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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-08

ing to the description given, had called
in their services during the past TWEEN
ty-four hours for dislocated should
er blade and had he called upon them
at 9 o'clock a. m. today; the hour at
which Stanton, in telephoning, men
toned that he had seen the doctor?
They both stated, most positively.
that no young man had called upon
them at that hour; nor had they been
asked to set shoulder blade.
Saturday morning came, and Stan
ton came, too, carrying his arm in
sling. They solemnly informed him
that his story from beginning to end,
was false. and fabrication.
He vainly endeavored to wriggle out
OF it-by telling Mr.. P that ne
must have made inquiries of the wrong
doctor, as there were two by that
name. living very near together.
Mr.. P was quite prepared, how
ever, for this remark, and promptly
informed him that he had commune
Gated with both.
With few words of salutary advice
and counsel, from his erstwhile en-
ployer, Sidney Stanton, with detected
countenance, sad heart and slow step
walked out into the street
Where is he today? He. the bright,
promising young man; with culture
and grace of manner anyone might al
most envy?
Walking the streets without char
| acter.
That Is what a 'lie" cost him.
In conversation upon the street
| with one who knew under what pc
! culiar circumstances he had left Mr..
P-'s employ, Stanton said: Il have
lost one of the best situations l ever
had, and all through Tie! God help
ing me, I will, never, never tell an
other"
Would you give him another trial,
and his position back again II you
were in need Of clerk?" asked a
friend, interested in Stanton.
That Is no easy question to give
an immediate answer to-" said MT
p. "If it was only slip from
sobriety which he had made, l would
have no hesitation In receiving him
back again, for he was, l think, the
smartest young man behind the count
er that have ever met during busi
ness career of more than thirty years
and that is saying great deal. Blu
he is a liar. I would never know
where he was spending the time ate
the way he has deceived me-" ant
Judging by Mr.. P@'s facial expires
sion and voice, he uttered the word
with a sad heart-a fair prospect AM
success, which seemed so well assured
suddenly extinguished by falsehooc
Wherefore. putting away lying
speak every man truth with his neigh
Dor, for we are members of one an
other" Eph. 4:25.
II Sidney Stanton had done this
what humiliation and disgrace. wha
loss of character and unhappiness b
would have spared himself.-Ran
Horn
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-08
A woman's Reason.

It is surprising, when one stops to
think of it, that newspaper men are
able to report with verbal accuracy
long conversations that occur between
man and wife in the privacy Of home;
but SO it is, or so it seems to be. Proo-
ably the reporters imagination Is 4
helm to his memory. Here, for exam
ple. is a domestic dialogue, on public
topic, which we find in the washington
Star. It sounds like an invention, Dut
as to that the reader may judge.
With the calm which comes to q
housewife whose cares for the day are
over. young Mrs. Torkins was sittihS
at her sewing-table, while her huspano
read the paper.
Charley" said she. II wish you
would read aloud"
'sThere isn't anything you'd be inter-
ested In"
How do you known"
Because It's politics. You don't
care anything about the election
THAT shows how little you really
know about my likes and dtslikes."
"Why, you haven't taken any inter-
est in this campaign, have you?"
Indeed I have; ever and ever 80
much"
(Which candidate did you PREFER
II was for Mckinley all the time"
II suppose you regarded the free
coinage of silver as heresy and an
economic impossibility."
FL didn't give that part OF the
question so very much thought; but
had good reasons for my selection.
| think that great deal depends on tho
kind of a man you put into Official
most, If not quite. as much as the plat
| form on which he Is elected"
That's very true"
| "Well, / know some people from
| Ohio who once lived near Major Nc
Kinley, and they told me that he isn't
at all like other men. They said they
had noticed that on rainy days he al
ways wiped his feet on the ma. before
going indoors, and think that such a
man would be ever and ever so nice
to have around the White House."
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-08
Royal Headgear.

The coronet of a duke consists OF
alternate crosses and leaves, the leaves
being a representation Of the leaves OF
the parsley plant. The princes of the
blood royal also wear similar crown
The state headgear Of marquis con-
sists of a diadem surrounded by flow
ers and pearls placed alternately. An
earl. however, has neither flowers nor
leaves .surmounting his circlet. but
only points rising each with pearl on
the top. A viscount has neither flow
ers nor points, but only the plain cir
clet adorned with pearls. which, re-
gardless of number. are placed on the
crown itself. A baron has only six
pearls on the golden border. not raised
to distinguish him from an earl, and
the number of pearls render his dia-
dem distinct from that Of viscount.
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I HAVE CALLED, SIR.

tor, and that the injury he had re-
ceived was a dislocation of the shout
der blade and the doctors orders were
that he must rest himself for some
days."
Mr.. P. could not forget altogether
what had been told him about his
drinking habits, and wondered II, after
all, Sidney Stanton could possibly be
playing a trick on him. In order to
confirm the truth or otherwise of his
story, Mr.. P. the same evening dis
patched a junior clerk to the house in
which Stanton boarded, giving him
particular instructions not to allow the
message with which he was entrusted
to be delivered secondhand, but to see
Stanton and deliver it himself.
And so he did. AS he was ushered
into his room he was amazed to see
Stanton reclining upon his bed. with
both arms thrown up. resting on the
pillow, his fingers locked within each
ether, resting across his head.
It was nearing the end of the week,
and a part Of the message the junior
Clerk was given " oOh'SA "oso ASA AAAH
| to make every effort to be at business
on Saturday. II you cannot use your
arm for taking orders or for parceling
you can take the Office and act al
cashier, and the cashier will assist u
at the counter"
A question which Mr.. p. had in
structed his messenger to put to Stan
ton was: TO what doctor did you go?'
His reply to that question was re
ported to be prompt and positive. as
II had the ring of truth In IT.; bu
unfortunately it had not-rather was
the deathknell of disappointed hopes
Between then and Saturday mornin
there was ample time for making ful
inquiries as to the truth of Stanton
statement. He had given the name
DR.. M, but as there were two doc
tors whose names were so nearly alik
as to be somewhat confusing unles
very distinctly pronounced, and as the
resided In very close proximity to eac
| other. Mr.. P telephoned to eacl
In turn asking II young man answe
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-08
Valuable Swords OF Honor.

A carved sword Of honor. owned by
the Gackwar Of Baroda, India, is by
far the most valuable in the world
its hilt and scabbard being encrusted
with diamonds, rubies and emeralds
of the rarest kind, the whole being
valued at 100000. Several Of the ma
tive Indian princes have swords OF
honor of more than half the value OF
that belonging to the ruler of Baroda,
the golden hilts being studded with the
most valuable precious stones. The
Shah of Persia had a sword valued al
upwards of 10000 which he wore or
his visit to Great Britain. The czal
Of Russia and the sultan Of Turkey
possess swords, set with diamonds and
other precious stones worth thousands
of mounds. The sword OF honor pre-
sented to Lord Wolseley by the Egyp
tians is set with diamonds and valued
at $4,000.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-08
I1ruits aa Medfcine.

Cultivated fruits. such as apples,
pears, cherries, strawberries, grapes,
etc. contain on analysis very similar
proportions Of the same ingredients,
which are about per cent. of malic
and other acids and per cent. of flesh
forming albuminoids, with over so per
cent. of water. Digestion depends up
ON the action of pepsin in the stomach
mon the food, which is greatly aided
Inv the acids Of the stomach. Fats are
digested by these acids and the bile
from the liver. Now, the acids and
peptones in fruit peculiarly assist the
acids of the stomach.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-08
KILLED BY A BEAR.
Miners Plucky Fight With the Animal
Ended In Death.

Ended In Death.
Seattle (Wash.) Cor. st. Louis CLONE
Democrat: F. II. Browning, of Seat
tie. who has just returned from Daw-
son over the ice, brings news of the
terrible death of Carl Joel, of New
York, who was killed by Yukon bear
on the banks Of the Indian river. These
bears resemble a cinnamon. but are
larger. Joel was tramping up the
trail with a heavy pack, when he sud
denly came face to face with a big
Yukon bear, which started for the
miner as soon as he saw him. Joel
was armed with heavy "A Colt re-
yolyer and every chamber was loaded.
He started to fire at the beast when II
was 20 feet away. His aim was steady
and when he pulled the trigger bull
let struck home. Blood spurted from
a severed artery, and he wrote out the
story of the fight in crimson on the
snow. The bear kept on and the min
er fred again. Another squirt of blood
showed that the second bullet went
home. No vital spot had been struck
and with the huge beast numbering
down upon him Joel stood his GROUND
and fred the remaining cartridges. As
the beast was upon him he fired his
last shot. The bullet struck home
over the heart, but it had been fret
too late. With its last tremendous
hurst of strength the great bear grab
he'd the unfortunate man in its deatf
grin and never let go. A party O
miners bound for Lower Dominion
creek found the body short TIM
| after. Joel was still in the bear
grasp. 1t had been fight to tn
death of both.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-08

Action is being taken by certain
enlightened natives to ameliorate the
shocking condition of the average Hin
DIN widow, says the Bombay Advocate
of India. To begin with, the Indian
widow is shaved bald, and can only
hide her badness with her cloth. she
Is deprived of all jewelry, wears coars-
or clothes than the rest OF women
kind. must fast on certain days and
every day has fewer meals than are
taken as a rule by the rest OF the fam
ilv The scheme of relief afoot Is
that no widow shall be shaved until
she is q, the age at which 1t may Dc
supposed that she will be able 70 sno"
a will of her ow-; in case she objects.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-08
eIsMARcK's TOMB.
Earcophagus in Which the Remains OF thJ
German Prince viii Rest.

With the single exception of Bis
marck's Autobiography, the greatest
success ever achieved by any publica-
ton in elmany was pamphlet by
Professor Guide, entitled "Caligu-
Ia" This pamphlet had, however,
from a publishers point Of view,
everything in its favor. Its very title
sayored of the sensational, and the
German-reading public knew before
hand that "Caligula' was in reality a
comparison of the insane Roman EN-
peror with the present Kaiser.
Put on sale at the extremely low
price of ten cents, it took the pamph-
let eighteen months to sell 500, 900
copies.
TO know how far, comparatively
speaking, the sale Of Bismarck ex-
ceeds that of "Caligula," it is only
necessary to know that 31S, 900 copies
of the former had been ordered before
the book was published. The fact,
too, that the price of the Iron Chan
cellor's autobiography was twenty
marks, or nearly fifty times the cost of
"Caligula, makes the comparison all
the more striking. When German
parts with twenty marks he wants a
run for his money, and also must
know all there is to know about book
before he buys it. 1t is self-evident.
then, that the German people have
accepted Bismarck's story as the only
true and adequate expression OF the
Iron Chancellor and his influence on
European history. It is interesting
also to notice its reception in other
countries. The rights in the United
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-08
WHAT A LIE COST.
By Sidney Stanton.

(COpyrlSnte0, 1855, ny +. II. Slh'Pmoh.j
1t was into a large and handsomely
fitted retail grocery establishment, re-
splendent with mirrors, which re-
fected the dazzling brightness shining
from many suspended bulbs of light
that a young man, some rs years OF
age, entered in reply to an advertise
ment for "first-class clerk"
The store was situate in the aristo-
cratic quarter of metropolitan city,
and as the proprietor was well known
as a man of answering integrity, &C
tuated in his dealings always by Chris
tian principle, and withal having a
thirty years experience, gathered from
both sides Of the Atlantic. behind him,
1t was considered no mean privilege
for any young man to be in his employ.
Standing near the door as the young
man entered, Mr.. P. bowed slightly,
asking what he could have the pleasure
of doing for him, when the young man
removed his hat and with radiant
smile which seemed to suit him well.
and in tone of voice which gave good
evidence of refinement, said: Il have
called, sir, in reply to your advertise
ment for 'first-class clerk.
| Being questioned as to whom he mad
served, or was serving, and replying
satisfactorily, Mr.. P. was so favorabiy
impressed by the young mans bearing
and manner that, without demanding
references" as to character or ability
or both, he at once engaged him to
enter upon his new service at the be-
ginning of the followsag week.
Promptly at the hour appointed SID
ncy Stanton was at his post. He soon
sprang into favor with Mr.. p, VINO
warmly congratulated himself that al
last he had found what he had so lone
been seeking-a young man who was
quick in his every movement, thor
ough salesman and with an address
as natural as 1t was pleasant. He was
indeed, his beau ideal Of a counter
hand.
It was not long, however before
kind 60 friend whispered to Mr.. T
that Stanton was addicted . drinking
and that he had lost more than ont
situation by it. But 1t made no diner
ence to Mr.. P. His only reply wa
that he had found in him young mai
Of superior ability, and that % far D.
was well satisfied with him, and tina
even IL the story we're true, he shoul'
: here have another chance given hin
to retrieve his character.
Nothing was said to StanteA abou
this, and he had probably hoped an
persuaded himself to believe that MI
P. knew absolutely nothing.
,, He had held his position fUr abou
six months, to the most perfect salts
: faction of his employer, when on
!, morning a telephone message come t
Mr.. P, stating that "SIney Stanto
was unable to come to tasiness on az
1 count Of an injury sustained by fallin
4 from the street car in going home las
}, night; the roads were in a slipper
condition after the rain, and in align
q ing he had fallen"
: About two hours later Stanton hin
e self telephoned, stating that he ha
g "just returned from visit to the do'
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-08

The multitude of appliances brought
into use from year to year for thepur-
pose of improving the speed OF the
trotting horse surprises the man who
remains away from the harness-racing
courses for few seasons, and the vet
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-08
Easy to Prove.

MARY is your master at home?
mo cir. he's out" Il don't believe It, >
"Well. then, he'll come down and tel
YOU so himself. Perhaps you'll believ,
him."
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-08
An rnectiye Alarm.

"What kind Of an alarm clock have
you?" was asked of a Third avenue
baker whose work demands his pres
cree in the wee hours. 1.-TWO years old,
fat. chubby, full Of ginger and with
lungs like fire gong"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-08
Making Out a Case.

Lawyer-"Upon what grounds do you
wish to sue for divorce?"
Client-"Incompatihility of tempera-
ment! He writes poetry, and like to
cot occasionally"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-08

In France and Italy chestnuts are
made into bread by the mountain
peasantry. After the nuts have been
blanched they are dried and ground.
From this -four a sweet, heavy fiat
cake is made. 1t resembles the oaten
cakes so popular among Scotch peas
ants.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-08

In acquiring the Philippines, Uncle
Sam has secured naval station at
Cavite, in Manila bay. This Is well
enough. so far as it goes, but the plant
Is not very adequate, and a couple OF
millions of dollars will have to be
spent on improvements, in order to
bring 1t up to date and make 1t thor
oughly seryiceable. There Is not even
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-08

a dry dock, and on this account the
Spaniards were accustomed to send
their ships to Hong Kong to be re-
paired or to have their bottoms scrap
ed. Admiral Dewey has already made
an inventory of the property at Ca
vite, including machine shops, ware
houses, machinery, ETC., and report
from him on the subject is expected
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-08

One finger lost in buzz-saw will do
for most men, but fool will fool with
it again and lose two.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-08
who Paya IL?

Interviewer-Do you feel the effects
of the war tax? Druggist-My custom
ers do.-Tit-Bit4
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-08

shortly by the navy department. There
is an apparatus on the premises, by
means of which small vessels may be
fioated into sort of cradle and then
pulled up out of the water, but moth
ing can be done in the way Of extern
sive repairs to large ships without a
dry dock.-Manila Letter to Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-08

eran who saw Lady Suffolk, Flora
Temple and other champions in the
early days of the sport is reminded
that this is the age Of invention.
Toe weights are by far the most
common of aIl artificial appliances used
to improve and correct defective action
in the trotsing horse. They are used
for q multitude of different purposes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-05-31
No Cause for Alarm.

A. Kidder, of Marquette, manager
of the Pittsburg & Lake Angeline
Iron company, was in the city several
days last week looking over the work
being done by the company on section
25 under the supervision of III. w.
Kidder and Capt. Chas. Cornish. Mr..
Kidder is sufferer with govt and
during his visit here the weather was
rank and the old gentleman was
forced to remain in doors a greater
part of the time.
On his trip home, Mr.. Kidder was
asked in Duluth his views regarding
the reports that the time is not many
years distant when shortage of iron
ore in this country will be experienced
and5more particularly in the Lake
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-05-31
Oliver Company Here.

A special train bearing the officials
of the Oliver lion Mining company
were in the city Friday and Saturday
on a tour of inspection of their vari-
Gus properties. The party was COM
posed of E. III. Utely. d. NJ. Clemson,
Colonel George E. M. McCague, James
Gayley and Thomas Morrison. of
PittsbuIg; DR.. N. P. Hulst. Of Mil
waukee and T. f. Cole, of Ironwood,
Mich. They all represent the Car
negie-Oliver interests. Mr.. Morrison
is manager of the Duquesne furnaces.
James Gayley is one of the highest
authorities on iron ore in the United
States. Mr. Clemson is traffic man
ager for the Carnegie people. DR.. n.
P. Hulst is general manager of the
mines of the Oliver Mining company
and Mr.. Cole is general superintend-
ent of the same corporation. Mr..
Utely and Colonel McCague also occu-
py important positions with the Car
negie Steel company. The party is
making general tour of the five
ranges on which the Carnegie-Oliver
mines are situated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-05-31
The Band Concert.

The entertainment given by the
City band Tuesday evening was as
usual social success. The financial
part Of the affair was not so good
owing To the desperate character of
the weather.
The part Of the program given by
the band was extra good. The band
has been making rapid strides lately
and an entirely different class of popu-
lar music is being executed. Under
the efficient leadership OF r. G. Law
renee, they make a splendid showing
both On the street and in the concert
hall.
The various solos by Lawrence,
Whitford, Locher, Wagner and Miss
Bale were well received and all were
compelled to respond to encores.
Altogether the concert was good
and repetition is awaited. The OBJ
ject of the entertainment was TO Sc
cure new uniforms which the band
sorely needs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-05-31
Real Estate Transfers.

The Vermilion real estate market
has been quite active the past week.
the larger part being in timber lands.
The transfers follow:
D B Sargent to T Martin, lands
w Pool to franklin Lumber COM
pany, lands in Is, GALS. 500
S ] Robinson to Franklin Lumber
company, lands in Is, Is, 64-18.... 600
A Bourke to c A Mathew, lands
in 8, 60-15 .-. ......- 500
] Jenswold Jr. ct al to CT Leland
lands in IS, eliza and q, GLIB. 1,600
Day Bros to Y A Watkins, lands
in Ii. Glib ........................ 800
NJ Eischen to j NJ McClintock,
langs in Is, COLT 126
Day Bros to n A Watkins, lands
in 25, 63-l4. ................. ........... 5000
B G Everett to Day Bros, lands in
ol, o4-il 1lo
81 Pete to R Whiteside, lands in
4Ve
T G Frerker to r Whiteside, lands
in 2. 62-14 ............................. 400
j Donlon to M E Crosby, lands in
IS, 67-l7 -. 800
j r Myers ct al to D III Wilson,
IS, GILT 500
Day Bros to Y A Watkins, lands
in Is, 62-l3 ................. .. 700
Same to same lands in 10. Glib. $50
o Randolph to 81 G Clark, lands
in 6, $3.50 100
D Smith to d R Stevens, lands
in 20 and II. 67-21 :. GAO
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-05-31
Confirms Duluth OAice.

A ruling has been received at the
land Office from the commissioner of
the general land Office confirming the
action of the Duluth land Office in
cancelling the homestead entry Of
Charles A. Walsten in section 80, Of
61-15, on the con test of Sherman B.
Hopper of Soudan, for abandonment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-05-31
Notice..

Whereas I. Edward Mcintosh. of
Ely, Minnesota, am accredited with
having stated in the City of Ely, Min
nesota, recently, that Edward Whelan
was about to leave said city in COM
pany with a certain woman, I desire
to state, and do hereby state, that
whatever I may have stated in regard
to such matter was not stated upon
my personal knowledge.
Dated at Duluth, Mimi, this Both
day of May, 1899.
EDWARD MCINTOSH
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-05-31
To Whom it May Concern.

Notice is hereby given that the CO.
partnership heretofore existing be-
tween Edward Whelan and Edward
Mcintosh, under the firm name of
Mcintosh & Whelan, has this day
been dissolved by mutual consent,
Edward Mcintosh to assume all liza
bilities and collect all accounts due
said firm.
Dated, Ely, Mimi, May 30, 1899.
EDWARD MCINTOSH.
EDWARD WHELAN,