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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-08-20

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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-08-20

In response to petition signed by |
large number of the citizens Of the
town, the Board of Aldermen met on
Friday evening last to take some action
in trying TO purchase the land lying
west of the Danner-D Democrat Office 10
The cemetery, SO as 10 prevent build
iDgs being erected. on that side of the
street, such as have been talked OF that
were 10 be put up, and which would
be disgrace 10 the town aud the APP
pearance of the street We learn that
owners of some of the property are
willing 10 dispose of their lots at a
reasonable figure while others want TO
| do the gouging act aud squeeze The
town if possible. We thought at first
that it would be good idea for the
town 10 purchase this strip of land, If
it could be bought at a reasonable
figure, but it caunot. and there is no
use in talking about giving the price
asked by the owners Of the property.
The only way that we can see for the
Board to do is to extend the fire limits
so as TO bring this strip of land under
the ordinance, which is the only way
that can be done to keep these insight
ly shanties from being erected, which
| if allowed TO be put Up will destroy
the prettiest part ofour town.
, 1898-06-04

SADIE Aarj CIRISTIANsTED, L0RDA
vi Christian den Niende.
At Guide Made Konge til Donmort, de Vendors % Goters.
HertHg til Slescig Holstejn, Stormarn, Dtmarsksn,
LGaen6org og Odenborg.
GORE vITTERLIGT: At da det under de nuvnrendo
E1 Forhold er af Weighed, at der like af danske I'm
dersaatter 1oretages Hamburger. som udsette Statens
Neutrahtet for Fare eller give fremmede Magter grund-
ct Anledning til Klage mod den danske Stat som neu-
trail, har vi fundet det paatrHngende n0dyendist Hen
hold til Grundlovens ) rs we'd forel6big Low at skate
forbidden Hjemmel til for Kongeriget og de dansk-
vestindi8ke Der at forbyde og i Oyertredel s~estilfelde at
straffe saaGanne Hamburger.
Thi hyde og becale vi som f0lger:
ITif@lde al, at Krg odb' ydyr j kvnhen den danske Stat er
neutral, forbydes Diet Uudersaateln ne
j nogen som helst Egvnskab at tage Tjeneste de krigs6rende
Mag1es Her elIer ON Bod dervs Regotingsskibe dy,n9der ind.
hefpttt at iodse deres Kigs-euer Transportskbe uden for darAk
Iodst"rvnnd, eler udcn fl 1il@lde al sofale At yde dem ujpJp
til SGndsen
p at bMygge slor 9mbyggs, s~Ixe eiIer pa o.3en Maole qvos4roeo,
Skibe, som vdes erer formodes at yare bestemte til KrigsbIug,
saa vel som Pmo nogen Made pea cller fra dansk Temitorium 1t
meiv'rfe til Saad"nno Skbos Odrustning eler lndretning til
81 pn eler fra dnnsk Trritouum at underst6tte nogon af de krigs-
forende Mageri deres Kigso perationer, saasom we'd at forsyne
deres Skibe med GenStande, som maa henrognes til K~igSkonIre.
r~jIer, som rigte ii at for5se dsres skibos A2mering eIIer onigt
give dem s9rre Styrke eHor Bev@geighed til Krig;
A at transporter Krigskontreb mde for nogen Of de krigsf6endo
Mager rler til dem nj udleje eler bortfragte Skjbe, som vdes
eler formodes at vmre bestemte til saalant Brug;
s. ofentis at opfordro til ut indtede lie krig$forenle Magters
Krgsmagt til Lands eer til Napds eler til paa anion Made at
yde dem K~rigshiaIp, SAINT, man legeringen hmr udstedt sprigt
torbud derimod, ofpntligt at indbyde til at detuge StatslQan til
nogen af de krigsforende Mugter.
Overtredelse of oyenn@vnte Forskrfter stIafes, for sa vidt
like hojere Straf efer Lovgvningen deror er foreskreven, med
F@ngsel eHer Boder. Paa Delngtighed % Forsog komme Kongeriget
"llnindelg borgeGg Straheovs OF paa de dulsk. Ve>tinliske Ger den
der g@ldende Strafeovgivnings Grnnds@tninger til Auyendelse.
Denne Low trader Kongeriget stroks i Kraft.
Hvorefter allie vedkommende sig have at rette
GiUet pao AmoGaJorg den 29de April 1898.
Under vor Kongelige Hand og Segl
-
CHRISTIAN +,
%
RUMP
FOREL0BIG Low,
hvolvod bet forhydes danske Undersaatter
at undestote kIigsorendc Magter.
, 1898-06-04
J TRANSLATION.
We Christian the Ninth.

6y the Grace Of God King Of Denmark, tho Vnndais and tbs
Gohs, Duke Of Sesrig, Holstsin Stormarn, Ditmarskeu.
Louenborg aud OIdenbora.
, 1898-06-04
vi Christian den Niende.

At GHds Made Konge til Donmdrk, de Venders % Goterg.
Hert"g tai Slescig Holstejn, Stormarn, Ditmarskea,
LaNendorg og Oldenborg.
, 1898-06-04

Cloths D"Fe Of Sfssig, HoIstsie Sformarn, Dttmorsten,
MAKE KNOWN: That whereas under existing cir
uI cumstances it is Of importance that Danish subjects
do not commit any act endangering the neutrality Of
the State or giving Foreign Powers reasonable grounds
Of complaint Of the Danish State as a neutral Power.
We have found it urgently necessary, in accordance
with the 20 OF the Fundamental Law. by Provisional
Law to provide needful legal warrant for prohibiting
and, in cases Of tranSgression, Furnishing such acts in the
Kingdom and in the Danish West India Islands.
TO that end We require and command as follows.
In the event of The outbreak 81 a war in which the Danish Stat,
is neutral, the subjects are prohibited
y to take service in any quality sooyor in the army Of the boIngor.
ent Powers or on boarI their Government ships, such proIibi-
ton to include plotting theic ships Of war Or transport outside
the reach Of Danish plota5e on, except in case Of danger Of
tile sea, assisting them in smiling the ship;
p to build or remoleI, sell Or otherwise convey, directly or iud-
rectIy, for . to any Of the beIlgerent Powers, ships known Or
supposed to be intended for any purpose OF war, or 10 co operate
in any manner on or from Danish territory ii tie aImng or fitting
cut Of such ships for enterprises OF war;
81 on or from Danish territory to assist any Of the hvHgerent Pow.
es IN helr en'elplles o. war; ucn as supplying their ships
with articles That must 1e considered as e'ntral"nd Of war or
to increase the amament Of heir ships, or Otherwise enhance the
strength or mobility Of such slips for purposes Of war;
A. to tran sport con'1abond Of wn fl any Of The cligerent Powers
o. hire q chatter to them ships Known q imposed t ODE intend.
e. for such use;
navy Of HE byiIgorent Powers, or otherwise afford them assist
anoe in carrying On the war; and, in the case that the Govern
ment has issued special prohibition against so doing, to publicly
invite to participation in the floating Of State loans to any Of
The beligerent Powers.
Transgression Of the above enactments is punished, in SO far Is no
higher penalty is prescribed by law, with imprisonment or fines
Cases of participation and attempt Will in the Kingdom be dealt with
in accordance with the principles Of the civil Penal Law; in the
Danish West India Islands the principles Of the general penal legis.
latou become applicable.
The preren law takes in the Kingdom effect at once.
With which all concerned have to comply.
Grea at AmouenJorg, the 29h april 1898.
Under Our Royal Hand and Seal.
CHRISTIAN r.
Is
"
RUMP.
PROVISIONAL LAW
prohibiting Danish subjects to
assist bel igerent Powers
, 1898-06-04

TOR the information of Danish West India merchants
position under general legislation and international
, 1898-06-04
RUA1P.
RANSLATION.


for The Danish Vest India Islands NTH reference TO
the wGr existing betwcpn tie United States Of
North America and Spain.
, 1898-06-04

FOREL0BIG Low,
hvorvod bet f~oIhydes danske Undersaatter
at undelstotte kligsf9rendc Magter.
Iron County register., 1898-12-22
TREES AND MOISTURE.
The Old hut Ever New Question Of
Watering at TransplantinS
Discussed Once More.

4 correspondent of Green's Fruit
Grower says: Il have planted. perhaps,
a million of trees in my lifetime
have met with but few failures, and
cannot remember having watered any
of these trees. If the soil is made thor
oughly fine before planting; if the soil
about the roots is pressed in very firm,
as firm as fence pest; if the soil is lett
loose on the top, and kept continuous
ly loose by cultivation, the trees Will
live even though the season may be
dry" In connection with this para
graph. it may be noted that, on one oc-
casion within the experience of tie
writer. large number of trees that had
been planted in the spring. and had
grown tolerably well, showed signs dur
ing the following very dry summer OF
willing their leaves for want of water.
An examination seemed to show that
although the trees had been we'll plant
ed in the common acceptation OF the
term. yet the earth in many cases was
not packed closely around the roots.
1t was not convenient 10 water them.
The owner was recommended to pound
the earth around the trees with heavy
paving rammer. This was done. 1t IS
almost impossible to convey an idea Of
the force used on this occasion. \ force
was exerted fully equal to that en-
ployed by the regular rammers in paw
ing the streets. The earth being very
dry was reduced to fine powder by this
process. and moisture was drawn up
ward by capillary attraction. In a
couple of days afterward, there was not
the slightest sign Of willing, although
no water had been applied. and they
continued TO grow without any ev:-
dence of suffering for want of water
until the next rain came. Had the soil
not been heavily beaten in this way,
their death would have been absolutely
cert tain
Iron County register., 1898-12-22


A Paritian scientist asserts that he
has compiled trustworthy statistics
concerning the number of eggs annuat-
~ consumed by the nations of Europe.
According to his tables the greatest
egg-eating countries are England and
Germany. In 1895 England imported
1,250, ,o00, 600 eggs. for which was paid
about $20.o00.0G0. The eggs came prin-
cipally from France. During the same
year Germany imported 10000. QUO
pounds of eggs. also representing about
SCI, ,000, 900. Most of these eggs came
from Russia and Austria-Hungary. Of
all European countries Russia has made
the greatest advance IN expectation.
In 1850 she exported only II .0Oo. .ooO. but
in 1895 the number rose to 1.25o. .000. .0oo.
representing a value of s10.200.000 A
significant fact in connection with these
statistics is that in those countries
which are the greatest exporters of
eggs the omelet is the favorite dish
Chicago Times-Herald.
Iron County register., 1898-12-22
WHERE ARE THEY7

A few years ago 800 900 bronze two.
cent pieces were set afioat. Three
million of them are still outstanding.
Twenty million three-cent silver
pieces are scattered over the United
States, but it is very rarely that one is
seen.
OF SOC, 900 ha1f-cent pieces, which
correspond in value to English far
things, not one has been returned to
the government for coinage. or is held
by the treasury.
It is standing question to ask what
becomes of all the pins made every
year. But pins are very small, and
when bent or rusty are worthless, and
so it makes no difference.
What becomes of all the old coins
There are 199, 100000 old copper PEN
nies somewhere. Nobody knows what
has become of them. except that once
In awhile single specimen turns up
in change.
Iron County register., 1898-12-22
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

During 1897 Nebraska narketedS14o.-
772.494 worth of products.
A ferry for loaded cars IS talked OF
between Tampa, Fla, and Havana.
The swallow has larger mouth in
proportion to its size, than any other
bird.
Mississippi, which a few years ago
bought hay largely from other states,
now has hay to sell.
Last year Boston expended S115.s02
for the support of drunkards in the
houses of correction in Suffolk county.
Spiders in vast numbers have taken
possession of a house owned by Mrs.
Julia Pierce. in Southport, Me-, and
rendered it uninha bitable.
Two notable coronations occurred
on Christmas day; that of Charlie
magne, as emperor of the west, in the
year 500, and that of William the Con
queror at Westminster Abbey, in 1906
Clovis, the first Christian king OF
France. was baptized on Christmas
day 496,
Iron County register., 1898-12-22
MORE TAXES TO BE ADDED.
How the Policy OF Expansion wor,EA
In Some of the European
Countries.

The French cabinet is elaborat ting q
scheme of progressive income tsxatioa.
II is designed TO raise 175, ,0O0. 600 francs
year. and it viii apply especially t.
the wealthier classes who manifest
their means in living and pleasure ex-
penditure. The rental value of the hab-
itation will be used primarily to cal
culate the income of the occupant, and
this calculated income is increased so
much by each servant employed. car
riage owned or employed and other evil
dences of income, such as yachts. dogs.
motorcycles and the like. Additions to
taxable income from these Evidences
of wealth vary occording to place.
Thus. the employment of a female serT-
ant adds 500 francs to the taxable in
come of a person in Paris, roo francs
in the larger cities outside of Paris,
and so on down to 400 francs for the
country villages
The enormous demands upon the ex-
cheguer incident to the maintenance of
the military and naval might OF the ma
tion necessitate radical measures OF
public revenue, and wealth must ac-
cordingly be placed under special con-
tribution- Great Britain 'simperial pol
icy has forced upon the wealth of thd.
nation the most radical system OF grad
uated income and probate taxes exist
ing anywhere outside of Switzerland
and New Zealand. and it is only qucs-
ton of brief time at the present ia te
Of imperial progress and navy and
army expansion when the burden must
be increased per capita or per unit of
wealth. France is now to follow sut,
and all over Europe wealth will re
made more and more TO contribute 10
the support of the luxury of colonial
and military eXpansion-not so much
because of the justice of this course.
but because of the poverty of TIE
masses and their infammatory state
of mind.
There is no large nation in the world
to-day where wealth is relatively so
lightly taxed as in the United States.
Blu: with the entrance of the nation
into the arena of the world-gra bbicg
and military powers all this must
change. Wealth will be made to foot
the bill. Nothing can be more certain,
unless we are TO suppose that the md
die and lower classes of people in the
United States possess less of the spirit
and strength of resistance to the en-
croachments of privilege and power
than the crushed and broken asses
of Europe.-Springfel (Mass.J Repub-
Ecan.
Iron County register., 1898-12-22
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

Lay the grape vines on the ground
Cut back the grape vines you plan
last spring.
Don't use too much coarse man
on the grape vines.
Destroy the old orchard that you
sure is past usefulness.
If evergreens did not do well
summer. mulch them.
California figs are coming into
sumption in great shape
The ounce isquite easily groT no
is a choice fruit for preserves.
Buy two or three Concord ape
plants and have grapes for thf finis
Michigan VII grow beets
ton So viii some sections elIhois.
Air the celhr. Don't let tooor u
decaying vegetables perne 'ne
house.
Give winter protection 'en E
hardest fruit, for we som mes h"' C
severe winters.
We again insist that t west can
grow apple; in abundaT' IL caie -
taken as TO the making seiec'ioii "
varieties.
As coon the orouris well frozeT
mulch whee you intento mulch AZ
nnrnose q nnlcbipog to keep the
gronnd FINN alterna thawing ans
freezing.-Western Pwman-
Iron County register., 1898-12-22
NOW THE SPOILS.
Vacancies to Be Created for Ofice-
Hungry Republican Party
Workers.

Washington advices intimate that
an executive order has already been
prepared which will remove from the
classified service 957 deputy collectors
of internal revenue, 6O6 examining sur
geons attached to the pension bureau,
and a number of minor places, In order
to create vacancies TO be filled DJ
party workers"
With what consistency can President
Mckinley thus unstarch the civil serv-
ice? In his message of December 5,
1897, he concluded his remarks con-
cerning the important branch of our
government known as the civil service"
by saying: The system has the ap-
proval of the people, and it VIII be my
endeavor to uphold and extend it."
l. his inaugural message he further
more declared that Reforms in the
civil service must go on. but the change
must be real and genuine, not perfume
tory or prompted by zeal in behalf of
any party simply because it happeis
to be in power" And while the presI-
dent appears to have overlooked the
subject in this years message if he DC
credited with consistency of purpose,
the
to the pressure of war topics and foE-
eign affairs than a change of views
or a wavering in adherence to civil serv-
ice reform. The Chicago Times
Herald. one of the strongest newspaper
supporters of the president. and which.
indeed boasts that it is the original
Mckinley organ of them all. remarks
upon this subject:
Having so committed himself TO estab-
lish the civil service of the government
more firmly on what he justly styled a
basis of business methods and personal
merit what would be thought If ne should
row yield to partisan pressure and throw
15e1 to LOCO places into the party grab ba 4?
1.-The public looks,to President Mckinley
not to take any step backward in the re-
form which, to use the words OF his preGe-
cessor has survived the doubts of its
friends as we'll as the rancour of its enc
mics and has gained a permanent place
amcng the agencies destined to cleanse our
poItics and to improve, economic and
elevate the public service
Just when newly acquired national ter
ritory places fresh demands our civil
service it would be peculiarly untimely and
unfortunate to make a breach in the wall
of approved merit that protects it from in
competence and partisanship.'
Nevertheless, as :he Times-Herald Is-
self puts it, this is ''long-expected or
der. in anticipation of which the spoils
men have been licking their hungry
chops for months" and now they are
sure that it is forthcoming immediate
ly"-Albany Argus
Iron County register., 1898-12-22
PRESS COMMENTS.

-Dingley is opposed most violently
TO the "open door" policy. In other
words, he is going to bolt it.-Chicago
Democrat.
Some people want to take care
of the gold and give the masses their
paper promises. These are sound"
money fellows.-Illinois State Regis
ter.
Under the imperialistic pro-
pramme we will all be patriots, for
none of us can escape the necessity of
"oIeeding'' for our country.-Bing-
hamton IN. W Leader.
john Sherman rises again to re-
mark that Mckinley's annexation poll
cy is the worst thing that has struck
the nation since the firing upon Sum-
ter.-Kansas City Times.
Since Mckinley has failed to give
congress policy concerning the Phil
ippines, it looks as if the republican
members of that body will have TO do
without, or ask Mark Hanna for one
st. Louis Republic.
Senator Vest has sounded the
first note against expansion in the SEN
ate by introducing a resolution against
q colonial system, pronouncing it to
be unconstitutional.-M VAL
ley Democrat.
The Hawaiian commission rec
ommends the territorial form of gov
rrnment for the Hawaiian islands. The
danger from that form is that the Ha-
waiians win then want to be a state.
Hawaii should never be q state with
votes in the electral college. We want
NO presidents elected by the returns
from Honolulu.-Springfield Repub-
Hcan.
We want to obtain new and en-
larned foreign markets. We wish to
prsyent, IL we can, foreign nations hav-
ine colonies and dependencies from
ulseing barriers in the way of our ac-
ress to these markets, but in order to
obtain these advantages we must adopt
on our own account the methods which
NE wish other nations to practice to-
card ss.-Rosfon Herald.
Iron County register., 1898-12-22
THE PRACTICAL CHEMIST.

He must inform the miner how much
metal is in certain ore.
He must be able to tell how much
phosphate a specimen contains.
TO the prospector he must be able to
say what per cent. Of metal a sample Of
ore will produce.
An analytical chemist must be able
to discover if articles of food contain
adulterations of any sort.
He must be able to tell the manufac-
turers of baking powder or of soap, ETC.,
what his competitors articles contain.
He must ascertain how much a cer-
tain fertilizer will enrich the plant and
how free from injurious substances
IL is.
To those using boilers he must be
able to tell how much boiler scale the
water will produce, while health COM
missioners and others viii have water
tested for its purity from sanitary
standpoint
Iron County register., 1898-12-22
THF cHRIsT,9sAvINGs BOX.

= to spend any
- M ~ except what is
mones lof pwhen it represents
souI rs and bonbons an
sdcaineeu = with the remem-
suuu ~ iday.
chicago woman who
n January started &
w. , 90 which went all her
- 80; Do to which her husband
s'ali-aii o hto contributing. Tha.
"as Daaw SO heavy it could not
PEN Dne hand and then. No
ember A1 'Ae A.
SAT 5n lunches all year." said q
ri, dolefully. ''and had the
DusInm of Christmas money you
.ea'e December my cousin. be-
70 the most poverty-stricken
,rof the family, broke his leg and
- af4ad to feed his wife and babies
oese Use was glad to be able to help,
Chicago woman was put to a
hard test last week. She is a
wv and had drawn some interest
icy due her amounting to S7e.
Ich she intended to spend making
er people happy. Her two small
5 emptied their banks and added
le FIVE dollars apiece, and the trio
rted downtown full of peace and
'dwill only to run into a bold. bad
kpocket,
Iron County register., 1898-12-22

Ic - .oola constantly
Ing '1A - and in some
~ -oo+b iEstroying the
par cot tory spraying
- has been dis
ihd soap emulsion
ects unless very
ssus = sonl;ad application of
for the tree, al
80 nswIEented spraying
AXE il safer. This
pump is SO CONF - - - -
the oil with wa ,1 - 80
allows a very II 60 "a y
be applied Ho-e o III. I ~. =.
bright days ~ - sa-aS,e s1e
buds are dorm anu uH 49, "'e
conditions w
Farmers Vol
Iron County register., 1898-12-22
AND TOMATO HOUSE

For 16-foot pitch the front side would
be feet high and for the s-foot rear.
feet high. The stakes for cucumber
wires are about feet long. The stakes
are set few yards apart through the
house, and wires strung from stake 10
stake over which cucumbers CLIMB.
Tomatoes are trained up on stakes
along the edge of path and bed Rals-
ing early vegetables thus becomes sim
pie, and where markets are good has
been found more profitable than any
branch of farming-Farm and Home.
Iron County register., 1898-12-22
FORCING VEGETABLES.
The Style of House Most Favored for
This Purpose by the Market Gar
deners of New England.

The market gardeners of Worcester
county. Mass, have handy style of hot
house for forcing all sorts of vege-
tables. During winter lettuce and beets
are marketed, and cucumbers and to-
matoes started. The plan herewith
shows diagonal pieces from center of
bed to center of glass. Houses may be
of any length, but that of c. L. Hart
shorn, from which our plans were
taken, is 200 feet long. The house is
20 feet wide. the roof having a 12-foot
pitch. Others have a 16 foot front
pitch with s-foot pitch at the back.
Iron County register., 1898-12-22

The readers of this paper viii be pleaseC
&c learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able TO cure IL
ali its stages, and that IS Catarrh. Halls
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease. requires q
constitutional treatment. Halls CatarTh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have SO much faith in its cura-
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
address T. j. Cheney 6 Co., Toledo, o.
Sold BY Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Iron County register., 1898-12-22
1t Anected the Supply.

"How do you sell eggs?" asked a
Champa street woman of her grocery.
man.
Eighteen cents a dozen-war prices,
you know"
But what difference does war make
with the hens?"
'-Why. don't you see. all the Black
Spanish hens have been killed of, and
they were the greatest layers OF any
breed we had.".Denver Times.