cook County herald., 1897-03-20

Brother Moody, certain members of
congress and members Of the Minnesota
legislature should endtavor to "get to-
gether" in their ideas of the location of
the Internal regions. nv.
The Cook County herald., 1897-03-20

The senate don't appear to be any.
more in q hurry to act upon the arbitra-
tion treaty now than it was at the last
session, notwithstanding brother McKin-
ley's endorsement of it.
The Cook County herald., 1897-03-20
NOTICE..
NOTICE..

1896
Complain having been entered at this Office
by George F: Nolan against harris E. Wo"d for
January srd 1851 upon the lot 5 and sw I. o.
nW4. NJ of uWl5 section 20 township 81 north
range west 9Th P. NJ. in Coax county, Minn
with a view to the cancellation OF said entry.
tie said parties are hereby somnlonded to ppf ar
at this office on the 10th day of December, 1895
at 10 O'Clock y NJ to resnond and furnish testi-
money concerning said alleged abandonment.
1-5l Az j. iayler Register.
The Cook County herald., 1897-03-20
GRANn MaRAIs MIN I tIARc4 30, 1897

The New York legislature may pass
the bill prohibititg newspapers printing
a picture of any person without written
consent, and the governor may sign 1t;
bnt that viii not make it constitutional.
The freedom OF the press and speech can
not be annulled by state legislatures.
The Cook County herald., 1897-03-20
Paris Woman,s Club.

Paris has awoman' s club where home
less women can spend their evenslasH
and get their meals. There is sa good
library, and for so francs a year a Woin-.
All may become a 1nembe Ill the en-.
ployes about the place are women
The Cook County herald., 1897-03-20

The English government and the En-
glish people appear to be taking oppo-
site sides in the wrangle between Greece
and Turkey.
The Cook County herald., 1897-03-20

The wise man doen't bank on the ssgood
things" of the politics until be has his
commission in his pocket.
The Cook County herald., 1897-03-20
Wanted An Idea \ $as IS: s:s .!ss!s sa!as

Protect your IDEAS; they may bring you wealth.
Write JOHN WEDDERBURN q CO., Patent Attor-
neyB Washington, d. G.. for their 1850 prize ofer
Warren sheaf., 1897-07-15
First publicatio on June 10. 1871
Last publicat ton July %, 1897
Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure by
&. Advertisement.

Default has been made in the conditions of
that certain mortgage. containing power OF sale,
dated the 18th DAY of May. 1892, filed in the
office Of the Register Of Deeds in and for n ar
May, 1s9.. at $50 o'clock q. M, and recorded in
book ..R" Of mortgages, ON page 347 whereby
Gustav BuchhOlz and Alice Buchholz. his wife,
smortgagors. nortgagel to The Land Mort
gage Investment and Agency Company
Of ga Al America "a =. mted9 Of London.
or parcel of real eetate sitnated in
the county Of Marshall. and State u aiinnesota.
described as follows to-w,t:
Twenty-fOur "a in township One Hundred and
Fifty-tive Qa5). of Range Forty-four l44),
containing one hundred sixty li60) acres.
more or less, according to the United States
Government survey thereof, by which default
said power Of sale has become operative;
And no action or proceeding. at law or other
wise. has been instituted to recover the debt Se-
cured thereby. or any part OF the some; and
there is now due and claimed to be due. OH said
mortgage and said debt. the sum OF -Four Hun
dred Seventy-eght and thirty hundret ths( $47S 80,
Dollars:
Now Therefore Notice rs Hereby Given, That
by virtue OF said power of sale and the statute,
premises sold at public vendne TO the highest
bidder for cash. by the sheriff OF said Marshall
county, or his deputy, on SHtlrd lay, the 24th day
Of July, 1897 at TEL, o'clock m.. at the front
door of the court house. in Warren, the county
seated said county. situate in said county and
ty-tive Dollars ($25) attorneys fees, taxes. III
any, and the costs and disbursements allowed
by law. 5J
Dated, st. Cloud. Mimi. June Z. 1897.
The Land Mortgage Investment and Agency
Company Of America (Linlited), of London,
England. Mortgagee. fz533 .s8s
Geo. H Reynolds. Attorney for mortgages.
st. Cloud Minn.