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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05
Bicycles More Dangerous Than Guns

According to Cleveland Moffett, WHO
has made a close and interesting an
aIysis, the manufacture of the modern
hi: ycle presents enc of the most COM
plex and delicate problems known in
cngineering-a problem more difficult
Of solution than the construction of n
bridge, a locomotive, or twenty-stoIy
building. The reason is that what SIT
tntists call the factor of safety is
lower In bicycle than in almost any
ether mechanical product, and is grow
ing still lover every year as the ma.
chimes are made lighter. In high-pres-
sure guns, the factor of safety" is Of
ten as great as twenty. which means
that the guns are made twenty times rs
strong as is theoretically necessary .or
The strain they must bear. In ordinary
guns the factor of safety is twelve,
In boilers it is about six, in bridges it is
usually. five, and in almost every con-
struction or machine it is at least four,
these wide margins of extra strength
Icing considered necessary as an offset
TO errors in theoretical computations,
or defects in construction and material.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05
One Disadvantage Of Whiskers.

There was a time when Senator Ia
con. of Georgia, wore an ornate anu
lavish hirsute adornment, and pictures
taken at the time he was president oi
the Georgia Senate so represent MIN.
Now he contents himself with simple
mustache. How he happened to shear
his beard was told by the Senator him
self recently.
at was" he began, "when the roller
skating craze broke out and invaded
the best families in the South. Ii
struck Macon, and somehow 1t founi
victim in me. Everybody was going
TO the skating rink, and consequently
went. soon acquired remarkable
degree of grace in gliding dreamiiy
over the floor to the pulsation of exhll-
eating waltz strains, and my company
was in great demand by ladies who
were somewhat distrustful of their owl
skill. l shall never forget. l was act
ing as the guardian angel one evening
Of lady whose main support was In
her feeble efforts to prevent a collision
with the floor, and we were rather
TREMENDOUSLY gliding hither and thithar
among the crowd, when an invalid On
skates approached us from the opposite
direction. / saw at glance that the
man had lost his compass, and that
nothing but blind reliance upon Pro-
violence was deferring his fall. That
moment came when he crashed up
against me. The collision disturbed the
centre of gravity in my fair compan-
ion, while at the same time it FASTENED
The downfall of the other. Before
knew what was up the man, in order TO
gave himself, grasped hold Of one Side
Of my whiskers, while the lady fastened
her grip in the other half, and both
held ON for dear life while their feet
were describing geometrical figures on
the slippery floor. Considerations Of
gallantry prevented me from turning
on the wretched being who was cling
to my beard like the proverbial straw
ON one side, and there | was, with Two
struggling human fellow-creatures in
the stress of despair dangling on each
side of my whiskers. That experience
determined me to sacrifice whiskels,
and to circumscribe my indulgence in
that line to modest, unobtrusive mus
tache, which affords no comfort to I'M
skilled skaters.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05
COST OF FEEDING AssHEEp.

The feeding of seven sheep is COM
monty estimated as equal to that of
feeding one COW. That is, "a thousand
pounds of sheep is equivaEen to the
same weight,of cattle; taking seven
sheep at $50 pounds each. they are,
then, as easily supported as one COW.
But sheep are more easily satisfied
with rougher feed than cows are, and
hence it may be thought that where
one COW may be kept on one acre of
ground whole year, ten sheep may
be by the same good management
Butsheep, so far, have not done very
we'll on silage, nor will they We think,
on any kind of sour food. But roots
are excellent for sheep, and they may
be grown quite as cheaply, ton for
ton, as silage. -New York Times. =
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

Chicago is to have fat ma ms club.
Nancy Ray of Joslyn Parl:, Roches-
ter, N. Y, was born in 179ti
The grandfather OF the F;othschilds
is said to have been poor man in
1900.
From New York to the mouth OF the
Congo river, Africn, the mail route
requires ffty-two days.
Franklin was widely known as
writer on economy and political sub
iects before he had reached twenty
five.
Peter Russell. q Michigan farmer.
got mad because his wife bought q
pair of spectacles from pedler, and
blew out his brains.
Wild horses have increased to such
an extent in Queensland that the ami
mails are being shot, with'a view to
reduce the numbers.
Mayor Baxter of Portland, Me. has
on his desk clock cased by the pupils
of the Manual Training school in an
exact model Of the old City Hall.
An enterprising firm in Chicago has
two dwarf elephants on exhibition.
They are both under four feet in
height, and one of them is q white
elephant.
The first white woman who ever
entered Kansas died a few days since
at lola, in that State. In 1889 she
went to trading post near Fort Scott.
She was eighty-two years of age.
The chameleon flower" which has
lately been introduced into Europe
from the isthumus of Tehuantepec is
white in the morning, and changes to
red at noon and blue in the evening.
The manuscript of Daniel Webster's
long missing maiden speech in Con-
gress, delivered in 1913, has been dis
covered by w. @. Bates-of the Massa-
chusetts Historic Genealogical SO.
ciety.
It was proposed to start mission
in the heart of Philadelphia's China
town, but the wealthy Cinnamon,
when they heard of it, blocked the
plan by buying all the available
places that were for sale.
Cuba furnishes practically all the
timber for making cigar boxes. 1t is
q very fine grade of cedar, which re-
tains the aroma of the cigars. Ameri-
can cedar has never been found avail
able to any great degree.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Air-slaked lime is a good disin-
fectant.
Young ducks should not be allowed
to run to water.
One source of increased cost is in
wssteful feeding.
Feeding sheep will not fatten on
rough feed alone.
Coarse oatmeal is splendid feed
for young poultry.
One of the important items in secur.
ing the best results with ducks is not
to allow them to get wet.
1t is not q good plan to pillow up
more land than can be sufficiently fer
tilted and titled to grow good crops.
Don't try to give the chicks meat
and green stuff enough in one day to
last them month, but give them a
little every day.
Many good horses are injured by
ill-tempered men in kicking them in
the bowels the tenderest part of the
horse. Never kick horse or allow
the help to do SO; it is o dangerous
practice. Never punish horse for
being frightened or shying; kind
ness and caressing will better calm his
fears.
The life OF bee in the busy season
is very brief. It is conceded that dur
ing the honey flow they do not live
more than six or eight weeks; they
live longer when confined to the hive
during winter. When spring comes
they are at the goal of their existence.
and unless substituted by young bees
the hive must inevitably perish.
During dry time it will pay you
to chop up little meat for your fowls.
1t will help along egg production, and
improve conditions generally. The
old hen has trouble to find any worms
for the chicks in dry weather, 80 a
little meat chopped fine. or better yet
little green cut bone will do wonders
toward making them strong and Wig.
orous.
The old way was to keep the hogs
on light rations until year old. then
pasture one summer and begin to
fatten at sixteen months Now we
have the spring pigs ready to bring
the top price in November or Decem-
Der, aud. where milk can be had to
give them good start. weight OF
twenty pounds Is attained at the age
Of zig merths,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05
POULTRY WITH BEES.

DR.. J. Il. Ashley says in Gleanings !:
"We believe from personal expert
ence that the raising OF poultry fur.
nishes just what we are looking for |;
namely an occupation not 'laborious,
but whose returns for faithful atten-
ton are sure, and where the most nc
tive labor comes at that season of the
year when bees need the least atten-
tion. This is equally suitable for the
bee-keeper who does the work for
himself, or for him who, like our
selves, while actively engaged in pro-
fessional work, wants something at
home which, by way of change, fur
nishes pleasure and relaxation, and still
makes Improbable to keep good active
man of oil work. By keeping few
standard bred fowls Of q variety Civ
ing profusion Of eggs and fine
bodies, we have the pleasure OF seeing
fine birds OF uniform size and color,
and having on our tables fresh eggs,
and fowls of our own raising; and,
even without any special effort by ad.
vertising there will be a demand
among our friends and neighbors for
sittings of eggs, with an occasional
call for trio, or pen of birds from
our pure-bred stock, which sold at
even moderate price, will soon more
than repay the difference in the orig
inal cost between starting with thor
oughbreds and common fowls; and in
nothing does blood tell more surely
than in fowls"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05

Penr orchards should be cultivated.
II dwarf varieties are grown they
should be severely pruned, cutting out
superfuous branches. and keeping the
top under control; many advise cut.
ting back one-half the previous years
growth, but it often occurs that the
old wood should be cut back that
desirable top may be maintained.
Hoed crops may be grown for a few
years, but should be discontinued
after fruit in fair quantities is grown.
New England Homestead.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05
TREATMENT OF OLD ORCHARDS.

1t is the general conclusion that the
barren orchards of western New York
that are now in pasture, should be
plowed and thoroughly cultivated. A
portion OF such an orchard on the
grounds of the writer was thus treated
the past season. Early blowing and.
q moist and friable condition of the
soil aided materially in accomplishing
the work. It was then summer fall
lowed until August, when crimson
clover was sown, but owing to the
drouth it only made slight growth.
The trees presented healthy vigor-
ons appearance, striking contrast to
the remaining trees in the orchard
not thus cared for. But little fruit
was gathered, owing to the destructive
frost in May. This spring, as early
as the ground would allow, peas were
sown, and at the proper time hogs
will be allowed to harvest the crop.
Spraying should not be neglected ;
it is believed that all insect enemies,
apple scab and fungus growth, can De
overcome, ii properly treated. The
cankerworms that infested large plots
of apple trees in the writer's orchard
two years ago. were thoroughly exter.
minated with three applications Of
paris green. one pound to $50 gallons
81 water being used,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05
THE PROFIT FROM A DAIRY.

A good living may be made on fifty
ncres of good land and ten COWS. It
is quite possible to feed ten or even
twenty COWS on fifty acres of good
average land and have good many
other crops that will yield fifty or q
hundred dollars On acre. Potatoes, for
instance, will easily. produce 200
bushels per acre and sell at fifty cents
bushel in ordinary times, SO that q
few acres besides the feeding crops
and some pasture will afford better
income than that from any average
position in business in a city. To.pur-
chase and stock such farm may
take S.. 900 if the locality is desirable,
or So, 900 not so near to town or viii
lage. Ten COWS should bring in $500
a year from the butter alone if they
are good ordinary animals and we'll
fed. That is that the average yield of
each COW will be $50 pounds in the
year, and the price obtained twenty
cents pound. A location near good
creamery would be the most desir-
able, as the cream would be delivered
daily and no hard dairy work would
be done at home. One good mixer
would attend to ten cows without diff
fculty. The cheapest method of feed
ing will be with ensilage. New York
Times.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05

'Lady." said Weary Wraggles. II
am not a common tramp, as you
may imagine from my attire, but
merely wheelman in harl luck.
took header down the road"
eff you are cyclist," said the
lady at the door "where is your bicy-
Gle face, your bicycle hump, your
bicycle toes, your bicycle paralysis,
your bicycle legs, your bicy-"
'Lady, I beg your pardon. My
bluff don't 60 if I've got to show
up strong in all those DISCUSSES.
Have you any custard pie about
the house that your husband has
vetoed?"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05
HOW TO GROW MusxxHnoNa

Muskmelons should have every pos
sible advantage to secure earliness and
thorough ripening. Its delicate flavor
and tenderness depend upon rapid
growth throughout'the season.
Muskmelons thrive best in a deep,
rich loamy soil. Plow as deep as the
soil is rich and harrow until the entire
surface is we'll pulverized. If possible
always plant in freshly prepared soil
Never use the same spot for melons
more than one year. or two ut the
most. Melon insects may be held in
check by rotation Of crops.
Do not be in two great hurry to
plant Better wait until all danger
from frost is over and the ground is
warm. Melons are tender plants, and
n check in growth at the beginning is
liable to result in complete failure in
the end.
For extra early SOW in berry boxes,
six weeks before time of transplanting
out in open ground. When the time
arrives for transplanting cut the box
away from the plant and set the mass
of soil containing the plant in the hill.
In this way the young plants receive
no check in growth by transplanting.
Mako the hills five or six feet apart
each way. II painful of rich soil
from the barn or poultry yard 10 ad-
ded to each hill it will benefit the
plants Fresh manure will injure the
plants. Drop nine or ten seeds in
each hill, cover with mellow soil one
half an inch deep, and press it down
over the seeds with the back of the
hoe. After the plants are we'll started,
if the bugs leave too many, thin to
two or three strong plants to the hill.
Carefully pro tect the young plants
from the striped bugs Insect pow
der, slugshot, dir slaked lime, and
wood ashes are all used for destroying
the striped bugs. Whatever remedy
is nsed it should be used plentifnlly
after every hoeing and after every
rain.
Give shallow cultivation as soon as
the plants are out of the. ground.
Keep the weeds down and soil mel
low, work the soil around each plant.
Continue thorough cultivation until
the plants send out runners so long a.
to make cultivation impracticable.
When the main shoots are about three
feet long pinch off the ends. The
pinching causes many laternal branches
until complete mass of intermingling
side shoots are formed.
Some desirable varieties are Melted
Gem, Usage and Hackensack.-Wis-
consin Agriculturist.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05
A KATYpID SAMSON.

A correspondent of the Popular Science
News tells how he harnessed katydid to-
kind of sled.made by folding piece Of
ordinary note paper, and then loaded the
sled with various articles. Tie insect
proved able to draw, in addition to she
original paper, twelve paper sheets eac1
three by four and one half inches. large
screw, two steel pens, q stone weighing
two ounces, and three and half lead
pencils. When the weight became too
heavy to be drawn otherwise the katydid
got its forefeet over the edge Of the table
for q better hold, and on the addition OF
another weight it increased the adhering
power OF its feet by moistening them in
its mouth 4
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05
FOR FARM AND GARDEN.
USE FOR THE COMMON SLUG.

The common slug has been found
In Ohio to devour plant ice7certain-
~ useful habit They were OBJ
served by professor Webster to crawl
up the leaves and stems of the wheat
to height of eight or ten inches and
going along the larger leaves to clear
them almost completely of'the aphides /;
they were also seen. to feed on the
plant lice on dock.-New York Inde-
pendent.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05

A johannesburg correspondent states
that Jameson would have gone on
fighting at Krugersdorp, but when his
officers saw the Stats artillery coming
up with the Maxims in charge Of Ger
man gunners, flesh and blood could
stand it no longer" Jameson, adds the
writer, was watering his horse when
Col. Scott came up to him and said:
"Sir, we must surrender; it seems hope
less The only answer he got was:
II will not surrender; let them shoot
me where ] stand, but surrender?
Nevcr!' The colonel moved away, and
the next minute up went the white flag.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05
CURE FOR THE STRETCHES"

"When a sheep has the Stretches
writes D. H. Thing, pour down its
throat pint bottle full of a decoction
Of thoroughwort (Eupatorium perfolia-
tum), made as strong as possible by
sleeping until as black as ink. Do Ais
the first time the sheep begins to
stretch, and it has never failed to cure,
in my forty years experience. Gather
and dry the herb, so as to have it on
hand for the purpose. "-American Agrt
culturiSf y
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05

The most novel and elegant dress
trimmings of the moment are Venetian,
Renaissance, and Honiton applique edg-
ings and insertions laid over velvet
bands.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05

Charles Dickens said of Robinson
Crusoe" that it was ssthe most popu-
las ssory 80 the world, and yet one
which never drew Q smile era tsnn !"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05
The Pangs Of Conscience.

-"I'm sorry I stole the preserves,
ma"
"Ah. your conscience is troubling
you, is it?"
81 don't know exactly. Where is
my conscience, ma?"-Yonkers States.
man..
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05

The Child Enjoys
The pleasant favor, gentle action and sooth.
ing effect Of Syrup Of Figs when in need Of
laxative, and IL the father or mother be costtve
or bilious, the most gratifying results follow
its use; so that it is the best family remedy
known and every family should have bottle.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05

"TETrERINE is the only remedy ever sold
that vol I'D make g permanent cure OF tetter.
[ sold it to person who had letter on his hand
Dor fifty-two years, and two boxes cured him"
d. III. TANNHR,
McDonald's MIL, Ga. !
box by mail for Soc. in stamps.
j. T. SHUPTRINE, Savannah, Ga.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05
Travel with a Friend

Who will protect you from those enemies
nausea, indigestion, malaria and the sickness
produced by rocking on the waves, and some
times by inland travelling over the rough beds
of Ill laid railroad. Such friend is Hos
letters Stomach Bitters. Ocean mariners.
yachtsmen, commercial and theatrical agents
and tourists testify to the protective potency
of this effective afeguard, which cenauefs al
60 rheumatism, nervousness and biliousnsss.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05

Mrs, Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething softens tho gums, reduces in1ammar
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c. bottle
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05

Buy a. 90 worth DobHrs floating Borax Soap Of
your grocer, send wrappers TO Dobbns 6oap NIT
Co., Philndelphis, Pa. They will send you me-
Of charge, postage paid. Worcester Pocket Do
tionnry, 29e pages, bound In cloth, profusely "
Illustrated. Offer good until August LIST only.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05

COMPOUND" is the sure reliance in this
hour of trial. Thousands have founo
it the nevSr-failing power to correct
all irregularities and start the woman
on the sea of life with that physical
health AL should have.
Womb difficulties, displacemcnts and
tho horrors cannot exist IN company
with Lydia Z, Finkhsm's Vegetable
Compound.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05

Albert Burch, West anlsio, Ohio. says:
"Halls Catarrh Cure saved my iife." Write
him for particulars. sold By Druggists, 75c.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05

have found Piso's Cure for Consumption
an unfailing medicine.-F. r. LOTT, 1905 6cot1
81. Covington. KY. Oct 1894.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05

The new astronomical observatory at Ed
lnburgh, which was opened April 9, 1885,
cost $50, 600. .
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05

FITS stopped free by Dr.. KLfNE's GREAI
NERVE REsToRER. No fits after first days use.
Marvellous cures. Treatise and %. 90 trial bot.
tie free. DIR. Kline. 9S1 Arch St., Phila., Pa.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05
The Child Eajoys

The eyes OF birds that fly by night are
generally about double the size Of day birds.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05

Over 1000 varieties of microscopic sea
shells have been enumerated by naturalists.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05

Wasps rank next to the highest classes OF
ants IN point OF insect intelligence.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05

St. vitus' Dance. One bottle DR.. Fenner's
Specific cures. Circular, Fredonia, N. Y.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05

Personal.
ANY ONE who has been benefited by the
use of DR.. Williams Pink Pills, will receive
information of much value and interest by
writing to Pink Pills, p. o. Box l69, Phila., Pa
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Women are the real heroes of the
world. Thousands on thousands of them
endure the dragging torture of the ills
peculiar to womankind in the silence of
home. They suffer on and on-weeks,
months, years. The story of weakness
and torture is written in the drawn
features, in the sa1low skin, in the list
less eyes, in the lines of care and worry
on the face.
Unborn modesty seals their lips. They
prefer pain to humiliation. Custom has
made them believe the only hope OF
relief lies in the exposure of examina-
ton and s1ocal treatment"
Take ten cases of s'female weakness"
and in nine of them '1oca1 treatment"
IL unnecessary, There is no reason why
modest, sensitive women should sub
NIT to it. McELREE,S