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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-06-18

The promoters of the gin company
met on Tuesday and organized by
electing the following officers: Hon.
E. j. Hamley, President; Mr.. j. N. Hill,
Secretary aud Treasurer. Tho Board
of Directors are composed of E. j.
Hamley. j. N. Hill, Yancey Bell. ]. c.
Pittman, S. w. Green and G. NJ.
Franklin. The committee on charter
was also appointed. who will get it up
as soon as possible, when it will be
published.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-06-18

Messrs. Yaucey Bell, j. w. Pittman
and G. M. Franklin were the progress
sive citizens who first started the gin
movement which was not long in taking
shape. Now the company is composed
of fifteen or twenty of the substantial
business men of our town and parish.
The gin will be Of the most modern
kind aud up-to-date in every particu-
lar. In the next two months it is ex-
pected to see 1t completed.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-06-18


The school children can pow tasss
! their fishing rod aud can of bait aud
hunt for bank pearch and fight mos.
quitoes.
The street aud bridge committed ara
complaining about boxes, beer kegs
aud other things being piled up along
the edges of the sidewalks.
| Now that the contract has been
closed for the erection Of the big gin,
it will only be a week or ten days
! when work will commence.
| The Mississippi Valley Railroad is
furnishing reduced rates to all summer
resorts. Call on Mr.. A. @. Pearce
city ticket agent, Vicksburg.
/ We are reliable Informed that Mr.
C. A. Voelker has decided to erect a
fine brick store on his lots next to j
N. Hill & Bros. grocery store.
! The Acme Brick Co., finished burn
ing their kiln Of brick on Saturday
last, and arc now ready TO furnish first
class brick.
For the past week our town has had
several gin men. each one claiming
that their sysiem was tho best for hand
lug cotton.
The heavy rain on Saturday that
came up abont Q o'clock ruined the
eveniug's business. 1t made the mer-
chauts blue.
Mr.. Kerlin takes charge of the mail
contract on the first ofJuly. We hope
that he gives as good satisfaction as the
present contractor.
| Mr.. J. w. Piitman went up to
Greenville on the Ouachita last Satmr-
day. returning Monday morning on the
Belle of the Bends.
The law lie now very strict, and il is
important that you should register
If you do not want 10 lose your vote
you should register now.
The river is now falling very fast,
and no doubt there is yet time for
planters to make crop on The land
lying on the outside of the levee.
Marshal Peck was he happiest man
in town Tuesday morning, ana every
person he met be would tell them
about the arrival OF girl at bis home.
All X. Of P's. should be on hand at
the meeting on Wednesday night next.
There is work in the rank Of Page, be-
sides important business to be trans
acted.
j. N. Hill & Bro, are having put up
a large refrigerator for the storage of
beer. They are now sole agents for
the celebrated Anheuser- Bush keg
beer in Providence.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-06-18
ARTICLE WI.

This act ofincorporafIon may be changed.
modified or altered. or said corporation may
be dissolved with the coDcent oftwo-thiris
ofthe capital stock present or represented at
any general meeting of the stock holders Of
this corporation.convenedtc r slich purpose,
after fifteen days previous netice Of such
The silver lance., 1898-04-22
Captain Ray Has Returned.

Portland. Ore. April 1S.-Captain p.
II. Ray. Eighth United States infantry,
who spent the winter in Alaska. ar
rived here to-day from the North and
went Immediately to Vancouver bar.
rncks. Captain Ray will recommend
TO the War Department the sending OF
troops into the interior of Alaska, and
the establishment of a military form
of government in the Yukon district
He will also recommend that the gov
ernment pack train, now at the head of
Lynn canal, be used instead of rein
deer for the exploring expeditions in
to the interior, the reindeer having
been found impractical for packing in
the summer season. Captain Ray
states that he does not believe the
spring cleanup of gold will show more
than SS,O00,00O
The silver lance., 1898-04-22
Harder Times in Cuba Now.

Havana. April 17.-Advices received
here from Mantanzns say there was
much alarm in the city yesterday, ow-
ing to n new tax on provisions. The
stores were all closed and the bakers
were not working. There was no bread
in town. In addition there was a scare
ity of other food of all descriptions.
This aroused the people, and groups of
the inhabitants paraded the streets
shouting against the tax. The police
eventually interfered, charged the riot
ers and made several arrests among
the merchants Of the town.
In Havana the value of Spanish mon
ey is going down and the prices of pro-
visions are going up. There is more
and more anxiety felt to know the re-
suit of the crisis. Business is slow and
the state of uncertainty causes depres-
sion among all classes. Everybody
here seems eager for quick solution
of the question one way or the other.
The silver lance., 1898-04-22
ABOUT SLEEP WALKERS.
Queer Things About Them and Their Mar
Escapes.

The mention. of a sleep walker standing
upon the, street railway track the other
has brought to the minds of many people
incidents in this line that have come under
ing how general is this singular habit. says
the Hartford Courant. One person mentions
the case of "A member of the household who
was found wandering about on the house
top. all unmindful of his danger, while the
observer was at his wits endto know how
TO get him In before he would make mis-
step and fall to the ground. Usually the
eyes Of the somnambulist are wide open.
and now and thon a story indicates that the
vision must be fairly good at times. For
Instance gentleman remembers that
when he was young man an acquaintance
often go out into the yard and wander
about One nig:;- number Of them lny in
ambush for him JUST to watch his operations.
by and by the door opened in business
like way and out came the young man. He
lot Where there was nut tree. and pro
ceeded to pick up nuts and put them in II
pile. A few moments at this task. then he
awakened him. and while he was in the
first act Of collecting his thoughts he saw
in the darkness the young men who were
watching him. Just at that time their ap
pearance so startled him that he fed like
a deer: The circumstance was so impressed
upon his mind that he never afterward in
dulged in this habit.
gentleman told amusing Incident that
happened in his early life. He was sure
that he could not have been more than :
or years oid at the time. He often found
himself at the far end of the long. unfnish-
ed chamber where he slept and usually
could not awake sufficiently to find his way
to bed again. so one of the other of his pa
rents would hear him crying and come to
his rescue, Naturally they got little tired
or the bother and no one should be blamed
was an unfinished one. and In the place of
the guard rail at the danger end of the
stairway number of barrels had been
placed. When the nights somnambulist
tour eliminated left lasting impress
sion on his mind as well as his body-he was
near those barrels. and it seemed had been
struggling to get through between them
when he must surely have been killed by
falling down stairs. The noise aroused his
parents and this memorable occasion
the father visited the chamber. and just in
time to save the lad from getting through
The silver lance., 1898-04-22
SERVED HIM RIGHT.
Retribution Which Overlook a Hcart,ess
Editor.

n
Editor.
Skimper had a novel newspaper ex-
perience in Frontierville. He landed
in there with his outfit in a prairie
schooner drawn by four mules. His
staff consisted of a shock boy
that did everything from sweeping the
sanctum, when the accumulation Of
paper and other things amounted to
n blockade, to reporting the local events
by word of mouth while Skimper put
them into English, says the Detroit
Free Press.
The town grew like mushroom, for
1t became the center of a big mining
boom, and money was plenty For
tunes were quickly made and it was
not long before there sprung up a
local aristocracy, based solely on a
foundation of riches. Skimper, with
the true instincts of democracy, ridi-
culed this in a new town that had no
communication with the outer world
except by wagon trains and a pony ex-
press. The indignant women raised a
crusade against him and it was not long
until his advertising patronage dwin-
died to less than a starvation revenue.
Skimper was game and swore that he
would sink with his colors flying He
found his chance for sweet revenge just
as he realized that he must give up the
fight and seek for pastures new. There
was a branch of a national female or
ganization in Frontierville, especially
popular because of its liberal contribu-
tions to the cause. 1t was invited to
the general roundup of the society at
st. Louis and concluded to go in a
body. Just as this was settled Skim
per's paper came out with a page of
summer styles, stolen from a paper
ten years old. There was a great stir
in the town and dressmakers were at
a premium. When the Frontiersville
delegation marched into the big con-
vention hall, wearing antiquated bon
nets, teetering crinoline and full-sze
bustles, propriety and fraternal feeling
combined could not restrain the laugh
ter AS soon as money could accom-
plish the transformation the styles of
the visitors were brought up to date,
but Skimper was never forgiven and he
took retreat in little town as far east
as the Atlantic ocean would permit.
The silver lance., 1898-04-22
1T TOOK MUCH COURAGE.
But the Six staIwart Giants Finally
Crossed the Street.


Crossed the Street.
There were six of them. all noun
taincers from the eastern portion of
the state. All were dressed exactly
alike, high-heeled boots, broad
brimmed hats and with fresh store
shave. they were out to see the sights.
says the Louisville Commercial. That
it was their first visit was evident.
as, huddled together like flock of
sheep. they stood at the corner of
Fourth and Market streets yesterday
afternoon, waiting for the cars to pass.
They wanted to cross the street, but
they did not care to be run over. Now
and then one more venturesome than
the rest would stand forward only to
be instantly hauled back by the leader,
a tall. raw-boned product of the hills,
with slick black satchel under his
arm. do ye warnt to be run over and
kilt. We fool?" this careful individual
would exclaim, as he shook the reck-
less one until his teeth ratified. wall,
tibet other feller got ercross all right"
wall. ye amt him." was always the
crushing rejoinder. At last, after wait
ing about twenty minutes, there came
a time when the street seemed abso-
lutely free from cars. Now" ex-
claimed the leader. and six pairs of
high-heeled boots leaped as though a
deputy sheriff was after them Alas.
just at that moment Fourth street car
turned in from Main. The leader tried
in vain to stop. His heel caught in the
track, and with a yell of terror he
went down before the engine of death
a square away. Only one instant, how
ever for with another scream he
sprang to his feet and when last seen
was tearing down Market street at
gait to make professional sprinter
turn green with envy.
The silver lance., 1898-04-22
NO ISSUE OF BONDS.
WILL NOT BE NECESSARY.
Senator Teller Says Silver Men Will Not
Consent to 1.-THE Government Can
Raise Enough by Internal Taxc, and
Issue of Treasury Notes.

New York, April 1S-The Worlds
correspondent telegraphs: There will
be no issue of bonds for war purposes
until every other available means OF
raising revenue is exhausted" said
Senator Henry NJ. Teller, the leading
silver man of the United States Sen
ate this evening. I'VE do not antci-
pate such very long war, unless we
get into complications with some 9TH
er powers, but, speaking for myself,
l do not see any necessity of issuing
bonds at all Not even the most en-
thusiastic gold man of this administra-
ton thinks seriously of issuing gold
bonds, for that would be impossible
Under no possible circumstances would
that sort of thing be agreed TO-"
THE silver men who have given this
subject careful consideration. are un-
able to see why there should be any
issue at all, and in light of their pre-
ent Information ! am pretty sure it
would be safe to predict that they
would never give their consent.
First thing that would be done
would be a revision of the tariff laws
and the imposition of additional inter
nal revenue taxes for war purposes. In
times of war people will not object to
that, but they would endure the bur-
dens under such circumstances with
out complaining.
I'VE should put additional tax of 81
on beer and a tax of ten cents pound
on tea and three or four cents pound
on coffee. We could impose a tax in
conformity with the recent decision of
the Supreme Court and place tax on
bank checks and deeds and negotiable
instruments. Through this plan, ex-
tended as the exigencies of the occa-
sion require. 1t would be an easy
matter to raise $150,000,000 a year.
IF this should not be sufficient to
prosecute the war and keep up the
revenues, there would still be no use of
issuing bonds and l am sure the prop
ostion would be objected to. Bonds
carry interest, and the debt could be
met with non-interest bearing obli-
cations.
'Silver men would favor the issue of
treasury certificates redeemable in
coin at the pleasure Of the government.
These would be an obligation, just as
bonds would be, they would not draw
interest and the government could float
them just as easily and get all the
money it needs. If issued in denomi-
nations small enough, these certificates
would circulate as money. OF course
it would initiate the currency system
somewhat, but the country could stand
1t without harm. They would not be
nearly so heavy burden upon the
people as bonds"
The silver lance., 1898-04-22
War Notes.

Spaniards numbering 40S left Tampa
for Havana on the 18th.
There were serious riots in Malaga.
Spain last Sunday, in which the
American consulate was attacked.
Fitzhugh Lee will command a divis-
ion of the army of occupation in Cuba
with a commission as major general
This is the understanding at the War
Department. Congress will empower
the President early next week TO enlist
all the national guards in the United
States for service in Cuba.
The New York Suns Havana cable
says: MntanZas City is in a riotous
condition. Grocers and their clerks
gathered yesterday in the main
square or Plaza de Armas. to protest
against the fando of the mayor of the
city imposing octroi duties on all pro-
visions imported into Matanzas.
Reports from Rome say that the
Pope is still striving to obtain peace
The Rome correspondent of the Lon
don News says: Il am assured that
the queen regent herself. as well as
the Pope and Emperor Francis JOS
eph of Austria, would favor abandon
ing Cuba as the only means to avert
war. Archbishop Ireland cables that
renouncing the island is the only pos
sibility of avoiding war;
The Republican members of the
ways and means committee of the
House have practically completed the
preparation of the revenue measure,
which will be passed, TO raise revenue
sufficient to prosecute the war. The
members propose that the presen, gen
Grafton shall bear the burdens of the
war, and, proceeding upon that theory.
they have prepared bill that will
raise between $100000.000 and $780,
100000 additional revenue per an
mum.
The silver lance., 1898-04-22
LIE WINS A BATTLE.
WELL-KNOWN GUEST OF IN
DIANA MINERAL SPRINGS
HOTEL THE PROUD LIAR,
Capt. II. s. Cole Convinced tho Advance
Should BE Made Despite Gen. Grerg's
Order-He Runs the Risk Of Court
Martial and Disgrace, BIZ Victory
Saves Him.

Indiana Mineral Springs, Ind, April IL
Especial Correspondence)- e)-Warlike dis
patches in the morning newspapers stirred
upageneral discussion among half score of
gentlemen in corner of the smoking room
of the Indiana Mineral Springs Hotel today
Several veterans of the civil war who have
been regaining health by means of the
Magno Mud Baths and Lithia Water here
took lively interest in the discussion.
Many interesting stories of the late con-
fict wore told.
In the campaign before Richmond in
the last months of the war; said Capt. H.
s. Cole, of Fergus Falls, Mimi, II was
guilty of distortion of an order that, had
the battle which it caused been a defeat for
us, would have had sad results for me ;
fortunately the falsehood told rescued us
from a .perilous position and we won 9
victory"
Capt. Coles regiment was the famous
First Maine Cavalry which by special
order of the War Department has seven
carried by any regiment in the Union
army. The First Maine also has the record
of having turned more of its troopers into
preachers at the close of hostilities than
any other regiment Of the northern army,
while several of the men who have been
governors of the Pine Tree state since 1865
were at the front with the First Maine.
But it was while he was on the staff of Gen.
Chas. F. Smith, who commanded a brigade
of the Second Cavalry corps, the head of
which was Gen. ID. McGregg, one Of the
best cavalry captains in the north or south.
that the incident happened.
"Our brigade was in desperate condi
tion,' said Capt. Cole, 'when Gen. Smith
sent me to ask Gen. McGregg for reinforce
ments. found the Pennsylvania fighters
and delivered my message. He thought
fully stroked his beard.
"'Give my compliments to Gen. Smith,
he said, and tell him he can't have -
reinforcement 1t was the first time
ever heard Gen. McGregg swear. and was
convinced that it was due to the serious
condition of his command. was also con-
vinced that our brigade should fight its
way out so when galloped up to Gen.
Smith 1 determined to somewhat change
his superiors orders.
"'What success p he asked. Gen.
McGregg can't send any re-inforcements,
and desires you to attack said. He was
surprised, but the word was given. In
spired by our peril we routed the enemy
and gained a safe place.
"Some time afterward told Gen. Smith
what had done"
.'what happened9" asked one Of tho
other veterans.
"Drinks on the general" said the man
from Minnesota, who added that with a
few more Magno Mud Baths he would be
in a fit condition to take a hand in the iu,-
pending war with Spain.
The silver lance., 1898-04-22
AN OPEN LETTER TO moTHEno.

We are asserting in the courts our right to the
exclusive use OF the word "CASTORIA." and
PITCHERS CASTORIA," as our Trade Mark
!, Dr.. Samuel Pitcher. of Hyannis. Massa-
chusetts was the originator OF PITCHERS
CASTORIA." the same that has borne and does
now bear the fac-simile signature of CHAS. H.
FLETCHER every wrapper. This is the
original "PITCHER'S CASTORIA" which has
been used in the homes OF The mothers of
America for over thirty years. Look carefully
at the wrapper and see that it is 'the kind you
have always bought and has the signature of
CHAS II. FLETCHER on the Wrapper. No
one has authority from me to use my name ex-
cept The Centaur Company, of which Chas IL
Fletcher is President.
March 8, 1897. SAMUEL PITCHER. M D.
The silver lance., 1898-04-22
IN KOREA.

The Koreans are very quick and
bright, and pick up foreign languages
with surprising rapidity. They are
suspicious and cunning, and never trust
one another or foreigners. Among
them women live a secluded life and
are kept in the background
The Koreans are usually regarded as
a handsome race, for their physique is
good. though the average height is but
little over five feet-yet the men are
very strong. The hands of both men
and women are, without exception,
small, white and exquisitely formed,
and the tapering fingers are carefully
attended to.
Korea is about 600 miles long and 1876
wide. 1t is very mountainous and the
climate is one of the finest in the
world. Nine months in the year the
skies are bright, and the winter is su-
perb, with it's extreme dryness, clear
skies and crisp, frosty nights. From
September to June there are no ex-
tremes of heat or cold. Manufactures
are unimportant and there are no arts
The Koreans are SO different from
their neighbors, the Chinese and Japan
ese that strangers never have any diff
Guilty in identifying them. While they
have the slant Mongolian eye and a
complexion varying from brunette to a
swarthy olive, their noses are straight
and aquiline, with occasionally broad
and snub noses, with distended nos
trfls: most of the Koreans have black
hair and those who have not cover it
with lampblack and oil to make it SO.
The silver lance., 1898-04-22
War and Business.

War is the most destructive, waste
full and expensive business in the
world. Every life that is sacrificed is
lost to productive industry, every gun
that is fired shoots money into the air
and every dollar that is paid to Off
GERS, soldiers and sailors comes out of
the pockets of producers. War is es-
sentially waste. The apparent and
temporary stimulus it may give to
business is far more than counterbal-
anced by the great waste of lives.
money and energy. and the long train
of taxes it always leaves behind.-In-
dianapolis Journal.
The silver lance., 1898-04-22
The Yukon River.

..The River Trip to the Klondike'' is the
John Sidney Webb. Mr.. Webb says:
The mouth of the Yukon Is about n hun
dred miles broad-that is. from one side to
the other side; but there is nothing TO sug-
gest a river about it-nothing but small
streams, sloughs, islands, innumerable and
disconcertlng. 1t is like being brought face
to face with hundred gates. only one of
which opens the way which you are seeking
while the others lead to destruction. This
is the difficulty in navigation at the starting
point, and the sort of thing encountered all
the way to Circle City. 1t is touch and GO
or touch and not go; and you may get
through. or may stick n bar and not
bulge an inch for many weary days or
weeks. Eighteen hundred and fifty miles of
river are before you on your way up to
Dawson: and it takes about fifteen days, If
you meet with no accidents-days of vast
wonderful and ever-changing scenery; nights
of silent grandeur, when you seem to be all
alone, surrounded by an untrodden wilder
ness, silent, awesome. mysterious.
MY wife weighs nearly 200 pounds" :"
"Well?" "And she is still jumping at con-
clusions lust as she always did,
The silver lance., 1898-04-22
Deafness Cannot BE Cured

by local applications they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infiamed condi-
ton of the mucous lining of the Eus-
tachian Tube. When this tube is in
famed you have a rumbling sound or inn
perfect hearing, and when it is entir ely
closed, Deafness is the result. and un-
less the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con-
dition. hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by ca
tarrh, which is nothing but an Unnamed
condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars. free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The silver lance., 1898-04-22

There are large tracts of coal lands
near Myersdale, Pa, on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. which capitalists
are beginning to develop. A new road
about five miles long, has been pushed
into this region and will soon be ready
for operation. 1t is one of n number
of small lines that are being built by
outside parties to develop hitherto in
accessible tracts of both coal and tim
ber lands in Pennsylvania and West
Virginia.