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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-01-11

that II is to the nomely kitchen gar
den, stretching back from their old
farmhouse, that she owes a skin
that is almost invariably remarked
upon for it's beauty. AS soon as the
tomatoes begin to ripen, the first
thing she does after her morning alb
buttons is to ME herself to the spot
where they grow and to use one in
briskly rubbing face. neck AMI hands.
She takes bit of soft cheese cloth
to serve as a towel but does not
use it until the tomato has been on
for few minutes. When cucumbers
are overripe she uses them in the
same manner.
An English woman, who has lived
in this country for so years, still
mas her clear. bright complexion, and
in an answer to the question whether
this much desired beauty was attri-
buted to any particular treatment she
said: Yes. my DEAR" while the roses
deepened in her cheeks, "hot water.
both in winter and summer, and good,
A'OhSoe DOaP 10 my SOSHCSS' @OA
know | stay in town during all the
dust and neat, every day during the
summer. When come In from down
street | am never comfortable until
my face is well washed with soap AMI
water almost as hot as | can bear 1t,
with plenty of fresh hot water to rinse
off every trace of soap. In winter.
IL | am going into the sharp air,
l shade the water from hot to cold.
Besides this fact washing after a
journey do the very same thing be-
fore breakfast and at bedtime. Since
wrinkles nave begun to SHOW have
used an emollient, with gentle mas
sage at night, not hoping to wholly
remove the marks of Father Time,
but to make the old fellow soften
his touch as much as possible"
Could anything be simpler. less ex-
rensive and more hygienic than this?
And, If successful, wouldn't it soon
drive the beauty doctors" out Of ex-
istence?-Cnicago Record-Herald.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-01-11

I. "rn try to tend to Uncle Nahum"
Debbie said, with her round little face
full CT compassion.
Mamma laid down her fork with a
sudden little click 1--we thought of a
case" she exclaimed, "for one of you .
let's see, 6rst"-
"Mc, mamma y cried Jesse. excitedly
"Well. you, dear. Mrs. Butterworth's
lame Christy went to the hospital yes
terday, and she couldn't 60 with him.
1t almost broke her heart
"Oh," murmured Jesse, pityingly;
''but I'm most sure I'm too little for
such big cheerupping as that, mann
ma"
"You can do a little, dear. ! think 1t
will help" said mamma, gently.
Austin's face was creased with little
criss-cross thought lines. Pretty soon
he spoke slowly: There's Kent Bishop
he's case, too He's got bad sore
throat. and prob'ly 'twould cheer him up
to play checkers"
eyes, DEAR" mamma said. She knew
very we'll that Austin thought checkers
were Stupid"
"Well. I'll take Kent, guess" quietly
decided Austin
s."Nobody's got me case" Glenn an
nounced suddenly, such "a dismal look
beginning to dawn on her face that man,
ma jingled the spoons in the spoonhoI-
der to remind her of the tin trunk and
the jingling pennies for fines.
20, Glenn" she said quickly. "there
are 20 many folks for you to cheer up.
it will keep you busy all day! First,
there's baby. you know, with his little
toothies toying to cut their way through
his poor little swollen gums. He's brave,
but he needs helping out And Nora
had bad news in her Ireland letter this
week-her old father is sick And Kit
ty Clover has lost two of her babies,
and wants cuddling"
"And am sure need cheering" said
papa. trying to make very solemn face.
Il shall come home tonight worn out
with the cares of the day, and need a
little girl to put some sweetness into
me"
why" laughed Glenn, II guess you
better 'scuse me, mamma. so can go to
work. I'm going to begin on the baby
but will be ready for papa when he
comes. Come, baby, we'll build beat
tiful new ,three-story church"
That night mamma tucked tired but
happy little Cheer-up Club into bed; and
don't you wonder how many of their
Ceases" had little warm, cheered-up
spots in their hearts Annie Hamilton
Donnell, in YonfRs Companion.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-01-11
THE. CHEERFUL CLUB.

There were FIVE of them, If you count
ed the baby; and they formed club
the Cheer-up Club. Of course, mamma
began it-mamma began all the nice
things that pleased every one.
"What shall we do now, mamma p
Debbie had asked one rain-stormy day
And mamma had looked down the scale
of four dubious little faces, from Aus
tins down through Clcm's and Deb
bie's to Jesse's (the baby wasn't du-
bious) and then she had said, Lets
join a club. every one of us"
SO that was the way it came about
They were truly" laws and bylaws in
a blank book. written out in Austin
very best writing; and you paid your
fines-when you were solemn. and there
wasn't any need of it, you know-into
the funny little tin trunk on mamma $
bureau. When the trunk was all jingly
with pennies. the club was going to cheer
somebody up with them, somehow
Mamma was going to think of way.
1t is dull and Unstable" as Jesse
said one morning when all the little
Checr-ups sat down to breakfast Little
sIate-colored clouds scurried across the
sky. and bumped against each other
There was not sunbeam az big as youI
thumb. even!
'Oh, myt" cried Debbie between thu
third and fourth bites of her johnny
cake. TIN 'fraid this is going to be 4
dreadful busy day.
well. may be; but can't think Of !
single person to be cheered up sale
Austin, thoughtful!y
Papa glanced out of the window. ~
can," he said There's lots of folks
First of all. there's Mother Nature-th,
dear old lady looks all out of Sorts
The Cheer-ups laughed.
But who else. papa." asked Dcbbie
eagerly. II want case"
swell. then. Uncle Nahum Trott HI
always has rheumatism on days like this
and his poor old muscles almost tie Vi
in hard knots
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-01-11
A QUEER BOY.

1 am the queerest sort of boy the world
has ever seem
In fact, | don't suppose before my like
has ever been,-
Because from early dawning to the set
ting of the sun
I always want to do the things that real
ly can't be done.
For instance, when the summer comes.
| sit down by the gate
And almost tear my hair with rage be-
cause l cannot skate.
And through the heated August nights
l often lie in bed
And moan and groan because l cant
go on my sled.
Then, when the frig;d winters here and
things begin to freeze,
feel as though I'd like to climb up Ii
the apple-trees
And pluck the blossoms from the twigs
but blossoms none are there
When winter winds arc blowing and The
apple boughs are bare
At breakfast time T sit me down and
often deeply sigh
Because there's toast and buckwhca'
cakes instead of pumpkin pie;
Yet, when at dinner time we've pie, my
tears come down like lakes
Because by that time I've taste fol
toast and buckwheat cakes
And | would say to other boys who
think it's fun to be
Contrariwise that they would best
take warning now from me,
Because | find the habit leaves me al
ways dull and sad,
And makes me a very drear, ill-natured
sort of lad.
Sacred Heart Revie1c.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-01-11

, Various shades of magenta form a
stunning hat.
Handsome silk petticoats are en-
bellished by fine tucking and accord.
ion plating.
Touches of black velvet on the hat
and on the gown are now becoming
almost Indispensable.
Chinese and Japanese embroideries
look particularly well upon waists Of
dark blue, red or light tan silk.
Hats composed of the feathers of
brilliant hued tropical birds and those
of ebony plumage are included among
the seasons millinery novelties.
Plain, straight vests are put into
waists this year. One black cheviot
cloth gown mas the vest of black
cloth of a basket weave. with clusters
of tiny white dots in 1t.
There is a revived interest in ru-
bies, especially what is called the
pigeon blood ruby. Alexandria. a
polished gem stone with red hue in
it, is combined with diamonds.
Black velvet applique is in evil
dence ut the shops. and there are, too,
beautiful velvet appliques Of softly
shaded colors which promise stun
ming effects upon gowns in white OF
soft pastel tints.
White net dotted all over with
tiny jet spots and with a border OF
black lace applied on the white
ground and heavily encrusted with
jet is among the most exquisite of the
new robe materials.
Norfolk jackets will be much wors
in the near future. and they are as q
rule exceedingly becoming to slixhl
women. The belt is usually remov
able. and may be replaced by one Of
patent leather IL desired. The newes,
OF these jackets are made with yokes
In front
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-01-11
Tn. ch.peron In tn. south.

In many parts of the Old South
the chaperon exceeds cnaperonage
and becomes parsonage only one
remove from a duenna. In society
the Southern girl is under the faith
ful eye of this feminine Ceberus. or
she is with her mother or an elderly
relative No tete-a-tete buggy-rides
for her by moonlight. In many Sec
tons no tete-a-tete buggy-rides for her
In glazing sunlight! No dusky strolls
accompanied only by the signing
swain! Strephon signs like a bel
lows, but he must do it decorousiy.
II he calls he is not bothered by
extraneous persons in the drawing
room; but 10 o'clock is bedtime and
his adieux are due. Nor is ne sup
posed to cling desperately to the front
steps with the soles Of his shoes.
and explain that parting ia such
sweet sorrow. He is supposed to go.
and he. goes. These precautions are
not because the girl is supposed to
be unable to take care of herself. !"
See is unaware that an occasion
might arise when she would be re-
quired to display such ability. They
are because 1t is the purpose Of her
guardians that she shall not be placed
In a position where she would be
obliged to take care Of herself. -
H. 8. Garfield in the Woman's Home
Companion.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-01-11
Statue OF Victoria.

One of the most impressive events
of the recent royal visit to Ottawa,
the Canadian capital, was the unveil-
ing of a statue of the late Queen
Victoria by the Duke of Cornwall and
York, her grandson. The statue,
which represents Canada laying a
laurel wreath at the feet of the Queen,
while the British lion crouches before
her, stands on terrace Of Parliament
Hill, at the left of the main legisla-
tive building, overlooking the city
which Victoria chose, when 1t was a
mere hamlet, to be the capital of the
Dominion.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-01-11
A Coat Of Tweed.

A splendid travelling coat made for
a bride is of coarse reversible tweed
in an effective brown-ani-white mix
ture, somewhat after the form OF a
mandarin coat with sack back
widening out at the hem. 1t Is bor-
dered with broad band of stitched
brown cloth and mas a deep turn
over collar. With it would look well
= hat of tucked and stitched castor
cloth in the new sailor shape. the
brim edged with white cloth, and tabs
of cloth fastening with gilt buttons
combining a drapery of white chiffon.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-01-11

IniS would De gO0u place TO emo
this story, but the temptation Is great
to tell more regarding the success Of
this energetic, persevering man.
When the shops were opened the
young Englishman was made the
foreman. All this happened consid-
erably less than twenty-five years
ago. In little while they made him
the master mechanic In the year
1887 he went to the Wisconsin Cen
trail. In 1890 he was made the super
intendent Of machinery on the Santa
Re route-one of the longest roads
on earth IT begins at Chicago;
strong. like a mans wrist; with fin
gers on Sacramento, San Francisco,
San Diego and I'll Paso, and a thumb
touching the Gulf at Galveston. The
mileage of the system at that time
was equal to one-half that Of Great
Britain, and upon the company's pay
rolls were 10000 more men than
We're then in the army Of the United
States. Fifteen hundred men and
boys walk into the main shops at To-
peka every morning. They work
four hours, eat luncheon, listen to a
lecture or short sermon in the meeting
place above the shops, work another
four hours. and walk out better off
by $4,000 than they would have been
IL they had not worked. These shops
make little city Of themselves. There
Is q perfect water system, a fire bri-
gade with stations where the firemen
sleep. police force and dog catcher.
Here they build anything Of wood,
iron. brass or steel that the company
needs, from a ninety-ton locomotive
to a single-barrel mouse trap. all I'm.
der the eye Of the Englishman, who
came to America with a good wife
and two babies, good head and two
hands. This mans name is John
Player. He is the inventor of the
Player truck, the Player hand car,
the Player frog, and many other use
full appliances.
This simple story of an unpreten-
tlous man came to me in broken sec
tions as the special train sped along
the smooth track. while the general
manager talked with the resident d.
rector and the general superintendent
talked with. his assistant, who, not
long before. was the conductor Of a
work train. upon which the general
superintendent was employed as a
brakeman. / was two days stealing
this story between the bushes Of the
mechanical superintendent. l hope
he will not mind my telling you that
| saw two tears start from his eyes
az he said. signing: "Pd give a lot to
know tonight who paid for my sup
per in that little Iowa town when 1
felt so lonely and discouraged. and
when dollar looked like six-foOt
wheel
He related also that a man wearing
high-cut trousers and milk on his
boots entered his Office when he had
gotten to his first position az master
mechanic, and held out hand, saying
with a smile:
"vell. you don't know me yet. amt
it? I'm Martin, the fireman. l quit
ranchin', already, and l want jobs
Martin got job at once.-Success.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-01-11
Heavy Damages For Queer Tooth-Pull

Heavy Damages For Queer ToOth-P ulling
Ten thousand dollars is the price
which Andrew Foy, stonemason.
thinks the city should pay for three Of
his front teeth. The teeth are not
gold-filled or set with diamonds. They
are of the ordinary bone variety, but
Foy prizes them more than all the rest
Of his earthly possessions. They are
now sticking in Il plank which was be.
ing used in the construction of a side
walk, and that is why Foy is suing the
city.
On the night of September IL Foy
stepped of a new cement sidewalk in
the vicinity Of Kedzie avenue and
West Taylor street, and. losing his bal
ance, he fell against an upright piece
Of scantling. Three Of his front teeth
were driven far into the scantling by
the force of the fall, and Foy could not
release them. He took the scantling
along and sought dentist, but the
teeth came out when the dentist tried
to pull the scantling off.
The scantling, with the three teeth
sticking to it will be exhibited when
the damage suit comes to trial-Chi-
cago Inter-Oeean.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-01-11
millinery and H.,rdr..sine.

The styles of hairdressing in vogue
at the moment are not at all diff
cult to manipulate-in fact, the most
chic are by far the most simple.
Modish millinery is most conven-
iently adaptable to all styles of Golf
fure, provided the hair is not dragged
tightly back from the face at the
sides. But do not imagine that the
hair can be screwed up in the space
of two or three minutes. The care
full treatment as well as the manipu-
lation of the locks Is study In itself.
The loose, natural wave is charm
ing, particularly for evening wear,
dressed fairly high and surrounded by
the pompadour wreath. This wreath
somehow gives a youthful look, not
that that is really often required by
the modern woman, for she looks
nothing IL not young.
What beautiful dressed heads are
to be seen at Dieppe and Trouville!
Americans rave over the French mil
linery, forgetting that its beauty is
greatly due to the couture which sup
ports it.-Washington Star.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-01-11
State Government Of Louisiana.

Govsrnor-w. w. II ard,
Lieutenant- Governor-Albert Este
pinal.
Secretary of Stais--John Michel.
Superintendent of Education--Johz
v. Calhoun.
Auditor-W. s. Frazee.
Treasurer--Iedoux T.. Smith.
u. s. SENATOR'S.
DON CaFerey and s. ID. McEnery.
REPRESENTATIVES.
1 Disirict--R. G. Davey.
Q Distric,-Adolph Meyer.
9 District--R +. i'ronssard.
4 District-P BrazeaIs.
8 District. Z. Ransdel,.
& District-S. NJ. Robinson.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-01-11
sImpIe R.ci,.. Tor ue.,tv.

Our city maidens. taken a. . whole,
have quite . brilliant compilations as
their country cousins. but . notable
example among the latter declares
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-01-11

Christian Science is said to be popn-
lar among art students in the Latin
quarter of Paris.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-01-11

Now they are using grass cutting
automobile in the West
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-01-11
Double Daily Trains
Fast Tine
Close Connections.

TAseagh Pullman Palace Hlsspsrs
bstvssA New Orleans and MsmpAis,
Kansas City. 81 Louis aud Chicago
yitheut change, making direct sonneo-
Nos VIII Arst-slass Hnss 70 al peints
1ke great STEEL bridge spanning NJ
ohje rivef at Cairo completed. and III
1sains freight and passsngsr) now run.
oano segulaSly ever Il. thu avoiding the
6slays and anneyaneslAeidsnt 10 trans
6k l9sy bsak
4. e Hanson. 0sa. r AgA,
Chicago
IN 4 0sss1 \ =. \. NsnsAb
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-01-11

The Story Of an Unpretentiuus Man.
BY CysWarman.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-23
Little Credit Due to Nature.

ExMayor Hewitt has no mistaken
ideas as 10 how New York city ac1uir-
cd It's prc-cmincncc. 1t is said thai,
he was recently in conversation with
mau who knew very little Of the INC
tropolis.
''To what do you ascribc New York S
grcatness? the former mayor was
asked.
"ro push" laconically replied Mr..
Hewitt.
'But your city has been greatly fa-
vored. You will admit that?"
"Only in giving birth to citizens
who are resourceful and energetic, and
in the ability to always attract
men Of the same stamp from other
places"
''But havn't the natural advantages
Of New York much to do with the city's
progress?"
"Sir," said Mr.. Hewitt closing the
conversation, "nature would make
grass grow on Broadway if we didn t
interfere.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-23
The Mall to Valdez.

Oscar Fish, Of Valdez, Alaska, to
whom the contract for carrying the
United States mails from Valdez to
Eagle for another four years was re-
Gently awarded, is the best paid mail
carrier in the world. By his contract
he receives $50, 900 year for making
two trips month between the points
named, distance Of about 413 miles,
nearly $1,000 for each trip. The mail
carried is limited to 300 pounds, and
consists generally Of letters only,
papers and more bulky articles being
carried, however, when the mail is
unusually light.
Postoffice department officials say
that the sum paid to Fish is very rea-
sonable when it is considered that he
makes the trips by dog sledge and
that he has the most dangerous route
of any mail carrier in the world. His
"A trips year keep him busy most
OF the time and hc practically takes
his life in his hands every time he
starts out on his solitary journey.
Fish has the finest team of dogs in
Alaska and some Of his trips are made
in record time. lie has several times
been given up for dead by residents
of Valdez and Eagle, but so far he
has always managed to reach tie end
OF his journey, although sometimes
overdue, and occasionally very much
battered up. He has fallen down
precipices, got mixed up in avalan-
ches and has been starved and frost
bitten; but is still drawing his $35, 900
q year frou the government and says
he expects to continue making his
adventurous trips until "snowed
under. ."-Washington Dispatch.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-23
They Killed Him.

Col. "Jack" Chiun, of Harrodsburg,
Ky, he of knife and ''gun" fighting
notoriety, on recent visit to New
York met party of visiting English
men, to 7hom something of the Ken
tuckian's 8 record had been known, with
the result that they insistently ques-
toned him about the ARRAYS he had
engaged in. The counting of "notch-
es" IN public is not regarded as good
forsu in Kentucky. and Col. Chinn at
tempted evasion, but in vain. Final
ly, he consented to relate what he term
ed his ''last adventure" and described
how 20 armed men who had sworn to
take his life had surrounded his house,
and then set FIRE to It, intending to
shoot him if he attempted to escape
being burned to death,
what dreadful predicament,
put in one of the auditors. "How in
the world did you escaped"
Escape was impossible. They
killed me" answered Col. Chinn, as
he bowed and departed.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-23

- A bill recently introduced into
the Massachusetts Legislature requir-
ed the licensing Of cats. The fee is
fixed at fifty cents, and it is provided
that any one who shall keep cat
contrary to the provisions Of the act
shall be fined five dollars, one-half to
go to the informer and one half to the
city or town treasury. Between July
l and 10 Of each year the chief exec
utive of each city or town is required
to issue warrants for the execution of
all unlicensed felines.
- The first salt was produced in
the United States prior to 1920, and
in the various reports of the Federal
census mention is made of not less
than thirty-two States in which salt
has at some period been produced in
considerable quantities. In 1899 Utah
produced 235, ,67l barrels of salt equiv
alcnt to 1,l78,355 bushels, nearly
all of which was made by solar evap-
oration.
Indigestion is the direct cause of
disease that kills thousands of per-
sons annually. Stop the trouble at
the start with little Prickly Ash
Bitters; it strengthens the stomach
and aids digestion. Evans Pharmacy.
1t is proposed to project thir-
teen-inch stream of light from the sea
to the sky, which will be visible
forty miles away. The electric lights
on the lightship now on Diamond
shoal can only be eseen thirteen miles.
The searchlight apparatus will be ar
ranged between two mast heads, and
the rolling of she ship will produce
distinct wavering light to be reflected
from The sky.
O. Nothing is so uncertain as the
minds of a certain class of politicians.
= Fortune smiles on some people.
but to the majority she gives the laugh.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-23
Very Accommodating.

Mr.. Brough,on, the English artist,
while sketching in the Alps, was one
day in search Of IL suitable BACKGROUND
Of dark pines fora picture he planped.
lie found at last the precise situation
he was seeking, aud, best Of all, there
happened to bea pretty detail in the
figure Of an old woman in the fore
grouud
81 asked the old lady" said Mr..
Broughton, "to remain seated until l
had made sketch Of her. She as
sented, but in few minutes asked me
how long | should be. 'Only about
quarter Of an hour, I answered, reas.
suringly.
"Three minutes or 80 later she
again asked me-this time with man
ifest anxiety-if I should be much
longer.
"'Oh, not long, I answered. But
why do you ask so anziously?'
"'Oh, it's nothing, she sadly an
swered, only I'm sitting on an ant
hill"