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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23
the real Columbus q

| "a Chinaman? This astound
| " " ing question is raised by
a statement that has just
come from Pekin, reinforced by re-
cent remarkable discoveries in Mexico,
SAYS the New York Herald. In the
! loot of one of the palaces in the For
hidden City there was found an au-
thentic historical document telling of
the discovery of this continent in the
fifth century of our era by five Bud
dhlst monks, who voyaged from China
to distant land now deemed certain
to have been Mexico.
The document is from the pen of q
historian named Ii Yen Shan, who
lived in the beginning Of the seventh
century, and 1t tells the story as it was
related by one OF those monks, who,
more fortunate than his companions,
returned from the New World in safe
ty, in the year 400 A. d. He described
the newly discovered country, which,
he called Fu-Sang. as situated some
seven thousand miles to the east of
China. The distance is stated in ii,
three Of which are about equal to one
Of our miles.
The wonderful discoveries Of the
capitol of the ancient Montezumas by
workmen who were making an excaya.
ton for sewer in Escalilleras street,
Immediately back of the great cathe.
dral In the modern City of Mexico, n
few days ago, corroborate to an amaz-
ing degree the statements in the his
torical document of Ii Yen Shan.
In the first place, no less than a
thousand genuine jade beads were un-
earthed. Now, these beads were
known as "Aztec diamonds" the most
priced of all their possessions. The
possession of these jade objects by the
Aztecs is regarded by archaeologists
as the strongest link in the chain OF
evidence indicating the presence of
Chinese in Mexico hundreds of years
| ago. No jade in its natural state has
ever been found in Mexico. China Is
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23
Valuable Aim anac Free

We have received q copy OF the ne"
almanac for 1901 published by the
ROYAL Baking Powder Co. 1t Is an ar
tistic and useful book, and will be OF
interest to housekeepers. A notewor-
tby feature of the almanac is predic-
ton of the weather for every day OF
the year by Professor DeVoe, who cor
rectly prophesied the great Galveston
cyclone and other important metero-
logical events. We are authorized TO
say that any woman reader OF this
paper can secure a copy without cost
by sending a request to the company
ut 100 William street, New York.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23

! CHINESE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA.
Pens Startling Revelation of Oriental Exploration Unexpec
eddy Coroborated by Evidence Found in Mexico.
Here is the original document:

Here is the original document:
"Fu-Sang is situated about 10000 II
to the east of the country Of Tahan
and an equal distance to the east of
China. 1t has many trees, whose first
sprouts resemble those of tho bamboo,
and which serve the natives as food.
The fruit is red and shaped like a
pear. The bark of the tree is prepared
in the same manner as hemp, to be
manufactured into cloth and Powered
stuffs, and tie wood serves for the
construction of houses. The inhabi-
tants have a system of writing, and
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23
Z ak
1t

That's always the way with
our Hair Vigor. When per-
cons use it they are always so
highly pleased with it that they
tell t,aeir friends about it.
If your hair is short, too
thin, splits at the ends, is
rough, or is falling out, our
Hair vigor will perfectly satisfy
you.
IF your hair is just little
gray, or perfectly white, Ayers
Hair Vigor will bring back to
it all the dark, rich color it had
years and years ago.
One dollar bottle.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23

been found in Southern Mexico, ac-
cording to Professor Saville, of the
American Museum of Natural History.
He does not think the Chinese ever
lived on this continent, but admits that
there is striking evidence of the knowI.
edge Of things Chinese in old Mexico.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23

business in foreign countries. Hs has
also taught the Earl nearly every
thing he knows of foreign affairs. and
has read aloud to Ii Hung Chans
more than 800 books in English.
French and German, which he was
able to translate into Chinese as he
read them. Last spring for reasons
not yet publicly explained. Mr.. Peth-
lick resigned his position with Ii Hung
Chang, and has since denounced him
as untrustworthy and q traitor to the
friends he pretsnds to serve.-Chicaso
Record.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23

other fantastic designs. The artists OF
that vanished race appear to have had
q great fancy for making masks for
corpses and deaths heads Of incrusted
work. Representations Of snakes and
monkeys are numerous.
Like the Chinese, the Mayas had a
wonderfully elaborate calendar sys-
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23

The Boston Athenaeum has long
contained three busts which no one In
that city was able to identify. The
assistant Librarian, a young woman, has
just recognized them as excellent like
ness of Lewis Cass, the great states
man; Nicholas Biddle. one of the most
eminent fnanciers Of the century, and
Russian prince, famous all over the
world
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23
To Abolish the Whipping Post.

The lawmakers are wrangling over the
abolition Of the whipping post. The man
who succeeds in passing such Dill, will
prove rs great benefactor to the breaker
of mans laws as Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers has to the breaker OF natures laws. II
you've neglected your stomach until indi-
gestion, constipation, biliousness, liver and
kidney troubles are upon you, there's but
one cure, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
Don't fail to try 1t for la grippe.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23
The DOuble Letter.

The doubled letter is scarcely of use
in any language. Sometimes we are
purely inconsistent. Letter must have
two ''t's," literal one The double let
ter very seldom affects the pronuncia-
ton. Would it not be wei, to drop the
double letter altogether? 1t would
simplify spelling and save time, too
Notes and Qperies.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23

A four-year-old girl wandered away
from homo near the Bonanza mine re-
Gently, and was lost in the meuntains
forty-eight hours. When recovered she
was quite unframed. She told Of hav-
ing seen . big black dog with two
puppies. which she tried to catch. ''but
they ran away after their mamma
The dog was bear. and the pup
pies" were her cubs.-Portland Ore
roniau
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23
Lrs D.s.rt,on BY Hls Secretary.

The severest blow Ii Hung Chang
has received for many years is the do
sertion of ]. w. Pethick. an American
who had been his private secretary for
twelve or fifteen years. Mr.. Pethick
was paid large salary to act as adj
visor and instructor in modern lam
guages and sciences, and had charge
of all the viceroy's foreign affairs and
much of his private business. Earl Ii
has money invested in all sorts Of en-
ferprises In Europe and Asia, and Mr..
Pethick has looked after his financial
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23

American excelsior is exported to
Central America, to the West Indies.
to England, and other foreign cum
tries, several thousand tons OF the
fibre being shipped yearly,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23
Catarrh Cannot be Cured

With local applications, rs they cannot reach
the seat of the disease. Catarrh Is a blood o.;
constitutional disease, and in order to cure
1t you must take informal remedies. Hall't
Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, and acts dt
rectly ON the blood and mucous surface. Halls
prescribed by ono of the best physicians in
this country for years, and is a regular pre-
scription. 1t is composed of the best toncs
acting directly On the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination of the two ingredients is
what produces such wonderful results in cur
Ing catarrh. Sond for testimonials, free.
+. j. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, price, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23

are placed on kind of pedestal, and
prayers are addressed to them morn
ing and evening. The King does not
NEEDLE with affairs of government I'M
til he has been three years on the
throne.
I'm former times the religion of Bud.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23

In France, one has to get an omcia
hermit to hunt, and the hunting sea-
son now having been opened by Presi-
dent Loubet at Rambouillet. nearly
half a million permits have been
granted. Times have changed since
the French farmers. toward the end OF
the last century, were forbidden to
kill a rabbit under pain Of death. The
right of chase belonged to the priv
ileged and those were 30 few that
the country was overrun and the
farmers were obliged to sit up at night
to keep their crops from being de-
voured.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23
Worth Knowing


Teaspoonful doses Of Crab Orchard Water
night and morning will cure the most obstt-
nate cases OF constipation.
Lord Roseberry has found the time to dash
Off a history of the life of Napoleon. Rose.
berry evidently aspires to be known as the
Halstead of England.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23

The Boston Athcnaeum has long
contained three busts which no one in
that city was able to identify. The
assistant libarian, young woman, has
Just recognised them as excellent like
ness Of Lewis Cas-. the great states
man; Nicholas Biddle. one Of the most
eminent financiers Of the century. and
. Russian prince. famous all over the
verdi
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23

Do not be ashamed of being big hearted
and ambitious to improve yourself In body
and mind. Remember that one of the b. st
ways of self-improvement is being of service
to others who need help.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23

II your druggist cannot supply you, send
us $f.oo and We will express q bottle to You.
all charges prepaid. Be sure and give US
your nearest express ONCE.
]. c. AVER Co., Lowell, Mass.
Send for our handsome book On The Hair.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23

During the month of September 2S cases
of yellow fever were reported in Havana,
with a mortality of twenty-five per cent
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23

Joseph Potter, now 80 ears old, is probably
the first white settler III Atchison county,
He moved over fran Missouri June 8 1851
the day after the bill passed opening Kan as
territory te settlement
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23

Have you ever experienced the joyful sem
sat ion of a good appetite? You will If you
chew Adams Pepsin Tutti Fruit.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23

] do not believe Piso's Cure for Consumption
has an equal FOR coughs and colds.ZJoHN +
BOYER, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23

Nomilitary parade or drill, except in case
of war, riot invasion or instruction Is law
full on election day in New York.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23

PUTNAM FADELEss DYES do not stain
the hands or spot the kettle Sold by all
druggists.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23

A man whose clothing was marked F. G.
complete set of burglars tools in his satchel.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23

1t is better to suffer many injuries than to
do one. There Is small revenge in words
but words may be greatly revensed.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23
Big Dones.

st. PauPs, London, has a dome 112
feet in diameter; st. Peters, Rome, is
139 feet across.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23

When plants are growing in dry air their
stems ana leaves have u more com phi Gated
structure than when the air is moist.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23

Tie state are b. aging about the fruit that
was raised last year. 1t is comparatively
atw story for that section of the country.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23

The Best Prescription for Chtlls
and Fever is a bottle OF GROVES TAsrELKss
CHILL TONIC. 1t fs simply iron and quinine in
a tasteless form. No cure-no pay. Price 60c.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23

If you have a happy home keep i
SO; If not, make 1t so.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23

To Cure q Cold in One Day.
Take LAXATIVE BRoMo QUNINB TABLETS All
druggists refund the money If it fails To cure.
L. W. GRovRs signature is on each box. Csc.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23

The Iit9e Grand Duchess Ogla of Russia Is
the richest baby in the world. The week she
was born Ell ,000, 900 was invested for her.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23

A four-year-old girl wandered away
from home near the Bonanza mine re-
Gently, and was lost in the mountains
forty-eight hours. When recovered she
was quite unframed She told Of hav-
ing seen q big black dog with two
puppies, which she tried to catch, but
they ran away after their mamma"
The dog was a bear, and the pup
pies" were her cubs-Portland Ore
gonian.
The oldest Free Mason In the world
is Adna Adams Treat Of Denver. Col.
He Joined the order in 1923. and II IN
his 103d year. He is still healthy and
active.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-23

tenn, which embodied so many c,e-
ments Of accurate chronology that 1t
amazes European scholars to-day.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-16
TAE NEW BOAR5ER.
r.. c,xr~ His Fellow DtncS POINTERS
nm the LandINdys

r. Gives His Fellow DtncS POINTERS
on the Landlady.
Whom tho new boarder weut into the
dining room and sat down, there was
only one other person at the tapie' Ing
new boarder had kind heart ana
tbourht he would be affable.
81 s'pose you've boarded mere lor
some time?' he said to the other man.
Eyes. Quite awhile
"IIow is it? Any good:'
"Yes: pretty fair ! hav' no COM
plaint to make
"I.anclady treat you decent"
"Well. perhaps ought to- Ana
then he hcsitated.
"Oh. never mind old man. said the
new boarder. That's all right I'm
on, But say, mehby you never tried
cbu,kiug hes under the chin once III
awhil, That's the way to get on win
'cm. never had a landlady that didn't
treat me Al yet. It's all in the way
YOU handle 'em. Call 'em sister and
give 'em soft, sweet, ooZy talk about
their looks. That's the way, to fetch
'em. III bet can live here for a
month right now without being asked
for cent. Watch me nudge her when
she comes in. Before this time tomor-
row she'll be telling me her family his
tory Poor old girl! She looks as If
she'd had her troubles. Probably got
tied up to some John Henry who was
about man. enough to shoe chickens
out of the yard, and that's all. My
names Hudson. Let's see, l haven't
heard yours. have ~
"N-no, l believe not. But 1t doesn't
matter Pm just the landlady's hus-
band" Chicago Times Herald.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-16
SOLDIER TWICE SAVED
av the:ssn,e Man wi h Nearly ~
Years Between OATS

Samuel Dimmick OF Kingston, ~
Y, veteran OF our civil war, recent
" called upon his old army 1leno'
DR.. David kennedy, and at the CLOSE
t their conversation, reminiscent ol
be war and Of a severe but success
tul surpic, Il operation performed upon
,im by Or. Kennedy in the army
nospitaD Mr.. Dimmick said;
zone word more, doctor, before
20. Iwork in Peckham's Car Truck
factory. and for some time l nao
been feeling i'll and exhausted. MY
liver and Kidneys were out OF ORDER
nv blood was bad and | suffered from
perfect proces sion of carbuncle b lis.
SAT last / q it work. Finally a
relative advised me to take your new
med cine called Calcura Solvent. !
told her all right; that you had saved
nv arm aud nv life and Ia charge a
battery if you gave the order,
"After few days of Calcura SOL
vent | felt better, and when had
used a bottle and half | went back
to nv work feeling really well for the
list time since the war. So y"u see,
doctor, | owe you a donbl- debt"
If your druggist is u of Calcura
Solvent, send 81 90 to DR.. David
Kennedy, Kennedy Row, Kingston,
N. Y, express prepaid. Write for
flee sample boz tie.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-16

And still we are obliged to heal
that mournful plant from the probi.
bition platform that every man who
is not follower of the SPEAKERS doc,
trine Is a SC )undrel. Such vain ar
gument calls forth paught but ridi-
Guile and condemnation and 1T is SO In
any cause when 1t is used by it's So
called promoters. Fanaticism never
yet won out and 1t never will so long
as majority Of the people maintain
the right Of free thought and expect
that their fellowmen will give due
respect to their honest convictions as
they are expressed. How in the
world a prohibition agitator expects
to gain converts from the other side
~ calling them rascals is question
that modern logic cannot SATISFACTORY
ly answer.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-16
BARRE, VT, JULY 16, 1901

The Rutland News says: ''Othel
thi lgs being equal, the best vacation
is one which furnishes complete
change for the mental and physical
forces. A change of scene is step
i the right direction, but in itself is
only a relief, not cure for overwork.
ell powers. The worker whose field
of daily observation is narrow needs
glimpse of the broad world to stir up
imagination and inspire the hope that
life is not all drudgery. Aud the toll
er who is always in contact with
crowds and wearied with the whirl of
life is the better for vacation in soli-
tude. The butterflies Of society fit
from gayety to gayety, from the dis
sipations of the city to the excite
ment of crowded resorts. They Sc
cure change of scene, yet do not
slacken the pace that wears hard on
the bearings Of the human system.
But the toilers of city society, the
hard WORKED professionals, take to the
fields and to the woods in vacation
time in search OF rest and recupera.
ton. They find what they are look
ing for and 60. back to their tasks
with new ambition and new strength
In taking to the woods the city rest
seeker gets more than a mere change
Of scene. Everything is changed. In.
stead Of finding meals awaiting the
rugged appetite three times day
it may be necessary to hunt or fish for
the wherewithal to make the meal or
to carry to the cabin from the distant
market. If the camper does the cook
ing and dishwashing, as is often the
case, so much the better. This is a
return to primitive ways and calls
into activity powers that have lain
dormant for months and years. Be-
sides, the period devoted to actual
loafing In a retreat of solitude is
as good as that Of sleep under ordinary
conditions. The body rests in sleep;
the whole being rests during the day
dreams OF solitude. On the other
hand, the farmer and the housekeeper
Of town or country find change in a
bit Of hotel life. 1t is pleasure to
the housekeeper to eat food prepared
by other hands and for the farmer to
take his meal without caring what
the next is to be or where it Is to come
from. The usual recipe for vaca-
ton, a change Of place, might be
amended to an exchange OF places
places in the social order as individuals.
In the long run every one would re
turn to the old rut wiser, more con-
tented and happier.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-16
SAVE YOUR S S S
By special ARRANGEMENT with

BY special arrangement with author anc
pub isu. r. for a limitt time only, the fol
lowing high class copyrighted novels ar,
offered to the public, handsomely boun(
IN cloth, at the remai BILE price OF 9;
CENTS A COPY.
Each booksis picked story by differ.
ent author, ard is printed from the i1en
tical plates used in producing the originq
e. tansive erition which still sell. at s sc
or 81 % each.
Any of them can be obtained while Il G
distribution lasts by rer ting TO 10, dan
Mar h d Co., Boston 81 cents Tor es h,
which covers postage.
NOW SEApY
The Great Z. d A. Train Robbery
l. Fort.
"A Puritans Wife ."-"aA Pemberton.
Ameri' an Wives Il English Husbands, "
-.Atherton.
"Ronaventure Geo w Cable.
"Rudder Changers ABROAD. Frank R.
81, Thou and the Other One Amelia E
Barr.
"Ta!es Of Our Coast "-Crockett and
Driven Back to Eden e. P. Roe.
Captain Shannon x ernahan.
"Dr Dodd's School. Jas L. Ford.
"a House in Bloomsbury. Mrs Oliphant.
"A Fair Barbarian. Francis Hodgson
Burnett.
"The Uncalled. Paul Lawrence Dunbar
the NEW BOOK THIS WEEK
THE SPLENDID SPUR"
tyA. T Quieler Coucn.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-16

Mayor Carter Harrison of Chicago
created a reputation for being a phil
oSopher when he made the sage re-
mark the other day that he knew "no
law that requires man to be misera.
ble. V Take this to heart dear friends
and whenever you see a man swelter.
ing beneath the rays of a July sun
because he is too conventional to take
his coat and collar off set him down
for one who will bear watching when
you come to deal with him. He cares
more for outward appearance that he
does for reality.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-16
TROUBLE IN THE OFFICE.

It Was Caused by the EuitOr's CO.
nundrum.
"Why is a woman like an umbrella"
asked the exchange editor.
Because she's made Of ribs and at
tached to a stick" replied the informa-
ton editor. "Why is
"Wrong. Guess again"
because she always has to be shut
up when'-
NAV! You fatigue me-
Because she stands in the hall
and
NAV! It's nothing about standing
in the hall"
"a woman is like an umbrella be-
cause nobody ever gets the right one.
Why is -
"Ring off! That isn't the answer eli
Their"
Its better one than you've got"
Don't you reckon know whether it
yours or mine?"
"Well, she's like an umbrella be-
cause 1t isn't because she fades with
age, is it?'
You ought to be ashamed OF your
self"
II am. Is it because you have to put
up when it's cloudy and threatening
No; that can't be it. Because she's
good thing to have in the house. Why
is''&S"'a. ...> ..~-.-
you're not within four counties of
It." l7ss1FFts-sgs Z , .s2ss:. 'a''~
Because you can't find any pocket
In either. Why isl
'No choice. Vote again"
II won't. A woman isn't like an um-
brella. There is not the slightest re-
semblance.. You 60 on with your work
and let me alone" .'i'~'" 4.'' .e's's''
II knew you couldn't guess it. It's
because she's accustomed to reign"
Then the information editor rose in
his wrath, and they were only pre-
vented from doing mischief to each
other by prompt-and wholly unex-
pected-work on the part Of the labor
editor.-Clicago Tribune.