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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-10
A Melancholy Bulldog.

bulldog committed suicide out in
Fairmount Park few days ago. Park
Guard Harry Murray saw, but could
not prevent, the tragic act. and Park
Guard MacEntee buried, without
tears. the crushed remains. The dog
was young. white with brown spots,
and collarless. Murray drove him sew
eral times from off the Girard avenue
bridge. He was hanging around
there gloomily, pacing to and no.
now and then pausing to look penslve-
" down through the trefoil carvings
in the stone coping at the river below
At 8 o'clock, having been driven away
a little while before. the dog came
rushing at full speed again out Giraro
avenue and over the bridge. Murra!
made for him. He ran straight up ant
leaned through the first opening M
found. 1t was a double trefoil, JUS
large enough to admit his body, at TN
east end of the bridge. He whirlet
through the air and landed on tn
river drive, seventy feet below. Over
feeding was his trouble. Murla'
thinks. Blind staggers is the diagne
ais of MacEntee. But surely, to III
romantic-minded, something NOR
noetical than this was the cause whc
led the young bulldog to take his III
, Philadelphia Record.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-10

The new gold-from-sea-water scheme
Of a British inventor consists III the
construction of q shallow reservoir on
q chalky coast.
A ball-valve would open at high tide
allowing the water to enter with sucn
force as to scour the bottom OF inc
reservoir and stir up the sludge' ana
the discharge would be gradual
through an outlet just above low
wafer mark. 1t is claimed that the
Gold would adhere to the sludge, set
fling with it in the reservoir.
AS each ton of sea water is assumed
to contain from two to five grains OF
GOLD it is easy to figure for such
Reservoir a valuable accumulation o.
nrecious metal which would be Cd
tanned periodically by fusion or dis
| solving the chalk in acid.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-10
rro,,,v Road. Helping Farmers.

MANY of the farmers of the neigh
borhood surrounding Toledo, ohio'
have had special wagons briit JOE
sending the produce 10 market. Inc
wbeels of these wagons are fitted TO
run on electric lines. The FARMERS
load the wagons and drive them to
tho nearest trolley line when motor
car hicks them up. one after another'
and hauls them to the city. The City
| Councjl OF Toledo has granted the
right to run these wagons over 'ne
city street railway tracks. As the haai'
inc Is done mostly in the night time u
,nterferes very little with city trafiia
l-American Cultiyator,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-10
A are.t Engineering Feat.

A remarkable engineering feat was
performed not long ago at the stra,-
ford works of the Great Eastern Kali
way. The engineers had set them
selves the task of building luggage
engine and tender in the quickest time
on record.
All the component parts had peel
carefully arranged and placed at hana
and when work commenced early II
the morning the engine quickly began
TO assume shape. BY dinner time
was practically completed, with IN
exception of painting, and within Tel
hours the engine and tender IN al
the glory of new paint. and perfec
in every detail. were taxing q INA
spin on the line,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-10
u,,b. to Beautify LONDON.

The London County Council evident
- ,rtend to do their best to beautify
the marks and open spaces of London
says the Westminster Gazette. Hun
dreds of thousands OF bulbs OF every
conceivable kind are to be planted ~
the parks under their controi. LIE lac
oomn,ete list is too long to print, su
# may be stated that it inciu oa
10 ZOO hyacinths, $1,000 tulips ana 90
eco crocuses. Lilies are COSTLY SO u-'
opantity to be used is smaii-ooo--
tbouuh quite enough to produce a love
~ disnlav. The largest supplies, how
ever. will consist OF various p"ips,
of which 1870 win be planted y
this quantity 10000 will go to the VIC
toria Embankment,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-10
FIXTURE Sources OF Energy.

Tho time must come when our coal
sunn,;es will fail, and before that evil
dav arrives it will be necessary to
find some other source of energy. line
heat of the sun, or the tides of the
ocean may perhaps be utilized, or, as
Sir William Preece recently pointed
ont. the vast store of energy existing
in the heated interior of the earth may
he drawn upon. In descending from
tho surface of our globe the temper
ature becomes hotter and hotter, un'
I'll Mt n distance of about two miles
the degree at which water boils Is
| reached. BY suitable thermo-electrlo
appliances it would not be Impossible
+o use this internal heat to produce
| o,ectric currents and thus convert the
lost energy of the earth's interior lnt'
| a useful form. Electricians have sue
cessfully utilized the power which pre-
viously ran to waste in WATERWAYS
and the time is probably not far dis
font when borings will be made Il
volcanic districts ard the earth
smouldering fires will be harnesse
to the wheels of industry. Anothe
nossible source of energy in the II
ture is the ether which permeates an
surrounds everything, which transmit
/. the signals of wireless telegraph, an
which we are only now beginning
; know. There is reason to believe ths
, every cubic inch of this omnipresel
, ether contains enough energy to kce
! hundreds of horsepower going Ior
. year If we could only get at 1t. Whe
: this supply of energy is tapped v
shall be independent OF oil otn
o sources.-Leisure Hour.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-10
BETRAYED BY HIS PUPIL.
Loyalty Is q Missing Trait In the Cni'
pese Character.


DIR. J. B. johnson, one of the OLDEST
missionaries in the Chinese service
located in the United Mission Schools
at Tien-Tsin, recently told the follow
ing incident to New orleans 1iihes
Democrat writer:
."rbe most dangerous feature of mis-
sion work in China" he SAID, is the
difficulty in knowing whom to trust'
The native character is naturally very
subt,e. and, when they wish, they are
mast masters in deceit. Some OF our
nunils are docile, sincere and affection
ate and would undoubtedly lay down
their lives for their teachers; others
will seem to have exactly the same
| traits. vet all the while they are nurs-
inc the Interest enmity and are only
waiting a favorable opportunity TO
manifest it. In time OF trouble the
moor missionary doesn't know where
to turn. He may receive friendly
hand. or he may receive knle III
the ribs. I have been in China fol
TWENTY-FIVE years, and l am deceived
as frequently now as l was when
first arrived. 1t is a risk we nave u
take. During a riot in the Ho Nal
province in 49," DIR. Johnson contin
, ned. "a missionary was cut off in
, school building with twenty or NOR
, natives. who had always protested tn
! greatest devotion to him. Night cam
on and several offered to hide DIN
Among the Chinese on the place wa
q n young man named Wo Shan whor
= he had educated and regarded almos
= as a son. He put himself in his hand
|, and was taken to native shant
I, near by. Then Wo slipped off an
= returned with the mob. Next day b
n was carrying the missionary's hea
on n stick, when two Of his feilo
% pupils killed him with a sword
N it turned out. the unfortunate ma
70 had probably chosen the only trait'
in his flock for a guide"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-10
co,,r.ao,. Debt to the Camera.

Colorado. more than any other STATE
=, tho Union. owes a debt of gratitude
to the camera. But for the develop
ment of photography along popular
lines the annual rush of tourists TO TINS
wonderland of nature would be smaii
In comparison with it's present proper
lions.
At least two-thirds of the tourists
who visit Colorado bring cameras WIN
Them. These Photographic implements
very from the smallest and cheapest
TO the largest and most expensive on
the market.
Those camera enthusiasts are doing
much to open up new resorts In Coi-
orado. They are not satisneo VIII
"shooting up Manitou and Pixies
Peak and the Garden Of the Gods, but
they turn their faces from civilization
and seek out solemn mountain fast'
nesses that have never echoed to the
click of the camera shutter. They race
hardship. and even danger, for tn'
sake of transferring some particular
ly inspiring scene to plate or MN
The result has been that others nave
been induced to desert the beatel
maths of travel, and instead OF seein'
, only a few pages of natures book
, many tourists are now enjoying tn
: whole volume.
One of the features Of modern CO
mera work. which is coming into II
4 vor. and which can be practlced III
/ where to better advantage than IN IN
! State. is the photography OF anima
q in their baunts. The bloodless, b'
h exciting, hunt of bear. mountain iioi
@ and deer, with no weapon but car
# era. is claiming more devotees evel
r. year.-Denver Coli Republican.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-10

tore have n chance O. Distinguishing
themselves" said they in tones that De.
trayed their pride h their brave oio
lord. 49,
The lifeboat sailed out into the
white mist of the sea and was gone
Half an hour elapsed, While Tue
women wept quietly under the lea oi
the boathouse.
Then a mighty roar of joy went up
from the crowd as the massive BOWS
of the lifeboat plunged out OF the
dorkness and ground upon the beach.
One Inv one the forms of women ana
children were handed out.
"Bring them up to the house, added
Sir Jasper. picking up the insensipie
form of a small boy and striding OH
through his strawberries.
withstanding his age he dis
toncod every one, and with limp fig'
no ;p his arms strobe up the steps
into the hall.
He laid the boy on the table, then
no started back with a cry.
"My boy! my boy! Come home a.
Il
lastw 49,.
U,ber the older servants saw thai
the white face upon the table was ina
of the Master Harry who had reignet
tvrant absolute of Mount Royal thirt!
rears ago. Presently the boy sat up
He EXPRESSED no surprise at the OH
gentleman who was crying and KISS
inc his hands. He said that his nam
was Jasper Denzil, and that his pap
ond mamma were in the lifeboat. ID
Guessed that they had had a might
near squeak. The name OF the sni
was the Empire State, and he guesse
that his bicycle was total loss, SING
the ship was piled up on the rocks.
"Who is your papa?" asked Jaspe
IN a sbaky voice, as two white, cage
faces appeared in the doorway. ID
nonr, he cried. Here I am. good an
bullyr u
81 knew YOU would come, Harry.
have waited for you these hftee
voars" Sir Jasper said simply, as
j mt his hands lovingly upon his son
I. broad shoulders.
"And this is your wife-my daug
+erY, he added, as he stopped al
Kissed the little woman who was mol
. ing the boy tightly in her arms
q
BY the early morning train Ruf
Denzil left for London on urgent Du
ness-Chicago Times-Herald.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-10
State Government Of Louisiana.

Governor-w. ". ii, ord,
lieutenant Governcr-Aibers ESQ
rinal. TN Michel.
Suner;ntendent of Education ohh
V. Calhoun.
Auditor-W. 8. Frnzee. :,
Treasurer-Ledoux e. Smith.
u. s. SENATORS.
Don Caffsrey and ). y. McEue's'
D REPRESENTATIVES,.
District-R. G. Davey.
Q Distr;c,-Adolph Meyer
D;strict-R. r. Broussara.
4 DISTRICT. Brazeale.
: D;str;ct-J. T.. Rsnsdell.
g Districts. NJ. Robinson.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-10

Che ia crowned with coral and crusted,
She is Redeemed with sea-gold;
Her guns and chains are rusted,
Her ribs are shrunk and old.
The grass crawls green and cleaning
Over her bulwarks streaming
And coils and clasps her, seeming
Lake serpents, 1.-THE and cold.
Once from her tall masts fioated
The widest silk in Spain;
Her cannon, iron-throated,
Rang out across the main.
But like a strong place plundered;
Her sides are scaled and sundered,
And all her guns that Numbered
Shall never sound again.
She loved the rolling ocean.
And wandered wide and far;
She lived in deep devotion
To red, relentless war.
But even she, the daughter
OF shock and storm and slaughter
Was buried under water,
And fell like any star.
She sought tic victor's laurel
Through fire and fame between
Conquered, she found the coral,
And the red outlived the green;
For the stronger ship was shattered
And her strength was shed and scattered
And little her might has mattered;
She is not, but has been.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-10

The Cuban women are great bellev'
ers in the efficacy Of various herbs
=, SICKNESS. and have a remedy for al
most every allment. American phy-
s,cians find that they have much more
knowledge in this line than the women
of our own country, and more knowi-
odqe of sickness in general. In many
homes. even the poorest, there is a
thermometer, and If any one Is Ill MS
temperature is taken before the phy'
stefan arrives.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-10

The natives Of Persia have an odu
wav of testing carpet to see If 1t is a
true Persian product. A piece OF rea-
hot charcoal is dropped upon 1t, which
leaves q round singed spot. If the car
net is of the first quality. the sihgeu
wool can be brushed off with the mana
without leaving trace OF the purn
discernible.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-10

In the yosges peasant children born
Mt the new moon are supposed 10 nave
tongues better hung than Others
while those born at the last quarter
are supposed to have less tongue put
better reasoning powers. A darghter
horn during the waning moon Is al
ways precocious.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-10
THE suNkEN cALLEoh.
nr THOMAS TRACT BouvE.

The sun sank low to greet her,
But when, in silent prayer,
The dear moon rose to meet her,
Behold! she was not there!
Already in the cleaning
The sad mermaids were roaming
Her sunken decks, and combing
Their bright and amber hair.
Where are the souls that sailed her
From shore to sudden shore!
They and their flesh have failed her,
She feels their will no more.
She lies alone, forgotten
OF all in her begotten.
Her very heart is rotten
That was so strong before.
She lies where earth is hollow,
Far underneath the sea.
The winds that once did follow,
And made her lean to lee
They know not where to find her,
For many waters bind her,
And no free things remind her
That she, too, once was tree.
The clustering sea enfolds her
And will not let her go.
The sea forever holds her,
While waters ebb and flow.
No eyes may see her glory
That once was transitory;
None know her but in story,
And more shall never know.
n New York Independent
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-10

month, ATS B. c., the Unchallensed'
tho Perfect Sage. fell asleep.
DO you ask for his monument! Loon
about you.-New York Mail ara Elk
DrceS
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-10
CURIOUS FACTS:

A single wild tribe of Western In
dIans ia using forty-one kinds Oh veg
etobles which are absolutely unknown
to civilized nations.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-10
III.

Boomi
He started from his chair ana tore
back the curtains.
From the blackness over the sea
thin red line of fire crawled up 10 tue
sky. A.
"Creat heavens. A ship on the
uanrerv' he whispered to himself.
Boom!
The crash of second signai gun
rolled down OIL the wind.
Rufus Denzirs knees knocked TO-
cetber. He was not greatly concerned
for the people on the ship, but MS
nerves were out of order. and the iaea
of the near neighborhood of a catas'
trophe Jared upon his system.
Sir JASPER was working his way INTO
b,s overcoat, Notwithstanding the en-
treaties of John Tregony.
"Iet him have his own way, Ire
conyn said Rufus, who had iinger
ing hope that Sir Jasper might d
last catch his death of cold.
Rut he noticed with dismay that Oh
JASPER ran like a young man as 'ne.
raced through the grounds to"aru u"
,;fehoat-house on the beach.
"Its a liner ashore on the Munger
shouted some one. ~
"God help themw cried the waiiih
voice of q woman. Now doan ~.
90. Tom-doan't thee go out to-nign''
The lifeboat men hesitated. Inc
knew the hell of waters that ooiieu =
the Hanger only too well. for II nd
claimed toll on the lives OF the ora'
$ lads Of Mount Royal Of every gener'
I tion within memory of man.
O BESIDES. it was hard to contempia
e death. wet and cold, with three woi
Is en- hanging around them.
snow. boysw said the butler, COZ
le " pulling on a suit Of oilskins ov
r. his black tail-coat and white expah
Of shirt front. who's a-comin' for
sail with John Tregony? Single M
first, please. and don't all speak
or oncer'
H. Then eleven fishermen whose nam
N. began with "Tre" elected to face dea
id by drowning rather than to ALI
Ill themselves beaten by a butler ma
he even though he were Tregony.
Sir Jasper wanted to so too, but t
to- six-foot fishermen took him gently, q
,ss with many apologies, by the collar
Of his coat and thrust him iuto the ST
OF ter of the boathouse.
On. "Non, noa, Sir JASPER; let the youn
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-10
And the Sea Gave Up It's Dead.

Worse still, he had found that Harry |
Denzil had a baby son, VINO, thoush
the father was dying and In stralght-
ened circumstances, was a thriving |
and healthy child, and likely TO grow
ND to continue the succession to MOUNT
Royal.
DenziPs illness had suggested the
first thought Of evil. and Rufus sur
rendered to temptation. He destroyeu
the letter of forgiveness that Sir Jas
per had entrusted to him, and sought
no interview with his son, so that Har-
nv Denzil starved on. ignorant OF the
fact that the young Englishman who
for n night or two had cut such
dash at the Piazza Hotel was his own
kith and kin.
About this time one of his boon COM
nanions-a man without name or ma
tionality-died in a small mining camp.
The dead man was unknown In the
Mace. and Rufus, with an eye to the
future, had registered his death under
the name of Harry Denzil.
With a copy of the certificate and n
copy of a Sacramento journal. in which
he had inserted notice of the death,
he returned to Sir Jasper, arguing win
himself that as Harry Denzil was
probablv dead there would be no harm
In assisting at his burial in this fash
ion.
AS for the next heir, Sir Jasper
grandson, he might possibly turn UP
. to contest the inheritance In years &c
come. but anyhow possession was nine
points of the law, and few years OF
, possession of the Denzil estates woult
: mt an end to all his financial trou
q bles.
Thus did Rufus Denzil salve his con
science. In the meantime, as but lit
A tle of the Mount Royal property wa
= entailed, he paid assidious court to 81
. Jasper. with the hope Of getting hin
n to make a will In his favor.
% But the old baronet mistrusted hin
;. and partly with the object OF balkin
Is his expectations, partly with the De-
n peration of those who hope agaihs
hone. chung to the idea that his so
n still lived.
=. Then Rufus would curse his lack
10 courage in that he had never dare
ID test his powers of lying 30 far as
IS. tell Sir Jasper that he was present
the death of the so-called Harry De
ce I'll. -,
nd In default of the necessary will
70 had drawn up a document on his oV
in. account. duly signed with an excelle
ar. imitation of Sir Jasper's signatu'
GA and attested to by the forged sign
no lures of kindred spirits whom on 0
occasion he had brought down to vi
lsy Sir Jasper.
on Truly Rufus Denzil had plenty
think of as he sat In the Dliilafo ro'
tor of Mount Royal and listened to
ut, raging of the storm without
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-10

palm leaf books. that is to say.
hooks made in a most ingenious way
out of palm leaves. are largely IN use
amongst the natives of Siam. Inc
napes of these books are about three
feet by one foot. The King when III
Europe few years ago, carried sucll
n book always with him, In which ne
| made his notes.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-10

The nature and location and types
If the nests of the Eastern North
American birds show many curious
features. The grebe nests in and near
the water. The prairie hen, ON the
contrary. nests on the ground, being
terrestrial bird. Some birds, like
the meadow lark, are partly arboreal'
nesting near the ground in trees. inc
indigo bird is neither ar5oreai nor TER
restrial. although it nests in the trees
The heron is striking exception 10
the theory that habit decides the nest,
ing site. Although terrestrial piru
# places its nest high in the trees as
does the wood duck, which Is an aqua
tic bird. Our wood hawks inhapi'
trees. but the marsh hawks nest IN
hogs. as do the marsh gulls.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-10

The garments of Oriental women are
not subject to change of fashion-thc
shape always the same, from genera
ton to generation. and for this reason
their wardrobes are very extensive. IL
Is claimed that in some respects that
of the Countess Ii is unequaied IN
modern times. 1t includes 800 ropes
| or outgarments, made from the nhes'
selected skins procurable, ana IN
length reaching her feet. In addition
to these are coats and trouserettes
fashioned from heavily wrought pro-
cades and the richest silks and satins
counting into hundreds in number
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-10

Bv these it will be seen that we lose
three pounds six ounces between nlght
and morning; that we gain one pouno
twelve ounces by breakfast. That we
again lose about fourteen ounces be-
fore luncheon: that luncheon puts on
an average of one pound; that we
again lose during the afternoon an
average of ten ounces; but that Ill
ordinary dinner to healthy persons
adds two pounds two ounces to theii
weight. What would be the result OF
a big dinner? 1t is easier to imagine
than to describe. And yet ON more
than one day there was difference
of two pounds eight ounces; but TINS
is not very excessive considering tina
a pint of fluid weighs about pound
I-Knowledge.