The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-04-30

The PREJUDICE of the Chinese against |
railways has not yet been overcome.
The latest mails bring curious story |
about the experience of the surveyors |
who are LAYING ont the line between
Peking and Hankow. The route is
very circuitous, in order to lift the |
track above the overflow Of the rivers |
upon the plains, and was decided upon
after long study and many difficulties.
Imagine the disgust of the surveyors
when, after an interval OF three
month";, they attempted to go over the
line fecond time and discovered that
every one of the stakes they had driven
had been carefully removed and every
other landmark they had left to indi-
cate the route had been obliterated.
Nearly two-thirds of the work had to
be done over again. but it was not at
tempted until an edict was issued by
the governor of the province prohibit
ing the disturbance of any Of the sur
veyors' m.rks under penalty OF death.
A feature of interest at the next
commencement of Roanoke College. at
Salem, Va, on June Is, will be the
graduation of one of the five students
from Corea now at that institution
Klu B ung Surb. who will be the first
Corean to take the degree of bachelor
of arts in America, or in the world.
Additional interest will be given by the
presence of the following Oorean Off
cials, who have already accepted invi-
tations to be present: Prince Eui VIVA,
the second son OF the Emperor; Prince
Min Young Whap, who represented
the Emperor at the coronation OF the
Gear Of Rustin; Mr.. Ye Pom Chin.
minister to the United States, and Mr..
Ye Eui Tom, secretary of the Corean
legation in Washington. Gov. Ty Ter
of Virginia, has also accepted an in
vitation to attend the commencement
and the alumni dinner.
Barrias, the sculptor, has already
begun the statue of Victor Hugo fol
the Paris exposition in 1900. It will
represent Hugo as a young and vigor'
GUS man. The figure will be seated or
rock, one hand supporting the chin,
the face framed in long hair. On the
four sides of the plint will be figures
representing epic and lyrical poetry
satire and the drama Great interes
is being taken in the work and Barria
declares that it will be his masterpiece
One OF the most remarkable gift
that ornament the home of the Rev
DR.. Talmage tiuce his return from hi
recent wedding trip is a Russian te
service of gold aud enamel, q persona
token from the Gear of Russia.
Dixon hy is it that it is usual
unmarried women who write articles o
How to Manage HusbandY" Hixo
, "Ohl you don't suppose a Marie
woman is going to give her little pla
! away, do you?"
!, Willie-s'Ps, cftea read abot
poor but honest people; Why don't the
sometimes say rich but honest?" T
-'It would be useless, my son. NJ
body would believe them"
Simkins-"There is nothing in tn
world that equals the friendship OF
: man thst you can trust. Timkins-
"Oh! / don't know. What's the ma
with a friend that will trust you occa
+ ionly?"
"And 80 you think this man Dwi
!, gins is sincere in his advocacy Of &
O rights of labor? WI la he's given "
9 SO much faith in him?' ''I've liiten
= to three of his speeches and have y
Q to hear him make nse of the word 'pl
b tocrat.'"