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Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-22
A Useless TubercuIous Discovery.


The discovery made by DIR. A. NJ Holmes,
OF Denver, of the tubercuous microbe in
human blood before the system has been
attacked by the disease consequent upon
its activity has been exploited with con-
siderable enthusiasm and received with
much interest by the members of the Pan
American Medical congress, now in ses-
sion in the City of Mexico. The substance
of DR.. Holmes discovery Is that he has
found the tubercular microbe in the sys-
TEN, and located him in the earliest stages
Of his destructive existence, instead of
waiting until he Is far advanced in mis-
campaign and has secured such a strong
mold that he cannot be dislodged.
This is what DR.. Koch processes to have
accomplished. but what more has DR..
James done? Both men have found the
microbe, and tell US they have seen him.
Koch has located him where his energies
are developed many thousandfold and at
the haight Of his pernicious activity. James
has found him when he is on the threshold
OF his career, but what advantage has
James over Koch If neither of them can
tell the victim how to stop the microbe
and eradicate him? 1t is no comfort to be
assured the tuberculous beast has found a
lodgment in the system if there is no
way of dislodging him.
Dr. Holmes should have informed the
world what to do next. Concede that he
has found the microbe, OF what advantage
is the discovery II he does not tell US how
to exterminate him? 1t is not important;
on the other hand, it is only an aggrava-
tion to be told there is tUberculous mi
crobe, that he gets into the blood. and not
only causes tuberculosis, but many other
diseases. Concede he has discovered him,
then what is he going to do with him?
This is where DR.. Holmes stops short He
draws the inference that every other doc
tor can discover him and deal with him,
but he does not tell how. II the mere dis
covery of the beast would cure incipient
tuberculosis that would be well and good,
but ii won't, and hence there is no practl-
cal benefit from the discovery unless some
way is found of killing him. This appears
to be one of the limitations of medical
science, and 1t is provoking one. 1t is
simply adding to the stock of human
knowledge as to the number, variety and
destructiveness of microbes in the system
but so long as the scientists cannot tell
suffering humanity how to keep the Great
ures out or how to kill them after they
get in, their knowledge is only vanity and
yexatlon.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-22

Considerable fault has been found with
the late Arthur Sewall, but let it be said to
his credit ttat ne has neither proposed to
lecture nor write book
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-22

Professor James, of Harvard, is trying
to prove that genius IS not a disease. He
ought at least to be able to show that 1t
is not an aIarmingIy prevalent disorder.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-22

It Is said that the defeat of W. j Bryan
was to his financial advantage. 1t was un-
doubtedIy 10 the country's advantage,
financial and every other sort
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-22

The failure Of that carpet house at Yon-
kers. n. Y, is a great rock in a weary
land to the Popocrat organs.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-22

In his address to the knights Of Labor
Mr.. Sovereign seems to have forgotten to
report progress on that boycott of national
bank notes.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-22

Perhaps Hon. Joe Manley is merely saw
ing himself for a Reed cabinet in 1901.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-22

Commander Whitney, of the Kansas
c. a. K. thinks the cawker City post
Office would be about his size.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-22

In a few months Great Britain will
discover that the ability to apologize often
and abiectly is not a necessary qualifica-
ton for an American ambassador.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-28
CRACKING OF PEARS.

There are some varieties Of pears
which are very subject to cracking of
the skin, which soon after turns black,
thus destroying the value Of the fruit.
The black is sometimes cut on, but
what is left of the fruit lacks the fine
flavor 1t should have II the skin had
remained whole. The White Doyenne
pear, known also under its old-fash-
toned name, yirgalieu, is most subject
to this disease, and its growing has,
for this reason, been discontinued in
some localities. But the disease Is a
fungus, and spraying with Bordeaux
mixture has been found preventive
1t should be done early. The cracking
generally begins about the time the
seeds are forming in the fruit. 1t may
be caused by a deficiency of potash in
the soil, making it impossible for the
tree to form the fruit seeds and ripper
its fruit. Many fungus diseases are
probably due to this cause, and lib
eral supply Of potash to prevent them
Is better than cure. But wherever the
fungus is present, 1t should be de-
stroyed by the Bordeaux mixture, and
the trees then literally supplied with
potash to prevent its recurrence
Boston Cultivate
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-28
THREW AWAY A FORTUNE.
A Man Who Lost $4,000 Worth Of
Ambergris.

A Man Who Lost $4,000 Worth Of
Ambergris.
The little town Of Digby, Nova SEQ
tia, Is very much excited at present
over the finding Of some ambergris by
Isaiah Kingdom, fisherman who
lives in Granville, small village
across the river from Digby. Mr..
Kingdom was in conversation with a
ST. John Telegraph reporter, and told
the story of his find. He had been
rowing along the bay shore at Gran
vile in his boat one day last week,
and noticed some STUFF" floating on
the water. 1t looked to him like tallow.
his home at Granville, where he tried
to boil 1t down to make soft soap.
Failing to do so he threw the remain
der OF the supposed tallow away. He
had about 100 pounds of the material
in all, he estimates. and had only kept
six pounds OF it after the rest had been
destroyed. He was told that 1t was g
very valuable article. and In conse-
quence he brought sample to st.
John, where it was shown to q drug
gist, who offered for it a price which
by no means approached its value.
Mr.. Kingdom went back to Digby
by the steamer Prince Rupert and took
the ambergris to local druggist, who,
after close examination, identified 1t
and on looking up the price list found
that it was worth So per ounce. The
fisherman's feelings can be imagined
when he learned that he had wasted
about ninety-four pounds of the amber
gris,swhich, had he kept it, would have
brought him for the LOT $4,000. AS it
Is, he has left only about six pounds,
which will bring him when sold the
sum Of $1,000.
Mr. Kingdom Left a small piece with
the druggist, which weighs about IA
pounds, and the latter will conduct the
sale of the six pounds. The same,
which was shown to the Telegraph re-
porter at the drug store, was broken
: from a lump weighing forty-two
pounds. 1t resembles piece Of tallow
very much. Ambergris Is solid fatty
substance. of q dull gray color, the
shades being variegated like marble
and possesses peculiar sweet earthly
oder. 1t Is a morbid secretion found
in the intestines of the spermaceti
WHILE, and is generally found floating
on the seashore and In Jumps weigh
ing from one-half an ounce to 100
pounds. The sample is still in the
= u IN
probably be sent to the States, where
. deal will be made for the whole. 1t
is needless to say that Mr.. Kingdom,
who was so lucky in making the find,
Is being congratulated from all quar-
tiers upon his rapid rise on the road to
wealth,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-28
FIRES IN GREAT FORESTS.
Preventive Work Accomplished by the
Fire Warden of Minnesota.


The report Of the chief fire warden
of Minnesota has been published, and
contains many statements of interest.
AS part of the precautionary measures
adopted, about $4,000 placards, warn
ing against kindling fires in forests or
prairie were distributed. Twenty
seven fires in forest regions, including
those in brush lands and marshes, are
reported. They burned over an aggre-
gate area of 1925 acres, and did dam
age to the amount of $3,125. The wet
weather of last year greatly reduced
the losses. In the prairie region of
the western side of the state dry,
windy conditions were conducive to
the spreading of fire, during the pc
riod of August to November, and 100
field prairie fires occurred, burning
over about 10000 acres and causing
damage of $34,277. In the same terri
tory in 1884 about 100000 acres were
burned over. The local wardens con-
trolled and extinguished many fires.
The state warden had consulted man.
ufacturers of locomotives in the
United States and England with refer
ence to the best spark arrester. 1t is
learned that no such device is wholly
efficient, as fine sparks are always like
ly to escape.
The warden says that the 1000
throughout Minnesota forests are more
careful about extinguishing their for
est fires than white people. The greater
number of fires are caused by locOmO-
tive sparks, but the careless farmer,
burning over fields before ploughing,
a great source of danger. 1t is the
business of the warden to prevent as
well as to extinguish fires. In the for
est region of Minnesota the govern
ment still holds 100000 acres of pub
lie land. These are visited by home
seekers, timber CRUISERS" and hunters.
The warden remarks that when peo-
pie become educated as to the true
economic values of forests, and to
comprehension of the danger and DAM
age. from forest fires, every man and
boy who frequents the woods will be
voluntary Waterman to guard
against such fires
About $1,000 workmen are en-
ployed in the logging industry of Min
nesota. 1t is estimated that the total
amount of white pine standing is A.
424, 100000 feet, and of red or Norway
pine. 3,412,475,O00 feet. In twenty
three counties there are 10,SS9,O00
acres of natural forest and in the
state there are II. 100000 acres of ma
tural forest, not including mere brush
or swamp land. The annual cut of
pine for each of the past three years is
estimated at 100000 feet. The con-
sumption of mercantile hard wood
lumber in Minnesota is estimated at
1O0,OO0,000 feet MISUNDERSTANDING
oils News.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-28


What life, what . record, what a
wreck of great talents, all because he
forsook the teachings of his noble
Christian ancestors and became o SCOT
fer, an infidel, Chesterfield. What
bitter memories-what anguish he
must have felt in his last days-his last
hours, when he begged to be buried at
Princeton by the grave of his father.
Verify, it seems like Providence fol-
lowed him with an avenging hand and
heaped misery upon him all his life.
And my old friend Carnochan saw
that man and heard him talk and felt
magnetized by his presence-and he
was old enough to vote for Jackson for
president and since then has voted for
seventeen presidents. What world
of memories the old man has. You
can't alarm him with fears of the ma
ton going to ruin through the curren.
cy question. He has heard the cry of
ruin too long and too often. It makes
him smile to hear the boys talk
ruin now. 1t is the same old
tocsin that pealed the alarm
in Jackson's day, when the United
States bank was demonetized, and he
remembers that. It was bigger fuss
than this, he says, though there wasn't
so many people nor SO many newspa-
pers to mike it. The old man came
south in his early manhood and rode
on the first and only railroad of any
length that had been built. He is q
concordance, a chronology, an ANTIGUA
ty. There are some older men, but
not many who are as bright, as genial,
as contented. His long life of industry
is an object lesson to the rising genera
ton, and I hope they will see it and
think of it. He has done no big thing
to give him fame or fortune, but he
has fought good fight and set good
example. Peace to You, my old friend.
May you keep on living until you are
tired and then depart in peace.-BML
ARP in Atlanta Constitution.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-28
BnnKEEp1NG FOR FARMERS.

NY observation and experience teach
me that one never succeeds with any
thing he doea not like; consequently a
man or woman who dislikes to handle
bees had better let them alone. How
ever, it seems to me 1t might pay the
farmer who has a lot OF fruit to keep
a few stands Of bees, even though he
had to buy a new stock every spring
and did not get any honey. The bene-
fit derived from the bees fertilizing
includes politicians who foresee the
ragged holly as to the claims Of the la
fruit blossoms would pay for the
trouble. In this case box hives would
be better than any others, as bees IN
doubtedly winter better in them, and
honey is secondary consideration.
In any event get a good stock of in
dustrious bees. 1t is becoming pretty
generally accepted that Bookkeeping
will not do to rely on as money-mak-
ing occupation unless practised In con-
nection with some other business. The
farmer who likes to handle bees will
have an excellent side issue, which, II
carefully managed, will be satisfac-
ton as well as profit. To such far
mer 1 say get two colonies Of Italian
bees from some reliable breeder. put
them in an eight or ten frame dove
tailed hive, get smoker bee veil, 8
book on agriculture and begin. In on.
respect, experienced apiarists are
quite as negligent as beginners-that
is, In furnishing shade for the hives. 1t
has been eonclusively shown that col
onies in shade during hot weather
make the most honey.-Orange Judd
Farmer,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-28
SIGNS IN BUTTER MAKING.

We were warned a very long time
ago against the foolishness Of believ-
ing in signs. And those people who
believed in them were called foolish
and peryerse generation. What was
true then is SO now, and we have a
great deal more knowledge abroad
now than people had then. The bios
soming of the elder, the signs-so
called--of the stars, the condition of
the moon, are all without any infiu-
ence On the cows, or the milk, or the
butter, or the cheese, and the witches
that once were supposed to infect the
churn and prevent the butter coming
were all imaginary. Food of the cows
and such skillful management Of the
whole Of the work of the dairy, and
nothing else, are the sole and whole
causes of good or bad butter or
cheese; or of difficulties or ease in the
making Of them.-New York Times.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-28
The Fixity of the Fiddle.

When you come to think of it, it is
a curious and bewildering circum-
stance that, in world and in an age
where progress is one of the laws of
existence, the violin should be to-day,
not only as to form and all essential
details, exactly what it was some 300
years ago, but that it is even now a
less perfect instrument than it was
when the old masters were warming
their glue pots and mixing their vaunt-
ed varnish and chipping out their
blocks of wood in the little Italian
town of Cremona, now two centuries
back. Mr.. Gladstone has said some
where. that to perfect that wonder of
travel, the locomotive, has not required
the expenditure of more mental
strength and application than to per-
feet a violin. But then you can put
the locomotive into the march of prog
ress; the violin you can't. In this re-
spect it stands alone among musical
instruments.
Flutes have been improved, new
types of clarionet have been evolved,
the harpsichord and the spinet have
given place to the pianoforte, organs
have come to be controlled by cleo
ricity-everything, in short, in the
way of musical instruments has tend
ed toward advance and Improvement,
while the construction of the violin is
numbered-at any rate by the enthus-
lasts who run the fiddle prices into
four figures among the arts which
have been and are not. The exper.
fence of centuries and the ingenuity OF
many generations of skilled mechanics
have been altogether unayailing, and
violinists to-day are content 10 starve
themselves that they may give hun
dreds, nay, even thousands, for instru-
ments which did not produce tens
when they first left the workshops at
Creinona.- Chambers Journal
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-28
n..fnes. Cannot bo Cured

by local applications, as they canuot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to . ure deafness, and that is by constitu-
tinnai remedies. Deafness is caused by an In
famed condition OF ths mucous lining OF the
Eustuchian Tube. When this tube gets in.
famed you have q rumbling sound or lmper.
feet hearing, and when it is entirely closed
Deafness is the result, and unless the inflam-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored tot. normal condition, hearing will DO
destroyed forever. Nine cases out OF ten arc
caused ~ catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Doilsrs for any
case of Deafness (caused by catsrrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send FOR
circulars, frea.
+. J. CHENEY s. Co.. Toledo. O,
fold by Drgggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-28
ALCOHOL CONSTIPATION ABROAD.

A speaker at the Basic congress on alco-
holism tackled this question with remark
able results. He brings all drinks to COM
mon standard, according to the amount Of
alcohol which they contain, aud on this
basis he arrives at the following surprising
result: The annual amount of alcohol con-
sumed per head OF population is in France
thirteen quarts, Switzerland ten quarts. Bel
GUM ten quarts, Italy ten quarts, Germany
nine quarts, EngIand nine quarts. Sweden
Jour quarts, Norway three quarts, and Cam
ala two quarts.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-28

With the exhilarating sense otrenewed health
and strength and internal cleanliness which
follows the use Of Syrup of Figs, is unknown
to the few who have not progressed beyond
the old-tims medicines and the cheap substi-
tutes sometimes offered but never accepted by
the well-informed.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-28

A counterfeiter in Wichita, Kas., was
on trial about year ago, and some Of
his implements were exhibited in
court One of the jurors examined
them quite attentively, and later made
some for himself and began counter.
feiting. He 10 now in prison.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-28

FITSstopped free and permanentiycured. No
fits after first day 20 use OF DR.. KLiNEs GREAT
NERvEREsToRER. Free s. trial bottieand treat
Use. Send to DIR. Kline. 931 Arch ST.. Phila.s Pa
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-28
No Time shouid be Lost

BY those troubled with constipation in seek
ing relief from Hostetter's Stomach Btiers.
The disease is easily relieved in its earlier
stage, and as it is utterly subj ersive of the
general health, postponement of the remedy
Is unwiee. The same holds good of delay in
cases of fever. and ague, kidney complaints,
ments to which the Bitters is particularly
a1anted.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-28

Dobbins' Floating Borsx Soap is the only
floating soap that contains Borax For toilet or
laundry use it is Incompatible. perfecs soap for
all uses. Try it once. You'll use it always. Order
Of your grocer. Red wrapper.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-28

Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup for children
teething. softens the gums, reduces inflamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind colic 25c. q bottle
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-28

Piso's Cure for Consumption relieves the
most obstinate coughs.-Rev. ID. BuCHMuREr
LER, Lexington, No., February "a, 1894.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-28

The faith that will move mountains after
awhile, is moving a good many smaller
things now.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-28

WarS bilious or costiye, eat Cascaret
candy cathartic, cure guaranteed, l0c., Csc.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-28

The sin that will stick to you is the one
you expect to give.up without any help from
Christ
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-28
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life

Away.
II you want TO out tobacco us.ny easily AMI
forever regain losE MANAGED, be made well.
stroag, magnstlc, full of new life and visor,
take ko-Tp-Bac, the wonder-worksr that
pounds In ten days. Over 10000 cured. Buy
So-To-Bac from your own druggist. Under
Absolute guarantee 10 cure. Book and sample
Tree. Address Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-28

CAsoARrrs stimulate liver, kidneys and bow
els. Never sicken. weaken or gripe. loo
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-28

st. Vitus' Dance. One bottle Dr. FenneFs
Specific cures. Circular, Fredonia, N. Y.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-28

The man who lives only for himself couldn't
be engaged in smaller business.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-28

Jusr try a 1Oc box of Cnxcarete, the hne4
liver and bowel regulator ever made.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-28

Recent discussion Of the best means
Of protecting our harbors in case of
war has called renewed attention to
experiments on the power Of great
guns. The result of one of these ex-
periments has been used as an argu-
ment in. favor of placing guns at 10
inches calibre at. certain points on the
coast. In the case referred to a pro-
jectiIe weighing 1900 pounds was fired
from such gun. The target consist
ed of compound plate of steel AM
iron 20 inches thick, and second plate
of irons inches thick, backed by a
mass of square oak timber 20 feet
thick. backed in turn by granite wall
8 feet thick, behind which was IL feet
of solid concrete, while the rear of the
target consisted Of b-foot wall OF
brick. The projeetile, fred at close
range, passed through the % inches of
iron and steel, through the 20 feet of
oak, through the { feet of granite,
through the IL feet Of concrete, and
more than halfway through the @
feet of brick behind them all! What,
say the advocates Of heavy guns for
coast defence, would be the chance Of
any battle-ship il existence against
such projectile as that?
Japan is having boom. Over $780,
100000 of local capital has been invest
ed in new enterprises within year and
there are already twenty clock, two
watch and several bicycle factories,
while silk and cotton mills may be
counted by the score. Her foreign
trade is rapidly increasing and is now
$265, 100000 a year, or six times as
much as 20 years ago.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-28

The mother of Moses did more for the
world than the king who built the pyramids.