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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-12-27
a GROUP OF CURIOUS STORIES
GATHERED FROM MANY SOURCES.
REMARKABLE KANSAS TWINS.


John Sites and Wilbur Sites. twins,
have lived in Wichita for many years.
About week ago John was taken to
q local hospital suffering from cancer
OF the stomach. On Wednesday night
Wilbur went from the bedside of his
brother to his home. At the moment
when Wilbur left there was no appear
ance of immediate danger in the con-
Gtion of John. Yet on entering the
house few minutes later, Wilbur
threw up his hands and CALCULATED,
etJohn is deadv' And SO it developed.
John had died at the hospital at the
exact moment when the thought came
to Wilbur
In 1873 John and Wilbur were mar
rled to Alice and Carrie Worth, in Clay
County, Mo-, and these brides were
twins. Furthermore, an elder brother
of the Sites twins married an elder
sister of the Worth twins. and the two
ner seldom found.
Both john and Wilbur were well
known and respected citizens of Wich-
TIA. and for years it has been noticed
by their friends that they thought alike
on every subject. Often, as test, they
were questioned separately, and each
gave the same reply. differing, perhaps,
only a little in their forms of express
sion. Their business partner. ]. S.
Alexander, has been with them thirty
years. He knew them apart, but he
could not tell how he knew. Il have"
he said, made the most minute exam
7nation of their faces and forms, of
their eyes and expressions, of their
voices and their laughter. of their hab
its and manners, and for the life of me
I can't tell why knew them separate
1y. We who have known them for a
quarter of century have noticed that
they cut their tobacco in exactly the
same form, that they walked exactly
alike. and that they thought precisely
alike"
Once, when John broke limb, Will
bur Immediately suffered corresponding
pains in the same limb. They had
never been known to disagree on any
matter. They lived together in the
same house for thirty years.-Wichita
Eagle.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-12-27
Stood Dead in Doorway.

A Boston man who has just returned
from ruiAed st. Pierre says that a
friend of his who entered the city as
soon after the eruption as the fire and
heat allowed, spoke one evening Of
entering house in st. Pierre in an
endeavor to find the family's bodies.
There stood in the doorway a strange
man to whom he touched his hat as
he went in. He found the family all
dead within, and, sickened by the
sight, made haste to come out again.
In the doorway he again encountered
the stranger, and, thinking he might
mean some mischief, this time OBJ
served him more closely. He was
looking into the eyes of man two
days dead.-Boston Transcript.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-12-27
William Hately.

use the term many" Fifteen years
ago he entered a clothing company's
employment and soon became one Of
its most trusted employees. Three
years later Matte May Lowe, the
daughter of a family well known and
in comfortable circumstances, be-
came his wife. Two children. were
born as a result of the marriage
Jean, now eleven, and Robert, now
nine years of age.
The Hately home, though not large,
was happy and filled with ordinary
comforts. Hately came from good
family, one that knows how to live
well. His mother, Mrs. Thomas Hate
ly Of No. Cross Row, Gateshead.
England, is reputed to be wealthy, but
Hately's nature was one of independ-
ence, and although frequently strug-
Cling against a semi-poverty, he al
ways refrained from applying for as
sistance from his mother or from his
brother-in-law, E. F. Deright, prom
inent safe dealer in Omaha.
His wife was always affectionate
and seemingly content in her posi-
ton, although her friends say she
sometimes sighed for more >of the
worlds comforts than Hately was cap
able of giving her.
Hately a little over a year ago
moved to Newton, Mont, taking his
wife and two children with him. Pow
erty, gaunt and real, there overlook
him. He was no longer able to pro-
vide his wife with the comforts to
which she had been accustomed, and
he noticed that her affection for him
was rapidly departing. 1t was a still
greater grief for him when he dis
covered that her love had not only
been lost to him, but that her heart
had been won by another, Charles
Sterile, wealthy, manly and withal
honorable. Not a faint of suspicion
was directed against the wife. Al
though loving Charles Sterile and with
the former love for her husband dead
within her, she still followed the duty
of a wife and uncomplainingly chung
to him. But Hately saw.
1t was agreed that divorce should
be obtained by Mrs. Hately with Hate
ly's consent, SO that she could wed her
new love. The divorce was granted
and Hately never uttered murmur.
Hately returned to Omaha inme-
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-12-27
Farmers Keen in, Business.

tombstone Bartlett, lightning-rod
agent, called on the prosecuting at
torney to-day and asked that warrants
be issued for the arrest of twelve
Atchison county farmers, says tao
Nebraska State Journal. He says he
started out of Atchison week ago
with a team of good horses AID 4
new spring wagon, but that duri- ;
the week he was swindled out Of c.
erything, in trading horses, and wss
compelled to walk back to town. IIa
did no business, and lost all lis
lightning rods. The prosecuting e.
torney said that getting the best CT a
horse trade was no violation of law,
and Bartlett left for the east, saying
bank presidents were easier than
farmers.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-12-27

artistic excellence are combined as
they are in these two examples from
Milan, Italy.
The monument Of Leonilda Monti
presents lifelikc statue of her faith
full hound gazing at her sculptured fea-
lures and beWailing his loss, and on
and about the low, fiat tomb of En-
mengildo Tostigli five nude children
are playing and tumbling like, kittens.
These singular monuments are given
In Reclanl's Universum.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-12-27
New Minino system.

A gold-bearing clay found in Santa
Cruz county, Arizona, is of such a
refractory nature that the usual meth
DDS of separation have failed abso-
iutely to extract the gold therefrom.
After practically every known meth
cd had been tried and failed, the in
genious scheme of drying the gouge
thoroughly and beating it vigorously
with club was adopted, with COM
plete success. This is a mining sys-
tenn unknown in any other part of the
world.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-12-27

much amusement for the numerous
holiday parties who frequent the pal
ace grounds. The partitions between
the walks are of clipped hornbeam,
and are about five feet in height. The
puzzle is to get to the centre. where
seats are placed under two lofty trees.
and many are the disappointments ex-
perienced before the end is attained;
and even then the trouble is not over, it
being quite as difficult to get out as
to get in.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-12-27
Plan to Honor Gen. siseI.

Admirers of the late Gen. Franz 81.
gel propose to ask the New York city
authorities to change the name OF
Cedar Park, at One Hundred and FIT.
ty-second street and Mott avenue. to
Sigel park, to honor the memory OF
the patriot and soldier. Gen. Sigel
was resident of the Bronx for more
than quarter of century. and his
friends say that as he was the most
prominent veteran of the civil war
who lived in that part of the city it
would be appropriate to commemorate
his patriotic services in such a sub
stantial way. Many public officials
and citizens of the Bronx favor the
plan.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-12-27
OUT IN TWO TO SAVE LIFE.

Toronto surgeons are proud of an
unparalleled feat performed at the
Toronto Hospital. The patient. Ia
borer, was suffering from spreading
gangrene, which affected both legs and
must infallibly have proved fatal in
a short time. The only hope was to
cut off both legs. 1t was not mere
case of amputation. The whole of the
thighs had to be removed, the hip bones
being separated at the upper joints and
the nerve branches destroyed. The
man was, in fact, cut in halves. The
operation was brilliant success.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-12-27
Yields Love and Life
Recent Suicide Makes Public an Extraordinary Case
Of Self-SacriEce
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places Of business shall be closed OF
Sunday. This absurd proceeding has
so'outraged the feelings Of the alder
men that ive of them have resigned,
another threatens to follow suit, and
even Mayor Jones intimates his inten-
ton to do likewise. Thus the odd sit.
uation is presented of the lawmakers
refusing to assume responsibility for
the government of place where the
law Is enforced. The marshal says he
believes In Gen. Grants declaration
that the way to repeal an objection
able law is to enforce it.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-12-27

h1Y dear wife, my love, love
l M you. will leave you at 1
W o'clock. May God bless you.
G2&Y For you l will leave $4,000.
My love was greater than word can
tell. BILL.
These words, serawled with trem-
bling hand on sheet of common note
paper, were addressed to Mrs. Charles
Sterile, Newton. Mont, by the man
who first married her, William W..
Hately.
Then, on the lawn in front OF his
clearinghouse at Omaha, and with
his formers wife name upon his lips,
Hately killed himself by shooting.
Hately went to Omaha many years
ago, as the residents Of that new city
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-12-27
Father and Son in One Pulpit.

Recently father and son appeared
in the same Brooklyn pulpit-that Of
the Greenwood Baptist church. Rev.
DR.. Robert Bruce Hull is pastor there.
and his son, Rev. Robert Chapman
Hull, was well received. The latter
is just turned q years of age, and
during the summer has been preach
ing in the Strong Place Baptist
church, Brooklyn. The father
preached Sunday morning and the
son in the evening.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-12-27
Streets For the Sun.

Many new cities in the West are laid
out with view to having the sun to
shine from side to side in every street
st some time Of the day. The avenues
run northeast to southwest and the
streets northwest to southeast. In
winter in some of our New York streets
running east and west the sun never
shines on the pavement.-New York
Press.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-12-27
New Idea in DirioibIe Balloons.

Flying machines steering by Hertz.
ian waves was Patrick Alexander's
striking position at the late Berlin
scientific ballooning conference. He
claims that an unnamed balloon.
carrying instruments for registering
temperature and moisture at differ
ent heights, can be sent fifty miles
and steered back to the starting
point.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-12-27
THE Tosr1aL1 MONUMENT.

Many queer memorials of the dead
have been erected by pious relatives
In accordance with their own peculiar
fancies Or those of the defunct. Sell
dom, however, does one see monu-
ment in which singularity of taste and
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-12-27
Mrs. Hately.

d;ately after the divorce was granted.
He procured a position with Thomas
Fitzpatrick & Co., and for the past year
had shown no failure in his duties
and no reduction in his commercial
abilities because of his troubles.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-12-27
ENFORCING Obnoxious Laws.

The city marshal of Mexico, Mo-, is
causing good deal of disturbance in
that city. He insists on enforcing the
ordinance which provides that all
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-12-27
A MAZE Oh LABYRINTH.

This maze Is a correct ground plan
of one in the ga. lens Of the Palace Of
Hampton Court. No Legendary tale IS
attached to 1t of which we are aware,
but its labyrinthine walks occasion
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-12-27

Talk is cheap, and yet some people
make very extravaganza assertions.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-12-27

And then l found the reason for
Their hats most wondrous growth,
For underneath them-from the sun
Was shelter for us both.
Alas! those days are past and gone,
Their hats are now quite small;
I find now when the sun is hot,
No room beneath at all.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-12-27

The Law Of Compensation.
In days gone by when as q swain
used to court the girls,
I'd often note the monstrous hats
Above their fury curls.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-02
GAIIlE AND SAIL.

Because animals are dumb and cannot
ask for what they need, it sometimes
happens, through carelessness or for.
getfulness, that they are deprived OF
that which is essential to their welfare
1t is easy for man to ask for salt if il
is not on the table, but an animal can
only long for it if it is not given; yet salt
is about as necessary for one as the
other.
There is large percentage of salt in
the composition of the body, particularly
in the blood and cartilages, and this i:
constantly being given off through per.
Spiration, the kidneys, etc., and the waste
must be supplied or the body suffers.
On the other hand, in the case of salt
ing cattle pastured in distant fields
where quite trip has to be made
to reach them, this is sometimes done a
long intervals, and large quantity o.
salt is taken, seemingly with the ides
of making up for the lack of it in the
mean time. The cattle, not having hat
any for so long, devour it eagerly, and il
larger quantities than they should, and
the effect is frequently harmful. L
would be found more advantageous tC
make the trip oftener and with less salt n
time.
Cattle thrive best on variety of food
and in digesting this certain amour
of salt is necessary to obtain the bes
results. Should this be given, not onl,
will the cattle be comfortable and no
likely to get out of condition, but the,
will return larger percentage of gail
to their owner.-(H. Z. Haydock, Locus
Valley, n. Y, in Tribune Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-02
200 ACRE VERMONT FARM.

The harrington farm is situated at
West Danville, VT. 1t consists of over
200 acres, part of which lies on the shore
of Lake st. Joseph, beautiful sheet Of
water, that is fast becoming a favorite
resort for campers. Mr.. Harrington for
wears was IN the mercantile business,
but gave it ap and now is an enthusias-
tic farmer. A few years ago his barn
was burned, but he has rebuilt, and has
a model one. 1t is 50x76 feet and 5S feet
from basement to the ridge pole. He
drives in on the third floor, so that all
the hay goes down. He has cut from
100 to 1875 tons of hay this year, and has
a large acreage of crops. He is milking
40 cows, the milk is taken to the Dan
vile creamery.
Pig raising is quite speciality In
which he is very successful. He has IA
breeding sows, cross of White hester
and Berkshire, beside three Berkshire
sows and boar from Hood farm stock.
The last year he has sold nearly 200 pigs.
At the prices they have brOught-SS to
S3.25-it has paid well.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-02
NUMBER IS.

wait on me. amused myself with the
hound and with taking stock Of the
room. Like everything else had seen,
it's furniture and fittings seemed cen
tury old and spoke of wealth that had
passed away. There was a sadness
about this and a gloom that saddened
me in spite of myself, so that 1t was
with an effort | managed to eat, and
then, when dinner was over. l told the
servant to inform his master that de-
sired to thank him for the great kind.
ness shown me-
T will deliver madame's message"
And with this reply he went
Left to myself. went to the window
and looked out through the glazing.
The landscape was obscured by q roll.
ing mist, but the sun was dissipating
this brayely. 1t was wild and DESC
late scene and, despite the sunlight,
oppressed me almost as much as my
solitary meal; so turned back into the
room and, seating myself in a great
chair. stared into the fireplace, the
hound stretching himself beside me. I
was still wearied, and my thoughts ran
slowly on until caught myself Won
dering who my unknown host was and
getting trife impatient. too, because
he did not come for was anxious to
set forward to Meymac.
Suddenly heard a steady. measured
step in the passage. the hound leaped
up with bay Of welcome. and as !
rose from my seat the curtain was lift
ed and l stood face to face with my
husband.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-02
Music Writing Made Easy.

Mile. Sale was In the eighteenth
century the most accomplished and
fascinating balleteuse at the famous
French Opera. In addition to her other
qualifications, she played and sang
with extraordinary artistic skill and
depth of expression. She once confid-
ed to Rameau, the noted musician,
that her ardent wish was to be able to
compose and asked him to give her a
few lessons In the art Nothing cas-
Ter I'm the world" Rameau gallanty re
piled. He handed her sheet Of pa
per ruled for music and asked her to
take her valuable breastpin and prick
holes in the lines wherever she thought
proper.
After the lady had completed her
task Rameau took the sheet Of paper,
turned each puncture into a note, de-
termined It's length, selected suitable
key, and the thing was done. This re-
markable composition turned out q
lively piece Of dance music, which was
afterward entitled Les Sauvages Dams
les Indes Galantes" and was popular
In France for a great number Of years.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-02
(To BE CONTINUED
VOLCANIC REGIONS.
The Five Active Groups of the Wesfs
ern HemiaUhere.

The Five Active Groups of the Wesfs
ern Hemisphere.
The active volcanic groups Of the
western hemisphere occur in five wide
ly separated regions:
First.-The Andean group OF volca-
noes Of the equatorial region OF west
ern South America.
Second.-The chain Of some twenty
five great cinder cones which stretch
east and west across the south end or
the Mexican plateau.
Third.-The Central American group.
with its thirty-one active craters, e1-
tending diagonally across the western
ends of the east and west folds Of the
Caribbean corrugations, fringing the
Pacific side of Guatemala, San Saliva.
dor and Costa Rica. This is separated
from the Mexican group on the north
by a large nonvolcanic area, the 18TH
mus of Tehuantepec, and on the south
from the Andean volcanoes by the isthj
mus Of Panama, where no active vol
canoes are found.
Fourth.-The chain Of volcanoes OF
the Windward islands, marking the
eastern gate Of the Caribbean sea,
standing in a line directly across the
eastern termini of the Caribbean noun
tains. trending east and west and paral.
lei to the Central American group sim.
ilarly situated at the western termini.
Fifth.-The volcanoes Of Alaska and
the Aleutian islands.-Professor Rob-
ert T. Hill in Century.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-02
EafInp MuahroOma.

In the light Of modern inquiry there
seems to be no reason for believing
that mushrooms possess any greater
food value than other ordinary fresh
vegetable foods, and In many respects
they compare unfavorably with them.
says the London Lancet. Still, the
fresh, tender mushroom is undoubted-
ly easily digestible, as 1t contains car
bohydrates. in addition to some dietet.
ic value. This value is not comparable
with that possessed by essential foods
such as meat, milk and eggs. The
mushroom, however, contains an un-
usual proportion Of potassium salts.
Few will deny that the mushroom Ii
an excellent adjunct to many dishes.
1t has an appetizing flavor, and this
quality alone makes 1t dietetically val
liable,
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He answered. "The river. madame"

lie answered., lie TlNeT. uiuudhic
| looked and saw below white, lash
ing flood that swung and swirled past
with savage roar. The lightning show
ed us the angry water and the wicked,
dancing foam that seemed to leap up
in delight at the prospect Of the black
swirl below it dragging us down to
death. Then again we heard the bugle
notes, and we saw the lights Of torches
and heard the shouting of men from
the opposite bank.
"Let us go on to meet them. We are
savedw screamed Mousette. And. hold
ing on to each other. we staggered past
the horses, which stood all huddled to
gether, only to be stopped here by the
utter darkness and Lalande.
"For the love Of heaven, madame. do
not mOvew he cried. RESCUE Is com'
ing"
And it did come.
All that l can remember was seeing
the light of many spluttering torches
around us. Some one lifted me in his
arms like child. and | heard voice
say, BE careful with the horses over
the bridge. Pierre" and then my
strength gave way.
had been asleep-asleep for ages. ii
seemed-and all the past was dream.
thank God! This was the thought that
struck me as | opened my eyes. But
as looked around saw the room in
which | lay was strange to me. and
inch by inch everything came back
all except the events Of the last mo-
ments by the river. where my recollec
ton became confused. 1t was daylight,
but still the remains Of the storm OF
last night were in evidence. and could
hear the water dripping from the caves
and through the half open dormer win
dow the murmur of the LuXege. still
angry and unappeased. reached my
ears.
Where was |? looked about me and
found that was in a large room.
warm from the effects Of huge wood
fire that danced cheerily in the fire
place. Leaning on one elbow. glanced
still farther about me and saw that the
furniture was the same old and heavil!
antique make that we had at MieuX
The curtains of the bed were. however
worn and faded. the tapestry on the
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-02
PURPOSE OF THE EXPERIMENT
SIAIION.

The experiment stations are result OF
the growth of the scientific spirit.
They exist because of mans disposition
to .'find out" If they were not en-
couraged by the state, private enter
prise would do much toward their es-
tablishment.
1t was the spirit of investigation which
prompted Sir John B. Lawes to begin
his notable work at "Rothamstead,' v
England, in 1884. The same spirit
pursued for so many years has made the
work of Lawes and Gilbert, not only the
most enduring monument to themselves,
but priceless service to the world at
large. Thus it must be with every
great experimenter; he must give his
best time through long terms of years
to the acquiring of results possessing a
degree of accuracy. For the purpose OF
an experiment station is to determine,
accurately, the most efficient methods in
agricultural production and to dissent
nate results. Note that the emphasis
should be placed on the word accurately
! Any man can have an opinion; it is easy
enough to guess at things; but to weigh,
| measure, determine, know, is not thc
process of guess wOrk.-ALBERT NJ
HUNE