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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-04-16
THINGS QUEER IN MEXICO.

According to law all books of cor
porations must be kept in the language
of the country.
Mexican men and women carefully
refold their handkerchiefs before re-
turning them to their pockets.
Milk is delivered from house to
house from large cans with Hat side
that are slung over burro's back.
Women doctors are practically un-
known aud the first woman to be ad-
mitted to the bar recently took her
examination.
Most doctors have signs as large as
those of the dry goods stores, reach
ing clear across the front OF their
Office buildings.
Judges take a more active part In
trials than in the States, and, as q
rule, question the prisoner and wit
nesses direct from the bench.
In addition to the omnipresent bal
cony every window in Mexican houses
is fitted with iron rods on which to
hang canvas awning.
The City of Mexico owns closed
street car without windows that is
used for transporting prisoners from
one part of the city to another.
As usual rule commercial houses
have certain hours for paying just as
a bank and many of them only make
payment one day in the week.
It is sometimes necessary to hold
court at least for short time on Sun
day as under the law jury trials can
not be continued for q longer time
than twenty -four hours.
Mexican butchers have no use fol-
saws. They cut beefsteaks. chops
and everything else with one big thick
knife, weighing several pounds, that
they use both as knife and cleaver.
| To the lowest classes of Indians and
poems knives and forks are unknown
They deftly convey their food to theil
mouths with q piece of tortilla, thu
corn cake that forms the staff of life o
the common people.
4 No distractions whatever can b.
; placed in the streets without authori
ty from the municipal authorities. 4
painter must even get permission t.
) put up his scaffold from which to pain
q sign on building Modern Mexico
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-04-16
A Corner on Juvenile Diseases.


DIR. Otto Suffer, Superintendent OF
the st. Louis City Hospital. has two
strange cases on his hands. Louis
Raymer and Pearl Manly are two little
waits under ten years of age. They
have been in the House OF Re fuge.
Two weeks ago they were taken to the
City Hospital, suffering from scarlet
fever. Then Pearl narrowly escaped
an attack Of diphtheria. In due time
both were convalescent, but Pearl
suddenly developed q case OF chicken
pox. Not to be outdone the boy
promptly followed suit, and for sew
eral days they wrestled with that.
After that Pearl cultivated vigorous
case of mumps. Louis then fell into
line and came up smiling with pair
OF bloated cheeks. Ever since their
faces have been as round as two old
fashioned hanging baskets. Louis II
inclined to murmur, but If Pearl per-
sists in corralling every new disease
that comes her way he will stay and
see her through.
The strange thing about it is tina
the children have not been exposed
in any way, and how they contracted
the disease is q mystery-New lori
| journal.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-04-16

How many bees in q colony? de-
ponds upon the season of year. How
ever, few hundred bees. and queen
NAV be called small colony, but |
believe an average colony contains
perhaps thirty or thirty-fve thousand
bees. and during the honey season
when they are at their greatest
strength, they may have double the
above number, and when at their
lowest number, which is in late winter,
they may run down to ten thousand
or much less. To get at any correct
estimate of this is rather difficult. ane
many give the average of fair work
ing colony at twenty or twenty-fiv
thousand, while BONE think it possible
for a colony to reach seventy NV
thousand. Agricultural Epitomist.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-04-16

FROM ne Nes Era. Gresnsbsrg. IND
The following Il . straightforward
statement by veteran Of tho late war. NO
comrade will need further proof than
their friends own words, IS here given.
Squire John Castor, Of Viewpoint, Ino,,
"a the narrator. and an honest, respected
citizen he is too. He said: II have been
troubled with rheumatism In all my Joints
ever since I went to the war. It was
brought on by my exposure there. 1t came
on me gradually, and kept getting worse
until was unable to do any work. tried
several physicians, but they did me no
good. They said my trouble was rneuma,
fism resulting In disease OF the heart, and
chat there was no cure for It. Neverthe~
less had lived and fought the disease for
thirty years, and did not intend to die,
simply because they said must. 30
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-04-16
ton is now regarded as the most in
dependent Of any.-Dewitt Q. Wing
in The Epitomist.
Live Stock Notes.

Live Stock Notes.
A gentleman will have gentle stock.
Regularity in feeding, both as to
time and quantity and quality OF food,
is one of the things that pay.
AS rule the first 100 pounds OF
sheep and the first 200 of swine costs
less and sells for more than that added
later.
Good feed and plenty of it early in
the life of the animal is what secures
the maximum development and lays
the foundation for future usefulness.
An Iowa stockman claims that Jumps
on the jaws of cattle, particularly those
recently dehorned, are often caused
by vicious jabs given by the sharp
horned youngsters running with the
herd.
George Franklin says the man who
has had a taste of spring lamb, like
the sheep-killing dog, never forgets it,
and he may as well be fed on we'll
cooked saddle-Aap as to again go back
to aged mutton.
Lamb-creeps and pig-creeps are
good things in giving the young stock
a start in life. You will be surprised
to see how young they will begin to
eat and how much they will consume
if the right kind of foods is provided.
| A Michigan dairyman writes that by
iudicious breeding and feeding and
careful selection by the test, keeping
only the best cows and caring for
them properly, he has in three years
raised the test of his herd from less
than four per cent. to over five pei
cent. and reduced the cost OF butter
| three cents pound.
, There is apparently little foundation
, for the claim made by some feeders
that most OF the nutriment has beer
| taken out of the grain which passe
/ the animal whole; often the loss il
sufficient to twice pay for grinding tn
feed. A good farm mill will often pa.
. for itself in single winter 8 feeding.
The hoofs of the horses must b
: kept properly trimmed or they vii
s grow long and ill-shaped, then per
haps split; or they will grow long i
n front, throwing the foot back upo
!, the heel, which sometimes sprain
= the large tendons of the limbs. Colt
should early be taught to have thel
y feet handled.
i It doesn't pay to let the hogs slee
u around the straw stack or in the maj
r ure pile; in fact these are about tn
worst possible places for them, Q
y account of the dust and dampness an
q the foul, heated air out of which the
will rush to their feed and stand In
zero temperature till thoroughly chi
led, then they begin to die
" cholera(?). ;,
sr At an institute in Iowa one OF Il
p speakers stated that ensilage and Il
separator had increased his productio
o of butter to the extent of sixty-f'
1t pounds per COW per year; anoth
9, said the separator had increased b
IN product by $3.50 per COW, and tn
K he could raise the best calves fro
I'd separator milk. There is differen
., of opinion regarding the last stat
~ ment, however.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-04-16

The American system of using loco
motives with the third rail is the only
system which can be employed on the
Central Underground Railway in
London. This road, which is now
approaching completion, is eighty feet
below the street level. 1t cans under
Oxford street and Holborn, from the
Bank Of England to Shepherds Bush.
o distance Of about six and one-half
miles. All the electric plant will be
American. The power will be trans
mitted by an alternating current sys-
TEN, to be changed to direct current
system at the proper points. The
motors are to be small copies OF the
large electric locomotives now used IN
the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad tun.
mel,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-04-16
Important Physical Culture Exercise

Important Physical Culture Exercises.
Proper walking results from stop
ping so that the heel shall fall upon
the ground at nearly the same time IS
the toe, and always in line with 1t,
but with the weigh of the body falling
on the ball, and the chest leading 90
prominently that q line dropped
thence to the foot would fall to the
toe; while line dropped from the
chest of person who walks incorrect
" would strike the instep. Correct
positions in standing and walking ate
often cures for weak and lame backs.
Let one who doubts this note the pull
upon the muscles Of the back when
correct attitudes are at first assumed.
Other excellent exercises for strength
ening the muscles of the back are the
bending movements. Lifting the arms
as high as possible above the head,
bend the body at the waist, immedi-
ately below the floating ribs, and
bring the hands gradually to the floor.
The knees should be kept firm, and
the exercise taken directly in front.
and also at the right and left sides.
Other bending movements are Of
the waist, and yet others of the head.
Nothing gives dignity and grace to
the bearing more effectively than 9
regal pose Of the head; and the mus
cles Of the neck can be made flexible
by practicing movements which con
sist. first, in dropping the head upor
the chest, then backward, then IN Z
series Of rolling movements which
call into action all the muscles OF the
neck.-Demorest's Magazine.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-04-16
Cow Peas and Sofa Beans.


There are two crops to which atten-
tion is being directed, and which have
been overlooked by farmers in this
section-cow peas and sofa beans.
There are several varieties of them,
and it is possible that it may be neces-
sary to experiment some before the
kinds best suited of either will be
found for the particular farm upon
which they are grown, 1t is not that
the farmers will be able to grow more
Of the peas and beans than they will
of corn, or that they will give larger
profit, but they will assist in provid-
ing not only variety but more nitro
geneous food, while at the same time
benefiting the soil to certain extent,
as they belong to the leguminous
family of plants, the same as clover.
Cow peas have been grown with ex-
cellent success in New Jersey, and
the sofa bean is even harder. In the
Northern States the black variety Of
cow personalities known as mig.
ger"-has been preferred, but there
are many varieties, and no doubt those
aourishing- best in the South will also
do we'll here (among them the Wonder
iuD, as they seem to thrive on an,
land that will produce corn. Tit
sofa bean contains more protein ane
fat than the COW pea, but is not 81
we'll known. One of the advantages
with both crops is that the vines ar
highly relished by cattle, and wher
crops are grown and hogs turned II
to do the harvesting the results hav
been very satisfactory and the LAM
/ Observation-Disclosures Record.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-04-16
A soutl, Sea story.

An English naturalist has just ex-
plored an island in the South Pacific
only recently discovered, and named
Christmas Island. It was not thought
to be inhabited by man or beast. The
naturalist was, however, astounded to
run across q huge bamboo house IN
the centre of the island, and saw every
sign of luxury through its open porti-
cos. while the surrounding country
was laid out in beautiful gardens.
As he appeared in the open glade an
aged white man left q stockade close
to the house, and, followed by his
native wife and children, with twenty
black servants and concubines bring
ing up the rear, came toward him.
The modern Robinson Crusoe either
refused to speak or had forgotten his
native tongue, for he made himself
understood by signs, and this dumb
show was to the effect that IT the Wis
itor did not leave the island at once II
would be worse for him.
The white map, like the natives
wore no clothing except q loincioti
made of skins. The natives treatet
their white master with great rever
ence, evidently looking upon him as
big chief or deity. The mans iden
tity could not be learned.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-04-16
Mod;sv;nc the STORY: "Just at that

Modifying the Story: Just at tna'
moment" said the cheerful liar, I'VE
saw . snake as big around as stove
pipe" "Be careful" said the man
who believes in sticking to facts.
"Cautious, now" cautioned man VINO
had spent some years in the study OF
everything in that line; "You know L
am an authority on the snakes OF TINS
country" "Of course, OF course,
returned the cheerful liar. cheerfniiy,
ssbut your not posted as to stoveplpes.
Some OF these little gas stoves have
mighty little ones. Chicago Post.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-04-16

to yourself and your family, Il, instead
Of planting stale commission seed, you
viii plant in your own garden fresh seed
Of flower or garden seed, your own selection,
including packets of peas, beans or corn
post paid, 40 cts. Merchants who sell COM
mission seed, plant our seed for their own
gardens. DO you see2 Quote you Velvet
Beans, the poor soil remover, at IS per bush
ell; Sorghum seed, $1.25 per bushel; Millet,
&1.10 per bushel; Corn, field varieties, lbs
per bushel, sweet, "a per bushel. Cotton
seed, 81 per hu-h.l. $40 Cash prize
for the largest Frotscher Co. Gem Water Mel
on delivered to us. Cow peas, market price.
Richard Erotscher Seed Co SCI, 525
Dumaine ST., New Orleans, La.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-04-16

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward l t
ANY case OF Catarrh that cannot De cured ps
Halls Catarrh Cure. u,,o
We. the undersigned, have known Z. :. Cns-
new for the last Is years, and believe nm per-
fectly honorable in all business transactions
and Anancially able to carry out any ooiisa-
ton made by their firm. o,..ro,oa,
Ohio. xu,.,asa,s
WALpINo, KINNAN q MARVIN "noiesA''
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. at
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken iuternally' ac.-
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system, Testimonies sens s ire
Price. 75c per bottle. Sold By all Druggists
Hali's Family Pills arc the best
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-04-16

hunted up some remedies for myself. and
finally happened on DR.. Wtllisms' PINK
pills for Pale People. ! asked some OF my
neighbors about the medicine, for 1t had
been used by several persons In the com.
munity, and they recommended 1t very
highly. procured . box. The pliis
helped me right away, and continued
taking them. / commenced taking them
last fall, and finished taking the SIKH DO!
a few months ago. I am not bothered
with the rheumatism now-the medicine
has cured me. can most certainly rec
ommend DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pals
People"
These pills are not only good for rheu.
matism, but are valuable for any disease
that arises from impoverished, or pso
blood. They do NOT act on the bowels.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-04-16

"I know" said the candipate for the
small Office to the veteran. "that you
wouldn't cell your vote" No, sub, !
wouldn't" "That you can't be bribed?
Nov you talkin'. subj" But suppose
/ should make you present OF SO
what would you think" The voter
looked thoughtful, then said: "Well,
Mars Jim jedgin' by yo' pas I'd either
think you'd done los yo' min or else
you's in de counterfeitin' businessl"--
Atlanta Constitution.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-04-16
A RAINpow PRECEDENT.

"Shiftless as ever, Thomas" said
the wealthy uncle. Still making q
failure of life, as you always have
done p
IT don't know that I'm such a
terrible failure" sulkily answered tho
poor relation.
"Why, you have nobody but your
self to support, and You can't make
both ends meet.
ssWell, the rainbow has only itself
to support, and it doesn't mako both
ends meet, either.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-04-16
Cus,oms Cases Decided,

The general appraisers Of goods passing
through the Custom House have made several
decisions lately which. until passed upon oy
the Sec rotary Of the Treasury,will hold GOOD
hut while there 10 stability In that quarter,
no system failing In strength can be properly
sustained without the aid of Hostetter's stom-
ach Bitters, q genial tonic and remedy loi
malaria, rheumatism. dyspepsia, constpa-
ton and biliousness.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-04-16
Awork shop ON the Farm.

"a
convenience; every progressive farmer
has one, and those who want to keep
M with the Advancement of agricul-
tural interests will follow suit. To
build work shop is an easy job; 1t
doesn't take long and costs but little,
If constructed as that dear old cabin
In which 1 used to work. My work
shop was about eight by ten feet and
six feet from the floor to the loft,
covered with oak boards and having
40 floor save the ground. 1t was
sided up with one-inch oak boards,
which were sawed from timber cut IN
the woods, the space between the
blanks being covered with thin oak
strips. The shop was provided with
an anvil, two strong hammers, wise,
planes, saws, screw-drivers, chisels, Q
shaving horse, brace and set OF fif-
teen bits, ranging from an eighth OF
an inch to an inch, spoke shaves, a
square and rule, etc, all of which
may be bought new for about $l2. ]
also had karness-maker's outfit in
the shop, so when harness needed re-
pairing 1 did not have to go eight OF
ten miles to have it done. Whenever
any of the machinery got out OF order
it could generally be repaired at home,
and thus save money and time. Fol
instance, when wheat is dead ripe ane
ought to be cut as soon as possible
the binder breaks, rod or some
minor part gets out of order; then t.
the blacksmith shop, unless you art
pretty we'll skilled in the work OF re
pairing iron and have shop ant
tools OF your own, in which case mucl
valuable time is saved.
A workshop is, in my Judgment, q
essential to the farm as q spring o
cistern, and I am ardently in favor o
the latter. When there is work to b.
done in the shop in the winter, small
stove is easily put up. Thus com
Portable quarters are prepared for tn
workmen. Oftentimes the farm har
uess break, sometimes when the farme
lis in the midst of very busy season
Now comes the chance to use tn
shop: or when there is no particula
need for the broken harness, rain
day will come about when the farme
may go to the shop and do his work j
. the dry, having the necessary tools
hand.
Farm implements, no diferenc
how strong they may be or how sui
stantially they may be constructed
will frequently get out of order, thu
occasioning the use of blacksmith
wood workman. Now, all such wor
can be and ought to be done by Il
farmers themselves, and if they woul
equip themselves with the tools, etc
!. which can be obtained for small on
) lay, they could do it. Let evel
2 farmer be his own blacksmith, WOO
J, worker, carpenter and saw sharpene
{ if you please. During rainy days {
: the farm there should be work to d
and there is. The cross-cut saw nee
!. sharpening, the harness require men
/; ing and the axes ought to be groun
aud a dozen other things Of tn
: character might be attended to. T.
= farmer needs to become an enthusis
: on the subject Of agriculture and
the branches connected Herewith;
must be dominated by that spirit
onwardness which knows no limit;
must keep abreast of the times a
take all the near shoots possible to
goal Of success. Let rs be alert q
. wide awake; farming viii surely
ward III who in fact farm, The W
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-04-16
ROUGE ON ..cHoLLY. :

Cholly Litewate You girls are all
so practical, doncherknow. Now, Tor
instance, / presume you usually go
walking with an object, don't you.
Miss Kostic
Miss Kostic-Sometimes, but-er
really you will have to excuse me
fhia Morning
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-04-16

Right of you say, "Impossiblel, Aud so Pile
letter, Eczema, Ringworm ana any Ssomeet
face hideous. sTetterine'' will cure them IL : :
the only cure-certain. safe, sure " cents a
druggists, or by mail for price In stamps o.
T. Shuptrine, Savannah, Ga.
Criticism Is one way Of making II known
that we dislike other peoples Iaaits hioie
than our own.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-04-16
Preservation of Eggs.

The Berliner notwithstanding
reports about experiments made for
the purpose of securing the most ra-
tional method of preserving eggs.
This being topic of general interest,
beg to give hereafter an extract OF
the results obtained, as described in
the said journal:
Twenty methods were selected Tor
these experiments. In the first days
of July 400 fresh eggs were prepared
according to these methods twenty
eggs for each method), to be opened
| for use at the end of the month OF
February.
OF course, most essential point
for the success of preservation is that
only really fresh eggs be employed.
AS the most infallible means OF ascer-
tanning the age of the eggs the expert.
lmentist designated the specific weight
Of same. With fresh eggs it is from
.O7S4 to 1. 0942, If the eggs are put
into solution of 100 grammes 4.2s
! ounces) of common salt in one lltre
(1.O567 quarts) of water, the SPECIFIC
weight of which solution is 1.O73, al
The eggs that swim on this liquie
weigh less, and consequently are mo-
fresh. Only those eggs that sink
should be used for preservation.
When, after eight months of preser
: vation, the eggs were opened for use
!. the twenty different methods EN-
!. ployed gave the most Heterogeneous
results:
~ Egss put for preservation il
/, salt water were all bad mot rotten
j but UNBEATABLE, the saltehaving pene
/ trated into the eggs).
: (2) Eggs wrapped in paper, eight
: per cent. bad.
< (3) Eggs preserved in solution Q
salicylic acid and glycerin, eighty pc
Sc cent. bad.
(4) Eggs rubbed with salt, sevent
lper cent. bad.-From the Unite
States Consular Report.