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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-10-23
There Was One More.

The delivery clerk with the pink
checks was fondling his blonde young
uioustache when q young woman STEP
ped in front of him.
"Plaze," she said with a soft smile,
lis there amy letthers here for papla
by the name of Murphy
The young man with the pink cheeks
stopped playing with his moustache
and looked through pile Of papers.
"No," he said, brusquely, as he SHOW.
ed them back into their pigeon holes
again. There's nothing here for the
Murphys."
as there anything here for James
Murphy?" persisted the maiden.
mo"
"Is there anything for William Nun
phy" she pleaded. -
Nothing"
'Ts there anything for Michael Muir.
phy?" almost tearfully.
"Nix."
'Ts there any.
The young man with the pink cheeks
deemed it high time to exhibit his pow
ers of persifiage. And he did so.
Madam" he said, raising his voice,
there is nothing here for Peter Muir.
ply, or Paul saurphy. or Larry Nun
ply; Oscar Murphy's correspondents
have forgotten him: Lewis. Samuel,
Terence, Patrick, Thomas. Clarence
Robert and Joseph Murphy are neg.
lected by their distant relatives. Sad
der still, there is not a single letter for
Mary Murphy, nor so much as postal
card for Agnes, Bridget, Clar1nda, Au.
gusta, Ida, Ellen, Susan. Mamie or
Gladys Murphy" -
The young man with the pink cheeks
paused and looked behind him for the
applause Of his fellows. But the maid
en- stood her ground, and softly said:
"PlaEe, sor, didn't hear ye mintion
the name Of Mortimer Murphy. Might
there be anything for him, sor2'
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are A 500 to / Of the aristocracy.

are as 500 to of the aristocracy.
They all deserve to have homes
homes of their own, rihencnmbered.
A home means more than shelter. 1t
means roses and vines and shade trees
and fruit. Ask the poor renter who is
bumped about from place to place
every year. Ask his wife and daugh-
tiers what they think of home. The
census puts down 81, $50 white fami.
lies in Georgia who have homes, and
says that sc per cent Of these are paid
for and have no encumbrance. Virginia
has 81 per cent paid for; Mississippi
and South Carolina SO per cent each.
Massachusetts has It's, 900 families
owning homes, but 81 per cent of thom
are mortgaged. New York has AGO..
600 homes, and Al per cent are mort
gagged; and the compiler says thai
more than 80 per cent of all the home
encumbrance of the. United States il
in the north Atlantic and north cen.
trail divisions-only At per cent is on
the homes of the South Atlantic states.
The mortgages on Massachusetts,
homes amount to $1O2, 94S, 1876. Just
think of it-ponder Illuminate over
it-over one hundred millions of debt
against the common people OF one lit
tie state having about double the white
population of Georgia. Can they ever
pay it? New York is but little better,
having $245, 900, 900. In fact, the
whole north is covered as with a blan.
ket by debt, and the millionaires are
the owners of it. Debit What hard,
unfeeling word it is. My old partner
was won't t0say it has harder ALTER.
alive following, viz: debt, duns, death,
damnation and the devil. Is it any
wonder that such opponents as Debs
and George aud Coxey rise up and
pieau Tor the people--Jne common
people--the toilers who have no homes
at oil? Is it any wonder that strike.
are made and the people carry blood
in their eyes and desperation in theil
hearts? Put yourself in their place,
if you can, and then you Will feel Of
they feel.
But, while we sympathize with
them, and pity them, let us be CRATE
full that we live in this southern land
and are in the peaceful enjoyment Of
so many rich blessings. May the
good Lord preserve us from theii
crimes and their debts is my prayer,
Birth. Arp in Atlanta Constitution
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Hints For the Household:

Many dropping flowers will fresken
wonderfully If the tips Of the stems
ire trimmed off and the ends are then
acid in hot water for few moments.
When making eorned beef. hash
moisten it with little beef stock, il
you have it; in place Of water. A
pinch of sugar added with the salt and
pepper helps to bring out the flavor.
Marshmallow stuffed dates make
delicious after-dinner sweet. Remove
.he pits from the dates, fill the space
with marshmallow and roll the dates
in powdered sugar. One marshmallow
will stuff four dates.
sWhen one Is hurriedin mailing let
ter, and the only, available postage
stamp is found to be without sufficient
glue, moisten tho stamp, rub it on the
yummed flap of an envelop, and quick
y press 1t In place upon the letter.
In ornamenting summer cottages Q
bare corner may be made very effec.
tive at a trifing cost. Secure an
empty nail key from hardware store,
cover it with ebony paint and gid the
hoops. Partly fill the key with sand
to give 1t weight and fasten piece Of
board over the top little larger than
the key. Place it in the vacant corner
and cover the wooden top with 9
iringe-trimmed square Of pretty silk
Or cretonne. Stand an unused ginger
jar or cheap effective vase upon THU
pedestal and fill it with grasses. dried
terms and cattails.
To stiffen sheer handkerchiefs
laces, wash silks, or any other thil
fabric, it is best to use gum arabi
starch. To make it, put into bottl
one ounce of gum arabic and pou
over it one cup of cold water; STAN
the bottle in dish Of cold water an
place it over the fire until the gum
dissolved; then strain it through fin
sieve or piece of cheese cloth into an
other bottle. When it is cold put in
half gill of alcohol, and it will kee
snd be ready for use when needed
When dainty laces are to be stifened
half a teaspoonful Of the starch, mike
with small cupful Of water, will Civ
the lace ample stiffness, adding
larger amount of the starch as it
needed for different fabrics.
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AOooyIeno.

s.rhs Dxplosioa and Detection -
Acetyl~na in Air" b the tide OF pa.
Der recently read before the Chemical
society. and a many persons are inter
,sted II thiS new illuminating gas. q
,hort account Of the results arrived at
y this experimenter will not be out
X place. A mixture Of acetylene and
lir becomes explosive when Al little al
Mree per cent. Of the gas IL present.
ind the tendency to explode persists up
b sighty-one per cent. This range 10
extraordinarily. wide. and exceeds that
4 any combustible gas known.
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Now the total white population of
the four northern states Is Is, AT, 900,
and the total white population of the
four southern states is 5000, 400. be-
ing about one-ffth.
both statements, and as the popula-
ton of the four northern states is five
times that of ours we will multiply
our convicted white prisoners by five,
which would give us 1880 against
21.745. 1 said in recent letter that
there were so per cent more Of felo-
nies in New York or Massachusetts,
than in Georgia. 1 was mistaken.
There are five times as many, which is
500 per cent, and this is the ratio ac-
oording to white population. tell
you, my brethren, this census COM
pendulum proves an alarming condition
Of things up north, and it is high
time our southern churches were or
ganizing boards of missions and send
ing missionaries up there. We send
them to Mexico and China and
Brazil and to the Indians in
the west; why not to Massa-
chusetts and New York and Ohio,
where crime and immortality prevail
to greater extent than in any civil
lied country That is just what Mr..
Stetson said--the statistician of Mas
sachusetts. His language as published
was: There is 10 country upon earth
where crime is so fragrant and so fire.
quent as in Massachusetts. Her DOB.
uiatlon Is about double our white pop
ulation, and yet she has fifteen times
as many white criminals in her pris
ons-and what is worse than all,
my brethren, 74S of them are
women. just ponder over it and, like
the prophet, exclaim: GLOW are the
mighty fallen" Only one white wo-
man in the jails or chaingangs of Geor-
gia and 748 in the Puritan state of
New England. What shall we do
about it? What can we do2
But this is not all that the census
tells. In addition to this vast army
Of prisoners. Massachusetts, has 700
juvenile prisoners, while New YORK mas
1876 and Ohio 1880. Then there are
over 5000 paupers in the four states,
besides the thousands that are in
private benevolent institutions. How
In the world do those states up north
support such q vast army of criminals,
paupers, tramps and non-producers7
No wonder they want protection and
| pensions; no wonder they plumber the
public treasury. They are obliged tc
do it. Ninety per cent of all the
money that goes into it comes out into
their pockets in some way or other, and
still they are not happy; they want
| the other ten.
But what is the relative condition OF
the common people of the sections:
How about homes and mortgages and
debts? 1t is the common people who
constitute state or nation. They
support it with their labor and defend
it With their arms, In numbers they
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-10-23
Novel Love Letters.

Il = well known, says contempt.
raryr that, when the petals Of the
great Laurel Magnolia are touched,
however lightly, the result is brown
spot, which develops in a few hours.
The fact Is taken advantage Of by the
South American lover, who pulls a
magnolia flower, and on one Of its pure
white petals writes motto or message
with a sharp pointed pencil. Then
he sends the flower, the young lady
puts 1t in a vase of water, and in three
or four hours the message written on
the leaf becomes perfectly visible, and
remains so.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-10-23

This is only in exceptional cases. The
general way is to lower long torpedo
so as to pass inside of the casing, down
to the bottom of the hole. The torpedo
Is a tin can Of probably 10 feet In
length. Inside the can the space is
dlled with nitro-glycerine. A percus
sion cap On the top of the can is so ar
ranged that the dropping of weight OF
go-devil causes the device to explode.
The rock Is rent over the bottom of the
well, and basin is formed which be-
comes reservoir to pump from when
the well is ready for that part of the
business. Theeut shows the torrent OF
Dill that rushes from the subterranean
depths when the torpedo or "sbot" Is
eyploded.A
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Barley Pudding.

ESoAk half d box of gelatine for two
loufs In enough cold water to cover it:
Turn ovet it cup of boiling milk, and
stir until the gelatine Is dissolved.
Heat one pint of milk to boiling point,
md stir into 1t three tablespoonful Of
sugar and the well-beaten yolks Of
our eggs. Do not allow the mixture
% boil after the yolks are added, but
Jake from the fire and stir frequently
Until partly cool; then add the dis
solved gelatfne. Flavor with q tea
spoonful of vanilla, lemon OF
orange, and finally add the whites Of
The eggs beaten light. Line Q lightly.
suffered puddings mold with fitted half
nch slices Of rick, black fruit cake:
Fill the lined mold with the custard,
md set 1t in q cool place for q number
If hours or overnight When serving,
urn the mold Of pudding out upon a
nsh, and heap round II whipped cream
hat has been suitably favored and
,weetened.-The Housewife.
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HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.


Ice cream for q waiting invalid may
be made in four minutes; Is recently
proved by q cooking-sohool. expert.
ment. Put two tablespoonful Of
cream into . bowl, sweeten with pow.
dered sugar, flavor with Q teaspoonful
Of clear strong coffee, beat light with q
cream whisk for one minute. Then
put it into haH-pint oyster pail. Fl
on the cover carefully, and set the
small pail into quart one, filling the
space between them with shredded
Ice and fine salt. Three minutes
turning In this 1feezing mixture will
give q saucer Of smooth coffee ice
cream:
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CfAmns

Are caused by an irritation OF the nerves.
They are local spasms, frequently the result
OF uterine disease. There are pinchings
Enawing and contractive pains In the region
81 the stomach extending to the back and
chest They are often the symptom and
effect Of indigestion. DR.. NJ. A. simmons
liver Medicine should be used to stimu'
late the digestive organs and DR.. simmons
eqqaw Vine Wine to give immediate relief
Ind permanent cure
After the old proprietors Of Che article
now called "Biack Oraught" were by the
UnN6d States Court enj0ined from using
The Words constituting our trade nane-
does not equity teqaire thas they stand on
their own trade name sud merits Qf any) OF
their article. and not seek 70 appropriate
the trade for our article called for and
known a. DR.. Simmons Liver Medicine, by
publishing the picture Of another Dr. sim.
mons on their wrapper and falsely edvertis.
Ing that fheif article "Dlack DTalght" was
ksfablish6d IN 1910, that being the ysar IN
which our article was estabflehed, while no
ono ever heard 81 Black Pranght" tiii
after 1876. Why DO they advertise thne
falsehood and associate their article WITH
ours (having the picture Of Or: n. A; SIN.
mons on ity BY their publication OF tho
picture Of another Dr.. Simmons, Il pot done
TO unfairly appropriate our trader - poS
the motive APPARENT
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-10-23
A Hard Sauce:

Hard sauces are preferred by most
persons to liquid ones. One that is
very good Is made by rubbing to Q
cream two cups Of brown sugar and
one cup Of butter, adding three table.
,poonfuls Of milk, oDs by one, at the
last, and beating the whole at the
least one hour. A teaspoonful of van
lila should be stirred in Just before
serving. Another sauce is made from
,ne cup Of granulated sugar and nearly
,ne-half cup milk, boiled together TO q
,hick syrup, and then stirred till cool,
when It may be favored; Or two cups
brown sugar, one and one-half cups Of
milk, and butter the size Of d walnut
nay be boiled TO the consistency Of
honey and then strained
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No Difference.

1 A Chicago jury discovered, when u
retired to make up its verdict, that one
Of its number did not understand a
word Of English. However, he had
made up his mind that the accused
men were guilty, and as the eleven
men thought likewise. they brought in
q verdict to that effect.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-10-23
A FLOWING PETROLEUM WELL,
Powerful Explosive Is Lowered and
Forces Ont a Torrent of Oil.

Among the impressive oil regl6h spec:
tacles the shooting of an oil we'll al
ways takes front rank. The well thai
Is to be shot has been drilled to the OF
producing strata of sand rock, and
there the oily fluid is held in the pores
Of the rocky formation. In some in
stances the gas pressure is sufficient to
blow the oil into the hole drilled In the
rock, and ne other means is required to
get the oil to the top of the ground
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venom Inhaled with the Air,

venom Inhaled with the Air,
And imbibed with the water Of mslarious 10
cality, has still certain antidote. Experience
sanctions confidence in Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters as preventive Of this scourge. All over
this continent and in the tropics IL has proved
itself q certain means Of defense, and an Grad.
scant Of Intermittent and remittent fevers, and
other forms of mtssma- born disease. Nor 10 II
lees effective for kidney troubles, constipation,
rheumatism and nervousness
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Sewing Two Seams.

Two parallel needles are used in a
recently patented sewing machine to
run in connection with double shut
tie. thus making it possible to sew
two seams in drawing the cloth once
across the machine.
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Novelty of Door Bells In Massachusetts

Novelty Of Door Bells I'm Massachusetts
The story is going the rounds now
of o young man who visited the Tapley
school one day to see teacher. de
got hold of the fire alarm, thinking 1t
10 be a door bell, and gave it q
good ring. In few seconds the
school children came rushing by him,
and it was not many seconds before
the building was being rapidly emp.
lied. The man stood by in dazed
sort of way and watched them go by
and could not imagine what all the
iuss was about.-Spring6eld Mass.
Republican.
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II apopes" Flles.

A stupefiep for flies is made by one
leaspoonful of black pepper, two tea
spconfuls Of moist sugar and two table
spoonfuls OF cream, and place little
4 II in sauosrs whore dies abound
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-10-23

Oak Lowefy,A la.iwriteA
Have used DR.. m. A.
Simmons Livcr
Medicine in my FAM
lily for 10 years, with
good results. I think
It Is stronger than
,"Zeilin's" Or !" Black
|Drsuqht." f,
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MRS ELLA M'GARVY,
Writing to Mrs. Pinkhan1

She says:-1 have been using your
Vegetable Compound and find that 1t
does all that 1t is recommended to do.
~. hoar a sufferer for the last four
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-10-23

No use to fret and worry and Itch anc
scratch. That won't cure you. Tetterine Will:
Any sort of skin disease, letter, Eczema Sal
Rheum, Ringworm or mere abrasion OF the
kin. At drugstores, or by mail for 6oe; In
stamps from J. T. Shuptrine, Savannah, ia.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-10-23

The Sudan, with its 60, 200, 600 peo-
ple. is still without a single Protes-
tant missionary who can speak the
language, though three societies are
now endeavo.ing to begin work there.
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We think Piso's Cure for Consumption Is
ne only medicine for Coughs. JENNIE PIScK-
tnD, Springfield, nls., Oct. 1, 1894.
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Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
hon, allays pain, cures wind colo. 25c.a bottle.
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Beware Of Ointments for Catarrh Tha
Contain Mercury,

CONTAIN Mercury1
Is mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange thewhole system
Such articles should never be used except on
Prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the
hamage they will do fs ten fold to the good you
San possibly derive from then Halls Cetarrn
Toledo, O., Contains no mercury, and Is taken
Internally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
1t is taken internally. and ie made in Toledo.
bhio by f. j. Cheney q 60. Teetimonials free.
re- Sold by Druggists price. 75c per bottle.
HALLS Family Pills are the best.
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= eA@"
years with won
trouble. weak
back and cxcre-
tions. / was hart
ly able to do my
household dutie
and while about
my work was
nervous that
I was miser-
able. 1 hsd g.
also given III
up in des- ~
nAir. when1
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Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use OF DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer 20 trial bottle and treatise free
On. Il. II. KLINE, Ltd, 9S1 Arch st., Phila, Pa.
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The man who ltches for fame Is usually
tept scratchin9
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II man has horse sense he always knows
Khen to say neigh.
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A man gets most Of his bad luck while ex-
pecting good luck.
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was persuaded to try Lydia q. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and to-day,
I ami feeling like o new woman
MRS. ELLA McGARvY. Neebe Road
Station, Cincinnati, o.
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No IJee to Cry.

II some men were to lose their reputation
hey would be lucky.
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The majority of rising young men OF to-day
n n elevators.
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An artist is not a success until he can draw
1 check on the bank.
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Man proposes, woman imposes and the d.
torce court exposes.
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Caution. Don't be fooled into taking
SheaD worthless stuA. II the merchant tells
Vod II Is Just tho same" as N. A. s. I. NJ,
you may know that he is trying TO sell you
cheap stuff to mako big profit BY pa.manS
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MC,N@MNz

Fan Ant0nlOs Itx.s sdyns
NY wife has used DE-. Ne
A. simmons Liver Med
icine many years forsick
Headache and never
fails to buy q package
when she Q expects 70
travel. It saves one from
saking Injurious drugs.
For IS years II has been Q
necessary medicine In my
house.
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pair, when I
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-09
A New Version.

An old Swede farmer who lives on
the Baltimore & Ohio road few miles
out Of town had the misfortune
to lose valuable colt the
other day. The animal Jumped
out of a pasture, ran down upon the
railway and was caught In cut by an
express train. The claim agent Of the
road went out to effect an amicable set
tlement, il possible, with the old man.
I'VE are sorry, OF course, that this
affair happened" said the railway man,
land hope it will not be necessary for
us to go into court
The old farmer locked at him suspi-
ciously and shifted about uneasily, but
said nothing.
you must remember" continued the
claim agent, that your colt was tres
passer on our property when the acct
dent occurred. We don't want any nt-
cation, however, IL we can help it, and
we'd Hike to arrange a settlement with
you on friendly basis"
"vell," slowly said the Swede. "Ay
tai you. Az bin sorry das fool colt
ruined ON de railroad track, but Az bin
poor man. Az skal give you two dol
larw
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-09

Ha-be-mah and eighteen other prison
ers," said Sergeant Lear.
what was the enemy's loss?" asked
the lieutenant.
Il should think there were about thir-
ty Indians killed, SIR" answered the
sergeant.
THAT will do" said the lieutenant:
report to your quarters" and Ser
g2ant Edwin Lear went to look for
something to eat.
Thousands of Chicagoans have seen
him and applauded him, though none
had any idea who he was or what stuff
he would prove to be made Of when the
time came. Sergeant Lear is the dash
Ing rider who Led the troop Of cavalry
men in the Buffalo Bill show during
the Worlds Fair. At the close Of that
engagement he went back to the
army ag'in, sergeant" in time to be
the hero Of the Moqui outbreak Of
1S94.-Chicago Chronicle.