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ions that the conversation became gen

tions that the conversation became gen.
eral.
Have You lived here long, sir?" he
asked the host.
Ever since / found a wife here" was
the reply, except the time was off in
the war; belonged two or three hum
dred miles MP the river, but got down
this way one spring, an somehow l
wasn't ever able TO git away again; Ell,
old lady2"
The wife nodded assent, and Jack
wondered how it could have been. He
veDtured the remark that the land
seemed rich all along the river bank,
and he supposed it was as good on his
hosts farm as anywhere else.
Cant say much about the farm, ;"
said the host, with tho shade of laugh,
"seein' / don't raise much but q little
corn an tubbacker. l was fishin' an
huntin' when l first come down, an
fishin' an huntin' when | first met her,
an I've jest naturally been fishin' an
huniin' ever since. Seemed to be a
land OF sweets when / first got into it,
an it's teen go.n' on seemin' that way
ever since.
Il don't wonder" said Jack, for the
land was affecting him in the same way
The fragrance OF orange, magnolia and
the many odorous shrubs and grasses
filled the air all the time he WAS ashore,
the bouquet OF his boatload of hives en-
veloped him when he was afioat; life
was exuberant adj around him, while
the girls-cool- headed though he was
they, too, seemed to suduse with sweet
ness all the atmosphere about them.
Even the smoke Of the native tobacco
pipe was sweet Jack had detested
pipe smoke at home, and had often lost
part of an exciting debate in the village
store by going outside for fresh ar, but
here the odor of burning perique was
fragrance to his nostriis.
No sooner was the meal ended than
the host again lit his PIPE and the two
men fell into chat on the one eonversa-
tional standby Of native-born Ameri-
cans-politics. The visitor soon dis
covered that he could teach his host
nothing on this topic, and that the
women also talked we'll on the same
subject-a subject which Jacks mother
and sisters had always declared too
tiresome to be endured. How could a
man so intelligent be satisfied TO live 80
plainly?
Have you many neighbors?" Jack
asked
@Yes--yes, quite heap Of EN-" was
the reply. There's Raper, up the bend.
about mile away, and Truigg, couple
OF miles down. Oh, yes; neighborS
enough 10 keep us from bein' lonesome.
Then the stores only four miles OF;
there's always sure to be somebody
there. Then we see all the steamboats,
that so by; they're powerful sight OF
company
Jack stole glance at Lizzie; her
parents might be content. TO lezily de-
cayin lone cab on the river bank,
but girls were not made that way-at
least, not such girls as he had known.
But Lizzie's fa@e was as placid and con-
tented as If she h ID not an ungratiiied
| longing. He would find oat about that,
| before his next move up the yer.
It's always pleasan here. except
whsn It rains, said the girl. There's
always something new out OF doors.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-13

A young girl was taken to Edison's
laboratory, in Orange, N. j., to have
her head examined by the x rays for
the purpose OF locating cranial
lesion, which, it was believed, had
pressed upon the optic nerve and rem
dered her blind. No lesion was found,
and the rays we're then turned directly
upon the subjects eyes, when she de-
clared she saw light.
She was able to tell the different
shapes OF objects before her eyes while
suffused with the x rays, and de-
scribed them accurately. In the case
OF disc of brass she even was able to
tell the color, saying that it was vel.
low. The experiment was considered
q great success.
Speaking about experiments in st.
Louis and San Francisco, Mr.. Edison
said that all the accounts that he had
seen spoke of the sight being restored
temporarily to the patients by means
of the microscope. This, he said, was
an impossibiIity, as the horoscope
stopped the x rays entirely.
He said he was experimenting on
himself, closing his eyes and being
blindfolded. In this way he could ar /.
rive at more accurate results, for the
reason that he knew absolutely the
conditions prevailing, and would not
be deceived by an appearance snch as
might be the case with blind man.
He is having special apparatus made
that will still further develop this side
Of the question. - Washington Star.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-13
Gather Skulls For a Living.

About Eve and forty miles below
Portland, on the Oregon side OF the
Columbia, the broad expanse OF water
here flows without ripple, and it is
as deep and still as death. just ab0ve
this point is "Cofiin Rock, which
We the starting place to "the happy
hunting ground" of the various Ore
gon tribes of Indians, but the high
water of 1852 swept Coffin Rock of all
its deposits to the point below.
Here the overfowing waters of
nearly half century ago lodged the
remains OF mauy tribes. high and dry.
literally moving the last resting place
or their dead, for no Pacific coast
tribe ever buried their dead below the
surface of the earth. Some hedged
them about with rocks, above the
ground, leaving the face upward and
exposed. Others puta bark covering
over them, while others were sus-
pended from limbs or left in the
forks oftrees. Time has robbed every
form of its substance and left only the
whitened bones and bleached skulls.
Students. dentists and physicians
are eager to secure these trophies for
articulation. So great is the demand
that at least one man has for years
followed the hazardous business of
gathering these skulls for the market.
1t is risky, for the few remaining In
dams still keep vigil over the remains
of their dead, and to be caught in the
act would mean prisoner in the re-
cssses of the neighboring mountains.
followed by death of slow torture,
for no quarter or mercy would be
shown the victim.
+ Still, knowing this, Howard Clause,
a recluse, nightly risks his life to
gather these grinning, whitened skulls,
and every now and then box of large
and small skulls is shipped from Port.
land, Oregon, to the various noted
seats of medical and dental learning
IN the East. San Francisco Call.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-13

CHARLES e. DACREs, son of Sir
Sidney Dacres, late admiral of the
English navy, recently died at Yank-
ton, S. d. According to the worlds
standard of Judgment, he was queer
character. During his entire life he
refused to take any advantage of his
family connections, and preferred to
fight the world unaided. For ten
years he worked before the mast as a
common sailor, though he might have
received promotion. Coming to this
country he engaged for some time in
the newspaper business. More re-
Gently he ran a pleasure resort near
Yankton. 1t is hard for the ordinary
run of mortals, among whom the
struggle for wealth and power is the
chief aim Of existence, to understand
why man should put aside his best
chances for profit aud advancement.
Dacres' case is not an isolated one.
Perhaps sturdy independence, or a
democratic spirit inherited from a
remote ancestor, is responsible for
such phenomena.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-13

When, in travelling, bit Of dust
gets in the eye. it is best to remain
quiet for little, as the tears may
wash it away; the flow of tears may
be promoted from time to time by at
tempting to open the eye. Blowing
the nose violently assists in the OPP
Grafton. The head of a pin, covered
with the end of a pocket-handker-
chief, and moisted with saliva, may
be moved about between the eyeball
and eyelid, and will detach the in
truder if not too firmly fixed. An
other plan is to get fellow-traveler
to raise the eyelid with his fingers,
and then gently wipe the red mucous
membrane with a 'moistened hand
kerchief, or remove the foreign body
if he can see in. A little piece of
paper twisted to point is useful. A
drop of olive oil or castor oil intro
duced into the eye will often allay a
pain and intolerance OF light pro-
duced by a fine irritant, as sand.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-13
Wonderful Natural Ice Formation.

The people of Scott County, .Vir-
ginia, are thinking of making a popu-
lar attraction out of a wonderful ledge
OF ice which has been found there.
Why it does not melt under the warm
Virginia climate is a mystery.
This natural ice house is situated on
the north side of Stone Mountain, and
about six miles from the mouth of
small stream known as Stony Creek.
The marvel is SAID to have been known
to at least one OF the early settlers, a
Mr.. Danridge, who, it IS alleged, dis
covered it while deer hunting away
back in 1880.
Owing to the fact that the land on
which it was situated could not be
bought, Mr.. Danridge positively re-
fused to tell of the whereabouts of the
ice ledge. He only visited the place
when it was absolutely necessary to
obtain supply of ice to be used in
case of sickness.
The old man died many years ago
and FROM that time the location of
"Danridge's Ice Mine" was unknown,
tho old gentlemen having never even
taken his own family into the secret.
Recently, however, party of herb
diggers visited the -nnfrequented
region contingent,to Stone Mountain,
and redisoovFed the lost ice mine.
During two or three months in the
middle Of summer The ice is only pros
tected from the suns rays by o thick
growth of moss.
The formation ofthe ice layer is SIM
liar to that of coal vein, being thin
in some places and thicker in others.
the average thickness being about four
feet. Persons of some,scientific at
tainments who have visited the place
for the purpose ofstudying the wonder
say that it has the appearance Of hav.
ing been there since the time Of the
Ice Age. New York Journal.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-13

When auruma les at last upon her throne
Amid the ruin OF a regel state,
Boreas' clarion trumpets sound her fate,
Aud winter knows the realm thenceforfh his
own: IS q
Calling his rninions in the Arctic zone
And making them through hts own great
ness great,
He journeys forth to his possessions
straight.
Tho winds Wild music aye before him
blown.
a lock Of frost he fastens on the land,
And makes the ar with keenest cold to
sting;
The waters iia'neath fettors from his hahdj
And while his white SHOWS toss and whtri
and fling,
ROBBED royalty and crownedfor all command
He proudly cries, Behold me, am hngf'
William Barnard. IN Peterson
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such Of them as he had met, in talking
10 chance acquaintances: they were as
frank and free as il among old friends,
they did not seem On guard against
possible impotence and any i'm
pulse toward Irritation seemed far from
them. Was this a result OF heredlty?
He thought it must be, yet how could it
have come about? He would look into
it; he would have plenty of time On his
hands before his bees had got all they
could out OF the Louisiana lowlands.
-Supper's ready, Pop" said the girl.
hadn't you better bring your friend in?"
"Of course" said the head Of the
house, knocking the ashes out OF his
pipe and arising. Come along and have
bite with US, stranger"
Il am very much obliged" said Jack,
but II am to enjoy your hospitality
let me introduce myself. Ny name
is Brewster; I'm down here with o boat
load of bees, making honey for North
en- markets"
THAT so?" asked the host, SO much
surprised that he forgot to offer his
name in return. That's queer. Don't
they have any bee-trees up that way,
I'd like to known"
Jack thought not; he had forgotten
that there were such things as bee
trees, though now he remembered to
have read of them. He was about TO
explain the shoriness of the Northern
season and to tell of his method of work
when he found himself within the house
and in the presence OF woman about
as old and thin and sallow as her hus-
band.
Mother" said the host, this Is Mr..
Brewster, from up North.
Glad you dropped in, sir, said the
woman. Set down."
The supper was exactly the same as
Jack had seen atall other evening N calls
that he had seen on tables in the low
Ian ls-fried pork, fried fish, fried bread,
and coffee, which he felt sure would
have been fried if any way could have
been devised for preparing coffee in a
frying pan. On his boat, thanks to lot
of stuff which he had brought down from
the North, there was frequent change
in the b Ii of fare. In his New England
home he had been taught that mut h
fried food was unhealthy, yet, right OPP
posite him at a table sat girl whose
complexion would have been the envy
OF ali the New England cir S he knew.
Could it be that heredity had ac-
customed the Southern physique
to that sort of diet. He would
make note OF that for future thought.
Meanwh lie, he determined that in this
humble home, in which not book was
visitle, he mi hit ho)e to repay hos
pitality by offering some glimpses of a
higher civilzatihn, SO he began to talk
about the land from which he came.
Somehow, though, his remarks did not
seem TO excite any curiosity; the FAM
lily listened respect ully, hut that was
all; it was only when he asked ques-
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-13
Gothan,s Breathing Spots.

A complete list has been made Of
the park lands owned by the city Of
New York. They aggregate 1898 acres,
divided into sixty-one different parks,
ranging IN size from .01S Of an acre to
1856 acres, which is the area Of Pei
ham Bay Park. The PARK lands COM
prize nearly one-ffth Of the. total area
of the city. The consolidation with
Brooklyn will add 1895 acres to this
total, besides Twenty-Five miles Of
uarkways.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-13

Pop and mother think ought TO go to
school, and sometimes do, but it's an
awful long walk, and it's real hard to
sit indoors for hours when there's SO
much going on outside"
Jack unconsciously looked through
the window to sec what it might be that
was going on" There was much activ-
ity on some of the large plantations he
had strolled out TO, O mile or more from
the river. but little could be expected
directly en- the stream; the Father of
Waters has way of carrying off with
him large slices of his own banks, so
nobody cares to live near the edge IL he
can build his home farther back. The
scenery near the house was not invit-
ing; there were plenty of cottonw, cd
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-13

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CHI hi ,r m,sn a. ss ma moves in her aIeen.
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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-13
LOVE AND HUMAN NATURE,
Tale Of a Short Courtship on the Mississippi
River.
BY JOHN IIABBERTON.

men. Young men Of fine physique and
high spirits were scarce, and not for the
New England reason in similar cases
all gone somewhere to seek their for
tune. On the other hand, almost oil the
young women whom he saw were 60
pleasant to the eye that he wished he
might see them again and often. The
subject was not one about which he
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-13

When an dead, my dearest,
Sing no sad songs for ma;
Plant thou no roses at my head
Nor shady cypress tres.
DO the green grass above me
With showers and dewdrops Hefi
And Ii thou wilt, remembery
And If thou wilt, forget.
/ shall not see the shadows;
Ishall not feel the rain;
I saall not hear the nightingale
Sing on as IL In pains
And dreaming through the twilight
That doth not rise or set,
Haply may remember.
And happy may forget.
Christina G. Rosseti.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-13
Motor Vehicles in India.

Motor cars being the sensation Of the
day just now, wealthy natives in India
are introducing horseless vehicles in
the big towns. Calcutta was very
mnch cstonished by the appearance Of
motor wagonnette driven by eleo-
tricity and capable of running twenty
Eve miles an hour for ten hours with
out fechargiDg.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-13

EDISON has been obliged to deny a
report that he has invented an infer
nal machine for the Emperor Of Ger
many. Edison is one OF the most
benevolent wizards whose wonderful
powers have been principally used for
the good, and not the i'll, of mankind.
His genius is Of the high order which
aims not at destruction, but creation.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-13
1'}{6etjage
l'A0|SE XXI
rae River.

When the river reaches the sea, ais we'll;
It matters little then
That its course IS narrow, with ba1res
banks ~
That Of no beauties tell.
It reaches the sea, and the end is vast
Full life forevermore;
Exulttng 1t joins In the life OF the seH
And this 10 the song 1t sings TO thee:
"When reach the sea, alps well 1T last,
For the end crowns ml-and the end Is vast
Janet Remington, in the 0hautauquans
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-13
4 REpoRr has come frnm the Em-

A REPORT has come from the EN-
peror William in the fishing grounds
of Norway that he lately caught a
whale. This shows that the fishing
season is one Of those little touches Of
nature which put enperors on par
with ordinary men. with due allow
ance for imperial size in the state
ment Of his CATCH,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-13

THE cartoon issued. by the Tories of
Salisbury showing the grand old
Gladstone being dragged toward
hades by the devil is a scandal upon
the nation and disgrace to the age.
"A mind so cruel to conceive and a
hand so mean to execute could be
found in no party worthy OF civiliza-
tion's Endorsement. 1t is heartless,
brutal and inhuman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-14
THE LIBRAR IAN FORCE
Dr.. Friedenwald Made Superintendent of
Manuscript.
He Is n Distinguished Student-0thcr
New Appointments Announce
ed by Mr.. Young.

DR.. Herbert Friedenwald of Philadelphia
was today appointed superintendent of the
manuscript department at the Compression
al Library. The office pays 81 800 a year
and is most important one.
DIR. Friedenwald is a member of the His
torical Society of Philadelphia and OF the
Cosmos Club of this city. He is a gradu
ate of the Johns Hopkins University, where
he received the degree of A. Il. in 1890
After spending year in travel and investi-
cation in Europe, he entered the POSTCARD
uate department of the University of Penn
sylvania in order to pursue studies in his
tory, more particularly in American his
tory, under Prof. Bach McMaster. He re-
ceived the degree of Phi. ID. from there in
1894 As part of the work for that degree
lie devoted seven months in lSst2-'R in max
ing researches among the records of the
Continental Congress in the keeping of the
State Department.
4 Master of Nanuscripts.
Since that time DR.. Friedenwa!d has con-
tinually pursued his researches at the His
torcal Society, Philadelphia, and elsewhere.
Most of his Investigations have been made
from manuscripts. so thai he is fully able
to have charge of those at the library.
DR.. Friedenwald was an ardent advo-
cate for the government to publish its
drtnlNtS. An cAteaS.Ne ar
ticle. written by him. upon the journals of
the Continental Congress, with photograph
zeal addenda, is about TO be published by
the American Historical Association. He
is man OF about thirty-five years of age.
He received strong Endorsements from his
own state.
Other Appointments.
Mrs. Milton +. Harrison of Chicago has
been appointed assistant catalogUer.
Ralph NJ. Mckenzie of New Jersey New
ark Daily Advertiser has been appointed
assistant tc the superintendent OF period
icals.
George Alfred Townsend jr, has been
transferred to the superintendent of per-
icals Section.
John Van Ness Ingram is also a member
OF the force of the periodical department
Robert l.. Longstreet, Il grandson of Gen.
LIZ ngstfeet, has been appointed assistant
TO the superintendent of the division of
riapS.
Mrs. Berta Colyar Morris of Tennessee
mas been appointed assistant in the cata-
lcgue department.
John G. NJ. Hanson. superintendent of
the catalogue department, arrived in Wash
irgton today. having severed his connec-
ton with the University of Wisconsin,
where he has been engaged. He will take
charge of his department tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-14
AFFAIRS I'M GEORGETOWN
Unfounded Rumor of a Robbery at Farmers
and Mechanics Bank.
Good Market for All Kinds of Stock at
Arlington Nards-GeneraI and
Personal Notes.

There have been several rumors afioat
regarding supposed robbery at the Farm
ers and Mechanics National Bank corner
of 3lst and NJ streets, yesterday afternoon,
but nothing definite could be ascertained. 1t
was stated trat some thief had snatchad a
roll of bills, containing over $500, and made
his escape very daring robbery. Then,
again, it was rumored that 4 forged note
had been passed on the bank for a sum
equal to the above. No substantiation
could be secured TO either of the reports.
and at the hank Star reporter was n
formed that there was absolutely no truth
in either and that nothing out of the or
binary had occurred. If anything did tran
spire at any bank out of which the rum DR.
grew. the police know nothing of 1T.
Sales at Stock Yards.
At the Arlington stock yards, Arlington
Va, yesterday there were fifty-four cattle
offered and sold as follows: Best, 412 and
"a cents per pound; good, and Az cents
medium, 312 and cents; common, ) and
3le cents. There were 221 sheep and lambs,
which went at the following quotations:
Sheep, and 3i2 cents per pound; lambs, )
and y. cents; calves, and cents. There
We're ten cows and valves, that sold from
SO to s45 per head. The state of the mar
ket was good for all kinds of stock.
Carried n Razor.
Harry Carben, colored, aged TWENTY-FIVE
years, was arrested yesterday afternoon by
Policeman Cornwell on d charge of carry
ing concealed weapons. The negro had a
razor on his person at the time of his ar
rest, and his explanation was that he
found it. He claimed to not know that he
was violating the law by carrying such a
weapon. When arraigned in the Police
Court he was held guilty, and sent down
to the workhouse for sixty days. The razor
will be turned over to the property clerk TO
lie destroyed.
Arrests I'm .BOston."
There were a large number of arrests yes
terday afternoon in Boston," in which
Policeman Harrison figured. John Lacey,
colored man about fifty years. was ar
rested upon complaint of Julia Warren,
VINO charged him with assault In addi-
ton to this charge John, Julia and VIII
liam Burden, and a woman not named,
were arrested, and all charged with .iisor-
derby conduct Out of the bunch Julia was
the only one held guilty, and she was sent
down for fifteen days. while the charges
against the others were either dismissed or
nolle pressed.
Personal Mention.
Mr. William ID. Hirst, former George
town boy. who is now connected with a
railway corporation. with headquarters at
Pittsburg, holding a responsible position,
is in town on visit for a week.
Mr.. Charles Cropley, assistant organis.
of ST. Johns Church and discount clerk at
the Farmers and Mechanics National
Bank, is enjoying his annual leave.