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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02

Peppercorn rents are very common
throughout England, especially in
building leases, where, for the first
year or two, nominal rent of one
peppercorn is payable. AT Highgate.
in the County of Denhigh, that rent
has been paid since 1902. At Kings
Bronze. in warwickshire, a pepper.
corn rent has taken place of pair
of tongs, which formerly had to be
given yearly rent for certain lands.
So for land at Wakefield the pepper
corn has take the place of an annual
rent of 1000 clusters OF nuts. Two
farms at Carlcoats. in Yorkshire.
which not long ago PAID as rent, the
,ne right-hand and the other a left
hand glove. now pay one shilling year.
y, the other peppercorn.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02


to repeat himself in deeds of daring
IL often happens that one central char
acter is carried along as the hero
through 20 or 80 stories published in |
the modern library" style of such
Notion. While the same name or NON,
de plume may appear on the title mage
OF each story, a dozen different
authors perhaps contribute to the |
series, each taking up the Characters
wnere they were left by the preceding
writer, and carrying them on to new
fields of adventure.
puDilsher who had created ro-
mantle western adventurer with t,
name that proved popular with the
boys contracted with one of his regu-
lar writer's for a series of twentv
stories. After sixteen of the serios
lad been issued, one every two weeks
ana the other four extensively adver.
USED 10 appear on certain dates. tbe
author fell ILL., The publisher sent for
one OF his daily writer's. who was en,.
ployed on daily newspaper and
arranged with him to take nm the
work and carry on the central cbarac.
.ers unchanged. In order to prevent
delay In getting out the stories as adj
Vertised, the extra writer had to read
up the career of the hero from the /,
start and write four novels of forty /,
.nousand words eacn in twenty DAYS. ,
me task was successfully accom-. .
,iished, and the writer in question did
lot lose an hour from his regular ;,
YORK as a reporter. Devoting only :
lights and Sundays to the stories. he :
ictated them to stenographer. :
working sometimes six and seven =,
ours at night at rate of two thous- :,
nd words per hour.
The regular writer's Of such stories = =
len who DO not attempt any ethar =
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02

A painstaking meteorologist has
undertaken the laborious task of
measuring the dimensions of rain
drops. He finds that the largest are
about one-sixth of an inch, the small
est one five hundredths of an inch.
in diameter. They are larger in sum-
mer than in winter and larger in hot
than in cold climates. The size of
the drop when it reaches the earth
depends on the height from which it
has fallen. In summer the lower
strata of air are warmer than in win
ter. and therefore clouds are formed
at greater height.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02

Faith. an did yez have an airth.
quake here, Hank?"
Sure, Tim. It's paralyzed our bo.
nanza tunnel, and locked up roarin'
fury inside of it. to boot"
Who's the gintlemen with the
specks and KNOWN jibs?"
scientists. Tim. and they hail from
some big institution of big learning"
b Jakers, an yez are sthrictly in il
wild yer little wan-horse tunnel. amt
yez, Hank?"
ana Hank nodded ready acqufes-
cence
I'm had guided his mule directly in
front OF the tunnel; he halted there
and gazed in open-eyed establishment.
iHe mule appeared unduly interested.
LOO. pricked up his long ears and |
smiled the air suspiciously. A squirt |
% steam was elected from the crevice: |
1t was forerunrer of several denser
columns. Professors and all others
Grew near. epecting to hear the result
ant rumble. 1t came; not so distinctly
as formerly. but loud enough to startle
.nem hush fell upon the throng.
Ian significance seems infinitesimal
wneh Natures stupendous force as
se,'s ilself In manner that indicates
only 1.-THE Of what she might do.
Inc hush was rudely broken-not by
commenting human voice. not by
another internal clamor. but by a stri.
IN grazing cry issuing from the
lhroat OF Tins mule The bray of an
ass Is akin to the filing of many saws
:. once and never an agreeable sound.
ms particular bray created all of this '
Meet ana more in addition. Although I
'ot eactiy repetition of the subter-
mean cannonading. there was much '
imilarity between the two. d
Asther OF Mesesi Yes sarins /
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-03
ANCIENT ROMANS CLOTHES.
Many Fabrics Used and Skill En-
pIOyed in Arranging Them.
Scientific American.

At the December meeting of the Arch
geological Institute of America Prof. Myron
r. Sanford of Middlebury College, read a
most interesting paper upon THE Material
the following from the Journal of the In
Stitute:
tunlca OF the early years TO the more ornate
and complicated ferns of dress there came
to Rome many new fabrics to vie with
wool. Many Latin writers tell of the use OF
linen, cotton, silk and various mixed stuffS.
The idea students gain from the perusal of
classic literature is that rarely did the
newer materials actually supplant wool in
making up the various articles of cloth No
one seems to have undertaken the formid-
able task of an e4atO study OF the exist
ing paintings and statuary representing the
Roman dress, TO determine how far the
artists intended TO suggest various mate
rails in their drapery. In some Of the pOr-
trait statues in Pompeii it is unreasonable
TO believe that the clumsy, thick folds do not
represent some form of wool, and the
lighter and sometimes diaphanous folds the
inner Fabrics frequently IN painting, and
not rarely in statuary, different materials
are to be seen in the clothing belonging to
the same figure.
The Latin department at Middlebury Col
lege has been interested in experimenting
with a considerable variety of materials in
imitation Of some of the well-known fig
ures. Besides coming to certain cOnclu-
siOnS regarding the graceful and stiff fold
ing Of different cloths, the students had
realized fact insufficiently emphasized in
from the heaviest wool to the most delicate
silk, will OF itself take the beautiful folding
shown in the ordinary statue or painting.
The drapery in the latter is always one OF
two results-it IS either taken from the
plaits and foldings Of the clothing of the
model draped beforehand with the most
painstaking care or il is the convention
alizing of the artist. Not until trial is
made will one realize how elaborate the
process must have been TO produce the APP
pearance of the toga of HortenSius, for the
accidental disarrangement of which on the
crowded streets he sent challenge to his
friend.
often the simplicity of certain effects is.
after all, an elaborate effort. For example,
the COmmOdus of the Vatican collection
seems TO have the drapery hanging from
the body in the most natural manner while
an attempt TO initiate it will show that il
is a case of art cOncealng art. The sim
plicity is only apparent and occasionally
no imitation with material of any sort
whatsoever can follow the contortions in
the drapery of certain classic figures
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-03
Established 1871.

at Buda-Pesth and has recently been put
on the river. The Nasapu, the steamer
is named, is entirely built OF steel. II has
a length Of 1886 feet, is 25i4 feet broad.
its draught being ga feet. It is divided
into nine water-tight compartments and
has double bottom, so that even in the
case of a serious accident the vessel VIII
not sink.
wire rope 10000 feet in length and al
most foot in diameter, having a re-
sistance of eighty-four tons, Is strongly
anchored TO a rock at the upper end OF the
gates at the bottom of the river bed. This
rope cable runs over a drum on board
the steamer. The vessels 10 be drawn mp
stream are towed toward the steamer an4
the cable is then drawn around the drum
by means of a steam engine OF 300 horse
power. The wire rope vessel has I'm addi-
ton two other engines so as TO enable her
to run Independent OF the cable. Each OF
these two engines has a capacity or 20
horse power The speed OF the steamer
with two loaded vessels Of coo tons in tow
is 1.3 miles per hour when sailing against
the current and between four and five
miles an hour when going down stream.
The steamer has also been equipped with
a powerful dynamo which furnishes cleo
trio light and feeds a searchlght
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-03
THROUGH THE DANUBE's GATES.
Remarkable Plan for Towing Vessels
Against the Current.
London Mail.


For centuries the navigation on the
Danube, the largest river in Europe next
to the Nolga, was greatly hampered by
the so-called Iron Gates. a celebrated de-
file i'm the river at the confines Of Hun
gary, Servia and Roumania At this place
the river * crossed from shore 70 shore
on a length OF about $500 feet by rocky
masses and many a ship went aground
a terror TO all navigatOrs. IL is the most
magnificent and greatest river defile in
the whole OF Europe
During the years of 1890 to 1896 a scheme
was carried ont here which involved i'm
mense difficulties. A canal 30 feet wide and
seven feet deep was cut through the rocks
OF the Iron Gates. No less than 1900 000
cubic feet of rocky masses had 10 be
blasted and more than 100000 cubic feet
Of stone and earth had TO be excavated A
great number OF dams, or a combined
length OF 80 900 feet. had 10 be built 10 pro-
tect the canal. The expenditure for this
work amounted 10 about y 100000 forms.
Since the completion OF this canal the
navigation on the river has steadily in
creased, and thousands OF steamers and
banks now sail every year down 20 the
Black sea
one drawback, however. remained The
current IN the Iron Gates H. immense
averaging from fourteen To eighteen feet
per second. and IL was especially dificult
Tor the heavy laden ships 20 steam up
stream through the gates or 10 tow the
harges against the current. IL was there
fore decided TO build a special wire rope
steamer for the purpose OF towing ships
through the defile. The steamer was built
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-03
A story of keOkuk.



The latest man 10 attract attention TO his
home town of Keokuk, Walter Barr. the
author Of ''Shacklett," says that the truth
of the following story was vouched for by
Major Hugh r. Belknap. L. 5. A, the son
of one of the actors in il.
President Grant had grown somewhat
weary OF hearing from Secretary Noble or
Secretary Belknap all about every man
brought before the Cabinet for an i'm
pOrtant appointment, for the secretaries
had always known the man we'll in KeO-
kuk" One day. Grant said in a way that
caused the Cabinet in session TO hold its
breath:
Gentlemen, did something to-day that
l never expected TO do in my life-but L
did it,
What was it?'' somebody at the Cabinet
table gasped.
Il appointed man collector of the port
Of New Orleans, who never lived in Keo-
kuk.'
who is he?" everybody laughed
President Grant told his name.
when l landed in keokuk a poor law
student" said Secretary Belknap, Il asked
man at the top OF the hill the way TO the
office or a lawyer 10 whom / had a letter.
The man / asked was this man. We lived
neighbOrs for ten years and 1 can heartily
say that he il one OF the best"
And General Grant Immediately acknoWr
edged defeat IN one of his dearest am
bitions-tO find 4 man for an important Of
fee who was not more or less OF a "KeO-
kuk mani
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-03

steady; lambs strong to 15c higher sheep. 50 50
gS.S5 Tops; s.; Lambs Si5oa625; one car
Hogs-Receipts. 62n State hogs s. 1912
choice light. S725 ordinary mixed Western. $50.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. Cattle steady: choice
20 prime shipping steers. S4.7Jd5. medium TO
good shipping steers. Si.2504 S.. choice butchers,
SI50A4o: medium 70 good butchers, s. 4o4S.f9;
Hogs-The market was steady TO a shade high
er; best hogs, leo lbs up. $50; lights, s59el9:
100 10 l20-lb pigs, S5255.T5; 50 100 lbs. 81 IGf
5.25; 20 to 81 lbs s4d4.75; roughs. 81. -:
against thin, grassy stock hogs: they have 10 De
sold soc 10 81 lower than others.
Sheep and Lambs-The market ruled steady on
rat sheep: best, S215e3 extra lambs. 25c higher
best $500 seconds $50; butchers. $3.50; culs.
&500S; ewes S3aS50; bucks. Sl50d225.
EAST BUFFALO. Sept -Receipts-Cattle.
lS6 cars; sheep and lambs 56 cars: hogs. 81 cars.
Shipments-Cattlc, 81 cars; sheep and lambs, Il
cars; hogs, - cars.
Cattle-Choice 20 extra export. s5.75T5.S0: ex-
port bulls, choice 10 extra, 50. 75Q4: good 10
extra butcher steers, s450q5 To- Michigan stock
ers, 81 co. fat heifers. choice 70 extra, s. %
ITO; canada stock calves choice 10 extra. s55u
$50 canada feeders. good 10 extra. S3.45l14-
Sheep and Lambs-ChoSe to extra S5.75q6;
sheep. choice 10 extra 80 75d4: mixed. s350d3 30
Canada lambs, choice 10 extra, S6Q6.1o.
Hogs-Heavy' S6.sOQI; mixed S6SO41; pigs
81. S006.90.
300 The market was steady good; lower
on others. Native beef steers, 81 25d6; Western
steers S3IOu4.50; Texas steers. 8. 25Q4.35. cows
ana heifers. loc lower at S2.75d3 %; Gamers
SlQ2J0; stOckcrs and feeders strong 81 10lJ so
calves, S5d1; bulls, stays, etc, S2G37j.
HOgs-Receipts, 200. The market steady
Heavy, S615d6.35; mixed S.. l0Q6.12lz light. S61
b.lZ12; pigs, S55OQ6. Bulk of sales, So 1905 10
Sheep-Recelpts, $500. The market was STEADY
Wethers. So 25Q36O; ewes, $2.50aS1O lambs, 100
to l5c lower at S3.15TiS0.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-03
MUST WORK TO WIN.
That Is what James Whitcomb Riley
Says Writers Must DO.

Caroline Brown. in Success.
James Whitcomb Riley, the poet. was
minutely and painstakingly writing his
autograph, and an appropriate sentiment.
in three Of his books, for admiring pur-
chasers when he was asked for his opinion
on the subject of the expansion of Indiana
literature.
Belonging to a later generation OF "Hoos-
iers" than his friend, General Wallace he
holds a slightly altered opinion. and has
been spared the bitterness OF revilement.
In fact, he has been an agent OF no mean
power i'm removing the stigma from his ma
tive State Wherever English is read.
RiIey's poems have won their way. should
er TO shoulder, with "Ben-Hur-" Mr. Riley
Il do not know what 1 should say about
Indiana literature and the causes Of its
growth. ] think, possibly, the reason IL has
attracted such wide attention, and ex-
panded in 50 many directions Is that IL
drew inspiration and received impetus from
having been lampoOned and made fun OF
by every cultured Tom, Dick and Harry
of the outside world.
Personally. the world has always been
kind To me. but / do not know that cx-
pected kindness
ct is glorious to be barred-to suffer the
whips and scOrn Of self-accredited super
iorsi IL reused US, this superciliOusness TO
our real worth. and il inspired Us 10 put
forth our best efforts. That excellence in
literature 1S found IN INDIANA am tlank-
full for. and 1 am glad that have out
lived the ridcule and that others have
recognized OF late. this special excellence
of the work of our authors and given credit
most generously
Il am sure that the same excellence will
be found in our neighbOring Western
States. and that We, in turn, VIII not
withhold from them encouragement and
recognition. Illinois has already developed
some rare poets Ohio, too. ranks high in
Western literature.
"The beginner. with his youthful imagi-
ration just 'ramping It,. Is too sensitive TO
the pricks Of criticism. he stands In awe
Of the self-cOnstituted critic. until he cam
not see anything else. and, necessarily.
loses sight OF the value or ideas, which
count more than all else He can never
make up the loss in years Indeed, he can
never regain It, IL Is expecting 10 be
writer I'm six months or a year that makes
him think himself failure
"A literary life means work. lie who
would write must learn that and learn 10
| work hard. Look at Bernhardts art look
at the amount Of hard work she goes
through every day, TO make 10 perfect How
many writer's 90 she dOeSI No good
thing was every done Quickly-nOthing OF
any value The capacity for hard work has
had much TO DO with the development q
n diana literature.
From his own statement Il may be In
ferred that Mr.. Riley attributes much OF
the excellence OF Indiana literature TO per
sisfence in the face % early and unsparing
ridicue and denial Of a hearing His own
experience Is proof Of the sOundness OF hf.
theory for. as he has related. IL took
fore ne succeeded Ia having his work &C.
ceptod by one of the old. high-class maga-
zines. But at length day came when 10
became a valued contributor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-03

of-war he would please his daughters by
putting his long. ebony queue under MS
derby hat
The An Fong home in Honolulu is one
of the sights that tourists are taken 1rst
10 see. Ii stands in the western suburbs OF
the city, amid the most beautiful grounds
in all the South seas. There are avenues
of palms. winding roads of lava, scores
of beds of flowers. numerous fish ponds,
a wealth of tropical shrubbery and a
dozen fountains and a half dozen artistic
grottOes. The house itself is composite
a sort of pagoda and American seashore
cottage 1t is an enormous anar' vii, Win
the oldest sort of piazzas about It. Ihere
are over dozen piaZzas. EnVious parents
of other maria gea bic daughters IN Homo
lulu say the An tong parents hau Ile 49,
many separate and distinct plaZZas putt
in this fashion purPosely 10 let each
daughter in the family have a piazza
safely TO herself and her particular callers
of an evening. BE the charge true or false.
it is fact that all the An Fong piazzas-
so famous in HonOlulu-are dear 10 the
hearts of many a naval officer and AmeIl-
can young man tourist in the islands
RETURNED TO CHINA.
In 1890 Wing All Fong was supposed to be
worth over So, 600. lie refused some $780,
900 for his holdings on the island of Maui
alone. There has always been mystery
about the reason that Mr.. All Fong left
Honolulu and sailed for visit at his boy
hood home in China in June, 1892 He spent
months getting his enormous business in
shape to leave it, and he sailed away with
his boy. When months passed and An
Fong was still unreturned there began TO
be rumors among the Chinese in Honolulu
that the millionaire merchant had been oe-
tanned in China. When a year went by and
he yet absent the gossips talked more
actively than ever. Mrs All Fong and her
daughters kept closely at home for long
time and never spoke on the subject to out
siders. The Chinese merchants in Honolulu
began TO say that Mr. All Fong had Sc
cretly gone on visit TO former wife and
her two sons in Picking, and that by the
laws Of China he had come very near gong
to prison for a long term for deserving his
family in China and going to a foreign
land. The gossips had IL also that MIR. Al
Fong had paid fine Of many thousands OF
dollars, and had settled down with a good
sized fortune to live all his days with his
first family in Picking. No one seems TO
know how much of this is gossip or fact
The All Fong family in Honolulu has, how
ever, never seen its father since that day
in July seven years ago. Every one in
Honolulu believes the gossipy story as 10
the. fate that befell Papa All Fong in Pc
king Moreover, the Honolulu newspapers
have several times published the gossip
about Mr. All Fong without contradiction
The hospitality of the An Fong mansion
has never waned during the years of alb
sence of Mr.. All Fong. The family business
affairs have been kept in fine shape, While
the real estate and shipping interests have
largely increased in value since the annex
alton of Hawaii TO the United States
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-03
Elsewhere.

CHICAGO. Sept. 2.-Cattle-Receipts % 900. in
Guiding 1000 Texans and 400 Westerns. Best
easy; others 10c to 15c lower. Good to prime
steers. S5.50d630; poor TO medium, $4,000 81:
stockers and feeders. S225Q425; cows, 81. 1904 60
heifers. S2.2505: Gamers, S175G265; bulls, 81 p
GAO: calves, S250G5.50; Texas steers. S4d47O:
Texas grass steers, SS.5oG4; Western steers S3.75
Hogs-Receipts. to-day. 1900; tomorrow. "a.
coo. estimated; left over. 5000. The market was
and butchers, s5.9Od6.25; good to choice heavy
S6.4006S5; rough heavy. S5.9506.3o; light, s. ESQ
$50 Bulk of sales, s6,l5g6,40.
Sheep-Receipts. %. 600. Sheep steady; lambs
Zoe to zoe lower Good to choice wethers So -
a.: fair TO choice mixed. So 50d3 20: Western
sheep, S3.25@l; native lambs. S3Q5; Western
KANSAS CITY. Sept. 2-Cattle-Receipts. g GOO
steers. Toe to 15c lower: grass cows. i5c 70 SCI
lower; other cattle steady. Choice export and
dressed beef steers s. 405 80; fair TO good a 81
fed steers. 81 25Q540 Western range steers san
425. Texans and Indians, s2.7Od3.65: Texas cows
5.25: tanners, $L5oG2S5; bulls. s2.75G450 calves.
Hogs-Receipts. 45OO. The market was SC % Zoe
higher. Top, s64Ils bulk. S5.10a6.40 HEAVY
xe.S5q6.45ia; mixed packers. Sc. 90d6.45; light,
sheep-Recelpts. 5Ooo. The market was steady.
Lambs, S4g4 native wethers, So 2sqS. 60. West
lambs. s275gS.2S; stock sheep. s2a275.
ST, LOUIS. Sept. 2.-cattle-Receipts. 1000 in
Guiding $500 Texans The market was steady
for natives; slow and lower for Texans Ma
tive shipping and export steers, slsOaS. 30.
dressed beef ana butcher steers So 60q5 so; steers
less than LOO lbs, $Sg5B: stockers and feeders.
S2.10G3S5; cows and heifers. s2d5 Is: Gamers.
SlQ225; bulls, 235l4; Texans and Indian steers,
Sc 65f4 -: and heifers, 50 25d3 40
Hogs-Receipts. 400. The market was strong
and sc TO l0c higher on best; slow others.
Pigs and lights, Se.25I6.4o; packers Sc 1906 so:
butchers. S5.45a&s5; highest prices in seven
years.
She6p-Recfipts $500. The market was steady
Native muttons. 81. 75a8 Is; lambs. So sea4 SO:
stocksrs, 81. 5oG25o: culls and bucks s1-75q3 IS
NEW YORK. Sept. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 3.G42
bfghers Arm 10 "a,
higher Steers s5.sod5.so. stays, 3; bulls. s. "a
GS.5o: cows. 81 S0G425. Cables steady. Exports
none
Calves-Reesipts. 25s0. Veals firm: other
calves barely steady. grassers easier Veals
s5aS. culls s4G460: graEsers and buttermiIks
sSaS To- fed calves &1t4.T5.
Sheep and Lambs-Reeeipts. .2s2. Sheep full
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-03
Alarming Prospect.


Chicago Post.
The possibilities of the Sohley inquiry are
multiplying daily. Admiral Schley retains
additional counsel every twenty-four hours
and Admiral sampson now has retained a
New York lawyer 10 represent him The
retention Of counsel by the principal wit
ness. while II is not frequent. has prece-
dents-especially at cOrOners inquests In
the present inquest II suggests the possibn-
ity that the Navy Department acted hastily
I'm settling upon the place where the trial
is 10 take place There are other wit
nesses-''a multitude of witnesses" in fact
Many of them may fear the disclosures OF
the inquiry and may have counsel present
10 interpose objections and plead privilege.
IL Admiral SIMPSONS precedent is followed
a gOOd-sized circus tent or a convention hall
will be necessary. The element OF time
must be considered also. With a hundred
special counsel obJecting. the Schley in
trial.