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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08
Effective Dish Washer.

A whisk broom is more effective
dish washer than the mop made OF
cords and sold by house furnishers.
In every kitchen there should be two
brooms of different sizes, kept perfect
" clean by rinsing them under run
ming water after every using, hanging
them over the sink to drain and dry.
Once or twice week they should be
dipped in hot solution OF washing
soda and water, and they will last long
and keep clean and sweet.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08
To Steam We lvet.

To remove creases from velvet IS
quite easy when one knows the secret.
Take a very hot iron, preferably one
with a removable handle, and set 1t on
table with the smoothing surface up.
Wiring out in cold water double
thickness of soft muslin and the pile
will rise gradually as the steam pene.
trates the material. This treatment
is also useful to give new and fresh
appearance to slightly worn velvet.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08

The wire-wound cannon endures g
greater Ell plosive pressure to the square
inch of rowder-chamber than any other
form of gun, and consequently assures
greater velocity of projectile and great
er power of penetration. An expert
mental shot from such gun recently
tried In England went through eighteen
inches of steel-faced compound armor.
backed by a wrought-iron plate half a
foot thick, eight feet of oak timber, and
three inches of ordinary iron. and still
had energy enough to bury itself in
bank of clay beyond. Gen. Grant, IN
his autobiography, described some
wooden mortars, hooped with iron'
which were used under his supervision
In the West; but hundreds Of years ear
lier the cannon of European armies
were made from logs, knotty portion
forming the breech, while around the
barrel were wound strips of fresh raw
hide which contracted as 1t dried.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08
Chair Fan.

An automatic rockingham fan" Is
the latest novelty. A small pair Of bel
lows Is attached to the under part Of
the chair. These force the air into
small tubes running upward with noz-
zles at their ends, which can be direct
ed toward any part of the face.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08

LUCAS COUNTY.
a nior partner of the firm Of +. j.. CHENEY q
10. doing blsne ssi In the City of Toledo, County
and State aforesaid, and that said nrm VIII pay
tho sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS 1or eacn
and every case of CArARRH that cannot DC
cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH tURR.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
t~I presence, this 18th day of December.
I sRALl A. ID. 1886. A. w. GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Halrs Cstarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts al rectly on the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system. Send for testimonials, free;
FL. CHENEY u Co., Toledo, y.
Sold by Druggists, TIC.
HaII's Family Pills ara the best.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08

IT'S love that makes the world go
round, but In the case of the negro OF
104 who courted the damsel Of 81 in
Tennessee the little god mad to be help
ed out with the extra inducement OF a
melon patch 20 the bride.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08

An English exchange says that Sarah
Bernhardt has always had morbid
dread Of fire, and that this has led her
to direct that all her stage dresses
shall be made of fireproof material.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08

some folks actually believe that they can
cure skin diseases through their stomach: It's
absurd on its face--abeurd on the face OF the
man who believes, too. because his disease stays
IFS the only safe and certain cure for letter,
Ringworm, Eczema and other itchy irritations
Good for Dandruf, too. Atdrugstores,5o Genus
or By mail from J. I. Shuptrine. Savannah a'
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08

This Il the prayer Of the nervous VINO 40
not aleep well. Let them use Hostetters
stomach Bitters and their prayers will be
.needily answered. Insomnia is the product
of Indigestion and nervousness TWO assooia.e
ailments, soon remedied by the bitters' "nicn
also vanquishes malaria, constipation hsoi
complaint. rheumatism and kidney CON-
plants,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08

The fact that the great tenor's mama
Is Jean Mechzislaw Reschke. and not
De Reszke, as commonly supposed, may
be a blow to some of his admirers, but
1t will not impair his popularity. This
fact has been brought out in commu-
nication which he has found necessary
to make in order to deny that he Is not
an old man, as was reported, and COM
PEELED to make up for all his youthful
parts. He calmly declares that he was
born Jan. 3, 1850, at Kozija street and
the tracks, in Warsaw. The tenor Is
therefore AT, quite q ripe age. and 1t
will not be necessary for him to begin
his farewell. tours for several years.
A man of Al in any other business
would not be considered chicken, but
a tenor of that age is in the bloom OF
youth.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children ,n !,
teething softens the gums, reducing an u hnttIe
tion ,allays pain, cures wind coiic. Soc. oo's'o
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08

Pisos Cure for Consumption relieves the
most obstinate coughs.-Re u Bu oo.
Ter. Lexington, No. February "a, 1884.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08

F1It6eH years dSO SHS q o1S1 - = .
uear Helena, Mont, was bought for
ninety cents. The purchaser sold it
for $4,000. Recently Scotch syndicate
paid 81, 800, 900 for the mine,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08

The chemical name of EPSON salts Is sui
phate of magnesia.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08

In Holland men frequently wear their hats
in church.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08

Fits permanently cured No fits or nervous
ness n ter first days use of DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer So trial bottle and treatise Tree
DR. r. III. KLINE Ltd, 98l Arch ST, Fhiia, ra'
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
when to Beware Of Hot Water.

when to Beware Of Hot Water.
Do not put hot water or any kind OF
water upon woolens that have had
liquid grease spilled upon them. First
sprinkle buckwheat or rye flour over
the place and let it absorb the grease,
brush off the -four, and apply then
fresh -four until all the grease is abb
sorbed.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08
Bags For sllverware.

Ba8B TOT ShIvcEWUTc'
In making bags or cases for silver
ware an unbleached material should
be employed. Sulphur is generally
used in the bleaching processes and it
tends to blacken and tarnish silver.
Rubber in any form is another thing
that should never be kept near silver,
ware. Silver is best wrapped in blue.
white or pink soft tissue paper, and
unbleached cotton or flannel bags.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08
a Non.ensicnl NOTION.

There are only three negro telegraph oper-
ators in this country.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08

There are more distilleries in Massacnu
setts than there are in Kentucky.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08
STATE 0. ONO. CRY OF TOLEDO, IS.

There are 1900 teachers in the diminutiv'
Kingdom of Belgium.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08
Rudyard KipLinR

Christmas cards first came into fashion II
1919
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-18
lErvC-ence In wit.

The English, who like their jokes
labeled, their puns explained In par
cntheses and a dead line kept between
serious hours and play h~Ours-thoso
stOlid, poor relation OF ours complain
that we Yankees never take anything
serious, because, forsooth. we minglc
jokes with our solemnities, and have
no real reverence for anything. I'm the
first place, very few things seriously
deserve this great cplthet, reverend"
in the second place, II would be hard t0
find an argument that would prove any
real incompatibility between reverence
and good cheer. Mark Twain was "ir-
reverent" when he cracked Jokes ut
Adams grave and poked fun at King
Arthur. But what particular tribute
TO either OF those dubious worthless
would IL he to repress all profane
snickering and heave a few hypocriti-
cal signs? and how much nearer the
truth would you come? II Adam had
n tail, and II Arthur's knights were
not all hat poets have pretended, is 1t
in the interests OF truth hat we have
our fun out OF II. II n man should have
a neat epigram carved on his tomb
stone. instead Of dolorOus hyperboies
and weeping willows, he would be a
benefactor, and his grave would be
and remembered .-Csrrent Literature.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-18

named Morris. You pay them half Q
crown an hour and call them Morris.
You say: Morris. shall I make a long
drive to the LETT" Or How is this put.
Norris?" II his name happens to be
Brown or McRae 1t does not in the
least matter. He will like to be called
Morris. Lastly, the golf caddie is no
rcspecter OF persons. The present
writer once asked n Morris his op!n-
ion of several illustrious p~ersonages,
among them his royal highness, the
Prince OF Wales. Mr.. Balfour and Mr..
Asquith, who had played over the
course. AYE, l mind the Names" he
said. They'll haze muckle to learn.
| telled the prince so; but he oaly
laughed. Eth. but it's a pity-a gran
pity. You can no laugh an play govt
weel. We micht as soon be Crockett"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-18
CADDiES' CHARACTERISTICS.
Dissertation Upon the iudisrcn'ab," Ian.
picmeut az GDlting.

\ cdddic Is a highly important 2d-
junct To The game Of Gdlt. This IN
formation is for the benefit of the
solitary few to whom golf is an oc-
cult pas,imc and 1t may further he add
ed that this Kind of caddiC has no
connection with tclputs, says the Lon
q Mail. Golf may be played with
out u caddie and 1t may also be played
III q froCk COat and without other cluO
than Il driver but the thing. to say
the least of Il. Is not orthodox. A
caddie is usually from l. To Is years
old-only when he is the latter age he
looks II. IL goes without saying that
he Is Scotch. If not by birth or race,
then al least by temperament. In fact.
In golf wisdom. in reticence even
amounting to dignity. he is s~tupeudous.
When and how he acquires all these
virtues and how readily you might
mistake this ragged. unkcmpt-lookinG
urchin for an ordinary boy. are, to the
writer's mind. among the marycls and
mysteries Of golf. 1t has been OBJ
served by many. Mr.. Andrew Lang
among the number. that. however bad
" yod play the game, the caddic does
not despisc you fdr.it. but. on the con-
trary. contcmplatcs YOU with . large
sympathy and charity. Il is not, how
ever, To be glirsaid that the bad play
OF the player WIZ has engaged him al
even rightccnpcncc an hour (small pay
that for a CromCr. prcstwick or ST.
Andrews Cadd!cl occasionally makes
the Caddic marvel. but II Is IN honest,
genuine. unohstrustiyc surprise. When
YOU maladroitly land a ball in the
middle Of n bunker he does not eX-
claim: well. of all the buffers | ever
saw You are the very worst lie
merely looks after the ball with wide
open eyes. as IL It's getting into Tho
bunker were Il mystery not easily eN'
planned. Remember that Il caddie II
not a h%irclinG but a colleague. Re
member that he Is terribly in carnes
and expects you to he the same. A
st. Andrews the caddies are almos
Il hereditary caste. They are al
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-18

bear story. which Is vouched for by his
editor. Hawthorne gives II as follows:
Mr.. Henry Turner of Otisfield took his
Ak and went out between Saturday and
Moose ponds, to look at some pine
trees. A rain had just taken off
enough OF the snow TO lay bare the
roots OF a part of the trees. Under a
large roo there seemed to be a cavity.
and on examining closely, something
was exposed very much like long black
hair. He cut OIL the root. saw the nose
of a bear, and killed him. pulled out
the body, saw another. killed him. and
dragged out the carcass when he found
that there was n third one in the den.
and that he was thoroughly awake. too.
but as soon as the head came into
sight 1t was split open with the AK. so
that Mr.. Turner alone, with only an AK.
killed three bears in less than half An
hour, the youngest being a good sized
one, and what the hunters call q year
ling. This Is a pretty great bear
story, but probably true, and happened
only a few weeks ago; for John Patch.
who vas here with his father, Captain
Len Patch. who lives within two miles
of Saturday Pond. told me so yest.r-
day.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-18

lived on the family farm, and ut mat
age he went to Rome to finish ms ed
uca,ion. Mr.. Brewer began the study
of law in 1861 with w. l.. Wcbber ~
East Saginaw. and after he was quail
fed to practice he went TO Pontiac ana
entered into partnership with Nj. E'
Ciofoot. He was state senator i'll lS'-'
and in 1876 he was elected 20 congress
to represent the sixth district OF Mich
igan. He was IN congress until 1881.
In June Of hat year he was appointed
consul general at Berlin. In 1856 Mr.,
Brewer was again elected 10 congress
and ran 200 votes ahead of his ticket.
lie IS a "GrecnbaCker."
The selection Of Mr.. Brewer FOR IN"
civil service commissiUncrship is not
regarded with surprise. lie and the
president are old friends. Mr.. Brewer
stumped Ohio when President Mckinley
was running for governor. When the
president was in congress he and Mr.,
Brewer had adjoining seats and were
in many other ways brought together,
Mr.. Brewers abilities for the duties CT
the place is unqu~cstionable.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-18
Polite Hints.

William Dean Howells' father, who
emigrated to Ohio half a century and
more ago, used this formula to get
rid of an intrusive visitor who had
worn u his welcome. He would be
called out on some business and would
say to the guest, II suppose you will
not lie here when | return, SO | wish
you good bye" This was not bad
except in comparison with the superb
stratagem ascribed to Gerrit Smith In
such emergencies-as that he used to
say in his family prayer after break
fast: MAY the Lord bless Brother
Jones. who leaves us on the 10 O'Clock
train this morning"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-18

seem to unite the fortunes of the house
Of B%onaparte and the house Chaka.
Early in the century, when Napoleon
vas overrunning Europe With MS
armies and dazzling the minds OF men
with his genius an English sailor was
wrecked on the African coast and wan
dcred into Zululand. He was taken
before the young chief Chaka, II to
him he told Of the wonderful outside
world, of which the chief had heard
rulnors. and as all the world was then
filled with the name Of Napoleon he
told Of the rise OF the Corsicans and
how he had conquered nations ana
built up for himself a great empire.
The story of Napoleon captured the
fancy of Chaka. and he resolved to be
an African Napoleon. Then began the
rise of the great Zulu power In South
Africa, and Chaka spread his con
quests over great territories and sub
jugated n~eighboring tribes and built mp
for himself an empire. 1t tlourished
until it broke itself to pieces against
the English just as the empire OF the
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-18
GROWING UPSIDE DOWN..
Planted ny ~ Man Who Had Read nm
Oil German Icgsnd.

oih German legend.
John NJ liners distillcry IN Milwau-
ncc las not been in operation for nine
years. IL IS an old landmark and is
surrounded with the interest that every
old building in Milwaukee, awakcns in
the historian. The grounds about it
are covered with grand old trees and
rustic benches and form a ll.i!c by-wsy
nook whose existence one would ant
suspect from the road outside thc
fence at the south, says Mechnn's
Monthly. But the object Of greatest in
tcrest in this unique place Is an old
apple tree tina, was planted twenty
eight years ago. with its limbs in the
ground and It's roots IN the air, aud
which still lives 10 bear fruit and
spruut branches whefs roots shuUli be,
and roots where twigs and leaves
should be, a curiosity to bCholdcgs. Nv.
Moiners was induced to make the trial
through an old German legend, IN
which such an inverted tree played n
prominent part. When Mr.. Meincrs
plartod his twenty-five apple trees they
showed no slEns OF life for II Ions time.
Finally the ore still remaining showed
"a leaf, sOftcned Ivy summer rains and
expanded by the sun. and with n great
deal OF care II was unused tD Il sturdy
life. IL grew very slowly ana has not
grown more than t%u feet IN height
since /, was planted. II Is now abOnt
four feet high, with n trunk fifteen
inches In diameter. The roots had n
tendency 10 droup, and II was found
necessary to prop them up with n tfcl-
lis. Instead e growing vertically, .hcy
have extended horizontally in long
alcnder arms. There are about twenty
of these. radiatirE In all directions.
Each year, as they grew longer, add
tional props were put underneath, and
they have C%tcudcd along the trcllis
Hat. straight MS = ceiling. with little
slender shoots running nj right angles
and INTERVIEWING with n another 80
closely that they afford some protec-
ton from the rain To one who may
stand underneath. The top IL circular
in form and about fifty feet In diam
cter. The tree has borne fruit for
about twenty years and Is o GOV
cred with little green apples. Tho fruit
Is of good quality. bu, The variety is
not known by Mrs. Adolph Meyer,
daughter Of Mr.. Meinors, who now oc-
cupics the old homestead with her hus-
band ana family.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-18

man whose name had inspired its
building did before it. The empire
established by Chaka stretched along
the whole southeast seaboard Of Africa,
from Limpopo TO Cape Colony, and ex-
tended far inland. When the English
landed in Natal in 1924 the empire OF
Amazula was the most powerful in
Africa. Chaka made Il treaty with the
English. allowing them to live in Ma
tai, and for this he was killed by his
brother, Dingaar. in 1928. Then be-
gan the struggle between the white
man and the bla,l man which was to
end in the destruction of the empire
founded by Chaka. Peace and war al
%ternatcd. and all the time the Iulus
lost ground. Finally. in 1STS-S0. the
British felt bound to blot on; the Zulu
power. Then it was that Cetewayo.
the heir of Chaka, summoned forth his
whole force and hurled his 'impis,"
or regiments. on the British. At lsan-
dulu the Zu!us broke the British
squares and routed the redcoats, but
the end was the capture Of the chief
and the breaking of the Zulu power.
In this war the house of Bonaparte
again became mixed up with the for
tunes Of the house of Chaka. The
prince imperial, granddaughter OF the
man whose example had inspired the
building OF the empire OF the AmaZu-
In. went OH to fight in the ranks OF
the English. and was killed by a Zulu
smear. In 1884 Cetewayo died and the
quarrel was continued by his son.
Dinizulu. Dihizulu was conquered
and now he has been sent to st. Hele-
ma 10 end his days on the spot where
The man whose example caused the
building up the black kings empire
died. As becomes the head Of a great
and war-like line, Dinizulu Is accom-
panied in his exile by a numerous
retinue. His two uncles. several
chiefs. a physician and a clergyman,
with their wives and children, make
I'D a household as numerous as was
that of the great Napoleon when at st.
Helena.
The chaplain Of the royal eXiles Is
Paul Hitimkula, a '~'catechist" from
Cane Town. who was invited many
wears ago by C~etewayo to come 10 Zu-
lland and teach the people. He is
called by the 2ulus Doctor Paul"
He accompanied the eXlles to st.
Helena OF his own accord. DR.. Wildly.
an Englishman, is the physician to the
oxiled household. All the Zulu attend
ants who wait on the exiles went to
st. Helena of their own accord. DIM
zulu speaks and writes English fluent
ly and Is a mar of more than ordinary
intelligence. An effort Is now being
made to procure the release OF DIM
zulu. II Is argued that his return to
his own people would convince them
that the English intend to deal fairly
with them.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-18
WILD BIRDS SEEK FARMYARDS
Turkeys In virginia Isoost with the DO.
mestic Fowls.

Westtc Fowls.
Turkeys are so plentiful that 1t is
nothing uncommon to hear Of their
coming to roost AZ farmhouses, along
side the domestic birds. Mr.. =. NJ.
Ycager. living at Travellers Repose. w.
Va, and twenty-five miles west OF
Monterey. has. according to the Rich
mond Dispatch. six wild ones running
with his tame flock. These. however,
have n little omance connected with
them that does not often come into
the life Of a turkey. One day last
spring Mr.. ieager and his daughter,
Miss Pearl, went from their home 20
a clubhouse" several miles distant
and situated in the solitudes Of Cheat
mountain. Fishing down one Of the
mountain streams for trout. they UNI
eXpectedly flushed a covey of wild
turkeys, consisting of the mother bird
one flew away TO n safe distance. while
the little ones, true to their nature,
scrambled away and hid among the
ferns. Six of them were made cap
tives. and II was decided to take them
home. but how was ii to be done sue
cessiully Miss Pearl dropped them in
to the capacious and mysterious depth
Of her bonnet and bore them In tri-
umph to the %farmyard. where they
were again to see the light and make
their future home. The tiny fellows
took kindly to their new existence and
soon made fast friends OF new neigh.
bors. Months have come and gone
and they are now full-grown, noble
fellows, fit to grace the table of a king
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-18
An Expert lkora-

Barthe, the French dramatic author.
was remarkable for his selfishness. He
was so completely wrapped up in the
consciousness of his importance
as to be often strangely ~insensible OF
the wants and woes of others. Call
ing upon a friend whose opinion lie
wished TO have regarding his new
comedy, he found him dying, but, not
withstandlng, proposed to read the
play. Consider" said the man, 81
have not more than an hour to live"
"Ay," replied Barthe. "but this will
occupy only half that time"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-18
Everybody Satisfied.

II want 10 get "A couple Of books for
two young men, said the girl in the
book store, "and ! don't know what
to choose" "Er-what sort OF young
men are they?" asked the really in
teliigcnt clerk. One teaches In our
Sunday school and the other-wel, he
is not that kind OF a young man at, all,
you know" "Ah! think | know what
you want" And he handed her "
copies Of Quo Vadis,"-Indianapolis
Journal.