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~Leave to-day? Why are you go-

"Leave to-day? Why are you go
ing?"
"For several reasons. You have
been very good to me; thank you for
it."
She turned to go. They were in the,
library. She had just finished her
work, and so babe him good-by be-
fore she left the room. She found it
impossible to remain at Falconhurst,
for-could she help it?-she had
learned to care for Leslie, who, in
spite IF the humble position that She
had taken up, had always treated her
with as much Difference and courtesy
as he did his mothers guests.
''Vera, you shall not go!" he cried,
striding after her and taking her
hands. ''My darling, do you think
that I would let you leave me like
this? Little one, don't you know how
I have learned to love you?"
But one look at her face was
enough for him to know that she
loved him even as he loved Der.
"But your mother-what will she
say?"
'My dearest, have you not just now
told me who you really are? Had 1
met you before your aunt's circum-
stances changed my mother would
gladly have welcomed you as her
daughter, so why should she not well
come you now"
When, an hour later, Mrs. Falconer
came into the library her consterna-
ton can be imagined on seeing the
position of her son and housemaid.
"Leslie!" she exclaimed.
"Hush, mother, and let me explain.
Vera has promised to be my wife,"
"Your wife? You to marry "a"
But he held up his hand.
"Can you not see that Vera is not
what she has pretended ~ be? She is
just as we'll born as we are. She is
Col. Wynston's daughter"
"You, the daughter of Col. Wyns-
ton, of WINSTON towers? Incredi-
ble!"
cit is true!" said Vera.
So Vera's venture ended happily
for her; and her husband is wont to
say that he will ever be thankful that
she acted as she did, for it brought
him the happiness of his life.-For-
Uet-Me-NOt.
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(KINSLEY GRAPHIC.
kINsLEY. $: KANSAS
SUCCESS.
KANSAS

At the foot of the Hill of Endeavor.
o Young One, look upward and see
The shine of the prize
That daZZleS your eyes
With the CLEAN of the glory to be.
Far up in the clouds like beacon,
Its luster illumines the world;
And you start on your way
At the dawn of the DAY
With the flag of your purpose unfurled.
Youth. Hope and Ambition attend you.
And the line Of your march is bestrewn
With the roses that bring
You the fragrance of Spring,
While the fuDness of earth seems your
own.
Up the sleeps of the Hill Of Endeavor
You battle and toll and keep on
For the glittering prize
That dazzles your eyes {;
At eve as it did at the dawn.
Its brilliance Is always before you
To tighten the arduous way
That leads to success,
Through struggle and stress,
And crown you with laurel and bay.
AT the top Of the Hill of Endeavor,
O Old One, look downward and call
To the brave and the true
Who are following you
God speed and good cheer to them ALL
William j. hampton, in N. Y. Indepen-
dent.
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She heard him rummaging around
in the attic. Then his strident,
raucous tones came drifting down the
stairs.
''Where in thunderation," he
growled, sis that last summers
fedora-shaped straw hat O. mine?'
''The time has come" she muir
INJURED, hoarsely, to herself, and then
she donned Fedora-shaped straw
hat that was hidden behind the piano.
1t was wrapped around with liberty
silk, and it looked bully on her fluffy
hair.
''Here it is" she said, when she got
to the top of the attic stairs. 'I
cleaned it with lemon juice and fixed
it for myself. Saved you $17.35 for a
spring hat. Like it?"
Then the man was unreasonable and
churlish enough to storm and to de-
mand of her when she intended to be-
gin wearing his shoes and smoking
his pipes.
Few married men have sense
enough to know when they've landed
right.-Washington Post.
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her, and who was to arrive the day
after be left.
"You have come to Falconhurst re-
cently?" he asked.
"Yes.''
ST am Leslie Falconer." And he
held out his hand. 81 am pleased to
see you at Falconhurst at last"
Vera, out of spirit of mischief,
took the proffered hand.
"He evidently mistakes me for
some one else," she thought.
So she chatted on to him, because it
was like glimpse of the old life to
her, to be treated as a lady again
after the rough ways of the servants.
"My mother wrote to tell me of the
little dance she has prepared for this
evening"" he said, after little break
in the conversation. "Won't you keep
waltz for me?"
Vera stopped in the middle of the
path; they had been walking back to-
ward the house. He was leading his
horse. A deep flush spread over her
face.
81 was wrong to have allowed you
to chat to me-" she said. 81 am only
the housemaid." And hastily turn
ing down a side path, she left him
standing amazed in the middle of the
avenue.
"Great Scott! Is it possible
Housemaid or not, though, she is a
lady, am sure. And what a nice face
she has-not only pretty, but full of
character. I wonder what has made
her do it?"
Leslie sauntered on to the house,
but all through the evening he could
not get the pretty housemaid out of
his mind.
Vera went back to her work on en-
tering the house, very much annoyed
with herself.
81 had no right to have forgotten,
even for IN instant, the position that
I occupy here. And yet it was so
pleasant to chat to him." she unused.
ut seemed like old times. All! shall
I ever have friends again."
The next day, as Leslie sat half
| asleep in a chair in the library, he
heard someone moving about the
room, and, turning round, he saw the
girl who had chatted so pleasantly to
him the day before standing by one
of the bookshelves. She had been
sent to dust the books, and on seeing
him in the armchair she had entered
SO softly, hoping to finish her work
before he awoke, that he had not
heard her before.
''She does look nice in that cap and
apron" he thought, and yet-he could
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Uses Music While Drawing Teeth.

DR.. Laborde, of Paris, has commune
Gated to the academy of medicine a
method of drawing teeth which is not
only painless but positively pleasant.
One of the objections to the use of
anaesthetics is that in many cases the
patient suffers from terrible species
of nightmare. This is due to the eff
feet of various noises on the brain.
If, however, for ordinary noises,
such as the sound of traffic in the
streets, the voices of people in the
room, ETC., strains of music are substi-
tuted, the patient, instead of the usual
terrifying nightmare, has delightful
dreams.
DR.. Laborde's invention consists of
two small monographs, which, fast
ened to the ears, are set in motion just
as the anaesthetic is administered.
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fort, id report to the department of
state, says that, according to expert
ments conducted by S. Jansen on
Mont Blanc, it is not necessary to erect
poles for stringing telephone and tele-
graph wires in snow-covered countries.
If the snow is several inches thick it
serves as good insulator, the wires can
be laid down and be ready for the trans
mission of messages. The consul gen.
eral adds that similar experiments
with equally favorable results were
made on Mount Aetna.
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Il leave to-day, Mr.. Falconer
'Good-by!"
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Gould to Build 81 900, 900 Castle.

Howard Gould has completed ar
rangements to erect the finest country
mansion along Long Island sound on
a tract of 300 acres at Sands Point. 1t
will be known as Castle Gould, and
will cost close to $1,OOO,OOO. The house
will be built of stone and will stand
on an eminence, giving magnificent
view of the sound for miles. Mr. Gould
has drawn all the plans and will super
intend the landscape work. The
grounds will be laid out in flower gar
dens, and there will be series of ar
tificial lakes and brooks and miniature
waterfalls. Thus far $4,000 rare trees
have been set out.
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not tell why-it gave him an uncom-
Portable feeling to see her in them.
Good morning, Miss" And he
waited for her to supply the name.
Good morning." she said, not
noticing the fact that he evidently
wanted to know her name. "He must
suspect that am not what appear
to be-" she thought.
''Have you read that?" he asked,
pointing to the book in her hand.
81 have" she answered, but so
stiffly that he resumed his seat and
said no more
''She evidently does not wish me to
speak to her." he thought, $50 that,
unless want to be cad. I must not
notice her any more than I would an
other housemaid. She snubbed me
just now, though. Fancy my being
snubbed by a housemaid!"
But somehow it always happened
that the owner of Falconhurst want
ed something about the library just
at the time the new housemaid went
on to attend to her duties.
At first he told himself that he only
wanted to befriend her, as she seemed
so lonely. and then he thought that
he would try and get her something
better to do, 'for her position must
be intolerable," he thought. But as
the weeks went on he knew that it
was not friendship that made him
seek Vera's society.
And she, what did she feel? At first
she was very coy, not answering any
questions that he asked her except in
monosyllables, and never, if she
could help it. keeping up any CONVEX
sation with him.
But after a time she became less
reserved, and grew to look on him as
a friend, even acknowledging to him
that she was lady,, but asking him
to keep her secret.
"But," he thought, 81 must not be
too friendly, for it hardly seems the
thing for the master of Falconhurst
to make friend of his mothers
housemaid."
Il leave to-day, Mr.. Falconer.
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Beauties of Education.

'Now, gentlemen" said the pro-
lessor, "name some of the beauties
of education"
And q facetious student in the back
row shouted: pretty school
teachers! Philadelphia Record.
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decided, and nothing shall turn
me from my purpose
But, my dear, think of what peo-
pie will say
That matters little to me. Be
sides. no one will know, as Falcon
hurst is far away from here, and I
don't know anybody about there!"
But, Vera, would it not be more in
keeping with your former position if
You sought a place as companion or
governess?"
Accompaniment" said Vera WINSTON,
in tone of disgust. do you think
that 1 could tolerate such a position?
TO live in anybody's house and be
treated neither as one thing or the
other; not to be considered the equal
of the ladies of it, and yet not to be
on level with the servants, subject
to all sorts of insults both from the
mistress and maids! No, I think that
my plan is better one"
But, Vera" demonstrated her
aunt, "why can you not become gov
erness?"
Il am not fitted for that, auntie. My
education, although tolerably good, is
not one that would help me that way.
What place would take me without a
certificate?"
Hersaunt shook her head; she knew
that what Vera said was true. The
life of companion was in most cases
not an enviable one, and her educa-
ton, although equal to, if not better
than, that possessed by most girls,
l. L
And yet, how could she bear that her
little Vera, who had been as her own
child, should go to Falconhurst as
common servant, an assistant house
maid!
But Vera had very Independent
nature, and now that their circum-
stances were changed, she resolved
to help herself and not be a burden
on her aunt; so when a few days be-
fore she had read an advertisement
in paper for a housemaid, she had
answered it, and determined to put
aside her feelings and accept it until
something better should come her
way.
Two weeks later she arrived at Fail
conhurst and took up her duties. She
had no idea how pretty she looked in
her cap and apron, with her hair just
brushed back in pretty little waves
from her forehead. She had never
been a conceited girl: and although
people often called her pretty, she
paid little attention to her looks.
And it did not enter her mind to
think that somehow she looked very
different from most other house
maids; however, she worked with
will. but tried to keep as much to her
self as was possible.
One evening she had left cap and
apron behind, and gone for walk in
a part of the grounds little fire.
quented by the guests or owners of
the place, when, as she turned the
corner, of an avenue a horse, gallop-
ing furiously along. nearly ran over
her. She drew quickly aside, trem-
bling in every limb. The rider quick
ly dismounted, and came to her side.
81 hope you are not hurt" he said
had no idea that anyone was about
here, or would not have ridden so
furiously."
Vera looked up and saw the face of
Leslie Falconer looking down at her
with a puzzled look in his eyes.
"Oh, j am only little frightened"
she said.
Leslie Falconer had left home the
day after she had arrived, so he had
not seen her at all, and now mag
ined her to be guest of his mothers
whom she had told him she intended
asking to spend 8 few weeks with
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VERA'S VENTURE
Cap and Apron Were No Defense Against
Cupid 8 Arrows.
III. q: =; e e

WILL do it, auntie. have quite
i decided, and nothing shall turn
me from my purpose"
But, my dear, think of what peo-
ME will saw
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Bobbs-Old Titewadd is about dead
from insomnia. Says he is afraid to
go to sleep.
Dobbs-Does he fear burglars?
"No; but the last time he slept he
dreamed of giving away money
Baltimore American.
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The Correct Attitude.

Winks-See that fellow on bicyf le
all doubled up like jackknife?
Jinks-Yes; he's IN pleasure benz
N. Y. Weekly.
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No Eye for Home Comforts.

Mrs. Muggins-My husband is the most
unreasonable man alive
Mrs. BugginsEWhat has he done now?
some new furniture for the parlor, and he
has just paid 1000 for an old seat in the
stock exchange. "-Philadelphia Record.
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No person will be permitted to make
pilgrimage to Mecca this season from
any Of the infected portions OF India.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-03-30

New Orleans is going to have big
street fair from May 9th to 18th in
elusive, under the auspices OF the
Progressive Union of that city. Mr..
Geo. H. Smith, General Passenger
Agent of the Vicksburg, Shreveport
and Pacific Railway Company, one
of the leading citizens of the Cres-
cent City, was chosen chairman of
the Executive Committee, which
shows that it has the endorsement of
the business men. The fair is going
TO be on grand scale, the same as
those given in the large northern
city. 1t will be worth as much to
see as Mardi Gras. The railroads
are going to make cheap rates,
which will enable. persons to take it
in with little expense.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-03-30

President Mckinley has accepted
an invitation from the citizens OF
New Orleans to remain over a day
in that city on his way to California.
Preparations are already started to
give him royal welcome and re-
ception; and we doubt if in ali bis
travels he will find more united city
in all the Union to give him a more
hearty welcome than the noble people
OF the Crescent City. The 30th of
April is the date on which he will be
there.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-03-30
William Jennings Bryan is snoo

William Jennings Bryan is snoop.
ing in the mayoralty fight in ST.
Louis, and his "Commoner7 is at.
lacking the Democratic candidate
Wells, because he opposed Mr..
Bryan's free silver opinions, which
great many other true Democrats
did. Mr.. Wells is the nominee OF
the Democratic party, selected by
Democratic primaries, and instead
OF Mr.. Bryan opposing his election
he should be giving him a helping
hand. 1t is more like revenge on
the part OF Mr.. Bryan.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-03-30

The District Judge over at Monroe
seems to want to make that wicked
old place a better town morally.
and through his charge to the
grand jury that body is playing the
dickens. 1t returned big batch OF
indictments against saloon men and
Others for violation of the Sunday
law. 1t has caused big rumpus.
and there will be a red hot municipal
light on the strength of it.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-03-30

The Baton Rouge Truth says thai
"General L. G. Catchings, who re.
Gently voluntarily retired from Con.
gress, is being spoken of as the next
Governor of Mississippi. Gen Catch
ings is one of the ablest and most
conspicuous Southern Statesmen to-
day, and bis selection as Governor
would be distinctive honor to Mis-
sissippi." Gen. Catchings should be
10 the U. s. Senate, and the State of
Mississippi should send him there.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-03-30
THE LEVEE ENLARGEMENT.

We were glad TO learn on Monday
that the contemplated change in the
height of the enlargement work on
the levee in front of town by reduc-
ing it from four and half feet to
two and half feet, will not be done.
Contractors Donovan and DALEY re-
ceived notes from President j. I.
Mcclellan of the Levee Board on
Sunday last, which instructed them
to carry on the same grade as they
started out with. The four and
half feet will be continued on up to
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-03-30

A destructive cyclone did terrible
havoc at Birmingham, Ala, last Mon
day. Twenty or more people are
reported killed, while hundreds were
more or less injured. A large num-
Der Of building were demolished. The
cyclone passed through several eoun-
ties In Alabama and Georgia, and
the destruction to both life and prop
erty was great. At Columbus, Ca,
. train consisting of engine, tender,
baggage car, two coaches and twelve
freight cars were blown from the
track while running at the rate of
fifteen miles an hour.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-03-30
RAlLROARD NEWS.

The corps of engineers of the
Gould syndicate left Arkansas CITY
on Monday to survey the route for
the railroad to be built from Arkan.
sas city to Vidalia. This looks like
business.
Baton Rouge Advocate: The con-
tract for grading and preparing the
railroad bed from New Roads to Red
River Landing has been awarded to
the Grigsby Construction Company.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-03-30

The Gear of Russia seems to be
having a hard time lodging assassi-
nation, but be will get it sooner OF
later. The socialist party is very
strong in that country, and the riots
now going on is giving both the
police and military forces all they
can do to keep down public demon
strations against the Car and his
government. The socialists would
be delighted to see some country at
war with Russia. Ii such a thing
should happen, Russia will have its
hands full right at home.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-03-30

Grouping these totals. it will be seen
that the powers stand as follows IN
numbers and tonnage of vessels.
Great Britain, GAG vessels of 1875. 410
tons; France. 428 vessels of 4,190
tons; Russia, 332 vessels of 569.5S0
tons; United States, 1853 vessels of $50. :
070 tons; Germany, 253 vessels of 447,-
$40 tons, and Japan. 1873 vessels of
250, $40 tons.
According to these figures, which
were brought down to October. 1900,
and have changed but little since then,
except in the case of Great Britain,
which has added several of the ships
then building 10 the active fleet, Rus
STA has twice as many vessels built aud
building as Japan. This apparent
superiority at sea is in measure of
set by the fact that all of Japan's ships
are in the Far East. the scene of the
probable conflict, while only portion
of Russia's fleet could be sent TO that
part of the world. The British fleet is
nearly twice as large in point of num-
Der of ships and considerably more
than three times as large in point of
tonnage as the Russian fleet. The
British fleet has somewhat less ships
than the combined French and Russian
fleets, but exceeds the combination by
considerably more than third in point
of tonnage. Great Britain has. in fact,
90 first-class sea-going battleships,
against Al such ships possessed by
France and Russia combined Great
Britain and Japan combined would be
more than match for any three other
powers combined. if the United States
be excluded.
VI course, mere numbers do not al
ways denote superiority, but the general
public has only the statistics to go by,
and must accept them in making cal
culations until facts have dlsproved
their significance.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-03-30

There is now great fear that Japan
will be forced in to war with Rus
siA by the way in which Russia is
acting 10 the disputed territory ques-
tion In China. The secretary of the
Japanese legation in London says
bis government must fight Russia
sooner or later and Japan has no
fear Of the result. He says aassum-
ing that China signs the treaties,
suppose Great Britain, Germany
and tbe United States will protest to
Russia. But this is about as far as
they will go and about as much as
they will get. With Japan it is a
s.ialter Of ighting.D
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-03-30

The temperance agitation started
in Topeka, Kansas, by Mrs. Nation,
has resulted in bringing out the
heaviest registration in the history OF
that city. The registration shows
10. 900, of which 5000 are women.
Candidates have been put up by the
law and order league, and tits thought
they are gong to win. The election
will take place next Tuesday.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-03-30

The United States are now bayino
constructed four battleships, six pro-
tected cruisers, four monitors, six
teen torpedo-boat destroyers, six
teen torpedo-boats and seven subma-
rine boats. Five battleships and six
armored cruisers are to be built. of
which contracts have been let for their
construction.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-03-30
"AShby,"

Saddle and harness Stallion. will
make the season of 1901, at Gossyppia
plantation, near Pitchers Point, at the
low price of TEN DOLLARS to insure.
DESCRIPTION.
Ashhy is a CHESTNUT sORREL. Is
bands high, heavy name and nice tail,
of good conformation. finish and style.
Ashby colts are both fine saddle and
harness horses. To admirers of the
gated horse, this is a good opportu-
nifty to breed their mares and get No.
stock.
GEO. S. OWEN.
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For Sale or Exchange.

Homes for farmers. backsmiths, mer
chants and others. Lots 66x150 feet fol
$50. viii also trade for horses, mules
cattle, corn or land. Miles of levee for cat
tie to pasture on, beautiful lake. store
church and school near by. House and
land at reasonable prices. All on Alpha
plantation, eight miles from Lake Proyi-
dence. La, and three miles from the Mfssis.
sippi river. Address.
DR.. r. W. SEAY,
No. 1886 Magazine street. New Orleans, La,
or G. Il. EGELLY,
Lake Providence. La.
Dsc. %, 1900.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-03-30

Stockner's. Our citizens are delight
ed to see this amount of dirt being
placed on the old levee, which We
hope will cause less work and less
fear during high water.