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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-11-18

tees. at the usual and regular voting
precincts, under rules and regulations
enabling every voter to express bis
choice for each office to be filled; and
that we demand full, fair and honest
count of the votes as cast.
Thereupon. on motion of Capt. r. N.
Rea, the meeting adjourned.
j. c. PITTMAN, Chairman.
j. d. ToMPKINs. Secretary.
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The Herald is very consistent. The
last issue came out on Thursday, two
days after the District Committee had
ordered primaries, and yet 1t never
SAID word about it, but jumped on
the Committee with both feet for &C.
tons it had already rescinded. The
Herald is consistent sheet, for one
so young IN age.
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STOLEN.

From one Of the racks in Providence on
Saturday evening Oct. %. an old black
horse mule. with saddle and briddle.
Ears flop over. wing footed. about 10 bands
high. Unroached when taken. Will pay a
liberal reward for information Of the mule
20 Mr.. Hugh Montgomery.
ASIAS ROBINSON.
Lake Providence, La, Nov. 4, 1899,
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To cure cold in one day, take
Laxative BRO Quinine. All druggists
refund the money if II fails 10 cure;
25cis. Z. w. Groves signature 10 on
each box. For sale at Guenard's drug
store.
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Our Store
us You See it To-day

is wonderland of plenty and bagains-u of suggestions
that believe being trading
merchants who always cold and will goods
lowest living prices
variety select from and many articles and styles
be found in other Easy opportunity everything
solicitations buy compuson you bought
satisfied.
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Boot & Shoe SHOP

Boots and Shoes made to order, re-
pairing of all kinds promptly done,
and satisfaction guaranteed. Prices
low.
Harness of all kinds neatly repaired
Shop-At McRae's livery stable.
VITO CANEZZARO.
I'm
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InformatiOnfOrt the
Public.
YAzOO & MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
RAILROAD 90.

NOVEMBER 18TH.
SOUTH BOUND.
No. 23-Leave Memphis $50 a. m
Arrive Vicksburg 700 p. m.
No. 5-Leave Memphis 7:45 D. m.
Arrive Vicksburg 2:0S a. M.
No. 5-Leave Vicksburg 2:13 a. m.
Arrive New Orleans 1O:4O a. m.
No. 21-Leave Vicksburg 1850 a. M.
Arrives New Orleans $50 p. m.
NORTH BOUND.
No 24--Leave Vlcksburg 500 a. m.
Arrive Memphis $50 p. NJ.
No. 6--Leave New Orleans 400 D. M.
Arrive Vicksburg 1925 D. m.
No. 6-Leare Vicksburg 1880 p m.
Arrive Memphis $50 a. m.
No. 22--Leave New Orleans 500 a. m .
Arrive Vicksburg GOO p m.
LELAND TRAIN.
Leave Vicksburg APO p. M. arrive
at Leland 1886 p. M.
Leave Leland at g. As Il. M; arrive
at Vicksburg 1000 a. m.
For further information apply to
A Q. PEARCE.
G. P. & T. A.. Vicksburg. Miss.
JNO A. SCOTT,
Div'n. Pass'r. Ag't. Memphis, Tenn.
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Parish Democratie JIlicBet.

For Representative,
A. X. Amacker,
For Sheriff.
J. w. Dunn.
For Clerk,
q. +. Blackburn.
For Coroner,
w. T. Long.
FIRST WARD.
For Police Juror,
lobt Nicholson.
For Justice Peace,
/. t. Beard.
ii. III. Dickens.
For Constable.
G.. Maginnis.
John Hogan,
SECOND WARD.
For Police Juror.
w. c. Hope.
For Justice Peace.
G. IL. Webb.
For Constable.
Barney Conn.
THIRD WARD,
For Police Juror
Phil Mcclure.
For Justice Peace.
C. r.. Egelly.
ID. W. Gilmour.
For Constable.
W. A. Bluunt, jr.
w. ii. Hunter.
FOURTH WARD.
For Police Juror.
A. NJ. Nelson.
For Justice Peace.
Alex Stockner.
For Constable,
John Brown.
FIFTH WARD.
For Police Juror,
I. W. Jay.
For Justice Peace.
I. S. Mabin.
For Constable.
Jordan Foreman.
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Saturday November IS, 1899.

FIFTH DIST. EEyEE EoRFD,
Regular meetings second " ednesday's
in January, April July. aud October, at
Delta, La.
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PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY AT
LAKE PROVIDENCE. LA.
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SAMUEL B. KENNEDY, Editor.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-03-11
GILBERT IN JAIL.
Accused of Murderins HIS Family Near

Accused OF MuroeR1nS HIS Famssy Near
Industry, Kan
ENPoRIA, Kan. March 6.-Sheriff
O-Connor arrested John Gilbert yester-
day afternoon. Gilbert is supposed tc
have murdered his wife and four chill.
dren on the night of February %. OF
his farm near Industry. Clay county
Kansas.
Gilbert was walking up Commercial
street when Sheriff O'Connor, who had
been on the watch, accostcd him: ''Are
you John Gilbert?''
Yes"
From Clay county?"
Yes"
''You are my prisoner"
Gilbert made no resistance and did
not seem surprised at the arrest. He
was taken to the county Jail, was
searched and large revolver was
found on his person
After being put in a cell the first re-
mark he made to the sheriff was:
you will see that get fair play,
won't you?''
When asked why he left home Gil
bert stated that he thought the fam
lily could get along better without
him, and that he wanted to go away
for time as business troubles were
worrying him.
He seemed in a very good humor and
smiled continually when being ques-
toned, until asked if he had killed his
wife and children.
Why" he said. they are not
dead
well, that's what the papers say, -
sale the sheriff.
Gilbert then clasped his hands be-
fore his face and moaned. In a few
minutes he said: why should any
one hurt them, and then blame me-"
He denied ever having had any
trouble with his wife. He stated that
after leaving his home he rode south
and turned the horse loose. He then
walked for two days and caught a
Santa Fe train south of Abilene, went
to Strong City and beat his way to
Emporia.
He said that the family was in good
health when he left He was very
nervous and seemed afraid that he
would need the protection of the
sheriff. His actions and speech are
more like those of an insane man than
criminal.
He gave as a reason for turning the
horse loose: ut was mortgaged and
1 did not want the man to loose any
money"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-03-11
YOUNG AT SIXTY,

Serene comfort and happiness In adj
vGlced years are realized by compare
| lively few women.
Their hard lives, their liability to see
rious troubles on account of their pecu-,
| liar organism and their profound igno.
rance concerning themselves, all COM,
| bine to shorten the period of usefulness:
and ill their later years with suffering.
| Mrs. Pinl1ham has done much to make
women strong. She has given advice
| to many that has shown them how to
| guard against disease and retain vigor-
Gus health in old age. From every corr
| ner of the earth there is constantly COM
ing the most convincing statements
from women. showing the efficacy OF
| Lydia E. Pinkhamfs Vegetable Com
pound in overcoming female ills. Here,
is a letter from Mrs. J. c. Orms, OF go.
| Homer ST., Johnstown, Pa, which 81
earnest and straight to the point:
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-I feel it my
duty to tell all suffering women that 7
think your remedies are wonderful. Z
had trouble with my head, dizzy spells
| and hot flashes. Feet and hands were
cold, was very nervous, could not sleep
well, had kidney trouble, pain in.
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Since taking your remedies am better
every way My head trouble is all
gone, have no pain in ovaries, and ana
| cured of womb trouble. ! can eat and
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consider your medicine the best to be
had for female troubles"
| The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert
| ence in treating female ills is unparal-
leIled, for years she worked side by
side with Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, and
for sometime past has had sole charge
| of the correspondence department OF
her great business, treating by letter
rs many as hundred thousand ailing
! women during a single year.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-03-11

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
has introduced a new feature in its
sleeping car service arranging to at
tach an ordinary sleeper in addition
to the regular first-class sleeper now II
service On through trains. Commenc-
ing with February IS one of these cars
VIII be attached to train No. leaving
chicago $3.50 p. m. and arriving II
P1ttsburg next morning at 6:45, and
returning leave Pittsburg on No. al
E2O p. N. and arriving ia Chicago
next morning at 10 a. M Also on
train No. z leaving Baltimore at z p
N. and arriving in Newark at 1922 a.
m. next day. Returning on train No
leaving Newark at $50 p m. and
arriving at Baltimore at 1888 p. N.
next day. The innovation will be that
IN these ordinary sleepers Pullman
rates are reduced one-half, so that
passengers have the choice of paying
the highest price Pullman rate or take
advantage Of the cheaper rate oCered
IN ordinary cars. The Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad is the first line 10 intro
duce this service and its popularity
has been predicted.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-03-11
MERIT ALWAYS WINS.
A SUCCESSFUL ENTERPRISE IS
BASED ON MERIT.
The Importance OF InformInR the
Public OF the Value OF AN Article
Through the Leading
Newspapers.

The few remedies which have at
tanned to worldwide fame. as truly
beneficial in effect and giving satisfac-
ton to millions Of people everywhere,
are the products of the knowledge OF
the most eminent physicians, and pre-
sented IN the form most acceptable to
the human system by the skill of the
worlds great chemists; and one Of the
most successful examples is the Syrup
Of Figs manufactured by the Califor-
mia Fig Syrup Co. Unlike a host Of
limitations and cheap substitutes, Syrup
of Figs is permanently beneficial in its
effects, and therefore lives and pro-
notes good health, while inferior prep
arationS are being cast aside and for
gotten. In olden times If a remedy
gave temporary relief to individuals
here and there, it was thought good;
but nowadays laxative remedy
must give satisfaction to all. If you
have never used Syrup OF Figs, give it
a trial, and you will be pleased with it,
and will recommend it to your friends
or to any who suffer from constipation,
or from overlooking, or from colds,
headaches, biliousness, or other ills re-
sulting from an inactive condition CT
the kidneys, liver and bowels.
In the process of manufacturing the
pleasant family laxative made by the
California Fig Syrup Co., and named
Syrup of Figs, figs are used, as they are
pleasant to the taste; but the medicinal
properties of the remedy are obtained
from an excellent combination OF
plants known to be incidentally Iaxa-
tive and to act most benedcially. AS
the true and original remedy, named
Syrup Of Figs, is manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co. only, knowl-
edge of that fact will assist in avoid
ing the worthless limitations manufac-
tured by other parties. The company
has selected for years past the lead
ing publications of the United States
through which to inform the public of
the merits of its remedy, and among
them this paper is included, as will be
seen by reference to it's advertising coll
umnS.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-03-11

= The Burlington route, advertising
from its Office in Omaha recently, Of
fered a cash prize of 500 to the per-
son who would send them the best plan
for encouraging immigration to Ne
braska. Among the letters received
was the following:
Republican City, neb., January 81,
1899. J. frances, G p: I saw youer add
in your paper asker advise of how to
settle nebraska, for my 20 years expe-
rience that the CRATE part of nebraska
is old batchus and air longer for a
wife or a housekeeper and the eastern
world is full Of old mades and wfdoes,
now if the railroads wood trasport
the old mades and widOes to nebraska
free theair woodend bee no further
truble about settlers. I tell you tn
wimen HEAR that hair't Engaged air
scaris then henes teath and most of the
girIes marcy when theair 10, now if
theas old mades and OLD batchus go to
keepen house and the men HEAR that
all the widoes heaiv ship to nebraska,
you felowes wood just half to put on
extra traines to carray the men.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-03-11

helped me in many respects. I was
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throat, etc, but as soon as 1 had t-ken
your medicine began to improve and
soon got well. take pleasure in rec
ommending your great remedy to all
who are afflicted with catarrh.-M. H.
McCord
Thousands OF cases Of chronic ca
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changeable weather, in spite of tie ma
tural set-backs from catching cold, and
confinement to illy-ventilated rooms,
the great catarrh remedy-Pe-ru-na-
has effected these cures. But now
spring is here. The days are longer,
the sun is warmer, and the blizzard IS
gone for another year. This pre-: cnts
a much more favorable opportunity for
the permanent cure Of chronic catarrh,
especially old, stubborn cases. Now
is the time to begin treatment. Other
things being eQus', one months treat
ment in the spring is worth two
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ent weather of winter, Insist upon
having Pe-ru-na. There are no sue
cessful substitutes for this remedy.
Send to DR.. Hartman, Columbus, O.,
for free catarrh book.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-03-11
PARKER TO SUCCEED.
MADE ROCK ISLAND MANAGER.
Takes the Place of Truesdalc, the Re-
signing Executive Omcer-Promotions
All Along the Line-CIVn Service
Principles Prevail.

H. A. Parker, second vice-president
OF the Rock Island road, was yesterday
appointed general manager of the road
vice W. H. Truesdale, who has been
elected president OF the Lackawanna.
Mr.. Parker will have charge of all
transportation matters, but reports and
communications relative to the freight
and passenger departments will be
handled by the heads of those depart
ments instead of by the general man
ager. The position of first vice-presi-
dent is left open for the present The
following promotions were also an
nounced, all effective March l: H.
Cover, general freight agent, to be as
sistant freight traffic manager, with Of
flee at Chicago; E. B. Boyd, general
freight agent lines west of the Missouri
river, to be general freight agent lines
east CT the river, vice II. Cover, pro-
NOTED; H. H. Embry, commercial
agent at Buffalo, to be general freight
agent lines west of the Missouri river.
with office at Topeka, vice E. B. Boyd,
promoted. It will be seen that all
these promotions have come to officials
already in the service of the company,
the management preferring to stand
by civil-servfce principles rather than
go outside for new men.
H. A. Parker has been in the contin-
uous service of the Rock Island road
since 1866, with the exception Of one
period OF less than two years. He was
born at Du Plessis, n. Y, in 1871 and
began his railroad career as chairman
on the Rock Island in 1866. TWO years
later he was appointed divisional en-
gineer. During part Of 1868 and 1863
he was resident engineer of the Fort
Wayne, Jackson & Saginaw rail-
way, but speedily returned to the Rock
Island road, with which he has since
remained. From 1869 until 1873 Mr..
Parker was engaged as extension and
divisional engineer and from 1873 to
1876 was chief engineer of the Oska-
loosa & Knoxville division. For the
next nine years he was divisional en-
gineer Of the Illinois division and from
1885 to 1889 yice-president and chief
engineer OF the Chicago, Kansas Z
Nebraska railway, part Of the Rock Is
land system In 1883 he became assist
ant to the president and a little later
was elected third vice-president OF the
company. Two years ago he became
second vice president.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-03-11
AWFUL POWDER EXPLOSION
Deals Death and Destruction at
Naval Station in France.
FORTY BODIES ARE RECOVERED

ToULoN, March 6.-The naval pow
der magazine of La Goubran, between
La Seyne and Toulon, in the depart
ment of Var, Southern France, ex-
ploded at 2:30 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. All of the soldiers on duty at
the magazine were killed, and num-
Der of the inhabitants of the sur
rounding district, the buildings in
which were RACED. also fell victims.
Forty corpses have already been re-
covered. The cause Of the explosion
is not known.
Fifty thousand Kilograms of black
powder exploded. It looks as though
volcanic eruption had occurred, the
country being swept almost bare with
in d radius Of two miles. houses de-
stroyed, trees overturned and dis
torted, fields devastated and covered
with stones, and impalpable black
dust.
Some of the stones are enormous
One weighing fifty Kilograms fell in
the suburb of Ponce de Las. Signs of
the explosion are evident in all the
suburbs Of Toulon and in the city it
self. Even at st. Jean de Var, five
miles distant, windows were shattered
and doors battered in. Later reporss
show that of the seven sentries, four
were killed outright and the others
severely injured, the corporal being
literally scalped and the scalp over
hanging his face like a veil.
Although it was clear night the
explosion was so terrific as to produce
slight rainfall
A vehicle moving along a road near
the sea was lifted bodily into the
water by the force of the explosion,
two of its occupants being drowned.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-03-11
Exclusion of Liquors in ARMY.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-The amend
ment which Senator Hansbroueh Of
fered to the army reorganization bill
and which became a part of that meas
ure, prohibiting officers or soldiers
from selling Intoxicating drinks in
any post or exchange, was more far
reaching than first appeared. It goes
further and prohibits any other per-
son from selling such liquors in any
encampment Or any place used for
military purposes. This will exclude
ia uors from all military reservations.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-03-11
IN THE GREAT NORTHWEST.
Letter From the Kansas and Nebraska
Delegates to Dauphin.
Prince Albert Sask

Letter From the Kansas and Nebraska
Delegates to Dauphin.
Prince Albert, Sask.,
18th August. 1893.
William McCreary, Esq, Immigra-
lion Commissioner, Winnipeg, Man:
Sir-We, the undersigned delegates
from Kansas and Nebraska, U. 8. A, in
reporting the results of our trip to
Dauphin, and subsequently to Regina,
Prince Albert and the middle Sas-
katchewan country, beg to say that our
tickets were limited to q days. and as
we had other large regions to visit, we
could only spend a short time in the
Dauphin country. We examined, how
ever, the principal cultivated areas in
the southern parts of township 70,
range 19, the great wheat fields OF Wis
hart, Buchanan. Owen, Smith, Ross,
Sinclair, the Whitmores, Drinkwaters,
etc, and subsequently, others to the
north, and never, in our experience,
have we seen finer grain. The whole
country is watered by numerous
streams flowing from the slopes of
Riding Mountain, and excellent well
water is found everywhere at from to
18 feet. Extensive forests Of spruce
and tamarack cover the northern parts
of the mountains, from which timber
IL manufactured in Dauphin and else
where, and sold at $12 a thousand
at the mills. Wild hops and wild fruits
are abundant, and ripen in the open
air. Vegetation throughout is surpris-
ing1y luxuriant, and without hesita-
ton we would rank the whole region
amongst the best grain growing areas
OF the continent. The output Of wheat
last year was about $4,000 bushels, but
this year it is estimated at over a mil
lion. Westward lie tho homestead
lands which now, and when fresh sur
veys are completed, will afford COM
Portable homes to thousands of dill
gent families. The great Gilbert
Plains, also, we were unable to visit,
where grain growing has been conduct
ed with the best results for years, and
which will become a vast wheat field
as soon as a branch railway reaches
there. Settlement is speeding in all
these regions, reminding US indeed of
the early days in our own states; and,
as we have examined, since our visit to
Dauphin, a portion of the great coun-
try lying south and east of Prince AL
bert, we can readily imagine the tide
Of immigration which will soon flow
into the Canadian west.
l(Signed) George S. Bennett, Halls
Summit, Kan; S. w. Bennett, Halls
Summit, Kan; e. F. Brooks, West
phalia, Kan; John Flannery, Stuart,
Neb.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-03-11
REINA MERCEDES RAISED.

Another of Spain's Submarine Fleet
Added to the American Navy.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, March AFTER
considerable delay the former Spanish
cruiser, Reina Mercedes. which was
sunk IN the channel of Santiago har-
Dor during the bombardment by Ad-
mira1 SIMPSONS fleet, on June 6, has
been raised and pumped out, the gov
eminent tugs assisting the wrecking
company. She has been brought up
to the city, Such repairs as can be
readily effected will be made here,
after which she will probably be
lowed to Havana
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-03-11
st. Louis DRY" Again.

ST. LOUIS, No, March 6.-The order
of the board of police commissioners
that all saloons be closed at midnight
Saturday night and remain so until
midnight Sunday night, under the
provisions of the law, was carried out
to the letter. Only few dramshop
keepers made any effort to keep their
places open. and arrests were made in
every instance as soon as the violation
was discovered Saloons in East ST.
Louis and the suburbs did rushing
business all day.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-03-11
kGONCILLO AS A COWARD.

Passengers on Steamer Labrador Describe
the FiIipIno's Conduct on the Wreck
LONDON, March 6.-Passengers on
the steamship Labrador concur in the
stories OF the cowardly conduct of
Agoncillo. When the ship struck he
rushed from one part of the vessel to
the other, frantically carrying part of
his neither attire over his arms While
on the deck among the other passen-
gers going into the third boat he kept
such a firm hold on Captain Erskine's
arm he almost pulled the captain off
the vessel into the sea-
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-03-11
SENATE REJECTS BARROWS.

Lack of Training the Objection to the
Massachusetts Congressman.
WASHINGTON, March 6-The norni-
nation of Representative Barrows of
Massachusetts, to be librarian of Con-
gress, failed OF confirmation, both
Massachusetts senator's opposing him.
The reason given for the opposition to
Barrows was that he had had no ex-
perience as a librarian and is there
fore not fitted for the place
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-03-11
Manhattan Is Cut 500. 600.

TOPEKA, Kan, March 6.-The Leg.
islature cut 500. coo from the app-o-
priation demands of the State Agri-
cultural college. A new SIS, 900 agri-
cultural building is authorized Nine
thousand dollars is appropriated for
enlargement OF the shops The House
ways and means committee is respon-
sible for the cut in appropriations.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-03-11
Onion Seed CSC and Up a Lib.

Catalogue tells how to grow 1913 bus. per
acre as easily 100 bushels. Largest
growers of Earliest Vegetables and Farm
Seeds. Earliest vegetables always pay.
SaIzer'S Seeds produce them weeks ahead
of others Coffee Berry 15c per lb. Pota-
toes s.. 20 a Bbl.
Cut this out and send with lie for great
Catalogue and 10 packages of vegetable
and flower seed novelties to JOHN A.
SALZER SEED COMPANY La
CROSSE, WIS Iw.n-l
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A Harmless stimu1ant.

Warwick read that a French ply
stefan has been conducting some very
elaborate investigations to discover
the most healthful form OF amusement
or diversion. Wickwire-Ah, and what
did he finally conclude was the most
conductive to longevity? Warwick
Dueling.-Judge.