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car: neither Gid she encourage them.
She simply ignored them. A man VINO
would attempt to flirt with such girl
must either be fool or be gifted with
unlimited assurance. Tom was Meth
er; so he contented himself with ad-
miring her in silence.
Week after week went on, and each
day found poor Tom more and more
deeply in love. The unconscious object
of his alteration travelled on the same
train every day Sometimes she sat
near him, and his eyes fairly devoured
her wonderful beauty AT other times
she sat at the other end of the car,
where he could only catch occasional
glimpees Of her past the heads of his
fellow passengers One day he made a
great discovery Her name was Helen.
He had heard girl friend call her so.
That night Tom sat up until three
o'clock visiting love letters to Helen,
and tearing them up as fast as he
wrote them.
The next morning Helen again &C.
cupied the seat just in front of Tom.
He sat gazing at her and building cas-
ties in the air. Presently his mind
turned to the love letters he had been
writing, and he began to frame new
one. AS he unused he idly fingered the
window catch, which made clicking
sound similar to that of telegraph
instrument Unconsciously he spelled
out the words of the letter.
Dearest Helen" ran the message.
81 love you dearly Say you will be
mine and" but he got no further,
for suddenly the girl turned in her seat
and looked him full in the face, her
eyes blazing with Indignation. Then
she turned back and Selling the catch
ON her window, clicked out the reply:
"How dare your"
Tom was completely dumbfounded.
He felt like jumping out of the win
dow and ending his miserable exist
ence. He reflected, however, that such
a rash proceeding would do him no
good and might possibly wound the
feelings Of the young lady. Moreover,
his first duty was to apologize. OF
course, it would not do any good. She
would never have anything to do with
such an idiot as he had shown himself
to be. Still, he could not well leave
matters as they were, so he again
reached for the window catch.
81 beg your pardon" clicked the i'm
provised key.
"Your insolence is objectionable"
was the reply.
But let me explain. I did not
know"
81 don't care to hear your explana-
ton"
Just then the train pulled into the
station and the offended girl left the
car without SO much as looking back.
Tom went to his work With heavy
heart. He could think of nothing else
all day but the stupid blunder which
had destroyed all possibility of his
ever winning the heart Of the fair tele-
graph operator.
On the following morning he took an
earlier train than usual, in order TO
avoid meeting the fair Helen, whom
he did not have the courage to face. But
he had not reckoned on the fact that
she might also wish to avoid him. This
was the cause, however, and Tom was
somewhat startled when he saw her en-
ter the car There was only one seat
vacant and that was just in front of the
unhappy young man. 1t seemed as
though the Fates had conspired to bring
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for some time to send to Washington.
We are convinced that some of the
Syrians are sent for, and their passage
money paid by the merchants who en-
ploy them. Like the Chinese here, the
SyIians have a sort of government of
. their own. They segregate in colonies
in the larger towns throughout the
country. Each colony has a leader, or
padrone. He engages in a somewhat
risky but profitable business. He is a
capitalist and a promoter of the il
crease Of population in the United
States.
ct has been noticed that most of
the Syrians who arrive in this country
have about $40 in French gold apiece.
1t costs about $50 for a Syrian in his
own country to reach his destination in
this country. He gets a ticket which
takes him from Syria to Marseilles.
There he meets an agent who gives
him the money necessary to comply
with the law upon landing, and is pat
on board a steamer coming to America,
and there the women often get an i'm
migration husband and the men an i'm
migration wife They have been fully
law
"One of these requirements is that
they should have friends here. A New
York Syrian who has never seen or
heard of a Syrian whose friend he
poses to be. carries out his deceit, with
a success consistent with the Oriental
capability You can confront the ORR
entail with no objection that ne will
| not overcome by the instant invention
Of the most plausible excuse, which he
relates with marvellous facility.
"A Syrian woman with 3 child is
considered specially valuable as a ped
| dler in the streets of towns. The hus-
| Land who meets her is likely not to
! know how old his wife is, when or
! where she was born or even her name.
! Ii all his excuses fail his last rase is
trio a fit He is likely to say that
+, he is insane or that ne has been sud
| denly taken i'll or overcome with s:iet.
/ But he never fails In DEMONSTRATORS
| Of family love. FIe is most passionate
| in his outward devotion to his immi-
| grafton wife.
SYRIAN MERCHANTS DENY THESE
STORIES.
I'VE are convinced that there are
| Syrians in New York who have been
/ husbands for five or six women in their
! time. Though we are convinced i'll cur
| own minds that man is swearing to a
| lie when he swears that a woman is his
| wife, yet he has complied with the let
| ter OF the law and we have to let her
| pass.
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''eaerlck Palmer, Special Correspondent and
Author Writes.of the Present Difficulties.
FORECASTS SOME RADICAL CHANGES
No One More Anxious to Have These Enacted Than
the Better Class Of Immigrants.
WAYSINWHICH THEGOVERNMENTIs CHEATED

ne capabilities OF immigrants and
steamship companies in the way OF
ef@Sion are the nightmare Of the imni-
sFatlon authorities at the Barge Office.
Commissioner F7itchie is authority
iof the staten ent that the proportion
OF tne number of undesirable immi-
grants admitted since the establishment
OF the educational test is larger than
ever before-not because of the failure
OF the educational test in any sense,
but because of the change in the gen
eral quality of immigrants.
Against the great decrease in immi-
grafton is the great increase of old i'm
migrants who are leaving the country.
Italians are returning home in great
numbers, some to- spend the winter and
others to buy little wine shops or gar
den plots and live permanently in their
sunny homeland.
Some of the sites mship companies in
HOboken have been unable to carry the
number of passengers Offering them
selves, and Italians have been Obliged
to wait for the sailing of another
steamer. Twenty years ago the per-
centage of returning immigrants was
50 small as to be scarcely noticeable.
Then the Scandinavian, the German,
the Briton and the Irishnan cOnstitu-
ted the bulk of immigrants, and al
most invariably they came here to
build homes. Our climate was much
the same as that of their native lands
and it was easy for them to make this
country their own.
1.-THE educational clause says Com
missioner Fitohie, twas aimed particu-
larly at the Italian. The percentage OF
illiteracy in Italy, as we know, is
very large, but the Italian, | think, is
eminently preferable to the subjects OF
the Sultan who are now streaming into
the Barge Office. The Syrians, the Dali
1natians and their kind can read and
write we'll enough for the purposes OF
the law. They become peddlers.
! Throughout the South and West they
IRE a pest. Transplanted from an I'M
limited Oriental monarchy, it is scarce
.,--ak -haskQrted thee .hey will under
stand American institutions. They Go
rot till the land and, indeed, they are
not producers in any respect
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NOT LIKE HIS APPLES,
But Then He Had "A Jag, and Maybe p
Didn't Know


Didn't Know
Nathan Horton BILE into the vain,
room at the union depot YESTERDAY !
ternoon. He staggered about .ika
ship under full said in the face If
hurricane. He had chin whiskers
carpet bag, faded umbrella and a a.
He rounded a row of seats sGcaessfr.3
but missed the exit to the platform III
ran aforf the fruit stand. He grgsrs,
the railing around the counter N.
wound his badly tangled legs and SWAY.
ed to and fro until he struck q bsls1c,
He leered at the clerk for momsr
and then began
''Whash apples worth, sonry?"
'"1'hree for five, replied the clerk
"Whash that? Three what Ctr ire
which,
Three apples for five cents"
"Um. Pretty steep. amt Jlsy?7
ooh, don't know"
mo, I 'spect you don't. Nay- b.,
on farm, | reckon. Come up Mo..
gan an I'll give you few piu.c.s. Iva
got apples to burn"
Horton reached out and picked M
one of the apples. He separated one.
fourth of it from the remainder viii
his teeth, ana munched it in silence s,y
a full minute.
Purity good apple that, sonny. I've
a gosh burned notion TO buy q few. Ye
couldn't give me four for nIckel%
Nope"
"Say, how much is these white 'u1s?"
-Four for five"
wall, I'll try one Of 'em. If like L
I'll buy a nickel's worth
Before the clerk could interfere Hor.
ton had slowed away half Of the White
apple in his mouth. He was also er.
deavoring as wen as he could under The
circumstances to get hold Of a large,
luscious pear which formed the apex 0t
a pyramid Of the fruit The clerk call
ed an officer and Horton was escorted to
No 2 police station, where he was lock,
ed UP for safe keeping. AS he etlltl
himself by holding to the wire netting
in front Of the captains desk, he said:
''Wall, III be burned If it amt purity
hard fur a Teller ter be put in the cal4-
boose fur tallin AN apple or two from
these city folks. When the city folk
come out ter my farm in Michigan,
jist turn 'em loose in the orchard an
tell 'em to help themselves. ''-Kans4
City Times.
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Tom Walton was very much surprls-
e0 j finding himself deeply in love
eG a. GIRL whose name he did not
WI @han nov = It happened in this way.
Tom was a telegraph operator Ia ~, Inc 9
city, but lived in a sma!I Seo uao IN
town. AS he sat in the tram cue iiol :
ing on his way in 70 N'ork' ne ~,
ticed. among the passengers WIZ
boarded the train at one OF the sta-
tions, a beautiful girl who entered MS
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alarming rapidity" during the last
six months The Syrian is true child
of the Orient, a subject of the Sultan
with the marvellous gift or subject
races for bargaining. The dislike Of
veracity, Of which he is accused if
true, is not surprising, as it is charac-
teristic Of all the dOwntrodden Oriental
races except the Turk, who is too proud
to lie.
LEARNS OUR ENGLISH QUICKLY.
In the Orient it is generally sup
posed that both the Armenian and
the Greek are superior to the Syrian as
a trader. In America the contrary has
been proved. AS a peddler here the
Syrian is outstripping all other classes
of Orientals, who turn to some form of
trade rather than to any form of pro-
duction. In three weeks after he ar
rives in the country he has a pack on
his back and is travelling from viii
lage to village and from farm house
TO farm house perhaps in New Eng
land perhaps in Texas, and perhaps
in Dakota He picks up the language
with all the facility that characterlzes
other subject races.
IN OOnSlGUlluOJit an al nCHloA " q
Syrian who does not speak more than
two languages is as rare as TURK
who speaks more than one. 1t would
amaze well-to-do American schOoIboys
who struggle in vain with French and
German to find how quickly Syrian
will learn to say to a farmers wife,
with scarcely a trace Of accent: kind
lay, fine day Look at my beautiful
goods" In six months Syrian will
learn to speak the language better
than a German in two years.
Few popular novels have had larg-
er circulation than book instruct
ing peddlers how to speak English,
the author of which is local Syrian
doctor. With this in his pocket the
Syrian starts out to conquer the
world, and succeeds. In two or three
years he will have a little store and
will have brought over his family from
Syria.
THE SYRIAN PANTATA.
How large an influence one man, and
that man. to begin with, foreigner,
may have upon the future. citizenship
of the United States is we'll illustrated
by the merchant who is responsible for
the Syrian migration. Ten years ago
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he was keeping little shop in Egypt.
He came to America with a little CAPT
tai, bringing with him a number of
Syrians These he fitted out with packs.
Others followed on his invitation. His
business has gradually extended. Until
now he occupies a whole front on
Washington street. and IS called the
pantata of all the Syrians in the coun-
try-to them every whit as big a man
as John D. Rockefeller IS 10 Standard
Oil Company employe Moreover, he is
reputed to be a millionaire.
His dealings are entirely with people
out of town He ships orders y Syrian
stores and Syrian peddlers not only all
over the United States, hut as far away
as Central America. His success has,
Of course. resulted Il imitators. but
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-,;on on the contrary, though
line lldlle i a hard worker. He
he Is ill,sri If # vineyards. He viii turn
is mani MI Which the ordinary Ameri-
side M +" considers useless, into q
can laa la'l blot. Even when he does re- re-
garost to his native land WIN n s siS
money ne has nl' given no return for it in
that , ne M be has expended as pro-
Queer. -. With an immigrant list
: stea :. week, contained 2so syrians.
CT 500 iass ago a Syrian, even III
Fifteen u. y was a curiosity. To-day
New Iuin o5o 600 of them in America.
there ere d Immigration has increased With
Their y called at the Barge Office
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per in this country Syrian immigra-
ton will cease. One reason that they
get on is that they can live on such
a small amount of money, and another
reason is their willingness to endure
hardships and rebuffs. In this l think
they have no rival. Their constitu-
tons are wonderful.
FREDERICK PALMER"
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car and took the seat directly in
front of his. The morning paper had
no further interest for Tom that day
All the way into town he sat watch
ing the girl in front of him. | shall
not attempt to describe her. Tom says
she is the most beautiful girl he ever
saw. Of course he is prejudiced, but
1 must admit that I have only seen
one girl who surpassed her. However
that has nothing to dosMith' my story
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What impressed my friend even
more than her beauty was her extreme
modesty-not the timid, fluttering kind
Of modesty which is so easily initiated
by the heartless coquette, but the
strong, self-reliant kind, which makes
men keep their distance. She did not
shrink from the admiring glances be-
slowed upon her by every man in the
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life under the Sultan of Turkey is not
alluring to them.
Their success as traders is unques-
toned. In comparatively short time
a peddler is able to have his own lit
tie store. They do not send over mon
ey to help their friends to come to
America that their friends may enjoy
prosperity also. But the merchants do
not make any such arrangements as
are alleged. When they cease to pros
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A QUEER SUIT.

A Man Is Sued for Giving a Girl tho
MeRSels.
Louisville Post.
81 was called upon in 1878 to defend
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A BIT OF HISTORY.

Mrs. E.. w. Constant died at her
home, Wildwood, East Carroll parish.
yesterday morning at s O'Clock. In
her death most amiable aud loving
woman. has passed away; one who III
her youth and early womanhood was
noted tor her dazzling beauty and uni
versai popularity. Her name, prior to
her marrisge to the grief stricken hus-
band who to-day mourns the loss of u
devoted wife, was Mary E. Keene. In
1860, SO famed ia all the attributes of
lovely womanhood was this young lady
that one uf the finest boats that ever
piled the Southern waters was named
in her honor. The steamer. Mary E.
Keene was built for toe New Orleans
and Bends trade, aud surpassed them
all in her palatial appointments and
speed.
This boat was perfect floating pal
ace and cost several fortunes to build.
Her owners were Felix Hughes. who
afterwards fell II the head OF his :regi-
ment at Baton Rouge, brother of Mai.
VI. w. Hughes of this city; Capt. Frank
Corkery, who now resides in New Or
leans at very advanced age. and w.
d. Richardson Of New Orleans. Miss
Keene was the belle OF the bends in
those days and her name was honored
throughout the valley, while among the
creme de la creme VI New Orleans
society she out-sbone the most beauti-
full aud gifted. The boat ran success
fully until 1862 when she was sent into
the Yazoo river beyond the reach of the
Federals and there destroyed Mrs.
Constant was about SIS years of age at
the time of hes fredericksburg Dis
patch.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24

Mr.. W. H. Brown of Skipwith, Miss
aud Miss Addie Root were married at
the residence Of Mrs. g. Goldenburg on
Tuesday evening by Rev. Mr.. Mack OF
the Episcopal Church. On account OF
the death Of Miss Roots sister a few
months ago, the marriage was private
and only the family, were present.
We extend to Mr.. and Mrs. Brown our
best wishes for q long life of happi.
ness.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24

A heavy rain commenced duriog
Monday night and continued all OF
Tuesday. Our cotton planters who
were expecting to get good week of
picking have been disappointed, aud
not a lock has been picked this week.
Everything looks gloomy for the plan
ter-short crops, and so far tho season
has been the worse in many years for
gathering It. 1t 10 to be hoped that
good weather will come and stay for
sometime.
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o. NY friends and custom
erS Will find me at The store,
corner LeVee ( First Streets.
]. v. PllTMAN.

Messrs. Montgomery & Quick. of
Ghenl, Tex, says: 1--WE sold 1876 bot
ties of-Chill Tonic this season and a
small amount of Ramon's. Pepsin Chill
Tonic which gave such good satisfac-
ton we will handle no other next sea-
son, aud you may send US gross OF
Ramon's Pepsin Chill Tonic and l
gross of Ramon's Liver Pills & Tonic
Pellets, which is the beet we ever han
died."
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4 =. -
the year 1892. u e necessary ~ o.aer g
carry out the provisions .. saiu Aet tuat an
election be held within the present cofpoF-
ate limits ofthe town OF rroviaehce 70 on
tain the sense oil ire qaahned eieetots ~ to
receiving and annexibg saio TERRITORY. nnQ
the Board OF Aldermen having ORDERED alter
promulgation OF the result Of the eiection
held on August ~. 1873, thai an elecuon Pc
held with1n the present. corporate Hmits
for the purposes herein mentioned
Now therefore, !: Gfifis u. Frankuns
Mayor of the town Of Providence, La. by
virtue of the authority IN me vested Dy
ordinance OF the Board OF Aidermens
passed on September &, 1S9e, do Issue this
my proclamation ordering and directing
that an election be held within the corpor-
ate limits OF the towa OF providence on
Monday October 3. 1888. for the purpose OF
submitting TO the qualified voters residing
therein as to whether they are in favor Of
annexing and making part Of the cOrpor@-
ate limits the property seeking annexation
which was voted for on August rs. 1895,
and resulted in favor thereof. and which
property is fully described as follows:
All that territory lying west and south
OF the present corporate limits OF the town
of Proyidence and adjacant thereto. con-
sisting of all Of the north bali Of the origin
al Hood and Wilson plantation lying west
and south Of the present corporate limits
of said town. and IN addition thereto. the
Providence Cemetery as DOW enclosed, and
the Swoaord lot and McGuire's gin lot lying
south of the present corporate limits and
formerly part of the south halt OF the Hood
and MISREPRESENTATION. together with the
strip of land lying between the swoford
property and Mctiuire's gin lot and the
come
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24

One night last week some malicious
and inscriptions person went to the
new gin building and stole o valve
from of the engine, and if it had not
been discovered when ii was, il would
have caused q great deal of inconven-
fence and trouble. Any person who is
guilty Of such q, low act as this, would
do more, and would not hesitate q
moment in setting fire to the building.
1t is pity that the guilty person can.
not be caught and punished.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24

Those who left on the Belle of the
Bends Oh Monday for Monroe TO al
tend the Congressional and Railroad
Conventions, were Hon. j E. Ransdell,
Hon. E j. IIamley, Major L. X. Bar
Der, w. c. McRae, F. X. RausdeIl,
F. II. Schneider, James Beard aud F.
B. Davis. They returned yesterday
morning.
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A drunken colored woman who was
being taken home by her husband last
Saturday night made the air ring with
her shouts of murder and screaming.
She could be heard for several blocks
and IL scared the women and children
badly who had retired for the night.
They thought that a murder was
being committed. The woman was
caugh. by the marshal and on Monday
the mayor fined her for her disorderly
conduct.
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Proclamation.

Mayors Office Town OF Providence. La.
September. IL, 1898.
Whereas, An election was held on sthe
18th day Of August, 1898. at which election
the proposition for annexation certain ter
ritory to aud become part of the present
town OF Providence, description of which
lots or land seeking annexation was fully
described in the proclamation OF the Mayor
issued therefor;
And whereas, The election so held. re-
suited in favor OF the annexation OF said
new territory; and whereas, nader Act No,
los of the Acts OF the General Assembly of
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CALAMITY & Marcus received large
aud handsome stock of goods this
week and those who wish 10 see O
pretty stock should call. They have q
beautiful liue of neck wear, just as
pretty 40 you ever saw 10 Providence,
and you should call aud see the attrac-
tive line.
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The announcement officially that
yellow fever was in New Orleans was
no surprise. 1t has always been
claimed that fever has existed there for
sometime, but The news of il was kept
out of print.
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Rev. G. Maize was welcomed home
yesterday morning by his many friends
after an absence Of several weeks 10
Kentucky. Father Maize was danger
ously i'll for sometime after his arrival
there, but with good nursing he was
restored 10 good health.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24

The steamer Ouachita laid at our
landing on Friday evening last
for fully five hours putting off one
of the largest freights in many a day.
The Ouachita and her officers are not
only popular with the Providence
public but every one living on the
river between Memphis and Vicks-
burg. THIS packet is with us ali the
year. the dull season as we'll as the
busy season, and she is the boat 10
keep up in every way possible. See
that your freight is sent by the Ouch.
TIA