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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-10-16

chow can you keep US In such sus-
pense?"
"Well," replied Arthur, "it's rather
o long story, but you shall have 1t as
got it from your father. The IhursDys,
you know, are very old family. Ihey
date back further than the Conquest.
The Jarl Malise Thursbigh, for 80 II
was originally spelled, is said to have
been Norwegian, who came to Scot
land some time about the year loOo
A.D. His grandson Magnus was
knight In the First Crusade. he
fought under Hugh of Vermandois az
the battle of Antioch. During
desperate charge Magnus' heavy Nor,
man horse stepped on o wounded
Turk and crushed his foot.
"In the heat of battle Magnus could
not stop for one man, though ne did
remark the noble countenance OF the
Moslem over whom he had ridden.
But after the Turks had been driven
back and he, like true knight, was
caring for the wounded scattered over
the plain, he came across this same
man. Magnus cared for him, nursed
him tenderly, and they struck up quite
a friendship. Noureddin, the Turk,
was a man of affluence and nobility
of character. Before they separated
/, they exchanged weapons, Noureddin
: taking Magnus' heavy Scotch clay
more. and Magnus the similar OF thu
Moslem. al,
sThey met again at 'Ascalon, thu
!. time Magnus being prisoner: In
chiyalrous Mussulman treated him Tx
> n prince and had two ieweled breast
! pins made by q Damascene artisan
u showing O sword crossing simlta
over heart of gold. Each took one
> q keepsake, and solemnly sworeI
: strange compact it was-that when tn
- male line of either failed all the eartf
" possessions of that house should 6
70 the laot surviving member OF I'd
o. o. others family. Where did you g
' this?"
explained t. hi-1 all knew OF
VII az see." he said, 'the Turk mus
have been the last OF his house.
~ have no doubt he had all his proper.
u arranged in this way by bank depos'
~ in accordance with the oath OF his o
~ cestor made 800 years before"
-, There is nothing more to be said g
40 cept that 1 went to the bank, and foul
ass everything all correct, and my WI
NJ heiress to 800, 600. My old friend t
.e0 yirtuoso I did not forget, but ma
ny him a present of the next stock OF CT
Ill ;os;t;es I came across. AS for the pl
Il is guarded with great care and ven'
ng ation, and brought out only on ST.
're occasions.-Arthur's Home Magazll
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y,se sbould Be Longer.

It was the naturalist, Button, VINO
that human beings should live
to 14O years instead Of merely seventy.
Button argued that all creatures OF the
animal kind live at least six or seven
times as long as it requires them 70
obtain full development. Thus the
horse is full grown ct three years, ana
lives to eighteen and twenty. The OK
is fully developed at four years, ana
the dog at two. The former lives 70
twenty-four and twenty-five and the
latter to twelve and fourteen. There
is no doubt that in these respects buf'
fon was right, and if his theory were
borne out in the case OF HUMANKIND
the period Of life should be at ieas
100 to 14O instead Of seventy.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-10-16
The Power of Imagination.

Imagination is nearly always spoken
NJ by the unthinking as misty and
unimportant something, or is regarded
as reprehensible. Don't let your
imagination run away with you" is a
sentence which has chilled, II not
checked. the enthusiasm Of most Of
us. But imagination is really the
master-builder Of ones most satisfac'
tory life-structure; and when it runs
away with" one, becomes the mos,
powerful dynamic In the world. what
does imagination mean? Imaging
building q thought-pattern, . mental
model. an ideal. Nothing great wac
ever achieved without enthusiasm,
declares Emerson. !magination 10
enthusiasm's vital principle, its IN
ward life. its kindling fire.
imagination iran away with" Peter
the Hermit, and across continent
tramped, with great loss and terrible
suffering. thousands of people follow
ing an iliiterate and hitherto unknown
man who had magnetized himself ane
his followers by the thought-patterr
Of the Christ tomb free from Mosien
possession. Carthage fell and Home
became supreme because imagination
iran away with" Cato in picturing tn
aastruct;on of the African metropolis
and kept his zeal at white heat till tn
rival Of the Eternal City was dc
molished. We have the electric tele
oranh and the submarine cable Dc
cause imagination took the bits In he
teeth and gave Samuel Morse an
Cyrus Field no rest till the worle
revolutionizing messages were ciicke
. and flashed out in Ineligible languaS'
We ride, and light our homes, On
cook our food by electricity becaui
imagination got on SO unstoppapie
!. canter with Edison.-Demorest's mag
y zine.
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New York is to have q sanitary mau-
soleum with capacity for from II, OoO
70 10 900 bodies. It is proposed TO
entomb the dead in cement receptacles.
The bodies are to be exposed for sew
eral months to current Of air made
chemically. dry by passing it over sui.
phuric acid, the air to be purified al
terward by fire. When the body IL
thoroughly desiccated the receptacle
is to be made alright and deposited
in the mausoleum, the interior OF which
will resemble 4 great library.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-10-16
For Poor Travellers.

Switzerland has always been lore
most in the cause of charity. Recently
a society has been formed wnlon mas
most commendable objects. Inc ota'e
subsidies and the police authorizes
assist the operations of this society.
which has been founded for the purpose
of aiding poor travellers. In the canton
of Aargua refugees are now provided on
the main thoroughfares at regular IN
tervals, where bonafde travellers on
foot. who are seeking work or who are
passing through the country for q iegI
t;mate purpose, can obtain refresh
ment and nights lodging. The
Berne Consul says the beneficial re
sults Of the scheme are likely to cause
;ta extension thsoagheut evissss!saa
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cau.es Of Indigestion.

Indigestion is superinduced quite
often BY the very bad habit Ameri'
cans have of drinking as they eat.
Ice drinks, SO common in summer,
arrest digestion till the liquid becomes
heated to the proper temperature, ana
disturb the flow of the gastric juices
Tea and coffee, thought to be SO IN,
furious to weak digestion, lose hall
their terors when they are taken aftei
the meal is over. The natural liquid
for the dissolving of food is the gastric
Juice, but it is given no chance wher
LIQUIDS like iced tea, hot coffee O.
lemonade are swallowed by the quart
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It is comforting for Americans to
learn from the returns just published
by the journal Official" at Paris,
that not o single citizen Of the United
States has abandoned his country in
order to secure naturalization as .
Frenchman during. the last twelve
months. France acquired no less
than 8, 037 new citizens by means OF
naturalization last year. Belgians,
Germans, Spaniards, Poles, Russians.
Moors, Cinnamon and Britons figure
among the number, but not q single
son of Uncle Sam.
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CURIOUS FACTS.
Chicago has bullet-proof dog.

Chicago has bullet-proof dog.
The first English steel pens were
sold at thirty shillings each. i
Zena King, Of Falkland, Mich, kicked
at q hog and missed it and broke nls
leg against post.
A naval battle between the Romans
and Carthagenians off the coast OF
Spain in the first Punic War was iost
by the latter because the galley slaves
could not keep their seats when the
ships rolled.
Sao-Ke Alfred SEE, o young China
man. has lust been graduated from the
Washington High School. He Is
bright student and expects to take
full collegiate course at one OF the
leading colleges.
A man on the Umatilla reservation,
in Oregon. searching for hogs, found
six human skulls and the rotten re-
mains of wagon with three-inch tires
near Deadman Hill, not far from the
old Immigrant road. 1t was at a point
between two canons.
An orchard of seventy-five trees
which have been bearing for more than
sixty wears, on the farm OF henry
Davidson, near Whitesville, Ind. mas
for the last five years yielded a better
quality of fruit and more OF 1t than II
did a score of years ago.
At the annual meeting OF the Har'
yard ( Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa
society. Colonel William Lamb, o.
Virginia, restored to the chapter III
original charter, which was lost II
1779. and had since. been missing
MANY prominent men were present q
the meeting.
| George B. Oswald has been clerk o
! the Circuit Court for Washington
E County, Maryland, for twenty-iou
. wears. and has never been absent fron
' his office except on duty, and neve
g for longer than day until recently
i when he was in Baltimore for fou
|. davs as a witness in the FEEDERS
IS Court.
it It is commonly believed that tn
q first factory for making friction matcne
20 on a large scale was established
h Vienna in 1888, but, according to u
y Springfield Republican, there was sue e
le q factory at least as early as that IN u
D centre of the Connecticut Valley,
he the historic community known
q Chicopee Street.
ie At the fiftieth wedding anniversa'
e, Of Nelson Swaggert, eighty years Of
ca and his wife, sixty-six years OLD,
he Athena. Oregon, there were prese
"a three married daughters, five marri
u sons, and dozen grandchildren. :.
the end of the reunion all went to :
cemetery, where four Of the old coupl'
IL children are buried.
r. In Russia necessary formality
nd the happiness Of o newly MARI
he couple is that their parents should
raj wet from head to foot. In SUNNI
III. thew are ducked in the nearest river
ere pond, and in winter they are usua
.ft, rolled in the snow. At the village
.ch Sysertsky in Upha recently, the "
tho ding guests being drunk, as is custe
|, at ary. poured buckets Of water over
lad brides father with the thermometer
vas ten degrees below zero, WHEREOF
ven died
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-10-16

There has been of late such an ex-
traordinary craze for balloon ascents
in Vienna, that the municipal council,
on account of the number Of accidents,
has issued an order to the effect that
"every one who should wish to make
a balloon ascent must prove that he
has followed the course of aeronautic
science. Married men desiring to
take part in an aerial voyage cannot
do SO without the consent OF their
wives and children.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-10-16
Suicide Of o Dog.

The tenants of. Nos. 10, IL and Ia
FORSYTH street, were badly frightened
by a dog, which they thought MAD.
Henry Wesley, the janitor OF No. ~,
saw the animal first, and he says Its
ewes bulged, its mouth frothed' ana
It's mouth snapped as it began to circle
around him on the sidewalk. he
picked up o child that was playing
paar and running into the house,
darted into room on the ground floor
inst In time to save his life and that OF
the child. For the dog, small brown
chr. came with bump and grow
against the door. Then the dog wen
mn to the roof, the people in the house
shrieking the warning to keep out o
the way.
A few minutes later the dog leape'
off the roof to shed five stories belo'
and broke its legs. A man in the she
was frightened out Of it by the thud Q
the fall. but his wife from the wlndo1
above shrieked to him to hurry bac
out of sight of the Infatuated ANNA
| A policeman came and shot the doe
Then a reporter arrived and began
inquire among the neighbors about u
history of the dogs madness. 1t
nossible he was mad, If despair, hui
Ger. thirst and ill-treatment can ahe
the canine brain. For one OF IL
women remembered that the dog hi
been seen on the roof for three day
Sometimes it had scratched at u
, doors for food or water, but it g
none The women drove it of WI
3 hrooms and the men hurled at 1t Z
. next thing at hand. 1t was a pref
clear case of animal suicide which
. ianitor might have prevented VIII
4 drink of water or q morsel OF food'
g New York Post.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-10-16

Mexico has adopted the theory that
every citizen is bound to defend the
soil. the interests and the honor OF his
country as a soldier. Thus in future
a wealthy Mexican will have to serve
in the army, at least in case OF war, %
we'll as poor one. The CONSTITUTION
has to be amended for this purpose,
but there is little doubt that all the
states OF the great Central American
federation will give their consent
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-10-16
Rir BLOCK of Granite.

The pedestal for the new statue OF
Peter the Great, which has recently
been erected in st. Petersburg, con-
s;sts of a block of granite which weighs
about 1917 tons. In order to get to
it's destination it had to be carried
four miles overland and thirteen miles
bv water. For the overland journey q
railway was used consisting OF two
lines Of timber furnished with hard
metal grooves. Spheres of hard brass
about six inches in diameter were
placed between these grooves. and OF
the spheres, the framework contain
inc the block was moved by means O
sixty men,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-10-16
OUR LATTER DAYS.

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ateafulda lay ends In songF "0
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wloveis mellow
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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-10-16

start out from Juneau, after all his kit
and outfit are bought, without cent
as without $500 or 5000. But it is .
country every American who can al
ford TO travel ought to see. 1t IS
beautiful country to visit, and there
is no pleasanter trip anywhere. new
York Sun.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-10-16

An Arkansas lawyer, who was
native of North Carolina, not long ago
wanted to inform juror, also native
of North Carolina, that they both
hailed from the same state. 30 he
dropped some chewing gum, stepped
upon it, and pretended that his heel
had stuck to the floor. This gave him
an opportunity to say that hewas q
ssTar Heel and that the warmth OF
the room had made the tar run. The
verdict proved that the Tar Heels
stuck together.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-10-16

zone of the greatest victories yet
achieved for the dairy industry is the
enactment and Governors signature
Of the Illinois law which prohibits the
coloring of oleomargarine," observes
Orange Judd Farmer.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-10-16
Across the Sahara Desert.

A letter has just reached the Gov.
ernor-G General at Algeria from the Gov
ernor of the French colony Of Senegal,
by way of Timbuctoo. The dispatch
was carried by Arab couriers on
dromedaries, and it constitutes the
first known instance on record Of
European official communications hav'
ing trayersed the great Sahara desert
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-10-16

Governor Tanner Of Illinois vetoed
the bill to permit the use OF voting
machines on the ground that such
method of voting would not conform
to the constitutional provision that
call votes shall be by ballot"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-10-16

The New York Tribune thinks that
abbreviations are sometimes objection
able, as, for instance, when the Ten
nessee centennial exposition Is re-
ferred to rs sthe Tenn. Cent. Show"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-10-16
Double Daily Trains
Fast Time
Close Connections.

Through Pullman Pa'ace Sleepers
between New Orleans aud memphis,
Kansas City, st. Louis and chicago
v;thout change, making direct connec-
lions 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 1t, thus syoiding .ne
delays and annoyance incident 70 tfans
fer by ferry boat.
A, n. HANSON, j. W. CoLEnAn'
Gen. Pas. ACT, A. g. P. Agt,
CHICAGO. New Orleans.
". D, BssT. City Tit Agt, Vicssbure'
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-10-16
HEN I saw that it

was likely to rain oil
day I determined to
visit my friend Azral,
who keeps the vertu
shop on Wardour
street. I had sew
eral holidays on hand
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-06-22
June Weddings.

Lewis w. Ancker was married to Miss
Ida NJ. Mason in the M. E. Church, on
Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Milton
Relyea oficiated. Harry Heebner, of
Philadelphia, was best man, Miss Emma
Ancker being the bridesmaid. The cere-
mony was witnessed only by the families
of the bride and groom. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ancker will reside in Camden.
On Wednesday evening Rev. Mr.. Rel
yea had another wedding, when George
F. Branin and Miss Minnie Taylor were
married at the residence of the BRIDES
uncle, on Church street. John Austin
and Miss Hattie Branin acted as best man
and bridesmaid After the ceremony
the bride and groom LETT for Washington,
DC.
On Thursday evening there was a pri.
vate wedding in ST. Andrews Church.
Charles M. Gale and Miss Sallie A. Arm
strong were married by Rev. R. A. Rod
rick, In the presence OF Immediate rela-
tives.
The wedding of Robert A. Currie, oil
Philadelphia, and Belle b., daughter Of
George Hall, took place at the residence
of the brides parents on Garden street,
Sunday evening. The ceremony was per.
formed by Rev. C. H. Pendleton, pastor
of the Baptist Church.
Miss Tauval Stokely. of Burlington,
came over to Mount Holly, on Thursday,
and was married to Eckard B. Frake, by
Rev. Milton Relyea.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-06-22

Norman V. P. Lewis, of Mount Holly,
was ordained as deacon of the Episcopal
Church on Wednesday afternoon. The
ceremony took place at Trinity Church.
Owing to the absence of Bishop Scar
borough, who fell from moving train at
Trenton the night before and broke
knee cap, the services could not be held
in the morning, as anticipated, but took
place at five O'Clock in the afternoon, by
which time Bishop OH w. Whitaker, of
Pennsylvania, had arrived to act for
Bishop Scarborough.
An excellent sermon was preached by
Rev. Martin Aigner, rector of Trinity
parish, and he made an impressive ad-
dress to the candidate.
The clergymen who remained to assist
at the service were Rev. Edward T. Bart
lett, Dean of the Philadelphia Divinity
School; Prof. Angus Crawford, of Alexan-
dria Seminary; Rev. John Long. of Vim
centown Revs. Richard A. Rodrick and
Martin Aigner, of Mount Holly; Rev.
Francis M. Taitt, of Chester, Pa. and Rev.
Charles Betticher, of Beverly.
The impressive service was attended by
quite large congregation. There were
many visitors from out of town, who,
with the vestry of Trinity Church, were
entertained at lunch by Franklin B. Lewis
father of the candidate.
Rev. Mr.. Lewis will be assistant rector
of st. Johns Church, Elizabeth, the parish
of Rev. DR.. Glazebrook.
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George Taylor, who has been out to
DAKOTA, has returned for the purpose of
instituting divorce proceedings against his
wife. He has retained c. K Chambers,
of Mount Holly, as his lawyer and his
wife has secured the services of Mark R.
Sooy, also of Mount Holly.
The Rev. Edward Mount exchanged
pulpits on Sunday with Rev. H. l. Den
llnOer, of Marion.
The Bowker Bros. had their large kite
the highest that ever kite was seen in
these parts last Saturday afternoon. 1t is
reported that they had 5000 feet of string
out The large kite was sent up first,
then smaller one was fastened to the
same string. When all the string was
out the first kite hung about 5000 feet
above the earth's level.
The Daughters of America have institute
ed a Council here with the name of MAY
flower" They have elected the following
officers: Jr Past Council, H. L. knight
Associate Jr. Past Council, Mrs w. Low
EFT; Councillor, A. S. Hsines; Associate
Councillor, Miss Minnie Mingin Vice
Councillor, Mrs. Stacy Carri0an; Record
ing Secretary, Miss Lizzie Mingin; FL
nanclal Secretary, Miss Reha Jones /;
Treasurer, Miss Sadie Folwell Warden,
Mrs. c. Single; Conductor, Miss Martie
Peak Inside Sentinel, Mrs. M. Reilly
Outside Sentinel, Miss Ida Nsylor; Trus-
tees, Frank Branson and Christian Shin
gle.
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The Orthodox Friends of Moorestown
will build new meeting house to accom-
modate the increasing congregation. John
s. Rogers, of Stanwick, secured the con-
tract for $4,000. Work is to be COM
menced at once. The present frame
building will be torn down and the new
one built on its site. The new building
will be 58 K So feet and 2S feet high The
floor will slope toward the speakers
platform and will be in amphltheatre
STYLE 1t will have youths gallery, So
l6 feet. The building will be of brick
with slate roof and in the Colonial style
of architecture and will have truss roof.
A civil case in Justice J. T. Evans
Court Saturday had rather an unusual
termination. The case was a suit on
breach of contract. The lawyers on both
sides had completed their arguments and
the case went to the twelve men early in
the afternoon. The jury was locked up
in the jury room, in charge of Constable
Watson. Up to 10 O'Clock at night they
were unable to come to an agreement,
and stood to in favor of the plaintiff.
vote was then taken on the question of
agreeing to disagree, but they could not
even agree to this. A wrangle then &C.
cured among the jurymen. when sudden
y one of them, William Magee, leaped
out of the window and did not return.
After waiting until nearly midnight JUS
tice Evans discharged the balance of the
jury. The case will be.tried before new
jury next,week. 1t has not been decided
what action will be taken in regard to
Magee's strange action.
This place was shocked Thursday after
noon to learn that Miss Sallie Borton, so
year-old maiden Friend, had taken her
own life. Some time ago Miss Borton had
a serious spell of sickness and it is said
often threatened to take her life. She
had apparently recovered, but at times
had melancholy turns. She and her sis
ter, Mrs. Buzby, lived In comfortable
circumstances on Church street, and had
as a companion Miss Gertie Evans,
young lady. On Thursday, Mrs. Buzby
went to Mount Laurel to attend quarter
ly meeting of Friends and her sister was
left in charge of Miss Evans.
Shortly after o'clock Miss Borton told
Miss Evans that she was going to the bath
room for bath. A long time elapsed,
and failing to see her charge return, Miss
Evans went up stairs to see what was
causing the long delay. She found the
bathroom door locked as was also the bed
room door. No response was made to
knocks or calls. Miss Evans, becoming
alarmed, called in a neighbor, who burst
open the door. Miss Borton was hanging