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

Another week without any ralnfali.
The white signal flag has fiuttered IN
the breeze over the Fireman's hall con-
tinuously. Aglorious- cotton picking
season, but the bolls are not ripe
The staple is not there, and what little
there is, has to be gathered in the
future. This is the first year that We
can remember when tho farmers haf
Ito deal i'll futures on their farms q
| cotton picking time. A late, very lat
frost, viii help matters some.
Some fevers prevail. with an oc
cssional death. but not more than !
i customary each coming fall.
+ Business sure enough Is non es
THE merchants don't advertise. Se'
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-10-08

The family of our valued fellow ciii-
zen Mr.. u. Gillian on Way-a-Way
nlantation have been in sore distress
this week. Their first born Erred"
some FIVE years old, being very, very
sick. hanging as it were by a slender
thread between life and death for
several days. We are truly glad IL
learn that the little fellow is now con
sidered in fair way for speedy recov
ery. So mote it be.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-10-08
Notice.

N Office.
Succession Of VIM. Mccuioch. decd
Notice is hereby given that Mrs, Kate :;
Mctsnlloch has filed her second PROVISIONS.
saco,,nt e administratfix Of the succession
nf WIN. McC ulIoch. decd II no opposlI,on
~ made thereto within ten days the same
YIN ~ - - j. ID. TOMPKINS,
Clerk 18th Dist. Court.
Lake Providence, La. Oct. 1, 1892.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-10-08
Notice.

Notice IL hereby given that VIM. Il. Fish
81 i a. tiled his frst provisional account e
Admin. strator of the succession Of arthur
Richarlson, deceased. II no opposition
h. made thereto within 10 days the same
WIN ~ pe I'D. TOMPKINS.
- 49, Clerk It'll Dist. Court.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-10-08

and. lodged in the parish jail where he
will likely remain for sometime.
charley Is charged with shooting with
;n,ent 10 kill The occurrence took
Mace on The Epps plantation ON Sat
prd.v last. He shot another negro in
the arm. as he asserts accidently but
he and the witnesses differ somewhat
.bout the matter. The negro shot is
NOT dangerously hurt.
,--,.--a.. ,orn,n, last
Insnu'n ,..sanoers
got qu''e an asa'snc"e =
at'this point oo1nu SUN. ~. ;,h
- :: =. = s-a ~. - -. .shuro
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-10-08

just received at the Bernard drug
store fancy stationary In great variety
Of finest quality. Scratch tablets OF
immense size for 10 cents. Japanese
toilet articles of exquisite designs, all
hand work. Toilet soaps OF every
kind. Plain aud fancy candies OF the
purest kind. Perfumery and extracts
of me most select quality. The soda
fountain gushes forth the sparkling
and exhilera,ing liqid fresh and re-
| freshing daily.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-10-08

EatC
a'''Ae' = - = Houph and don
instalment plan speedh ana -
t , 81 interest negotiated through Equitable Mortgage 90
also lease property collect rents pay taxes ana c0n0u'
Reals for sale Sale 10
enssssd Parish surveyor has Office aud VIII a''Sn'
everything n his line.
Correspondence Solicited. ,.,..s and citizens Bank
Bank, and State Nau l"A"'
In q Ia or any East Carroll parish
yxr<, r,frer for sale on eaSsXr, acre lots 9
I'm entirety or 40 OF ~ ~ -
snnu rrhasers: about
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-10-08

Ioans on improved real estate on the
owsst rate OF negotiated through ne
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-10-08
In THE,

p,i.h A. East Carol Carroll Madison and Chcot tounv
800 : bought and Sold on Commission
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-10-08

There being no further business tne
Board adjourned to meet on the mrs.
wednesday in January, 1898, at noon,
same being the regular session. uniess
otherwise specially convened. 3
w. N. WHITE, President.
CHAs. r. EGELLY, Clerk.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04

Hans Nielsen, Of Copenhagen, has had
the probably unique experience of
being sentenced to death three times
according to the London News. Such
is the leuity Of Danish law, or rather
the indisposition of the authorities to
proceed TO extreme measures. that this
notorious criminal has already been re
prievcd twice and relegated to prison
for long term. 1t was in prison that
he committed his last offensc, for he
murdered one of his jailcrs. Nielsen
began his career the age Of eight by
setting fire to a farmhouse, and it Is
doubtful whether he has ever earned an
honest penny in the whole course OF his
existence. he was formerly a resident
of London.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
MOUNTAINS IN THE ATLANTIC.
Their Tops Covered with Shells Miles Be-
low the Surface.


Four years ago the British govern
ment sent out an expedition to map the
bottom of the Atlantic ocean. The
work is now about completed and re-
port has been issued. 1t shows that if
the water were drained away the bed of
the ocean would show vast plain trav-
ersed near the center by mountain
range running parallel with the Ameri-
can coast. Another range, running
almost at right angles to this, extends
from Newfoundland to Ireland. In a
general way these facts were known
before, but it is now ascertained that
the tops of these sea mountains are
about two miles below the surface and
that the basins, instead of being ''un-
fathonned depths" are about four and
one-haf miles below the surface. OF
course this is far enough, but one would
q great deal rather know that the bot
tom is five miles down than to be told
that &ts location has not been ascer-
tanned. The latter is SO utterly hope
less. A curious fact regarding the
mountains is that their tops are as
white as though they lay in the region
of perpetual snow. The reason for
this, according TO the Rochester Post
Express, is that the mountains are
thicldy covered with a species of pure
white shells. The legends of the lost
Atlantis are horne out by the finding Of
IAN elevated plsteau, the shape and ex-
tent of which corresponds to the size of
the lost Atlantis almost exactly"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
HARD WORK NOT INJURIOUS
With Good Habits Neither Brain Nor
Body Can Be Hurt by Labor.

With Good Habits Neither Brain Nor
Body Can Be Hurt by labor.
Dr. Pye Smith holds that there Is no
fear of the ordinary man using his
brains too much for health and he does
not believe that mental labor or honest
work of any kind interferes with health
or shortens life day. He maintains
that excessive eating is the abuse that
tends to the injury of brain-workers
more than any other cause.
Many active brain-workers have sud
denly broken down, and fancied that it
was due to brain fatigue, when, as a
of their stomachs. The furnace con-
nected with the mental machine be-
came clogged up with ashes and carbon
in various shapes and forms, and as a
result, disease came, and before the
case was fully appreciated a democrat
lied condition OF the nervous system
was manifested, and the prosaic cause
for the collapse was suppressed under
the euphemistic mental overwork."
DIR. Smith insists that if man will
take nutritious, digestible food. in ju-
dicious quantity, live and work reg
ularly, and rest when fatigued. Guilt
waiting at the same time philosophical
habit, and keeping himself aloof from
fret and annoyances. the chances are
that ne can do an almost unlimited
amount of work for an indefinite length
of time. He must, however, bear in
mind that when WEAKNESS comes he
must rest and not take stimulants and
work upon false capital
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL

/ The first duty of Christian is to
be Christian through all kinds of wind
| and weather.-Ram's Horn.
I How shall the dead arise is no ques-
1 ton of my faith; to believe only posi-
/ bilities is not faith, but mere philosO-
( phy.-Sir T. Browne
Christ makes His people free, They
| have a right to think and act as they
/ please, for they are pleased to have all
/ their thoughts and actions in harmony
with the viii Of Christ There can be
/ no greater liberty.
The University of Pennsylvania be-
/ gins its 1921 session with :, 900 students
F in attendance. The freshman class is
/ the largest in the history of the institu-
I ton, numbering over 700 men, Of which
/ the college department has $50 and the
medical about 500.
The action Of the American Mission
/ ary association and the Episcopal Gen
eral convention in declining to receive
further aid from the government for
/ contract schools among the Indians sew
ers all connection Of Protestant bodies
with the government in mission work
Joseph J. Lou bat Columbia grad
uate and at present resident of Paris
( has given $1,000 to the college in trust,
I the income to De applied To award two
prizes for works in the English IAN
. EuaTe on history, geography, archaeol-
I oCy. ethnology, philology or numismat-
/ les of North America.
The word Of the Lord is Clori6ed,
not when it is well preached. but when
T II causes stir; not when it IS in every
body's mouth. but when ii does its
work. This is the test by which men try
everything else The word Of the Lord
will stand this test; it does its work;
it pur.fes the heart and life; it gives
light and life and health: il revives and
qdickens and comforts and feeds the
soul Il does It's worb.-U nited Presby-
terrain
Massachusetts has done more than
any other state 70 encourage the estab-
iisnmeBt OF free public libraries every
. where among the Deople- SAYS the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
HAWKINS THE HEAD WHIP.
Albert, CoachmaR at the white House
Since Grants First Term.

SAACS lEeS AcKAh'
Albert Hawkins, the colored man
who, since Gen. Grants first term, has
been head coachman at the white house,
and in consequence an autocrat among
the lesser lights of the stable, has re-
tired on account of age. Change of
politics happily made no difference in
Albert's place, as there appears to have
been a tradition handed down to each
incoming administration that, whoever
else went, the coachman was to remain.
Whether or not he was credited with
any peculiar qualities as a mascot does
not appear, but one thing, according to
Kate Fields Washington, was assured,
and that was the very great veneration
in which Albert held the Office of chief
magistrate. In his eyes the president
of the United States-without regard to
the individual-was the greatest poten-
tate on earth, and as such entitled to
right of way when driving. This idea
led to some hairbreadth escapes, as a
street barricaded for repairs presented
no obstacles to progress in Albert's
eyes. He would go crashing through
the barriers, and when expostulated
with by the family stoutly maintained
that the presidents carriage had right
to go anywhere, and never to waive the
right to anyone. Though Albert would
by no means acknowledge it, his eye
sight had been poor for several years
past, especially at night, when he
would lose himself in the most unac-
countable manner in the most familiar
localities. One night just before his
successor was appointed Mrs. Harrison
and Mrs. Mckee attended an evening
reception, and of course rode home in
the presidents carriage. Suddenly it
struck the ladies that they were most
unnecessarily long time in reaching the
white house, and Mrs. Mckee looking
out of the windows in the darkness dis
covered that they were at Scott circle.
While she watched Albert made the
circuit twice. Then she called to the
driver asking his reason for such a
strange proceeding.
He was unwillingly obliged to admit
that be had lost his way, but concluded
to drive round and round the circle
until he came across familiar looking
street, when he would Immediately turn
down
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
GROWING IN STRENGTH,
Woman Said to BE Increasing IN Size 81
Result of Physical Culture.

Woman Said to BE Increasing IN Size IS
Result of Physical Culture.
A statement is going the rounds, with
mixture of scientific and woman's de-
partment gossip, to the effect that the
American woman is steadily growing in
height, weight and comeliness. The
latter part of the statement conveys no
news to the male American, who has the
fact forced on his susceptibilities every
day But that lovely woman is increas-
ing in size, both perpendicularly aud
horizontally,is news calculated to make
glad the heart of man, with the excep-
ton, perhaps, of him of diminutive
stature. OF course this is the result Of
physical culture. AS woman's mind
was dwarfed by the pettiness of female
education, SO her body was dwarfed
by the vices of female dress. The
progress of the age toward giving
women the same educational chances
as men reveals TO US the proba bility
that woman's mental development may
eventually become the same as that of
men, and here we have similar init
nation that if female physical culture
is carried far enough the woman may
by taking thought add enough cubits
to her stature TO be the physical equal
of man as well. The probability has
its disadvantages. according to the Pitts
burgh Dispatch, for, as woman repre-
sents the leisure class of America, and
is, therefore, able to give the most ex-
elusive attention to these pursuits of
culture, it may wind up by letting
woman get beyond man in both intel
iectual and physical growth, which
would be unpleasant for the lords of
creation. Nevertheless, we cannot
have too much good. The more there
is of the American woman, both phys
ically and intellectually. the better the
American male will like her. The
growth Immediately holds out the
pleasing hope that woman viii grow,
in both mind and body, sufficiently to
keep the skirt of her dress above the
dirt Of the streets.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
HUNTING BEAR IN ALASKA.
Sport That Often Ends In Frozen Ears
and No More.

and No More.
One dark day in winter, during a
heavy snow blizzard, with the Their
mometer down to forty degrees and the
wind at the rate of forty miles an hour,
when the mere thought of Outdoors"
sent cold shudder through the system.
native came rushing into the station
exclaiming: "Nan-nook! hammock! nam
nook"
To say that all were startled would
be speaking mildly. We We're excited.
few queries put to the native located
bruin about ten rods from the station,
quietly eating his breakfast from a
dead walrus that had drifted ashore the
fall before. Grasping our rifles. hand
ing one to the native, which we kept
conveniently at hand, showing a few
cartridges into our pockets, throwing
on whatever garments came at hand,
we sailed forth for Mr.. Bruins skin.
A short distance from the station the
assistant passed the writer, his long
legs having a decided advantage in wal
lowing through the deep snow. Some
four or five rods from the station the
steward was met returning with face
and ears frozen. The writer, however.
kept on doing his best to keep the two
hunters, just seen through the dimness
ahead, in sight, when ne heard the re-
port of rifle, quickly followed by the
report of another. Thinking that bruin
had at last succum bed the writer hur-
ried on until he came TO the dead wal
rus, when he stopped to listen.
Nothing of bruin or hunters could be
seen and nothing but the bowling of
the winds could be heard Retracinp
his steps he arrived at the station with
his face frostbitten and both ears frozen.
Some half an hour after the assistant
and native returned and the assistant
tells the following story:
Approaching the place they suddenly
came upon bruin quietly feeding,
scarcely ten PAGES distant The native,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04

Chicago Herald. OF the 951 towns or
cities of the state, 24S now have free
public libraries, and the state has re-
Gently provided aid for the 103 small
towns and villages that are without
them, and they may have the same ad-
vantages in this respect as the larger
places. 1t will probably not be long be-
fore every town in the state is provided
with free public library.
An amusing incident happened at
the dedication of the new Methodist
Victoria college, in Toronto, Canada,
the other day. The dedicatory exercises
were held in a large convocation hall of
the college. and went without hitch
intil Gen. -Supt Carmen asked DIR.
Bishop to read a chapter from the
Bible. DR.. Bishop at once instituted a
hurried search for Bible but at length
was obliged to whisper to DR.. Carman
that there was no Bible to be had.
When the audience learned what the
trouble was there was a general smile,
but the programme was Immediately
carried out by DR. Carman reciting a
portion OF scripture from memory.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04

being in advance, without intimating
his intention raised his rife and fred.
causing bruin to raise his head aud
give an ominous growl. The assistant,
in order to use his rife more dexter
ously, had taken the mitten in his right
hand. In his agitation he dropped it
and the wind whirled it instantly out
OF sight.
In stepping aside to bring the native
out of line he stepped into hollow,
came near falling, thereby losing his
sight on the bear when he fred. He
thinks his bullet must have struck very
near the animal. as the snow flew all
over him and he was so frightened that
ne marched off, thew following, but soon
lost sight of their object Perhaps they
did not care to get too near and were
perfectly willing he should GO
One of the natives in the old signal
station, hearing of the occurrence,
muffled himself up in skins, took his
rife and a supply of cartridges, went
down 10 within fifteen PAGES of the dead
walrus, sat down and waited for Mr..
Bruin TO come back and finish his
breakfast He had not long to wait
for bruin soon came and commenced
tearing off the flesh at great rate, as
though in anger for having been driven
away and now determined to make up
for lost time.
At the proper moment the native
raised his rife and fired, killing the
brute instantly. Help being near he
was dragged into the old station and
skinned, the carcass furnishing good
supply of fresh meat for the natives
and his skin proving one of the largest
and finest the writer ever saw.-New
Bedford Standard.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04

erse. It looks as though the old settlers OF
fifty years ago wanted each one to have
a graveyard of his own. Every mile or
two. often far from any roadway, total
" inaccessible to wagons without lay
ing waste the fences, you come upon
little rock-walled or rail-bound in
closures containing the dead of one
family Father, mother and several
children lie there, and none others.
''These places have long been for
saken and forgotten. Weeds flourish in
profusion and hide the wind and rain
stained tombstones from view. Often
with companion | have entered one
of those little Enclosures. trampled and
torn out the weeds and righted the five
or six headstones that had fallen and
buried even the insert bed virtues of the
dead into the wormy earth.
''These people had no country church
yard. No preacher except the visiting
parson who came monthly on horse
back They had no funeral in the pres
ent sense of the word. Plain wooden
boxes were used for collins and often
the sturdy youth of the family made
the coffin for the dead parent or rela-
tive These little spots were dear to
those families. One can see that by the
loving little inscrip tons and decora-
tions. When they were all dead no one
remained to care for them and they fell
into decay and ruin.
They are lonesome sights, those
little groups of white pillars. In the
winter when the trees are bare and the
grass dead, have seen flocks Of crows
coming and circling about the clump Of
trees that usually cluster about those
places. The bitter wind means through
the cracking branches and those crows
wheel about and cav and croak until
the world seems truly place of sorrow
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
Mnlions for Nrfer.s.-

Since the war Of 1S5O-7I. twenty-five
years. military expenditures of France
have been fifteen millialds three hun
dred and sixty-eight millions Of francs,
or about 81. 500. coo. 600. This sum Is ex-
elusive Of the five milhards paid to Ger
many as an indemnity. OF the sum ex-
pended on the navy. and Of the amount
used IN building strategic railroads and
the payment OF military pensions
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
They Wanted Blood.

Stage Manager-Mr. Heavy, you will
take the part of Alonzo
Mr.. Heavy have never seen the
play. Do you think l can please the
audience in that part?
Stage Manager-Immensely You die
in the first act-Boston Globe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
Al the same.

SAY yelled a man at the mouth
piece of speaking-tube in the hallway
of Hyde park fat last Tuesday, the
waters going to be shut off in about
half an hour from now
What OF ito" shouted the hoarse
voice Of the man at the other end Of the
tube.
Nothing, only we thought you'd like
70 know 1t
What difference does it make to
us?''
You won't get any water-that's
all"
Great Scott! You don't think you can
shut of the rain, do you?'
No Certainly not"
We'll, that's all the kind OF water we
get Up here. You're talking 70 the third
floor. Chicago Tribune
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
FAMILY GRAVEYAROS.

h>@esgzae Sights That Are to Be Seen on
Southern Indiana Farms.
There is no place Ike southern Indi-
ana for graveyards," said a resident Of
bloomfield, Ind, 70 a Chicago Globe
man recently. Now, that section IN
GLIDING Green. Monroe Brown and sui
Ivan counties is wonderland to trav-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04

How do you hike the city bustle?"
She said TO the visitor from the country.
Il don't know" he answered. rather
abashed. Its kinder struck me that
they warn't worn any more kate
lield's Mashinctnr
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
An AfterthouEht-

Committeeman-Old Hennessey i
dead, and our club wishes TO erect
shaft TO his memory.
Dealer-Do you wish any inscription
on II?
NommitteemaH-Simply HE Jaeet- "
Dealer-AnyJhing else?
Conmltteeman-W ell-er-ves you
might put the 'hic~ in psrentheseS -
p---Es
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
Notary Seals.
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State and in any court. The most complete and
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in8eXes-an alphabetical index ana diary index;
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04

Monograph.
300 copies from original Writing Drawing
Music Etc. Of typewriter letters 800 copies can
be taken from original Recommended by
10000 users The EAGLE is agent for the sale of this
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Lithographing.


Wedding Invitations and Announcement
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