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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28

This il the era Of sport Practically
every man and boy, every woman ana
girl takes part, or wishes to take part.
in some branch Of It. And II - foEtu'
nate that the field II broad enough fo9
all. And In all this variety Of SPORT
in an this eager devotion to II theirs
II nothing harmful. nothing that pointa
q warning. On the contrary. II b fos
individual and national good. II givea
health and tone to the system, u
clears and freshens the mind By bright
exercise and competition In the c3eaS
open air. and It drives the cooWsb1
from wearied brains. And thus e 4
that this era Of enthusiastic devotion
to sport Is good. -PhiladelphiA oatur
DAP UvGning Pest
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28
ONE KIND.

"Paw," said Tommy, who was look
ing. at the Household MINIS" in the
weekly paper. what is . society sand
wichr"
"A society sandwich" responded MI
Tucker, not at all certain of his ground,
but unwilling to exhibit his Ignorance
before the youthful seeker after knowf
edge, "is helpless young man sitting
between two lively girls at . swell
party."-CMeogo TsibsSs.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28
State Government Of Louisiana

Governor-W. w. Heard,
Lieutenant Governor-Albert Estn
pinal.
Secretary of State--John Michel.
Superintendent of Education--Johz
v. Calhoun.
Aud;tor-W. s. Fraxee.
Treasurer--Ledoux E. Smith.
u. 8. SENATORS.
Don Caferey and s. d. McEnery.
REPRESENTATIVES.
District--R. G. Davey.
2 District-Adolph Meyer.
District--R. F. Broussard.
1 District-P Brazeals.
8 District. E. Ransdell.
9 District-S. nj. Robinson.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28
1t Was Easier.

sam" Elder told the doctors some
pretty good stories the other afternoon
at the Massachusetts, Medical Society
dinner. about their own profession.
From the way his hearers laughed
i should think the yarns were about
all new. One was about an old prac-
titioner. who. because of advancing
years, had relinQuished all Of his out
of-town practice to his young assist
ant One night the older physician
was called on by two men in a buggy.
one Of whom wanted the doctor to
come to his house. eight miles away.
and attend his wife. who was very ill.
she will have no one but you, doctor, -
said the man.
"well. I'll go for $40, and not a cent
less" said the doctor.
A whispered consultation went on In
the carriage. and finally the physician
heard a voice say: Better pay the
ten. It's a good deal cheaper than
burylng her."
And the doctor got his money.--Bos-
ton Journal
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28

that such a thing IL not considered
proper, feeling sure Of her silent0gub-
mission. After she is fifteen years old
she Is generally allowed to be In the
drawing room on her mothers recep.
ton days, but must Keep to the modest
and secondary place assigned to her.
pouring the tea and presenting it.
courtesying to her elders. answering
when spoken TON short. undergoing
her apprenticeship. She has but few
Jewels, and under no pretext any dia-
monds. Custom does not permit her
to wear costly things; nor does it give
her the right In general. to have q
money allowance worth speaking OF
for personal use. She receives a
trifiing sum for charity, her books and
gloves. A young girl never takes the
lead in conversation, but always al-
lows the married lady the precedence.
and she finds II quite natural to 0ccu-
py the background"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28
Tia B.hx Princess Of italy.

It is said that the baby princess OF
Italy. Lolanda Margherita, Is a re-
markably healthy child, with dark
eyes, neither black nor blue, a good
appetite and a strong pair Of lungs.
She is the second princess born in the
House of Savoy since the birth of her
grandmother, Queen Margherita, fifty
years ago, and no other baby has ever
had the honor Of. coming into the
world in the old Quirinal Palace. as
this was, until 1870, the home Of the
Popes. Mrs. Dickens. the English
woman chosen as her attendant, has
the direction of almost every detail in
the care of the royal baby, except her
clothing. This consists of long linen
bands, in the traditional fashion OF
Italy, which confine the legs to a GER
tain extent, but leave the arms free.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28
A FALLACY.

"There is a great deal to be said on
both sides of every question" said the
broad-minded man.
"My dear, sir" answered Mr.. Meek
ton, at is very plain that you have new
er engaged in an argument with Hen
rietta. "-Woshingtos Star.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28
fAuck of . Baltimore Girl.

To have successfully concluded an
arduous three years course in school
Of law, to have made admirable rec
ords as compared with those Of her
classmates of the masculine gender, to
have passed the necessary examine
lions and to be graduated as a bache'
lor of law, and yet to be denied the
privilege of being admitted to the bar
to practice her profession is the fate
of Miss Haynie Maddox.
Although 1t is against the law OF
Maryland for women to practice, Miss
Maddox says that she intends to make
q determined effort to be allowed to do
so, and thus open a new field for wom-
en- in Maryland. Miss Maddox Is of
the opinion that as women are allowed
to practice law in thirty-seven States
of the Union she will eventually gain
admission to practice in Maryland.
Miss Maddox is the first Baltimore
woman who has ever graduated from
a Maryland school Of law. She is well
known in musical circles. not only In
Baltimore, but also in Washington,
New York and the S0uth.-Baltimore
American.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28
READY TO JUMP OVERHEARD

READY TO JUMP OVERHEARD.
Nearly all suicides, it is stated. wear
congress CATERS"
"Well, there's . clear connection
The man who doesn't care what kind
of shoes he wears, generally wears con-
gress CATERS; and when man doesn't
care what kind of shoes he wears he i
in 4 dangerous and reckless mental
condition Chicago Reeord-H1eld.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28
AM UNsISrERLY FLING.

"She is pretty" said the young won-
an, but she is so obviously made up"
EYES," answered Miss Cayenne, Il
can't help wondering how she got back
from Europe without having duty COLI
lccted on her a. ! work Of art
WoshiwgtoS Stor.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28
70 A GOLDFISH

Wye wee world Is yours, indeed. q fish
" burnished-metal hue imprisoned ned
there! ''oi'e"
How small the sea of your tr.nsn.r.n,
Yet would you have it larger at your
:. Or don't you care.
zee! can raise tempest with INV penl
Illus, when you're rocked amid your
sandy lair
by two small fingers Of my ladys ten,
The thought comes over me TO ask again.
Fish. do You care!
i don't suppose you do, there with your
s., AS rare to you as is my lady rare
Hour Liliputian mermaid of the glass:
Why, could live in Joy with Maud the
And in a smaller world the seasons pass.
Nor would care.
freeman Tlden, in Boston Transcript.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28
SO LIKE HIS PA.

at is a great pity your husband has
to be away from home so much, but you
are not left entirely alone That's one
comfort. Willie is getting to be quite
a man, and grows more and more like
his father every day"
"Oh, yes. He goes about the house
with his suspenders hanging down
about half the time."-Chieogo Tribsss.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28
A LITERARY CRITIC.

Bender-Dumleigh begins to think
himself = literary sharp.
Uppton-Not Dumleigh, surely.
Bender-Yes, he recently made the
discovery that there are lines in Shake
speare's blank verse that don't rhyme
Bostom Transcript.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28
Women and Birds.

Mr.. G.. o. Shields, president Of the
League of American Sportsmen. thinks
that women are endowed with lots of
good sense. In q lecture before prom.
inent woman's club in the West, he
said:
There is abundant reason to con-
graduate the women Of this country
on their good sense. When their at
tention was called to the needless and
heartless destruction Of bird life which
was being perpetrated in order to
crafty their love Of beautiful raiment.
thousands of them stopped wearing
birds on their hats. 1t is safe to say
that five per cent. of the twenty
thousand women who belong to the
Audubon societies to-day were form
erly patrons of the bird millinery traf-
fic. They had not before stopped to
think of the wrong that was being
done as a result of their patronage. but
when their attention was called to 1t
they were as ready to discard the SIN
full ornaments as they always are to
Join in any good movement"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28
MERELY AN INCIDENT.

" clutched that child and saved her
from falling off the street car going at
frightful speed"
THAT was fortunate"
"Not for me; the child's mother b.
rated me for tearing it. frock"- CHI
cago Reeord-Hsrold.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28
THE CRUEL MAN.

Young Bride-Why. Charles, you
don't seem to be eating anything this
morning, And | got up early to make
these biscuits for you, too.
Charles-No, dear. I don't feed at an
hungry this morning, to tell the truth.
Your biscuits are very nice, indeed.
BY the way, l wonder if there are any
Of those dog biscuits left that bought
for Nero on Friday f-SomesviIIs yosv-
WoJ.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28
A MATTER OF LOBsTERS.

cit is said that Holsters will be ex-
tinct in twenty-five years." remarked
Hiland.
"Oh, WE'LL" replied Halket, who Is
very fond of lobster, ''let US not worry
about it. Let US look on the bright
side. We may all die before that time"
-Pittsbsyg ChyosieIe- Telegraph
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28
INSIGNIFICANT.

She-I don't believe you're telling the
truth.
He-You are most annoying some
times. / suppose you think you can
read me like . book.
She-Oh, no. Like paragraph, ]
should say.-PhiIodelph;o Press.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28

ALL THE PROOF SHE NEEDED.
II believe now that it's true that Mrs.
Hashem trims the family hats"
"Why do you think so1"
Because her husbands horse had on
a last years straw bonnet this morning
that was a perfect fright. "-CIsvslond
Ploin Dealer.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28

It is said that the Bank Of France
has nm invisible studio in a gallery
behind the cashiers. 90 that at a giver
signal from one OF them any suspected
customer has his photograph taker
without his knowledge
with the exception Of few small
concerns in Warsaw there is only one
large shoe factory in Russia. Thii
concern does an enormous business
and Is one Of the most prosperous
stock companies in the empire.
The skin of the whale IL from TIVE
inches to two feet thick, and the Skin
of large specimen weighs thirty tons
The rhinoceros is the thickest skinned
quadruped. with q hide 80 tough al
to resist the claws of lion or tiger
the sword, or the balls Of an old-fash
toned musket.
Women in China have the privilegl
Of fighting in the wars. In the rebel
lion of 185OGFomen did as much fght
ing as men. At Nankin in 1853. 600.
900 women from various parts OF thu
country were formed into brigades Of
1900 each, under female officers. o.
these soldiers 10000 were picked WON
en-, drilled and garrisoned In the city.
a dwarf orange tree In q porcelain
Jar of Oriental design Is the latest nov
city designed to replace the jardinier'
of ferns which has 30 long done dut,
on the dining room table. The idea II
Frenchy. and 1t bids fair to take wei
here. It is said that the fashion wat
introduced by Count Boni dc Castel
lane, who brought on the table . dwarf
cherry tee with q dozen ripe cherries
depending from its branches. Whez
the fruit course was IN order eacl
guest clipped his or her share Will
silver fruit scissors.
"A queer annulment Of marriage hal
Just been decided In Paris. A French
man named Decourdemanche married
a Turkish woman thirty-one years ags
and settled q sum Of money on her
She went mad and was put In an asy
Ium, where q male lunatic nance
Questel kept asserting that she wa
his wife. No one paid any attention
to him. He died and recently thu
woman died. Her relatives demanded
the money settled on her. whereupol
the husband discovered that his wife,
mother had written q book callet
Thirty Years in q Harem," In whicl
she spoke Of her daughtef's marriag'
to Questel. He hunted up the record
in London and procured q certihcat
of marriage. The French courts hav'
granted him q post-mortem annul
ment.
A little Russian. girl named Tynl
Holman became q pupil In the Well
Grammar School, Of Boston, last au
tumn. She did not know q word o
English, but she could speak q httl
French and Spanish and her own M
tive tongue huently. She was places
in the lowest grade In the school, bu
in q very few weeks her teache
thought that she would probably gar
more in the next higher grade. TIL
was repeated until the principal I'D
vanced her to the highest class in tn
school. When 1t came time for tn
last examination and the diploma lii
was made out, the name Of this nttl
girl, who entered the Wells School 4
the fall In the lowest grade, wa
among the list Of graduates. and wit
honors, too. Thus she made the fou
years course In one.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28
ADVERTISEMENT.
New HiStoeical Romance.

4 New HiStoeical Romance.
Positively the Crest American Novel;
WSitten By Araminta Jeanette
Feathesstone with one hand tied be-
hind her!
The goo thousand sold before the -
thor had given the book : thought, or;
indeed, before she had written more
than City chaptersi
Profusely illustrated with 1000 steel
plates having nothing whatever to .dc
with the story, and 1900 wood IN
cravings only remotely bearing upon
the Samei
For sale It III dry-goods shopsi-
Dstfojs JosrxaL
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28
THE CREST IN AMERICA.

Mrs. Dash-Arthur, we can buy
coat-of-arms for our carriage now for
$50.
Mr.. Dash-Yes, Marie, but $4,000,
coo wouldn't keep people from laugh
ing at it.-Chieogo Record Herald.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28
CONCERNING LIARS.
Observation-Disclosures.

Courtesy helps business"
"Yes; and good business makes
man feel heap more polite, too.'-Ds-
koit Free Press.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28

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country. Instxuotien all personal.
Having numerous business connections ana
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Students enter 1t any time. English, AGA.
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eopareto fncultiea Send for catalogue.
Address GRO. eoULE q SONS
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28
1TsxDCOILR

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O.. Ne false promises made
No oharlatauism practiceo-
Over 100 Gold and silver Med
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Course includes Expert Ac.
eounting and Auditlngs ana
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bailding and have unequalled
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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28
L,Art NOuveau.

Since the Exposition IN Paris there
have been many illusions in the daily
press to Tart Nouveau," or the new
art, and the striking exhibit made by
Its expounders; but it is doubtful If one
In ten of the reporters, who helped TO
spread its fame. understood In what
Il consisted or wherein 1t differed
from art. In studying an exhibit OF
Fart nouyeau, whether applied to
furniture, fabrics, or objects Of house
hold decoration, two elements are at
once discerned-novelty and unrest;
and two prominent faults are noted
lact Of proportion or scale, and a GER
tain incongruity both in the selection
of the various parts whose union pro-
duces the total effect, and in q confu-
sion of treatment. that which Is prop
err to one material being applied to
another without proper alteration.
This new art declares itself based upon
principles of natural growth and col
oring, but these laws are continually
violated by the curves introduced into
nearly every design. Indeed, the
curves most commonly met do not at
all suggest a vigorous plant bursting
into life In the spring. but rather sap
less and withered forms Of dead vege-
tation.
Lart nouveau has not become a fad
in this country, even with the smart
set that is always seeking novelty. The
comparatively few examples of it tha
appeared In the fashionable decora
tors shops have had slow sales. No
have the hangings or ceilings and mu
raj decorations been received with any
greater favor. This seems rather
strange when we remember the attrac
ton that the novel and the bizarre has
for many persoas.-7The Modern Pris
ella.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28
NOT AFTERWARD.

"Does it hurt to be lynchcd" asked
the tenderfoot timidly.
"Not after it's over" replied Lari9
Luke sagely.-Ohio Sfoss JoxrNol
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28

saThe programme of what a French
girl may or may not do IL drawn up
very precisely" declares Th. Benton
MADAME Blanc, In the Ladies' Home
Journal. "Unless she Is poor and has
to earn her own living she never goes
out alone. The company OF friend
of her own age would not be sufi1cient
to chaperon her. It Is an established
rule that novel-reading IL q rare ex-
eeption. She Is entirely subject to her
parents will in the matter of reading.
And IL she asks to see anything at
the theatre except a classical master
piece, or an opera. they win tall her
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28
A MATCH AND A MYSTERY.

"A MATCH AND a MYSIEKYs
Her name was Short-his name was
Long
They married; now. you see,
She's always Long-he's always short
How can such queer things bea
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28

1t is said that the Bank Of France
has IN invisible studio in a gallery
behind the cashiers. 90 that at a giver
signal from one OF them any suspected
customer has his photograph taker
without his knowledge
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28

The skin of the whale IL from TIVE
inches to two feet thick, and the Skin
of large specimen weighs thirty tons
The rhinoceros is the thickest skinned
quadruped, with q hide 80 tough al
to resist the claws of lion or tiger
the sword, or the balls Of an 0ld-fash
toned musket.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28

With the exception Of a few small
concerns in Warsaw there is only one
large shoe factory in Russia. Thii
concern does an enormous business
and Is one of the most prosperous
stock companies in the empire.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-28
The Lost Miniature
BY a. d. Lee.

I T is rather a peculiar case" he
began.
I smiled wisely. Everyone
fhinka hfc roso y>ooa,lfor tn
The St. Johns herald., 1901-07-13
Lettuce as a sedatlye.

The soporif1c properties of the con- mon, or garden, lettuce, were known in the earliest ages. Galen used to eat the lettuce in the evening as a remedy for wakefulness at night, and most persons find 1t induces sleep. Lactucarium is the inspissated juice of the garden let tuce, and has the color, and in some measure the taste and odor, of opium: but no morphia has yet been obtained from 1t, and it's narcotic principle is therefore still undiscovered. It's analy- sis Is said to prove it to contain a large proportion of eaoutchouc, as much as twenty-two parts in fifty. It's medici- nal effects are very nearly the same as those of opium, but it is undoubtedly much milder in its operation. and may consequently be used in cough and con- sumption and in other cases where opium, from its stimulating effect, can- not be borne.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-07-13
SAGE ADVICE OF A FATHER.
Hints that May Be of Value to Young
 Men Starting Out in Life.

Hints that May Be of Value to Young
 Men Starting Out in Life.
 My son." said the fond but wise parent, ''you are leaving me to go out into the world have nothing to give you but advice Never tell a lie. If you wish to put one in circulation get it published A lie cannot live, but it takes one a blamed long time to fade out of print.
 Always read your contract. A man might consider he was getting a sine cure if he were offered position pick ing blossoms off a century plant, but, you see, he wouldn't have remunera- tive occupation if he were paid on piecework.
 "Be not overcritical. Even the most ordinary sort of genius can tell when the other fellow is making a fool of himself
 Remember that the young man, like the anglers worm, is rather better for being visibly alive.
 Be careful in the choice of your sur roundings. Environment will do a great deal for a man. For example, flour and water in a china jug is cream sauce; in a pail on the sidewalk it is billSticker's paste.
 Don't forget that there's time for everything, and that everything should be done in its proper time. Never hunt for bargains in umbrellas on a rainy day.
 You may make enemies. If you knowwho they are don't mention them. Silence is golden; it saves the money that might otherwise be spent in de lending libel suit. If you don't know who they are-well, abuse lavished on a concealed enemy is like charity in- discriminatory bestowed. It's a good thing wasted" New York Conner cial Advertiser
The St. Johns herald., 1901-07-13

The Boston Advertiser notes a grad ual change going on as regards the oc- cupants of Massachusetts farms. All
 over the State farms are passing more and more into the hands of new own CTS, and these owners are largely of foreign birth. In Bristol County. for Instance, Portuguese farmers are in the majority, while in Norfolk County most of the farmers are Swedes and Greeks. The Advertiser says: "These immigrants seem to be fairly prosper ous, and they may be able to make a success of farming where the old own CTS apparently found it hard even to make a bare living" The typical Yankee farmer of the David Harum and Josh Whitcomb variety is rapidly disappearing from New England, and even the typical Yankee himself There are few survivors in Marblehead and Portsmouth, N. H.. but they are mostly seafaring people. It is doubtful wheth-