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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-09-11
TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Like Providence, La, Sept1, 1897.
The Hon. Mayor and Board of Aid
crlnen convened this eve at 3 O'Clock
in regular session.
Present-E j.. Hamley, Mayor; ID.
w. Gilmour, Secretary; Aldermen c.
X. Egelly, V M. Purdy, Jas. Beard.
N. Fousso and Il l.. Hill.
The reading of the minutes of The
previous meeting were dispensed with
and the Mayor authorized 10 approve
same as recorded.
The Finance Committee fled the fol-
lowing report, which was read and
adopted, to-wit -
Lake Providence, La, Sept L, 1897.
To the Hon. Mayor and members Of
the Board-We. your Finance Commit
too report that we have examined
the report of the Treasurer and find
that he had on hand in cash of date of
last report
The sum of 80. ..................SS2 OF
That he has received since for ac-
!. count licenses. ................... 40 W
For account CT fines. ..,.............. % 90
..
Discussed as per vouchers. liz o6
Leaving q cash balance $40 81
We have also examined the report Of
tho Marshal aud find that he has col
lectcd and turned into the Treasury
the amounts reported by the Treasurer.
We haYe also examined and APP
proved the following claims:
Peck, salary for October. $3.50. $50 60
board Of prisoners ....... 10
w G McRae, assessor. ......... ~ 10
w A Blount, balance on salary ....... ii 90
purdy & Schneider, coal oil and lime 8 81
w X Spurlock. special marshal. 49,. 90
John Barbour, special mai shall ....... 90
Making total oi................SiO 4 46
We recommend the payment OF the
following claims:
Peck 0 90
w G. Mcisae Observation-Disclosures. ~ 90
W n DlouhI.. ..'.....-..... $500. II %
Purdy Il Schneider. ......-........... VI
W IL SpurIock .....,.*'.....'..... W
/ Making total of $54 46
Respectfully submitted,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-09-11
FOR SALE.

Fifty tons OF fine Burmuda Hay.
For prices call on ne at Bagdad place.
Orders can be left at the store OF j. w.
Pittman.
ERNEST SKGHERS.
Providence, la, Sept. 4, ls9I.-ti.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-09-11

For the above occasion Excursion
Tickets will be on sale from Vicksburg
as follows:
$50. 20 for the round trip. on sale daily
until October 10. good returning until
November 7, 1897.
Sf5 20 for the round trip, on sale daily
until October IS, 1887. good tor return
twenty days from date of sale.
Si1.O5 for the round trip, on sale
Tuesdays and Thursdays OF each week
until October rs, 1897, good for return ten
DAYS from date OF sale.
For further particulars, such as routes
and schedules, call on the undersigned
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad
ticket agent at your station.
w. ID. BRENT, G. z. & t. A.. Vicksbnrg,
Miss.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-09-11

VIM. Murray. Div. Pass. Agt., New Orleans.
Jno. A. Scott, Div. Pass. Agent, Memphis.
A. III. HANSON. G. p, A., Chicago.
w. A. KELLONU. A. G. p. A. Louisville
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-24
PERSONAL.

Two inscparabIe &mrades" says "The Phil
adclpha Record" both members OF the Loyal
Legion. General H. s Huidekoper and State
Senator Francis A. Osbourn. Both are veterans
OF the Civil War In which unpeasantness each lost
an arm. But while General Huldekoper Is minus
his right arm Senator Osbourn mourns the loss
o. his left For years II has been the practice
o. the two veterans to make one pair OF gloves do
for both. Whenever the General purchased a ne"
pair he Invariably sent the right glove TO the Sen,
would get the left glove Up to last Monday tho
Senator hadn't received glove from the General
fer about a year. and had concluded that MS old
friend getting parsimonious, when package
handed to him in his seat at Harrisburg stH,
ON opening the bundle the Senator was o''rJoy'i
to find right glove
A medallion tablet in memory Of the late Judge
Allison. OF Philadelphia. will be soon placed IN the
Common Peas Court house of Philadelphia.
Ex-secretary John w Foster Is teaching a Bible
class in the Ncw-York Avenue presbyterian
Church. OF Washington which IL attended by about
sixty people, including several public men. lie
conducted a similar class last year and awakened
much interest His scheme covers a general re-
view OF the Old Testament. and ne mas ' ar'd s
his scheme into thirty lessons %nich h w" aoo nm the
Pcntatcuch it's origin and authorship. me a. az
acks of higher criticism ana the genera nrcernnr
Grafton OF the records and Traditions conrei r,
IN, books OF Moses. The lessons are genei"nS
lectures although the members OF me cia Gas naSt
ceve week in advance SYNOPSIS ., s.
lesson in order that they may nave an 9ppo ',
TO prepare themselves for PETER o'"e'' '"'N"7
OF the subjects involved
James A. Gray OF Baltimore. has been choSc''
president of the Enoch Pratt Library, In place o.
the late Mr.. Pratt.
A friend of Senator Ou1y tells The Washington
Post" the story of tire Senator's first and only
law case He was rather a bashful young man
and above all things dreaded to speak IN puD'c'
When he arose to address the jury he became 'N-
cccdingy nervous, and could scarcely proceed WIZ"
his speech While he was still strugshhs 10 p,n
nonoe his excessive diffience he CHANGED 10 sldhc'
eround and saw some of the other attorney, II.
the room laughing. Believing TO certa!n'F o'a IA,
thev were laughing at his forensic efforts ne az
once sat down and refused to proceed iurtici WIZ
his remarks From that day he gave up VA
n him and entered into local politics
One of the directors OF the First Natiohal Dunn
of Huntington Ind. Is a woman. Mrs frederich'
Drover and another woman, Mrs. Sarah Frances
CaShler.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-24
JVE FIGHT AGAINST SATAN.

The Salvation Army has had good deal oi
| trouble with the devil. Indeed, If that power
full being would only 90 10 the place where he
belongs. and stay there the Salvation Army
would have n much less formidable campaign
on its hands. Not that man of himself ana ny
himself is wholly good. No ineinbef OF the
Salvation Army would for moment admit tiia'
possibility. Yet he is not wholly bad. elmer.
The human race. perhaps. might be clasSiiled
somewhat in the spirit Of that old classification
of poor people Gods poor. the devils poor ana
, poor devils" There are men who are good IN
spite of His Satanic Majesty: but there are others
whose badness the Salvation Army would trace
directly TO him. And. therefore, 1t sits about
TO reform them by defeating him. lnfortu-
nately, however he never seems to stay de-
feated on the contrary he appears to he getting
more powerful ali the time. for an evangelist
in this city declared the other day that the
world was growing worse instead of better.
But when the Salvation Army solemnly ana
successfully burned the devil the other day II
looked as il the reign of tEat neither parsonage
had really coma 10 an end. 1t was. indeed
pointed out that he was rather used to IRE, ana
would not therefore. feel dny i'll effects from
an incincraton. But there is no evidence that
he himself is habuated TO burning. That Is
fate he reserves for the sinners whom he tempts
ANYHOW, it was felt that the Salvation Army
must know what it was about 1t had been en-
gagged in the campaign against the devil for
many yeas. and when it announced that 1t had
mt last succeeded in burning him il was hoped
that the world would hear no more about him.
At any rate Christians would no longer be able
to blame him for the evil things that they them
selves had done willingly enough. Unfortunate
", however the devil doesn't seem to be dead,
after ALL Some officers Of the Army have found
from personal experience that he Is in fremont,
and, Of course, If he is there he is likely to be
in any other place at any moment. There Is no
evidence that Colonel French, who tells this
story, actually saw the devil. But, for that
matter no one else has ever seen him. The
Colonel, however, is an honest and trustworthy
man. and he doesn't have 10 see n thing to
know It, lie walks by faith not by sight. And
he has implicit faith in living and active devil.
SO the world will have to wake from It's dream
of happy release. We are sorry for this; for
ii would be much better all around If sinners
were compelled to shoulder the burden of their
own follles and sins.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-24

Mans Hill. at Observation-Disclosures I'M
less an immediate improvement IS effected he
has performed a public service which may not
be limited by the abatement Of that particular
danger and nuisance. TO innlmcrable com
plants by it's patrons the company has remained
for the most part Indifferent and when it has
taken the trouble 10 make reply its eyplana-
lions. excuses and promises have never been
satisfactory. Thus. for example. in the matter
of the Union Square curve around which It's
cars continue to run AT perilous speed. though
there has been much talk nothing has been done.
and nothing has been offered which bears the
impress of reason and good faith. It's transfer
system is confusing and veXatious. and lis habt
Of turning passengers ont of one ear into an
other 10 suit its own convenience is an outrage.
Many of its conductors are rough ana insoleni.
1t encourages instead of trying To provide
against overcrowdinc Its lines are unneces-
sarlly noisy. partly because there was great
deal OF bad work in tho construction Of its
tracks and cOnduts. and altogether the company
makes n poor return for the enormous privileges
which 1t obtained from the city.
Inasmuch as neither perception of It's true
permanent interests nor the cxpostulalion OF the
public has induced this corporation to amend IFS
ways, OfncIal 3ctlOn mas Decolne nt'tS>'l! ii ''V
opinion of the Dstrict-Attorney: and we have
no doubt that his interference in behalf of the
people will receive their hearty Appreciation
Mr. Olcott. perhaps wisely. prefers to make one
point at a time. but we hope that he Will not
conflne his attention to the Lexington-ave. hill
Most If not all, of the abuses TO which we have
alluded. and probably not a few others. are suit
able subjects for the consideration of the Grand
Jurv. or ar least will he so soon as Mr.. Olcott
has been given TO understand that the company
does not mean to abate them until It is compelled
TO. We have no wish to exaggcrate the faults
Of the company, nor do we feel any antagonism
toward it which does not proceed from an honest
conviction that it deliberately treats the public
badly 1t has been enjoying its Invaluable fran
chse long enough to show It's disposition ana
principles Of conduct, and the time has come to
compel reformation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-24
T\VENTY-EIGHT PAGES.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS.-In the Senate the day was de-
voted 10 clearing up the calendar Of pension and
other bills more than $50 measures being passed.
e. The House not In session.
FOREIGN-The Cuban insurgents are report
ed have captured and burned the Spanish
which the Comman der of the vessel and half his
men were killed - EX-Captain Guilott, or
the French ARM has been sentenced by the
French Correctional Tribunal TO five years i'm
prisonment and ten years exile for selling docu-
ments to a foreign Government. - snow
storm Of unusual severity prevailed in England
and Scotland Twelve Indians and fVe SOL
diers were killed in fight between the laquis
and Mexican troops at ROsales. Mexico
DOMESTIC.-The protest of the Greater Cel-
trail American Republic against the Nicaragua
Canal bill. il is thought in Washington, increases
the doubt as to the ratification of the Arbitration
Treaty. - EX-Queen Liliuokalani, of Hawai-,
arrived in Washington. - Bills prohibiting
football games were introduced in the Legisat-
ures Of Nebraska and Indiana.
CITY.-A dinner was given at Demonicos In
honor Of the twenty-ffth anniversary OF Colonel
AppIetons connection with the 9TH Regiment.
:=-- The Naval Academy Alumni Association
WAS organized at Delmonco's. =-= Stocks
weak and lower.
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day:
Cloudy colder tonight, followed by snow Mon
day morning. The temperature yesterday:
Highest 80 degrees; lowest. %; average. 3oss.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-24

have failed Must we say in such cases that
Christianity is not Succeeding: Not at nli
All we may say is that while here and there
It's organized methods break down. it gets its
work done in other ways. And that is the
main thing. The world to-day owes much to
Christianity outside the churches: but II
should he remembered. on the other hahd' 'na'
this Christianity outside the churches derives
its impulse from the churches. without them
it would soon wl,hcr and die. and civilization
would speedily resign itself 10 the deadly
philosophy of selfish matcrialism
Two things. among many others. at the pres
On, d1v hinder the spread Of organized Christi
anity one is the tendency Of good Christian
men like Mr. Moody TO say that no man c''h
he n Christian who does not accept theology
The religion that Jesus introduced into the
world is incomparably larger and greater than
any theological summary OF il that has ever
been made. Now. as ever. since The days that
the Master 'spaLc * never man spake. HIS
teachings have been finding lodgmcnt in the
hearts of men who knew little of the theology
Of the churches and cared less. Formally they
NAV be defective as churchmtn. bilt IN spirit
they are Christians though their names may
never appear in the tabulatcd results Of any
revival The other drawback is happily de
soribcd by "'rhc Wa'chman.' when it says that
the religion Of some Christians is on the plan
of the watcrtcht compartment. They coniine
il To one part of their life. and never by any
possibility allow ii to minglc with their bllsi-
ness or pleasures Such religion is of no
value and in fact. is n pitful travesty of the
teachings of Jesus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-24
CHRISTIANITY AND THE CHI RfUIS

Mr. MOody's somewhat candid criticisms Of
organized Christianity are resented in Boston
and the evangelist is told that he j. pcsSimiS
il must be admitted that some OF his remarks
do indicate pcSsimsic frame Of mind. *
when he declared Il few weeks ago that Tie
world was growing worse instead of better
II may be truc he says that number of
churches showed 10 increase in membership
last year: but /; does moi therefore follow that
/ organized Christianity. ~ whole. l. failing TO
do It's work Doubtless it is doing that work
ilDperfccty a il has in the past and will In
the future: but the same thing l. true of every
human agency. and the fact furnishes no rca-
son for discOuragcmcnl.
The truth is il is not easy To give any certain
answer 10 this question whether the churches
are or are not doing their fun duty. What Is
their full duty? Does II lie in the prola "a lion
of some special aspect Of Christian theology
such a. that which Mr.. Moody holds? Is
large increase III the membership Of the church
as of It's signs. or shall we look for il IN
the incubation of higher standard of life AMI
manncrsf An English statesman some years
ago wrote a book called "Greatcr Britain to
prove that the English-spcakng peoples of the
world were. In large sense. fulfilling what
Engishmen used 10 think was the peculiar
mission Of Great Britain. Similarly. il may he
said that Christianity to-day is subly dIf-
fuslng lis principles and ideals outside the
metes and bounds Of the organized churches.
so that the sum of their achievements no longer
tells the story Of what Christianity is doing for
the world. The nnumerablc phllanthropc
agencies outside Of the organized churches to-
dav are. SO far as they go. doing what the
Master taught should he DONE and many Of
them are scoring a marked success where the
churches, as such. are obliged 10 confess they
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-24
FORESTER AS A LETTER WRITER.

The desire Of ORION /. Forester, Assembly
man from Kings County, to secure admission
to the bar and the privilege of practising in
all the courts Of the State without snbjecting
himself TO the regular examination prescribed
by the Regents has already attracted some AT
tenton. In carrying out the plan on which he
has set his heart Forester has secured the CO.
operation Of an obliging fellowAssemblyman
who has introduced n bill for Forresters spe-
ca behoof, relieving him from the examina-
ton referred TO- There has naturally been
some curiosity TO know why Forester was I'M
willing 10 go through the regular course laid
down for men eager to enter the legal profess
sion, and preferred to make n short and irregu-
lar cut 10 the goal Of his ambition. On this
point there can no longer be any doubt The
letter written 10y the Asscmblyman. which was
printed in The Tribune on Friday. dissipates 1t.
This letter is remarkable production. II
shows in an unmistakable way the danger OF
sending n certain class Of men 10 Albany and
thereby creating desire IN their bosoms TO
become lawyers or engage in other professional
pursuits If FORESTER had been allowed TO re-
main a drygOods clerk, instead of going into
politics and getting elected 10 an office. the idea
of being n lawyer would never have occurred
10 him How unqualified he is TO be one his
letter plainly disclOSes. and II shows also that
his scruples against the examination in this
case provided were well founded Since the
oDening of the session FORESTER has been more
prolific Of suggestions Of freak legislation than
perhaps any other member of the Assembly.
One of his pet notions is that married women
ought not 10 be allowed 10 teach i'll the schools
of Brooklyn until they have attained n certain
age II was in answer TO question about his
reasons for holding this idea that the letter in
question was written. 1t would be an injustice
to an aspiring young man TO employ any Ian
Cuage but his own in stating The purpose of his
remarkable measure. Here is part of what he
wrote Just as he wrote il:
Ny object in introducing this bill is that
know for a positive fact that in five of our
public schools in my neighborhOod there IL en-
ployed as teachers six vernon who have hus
bands living who employed and drawing
goog salaries and | know young ladies who
live in my assembly district The daughters of
poor families whose parents have educated for
school teachers and after they have graduated
they have to walk the streets or take employ
ment for s., or 81 n week with their certificates
in their pocket accout Of the existing evil
of married vernon being employed in our pub
lie schOl Which believe is ratical wrong.
After that, would any one ask the gifted au-
thor of this production To- submit 10 Il Regents
examination? Perish the thought Forrcstcrs
letter IS gem. SO is FORESTER.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-24

In soliciting the prayers OF a Maine congrega-
ton for an absent brother whose whereabouts
were not known the solicitor admonished the
suppliants that they needn't pray below Ban
COR" To set a geographical bound to the opera
ton of prayer is not in accordance with theoloG
ica ideas of its efficacy. but almost at the same
time that the chaplain Of the South Carolina
LEGISLATURE was invoking divine Intervention to
arrest the practice of lynching. a Louisiana mob
OF Amite City was engaged in killing three ne
crocs whom they had forced from the custody OF
the local taller. Whether the chaplains prayer
vas intended to take in the whole Southern tier
Of States or was limited to the boundaries of his
own. which is certainly in need of bountiful
expenditure Of grace. does not appear IN ITS
terms: but it evidently failed TO cover the larger
ground 1t should ievolve on other State chap
lains TO follow his lead each with a particular
care for his own Commonwealth Then if the
lvnchings continue as they probably will till
the South has reached a higher standard of civ
llization the chaplains at least have done then
duty and can pocket their salaries with clear
conscience.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-24
RICHARD NitSFIELD SUED.

MISS Ethel. DOUGLASS SEEKS TO RE'OV n
ELEVEN WEEKS SALARY
Washington. Jan. 23.-Suit was begun mere to-day
against Richard Mansfield. the actor, ny MISS
Ethel Douglass said 10 he Ethel SnraSue. 10 re-
cover eleven weeks salary from Mr.. Manshed.
Miss Douglass asserts that she had a contract with
Mr. Mansfield. by which she was to receive $50
week salary rs n member Of his company, and that
Mansfield refused h"r services and payment tnere-
for from April IS June %. 1896 period OF nine
weeks and that an additional TWO weeks salary
for prior date Is due and unpaid
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-24

erly surveyed. and good transportation routes
established. il will surely become Il favorite re-
sort of tourists and sportsmen. while from Inc
animal vegetable and mineral kingdoms II may
be expected 10 repay its purchase price every
year. and perhaps far more. II may prove IN
FL Dorado. II assurcdy is not sahara oi
the North
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-24
MR.. OLCOTT TAKES A BAND.

The new discretionary is showing COM
mendable determination TO make his Office some
thing more than n machine for the transaction
Of routine business. In sending frank and ex-
plcit warning to the Metropolitan Traction Com
pany Of his purpose TO call the attention Of the
Grand Jury 10 the way In which the Lexington
Avenue Line is operated on the socalled Dead
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-24

Ibsen's pessimism Is traced to his Scotch an
cestry. but might he more directly accounted FOR
NV his ha bt Of taking brandy with his beer
and beer with his brandy. imbibing both twice a
dav i'm sittings Of an hour each in a Trinkhalle
i'm Chrstana where he abdes That is not the
sort Of irrigation under which the flower OF op-
tlmism blossoms and it is no wonder that his
views Of life and destiny take on so gloomy a
color Who drinks beer thinks beer. OF course.
the world over and the composite beverage like
wise inspires medtations ~ its own. To sympa-
thizc fully with them one must also drink beer
and brandy and it is not everybody who can
stand the tpple or fully understand the tippler.
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