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In Billings.

Billings, April 22-On Thursday
afternoon Miss Clara Thropp, who
played "A Dolls House" at the
opera house in the evening, ad-
dressed the members of the Women's
club and the Billings ladies generally
in the parlors of the CONGREGATIONAL
church. Her subject was Henrik Ib-
sen" and her remarks were bright, in
teresting and elevating She spoke
without notes, easily and gracefully
The ladies felt that they had derived
much benefit, as well as pleasure, from
her address, and they We're one and all
won by her charming personality
On " ednesdaty afternoon Mrs. J. NJ
Goss entertained several ladies at tea
in honor of her guest, Mrs. Calhoun.
The literary department of the La
dies club met with Mrs. Stebbins on
Tuesday afternoon. 1t was an especial
ly pleasant and interesting meeting. At
present the ladies are making a special
study of Roman history. The general
monthly meeting will take place on
Monday, the LIST of May. when the mu-
steal department will have charge of
the programme.
The musical department of the Wo-
mems club met with Miss Denham
Monday afternoon.
On Friday evening Mr.. and Mrs H.
N. Kennedy entertained at dinner, in
honor of Mrs. W. H. Merriman of
Butte, the following guests: Drs. An
drew and Harriet Clarke, Mr.. and Mrs
James Butterfield, Mrs. Merrman and
daughter, Misses Whaley, Edith Colvin
Anna RiXon, Messrs. Fred RiXon j. G.
Warning and E. M. Gibbons.
Robert Hopkins of Laurel is visiting
relatives in town.
Archdeacon Weber has announced.
through Theo. A. Casswell that he will
hold weeks mission here, beginning
May %.
We have no smallpox in Billings, as
reported, nor have we had a single case
Measles, however, is epidemic, sparing
neither age, sex nor condition. Even
those who We're supposed to be i'm
munes, having been victims of the dis
ease during other years, suffer in COM
mon with others. There was an attempt
made at first to prevent the spread of
the disease, but it was not successful.
The disease is of mild type. The only
danger seems to be in catching cold
during recovery.
A number of handsome residences are
being erected in various parts of the
town.
Mrs. o. P. Nash left Billings for Min
neapolis last Saturday. Mr.. Nash will
follow her about the first of May. They
expect in future to make their home in
that city.
Mike Gilmore came in from Nebraska
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Thursday and Friday n his private
car looking after the interests of lis
road in this vicinity and directing tie
new improvements now under way.
Frank Napton, brother of Judge
yelling Napton and Attorney H. p.
Napton of Anaconda, arrived on the
noon train Friday from Spokane on his
way to Anaconda. He had not been in
Deer Lodge since he left here three
years ago, and his many friends were
exceedingly glad to see him again.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-23
TO MRS. PINKHAM
From Mrs. Walter e. Budd, of Pat
chogue, New York.

Mrs. BuDD, in the following letter,
tells familiar story of weakness and
suffering, and thanks Mrs. Pinkham
for complete relief:
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:-I think 1t is
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-23

ed me terribly. 1 could not sleep for
the pain. Plasters would help for a
while, but as soon as taken off, the pain
would be just as bad as ever. Doctors
prescribed medicine, but it gave me no
relief.
'Now I feel so well and strong,
have no more headaches, and no
pain in side, and it is all owing to
your Compound. 1 cannot praise it
enough. 1t is a wonderful medicine
l recommend it to every woman
know"
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~ duty to write
} you and tell you
what Lydia
I E. Pinkham's
II Vegetable
Compound
has done for
me. l feel like
another woman.
1had such dread.
full headaches
through my
+ temples and
4 on top of my
& head, that I
{ nearly went
crazy; was also
troubled with
chills, wasvery
| weak; my left
4 side from my
J shoulders to
my waist pain
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-22

At variety entertainment given IN
I'D of a popular institution. one OF the
aturns" was a ventriloQuist As this
gentleman was recognized as one OF
the cleyerest members Of his profess
sion his appearance was looked for
ward to with much interest. At last it
anne. The stage attendants, as usual.
carried on to the stage three dressed
eeures seated in chairs. The professor
followed and went through an astonisn-
inc performance. No one could detect
t. muscle of his face move during the
Iauchable dialogues, and the change OF
voice seemed marvellous. On retiring
the applause was deafening, and the
ventriloquist had to return again ana
again to thank the audience for their
pnnreciation. A couple Of minutes or
20 later. when the audience were talk
ing among themselves as to how 1t
was done, they were thunderstruck to
see the three figures get up from the
chairs and walk of the stage also; but
nm realizing how completely they haf
been "sold," the laughter was uproar'
ious. The professor got three OF hi
friends to take the place Of his usua
"lay" figures for that night only.
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eral hospital in that city, under Sur
geon Carr. She has never been Ill a
minute. has never been off duty day
since she arrived there, and at one
time at Ell Caney had ITO sick and
wounded soldiers under her charge.
Only one of them died. All of her
superior officers and associates, as we'll
as her patients, speak in the highest
terms Of her skill, her energy and de-
votion.
Mrs. Ennis is colored woman, a
nativeTof Santa Cruz, West Indies,
and is now twenty-nine years old. She
came to this country with her hus-
band, who was a steward on the i'll
fated steamship Elbe of the North
German Lloyd Company, which went
to wreck several years ago on the coast
of Ireland. After his death she en-
tered the school for trained nurses
connected with the Freedman's Hos
pital for colored people in Washington,
and graduated from that institution IN
April, 1898. From that time until she
went to Santiago in July she was EN-.
ployed as q nurse in some OF the best
families of Washington.
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Addr.ss,nr an Audience.

New York Sun: At meeting OF the
Society for Political Study yesterday
the bonnet worn by the speaker OF the
day, Mrs. Belle Gray Taylor, caught
fir, from a drop-light on the speakers
desk, and had it not been for the pres
ence of mind and fleet-footedness OF
Mrs. Almon Hensley would have Deen
totally destroyed Mrs. Taylor sala
afterward that there was no Insurance.
on the bonnet, although there WERE
several other things, including goiu
braid. blue velvet and black ostrlch
tips. When the accident happened the
speaker was prefacing her talk, WHICH
was on woman's intuition. with lie"
remarks about five-minute papers, sne
having been asked to prepare one Oh
that length.
"a long, dull paper is intoleraole IN
this rapid history-making age, sne
was saying, while a long, good papei
has SO much in it that you wish 10
consume
ooh! Obi" Gracious me!' Fire!
Fire!" cried feminine voices from CIV
cry part of the room, and the one man
| present looked at Mrs. Tayiors ham-
| ing headgear helplessly. He SAID ait
erwards that he might have KNOWN
what to do IL a woman had been IN
danger in burning building, but tna'
he wcs absolutely paralyzed at slsi'
of a burning bonnet. But no one pee.
ter knows the value of a line ponhe'
than Mrs. Hensley, and before the lone
man had recovered sufficiently to open
his mouth she rushed to the PLATFORM
and smothered the flames.
What is it?" asked the speaker
calmly. when the danger was passed
Your best bonnet on fire." exciaim
ed many voices.
well, for once I've created a sen
sation." retorted Mrs. Taylor. ho'
once I've been actually brilliant. La
dies. the last word 1 uttered was con
sume," and then she went on with Inv
remarks that had been interrupted W
80 threatened confagration.
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thing, the thing it will certainly
prove to be. Gloves made to order
with monograms are devoid of stitch
ing, and the monogram is embroidered
in the centre of the back of the hand.
Those which are purchased from
stock and then embroidered have the
monogram set between the thumb
seam and first row of stitching, and
others have it placed on the wrist
below the stitching. This latter po-
sition is not altogether very advan-
tageous one, as glove usually wrin-
kles so much at the wrist that the
monogram is apt to lose its promi-
nence and the small amount of beauty
it might otherwise possess. The
most popular-if the new fad may be
said to be popular SO soon-are the
self-colored embroidered monograms.
These decorations are so striking,
even in self-coloring, that few will be
brave enough to hazard so striking a
contrast as white or black, or vice
versa.
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colonization was abandoned on
account of its success. Recent efforts
should be called emigration or de-
portation merely, the essential idea
of colonization being absent. De-
portation has failed. 1t is worse than
foolish to expect the inexperienced
emigrant to take up single-handed the
conquest of the tropical forest in the
face of the difficulties of pioneer life
in Africa. Unusual endurance or
some exceptional fortune may bring
him through, but the chances are
mostly against him. The battle with
the fever and the forest is too long.
Five years of suffering, starvation and
inconsistencies mean deterioration
which subsequent prosperity can
scarcely atone for, even if the colon
lists family is spared by death.
Colonization means the partial re-
moval of these difficulties, and the
success which attended early efforts
of the kind is an indication Of what
might be expected if the resources of
modern civilization were brought to
bear upon the problem. 1t is at least
certain that Liberia could offer oppor
tunities considerably superior to those
being eagerly sought by Europeans in
the African colonies of the various
powers. Indeed, Liberia is already
in advance of any of these colonies, If
we interpret the signs Alright. There
is more coffee under cultivation, and
there are more good farms owned and
managed by negroes than in any other
part of tropical Africa. There are
more good houses, more intelligent
people, more churches and more
schools, and, while the aggregate is
yet infnitesimal compared with Eu-
rope or America, it constitutes the
most favorable nucleus of civilization
to be found in tropical Africa. To
attempt to arouse excitement and stir
up an exodus of American negroes
would be to invite disaster on large
scale. The negro can honestly be adj
vised only to stay where he is until he
has far better assurance of safety than
can now be given him. The impor.
tant point is that the supposed failure
OF colonization during the last hall
century failure is not demonstration
of the existence of any insurmountable
obstacles in the way of furnishing {
home in Africa for those who fine
themselves uncomfortable here.
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steamship ststist.cs.

There are fully 1000 tons Of piping
of various kinds in the average Allan
tic liner. The furnaces will consume
no less than 100000 cubic feet OF
air an hour. The boiler tubes, II placed
in straight line, would stretch near
~ ten miles. and the condenser tubes
more than twenty-five miles. The to-
tai number OF separate pieces of steel
in the main structure of the ship Is
not less than 10000, and the total num-
Der of cubic feet OF timber used in the
construction is more than 100000. The
total number Of rivets is not far from
1.250.000.
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are no opportunities for men to grow
rich from speculation or by rise of
land values. Very little land is sold,
the new arrivals being too poor to
buy, while improved property is sell
dom alienated from the family. The
Government provides emigrants with
land free of charge,
But it will not do to continue this
recital of facts favorable to Liberia
without admitting and explaining the
popular adverse opinion on the sub
ject. The well-informed reader has
noticed before this an entire discrep-
ancy with the frequently published
reports Of returning emigrants. Their
narratives are usually exaggerated.
and often incoherent, but in the main
true. Liberia resembles the house
planned by famous French novelist.
It was a success in all particular save
one-there was no doorway, no stair
case. Between the peaniless emigrant
aud prosperouss.farmer there sis, in
deed, gulf fixed, in the shape of four
or five years of semi-starvation, sick
ness aud difficulties of all sorts. The
climate, the soil, the crops, the food,
and even the cookery, are new. The
emigrant starves by refusing or makes
himself i'll by attempting to eat i'm
properly prepared native foods which
in the right condition are both nour-
ishing and palatable. lie tries rancid
palm oil and goes back to imported
butter OF sevepty-fve cents pound,
until his money is exhausted. he
wastes his time planting bis crops al
the wrong season or in tho wrong way.
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farming. The capital is Monrovia, o
small settlement. All the farmers
own the land they cultivate, and
many have valuable estates.
The coffee plantations of the st.
Paul's River region of Liberia would,
indeed, be revelation to many. The
planters house is usually of brick,
two stories high aud with wide veran-
das, at least in front. Inside it is
comfortably and sometimes luxurious
ly furnished, and the owner prides
himself. perhaps, that he has achieved
in Africa property and social status
equal to that in America. There are
not, however, any really rich men in
Liberia. It is doubtful whether a
fortune of more than $40, 900 has ever
been accumulated there. Each col
onist has had to begin with little or.
usually, with nothing, and his pres
emit prosperity is in nearly every case
the result of his own industry. There
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-22
EIBERIA, OUR FIRST COLONY,
IN il ts African Republic Which Was Founded BY
Nv AnenCan Aid Societies.
,,,ptcu1ps THAT BESET NEWCOMERS

He pays extortionate prices ana is
perhaps completely feeced by those
who are willing to stake the stranger
in"
To send the colonist to Liberia Is
manifestIy but the first step IN the
process of colonization. Those who
managed the work in the earlier days
understood this and acted accord
ingly, but after an Independent Gov
eminent had been set up and prosper
ity seemed assured. the careful man
agement so necessary to such an
enterprise was withdrawn. The
paradox has again come true, for
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q half century of self-government,
and as the orderly course of events
has been broken by but single brief
civic disturbance, the record in this
respect is admittedly good. 1t is not,
however, because of the efficiency of
the Government, but rather on account
of the peaceful and law-abiding ten
denotes of the citizens, that life and
property are Unexpectedly secure.
Liberia is an agricultural commun-
ity of about 10000 colonists from
America and descendants of such.
This meager civilized population is
not, however, conferred at any one
poirt, but is scattered in,numerous
settlements along 800 miles of coast
line. There are no cities in any
proper sense of the word, and nearly
the entire population is engaged in
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With the inception of colonial
policy by the United States the con-
,,lition of our first foreign colony has
taken on new interest. The Republic
bf Liberia was founded and governed
by the colonization societies.. an ar
tangement which might have contln-
ued indefinitely had not Great Britain
raised the question of sovereignty IN
connection with dispute over bound,
aries. The Government of the United
States having refused protection, the
Liberians were advised to declare
their independence, which they qua
in 1s47. Liberia has thus completed
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-22
An Experiment For the Boys.

You can bore hole through pin
without any lathe or other machine.
All you need is o needle, two corks, q
bottle and two pocket knives. Fit one
of the corks firmly into the neck OF
the bottle and cut a V-shaped notch
in the top. Stick pin in the cork
near the top, so that it passes through
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-22
The Turkish Yasmak.

This is the yasmak worn by ladies
of the Turkish harem, a veil designed
to hide all save the dangerous dark
eyes of Oriental women. European
influence has so worked upon the fem
mime mind in the East that by slow de-
grees the yasmak has grown more and
more gauzy as the years passed until
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the notch. In the bottom of the other
cork force the eye end of the needle,
so that it is held firmly in place. Open
the two pocket knives and stick the
blades into the cork so that .hey bal
ance each other. Then place the
point of the needle on the pin, and as
soon as it is well balanced breath OF
air on one of the knives will make it
revolve. Continue blowing whenever
it goes too slowly. At fret the needles
hard point will make slight impress
sion ON the pin, gradually working it's
way through until clean hole is
bored as perfectly as any lathe could
have done it. This interesting ex-
pertinent requires patience and care
full handling, nothing more. When
you show the other boys the pin, bored
like a needle, they will wonder how
YOU managed to do it.-New York Sun.
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Sixtv Miles nm Hour.

A stenr, motor cor. designed for use On W,
.Sa go of sixty miles an hour. This VIII
probably be as much of q record beater as nas
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, the quc sHsr
known road to health. nero Is ~ VII 70
wny for sufferers from all stomach MS
reach strength and happiness than py TINS
great remedy. 1t cures indigestion, cons ,,iPa
lion. nervousness, liver and kidney 'fouoi0'
and st of oil the user stays curcd.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-22

1t is the only cure for Swollen, Smartings
Tired. Aching Burning. Sweatin:: Feet, Corns
and Bunions. Ask for Aliens Foot-Ease,
powder TO be shaken into the shoes; Sold
bv ali Druggists and Grocers and Shoe
Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE. Addres,
Allen S. Olmstead, Leroy, N. Y.
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WEAREM NESS
OF
RACKACHE

the time had headache and such tired feeling now nave
taken of your Compound and have also used tho
Sanatiye Wash and feel like must say never
had ANYTHING help much have better health than
ever had in my life sleep well at night and can work all
dav without feeling tired give Lydia E. Pnkhams Vege'
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-22

Clean blood means a 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 all i'm.
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads.
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug.
gists, satisfaction guaranteed. l0c. 25c. SOC.
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latest CraZe in London.

The monogram glove is the latest
craze in London and has just reached
America. 1t cannot be called pretty
fashion, but as it is decreed to be the
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-22

The next time his boat went in, the
cantain took in his private night sig
nal and the cook had orders to stay In
the galley.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-22

Tetterfne is tho name. Sold at druggists for
5oc. a box, or prepaid direct from ]. T. Shup-
trtro, Savannah, Ga. John II. Pahlen. OF Lex
tngton, Mics, writes: Enclosed ind SLIGO for
2boxes OF Tstterfne. Ny fathers hand wos cured
by II, and / take pleasure in rscommendfngft.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-22

Mrs.winslow's Soothing Syrup for CHILDREN .a
ton aiisys pain. cures wind collie. 26c bottle.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-22
A HEROINE OF SANTIAGO.
Sarah j. Ennis is a Colored Trained Nurse
With q Fine Record.

Sarah J. Ennis is one of the heroines
of the war. She went to Santiago as
a contract nurse on the 10Th of July,
1898, and is still employed in the gen.
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to-day it is transparent enough to re-
veal the smoothness OF woman's
brow, the red of her lips and the white
Of her perfect teeth. 1t an extreme
~ coquettish face covering ana lis said
to be in great favor among CONSTANT
nople bellies.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-22

Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervo1.
ness fter first days use Of DIR. nlines Great
Nerve Restorer. 81 trial bottle and treat Sc free
DIR, r. H. KLINE, Ltd. 95l Arch st., Phiia, "a
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-22

A: NJ: Priest. Druggist, Shelbyville, Ind.
saws: Halls Catarrh Cure gives the best OF
az ii cures every one who takes it." Drug
gists sell it, 15c.
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The scaffold had been erected In
front Of tho BanQueting House. lately
the Chapel Royal. and now the museum
Of the United Service Institution. at
Whitehall. Sir Thomas Herbert states
that the king was led out by "a pas
sage broken through the wall" but ac-
cording to Ludlow window had been
removed for the purpose.
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To Cure Constipation Forever
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. LUG or &c
n g. @. C. fail to cure, druggists refund money
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We think Piso's Cure for Co mnrs%snpJENsIs
I p1c on Nm Snringficld. H.. Oct. !. 1871.
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To Quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic. full of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To-
Bsc, the wonder worker that makes weak men
strong, All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran.
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
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is a sympso,n.

II ACKACHE Is a symptom. .x,..
Something makes the backache and that soHelnins
~ requires attention the backache never be perma
ncntlv stopped suffered for years with lorg list Oh
troubles writes MRS. c. KLENX Wells Mimi BOX N 10
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Alittle white lie is always sidetracFed 1ol
o big black one.
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Educate Your Bowels with Cascareess
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
zoe. CSC. II c. g. C. fail, druggists refund money