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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-09

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yeip's' iSoil 5,o HoI'S Dg.g i
active ana ef1adfei vcif6 v-beat, winter
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opened stronger ruled unsettled ALL Day
az Z. liiiai sl'iip il5e ON sNlyI' ''.i
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ern. --2-H25i4c.' track white -'.ll-'c.i him -
CIT WIN th' v'ii'l H-,.l N.l az ~
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Nc ~ o- ',,.r,fr,i. r.f,'..l sf..,.I,.. COM
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1-l,sl.' dN f4cforv S01.c Fleine en-.
i,,itlti., ..,..l.ro,,.,. t1l,17c cheese ,liet .
S+rtr LARGO ul13i.c-. small fancy ga
o. ze
.GGs Steady. state ana PENNSYLVANIA.
qa.ifi0... western. fresh. 9i94ga,c.. SOUTH
ern gc.
TATIOW- Quiet. city. &c. country.
ai.c
Quiet. united closed az
s7iLc hid.
ROSlN- Steady
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-09
CHICAGO MARKET.

CHICAGO. April s.-All the grain ana
provision markets were firm to-day clos
ing. as a rule, at substantial advances.
The strength was more the result OF a
natural reaction from yesterdays slump.
although the statistical news was gener-
ally favorable May wheat closed nc.
higher. corn. &c higher. and oats. 40Nc.
higher Provisions advanced . l-5djc
The leading futures ranged as follows.
open. High. Low. Close.
WHEAT-No .
April ..... G5H 664 IS? 66%
May 49,. Ges 61.s COX COS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-09
DArTfnfORT MARKFT

BALTIMORE. April S.-FLOUR-Duu.
western family. S2yO0r425. winter wheat
patents. Sf3JUf.GJ. receipts, $500 bar
rcis. exports a2J barrels.
WHEAT-Firm. spot and month, 1870
73Nc.. May 72a, r12 ',c.. july ana August
zoo. asked. receipts. 800 bushels; eN-
ports. none. stock. 5l0O12 bushels. sales.
900 bushels. southern wheat (uy sampie)
CORN-stcady: spot and month. 2G7-0
&c. May. 21@.02Sc., july. -'H-9. SCI
steamer mixed. 2p l023Sc.. receipts. l's.-
400 bushels. exports, 1918 bushels;
stock. 200. 121 bushels. sales $4,000 bales
southern white corn, 2s.44-9,2e' do. yell
OATS-Frm: 40 . white western. 2l0
2fc.. 80. mixed do. 23i4n2ic.. receipts.
SO34 bushels, exports, none, STOCK H.
900 bushels.
RYE-Easier. 10. . nearby. 3T4c.; west
crn. Csc. receipts. 4i6 bushels, exports
2J.714 bushels. stock 103.Gl1 bushels.
IIAY-Firm. choice timothy Sl5.'V hid.
GRAIN FRElGHTS quiet but steaaier
and unchanged.
STGAR-Firm and unchanged
BtfTTER-Wcak ana unchdhteu.
EGGS Steady and unchanged
CHEESE Steady and unchanged.
Unchanged.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-09

RICHMOND a.f AIilI ~ 4''fs
Sales of now dark loose t0Uacco- On the
Richmond CNa) breaks to-day Was prac-
ticaly ul.
Private sales reported TO the secretary
OF the Richmond Tobacco Trade to-day .
Wrappers. -5 heads, filters, Do, leaf
(darhJ, :, Tugs llalkJ, q. Ioidt io ho5a-
heads.
The tobacco inspector reports to-day:
Inspections Bright 100 hOBsncats, dark,
90 hoeshcads and 3 tierces EeInspecuuns
Bright 6 hOgshcadsi dark Aossheaas
and ] tlercc.
Myers. Sh0ckoc Crcnshaws Allegheny.
Meals old Dominion, Davenport s., Plant
tiers and ScaUIOOk tobacco warehouses
report to-day. Receipts, 1913 packages, de-
lVerics, ~ packages.
United States informal revenue cOloC-
lions on tobaccos for the city Of k.ch-
moud. "a. to-day. Cigars and cigarettes,
SSi.lO, pug toDHccos, S&a5l.0i. Total
S24lJ.G1.
OF thirty packages Carolilne and louisa
county Va. suu-cuIed t0baccos 40 auc-
ton ou Change tomorrow, Friday April
9. 1891.
There was O. very nice sale OF bright
loose tOtarcoe 40 the Planters Warehouse
to-day. Prices better. Another good
break for tomorrow. Last sale at this
warehouse
Messrs Nathan Strause. Of Henderson.
~ g.. and HarWo0d of the T.. u. S0rg
Tobacco Manufacturing Company, of Mld-
Clet0Wu. o.. arc boo Richmond. Aa., to-day.
The several railroad and steam uaviea-
ton companies cDuttrlns at and dong
business in the city of Richmond. NH.
report ~ the secretary OF the Richmond
Tobacco Trade for the month ending
March 80. 1890. as follows.
Leaf tOIIlcO- received. 1.Ui- packages
weight 2giG.3Jj pounds
Leaf fONaDDOs forwarded. N.t1- pack
ages. weight oe33.55- pounds.
Ping tobacco forwarded. - T.IN kI.rna .
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-09
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

PORT NEWPORT NEWS. APRIL s. 1897.
ARRIVED.
Barge Nonkers New York
Barge Astoria. New York.
Barge Corsica. Providence.
SAILED.
steamship Laurel. Branch, Antwerp.
Steamship Barry. Bristol.
Steamship Amethyst, New York.
BARGE HelicOn, New York.
PORT OF WEST POINT. APRIL s. 1877
ARRIVED.
steamship Accomac. Thomps IN. Nor
folk. passengers and general cargo.
SAILED.
Steamship Accomac. Thompson. Nor.
folk. passengers and genera! cargo.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-09
A Van do vyver Bishop OF Richmond.
W. G.. Starr, d.. ID.

] am truly pleased 10 sec this noble
and most needed enterprise inaugurated-
earnestly hope and pray that 1t may be
carried on TO a successful issue. and VIII
do what / can among many other de-
mands to further IL.
LANDON r. MASON, ID. d.
THE fatherless and the widow who are
within thy gate shall eat and be salts
fled. '-Deut. xiv, %.
EDWARD X. CALTSCH.
Rabbi Beth Ahaba Synagogue.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-09
DELAWARE INSURANCE. COMPANY.

ANNUAL THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 81. i" o o
INSURANCE CoM'
PANY LAWS OF THE
PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC &C
COMMONWEALTH PURSUANCE OF
"A
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-09

ltrNNlNH. VA. April \. lNit.
saies-J0O Richmond city SIS at 1887 .
! 600 Richmond city is at 1905 : shares
Richmond and Petersburg railroad stock
at 1OSi4.
COY. SECURITIES. Bid Asked.
r.. 8 As. u. and g.. loO7..... III o..
STATE SECURITIES.
North Carolina as g.. 1910. l0l 90.
North Carolina Gs. g.. 1919. l2G o..
IA 3s. now. g. ard r., lN.-.. 1#s M
Na Century 2-3 g.. and A... Ci 90
CITY SECURITIES
Il.hm'd city IS. r.. l9Oi-l9lO l2s 80.
I.lDhm'd city G's. r.. lyJ4-l9iO ll3 o..
Eichm'd city 3's r., l92O-lD22 IN co..
Itichm'd cry as. r., ly2O-ly-y 100 lOl
RAILROAD BONDS
a. and g.. 1st rs. r.. 10O7..... 40 o..
a. and g. guar in 6's. r., 1900 100 co..
g.. g. and A. I'd rs. g.. 1910. llj ...
Ga So. and Fla. J's. 1911. "4's %
Pet. Glass a.. J's 1926 ....... 100 o..
Pet. Glass U.s.. G's 1926. ..... ll2 90.
II. and ~. Isl os. 1871 ....... 80 90.
Saw. Am and Mont bib. S6 co..
southern Railway LIST J's. 1894 80 80.
W. y. c. -, ss, G.. lel4.Dv, ia
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-09
HELLO, FREDERTCESBURG.

The CITY on the Bappahsnnock to Have
Telephone Connection with Richmond.
FREDERICKSBURG. VA. April S.
Specialize is stated on good authority
that fredericksburg viii In a very short
time Dee put into communication with
Washington. Baltimore Philadelphia.
and Richmond an thesouth by the long
distance telephone.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-09

An alarm Of fire was turned I'm from
box 29. caused hv q small fire az 702 west
Leigh street yesterday morning. Damage.
about s..
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-09

DETROIT. April S-WHEAT-Stc0dv;
so / white. s3i4c.. 80. red. oii--., May,
SJitc.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-09

l.
by he W
Loans morgase dH orsd ana one BENG me er % W
Sne,'
Value OF nis mortg aged
gagedd nsur for
l
UNITED STATES AND OF THIS
ATE, o BONDS
Al T., Il,
OWNED ABSOLUTELY BY THE CON
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-09
T0LEDO NlANKET.
TOBACCO EXCHANGE

TOLEDO. April S-WHEAT-1iirher
and active. no cash. sO.4c., May, $50.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-09

You, a very particular man, are
led here through an advertisement
you try on suit.
It proves disaapointing-col collar
is too low; coat says in or bulges
out-you throw it off in disgust.
Ny dear sir, did that suit you're
now wearing, made by your tailor,
fit you when you first put it on'
We don't make to order, but
we make to fit.
Suits-S5 to SIS.
DO you know our spring Neckwear?
The best 81 Shirt on earth.
Bicycle Suits. $3.50 up.
Bicycle Stockings, soc. up.
Handsome Spring Suits for children
low.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-09

FROM PROMINENT BUSINESSMEN.
We heartily endorse this effort and the
above circular.
Major ROBERT STILES.
Judge GEORGE L. CHRIS rIAN.
:. II. HALVES.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-09

This enterprise surely deserves. and
believe will receive. the hearty sympathy
and cordial support OF every loyal south
erner. whether he lived during the days
OF the Confederacy or not.
G. W SMTTHDEAL.
President Smithdeal Business College.
The Sons Of Veterans will meet
= / and take suitable action IN
this matter.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-09

No more deserving cause could be pre-
scented than the privilege OF helping 10
build n home for the widows. daughters.
and sisters Of needy Confederate soldiers.
and / am glad Of an opportunity TO aid
in so worthy an undertaking.
J. TAYLOR LLLYSON.
am glad 10 endorse the appeal, and
will give my time and services 10 the
work FRANK w. CUNNINGHAM.
POLK MILLER.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-09
GRAIN ~ cOTTON EXcHANGE.

Quotations arc for bonds maturing IN
not less than ten years.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-09

Pauldng
H. farnal
Lylburn
Princlp onice Walnut streets
TO- commenced business August 49,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-09

AccO-NT STOCKS AND ALL CITIZEN
INPOTHECATED
FOR CASH ACIuAll,a
Y THE COMPANY WITH THE IAR AEP hAEKkT VALUE
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-09

From his Excelency. the Governor OF
Virginia:
am sure this appeal will strike n
responsive chord In the breast OF every
lover OF the Confederate cause, and draw
from him a contribution much or little.
according TO his ability to the object
so tOuchingly presented.
CHARLES r. O'FERRALI4.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-09

T. laiNsA NJ Afsf A.. fAAtT r VI IN
headquarters George T. Pickett Camp.
Confederate Veterans.
We heartily endorse the action Of fre
Ladies Auxiliary n Pickett Camp. and
Will cooperate with them in the work
Commander GEORGE T. WOODY.
Peter McCuriy Adiuant.
Headquarters r. T.. Lee Camp. No. l..
Confederate Veterans.
r. T. Lee Camp Hail.
Richmond Va. April 2. 1897.
Ladies' Auxiliary Corps George +. Pick
cit Camp. G. V;
Ladies.-Your communication I'm refer
ence 10 tho festival YOU propose 20 hold
FOR the purpose Of raising funds TO pro-
vide for the establishment OF a home for
Confederate women was read before our
camp and on motion OF r. T.. Lee Camp.
40. !. @. V. endorses the objects sought
10 De obtained by you. and pledges TO you
ifs hearty cooperation in your noble
work
By order Commander John NJ Warren.
J. TAYLOR STRATTON,
Adjutant.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-09

The proposition presented In this cir
cular has my entire sympathy and cor
dial approval.
MOSES D. HoGE. ID.
J. c. Hiden, D. d,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-09

NEW YORK. April s-FLOUR-Rc-
ceipts GOl1 barrels. exports 800 bar
rels. sales. 200 packages. moderately
strWehts. SiHi.1J. Minnesota patents,
So N5N4.lO. do. bakers S3oJu3.CO.
RYE FLOUR Fairly active.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-06
.rns Old rs,l.v Al.e..e..

Whsn Ella wheeler Wilcox wrote M
posm, having for title the same heading -
this article, abe touched chord that VI
brated In thousands Of hearts, FOR Ayers
Almanac, ''The Old Yellow Almanac OF
tho poem, 70 Intimately associated with the
days and deeds Of large part Of the worlds
population. How large part Of the popu-
lation this general statement may include
can DO gathered from the fact that the
yearly issue OF Ayers Almanac 10 from
IL, COX, 600 to IS, o00,000 copies 1t IL printed
in twenty-eight editions and In some
eighteen languages, including, besides Eng
lish--Spanish, Portuguese. Dutch, German,
Swedish, Danish. Norwegian, Bohemian,
WEIGH, italian, French, otc. The old style
almanac is looked upon by many as relic
OF antiquity. especially the ''patent medt-
cine almanac" whose jokes are the butt
often Of the very papers in whose columns
they FIRST appeared. But there are aim anacs
ind almanacs. Ever since DR.. Ayers
Almanac has been put out 1t has employed
as high q class OF mathematical and astro-
nomical talent az is available in the country.
respect of the reliability OF its data and tho
accuracy of its calculations with the u. 3.
Nautical Almanac, and testimony to this fact
is found year after year in the letters, re-
ferred to the almanac department OF tho
company, from students and mathematicisns
In various parts of the world. In its per-
manence and reliability Ayers Almanac
stands as q very fitting type OF tho Aver
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in tho family and
reliable every day in the year. The 1887
edition of this useful almanac Is now IN
course OF distribution through the druggists
of the country
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-06

81 Many people want to move noun
atains simply to attract attention to
themselves.
The man who spends his life In try
ing to make this world like heaven
does godlike work.
TheHnan who always does his best
viii ind q steady demand for the
things that he can do.
solomon's wisdom didn't count for
nuch AFTER Pharaoh's daughter found
Z place In his heart
who kh6ws how much angels are
disappointed when preacher fails to
do his prayerful best?
Many q man is screening gravel, who
might be dressing diamonds, had he
properly Improved hts time.
If the devil loves his own he must be
delighted with the man who says mean
things In an anonymous letter.
Many man grovels in the dust, who
mas an arm long enough to reach the
aky, II he would only put 1t out.
If we have only one talent we may
win as high favor as the man who has
6ve. II we win only improve 1t as well.
When q man begins to talk about
Christ having been a good man he
shows how much of stranger to him
he Is
There were probably men in the
lime Of Christ who quoted his sayings
to each other. and called them me,
but kept on living the same old life.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-06

Better be q lamp In the house than
try to be star In the sky.
Sod made man too great to find his
life in the present moment.
How many times good fortune has
come to us through our mistakes.
Backsliding begins when the Chris
dan begins to live ON stale bread.
The man will be well occupied whose
first aim in life is to do Gods will.
Do what you can do well, and you
will soon be able to do much better.
II we try to please everybody, we
shall soon have the respect of noboGy.
Time is wasted In trying to make a
trotter out Of a horse, with q broken
leg.
God needs Daniels, and Josephs, and
Elijahs to-day, as much as he ever
did.
The man who thinks his sin will
never find him out has deceived him.
self.
The man dies well, who dies with
the consciousness that he has done his
best
It depends on who does the preach
ing as to whether the devil sleeps in
church.
Not to give checrfully when we give
to God is to take all the value out of
the gift.
The man who earns his bread finds a
sweetness In 1t that the loafer never
knows.
The man who loafs when he should
be at work will have to work when he
might rest
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-06

The ST James Gazette, one of the
most important of London newspapers,
publishes leading article, entitled:
"An Historic Moment" in the course
of which it says: ''Lord Salisbury's
great admission of the principle that
the United States have the right to in
tervene in frontier disputes of the
American powers and to compel the
disputants to arbitrate, altogether
transcends in Importance the question
OF the Guiana boundary. 1t is for
NAL recognition of the homegeny of
the United States Oh the American
continent and gives the President
position In the new world which the
mediaesai popss and emperors tried
vaiply to claim in Eugope. I"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-06

After careful inquiry, it is said that
the English professional man heads
the list as the tallest OF adult males,
reaching an average height of five
feet nine inches, and fraction over.
The next fullest men are Americans,
only tiny fraction less tall than their
English brothers. The majority OF
the European nations average five feet
six inches for the adult male, but the
Portuguese, Austrians and Spaniards
are little short of this.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-06

Mrs. Alice Stone Blackw we'll points
to the result of the last election in
Idaho as an encouraging victory for
the cause of woman suffrage. 1t APP
pears that the constitutional amend
ment extending the franchise to wom-
en- received more than two-thirds of
all the votes that were cast, thus plac-
ing Idaho beside Wyoming, Utah and
Colorado as o state in which women
enjoy equal political rights with men.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-06

Every one who is SO unfortunate as
to be conscious of his nervous system
will feel glow of gratitude to DIR. J.
Fl. Girdner, who has lifted his profess
sional voice against the unnecessary
noises which make life in New York
city a misery to patient thousands,
observes the Journal
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-06
rne Liv.ry OF piliou,ne,,

10 9 pronounced yellow. 1t 10 visible In the
countenanco and eyeballs. 1t is accompanied
with uneasiness beneath tho right ribs and
shoulder blade, SICK headache, nausea and fr-
regularity of the bowels. To the removal OF
each and all OF these discomforts, a. well a.
their cause, Hostetter's Stomach Bittsrs IL ad-
mirably adapted. This pre-eminent family
medicine also remedies malarial, rheumatic and
kidney complaints, nervousness end debility.
1t promotes appetite and sleep.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-06
The Most Popular.

The inhabitants Of Heligoland have
an odd custom on New Years Eve.
They then perambulate the streets with
broken pots and pans, which they place
before their friends doors; and the
man who has the largest heap before
his cottage Is considered the most pop
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-06

Lord Wolseley, the Commander-in-
chief. of the British forces, continues
to make himself unpopular in Eng
land. At the Inst Guildhall banquet
in London, he referred to the British
navy, which, he said, ''has not fought
a battle in sixty-nine years, while the
army has done much.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-06
spriur PIaptIur.

1t is none too early to be planning for mex
springs vegetable garden and flower bedst
The first thing to do is to get a reliable cata.
logue Of seeds and plants. Vick's Floral
Guide, published at Rochester, N. Y, SO well
known for nearly fifty years, is the one to
send for. The cost for catalogue and package
OF seeds Is only Is cents. See advertisement,
which has many attractive offers.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-06
r..rsd the Dictcls FsvsN

Feared tho 0fCyC1o Nev0A
The salesman In the bicycle store
stepped forward to greet the prospective
customer.
..Can show you anything In wheels
that is right up to date7" he Inquired.
eyes" was the reply, 'and what's
more. you can sell It to me, II you work
Il hall way right. I've held out as
long a could. I've vowed ! never
would make spectacle Of myself for
the neighbors to scoff at; but I've
caught the Infection. ! want to 60
spinning along with the rest Of them
everybody comes around to It In
time" said the salesman. with an en-
couraging smile.
II know It. I've seen strong-minded
men whose intellects are fitted to crap.
pie with the problems of our social sys.
tenn get excited in discussing whether
rat-trap pedals are better than the
other kind. And when I find myself
weakening so far as to want to ride
one of the things I'm worried half to
death bordering how far the GAtack Il
going. So. before we go any further
with this transaction want you to
promise me something"
1--WE win give you any reasonable
guarantee"
LET me feel your biceps. That's II
pretty good muscle. hope I'll never
have to call on you, but, as said,
there's no telling how severely the NAL.
ady may strike in on the best OF Us
What / want you to agree to Is this:
II you ever see me coming up the street
In Ight-colored knickerbockers and q
red sweater, with big collar that
folds over the back like the one on lit
tie boys sailor suit, you are to take q
club. and, without saying word about
It. chase me right off the bicycle into
the nearest ambulance."-New York
Advertiser.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-06
:
Miss Julia hickman, grammar

Miss Julia Richman, a grammar
school principal of New York CITY,
has undertaken the herculean task of
teaching mothers to look after their
children. Cleanliness is her hobby,
aud her plan is to hare all the chill
dren como to school spick and span
and clesn.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-06
A schoolmaster in Cleveland.

A schoolmaster in Cleveland, Ohio,
offered prize of one dollar to- the
pupil who produced the best aphor-
ism. Here is the wiss advice that won
the prize: 'If you have good tenn
per, hang on to it; and if you have q
bad one. don't lose il.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-06

The cat may yet join the horse on
the road to oblivion. A French in
ventor proposes to scare away rats
and mice by the judicious placing OF
terra Gotta cats with phosphorescent
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-06

1t appears to be common practice,
about both New York and Boston, not
to have school on rainy days No
doubt the objection is that the chill
dren catch cold sitting in damp
clothes. explains Harper's Weekly.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-06
SarsapariIIa
An African rrouIier STATION.

An Afrlcan rOnCier aLAtxOn.
In the courtyard are buried two white
men, cambridge and Kydd, the only
two whites previously in charge of the
station. Kydd died first, and was bur.
led within the bona, very unreason-
able notion; and Bainbridge, as a dy-
fng request asked to be buried beside
his companion. The two graves, con-
spicuously close to the station-house,
form no cheerful prospect for their sue
cessor. Watson, who is certainly phil
cscphfcal. for he has told his people, in
case he dies, he IS TO be buried outside
the bona, so as to set better exam
pie, as he drolly told me.--Century.