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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-23
The Isthmus OF Panama ..

The troubles man usually tiles to drown
are hose he borrows.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-23

Spain has more sunshine than any
country In Europe. The yearly average
Il 1000 hours. In America 1t Is 2,100.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-23
WaNted.

Tive travelling saiesmen in each Southern
gate. s'c.eo and expenses Perm snent sastitep
Experience not aasslntsly necessary. Adegess
Pesrlsss Tobacco Worls Co., bedford Gig, Va.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-23

Piso'. Cure Is a wonderful Cough msuIcipe
Mrs. w. PICxEhT, Van Sicien and Blake
Ayaa ErooklYn n. Y. Oct. %. 1894.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-23

A Cincinnati Judge recently gave n man
ten days for stealing an eigt-day clook.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-23

IT'S much easier to run up bill than it is
TO foot It
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-23

Poor regulations would be scarce II all
men were credited with their good int ntions.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-23
w TOMEN do sufferl
w Even so-called healthy women suffer!
But thew are not heal.hyi
1 suffer!

The marks LETT by pain the young faces OF many
daughters. Pain that leaves its mark comes from cu
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-23

A bachelor says a woman always means
what she says while she is saying 1t.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-23
Hurting Eyes

There are some men too stingy to even pay
q Evil rt
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-23

sunk In the cove and the long boat in
which the crew had landed was smash
ed to pieces. Their own small boat had
not been discovered and was intact. An
exploration Of the island showed them
that none Of the crew of the Lark had
been left upon it and hence they con-
cluded that they had all been taken
prisoners. The island was small one
and was uninhabited. Summers and
Henderson concluded that the best
thin for them to do was to try to reach
one of the larger islands of the group
il their boat. They were unwilling,
however, to risk the chest in the small
boat, for fear some accident might hap
pen it, and so determined to leave II be-
hind. They had found natural cove
in the course of their wanderings about
the island and in this they buried the
chest, marking the place with pile of
stones. Then they rugged small sail
on their boat and soon reached one of
the larger islands, which was inhabit-
ed. Here Captain Summers was strick-
en- with smallpox and died, leaving
Henderson the sole possessor Of the Sc
cret.
Henderson knew no one on the isl
ands whom he could trust, and ut last
determined to return home and fit up
an expedition to go after the treasure.
After weary period OF waiting, he
finally secured passage on q ship bound
for the Cape Colony, and it was not I'M
til three years later that he reached his
: old home at Jackson. Here he enGeav-
0red to secure the money necessary to
TT out an expedition to go after the
treasure, but his friends laughed at the
story and thought Henderson was q
mailman. he could find no one who
was willing to advance the money
reeded, and so at last in despair Hen
eerson determined. to return to his old
trade az sailor and earn enough
money TO at ont vessel. How he ate
his heart out during those weary years,
how he saved every cent and how at
the end of fifteen years he found be
had enough money can be passed over
He bought the Laura *. Fine III
Philadelphia in 1855 and started for the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-23

llcvod In utilizing the waste places and
making every part of the farm contrib
ute TO the general purpose, The sprllg
from which came the brook could not
be interfercd with because Il produced
excellent water and was worth more
than anything that could 10 grown In
the meadow, Tor after passing through
the swamp II ran into trough In the
pasture where the cattle had access TO
10.
There were several ways Of improv-
Ing this meadow and Of giving tho
water from the spring uninterrupted
How, but all were costly except tho one
decided upon. lie made "A cranberry
bog OF the meadow, II cost about $500
an acre TO make n good bog but 1t pays.
Several things are necessary, ana one
" them h facility FOR flooding In the
fan To prevent damage by early frosts.
In this bit Of meadow the farmer raised
crnnhcrirca as large as cherries, al.
ways welcome to any table and always
IN demand IN the market. especially
when sugar N low, Wherever there Is
perennial spring or brook (heayen
help the farm that has ncitherl there
arr usually moist, untlllable places. but
exactly adapted 10 cranberry culture.
Put IN fcW cranberry plants for Gran
berry sauce n sauce FOR anything. II
N more than sauce, II II food, ana
may be Just the medicine the system
needs,--George Appleton In Farm and
Elrpgllp
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DEsERrr EVENING NEWS. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 49, 1899

season, ls 81 per day for raising 600 gal.
Ions per minute seventy feet This
amount Of water will irrigatc about five
acres Of orchard land per day. Whore
water " purchased from noighbors the
cost II generally about 80 or gi2 per
day ANA somotlmes much more. 10 can
be readily seen that u ~ much cheaper
20 have ones own plant. after allowing
a liberal amount Tor expense Of Keeping
In repair and the interest on the amount
Invested.
In all the invcstigatlons thus far
made on the subject OF irrigation by
public ofilciala, only that part has been
looked into which concerns the procur-
ing ~ water from rivers and lakes,
conveying u TO bitches and distributing
u over the land. Also the subject OF
constructing storage reservoirs. has
been investigated to some extent. hut
to within the last two years there has
been little thought ~ utilizing the sup
ply Of water beneath the surface. cN-
cept where there were flowing artcsian
wells.
California II the first state 20 irri-
gate to any great extent from wells by
means Of pumping plants. This has
been brought about by the use OF wlul-
mills to pump water Tor domestic pur-
poses. which has suggested its further
use ns % means Of watering the land.
n was then found that the wind could
not be- depended upon 30 supply motive
power for pumpln~ and 20 steam and
afterward gasoline. electricity and
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SLEPT THROUGH RAlSERs SER
MON.

II is well known that the kaiser dur
ing hIs annual trip un board the Ho-
hcnzDllofn Co. the Norwegian nords. IL
In The habit OF conducting divine SER
vice every sunday morning. lie usu-
ally reads o. short liturgy and follows
che prayers with sermon. out o. his
own composition. but from the culluc-
.ti0n uf some wUllkuuwn German divine.
bur.re Die recent tflp The 0ilcsfa %
%" iluhanzullrru noticed that a sailor.
during divine service. either overcome
hy thH heat ur from some other cause.
had fallen l.Ht asleep. After the sore
Vice The captain called the sailor before
him. ghN" MIN sound rating and SEM
fenced him Co.. two days arrest
NUw, % happens that on Sunday NJ
trruUuuH on board thu H0hpuuzllem IL
d. thu kulsrrH custom 90 hear the cape
talua report uf thr events uf the pre-
Ug4lUr week NJ amy sailor has dis
tUgIHbod himself u. kaiser ahlkes
u'udH with him or Says Tow kindly
words 10 sailor has been punished
the kaiser heats the dptulls The cape
tain rUpUrtsI tho urN mt ~ tho Hlrep-
ing sailor and tEe punishment innlcted
on hlu
Was De- Un the watch the night be-
f0rr' asked thH kulsHr
He W1s, your majesty
Then lrt The poor duNl on Besides.
Il wasn't much NJ a'tmun. anyhow
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able. everchanging Illustrations Of every
conceivable design ana color. Sweet
voiced aXioms sing TO thcm from the
trgss They gather "a nosegay Of les
sous from the borders of the walk
The honeysuckie. the hop-toad and the
wind slip them ponies az they pass,
and not child of them all can play
hockey. for the earth r. their school.
and an that IA In Il are their instruc-
tors There are no cases u truancy In
Washington. This is not because the
children there are more Htu1luus and
sedate than the youth Of other times.
nor has the swimming hole or the free
run VI woods and fields. the circus
parade or the delight In forbidden
things. lost any of the old charm Tor
them. The children ~ this day are not
conforming 10 the customs Of the world.
but the world II more and more rccog-
ulzlng the nature and Instincts Of chill
drcu. and bringing itself into harmony
with them. Perhaps u H. for this rva-
son. becoming more like the kingdom "
heaven. Teachers everywhere are feok e.
ing to Instruct the child by the things
that tempt him.-Arthur Henry In Aims
lees Tor Octubr.
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grab desperately at the guides waist.
and hold on for dear NE.
The speed qulekens uutil you arc go
ing faster than express tr>in rate.
clouds of soft snow ny up. at times al
most binding you. and calling forth
much indian profanity from the guidos.
The sensation, when you take % quiet
~. with closed eyes (suppOsiuE YOU can
bring Yourself 10 do this). ~ not UNI
pleasant--thcre IL n sense of cNtfuor-
binary exhllaration, Of mad rccklcss-
noas But n you darc 60 look up or
about. tho sense Of sca-Hlckncs4 be-
comes almost oycrpowering
ny the time you have done half the
trim tho breath has completely lcft your
body-your mouth and eyes are wide
open. you can neither see nor hear.
Then the end comee with "a bang and a
shock. at the very edge ~ tho enow,
and you roll heltcr-skeltcr through the
attn. vacation grass-brulsod wrecks
People take the end differently Some
alt up. rub their heads. and laugh
others relieve their ovcr-stfung nerves
with coplous tcAre-for my part lay
stlll and gaspcd.
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roBoGGANISG Down A VOLCANO.

A writer In the october Pearson's
describes the lively sensation OF tobog-
gaming down the sides u Popocatepetl.
the great volcano OF Mexico. which rcars
Itself In gaunt majesty iLsiG feet above
sea level.
Having reached the summit, he says,
the Indian guides look complacently
round and pun unconceruedly AZ their
eternal cigarettes. as they begin to un-
roll their "petates" on the snow. These
petntes are Indian mats OF rtrong, tough
lhrc, which the guide have carried up
on their backs. You realize now that
they are, also, toboggann,
Now the guides make this toboggan
trip, the most remarkable one IN the
world and the only one down the side
OF u great volcano, week In and week
out whenever the sides OF the volcano
are not 10 frozen over as 10 prevent H.
II is nothing to them, But FOR you u Ia
a different mattor-and the more you
look at the frail petntee, and at the
long, glittering descent the less you
like the Idea.
Nervously. you watch the prepara-
tlons-the smoothing down Of the pc
tates. when they will persist In curling
up at the corners. and the testing OF tho
heavy palos, or alpenetocka, Of which
zach guide carries two, with extra ones
stripped on his back, IN case OF loss
Quakingly, you set yourself on the
rear ends OF the mats. Complacently,
the guldea brace themselves firmly In
front OF you. push the RAGGED old SOM
breroa over their eyes, light fresh
cigarettes for the down trip, caution
you to VT still and have care, take a
steady grip on their alpenatocka, which
serve Thorn no steering poles--and you
arc of. Pcrhapa, on the way up, u
A. itfaUflafa IN 4uNh
other down-you have no jooular
thoughts now, and aa the mats slip over
the snow, alowly at frst, the faster,
gathering momentum at every inch. you
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-23

finally crude oil has been used as q
motive power.
AZ first old traction engines were
utilized. The only argument IN thclr
favor outside OF the trst cost ~ that
they create good market FOR wood
As wood consumers they cannot Dc
beat They are also dangerous. These
are now being superseded by the later
models, which are an immense saving
after the first cost.
There f. great need felt for nccu-
rate data procured by some dislntcr-
ostcd person. Very few who operate
plants want TO take the time 20 keep
account ~ the cost amount OF water
pumped, ana the other necessary de-
tails, When n man says he n pump
ing co gallons per hour perhaps he ~
only pumping half Of that amount, for
Il Is only a matter ~ guess,
In the absence Of exact data we must
come az near 20 the truth nH possible.
and be content with that until eNperi-
once and investigation by paid scientific
men shall give us the accurate informu-
ton which will enable the expense to
he reduced TO the minimum. So far as
he supply NJ Wnter goes this ~ proba-
hly the most available means ~ lrrl-
Hatlon nt the present time for Culifor-
MIA, and especially for the Santa Clara
Nalley.-lSan Jose Mercury.
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with forty-hvc thousand children IN
the public schools of Washington, u. c..
there were but ninety cases OF punish
mcnt last year when you and were
cpntenilng against the advantages OF
education some twenty or thirty years
ago, we would have often borne this
whole burden OF Ofpnsc upon the palms
Of our hands, or the calves Of our bare
legs, In single term. Hut IN those
days boys escaped hanging only by u
miracle, and nature. nH manifest In the
to be cast out, The children of today
are no better than those OF yesterday,
but the wise men are a little more en-
llghtened 4 benign ana steadfust
Providence directs the destiny OF the
world, ana ns, one by one, It's popular
onglos crumblc and fall. It's WAYS OF
lovcllneas ana its paths OF peace appear
The effort 20 force children into the
hidebuund mould uf the pedagugue to
mako spenccrinn copies OF them ALL has
ceased In the capital city, at least, and
In It's place prevails method 30 slm-
pie wholesome and effective, that
teachers and children alike ind "A ioy
In the knowledge each day brings to
them. In place OF the unnatural silence
OF ancient school rooms. constant
sound Of lie and activity les heard. The
children are moving and turning and
stretching and twisting as nature in
tended them 10 do, and the teachers, in
stcnd of attempting to check their
growth ana preserve an impossible dis
ciplino. which hampers and dwurfs the
mind and body, use even thes cvidensea
OF r,stlessness IA lessons. The children
In the Washington primary schools
know why they stretch, and can tell you
the names OF the muscles whore relief
Is felt. Their textbook Is bound In
green and tlue, and contains innumer-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-23

profuHlon. adhcrng to the soil with
great tenacity, while IT. long. horny
spikes made II difficult to handle even
When upfUoted. SIN managed at
last TO get one ioosoncd and cut open.
There was q pulp within that contained
some semblance ~ moisture. but I
could not see that II nllayed my thirst.
ftIhaps ] was not accustomed to It's
use. MY hands were torn by the thorns
ana my feet wounded in many places.
was suffering and weary. and my
thirst was becoming unbcatahie.
lt was getting late by this time. and
W was 10 reach peC1s before dark I
must push on in spite Of pain ana
WEAKNESS.
Ny clothes wop becoming tattered
and my hands were bleeding. but all
other misfortune was forgotten now In
ihn iofce blight NJ thirst that had Fixed
:seli upon mo like % whitening demon.
When nt last % began tp grow dark 1
upfu1lnl more ~ the uiggor.hoad
curiuHoHpnd tearing tho hearts from
ih'W. thpWnd ana sucked ls one might
chew ana suck 10 sponge from which
th' last trHr" NJ moisture hua been an
but pressed. ! otn part % my last
sandwich md thou thoroughly cx-
hauaiod and mad with thirst. i sank
down upon the hot sandy earth and
stared up nt The l1rkouei sky.
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WHY ARE ACTRESSES INTEREST.
lNGy

The extraordinary and Unsuitable In
tefest which che public t1kyH lu actors
aud notroHaus be- % mystery u 81 app
parcHty rather more widespread in
America than o. o. n England by
comparison OF th, Illustrated papers
of the two countries.
Npw tho actor or actress who displays
true genius BE- certainly an interesting
person. Everybody would be interested
In "a portrait u Ellen Tory. " u Sarah
Bernhard. 1r of Sir Henry Irving. or Of
Ada lchan. Al genius Is Interesting.
whether u De- the genius ~ the uuthoG
the Statesman. the soldier. ur the actor.
but why should the public take such
au absorbing Interest In every man or
woman who his ever trud the stage, no
matter how insignificant be or she may
bef Why should I want 10 see the por-
trait uf the supvrnumrrlry who acts
the part % First Citizen In Julius
Caesar. or ~ the young woman who
siuvH her nrHt song nj "a music hall, ana
has neither voice, genius nor bcautyf
Yet no matter who the person may be,
provided he or she u an actor o. an
actress the paper that contains his of
her portrait WIN be- eagerly bought.
There does not seem % be anything In
the dramatic profession which ought
a. make It's members 80 remarkably
interesting II u not, Imagine, "A
more honorable profession than that OF
the law; but nobody cares for the por-
traits OF eminent barriHtcrs or we'll
known solicitors. II IL not very much
more useful 10 mankind than IL tho
business " making shoes, but We never
siAmor for portraits of Hhoemukers.
have never found anyone who could
give an Intelligent explanation OF the,
actress. All that can be said u II 10
that IL IL a mystery, and apparently an
insoluble one.-W. l.. Alden In the oe-
tobor pcaraonH.
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Nn~NNNnN~NNn>>nono nnnnnno, Sonsnn,..o.n.

that the former does not require tho
services OF an engineer,
The following are some Of the re-
ports OF the expense OF running plants
from men In the valley
one plant, pumping 900 gallons per
minute, Is running at a cost or cents
per hour, with gasoline.
one plant. with No. 4 pump. raising
600 gallons per minute from depth of
seventy feet, with gasoline. IN costing
$3.50 per day.
one case " reported where crudo oil
II used, and 400 gallons per minute In
raised from a depth OF seventy fcct, at
the cost ~ 8i,bG per day
These cases are probably below the
average, which. allowing for exigcn-
Giles. probably a safe estimate with
gasoline at the cost IL has been this
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-23
TRAVELLING THROUGH TEXAS
WITHOUT A COMPASS.

In the New Llpplncoit" Tor scptem.
Der Albert Hgelow Paine thus de-.
acribes his suncrlnEs from thirst. while
travelling alone through southwest Tex
as, having lost the trail.
My thirst had become torture. and
suddenly remembering that had once
heard " Indians finding moisture In the
heart OF the nlEEor-hca1 cactus. !
struve 60 uproot one by kicking %
nerCcly with the heel ~ my heavy
boot. This cactus grew everywhere Ia
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ground. ! am now irriFating q field 0f
celery planted In rows with alternate
spaces between them Of twelve and
eighteen inches apart. The wide space
IT, mulched with coarse manure and the
plants are large enough TO shade the
narrow spaces. IrrlgatlnR this field
once "a week keeps the ground sum
ciently moist, while another with the
surface exposed 10 evaporation. needs
lrrigating every day. In word. the
lessons learned are; Fiji the soil with
humus 10 enable II 10 retain all the
moisture possible, give frequent cult-
walton during the early part Of the
summer. then when practicable mulch
the surface not shaded by the plants
NickB Magazine
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. nnrnnn rnnnnn nnnnnnnnnI5

suits cannot be affirmed with certainty.
But with both OF these the cost has re-
duced itself to such a small figure that
II IL possible FOR every man who owns
ranch 90 orchard property to have an
irrigating plant
Many made the mistake Of using as
motive power for their pumps old see
und-hand engines. While the first cost
was less than a new one the additional
expense u running II one year made
M for the saving. and thereafter II was
run at "a great loss. Although a new
engine OF the latest type may cost more
az the first II has been found TO be "A
matter ~ economy In time. one great
advantage OF gasoline over steam IL
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UTILIZING THE WASTE PLACES.

on a weil-tiiled farm between cuit-
waited fields was a mud hole covering an
eighth OF an acre. caused by the spread
ing out OF the brook. The farmer be-
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COST OF IRRIGATION
BY PUMPING PLANTS.

The Economic Side Question Intolligenty Dis
oussed by President OF the California State Board
OF Trade.
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CLOTHING.

win have a full line OF Clothing
OF all kinds
Mems Suits from
$3.50 Up
Youths long pants Suits. from
$2.25 Up
Boys Knee Pants Suits from
58c Up
900 MEMS MACKINTosHES.
WORTH S2.5O. ALL TO 90 FOR
ONLY
Si.49
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We have the largest lot Of Rib
hons In town and can save you
about soc on the dollar,
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-08-05
ATTENTION LADIES.

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magazines; newspapers, souvenirs, bulle.
tins Of the latest fashions, samples Of
dress goods, patterns, etc.H II 90, send
US your name with ten cents in silver
and We will insert the same 10 the
American Woman's Directory, which
goes whirling all over the United States
to publishers. merchants. and nlsnufact-
urers OF ladies wares. You will get more
good reading matter than you could pur.
chase for many times the small cost OF
ten cents. We want every lady's name
in the United States In our Directory at
once. Address
American Directory Co.
Dept. 6. Birmingham, Ala.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-08-05

ing mo ming after morning in some i'll
kept intelligence Office will appreciate
the importance and eminent practical
bility Of the plan recently put into
operstion by a Philadelphia organizs-
ton known as he Hous ,keepers'
Alliance. The alliance was originally
formed for the study Of the domestic
problem. 1ts most important work has
been the organization OF what is known
as The Practical Workers. Club. the
members OF which are the domestlcs
themselves. An excellent idea Of the
purposes Of this club is given In the
current number OF Harper's Bazaar.
"A suite Of three rooms in the build
Jog occupied by the ekeepers'
Alliance is devoted to its use for q
beginning, the intention being, however.
to quickly enlarge it's quarters 80 soon
as developments justify the step. An
entire house " II be leased, and the club
will include boarding home az we'll az
cooking-school, laundry, and restaurant.
1t will be possible for club members out
Of employ ment often to pay their board
by the service 10 one Of the enterprises
conducted by the club. The house will
become naturally an intelligence Office,
without any Of its objectional features"