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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-04-15

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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-04-15
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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-04-15
Ami Tobacco Shit and Smoke Your Life Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
netic. fun of life, nerve and vigor, take MOTTO
BAG, the wonder-worlser. that makes weak men
strong. AL druggists, soc or 81. Cure guaran.
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-04-15

Educate Your Bowels with Jascarets.
Candy Cathartic cure constipation forever
i0c, 25c. II c. c. c. fail, druggists refund money
Cold weather contracts ice bills and ex-
pands coal bills.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-04-15
The Potash
Question.

A thorough study Of the sub.
jet has proven that crop fail
ures can be prevented by using
fertilizers containing a large
percentage Of Potash; no
plant can grow without Potash.
We have a little book on the subject Of
Potash, written by authorities, that wo
would like to send to every farmer, nee o.
cost, If he will only write and ask for It.
CERTAIN KALI WORKS.
o. Nassau St.. Es~ Ysrk.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-04-15

Take Laxative Bromo Qoinine Tablets, A
Druggists refund money II II fails to cure. 6
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-04-15

city were out of work as the result of
the Introduction of type-setting ma
chimes. Some of them were also out
Of health from confinement in the
close air OF printing offices. After
consultation as to what course they
should pursue, these men agreed to un-
dertake an experiment. Combining
their resources, they hired a tract of
land outside the city, employed an ex-
pert and practical market-gardener to
superintend 1t, and then went to work
under him-as laborers so far as the
work of the farm went, but as joint
masters Of the profits. The expert
ment has been a success The men
have gained a good living, they have
q prospect of profit, and every one
among them who was Ill has regained
his health.
Japan's large Chinese war Indemni-
ty has not long protected her from e.
nancial stringency, but, on the con-
] trary, has led her into expenditures
which have percipitated 1t. The bud
get for the current fiscal year shows
q deficiency of S37. 0OO, 900, which mus
be met by an increase of internal tax.
es, In which incomes are included. She
| has made great progress in all direc
tons since the war, but now confronts
the evidence that she has spent toe
sssch money in promoting II II is mol
1svel experieNeA ees2yFea - Neu
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06
RallOOns for War PURPOSES.

When the dirigible balloon is COM
plete success it's use in the operations
of war may be practical. Until then
and possibly afterward-the balloon
promises to be far more dangerous to
the army supplied with it than to the
one against which it is proposed to use
it.
1t has been shown that it is possible
to make long voyage at high rate
Of speed, three German army officers
having travelled 421 miles at a speed
of seventy miles an hour. But this
experiment proves very little as to the
practical usefulness of the balloon for
military service. 1t is not likely that
these officers could have discovered
any important information during this
hurried trip, and even if they had they
would have descended in the enemy's
lines, where they would have been cap
tured.
In Cuba during the late war the cap
tive balloon that was expected to
serve as lookout for our officers
above the Spanish lines caused, it was
reported, the loss of many lives in our
own ranks, because it located our po-
sition exactly.
Even if it We're possible to steer the
balloon in any desired direction, it
might not be of much value in war,
for it would merely transfer to the air
a certain amount of the fighting that
now takes place on terra firma. But
until our knowledge of air navigation
is greatly enlarged we cannot hope for
very desirable results from balloons
Chicago Record.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06
Left It At San Juan.

He climbed aboard the car slowly
and with evident weakness, and
and dropped into the only vacant seat,
Notwithstanding the fact that several
women who had entered with him
were left standing, and that one Of
them was so heavily loaded with bun
dies that she couldn't even make use
of strap. This woman planted her
self directly in front of the weak look
ing man, and swayed to and fro grim
~ before him, glaring down into his
emaciated countenance the while. Pres
emily the car lurched suddenly around
a corner and one of her bundles fell
to the floor, with great sound of
breaking glass and china. The indig-
nant woman gathered the fragments of
her ruined household treasures with
hasty, impulsive movements, and,
Strengthening up, fairly snorted at the
man before her:
'You might at least have put out a
hand to save it," she told him, con-
temptuously. The man colored, hes1ta-
ted, and then said quietly:
Il have no hand on that side, mad
ame,'' he said, while the other passen-
gers listened with sympathetic inter-
est; Il left it at San Juan. Chicago
Inter Ocean.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06
LOST MINES OF THE LAKES.
The Hunt For the Prehistoric Riches
Around Lake Suserior.

The romance of lost mines is not con-
fined to the Rocky Mountain region,
whence most of the stories of their re-
discoveries come. Thousands of years
before the lost mines of that country
were first unearthed, before Columbus,
before history, almost before tradition,
even, brown-Skinned miners delved in
to copper and silver lodes around Lake
Superior, and the results of their work
are to-day found scattered from the
Mississippi Valley to the Alleghanies,
and from this lake to the Gulf of Mex
ico Every little while copper knives
and ornaments and silver utensils are
dug up at various places within these
boundaries, and so different are they
from what can be fashioned to-day or
from what the Indians of recent past
can make that it is easy to trace their
origin. The copper has temper like
steel, can be sharpened, and rings like
a tuning fork. All the efforts of mod
ern metallurgists fail to make such
copper implements, for the tempering
of copper is lost art.
1t was barbarism higher than the
sayagery of the red Indian that fol-
lowed the veins of ore along the sur
face or tunnelled cautiously under the
overburden of rocks, and then smelted
and tempered the metal, making inn
plements, ornaments, cooking uten-
sils and the like, and then carried these
articles thousands of miles to the
south. to the land of the AZtecs and
the MeXicans. The ancient diggings
of these people are pre-eminently the
lost mines of the Western continnt.
And there are lost mines of more
recent date all over northwestern
Michigan and northeastern Minnesota.
They were opened at various times
after the advent Of the French into
the lake country, when the first discov-
cries of copper were made by Jesuit
priest about 1850. There are others
of the middle of this century, from
whose glittering possibilities the hos
tiles drove the finders, whose deaths
soon sealed all exact knowledge of the
locations and left nothing but vivid
and probably quite imaginative camp
fire stories.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06

In Defense of the Fireplace.
Besides the factor of genuine happi
ness in the home a fireplace repays us
for the care it requires in the most prac-
teal way. An open fire is the best
ventilatOr that can be conceived, and
if the living-room of home have such
fire there is one spot at least where
one is sure of pure air. Headaches will
not be common in such Il room, nor
nervous ''fidgets'' from close dry heat
such heat as marks the atmosphere of
furnace or steam-heated houses In
addition to the living-room fireplace
there should be one bedroom at least
in every house where an open fire may
be commanded in case of sickness.
The problem often most unsOlvable for
both trained and unframed nurses is
that of ventilation in a sick-room. With
an open fireplace there is no question
to solve, no thought necessary. I'm
purities in the air are sucked up as fast
as the accumulate, and fresh air drops
down, to be heated before breathed by
the patient.-Woman's Home Companr
ion
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06
T-achinp calves to Drink,

Nature teaches the calf to turn its
mouth upward to get it's food. The
unwillingness of the calf to put it's
head down into a pail is the result of
instinct. Some have thought to offset
this instinct by never allowing the calf
to suck it's dam even once. But we
think this injuries the calf. 1t needs
stimulation when first born, and should
be allowed to get it IN the way most
natural to it. In sucking the teat the
milk comes slowly, and good deal of
saliva is mixed with it. But after once
sucking its dam the calf should be
taught to drink out of pail, and to put
IT'S head down when eating. 1t will
need to be pretty hungry to do this
readily, and the finger should be used,
placing it first in the calf's mouth, and
then putting the finger into the milk.
So soon as the calf gets fairly to drink
ing, the finger should be withdrawn
Exchange.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06
Have a Tool House.

A special house for tools would save
much that goes for repairs every year.
Many tools and implements are ex-
posed by farmers because they have
no storage room for them. A tool house
should be in convenient location, and
it matters not if the interior is cold
or warm, provided that it is perfectly
dry. A tool house, in addition to pre-
serving implements, will enable the
farmer to have a place for everything,
with everything in it's place.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06
Saving Brush for Kindline.

Saving Brush for kindIlng.
In pruning orchards the branches cut
out are often piled in heaps, and when
dried are burned, often injuring the
trees in their vicinity. There is much
better way than this. Apple, pear or
peach wood makes when dried a very
hot fire, and should be saved for the
stove when the branches are too large
to cut readily. Even the twigs have
their value. They make the very best
of kindlings when dried, and if they
are somewhat crooked they are all the
better, because they will not pack
closely together as the straight sticks
are pretty sure to do. An old story is
told of a farmer who once boasted
among his companions what a good,
patient wife he had. She never COM
planned of anything he did. One Of
them suggested that the next time he
drew up wood for the house he should
make load of the crookedest sticks he
could find. He did SO, and as he drew
up the load to the house his wife came
out smiling to meet him. MARY, how
do you like this load of wood" was the
inquiry, while the farmers companions
stood by expecting storm Of abuse.
Instead, the reply was given in the
sweetest tones, "Oh, John, that is capt.
tai wood. We always used it at home
when was a girl, and mother used to
say that the crooked pieces made the
hottest fire because they fitted so nicely
around the kettles. "-American Guilt
vatOr
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06
.>oyrlse OF THE CLOCK

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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06


Recent illustrated articles in the
Ohio Farmer on this subject, says a
correspondent of that journal, gener-
ally provide for locating the fire di-
rectly under the meat in the smoke
house. The accompanying sketch il
Illustrates a far better method, as the
smoke is cooled before reaching the
meat. The illustration explains itself
All that is required is few joints of
stove-pipe and an elbow, a barrel with
a loose cover into which the pipe is
fitted and connected with the smoke
house as shown. A few inches of
ashes in the bottom of the barrel, hol-
lowed out to receive the fire, and the
outfit is complete. It is almost impos-
sible to smoke meat with the fire di-
rectly under it without heating it more
or less, and these partial bookings and
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06
Shot BY His Pet Dog.

e. X. Blades, formerly well known
lawyer of Salina, was killed by shot
gun in the paws of his dog at Los An
geles, Cal, the other day. He had
been duck hunting on the water. Ar
irving at the shore, he stepped out Of
his boat. His dog was leaping about,
anxious to get out also, and his paws
struck the trigger of Blades gun, dis
charging it and killing Blades almost
instantly.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06
A Cat Which Travelled Much.

A cat has just died in San Francis
co which had travelled very nearly
10000 miles. He belonged to the
chief engineer Of the Royal Mail steam
er Aladema and for thirteen years
was his companion on board ship on all
his voyages between Sydney and San
Francisco. With the passengers this
remarkable cat was great favorite
and on completing 100000 miles he was
presented with silver collar.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06
Black Rot in Grapes,

The black rot. of the grape was the
subject of experiments conducted last
year in France. A solution of Bordeaux
mixture containing not less than 2 per
cent. of copper sulphate was found to
give the best results. The first appli-
cation should be made when the shoots
are quite short. The efficiency of the
subsequent sprayings depends upon the
time of their application. For ordi-
nary black rot four or five sprayings
will be sufficient.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06
A Good Dairy Ration.

Two pounds each of cornmeal, cotton
seed meal and gluten meal, ten pounds
corn ensilage and as much timothy
hay as they want is recommended by
the Maine station as satisfactory ra-
ton for mich cows, to be fed twice a
day. Many farmers would doubtless
prefer to substitute bran for cotton
seed meal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06
English Plum Pudding,

One pound of suet chopped very fine,
one pound of flour, one pound of bread
crumbs, one pound of sugar, two
pounds of raisins, stoned and chopped,
two pounds of currants, picked, wash
ed and dried, one pound of figs, chop
ped fine, one-half pound of mixed
citron and orange peel, sliced fine, one
ounce of mixed spice, three tablespoon
fuls of molasses, four beaten eggs q
tablespoonful Of salt, one pint Of
brandy; mix all together with about g.
quart of milk, place in pudding bag
and boil in water for seven or eight
hours. Boil steadily to prevent the
pudding from absorbing the water.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06
The Mexican in Old Age.

When a Mexican grows old he seems
to shrink up until there is little to be
seen Of him but big hat, and a scrap
of blanket pulled tight over his meagre
shoulders. His beard and hair stand
out white and distinct from his dark
shrivelled face, which looks like that
of mummy in it's frame of white.
Life in one of these towns is as alb
solutely different from what one sees
in an American village as though it
were a bit Of Egypt or India. Yet it
may be seen at the end of three days
journey from almost any of the East
ern and Northern States, and is well
worth the journey.-Harper's Weekly.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06
Profits in Agriculture

The facts derived from impartial in
yestigation show that farming con-
Quoted on right basis pays probably a
larger per cent. of profit than most
other lines. 1t is at least profitable.
And is there not point worth noting
that the farmers that use best methods
and get resNts seldom complain of re-
suits in relation to the sale of their
product Minneapolis Journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06
How to Make Starch.

To make starch for clothes, put a
cupful of lump starch in two cupfulsl
of cold water. Stir until smooth, then
pour boiling water over it and cook
until clear. Add water to make it thin.
enough, and little powdered borax
which has been dissolved in water.
This makes the starch sitter and keeps,
1t from sticking to the irons.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06
Rose Culture.

For roses select spot where they
will always get the sun; keep them
away from shade trees; and climbers
always do better upon the sunny side
of the house. The soil does not matter
so much, if the place be not low and
wet. Chip dirt and barn-yard scrap
ings are good fertilizers, and should be
we'll worked into the earth.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06

vantage. The part Of the post to be
above ground is squared little on each
inch boards. A cap is then put on to
keep water out and very handsome
post is the result.-American Agricul-
turiSt.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06
BLACK Knot in Plum Trees.

Before warm weather all the plum
trees should be looked over, and any
that show marks of black warts that
indicate black knot should be removed
with a sharp knife and the wound
washed with carbolic acid solution or
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06
Sardiue Salad.

Take two boxes of best sardines and
arrange on platter. For dressing
take the yolk of four hard-boiled eggs,
a tablespoonful of prepared mustard,
three of vinegar, teaspoonful of sugar
and little cayenne. Mix well together
and pour over the sardines. Garnish
with sliced lemon.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06
Lunch Rolls.

Sift together one pint of -four, one
teaspoonful baking powder, and half
teaspoonful of salt; work in one tea
spoonful of lard or butter and add one
BALI pint of milk; mix to a smooth
dough, roll out to half an inch thick.
ness. and cut into circular shapes.
Bake in a moderate oven.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06
ScaIIoped Toma toes,

Pare and slice; scatter fine crumbs in,
the bottom of bake-dish; cover with
slices of tomatoes, seasoned with SUI
gar, pepper, salt and butter; cover with
crumbs and then with tomatoes; fill
the dish in this order, covering all with
crumbs, with bits of butter sprinkled
upon them. Bake, covered, half an
hour and brown.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06
Grating Wax.

A good grating wax is made Of four
pounds rosin, one pound of tallow and
one pound of beeswax. Melt all to-
gether over a slow fire, and when melt
ed pour into vessel Of cold water and
pull as with shoemakers' wax. When
wanted for use soften with warm
water.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06

progressive ap-
pearance to a
place. Where ones
fence posts are
rough and knotty
and too small, per-
haps, to square out
properly, the plan
shown in the cut
NAV be used to ad-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06
FEED TROUGH FOR HOGS.

poured in from the outside. If used in
the open lot the middle board keeps
the hogs out of the trough.-A. O. Har-
vey. in Orange Judd Farmer
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06
Severe Root PruDin, Favored.

Severe Root Pruning Favored.
Although the horticu1turist of the
Georgia experiment station declines to
make any positive statement concern
ing the ACCESSIBILITY Of severe root
pruning when planting young trees, he
says that he is fairly satisfied that
peach trees from which the roots have
been largely cut off will live and -four
ish in Georgia even in stiff clay and
under adverse weather conditions. The
same statement may also be made Of
apple and cherry trees. In some ex-
periments made the last two years he
found that the root-pruned trees made
fewer, deeper, larger and more robust
roots. These roots penetrated 171a
inches, against 91a inches for the roots
of unpruned trees.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06
Feed Trough for Hogs.

The trough shown in the illustration
1 have found quite convenient. The
board between the uprights b can be
removed when the trough is to be
cleaned. Placed in an opening in the
fence as in the cut, the Stops can be
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06

some other antiseptic. In fact, it is q
good plan to spray plum trees with .
carboiic acid solution, made one part
OF carbolic acid to 1900 parts of water.
This will remain on the spores, which
are dormant during the winter until
they burst their bounds and begin to
spread the disease over the tree. The
solution named is much stronger than
can be applied after the foliage is in
its tender growth.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06
weak-Growing Apple Trees.

"SoA0TOWAuS Apple 1rceSs
There is great difference in varie-
ties of apple trees as to their habit Of
growth, and judgment Is needed in
portioning out the manure to be used
on each. The strong growing varieties
like Northern Spy will need very little
stable manure until they begin to fail
from old age. But there are other
Kinds of slow and feeble growth that
even while young can bear some slim
ulat1on with stable manure, especially
II 1t is composted, and it's deficiencies
OF potash and phosphate are supplied.
Coarse manure ought never to be ap-
piled to apple trees at any age. 1t is
the fermentation of manure in the soil
that is the prolific cause of the fungus
growths that injure foliage and fruit
more than the manure can help the
tree. The only fertilizers that can be
always used with safety are the miner
ais potash and phosphate.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06
DeViied Eggs.

Put half dozen fresh eggs into cold
water and boil twenty minutes, then.
plunge into cold water. When cold
remove the shells carefully and cut in,
halves either across or lengthwise, as
preferred. Remove the yolks, powder
and season with melted butter or olive
oil, salt, pepper and mustard, adding
little mayonnaise. Return this,
creamy mixture to the eggs and
skewer together with wooden tooth
picks if desired for the luncheon box.
If a relish for supper put the halves on
a bed of lettuce leaves. This makes a
specially pretty dish for a yellow
luncheon, and is appropriate for
Easter
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06
Brood Hens.

If broody hens are properly treated
nine out of ten will begin to lay again
within two weeks after being removed
from the nest. But if they are half
drowned, starved week, or bruised
and abused, it is more than likely they
will get even with their owners by de-
clining to lay single egg until they
have fully recovered from their ILL
treatment and acquired their custom
airy tranquility.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-06

The presidential term in France u
seven years.