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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-11-12

Hill Bros, will receive another
large shipment of Hanen shoes in q
few days. His first big order of these
popular wearing shoes received only
six weeks ago, were sold almost before
they were put on the shelves, and il
shows how quick first class shoe sells
in Providence.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-11-12
Local and Parish News.

No trouble now TO catch steamboat
Services at the Churches tomorrow.
Always have a good word for your
town.
Levy carries fine line of boys
clothing.
Cotton has been piling into town
his week.
The price of cotton is too low to
talk about.
CALAMITY g. Marcus carry fine line
of clothing.
1t rained almost the entire day of
"Wednesday.
The river is rising and good stage
is predicted.
The chrouic kicker is no good to
any community.
All levee work was stopped on &C.
count of the rain.
The cake walkers have taken walk,
we are glad to say.
Col. Jno. A. Buckner was a visitor
TO town on Monday.
Capt. VIM Roua is having bis resi-
dence nicely repaired.
See schedule OF the Vicksburg &
GreenviIle Packet Co.
The town has had rush of drum
mers for several days.
Col. Bronsion, The cotton seed man,
was in town this week.
This week we have had several nice
days for ducks and geese.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williamson have a
pretty home and in nice location.
Whites store prides itself in hand
ling The Glover brand shoe, the best
sold.
Guenard's drug store is pow hand
ling fne line of novels and liters-
ture.
The steamer Chalmette passed down
on Sunday with good size load of
cotton.
Lake Providence is the cheapest
place in the country TO come 10 for
trading.
Every time Charley Person comes
TO town Jim Dunn gets au attack of
reumatics.
Mcguire Sc Schneider carry full
liue OF fancy groceries They are up
to-date grocers.
Steve Pullin, our colored butcher,
has about completed his home. Steve
is very proud of it,
The Providence merchants are SELL
ing their goods very cheap and at
small profit this fall.
The election passed off quietly, and
no one would have thought that there
was any voting going on.
Our better half returned on Friday
last after a lengthy vislt TO her mother
and sisters at DeSoto, Mo.
A term OF The circuit court, Judges
Kennedy and Montgomery presiding,
will convene on Monday next.
II looks like that every time a we'd
ding or a funeral takes place in Provi-
dence we are sure to have rain.
Knights of Pythias should not for
get that there will be all important
aeetIng on Tuesday night next.
East Carroll pelled 225 votes IN the
eec;ien on Tuesday The Democratic
ticket was the only ticket voted.
III. 6. Morris, the livery stable
keeper, handles wagons aud buggies.
Call and see him aud get his prices.
1t was very much regretted that il
commenced raining on Tuesday even +
ing iast before the wedding ceremony.
The Yicksburg fair takes place from
the 28th TO the 3rd of December. Ii /
is close by and every one should take
ii i'm.
We are glad to see onr street and
bridge committee having work done
on the landing road Ii is very much
needed.
A large crow OF colored people was
in town on Sunday last 10 attend the
dedicaiing services al The new Baptist
Church.
CALAMITY & Marcus have pretty
display Of underwear ia their show
winsow. They carry fine line of
clothing. Il
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-11-12
!. Cady's Condition Powders,

are just wha. horse needs when in
bal condition. Tonic, blood purifier
anil yer,niiage. They are. not food
bui medicine and the best 10 use TO
put horse IN prime condition. Price
rs ccuts per package. For sale by
q acnatiiss drag store.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-11-12

After two weeks or more of pretty
sun shine weather 1t commenced 10
rain on Tuesday evening about half
past five aud continued during the
night. Cotton picking was put a
stop to, aud the pickers were not able
to go to the field any more during the
week.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-11-12

In sending your orders for goods TO
Memphis see that You instruct the
shipper 10 send it by the Ouachita.
This boat will be with US in the Men,
pbis and Vicksburg trade when the
other boat will be out of the trade.
The Ouachita is the boat to support.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-11-12

Have you fine cloak Of wrap for
this winier? II not, you can be suited
at Whites, HIPS or Levy's? They
hayea pretty liue.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-02-17
Western State Hospital.


The retrenohment committee of the
legislature suggests that the annuity tC
the Western State Hospital be cut down
from 100000 to $4,000. The published
reports of the hospital, from which th,
figures below are taken, demonstrate that
it cannot be properly maintained for that
amount of money. The appropriations
are made for two purposes. Oae is to
secure the comfort, the well being, and
the proper care of the insane. The othel
is to provide for just and adequate com
pensatiOn for the services of officers and
employees The figures show that, with
the REDUCED annuity. ore OF these end
will have TO be Ignored in order to secure
the other. The printed reports show that
exclusive of the pay roll and of any per
manent improvements, the proper care
and maintenance OF the inmates has re-
CURED, for the last four years, an annual
expenditure Of $4,000. The admissi ion
of so additional patients during the cur.
rent year, at d per capita cost of 81 25
will run this sam up to S75, 600. Adding
to the proposed annuity Of $S5 900 one
half of the balance on hand Oct. /. 1897
Will give. as the income for the present
year, $50, 600. Deducting SIS, 900 from
this sum leaves 5000 for the pay roll
for the year. The alternatives are obvi-
Gus. One is to continue to expend the
So, 0G0 needed for the proper care of the
inmates. But this will require cut OF
81 per cent from the pay Of every man
and woman in the service Of the hospital.
The other is to give officers and employees
adequate compensation for their servi-
ces. But this Will involve sacrifice oil
the welfare OF the patients. For expert
cree shows that this cannot be secured
for less sum than the $4,000, out OF
which large part of the proper amount
for fair pay roll will have to come
Alex. Gazette.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-02-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The bridge crew of the Southern
Railway is engaged in putting in new
bridge over Happy Creek at the Plano
Factory, Front Royal.
Miss Kittie Houser, one of the oldest
residents of Loudoun county, died at
the home of her niece. Mrs. John Wash
ington Gilmore, of Ryan, on Tuesday
night. She was in her Goth year.
Miss May Willis Douthat has return
ed to Richmond and is at present a
guest at the home of Major Robert
Stiles. Miss Douthat will be renem-
bered as the nurse who refused to take
charge of the leper in the Johns Hop
kins Hospital, in Baltimore, and who
for that reason severed her relation
ship with that institution.
5 The trial, at Roanoke, of Conrad
sGeisen for seduction has resulted in q
hung Jury, six being for acquttal and
six for conviction. AT the last term of
the court, Geisen, who is q bookkeeper
for the Virginia Brewing Company.
was sentenced to two years in the peni-
Tertiary, but the verdict was set aside.
A petition with $40 names was hand
ed the county judge Of Rockbridge
Friday requesting that An election be
ordered in Lexington, TO give the PEG
ole an opportunity to vote for local
option. More than the required nun
Der of names is on the petition, and
the election will probably be held in a
short time.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-02-17
Are We SO Poor /?

The reformers in the Legislature are
deploring the condition of the State
treasury, and hunting with hounds
and guns, for some new subject OF tax
alton as if the State were bankrupt.
But this is far from being so. There are
it is said in the State treasury $500, 600
in cool cash, which is the interest on
the States stock in the Richmond,
Fredericksburg s. Potomac railroad.
This vast sum is lying there idle and
useless, serving no purpose save and
except as the Auditors NEST egg"
Can any one logically reason out a
theory by which such sum is kept on
hand as mere play thing for the Au-
ditor, thing for him to toy with, to
fondle and caress, and for some one to
break in upon and steal? Then the
stock itself is in the hands OF the
State. Were it put upon the market
and sold it would, according to the
price now obtainable, run the State
FOR twenty years we believe. In addl-
ton to this there is 100000 dropped
suddenly as from the clouds, out OF
the Ginter estate, in the shape OF col
lateral tax. Are we then SO poor that
the eyes of the nation should be turned
on us, and we pointed as a moral
which adorns tale of profigacy or OF
poverty according to the point from
which we are viewed2 Then too oul
oyster franchises and fisheries if hand
led as they should be would yield US
million dollars annually, so say mer
who claim to know. Why then should
our reformers be sweating blood, anc
undermining their mental and physl
cal manhood, in the desperate struggle
they are undergoing with the great
Questions of State? Why should they
bear like Atlas this world of anxiety
for the future, when there is such al
amount easily available? Why az
they belittle themselves and shake TIT
Commonwealth with blows laid at TIT
foundation of her charitable and edu
scational institutions, when this S3O0,
900 is in the treasury and the stoct
from which that $500, 900 arose Their
also, and other ample sources of reve
Inue available. It is possible this ma.
be another case of "didn't ka1oao," lik'
that of the selling out William " Mary
1--WE fear there are great many case
of didn't know" that will manlfes
themselves to the community befor
ur lawmakers return to their loafinl
places in front of country stores, or t.
tn elr spring blowing.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-02-17
Government Commission.

MIR. Thomas P. Grasty, of the staff Of
the Manufacturers Record, writing on
the above subject for his paper of Feb.
18th, says:
I'm discussion of the proposition
to give, to the Interstate Commerce
Comissiom the power to fix RAILROAD
freight and passenger rates, the Staun
ton IVA SPECTATOR and INDICATOR
edited by dyed in wood, free silver
democrat) very pertinently asks, Why
confiEe government by commission TO
the railroads? Ii it be right In prin-
ciple, why net extend it to furnaces
and factories, to mining and CONNER
cial corporations-in short, to every
branch of business
Following this is strong article of
which the following is an excerpt:
If this suggestion could be carried
out what harvest it would bring to
1.-The boys in the trenches who have
waited go long and patiently for a
chance to serve their country for a
consideration whata splendid oppor
tunity to combine service to country
with condign punishment to soulless
corporations For we should soon have
not merely few railroad commissions.
but hundreds of other commissions,
State and Interstate, to say nothing of
the thousands of city and county com
missions, which would he necessary in
order to regulate everything that needs
regulation. We should have every
where a mercantile commission to re-
gulate the stores; a landlords commits
sion to regulate rents; and, as there
are great many people who want to
buy live stock and corn and wheat,
even fowls and batter and eggs at low
er prices than the farmers are willing
to take, We should have an agricultural
com mission to regulate the prices of
produce.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-02-17

Gen. Walker, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Elections, has reported in
favor of Thorp in the contest between
Thorp and Epes, from the Fourth Va.
District.
In this case the laws were not violat-
ed in the eyes of any fair minded man,
but the law itself is repugnant to- the
Repu blicans, and thus no matter what
the evidence may have shown the
Democrat would have been unseated
With the committee Epes never had
the slightest show. The whole inves-
tigation was farce, one might as well
have expected the sun to stand still as
to have. expected any other report.
All that was necessary was to know
which was the Democrat and which
the Republican, and the result would
be assured. The dailies have published
a statement by Gen. Walker of his views
on the subject of elections in Virginia.
but as that gentleman is serving his
last term in Congress from Virginia, it
would be work of supererrogation to
take issue with him on this subject
and from our youth il has been our
custom to tread lightly over the ashes
OF the dead. Joe Bailey recently ex:
pressed his opinion OF the fairness OF
Gen. Walkers committee, and as thai
gentleman's views are more clearly and
concisely expressed than ours can be
we leave the question where Mr.. Bal
| ley put it, and close by saying that il
was not complimentary to Gen. Walker
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-02-17
The Washington Post Almanac,

The Washington Post, which is fast
growing in favor in this quarter. las
this year, in accordance with a previ-
Gus custom, published an Almanac and
Encyclopedias, copy OF which it has
kindly furnished Us. The book is a
marvel of facts and figures, collated ia
g. manner which cannot fail to be OF
great use to the public, because OF
their peculiar pertinence to matters
entering into the business of our every
day life, and because OF thu systematic
and careful compilation and arrange
meut of the whole. The word almanac
is far too circumscribed to convey any
meaning of what this work contains.
so it's editors have added the word En-
cyclopoedis, which furnishes name
and idea entirely consistent with the
scope and character OF the work. 1t
is but another evidence of what is not
only being undertaken, but accom-
plished by great daily at this period.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-02-17
Policy Holders to Fight.

Holders Of policies in the Mutual Re
serve Fund Life Association, of New
York, who are dissatisfied with the
latest mortuary assessment, held q
meeting last Friday evening and re
solved TO contest the assessment.
The meeting determined to retain
Mr.. William L. Royal as counsel, and
1t appointed a standing committee,
consisting of r. A. Taylor. Major r.
N. Sully, and Edgar Ferguson, to have
charge OF the interests of the policy
holders and to communicate with al!
other policy holders who wish TO take
part in the contest.
All policy holders in the company
are invited to communicate with the
committee. No policy holder will get
the benefit Of the contest unless he
takes part in it, and, to avoid forfeiture
of his policy for non payment OF the
assessment, he must act promptly.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-02-17
Ab0nt Licenses.
To the Editor of the SPECTATOR:

TO the Editor of the SPECTATOR:
1t is not our purpose to discuss the
propriety or IMPROPERLY of licensing
liquor saloons, but suffice it to say,
that il this State, we have the local
option system. by statute made and
provided, and that in pursuance of said
statute, the voters of the city of Staun-
ton through the medium of the ballot
box. by decisive majority, decided to
license the liquor business in said city.
Quite a number of individuals have
obtained license from the powers
that be, and are now Hereunder con-
Quoting the liquor business in said
city. 1t is rumored that number Of
others have applied to the aforesaid
powers that be, for a license to eng ge
in the same business in said city, aud
that their applications have been turn
ed down, not because they were not fit
or suita bic persons for the business,
but because 1t was thought that there
were enough already engaged fn said
business in said city. Why not refuse
to license any more men to practice
law; 70 engage In the grocery business,
or rraetice medicine on the same
ground? If there be authority in the
one case. why not in the Others? Are
va ;acaiu living among C9sars and I'M
der CE 3arisin? IL is generally thou -i t
that the people are supreme. viii
some one possessing 4 gigantic explana-
tory ability please ne kini enough to
prise and explain these things to Us.
The PEOPLE.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-02-17

Five persons were killed in a COLI
sion on the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad near Kirkland, Ala, Thurs
day.
|ssThe president of the Beet Sugar
Growers Association says the annexa-
ton Of Hawaii will be in the interest
of the Sugar Trust, but will prove
hurtful to the beet sugar producers Of
the West.
Gen. VIM Boothe, of the Salvation
Army, called on the President Thurs
day evening, and that night addressed
large congregation at the New York
Avenue Pennsylvania Church, Wash
ington.
Secretary of State Sherman says the
adm ssion of American fresh fruit into
Germany has been secured in all cases
except where the existence Of the San
jose scale insect is discovered in the
fruit Or package.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-02-17
The Failure of Retrenchment.

It is just as hard to frame retrench-
ment bill which will meet with no OBJ
lection as it is to frame tax bill.
There has not been in tho history OF
mankind q tax bill that did not work
hardship on somebody by it's uneven
working. If every tax bill was reject
ed because of this fact, there would be
no revenue to any State. All such
bills are acquiesced in as the best that
can be devised. The retrenchment
bills introduced at Richmond are pro-
baby the best that can be prepared,
an d the efforts to defeat them because
here and there d hardship is worked,
boded no good to the State.
There are in the legislature one hun,
bred and forty members. Of these,
about forty hold the view expressed
above and have the courage of their
convictions. OF this forty about five
| are men who combine sufficient cour
age to make an aggressive fight il
behalf of the tax payers. This is, con
fessedly, not a strong showing for the
general and incisiye retrenchmen'
which the people have been led to be-
lieve they would get. Indeed, SO fai
| from that, q belief has been gaining
ground among the opponents OF re
| trenchment that the financial condi
tion of the State has been exaggerated
and that the necessity for economy is
not near 80 pressing as has been repre-
sented.
We have never believed that the
m ajority of the members of this legis
lature had any serious purpose to re
trench. Their opening acts early in
the session confirmed US in this beliei
the vote On the election of coun
ty judges before fixing salaries, the
election of State officers whose Offices
| were in the list to be abolished. fol
example, and later, the reference to
committees with hardly fifteen davi
of the session left of retrenchment
bills which had already passed one
house or the other. This non-retrench
ing majority found support in some
quarters of the State by the reflection
OF their views in local journals. Papers
claiming to be for retrenchment put
up poor mouth when the State insti
buttons of their locality were put on
the list. With putty legislators sup
ported by dough editors, straight
forward, bold, retrenchment that
would help the State has had poor
show to exhibit an upright backbone.
Then again, there were political COM
plications, friends of congressman and
aspirants to Congress; a wholesome
terror of the Office holders at home; a
kindly desire to please and help every
body and s. weak resolution to do their
duty.
That is the sort of majority on which
the interests Of the State rested. But
let US not forget that there was min
GRITTY too-a conscientious, duty fol
lowing, courageous minority-who ap-
pear in strong contrast to the MAORI
| ty. Of these latter men, the people of
Virginia will hear again.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-02-17
500 Reward $I00.

The readers Of this paper will be pleas
ed to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been able
to cure in all its stages, and that is Ca
tarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure known to the medical fra
ternity. Catarrh Being constitutional
disease, requires constitutional treat
ment Hall s Catarrh Cure is staken IN
ternally, 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 as
sisting nature in doing its work. The
proprletors have so much faith in its Gu
rative powers, that they offer One Hun
bred Dollars for any case that it fails to
cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address +. J. CHENEY u Co..,
Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-02-17
: of The SD Va.
and commanded Wher

and commanded when
Aoo service by Capt. James H.
oA4 u. We may also be able to publish
at the same time a complete list of the
officers and men who composed company
B of the 23d Reg. Va cavalry, command
ed by Capt. Ben. Patterson. These lists
viii be very valuable when published, and
every living soldier of these companies,
or his surviving children OF friends should
secure copy of the paper containing the
list, as it viii be more ard nlore valuable
as time passes, and more and more diff
cult to obtain, Believing these lists will
be II demand we will lave printed an
extra number Of our paper next week to
give those who desire them an opportuni-
ty to supply themselves. We believe lists
OF all the companies raised in this county
can be procured now, and if so we would
be glad to publish them, Outside of
Stanton there were Patricks afterward
""Clnng's Co. Co. E LIST Va. the
lille cavalry, and several infantry
mics. If any of the members have
4olls, and will lend them to us we
Ill publish and return them. The lists
first mentioned will be furnished us by
Mr.. Jss. David Coyner Of Baskerville.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-02-17

On our first page will be found the
letter written by Senior Dupuy de
LONE, the Spanish minister, to the
editor of the Heraldo Madrid, which
led to de Lome's recall last week. AS
diplomatic venture it is a mistake,
but as deleniator of character it is a
remarkably able document. 1t was
thought last week that the letter
might lead to trouble, as our relations
with Spain are already strained, and
the daily papers were filed with dire
predictions. But now that de LONE
Is gone things have settled down to
their normal conditic
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-02-17

Since President Mckinley, Hon.
Mark Hanna, Secretary of State John
Sherman, and Judge VIM. R. Day, AS
sistant Secretary Of State, are all
Ohioans, Mr.. De Lone is not exactly
against the United States of America,
or the United State Of Ohio.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-02-17

The jury found Leutgert guilty, but
instead of deciding he should hang,
recommended that he be imprisoned
for life. II guilty of the offense charg-
ed, his crime admits of no paliation, he
ought to hang higher than Haman. 1t
was not case for compromise. nor q
lesser verdict, if guilty at all. If not
7ilty Of murder in the first degree he
uld have been acquitted. The YER
st is therefore not understandable.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-02-17

1t is proposed by the Kane bill to tax
real estate agents $500. 1t has been an
uphill business to sell real estate at all,
and if those who make it speciality are
driven out Of the business, the only sales
likely to ocuur in Virginia thereafter
will he those made by the Sheriff for
taxes.