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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-11
Base Ball Notes.

In the last five games Wrigley has had
f1fty-two chances and has had only one err
Tor.
8 Charley FarrelPs injured finger is in pref
ty bad shape, and the chances are that he
will be out of the game for fully a week
more.
II Dineen had started Saturdays game
there are big chances that the Senators
would have had another victory to their
credit.
Mercer, weighing, Dineen and Evans
make strong quartet of pitchers Ii
worked In turn, and with Swain and Dono-
van to help out should do well In the COM
ing series.
It is reported that Manager Connie Mack
of the Milwaukee, Western League, club
has been offered big price to manage the
Phillies
Bug Holiday, the well-known Cincin-
natl player, has quit the diamond for good
and has secured a good paying job with a
bookmaker in Covington, KY, pool room
Manager Ewing gave Holiday chance to
catch ON with another club. but after wir-
ing all over the country and receiving no
offer worth considering, the bug" decided
to go into retirement
Tom O'Brien has been assigned to first
base permanently by the Pittsburg man
agement. and Harry Davis Mas let go.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-11
z9c for ST Waists.

0The scar and warted White Lawn Waists
with lsundersd eollsr and cuffs. All sizes-but for
how long7
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-11
Jones to Meet sFarreu.

arthur Jones of this city and Jack Far
reh OF Wilmington will meet at Steubener's
road mouse tomorrow evening to determine
winch Is the feather-weight champion of
the District. Jones now holds that title and
!. me wilmington boy will endeavor to wrest
!. from him. Both men have trained faith.
luiiy and good contest Is predicted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-11
Ladies' Shoes.

AdoNNU HSS A/uUNtSSo
We can afford to lose some money at this
end Of the season-especially in this new
department. All we've got to do to make
our Ladies' Shoe business a success Is to
acquaint you with the kinds of shoes we
sell. We can rightfuliy charge up their
reduction to eth spreacirg of fame" It'll
be good investment-and the response viii
come next season. Perhaps we shouldn't
first season-but they're here-and must be
sold.
Ladies' Bicycle Boots. in Black and Tan
Wei Kid, with Black. Tan and Plaid can
vas tops; full lengths. $3.50 en- mo
values. for. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. , Il oVO
Ladies' Tan snd Black Wei Kid 0xfords
in all the new shapes we have intro
duced this season. Regular 81 CD On
value, for. .....-.-.--.--....-- aQAoOy
Ladies' Regular 50 and $50 Black and
Tan OxfOr,is and High Shoes; lasts you
viii like; shoes you'll pronounce en- 2m
specially good ----.--.-.... ap oop>
Misses Black and Tan High Shoes and
comfortable aud strong. $f-29 dO0c
Misses Black and Tan and White and
Red Strap Slippers-regular Sf.25 e 2o
kind NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. OaONe
Children's zoe and 81 Black and Tan
Button ShDes-and the best values IL D.
ever shown at those prices. 800. UOSs
Irfants' Black and Tan High Ezo
Shoes-the usual Toe kiEd, for. O lGs
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-29
But Little Danger from Lightning.

Writing on "The Needless Fear of
Lightning" Edward w. Box; in the
Ladies' Home Journal, says that sit
will doubtless surprise the timid to
know that only two hundred deaths a
year occur on an average throughout
this entire country from lightning, or
one person in every 350,0 people.
Now, in comparison, fifteen times as
many people are killed each year by
falling out of windows; over twice as
many from being bitten by rattle
snakes, while 25 per cent. more are
killed with 'sunloaded" pistols. More
people are drowned around New York
city alone every year than there are
deaths from lightning all over the
country. In fact, more people, by 80
per cent, are killed by being kicked
by horses in New York city than die
from lightning throughout the whole
of the United States. The casualties
of the South show that the dangers OF
being lynched and of being killed by
lightning are about the same. The
trolley cars of our cities kill far
greater number of people than do the
lightning storms. Now, these are
facts-they are strictly accurate and
carefully computed"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-29
Lees Perspicacity,

In his recollections of Robert E.
Lee as College President. published
in the Outlook, S. d. Mccormick cites
the following instance of quiet humoI
of the distinguished Southern generals
He was an Episcopalian-a vestry.
man of Grace church. General PEN
dleton, his former chief of artillery,
was rector, and General Smith super
intendent of the Virginia Military in.
stitute, was also vestryman.
The latter was not on agreeable
terms with the rector, and complained
to the officers of the church that the
cadets, among them his own son, were
deserving the church of their fathers,
and that no persuasion could keep
them from attending Doctor Pratt's
church Presbyterian.
The doctor had q very beautiful
daughter, Grace, and while General
Smith was pushing his objections to
the rector, General Lee, with twinkle
in his eye, said to Smith: General,
possibly the magnet which attracts
your son is not SO much the doctor
eloquence as the doctors Grace.
1t is said the point silenced General
Smith,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-29
Parrot Adopts Chick,

J. d. Austin, merchant in Kansas
City, has large Brazilian parrot shat
is the proud possessor of five littls
bantam chickens, which the big bird
watches over and cares for as if they
were her own brood. Some time ago
the parrot laid two eggs. These were
taken from her and a half-dozen small
chicken eggs were placed in the nest.
Polly comes forth regularly with her
little chickens peeping and scratching
about her, and many people stop to
view the strange sight. 1t is very
unusual thing for the parrot to breed
away from its native land, even under
the most favorable circumstances, and
it is more remarkable that the parrot
should adopt the chickens as her OWE
offspring.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-29
LIFE IN THE MINES.
How the Kaffirs Spend Their Wages
What a Native Will Do for Tobacco.

How the Kafirs Spend Their Wages
What a Native VIII Do for Tobacco.
Life on South African mining
property can hardly be monotonous.
The report of traveller fresh from
the Cape gives curious insight into
one phase of labor on the Rand. 1t
used to be the custom of the Kaffr, on
receiving his salary-usually 50 per
week-to sally forth and invest all his
earnings in bottles of brandy. He
would then return to his hut, squat
down and drink it like beer until he
succumbed. This went on regularly
among the mining stats Of all the large
companies until, in order to prevent a
weekly cessation of labor, the com.
panies adopted the method of inclosing
all their native employees inside com.
pound, and shutting them in like
prisoners until their time of service
had elapsed.
Visitors to the compound often take
in pound or so of the native coarse
tobacco, for q handful of which the
Kafirs, under stress of their depriva.
ton of tobacco as well as liquor, will
often gladly exchange fine old native
bracelets and knobkerries. The native
method of smoking is peculiar. After
the pipe is filed several long pulls are
taken and the smoke swallowed. The
bowl is then taken of, the stem is in
serted in bowl of water, and the
water is sucked through it and swal-
lowed also. Then comes the tug OF
war. The man who can hold out
longest without coughingis considered
hero. After short time the smoker
will convulsively cough for fifteen or
twenty minutes, and one can quite un-
derstand why the Kafir is not allowed
out to buy tobacco. In the case of the
traveller, who gives these details, the
mine manager asked him to cease bar
tering the vile stuff for native trinkets,
otherwise the whole relay would be un.
fit to go down when their time came.
The Kaffir usually returns home af-
ter six months or year at the mines,
and is considered arich man. He buys
two or more wives and takes his ease
while they do all the work. -Pittsbure
Dispatch.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-29
would Make Fly Look IL Miles Long.

Would Make Fly Look IL Miles Long.
Professor Elmer Gates of Washing
ton says he has worked out process
by which objects can be magnifed to
a size 800 times greater than by any
of the microscopes now in use. His
invention, he claims, will revolution
ize microscopy and will advance sci
ence to point hitherto undreamed
of. His discovery, he says, will be Of
special value in bacteriology and the
study of the cellular tissues. The
professor declares that he has sue
ceeded-where all other scientists have
failed-in discovering way by which
the magnifed image projected on a
tense can be magnified by a second as
if it were the original object. To dc
this has been the aim of scientific pho
tographers and microscopists for many
years. Professor Gates does not take
the public into his confidence sufi-
GENTLY to divulge the details of his in
ventiop, but he says he will be ready
to give it to the world in few weeks.
The power of the new instrument is
mentioned as 5000, 900 diameters.-
Indianapolis Journal.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-29
RoxaItx,s Last Sleep.

The kings and queens of France are
buried in an old church at st. Denis,
which was founded by King Dagobert
in the year $50. In this church the
Maid of Orleans laid down her arms
in 1929, and there, in 1910, Napoleon
was married to the Archduchess Ma
RE Louise. The efigies of all the
monarchs from Dagobert to Louis
XVIII lie on their backs on marble
slabs in rows like bodies in q morgue.
The father and mother of Charlemagne
are there, and many old chaps whose
Existence to us seems mythical
Ih' kings and queens of England
are pur,,1 in Westminster. abbey and
In the cnail of st. George at Wind
sor.
The dead empe-,rs of Russia sleep
in white marble TOM without orna-
ment, decoration or institution in the
church of st. Peter and S. Paul in
the citadel that guards the No r;v-
er. At the foot of each a Cossae- col
der stands on guard night and "
continually.-Chicago Record.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-29
PrisonIess Iceland.

In Iceland there are no prisons, and
the inhabitants are so honest in their
habits that such defenses to property
rs. locks, bolts and bars are not re-
uuired; nor are there any police in the
island. Yet its history for 1000 years
records no more than two ihefts. OF
these two cases. one was that Of ma
live who was detected after stealing
several sheep, but as he had done so
to supply his family who were suffer-
Ing for want of food, when he had
broken his arm, provisions were fur
nished to them and work was found
Tor him when able to do 1t, and mean
while he was placed under medical
care; but the stigma attached 70 Ills
crime was considered sufficient punish.
ment. The other theft was by Ger
man, who stole seventeen sheep. hut
a he was In comfortable circum-
stances and the robbery was malicious,
the sentence passed upon him was that
be should sell all his property, restore
she value of what he had stolen and
then leave the country or be executed
and he left at once.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-29
How One Physician vaccinates.

DIR. John B. Read, an old practition.
er of fifty years experience, and coun-
ty health officer at Tuscaloosa, Ala,
made public recently his formula fol
vaccination, which, he says, he has
never known to fail. The process is
simple. Take fine needle and thread
with silk or cotton thread, and moisten
about one-fourth of an inch of the
thread with vaccine matter or virus;
then draw the needle through the skin
until that portion of the thread con.
aiming the virus is passed under the
ska: then. slip both ends of the thread,
leavius the portion with the virus un-
der the skia. DIR. Read says the idea
originated wra him in his early prac.
tice and has neves been made public
before. Nashville b.nner.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-29
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

Wise people are the most modest.
First be just, then you may be gem
erous.
Constancyand temperance strengthen
virtue.
Hope is the fire that has never been
extinguished.
When you get into difficulty beware
of your friends.
If the man does not show at ten, he
will not at forty.
1t is always the other fellow that
deeds reforming.
Cows don't give milk-but it can be
taken from them.
Too many remember enemies better
than they do friends.
Between a woman's yes and no a
man could stick pin.
The best family medicine is large
doses of good example.
Some men waste great deal OF good
time giving poor advice.
People are known by where they
spend their leisure time.
Most people believe in the total de-
pravity of somebody else.
A man with an alcohol-tinted nose
seldom deserts his colors.
He is we'll balanced that will take
advice against inclination.
The more some men owe, the more
they want to buy on credit.
The man who loves his neighbor as
himself cannot be hermit.
Love may be blind, but the neigh
bors usually have their eyes OPEN
The South West.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-29
Objections to x Rays.

M. Guillaume criticises very forcibly
the project of custom house officers
making their examinations by means
of X rays. He supposes the case of a
traveller, we'll informed on the subject,
who packs in his trunk box Of to-
bacco, some new garments, some neck
laces, and gunpowder not contained
in cartridges. The trunk will not be
suspected, as the x rays show none OF
these. But if q tourist bring back q
precious collection of undeveloped
negatives, after journey of somo
months, few minutes exposure to
the tube will thoroughly spoil them
all. If arms or jewels are disclosed
the rays will not show whether the
former are prohibited or the latter
brought in fraudulently. The screen
will not reveal whether bottles con-
tain liquors forbidden by law.--Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-29
PATHS PARROT.
Lost From One Vessel, in Mid-Ocean, It
Made Its Way to Another.

Lost From One Vessel, in Mid-Ocean, It
Made Its Way to Another.
The adventures of Nine. PATHS par
rot, Koko, form little chapter of great
perils to himself, disconsolation and
tears on the part of his mistress and
of curious condolences touching the
bird, owner and the Samaritan of the
seas who acts the graceful part of res
cuer.
In 1888 the firm of Abbey, Schoeffel
& Grau, theatrical spectators and
managers, included in their various
enterprises tour with Nine. Patti and
strong opera company to Buenos
Ayres, Montevideo and Rio. Marcus
Mayer, business manager, went out in
advance, and on the royal mail steamer
Fagus formed the acquaintance of an
African parrot, whose linguistic abili-
ties elevated him to the distinction of
being almost as polyglotas the accom-
plished Mr.. Mayer himself. Before
leaving England Mime. Patti had COM
missioned the agentto procure for her
any South American birds of plumage
or song that he might meet with, and
especially half-dozen of the gayly
feathered but by no means musical
macaws, for which Brazil is famous,
The parrot was not included in any Of
the specifications, but his ready use Of
Spanish, Portuguese, French aud Eng
Nsh-a few words, at least. IN all q
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-29
Unique Punishment for Prisoners.

A new and unique mode of punish
ing prisoners at the city jail who break
the rules of the institution was an
nounced recently at meeting Of
re board of visitors of the jail. The
Pr ,ner is compelled to stand erect
o. on 2 ,.ss-rel in the jail yard, in sight Of
Inc o.nel prisoners, for one hour for
,ne v,ola.io Of any rule. The time is
lsn : hoard ~, the second offence.
and at the same tin ..aua agaa.;rs
manner of Furnishing Srondars than
keeping them in their cell 9TH hali
and chain to their feet, witt w a; DIn
bread and water for nourisk,
The plan SO far has worked satisln.ss
torily, and has been the means of i'm.
proving the discipline at the place..
Baltimore American,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-29
The Healthy Palate.

While perfectly sound and healthy
palate does not crave for condiments,
even prefers to do without them, yet
the majority of digestions require tc
be humored and kept in order, and
their peculiarities must be studied.
DIR. Brunton says: "Savory food causes
the digestive juices to be freely Sc
creted; we'll cooked and palatable
food is therefore more digestible than
the unpalatable. If food lacks SAVIOR,
a desire naturally arises to supply il
by condiments, not always we'll Sc.
lected or wholesome. AS commerce
brought them within the reach of the
people, condiments in simple or com.
plicated form, came greatly into ia
.vor, and foreign spices were added to
the wild herbal growths of the fields
and hedges. In our early history the
''spicery" was a special department
of the court, and had its proper off.
GERS. In the fourteenth century spices
were both costly and rare, most Of
them coming from the Levant.
Chaucer mentions many by name
canella, macys, Glove (cloves), grains
of paradise, nutmegs, caraway and
spikenard. The ancients, especially
the Greeks and Romans in the luxuri.
Gus period of their history, used con-
diments very freely. An old English
historian, referring to the earlier Ro-
man court, says: "The best magis'
trates of Rome allowed but the ninth
day for the city and publick business
the rest for the country and the sallei
garden" From this it would seem as
though the education of taste was &C
counted of some consequence in those
DAYS.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-29
Roman Baths.

Every Roman in early days had the
use of the public baths on payment OF
about half farthing. These were not
such structures as we call public baths,
but superb buildings lined with Egyp-
tan granite and Nubian marble. Warm
water was poured into the capacious
basins through wide mouths of bright
and massive silver. The most mag
nificent baths were those Of Caracalla,
which had seats Of marble for more
than sixteen hundred people. and those
of Diocletian, which had seats for three
thousand people.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-29
TWO BROTHERS REUNITED.


They Found Each Other at . Reunion OF
Confederate Veterans.
A very pathetic incident that &c.
Cured during the recent reunion OF
Confederate veterans held in this city
was related one afternoon recently by
q prominent state official.
One night at late hour the mama
ger of one of the leading hotels in this
city walked into the rotunda of his
hostelry and observed an old Confed-
crate, who appeared to be sleeping in
q chair. He noticed that he was as
signed to that hotel by certain badge
he wore, and being himself an ex-
Johnny Reb, he decided to render the
veteran a service by waking him and
taking him to his room.
As he touched the veteran he OBJ
served that he had spent some time in
worship at the shrine of Bacchus, and
at that time was just recovering vigor-
GUS mentality. While this scene
was being enacted another veteran,
who happened to be passing, stopped
close by, as did the gentleman who
"HeIlo, Johnny Reb; have you Sc
cured a room?" asked the hotel mana
ger.
"Yes," replied the awakened man,
with apparent surprise.
"What is your name?"
NV name is joe"
"What regiment were you with?"
"Iwas with regiment and fought
with the Army of Virginia.
At this juncture the veteran who
was standing by approached the two
and asked the man:
"What did you say your name Isl?
"My name is Joe -" again re.
piled the man.
"Where did you enter the army
from?"
ST enlisted at -, in -" re
piled the now astonished man.
AS he replied to the last question
the other man fell into his arms
weeping, and said: 'Joe, don't yor
know me?"
The veteran pushed him off, pre-
Stunning tnat ne, TOO, WAS III d turDu
lent state of mind, caused by imbib
ing drinks other than water.
The man would not be pushed of
and in his sobs, said: "Joe, don't yo'
know me? This is John"
'sYou are not John, for he wa
killed at Manassas, said the nov
thoroughly awakened and much aston
ished man.
"Joe, 1 am your brother John.
was not killed at the battle of Man
asses, and ever since the war I hay
looked all over the United States TO
YOU"
| Convinced at last, the long-los
brothers, locked in each others EN-
brace, stood and wept like children
They went to room in the hotel an
doubtless talked all night. All mex
day they were seen walking arm il
arm, with glowing faces, and relatin
to everyone the story of their comm
together after such long separation
Nashville Banner.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-29
Testing Him.

Mamma wonder why it is that
Georgia plays and sings SO much for
Albert since they've become engaged?
She never seems to cease from the
time he comes into the house until he
departs.
Papa-I guess she wants to make
sure that he really loves her.-Chi-
cago News.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-29

An orchard Of 90 trees in New Ca
naan. Ct, produced pos barrels OF
picked apples the eighth season from
planting. A 15-year-old tree In the
same neighborhood yielded IL barrels
Of choice, picked apples. A grower
in Ontario county, New York. sold 1873
barrels from his orchard Of ~ acres
and In addition had between 300 and
400 bushels of pairing and cider apples.
A tree in Glastonbury, Ct, produced
95 bushels of apples. In 1891 Hale
Bros. Of Connecticut sold about $2i..
600 worth of peaches from 35 acres
American Agriculturist.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-29
A Golden Opportunity.

Chow do you come to be celebrating
your golden wedding, Binks? You've
only been married three years. y
81 know" said Binks; "but my
wife and thought we'd better have it
now when we really need the gold. -
Harper's Bazaar.