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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

The New Roads, one of the lead
ing Populist papers in the State, and
which is supporting Booth, has this
to say about Pharr on his opening
the campaign in Lake Charles:
AS magnetic candidate for gov
ernor, who would sweep all before
him, Mr.. Pharr was not a success.
His appearance did not create the
favorable impression upon the minds
of the Lake Charles public as. it was
expected to by the campaign man.
ayers. 1t seemed to be the general
impression that he is much better
qualified to steer a steamboat than
he is to steer the ship of state of
the great commonwealth of Louis
lana. Mr.. Pharr claims that he Is
not politician, and he certainly is
not speech making politician. 4
he is really honest IN his desire to
defeat Gov. Foster he will leave
speech making to those with slicker
tongues, if not with wiser heads and
go back to St. Mary, open up bar.
rel of ''sugar" and scatter it with
lavish hands over the land. IF he
does not intend to do this be had
better withdraw in favor of Booth,
who is in every way more PROPOSES
ing, more capable and more cour-
ageous.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

fable. and staggering about under a
load of dignity that would spring the
knee-joints of an archangel, | don't
wonder much that the Lord once
decided to drown the whole layou.
like litter o. blind puppies. What
must Gabriel think when he chances
to catch glimpse of Colonel Rieuzi
Miltiades johnson in bis regimentals,
posing in the face of heaven like a
broadaxe bust of Napoleon Bonaparte
-or fat. gobbler with tail feathers
erect, the glory Of the barnyard
will be told that Gall is neces-
sary evil, like the crying baby and the
small boy that we simply couldn't get
along without il; that certain
amount of audacity-a euphemism for
native impudence-is necessary to
success, deny it. Fame and wealth
and power constitute our ideals Of sue
cess-folly born of falsehood. A
Gould must give up his gold at the
grave, the sovereign must surrender
his scaptre.
Yet men mouth of immortal fame |!
Immortal nonsense. Why, the day
will come when some fellow, beating
about in the brush for stray burro,
| will discover the ruins of our national
Capitol. The wise-acres will hold an
| inquest on the remains -perhaps meas
ure the hole in the Treasnry-and
solemnly declare that shortly after the
deluge there existed on this continent
a great peopIe--pIedged to tariff
reforml
Success! Why, would rather be a
fox and steal fat geese than misery
millionaire and prey upon the misfor-
tunes of my fellows. l would rather
watch the stars shining down thro'
blue immensely, or the cool mists creep
ing round the purple hills, than feast
my eyes Oh all the tawdry treasures of
Ophir and of Ind. | would rather
play cornstalk fiddle while picka-
mines dance, than build, Of widows
signs and orphans tears, f1imsy bub-
Bile to Fame TO be blown adown the
narrow beach Of Time into Eternity's
shoreless sea,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

Sam Jones preached at Columbus,
Ca, last week, and by invitation the
members of the general assembly oc-
cupied seats in the front row. Sam
started on 'em like this: els there
any honor in being a member OF the
legislature?'' Continuing he said !:
''No; that is a small potato and a
stringy one at that" The devel, he
said, would get some Of them, but he
thanked God that he wouldn't get
much. He advised the Legislators to
seek the counsel of their wives and
sisters in-casting their votes for any
measure that concerned them, .'un-
til they are better men than you are,
you old FOOLS" He said that s'most
OF you fellows would feel awkward in
my fix. I'm gentleman. Suppose
you try it for a few days and sec
how it feels" He then touch on the
dispensary business, and said ''any
man that stood around behind dis
pensary counter and dished out the
stuff deserved contempt, and should
be frying in hell before his feet gol
cold.'"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07
A Battalion to be Formed.

Major w. L. Stevens, the talented
Young assistant to the State Adju-
tant General, has been very actively
engaged of late in perfecting plans
for increasing the efficiency of the
State militia and securing more
thorough organization and better
equipment of the forces. To this
end a battalion will shortly be
formed to be known as the First
Battalion and comprising the follow
ing companies:
Co. A. Baton Rouge (Fencibles.
Co. B. Zachary.
Go. C. Lake Providence.
Co. D. PlaquemIne.
Co. E. Baton Rouge Ogden
Light Guards.
An election for battalion officers
will shortly be held, the voting to
be done by each company at its re-
spectlve armory, the returns to be
forwarded to the Adjutant General
by whom the result will be promul-
gated. We understand that Major
Stevens is candidate for comman-
der of the battalion, and from what
we have been able to learn, his elec-
ton seems to be an assured fact.
We are glad to learn that the head
quarters of the new battalion will
be in Baton Rouge, and already APP
plication has been made to the
Washington authorities for flags and
the necessary paraphernalla. A
drum corps will also be feature,
acquisitions having been made for
six bugles, six snare drums and one
bass drum, all of which will proba.
bly, be on hand within a short while.
1t is proposed that the armory OF
the new battalion will be in the new
opera house which now appears to
be assured for the near future.
Major Stevens old company, the
Fencibles, has been string of late
and will enlist about thirty new
members at its meeting neyt week
thus bringing its membership up to
nearly one hundred. An election
will also be held for company officers
| and SO far the candidates are:
For Captain, w. w. Bynum.
First Lieutenant, G. III. Newell.
Second Lieutenant, no announce
ment.
Third Lieutenant, Louis Ricaud.
News just received from the Pla
quemine company reports that crack
organization also TO be In fine feather,
1t having recently elected as its cap
tain MIR. Ed. Rourke. young mill
tary man of repute, he having taker
the first prize for his company in
three different competitive drill:
with fine Mississippi companies.
Major Stevens proposes to get al
an encampment over the Lake aboul
the month of July next, and by thai
time he hopes to be in command Of
the finest battalion of troops to bs
found in the Southern States
Baton Rouge Advocate.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

The Pharr combination is com.
posed OF the worst enemies of Lou.
isiana--men who have turned theil
coats against the Democratic party
for Office. Do these hydra-headed
eranks seriously think that they have
q ghost OF a show to turn this glori.
Gus old State back into the hands Of
its enemies7 Do they think that the
people have forgotten the 18th Of
September, the Grant and Colfaz
riots, and the troublesome days
in the river parishes Of North Lou.
isiana? Not muchl Louisiana vii
ever remain in the Democratic col
nmn-
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07
communicated
TWO MAGNANIMOUS ANB BRIL-
LIANT SOLDIERS

r-Democrat.-T famousCon-
federate scout, Col. John 5. MosbY,
commanded the Forty-third Virginia
Battalion, which contained about
seven hundred men. Seyenty-five OF
these brave men decided to remain
with Mosby, when they found that two
of his scouts, Chas. McDonough and
Nick Carter, were not in the terms OF
the surrender. The history of Col.
Mosby and his men is pretty generally
known, but the finaul acts are given in
this connection. which / believe, will
be read and appreciated, not only oy
Confederate and Union soldiers, but
also by generous public.
These seventY-five men remained
faithful and true to their noted leader,
and did much desperate fighting until
in June, when Col. Mosby finally urged
them that they also surrender, that 1t
would be the worse for him, and for
them, to remain with him. SO they
reported to the United States authori-
ties on the 18th day of June. 1863
Charles McDonough and Nick Car
ter were the brightest, most reliable
and most desperate scouts belonging to
the Confederate army; and certainly
they had enough cruelty imposed upon
their families to make them desperate.
McDonough's father. mother, little
brother and sister were imprisoned in
the North. 1t is believed that he
killed as many as three hundred Union
soldiers. Finally, McDonough met
his death in the yard of Gen. w. ID.
Payne at Middleburg. 1t was here,
that he was attacked by force OF Fed
erals, and be killed three or four, but
while making a rapid retreat his horse
was thrown by hog that was crossing
the street, aud as the Federals came
upon him he empted the last barrel OF
his pistol into his head. This occurred
after the surrender and soon after his
associates had surrendered.
Soon after this occurred, Col, Mosby
was pardoned through the recommen'
dation of Gen. Grant, and was evel
afterwards his true and faithful friend
During the Greedy Grant campaign, ht
stumped the State of Virginia for Gen
Grant and the Democratic candidate
for Governor. Through the friendship
formed and maintained between him
self and Gen. Grant, it is said that Col
Mosby secured good government posi-
tions for some two hundred men of hi
old command.
1t is generally believed by most per
sons at this late day, that Col. Mosby'
| command were Gurillas, and that the,
acted upon their own responsibility.
and was not subject to orders. Suci
was not the case. Col. Mosby's com
mand was as regular as any Battalion
IN the service and was subject to Gen
Lees order.
Many old Confederate soldiers hav'
abused Col. Mosby for his politica
course since the war; but honestly be
lieve if we had been in his place WI
would have acted in the same way
He felt grateful to Gen. Grant for HI
life, and was simply giving in return
some recompense. We know now
after long years. the secret OF tn
alliance between Gen. Grant and Col
John Is. Mosby. and the writer believe
truly, that our hero acted wisely TO
himself and his men--much more S
than the Greedy men of long ago.
| JOHNNIE REB.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

1t is said that tseven States and
perhaps ten, which were admitted by
the Republicans into the Union for
the purpose of strengthening their
vote in the Se9ate are likely to vote
against the Republicans this year.
These States are Nevada, Colorado,
Montana. Idaho, Utah and the Dako-
tas. Nebraska, Wyoming and Wash
ington may go the same way. These
ten States are now represented by
one Democratic Senator, four Pop
ulists and fifteen Republicans; and
there are only four or five of the lat
ter that can be reckoned certain to
stand by their party next fall"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07
MEETING OF THE DEMOCRATIC
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

Lake Providence, La, March 8, 1895.
Pursuant to call, the Parrish DEM
ocratic Executive Committee, met this
day.
There wer present.. S. Guenard,
chairman and G. f. Davis, secretary
pro tenn, and r. N. Rea, w. &. McRae
and j. N. Turner.
On motion of R. N. Rea, the tenn
porary organization was made perma-
nent.
On motion of Mr.. McRae, the chair
was authorized to appoint q campaign
committee to conduct the campaign in
this parish, of which the chairman OF
this Executive Committee is TO be the
chairman.
As this committee the chair appoint
ed j. W. Dunn, j. ID. Tompkins, w. E
Long, Jas. Beard, G. S. WHY, Yaucey
Bell aud w. E. Dunn.
The committee then adjourned SUBJ
ject to call.
is. GUENARD, Chairman.
G.. f. DAVIS, Secretary.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

Lincoln parish, by the aid of the
stalward Democratic paper, the Rus
ton Leader, will once more join the
ranks of the Democracy and give
Foster rousing majority in April.
Hundreds OF Populists in Lincoln
parish say that they will not support
Pharr-that they are Populists from
principal, and cannot support com.
bination tainted with SO much Repub.
icanism.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07
Court Terms.

EAST CARROLL
The jury terms oftbe eth District Court
are fixed for the first Mondays In January
and June.
The civil terms are fixed for the second
Mondays In March and october.
MADISON
Jury terms to begin on 4th Mondays IN
January and June. Civil terms to begin on
LIST Mondays in April and November.
TENSAS--
Jury terms to begin on Bird Mondays In
FEBRUARY and July. Civil terms to begin on
4th Mondays in April and November.
By order of his Honor, f. Montgomery.
Judge 7th District Court. -.
J. D. Tompkins, Clerk.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07
ALoT OF NONSENSE ABOUT
WAGES.

Picayune.l
Captain Pharr, the long-bearded
standard. bearer of the negro Repub-
lican and white Populist, combine,
must think the farmers of Western
Louisiana are stupid fools, or be
would not address to them such
| absurd statements as he did at Crow
ley on Wednesday.
Crowley is in the Western part OF
the State, remote from those regions
threatened by floods and protected
by levees, and, assuming that the
people out there would not under
stand what he might say about the
leyees, addressed them in this way:
Take the figures in Governor Eos
ter's speech regarding levee build
ing, which is fair index of the
price of labor. In McEnery's adj
ministration the State paid 81 clio
cents per cubic yard for the earth
work, and in Fosters admlnistra-
ton about 15c per cubic yard. In
other words, the price of labor had
fallen over 80 per cent.
Mr.. Pharr would not have ven-
tured such an harangue in the river
parishes, or, if he had, be would
have been booted off the stand, for
there 6the people live behind the
levees and are fully acquainted with
their construction and importance.
The people in the river districts
know that the price per cubic yard
for building their earthsn bulwarks
against the floods has nothing on
earth to do with the price of wages,
but is wholly governed by the cost
of doing the work.
Formerly, when all the embark
ments were piled up with the spade
and wheelbarrow, the cost per cubic
yard was much greater than now,
when the work is done with wheel
scrapers drawn by horses, and near
fly twice as much work can be done
with the same amount of labor, ard
this increase in the efficiency OF
labor raises, instead of lowers, the
value of each man employed, be
cause, with improved facilities, hi
can do more work. In Southwes'
Louisiana great deal of business il
done in dressed lumber. To-day,
with planning and tonguing,and
growing machines, one man car
dress and joint more flooring in
day than twenty could have done
with hand-planes. Does anybody
of any sort of intelligence believe
that the great reduction in the prize
of dressed flooring has caused cor
responding decrease in the wages o
skilled carpenters and joiners?
| But, as Mr.. Pharr is playing thu
farmers of West Louisiana for ;
pack of fools, he may as well try TIT
same sort of game on the people IL
the leyee districts and illustrate i
with some stories about the reduc
ton of the wages of carpenter
caused 10y Fosters administration
Let us have something sensible
Governor" This wages bushes
is simply ridiculous.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

Pharr in his speech at Crowly said
that there was great depreciation in
Louisiana levee building. He is
as far from the truth on levee build
ing as he Is from the governors seat.
The levees were never in better fix
and built at large saving to the tax
payers. You will have to hunt new
tactics old man.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

Gratifying results come from the
western parishes Of the State, where
Governor Foster and the other prom
inent speakers have been. They are
marching right into the stronghold
of the Populists and are making the
far fIv.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07
Registration Office.

hereby give notice that the registration
books will be opened at the following
places, parish of East Carroll, tor the pur-
pose OF revising the registration, and TO
allow all qualified voters the opportunity
to vote at the general election, to be held
on Tuesday. the 2fst day of April, 1896:
Ward 1, Precinct Nicholson store. March
18th.
Ward 2, Precinct 3-Wllton store, March
18th.
Ward 2. Precinct 4-Atherterton store, Mch
10Th.
Ward 4, Precinct 6-Stockner's storce, Mch
2lst.
Ward 4, Precinct 7-Fass' store, March 23d.
Ward 5, Precinct S-Shelburn store, March
oath.
Ward 5, Precinct 9--Panola store, March
18th.
Ward I, Precinct 2-Monticello. March 9th.
Ward 8, at my Office in town Of Providence.
until day of election.
j. s. GTENARD, Registrar
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

The police jury OF Red River par
ish at their last session appropriated
500 annually to the Soldiers Home
in New Orleans. Every parish in
the State should do the same thing.
The old soldiers should not be for
yotten.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

Boston is going to have a hotel
that will surpass anything in the
world. 1t will have $3.50 rooms, or
three times as many as any other
hotel. 1t will cost about three mil
lions of dollars.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

Pharr, Wilkinson & Co., are on
the road. Before many days they
will turn their faces homeward in
disgust.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

A hurrican in Australia during the
month Of January destroyed proper
| ty valued at S1,25O,000. Many
lives were lost and over twenty ships
went to the bottom.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07
Spring aud Summer Samples.

Mr.. Walter Goodwin wishes Us to
say that he has just received his new
line of spring aud summer samples,
and invites his friends to call aud take
q look ct them. On account of the
uewtaFif. clothes are much cheaper.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

The official report Of the U. 5. In
ternal Revenue Office for 1895, says
that $3.50, 10000 was spent for beer
and about the same amount for
MhiskeY.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

A Democratic club has been organ
lied in Baton Rouge, whose men,
bers pledge themselves to support
two white men for the Legislature.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

The belligerency question is be-
ginning to be quite breezy, and
Spain may want to fight If Uncle
Sam means business.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

The supreme court has decided that
chartered clubs cannot sell whiskey
on Sunday. Liquor will be sold all
the same.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

Seventy-five thousand bushels OF
coal was lost at Memphis on Thurs
day last, by the tow boat running
into the bridge.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

Postmaster Wilson sports a scarf
pin, an old coin, which bears the
effigy of Phillip of Macednn, that is
1900 years old.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

The Tensas Gazette has changed
hands. Hon. III. A. Garrett, a
prominent lawyer of st. Joseph, is
editor. We wish the Gazette sue
cess.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07
How to Cure rheumatism.

Arago, Coos Co, Oregon, Nov. 10.
1881 wish to inform you Of the
great good Chamberlain's Pain Balm
has done my wife. She has been
troubled with rheumatism Of the arms
and bands for six months, and has
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tie of which has completely cured her.
I take pleasure in recommending it
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BulIord. so cent and $500 bottles for
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GOLD MEDAL.
The following letter, which was
handed us publication, is self-plana-
tory:
J. B. LEWIS, C. A. COLLIER.
Sec'y. Pres't and ID. g..
ALEX W. SMITH, Auditor.
Cotton States and International Co. Expo
sltion to be held in Atlanta, Ga, u. s.
A.. Sept. Is, to Dec. 81, 1885,
ATLANTA, GA, Jan. 13, 1896.
Mr.. Harry Gilmore, Manager Live Oak
DistilIery Co, Cincinnati. Ohio.
Dear Sir-I beg to advise that the jury Of
awards have awarded to your house Di-
ploma OF Honor with GOLD MEDAL for
cabinet Whiskey," Live Oak Whiskey,"
Live Oak Gin," and for display Of Whis-
kies and Gin.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) c. A. COLLIER,
President and Director General.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

President Cleveland says that he
does not want third term. We
are afraid this is one Of his fish
stories.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07
PHIL MCGUIRE
Prop. PhiI's Saloon,

No. 8 Levee street, doors from corner
Dealer in
Wines, Liquors and Cigars
and sole agent in Providence for the
celebrated brand OF
LIVE OAK wHlSKET, 10 YEARS OLD,
Made by the Live Oak Distillery Of
Cincinnati, Ohio.
The purest Rye whiskey on the market,
and used by the U. s. government for
medical purposes.
Also Peobles OLD CABINET In cases, 20
years old.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07
District Ticket.

For Senator, 25th Senatorial District,
w. NJ. Murphy.
For Judge, 18th Judicial District,
+. F. Montgomery,
For District Attorney 9Th Judicial
District,
w. S. Holmes.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

For aysaem g lscen'kespinE .aA Gs.sssa
Bngness Courss about go including tuition, book
and board: fhSnSer;,SSny. nyrswaes1sSs :.sa
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ENTE1 NOW. Kentucky UniversiR Diploma
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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07

Congressman Bankhead of Georgia,
has introduced a bill against specula-
ton in cotton futures.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07
Parish Ticket.

For Representative,
C. S. WHY.
For Sheriff,
j. w. Dunn.
For Clerk 7th District Court,
j. D. Tompkins.
For Coroner,
w. E. Long.
For Police Jury,
LIST Ward. ......... ;. Robt Nicholson,
2nd {" ..H.H III. Graham
3rd {" Phil Mcclure,
4th ....P p. u. Quays,
9Th :" C. A. Voelker.
For Justices Peace Third Ward,
Chas. r. Egelly and G. M. Franklin.
For Constable Third Ward,
w. H. Hunter.