The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-02-06
NOTES AND COMMENTS

other State-4,OZZ, DelaWdre iiau the
fewest.
The almost unlimited acreage of the
level coast. lands Of southeastern Texas
is beginning to attract the attention or
rice-planters. Some of it has already
been planted with rice, and the success
Of the experiment has been great
enough to justify high hopes for the
future of the industry.
A British publication reports that
forty-four bicycle manufacturing COM
panies were started in Great Britain
during the past year, with capital OF
nearly $72,0OO,000, out Of which they
took sac, 100000 in cash. The same au-
thority believes that American wheels
will drive out the high priced British
articles--as they probably will, being
lighter and stronger. In that case the
ferty-four new companies are likely to
follow number of their American pre-
decessors out Of sight.
While trade between the United
States and Mexico is increasing rapid
ly, there is still room for Improvement,
thinks the magazine, Modern Mexico.
In the foreign commerce OF the United
States Mexico occupies the eleventh
place in imports, being preceded in rank
by Great Britain, Germany, Brazil,
France, Canada Cuba, Japan, Italy,
China, and India. In exports it holds
the seventh place, following Great
Britain, Germany, Canada, France,
the Netherlands, and Belgium.
'sThe Florida Agriculturist' says
that the orange groves of the State are
rapidly recovering, and it will be only
short time now before the growers
who have "given their trees care and
attention will begin to realize the
fruits of their labors." ''The Agricul-
turalist" says that the great freeze was
In no sense blessing i'll disguise" as
some have said, but was positive ca
lamity; nevertheless, the State is rapid
ly recovering from it, and will before
great while be sending us many
oranges to the markets as ever before,
| provided no other similar calamity
comes along to mar all Of the present
bright prospects.
A man in Narbonne, F-asce, lost a
| 100-franc note twenty dollarsl i'll
funny way recently. He was in a res
taurant and took the note from his
pocket to pay for his dinner, when as
the note lay upon the table, a gust OF
wind topped it into the soup. Fishing
| it out, he placed it upon the edge of the
! table to dry, whence it Slipped to the
floor. Just then along came hungry
| little poodle, and, shifting at the note
he got a good Whit of the soup
| snatched up the note and swallowed 1t
The owner of the note then sued the
owner Of the poodle for the 100 francs
and the courts have decided that the
latter must pay.
Six women students of Bethany who
are employed in the American paper
goods factory at Kensington, Conn.
have put their principles in active op
Grafton. These young women have
leased a house, in which they live and
have their being. Everything except
their clothing is owned in common, ant
they take turns in doing the house
work. Two Of them do it for one week
then another pair assumes the respon
sibility. SO successful has this piaI
proved that more have applied thai
can be accommodated, and 1T is pro
posed 10 lease the Hotchkiss House, Ell
gage a servant, and enlarge the scope
of usefulness and happiness. One OF
the rigidly enforced rules of this colon,
is that no male company shall be ad
mitted to the house.
Holders of mineral leases in Tennes
see were greatly disturbed few
months ago by n judicial decision o
Chancellor Fisher that oil was not
mineral, and that the actual possession
Of the surface of the land would in
cludc the mineral title if held NOR
. than seven years without reservation
The Court of Chancery Appeals ha
now reversed the Chancellor on bot
propositions. 1t holds that oil Is q min
eral. and that possession of the surfac
of land does not include the title to tn
mineral Hereunder. because the pos
session of the surface of land is not
possession of any part of the minera
title, and no cause of action accrues {
the owner Of the mineral title unit
there is an encroachment on said It'll
by working the same.
: 1t has taken a long time for the Ii
, ternational Marine Conference held
Washington six or seven years ago, I
bear fruit. But it is now expected ths
the revised rules governing the move
ments of vessels at sea will go into e.
: feet on July / next. Nearly two sco1
nations have accepted the rules an
? agreed to abide by them, and these M
! tons represent about five-sixths OF tn
. worlds shipping. With such a mor'
influence back of them, it is fair to Al
2 sume that these rules will soon becom
universal The safety of shipping of
kinds will be materially increase
a thereby. For time it looked as If IL
: Iabors of the conference had been
( vain. but at length the value OF j
e work has been recognized by all but
0 few of the maritime Powers. aud the:
: will no doubt soon give their assent.
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