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Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-06

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-06

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-06

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-06

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-06

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-06

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-06

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-06

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-06

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-06

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-06

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-04-06

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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-18
Tracing His Ancestry.

Sims is lean, angular and six feet,
four inches tall. Jones was Boosting
about his distinguished descent and
the fact that he could trace his an
cestry back to the time of William the
Conquerer. sWe have the same
characteristics right through the
whole line," declared Jones with unc-
ton; "strong bodies, level heads and
good hearts. Dress one of those old
Joneses in modern apparel and he
would look like Jones of to-day.
There is the most striking kind of q
family resemblance.
One of Jones hearers intimated
that his imagination must be getting
the better of him. He questioned
very seriously whether all these dis
tinguishing traits could be so faith
fully transmitted.
"Jones is right" volunteered Sims
as he Strengthened out his phenomenal
length. I'm just about the average
hight of Sims from the time of the
food down to the present"
"Do you mean to tell me-" said
Jones in envious surprise, "that you
can follow back in an unbroken line to
an ancestor who went through the
deluge?"
'"That's what I cam"
'"Then he must have been in the
ark" with the air of a man who was
getting clincher ready.
t'Not at all. He was the fellow
that waded out. Detroit Free Press.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-18
Women Hold Novel Contest.

A novelty in the way of horse
hitching contest took place at Arcola,
Ill.,, recently, which had the effect OF
calling out almost the entire commun-
ity to witness it. The unique contest
was the outcome of prize offered by
Charles h. Hickman, local harness
dealer, to woman who should hitch
harnessed horse to buggy in the
least time. There were six entries,
and each woman went at the task with
as much unconcern as the average
hostler, and the time made in each
case was remarkably fast, considering
the space in which the women were
compelled to work, the immense crowd
taking up every inch of spare room.
Miss Watson, young woman from
the country, won first in 2.S0 fat,
while Mrs. Alfred Donely was close
second, with mark of 2.33. Chicago
Times Herald
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-18
EVERY MAN TO HIS TRADE.
A Cleveland Merchant Learned That He
Could Run an Elevator.


An energetic business man whose
dainty establishment is in the Colonial
Arcade recently made au arrangement
with photographer to take soma pict-
ures of his store front. When the
artist arrived with his camera it was
found that in order to get the best
point of view the elevator would have
to be utilized. The photographer
would get aboard, the car would be
run half way to the second floor and
then the picture would be made. 1t
happened, however, that at the pre-
else moment when he was wanted the
elevator boy was gone.
"Here," cried the merchant, 81
guess can run it myself. Anyway,
I'll try"
He jumped aboard the car, gave a
vigorous tug on the starting rope, and
to the photographers dismay shot up
ward at great rate. The car flew
through the second floor opening and
was soon lost to sight. Presently the
anxious photographer heard it coming
back. Whish! it dropped toward the
ground floor. But it didn't stop. II
went right on into the cellar. '-he
photographer caughta hurried glimpse
of pale yet determined face and then
it was gone. The car stopped at the
bottom with what the vaudeville artist
calls boomp.
A few moments later. to the photo
grapher's relief, the merchant came
up the stairs. He looked like mar
who had met with sudden shock,
His collar had broken loose and his
coat was trying to climb over his head
he held the remains of a mashed hal
as he looked ruefully at several bat
tered fingers.
"Hullo," he said, and even his voice
appeared to have been forced uI
several notes.
"Hullo," said the photographer.
ct left the elevator down there,
said the merchant.
81 see you did," said the photo
grapher.
s'If you lean over and listen" sale
the merchant. "you can hear it chuck
ling"
He Strengthened out his fingers will
tender solicltude.
81 had an old axiom forcibly i'm
pressed upon me-" said the merchant
"Yess" said the photographer
"What is it?'
every man to his own calling,
said the merchant. "Let somebod
else run the elevators of this gloriou
nation. Hullo, here comes tha
blamed boy now. cleveland Plat
Dealer.
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SNAKES AS DECORATIONS.

Samoan Dancing Girls wreathe Thenh'
selves with Reptiles.
For the most part the Pacific ISLANDS
are destitute of snakes. That Is aDso-
lutely the case in Hawaii. In New
Zealand, equally free of these reptiles
the only knowledge which the Maoris
had of snakes may be found Ia leg
end Of monster called the taniwna'
concerning which authorities diner as
to whether 1t is the ancestral and dim
recollection Of snake or of an alllga-
tor. All the eastern islands OF Poiy-
nesia between these two outposts are
snakeless. Westward from Hawali.
down among the Gilberts and the Mar
shalls and the Carolines, the square
bodied water snake begins to make us
appearance In the lagoons and har-
bors. By the time the Philippines are
reached the water snakes become botn
common and deadly, and the jungles Oh
those islands are abundantly supplied
with snakes. From the Philippines, as
one follows down the chain OF ISLANDS.
oudhc6 dl 10 IOQAQ UOlA dDOAN-S
venomous. In the wild lands OF the
western Pacific the reptiles are fire.
quently objects of worship, and IN
some legends are credited with the
creation of the world. Samoa seems
to lie just on the boundary line OF
snakes in the Pacific. In the eastern
islands of the archipelago no snakes
are to be found; in Upolu Few are
seen at rare intervals; in Savaii, only
few miles to the westward, they are
common and attain great size, in the
case of some kinds at least. None OF
them is venomous, and the islanders
| neither fear them nor exhibit any OF
that repugnance to their presence
which Is commonly called instructive
This Indifference to the reptiles IL
made most markedly manifest at the
hamlet of Iva, on the northeast coas'
of Savaii. Here are to be found sinai
snakes of a most brilliant red color
They are so common that a basketfu
may be picked up in any banana patch
| The dancing girls of this town are II
the habit Of employing these gauoy
snakes for personal adornment In thei'
dances. They tie them about thsil
necks, their ankles and their wrists
festoon them in their head dresses AM
tuck a few extra ones in the belt II
readiness to replace such as escape II
the dance. At their best these silva
danced by the Samoans are either dui
or revolving shows of savagery. 1t cal
easily be imagined that they are mao
no more attractive when the taupon o
village maid and her crew OF attendan
girls go careering about with an as
sortment of writhing red snakes. Stil
the Samoans, who have no stock o
snake prejudices. look upon this as on
of the NEST successful and artist
dances in their islands.-San Francisc
| Eyaniuor
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THEY WANT TO TELL
These Grateful Women Who Have
Been Helped by Mrs. Pinkham.

Women who have suffered severely
and been relieved of their ills by Mrs
Pinkham's advice and medicine are
constantly urging publication of their
statements for the benefit of other wo-
men Here are two such letters:
Mrs. LIZZIE BEVERLY, 25S Merrimac
St., Lowell, Mass, writes:
ut affords me great pleasure to tell
allsuffering women of the benefit have
received from taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. lean hard
ly findwords toexpress my gratitude for
what she has done for me. My trouble
was liberation of the womb. Twas un-
der the doctors care. Upon examina-
ton he found fifteen very large ulcers,
but he failed to ONE good. 1 took sew
eral bottlesofLydia E. Pinkham's vege-
table Compound, also used the Sanative
Wash, and am cured. Mrs. Pinkham's
medicine saved my life, and 1 would
recommend it to all suffering women. "
Mrs. AMOS TRoMBLEAy, Ellenburgh
Ctr, N. Y. writes:
II took cold at the time my baby
was born, causing me to have milk
legs, and was sick in bed for eight
weeks. Doctors did me no good. 1
surely thought | would die was al
SO troubled with falling of the womb.
l could not eat, had faint spells as
often as ten times day. One day a
lady came to see me and told me of the
benefit she had derived from taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's medicine, and ad-
vised me to-try it. | did SO, and had
taken only half q bottle before 1 was
able to sit in q chair. After taking
three bottles / could do my own work.
am now in perfect health"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-18
A Rainbow Set in Silver.

One of the strangest atmospheric
effects ever seen happened on oul
third day in the channel. The noun.
tain walled river had widened and we
were again coming to narrows, when
over our pathway in front of us great
rainbow sprang from the snowy sum.
mits of q low mountain in the south to
that of another mountain almost oppo.
site on the north of the channel, max.
ing q great rainbow span over the dark
water. TWAS splendid many-colored
arch of the gods founded on pedestala
of frosted silver. As we approached
the rainbow faded, the sky was blue
overhead, but great wall of fieecy
white clouds had dropped down upon
or rather risen up from the water.
When I first saw it thought it was a
field of icebergs. 1t was as white as
snow and it extended upward to what
seemed height of several hundred
feet, stretching across the channel
from m fountain to mountain. Above
this wall the sky was clear and the
only other clouds to be seen we're those
lowering over the mountain peaks.
We sailed out of the light into this
cloud wall. out of the dry air into a
mist so thick that we could almost
wash our hands in it. A half hour
later we were again under clear sky.
At times the masts of the steamer
were in the clouds and the deck clear
and dry. Again the clouds would
form a roof over the channel and again
the lower walls of the hills would be
hidden and we could look over the
clouds at the green and snow above.
Frank G. Carpenter, in Atlanta Con.
stitution.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-18
The Vanishinx Bufralo,


1t Is estimated that there are in all
about six hundred bison living in cap
tivity, most of them in half-domesti-
Gated state, and in this total are in
cluded the few in geological gardens in
America and Great Britain, and on the
Continent. The Montana herd Of about
two hundred and fifty is the largest
and most remarkable, for they are not
restrained by fences, but wander at
will like range cattle. Moreover, they
have been crossed with polled Angus
stock. The young beasts are said to
be magnificent animals, with fur that
ia finer and closer than that of the
bison. and they yield nose excellent
meat. Nearly all the cross-bred anil
mails retain much of the instinct OF
their wild progenitors. In by-gone
times bison rarely succumbed to the
blizzards. They punched together. in
a wedge-shaped mass, the bulls occu-
pying the outside and protecting the
cows and calves. Thus they were en-
abled to survive the widest storm, be-
fore which domestic cattle would be
driven away, and wander miles from
their pastures, to perish for want Of
food. The next largest herd is that
In the Yellowstone Park. Here the
poacher is the great difficulty the au-
thorities have to contend with, and
this is not surprising when q bison
skin or a good head will fetch hun
dred dollars. Two troops of cavalry
are uuartered in the Park to act as
forest rangers. Three years ago there
were still about two hundred in the
bison herd; but last year they had
dwindled to fifty.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-18

Russia has the third largest library
in the world. This great collection
of books was begun in liza by Peter
the Great, who named it the imperial
Library. 1t has 1000, 900 volumes
and $4,000 manuscripts. The princi-
pal contribution to it was the Count
Zaluski collection, consisting of $780,
600 volumes and 10, 900 manuscripts.
Year by year the library is increased
by the acquisition of thousands of vol
umes, and with similar progress Rus
sian writer's are steadily adding to the
native literature of the empire. 1t was
the fashion not so many years ago to
look upon the Russians as barbarians,
but the world has since learned that
Russia is great in science, art, letters
and general ure.-Chicago Rec
ord.