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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-05
How Worry Affects the Brain.

Modern science has brought to light
nothing more curiously interesting
than the fact that worry will kill. More
remarkable still, it has been able to
determine, from recent discoveries,
just how worry does kill.
1t is believed by many scientists who
have followed most carefully the growth
of the science of brain diseases, that
scores of the deaths set down to other
causes are due to worry, and that alone.
The theory is simple one-so simple
that any one can readily understand it.
Briefly put, it amounts to this: Worry
Injuries beyond repair certain cells Of
the brain; and the brain being the
nutritive centre of the body, other
organs become gradually Injured, and
when some disease of these organs, or
n combination of them, arises, death
finally ensues.
Thus does worry kill. Insidiously,
like many another disaster, it creeps
upon the brain in the form of q single,
constant, never-lost idea; and as the
dropping of water over a period OF
years will wear groove in stone, so
docs worry gradually, imperceptibly,
but no less surely, destroy the brain
cells that lead all the rest-that are,
so to speak, the commanding officers
of mental power, health and motion.
Worry, to make the theory still
stronger. is an irritant at certain
points, which produces little harm il
it comes at intervals or irregularly.
Occasional worrying of the system the
brain can cope with, but the iteration
and reiteration of one idea of dis
quieting sort the cells of the brain are
| not proof against. It is as if the skull
were laid bare and the surface of the
brain struck lightly with hammer
every few seconds, with mechanical
precision, with never sign of letup
or the failure of stroke.
Just in this way does the annoying
idea, the maddening thought that will
not be done away with, strike or fall
upon certain nerve cells, never ceas.
ing, and week by week diminishing
the vitality of these delicate organisms
that are SO minute that they can only
be seen under the microscope.-Phar
maceutical Products.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-05
DEADLY RUNNING FIGHT.
Eagle Killed by Locomotive Engineer
Pet Cat.

11oS AAAAAON W % AOSoAAAoeAsO ASA6AAOSA
Pet Cat.
That famous cat which has been the
constant companion of an engineer on
the Delaware and Hudson road fol
some years narrowly escaped an in.
glorious death.
For . week past the engineer and
fireman had noticed a large eagle sit.
ting in hemlock tree near the tracks
at South Windsor, N. Y. Whenever
it saw the cat it would flap its wings
and show signs of anger. The cat
would sit upon the running board OF
the locomotive, paying no attention to
the huge bird.
On Saturday morning when the train
left Lanesboro the cat crawled out
upon the pilot of the locomotive and
prepared for an enjoyable sun bath.
Rounding curve near South Windsor
the engineer noticed the eagle sitting
in his accustomed nook in the old hem.
lock tree. When the locomotive was
just opposite the tree the eagle, with a
low scream. dashed down upon the
locomotive and fercely attacked the
cat, which at once put up a good
fight.
For several seconds there was bat
tie royal. The eagle made half dozen
attempts to carry away the cat bodily,
but each time the cat would make a
savage onslaught on the bird with teeth
and claws, and the air was full OF
feathers. AS the train dashed ahead
the two men in the cab looked upon
the strange battle with much appre.
hension, fearing the result. The
whistle was blown, but neither COM
Blatant noticed the sound in the least.
The engineer armed himself with a
bar of iron and started out upon the
running board to aid his pet, but be-
fore he reached the scene of action the
cat had torn a great hole in the eagles
throat, and the bird was in it's death
struggles. It was carried into the To-
connective tender, where it died in a
few minutes. The cat crawled into
the cab, considerably the worse for
wear, but still in the ring. The cat
no longer ventures outside the cab,-
New York Press.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-05

The hill tax is produced by running
roads in straight lines over hills and
mountains with grades of ten to fif-
teen feet in one hundred, instead of
following valleys, skirting hills and
making gradual winding ascents, keep
ing as close as possible to four per
cent. grade.
The square corner tax is common
on the prairies and in level districts.
It consists in travelling, for instance,
seven miles north, and then seven
miles east to reach point that is but
ten miles northeast in straight line.
In such case forty per cent. ef the
actual distance is added. The aver
age distance added in this way be-
tween any two points throughout the
country is twenty per cent.
The mud tax is due to having soft
roads insuficiently drained, and gen.
orally repaired" by having the sod,
stones and earth from the cutters
thrown on them once a year when road
taxes are being worked out.
The fence tax arises from the time,
material and expense of erecting and
maintaining unnecessary fences.
The snowdrift tax follows on the
heels of the fence tax, fences serving
as distractions to cause the formation
of drifts.
The waste land tax comes from the
loss of good, unused land left on the
roadside outside the fences.
The wagon wheel tax is caused by
the use of vehicles having narrow
tires, with rear wheels following in
the track of the front pair, and thereby
always tending to cut up the road sur.
face.
The good roads tax is the profit ac-
cruing to the farmers and all other
persons using the roads from the re.
moval of the above self-imposed taxes.
Il. A. w.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-05
Charcoal Prevents yellow Fever.

An old yellow fever nurse, who saw
considerable experience during several
epidemics in this city, said yesterday
that he had always found charcoal Q
great preventive. He had in 1875
suggested the taking of small tea.
spoonful of pulverized charcoal every
morning, and that number of persons
who tried the remedy escaped the
fever. The efficacy of the preventive
is testified to by Mr.. Ed Curtis, who
said that he was personally cognizant
of the escape of an entire ships crew
during fearful epidemic of yellow
fever in Havana simply by swallowing
daily quantities of powered charcoal
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-05

feather, and then sits sleepily on q
limb or in some dark corner of cave
or building and let's the work of diges.
ton proceed As digestion proceeds,
the hair, fur, feathers, bones, and
fins, or whatever the owls meal might
have been, are separated from the
other parts of the food and raised into
its throat like a cows cud, and thrown
out of its mouth.
"Other birds, on the contrary,
pluck aud skin their prey with the
skill of taxidermist. The hawk, for
instance, will pluck every feather
from chicken, and it will skin a rab-
bit or rat to a nicely, and remove
the bones as skillfully as surgeon.
"Have you ever noticed high.
holder or a big red-headed wood
pecker run up tree? Well, he is
very spry about running up, but he
cannot climb down. When he wants
to begin at the bottom Of the tree
again he's got to run up to the limbs
and fly down to the ground.
''Many birds of tho woods live en-
tirely on fish. The loon is one Of
these, but the man who saw loon eat
don't live. The loon dives and catches
fish, but swallows them so quickly
that they are in his stomach before he
comes to the top of the water. Then
he goes into the reeds and squalls for
more. The kingfsher also lives on
fish, but he only catches those which
swim near the top of the water.
Perched on dead limb near the edge
of lake, he sights perch or some
other small fish swimming near the
surface, when he fops down into the
water and catches his prey crosswaya
of his beak. He retires then to his
perch to enjoy his meal, rarely eating
the head. The crane and all other
wading birds, however, adopt other
methods of fishing. They wade out
into the water and stand on one leg,
with their head sideways and one eye
on the water. Suddenly you will see
them make jab down into the water
with their long, bayonet-like beak, and
up it comes with squirming fish OF
frog, not in the beak, but impaled by
it. Then they fly off to their perch
and, having pushed the fish or reptile
off their beak with their foot, they
proceed to bolt it down, and they are
ready for another try.
"The tame cat is proverbial for its
liking for fish, and I have learned in
the woods that every kind of wood
cat is just as crazy for fish as the
tame house cat. When you hear a
wild cat scream along body of water
you may know he is fishing. They
always fish at night, when the fish
come along shore to catch bugs and
gnats. He uses his paw, and no fish
ever escapes those terrible barbed
claws, which he strikes into them
with the rapidity of lightning. If the
wood cats can catch plenty of fish they
will never stand for a human being
or larger animal. It is only when
they are famished with hunger OF
wounded that they will show fight.
When natural food is plenty they will
always run when chased by dog.
OF course they will fight at any time
when cornered. New York Times.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-05
Cost Of salutinr the Sum.

The United States has not parti.
cularly large military establishment
in fact, it is regarded as meager fol
such an extensive territory-neithe1
has it many posts from which the sur
is saluted at morning and evening.
Still it costs the government $40, 0OQ
annually for ammunition for the MORN
ing and evening gun, which fgurei
ont the expense at S54.79 tor each d
The ae5 days u tbs ysas,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-05
Clean Roads.

~sO<~~ses
On the principle that the greater al
ways includes the less, good roads
naturally imply clean as we'll as a
smooth and durable surface. But
sometimes the only step that can be
taken toward better roads is to first
keep the poor ones clean, and bad
road that is clean is not quite SO bad
rs one that is not, and more or less
covered with refuse. In New York,
for year or two, the streets, poor as
they are for the most part, have been
kept remarkably clean, and since this
happened it is said that the demand
for rubber overshoes has materially
decreased there. In towns and in the
country, if live stock were kept off the
highways and properly confined, the
roads would be much cleaner, the
farmer could do away with nearly all
bis expensive fencing, and travelling
would be far more agreeable.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-05
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ALASKA FISH.
They Are Used for Food, Light and
Heat by the Natives,

Heat by the Natives.
| A species of fish abounds In the
| waters of Alaska that are useful both
as food and fuel. They are taken in
immense quantities with nets and lines.
After being caught they are dried and
stored away until the long winter
! months arrive, when it gets dark early
and the Alaskan is showed up. Here
comes an opportunity for using them.
Not bit at loss for light. the Alas
kan takes one of these dried fish, in
wooden table and lights its nose. The
fish burns with a bright and steady
tight Of about three candle power, CIV
ing clear, white light and very con-
siderable amount of heat. A fairly
large fish will burn for period of three
hours.
The scientific explanation is extreme
iy simple. The yertebrae which form
the backbone of the fish are found to
be largely formed of phosphorus, which
not only causes it to ignite easily, but
also accounts for the strength of the
flame and the heat developed. The sub
stance of the fish, which consists so
largely of fat, acts as retarder to The
rapid burning of the vertebrae in pre-
cisely the same way as the tallow acts
in an ordinary candle. The fat of the
fish is largely composed of stearine.
which is also the chief chemical oonstit-
uent of the tallow used for making can
dies, and which gives them their firm
ness and consistency.
Valuable as is the fish for its light
giving properties, 1t also has it's value
as a food. If necessary it can be eaten
after having been used as a candle, II
then being simply smoked, or it can be
boiled or cooked in the ordinary man.
ner. In whichever way it is treated. to
hungry man it serves as n very well
come and appetizing dish.e In flavor 1t
is much like the smeH, having the
same sweet taste, but is much fatter.
Still another use to which it can be
put is as substitute for cod liver oil,
which, if aaken in sufficient quantity,
by aiding the natural heat of the body,
proves an excellent protective against
the severe cold. The oil is obtained
from the fish by immersing them in
cold water and squeezing, the product
obtained being almost equal in quality
to the genuine cod liver oil.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-05
GOOD ROADS NOTES.
Weight Of Rollers.

In many sections of the country the
rollers used in laying down new mac-
adam, and in repairing, are entirely
too light. They only succeed in
smoothing the surface through the aid
of clay or other binding material. I"
The weight of the roller on the bear
ing surface, in order to get the best
results, should be, per square inch, at
least equal to the expected weight, per
square inch, under the wheels of the
heaviest loads.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-05
A Stamp That Represents $4,000.

OF the $50 United States stamps
which have been issued, the values
have ranged from one cent to $4,000.
Five dollars is the highest value
among postage stamps, but newspaper
stamps reach the hundred dollar mark,
while q revenue stanp may represent
$4,000,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-05

Some men make bluffs at hiding their
light under bushel, when a pint meas
ure would answer the purpose just as
well.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-05

Never buy steak of a butcher who
has horseshoe nailed up over his door.
1t may be all right, but it's too sugges-
tive
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-05
Corn as an Ornament

Our American corn, which will not
mature in Germany, is used in that
country as decorative plant. 1t is
considered a beautiful object In the
garden.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-05
HOW SHE WAS
REVENGED.
BY HELEN FORREST GRAVES,

ATE MURRAY was
only a teacher--only
n teacher in Madame
Morelli's French and
English Day a n d
Boarding School, OF
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-04-23
ABOUT PEOPLE.

DR.. Chas. r. May, spent Sunday in
Yorkville with friends and relatives.
Mrs. w. T. Massey, of Tirzah, spent
Wednesday night in Yorkville the guest
of Mrs. J. NJ. Brian.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Katharyne Moore, of Yorkville, and Mr.
C. F. Gordon. The ceremony is to take
place at the residence Of the brides par
ents in Yorkville on next Wednesday
April p.
Mr.. j. B. johnson, of Rock Hill, has
sold out his drug business. stock, good
will and all, to Mr.. Andrew j. Evans
and will hereafter devote his entire atten-
ton to real estate. Mr.. johnson is hust-
ler from away back. He has already
done much for Rock Hill in the real es-
tate business, and will, no doubt, dc
much more, now that the subject will
have all of his energies.
Mr.. R. NJ. Plexico, of Cherokee, was in
Yorkville on Wednesday. In answer to
question, he said he was becoming
somewhat reconciled to being in the new
county "But I'll tell you what is fact
he considered. II can now appreciate
the desire of those Fort Mill people for a
bridge thoroughly. You see, weare in the
'cut off, now, and we need a bridge our
splyes ~
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-04-23

a view to invasion, we would be at the
same disadvantage. We could do it may
he but it will not be during this year or
even next. We have the men with which
to make soldiers; but it will take long
time to transform them into such soldiers
as would be necessary for an undertaking
like this. We have some ships; hut
where we have one now, with a contract
like this on our hands, we will have to
have not less than 10 probably more.
So we see it is easy enough to talk. 1t
is possible that the war might be brought
to a speedy close but not likely. If
Spain makes up her mind to he as ugly
as she can, we have big job before us.
There is no doubt that this country can
eventually accomplish the undertaking !;
but it will be at the expense Of thousands
of lives and maybe billions of money.
Perhaps, after all, peace will not be finally
restored except by the Intervention of the
European powers, and when that time
comes, it may be that both sides will be
glad to accept such Intervention.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-04-23
LOCAL LACONICS.
zen Twenty Miles Away.

Even twenty "iieo AWAY
Kings Mountain Reformer: THE
YoRKvILLE ENQUIRER is hustler on
late war news, and two days in the week
is the latest news obtainable.
Until january LIST, 1899, For s1.34.
THE TwICE-A-WEEK ENQUIRER, filled
with the best and most reliable upto date
news, will be furnished from the date OF
this issue until January lst, 1899, for Sl.34.
No More Horseshoe Throwing.
The horseshoe throwers about the court
house will have to hunt new place this
summer, or give up the game. Colonel
McCorkle has transformed the old horse
shoe court into flower yard, and he is
going to make Of it something pretty, too.
Quite an Improvement.
Clerk of the Court Wylie has made con-
siderable improvement in his office by
making it larger and putting in hand
some metallic bookcase with lockable
compartments in which to keep syste-
matically and securely various kinds of
deeds and papers.
Bank Returns.
Representatives of the various banks in
the county were before the county board
of equalization last Wednesday to argue
for assessments on what they consider an
equitable basis. After a lengthy discus
sion, it was agreed to fix the assessments of
the respective banks OH the basis of two
thirds the par value of capital stock.
Will BE Completed July1.
Newton Enterprise: The work of grad
ing the roadbed for the Narrow Guage
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-04-23
COAL IS CONTRABAND.
1t Will Probably Be So Considered BY
Neutral Nations.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
This country has something more
than immediate interest in the ques.
ton of coal for war times. The gen.
eral rule of international custom has
been that neutrals might sell to either
belligerents all things not used in war.
Before steam making became such a
factor in naval operations coal was not
contraband. Arms, ammunition, ship
timber, naval stores and horses were
the contraband articles. Down to the
Crimean war Great Britain did not
treat coal as contraband. The United
States would not consider coal thus
classed until the time of the American
Civil war. One nation after another
declared coal contraband. Great Brit
ian and Germany led in this construc-
ton. The United States aud France
held out against it.
The trouble between the United
States and Spain will probably result
in all nations deciding to consider coal
contra band. Diplomats regard such a
possible result as having an important
bearing on the future. They say the
practical effect would be to render hos.
tile naval operations on this side of
the Atlantic impossible hereafter.
Only those European nations with pos.
sessions here could have bases for coal
supplies in case of war with the United
States. AS soon as this country cap
tured or destroyed the coal supplies of
an enemy on this side of the Atlantic
the sending of fleet to attack the
United States would become entirely
impracticable. 1t is probable that no
more coal will be allowed to leave our
ports.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-04-23
BET AND LOST.

Young men ought not to bet on any
thing; and they should be especially
careful not to risk their dollars on the alb
solute accuracy of dispatch to news
paper. There are too many chances that
such dispatches might be misleading.
This remark is suggested by an incident
that occurred on Wednesday. A young
man in a neighboring town, who has lots
of faith in THE ENQUIRER, lost dollar
on the proposition that the president sign
ed the Intervention resolutions at $3.50
Tuesday, as stated in our dispatch.
1t is fair to all concerned to say that the
dispatch, as received by ny, gave the
hours when the dispatch was signed by
the speaker and the vice president to the
minute, and stated that the president
twill sign' at $50. 1t was about $40
when the dispatch was received here, and
consequently the words twill sign" were
omitted. However, it is altogether prob
able that the resolution was really signed
at the hour stated, and here is the reason.
The cabinet had been in session all morn
ing until about noon, and adjourned un-
I'LL tuO s-o
resolution was signed by the presiding Of
ficers of house and senate. The under
standing was that the president would af-
fix his signature Immediately upon re-
suming the session.
And this, we believe, was really the
case. That is, that the resolutions were
no doubt actually signed the first thing
Tuesday afternoon; but as the ultima
tum to Spain had not yet been completed
and it was desirable to bring the two pa
pers into official existence simultaneously,
the official notice of the signing was de-
layed until ll.24 Wednesday morning.
The ultimatum which had just been gotten
i'm readiness for transmission was served
on Spain few minutes atterward.
But the yonng man referred to has lost,
and no doubt fairly. AS we have said
before, he ought not to have bet on the
dispatch. We gave warning against this
sometime back when we said that al
though we could not vouch for the abso-
lute reliability of our dispatches as to
matters of detail, still they would be
found to be as good as the best. Among
our daily exchanges of Wednesday, we
note that some say that the resolution was
signed shortly after Tuesday night, and
Others said it would not be signed until
sometime during Wednesday. But these
papers, it must be remembered, did not
make their appearance until some II or IA
hours after THE ENQUIRER.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-04-23
CHARLOTTE WILL CELEBRATE

Charlotte will have her Goth of May Gel
ebration, war or no war. Mayor Mellow
ell has sent the following letter to Cover.
nor Ellerbe:
DEAR SIR-Whether the Cuban ques-
ton is definitely settle or not, the arrange
ments have been completed for having a
notable gathering in Charlotte on May
Goth, the occasion of the unveiiing of the
monument to the signers Of the Mecklen
burg declaration of Independence.
So if the invitation to yourself and staff
to be our guests upon celebrating that
event seems to arrive late, it is because we
were awaiting for the Cuban controversy
to assume more definite shape before
completing our program.
Our city is largely composed of South
Carolinians, and all Of our people not
only expect you to join with us in the
ceremonies; but will give you large and
sincere greeting.
Trusting that nothing can interfere with
your coming, I am sincerely and truly
yours.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-04-23

by the diplomatic representatives of
the United States from foreign govern
mcnts as to the attitude assumed by
the United States. 1t is substantially
in line with the rules practiced in the
recent Chinese-Japanese war, and
places the United States in most ad
vanced position, so far as the protection
of individual property and neutral
goods at sea is concerned. BY it.,
Spanish goods are made free from
seizure on the seas in the bottoms of a
neutral power. This decision on the
part of our government will doubtless
be welcomed in Europe.