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Fine Strawberry shortcake.

Stir half cupful butter to a cream.
with one cupful powdered sugar, add
the grated rind of half lemon, stir nm
til white and frothy. Then add two
whole eggs. Sift two cups -four with
one heaping teaspoonful baking
powder and add it alternately with
three-quarter cup of milk to this prep
aration. Stir until all the Ingredients
arewell blended. Butter two medium.
sized jelly tins, dust them with -four.
pour in the mixture and bake in a not
too hot oven. When done and cold.
put the layers over one another with a
layer of straw berries between and on
top. The strawberries should be
rinsed off with cold water, we'll drained
and sprinkled with sugar. Serve with
cream.
Or the strawberries may be crushed
with silver fork, sweetened. and five
minutes before serving put them be-
tween the cake layers and on top and
cover each layer with whipped cream
and serve at once.
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The Latest In Stationery.

Knapsacks Of cardboard, leather OF
wood are the proper receptacles for
note paper and envelopes at present.
They are to be had in black, blue, buff
or in red and black. The note paper
is white, blue or regimental gray.
The white has fine lines of red and
blue set close together ell round the
edge of the sheets. The top of each
sheet is adorned with an army or
navy flag or with the crossed Ameri-
can and Cuban flags or with the in
sigma Of some regiment.
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L q r n l n &
quickly 9 b 9
8 q W creeping
toward b g (
her four-yesr-
old daughter,
Beatrice. The
child moved
over the floor
with an effort,
3 u t seemed
filled with Joy
1t finding her
mother. The
rest of the
happening Is
hQof folI a.
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clever A.iatic woman.

Clever Asiatic Woman.
It is said that Mhearai Misi, a
wealthy Asiatic woman, discovered the
art of making the perfume known as
altar Of roses, and also invented the
beautiful workmanship exhibited in
the weaving OF the celebrated CASH
mere shawls. Nothing is known about
her death.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-03
A Startled Mother.

Prom the Freeport (In) Bulletin.
while busy at work in her home, Mrs
William Shay. corner OF Taylor and Han.
cock Avenues, Frseport, ILL.,, was startled
by hearing q noise Just behind her.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-03

TEETHISA (TEETHINa POWDERS, IA
prepared especially for children, and its suo-
cess In curing Cholera. infantum, all the ir-
ritations of teething and usual Summer
Troubles OF children of any age makes it
Justly popular as household remedy.
Bowels and makes teething easy.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-03

Sea birds frequently spend weeks at
sea, and are believed TO quench their
thirst partly from falling rain and
partly from the fat and oil which they
devour ravenously when they have a
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-03

A far West town has elected single
woms.a for Mayor. There was time
when the highest ambition Of the seq
was to be bride eiecr.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-03

A novel profession has been dis
covered by Miss Mabel Cook, of New
York, who repairs books as a regular
occupation. The volumes of the Aston
Library are kept in repair by this
enterprising young woman.
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Conductor E. d. Loomis. Detroit, Mich
says: The effect of Halls Catarrh Cure is
wonderful" Write him about it. Sold by
druggists. 75c.
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Clean blood means clean skin No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
TIC clean your blood and keep it clean. by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving ali i'm
purites from the body. Begin to-day 10
Danish pimples boils, blotches, blackheads'
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents All drug,
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, Csc, SOC.
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Rhnb0rb Pie,

Wash the rhubarb and cut off the
root and leaf end, but do not peel it,
unless very tough, for the pink skin
gives fine color and flavor. If it is
a very sour variety, pour boiling
water over it and let it stand five min
utes, then drain it. Put the rhubarb.
cut into inch pieces, into deep dish,
earthen or granite, and sprinkle over
it one level cup of sugar to each
heaped pint of rhubarb. 1t you like
the syrup thick, mix one level table,
spoonful Of cornstarch with the
sugar. Add also one saltspoonful
salt. Cover with rich pastry crust
and bake about half an hour.
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We haven't done thing to the tornedo
boat destroyers
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Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
l0c. Soc. II @. G. G. fail. druggists refund money
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because Of frequent rains In Cuba. malarial
tSav ere common aiiment there. Just as
ssates. Ailments of this kind, no ma tier in
~ wh@s part OF the globe they occur are quick
y = c9req with Hostetter's Stomach Bftters.
rnese bitters also make pure blood, strong
nerves and muscles, and ffrm healthy flesh
Il, nn icy, nave no equal for dyspepsia and consH-
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The Philedalphia Inquirer says that
the poet laureate OF Pennsylvania is
Col Lum Cogburn, of Punxsutawney."
we don't doubt It; the name itself sings
like rivulet.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-03

Education has been substituted for conse
Grafton in the modern pulpit.
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Piso's Cure for Consumption relieves the
most obstinate coughs--REv. d. BUCHMUEI,-
LER, Lexington. Mo-. February "a, 1894.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reducing infiamma-
tion. allays pain, cures wind collie. &c. a bottle
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-03

Don't use religious stills when you visit
strange prayer meeting.
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To Cure a Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund money IL IL fails to cure &c.
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The widows mite wrote an epitaph which
time could not Grace.
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Beauty Is Blood Deem.

Apples supply the higher nerve and muscle
food, but do not give stay.
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The Climate or Cub.

lively knows Is true AnAn p'si
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SANDER is moral hydrophobia - those
who are bitten generally run mad.
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History repeats itself every time the cylin-
der Is placed in the monograph.
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To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
Ietic. full OF life. nerve and vigor. take No-To
BAG, the wondcr-w worker. that makes weak mer
strong. All druggists, 50c or *. Cure guaran
teed Booklet aud sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
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For its size, we unquestionably have the
finest navy in the world
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0ekcy ~ lheek n town aftsr I yscrs
eD!nnce) When / went away, Jones
ana Brown we're rival suitors Tor Miss
H1tters hand. Which proved to be
ne lucky mani GIanders Can't tell
mat yet, She married Brown only q
month ago. Ask me again in about
year.-Life.
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Regiment aatron.s Outfit.

Mrs. Susan A. Glenn, widow of 9
soldier and mother of a volunteer in
the First Regiment, District of Co.
lumbia volunteers, has resigned her
position in the Postofice Department
to go to the front with her son. She
IS member of the Women's Patriotic
Industrial Relief League, and the first
woman to be appointed matron of a
regiment. Mrs. Glenn is a well-pre-
served woman of fifty, a person of fine
physique and the mother of four chill
dren. Two daughters remain at home
to devote their services to the Wo-
mems Patriotic Industrial Relief
League.
The league is now organizing a
corps OF women to send to each of the
various regiments to darn, mend and
wash for the soldiers. They are ex-
pected, by looking after the sanitary
conditions, to keep the men out of the
hospital. No woman under thirty-fiye
or over fifty-fve will be permitted to
accompany regiment, and they must
be women of irreproachable character.
Widows and mothers of volunteers are
preferred.
The outfit of Mrs. Glenn as matron
OF regiment will consist of black
alpaca and black silk skirts, blue and
black shirt waists, rubber cloak, two
sets OF black underwear, broad-sole
walking shoes, one rubber pillow, one
rubber and flannel blanket, hammer.
shawl, belt, bag. and soft fedora hat.
Mrs. Glenn will also take with her
. quantity of articles, such as disin-
fectants, CASTLE and laundry soap,
combs, pins, needles, letter paper, en-
veiopes, postage stamps, pencils, darn
ing cotton, patches, thread, buttons,
scissors, mustard and vaseline. The
league is now manufacturing and fill
ing small bags with the articles enum- |
Grated above for distribution among
the soldiers. Chicago Times Herald. |
(snaafn
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We would advise the kind hearted ladies' 70
send Major Satan-Tatom jug of fire water.
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To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. Zoe or 25c.
nc. Q. Q. fail to cure. druggists refund monev
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Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
MEN strong, blood pure. SOC. 81. All druggists
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-03

Pine kernals give heat and stay. They serve
as substitute for bread.
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Gossfp.

Miss Annie l.. Diggs has been made
State Librarian of Kansas.
''Norsk Observation-Disclosures
10 the name of the woman's suffrage
society of Norway.
Miss Amanda Johnson, of Hull
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Spoon Dropcakes.

spoon Dropcakes.
One cupful floor, one-half of q cup
full of rye meal, one-half of cupful of
eornmeal, one cupful of sugar, two
eggs, two tablespoonful of molasses,
one tablespoonful of melted butter,
one sour apple chopped fine, one
quarter OF teaspoonful each of all
spice, Glove and nutmeg, one-half of
teaspoonful of cinnamon, one cupful
OF sour milk, one-half of teaspoonful
OF soda. Drop by small spoonfuls
into smoking-hot fat and cook golden
brown.
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House, was made Chief Garbage In.
spector for the city of Chicago.
A class for the training of nursery
maids has been started in New York
City at st. Bartholomew Parish
house.
Miss Maude E. Knowles, of Topeka,
Kan, has been appointed microscope
list in the Agricultural Department at
Washington.
The young women of the University
OF Chicago are to have club house Of
their own. The scheme originated
with the students.
The only woman in the freshman
class OF the law school of Michigan
University, Mrs. Emma s. Tyndale.
acted as toastmistress at recent class
banquet.
In Ohio, the Barlow Bill, making
women eligible as notaries public, has
become law. The first commission
Was issued to Miss Grace A. Adams.
of gainesville.
The Countess of Wisborg, wife of
Prince Oscar of Sweden, is studying
at London training school for nurses
IN order to assist her husband in his
missionary efforts in Africa.
A travelling library is to be started
by the women's clubs of Utica, N. Y.
1t will be made up by the contribution
OF one book from every woman be.
longing to the State Federation.
A monument. designed by the Prin.
cess Louise, has just been placed over
the grave of Mrs. Mary Ann Thurs
ton, who nursed all the children of
Queen Victoria from 1916 to 1867.
Mrs. Suson L. Winters, wife of a
prominent banker of Dayton, Ohio. |
IS President of the Christian Woman's
of that city, which carries |
widows home and several other char.
tiles.
Mrs. Matilda Joslyn Gage, who died
in Chicago at the age of seventy-two
years, was one of the earliest cham
plons OF women's rights in America,
having identified herself with that
in 1852.
Professor Mary A. Wilcox, of the
Zoology Department of Wesley Col
eye, who has been studying abroad
or the last two years, has obtained
he degree for Phi. D. from Zurich
University, with highest honors.
Miss Rebecca Lash, of Chelsea.
lass, is probably the only person
wing who knew Paul Revere. Miss
lash is ninety-five years old, and in
er childhood was playmate of Har-
let Revere, Paul Revere's grand
aughter
Mrs. Emma Thayer, who has been .
ppointed by Governor Adams. of !.
oiorado. Commissioners of Fine Arts I.
ON the State to the Trans Missis-
ppi Exposition, is now making a
'ur Ut the East in the interest of her
Mrs. Hobart is already one of the il
otable hostesses in Washington.
er favorite method of entertaining Q
that OF giving small dinner parties,
ID, as she is as noted for her tact as 9,
n distinguished husband is for his
it, these informal affairs are feature =,
official social life. u
Mrs. General Grant and Mrs. George !,
!. Childs are near neighbors in y
ashlngton. The two ladies are fire.
lently seen driving together, and the o.
endship begun during their distin-
ished husbands lives is evidently ii
lrmer than that which is usually
pposed to exist between women. b,
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wen may come and men may go but the
ent-umbrella joke goes on forever.
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Hoods SarsapariIla

Is America's Greatest Medicine.
Moods Pills cure all liver ills. Is cents.
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HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS


- S4'A~S @SAA'D&AAts
One pound Of very fine sugar. one
pound Of flour sifted several times and
dried, one dozen eggs and one tea.
spoonful of finely pounded mace.
Beat the yolks and whites separately
very light. Add the sugar to the
yolks and beat well. Then add the
whites alternately with the -four. Bake
q light brown and sift white sugar over
them.
Tomato Stew.
Cook two pounds of mutton until
very tender-so that it will all drop
from the bone-in two quarts of
water; then add one can of tomatoes,
four large onions, four large potatoes
Sliced; salt and pepper to taste; cook
until vegetables are done; then, just
before sending to table, add one cup
full of milk, with two heaping table,
spoonfuls of -four; let it come to q
boil; then serve.
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Pm SoTir!ed!"

AZ tired In the morning as when 60 to
pedi Why is it Simply because your
blood is In such a poor, thin. sluggish
condition It does not keep up your
strength and You do not get the benefit
OF your sleep. To feel strong and keep
strong Just try the tonic and purifying
effects OF Hoods Sarsaparilla. Our
word for It, Z will do you good.
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a 59s tsss snd tr sa TOD
zoe ss % pdds % compelling
loaded y with ~ IN % although
NJ a. o reliability refer to g
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Gods Will.

dows flashing across a glen or break
ing out of "A o is very pleasing"
one snowy morning i'm February he
came into my room in evident excite
ment, with a letter in his hand.
You ave taken such an interest in
my affairs that ] thought you would
like to know . 1 have received a
letter informing me hat / am on the
short !eet for Tilliegask A.. just
two. and l am one . and / am to
preach next Sabbath and the
farmer with whom I stayed has sent a
very encouraging letter"
Duliug the week the probationer was
much tried on "A question of conscience.
whether he ought To act on a SUCCESS
tion of his friend at Tilliegask.
1t happens" he explained to me.
that the people at Tilliegask are very
conservative in their views OF the Bible.
while. as you are aware. l nave been
led to accept certain modern conclu-
sions regarding the history of the
books. and my good friend desires that
| should . make no allusion to
them in my discourse.
Now" went on the probationer. at
was not my intention to do so. but aft
er this advice am / not bound i'm con-
science to indicate-simply to indicate
my position, that they may not be
deceived and that l may not obtain "A
church by guile?" And he read to me
the sentence. which I make no doubt no
one understood. but which was to Mr..
Clunas a great relief. He came home
from Tilliegask in high spirits. and
speculated every evening on his
chances as against the other man who
was TO preach on Sabbath.
NO. he is not what you would call n
scholar" and then the probationer
laughed aioud-a rare occurrence.
We'll, II was a translation In the Latin
class. he rendered 'sdhuc juvenis' as a
still youth which was much tasted.
and others. too. as remarkable: but II
is not generous to remember such
|. f~silings."
The good man was indeed 20 dis
tressed by this dispsraging allusion "a
his rival that he searched his heart for
the sins of pride and jealousy. which.
with envy and worldliness. ne confessed
to me. constantly beset him. He also
impressed upon me that although Mr..
Tosh might not be a scholar in the acad-
emic sense. yet ne had such gifts OF
speech that he would be an excellent
minister for Tilliegask IL the choice oi
that secluded spot should fall on TOsh
But the probationer waited anxiously
for the first post on Tuesday. which
would Civ the result. and ! was only
less anxious.
When he did not come down wit,
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IN PR@BATl@NER.
By IAN NACLAREN.

single room below the states; nor had
he any small talk to offer, but he was
ready enough to speak about his own
work and seemed anxious to explain
to me hat he wanted my judgment.
MY work. let me explain" he said
hesitatingly, lis not pastoral or &.
devoted to a particular sphere, since
my gifts have not yet . COM
mended themselves to a congregation
after such q fashion that they were
inclined to . . . IN short, wish to
have me as their minister. Mine is a
vagum ministerfum. I am what Is
called q probationer-that Is, I have
been duly educated in profane and
sacred learning for the holy ministry
and have passed certain examinations
4. . . without discredit."
o that / am sure 1 interpolated
with sincerity. whereat the probationer
ought to have bowed n replied: 1T is
good of you to say so;" but as IL was,
he only blushed and looked as IL he
had been caught boasting.
And then?' i suggested.
1T remains to discover whether j am
d. . . fit for the practical work OF my
c~alling-if it be, indeed. that am
called, so d. And here the little
man came to a halt.
You are examined again." I inquired
tentatively, "or placed under a chief
for a little?"
We'll, no. although the latter would
be an excellent way-but 1t Is not for
me to criticise the rules of my church;
IL any congregation has lost its minis
ter. then such as I. that is. persons in
a state of probation. are sent each
Sabbath to . preach, and then
the people choose the one who . 4. :"
And again Mr.. Cluna came to a stand
for want of fitting words,
who comes out first in the preach
ing competition" / added, n in an in
slant was sorry.
1T would i'll become me to put the
matter in such a form. and IL
/ have don so it has been an inadvert-
nee, and. indeed, 1 did not mean to
complain, but rather to explain the rea-
son of the noise"
please tell me whatever you please,
but II was not noise, for / heard some
words.
THE river of Damascus? 1 feared
so, sir; that was the climax or point of
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Il understand"-for Il was natural to
suppose that he was engaged. as many
i'm his circumstances are, which grows
into a pathetic tragedy as a girl waits
for long years till her betrothed Is
approved in his work and can offer her
a homeland o have got your certi-
ficates."
"A few. and ii may be that could Sc
cure more. Here is one which =.
/ value deeply; count above
gold. It's from Professor Carphin.
You know what he has done. of course.
Hebrew scholar"-the probationer
rose from his chair and paced the floor
that is inadequate. quite inadequate:
there are many Hebrew scholars, thanh
God: but Professor Carphin has gone
deeper. Why. sir. he has made a race
of scholars and changed the face Of
theological thought in Scotland: he is
the modern Erasmus of our land and
the probationer was very warm.
This is what he has written of me.
and It is superfiuous TO say that from
such a nan this testimony Is the high
est praise; j ought hardly TO show such
words. but you will not misjudge mel"
Il beg 20 certify that Hiram Clunas,
master of arts and bachelor of divinity.
late fellow of this college, IL in my
judgment fully competent to expound
the Hebrew scriptures after an accu-
rate and spiritual fashion to any body
of intelligent people.
"Zechariah Carphin. D. D.. IL. u.
Calvin College. Edinburgh"
Pardon me. IL is my ~foolishness. but
you notice fully this extremity OF
language is. | need not say. uideserved.
but that DIR. Carphin should have writ
ten is a compensation for
many little disappointments." n the
probationer's voice trembled.
No. it will not be of material service
in the way OF gaining me a hearing. for
IL is a 4. moral disgrace To my
church that the word of this eminent
man carries little weight with .
committees and such like. and that
many people in this university city do
not know his face when he walks along
Princess street.
This is from another kind Of man.
who is very acceptable as a
preacher. and has much influence
=. in vacancies: IL was an indiscre-
ton. fear. to have asked him for q
d. certificate. as he has only seen
me once; but when one is pressed ne Is
not always wise"
Il have had the pleasure of knowing
the Rev. Hiram Clunas for a consider
able time. and have much satisfaction
in recommending him To the favorable
| consideration OF selection committees
of vacant congregations. He Is a ripe
scholar. a profound divine. an eloquent
preacher. a faithful pastor. an expert