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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05

The death rate in large cities IS ordl-
nariIy not as large as it might De eA-
pected to be, considering the over
crowding in tenement houses, and the
unhygienic surroundings of thousands
of families. In twenty-One European
cities. with n population of 19,2o4,oOo,
the annual death rate is about twenty
four in a thousand. In twenty-ons
American cities, with n population Oh
11.724.OOO it is n little over sixteen IN
a thousand. If Calcutta and Bombay
are stricken from the general list
and they ought to be when the ques-
ton of general European health Is
under consideration-the death rate
would be reduced to twenty-five per
thousand. Among our own cities, Min
neapolis, st. Paul, Denver and Port
land, Ore, have the smallest deatt
rate. Denver's rate is only nine ana
that of the other cities named trifl'
over ten. Chicago has fourteen
rate, New York seventeen, and Phila
delphia, Baltimore and Boston abou
! twenty.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05

The case brought by the government
against n Minnesota maker of metal
trading checks, alleged to be tokens OF
the coin of the United States, has been
dismissed by Judge Lochren or the
District Court. AS previously told,
these checks are given by country
merchants in Minnesota in exchange
for farm produce and are redeemable
in trade by the merchant issuing them.
Their use is so general, however, In
some localities, as to largely dispiace
government coins. 1t was said by the
defendant that the only resemblance
between the checks and government
coin is in their circular form. Being
made of aluminium, they are lighter
than coin, and they differ also from
the latter in size, and, of course, IN
the lettering they bear. Decisions
have been given hitherto regarding
metal trading checks, hexagonal IL
form. but this is the first decision or
the circular checks. The decision
affirms the right of the manufacture
to make such checks, and it is sup
posed to carry with it an affirmation
of the right of others to use them.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05

Because of poor pay, inadequacy Oh
medicines and instruments, the gov
eminent is now confronted with cry
ing need of competent veterinary sur
Ceons. more commonly known as
horse doctors. Chambers, the most
fatal disease of the horse, has broken
out in some places; and, there Deihg
no known way of either curing OF
stamping out the disease in a nero,
the government ordered the sale OF all
the horses of few cavalry regiments
But in Florida and Virginia the state
authorities had injunctions issued re-
straining these sales. 1t is noted that
all the great powers give full attention
TO the subject, the chief inspectors
holding the rank of colonel In most
cases, and that competent veterinary
surgeons, provided with the requisite
authority, are a great saving to the
government, not only in keeping army
horses and mules in prime condition
and health, but in attending to the IN
spection of cattle and meats purchased
for the army.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05
now WAR INDEMMrIEs ARE PAID.
France Settled with Germany by the ADJ
ssrptjon of Her Own Bonds.

In an article in the New York indie
oendent on "IIow War Indemniues
Are Paid" George E. Roberts, Direc-
tor of the United States Mint, says:
The gold indemnity exactedo of France
by Germany in the treaty of May 10,
1871. was the most stupendous under
taking of the kind that has ever been
seen. France obligated herself to pay
in all ,00O,O00,000. OF this about
s4OO, GOOO 600 was to be paid within one
year and the remaining $600,OOO,OOo
on March 2, 1874. To persons who al
ways think of a payment as requiring
4 delivery of cash it seemed that
France, if 1t had not undertaken the
impossible, must be greatly distressed
in discharging this debt. The total
stock of coin in France at that time
In banks and in private hands was es-
timated at little more than Sl,OOo,Vo'-
900. Hence it was supposed that
France would lose practically her en-
tire store of metallic money. .
Including interest, the actuai
amount due from France was $1,o6o'-
229,O16, and after deducting the Vaiue
| allowed for the State railway III al
SAGE and some minor offsets the amount
Maid was equal to $99S, 132, OBJ. VI
this S14S.473,S1S was paid in coin ana
bank notes, and $S49,6oS,213 was set
fled in bills of exchange. 10 proViue
funds the French Government maze
two loans aggregating n little over
the above total. TO place the loan
all of the great banks of Europe were
invited to become agents and receive
subscriptions. The bulk of the loans
however. were placed at home, VIII
the French people, and of the rehte'
(bondsl sold abroad it was calcuiate'
at the close of 1874 that practlcah!
all had returned to France ana pe
} come the property of Frenchmen.
, Great as was the achievement OF III
, French people in thus absorbing Il
!. three years Government securltie
, amounting to $1,000,000,OOO, 1t !
, worthy of remark that the America
people surpassed it in the summer
1898. when in response to one invlt;
2 tion TO take $2OO,OOO.000 of Unite
e States bonds, they subscribed for owe
l s., 400, 100000. =,
l France was q rich country. IL
! citizens held quantities of stocks an
bonds representing investments
Germany, Austria, Turkey, ltai
r Spain, Egypt and America, and oth'
Y norts of the world. When the LOAF
+ of their own Government were put
t the market these people sold these S
l. curities on the foreign bourses al
l. turned the bills of exchange thus 1
n ceiyed over to the French Governmel
e or its agents in payment for Its issue
v These bills of exchange, under the
l. rection of skilful bankers. soon foul
p their way into tills of bankers acth
# as agents for the German GovernmeI
It Thus the obligation was discharg
le by a shifting of credits and IN I
f. ownership of certain paper securlties
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05

Germany is facing a grave danger
in its educational system, admittedly
the best in many respects OF all Eu-
ropean nations. In Prussia alone, 1t
has now been ascertained through sta-
tistics carefully compiled, 4lo chii-
dren. all under fifteen years OF age, III
elementary schools, committed suicide
during the year 1896 because they
were unable to bear the strain OF Gu
ucation prescribed for them In prac,
tically all cases they were chiiofeh vi
the poorest classes, to whom meat
diet was practically unknown, ana the
black bread of Germany was not SUI
ficient nourishment to enable them 10
bear the rigor of school disciphne'
This truly amazing indictment Oh the
German system of education does no,
stop with these appalling figures Oh
child suicide; there are besides nun
dreds of cases of mental and physical
breakdown, and probably thousands
where the effect is less apparent. pu
nevertheless exists.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05

The crop is worth preserving. There
is always chance Of a find" like that
blue pearl from Caney Fork. Tonnes
see. which fetched thirty-three hun
bred dollars in London q few years
ago. But the haphazard methods that
now prevail are equally destructive and
dangerous. Pearl-collecting js an in
dustry in which stupidity commands
no premium. Mr. Kunz tells us tina,
what would doubtless have been the
finest pearl of modern times we.
ruined by the ignorant finder. WIKI
boiled 1t to open the shell.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05
Tn Raise Sunken Metal.

A new plan for raising sunken car
roes of metal, such as steel rails, will
shortly be tested in the Delaware Bay.
A suitable crane boat will be equipped
with dynamos and large electro-mag-
nets incased in watertight coverings,
capable of lifting four thousand pounds
each. The magnets will be lowered
to the sunken cargo from cranes ana
connected to the dynamos by flexible
cables. They are expected to lift the
submerged metal with ease. 1t is also
claimed by the inventor that by let
ting magnets drag over the beds Of
channels valuable cargoes which have
lain submerged for years can be 10
cated.-Philadelph Record.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05

We have often heard of propositions
TO use glass for sewer pipes, railroad
ties. and the like, but they have not
been reduced to practice to any ex-
tent. Now, however, glass company
in Pennsylvania is making glass pip
ing for oil and gas pipe lines, sewers,
etc. on a practical scale. The glass
pine does not corrode, it is impervious
to electrolysis in underground conduits
and it is claimed is less likely to leak
than iron pipe. An Ohio company Is
now putting in such a pipe line, ana
n practical test of the system will soon
I've possible for a distance of one hun
dred miles.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05

Marconi, the inventor of wireless
telegraphy, contributes to the North
American Review an account OF MS
recent experiments in which he shows
the special use of parabolic refiectors
in controlling and concentrating the
effects of electric waves. 1t is an I'M
provement on the vertical wire sys-
tenn, which allowed the waves TO IA
date in all directions, so that an enc
nv within distance could interfere
with the signals or messages. by the
parabolic reflector placed behind the
point of origin of the wave the latter
is projected in a straight line to the
necessary point. Only the place to be
warned and protected will thus receive
the signal or message intended for IT,
This remedies a serious defect IN the
system. Coast navigation VIII DC
greatly benefited by it. Recently .
shin on the English coast was saved
from being wrecked by a signal ano
message of this kind.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05

The farmers are to have another In
ming, 1t would seem. According to re-
cent experiments at some powder mills
In New Jersey, where smokeless pow
der is made by experts of established
reputation, it is claimed that these ex.
periments prove that the powdereo
pith of cornstalks gives somewhat pet
ter results than is obtained by the
grinding OF cotton. If this fact should
be authenticated, the vast fields Of
cornstalks now going to waste, only
small portion of which is used in the
manufacture of cellulose, will become
n staple article of commerce.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05

American exports to Africa, says
the United States Bureau of Statistics,
are now annually nearly six times
what they were a decade ago, and
nearly three times what they were In
1895. In 1889 the total exports from
this country to Africa were valued at
So. 406. sos; in 1893 they were $17,51o,-
100; and the figures for 1899, up to the
present time, exceed those of 1898 by
practically a million. These exports
are of a great variety. Books, maps
engravings, bicycles, builders hard
ware, typewriters, boots and shoes
cotton seed oil, lard, lumber and many
other articles.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05

The combination of armor making
and gun making with the ship build
ing industry of the Cramps is an IN
teresting preparation to enter the
worlds market for warships. Inc
government can armor and arm its
ships after building, but foreigners
want to buy warships complete and
ready for commission, as we bought
the New Orleans from the Armstrong;
We are adopting English methods &c
compete with English firms in the war
ship trade.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05
Joseph Chamberlain proposes a new

Joseph Chamberlain proposes new
niece of legislation designed to encour-
age the common people in owning
homes for themselves. In England
there are not half as many home
owners as there are in the one state
of PENNSYLVANIA. Houses in cities are
owned by the acre by large landlords.
Mr.. Chamberlain's idea is based on the
recent legislation giving the Irish
farmers opportunities to own their
own land. Under the bill the local
government is to advance to an appli-
cant four-fifths of the purchase money
for q house. he to furnish the other
one-fifth, and the whole cost not to ex'
coed $3.50. The money advanced by
the municipality is to be returned in
yearly installments, the municipality
being virtually a mortgage. But II
no case can the authorities use more
than one penny to the pound sterling
of taxable property for their advance
payments. The purchase of homes
will not be obligatory upon the work
ingmen. nor can the landlord be forcet
to sell If he is unwilling.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05

70 mark a memorable epoch In Amerl'
can industry generally, this project IS
bound to attract wide attention potn
within and without the country, ana
particularly is this likely to be true In
the case of foreigners, who have De-
gun to experience the competition OF
American artisans in directions which
it was confidently expected were closed
to outsiders.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05

BY and by they saw that they couio
40 longer maintain themselves In the
boats, and therefore they crawied out
IN one of the largest Of the ice-hoes'
and dragged the boats out after them.
They cleared the snow from the center
Of the ice cake, and piled 1t SO as TO
make q cradle for one OF the boats.
The other they turned bottom up ana
placed on top of the first. Snow was
piled on the windward side OF the
shelter thus provided. The three
.rawled in between che two boats ana
huddled together to keep warm. or as
warm as they could.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05
LONG TRIPS.
An Eight thousand Mile Continueus
Railway Journey.

An Eight Th0usand mile Contmucus
Railway Journey.
Some idea Of the immense extent OF
Russian territory may be CLEANED from
the enormous railway runs that are
nossible there. In the latest edition
of the Continental Bradshaw there
NAV he found times Of starting ana
arrival of a continuous series OF rail-
way trains making up connec'eu
railway journey which would Desin a.
Calais and would end at Ki1utscni, inc
most eastward station at present open
IN the Trans-Siberian railway, ABOUT
twenty hours journey east OF kras-
noyarsk in Central Siberia. The length
of this tourney is, as nearly as posi-
BILE. 500 miles, and OF this distances
some 2 600 miles are trayersed In Rus
sian railway carriages. The time oc-
cupied would be twelve days and twen-
ty hours. It is possible to travei Dy
rail as far as Irkutsk, the capital Oh
Eastern Siberia, which is ego miles
east Of Karnoyarsk. This exceeds the
longest possible American run ny
nearly 1000 miles. Our longest trans
continental trip is in Canada from
Halifax, In Nova Scotia. where the
traveller may get into Canadian "a
cific car and 60 through to Vancouver
on the shores Of the Pacific, 1866 miles
away. The longest possible run would
he from Halifax to Vera Cruz, on tn
gulf of Mexico, via New York, Mont
gomery and Mexico, a distance o
about 1920 miles. When the Trans
Manchurian railway joins the Trans
Siberian. as it will do, at Onon, 1t vii
be possible to travel continuously ..
rail from Calais to Port Arthur. IN
latter part of the route has not We
been definitely decided upon, but tn
estimated total distance will not d
much less than 5000 miles, which wi
be- performed in about twenty DAYS.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05

Young men contemplating matri-
mony should 60 a little slow touching
suggestions as to the wedding ring. A
Philadelphia young woman, on the
ground Of economy, induced her be-
trotbed to waive the formality OF an
engagement ring and to give her the
money, 800, instead. After they had
been married six months she inform
cd him that she had invested the
money in n life membership in a wo-
mans suffrage society.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05

The people of several western Kan
sas towns burdened with heavy
bonded debt have thought of a new
way Of evading payment. They pro-
pose to move their town, bag and
baggage, across the state line, and let
the bondholders take possession of the
vacant lots and empty cellars. Re-
Gently when an attempt was made to
arrange for the payment by the town
of Attica of $4,000 of bonds voted for
a sugar mill that was failure from
the start, the townspeople decided to
move out bodily if the debt was press
ed. Ness City is another place that is
considering this method of escaping
obligations it cannot pay.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05

The Spanish explorers proved as
partial to pearls as they were to all
other forms Of portable property. Tne
historian of the expedition says that by
rifing the sepulchers in one Indian
town in Florida, De Soto and his band
obtained more than three hundred and
fifty pounds. Probably many OF these
pearls were, in a way, artificial, man
ufactured from the shell. But there Is
no doubt that pearls were much more
numerous in the explorers time than
they were when rediscovered, 20 to
speak, in 1S57-just as they were more
numerous in 1857 than they are now.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05

Colonel Funston has shown the true
snirit of his race in his various uis-
nlays of intrepidity in the Philippine
campaign and his achievements are
applauded by the country. He is a
true soldier and deserves the recogni-
ton which he has received.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05

meantime Two steamers had gone out
in search Of them. They had been
seen to take refuge on the ice-foe, and
their parents and friends knew that
they were thus adrift. The fathers OF
the two boys steamed along the shore
as far as Montauk Point, but missed
them. An ocean-going tug from New
London coasted around Fishers Island,
but also missed them. When darkness
fell the steamers went back to Green
port, feeling sure that the boys had
drifted out to sea and were lost.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05

Unfortunately, these gatherers, with
few exceptions, did their work waste
fully. European pearl-hunters have
instruments with which they open the
shell without injuring the animal, and
IL they find no pearl they return the
shell to the water. Our pearl-seekers
throw away the shell and the edible
meat, and foolishly open the very
smallest mussels, which seldom con-
balm pearlS.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05

Now that Spain has lost her COLONIES
.he ;s for the first time in more than
n century without fight Oh any 81
to disturb her repose. The situa.ion
NAV be a trife monotonous, put II Is
n money saver, and that is what SPAIN
needs
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05

Though primarily intended for the
avowed purpose Of extending our trade
in manufactured goods beyond the
confines of our own country, 1t is
safe to say that the exposition which
is designed to be held in Philadelphia
in october Of the current year will
possess special interest for many not
Immediately engaged In manufactur-
ing industry. Held as it will be in a
year which las already witnessed SO
many triumphs of American manufac-
turers abroad. and which seems likely
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05

Increase in gold production is taking
Mace with a swiftness that is almost
startling. If President Kruger Is cor
rect the output Of the Transvaal gold
mines for 1898 was more than SS1,OoO,-
600. an increase of $23,OOO,OOO over
1897. This is almost equal to the gold
OUTPUT of the entire world fifteen
ycars ago.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05

The Agricultural Department mas
cent an expert to Morocco to procure a
supply of date palm trees of the best
yoriot,es to be planted in Arizona I'M
der government supervision. 1t mas
been found that the date palm VIII
flourish in our arid regions and II Is
boped in this way to develop a new
industry for those sections.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05

One professor in Columbia Univer-
sity Is a person to whom the evil-doers
of society at least should feel CRATE
full. The doctor claims to have discov-
cred by series of experiments that
criminality is n disease, durable, SIM
ply and effectively, by hypnotism.
Crime is to be prevented, rather than
punished, by the power of the skilled
hypnotist exerted upon the subject
after the latter has proved his eligi-
bility for experiment by the commits
sion of some act that has brought him
into argument with the law. The
forger is to be stayed in his course
with pen poised, by the cold, calm
stare of the hypnotist into his eye; the
burglar is to forswear his prowline
and his plumber before a few mys
FERROUS digital passes. The millennium
therefore, is at hand.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy. Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, BY
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
from the bodE Begin tScSy 70
and That sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug
Qists, satisfaction guaranteed. l0c. 25c. SOC.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

A German scientist has discovery
that young women who practice mueh
on the piano suffer from nervous uis,
order in after years. Those VINO are
compelled to listen take their suf1erins
at the time.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05

Soon the wind changed. and they
we're aware that their ice raft was De-
ing blown along rapidly, and they cor
rectly surmised that they were moving
out to sea.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05

A young st. Louis man, spending MS
vacation on a fishing trip, picked up q
few on the shore of Murphy Lake
the negro guide laughed at him.-ano
sent them to city jewellers. The check
that came back inspired a company &c
lease the whole lake and work 1t, with
good results. Discoveries In otnei
n,aces fostered the excitement.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05
A Story Of Sterility,
SUFFERING AND RELIEF.
rr.,rrs TO MRS. r1sxnAx NO. 60.Isd

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