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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-06-16

Every one knows that it is bad to
sleep on your back, but it is even
worse if the bed is such that your
stomach is as high as your head and
your feet are lower than both, as must
be the case on too heavily wadded
mattresses. On the other hand, if
the spring is too yielding you will find
that the heavy parts of the body make
you lie in a kind of hollow whether
you sleep on your back or on your
side. 1t is most unhealthful to have
the feet so high as they are in this
kind of bed, when you sleep on your
back, and if you try to sleep on your
side the spine is curved most uncem-
fortably and unhealthful.
What then is to be done about it?
The spring of the bed must either be
made in several pieces, or bo made up
OF spiral springs, so that all parts are
independent of one another, and the
springs at the center are stronger than
those at the head and foot, because
they have more weight to support. In
this way it becomes possible for the
tired man or woman to obtain the
greatest possible amount of benefit
from the hours devoted to sleep. If
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-06-16
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

A mine is a good deal like woman :
love; nobody can tell what it is worth.
We are not sent into the world to
do anything into which we cannot pun
our hearts.
We have more power than will; and
it is often by way of excuse to our
selves that we fancy things are impos-
sible.
A good disposition is more valuable
than gold; for the latter is the gift OF
fortune, but the former is the dover
of Nature.
Whatever happens we are not to
forget that peace at home and abroad
is the ideal for all who love their coun-
try and their fellowmen.
The trouble is that girl thinks her
labor is over when she las won q
mans love. and doesn't appreciate the
struggle that is coming to keep it.
Do not talk but of what you know,
do not think but of what you have
materials to think justl; upon, and do
not look for things only that you like
when there are others to be seen.
Twenty people can gain money for
one who can use it, and the vital ques-
ton for individual and for nation is
never, "How much do they make?'
but, 80 whatpurpose do they spend?"
The development of great wealth in
this country is matter of not more
than Is years, and it is scarce a won
der that it has not been fully assimi.
lated to our social and economic and
moral systems.
1t is the things which mako up the
character, the habits, the customs,
the tastes aud beliefs of the great
majority of the people that control the
vastest interests of civilization and
human happiness.
Whenever money is the principal
object of life with either man OF nation
it is both got ill and spent ill, and
does harm both in the getting and
spending, but when it is not the prin.
cipal object it and all other things
will be well got and we'll spent.
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FOR WOMAN'S HEALTH
Earnest Letters from Women Re-
neved Of Pain by Mrs. Pinkham.

"DEAh Mrs. PINKHAM before /
commenced to take your medicine ]
was in terrible state, wishing myself
dead q good many times. Every part
of my body seemed to pain in some
way. At time of menstruation my
suffering was something terrible. !
thought there was no cure for me, but
after taking several bottles of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound all
my bad feelings were gone. am now
well and enjoying good health. shall
always praise your medicine. "-MRs.
AMOS FEsCHLER, Box 226, Romeo, Mich.
Female Troubles Overcome
"DEAR MRS. had female
trouble, painful menses, and kidney
complaint, also stomach trouble. About
year ago happened to pick up .
paper that contained an advertisement
Of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and when 1 read how it had
helped others, thought it might help
me, and decided to give it a trial. l
did SO, and as result am now feeling
perfectly well. lwish to thank you for
the benefit your medicine has been to
me."-MRs. CLARA STIEBER, Diller, Neb.
No rlore Pain
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM Your Vege-
table Compound has been of much
benefit to me. When my menses first
appeared they were very irregular
They occurred too often and did not
leave for week or more. 1 always
suffered at these times with terrible
pains in my back and abdomen. Would
be in bed for several days and would
not be exactly rational at times. l
took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and menses became regular
and pains left me entirely."-MEs. E.
CUSTER Rrule WIS.
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From the study of phosphoresceni
microbes, which has greatly interested
students of sea phenomena, biologists
have now passed to the study of sea
microbes in general, and are announc.
ing their results with much enthusi.
asm.
The inference Is that aquatic life
produces a more interesting variety OF
microbe than do the circumstances
with which we are more familiar.
Some of the luminous or phosphor.
escent microbes, for instance can live
comfortably at temperature of zero,
centigrade. Others give out beautiful
colored liquids during their period o.
development. Many of the ocean
microbes are also capable of sponta.
neous movement. As to form they
are varied and have been found in
almost all shapes,
The greatest number of microbes
are to be found near the shore, the
number decreasing toward the sea.
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Among the distinguished officials
rho will represent this country at the
Paris exposition next May, is Prof. Ell
wood Mead, the State Engineer of Wy
,ming and an irrigation expert of the
Department Of Agriculture, relates the
saturday Evening Post. He was speak
ng at a meeting upon local water
Improvement. and after expatiating on
he benefits which would be derived
~ the farmer, miner, and even the
manufacturer, he said. "And this extra
upply of water is absolutely neces-
ary to our dairymen."
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ANNIE LAURIE.

Across the sea fragment.
Blown with the spray and mist,
Shoreward from rosy distances.
Where shade and shine hold tryst,
An old song set in coloripgs
OF gold and amethyst.
A ship on the horizon
Where misty curtains cling,
Lightly to clearer levels
Her sails Of violet swings:
A schooner nearing the harbor,
Listen. The sailors sing
"Maxwelton braes are bonnie
Where early fa's the dew,
Twas there sweet Annie Laurie
Gave me her promise true"
o, the rainbow lights of boyhood
Kindle my skies anew.
"Maxwelton braes are bonnie"
How sweet that old refrain,
The promises of morning
Break into bloom again.
And on the lowly roof hear
The music OF the rain.
HMaxwelton braes are bonnie"
There's mother at the door,
The cattle down the dusky lane
Are coming as OF yore,
And mounted on the pasture bars,
swing and sing once more.
"Maxwelton braes are bonnie"
o, bonnie maid of mine,
Thro' all the mists OF distance
Again the dark eyes shine;
The world is full OF music,
And living seems divine!
Across the sea fragment,
Blown with the spray and mist,
Shoreward from rosy distances,
Where shade and shine hold tryst,
A vision and a memory,
In gold and amethyst.
Jennie Dodge Johnson, in Lewiston
Journal.
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:nsE rNFLvENeE OF BASEL.
. sscial Unity Not the ssns ~ Lin
guistio Unlty.

Z kacial Unity Not the ssns - LIN.
guistie Unity.
Tho Chinese minister ID profoundly
Affected. a. We all are. By tho result Of
the building Of Babel. Tho numerous
languages and dialects Of the world
hinder seriously. he thinke. the prog
ress and unity Of mankind. says the
London Spectator. We are not 20 sure
about the progress, though we admit
the unity in great part Those who
nave studied most profoundly the his
tory of an important part of mankind
we think, naturally. the most i'm
portant-viz., Europe, have been OF
opinion that the diversity of Europe.
has been its leading progressive ele-
ment. Suppose that at the overthrow
OF the western empire some one OF the
great Teutonic tribes had imposed its
language on Europe. or that the de-
based Latin of the fifth century had
been received and assimilated every
where. : Europe might have been In
consequence unit today. but the rich
and varied growths of European litera-
ture would not have existed. Uniform
tty would have prevailed and the i'm
pact OF mind on mind, Of race on race,
OF speech on speech, of thought on
thought. would have been lost to man
kind. Think of Europe in which
French. English. italian, Spanish and
German literature had never come to
the birth, but in which some one great
tongue had tried In vain to express
mans varied mind. The Chinese min
-ster, coming from a vast and COM
paratively uniform empire, can per-
haps scarcely realize with adequate
force what we In Europe should have
lost Nor are we quite sure that the
unity would have been gained in any,
thing like the degree supposed. Unity
and uniformity are very different
things; and the profoundest unity ever
Effected. or that can be effected, was
produced by religion which was de-
veloped In great cosmopolitan cities
where scores Of languages were spoken
by Its converts. We remember OF
course, the great aid rendered by Greek
TO Christianity, but 1t was an aid per-
haps more on its philosophical side
than on the side Of everyday human
speech. Racial unity IL the next great
uniting bond. but racial unity is
not the same as linguistic unity;
and we see today people - like
the Belgians and French. the Italians
OF Italy and those of Switzerland. tho
English-speaking dwellers in the Unit
ed States and Canada-living close to-
gether, speaking the same language,
and yet not fused or completely united.
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meant was that il five people were in

=
| it, it couldn't be safer"
SIT does sound rather nonsense, F"
said Miss Middleton, numerically.
1t is not clear why maidens at these
critical times are SO much more apt to
keep their heads than are men. Mr..
Travers thought it hard dispense
ton of nature, and sought refuge
from his distraction by jogging the
canoe.
"Aren't we shaking terribly?" asked
Miss Middleton.
''Not at ALL" he answered.
Canoes seem very frail," she ex-
planned.
"A girl knew" said Mr.. Travers,
thoughtfully, fused to tell me that
she was quite nervous until she had
tried canoe, but in the end she
thought otherwise. She even wanted
to get engaged in canoe"
''Did you crafty her WISH" asked
Miss Middleton, with rush of dig
nifty
''The girl was my mother, you
know" said Mr.. Travers, seeming a
mistake. 1T was "reminiscences of
hers. She was wondering how should
some day"
Eyes, yes-don't you think we
! ought to be going back?" asked Miss
Middle on.
81 should like to know your opinion
of boat as popping place" he per-
sisted.
Miss Middleton supposed that a
square, solid sort of boat in the style
of Noah's ark-guaranteed not to up
set-might not be unsuitable.
''But would you not approve of a
conoe?" he asked.
cit would rock so terribly" she
said
''Why should it rock?"
Suppose, she said, ''the man
wanted to go down on his knees-just
to emphasize his wishes-that would
set it rolling to begin with"
Mr.. Travers was willing to enter
tain that supposition.
"Then suppose the girl said Mop"
Mr.. Travers preferred not to sup
pose anything unpleasant
''Still, if she did," said Miss Mid
dleton, "the man would start up in q
very bad temper and begin stamping
about.
Mr.. Travers was positive that no
man world be guilty of such conduct.
Miss Middleton failed to see how Mr..
Travers could answer for men in gen.
eal. Mr.. Travers admitted that he,
was thinking of a particular case,
which caused Miss Middleton to go on
hastily:
''Then, again, if the girl didn't say
No, she would probably expect"
"What?" asked Mr.. Travers.
Miss Middleton had unfortunately
forgotten the sequence of her SEN
tence.
''But I must know, Daisy" he
said, earnestly. He ceased to pad lie
and the canoe began to roll. would
she expect"
Continuous was the rolling of the
canoe.
ave shall be over I'm sure" said
Miss Middleton-''please -yes-yes-
yes
sat any rate the man expects"
said, Mr.. Travers, and the rolling con-
tinued.
When some time later the canoe
returned to the meadow from which it
had started, the voyagers were grieved
to perceive the tea was already almost
finished. The others observed that
punctuality was particularly important
at picnic Mr.. Congreve especially
insisted on this.
"You shouldn't have been making
daisy chains, Congreve, said Mr..
Travers, irrelevantly.
what does he mean?" Mr.. Con-
greve appealed to Miss Middleton for
a solution.
'Mr. Travers has also been making
daisy chains, she said.-The King.
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no longer required at one site they
can quickly be taken apart and, if
need be, moved to another. They are
twenty-four by thirty-six feet, inside
measurement. The floors are con-
structed in eight sections, the sides in
six sections, the ends in four sections
and the roof in sixteen sections. Each
section is strongly put together on
frames, and these are bolted in such a
manner as to make perfectly tight
and secure room. The joints between
the sections are covered both inside
and out by movable pieces, which are
held in place by screws. The heating
and ventilating are furnished by an
indirect furnace with double casing.
The fresh air is taken directly from
the outside, and the supply cannot, in
any manner, be cut off or reduced be-
yond proper limit.
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TOOTHACHR
gugssstsd - the Cause Of the Sudden
Frenzy of Elephants.

gurrestsd - the Cause Of the Sudden
Frenzyhof Elephants.
"I told you the other day about the
Sultan Of Zanzibar's clock" said Rob-
ert Crawford, "but there was another
thing heard Of while in that country
which Is not without interest. The
Sultan used to take me round to show
me the place and of what its trade con-
sisted. 1t is the greatest Glove raising
country In the world. and as such con-
yeys comfort and courage to out be-
tween the acts theater goers the world
over. Other spices and cocoanut rope
are also important features of their ex-
port trade. But in addition to the
sale of that which they raise within
their own borders their revenues are
largely increased by the trade in ivory.
Zanzibar is the greatest market for
South African ivory, which Is brought
there in large quantities from the in
terror. This ivory Is placed IN large
warehouses, from which 1t Is either
sold at once or else held therein for
better market The man In charge
of these warehouses was a very In
teresting character-an expert In
ivory. He told me many curious things
about 1t, and among others propounded
the following theory as an explanation
Of why elephants go mad and occa-
sionally run amuck: In the warehouse
were a pair OF magnificent tusks, mef6-
uring IA feet from tip to tip, which IN
life must have been carried by YER
table Goliath among elephants The
expert in showing me these tusks
pointed out the fact that while one OF
the tusks was complete and fawless,
the other was broken off at the point
and showed deep scratches and abra-
sions throughout It's length. Now,
said he, If you will look near the base
you will find a hole made by decay
that lad struck into the nerves and
given that elephant a toothache, and
think what toothache Of toothaches
O fourteen-foot tooth must have held.
In his efforts to relieve this pain the
elephant rubbed his tusk against rocks
and trees and drove it into the earth.
which mutilated 1t in the manner you
see here. have frequently come across
places where an elephant has ripped
up great spaces in a forest and torn
down trees, and am positive that
toothache was the cause of this frenzy.
An elephant in a circus going suddenly
mad and killing his keeper is not an
uncommon thing, but I'll wager that
in nine cases out of ten II they would
properly investigate the matter they
would find that the brute's sudden
frenzy sprung from SO ordinary a
cause as common, everyday tooth
ache New York Tribune.
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Dom Paul as . solomon.

Here is another of the innumerable
stories of President Kruger. A ques-
ton about division of some property
as to which two brothers had a dis
pute, was referred to him, and it was
agreed that his judgment should be
accepted. After hearing both sides,
said he to the elder one: Il decide that
you. the senior, should have the divid-
ing of this property; but" he added,
with twinkle in his eye, 81 also de-
eide that your brother shall have his
choice OF the two portions!"
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Making : Rrlli.ra Nan.

1t requires skilled labor to turn out
a billiard ball. One-half of it Ia first
turned, an instrument OF the finest
steel being used for the work. Then
the half-turned ball is hung up in a
net and is allowed to remain there for
nearly year to dry. Next the second
half is turned. and then comes the pol
ishing. Whiting and water and a good
deal Of rubbing are requisite for this.
1t is necessary in the end that the ball
shall, to the veriest fraction of grain,
te of a certain weight
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dered him would cry, realizing VIII at pain
he was In. His pitiful wailing was heart.
rending. had about given up hope OF
saving him when I was urged to give him
Hoods sarsaparilla, all other treatment
having failed. washed the sores with
Hoods Medicated Soap, applied Hoods
Olive Ointment and gave him Hoods Sar-
saparilla. The child seemed to get better
every day, and very soon the change was
quite noticeable. The discharge grew less
Inflammation went down, the skin took on
a healthy color, and tho raw flesh began to
scale over and thin skin formed as the
scales dropped of. Less than two bottles
of Hoods Sarsaparilla. aided by Hoods
Medicated Soap and Hoods Olive Olnt-
ment, accomplished this wonderful cure. I
cannot praise these medicines half
enough" Mrs. GuERISor, 81 Myrtle st..
Rochester, N. Y.
The above testimonial is very much con-
densed from Mrs. Guerinot's letter. As
many mothers will be interested In read
Ing the full letter. we will send 1t to any
one who sends request OF rs on postal
card. Mention this paper.
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ROVER; next follow the elm apd p.cn
with 0.sS; willow, chestnut ami ia.,,n
with 0.97; maple. spruce and fiji "a
0.9C; black poplar with o 95; alder NJ
white birch with 0 81 only; then comes
the. hard oak with 0.92; the locust and
the white beech with OBJ, and the red
beech with 0.90. Hence hard wood
heats the least 1t is one OF the re.
narkable facts of the day that so many
theories that have been held for many
years ere fast giving way before the
critical analysis of science.
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MORPHINE BEAT THE DEAL BOX
Youn4 Gambler rersusded - Step
While ne Was . Winner.

Young Gambler Persuaded - STEP
While ne Was . Winner
"I see gambling Is running wide
opeli in Colorado again." said Walter
Harris, q cattleman of Topeka to
Des.ver Republican reporter. Il don't
suppose, though. 1t is as wide open
ncaf as 1t was in the late Sos. was
in Manitou every summer at that time
and the high games that used 70 run
at some Of the clubs would be an eye
opener to the gamblers Of the present
day. Cattlemen were making money
then, as were the miners. ana they
used to meet in Manitou and try for
each others pocketbooks, with the re-
suit that the professional gamblers got
the money. remember how one
young fellow was made to quit winner
against his will. His name was Rich.
He was a nephew OF one OF the Dig
reaper men and his folks kept him
supplied with money. regular allow
ance. He had been gambling every
cent Of 1t, letting bills pile up for no.
tel and livery and everything else. His
people sent word that they wouldn't
send any more money. and said II ne
got into trouble he'd have to get out
himself. His creditors were just about
ready to jump onto him. when one
night he made a big winning. He
was playing faro in the club that's
torn down now. 1t used to stand
over from the depot and was the place
for high play. l suppose he had $4,000
or $4,000 in front of him when his
friends began trying to persuade him
to quit. He was just like all the rest
of them, going to break the bank and
all that sort of thing, and he wouldn't
quit. 1t was a red hot night for Man
itou, and with the excitement and all
Rich had pulled of his coat and rolled
uo his sleeves. There was a doctor
among his friends, and though he
hadn't said anything to Rich, sup
pose he felt responsibility. because
the young fellow had come out here
for his health and had been referred
to the Manitou doctor by the doctor
he had at home. l was watching the
play, though I didn't know any OF the
people. saw the doctor turn his
back to the crowd for a minute and
fiddle with something he had taken
out OF his pocket. Then he walked
over to Rich and put his hand on his
I, bare arm. 'Yon need sedative.' ne
said. Quick as Hash he took the n.y.
podermic syringe he had In his hand
and fired charge into Rich's arm
Rich said OUCH and grabbed at the
| place where he had been pricked, but
the deal was going on, and he turned
| to that again. Before half the cards
were out his head settled on the table
he commenced to draw good Ions
breaths and was asleep. The doctor
took the chips, cashed them in, ther
he took and wrote receipt for thu
money and gave it to another FRIEND
of Rich's to keep. Then he took Rich
| loaded him into a carriage. took hin
out to his office, and watched over hin
until he came around the next day
Rich paid his bills, but he did no more
gambling in Manitou. They wouldn't
let him NAV again."
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Fox Caught in Churchyard.

During run of foxhounds, fox
which had been unearthed near Ely
thrope, in Buckinghamshire, England,
ran right away into Aylesbery, where
it took refuge in st. Mary's Church
yard. The animal was in very ex-
hausted state and too feeble appar-
emily to jump the wall. The hounds
evidently lost scent as they did not ap-
pear on the scene.
Reynard was noticed among the
tombstones by the Rev. Fl. G. Stave'
ley, who succeeded in capturing it by
enveloping it in wrap. He subse-
quently took it down the Harwell road
and released it. ,....,.
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they will use moderately hard mat
tress, of cotton or hair, never of feath-
ers, and not too high pillow, seeing
that when they are in bed the body is
not all curled up in a knot by the poor
springs and that the feet and back are
in almost straight line, the repose
gained while lying either on the right
or left side will prove refreshing and
healthful.