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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-09-08

The outcome Of the uprising
in India against the English will
be that the English will acquire
more territory.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-09-08
Sl.OO Per hnnun,.

NO more do we hear that yearn-
ing cry Of the Popocratic press,
ooh. prosperity. where art thou"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-27

An ordinance prohibiting the owners
of cattle Except calves) TO allow them
to run at large upon the streets OF the
town of Providence, La, requiring said
owners to take them mp; providing for
the impoundipg of all cattle Except
calves) found upon the streets and side
walks after dark and fixing fees to be
paid by the owners for all violations
herein.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor g. Board of Aldermen OF the
town of Providence, La, in regular ses-
sion convened, That it shall be unlaw-
ful for any and all persons to permit
their cattle Except calyes) to run at
large upon the streets or side walks OF
the town after dark or during the night.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
it shall be the duty of all owners Of cat
tie to confine them within suitable en-
closures after dark and during the en-
tire night following however the calves
to be turned out and taken up in the
morning.)
Sec. 8. The city marshal, who is
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-27
JURY LIST.

State of Louisiana, parish OF East Carroll.
Be it known and remembered, that on
this 23d day of November, A. D., 1897. we,
Edward H. Davis, j. N. Hill and James u.
Pittman, members of the jury commission
for East Carroll parish. Louisiana, met at
the Office of j. s. Guenard, Clerk OF the ith
District Court of Louisiana, and by reason
thereof member of the jury commission
for East Carroll parish, 10 the presence Oh
w. S. Mcguire and T. B. Davis, competent
witnesses, for the purpose OF drawing graho
and petit jurors for the January 1898 GRIM
inal Term of the Hon. 18th District Court,
commencing ON Monday, the ord day OF
January, 1893, and after having supple
mented the general venire list with the
names of those who had actually served at
the last term of the said court, died, re-
moved from the parish or become disquail-
fed, so as to keep said general yenlre nst
up to the original standard OF oOO names
we proceeded to draw first fifty names
:herefrom to compose the grand and petit
Jurors for tie first week of said term-one
| of said commission, viz: JAS. q. Plttman,
| taking from the general venlre list. one al
time, the names of so men as follows
| hereto:
Said names were then placed in an enve
| lone and the week tor which they were
draw Il was endorsed thereon and delivered
| to the Clerk for the use OF the court; tn'
! following are the names so drawn to-Wit
| yUord
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-27
SheriH's Sale.

State of Louisiana, Parish of East Carroll,
Fourth Ward Justice Court, Emma
jackson VS.. Joe Wesson-No. 259.
BY virtue of writ of Fl Fa to me direct
ed bysthe Honorable Fourth Ward Justice
Court for the parish of East Carroll afore-
said, in the above entitled cause; Will pro-
ceed to sell at public auction, on the
premises on p. D. Quays plantation Id East
Carroll parish, La, on
Saturday the 18th, day OF December, 1897
between the hours prescribed by law, all
the right, title and interest of Joe Wessor
in and to the following described property
to-wit:
Five Bales of Seed Cotton (more or less
in the field. Thirty bushels of corn more
or less) in the crib, and two Hogs--seiZet
10 the above suit.
Terms of Sale cash with the benefit of ap
praIsement. n,~
Sherif7s office. Providence, La. Novem
Der 9th, lo9T.-4t.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-27
Information for the
Public.

The folio wing is the schedule ofthe
Y. & M. V. r. r., taking effect from
Sept. 10.
New Orleans Division--Train 3 VIII
leave Vicksburg at $40 armand arrive
at New Orleans 1926 a. M.
Train ri will leave Viclsburg SEQ
a. M. and arrive New Orleans $50 p.
m.
Train 6 viii leave New Orleans 4:20
y, m. and arrive Vieksburg 11.50 p. NJ
Train No. 20 win leave New Or
leans at sos. a. M. and arrive at Nieks-
burg at 5.55 p. N.
Memphis Division-Train No. will
leave Memphis at z .55 p. m. and arrive
at Vicksburg at 500 a. m
No. 23 will leave Memphis at S:4 a.
M. and arrive at Vcksburg at 6:45 p.
m.
Train No. leaves Vicksburg at
I12.O1 a. m. and arrives at Memphis at
! z 10 a. m.
/ Train No. "a will leave Vicksburg
! at 1856 a m. and arrive at Memphis at
| 5:30r. M.
Ali trains run daily.
For information as to rates 60,
write to
T; Ticket Agent.
Vicksburg, Miss.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-27

Our friend Scott OF the Crowley
Signal, during the yellow fever and
strict quarantine, when everything
was corked up tight, put out daily
for the benefit of his town and parish,
and for get-up, push and news it
could not be surpassed. 1t was far
ahead of many dailies published in
cities not a thousand miles away
from us. Scott, your efforts should
be appreciated.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-27

hereby designated rs the pound keeper,1
shalt provide at his expense suitab,
lot enclosed for the purpose of i'm
pounding cattle taken up and found
running at large upon the streets or
sidewalks of the town during the night,
for which he will receive as Il compen-
sation the fees hereinafter fixed by this
ordinance.
See 4. BE it further ordained.
That all cattle found upon the streets
or sidewalks of the town after dark
shall be driven into the pound by the
city marshal or his assistant, for which
he will be entitled to demand and re-
ceive rs penalties for all violations the
sum of so cents each for every head OF
cattle taken up by mm or his assistant,
and 20 cents per day for each day they
may remain so imponnd ed, which ices
shall be paid by the owners OF the cat
tie. :.
Sec. 5. Be il further ordained. II
any OF The cattle SO impounded are not
claimed on the 1st day, it shall be ana
! it is hereby made The duty OF the mar
i Stlal OF pOuuu hctpSi, " So
notice to be posted in three of the most
public places in the town of the i'm
pounding of all cattle, giving minute
description setting forth all marks anc
brands, and all cattle remaining in sale
pound for term not exceeding days
not called for, will be advertised ant
} sold BY the city marshal or poun'
keeper. to pay all fees and expenses IN
Cured while impounded.
Sec. g. Be it further ordained, Ina
this ordinance take effect from an'
after Its passage and PRONUNCIATION II
, the official journal.
5 On motion of Aid. Beard, the mar
shall was ordered to notify Mr.. Whil
r tipgton to remove his jackass outsld
: the corporate limits, 1t being considere
0 a nuisance.
d E. J. HAMLEY, Mayor.
= D. W. GILMoUR. Secretary
h Lake Providence. La. Nov. IL, 1891
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-27

Brann, of the Waco Iconoclast, is
responsible for the taking OF two
human lives and the dangerous
wounding of another. The personal
attacks of Brann in his vile sheet
against the Baylor University was
the cause Of the killing of J. w. and
w. A. Harris and the wounding of
Judge Gerald in street fight. No
doubt Waco will be too hot a place
for Brann TO remain after this
deplorable and tragic affair.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-27

This is what the Washington d. C.
Post, Mckinley supporter in the
last campaign, says of the Demo-
cratic party: ''This has been q
Democratic year. The elections OF
1897 have shown that the Democracy
rebounds from the downfall of 1896
stronger and mere confident than
ever. Democracy exhibits every
quality Of heroism. 1t has courage,
it has genius Of recovery and recon
struction, it knows not the meaning
Of dismay. Defeat leaves it withou,
fear. Danger finds it without cow
ardice. 1t is miracle Of vitality, Of
yalor and Of hope
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-27
An Ordinances

An ordinance creating Fire District
in the town of Providence. Louisiana;
designating the limits of said district;
prohibiting the erection of frame build
inps within the limits of said fire dis
trict or the removal of frame buildings
now erected from one street TO anoth-
err in said fire district; requiring moth
ing but brick buildings to be erected
in future within SAID fire limits, which
brick buildings shall be covered with
either slate, Tin, iron or other metallic
substance to insure protection from
fire; providing for the creation of a
Building Committee to be composed OF
three members of the Board of Alder
men to be appointed by the Mayor,
with authority to grant permits for the
erection of buildings; defining the
powers of said committee; prohibiting
the erection of buildings within the
corporate limits of the town of Provi.
dence, La. without first obtaining 8
permit therefor from the building
committee; providing further for the
condemning of all frame buildings OIL
sheds now erected which may bt
/ deemed dangerous or unsafe, aud re
quiring their demolition or placing il
Il safe condition of SAID premises aftel
proper written notification by thu
building committee, providing penal
ties for all violations herein; and desig
mating the city marshal as .the fir,
warden of the town of Providence ant
inspector OF buildings
Section II. Be it ordained by tn
Mayor aud Board of Aldermen of tn,
town of Providence, La. in regula
session convened, That Fire Distric
be and the same is hereby created il
tie town of Providence. La.
| Sec. 9. Be II further ordained
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-27

Rev. Fathers Picherit and Prem
dergast, and Doctors j. II. Purnell,
j. A. X. Burchett, and Jos. Waldaur
Of Vicksburg, who went to Edwards,
Miss, wher the yellow fever first
broke out, and who did such noble
work for nearly seventy days, re-
turned on Saturday last. The citi-
zeus Of Vicksburg gave them hearty
and deserving welcome, and OF
Thursday each were presented will
a handsome gold medal, suitably in
scribed.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-27

Politics are warming up all over
the State and in the next week it viii
be red-hot. 1t is sincerely hoped
that the Democrats will not allow any
old sores to be opened aud that they
will unite in defeating every Repub-
lican- Populist wherever be may come
out. The Convention should be
composed entirely of Democrats.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-27
To. be Selected Without Opposition.

We cory below the following local
paragraphs from the Madison Journal.
which shows the high regard that
Mr.. Ransdell lie held in Madison pr IRISH.
and which is gratifying to his friends
in his home parish:
The friends-in Madison-of Hon
Jos. E. Ransdell, of East Carroll parish
win be pleased to know that he will be
selected, without opposition, to repre-.
sent his parish in the constitutions
convention.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-27
Succession Sale.

Succession Of Elijah Phillips, Decd.
Seventh District Court. for East Carol!
Parish
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of
"A writ of Sale issued to me in the above
stxled sueeession viii sell at public auc-
tion at the front door of the Court House
on The nth day of December, 1897. between
the hours prescribed by law, all the right.
titIle and interest OF the Succession OF
Elijah Phillips, de'd.. in and unto the fol-
lowing described property situated in East
Carroll parish. Louisiana, to-wit:
The Northwest quarter of the South
east Gaar.er OF Section Three, Township
Twenty North. Range Twelve East, with
all the buildings and improvements there
or containing forty acres.
Terms of sale cash according to law.
w I'll. MONTGOMERY,
Curator
Providence, La, November lth. 1S9..-5t.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-27
Four-Cent Gotten.

Southern Farmerl
A few years back the editor OF
this journal met a prominent North
Louisiana gentleman in his own city
and asked bin how be ~as getting
along. The response came that he
was endeayoIlng to adjust himself to
foercent cotton, and found great
difficulty in doing so. The several
years Of higher prices that have pre-
vailed since have led many persons
to believe that cotton at four cents
in the country, while possible, like
an invasion OF the plague or yellow
fever, was not to be expected in the
ordinary course of things, and that
the assumption Of such low prices
for our great staple should not be
made in considering our financial
condition. The return again to low
prices this present season now seems
to be awakening our planters and
farmers to the fact that there is no
limit TO the lowness of prices for any
great crop, excepting the capacity
of the producers to produce it at a
less and less cost. The doctrine OF
the survival of the fttest prevails In
matters agricultural as well as In
other directions. and there would
seem to be no limit to the lownes'
of prices to which cotton or any
other great staple may be forced
excepting the resulting disinclina
ton of the planters and farmers t.
discontinue in its culture when
becomes Improbable to them and il
diminution in the crop that woul
thus result.
| Constant efforts may be made t
induce our planters to diminish thel
acreage, but this cannot be mad
effective, as no voluntary unlmd
ton in acreage is likely to occur
cotton should remain the most prof
table crop for the Southern tiller
the soil. When, however, he fine
, that his cotton crop puts him
t debt and that general farming woul
r leave him a surplus of money at Il
: end of the year, he viii then quick
0 adopt general farming. Necessl
e seems to be the only real motif
5. power in bringing about these gre
d industrial changes. Forty yea
ago the writer asked a frierd th'
engaged in refining coal oil, whi'
u was selling at SIS cents per gallon,
= it were not likely that the price
:, coal oil would diminish great
:, The answer was that it was impos
: BILE; that the whole world wou
% want coal oil and that high prize
e and profitable results in the lndust
were absolutely certain. In the
later days, when we find coal
:, selling at to cents we can see
le results of an immense supply.
a Low prices are sure to come VII
s The supply exceeds the cure
'e demand. Low prices general
Is develop an increased demand fro
'e new directions. While Scent c.
i ton would now seem impossible,
recurrence of low prices again Il
- year would certainly indicate ii
"a the prices of cotton will continue
,o decline until some balance shall
w struck at which point the plant
b will discontinue raising cotton a
II turn their attention TO other crops.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-27

To get new railroad to Monroe,
the hustling city on the banks of the
Ouachita, has offered two hundred
thousand dollars, one hundred thous-
and of this to be paid in cash. The
road will be built Immediately. This
shows to our people what an immense
benefit railroad must be to coun-
trv
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-27

The Republicans of Louisiana, who
have been in Washington for the past
six or eight months waiting for their
reward from Marcus Alonzo Mckln-
lev, have once more been told to
wait, and no appointments will be
made until after Congress meets.
Wimberly's hopes have been crushed
more than once.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-27

The same old factional fight is on
in Caddo parish, and each wing OF
the Democratic party have put mp
candidates for the Constitutional
Convention. This is to be regretted,
and they should have buried their
difference and sacrificed everything
to the success of the party.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-27

TITS gratifying to the Democracy
of the State to see that there will be
harmony among the two factions OF
the party in East Baton Rouge in
,he selection of persons to the Con-
stitutional Convention. We are glad
that all differences have been liked
so that they will be united.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-27

Mrs. Minnie Walkup has succeeded
IN getting away with her second
spouse in q mysterious manner WIN
she be as lucky in getting out OF this
aa she was iu the first!
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-27

Gov. Foster has appointed w. ..
Frazier to the Office of Sheriff OF St.
Landry parish, caused by the death
NJ Fl. II. Deshotels. The first good
net of Mr.. Frazier, was to clean out
the whole Office force of pops. and
mt IN. straight Democrats.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-27
ANNOUNCEMENT.

We are authorized to announce
H. los +. RANSDELL for the
position OF Delegate TO the Cohs.i,
tp,;opaI Convention, subject to the
action OF the Democratic party.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-27
TOWN LOTS.

Having acquired the Davis Addition
to the Town of Providence. and the
field Immediately adjoining the town.
/ offer the same for sale at from S15 to
$50 per lot according to location.
Titles perfect.
CLIFTON T. DAVIS.
Lake Providence, La.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-27

Tie Police Jury viii meet Oh We'd
ncsday, tie 9Th Of December.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-28
Locks Again,

We notice in last Sundays Plea
vune an interview with Capt. l..
Caspari of this place, in which the
Captain endeavors to discourage
the idea of Locking Cane river.
His interviewer, however over
whelmed his weak arguments with
ready proofs Of the feasibleness
and desirabillty Of this scheme.
The Captain ''let the cat out OF
the bag a little further on by ex-
posing the secret Of his opposi-
ton to Locks, when he suggested
in lieu of this Improvement, the
extension of the Natchitoches
"Tap," Of which he is president.
Taken as separate proposition,
we are in favor Of and will fur
nish as much s'gas'' as any one to
boom the extension of the Cap
tain's road, but this can never take
the place of all-the-year-navigation
in Cane river, and we are fully
persuaded that when the latter is
done and the beautiful Cane river
valley, one of the most extensive
and fertile in the State, is fully
developed, doubling Natchitoches'
population and business, the Cap
tain will have no trouble in floating
bonds to build bis road on to Cou-
shatta.
AT any rate, the Captain and his
road should be the last interests to
kick against any Improvement the
people Of Natchitoches want, af-
ter oil they have done for his road.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-28
A Warning.

At the late municipal election in
the town of Lafayette, in which
the democrats and pops were the
opposing parties, the democrats
voted 49, Arabs who not only
couldn't speak, read or write the
l.nglish language but were new
comers and unnaturalized. The
results though were 176 for the
popuIists and 164 democratic.
The democratic commissioners then
proceeded to throw out Z spoiled
ballots, populist Of course, and 70
marked for identification. These
were populist votes which a demo-
cratic commissioner marked by
pushing in the box with a pencil.
This is onlya sample Of what is to
be in the future. Peoples De-
mands.
Now let some democratic roos-
ter again declare that the present
election law is a good thing and
that everybody is satisfied with it.
1t is the biggest scheme Of fraud,
the most palpable debauchery OF
the ballot that was ever devised
by political parties. Like the
witches Of Macbeth ''it makes the
word Of promise to the ear and
breaks it 10 the hope" Of all honest
men. Under this law the basest
frauds can b. and have been per-
petrated with absolute impunitY.-
Monroe Bulletin.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-28

r,.,sert advertisements. 81 per sqnaro first in
ssrtion: each subsequent insertion 80 cents per
square. 9, nor souare
first insertion each subsequent insertion oo ce'''S
per square, ,;,o
Local advertisements. 10 cents per hne. ,o,
Editorial notices first insertion. 10 cents pei
line; subsequently 10 cents pr rne. .,, ,,, he
Recommendations are solicited: but VIC VIII not 10
vesnonsible for any views therein expressed
Address all communications to the business 81 sI'
Manager. Communications must be sent In Dy
Monday. ,n,ua,.;or shorld
ba accompanied by the real as we'll as the assumed
= anne or HE author not for pubcation but as an
evidence Of good faith on the part OF the writer.
4 failure to do so will consisn them TO the waste
basket
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-28

work doing something, he divided
the Democratic minority in half,
taking 80 members with him as
against 33 who followed Bailey to
the Republican side.
The New York journal, The
Philadelphia American and other
great Democratic papers, as we'll
as 1 Of the Populist press are ap-
proving and applauding our Pop
ulist leaders in congress who are
thus winning the laurels and the
people away from the old parties,
but 4 few Of our good Populists
at home, impatient because the
world was not made in u day, and
misinformed by cranks and fanat-
les like Coxey, are trying to got
up a conference to depose the men
who have lent luster and fame to
the party, and are fast making it
the foremost party in American
politics.
Tho Nashville Conference will
be an immense bag of wind, and
ought to join Coxey in his second
great assault on tho grass.
Advertise in the Louisiana Pop
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-28

Advertise in the LOUISIANA POP
ULIST.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-28
We Would Like to Know.

Why our people are content
with Natohitoches being the
"Quaint City"-no nothing more.
Why, with the other improve
ments which we are to have in the
near future, we can't have cot
ton factory.
IF q few more breaks in the
Mississippi levees will not convince
everybody but the. Engineers, that
the present system is a complete
failure.
Why the outlet system, or
some better system than the one
we now have, is not being agitated.
Why we do not hear more
about the constitutional Conven-
ton.
Why some people seem to
think it is absolutely contrary to
the laws Of God Ind man, to pay
their subscriptions.
If you can't take a hint and
send us q little money on your sub
scrlption.
Why you don't advertise in
the PopuIist.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-28
While we have no objections to

While we have no objections to
a conference such as is advertised
to take place at Nashville, Tenn,
by the so-called middIe-of the road
PopuIists, yet we do not believe
that it will amount to any good to
the party as u whole. Any con
clusion they may reach, however,
will only represent u part Of the
party. Again, if it is intended
for a Populist convention the Ma
tional Committee has alone the
right to call the convention. 1t
is too soon to formulate any plans
for the future other than the plat
form Of the party indicates. For
US as party to say at this time
what we will do and what we will
not do would be supreme folly.
No man can foresce what issues
will came up within the next two
or three years to demand attention.
So far rs the indications now point
there is but one thing for US to do
and that is to 60 right ahead advo-
eating Populist doctrine. We
would favor an early nominating
convention and, ii possible, a har-
monious concert of action by all
the reform forces of the United
States. Peoples Advocate, Nash
vile, Ark.