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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-05-17

In connection with the up-to-date
question Of the depopuIation Of France.
saws the Paris Messenger, several con-
Temperatures have been reviewing past
efforts made to increase the number
Of inhabitants Of the country. They
20 back. to the Roman period, when
Augustus enacted that no bachelor Or
married man without children could
claim. q legacy. whilst on the other
hand. rewards where given to fathers
with large families. In France, Louis
XIV, in 1866, gave advantages with
regard to the payment Of taxes TO per
sons marrying before the age Of TWEEN
| ~ and to fathers Of ten children. n
1798 bachelors were taxed. but this
LASTED but few years. IN the zeal
XII 81 the revolution Napoleon pro
posed that all fathers Of seven childrel
should have the right 70 cah upon tn
n<lks1e to care Tor fhe bringing up anf
80 81 one of them. &: q !.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-05-17
Take coun.e, with Yourself,

Young men cannot estimate too high
" the advice Of parents and friends.
1t affords them the benefit of expert
ence and is given them from sincere
solicitude for their welfare. 1t should
be remembered, and weighed. and act
ed upon. But, after all, every man has
his own individual existence; he has
his own life to live. for which he alone
is accountable. He should sit down
and mediate by himself, and make up
his mind as to the course which he
wishes to pursue in this world Hav.
ing done this. he should enter upon
the execution of his plans with a de.
termination to accomplish what he I'M.
dertakes, without reference TO the opln-
ions of others. No man is of any real
account in the word unless he is some.
thing in and of himself Detroit Free
Press.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-05-17
An Ancient Riiiiard Table.

There is billiard-table in London at
the present moment that can boast OF
a life time of two centuries and long
acquaintance with men who have made
history. It belonged originally to
Louis XIV, passed into the possession
of Napoleon l., and now in it's old age.
is on exhibition in Soho square. This
celebrated table is smaller than an
English table. The body of the table
is a block of oak, weighing ten-hun-
dredweight, covered with cloth Of
electric blue. The frame of the table
is of rosewood, and the six pockets
perhaps the most striking feature of
the table-are reproductions in bronze
Of queer hideous old gargoyles. When
the ball falls into the pocket, the lower
jaw of the gargoyle drops. and the ball
Is found in its mouth. It is a clever
piece of old mechanism Liverpool
Post.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-05-17

1t is not unusual for persons indict-
ed for crime in this jurisdiction to
plead guilty, but very seldom does 1t
happen that a prisoner who admits that
he has been rightly accused is COM
PEELED to enter a plea of not guilty.
Such an incident occurred here re-
Gently.
1t was desired to make test case in
order to secure a ruling from the APP
pellate Court on a knotty legal propo-
sition. "A certain colored individual
who was In the tolls was selected to
furnish framework for the issue. He
was escorted into court for arraign-
ment. Prior to that formality, how
ever. the prosecuting officer took the
precaution to remark: "Of course, you
are going to plead not guilty" Such
a plea was essential In order to take
the matter before the higher court.
The response was surprise and
somewhat disconcerting, for the attor-
neys and the court were anxious to &C
ahead with the test proceeding. The
prisoner declared: Use guilty. an
wants to be sentenced right here an
now" This disarranged the program
very decidedly.
1t required the combined persuasive
efforts of the prosecuting officer and
the counsel assigned to represent the
defendant to induce the latter to con
sent to plead not guilty. As he wal
led from the court room he shook his
head obviously and murmured. q
didn't want to do it, cause Use guilt,
all right. Don't know what they'r,
up to, deed / don't" = Washingto,
Star.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-05-17
DOING UP STORE BUNDLES.



Somewhere and somehow the Wofiu
Of trade, has lost the art OF tying up
bundles in grocery stores, dry soous
houses, hardware stores and even ~
the drug stores.
The paper bag seems to have peen
the beginning of it. Before its coming
even crossroads grocer could ias
double thickness of brown paper on
the counter, empty a dollars worm OF
Coffee i" sugar upon II out OF prass
scoop and tie the package up as smooth
and tight as a block OF pianed "ooo.
How many clerks in Chicago corner
grocery could do it now?
In the old days in some OF the smaii-
er towns the purchaser carried ms
sugar home on his arm, and IN consiu-
Grafton of this the brown parcel wouia
be rewrapped in thinner, lighter sheet
of paper. which was supposed 10 MAKE
a more comedy package.
1t was remarkable what neat-iook-
ing bundle grocer Oh hardware dealer
could make of several odd-shaped
bundles or packages. In some OF the
general stores coffee mill, Dag
of salt and tin dipper could De ued
into paper so skilfully that neigh
Dor across the street, seeing the neao
Of the house come in with IT. would De
left in deep wonderment as 70 whetner
it was new suit OF clothes OF q Dols
of domestic
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-05-17
THE nAcclnc HABIT.
one OF the Sins That Destroy the Com
fort of Home.


fort of Home.
There is one exceedingly disagree
able habit into which some people fall
without seeming TO notice 1T. This IS
nagging. They cannot say what they
have to say and then let it alone. but
keep pecking and pecking at 1t on
every occasion, and it occasions 10 not
arise naturally they make them. In
this nagging sarcasm or irony bears
leading part. A thing may be said once
Or twice as a pleasant raillery In a
genial humor. but when repeated over
and over it ceases to be fun. 1t then
tcuts. Sarcasm is two edged tool; 1t
cuts and wounds the one at whom
| it is aimed, and it irritates and rough
ems the one who uses 1t. 1t Is lam
gerous tool for one to use who wishes
to be either kind or just 1t comes
easily to the lips, and the intellect
takes a certain kind of delight in apt
ness, ingenuity or sharpness. Its use
grows on one; at least the habit be-
comes so habitual that it is used I'M
consciously. However good naturally
one seems to take it, it is almost Ger
| tain to leave sting; ther-is wound
that hurts. Struggle against it as one
will, there will often be an impression
carried that some part of it is meant
| in earnest.
Too often do all of us wound the
feelings of others by carelessness in
speech. We cannot too carefully guard
ourselves against the naggfng habit.
Ii rasps and wears out the best OF
dispositions. Let us endeavor ever
to make our speech kindly even when
fcbliged to find fault "a blow with a
word strikes deeper than blow with
4 sword" We shall never err by
speaking too kindly. These naggers
are often kind at heart and would not
willingly wound another They have
formed the habit unconsciously and
are not aware of how frequently they
indulge in that kind of talk. 1t does
not occur to them that any one may
take further meaning than they have
meant or that any part of it will be
taken seriously. 1t is unavoidable,
however, that this is so.
The nagging habit is the real rea-
son why some women find it difficult
to retain servants. 1t is for the sharp
ness of their tongues that some really
excellent people are avoided and dis
liked in society. People dread the
tongue lashings that slip SO easily
from the lips lid witnvat- real aaAsl1ce
but they nevertheless cut deep. Let
us put a guard on ourselves and see
| that this habit of sarcastic speech and
nagging is not ours. The Chinese
have saying that "a mans converse
ton is the mirror of his thoughts.
There is truth in it. II we habitually
talk in a certain way, we grow to be
1 that way in Observation-Disclosures
! Journal
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-05-17
The Cobra,s Food.

The keepers of snake houses at our
Geological Gardens find some difficulty
In getting the right food for the co
bras in their charge In their native
land these snakes live chiefly on the
smaller and poisonous snakes, but
as it is impossible to get sufficient
supply of that food here the keepers
have to give their captives rats and
mice. Most captive snakes are fed
On rats and mice, with toads thrown
in as tidbit, but the cobras DO not
like them much, and eat them simply
because they have to.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-05-17

The Japanese artist has made most
careful study of how to convey truths
In the most pleasurable way; how to
make his lines most beautiful, as
though speaker would use but wor is
Of most exquisite sound. To do this
he has cultivated his touch until 1t
Is but mockery to compare vita that
Of his European brother. He has
learned to handle his brush with III
rectness and precision which is
a thing of wonder, and he has
studied with patience be-
-yond compare the possibilities
of each particular kind of brush. He
knows, for instance, that one kind of
brush may be used to express bam-
boo stem and that another brush will
be less efficacious. He knows how TO
fill each particular part of that brush
with certain amount of color or of
wostvr, so that o single movement OF
the hand over the paper will paint the
stem. its light and shade, its peculiar
characteristics, complete. And to the
pOiiCCIih6 VI tidl oiu5iC ihoNChiCAt u
the hand over the paper he and his an
eestors have given years of study.
Listen to description by a Japan
ese. He is not an artist himself, but
is explaining how artists use certain
brush:
'sThe brush with color is passed over
a piece of paper with heavy stroke
that spreads the bristles of the brush,
at the same time bending them at the
tip. The brush is then turned so that
the bristies curve toward the artist,
and light stroke will produce the
hair-like lines. This is one OF the
ways of painting the hair or fur OF
animals. The Independent.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-05-17

the landscape features of the capital,
The new plan undermining and sup
plementing the original project Of
LEnfant, viii become the guide to all
future improvements. By adopting
this scheme now. leaving its compo-
nents to be worked out in detail as
necessities and opportunities arise,
congress will demonstrate its foresight
and its wisdom as we'll as its intelli-
gent pride in the national capital
Evening Star.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-05-17

The highest point in the world-that
Is to say. the highest mountain top
ever reached by human being rests
now upon the writing desk Of the King
of England: 1t is letter weight,
made of piece Of stone taken from
the summit of Mr., Gaurisankar. the
highest mountain on the globe. It was
presented to his majesty By British
ofIicer.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-05-17

The name Oregon first appears In
Jonathan Caryer's Travels, pub
lishej in London about 177S. Possibly
It is q corruption Of the Spanish
@Aragon."
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-05-17
State Government Of Louisiana.

Governor-W w. Heard,
Lieutenant Governor-Albert Este
pinkl.
Secretary Of Stste--John Michel.
superintendent Of Education--Johs
Y. Calhoun.
Arditor--W. s. Frazee.
Treasurer--Ledoux e. Smith.
q. 8. SENATOR'S.
DON Cafferey and s. D. McEnery.
REPRESENTATIVES.
Dissrict--R. G. Davey.
2 Districr--A do'ph Meyer.
8 District--R. =. nroussard..
4 District--P Brazeals
S District. T.. Ransdell.
q District--S. NJ. Robinson.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-05-17

Thsough Pullman Pslacs Slespsri
bstwesn Nav Orleans aud Memphis.
Kansas City, 81 Louis and Chicsss
without change, making direct eonneo
Mons With Arst-olAss lines to ell points
The great stesI bridge spanning ths
oAio river At Caieo completed. and al
trains freight and passengerl now run
ning regularly over il, tins avoiding the
1slays and annoyance incidents to franc
~ ~ fairy bosk
:. q. HAxsox. Con. Agt.
Chicago
s. 81. Deoxz =. p 4. Menshfs 4
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-26
THEY LOOKED OUT OF THE HOLE AND SAW THE EARTH

because there are no echoes here now. They were
all swept away by comet that passed too close to
us thousands of years ago. That's why we all live
undercheese now"
"What do you mean by 'undercheeseP asked
Jessiea.
II see what he meansP exclaimed Jesse; SITS
the same as we say underground Seea"
Exactly" said the Man
@Do all the people and things on the moon live
underground she asked.
Eyes We rarely come outside as there's nothing
to see We have holes out of which we look when we
want to see what's going the earth, of course"
They had now come to deep chasm that was so
dark that Jesse could not see the bottom, and
Jessica shrank back from its yawning backness.
"Ah!" said the Man. walking close to the edge
"The bridge has been pulled over the other SIDE
III stretch over and get it." Thereupon he just
stretched himself across the gulf like rubber band
and then pulled himself back, drawing with him
shining network like silvered cobwebs that made a
shimmerng bridge for them TO upon in safety.
"What ON earth are you made OF e asked the sur
prised lad as the Man performed this feat.
being on Moon and not on earth, l am, OF
course, made of cheese" the Man answered.
"Oh l see how it isl He's just like Welsh
rabbit when it's cod" cried Jessica; sort o elastic
and rubbery. Isn't it funnyp
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-26
Meets Some Strange People

They crossed the web-bridge and went down
descent, soon coming TO great cave. Jessica was
somewhat timid about following their lumpy guide
into its Interior but Jesse took her hand and she
felt little holder. However, once within it didn't
seem dark, for soft tender light oozed from the
walls, and everything was quite visible. But they
we're both astonished to see the Man walk right up
the wall as he said: "Folow me, friends"
ABut we aren't flies |" cried Jessica; ave can't
walk up wall"
"Try it and see. You can't walk any farther on
the floor, anyhow"
Jesse walked TO the side wall, and to his sur
prise went right up like spider, and his COM
panion followed, with no trouble at all. Then they
went along the roof upside down, and it was so
funny that Jessica laughed aloud.
4its very queerp said Jesse, shat the things in
my pockets don't fall right out, isn't iii"
A'Tisn't funny at all" said the Man. "This
isn't the roof of the cave at all It's the floor.
There's no roof All opposite is hollow emptiness
clear to the other side of the moon. That's the
way it's made"
So they, seeing nothing across the cave, soon
came TO see that they walking properly, and the
sensation of moving upside down passed away. Then
they came to wide floor where pale white toad
stools stood all about, and the Man chuckled as he
looked at them
SWhy do you snicker?" asked Jesse.
~At these foolish Moon people. l call 'em peo-
ple' and so would you, / spose, as they look like
YOU. but you must understand they aren't men"
81 should say mott" cried Jessica; "they only
toadstools, that's allP'
That's because you are looking right at them, }"
said the Man. "They can't stand it. If you want
to see what they look ike just turn around and
stand still for a few moments They'll soon take
their own shape again"
How exceedingly strangep whispered Jessica,
holding Jesses hand very tightly, but instantly turn
ing sharp around Jesse did the same.
After a moment the Man whispered "Nowl
Wheel right around quick and catch emp
They turned like lightning, and 10 their amaze
rent saw hundreds of the dearest little figures all
attired in shining dresses staring at them curOusy
It was several seconds before they all transformed
themselves into tOadstools again.
what are they afraid Z" asked Jesse. Eve
wouldn't hurt them"
II don't really know" said the Man They've
always been So Sometimes they take the funniest
shapes, such as We never have here. frogs melons,
crabs chickens and so on, but what they do it for
cannot guess
a1've heard that moonlight makes people crazy,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-26
Comes Back TO Earth Again

They ran with all speed and jumped into the car
In his excitement the man sprang in also. Jesse
jabbed the glass plate into place in dreadful HASTE
and the car shot away from the moons surface
Just in time TO escape the great claws of the angry
moon mole, who sprang high in the air after them'
but missed them by an inch. Jessica emitted
great sigh Of relief as she saw him fall with duh
thud on the cheesy ground, and IN another minute
they were far away from the moon. Then the man
suddenly realized that he was being carried away 70
earth, and he shouted, excitedly:
"Hil GOSH You're taking me away! Let mo
Quit" He climbed over the side hastily
"Stopl Don't jumpi You'll get killed. er'ed
Jesse, trying 70 hold him back but much Of nm
had gotten over that 1t was impossible 10 hold I.
Jessica grasped him by his coat but be slid through
their hands and fell leaving seven large buttons u
their grasp They watched him until he struck no
surface, when he fattened out ike an enormous
pancake.
~Ohl He's certainly deadl" cried Jessica.
But be was not He gathered himself up a-mos'
instantly and looked up at them and laughed, .
they knew be wasn't much hurt if at al, and ih5n
a cloud came between them, and they saw no more
of the Man IN the Noon. At least not until aii-'
ward when they saw him from their own Wlndo''
When they lost sight Of him Jessica looked RI JIG
buttons which she held, and asked Jesse what my
were made Of He had few also, but dldni Alo. $40,
what they were. They resolved always 20 pTe7tli
them as souvenirs Of their voyage, but when III
got home that day (and they had no trouble y -,
about that they soon learned that the buttons VIZ
beautiful moonstones and very. very valuable y
that by selling only four Of them they became =.
ceedingly wealthy, and Jesse now has SO M. n
money that he can experiment constantly up'H %,
sorts of airships, and everybody knows thaJ lH''
expensive than anything IN the whole WoLla::
WALT McDOUGALL~
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-26
Bp WaIt DcDougaH

"Oh Jessei It's green cheesei Who would have
believed it?'
Jesse examined the moon carefully and was com
PEELED to admit that it certainly made of cheese
and green or fresh cheese at that in spite of the
fact that he had been many times assured to the
contrary by people who pretended to know all about
the moon. 1t cheese, and good eatabe cheese at
that. The whole country far they could see all
seemed to be made of it There nothing in sight
else, and it seemed as though it was deserted and
uninhabitable land, if you can call cheese land.
There's very little to see here, evidently" re-
marked Jessica, as she looked around in the queer
sort of twilight that always exists the other side
OF dark part, of the moon.
perhaps we will discover something more in
teresting farther on" said Jesse. "We viii leave
the flying machine here in this hollow and take
walk" He took her hand. and they strolled along
valley for long distance without seeing anything,
but they both noticed at the end that the light
seemed to flicker and snap as it were just though
invisible lightning flashes were passing through It.
As they emerged from the valley they came upon
wide plain, which several hundred dogs were
chasing wildly and with wide-Open jaws, If in the
act of barking, although no sounds could be heard
Every time they shut their jaws there seen the
funny flicker in the air, and Jesse felt that it must
have something to do with their inaudible barking
Soon all of the dogs scurried away the dimy
lighted plain and vanished
Il don't believe they real at all! l think
we just dreamed themp said Jessiea.
'eWell, we can't dream foot-printsp said JESSE
pointing to the tracks in the cheese at their feet
Just then door opened in the ground before
them, door made of cheese-rind, | suppose and
they saw man looking out at them with puzzled
expression on his face. In describing him after
ward neither could agree as to exactly how he
looked and it's a curious fact that everybody de-
scribes the man in the moon differently. No two
people seem to see him exactly the same This was
he and he was amazed to see two such strange
creatures on his planet.
''Who are you and whence come youp he asked,
when he had got his breath.
81 may as well ask you the same question:" re-
piled Jesse
ooh, everybody knows that I'm the Man" he
answered.
Not the Old Man in the Moon~ cried jesse
'The same" he said with some dignity. "And
now will you kindly inform me who and what you
areP
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-26
TAILS With the Man in the Moon

1--WE are also men and women-smal ones" said
Jesse. ~They call US boy and girl on the earth
The Man seemed startled. He asked nervously:
''Why are you herel You are come to crowd me out,
TO push me to the wall, l supposep
''No, indeed" said Jessica quickly; eve are just
visitin' round and don't intend TO stay. We only
want to see the moon, that's ALL"
He smiled then and said:
"If that's all, you are welcome. So you are
really from the earth! Well, they say | came from
there myself, sent here for chopping wood on Sun
day but have no recollection Of il"
'You must have been here very long time"
said jesse as he examined what visible of the
Man. He seemed ike great mass Of dough that
changed It's shape constantly yet always seemed TO
resemble a man. "Can you come out and walk
along with us and show US the eountryP
"Ill roll little way with you" replied the Man.
and he emerged from the hole completely and
seemed more like dough than before He had no
arms or legs, but rolled along like round lump of
putty beside them, and at first Jessica was little
frightened l say rolled, but his was rather sort
of spinning motion like pudgy top but he Kept up
with them easily, talking all the time.
When Jessica asked him about the dogs he said
they we're Moon-dogs, and were baying at the dogs
on the earth which they did every night.
"Why, our dogs do the very same thingP cried
Jesse; @but make noisep
$50 do ours, but its noiseess noise, 1t were,
replied the Man, smiling. "The sound can't be heard,