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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-05-19
x,rav Of Art for Girls.

.r ~dsh I could make my girls un'
a.-.,end" writes Ruth Ashmore, al
dr.ssinr 1.-THE Girl Who Aspirss 10
Art" in the ladies Home Joaxnai,
"that while each one should aspire "
the hest work, that girl is foolish Wno:
S.v,nr been once made conscious Oh
~ mistake, persists In onerihs
mediocre work that deserves no recos-
nition whatever. II you feel tnat you
hsvs the artistic instinct and the iose
sor color. then seek for yourseii
800 art school, and find out In wnas
branch of work your ability iies, yvu
viii then be more apt to attain tne
roaition YOU long for than II you ar
Contend with self-culture. II IS
nr.ctical impossibility for you to teaci
yonrself. II you have foolisniy pc
Ss,,syad all the praise that has peer
sivan YOU then be sure you wan neSe
sr.c.ad You will be wasting you
; money in going to any schooi. ~
ont OF your pretty head some o. ~
siIIv fancies that are there. Inc 81.
who learns to draw good wail-pape
Sas,vr who learns how to comoin |,
soInr. 40 that a rich-looking rug
= ~ rseult. who understands how
: h.,S;sh a book with a suitable cove
N.hs ia the girl who can be caiisa !
=. .-,,.t She does not ask the worlo
= saL nnon her from a sentiment
4 no,nt Of view. because she aus co.
: Ia distinction and can oemana TOW
"a | milton"
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vi
tity. The foremost OF them was my
foe. Payson weatherby-for. though no
had MANY aliases, this believe TO nave
heen his true name. The second was q
r,u,atto Washington Brown, q man
=, much intelligence and reckless cour-
GOO who took his destiny by the throat
md made an outlaw Of himself rather
than court favor OF worid winch
would. at best, have shown MIN only
contemnt. The third rascal was an Old
time culprit. George Burke, mick
necked. low-browed fellow, VINO "as
born to crime. .,.
"How many men do you wantF
asked the chief OF me.
Two"
"put would It not be wise to out
number your adversaries? They are
desperate men,.
thought of Payson Weatherbys 81
LIANT challenge, and formed resoiVe
; 70 meet him without odds. -.
We expected to be beforehand VIII
our men, and with Grayson, the re
. norter who had given us the informa
! ton were at the spot a quarter OF al
!. hour before the time Weatherby ma
z anno,nted. But to our chagrin W
d sound the rear window of the piac
: without a square Of glass. MY eVl
,,ck sttll held. The safe-blowers wer
within. With me were James bieeioV
voung fellow, fresh to detective
|, ,,,a and Nelson Green, a grizzieo We
a .ran cautious as cat, ana ma
~ ,o,os for his lightning-swift motion
:; They and the reporter followed =
s. thropgh the window. A few stel
or rora revealed to me the fact that u
door of the outer vault hao airea'
-. been forced.
Oh motioued the reporter to stal
=. hack and my men and l entered .
nd vault. which was an iron room ioA
feet In size, and occupied by nea
"a ,ohle and two chairs. Opposite I
90 door was the safe proper. ana pei'
Tor this three men knelt, all desperat
' occupied. :.
net had noticed while / stood In
at aart allev without that there was
~ rising storm, and now sudden
-. cassive gust OF wind blew snut
~ iron door Of the vault with a rep
tel as loud as that of an explosion.
as Of the men-it was Weatherpy-cl
.or. ont in terror and ieaped away II
by certain little box-like contriVai
oy which lay beside him on the moor.
ner thought the conclusion would exp
.as the dynamite. Then he saw US, sts
10 ing together. our revolvers aimed
,llie recognizing me. gave little eiucK
b Of his tongue and smiled cynicaiiy a.
lon threw up his hands in token q
fact that be recognized the sstua'
Hss ssHfsasrstss slsEssS W, sAs
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-05-19
THREE KNAVB
AND A TRUMP.

Mx rrofessional reputation was AT
stake. I had, three months before 'ne
date of which l write. permitted a no-
torious desperate to escape ron
charge. and l was Distinctly Jul
favor with the department. nao =
neculiar superstition about the aorol'
criminal whose ruse had outwitteo me-
He was tall, alert and graceiui' w.
a face that reminded me strongly =.
the pictures I had seen OF EDGAR a.
Poe. He had an insinuating manne.
and the most musical voice ! e'.'
heard His profession was safe-oreak-
ing had once apprehended the n'dn'
and. curiously enough, 1t was 'ne
suit OF my first assignment to oeeec.,
i've work. He had, as q result DC, W
a term Of seven years in the peni'eH
tiary. ,s.,oe
n CHANGED that during his residences
there I met him several times anu on
each occasion he had regarded me WIZ
a look that was none the less Sinister
because it was half 1ocuiar. =,
mans look was a menace. l Kne" ~
was thinking that he would De re
yenqed and was sure that only 'n'
most conclusive of revenges woui'
satisfy him. In other words, TINS na'
| was determined to have my lie.
always faced him with look as oai
, az that which he gave me. for the IN
. tention in my soul was no less reien'
. ,ess than his own. We were ooo"e'
. as I felt in my apprehensive soui,
r stand opposed In some hideous u"s
edy. a,...
;. When three years after his reieas
IL ha again incurred the displeasure
II the law, I travelled 5000 miles ~ =
d search for him, and discovered him ,
length In Indian territory. HOW
outw,tted me on our way back 10 W
caeo is a story have no inciinati'
n to tell. a 60.
It was, therefore, with mixed le'
:, ,nps that l learned from the chiei
~ our agency Of the nature OF my CO.
la mission. He told me that informati
he had been brought him OF an a''0n
to be made that night upon tne y
g of the Mcpherson Investment conp-'
list The Mot had been overheard by an
lat centric reporter for one OF the oa
naners. whose business had taken
''' into some sorry resort. From the
The scription which the young man 3
re- of the three conspirators the cniei
wo no difficulty in establishing their ~
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-05-19

vant Won 70 cSrry Stell Zenith home!
As he made the announcement No
,tood ready to retreat and fall BACK up
On his artillery; but there was no dem
onstration ON the part OF the Propne!
and Tom walked close to his sloe anu
vazed down upon him. Only for an
instant: then with CHASTITY race no
rnshed out to Miss Stella and In voice
trembling and husky from frignt'
cried: 80,
ooh. Stell! He is dead!"
Che .ank hack against the hut and
silently wept in his memory, Ior sns
TIelt now how kind and unseihsh xnu
devoted and tender he had been 10 nel
and she loved him for his goodness.
His death was a poignant grleI 70 ne.
and she wept long in silence. ION sas
nm a great stone in awe, sympathy anu
silence. Finally Miss Stella, sui weep
Ing, said: s.ra
"Of course! Why didn't think OF
that before! Jimminy crickets! won
. raise the town.! -, 60.
. At her words he sprang TO MS leo,
and before his own were fully uttereo
he started down the hill at WHO ga.
!, She called him back and remonstra'eu,
emo no. Tom! That won't 90! VI
, To Bell Morton and tell her. Ten ne
: to get a carriage and come with you
don't tell another living soul! IN
. folks at home must have some warn
. ing and Bell. will know what to 90;
IAN right! l won't peach! NOW Ster
don,t Won get scared or lonesome. IT.
take a couple of hours to git there al a.
back: but I'll run every inch OF In
way, an I won't let Bell Morton w was.
:. a minnit. you bet; but I don't spos
" .he'll wantta! Now don't you be ARA
9, Mebbe Mollie Zenith will find out 90,
81 is good for somethin' on earth alt'
az ALL" .,, q
~ Forgetful of his precious antique =
"A tillery Tom dashed away down the ~
- at his best speed. Miss Stella kept n
ia ewes on him as he dropped lower al
81 lower. till he disappeared entirely.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-05-19

Young lady who always Goes
.vsrvihinE nicely said recently: "What
hieh-bred. well-groomed isoK
sh.rs Is about an envelope that Is
nronerly prepared for the malls. ~. a
ytsIs thing, Of course, but one OF tns
i,ttis things which tell. The hanc.
lifting? No, the handwriting dossn
stand for much. because each ind,sso-
v r.i has his own special chirograpny.
una - Is more Characteristic that sns
a shou Il But the writing on q wen.
, ,nor,nr envelope is begun far enoLsa =
:. .oo. .ns left to be well balanced. Inc
70 so.t w word Is not squeezed and cram,
49, The address, with the name o.
I IL. and city, Is written in inli. Ine
s s..w,a are evenly placed in the upper
IN. hand corner. with slight mar,
I r,r ,eft between the top OF the On.
s sn,o.s and the edge of the stamp. IN
y ,s TOO OF the welllbred envelope y
.nv c:,,seed down In a ciesnly. ordsrn
arner II il often rendered mocisi
NTH wnI sealing ssx and the sendsr's mon
ogrsn."
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ana covered where they were, out on.
Of them managed to extinguisn sn
lantern by whose light they had Deen
working, and they were posses'
the vantage of shadow. neafu
click of their revolvers, and, reai..s
that the light carried made US i~ll
targets. I put it out. Half seconu
later bullet clattered against the wan
behind me. / dropped to the noor' any
the men with me followed my eAAmpe'
Then heard a Gathering at the dool'
and knew that Grayson. the repor'o,'
was trying to get in to u.s. But 'noue
the lock must have been forced. yee
did not yield to its manipulations' anu
presently all was silent.
Then the unexpected happeneu'
Through tiny barred window neA
I. in the wall, fash OF white hsn'nAa
: cleaned. and we saw that our ioes'
: like ourselves, were crouching ON .us
! floor Green fred, and groan toi-
lowed the report of his revolver. -.
some reason which shall never "
Q able to explain, Weatherby ana ul1
n not shoot. His smiling, insolent iace
h menaced me. and looked back wi'n
4 what defiance l could.
e We all waited for the next nasn "a
Ie lightning, not drawing an auu'1.s
= breath. Never did silence seem ~
le COMPLETE to me as in that little foom
"a where six desperate men wal'su
N darkness to do each other TO tne oeAsn,
/ III could have heard sigh snouio
* have fred. I have known WOUNDS anu
n the surgeons probe, but the pain "
t. that silence discounted them.
ID, crawled along the edge OF the wal
to that I might be in an unexpec'eo p'a.,
g. bv the next lightning CLEAN, keepln'
NV revolver just in advance OF ~
BE, nose. When the enveloping nasn can.
OF II revealed the eyes OF Payson wea, -,
ny erbv not six inches from mine.
at both involuntarily recoiled; we %.
he fred bit of ice seemed to graze !"
hi head and then felt warm nu'
ion damnening my cheek. Bigeiow CIV
ont suddenly, and was guilty OF
EEL audible groan of anxiety Tor nim'
Oh Again we waited-I cannot ten :,
I'M length of time. 1t was no more
ion be measured that hasheesn orea'
npt :, 81. .,,ence came q vibraI
'aie bvsterical shrek. Payson Weatner
my. had not looked like Edgar A. Poe
&C. nothing. His delicately wrought
any ganizaticn revolted against the strs
nj" mon II. He sobbed and laughed.
was q mailman.
had Tnls norroi ,.rorded h
..r. We were wary, but We suspenoeo :.
tu,ties. We were on our guard
. thie emotional maniac should dash
N hrains out or his own against the Il
m walls.
I'M The hasheesh dream reached out
"a the beginning of eternity, ana we
n gan to suffer for lack OF o1ye
- Then came battering at the door
~ staggered out. drenched IN %
4 from my wound. Some one neipeo
kM mn. and heard later that 1t was
son Weatherby.
When, six weeks later, came on
nm the hospital. they told me ne wa
E2M a cell at Kankakee. AS Tor m
IN gave I'D the detective profession
~ had been a failure at 1t. But l
the comfort of the reflection tns
Payson Weatherby defeated me-
feated him no less.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-05-19
XIII.
n,nar 6,0yNE Is MADE HAPPY.

The next day the mortal remnant 81
IN. pronhet was buried. All the peo-
nis al. Minersvale and everybody TOE
ma country roundabout joined the fu-
rsrs, PROCESSION; for all had known
Mn and the story Ct his Kindness t.
Niss STELLA vss Dpon every ssesus
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-05-19


wing prostrate half way across the
street.
Every resident in the vicinity was
at once upon the street and Tom VINO
was up in an instant recovered MS gun
and went to the carriage. saying:
"Stell. they don't any ov EN- MAKE
the noise over fndin' you that 40; 9e-
| rnsaIem crickets! Don't the Old tnlns
roar! And oh, Jimminy! Don't sne
| kick!" ...,r.,x
Toms exuberant nature enectiveiy
.rmored Miss Stella against danger
from excitement. Captain Zenith io1o-
ed her to his heart
"My child Thank God we have you
again, You are safe!"
"I am safe, and, oh, Pa, 50 glad 10 DC
With Won again! Take me home.
At the gate Miss Carrie was waiting
She clasped her returning sister 10 me-
arms. tears of rapture rushing owe
her cheeks, soft, cooling exciamation'
of affection flowing from her lips Dc
, tween kisses.
} Half way to the house they were me
nv the other members OF the FANNY
!, each one greeting her with great 10Y
. vet without demonstration OF e1ci'e
+. Weut
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-05-19

He-No; never read books tha' are
talked about. Sne--But why ROT! ne
1T. takes SO much effort TO expsa'a y
dos't like them -paek.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-05-19

Through Pullman Pslace sleeper
between New Orleans aud Msmpnla'
Ksnsas City, 81. Louis and Chicago
vithsut change, making dirses eonnec
Sors Nth flrst- class lines to oil pc1ntA
~ treat steel bridge spanning sns
Ohio river At Cairo completed, and al
trains freight and passenserl now run.
sinr regularly over il. thus avoiding tne
dslsys and annoyance ineidens TO trans
q. HAxsoa. Gen. T , Aet.
Chicago.
Ia !. ss0r. 2. = :. s'sp'
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-07-13

The fire which destroyed the i'm
mense Swamp Root medicine plant of
DIR. Kilmer & Co., July l, was the most
disastrous which has ever occurred in
Binghampton. However, the Kilmers
resumed business next morning, though
not at the old stand, which is a heap of
smouldered ashes. While the firemen
were yet pouring water on the burning
Chenago street establishment, the Kill
mers were arranging to do business
somewhere else.
That this great industry might not
be crippled for moment, through the
courtesy of other prominent firms and
citizens, the large factory and adjoin-
ing buildings on South street were va
Gated for the benefit of the Swamp Root
people, and possession was taken i'm
mediately, and here by Monday, July s,
this new, temporary factory will be
turning out Swamp Root, the great
Kidney Remedy, in quantities of about
60, 600 bottles per day, and in two or
three weeks time the full capacity OF
more than four times that amount will
be produced. The immense demand
for Swamp Root will thus in no way be
iinterfered with.
On the old site, with adjoining prop
erty which has just been purchased
will be erected Immediately an abso
lutely ireproof six-story structure
plans for which have been nearly com
Observation-Disclosures Leader.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-07-13
DEMOCRATIC OPINION
OF Mr. Bryan's Nomination On a
I6 to l Platform.

The Detroit Free Press In its issue of
July 7th, gives its opinion of Mr.. Bry-
ans nomination in a number of pointed
paragraphs. The "Free Press" is one
of the leading Democratic papers of the
West. These are extracts from its
issue of Saturday:
"When the Republicans had just
cause to fear that they were lost, the
Democrats threw the plank to save
them"
mckinley could not have arranged
things more to his liking at Kansas
City had he been given carte blanche. -
"While he was about it, Mr.. Bryan
might just as well have fixed an arbi-
trary lecture fee for his platform
'Mark Hanna can scarcely eat for
chuckling."
"Again any Republican can carry
Michigan. Bryan fixed it,
"Actual political idiocy could no,
have gone farther. The west major.
ity of the Democrats represented il
Kansas City did not want the 16-to-]
dose crammed down their throats, yet
Bryan, the famboyant champion of q
government by the people, did the
trick. Now we have the spectacle of &
party going before the people and ask
ing their support of something to which
it is opposed, and all at the dictation o
q man who assumed absolutism whil'
gnashing his teeth and hurling anathe
mas at Imperialism"
"What Bryan lacks is expansion
His horizon is entirely too narrow. HI
is within the reservation controlled b.
the silver barons who, as a matter o
political reform, of course, would lik
to draw two dollars for every one com
ing to them. AS he sits under his owl
vine and fig tree his neighbors talk sill
yer, he cOmmunes with the silver moon
which appears to have struck him, an
by day he lodges the golden rays c
the sun. He is clearly the victim G
environment"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-07-13
ABSTINENCE AND SOLDIERS.
New York Independent


According to official reports, nearly
200 of the men who have gone to
South Africa on active service are
members of the Army Temperance
Association. Lord Roberts, in COM
menting on this report, added that he
had been struck by the returns from
India, which showed remarkable
difference between the convictions re-
corded in 1898 among abstainers and
Among the former
only Alp in 100 had been court-martial-
ed, while among the non-abstainers the
figures were 36. s in 900. In 1897 it was
much the same. The admissions into
hospitals were also largely in excess
in the case of nonabstainers. 1t ap-
peared that during the Tirah War 2, 600
men went through the whole campaign
without taking drop of alcohol.
The new and significant tendency in
the army appears to be the result not
SO much of any religious or moral en-
terprise as of q growing conviction that
free use of alcohol interferes with the
efficiency of the troops. General Kitch-
ener prohibited all drinks containing
alcohol in the Sudan campaign, except
the few that were prescribed by the
medical officers, and after little pre-
liminary grumbling the men discovered
for themselves that the Commander-in-
chief was right when he emptied out
into the desert a cargo of Scotch
whisky that had been smuggled into
Berber for sale to the troops. In the
Asranti War and the Kaffir War the
good health of the troops was also
ascribed to the suspension of the rum
ration.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-07-13

Toward the end of Roscoe Conkling's
career in the Senate he fell out with
the newspapers, relates the Argonaut,
and sometimes when he arose to speak
every reporter in the press gallery,
closing his note book, would rush nois-
lily out into the lobby, leaving every
seat without an occupant He flushed
at the insult; but speaking of journal
ism afterward, he was moved to re-
mark, in his propitiatory way, that the
only people in the world authorized to
use the first person, plural, ''we," in
speaking of themselves, were editors
and men with tapeworms."
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-07-13
How Other Women Have
Been Cured.

NJ suffered untold misery for many
years with uterine trouble" writes Mrs.
Mary E. Wilcox, of Emo Rainy River),
Algoma Co., Ont, vuntil l commenced
taking DR.. Pierce's good medicine and
used the local treatment as advised. I
took two bottles of 'Favorite Prescrip
ton and two of Golden Medical Dis
covery.' 1 also sent for one box of your
'Antiseptic and Healing Suppositories.'
1 have only used two and that was two
months ago. Iwould advise every woman
who suffers from liberation of the uterus
and piles to use Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription and Golden Medical Dis
covery' They are the best medicines in
the world. Also write to DIR. Pierce for
his fatherly advice. I have felt better
in these past seven months than l have
for years. Every month used to have
to go to bed and have hot poultices and
take laudanum to ease the pain. don't
go to bed now nor do I take laudanum." !"
vI have used your medicine as you
directed" writes Mrs. Caroline Hammac,
of Hammac, Escambia Co., Ala. III have
only used one bottle of DIR. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription and in connection
used one bottle of Golden Medical Dis
covery.' Six doses day, three of each,
anu SOuCUmCS ASC0 IAC ldDiOlS 90 yOe
directed. feel we'll. 1 am hard at work
and have been for some time. 1 had beer
under good doctor five years for this
same disease and you see how quick youl
medicine cured me-"
vAbout a year ago I had nishaI
| which left me in very poor health fol
some time afterward," )" writes Mrs. Gene
| Johnson, of Gordon, Sheridan Co., Nebr
uI employed local doctor but got only
temporary relief, until I commenced
using DIR. Pierce's medicine, which die
after consulting you. am now as wei
as ever. I took five bottles of the Fa
vorite Prescription and one of tn.
Golden Medical Discovery l would
recommend these medicines to all whit
suffer as I did"
If you are sick or ailing take ad
vantage of DIR. Pierce's offer of FIRE,
consultation by letter and write to
day to DR.. .R.V. Pierce. Buffalo. NY
Il
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-07-13
THE FOURTH in MANILA.
Marked Contrast to q Year Ago-A
Fight With ssLadrOnes."

marked contrast 10 u year A&O-A
Fight With "Ladrones."
Manila, July 5.-The Fourth of July
was fittingly observed here. The town
was generally decorated with American
flags, in contrast with year ago, when
there were none. The school children
gathered in the principal theatres OF
the town and listened to the reading of
the Declaration of Independence, the
delivery of patriotic addresses and the
singing of patriotic songs. In the even
ing q ball was given in the Provost
Marshal's building, the Military Com
missioners attending.
The first election was held yesterday
in Vigan, where the municipal officers
were chosen, under General Otis's
order for the establishment of muni-
cipalities.
A detachment of soldiers following
the "ladrOnes" near Delta Rio Grande
met the enemy yesterday, killed twelve
and captured six rifles. Three Ameri
cans were killed and two wounded.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-07-13
4 Letter to DR.. Pierce
is the First Step to
Health for Weak
and Sick Women.
and Sic

Sick women are invited to con-
suit DR.. Pierce, by letter, free, and
under seal of the strictest privacy.
In little over thirty years of prac-
tice as chief consulting physician
to the Invalids' Hotel and Sur
gical Institute, Buffalo, N. ",
DR.. Pierce, assisted by his staff of
nearly a score of physicians, has
treated and cured over half mil
lion women. Address DR.. R. V.
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Offers of ufree medical advice I"
made in imitation of DR.. Pierce's
offer of free c0nsnltatiom by letter
are advertised by persons who are
not physicians, and are not quail
fed to give medical advice. Every
woman should consult her own
safety by careful inquiry into the
genuineness of such offers.
There is no offer similar to DR..
Pierce's, which has behind it an
institution of national note, such
as the Inva1ids' Hotel and Surgical
Institute, Buffalo, N V, with its
staff of nearly a score of ply
sicians, presided over by special.
ist of DIR. Pierce's experience ano
success, in the treatment and cure
of diseases peculiar to women.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-07-13

Not Fault Finder.-'YOu are not
one of these men who find fault with
the cooking at homer"
"No," answered Mr.. MeektOn; 81
don't exactly find fault, but occasional
ly do feel called on to apologize for
the way things taste when Henrietta
gets home from the club. You see, |