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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
OUR FIGHTING BRIoADIER.

o 1t was the breast Of the mighty west
That mothered him. every part!
She gave him luck, and she gave him pluck,
And she gave him a heros heart!
From the tropic cline to the arctic rime
He never held tryst with fear;
Then out for him with shout for him
Our fighting Brigadier!
What he lacks in strength, what he wants
in length,
Why, he makes it up in grit;
Once he riddled the rules of the scolds and
schools,
Like the foes at Calumpit.
1t was go as you please" or take your
ease"
Through the whole of the grinding
year,
With merry scott at the frowning prof
Our fighting Brigadier.
He was never fam upon trail or train
To shrink from the face of strife;
And he quaffed the breath of the Vale of
Death"
As though 'twere the balm of life.
Ger the grim backbone of the Yellowstone
He was one of the first to peer,
Then a cup for him brimmed up for him
Our lighting Brigadier!
There was no fright in the northern night
For his rare and rowing soul;
With the same unhaste that he ranged the
He'd have PARTED with the pole.
In canoe or camp, in the dry or damp,
His courage shone clean and clear;
Then here's to hin-three cheers to him
Our lighting Brigadier!
Not long could he bide the roaring tide
Where the city's canyons pour,
So he joined the few of the dauntless crew,
And was off for the Cuban shore.
He raised rare fun with his dynamite gun,
And he scattered the Spaniards sheer,
So song for him ring strong for him
Our fighting Brigadier!
Though wounded, when there was call for
To sever a tyrant's bars,
Who but he to the fore should be
To strike for the stripes and stars?
From Florida's sand to Oregon's strand
Was no valianter volunteer
Than this hero-arm from the Deer Creek
farm
Our lighting Brigadier!
Everyone knows how at Malolos
He charged with his reckless ire
How he swan the stream in the wicked
CLEAN
OF the F'ilipinos' fire.
We've but TO name him for all to claim him,
Our "Madcap Anthony's" peer;
Then hail TO the man of Caloocar-
Our figha Brigadier!
Clinton Scollard, in N. Y. Sun.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
DO Your Feed Ache and Burn,

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot Ease,
a powder for the feet. 1t makes tight OF
New Shoes feel Easy Cures Corns, Bun
ions, Swollen, Smarting, Hot, Callous, Sore,
Stores sell it, 25c, Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen s. Olmsted, lie Roy, n. Y.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
And Badly Sometimes,

'And it seems to be only the bride
who is given away. What about the
bridegroom?
''Oh, it's ten to one he gets Sold
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
Times Changes.

How gray your hairs getting dear!
1t used to be such pretty black"
''Yes, dear, and how red yours has
got! 1t used to be pretty black, tool"
London Punch.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
The Story of q Hat.

She saw it in the window and
She raved about it till
She bought it then, just like all men,
He raved about the bill.
-Elliott's Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
LARGEST AInhahef.

The Tartaran alphabet contains 2o2
letters, being the longest in the world.
Some of these are really symbols to rep
resent phrases and emotions.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
William, the Wise.

Twas of those tipplers STEPPED in guile,
Who love to drink beyond their fill
That Shakespeare wrote "a man may
smile
And SMILE and be villain" still.
,-ElIiott's Magazine
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
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THIS IS MY BUSY DAY. !:

Then he got up on the bench and
whistled softly to himself as he re-
sumed his sewing.-Chicago Daily Rec
ord
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15

The first five minutes after an accident
man is grateful that he escaped with his life;
after that he begins to complain his pants
were torn .-Atchison Globe
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15

Young Married Woman-Do you be-
lieve that those women who write for
the papers telling how to manage hus-
bands get along better with their hus-
bands than we do?
Experienced Friend-Nonsense, dear!
They are not married !-Unsere Gesell-
schaft.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15

In Turkey it is the custom to place
The hands upon the breast and bow to
the person saluted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15

Pisos Cure for Consumption has no equal
as a Cough medicine.-F. NJ. ABBOTT, 3S3
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
One who Died for Love.

He died for love, but no one
Wept when she heard the news;
And would you know the reason?
He died for love of booze
Chicago Times-HeraId.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15

The more horse sense a man has the less
ne bets on the races.-Chicago Daily News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15

When man whistles all the day either
his heart or his head is Chicago
Daily News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
The First Step.

$50 his mother intends making pi-
anist of him?'
yes
who is to be the master?"
'She hasn't got that far yet; at pres
ent she is merely just letting his hair
grow."-Tit-Bits.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15

A lie is always in a hurry, but the truth is
willing to wait.-Chicago Daily News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
An Iowa won,an,s Convincing Statement

81 tried three doctors, and the last
one said nothing but an operation
would help me. My trouble was pro-
fuse flowing; sometimes 1 would think
would flow to death. was so weak
that the least work would tire me.
Reading of SO many being cured by
your medicine, l made up my mind to
write to you for advice, and l am so
glad that 1 did. took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and Liver
Pills and followed your directions, and
am now well and strong. Ishall recon-
mend your medicine to all, for it saved
my life. Miss A. P, Box 81 ABBOTT,
Iowa
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
The Partisan Orator.

l don't know when he utters
His arguments prolix
Just which are patriotism
And which are politics.
washington Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
To Cure n Cold In One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
Mrs. Barnard Thanks
MRS. PINKHAM FOR HEALTH.
LETTER TO MRS. prNxHAM NO. 1S,o9zl

''DEAR FRIEND feel it my duty to
express my gratitude and thanks to
you for what your medicine has done
for me. was very miserable and los
ing flesh very fast, had bladder trouble,
fiuttering pains about the ! cart and
would get so dizzy and suffered with
painful menstruation. was reading
in a paper about Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, so wrote to you
and after taking two bottles felt like a
newperson. Your Vegetable Compound
has entirely cured me and 1 cannot
praise it enough. "-MRs. j. o. BARNARD,
MILLTowN, WASHINGTON Co., Me.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken Internally Price 75c.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15

c.
Say, you'll be back soon, anyway"
implored the tailor, but the stationery
man went out, silent and unappeased.
As soon as he had gone the tailor un-
wound his legs and looked around the
shop until he found piece of card
board. He laid this carefully down on
the table, wiped the dust off it ard TAX
his marking brush printed on it in large
letters:
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-18

The blizzard that threatened TO come
down on US reached here on Saturday
evening last, and Saturday night, SUM-
day and Sunday night was the coolest
ever known III this part of the coun-
try. The mercury registered from
three and a half 10 four degrees
below zero during this time, and it
made every one wonder that we could
have such weather in the south. 1t has
reached as low as three and four
degrees of zero several times, but for
it to go four degrees below is UMPIRE
cedented in this country. We were
unprepared for it, our houses are not
built TO keep out such intense cold
aud every one more or less suffered.
We hope that it will be many years
before il gets this cold again.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-18

Capt. John B. Scruggs. of Green.
vile, Mise, arrived at our landing on
Wednesday with tug aud six men,
on the hunt for the twelve barges OF
Pittsburg coal that broke loose at
Greenville on Monday and passed
Providence on Tuesday. Capt. Scruggs
knew that the floating ice would be-
heavy, and thought that sixteen 2.
inch Manila ropes would hold almost
anything, but when the ice struck the
barges the large lines parted the same
as small strings, and the barges were
carried On down the river. AT the
time the barges broke loose there we're
three men on them, but one fell over
board and swan 10 shore through the
ice. He came near freezing TO death.
Capt. Scruggs left Greenville with
his tug on Monday. He says that the
tug would run on large piece of ice
and remain fastened for hours, and it
was impossible to do anything except
to float on down. lie tried several
times to make landing. but could not
do so, until he got 10 Providence lie
says il is all q mistake 10 think that the
ice is thin, and there is plenty of il five
feet thick, aud that no steamboat could
stand 10 60 up stream.
Capt. Scruggs says that the oarges
had only arrived at Greenvile last
week and that when he left he did not
believe that there was fifty boxes of
Pittsburg coal and very little Alabama
coal in that city. lie says that the
amount of coal on the twelve barges
was 100000 bushels, aud that he would
be lucky if he could save half
He got lot of provisions and some
coal here and went on down the river
to hunt the barges. While here be
heard that the steamer Natchez, lying
at Arcadia since last Friday, had ven-
tured out through the ice and bad been
successful in bringing most of the bar
ges to the bank.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-18

Aunt Betsy Wilson, one of the best
colored women in the country, died on
Friday evening last, and was buried
on Monday evening from the A. NJ. E.
Church. Aunt Betsy was the trusted
servant for years of The late DR.. S p.
Bernard aud wife. When Mrs. Ber-
nard died some years ago she left TO
Aunt Betsy good comfortable home
during her life time. Aunt Betsy is
another of the good old time colored
women TO pass away. Peace 10 her
soul.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-18
adobe McGRATH LEE.

Addie McGrath Lee, the beloved
daughter, The cherished wife. and the
gifted writer died last week. We look
| at her pamphlet of short stories and
read a few of her poems, and realize.
with sorrow, what a strong, sympa-
thetic person has passed away from
this work-a-day world. What u loss
she is to her family, 10 the state, to the
many that loved and admired her!
Som after her marriage to Major j.
G.. Lee. Addie McGrath. left her pretty
home at Baton Rouge and went to live
at Calhoun. La Here amid the ..piny
woods" she met simple, crude people.
She entered into their sunless lives;
read the good in their hearts. and be-
meath her touch. their rough natures
became gloriEed and ennobled. 1t is
of these people she wrote. and her
book pulsated with their very heart
beats, their loves aud hates, tempest
uous as nature. The atmosphere
of the stories is always the same.
gray asheu atmosphere of poverty;
but the incidents are varied. and the
style is dramatic and condensed. The
climax. whether of emotion or action.
comes quickly--unexpectedly. like
flame struck from flint. Her char
acters being drawn from nature, are
natural. They live and become ones
friends. Poor mending Mandy and
old Mr.. Podson and "lhem shiftless
Simpsons" and Uncle Dan with lis
wonderful divlning rod are all good
folk whom, in spite of their different
little cranky ways. one would hate to
part with forever. And if the Great
ures become ones friends, how much
more does the creator, their author
becomelone's friend? Who does not.
feel the personality of the writer back
of her words? Who does not love the
noble, sympathetic nature of the
woman. able to discover that which
is noble and heroic in what APP
pears crude and unattractlvcP Who
does not see in these stories a touch of
genius. the promise of Il rich fruition?
But the promise will not be fulfilled
The Death Angel has sealed the gifted
writer. The pen has fallen from her
hand; and the wind, in her own be-
loved piney woods. means disconso-
lately OiKe those that love herr, for
sweet. brilliant Addie Lee.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-18

There was another fall of snow OF
Wednesday night, making the eight
snow fall of the winter.
The many friends of Miss bessie
Bell are glad to see her home to spend
few days with her parents and sisters
The sun came out on Sunday morn.
| ing, but it had no effect on the snow
The mercury was at zero all day.
The person who would ruin the
property of another al night time, is
the most contemplate person living
We said few issues ago that the
green grassy grass was making lis ap-
pearance, but it didn't stay out very
long.
We have just received nice line of
stationery aud will print your letter
heads, note heads and bill heads at city
prices.
We print in another column a very
pretty tribute to the memory of Mrs.
Addie McGrath Lee by Miss Mary
Decker.
The club room, with lots of litera-
ture and good comfortable fires, has
been a comfortable place during the
cold days.
When the Vicksburg & GreenviIle
Packet Co, fail to send out boat,
there is no use for any other steamer
trying TO run.
Bud Stein was snow bound, ice
bound aud cold bound the first of the
week. II was impossible 10 move in
any direction.
Messrs. Sam and John Kennedy, aud
Dave Minsky have had lots of fun with
their skates. The boys were out all of
Sunday and Monday.
twenty-five dollars will be paid TO
any one who will furnish us with the
name of the person who broke The
glass IN our Office door.
Mr.. Peter Mathesop, first class
mechanic, has opened up his black
smith shop, again, and can be found at
all times ready for work.
The colored people who have been
housed in the common plantation
cabins, have suffered very much dur
ing the cold spell Of weather.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-18
School was ordered TO be closed on

School was ordered TO be closed on
Tuesday, after the weather became
warmer and their was plenty of coal
hauled to the building. The parents
raised big fuss when they heard it,
and would much prefer that their child
rem had been at school than out
trying 10 catch birds and playing 10
the snow. Why school was closed is
hard to say. The teachers were anx-
ious 10 teach, as II is just at time
when they were preparing their classes
TO enter the higher rooms. Ii is TO be
hoped that the salaries of the teachers
will 90 on, as it was not any fault of
theirs that there was no school this
week.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-18

Such weather that we have had.
with no mails leaving by land, our
postmistress should keep the river
mail open until the last possible
moment at night and not send the bag
down 10 the river earlier than 9 O'Clock,
and then If the boat should not come
during the night the beg should be re-
turned to The office and not sent back
until the boat whistles or is in sight of
the landing.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-18
DANGERS OF THE GRIP.

The greatest danger from La Grippe
is of its resulting in pneumonia. II
reasonable care is used, however, aud
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy taken
all danger will be avoided. Among
The tens Of thousands who have used
this remedy for la grippe we have YET
to learn of single case having resulted
in pneumonia which shows conclusive.
ly that this remedy is certain proven.
tive Of that dangerous disease. Ii will
cure la grippe in less time than ans
other treatment. II is pleasant and
safe to take. For sale at Guenards
drug store.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-18

We are informed that for three or
four days last week the public school
was without coal and the only thing
they Lad 10 burn was fine dust. The
idea of the public school getting only
ten boxes at q time instead of hun
dred or hundred and fifty boxes, and
having good house TO put it in, so
that it won't be taken away.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-18
Ginning Notice.

TO my friends and patrons:
/ would like to say that owing to the
bad condition Of all cotton now picked,
my prices will be Scots per hundred.
lit cannot be ginned for less without q
loss. Would like to gin for nothing,
but owing to circumstances, over which
there Is no control. it can't be DID.
Very Respectfully,
E. j. BURNEY.
Prop. Eagle Gin on river bank.
Providence, La, Jan. %, 1899.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-18

Our friend Morris, aud whom there
is no more accommodating man on
this hemisphere, was the man who was
bothered more than any other in tow q
last Monday and if he had had a half
dozen wagons he. could have had them
busy hauling coal. All wanted coal at
once, and if you didn't haul il right
away there was a fuss Oh hand.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-18

A great many cows died last week
for the want of something to eat and
for The want of being housed. II is a
shame for the owners of stock to turn
them out to starve and die from cold.
Most of the cows are very poor aud
belong to persons living in town who
are able 10 feed them and put them
under shelter.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-18

Ramon's Pepsin Chill Tonic contain;
Amorphous Quinine 10 neutralize and
destroy the parasite in the blood; Pure
Iron to enrich and tone up The blood
and Pure Soluble Pepsin to digcs,
every dose given. It recommends it.
self to physicians Tasteless aud
guaranteed. SOC. For sale at Cue.
nard's drug store.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-18
Local and Parish News.

The wiutry south.
Forty days of Lent
Services at The Churches tomorrow
The boys had great fun on the ice
The river is filed with floating ice
L, was rather tough Mardi Ora,
weather.
We have not had any mail for nearly
two weeks.
Frank McGuire's coal pile has beer
in demand.
1t is now twelve days since we have
had mail.
Hon. Phil Mcclure left last week
for the South.
We hope that The last of the extreme
winter is over.
Iccicles three feet long on Monday
last were common.
The snow was banked up over three
feet in some places.
The weather has been too cold fol-
anything 10 happen.
Fine dress patterns continue TO 60
b Glow cost at Whites.
A large number of chickens were
frozen TO death by the cold.
Hanen shoes, sold at SIS 90, $3.50 and
5000, now go at 81 25, at Hills.
The mercury registered four degrees
below zero on Sunday morning.
lyzed. Every body was snow bound.
Ii was impossible tor the mail car
rier TO go out last week and this week
Thousands aud thousands of sinners
were frozen up in the ice in the lake.
There was heavy rain during Tues
day eight, aud then came sleet and
snow.
Get your letter aud note heads
printed at the Banner-Democrat job
office.
We regret to learn that Mrs. r. l.
Hill has been quite unwell for the past
week.
The river is now rising at the rate
of about a foot every twenty-four
hours.
Several poor colored families who
were out of wood, had TO burn their
fences.
Phil Mcclure says the cold of last
Sunday put him in mind of his
Indiana home.
Some of the boys say that great
deal Of whisky froze up from the
effects of the freeze.
We are under obligations 10 our
friend Mr.. Clark n. Hall for favors.
They are appreciated.
Last Saturday the snow flakes were
larger than has fallen during the sew
eral SHOWS of the winter.
Harry nill, at Frankliu's, SAYS hot
toddies have been The only bracing
thing during the cold spell.
Wood has been scarce article.
Those who had 10 buy il last week,
paid a good price per cord.
Miss Aunie Delony RETURNED from
Mississippi on Sunday evening last |
after few weeks visit TO relatives.
Col G. A. Voelker and the madam
are 10 be congratulated upon the ar
rival OF a boy during the cold spell. |
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-18

Nearly half OF the people in town
have been out of wood during the past
week or two All of them had wood
enough to carry them through an or
binary winter, but such a winter as
the present one is unprecedented in
this part of the country, aud was en-
tirely unlocked for.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-18

The marshal, on instructions from
the mayor, rendered the money 10 the
whisky men on Saturday last, but they
refused to take it, The amount of the
license is $3.50 and the marshal ten
dered them 1865, the $15 extra 10
cover costs. The next move on the
part of the town will be TO dissolve
the injunction.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-18
For La Grippe.

Thomas Whitfield & Co, 240
Wabash-av., corner Jackson-st., one of
Chicago's Oldest aud most prominent
druggists, recommend Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy for la grippe, as it not
only gives a prompt and complete
relief, but also counteracis any ten
dency of la grippe to result in pneu-
monia. For sale by j. S. Guenard.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-18

IL a fire had taken place during the
past week or too, nothing could have
been done TO prevent conflagrsiioD.
Every one should be very careful and
watch as much as possible to see that
their chimneys and flues are safe. A
fire in our town would be terrible, as
there is very little insurance carried
on account of the high rate.