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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-08-10

been contributing to the collection of
his friend, Professor N. E. Brown, of
the Herbarium, Kew Gardens, Lon
don. The amazing plant which Mr..
Suverkrop has now found is an orchid
that takes a drink whenever it feels
thirsty by letting down tube into the
water, the tube, when not in use, being
coiled up on top Of the plant.
Zone hot afternoon" says Mr.. Su-
verkrop, 81 sat down under some brush
wood at the side of lagoon on the
Rio de. La Plata. Near at hand was a
forest Of dead shorn trees. which had
actually been choked to death by Or
chids and climbing cacti. In front Of
me, and stretching over the water OF
the lagoon and about a foot above 1t.
was a branch Of one of these dead
trees. Here and there clusters of COM
mon 'pIanta del ayre' grew on it, and a
network of green cacti twined around
| it.
among the orchids noted one diff
ferent from the rest, the leaves, sharp
lancehead shaped, growing all round
the root and radiating from 1T. From
the centre or axis of the plant hung a
long slender stem about one-eighth OF
an inch thick by one-fourth inch wide,
the lower end of which was in the
water to a depth Of about four inches.
81 at once went over to examine my
discovery. Imagine my surprise when
| 1 touched the plant to see this centre
stem gradually contract and cOnvul-
| sively roll itself up in a spiral like q
roll of tape.
| But more surprising yet was the OBJ
| ject and construction of this stem. l
| found on close examination and dissec-
| ton that it was long slender fat
tube, the walls about 1872 of an inch
thick. cellular in construction, open at
the outer end and connected at the in
ner end to the roots by series Of hair
like tubes.
by subsequent observation l found
that when the plant was in want OF
water this tube would gradually un'
wind till 1t dipped into the water. Then
it would slowly coil round and wind
up, carrying with it the amount OF
water that that part of the tube which
had been immersed contained. until
when the final coil was taken the water
was dumped. as it were, direct int
the roots of the plant The coil re
mained in this position until the plan
required more water. Should the
plant, however. be touched while thu
tube is extended, the orchid acts hk'
the sensitive plant (mimosa) and TIT
coiling action is much more rapid.
II found many of these plants, al
directly over the water or over wher'
the water had been. In the latter cas-
it was almost pitiful to see how thi
) tube would work it's way over tn
ground in search of the water that wa
not"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-08-10

Figures recently compiled by the
registrar Of Columbia university show
that as d whole the institution stands
second TO Harvard in membership. the
respective enrollments being 5.74o and
1892. After Columbia came the Uni
versity OF Michigan, with S.S13 stu
dents: the University of Chicago,
STA; the University Of Minnesota.
3,42s; the University of California.
3,21s; Cornell university, 1904; the
University of Pennsylvania, 2,57S. and
Yale, 2.544. Columbia is one of the
lowest numerically in the size OF its
mems undergraduate college, which,
however, has increased more than 90
per cent in a single generation. In the
scientific schools she is surpassed In
numbe only by Cornell and Yale; in
her graduate departments she stands
first in this respect, with 422, against
1913 at Harvard. The statistics further
snow the peculiar prominence OF Chi
cago, with her theological seminary OF
! 1870 students; of Pennsylvania, with a
school of AT dentists, and another OF
so veterinaries; of Minnesota, with a
college Of agriculture, numbering 5sl
in attendance; of California with hel
school of art, attracting 208 students
of Corneii, whose division OF forestry
| is established with registration o
| %. and OF Yale, the only universit,
having a separate school of music.
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would otherwise be. Those who are
interested In the yacht think there is
no doubt of her beating the Independ-
ence, and they argue that even IL the
models are the same and each yacht
has the same amount of driving power
the Constitution, with less weight to
drive, will go through the water faster
than the Independence. and every one
comedies that In the hull the Constitu-
ton saves tons in weight over the In
dependence. The Scientific American
gives some detailed drawings Of the
construction of the Constitution, and
shows where the great gains in weight
saving are made.
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A, Anronted Cook.

Wellington's personal tastes and
habits, like those of most great men.
we're very simple, says Goodwin Smith
in the Atlantic. He cared not for
show or pomp of any kind. Instead
OF building counterpart to Blenheim,
for which money had been voted. he
bought and improved Strathfeldsaye,
a common country gentleman's house,
In his diet he was very abstemious
even to the injury, it appears. of his
health. He, of course. kept first-rate
French cook for his guests. The cook
it was said, one day suddenly resigned
The Duke. in establishment, asked the
reason. ..Was his salary Insufficient
mo. my salary is very handsome. But
l am not appreciated. ! cook your
dinner myself. a dinner fit for a king
You say nothing. ! go out and leave
the undertook to cook your dinner
He gives you. dinner fit for a pig
You say nothing. ! am not appreci
ated. I must CO."
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In. Br,de At Last Said "obey. !"

In telling about "Some People ]
Have Married" in the Ladies' Home
Journal, the Rev. ID. M. Steele says:
Being an Epicopalian I always use
the formal printed service Of the Pray.
er-Book. In this the greatest stickler
is obey One day couple came to
me, bringing as witnesses the parents
of both bride and groom. Everything
proceeded smoothly to the point love,
honor and obey when the bride re-
fused to say the last. l repeated II
and waited. Again she refused. and
shut up my book. Then there was a
scene. They talked it over, andsthe
more seriously they argued and dis
cussed the more stubbornly she re-
fused. The parents became angry, the
groom excited, and the bride hysteri'
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are beyond all help. In the advanced
stages of those diseases the whole kerr
mel is infected with the germ and be-
comes a mass of spores, which have
consumed all the nutritive parts of the
kernel, leaving only thin shell on the
outside. When this breaks there Is
countless number of germs released,
which have fetid ocor and are ruin
Gus to -four with which they come In
contact. Kernels that are intact In
side the brown skin can be successful
ly treated, even though they are 50
black with smut as to be irrecogniza-
BILE as wheat. In addition to this I'M
sanitary or dirty wheat, there are kerr
nels that get the dropsy; that Is. they
become saturated with water, and are
unfit for anything except stock fodder.
Sometimes an entire crop will be at
fected in this way, and 1t usually
proves to be total loss.
The drying plant of the hospital is
capable of treating $500 bushels per
hour. The plant includes q series OF
frames of perforated metal, through
which hot air is forced until the wet
wheat is completely dried. The wheat
Is divided into three classes, depending
upon the amount of water 1t contains.
and this condition corresponds to the
stage of the disease. though" wheat
contains about five per cent. Of water.
damp" wheat about eight per cent,
and 'wet' wheat about fifteen per
cent Normal wheat contains about
four per cent. of water. After wheat
In any of the stages of the disease re.
ceives the treatment given at the hos
pitaI, it comes out in normal condi
ton and ready for the market as first
class wheat.
Securing is the treatment given fol
smut. The dirty wheat is passed
through rapidly revolving machines Of
metal and the dirt is removed by fric
ton. In one stage of the treatment
the wheat is thrown from the top Of
the elevator to the bottom floor, ant
the erosion is such that in a few
months pine planks, two and hal
inches in thickness, will be completed!
worn out. As great amount Of dus
is thrown of from the smutty whea
In this treatment, the employees In tn
hospitals are compelled to wear fac
masks. These are made of hard whit
rubber, with holes in the sides. Il
which are placed small pieces o
dampened sponge that absorb tn
dust as the workmen inhale the all
Over their eyes are worn large pal
Of close-fitting glasses. With thi
head dress they look almost like di,
ers.
II 1t is said that wheat passing throug
this treatment is better for milling pul
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-08-10
Litti. known About Morocco.

Nobody knows what the population
of Morocco is. Estimates place it al
the way from 100000 to 9,400,O00
says correspondent of the New York
Press. A large part of the country Is
totally unexplored. The French lately
have gone in behind Morocco and ex-
tended the boundaries of Algiers, so as
to take in the Tuat region. a chain OF
fertile Gases through which run the
caravan rotes. The Sultan has expos
tulated and is still expostulating, but
with no effect so far as can be SEEN
Morocco is sometimes called the "sick
man Of the West" but those best in.
formed believe that 1t is prettj lively
sick man.
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months before the great contest Thea
brawny axmen spend all their spar
time practicing. until they develop
speed and strength that is little shot
of marvellous. This years carnival
conceded to have been the most sue
cessful since the yearly meeting WA
tnaugurated.
In the championship chopping con
tests there were six trials and the final
Eight men participated in each OF tn
trials. and the winners fought out tn
finals. AS this contest is designed pr
marily to test a mans skill in telling ;
tree. the log, a great piece of tougi
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-08-10

wood, six feet four inches In sirth, il
placed firmly In the ground. as though
it were a growing tree.
Five minutes before the beginning
Of the heat the referees whistle sum
mons the contestants into the inclos
ure. They are all splendid specimens
of physical prowess-thick set, deer
chested, iron muscled and bronzed
from exposure. Each carries his ia
vorite ak. the fullest latitude being al
lowed in the matter of selection. 1t il
a significant fact that several of the
saws and axes used this year were thu
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ed vessel of her size ever built, and 1t
is largely on the lightness Of her con-
struction that those interested in the
yacht expect she will make her great
gains. In model there is very little
difference between her and the Colum-
bia. The slight differences made are
expected to enable her to carry ten
per cent. more canvas than the cham
pIon of 1899, which alone should make
her very much faster than the older
yacht, but with the great gains made
in the construction Of the hull these
gains will be much more than they
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product Of American firms. When all
is ready the pistol shot sounds and the
contest Is on.
Scarcely less exciting is the saving
contest. The log used is the same size
as that employed in the chopping con-
test, but the time made is much more
rapid, for the great saw cuts through
the wood much more quickly than the
axe can go.
This year for the first time the ak
mems and sawyers' championships
were won by the same man-Thomas
Pettitt, of Sprint, Tasmania. Not only
did he win both events, but he also
broke the record for each.
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o,a..t Fnm,lr In Great Britain.


FL O'Brien, OF Dublin. in speaking
of the antiquity Of some OF the irish
families. told the following story:
There lives in. the North of Ireland,
said Mr.. OBrien, "a family named
O'Neil. Their greatest claim to promi-
nence lies in the fact that they are the
oldest family in the United Kingdom.
When Plantagenet, Tudor or Guelph
was not, the O'Neil was. They ruiea
as kings before ever William looked
with covetous eye across the English
Channel toward the white clifis OF Al
bion. This long line of descent has
bred in the family reverence ior
their ancestry that approaches idol
airy. The handspring Of their life and
action. the pride of their being. Is that
a long line of dead and long since TOT
gotten O'Neils carry them back In the
direct line to the Dark Ages. AS may
no imagined. their family tree is colos-
sal in its proportions. 1t has length
of something like eighteen or nineteen
feat and when 1t Is unrolled at TIE
castle holy nush IalIS over oii'
a visitor there some years ago was,
In due course of time and as a special
mark of favor, shown this marvellous
pedigree. Stretched on the enormous
billiard table, it Tapped three feet al
either end. The visitors eye ran
back over that lengthy line of O'Neils
long since turned to dust, and he won
dered why they took SO insane q pride
in their descent. Just then he became
conscious that that thought had oc'
Cured to other aliens, who had before
times seen the O'Neil family tree. a
penciled note In the margin. about hal
way down the tree, caught his eye. Il
read: Just here came Adam. New
York Tribune.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-08-10
CENTURY OLD AND WORKING.
Wonders What Will Happen to Him
when He Gets AgeL

Wonders What Will Happen to Him
When He Gets AgeL
The new superintendent Of streets
at Calais, Me-, has just reappointed
Patrick Meyers, who will be los years
old next June, to his old place as GUS
todian of the city sidewalks, a post
which he has held for 81 consecutive
years. In 1864. when substitutes were
getting from $500 to $1,000 to go to the
war. and national and state bounties
made the total sum up to $1,000 to $l.-
800. Myers enlisted. and having passed
a successful examination as to his
physical abilities, was rejected on ac-
count OF his age, being GO years old at
that time. ct was discouraging to
me-" said Myers, in speaking Of the
matter last week. Il was poor man,
and the bounty money would have
bought me fine home, which should
have enjoyed after serving out my
time In the army. / felt SO bad that /
didn't care to do any kind OF work
for nearly year. knew ] was as
strong and healthy as ever was. and
age doesn't count to men built the way
| was. After q time l secured job
for the city to work on the streets.
When had been digging sewer bitches
and shoyeling dirt for ten years they
nut me In charge Of the sidewalks.
where I have been for a long time.
NV work is not hard, but 1t keeps me
busy. / earn my money and intend 10
stick to the work as long as they will
have me-" The old man Lives In
small house, which he has bought and
paid for out OF his earnings at $3.50 q
day. His widowed daughter acts as
bousekeeper for him. Report says he
has a tidy sum In the local savings
bank. His body is bent from hard work
md he limps at times when the rheu-
matism gets into his legs. but his gen.
eral health is still good. He eats bis
three meals day and sleeps ten hours
every night. He has smoked two 10
cent plugs Of tobacco week for the
past "a years, never any moro nor any
less. Years ago he took glass OF
whisky. when he fel. that he needed
It. but was never addicted to the habit.
Since he has passed his hundredth
birthday he has frequently regretted
that he was not permitted to enter the
army. III had served year or two"
said he. 81 could get pension to help
me out when grow old and unable TO
work. Lots OF men younger than
am who were In the army and never
received scratch are drawing as much
as s12 month, am told."-Chicago
Journal.
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NEW SPORT FROM ANrIPopEs.


Ak and Saw Contests Arc Witnessed by
Shouting Thousands.
Tasmania may justly claim the credit
Of having given the world a new sport.
In that far-off land, among the men
of Drawn and might. whose swinging
axes have felled the towering forests
and converted their trackless depths
into fiourishing farm lands. has arisen
q contest At for kings; form of ath-
letic exercise calculated to bring the
thrill Of delight to all who have an
honest admiration for good red blood
and the display OF mighty muscle sys-
tematically trained to do useful work.
The new sport may be designated as
"axmanship." and although it is of but
recent origin 1t has already taken the
premiership over sll either sports.
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Stock exchange Sat Sells for s5S'ooo.
It is said that $4,000 was paid for a
SCOT in the stock exchange In New
York Monday. The prediction IS
made that IL the present activity in
stocks continues. 100000 will be paid
FOR a single seat.
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rnrland.. DRINK nlll.

Last year England spent on drilk
see7 ,6o7 ,215, an average of $20.7s per
head Of population; Scotland expended
ST.. 52s, 305. n,average Of $1e.5s head.
and Ireland 3e5.s22.07o. an average Of
sf4.4O a head.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-08-10

No matter what ails you, headache to .
cancor, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. CAsoAnETs help nature.
cure Won without a grippe or pain, produce
cents TO start getting your health back. CAS-
CARPETS Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up
in metal boxes, every tablet has &C.. q.
stamped on it. Beware of limitations.
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pcncc An thc phiIippines.

Peace in the Philippines is bound to prove
profitable TO all concerned. Warning con-
ditions, whether they be in the Philippines
or in the human stomach, are equally dis
astrous. II your stomach has rebelled, there
Is one authority that will quickly subdue 1t.
It il Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, and it cures
constipation, Indigestion. biliousness, ner-
vousness and dyspepsia. See that . private
Reyenue Stamp covers the neck Of the bottle.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-08-10
ORIGINAL European Languages

It is said by philologists that there
are thirteen original European Ian
guages, the Greek, Latin. German, Sla-
vonic. welsh. Biscayan, Irish, Albani-
an. Tartarian. Tllyrian. Jazygian,
Chaucin and Finnic.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-08-10

In some Italian towns, instead OF
giving books as prizes in public schools
they give savings bank books, with a
small sum entered to the credit Of tae
prize winner.
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Discovery Of Extraordinary Plant.
What Is probably the most extra
ordinary plant evee discovered has
now been found by e. A. Suverkrop,
of Philadelphia. who. during trips to
South America, has for some years
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poses than the normal wheat, from the
fact that a part of the coat, which has
to be removed in milling, is removed
by the treatment. There is none Of
it used In the -four mills of this coun-
try. however, most of it being shipped
to Europe and Eastern Canada.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-08-10
MURDERER MILLER HANGED.
Death of Policemen Avenged-Negro
SWUNG From Same Scaffold.

At Birmingham, Ala, Frank Miller,
a safe robber and murderer OF Police
man ]. w. Adams, was hanged, and
Alonzo Williams, negro convict, who
murdered Bob Callahan, a fellow pris'
oner, at Pratt Mines pcnitentiary, was
hanged from the same gallows an hour
later. Interest all centered in the hang
ing OF Miller.
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The labor cost of making steel IN
HE United States is less than naiI tns
hbor cost in Great Britain
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Sick Hcadnche

There are in use in the world at present
5000 tons of gold and 10000 tons OF silver.
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Are Won Using Alien. Foes-Ease ,

II Is the only cure for Swollen, Smarting.
Tired. Aching, Hot, Sweating Feet, Corns
and Bunions. Ask for Aliens Foot-Ease.
powder to he shaken into the shoes. Cures
while YOU walk. AT all Druggists and Shoe
Stores. 25c. sample sent FREE. Address,
Allen &. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
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The Constitution. the yacht built for
the defense of the Americas Cup by
the Herreshon Manufacturing Conn
pany is probably the lightest construct
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-08-10

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken OF
ss a cough cure.-J. W. o,BRIEN, S22 Third
Avenue. n, Minneapolis. Mimi. Jan. 8. 1900.
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Fame is a bubble that sometimes comes
to the man who does the most blowing.
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II it were not for the foreign sup
plies England receives timber fam
inc would have overtaken the country
long ago. because the homegrown sup
ply has not been able to meet 1.-THE
of the demand for long enough. and
that only OF inferior kinds Of timber.
says q British agricultural journal II
the foreign supply Of DIR alone was to
fall or sensibly now the whole building
trade Of the country would come to Q
partial standstill and the wagon conn
pauies would be next to idle.
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You can't tell from the size of man
whether or not his word carries much
weight.
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e. A. Rood, Toledo, Ohio. says: Halls Ca
iarrh Cure cured my wife OF catarrh fifteen
years ago and she has had no return OF 1t. is
q sure cure" Sold by Druggists, 7sc.
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Glasgow was the first British town to
receive license for municipal telephones.
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smoke and Cinder Conveyor

An annoyance of no small dimen-
sions seems to be overcome by the de-
vice illustrated herewith, which has
lust been patented by four Louisville
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Rc.t For ,hc Boxveus.

Cases of twins occur. once in every sixty
nine births.
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San Francisco. CAL. has purchased
an automobile carriage for the use Of
its fire chief,
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Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums. reduces inhamma-
ton. aliays pain, cures wind collie. 25c bottle
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PUTNAM FApELEss DYES do not stain the
hands or spot the kettle. Sold by all drug
~{a{s
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No man ever made a great name for
himself by writing anonymous communi-