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The Nome nugget., 1902-06-02

Nome has had two police investigations during the past few months. And now there is 'doines" against the United States marshal. The game ges bigger.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-22
Ancient Saxon Monuments.

In the churchyard at Bewcastle,
Cumberland, England. an isolated spot
about twelve miles from any railway
station, is 4 monument built 1880 years
ago. bearing the inscriptions: "The first
year OF Ecgfrith. King of this realm"
/. e., A. D., GO. Another inscription
(Runic) on the west side says that it
was set up as a STANDARD of Victory
in Memory Of AlchfIith, lately King
(of Northumbria). who played so i'm
portant n p2rt in the history of the
time. An interesting account of the
cross is given in Bishop Brownies
work, THE Conversion of the Hept-
archy." He says that the inscriptions
"are the earliest examples known to be
in existence Of English literature" and.
looking to the importance in the his
tory OF the world of the conversion of
England, there is no historical monu-
ment in these lands 10 compare with
the Bewcastle Cross" The shaft as
it stands. is a square pillar composed
of a single block of gray freestone
fourteen and one-half feet high. The
cross head is gone. but when entire
the monument must nave been about
twenty-on feet high.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-22

The president and Mrs. Roosevelt al.
ways begin their day with the chill.
dren at an s o'clock breakfast. Then,
after she has them sent to school, the
presidents wife passes her mornings
much after the fashion of any matron
At o'clock the family lunch togeth-
er. During the autumn Mrs. Roosa
veit has spent part Of nearly every
afternoon driving with the children
over some of the picturesque roads
about the capital. At $50 o'clock the
younger children have an early din.
ner, with an hour or two of play be.
fore bedtime; but dinner Is served for
the others at 7.30 o'clock In the pleas.
ant family dining room.
At these meals have been guests ev.
cry night since President Roosevelt
went into the White House. There
has been no formal entertaining; he
has simply invited friends who
CHANGED to be in the city, or, some DO.
litical acquaintance with whom he
wanted a longer talk than could be
had during the day in his office. Mrs
Roosevelt. who is a charming hostess
Is at her best when presiding at these
informal dinners. and has made a
most favorable impression on those
who have been so fortunate as to meet
her thus.
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An old man with long hair called on
Mr.. Roberts, the treasurer of the
United States, the other day and asked
for rs of the old-fashioned coppers
that were in circulation many years
ago. He was told that there were
none of the coins in the treasury. and
that he would have to 60 to a coin
collector or to junk shop for them.
The visitor was greatly exasperated
He said that Is was most peculiar that
the treasurer of the great United States
did not keep on hand in the money line
that which was wanted by citizen Gus
toners; that Congress should insti
tute an investigation. He explained
that he wanted the heavy coin" tc
get even with certain car conductor
who lords it" over an F street yellow
car. 1t seemed that the man was
forced by this conductor to accept Il
pennies and nickel in change for a
quarter. He wanted to load the con
ductor down with rs of these large
size coppers. "just to teach him q
lesson." as he expressed himself. Ac
cording to the law, the conductor
would be compelled to accept the bic
coins or be liable to punishment for
violation Of the Federal statutes.
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about Green and as days went by he
proved himself splendid gardener and
most useful person in divers unex
pected ways, she was previously dis
appointed. What enraged her mos,
was Green's taciturnity. Every effort
o. the cook and house girl. prompted
and encouraged by Mrs. wilkins, failed
to elicit q hint about himself. AT
meals he was as silent as the tomb.
During the day he Kept busy at the
back of the two-acre lot, at night he
sat in the barn doorway, telling stories
to Tommy and smoking his pipe.
Between him and the boy there
sprang up an extraordinary companion
ship. The man, silent with all others,
began to tell his little comrade the
rarest and most extraordinary stories
of shipwreck. of battle, of wild beasts.
birds and adventures of all kinds.
He knew the habits of birds and in
sects, of reptiles and fishes, and these
he explained to Tommy with infinite
care until the boy came to dog his
footsteps and sit beside him at all
hours.
The carved wooden toys, plated
whips of horse hair and leather and
deity fashioned bows and arrows that
Green made for Tommy were the won
der and envy Of the boys of the neigh
borhood, but they convinced wilkins
that b;c hirad man had SDapt D,uch
time in some penitentiary. Mean
while, as day by day she failed to
penetrate the atmosphere of mystery
which surrounded him, Mrs. Winkins
grew more suspicious. When she
found out that he didn't want to so to
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the village during the day, she con-
trived errands that would take him
there. At last he quietly but positively
refused to do her bidding. explaining
that Mr.. wilkins had absolved him
from any duty but such as he could
find on the place.
He had been two months on the place
before he spoke more than dozen
words to his employer. He had worked
well, asked no fayors. made no mis-
takes. Under his assiduous efforts the
Wilkins place had taken on new signs
Of prosperity and beauty. Then he
came to Wilkins one evening and said
that he'd like to spend one day in
Chicago. He wanted to buy some
clothes, he said, and would like to have
his pay. There was $12 due him, and
Wilkins had only $50 bill.
"-All right, Green" said the big
hearted suburbanite. here's a twenty.
You can bring me back the change;
and, let's see, here's my communication
ticket. It'll save you paying railroad
fares"
Mrs. wilkins overheard this talk,
and when Green was out of hearing
proclaimed her husband fool. a waste
full. gullible, stupid fool.
THAT man Green will never come
back" she snapped. "See him" point
ing across the lawn. Hes not even
going toward the depot. He's tramp.
maybe a murderer. and he's gone OF
with your money, and your ticket.
wilkins. you're a simpleton."
wilkins was q little doubtful when
he noticed the course taken by his
model hired man" The next evening
added to his misgiving. for at shutdown
Green had not returned. Mrs. wilkins
began to gloat when the s O'Clock
train had passed. and there was no
sign of the missing gardener. Then
the doorbeIl rang. and the girl an
nounced "a lady to see Mr.. Wilkins"
He found a youngish woman, with
much jewelry and very pink cheeks,
smirking at him as he entered the par
lor.
Mister wilkins" she began, "a lady
fren' o. mine what lives out here tells
me theys a man workin' for youse. an
IL amt much mistaken he's my hus-
band. He's tall. sandy Teller, don't
talk much. and-he's done time at
Joliet, and"
Mrs. wilkins entered here.
"What do Won want with him 2"
asked the lady of the house.
The visitor was beginning to explain
when wilkins heard footsteps falling
family on the walk outside. He slipped
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. UNDAY morning. while Mrs.
Wilkins was at church with
y Tommy. Mr.. wilkins. In def
ance OF the social ethics of
Lake Hill, put on his overalls, and,
rake in hand, attacked the carpet of
dead leaves that covered his lawn.
He knew that his wife would make q
scene If she caught him. and he knew
that his misunderstanding would fur
nish another argument against subur-
ban life, and he anticipated considera-
bic guying from his male neighbors,
and yet. In spite Of all these misgiv-
ings, he raked the leaves into rustling
piles and watched with logged salts
faction the columns of blue smoke that
rose among the oaks from his unholy
fires.
wilkins had employed seven different
"hired men" since spring. None had
stayed more than a month, and none
had carried away either the esteem or
good will of Mrs. wilkins. Most of
them were worthless, some dishonest,
some lazy and some lacked that regard
for the proprieties which the woman of
the house insisted upon. So it came to
pass that wilkins had a hard time get
ting, to say nothing of keeping, SER
viceable hired man, and when the
leaves began to fall his lawns, gardens,
vines and orchard were In sad case, his
chicken-house needed repairs, his coal
cellar was empty, his winter kindling
was unchopped. and his loyalty to SUI
burban life was tottering. Therefore
he had defied all precedent and on
Sunday morning attacked the work
with his own hands.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-22
Luminous Flowers in France.

Luminous flowers and fruit are the
latest novelties in the decoration of
French homes. The idea was obvious
ly suggested to the inventor one Ma
tional Fete evening, when the boule-
wards were decked out in their gala
garb. Garlands of electric blossoms
were first used to decorate the streets
OF Paris on festive occasions during
the Exhibition of 1900. They were at
once voted the most effective orna-
ments of their kind ever imagined.
The idea was developed, and tulips,
violets, roses, marigolds, dozen sorts
Of flowers, with a glowing ball Of cleo
trio light enclosed in their petals Of
brilliantly enameled metal, now bios
som forth in the trees of avenues and
in the shrubs of gardens whenever
Paris has a public fete. A little extra
refinement OF workmanship has suf-
feed to adapt the luminous flowers
for home decoration, Now all really
modern Partisan drawing rooms are
converted into magic gardens. Every
where, of course, there is the usual
profusion of fresh flowers. But the
natural blossoms appear to have ac-
quired a supernatural radiance and
glow. On closer examination it is
found that here and there artificial
blooms made of suitably-tinted glass
have been placed, in the hearts of
which shine electric lamps. The same
electric flowers are used together with
luminous fruit for the dinner table.
They are. in reality, artificial fruit,
wonderfully initiated in delicately-col-
ored glass, each containing a tiny cleo
trio lamp.-London Telegraph's Paris
Telegram.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-22
Tramns ON the Cars.

The box car is often entered by
springing the door off its iron way at
the side opposite the seal. A party go
ing one way will do this for a party
going the opposite direction, and then,
when all are in, springing the door
back again. Since everything exter-
nally is in the best Of order, long trips
may be made in this manner without
disturbance or interruption.
Now and then the prisoner is e1-
posed to danger Of starvation. A case
of this kind has been related to me,
where only the accidental visit of a
train hand saved a man from death.
The brakeman inspected the intruder's
papers, and, finding that they showed
him to be in good standing in his union,
took him out, fed him up, and then re-
placed him--to finish his journey in
peace. The hero OF the incident is a
printer, who has been leading 4 settled
life now for thirteen or fourteen years.
But he says he still feels longing to
be off again whenever spring comes.
A railway accident, whether by
water or fire, is very serious affair
to passengers of this sort. You have
doubtless read more than once, as l
have, of tramps drowned like rats.
or burned or crushed to death while
stealing rides in this fashion. Riding
the trucks is done in various ways.
A locomotive engineer OF my acquaint-
ance has shown NE the precise spot
from which he has taken out two
men at one time. 1t was ON the rear
truck of the tender. They were rest
ing, face downward, on the truck
beam, with just eleven inches of ver-
tical space for their bodies, by actual
measurement-The Independent.
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While he was bending over a russell

While he was bending over russell
mound of leaves he heard q voice:
mister, I'll clean up that lawn for
q meal"
1t was low, strong voice, musical
of tone and so opportune that Wilkins
let his rake fall and looked about.
The stranger was a tall, lean young
man, dusty from long walk. but trim
and clean as to clothes and person.
IN Just so you." said wilkins. open
Ing the gate. The big fellow walked
In. dropped his coat on the ground, and
fell to work without word. After
getting back into his Sunday garments
the man of the house watched his res
cuer. The latter had laid aside his
round. felt hat. disclosing n bullet
head. closely shaved. The workers
clothes, new, cheap and coarse, Ill fit
the wearer, and as wilkins watched
him swiftly and silently clearing away
the dead grass, weeds and leaves, his
heart misgave him, and he murmured
to himself:
AN ex-convict. I'll bet"
Mrs. wilkins soon came home with
Tommy and eyed the stranger askance.
When she had noticed him eating
heartily but decorously, and had OBJ
served that he knew the purposes of
knife, fork and spoon. she darkly
limited to her husband that there was
something mysterious" about the new
nap,ar vVhax, wilkins falf cura fh1f
his wife hadn't guessed the probable
truth he resolved to offer the man a
job. and as the latter passed out the
walk toward the road, he stopped him
with:
"My friend. like the way you work,
and l like your looks, and If you'll
stay I'll owe you 81 a week and your
board. just to keep up the place, tend
the chickens and the furnace
THANK you. sir. I'll try it." was the
answer. you don't keep a horse, and
/ won't have to so TO town.
mo. Just stay here on the place.
and do whatever you see necessary"
explained wilkins. fully understand
ing the mans dislike to going into
town.
"Ail right, sir. Ny name is James
Grecn."
wilkins showed the tall, gaunt fellow
over the place and pointed out the
room over the carriage house where
he nas to sleep. Tommy, who was
ten !. ears old. trotted after them. deep
OF course Mrs. Wilkins didn't approve
Of har husbands choice. She "felt
sure that there was something wrong"
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quietly out of the room and into the
yard. Green was coming up the bacE
steps into the kitchen. when Wilkins
stopped him with: well, 1 see you're
back all right"
Yes, SIR" said the gardener, pulling
out the railway ticket and IS. There's
your change and the ticket"
wilkins noticed that the latter wasn't
punched.
Il walked" explained the man. II
don't like trains"
Wilkins led him across the lawn
in the parlor claiming to be his wife.
"a blonde, vulgar-looking woman?'
said Green.
Eyes. She's III there now, talking to
my wife,"
well. sir. if you'll just let on that
you didn't see me this evening, I'll
be grateful. I'm tired now, and l
don't want to see that woman, at least
not tonight. Please say that I'm not
here, and won't be back until to-mor-
row."
So Green skunk of to bed. and the
blonde woman was sent away. prom.
Using TO call again. In the morning
Wilkins found Green's bed unrumpled.
On the coverlet was a new leather
whip, with card inscribed For Tom
my. Goodbye" The Wilkinses never
saw or heard Of him again, and Mrs.
wilkins never knew that he had come
home that night with the change and
the ticket.
Il always knew he was scamp" she
said, proudly. II knew he'd run away
and he did,"
"Well, don't blame him." unused
Wilkins. lighting his pipe and smiling
at the memory of the blonde woman
with the brummagem jewelry. I'D run
away myself, under the same circum-
stances. John 30. Raftery, in the
Chicago Record Herald.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-22

All flesh eating wild animals depend
almost entirely on their strength of
Jaw to secure and hold their prey.
Consequently the power that the jaws
of wild beasts possess is remarkable.
Archibald T. Montgomery, an English
traveller who has lived in the jungles
of India, has observed that tiger
almost always seizes a man by the
shoulder and with one jaw on one
side and the other jaw on the opposite
side, bites straight through the shoul-
der or back, the eye teeth perhaps
meeting in the lungs.
This sort of attack Is said to be
characteristic of the cat family. 1t is
a fatal bite to any creature that re-
ceives it, the lungs filing with blood
and struggling the victim. When the
common cat seizes bird it is caught
in the breast under the wing and the
same fatal bite is given through the
lung.
The leopard, however, usually at
tacks the head of a smaller animal,
crushing it with single bite and thus
ending the struggle. When attacking
man it makes for the lungs.
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quick transition from real fright ia

quick transition from real fright ia
apparent innocence. g"
Realizing the efficiency within you
your whole being instinct with. an in
tense vitality, you will naturally and
unconstrainedly cast into your art all
the magic that fascinates, all the con-
troll that holds an audience from first
to last-your self-possession retained,
but your self-consciousness all but
submerged in your impersonation."
"This lady" said DR.. Quackenbos,
went before the footlights a consum.
mate mistress of her art, to be cur.
tanned seven times after the climax OF
her play" DR.. Quackenbos then told
of a bright child of seven years,
Susie g." who was treated by him
struction.
The child desired cure and trust
ed me implicitly. She would enter
the first stage of hypnosis, with her
hand confidingly in mine. when sud
denly the trustful childish expression
would desert her face and she would
glare at me with sullen, defiant
haunted look like an abandoned
woman.
For the nonce further attempt to
hypnotic failed The revulsion was
painful to me. She described the in
terposing influence as that Of Satan
who, she naively said, told her moi
to go to sleep for me, who regularly
tempted her to do herself wrong.
have never seen anything so sugges
tive of possession in the cases of null
tiplex personality that have come un
der my observation
DR.. Quackenbos then told of another
child who has a dual personality. II
one she was affectionate and confid
ing; in the other she was cunning
suspicious and difficult to control
causing her mother to believe her tt
be possessed.-New York Herald.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-22
STEER WITHA NEEDLE IN ITS HEART
The Stock Yards Furnish q Marvel fol
Psychologists.

The Stock Yards Furnish q Marvel fol
Psychologists.
The heart of a Texas steer recently
slaughtered at the stock yards has
given rise to much interest among
physicians and expert Psychologists. In
that most vital organ of the animal
there was found imbedded large
darning needle, and examination
showed that it had been there fol
some time The steer was a full
grown one.
It is a medical as we'll as a com
Ecn opinion that when the heart is
pierced or wounded life ceases. yet
this brute from Texas grew fat and
frisky when he supposedly should
have lain down and died.
This particular heart was secured
at the stock yards by an Archer ave
nue. butcher and sold by him to q
restaurant keeper on Wabash avenue
The latter, on discovering the big
darning needle in the heart, did not
think it would be fit for his custom
ers, and so he sent it back to the
butcher.
A driver of local pie wagon, right
ly judging that the organ was a curl
osity as well as an interesting sub
ject for medical examination, bought
it.
While physicians say that there
have been cases in which the heart
WIS wounded without death resulting
yet all admit that the present in
stance Is a remarkable and curious
one, and can offer no explanation why
the entrance of the needle did, not
cause death Immediately.
DR.. S. w. Phillips, in the Masonic
Temple, who examined the heart, said
he had never seen or heard of q
case of the kind before. He found
g. small opening, he says, near the
left ventricle, and on making an in
cision straight through the whole
length of the heart he discovered q
darning needle four inches or more
long. In the opening. which was
large enough to insert an ordinary
lead pencil, he found two or three
blood clots. The walls of the open
ing were in a condition that showed
the wound was of long standing.
An eminent pathologist in the Col
umbus Memorial building said the
case was a very strange one, but not
necessarily inexplicable.
when physical injury is done to
the heart" he said, ut may stop en-
tirely by reason of the shock to the
nerve centres in the organ. but II
may continue to beat, unless the
thing that causes the injury produces
a hole. In this case with the needle
left in, there was less likelihood OF
death than if it had been pulled out. :
DR.. O'Byrne, professor of pathol
ogy in the Harvey Medical institute
said that Wounds of the heart wal
were not necessarily fatal, but that
a needle should entirely penetrate the
heart without causing death or appar
emily causing injury was certainly
strange.
How the needle got into the hear
is equally Observation-Disclosures
American.
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A Field for Archaeo,ori....

A prehistoric town near Adichanal-
lar. India, Iroves to have been of large
size. and promises to yie'd an extraor-
binary variety of interesting objects.
More than 100 acres have been reserved
for explorations, while the remains are
fond considerably beyonu that area.
About 1900 curious objects of bronze,
iron and pottery have been rnearthed
already. tcgetIer with sewn oval
chapel ornaments CT pure gold.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-22
State Government Of Louisiana.

Governor-W. w. Heard,
Lieutenant Governor-Albert Este
pinal.
Secretary Of State-John Michel.
superintendent Of Educstion--JohB
v. Calhoun.
Auditor-W. s. Frazee.
Treasurer-Ledoux E. Smith.
u. 8. SENATOR'S.
Don CafYsrey and s. D. McEnery.
REPRESENTATIVES.
I District-R. G. Davey.
z District-Adolph Meyer
8 District--R. F. Broussard.
4 District-P. Brazeale.
3 District. X. Ransdell.
8 Districts. M. Robinson.
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broncho buster in the far west. He
would speak of himself as Niger,
but the force of his personality made
him the better liked for 1t. He was an
example Of the best attributes Of the
cowboy-resolute, fearless, Intelligent,
ex;ravagant and generous-and suf-
fered nothing, except very occasional
jealousy, because he was black. In
the. cow-country, "A mans man, for
a. that"
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MADELINE.

Know ye little Madeline,
My sweet, my brown-eyed daughter!
Sings she now the songs divine,
Der the living water
Where the bright birds stoop to lave
In the crystal river
In the iris-crested wave
Flowing on and ever?
Visions, visions of the night,
/ would hear her story
Bring her in your silent flight,
Bring her back in glory;
Bring her with her songs divine,
Though the angels sought her
Little, laughing Madeline,
My sweet, my brown-eyed daughter.
Robert Mackay, in the Home Magazine
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VOL. XIV.
Visions, visions Of the night,

Visions, visions Of the night,
Wherefore are We given?
Tempting is your feeting light
As glimpse CT heaven;
Tempting, your but too brief smile,
Angels of my vision;
Linger, lingcr, then awhile.
Make my heart elysian.
Spirits, in your silent fight,
Tell what are ye teaching?
Priesthood of the starry night
Say what are we preachingg
Why this music? Who are these
Looming now before me,
Born upon the wandering breeze,
Whispering softly DER me!