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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-14
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The earnest question OF the hour
And general theme. no doubt,
Is not of love or politics
But. twill the coal hold out!
Chicago Record.
remains to be seen: The boy VINO
has an appointment with the teacher
after school is dismissed.-bos'on
Transcript.
Kean-Isn't your wife afraid to drive
that horse? Steam-Not at all. Its
tho people she meets who are search
Hartford Times.
First Office Boy-It says Our nero
now partook of frugal repast. NAT
does that mean? Second once boy-
Quick lunch.-Puck.
Husband-Why should you blame me
because we were late to the theaters
Wife-You forget, dear, that you hur'
ried me up so.-Puck.
"Wobbles rides his bicycle In his nat
now.o "In his flat?" Eyes; it's steam
heated. and he has to scorch up ano
down the hall to keep warm. Lille
went into the theater,
But left it with a sigh; :.
The play was long, the jokes were broad,
The hats were very high.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-14
r.rye New York Land Owners.

Twenty individuals and estates IN
New York City, according to the Her,
aid. own over one-sixth OF the real
estate in that city. "With perhaps
$50 Others" adds the Herald, this
score OWES fifty per cent, aud the re-
naming half of the metropolis OF the
Western Hemisphere is in the hands
of a few of the 1000, 900 persons who
live here and pay rent. ;"
The Herald has based its estimate
ON careful compilation made from
tax receipts and other information, and
the subioined table has also been sub
mitted by it to real estate experts hav.
ing intimate knowledge OF the great
estates. Approximately the assessed
| valuation of real estate in New York
is placed at 50, 900, 900, 900, and OF this
sum 1852, 0OO,O 600 is represented IN
the holdings of the twenty owners
herein named, as follows:
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-14
records of Recent Giants.

A well-known scientist investigating
the subject of giants gives the follow
ing as reliable list of the big people
and their statures who have lived dur
ing the last $50 years. In the year
1852, Evans, feet; Mellon, 1860
1884, 7 feet inches; Miller, 1914
1874. s feet; Blacker, 1724, z feet 4
inches: Cornelius McG rath, 1735-l76O.
7 feet s inches; O'Brien. 176O-1784, .
feet Z inches; Murphy, 1761-17S3, :
feet 10 inches; Cotter 1902, feet
inches; Bradley, 179S-1S1O, feet
inches; Eleizigue, 7 feet, 10 inches
Hale, 1S2O-1S62, feet 6 inches
| Louis, 7 feet 4 inches; Loushkin,
feet; Chang, 8 feet; Anak, 1S3O-lS65
feet 8 inches; Minnesota giant,
feet 4 inches; Marianne Wedbe, fee
, d. inches; Austrian giant, 8 feet 4
inches; Winkelmeyer, feet inches
The best authorities say that giantisr
is a disease, so giants are not SO FOL
tunate, after all.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-14
ITO BE CONTINUED.
The Future United States.

"The population of the united
States will increase for many years
vet. but never again in SO great
ratio as during the last century,
said Prof. Howard w. Shaw, now al
the Southern. "This country can
support a population of 300, Oo,Ooo
much more easily than France can
support her 100000, but after we
touch the hundred million figure our
increase will be slow. 1t is cheap
homes and high wages that now at
tract immigration. Low-prlced land
will soon disappear and with 1T Will
90 high wages, despite the wisdom OF
Statesmen. Then, instead Of a con-
slant stream of homeseekers pouring
into America, considerable stream
will pour out towards the fertile
lands of South America and Southern
Africa. Uncle Sam will probably be-
DIN the twentieth century with 3d.
600 900 people; he will do well If ne
ends it with an increase or 70, OO0, Ooo'
nv that time-the beginning OF the
twentv-flrst century-we will be q
homogeneous people. There Will DC
no longer rish-Americans and Ger
man-Americans, but everybody VIII
be American pure and simple. The
MANY streams that are now f10wlns
hitherward from all parts of Europe
will have amalgamated, and the re
sult will be one of the best balanced
and most intellectual peoples tn
world has ever known. Globe Dem
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-14
RWOMANS INFLUENCE

her hand to her eyes. "The whole
truth. All! you hesitate. That is more
cruel still. I can bear the truth best.
Poor child" he answered. You must
not give way to this despair. Yet,
since you ask me for the truth, l will
not deceive you. Brian's condition Is
most precarious. The odds are all
against him. He has but one bare
chance"
He has one chance" she repeated,
snatching at this straw OF hope. Then,
Doctor, we will make the most OF that
one chance. He cannot fight for him.
self; we must fight for him."
I'VE will fight fer him." was Wilson's
reply. Your courage and bravery must
win, and I shall exercise all my skill
and all my experience for him. l shall
wire Immediately for professional
nurse, and since we are to work together
I need only remind you OF the necessity
to keep your health and strength. :,
Let mo stay with him" she replied.
with an effort to compromise, and
promise to be doclle in all elsa. All,
see BERTHE. He has heard"
Yes, Berthe had heard; and BERTHE, al
usual, could not hide his feelings as ne
gave Margaret messages OF sympath,
from the friends whose hearts were
never more truly hers than in this houl
of her trouble,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-14
YEARLY SLAUGHTER OF BIRDS.
The Demands of Fashion Rapidly Ex-
terminating Feathered SOfigsters'

The Demands OF FashOh ""PiiS
terminating Feathered s0ngsters'
Although it may SAVIOR of ungallantry
To the fair sex, it is nevertheless most
painfully true that the demands Oh
modern fashion, especially IN the me
of female headgear, are rapidly play
ing havoc with the feathered songsters
of our American forest.
The Audubon Society, OF Massachu-
sets. has recently made thorough
investigation of the subject for the
purpose of ascertaining with some de-
gree of exactitude how many birds are
killed annually to supply the worlds
millinery establishments, and the hg,
,,res collected by the society Will
doubtless be interesting to some OF
our readers. Great Britain alone, 1t IS
said. imports yearly over 25, 900, 600
birds. which find their way into the
various fashion laboratories OF the
kingdom to be manufactured into hats
and other articles of personal wear.
The entire continent Of Europe Is
credited with not less than 'OO, OOO,0oO
annually. .,.,
To show the enterprise of individual
firms engaged in the bird traffic, one
establishment in London last year I'm.
ported 400, 900 humming birds, 6oou
birds of paradise and 500, 900 bros o.
other descriptions. American firms,
however. are by no means backward
One in Chicago last year received ovel
$50, 600 birds during the twelve montn'
ending December 81, 1896, most o.
which have since found owners IN tn
social realm. Surprisingly wonderfu
is the art which preserves these D!ro'
in such radiant and life-like fashion
but serious beyond measurement Is TN
wholesale slaughter which Is going OF
from year to year in order to suppi'
the worlds market.
Does it pay to rob nature In sucn
remorseless manner merely to enricl
! fashion? Is it not, in measure, crue
! to sacrifice millions of songbirds year,
r for no other purpose than to decorat
the worlds headgear? These are pei
! tinent questions, especially in view
the fact that larger purchases are 6ein
!. made this year than ever before. WIN
? out. predicting the complete annlhll,
ton of our songbirds, it suffices
J show that if the present rate
! slaughter continues it will not be Ion
before the only relic of these warbler
. will be found on some old faded bol
= net.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-14
Total of twenty holders is. 1852, 600, On
A Story That Amused Mckinley.

President Mckinley likes to see
Senator Mason, of Illinois. Not long
ago the President asked Senator Mason
to tell one of his stories. The Sena-
tor responded by telling story which
conyulsed the President with laughter.
IT. illustrated the fact that the pie
which the President had to distribute
won't 60 around by long odds. 1t
was this:
Pat Mccarthy gave dinner, to
which he invited three or four OF his
neighbors. Pat had allowed his wife
to cook only one chicken. When din.
ner was served Pat took possession OF
the carving knife, and in a most hos
pitable tone said to Mrs. Dugan:
"What part of Their fowl will yei
have?"
ga leg, if yez plase," was the an
swer.
can what part will yez have
Would yez loike some av Their white!
Pat inquired of Mrs. O'HooiIgan.
"An' leg will do me-" she an
swered. =,
AS each answered the part OF tn
fowl she desired was given her.
"What part will yez have, Moik
Walsh?" Pat blandly inquired OF n
neighbor. :,
: ssOi balave Oh will have leg, too,
: said Moike, in his most modest wa.
wishing to follow in the footsteps
: the rest of the company.
i ssBegorra, said Pat to Micke
e "what does yez think Dim carving
i Washington Star.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-14
AXE PROVIDENCE EAST CARROLL PARISH La. SATURDAY,

writing to Florida. Mr.. Charles Klng-
ling in discussing the project. said;
awe are not going into this busi-
ness from motives of philanthropy. we
expect confidently to make money out
Of il. 1t is novel thing, know-al-
most audacious in fact, but when 1t IS
investigated the chimerical features
disappear. There is constant de-
mand for wild animals at good prices,
and it is much cheaper and easier 10
raise them in Florida than to send 10
foreign countries after them. New
York Journal.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-14
Trunks.

There are comparatively few round
top trunks made now. The idea was
that greater resisting power could be
obtained with least weight by imltat-
ing to some extent the shape OF an
egg. which, as we know, will bear an
absurdly great weight, but unfortu-
nately there was no guarantee thao
the baggage-smasher would always
stand the trunk the right way up
His failure to do this gave number
less reminders of the fact that nc
box is stronger than at its weakest
point, and the damaged sides became
very common. Now most trunks
are made with fat tops, and are SC
strong all over that it is very diff
cult. even for an expert trunk-smasn
er, to break one.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-14
How the Emperor Observed New Year

How the Emperor Observed New Year.
A recent number of the official
gazette of the Chinese Government
contains the following announcement:
"This day being the first day Of the
new year, the imperial astronomical
board sends a report to his majesty
that the direction of the wind, coming
from the southeast, prognosticates
year of plenty and long life to men.
His majesty will celebrate Tomorrow
by eating the sacrificial meats with the
court at s O'Clock, and later on II
forenoon will proceed TO the SoutH
Lake palace to pay the compliments
the season to b. I. a., the empires
lowagsr, after which bis majesty ans
| soart will return to the city,"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-14
WORDS OF WISDOM.
A stop in time saves pain.
Overwork is O thief of time.

Oyerwork is thief OF time.
MANY let heaven go by default.
There is no safe side in any kind OF
sin. ~.
Thought without purpose Is ike
seed spilled upon the ground.
The hand that holds the rod should
always be controlled by love.
Charity robs herself when she
frowns while bestowing a gift.
Education, in this age, means cram
ming in more than leading out.
Every great gift has germ OF re-
sponsibility hidden within itself.
When there is coffin in the house
there is a welcome for the preacher.
Blessed is the man who knows how
little he knows of other peoples busi-
| ness.
It is doing that which costs some
thing that strengthens the moral back
bone.
Nothing can make people go blind
any quicker than filling their eyes Will
gold dust.
When the right kind of man If
taken out Of the miry clay he knows
enough to stay out.
There is always hope for the mai
who can be taught what fool he ha
been by one mistake.
One finger lost in buzz-saw WI
do for most men, but fool will foe
with it again and lose two.
There is no admission into tn
,, straight gate for those who are net VII
, ing to give up all that is crooked.
A wise man can learn somethln
worth knowing from fool. but a fot
is made all the more fool by going
0 college.
The fact that there is so much stu
that shines like gold, makes the stol
of disaster one of the saddest chaptel
; ever written. -Ram's Horn.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-14
SocLa,exis. the Indian Ball Player

Jonis Sockalexis is the name OF the
breed Indian who plays right held
for the Clevelauds. Though SOCK
alexis's parentsare still living on q
reservation in Maine, where he spen'
his childhood, one would hardly be.
I;eve that Socks was the offspring OF
half civilized parents. There Is not
more gentlemanly player on the Cleve-
land team than Sockalexis. he mas an
excellent education, and there Is noun
inc about his actions or his talking
calculated to remind one Of wild west
shows. tomahawks and all that sort OF
thing. The young man is fluent CON
versationalist, who can tell many inter-
esting stories.
..There is little difference in playing
hall m the League and on the college
teams. 80 far as the game is concerned, "
said he to George Boissard, OF the Cin.
cinnati Commercial Tribune. IN
course. this Is much faster company, but
I am playing the same game now tnat
did six or seven years ago. nave oeen
playing ball with college teams SINCE
'91' and during that time l have hao
more than a hundred offers from East.
ern and Western league teams, out
did not accept them, because l was
waiting for chance to Jump INTO tn'
big league. feel satisfied that cal
hold my own in the league. 1t amuse
me to hear the crowd warwhoop ant
veil when go to the plate. Not tina
, it reminds me of my early days, Tor
|, never heard them, but because the,
expect to see feathers sprouting out 9
nv hair and tomahawk in my pocket
! I left my home when l was quit
: Young. and have been home once 9
. twice since to visit my sister. NJ
9 parents are still living, but they q
not like seeing me leave my people an
mingling with the whites. After L n
!, ceived my education I found no MOI
/ pleasures at my home, and have bee
" with the white people ever since. b
!, fore I signed contract with the Ciev
: : land Club I used to play football
n the fall and winter, but since L ha'
T. decided to make living by piayil
e. ball. 1 have given up football.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-14

.Does YOUR latest novel enjoy large
.,,o,. no inquired. Il don't know
whether the novel does or not r ,r
the author, "but Chicago iiln's
Herald.
Rural Teacher-What current event
90 great interest can you give me TINS
,norninp Small Girl (eagerly)-My ma
has Just made twenty tumpiers u '
ly.-Judge.
willie-Its always in damp places >
whore mushrooms grow, isn't II. papa
popa-Yes. my boy. as that the ecu
son they look like umbrelias' pup"
Yonkers Statesman.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-14
Left by Say.

Among the late Leon Says papers
wore found five DEGREES dated on the
same day, signed by President Grevy
and countersigned by all the proper of,
ficials, appointing him to all the grades
Of the Legion of Honor, including the
Grand Cross. Grevy went out OF Of
fee without making the appointments
nublic in the Journal Officiel. and Leon
Saw never mentioned the matter to any
one, and never wore any OF the decor
0fionS,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-14
Artificial Worms.

The latest triumph of Yankee IN
yentive genius is an India-rubber hsn-
worm. 1t is said to be a remarkably
oood imitation of the common earth
worm. is indestructible, and in actual
use proves as alluring to the fishes as
the genuine article.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-14
Ina Pigs Stomach.
A peasant living near Milan,

A peasant living near N1lau' ItaIy'
recently bought pig, which, whe Il
killed was found to have swallowed q
metal matchbox containing two notes
Of tia value Of Sa5o. The finder took
tlaa money to the Mayor tebs held by
hin fer the loser.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-14

For work to be the promoter OF
long and valuable life, we must know
how to perform 1t and within what
limits, Like everything else ne
gauss use without abusing Il,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-14
Double Daily Trains
Fast Time
Close Connections.

Through Pullman Palace Sleepers
between New Orleans and Memphis,
Kansas City, st. Louis and Onicaso
without change, making direct connec-
t;ons 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. TINS avoiding the
delays and annoyance incident to sFans-
fer by ferry boat.
A. a. HANSON. J. w. COLEMAN
aan Pas. Agt., A. g. p. Agt,
Chicaeo. New Orleans.
W. D. Barr, City Tit, Ast, yioaspuse'
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-14

Every sleeping car conductor ""n.S
a law adopted compelling the porter 10
divide.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-06
Spanish Butcherles.

HABANA, Dec. 31.-Guanabacoa city,
on the other side of the harbor is ter.
ribly excited by the crimes OF the no
torious Major Fondeviela is commit
ting daily. Families are moving to
Haf'ana, being horror. stricken. Since
beirlg placed in command of the gar
rison, vice Count O'Reilley, released,
being a Cuban, the former is made re-
sponsible for the entry of the rebels.
The daily butcheries made by Span
iards are said to exceed 80. 1t is hard
to obtain facts as the people fear to
speak. But herewith is complete
list and dates of those killed: On the
23d, the same day he took command,
he ordered the brothers Ruiz killed
on the Oath, one named Sotolongo
on the 25th, Nunez and others; on the
26!h, Morales, 80 years of age, on the
farm of Noria and seven more besides
young Pastoriza, we'll known N Ha.
bana as q. baseball player. 1t is said
that during the last three nights, more
were killed. ALI were taken at night
from their homes, bound and brought
to the outskirts of the city, slashed
with maohetes and their bodies left in
the field. Their families were pro
hibited from burying them. No for
NAL trial was given, not even a sem.
blance OF the same. All were killed
at once on Fondeviela's orders,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-06
A Family AsphyxiaJed.

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-A family of
four persons were asphyxiated at their
home in the Northern portion OF this
city today. Two are dead and an
other is likely to die. John Lichten-
ber, cabinet maker, his wife Lizzie
and their two children, Willis, %
months old, and Jacob, IL weeks old,
comprised the family, who occupied
four rooms at the rear OF Ackersport
Morris Hotel. When Lichtenberg
was missed from his bench today a
messenger was sent to his rooms to
learn the cause. There the two chill
dren were found dead and the parents
unconscious. The physicians who
were called decided that asphyxiation
was the CAUSE, and that Mrs. Lichten-
berg would probably die. The origin
of the noxious gas, however, has not
been discovered.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-06
A Convenient Invention.

An Orangeburg farmer comes to the
front with a new invention in the
shape of a Lubricator for oiling ve-
hicle wheels without taking them eff
the axle. 1t is inserted in the hub
between two of the spokes. When
you want to grease your wheel all you
have to do is to withdraw a plunger,
which operates with spring, and put
as much oil as is needed on the axle.
Upon being released the spring closes
up the oil hole until it is opened for
oiling up again. 1t is very ingeni-
GUS and clever device, and is bound to
be used generally. With these lubri-
Gators a vehicle can be oiled up any
where along the road in less than one
minute. The patent for this valuable
invention is owned by the National
Lubricator Company of Orangeburg,
IS. Q. Mr.. Jas. L. Sims, Editor and
Proprietor of the Orangeburg Times
and Democrat, is the manager of the
company, which is guarantee that it
is all right. The company wants an
agent in this county to sell the Lubri-
Gators. See advertisement in another
column.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-06
Alone With Death.

EGG HARBoR City, N. j., Dec. 90
John Spoeral, 70 years old, operated q
small farm and lived with his aged
and helpless wife in little. house in
the dense woods near Pomerna. Yes,
terday afternoon wood chopper was
passing the lonely. farm, when he saw
handkerchief futtering in curious
way from one the windows. He stop
ped to investigate and found that NJ rs:
Spoeral, unable to leave the house, had
managed to crawl to window. There
she had kept up an unceasing vigil,
hour after hour, for some one to pass
the house to whom she could signal.
Her husband had died last Friday and
the helpless woman had been alone
with her dead those four days. The
woman was almost starved to death,
while the house was in a deplorable
condition. In the little barn were a
horse and COW, turned loose, and so
week from hunger that thsy could
hardly stand.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-06
Pianos by the Mile.

See Ludden and Bates new adver-
tisment of one thousand Mathushek
pianos. Suppose them all loaded on
to wagons in one grand procession,
allow Is feet for each wagon and
team and the line would be nearly
three miles long. That is just the
wholesale way this great southern
house does business. Having acquired
an interest in the noted Mathushek
Piano factory, they are now supply.
ing purchasers direct and saving all
intermediate profits. This means a
saving of from $50 to $l00 on each
piano, and the securing of one of the
Oldest and most reliable instruments at
q remarkably low figure. Better write
them at Savannah, Ca, or at SO Fifth
Ave-, New York City.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-06

higher education. They commend it
to thersfostering care Of the General
Assembly.
johnson E[agood, Chairman.
DR.. Parker reports that the health
of the institution has been good, but
there was one death, that of Cadet w.
II. Hill, of Abbeville, who died OF
cerebro-spinal meningitis.
The three cadets most distinguished
and reported to the Adjutant General,
United States Army, are B. G.. Muir.
ply, Union; T. w. Carmichael, of
Marion, and F. K. Holnnant of Sum.
ter.
The composition of the Board has
been changed by the RESIGNATION Of
Col. Fl. A. Gaillard of Winnsboro,
who has been succeeded by Col. j. j.
McLucas.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-06
WE
WANT
A PARTNER
In
Ev ERY
TOWN.

Postmasters, Railroad Agents, Genera s
Store Keepers, Clerks, Ministers. or any
other person. lady or gentleman, who can
devote little or all Of their time to our
bust ess. We do not want any money y
advance, and pay large commissions 20!
those who work for us. We have the BEST
Family Medicines on earth, aud can prl
duce lots Of testimonials from oar home
people.
Send for blank application and Circular.
Address
BRAZILIAN MEDICINE CO,
s44 Broadway, Augusta. ass