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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-08-06

Mr.. Ed. Scott, the picture OF gooa
health and as fine looking as ever was
in town for a few hours on SUNDAY.
He was on his way to look at Inc
,evees with a view of bidding on the
several contracts that the Fifth District
will let next week.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-08-06

Mr.. Tom Mayhem Of Panols plata
lion. one of The finest cotton planters
in the parish, was in the city Wednes-
oes,,av Mr.. Mayhem reports that
although they have had entirely too
much rain. still the crop ia not dam
a oed near as much as reported.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-08-06

july fines collected by marshal feck
has amounted to $4,000 in cash, De-
sides the time-seryers, who are work
ing on the streets. This 10 prel'f
good collection considering that II is
the middle of summer, and 1t was
thought cash was scarce.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-08-06

Mr.. wayies Browne is now full
nledged Notary Public, having been
aud received lis commis-
sion from the Governor. Wsyies mas
his Office with Attorney Davis, and Is
now ready for business. Can ana see
him whenever you have any WORK III
this line.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-08-06


In addition to our big stock Of
Groceries, we have recently added
extensively to our line Of Queens
ware, Saddlery and Stoves, winch
makes these lines complete.
In our Crockery line We call par.
ticular attention to our Decorated
China Toilet Sets and Decorated
Dinner Sets.
We still handle the Famous Mosby
Saddle and Texas brides. Our Inc
.Iof Stoves is complete.
|, Just received full assortment Of TURAz5 sxsE1
= in bulk. .
i IYa,,,e and see US. we will make you glad.
:, ~ j. w. Pittnnan-
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-08-06

have made arrangement to Keep
on hand fresh supply q LUIS
famous water during the summer
By the gallon, scots;
By the glass, ice cold, 5cts.
Guenard's Drug Store.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-08-06

Ramon's Pepsin Chill Tonic is the
only remedy that cures Ch'ils ana
Fever and Malarial Troubles without
in;ury to the stomach and digestive
organs. This is so because each dose
contains Pure Pepsin sufficient TO
DIGEST it. Tasteless and guaranteed
5Octs at all stores.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-08-06

Hinder the new constitution, no one
can vote at primary election unless
they a-e registered, so if you want 10
take part in the election of delegates
TO attend the conventions to nominate
a railroad commissioner and congress
man. the sooner your namc 10 on The
registration books the better IT will be
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-08-06

Our young friend Geo. Ashbridgee'
on Leyee street. is doing a nice Dus :.
ness, and his trade continues 70 grow.
Geo Is deserving of the patronage
The old Sutton saloon property i
considered very dangerous ana unsafe "a
IF his il a fact the Board OF Alder
men should give it their attention.
The new building erected for Messrs
Hamley s. Bernard is well constructed 's,l !;
The brick work and wood work
nicely done, all by home meehaplcs.
Mr. Walter Goodwin is now repre-
septing two of the finest clo'h II;
houses in Chicago. Mr.. doouwl
guarantees a fit or the money seiundee
Miss Florence White gave part
on Monday evening to her chlidre
friends. The little folks had a piea'
aut time romping in the pretty fai'
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-08-06

The continued aud incessant rains
for The past several weeks, has made
our cotton planters feel blue aoo al
ont Of sorts. On a majority OF the
plautations the plant lookswell-large
and well limbed, bn, we are told thai
there Is very little fruit Cotton IL one
Of the most deceiving plants we kno"
Of and with good weather from nov
on. we hope that 1t will greatly III
proye aud larger yield be made 'ha'
is anticipated.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-08-06

Mr.. Isham Beard, who bas had q
severe spell of@feyer, we are giaa 10
announce is much better.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-08-06

This Space Belongs to
f. j. HArdLEY,
real Estate Ase r1t,
Lake Provider1ses La
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-08-06

nEsouneEs AND LIABILITIES
ASSETS
Amount OF Loan force .s'ss s9s SS
l s%ss s:s III sRs '
e ess asSP"as ssea e
stock Account s' 81 3 g
pSsss, e ssi. individual account. .Ss 4
f fss.s ss ss T. ns ss4 SO 1ee-.
Pref !. ri % s, - :
. ..... ... r.. .... 49, y!
Profits ''' year ..:... saa
Series gs::; s:s'' y
, r.. !, : ! !
rr ass ss io gsal
Present
Series 5. g &.
F Pass = for a0 seas 81.
Sn.s : n sss p' g
Fsi' - @' 's' . $50 - /
=. s
fr'h' for year - !
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-08-06
RansdeII&Ransd
Attorneys at Law
Real Estate Agents,
Lake Providence, La.

WILL PRACTICE IN THE Courts OF
Fast CARROLL, WEST CARROLL AND
MADISON PARISHES, AND THE STATE
SUPREME CoURT.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-08-06

Scrylces at the Churehes to.morrow.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-23
VEGETABLE GIANTS.

Imagine a flower nine feet around
anu with petals strong enough to sup
port man. This mammoth grows in
Africa and has five large, thick petals,
surrounding brilliant center. which
is encircled by wide, high brim, and
which would make a bath tub big
enough for a child.
There are giants among the grasses
more wonderful still. If we walk knee
deep in grass We say it is fine crop,
and the times we see it shoulder high
are rare. In India there is a species
called Dab grass which reaches above
the heads OF the tallest men, for It is
fourteen feet high. And there is
grass four times as high in the Indian
forests. II trees are near the boughs
furnish it support. There is, besides,
a grass which grows 100 feet hight
is the giant bamboo, and the talest in
the world.
The Jericho weed in our own country
is unique giant. 1t is globular
mass Of tangled vegetation six feet in
diameter. Until fall it behaves like
other plants, but when the winds of
autumn dry its sap it goes on a vege-
table cowboy spree. Its drying up does
not make it shrink in size-only makes
1t lighter. 1t loosens from the SOIL
and when a cyclone or tornado comes
tearing along these huge balls fly be-
fore the wind, bounding and leaping
across the plains. Is it any wonder
that the cattle and sheep are frighten-
ed out Of their wits when they see
these strange things coming and flee
for their lives, more scared of the
Jericho balls than of the approaching
storm?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-23
WHAT THE LAW CECIDE9

The immaturity Of debt at the time
Of the debtors death is held, in Aims
worth VS.. Banks (Cal), 80 L. R. A. CSC,
insufficient to prevent it's setoff against
a claim due to the estate, if it is mature
at the commencement of the action.
The raising Of money by sale OF
bonds for county building and exhi.
bition at an exposition is held, in state
ex rel. Douglas county VS.. Cornell
(Neb.), 80 L. r. A. 513, to be for u
public purpose or use which is author
lied by the constitution.
A release by an employee OF an ex.
press company of all liability for in.
juries by negligence of the employer
cor otherwise" is held, in Pittsburg,
C. C. & St. l.. R. company vs. Mahoney
Qnd.), 80 L. R. A. 101, to include the
liability Of the express company to a
railroad company to hold the latter
harmless against claims Of the express
men for injuries, and precludes an ac-
ton against the railroad company for
causing the death Of the employee.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-23
TOLD BY FIGURES,

Careful measurements prove that tho
average curvature of the earth is sos
inches to the statute mile.
There are four sovereigns and nine
heirs apparent among the fifty-seven
living descendants of Queen Victoria.
The Jewish Year Book estimates that
there are in the world about 100000
of that race, more than half being I'M
der Russian jurisdiction.
Official statistics for British India
alone show that about $1,000 people
and 10000 domestic animals are killed
there every year by wild beasts.
The number of soldiers on duty in
the federal army during the civil war
is given as follows: July !, 1861, 1884,
5SS; Jan. 1, 1862, 1904; Jan. /, 1863,
69S,s02; Jan. l, 1864, 611,25o: Jan. l,
1866, 62O,924; May l, 1866, 797,8O7.
It is eighteen years since the first
Japanese newspaper was established
and now there are in existence SIS
daily and weekly papers, IS law maya
zines, IS medical magazines, II scien-
tifc and a large number Of religious
journals.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-23
LIVE STOCK SHOW AT OMAHA.

Prospects for an Unusually Big Exhibit
at the Trans mississippi Exposition.
There is at this time every indication
that the live stock show at the Trans
NJ ississ. ppi Exposition will rank among
the very largest and finest ever given
in the country. 1t win offer almost
unrlvaled opportunity for those who
wish to improve their focks and herds
to see the best stock the world con-
tains and to gain information Of great
value. The exhibition will also offer
exceptional opportunity for those who
have improved stock for sale to adver-
tisc their productions and to make the
acquaintance of likely purchasers.
The live stock exhibit is divided into
six classes. OF these the poultry ex-
hibit is now on. On Monday, October
3, the exhibits of cattle. horses lin
which class are included jacks. iennets
and mules). sheep and swine will open,
to continue until October 20: and the
13 to 20, inclusive.
All animals must be on the grounds
of the exposition not later than the
opening date of the division to which
they belong, except. that, in the gem
eral division Of cattle. hogs, sheep and
horses. animals which have been on
exhibit at state or county fairs and
are detained in transit will be admit,
ted to the grounds as late as Il. IN.
October 6.
Full freight rates must be paid on
all exhibits shipped to the exposition,
but animals which do not change own
crship will be returned free under the
usual exhibition certificate arrange
mcnt.
Terminal charges have been modified
and II single fee includes Il switching
charge for transferring car load lots
into the grounds and also assistance in
unloading and drayage on feed and
necessary show paraphernalia from
the cars to the stock barns. Less than
car load lots may be billed to Omaha
local depots, and on these small
charge will be made for delivery to the
show grounds.
A French army surgeon CLAIMS sew
cral advantages for a bullet of com
pressed paper covered with polished
aluminium, the chief being that the
wounds are surgically clean, healing
| with little risk of blood poisoning.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-23
HOMEMADE PHILOSOPHY.

The boys that we tolerated when
they was little, merely tolerate us as
we all grow older. Only the ones we
loved then, love us now.
If they sing and play by note IN
heaven, there'll be hull lot ov church
pliers who won't be abull to do noth1n
more than keep time with their feet
Boys look upon their father as the
man who alters has Job Nv work to
spring upon them on the VERY DAY
when they had laid out to go fishin.
The avridge working man that looks
inter his discouraged soul sees
mighty blue footshure refleckted there
with more rags than flags hutterln
in the breezes.
The eagle is not fit emblem for
free people. She's a bird ov prey-a
tyrant, consumer ov flesh. Let our
emblems be dove and bull-froS-
love and song
The boss hog in the hog-pen is alters
the biggest hog in the crowd, but the
little hogs hope to overcome hlH un
become one ov the bosses themselves.
In this respect the hog Is almost as
human as pollytishun.
1t isn't near so hard to stand alons'
as it is to fall alone. So long as your
standin there'll be lots Of Summer
friends tlockin around you; but when
you fall, or even fail, they run 1rom
you as they would from leper.
When a woman gifts new hat, anu
refuses to go to church the very next
Sunday to show it off to good adVan-
tage, the good sisters feel very mu1ch
grieved over her lack NV savin grace
for they had intended to sheer at ne'
selexshun and poor taste.
Oxen carry their coles III their sKih'
but the tanner converts 'em, ana inc
shoemaker converts 'em with his cut
tin ways, and baptizes 'em before tney
walk forth beneath the unhalloWed 1eo'
that stand on slippery rocks midst 'ne
fiery pillows of Gods wrath.
There is somethin VERY pathetlcR
in seein a child flghtin on sleep. IL
alters reminds me of grown peop'e
flghtin off death. But when see the
inherent child a sleepin SO sWeetly
after the fight has been given up
wonder and l wonder if the sleep oy
death is as sweet and camm and lovely.
Retrospective dreams are full ov the
crooked foct-paths we made in early
life; while our dreams ov the footshure
have but one straight path clean up to
heaven, with the best hotels all To-
Gated on both sides ov that path. ana
we compelled to trudge along without
a durn cent in our pocket. and not a
single landlord likely to give us
jigger on tick.
There are no really wize men on
earth Some are not kwite so DUNN as
others-that's all. The wizest ov us
have only learned little bit after
practicin ignorance for half centoory,
and then find the balance ov the Worlu
too DUNN to allow us to put IN prac-
tlce the little bit ov wisdom We
skweezed out ov lopc train ov blun-
ders-Pennsylyania Grit.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-23
LITERARY NOTES.

+ Mr.. Henry James has written an in
of Pierre Lott, which will soon be pub
lshed in England.
Robert Barr is now back in his home
in Surrey, having passed very pleas
ant and not altogether unremuncrat!ve
sojourn in the United States and Can
adj. ''Tekla," his forthcoming novel,
will be issued in the fall. 1t was type
written by the author within the walls
Of an old castle on the Moselle.
Mr.. Barrie of Thrums has written ar,
Introduction to the English edition of
Cables The Grandissimes." Any one
who has been in New Orleans will
recognize the force of his opening SEN
tence: ITO sit in a laundry ald read
1.-THE Grandissimes-tha is the quick
ut wN of reaching the strange city Of
INeVf5ileans." Mr.. Cables reception
Hl y, has very properly been de-
~ Enthusiastic.
. J e Daudet, in the memoir of
IA 20, slr- .A,sehonse Daudet, just pub
wax alludes to 1.-The analogies be-
Fee44 his fathers handwriting and
bat of Jean-Jaques Rousseau" The
rmer never hesitated, he relates, at
aking the corrections and deletions
= thought desirable. "A first rough
aft, written straight off, served as
canvas. After a long and
earching test a third and definite
Manuscript was produced"
Three women are members OF the
board of aldermen at Lincoln, Neb.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-23
''Where's the Skirt of MY Coat"

Capt. Sigsbee, of the United States
navy, served as ensign under Farragut
at Mobile bay. He was in charge Of
the forward powder division. The fire
was hot for awhile; when it became
quieter, Sigsbee went aft to ask
brother ensign if there were any
casualties in the after command. While
talking he stood up against a stanchion
in the ward room. There was sud-
den crash against the side of the ship,
within ten feet of where they stood.
The air was filled with dust and solin-
tiers and flying fragments. The stan
chion against which Sigsbee was lean
ing came down, broken in the middle,
and one jagged end Of it went fly
ing. Sigsbee reeled and staggered.
''Are you hurt?" cried the other, rush
ing to him. He drew himself up and
said, "No, sir; but 1 would like to
know where that went to-" They told
him that the shot had gone through
the side of the ship. II don't mean
that" said he. where's the skirt Of
my coat?" One tail of his brand new
uniform coat had been ripped out of
sight by the jagged end of the broken
stanchion.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-23
CURRENT EVENTS.

The over-curious are not over-wlse.
-Massinger.
The cost of the public funeral OF
Mr.. Gladstone was Sill ,OOO
Envelopes for letters were first used
in their present form in 1899.
A sign before the door of New York
dentist reads thus: "Tccth extracted
while you wait"
Camels milk is said to be very help
full to consumptiyes. 1t is palatab bic
and nourishing.
Sharks are pair nj ing the Suez Ca
nal, and are maxi & leir way through
it from the Red c to the Mediter-
ranean.
The constant labor of four persons,
for an entire year. is required to pro-
duce cashmere shawl of the finest
quality.
Lady Visitor-What pretty baby
How old is he? Mamie Jagged fve)--l
amt quite sure, mum. We've had him
about {; year.
A curious butterfly exists in India.
The male has the left wing yellow and
the right one red; the female has these
colors reversed.
Boston housekecpers are in distress
because of the frequent stoppage Of
the water pipes by cells. The cells,
when young and small, pass through
the strainers at the reservoir, but
they quickly grow big enough to be.
come Obtructive.
When the Siberian railroad is com.
pleted it will be possible to ride by
rail from London to New York, with
the exception of the thirty-six miles
across the Boring Strait, which sep
arates Asia and America. The
Siberian railroad, it is thought, will
be finished in the year 1900.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-23
FOR THE FRIVOLOUS,

Book Agent have here very val
liable work on What to Do Until the
Doctor Comes" Mr.. Owen Doe-Don't
want it. Why don't you get out some
thing on what to do when the collector
comes?
Greymair>My wife didn't say {. word
when got home SO late the other
morning. Betterhaws-That was kind.
"As I was saying, she didn't say word
when I got home. She waited until
got sleepy Enquirer.
what are the graves of Adams and
Otis marked by big rocks for?' asked
the visitor at the Granary burying
ground. Because they were bolder
men than most of their contemporary
ies," said the Boston man proudly.
His tongue Glove to the roof of his
mouth. "I-I-that is" he faltered,
"you--" And then he suddenly
caught her to his bosom "You know
what l would say!" he cried. F'rigidly
she disengaged herself. Another MISS
ing word fake" she muttered, pale,
but calm.-Detroit Journal.
1.-TWO Spaniards went up in bal
loon. The balloon burst. What ma
t!onality were they when they came
down." asked the conundrum man.
Give it up" grimly responded the
stupid man. Zone came down Rus
sian and the other got tangled up in a
telegraph wire ard came down
Pole" wa; the response.-ChautauQua
Assembly Herald.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-23
To Dam the Nile.

After a long discussion in the Eng
lish press, preceded by several centu~
ries of European indifference Of opin-
ion upon the same subject, the Englis!,
government stands at last deflnitel"
committed to the great enterprise OF
damming the Nile at Assouan, at a
total estimated cost of $25, 100000. Sir
Benjamin Barker, it has been an
nounced, will start in few days for
Assouan to take personal supervision
of the famous work which is expected
to again make of Egypt the fertile land
it was in the days of the Ptolemies
AS Assouan is the site of the quarries
which furnished Egypt with the stone
for so many of its tombs and monu-
ments there will be no lack of material
for the immense mass Of masonry
which will be thrown across the upper
Nile, damming its waters at times as
far back as IA miles. At high Nile"
when the dam is completed, the island
of Philae will be submerged and its
famous temple will rise from the bosom
u
will be built upon number of islands,
many Of them solid rock, of the hard
syenite or quartz diorite and the river
at this point is so wide and shallow
the foundations can be put in dry.
The dam will be mile and quarter
long, of compact granite, 70 feet high
at it's lowest point, and 800 feet above
the lowest level Of the river below the
cataract. Along the summit of this
colossal dam will be carriage road,
30 to 40 feet wide, and the dam itself
will be Supplied with series of locks,
making ii ?, ssible to regulate the flow
and distribution of the water, a great
point in a country where fertility de-
|pends absolutely upon the Nile.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-23

W "a $4,000 Iuou III VI IN
for number Of years and the pain at times
was very intense. l tried all the proprie-
tary medicines could think or hear of,
but received no relief.
II finally placed my case with several
physicians and doctored with them for
some time, but they failed to do mo any
good. Finally, with my hopes Of relief
nearly exhausted, l read an article regard
ing DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
pie which induced me to try them. was
anxious to get rid of tho terrible disease,
and bought two boxes of the pills. 1began
using them about March, 1897. After +
had taken two boxes was completely
cured, and tho pain has never returned. I
think it is the best medicine have ever
taken, and am willing at any time to sign
my name to any testimony setting forth its
good merits"
(signed) ADAM vANouSDY.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this
Goth day of September, 1897.
FRANKLIN c. FUNK, Notary Public.
Mr.. Vangundy's statement ought to be
regarded as criterion of the good merits
Of these pills, and what better proof could
a person want than the above facts.
These pills stand unrivalled as tonic for
the blood.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-23
The War Ia Over,

And now our thoughts are all Of peace
and home. There are, too often. peo-
pie to be found who have no home,
and it is to them these few words are
addressed. If you really want home
you can easily get one, but you should
act at once before the relapse from
the war puts prices on the advance.
In Marinette County, Wisconsin, the
very finest farming land is to be had
now at a most modest figure. Excel
lent home markets are at hand to take
whatever the farmer raises, and good
prices are given. These lands are on
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway, and full information concern
ing them will cheerfully be furnished
by c.. E. Rollins, immigration Agent,
161 La Sale Street. Chicago.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-23
Primitive Icc.NIakinE.

The most ancient method of making
fee appears to be that practiced in
India. Holes are made in the ground,
1rv straw is put at the bottom of these,
and on it, at the close of the day, are
placed pans of water, which ere left
until the next morning, when the ice
that is found within the pans is col
looted The industry is carried on
on1v in districts where the ground is
drv and will readily absorb the vapor
given off from the water in the pans
The freezing, of course, is due to the
great amount Of heat absorbed by the
yapor in passing from its liquid to its
gaseous form.