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The Washington bee., 1893-12-02
DESERTED NEVADA.
Citizens of the Silver State Now Till It's
A rid Farming Lands.

| Arid Farming Lands.
| Nevada is the only State in the
Union that has decreased in wealth
and population during the last decade,
and, considering her reputation as part
OF the great American desert" few
| persons would suspect that she could
| hope to arrest the fading-out process
| by becoming, like California, an agri-
cultural State. SO long as Nevada was
| the great Silyer-prOducing region of the
world few of her inhabitants troubled
themselves about the future of her
arid soil. She produced more than
| $40,00O,000 of gold and silver in 1873.
By 1880 her production was reduced
to S1I 800, 900, and by 1889 to S9,6OO,-
600. The census of 1890 showed that
she had lost more than 26 per cent Of
| her population in ten years. Her as
SeSSed wealth had greatly decreased,
and in almost every material respect
she was poorer than when the entered
the union in 1869 Her population OF
10000 was 100000 below the pOpula-
ton of q Congress district.
SO long as Nevada was regarded SIM
ply as great silver mine her arid soil
was esteemed useless for agricultural
purposes. A few river valleys were
productive, but enormous, almost rain
less, areas grew nothing but sage
brush. When the mines began to les
sen their output, the Chinese, those
BedouinS of the west, began to emf
crate to newer mining districts along
with miners, prOspectOrS and all sorts
of loosely attached persons. Some men
who had the instinct of local attach
ment advocated irrigation of the arid
soil, and for years it was tried with
success on small areas. Nevada has
now about 1,4O0 farms, and of these
about 1,200 are irrigated in whole Or
in part. 1t has been found that the
produce per acre of corn, wheat, oats,
barley, potatoes and hay grown upon
irrigated lands in Nevada is much
above the average of such products
throughout the country as a whole.
and higher than in many states OF
much reputed fertility. Nevada stands
among the ten or twelve highest states
in the production of potatoes per acre
planted, and half a dozen states east
of the Alleghenies are below her in the
average production of wheat per acre.
The cost OF irrigation in Nevada is
lower than in several other arid re-
giOns of the west, and the variety of
climate in the state makes possible a
remarkable variety of vegetable pro-
duets. Neyada's area of more than
100000 square miles extends from
about the parallel that runs through
Spartansburg. S. c., to that which
runs through Hartford, Conn. Oranges
and other subtropical fruits flourish in
the southern triangle with the so-called
Mojave Desert on one side and the
Colorado river on the other
Nevada cuts little or no figure as yet
in the aggregate of the country's agri-
cultural products. but she has demon
strated her ability to grow crops
wherever the land can be irrigated.
When she shall really undertake to be-
come an agricultural state, she will
have one advantage over some new
agricultural regions in possessing
railway system. an inheritance from
the days when she outstripped all the
rest of the country in her output of
silyer.-NeW York Sun.
The Washington bee., 1893-12-02
PRICE OF LOTS ONLY s1Da.

TERMS OF PURCHASE: Five do
lars cash and two dollars no,
month, with NO Interest. Hal
casb, 10 per cent discount; ali cash
20 per cent discount.
Money will be advanced to par
ties desiring to build.
Ii a husband purchaser dies
before his purchase is Completed
deed In tee will be given to bIa
widow, if the property mas been
improved. or If not. the amonn,
already paid will be returned ber
The atove presents an opportu.
nifty never before offered the Col-
ored people of the city OF Wash.
lngton to secure a valuable Iot
either as an investment Or for o
home Oh monthly payments, and
at the sam. time, entitled them
to vote and Voice In the Coz
ernmeSt OF the country.
Those who apply first, will have
the first choice OF lots.
Already many have made their
homes in the "City OF Bowie,
and lots purchased on the above
terms should double in value witt.
In the next six months
For further information aDpIv to
or CAMPBELL CARRINGrlN
Owner, sos ID ST., Il. w.,
Washington, D. G..
The Washington bee., 1893-12-02
Comfort for the Unsuccessful.

If we are money-makers, it is to the
exclusion of something else: If we have
gentleness and refinement. these quail
ties unfit us for becoming money-rnak-
ers. The late Daniel Dougherty met
at Narragansett Pier a very charming
young man one evening, and after
wards asked me if he was poor, or if
he had inherited a fortune.
Why do you not ask me if he has
made one" [ rejOined.
Because | know he hasn't" replied
Mr.. Dougherty, who, as everyone
knows, was a very keen observer Of
human nature
He is poor, or. if he is not, his mon
ey was inherited" insisted Mr. Doug
herty, and when l pressed him for a
reason for his assertion he said: He
is too refined. too cultured too alto
gether charming ever to have made by
his own eXertions fortune, or even a
competency, beyond a mere living
which was perfect diagnosis of the
young mans position in ife.-Boston
Home Journal
The Washington bee., 1893-12-02

The most exasperating of all unim-
pounded canine nuisances is not the
one that barks all night or howls till
morning. 1t is what is known as the
interval dog. 1t barks at intervals
1t barks just as the weary human being
who lives next door is dropping into q
sweet sleep. Then, the sleeper being
thoroughly aroused, it is silent for a
while. It guesses exactly when the
wretched being will again attempt to
slumber, and again explodes its bark
AS often as the party in bed may try
to catch on, the interval dog makes
him let 60. And so the night wears
away and savage, il-natured citizen
rises from that couch to snap and snarl
throughout the day, as if he, too, were
a dog.-St Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Washington bee., 1893-12-02
Discovery in the Moon.

1t is reported that Prof. Weinek, di-
rector of the Observatory of Prague,
who makes a speciality Of studying the
moon, and is supposed to know as much
about that satellite as any living man,
has been examining some photographs
of the moon made by means of the
great Lick telescope of California, and
says that one of them shows a crater
which is not to be found on any hith-
erto published map of the moon. This
crater is estimated to be about quar-
ter Of mile in diameter, and It is
thought to be unlikely that the distin-
guished selenographer, Schmidt, would
have overlooked it if it were there
when he made his map Yet it seems
unlikely that it could have been formed
since, as it is generally conceded that
all activity died out in the moon many
thousands Of ages ago.
The Washington bee., 1893-12-02
EN- GINEERlNG ODDITIES.
Unique Piece Of Railway Construction
Out WeaE


Out West
Making mountain stream run over
and above railroad track, says the
San Francisco Examiner" is unique
piece of engineering that the Southern
Pacific Company is shortly to COM
mence near Wright's Station, in the
Santa Cruz Mountains. Last spring
there was a big landslide at the north
ern end of the long tunnel, near
Wrights Station, which caused block
ade of the South Pacific coast road
for a number of weeks, and caved in
about a hundred feet of the tunnel
The moving side of the mountain as it
came down the canon filed up the bed
of large mountain stream to such an
extent that it was five or six feet
higher than the track, while before it
was several feet lower. The creek is
dry now, but during the rainy season,
unless its course is diverted, the noun
tain torrent will sweep over the road
so as to make it's operation at that
point impossible.
The officials first entertained the idea
of cartfng away large quantities of dirt
to lower the bed of the stream to it's
old level. But that plan was aban-
doned because of the great expense it
would entail, and it was then decided
to extend the tunnel northward 200
feet and pass the point where the
stream crosses the track by an arch of
solid masonry. Plans for this stone
tunnel have been completed.
The arch will be twenty feet high
and be composed of huge blocks of
stone that stand the wear and tear
Of the weather for years. On the in
side it will have the same width and
height as the tunnel proper, and will
be constructed in such manner that
the stream of water flowing over it
will not percolate through. The top
Of the arch, when finished, will be
about fifteen feet above the present
bed of the stream, so the latter will
have to be raised up to its level. This
will necessitate filling in for a dis
tance of several hundred feet.
AS the stream flows over the top Of
the stone arch it will have a fall of
not less than twenty feet on the other
side of the track. 1t will be a precipi-
not less than twenty feet on the other
tous fall, and during the winter time,
when the volume of water is large,
will make very pretty waterfall. The
officials are inclined to think 1t will be
the largest artificial waterfall in the
world.
The Washington bee., 1893-12-02

Once in a while newspaper writer's
pen will drip truth so manifest, so
striking, so apropos. so admirably put,
that the reader involuntsrily pauses Il
moment to gaze at 1t in rapt admira-
ton. For instance, Marshall Cushing's
Capital says this week: "Now is the
very time to a4yertise''-Boston Globe.
The Washington bee., 1893-12-02

Ifty Cents Per Week
S5 CASH
~~~AND~~
soc. Per Weak
W buy you home in +ba
CITY OF BOWIE.
SO CAS-. Pa WEEK,
The first Opportunity offered
;olored people to secure Homes
N Weekly payments OF o., cents
d week or Two Dollars per mouth
1000 LOTS FiH SALE,
IL the city of Bowie, State &,
Maryland. Only 20 minutes rida
from Washington. Double track
" trains stop daily. Fare 20 and
rom Washington, only Six cents
by communication ticket. The inno,
ton of the Baltimore and Poto.
mac and Pope Creek Railroad
Telegraph and Express Offices
The best depot on the BaIt,mora
and Pot nc ia Iroad, ,rss
churches am hOols already buiIf
lhe most bealthtul spot in tbe
State OF Maryland. Title to proI,
erty perfect. No Taxes, and ppr.
chasers of lots will receive their
deeds, with certificate of title
"Free "
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-05-27
Proclamation.

Whereas, In conformity with law. a
special election was held id. the town oil
Providence, La, on May 8, 1893, for the
purpose of submitting to the property tax
payers the levying of a special 5-mill an
nual tax for ten years on all taxable prop
erty within the cooperate limits OF said
town to aid the Lake Providence u West
ern Railway Company in constructing their
proposed road in accordance with their
charter and the conditions set forth in the
petition asking for and the ordinance grant
ing said election ; and
Whereas, The Board Of Aldermen having
in conformity with law canyassed the re-
turns,of said election and ascertained the re-
suit TO be IN favor of SAID tax now there
fore /, Edward j. Hamley, Mayor of the
town OF Providence, by virtue of the au-
thority vested iu me by law and in accord
auce with ordinance passed by the Board
of Aldermen, do issue this my proclamation
promulgating tie result of said special
election, hereby declaring said special tax
adopted, there being a majority Of the tax
payers both in numbers and value Ia favor
Of it, and said tax will be levied. upon said
Railway Company complying with the con-
ditions upoh which same was voted
Given under my hand and seal of the
own of Providence this May 10Th. A. D.
1883. E.J. HAMLEY, Mayor.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-05-27
Sheriff, IS Sale.

State of Louisiana. parish of East Carroll
Seventh District Court-0. Dreyfuss
vs.. his Creditors.-No. 12S.
BY virtue OF writ fSale to me directed
by the Hon. Seventh District Court for the
parish of East Carroll aforesaid, in the
above entitled cause. will proceed to sell
ut public auction at the door OF the court
house. in the town of Providence, East Car
roll parish, La. on
Saturday. the 10th day of June. 1893. :.
between the hours prescribed by law, all
the right, title and interest of ID. Dreyfuss
in and to the following described property
to-wit:
Lots IL. IL and 10 OF Block I, with resi-
dence aud other improvements the Il OF
Lot on the North side Of Lake street,
with the improvements thereon. All sit
uated in the town of Providence, in said
parish and State, seized in the abve suit.
Terms of sale-The sale will be made to
the highest bidder for whatever the prop
erty will bring on twelve months credit,
the purchaser to furnish good and sufficient
JOINT security and special mortgage on the
property, with interest al the rate of per
cent per annum Out of the amount of the
adjudication the purchaser shall deduct
and pay in cash the costs and taxes. esti-
wv DUNN, Sheriff.
Sheriff's office, Providence, La. May %,
1898 st.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-05-27
THE NO FENCE LAW AGAIN.

Banner Democrat 1T is needless
for me to say that your paper is al
ways welcome visitor. Its columns
of solid sense. inierspeTed with pun
gent paragraphs and witicisms of the
genial editor are always read with
pleasure.
Being native TO the manor born,
and feeling deep aud abiding inter-
cot IN all that pertains 10 the welfare
of old Carroll, we must say that we
read with establishment and surprise
the ordinance passed by the wise
solons of our parish called the "Do
fence law" 1t does seem to us tina,
this law Was passed, not for the ben
eft of the masses, but favored few,
who are either the owners or lessees
Of large plantations.
1t Is well known fact to all think
lug men that the substantial prospect
ty of a country depends upon the
ability Of the producers of the soil 10
be self-sustaiuing. Raise their own
hog and hominy, their own cattle,
mules and horses, and not have their
corn cribs aud smoke house in ST.
LOUIS or New Orleans; their horses
mules and cattle in Missouri or Ken
lucky; not to belong to commission
merchants, whose agents they really
are, aud who in few years will own
their land and their all.
Then we ask, Is it right, is il just to
the bone aud siuuc of country, who
own or lease few acres of land. TO
force them to build fences to keep up
few head of stock, that cannot do so
well as on raDge2 Now say there
are 225,O00 acres of land in your par
ish and only $4,000 in cultivation,
now why not fence in the lesser
quantity aud utilize the 10000 acres
for stock raising? In our humble
opinion your solons have made woful
mistake in this ordinance, aud the
sooner it is repealed the better. Ii
will have a tendency 10 drive the
thrifty farmers from your midst, and
when they migrate, in what will your
wealth consist? They cannot pay the
prices imposed by law when their
stock depredate. 1t will be confisca-
ton. In the name of The intermedi-
ate classes. In the name of justice.
In behalf of glorious old Carroll. For
her welfare and prosperity. we say
repeal this law.
PRO BONO PUBLICO.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-05-27
NOW TRY THIS.

1t will cost you nothing and will
surely do you good, if you have a
Cough, Cold, or any trouble with
Throat, Chest or Lungs. DR.. Kings
New Discovery fol- Consumption,
Coughs aud Colds is guaranteed TO
givs relief, or money will be paid back.
Sufferers from LaGrippe found it Just
the thing and under IFS use had a
speedy aud perfect recovery. Try a
sample bottle at our expense and learn
for ourself just how good thing il
is. Trial bottles free al j. 5. Gueuard
Drug Store. Large size soc. and 81 90
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-05-27

A mass meeting OF prominent citi-
zens was held at Firemen's Hall on
Wednesday morning to devise ways
aud means for the relief of the numer-
Gus people that are oyerflowed and
destitute ia the parish.
Mr.. G. Pittman was elected chair
man aud Mr.. L. ID. McCandless secre-
tary. A committee of five was APP
pointed by the chair to memorable
Governor Foster for the necessary
rations to feed the hungry people
thrown out of employment by the in
undaiion, composed of DR.. f. r. Ber-
nard, G. r. Egelly, L. ID. McCandless,
j. C. Bass aud d. l.. Morgan.
The IN. mortal after being drafted,
showing 1000 weekly rations are
necessary for the support of the
sufferers was read, adopted aud or
dered forwarded at once 10 the Cover
nor.
After free discussion Of the neces-
sary steps TO be taken for the safe and
most equal distribution of the rations
when they come, or the next best step
to be taken if the Governor failed 10
respond favorably, it was determined
that the mass meeting should continue
in existence until its work was accom-
pished, and that when it adjourned
it should do 30 subject 10 the call of
the chairman.
The question of appeal for outside
help was fully discussed, but the meet
ing concluded it would be unwise 10
do so until the Governors action in
the premises had been duly reported.
There being no further business, the
meeting adjourned subject to the call
of the chairman.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-05-27

All Sam Lees store on Lake street.
with the courteous Celestial Apo as
manager, keeps the latest and best to
be found for his patrons. He has
just received an invoice of "Taylor's
one pound can yeast powers" which
they sell for Scots and with each can
the purchaser can make his selection
from long list of handsome things on
the table; cakes of fine toilet soap, 6
plated tea spoons, variety of pitchers,
cups and saucers &c.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-05-27

On Tuesday afternoon last while
little Felix, the son of our postmaster,
was fishing in the pond on the north
side of Lake street, in front of his
home, his hook caught on TO some
thing heavy and after Juggling away
for awhile, he brought to the surface
the dead body Of little negro about
five years old, who had been missing
for day or two. An inquest was
held OH the body, but nothing proven
to show maltreatment.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-05-27

Hon. C. II. Egelly, accompanied by
his son Fred, returned on Tuesday
from attending the Grand Lodge X.
of p. in Lake Charles last week. The
Judge looked as fine as new spun silk
He called at New Iberia while gone
TO pay visit to his daughter, and
found DIR. Artaud and lady in fine
health and prospering pleasantly.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-05-27
BuckIen's Arnica saive.
May 6. I'm

The Best Salve in the world for
Cuts Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salts.
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
Hands, Chllblains Corns, and all Skin
Erupiions, and positively cures Piles,
or no pay required. It's guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price % cents per box.
For Sale by j. S. Guenard.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-05-27

Bur now with us. each day is darkest night
The parish is sadly in soak in more
ways than one.
Everybody going under, is the cry
this week.
Let every one who is able, assist the
helpless overfiowed people.
Several communications came too
late for insertion this week.
Everybody going under in East
Carroll south of Lake Providence.
Bream and bank perch are the only
fish that take the hook during high
water.
The destruction of the growing
crops this week has been terribly dis.
hesrteiling.
Projection from overflow is becom.
ing very uncer'ain quantity in this
neck Of he woods.
Weather bright aud beautiful. Sun
shining on water instead ofcotton and
corn in East Carroll.
The suffering aud distress among
the colored people is daily increasing
and the end is not yet.
Never before has orr parish suffered
so seriously from inIndation. The
ruin is complete and irretrievable.
Tho planting interests in East Car
roll are almost entirely confined to the
limited acreage north OF Lake Proyi-
Gence.
Mr.. Geo. Gnier was in town on
Wednesday He reports the back
water rising rapidly aud going all
over the land.
The best judges estimate that seven
Fights OF the cotton and corn in cult
walton in East Carroll will BIO DIES.
troyed by overflow.
Henry Day instructs us to say, that
he makes no charge going or coming
either way TO Schneider's landing over
the plank walk he built.
Mrs. Scheu from New Orleans
came up on the City of 81. Louis Tues
day, and will spend sometime visiting
the family of Mayor Hamley.
The government steamer Meigs
came to our landing Thursday morn
ing to assis, in tying up the ends OF
the lcvee at the WHY crevasse.
Since the crevasse in front of the
WHY plantation on Tuesday the river
has been receeding rapidly. Yester-
day morning the gauge read 40: 50, q
fall OF aud half feet in three days at
this point.
The Rosa +. was successfully
launched ON "Wednesday afternoon
got up steam at once aud came near
splitting the lake wide open before
shutdown.
Assistant State Engineer Thompson
reached Providence Wednesday even
ing. President Ogden OF the Leyee
Board came also, TO look after the
lNyly break.
The person who borrowed the 80
calibre Remington rifle from Mr.
w. C. McRae sometime ago, is hereby
notified to return it 10 this office al
soon as possible TO avoid unpleasant
consequence
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-05-27
Registration Notice.

The registration of voters for the election
to De held on the LIST Monday, the 9TH day OF
June, 1898, for the election of town officers
for the town of Providence, will begin at
the Mayors Office ON Monday. May Sth, and
close on Saturday, June Sd, 1898.
j. s. GUENARD,
Assessor and ex-officio Reg'r OF Voters.
Providence. La, May &, 1898.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-05-27

The levees, gin houses and all avail
able ouihouses are being crowded
with the negro families that have come
up out of the overflow. Fortunately
thus tar the weather has been favor
able for them. Bad weather would
be productive of serious distress.
Government tents are badly needed.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-05-27
n R.s SelfsealIng Fruit
X. j. Burney's.

The dire distress that is bound TO
follow upon the heels oft destructive
food that is now spread over our par
ish must be met by determined en-
durance, persistaut courage aud as
cheerful will as possible under the
circumstances.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-05-27

The lives of numerous colored peo-
pie, big and little, were saved by the
untiring exertions Of the Providence
volunteers, led by our indefatigable
sheriff all through the overflow, day
after day. and often away into the
darkness of the night.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-05-27

The Bauner-Democrat acknowledges
with pleasant appreciation serenade
given the office by Jerry Blowe's col
ored correct band from Yicksburg soon
after their arrival in Providence. Also
the beautiful music played in front
Of the editors residence in the even
ing after the picnic. We will have
you in pleasant and kindly remember
ance as enhancing melody manipula-
tors of the numerous musical instru-
ments, as well as being under obliga-
lions for your marked musical atten-
ton to us. Come again.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-05-27

Mr, i. K Felix and lady of Chica-
go. The bridal couple who had been
spending several days pleasantly at
Arlington visiting the family Of Mrs.
McCnlloch, departed for their home
OH Monday last.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-05-27

White folks stealing chickens from
the overfiowcd negroes is about as
low down a business as ever was fol-
lowed. We are told such vile deeds
have been done this week in the neigh
oorhood of the Wyly crevasse.