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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-04
THE SILENT MARCH.

When the march begins in the morning
And the heart and the foot are light,
When the flags are all a-futter
And the world is gay and bright,
When the bugies lead the column
Aud the drums arc proud in the van,
It's shoulder to shoulder, forward, march!
All! let him lag who cant
For it's easy to march to music
With your comrades all in line,
And you don't get tired, you feel inspired,
Aud life is u draught divine.
When the march drags on ut evening
And the lor-bearer's gone,
When the merry strains are silent
That piped SO brave In the dawn,
When you miss the dear old fellows
Who started out with you,
When it's stubborn and sturdy, forward,
march!
Though the ragged lines are few,
then it's hard to march in silence,
Aud the road-has lonesome grown,
hnd life is bitter cup to drink;
But the soldier must not moan.
And this is the task before US,
A task we may never shirk,
In the gay time aud the sorrowful time
We must march and do our work.
We must march when the music cheers US,
March when the strains are dumb,
Plucky and valiant, forward, marchi
And smile, whatever may come.
For, whether life's hard or easy,
The strong man keeps the pace,
For the desolate march and the silent
The strong soul finds the grace.
Margaret L. Sangster, in Interior.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-04
A Slave to Duty.

Marie A. Mile, in st. Nicholas,
tells a number of 'Stories of Ele,
plants. Mrs. Mile says:
Some time before the elephant-hunt
I have described, my husband was al
a station in Bengal. His work kept
him out nearly all day, and, being ill,
[ used to lie for hours in a long gar
den-chair on the veranda, too weak to
read, or enjoy any more exciting
amusement than my eyes supplied tc
me.
We had three elephants for oul
tents and baggage; and one dear crea'
ture use to feed from my hands every
day, and seemed as gentle as any pei
dog or cat.
One of our government chaprasis
was particularly devoted to her, and
invariably shared his meal of fruit OF
flour-cakes with his dumb friend. On
particularly hot day, the chaprasi,
to my surprise, placed his tiny child
of six month at the elephants feet,
warning her expressively that the in
FAINT was in her charge, and was to be
cared for till his return. myself was
an eyewitness of her wonderful sa.
gacity. Large banana trees and fig
trees grew around, and, to my sur.
prise, the elephant broke off one OF
the formers spreading leaves, held il
like fan in her trunk, and from time
to time gracefully waved it over the
slumbering child, whether to temper
the heat of the atmosphere or to KEEP
off flies, I am unable to say. The gen.
tie wav in which she moved her feet
over the child, and across to each side,
astounded me. I sent for o white LOAF
and some oranges, and calling her by
name (she was never chained), tried
in vain to tempt her to my side on the
low veranda. Nothing would induce
her to leave her charge. The warm
air and monotonc1s WYE of the swing
ing fan overpowered me with drowsi.
ness, to which yielded; and, after q
sleep of some duration, I was awak.
ened by quiet, subdued snorts beside
me. To my surprise, I found that the
chaprasi had just returned to his off
spring, and the elephant stood neal
the veranda beside me, patiently wait
ing and gently asking for the tempt
ing dainties so bravely withstood fol
over two hours.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-04

Even before he spoke Wellington
was covering Louisa's hat, and at the
word, bang! went right and left. The
right knocked choice sample of mill
linery into shapeless ruin. The left
picked off the bun. 1t was near
range and the effect was great. Never
was bun so completely annihilated.
True, few golden fragments were re-
covered by grinning beaters and keep
ers, and one of the dogs retrieved a
part of the stuffing, but the rest, in a
thousand pieces, was whirled away by
the wind over the moors, never to re-
unite. There was no doubt on that
score. Louisa's bun, as bun, had
simply ceased to exist.
But who shall describe the agonies
of the unhappy loser of the bun?
Charles came to her rescue with his
deer-stalker. She clutched it; she
clapped it on her head; she tied the
flaps securely beneath her chin. 1t
was sizes too large. 1t nearly smooth
cred here. But she was thankful for
that, poor, shame-stricken Louisal
Would that it had buried her from
sight altogether and eternally
On the first opportunity she slipped
away unobserved from the shooters,
and made for home. Nor was she the
only defaulter from the party. Sensi.
tive, short-sighted Wellington was
too thin-skinned to bear the merciless
chaff with which he was assailed on
oil hands for his little mistake. He
snatched up his gun and departed in
fever of rage and modification.
That very afternoon he was tele.
graphed for by his partner on urgent
business, while Louisa was unexpect'
eddy summoned to the bedside Of
moribund grandmother. = London
Truth.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-04
GOOD ROADS NOTES.
Views of New York's Lieutenant-G Cover
nor,

In the course of recent speech ct
Binghamton, N. Y, Lieutenant-Gov-
srnor Woodruff said: "Now that 1
have, through my participation dur
ing one session of the Legislature, ac-
luired experience concerning the
management of State affairs, it is my
purpose next winter to devote large
share of my time and energy to the Sc
curing of good roads. Legislation in
that direction failed during the legis-
lative session of 1897 because of the
opposition of the farm owners of the
State, who naturally prefer to work
the roads running through their farms
themselves, rather than pay the tax
required for some department of the
State to do it. We all know that the
making of good roads requires care
full study of the subject and practical
experience such as most of the farm
ers do not possess. I sincerely hope
that the rural communities of our
State may be brought to realization
of the real situation, and another win
ter acquiesce in a systematic plan for
road improvement, not forgetting that
over sixty per cent. of the cost of such
improvement will be betrayed by the
taxpayers of the cities. / believe that
almost every farmer will save in the
cost of getting his produce to market
o sum greater than his individual tax
by the substitution of good roads for
the very poor ones now so prevalent
throughout the Empire State.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-04
A southern Use For rramps.

Visitors to the South have probably
noticed that there are several Southern
States in which tramps are rarely seen.
The reason why these States have such
immunity from tramps, while Massa-
,husetts is overrun with vagabonds OF
Ihe criminal class, is simply to be found
III the different methods of treatment
If such criminals. In these Southern
States, where tramps are 30 seldom
seen, it is the uniform practice to put
Ill suspicious characters at work upon
he construction of public roads
throughout the States.
When State has more roads that
aeed improvement than money with
which to effect those improvements,
he employment of tramps as road
makers has been found to work to the
,atisfaction of the general public. A
criminal class is kept out of mischief,
While at the same time the value of
he taxable property of the State is in
reased. Farmers are benefited by
being able to get their produce to mar
ret with far less trouble and delay
han were formerly expected as mat
Ter of course. The State secures good
loads at little expense.
OF course, the tramps do not care to
work day after day, toiling away upon
State highways; but whenever they
IRE caught within such State they
,annot help themselves. The conse-
Iuence is that after few years of this
lystem the great majority OF tramps
rive the State a wide berth. Boston
Mass Advertiser.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-04

ting together of his work. When the
days of his apprenticeship came to an
end he set out on his wanderings, and
entered the employ Of n big envelope
concern in Springfield, Mass. Later he
set up in business for himself in the
Massachusetts, city, but it was not until
he opened his shop in New York that
he took his place beside those great
printers who have done most to lift the
trade into the realms of art. In his so
cial and private relations Mr.. Orr is
amiability itself. Loving open air exer.
else, his devotion to healthful sports
was shown in his unopposed election as
q governor of the New York Athletic
Club.
When you have a country woman to
dinner, notice how shy she e Of the but
ter you serve
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-04
FIRES ALONG SHORE.
Millions of Property in New York Pro
tected by q Fleet of Fire-Boats.

tected by a Fleet of Fire-Boats.
A paper by Charles T. Hill in the
ST. Nicholas, in the series on New
York's Fire Department, is devoted to
FLOATING Fire-Engines." Mr.. Hill
says:
With the growth of large city,
the protection of the waterfront from
the ravages of fire becomes an i'm
portant study of fire protection for the
city itself. Nearly every large city in
the United States owes its growth to
its nearness to some body of water,
either lake river or sea, which offers
exceptional advantages for the trans
portation of immense quantities of
merchandise, and also provides har-
borage for all manner of craft engaged
in this work.
This merchandise has to be stored
somewhere during the process of load
ing and unloading these vessels, and
the big warehouses and wharf-build-
ings along the waterfront serve this
purpose: but very often the most valu-
able cargoes are stored for time in
the flimsiest kind of buildings, need
ing but spark to start a destructive
confagration.
AS a city increases in size its i'm
portance as freight-cehter grows in
proportion; and the value of freight
and merchandise stored along shore,
during transit, in big city like New
York, can only be imagined. No
reasonable valuation can be given, for
we should have to dive too deeply in
to the amounts of imports and exports
to get anywhere near he truth; but it
is safe to say that one hundred millions
would scarcely cover the property ex-
posed to the danger of fire, in single
day, among the piers and warehouses
of New York City.
Nor is this danger confined to piers
and wharf-buildings alone, but vessels
in the act of loading and unloading
valuable cargoes, the big bonded
warehouses along the river front, the
docks for great ocean steamers, and
the freight stations of many big rail-
roads are also exposed to this risk,
and need to be we'll protected, for a
serious fire among them would destroy
more valuable property than perhaps
fire of the same extent in the very
heart of the city.
Fires along shore are difficult ones
to handle. There is always more or
less wind near the water; if gale is
blowing it seems to have twice as
much force on the waterfront, and a
fire once started here spreads very
rapidly. Then fires on the piers, or
or in the wharf-buildings, are usually
very hard to fght;-although there is
plenty of water all around, it is diff
cult to apply it to good effect. The
land forces can only fight such fire
from one position-the street side;
and if the wind is blowing inland it
drives the smoke and fire directly at
them, and makes it nearly impossible
to hold this position. 1t is here that
the floating fre-engine or fire-boat can
do its valuable work; and New York
possesses feet of such vessels-three
boats that are fully able to cope with
fire of almost any size, whether it be
among the shipping, alongshore, OF
anywhere in the harbor.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-04
A Muddy Road.

One day this week, as a teamster
was slowly working his way through
The quagmire commonly known as
country road between the Cummings
hill and Fossil, he espied hat in one
Of the ruts in front of him. AS the
headgear appeared to be in fairly good
condition he dismounted to pick it up.
As he raised the hat he was aston
shed to hear voice coming from un-
der it exclaim: "Hold on! That's my
hatl" As soon as he had gathered his
breath and wits the teamster asked,
"What are you doing down there?"
which brought forth the reply: I'm
IN big luck to be where I am. There's
horse underneath me. Fossil (Ore-
yon) Journal.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-04
Indian Carriers on the Klondiks.

In an article entitled "F'rom the
Coast to the Golden Klondike," writ
ten for Outing by Edward Spur, OF
the United States Geological Survey,
the author has this to say of the Indi-
ans who carried his baggage during
an official journey into the interior OF
Alaska in 1896:
These Indians all have some Eng
lish name, which they have got from
the mission, where they hang around
when there is anything to be got by
it. find in my notes "Tom" credit
ed with carrying one hundred and ten
pounds of meat, and "Jim" with one
hundred and sixty-one pounds OF sun
dries. Toms original name was Kuk-
shon, and he claimed to be chief OF
the interior, or Stick, Indians. He
spent his spare time during the short
space of my acquaintance with him in
daubing vermilion around his left eye.
Before starting across the pass he
painted the rest of his face black with
SCOT and grease, but carefully left the
red around his eye; and this orna-
mentation, together with a smile,
which I think he meant to be engag-
ing. and which he offers on all occa-
sions as substitute for conversation,
made him a particularly villainous-
looking parsonage. Among the pack
ers were also q number of women.
These were mostly ugly old hays, and
many of them plainly suffered greatly
from fatigue; yet their patient endur-
ance was remarkable. 1t seems to
fall to the lot of the old women, among
these people, to do the hardest work;
but men, women and children are
schooled to carry heavy burdens. We
met on the trail whole family pack.
ing, carrying out a sort of contract
with some of the miners. The man
carried one hundred and twenty-sever
pounds, boy of thirteen carried one
hundred pounds, and the squaw and
little girls had heavy loads. Even the
dog, about the size Of O setter, carried
forty pounds, with which he waddled
along patiently enough.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-04
HE'S AN ARTISTIC PRINTER.
Louis II. Orr Now Printer Laureate
of the United States,

OF the United States.
Louis II. Orr, Of New York, who ha,
been elected printer laureate by the
typographical craft In the United
States, is one of the most artistic print
ers on this side of the Atlantic. The
wearer of the bays was to be chosen by
vote, and Mr.. Orr was the successful
one. He received $3.50 votes, and Henri,
o. Shepard, of Chicago, was close sec
ond with 5000 votes. b. b. Herbert wa.
a close third with 5,137 votes. The 9th,
er candidates were far behind. Mr.. Orr
is natural printer. He inherited biz
love for the types and drew from his
father love of the artistic. This feel
Ing Is seen in the very beautiful specf
mems of printing art which Mr.. Orr has
turned out from his shop in New York
He began life with a thorough educa,
ton in the printing office, and learned
every detail of the trade. He became
a rapid and accurate typesetter, skill
full pressman, and acquired the keenesi
appreciation Of the artistic in the get
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-04
At Dawson City the following prices


Here's chance for some one.
one has ever seen cells eggs. 1t is b
lieved that they spawn in the ocea.
as they never increase in q land-locke.
pond. Fame and distinction await
the one who will solve this problem
that the nataralists have found toe
much for then.-Lswistou Me- Jour.
nal.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-04
Cost of Living in the Klondike.

A good idea of what money will be
needed when the new gold diggings
are reached in order to live until "pay
dirt" is struck may be gained from
the following list, quoting ruling
prices in the Klondike, the latest re-
norfad.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-04
Double Daily Trains
Fast Time
Close Connections.

Through Pullman Palace Sleepers
between New Orleans aud Memphis,
Kansas City, st. Louis and Chicago
without change, making direct connec-
tions with first-class lines to all points.
The great steel bridge spanning the
Ohio river at Cairo completed, and all
trains freight and passenger now run-
ming regularly over it. thus avoiding the
delays and annoyance incident to trans
fer by ferry boat. -
A. II. HANSON. J. w. COLEMAN.
Gen. Pas. Agt., A. @. P. Agt.,
Chicago. New Orleans.
", D. BENT, City Tkt. Agt, Vioksbass.
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The members of the London ban
who are total abstainers are not very
numerous.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-04

Berlin, Germany. includes in IT.
10000 Hebrews.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-04

she went for Abigail with hair brush
and landed her one on the cheek with
the bristly side. My man, who is
sweet on the young woman, tells me
that she came down into the servants
hall sobbing, and with an outbreak
like measles all over her left cheek. :"
''Poor girl. But why was the fair
Louisa in such stew? Was it her
only bun?"
''No; she has another with her, my
man says, but it is less becoming; not
quite such a rich shade of gold. I dare
say she was relying on that one to cap
tivate you with, old man. If SO, her
fury is easily understood.
"Umphl I wish it had been her
only one. Then she would not have
been able to show up; and I should
have had some peace with Amy"
'Have you yet-pardon my imper-
tinence-have you yet proposed to that
sweetest girl in the world?"
"Nol / cannot get the chance.
Three times I've been just on the eve
of it; and three times I've been inter-
rupted by that irrepressible Louisa.
I could wiring the woman's neck with
the greatest satisfaction" concluded
Buckley, viciousiy.
The Hon. Horace sat silent for sew
eral minutes. When this vivacious
gentleman was silent and thoughtful
it was ten to one he was meditating
mischief. And SO, as it proved, he
now was.
Charlie" he said, OF length.
"Hear the wind?"
81 do"
"Squally day tomorrow, I expect. u
eyes; bad for shooting"
Sand good for---something else"
''For what, them"
"For a certain little plan which has
just occurred to mo-"
And with many winnings, chuck
lings, and abusive gestures, Mr.. Stur-
tivant proceeded to unfold his little
plan.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-04
HER GOLDEN LOCKS.

ELS, my dear boy, it
would be most awfullv
jolly up here, and 1
should be enjoying
my visit no end, if it
weren't for two OBJ
stacles."
"And what are
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-10-06
Stame backs Sentenced.

Columbus, Kan, Oct. 2.-The mem
bers of the Staffleback family were SEN
fenced Friday. Ed and George Staf1le-
back were convicted of murder in the
first degree and Mrs. Staf1eback, the
mother, was convicted as an accessory.
The boys received life sentences in the
penitentiary, and the mother received
81 years. Under the Kansas law there is
no capital punishment. The Static
backs murdered Frank Galbraith at
Galena, Kan, last June, and then robbed
the body and threw it into an old aban-
doned mining shaft. The search re-
vealed three other bodies in the shaft.
Ed Staffieback has been declared insane
by board of physicians
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-10-06
Star Pointer Again.

Springfield, Ill, Oct. 2.-In race that
was witnessed by at least $4,000 people,
Star Pointer, on the Illinois state fair
grounds Friday afternoon, not only
maintained his reputation as the king
of PAGERS by beating Joe Patchen, but
he also lowered the worlds pacing rec
ord in race by half a second, making
mile in 2:OOh, the record in race hav-
ing been 2:01, which Star Pointer
made on Saturday, September 1S, at In
dlanapolis, when he defeated Joe
Patchen. Star Pointer was greeted
with tremendous cheers by the assem-
bled thousands as he passed under the
wire in the third heat and the announce
ment of the lowering of the worlds pac-
ing record in a race was received with
tumultuous applause.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-10-06
THE FEVER SPREADS.
Rigid Quarantine Regulations Seem
NOT to Affect the Epidemic.

Rigid Quarantine Regulations Seem
Not to Affect the Epidemic.
New Orleans, Sept. 30.-Wednesday
was a record breaker in the number Of
new cases of yellow fever reported,
while the deaths equaled in number
those of any day since the yellow fever
was first discovered in the city. There
are various reasons given for the spread
of the disease, but the principal ones
are two-that the weather turned warm
again, and owing to the much wider
field to cover the board of health has
had some difficulty in getting every
house as closely guarded as was posi-
BILE when the cases here were few in
number and the trained officials of the
board were stationed about the quar-
nntined houses. The record for Wednes-
day shows four deaths and 25 new cases.
Nine new cases of yellow fever and
Miss, Wednesday. Edwards, Miss, re-
ports "a new cases but no deaths for
Wednesday. Two cases are reported at
Brownsville.
Mobile, Ala, Sept. 3O.-Tuesday's
rather big report of ten new cases was
offset Wednesday by small report of
four. The only death in the "a hours
ending at noon was Brother Synpho-
Ran at the Industrial gardens. Total
cases to date, 60; deaths, 10.
indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 3O.-The
News has received the following dis
patch from a correspondent at Eng
lish, Crawford county, Ind: A sup
posed case of yellow fever is reported
at Mifflin, seven miles southwest of
here. The patient is Edward McKinny
He returned from Jonesboro, Ark, last
Friday, took sick Sunday and has not
spoken since. Numbers of people have
recently died within a mile of Jones
boro.
New Orleans, Oct. 2.-The fever record
Friday showed three deaths here and
one in Mobile, and new cases as follows:
New Orleans, 30; Biloxi, 2s; Mobile, 2;
Edwards, 10; Scranton, 4; McHenry, 4.
Dispatches are to the effect that the
plague has been practically stamped out
at Ocean Springs, where it was first
noted
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-10-06
Won by an American Girl

Berlin, Oct. 2. = The much-coveted
music prize, known as the Mendelssohn
stipendium, has been won by Miss Leo
nora Jackson, an American competitor.
The competition aroused the keenest
interest among musicians and students
of music. Representatives of score of
countries and of all parts of Germany
entered the lists. The prize is 1900
marks. This is the first occasion when
a stipendium has been won by an Amer
lean.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-10-06
Without Home.

Mrs. Christine Boenhart returned to
Mankato from st. Peter, having been
discharged as cured as a result of the
recent examination of the patients of
that institution under the new law.
Her husband, during her confinement
at St. Peter, procured divorce and
married again. She refused to believe
the story and went to Mankato. She
visited her former home and the truth
was confirmed. Mrs. Boehnhart says
that no notice of the divorce proceed
ings was served upon her and that she
had no knowledge of the action at the
time,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-10-06
Ere Mt the CanitaI.

Washington, Sept. 3o.-Fire broke out
in the central power station of the Cap
ital Traction company few minutes
before II o'clock Wednesday night and
in 80 minutes the magnificent six-story
structure was doomed. The building
occupied the entire block from Penn
sylvania avenue to c street and from
Thirteen and One-half street to Four
teenth street.