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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08
Motherly Cats.


Tho wife of an army officer owned
two cats-mother and daughter. both
these cats, within a few days OF each
other. brought kittens into the world.
The mother had three, the daughter
one. This daughter had always been
4 pleasure loving cat, without staplity
of character. She was terribly. bored
by the obligations of maternity. Al
most before her kitten'e eyes were open
she deserted 1t, going off for twenty
four hours fun and diversion.
Then it was that the mother, now
grandmother, rose to the occasion. Al
though she was no longer young, ana
although she was quite worn WIN
nursing, having brought up many fam
lilies. she went to the rescue OF her
grandchild, says a contributor to Har-
per's Bazaar. She got into her daugh-
ter's bed, staid there long enough to
wash the kitten, to feed it and to cud-
die it; then she took it back to her own
bed. where it lay among her kittens.
| Whenever the daughter returned from
one of her jaunts, she would go to the
grandmother's bed, pick out her own
kitten, carry it home to be nursed, and
80 relieve herself; then she would 60
Off until necessity forced another re-
turn. The patient grandmother al.
| WAYS resumed her ministratiOns. and
only when both sets Of kittens were
weaned would she neglect for mo-
| ment the deserted grandchild.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08

cotber Some of the trained elephants
60 in first, the others press on behind
the wild ones, and. aided by the heaters
On foot, urge them toward the entrance.
This Is the troublesome part OF the
business; but when the first wild eie-
phant ventures inside, the others soon
follow. Then the trap gate raiis Do
hind them, and they are prisoners.
when the wild elephants find they
are trapped, they try to break through
the fence, but the trained ones force
them back, and the men On foot fright
en- them away by shouting and waving
torches and firing guns. One by one
they are separated from the herd and
driven out and tied by the hind legs 10
big tree. There they are kept I'LL
they lose their fear Of man and b ZONE
quiet. Then they are taken away 10
the elephant lines or to the stables OF
the prince whose hunters drove tRem
into the kheddah.
81 was born soon after my mother
was TAKEN" said the elephant. land the
prince-the king that is to be-brought
me from India and sent me here!p
what do they use elephants for IN
India 2" asked Tom.
"For many things. The native princes
use them to ride on in state process
sions. Then they are trapped WITH
doth of gold, their tusks are gilded ano
hung with silver bells, and their races
painted and made gay with bright col
ors. For the government they draw
guns and baggage for the troops ant
pile timber, and sportsmen use then
in tiger hunting. The men sit In
howdah-a thing like big square bas
ket on the back of the elephant-an'
shoot the tiger as 1t is driven out
the long grass and bush that serve
for cover."LTrenton IN. j. American
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08
LOVE LETTExS TO OkDER
The Strange Occupation Of Certain Persons
In the City Of New Mexico.

In the lily OF new mexico.
Perhaps there Is NO more character
istic sight in the city Of Mexico than
the so-called "evangelistas" who ply
their trade in the Plazuela de Belem
and the Plazuela Of Santo Domingo.
Those who operate In the former spot
make q speciality of writing letters TO
the inmates Of the prison for their IL
literate relatives on the outside; but
the "evangelistas," who may be seen
any day in the Plazuela of Santo Do
mingo, do q general business. Ihey
write love letters, Matchmaking letters
and all sorts of letters for those who
do not know how to write, at a rate
of three, six, nine or more cents, ac-
cording to the length of the mlssive.
They also undertake without extra
charge to write the address on the en-
velope and to attach the required
stamp, but for the latter they make
an extra charge of one cent. 1t Is
hardly necessary to state that only very
ignorant people, who are totally I'M
acquainted even with the simple for
malities of mailing letter, in addition
to not knowing how to write, have re-
course to the evangelistas for stamps.
One of the Santo Domingo eyangelis-
tas is now in prison meditating over the
fact that to defraud the Government
even out of five cents may be very
serious matter in the eyes of the law.
The name of this evangelista is j. r.
Vasouez. His services were engaged
by Mrs. Inez Hernandez to write let
ter TO her husband, who is absent from
the city. After he had written the let
ter Vasuuez asked Mrs. Hernandez
if she wanted a stamp. On her assent
ing he attached scent stamp and col
lected six cents in addition to his regu-
lar charge for writing the letter.
With the addressed and stamped en-
velope Mrs. Hernandez went to the
branch post office in the exiaduana
bui,ding and not knowing in which box
to drop it, asked the postal Inspector
Manuel Espinosa, who happened to be
in the post office, for information on the
subject. Mr.. Espinosa took the lettei
| to read the address and was about &c
return it to Mrs. Hernandez when ne
noticed that the color Of the STAMP
was extremely dim. By still closer
scrutiny he discovered that the STAMP
had been already cancelled and tn'
faintness of color was due to a chem
ical treatment that had been applied To-
the purpose of effacing the ink OF TIT
seal
The inspector asked the Hernandez
woman from whom she had bought tn
stamp and she led him to the stand o
the evangelista from whom she hat
made the purchase. The evangelism a
first denied having sold the stamp I
the woman. but as two other womel
who had been present testified tina
Ethey had seen him sell the stamp, b
was taken to the police station an
from there to Belem. His offence is
much more serious one than appear
on the surface.
For some time past 1t had been NJ
ticed that letters bearing cancelle
stamps have been mailed at the SAM
, Domingo branch post office, but
could never be found out by whom.
is supposed now that they were ais
sold by the same evangelism or otne'
, equally INSCRIPTIONS.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08
The Elephants Story.


"Where shall we go to-day. Tom"
asked Maud as the party entered the
geological gardens.
ITO the elephants" was the reply.
And he led the way past the monkey
house, along the broad walk and
through the tunnel to the. building
where there huge beasts dwell.
Maud and her sister wanted to linger
in front of the stalls Of the rhinoc-
crosses, but Tom said: mo; the ele-
plant has more sense and, depend
upon 1t, has better story to tell.
Let's have that first, and then We'll
hear what the rhinoceros can tell us."
Tom had his way, as usual, and they
took up their position In front Of Suffa
GULL, the biggest elephants stall. They
had brought some fruit and biscuits
with them, and these served for an in
PRODUCTION.
"Now," said Tom as the elephant
trumpeted her thanks, I'VE should bt
glad to hear your story, II you please
my mother was a wild elephant tax
en- in drive carried out by one of tn,
Indian native princes nearly thirty
years ago."
"What is a drive Tom?' asked tn,
girls of their brother despite auntie'i
whispered injunctions that they shoult
not interrupt.
'"That Is the way they take Wild Gle
phants," was the reply. when herr
is seen, the hunters go out with train
ed elephants and close in upon the will
ones, driving them forward little b,
little every day for many days, unit
they get them near the kheddah--d hi
lspacs In the forest fenced with post
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08
State Government Of Louisiana.

Governor-W. W. Heard,
Lieutenant Governor-Aioert Es'o
pinal. - ,f;.het
SUPERINTENDENT Of Education-John
V. Calhoun.
Auditor-W. S. Frazee.
Recommendations e. Smith.
u. s. SENATORS.
Don Cafferey and s. D. McEnery'
REPRESENTATIVES,.
1 District-R. Q. Dayey.
Q District-Adolph Meyer.
: 2 Disuict-R. F. Bfoussard.
4 District-P. Brazeale:
District. E. Ransdeil.
4 District-S. NJ. Robinson.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08
OUR YOUNG FOLKS.

erhe Boat For Sunderland.
There's q boat that leaves at half-past
From the busy port Of Play.
And II reaches the haven of Slumber-
land
Before the close of day.
1t carries the tiniest passengers,
And 1t rocks so gently, oh!
When the wee ones nestle In their
berths
And the boatman begins to row.
The whistle sounds low and sweet
like a mothers lullaby
That the travellers smile and close their
eyes
To dream of angels nigh.
Sometimes the travellers tarry too LONG
In the busy port Of Play,
And the anxious boatman coaxes ana
calls,
! And grieves at their delay.
But they come at last to the rocking
boat,
Which bears them down the stream
And drifts them to the Sunderland,
To rest and sleep and dream.
The name of the boat Is Rock-a-Dy,
And It's guided by mothers hand'
For she is the patient boatsman, dear
Who takes you to Sunderland.
Now, what is the fare traveller pay
On q Rock-a-by boat like this!
Why, the poorest child can anord I'd
price,
For it's only a goodnight kiss.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08
A Wait Artist.

Some time ago bright-eyed little
fellow used to sell papers In Nassau
street. between Beekman and Ann, in
New York City. He had number OF
regular customers, and did quite a
large business. He was handsome,
rosy-cheeked boy, and his clothing. al
though poor In quality, was always
neat and clean. There was something
about the youngster different from the
average newsboy and many of his Gus
toners became interested In him. One
of the boys customers used to leave
his business place considerably later In
the evening than the average down
town business man, but the boy used
to amuse himself by drawing pictures
on the sidewalk under the fitful glare
Of the electric lamp. One night the late
customer stopped to look at one OF the
pictures, and was surprised at the skill
displayed in 1t.
"Who taught you to drawn he ask
cd the boy.
81 taught myself" was the reply
"but that picture is nothing. l cal
draw better ones than that"
"You can, eh?' said the man, "well
I should like to see some Of them"
| "All right. When you come along to
morrow night I'll have q good one t.
show you"
And the next night the boy hat
drawn with a chalk a big picture o
Colonel Roosevelt on horseback. Tn
likeness of the colonel, or governor
was unmistakable, and the boys Gus
toner, who had dabbled somewhat Il
art himself, was surprised beyon
words.
He questioned the boy further az
his liking for drawing, and when tn
youngster sad he would rather dra'
than 60 to the theatre that settled ]
The result was that the man decide
to educate the boy, and the latter
now attending one OF the best al
schools In the city.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08

The School Board of Holyoke, Mass,
has decided to employ only married
men as principals, believing that bet
ter results can be attained.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08
Unparalleled Opportunities.

A good many failures are due to the
fact that the so-called opportunities In
a mans life are not labeled.-Atchison
Globe.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

There are no Russian missionaries
In the Celestial Empire, nor are any
permitted there by the Russian gov
eminent.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08

Municipal government will be taught
in the public schools of San Francisco.
A miniature city government will be
run in all les departments.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08
Reflex Benefit.

"Don't be SO hard on the cynic;-he
fills a useful office"
I'D like to know whatv'
.sWhy, his sneering disbelief in the
domestic virtues makes other people
SPUR up and practice them. Puck.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08

suairs pace has been carefully OBJ
served and discovered to. be at the ratr
Of = mile v fourteen day&
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08

Chicago comes pretty near being one
half of the State of Illinois, for out OF
the S4.O59, 900 paid into the State tax
fura Cook County contributes $1,619,-
900.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08

an evil color in Japan. What Japan
csc wants in the articles he buys Is
red. A German employer objected to
American machines because, although
they performed their work perfectly,
they demoralized his men. They were
painted In dark colors, and with no
bright parts. The men who work
around the machines do not have any
brass to keep clean or any surfaces to
rub, and they get lazy. The German
workman needs to- be kept busy with
things of this sort. People Oh the
Isthmus Of Panama will not purchase
anything with blue spots on it.
Colorado specially names watches
among the articles of personal proper
ty on which tax shall be paid; but a
watch being something easily conceal
ed the assessors have had difficulty in
collecting the tax. The Denver AS
SCISSOR has, however, hit on the expedi-
ent of assessing each voter in his jur-
isdiction at $40 for his watch on
guess, and it is represented that the
treasury has been enriched $26,25O
thereby.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08
Double Daily Trains
Fast Time
Close Connections.

Through Pullman Palace Blespers
between New Orleans and Memphis.
Kansas City. 81. Louis and Chicags
without change, making direct sonnec
Mons With Arst- class lines TO al pointA
The great steel bridge spanning she
Ohio river At Cairo completed, and oil
trains freight aad passenserl now run.
nirg regularly over IL. TINS avoiding the
1slays and annoyance incident to trans
lsr ~ ferry boat
A. b. HANSON. Gen. T Agks
Chicago,
r. \ 6sogz n ,. ~ 1sauhaA
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08

The Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania
has held that it is the duty of those In
charge of a moving car to stop 1t and
take a child who is stealing ride
either inside the car. or else to stop the
car and put him off. In the case III
point the company was held liable for
injury to a child who was riding on
the step. who, on being frightened by
the conductor, fell off and was In
jured.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08

The New Orleans City Council pro-
noses TO use kerosene in killing off the
mosquitoes. All citizens are required
to sprinkle their vaults, drains and
cisterns with the oil, under a penalty
of S. for failing to do so. The remedy
Is said to be effective in a high de-
Gree Int where used so extensively it
is possible the cure would be worse
than the disease.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08

Great Britain eats her entire wheat
cree N sheut thirteen weeks
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08

Bank note and general Autograph
ing work has reached high degree or
perfection in intricacy of design In
late years, and while counterfeiting
has not been stopped the difficulties
have been greatly increased.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08

Color is one of the various matters
which must be studied by manufact-
,rers who would cater to the foreign
trade. Some recent experiences are OF
interest. An American firm sent some
electrical goods, which were decorated
green. tc Japan. They did not sell any,
No japanese would bring such things
into his house; 1t would mesn an In
yitstion TO the evil dsitiss. Green IL
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08

You are lucky to be alive. One quar-
ter of the people die before they are
six years old, one-half die before they
reach the age of sixteen, and only one
In every 100 persons born ever reaches
the age of sixty-fve.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08

The Countess of Warwick has Gre
ated something of sensation by an
article on the worship of mammon IN
English society. The strange part OIL It
Is why she should elect to denounce
England for being ,eminently human
and keeping race with the times. Eng
lands greed has never been doubted.
E>r sons and daughters are expected
TO have inherited an some measure TINS
love of mammon, and presentation
of facts should not have been SO start
ling unless, of course, the Countess
was cruel enough to clinch her argu-
ments with an exposition of individual
cases.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08

Inc Russian Government Is consid-
ering a new mode for leasing oil LANDS
owned by the crown in the district OF
Baku, in order to reduce the price OF
coal oil, which within the last few
wears has been raised exorbitantly. IL
is proposed that after 1900 the lessees
shall pay to the government forty per
cent. of the oil produced 'in natura,
so that the government can become
competitor in the sale of the article.
Heretofore, the Iessees paid certain
tax in cash.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08

A movement has been started by the
London municipalities to follow the
example of Glasgow and Nottingham
20 municipality insure themselves. FIJI
ty-five out of the seventy-six local au-
thorities in London pay $4,000 annu-
ally in FIRE insurance premiums on
municipal property, while the total
losses by fire in FIVE years have beeH
only $4,000. The scheme Is to pay
the amount of the last five years pre-
NUNS into common fund, there
after an infinitesimal annual contribu-
ton being sufficient to provide against
loss.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08

A yV.esbaden landlord brought an
action in the Oberlandergericht 1.-THE
Court of Appeals for damages caused
to mis- property by fleas, alleged to have
been introduced into the building by
the tenants Newfoundland dog.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08

Mr.. Birdsall, of Yonkers, Is the CEN
trail figure of sad tragedy. He was
suddenly confronted with the dread
necessity of trying to save the lives Oh
three young women, one of whom was
his wife. One can but family imagine
the anguish and horror of the man dp-
on whom this awful demand was
made. In a moment he saw what was
dearest to him in the very arms Oh
death. But with the distinctive trait
of the highest physical courage he sept
clear head and retained command OF
all his powers. He worked Ike 4
giant v.1h a wonderfullmast"r! OF rhe
:: aation. He savea two. lives ano
twice saved his wife. But at last MS
bodily powers yielded under the ST. lin
and he lost her forever. Birdsnif
beroism is as much greater than tha'
of the battlefield as love and Kindness
are greater than anger and blood
thirstiness.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08

Quite the latest proposition to en-
large the sphere of usefulness OF the
street railway, is that of the Chicago
Alderman, who suggests that the city
garbage be hauled by the cars between
the hours of midnight and a. m.
There are thirty-five stations from
which the garbage would have to be
collected and delivered to the crema-
tory or dumps.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08

Women who write to the papers to
know if they have the right to abstract
money from their husbands pockets
while the husbands sleep, can copy the
conduct of the Xackensack woman, If
they have any doubts. She cloroform-
ed her husband and took all the money
he had.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08

A Kansas man has discovered a way
to grow seedless watermeions. NOW
If he can only point the way to pro-
tiucing waterless stock, whether
of the animate or inanimate variety,
he will have accomplished something
that ought to send his name down to
posterity in a halo of glory.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08

The Spanish-American war and the
Brftish-Boer war have given the world
popular lessons in the geography OF
the West Indies, the Philippines and
South Africa. 1t now looks as IL the
next series of geographical studies
will be concerning China.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08

The value of the mineral and metal
production of the United States for
1890. according to the Engineering and
Mining Journal, was no less than 81
lis. 7SO, S3O-an increase of nearly 40
per cent. over the output for the pre-
vious calendar year.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08

There are many persons who are nj
times strongly inclined to throw them
selves into swirling waters, just as
there are persons whe occasionally
feel an impulse to cast themselves INTO
space from great elevation. The I'M
Melting motive for this action seems u
no the same in both cases-a dreamy
almost sensual and quite ecstatic de-
sire to plunge toward that which,
after a short period Of contemplation
has fascinated the eye, benumbed the
reason and induced a mental conditiof
bordering upon hypnotic trance. Ihose
who experience these feelings know
the danger of the act that is suggest
cd to them; but their disturbed 1acLi-
Ties fail to inspire normal dread OF It.
and the calamity follows. This sort
of thing has caused many SUICIDES ana
NAV have had some connection with
tho self drowning of several persons al
Niagara Fails recently.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08

The average American venerates the
successful man. And, within bounds
and in a certain real sense, it is tne
duty and the privilege of every man 10
no successful. Success as matter Oh
fact is too commonly identified with
fame. fortune or political aggranolze-
ment, with things which NIL the manu.
results that strike the eye or decora-
tions that glitter on the breast. sue
cess as matter of ideal is to be ideh-
tif,ed with the character and influence.
with attachments which ennoble the
mind and heart, chasten the disposi-
tion and refine the manners. 1t Is not
to be denied that these two KINDS OIL
success may sometimes be united In
the same individual. In contemplating
such a synthesis of prosperity with
character, the human mind experiences
solid satisfaction.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08

China is a great country In every
sense of the word except the fighting
sense. Her people are universally ed
ucated. There are no illiterates among
them. They are a most inventive and
most industrious people. They knew
the art of printing long before the
English, the French or the Russians
did. They are the most wonderful
horticulturists in the world, producing
more from a garden fifty feet square
than a white man can produce on halr
an acre. They are learned, refigi-
Gus and a highly civilized people. But
they cannot fight. 1t is the age OF the
strenuous life," and they are not IN IT,