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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-03
Dress Goods Department

Wonderful Offerings in Light and Medium French Dress Fabrics, actually at half and in many instances less than half price.
 19 CENTS YARD.
 40-inch Novelty Dress Goods in Blue, Brown, Green, Garnet, Olive Red. Re tail price 39c to 50c, our price,. .19c yd 29 GENTS YARD,
 All Wool, Imported Dress Goods in Fall Shades, Green, Blue, Cadet, Gar net, Artillery Red, Navy. Retail price soc, our price .......,..........2 ..25c yd S9 CENTS YARD,
 45-inch two-toned Coraline Brocade, Garnet, Brown, Olive, Myrtle, Cadet, Red. A great bargain, at....,...S9c yd 49 GENTS YARD,
 5O-inch Twill Edinburgh Suitings, All Wool and sold previously at $1.0O yard, also 52-in. All Wool Etamine Cheviots, were dollar, your choice.. .. .................... ................49c 49c yd 69 CENTS YARD.
 Here is line of:
 52-inch Harris Suitings.
 50-inch English Tweed Suitings.
 5O-inch Two-Toned Etamine Suitings
 All come in the choicest shades, all were $1.25, your choice. .69c yd
 These are the best values in Ameri- ca.
 75 CENTS YARD,
 Black Mohair and Wool Crepons, the kind that's retailed at $1.25 our price ................ ...................75 .75c yd OUR NOVELTY
 Dress Goods. all reticketed to close
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-03
Comfortables

100 cases for sale at 69c, 75c, S9c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.4S, $1.75, $1.9S, all at cost.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08

The English libel law was illustrated
by the finding of a jury In the High
Court of Queens Bench, after a three
DAYS hearing of the suit of Mr.. Andrew
II. Atteridge, the Chronicles special
correspondent during the Soudan CAM
paign, against Mr.. e. f. Knight, the
special correspondent of the Times In
the same campaign. The jury award
ed Atteridge five thousand dollars dam
ages. The action grew out OF letter
written by Knight to friend wherein
he called Atteridge dirty cur" and
declared that he left the Soudan after
the first battle at Firket because he was
In a 'blue funk" He further expressed
his opinion that Atteridge was dirty
cur" because he had treated Garrett,
the correspondent Of the New York
Herald, In a vile manner, turning him
out of his tent into the desert when he
was suffering from enteric fever, for
the reason that he was afraid Of chol
era. knight also accused Atteridge
who had previously been teetotaler
of drinking champagne from 8 O'Clock
In the morning until bed time and pray
ing to God all day when the cholera
broke out. He further described At
teridge as brute who never washed.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08
NATURALIZATION on Earth.

Three or four districts claim the IN.
euviable distinction Of being the hottest
place on earth. They are all either sit.
uated in deserts or In localities where
desert winds are prevalent during q
portion Of the year. The cities on the
Red Sea, both to the east and west OF
that body Of water, are subject to very
high temperatures In summer. At Mas
sowah. when the southwest wind blows,
traverslng as 1t does 1000 miles OF ara
sand. the heat becomes unenduraDie'
the thermometer during the daytime
frequently rising to a point between
1e0 and 145. and In the sun going 10
10 The wind bears with 1t CLOUDS OF
sand and dust from the Sahara, render
,np Il dangerous to be In the open air,
and In spite Of the hea. the inhabitants
arc forced to shut themselves up In
thar houses, stopping every chink
through which the wind and dust may
enter. The Valley Of the Euphrates Is
another place Of high temperatures. Al
Ba gdad the southwest monsoon occa'
siorlally sends the thermometer up te
115 or 100. The lower va!l,y OF the
Gauges is Intensely hot, the daily tenn
perature during the summer season be
ing from los to 112. The hottest place:
| In the United States are the sandy val
leys of Western Arizona, the temper
ature frequently rising to 10 or lis.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08
Recipes.

Apple Fritters.-One pint sour
milk, two teaspoonfuls soda, salt. two
eggs and -four for not too stiff batter.
Pare and core six large apples. chop
them very fine and mix in batter. Fry
in lard, and serve with strip or sauce.
Poached Eggs With Tomato Sauce
-Poach six eggs in usual manner,
place on buttered toast and pour over
tomato sauce. This makes most de-
lightful and savory breakfast dish.
Half a pint of the sauce will be re-
quired for six eggs.
Chicken a la Marengo-Cut the
chicken up in joints and roll we'll In
-four. Fry the pieces in cocoanut but
ter, season while cooking, and as soon
as done place in hot dish in the
shape of pyramid. Make thick
gravy in the pan with the remaining
butter and pour over the chicken.
Border with parsley.
Economy Pudding one quart
of bread crumbs, one egg, one tea
spoonful of baking powder, two cup
fuls of sugar, and one teaspoonful each
of ground cloves, ginger and nutmeg.
Soak the crusts and stale bits Of bread
in cold water until soft, squeeze out,
and beat up with the other ingredients.
If desired, one tablespoonful of drip
ping or butter and any kind of dried
fruit may be added, first chopping and
Touring the fruit. Put in two-quarl
bucket we'll creased, and boil in akettlt
two and one-half or three hours.
| Sweet Potato Salad. Boil and pare
three large sweet potatoes, cut into
half-inch dice, mix with two stalks o.
chopped celery and pour over it {
French dressing made as follows: Pu'
into soup plate one saltspconful o
salt and one of pepper. Add three
tablespoonfuls of olive oil and stir un
til the salt Is all dissolved, then add
the vinegar, two tablespoonfuls, by de
grees, and a teaspoonful of onion juice
Mix we'll with the salad and let i
stand in a cold place for two hours
Serve on lettuce leaves, or with a gar
nish of picked onions ndparsley.
Iced Stuffed Tomatoes.-Scald an
peel six small tomatoes. Cut off tn
stem end in slice and scoop out tn
seeds before standing the tomatoes o
ice for two hours. When ready t
serve, chop one small new onion
a bunch of cress, and a small bit c
: parsley rather fine. Pour over thi
mixture dressing made from half
teaspoonful of salt. one teaspoonfr
} pepper and three tablespoonfuls DIV
| oil beaten together with one table
spoonful vinegar, and fill it in the te
l mato shells. Serve each on lettuc
! leaf heaped round with fnely-cracke
3 | ice
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08
WILD BIRDS EGGS FOR FOOD.

Crows Eggs for Bismarck-A Marketable
Commodity in Holland Egg Thieves.
Among the presents sent to Prince
Bismarck on his SD birthday were
100 crows eggs, "a luxury difficult to
procure early in the season., says the
Spectator. The eggs were probably
rocks eggs. not crows; but the fact
remains that eggs here only eaten by
plowboys are in Germany appreciated
by princes. Custom, which rules IN
matters of eating more than in any
other department of life, has set very
narrow limits to the English idea of
what are, and what are not, edible
eggs. This must be mainly due to
fancy, for the taste of the eggs OF most
birds is almost the same, though that
of very few, such as the plover aud
the guinea fowl, is distinctly superior.
Much has been written as to the sale
of other birds eggs, gulls' guillemots'
aud redshanks', for plovers' eggs.
They are good enough of their kind,
but the difference can be recognized
when the shell is stripped off. Not
even those of the redshank approach
the plover's in flavor.
In the markets in Holland all kinds
of large birds eggs appear for sale,
and are presumably intended to be
c.ten. Redshanks', greenshanks
and godwits' are the commonest in
the market stalls of South Holland,
| but one sees also the bright blue eggs
of the heron and those of wild ducks
Formerly very large trade was done
| u wild-fowl eggs with the shepherds
Of the Isle of Texel. The north par
of the .sTaxel'' tas it is pronounced by
the Dutch) is still called overland
-.segg-land"-and it was from thii
district that the supply was mainl,
drawn. In Friesland, the Dutch Nor
folk, where meres, breads, heaths ant
wild fowl abound, the sheldrakes egg,
are one Of the minor sources Of poke
| money to the villagers. Sheldrake'
/ like to nest in burrow, in which the.
would normally lay one setting of egg
| and then hatch them of. The Fries
landers provide ready-made burrows
from which dozen nesting chamber
radiate. These artificial nests ar
made in grass-covered sandhill,
loose turf being laid over each nestin
chamber, which is removed when til
egg is taken, and then replaced. TIL
atrangest part of this arrangement
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08
school Lunches.

See to it that the lunch basket IS
made attractive and that its contents
are bountiful. This means much to
the sensitive boy or girl who must
open the basket or pail, with dozens
Of curious eyes watching the opera
ton. Use paper napkins, which are
very cheap, if you do not want to risk
linen ones.
Wrap bread, meat and cake in par
ATTN paper to keep moist. The same
paper may be used two or three times.
Put in plenty of bread and butter,
cut neatly. the buttered sides togeth-
er. Sponge cake, graham waters,
cream gingerbread, oatmeal crackers,
figs, apples, dates and oranges are
much to be preferred to rich pastry,
pickles, confectionery, etc.
Put in small cup of jelly occasion.
ally. Apple and sage jelly may be
substituted for fruit jelly, or baked
apple plentifully sweetened. For 9
relish, give the child bit of smoked
halibut, salmon OF herring. once in
while.
Leftover meat or fish, minced fine
and moistened with salad dressing
makes appetizing sandwiches.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

Xorseless carriages have been intro
duced in the fire department OF Paris.
The new Chinese mint at Canton
coined more than $4,000, 900 ten-cent
pieces last year.
The convicts with a good record In
the Kansas state penitentiary now
wear suits of cadet gray instead OF
striped suits.
Nine hundred and fifty telegraph
submarine cables are now in opera
ton, most of them in Europe their
total length is over $4,000 miles.
A grain of fine sand would cover
100 of the minute scales of the human
skin, and yet each of these scales IN
turn covers from 800 to 500 pores.
A New Hartford Conn. man one
day set over 1000 tobacco plants, and
the next morning found that the cut
worms had destroyed every plant but
one over night.
Russia has the most rapidly increas-
ing population of any country In the
world. The growth during the last
100 years has been fraction less than
/, 600, 900 annually.
An old English "Manners Book
says: "a lady should dip only the tips
of her fingers in the sauce bowl, and
should not let food fall out OF hel
mouth on the tablecloth. T"
One rainy afternoon Sullivan Har
Dor (Me. woman sought entertainment
in pulling to pieces pincushion thai
was wedding present twenty-five
years ago. She found therein 80,
needles of assorted sizes.
The Dresdener Anzeiger is perhaps
the only daily newspaper which il
owned and operated by city. 1t wa
bequeathed to the city of Dresden b.
its former proprietor upon the condi
ton that all profits arising therefron
should be spent upon the public parks
The cost of getting thirty head o
cattle from Chehalis, Wash, to Circl
City, Alaska, will be about SO, 600
and yet the shipper expects to max
money on the venture, as beef sells
/ for half dollar pound in Alaska
and the steers sent average 100
pounds each.
In South Vernon, VT, monumen
is to be put in place marking the spo
where the three states of Massachu
sets, Vermont and New Hampshir
ioin. The monument is to be bloc
of Windsor green granite, 10 feet
inches long, feet square, and wi
stand feet above the ground.
In Maine town there is a Gustav
Pie association. 1t originated in
pie-eating match between two farmer
nearly generation ago. Since tbs
time it has held an annual festival
with custard pie as the piece de resis
ance. This ''unrivaled delicacy," a
the natives call il, is washed down wit
cider.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08
This Rabbit and Calf Are Friends.

A few years ago Attorney E. w.
Draffen bought pair of white rab-
bits. One of them died, and, strange
to say, a strong attachment soon
sprang up between the other rabbit
and Jersey calf. The two became
constant companions, and when the
calf grew up the friendship was not
broken. The COW goes out in the field
to Craze during the day, and the rab-
bit plays about the yard. In the even
ing, when the COW comes up, the rab-
bit goes out, and the two fondle and
caress each other in the most affec-
tomato manner.-Lawrenceburg lKy.)
News.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08
Tho Bayonet.

The bayonet was first made in Bay.
onne In France; hence its name, and u
waa first used by the French army In
1911. 1t was successfully employed by
them during the reign of William III.
IN m attack on the British Twenty-ffth
REGIMENT of Foot. 1t afterward be-
came generally recognized as an indis'
nensable military weapon. and has
been used on both sides In nearly aiitns
great battles Of Europe and Americs
for the last $50 years.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08

TITS 1 singular fact that the reigns OF
female soyereigns have been dtstin-
ruiahed By the number OF medals Is
sued Queens and Empresses regnant
apparently taking a greater pleasure
than Emperors and Kings in thus COM
memoratiug events Of their reigns. The
medals of Catharine the Great, OF Eliz-
abeth, Of Anna, Of Catherine l., all OF
Russia; Of Mary, Of Elizabeth and VIC
toria, Of England, and Of Maria The
resa, of Austria, are far more numerous
than the medals Of any other sover-
eigns, 20 numerous, In fact, that, save
In exceptional cases, only a nominal
value attaches to them.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08
animals and the Weather.

Many naturalists INSIST that animals
have a special sense which enables
them to foresee approaching changes In
the weather and conduct themselves
accordingly. Hens, ducks and geese
are well known to make preparations
for rain, and hours before the change Is
apparent to human beings these crea-
lures may be seen oiling aad dressing
their plumage. Pigs frequently pre-
pare q shelter for themselves before a
storm; pig carrying q mouthful Of
straw Is TO the farmer sure sign OF
rain. Dogs and horses exhibit unusual
lassltude before rain, and the cat wash
ing her face Is, among housewives, a
certain sign. The croaking Of the rain
crow" is considered, in the country dis
tricts. as an Indication of bad weather,
while even ants and bees, when rain Is
approaching, seek their homes, the for
mer retiring to their holes and closing
the entrance, while the latter hurry to
their hives as though conscious thai
danger was In the air.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08
PIGEON FAMILY ON 4 SHIP.

female Made Her Mate SIT ON tho
Eggs During the Voyage.
On board the Neptune liner Delano,
Captain James, which arrived recently
from Rotterdam, Is clear case OF pet
ticoat government
when the Delano left Rotterdam q
pair of pigeons were occupying loft
on the vessel. On the voyage across
the Atlantic two eggs appeared In the
nest, over which there was real
pigeon chuckle that drew the attention
Of the crew. and investigation proved
that a family was expected. Great care
was taken by the sailors In wild wealth
or to see that the mother and her eggs
were not rolled out or washed by the
seas.
Then the sailors discovered that
there was more petticoat government
visible in the treatment Of the male by
the female than was recognized In the
ethics Of the married men who were on
board. As an instance 1t was seen that
after the mother had taken q DOG
watch" keeping the eggs warm, she
would catch her better half by the col
lar and drag him into the nest ane
make him take her place on the eggs
No sailor would stand such treatmen
az that without complaining to I'M
British Consul or the Board OF Trade
The male pigeon performed his dutie
without q murmur and the eggs In tn
nest promise to yield a sea crop 0
pigeons.
Again the female dragged the NAL
into the nest and made him take al
place on the eggs. Then she stood ou'
side the nest and spruced her plumase
which she had disregarded at sea. The
looking several times into the home an
seeing that everything was all righ
she raised her wings and few ava!
At tea time she had not returned an
Captain James Is borhering his hea
"A to what he will do with the orphan
II the father follows the mother. d
hopes that Immigrant Commissions
Robinson will not put him under tn
same bond that he does when stow'
ways escape from ships.-Baltimol
| Sun.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08

Occasionally there is found man en-
gagged in commercial pursuits who pos
sesses great talent in artistic lines.
Rogers, the poet, was a banker, and our
own Halleck and Stedman were en-
gagged in business having little to do
with the muse. A noted poet Of the
West is marker In poolroom, and
he doesn't write verse about Derby
day, either, but about dafrodils and
azure skies. At least one successful
merchant in Chicago dallles with liter
ature, on the side, as 1t were. These
remarks are called out by the discov.
cry in London that the man who com.
posed the music for Its latest successful
opera Is a financier, whose musical &C.
complisbments have never been sus'
pected even by his intimate friends.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08
~ tpnepess Of the birds. Several
use the same entrance and

re tD0Qpess OF the plrus. OeSelal
hse the same entrance and
VIII Xllow themselves to be handled.
They 90 on laying regularly like hens
until the middle of June, when they
are allowed to sit. The late Mr.. ID.
Durnford, the first English naturalist
who described the wild life OF tie
Tristan Islands, noted that each vii
lager generally owned one OF these
sheldrake lodging-houses, and that
they were scrupulously honest IN not
taking each others eggs.
This is greatly to the credit OF the
Frisians, because egg stealing is not
only an almost universal frailty, but Is
the only form of crime which is gem
orally recognized and labelled as lar
ceny in the animal community. Every
bird knows that the other birds eggs
are that birds property. 1t is not
like young one, but chattei, ana
there is distinct criminal class
among birds which knowingly steal
eggs. lust as there is respectable
class, the great majority, who know
that they have to guard against TINS.
Betwixt and between there is doubt
full stratum, represented in this coun-
try by rocks, starlings (which take
larks' eggs), and gulls, who are not
habitual criminals, but are liable to
stray when temptation comes. The
professional egg-stealers among our
birds are the carrion crow, the magpie
the Jay and the jackdaw. They have
no misgivings whatever as to the edi-
BILE properties of all eggs, though we
never knew an instance OF the stealing
from each other. They are perfectly
aware that they are stealing, and Their
whole air and demeanor when SO en-
ployed is different to that which they
wear when hunting for legitimate food.
The following cases may be cited: In
| April, 1896, wild duck was disturbed
from her nest in copse in the Isle Of
Wight. An hour later o pair OF crows
found the nest; it held eleven eggs,
rather too many for two crows break
fasts. They invited few friends, att
all the eggs, and then began such
chorus of croaks and shouts that thu
crime was suspected. Every egg wa
gone before a single crow uttered
sound. In Holland two magpies fount
a pheasant sitting. They waited unit
early next morning, and then set t
work at daybreak, when their proceed
ings were watched. One went behin'
the pheasant and pecked its tail till tn
bird turned round and rushed at tn
magpie. The other magpie at one
spiked an egg and few of. Two jack
DAVIS which had nest in a hollo'
tree near house in Suffolk showed
touching affection for a bantam hen
They hoped about the yard IN he
company, ate out of the plate OF foo
set down for the bantam, and wer
much commended. The bantam ha
a nest in the garden known to tn
household. As no eggs were yislbl
for some days watch was kept. In
two jackdaws were seen sitting o
their friend, who was on the mes
When the egg was laid the bantal
few off clucking, and as soon as Sd
was gone one of the davis flew of wit
the egg
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08

If your tongue be in good condition
for doing little acrobatic work, try
reading the following word curiosity
aloud. 1t may be familiar to some Of
YOU, for it is one of the treasures that
we dug ont Of an old scrap-book:
II you stick a stick across stick,
Or stick cross across stick,
or cross stick across stick,
OR stick cross across q cross,
Or cross q cross across stick,
Or cross q cross across cross,
or stick a cross stick across stick,
Or stick q crossed stick across crossed
stick,
Or cross crossed stick across . cross,
Or cross crossed stick across stick,
or cross crossed stick across crossed
stick,
urns,Id that ha an acr0srie2
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08
Toy Soldiers.

The majority of the tin soldiers sold
In this country are manufactured at
Wurtemberg, where some OF the best
artists are employed in their designing.
The painting of the figures Is done Dy
women at their own homes.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08
a short Term.

The shortest period that member Of
narliament has represented constb
tuency is two hours. Lord George
Hamilton was reelected as member OF
the Ealing division of Middlesex. on
being appointed secretary of State for
India, and the parliament to which he
had been admitted was dissolved with
In two hours after his election
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08

Has written one OF his best stories for the
1898 volume of The Youths Companion.
"rhe burning of the Sarah Sands" is its
title and il is a stirring tale OF heroism in
the ranks. Those who subscribe to The
Youths Companion now will receive the
paper free for the rest OF the year, and
The Companions twelve-color calendar
for 1898. The Companions yearly calen-
dars are recognized as among the richest
ard most costly examples OF this form OF art.
illustrated Prospectus Of the volume for
1898 and sample copies OF the paper sent Oh
application. Address, The Youths Com
panion, POT Columbus ave., Boston, Mass
IL IL inn LIZ
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08

A dispatch from Mobile says that a
negro, after numbering another negro,
attempted to escape, and wounded a
white off Ger who wSs pursuing him.
The special correspondent thoughtfully
adds: "For this latter offense he prob
ably will be lynched If the people can
get at him." Why 'latterp
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08

81 Mohammed ben Moussa, the giant
Moor. sent as the chief of the Moroc'
can Mission to Queen Victoria's jubt
lee. never reached London, having gone
mad In Paris on his way there, and
then having been sent home. His mad.
ness took O very queer form. He
Thought he was Montjarret, the chief
outrider who prscedes the President Of
the French Republic on state occa.
sions and insisted on being dressed
In livery, with riding breeches and
htch boots.