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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15
FARM and GARDEN NOTES.
ITEMS, OF INTEREST ON AcRIcuL.
TURAl. TOPICS.
Keeping Weeds Cut Down-Remedy For
ths Oat Smut-Methods OF Farming
Eradieatirg Wild Mustard-some Dairy
Hints-Etc., Etc.
Keeping Weeds Cut Down.

A writer in American gardening
urges the Importance Of keeping weeds
cut down as one measure in the war on
insect pests. Many Of the insects that
infect field and garden crops live on
the weeds that spring up in early spring
until the cultivated crops come on. OF
course if only one farmer In a COM
munity kept the weeds under subjec-
ton it would have small effect on the
insects, but if there was general pol
icy of weed destruction manv pests
would be starved out,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15

With good cultivx lion the vines Will
grow rapidly and the earthing process
must be continued. They will continue
to grow until frost comes, and then
they should be lifted from the ground.
Leave the nuts clinging to the vines, in
which condition they must be thor
oughly dried. Do not let them mould.
With good culture and luck a quart
may be gathered from single plant.
If the farmers boys prefer to grow
their own peanuts, there is no great
difficulty attending the operation.-The
Epitomist.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15

In the German army movable tar
gets are used. The targets are drawn
forward by the aid of ropes and pull
leys, and the targets rest on small
skids. AS the trucks move forward
the infantry, kneeling down, fires at
them. This gives them practice
which enables them to fafniiiariEo
themselves With the best methods sf
rsseliina 4 esvairy Gttsak
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15

Thomas Hamblen killed mem re.
Gently that proved to be phenome-
non. The hen was exceptionally fat
and weighed when dressed nine and
one-half pounds. In dressing her
twelve fully developed eggs with soft
shells and twenty-three partially devel.
oped eggs were discovered. The small
or eggs varied from the size of mar
BILE to that of walnut. The eggs have
been preserved and will be presented
to the museum of the Washington
Agricultural College at Pullman.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15

The latest labor-saving contrivance
Is said to be an electric collection box.
No collectors are required, for as soon
as the clergyman has touched a button
In tks pulpit the boz runs along wires
frea psw se pew, and sAs esbufsgs'
tisa a tha ssutl
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15

The Missouri Supreme Court has
sustained the principle of arbitrarily
assessing property for street improve
merits at a front-foot or sQuare-foot
foot rate.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15

there are considerably over 600 acres
undcr glass devoted exclusively to
flowers. which at retail aggregate a
grand total of about $22,5OO,0O0, or a
dollar for each square foot Of glass.
Of roses there are sold each year 1O0.-
900, 900, worth $6,OOO,OOO; as many car
nations, worth $4,000 $4,000, 600 of
yiolets, worth $4,000. The single
item of chrysanthemums alone repre-
sent half a million dollars a year,
while the value of the 100000, 600
plants sold in pots is set at $10,OO0,0OO.
The demand for flowers is constantly
Increasing, no. social function is COM
plete without them; never have they
been so highly appreciated as at the
present moment.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15
State Government Of Louisiana.

Governor-W. w. Fl, ard,
Lieutenant Governor-Albert Esto-
pinal.
Secretary of State-John Michel.
superintendent Education--John
V. Calhoun.
Auditor-W. s. Frazee.
Treasurer-Ledoux e. Smith.
u. s. SENATORS.
Don Cafferey and s. d. McEnery.
REPRESENTATIVES.
l Disirict-R. g. Dayey..
2 District-Adolph Meyer.
3 District--R. F. Broussard.
4 DistrictP. Brazeale.
8 District. f. Ransdell.
6 Districts. M. Robinson.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15

One of the peculiar institutions
which the Paris Exposition has
brought into existence is a school In
which the attendants are instructed
how to see the fair.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15

Ohio and Indiana are In litigation
over the Ohio River. The river is un-
conscious of the trouble and at last ac-
counts was vending Its way unruf-
fed to the sea.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15

Minister Wu must admit that the
prejudice against the Chinese in this
country has never reached the violence
of the Boxers
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15

1t is an iii wind that blows nobody
any good. A mild case Of the bubonic
plague in one of the coffee centres of
Brazil resulted in rise of 60 per cent.
in coffee prices inside of three months.
The industry is said to be now in a
better condition than for some time,
and with the very marked increase in
the use of Brazilian coffee in the
United States, prices are likely to con-
tinue at the same level.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15

The rpesph poets wear long hair "A
rrcbas!y bssau.s thsys II ~ sheys aul
q lgtlss
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15
Double Daily Trains
Fast Time
Close Connections.

Through Pullman Palace Elespers
between New Orleans and Memphis,
Kansas City, 81. Louis and Chicags
without change. making direct eonnec-
lions with Arst-class Hines TO al point&
The great steel bridge gpanniAg the
Ohio river at Cairo completed, and I'll
trains freight and paassAgsr) now ran.
ning regularly over II thu avoiding the
delays and annoyance incident TO trans
Tor by ferry ksaA
4. 3. HAssos. osa. - An,
QhleASA
spA s ssvsaI n h 4. slsn2Ak
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15

The British poets are either out of
luck or their theme Is distasteful to
the muses., Swinburne has tried war
poetry and has apparently made as
rank a failure Of it as the poet lau-
reate.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15

Eighteen years ago the first news
paper was published in Japan. To-
day there are 575 newspapers, a large
numbers of religious papers, II scien-
tffic and 35 medical journals. This is
very convincing evidence of Japanese
progress.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15

Famines are not new in the history
Of India or the rest of the world. A
thousand years ago families in Great
Britain and Europe often occurred,
costing the lives Of many thousands.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15

Sir J. Crichton Browne Is Of the
opinion that consumption in the United
Kingdom will, in the ordinary course,
disappear in sixty years. He believes,
however, that with caution In the
nursing of patients 1t may be got rid
Of In half that time.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15

There has been a marked improve
ment in the state of trade In Palestine
since the opening up Of the country by
the Jaffa-Jerusalem Railway. The
transportation Of goods from the coast
to the interior is now rendered very
easy.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15

Miss Hecker's victory over Miss Un-
derhill and Miss Hoyt in the contest
for the women's championship of the
Metropolitan Golf Association adds
another name to the growing list Of ex-
pert players who haYe attained to
championship form, says the New
York Commercial Advertiser. There
are now FIVE: Miss Hecker, Miss Hoyt,
Miss Underhill, Mrs. Fox and Miss
Wetmore. Six years ago there We're
practically none, and Miss Hoyt's ten
ure of the national championship for
three years gave her a splendid isOla-
ton" that one was apt to ascribe not
only to her own cleverness in the
game, but to the lack of sufficient COM
petitive interest in 1t. But golf has
jumped into immense popularity dur
ing the last two years, and the supply
of champions has. of course, increased
withit. 1t promises to be no temper
ary increase, for the game has come
to stay, judging by the social inter-
ests that have grown up with it.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15

Some time ago the Connecticut Leg
islature. following the precedent estab-
lished by the Swiss Cantons in case
of the edelweiss, passed a law pro-
tecting the trailing arbutus. This Is
said to be the first law ever passed In
any State in the Union for such pur-
pose.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15

The greatest game law ever known
Is about to go into effect in Africa,
where human life has seemed always
to be held rather cheap. 1t is con-
vention of the powers for the preser-
vation of the wild animals within their
dominions. Lions, leOpards, hyaenas,
balloons, all birds of prey Except vul-
tures), owls, crocodiles, and poisonous
snakes, are all given up to the destroy
ers and may be killed at sight. An
other species, including elephants,
rhinoceroses, giraffes, deer of all kinds,
and buffalos, are to be protected by
local laws, the drift of which will be
to prohibit absolutely the killing Of
their females and their young, to de-
mand licenses from hunters, to estab-
lish In certain cases close time, and
to define and preserve reserves with
In which the beasts may multiply In
security The contracting parties agree
to promulgate the measures for carry
ing out the convention within a year,
they are to encourage the domestica-
tion of zebras, elephants and ostrNoaes,
and the convention is to remain In
force for fifteen years and so on from
year to year unless any party, twelve
months before the expiration of that
period, "denounces" it.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15

Professor Metchnikoff has some fine
theories about checking the inroads of
old age, but somehow the serum and
other things that have been used to
arrest decay of the powers have all
proved futile. Oliver Wendell Holmes
made very careful study Of the sub
ject and had high hopes of living to be
100, but he died at s., despite all his
precautions.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15

Germany proposes to establish rig
orous system Of examination Of all
meat food products Of domestic origin,
and to require similar treatment Of all
such products imported, from what
ever country. In that she Is impartial
and not unreasonable.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15

Up to the present time land in Siber-
la can be acquired only by farmers
and settlers. During the last two
years a large number Of concessions
for the purchase of land have been
asked for by merchants, engineers and
manufacturers, and the Russian Min
istry is now considering the question
of making a change in the present sys-
tenn.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15

70 siys an idea Of the extent Of the
espsHheuas culture sf sewers Ia the
3plil4 atltss n NAP - assta1 ttkl
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15

Engineers say a 100-foot-wide canal
II to Is feet deep, between Lake Su-
perior and Grand Forks, N. D., Is an
engineering possibility. The scheme is
grand one, and the agricultural
northwest wants it carried through.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15

Red, white and blue. though the col
ors of the Union Jack, were not used
generally in England as marks of pal
triotism before the Queens diamond
jubilee three years ago. The old col
ors were red and white and the inno-
vation Is said to be due to some deal
er's importing large stock Of French
decorations left over from the French
national fetes. Englishmen are cheer
ing the three colors now, however, as
vigorously as though they were Amer
leans or Frenchmen.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15

A Brooklyn philanthropist proposes
to run boats, leaving the city piers at
p. m. and returning the next day at
a. m, which shall go out to sea thir-
ty or forty miles during the night, and
thus give the passengers a nights
rest on the cool waters, with refresh
ing salt air. Dinner will be served on
the boats for so cents. There will be
no liquors sold, nor disorder permit
ted. The idea is to furnish the oppor-
tunity to avoid the city turmoil, heat
and odors without interfering with
business. II is announced as a solely
experimental sanitary and beneficent
enterprise, not inspired by a desire to
make money. It ought to succeed.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15

Since 1875 the railway mileage In
Europe has nearly doubled. That year
1t amounted to S3,6SO; at the close Of
1899 it had reached 167, ,439 miles, an
increase of S3,759. The greatest num-
Der of miles constructed in any one
country during that period was BY
Russia, which has Is, 142 miles to its
credit. Germany comes next with A.
666 miles. France built 12,99S miles;
Austro- Hungary, 11,721; Italy, 51S1:
Englan, $3.50; Spain, 4,61S; Sweden.
4, ,123, and Switzerland 1885 miles.
Greece had only Z miles of railroad in
1875; now 1t has 591.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15

One of the facts brought out by the
recent census of Cuba Is that very
considerable proportion of the inhabi.
tants live In the cities. If among cities
we include places having a population
of 5000 or more. there are 499.6S2 peo-
pie, or 80 per cent. of the whole. living
In the cities. II the basis be widened
so as to include places having popu-
lation of 1000 or more, we found
among the inhabitants of cities popu-
lation of 741, ,273, or Al per cent. Of the
whole. Naturally enough, the popula-
tion is very unequalIy distributed. for
while in Santiago 67 per cent. of the
Inhabitants live in the country, in Ha-
vana, on the other hand, II per cent.
live in the cities. The total popula-
tion of the island is not very large,
only 1,572,7 ,797 at the date of the TAX
ing of the census. This is less than
half the population Of the Greater
New York. The average number Of
inhabitants per square mile is thirty
six, or nearly what 1t is in Iowa.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-15

proach and talk.
Gordon laughed. The situation ap-
peared to him grimly humorous. He
motioned to the Indian to come on, and
kept him we'll covered with his rife.
A moment later, however, he lowered
his gun.
Whatever fate awaited Gordon he
knew that he stood In no danger OF
treacherous stroke from the approach
] ing Sioux. 1t was the chief, Red Cloud.
Gordon arose, and the chief came
,fcfward with hand outstretched.
My young man has killed your
mules" was Red Clouds greeting in
the Sioux tongue.
Gordon understood. "Yes," he said,
"and will not take your hand un til
you have done right"
The grave old chief drew his blanket
about his shoulders with a shrug
Now listen," he said. "If one of your
soldiers had approached a party of
my soldiers and had killed all their
horses, and so crippled them and es-
capped you would have made him a
big captain. 1t is SO. My young man
Is very brave. He did as he was told.
You cannot come here and take my
country-not yet. have watched your
advance and complained to your SOL
diers at White River. When 1 saw
they did not go out and catch you as
our Great Father has said they should
do, I sent my young man to stop you.
Ycu win Aad Seus aclalefs a shs issse
fsrts u Wilis Mssh NV ssli
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-04-13
FROM PEA RIDGE.

Editor THE CHRoNICLEi
In looking over your valuable paper
of last week [ notice under the heading
Of "Local and Personal News" this state
ment:
Though not generally known, the
Democrats held convention here Mon
day."
The Greenbrier especially correspond
ent says: The Democratic mass con-
vention was evidently cut and dried
affair.""
What! ADemocratic transformation
in Benton County not generally known?
Would the editor Of The CHRoNICLE
dare make such a statement and feel at
ease in his quarters? Does the editor
believe that the Democratic executive
committee would call mass meeting,
OF authorize the chairman so to do only
in way that every Democrat in the
county would not know the time and
place Of meeting or might know? Does
the editor believe that the chairman
would delegate his power to any one else
so to do, or that he has such power?
Does not the editor know that the mass
convention referred to was called on Sat-
urday to meet on the next Monday with
the full long Lords day Sunday inter
vening with its 81 hours, IL of which
were in broad open daylight and only IL
of them covered with the shades of night
and darkness, s of which Democrats were
asleep-politicians, maybe, were awake.
Does not the Greenbrier correspond
emit in some way, or some how, criticise
or reflect on the good intentions of the
Democratic party Of Benton County?
! Does he believe that any Democrat OF
Democrats in Benton County would pull
pluck, peel or slice and lay out the Dem
ocratic party on a boafd shelf or scat
fold to dry, bleach and parch under the
hot and penetrating rays of the sun?
| Does he know of any politician or pol.
iticians, Office seeker or ofiice-seekers in
Benton County who are true Democrats
that would so,a6t?
Does he know Of any man or men il
the county, being true and loyal Demo
Gratis, that would pack, ram, cram, Jam
rule or ruin a Democratic convention OF
the Democratic party, snap a Democrat
ic mass meeting, scratch a Democratic
ticket after it is made, or vote for thu
other fellow
! 1 respectfully request and insist fo
the information of Benton County De
mooracy and for the good of the party
that you, Mr.. Editor, and the Greenbr
correspondent answer in yoHr nextissue
Imay be able to say more on this subject
CORK SCREW,
Pea Ridge april 10.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-04-13
CIRCUIT COURT PROCEEDINGS.

Pinkney Haynes, carrying pistol nOlle
prosecuted, defendant paying cost
J. e. Walton, tippling same.
Hicks, tipping; same.
Will and Dolphus Lewis and Lee Bate
man, disturbing public worship; same.
Carl Arnold, tipping ;nolle prosecuted.
Jack Hall, public profanity; same,
State VS.. 0. p. Lashlee; misuial.
g. G. caves, tipping; not guilty.
Loss Robinson, disturbing public w0r-
ship; fined $40 and cost.
Dock Harris, assault and battery fined
$3.50 and cost.
Hugh Lashlee. G. II. Sullivan and Wal
ter Kirk, robbery; mistrial
Nv. 7. Hubs VS.. j a . Barnes judg-
ment for defendants.
N Wilson vs. w. S. Raybonn; com,
promised.
Mrs. S. II. Johnson VS.. V. M, Johnson /;
same,
In Wilson VS.. Eugene WHY; judy
ment for plaintiff for $50. 80 and cost.
Lena Tippettvs. Thomas Hatley judy
.ment for $21 so and cost.
Hicks ys@ Hiohsj iudgmentfor plaintiff
for property.
u. M. W alker VS.. Riley Watson; com
promised and dismissed before clerk.
WI. Matlock VS.. John Depriest; judg-
ment for defendant for $3.50 and cost,
Coble Bros, VS.. w. L. Matlock; judg-
ment for plaintiff for cost. etc.
Cynthia Woods VS., j. M. Perkins, judg-
ment for defendant
Leona Palmer VS.. ]. NJ. Palmer; judg-
ment for divorce.
Lee Prince, forfeiture ON subpoena; fin
ed S. and cost.
G. G. Eaves, forfeiture on subpoena
stricken from docket
d. q. Hudson, assignee Camden Bank
and Trust Co. VS.. w, E: McRae; judg.
ment for plaintiff for "a $50 70 and cost.
A large number Of cases not included
in the above proceedings were continued,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-04-13
FROM GLENDALE.

Special correspondence
The oat crop will be light one
in this locality.
A. j. Wood has moved from here
to North Camden.
Porter Hollingsworth and family
visited near Big Sandy Sunday.
G. J. Sarrett and II. G. Davis re-
turned froma trip to Erin Sunday.
M.F, Davis, Of Ramble Creek,
was up to see old friends this week.
Miss Ollie Herndon spent a few
days at home near Eva this week.
Aunt Mary Holland is visiting
her daughter at Holiday this week.
Rev. E. M. Joyner preached to a
large audience here Sunday and
Sunday evening.
Albert Browning and wife, who
reside in Weakley County, have
been visiting in this community.
Elbron Hawley, son Of James
Hawley, fell faom wagon loaded
with hay and fractured his ankle.
GLENDALE, April 10.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-04-13
iris Partisan. hpril 1O.1

paris Partisan, April 1OI
A Partisan reporter, while on the
streets yesterday, had the pleasure
of meeting Sen. r. P. Cole, who has
Just returned from a tour of the
counties OF Benton and Decatur in
the interest of his race for Congress.
The captain says he is highly graf
fled at the warm reception he re-
ceiyed from his old Democratic
friends everywhere, and glad to see
that the people are again buckling
on their armor to fight for the De
mocracy and Democratic principles
in the coming campaign.
Hesaid further: "After consult
ingwith q great many Of my friends
/ have concluded to say that should
I be nominated for Congress in this
contest I willnot ask forarenomina-
ton. am moved to this announce
ment because / think that out Of
the 10000 Democrats in the Eighth
Congressional District there are
numbers of them that fight as hard
and zealously for the party as my
self.who are entitled to considera-
ton. lam as much opposed to a few
men naonopolizing the official hon
orssof this district as / am to the
monopolies in trade and business
that falLso hard and heavily upon
tbepeople. Two of the candidates
in this contest have been honored
already by the party, one with four
wears in Congress and the other
EIGHT, and neither of them have &C
complished more than a great num-
ber-of their friends could have &C
complished, and especially friends
upon whom they had to rely for
their elections.
cTherefore, deeming that l could
do Che young men of this district
no greater service than to aid them
In getting rid of these two monop-
olies. I have concluded to say that
+ would be satisfied with one term
and thus leave a clean track for the
many worthy and meritorious Dem
ocrats who fight the battles of tllC
na1tv in the Eighth district, The
cen run without. having to contend
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-04-13
FROM WHEATL.Eyy
Regular correspondence

Regular correspondence
Thomas Ellison, of Pace, visited
friends here Sunday.
Thomas Berry, of Danville, was
over on a visit Sunday.
I. G. Craney, Of Danville, came
over on business last week.
The prospect for a good wheat
crop is very fiattering at present.
The infant child of John Collier
has been sick, but is some better.
Rev. John Garner preached here
Sunday and Rev. Jesse Farmer at
night
Hon. B. A. Enloe is spending a
few days in this community. He
will address the people at Crooked
Greek tonight.
We learn that measles" have
found their way into this locality.
Care should be taken to prevent a
further spread of the disease. We
suggest a quarantine.
WHEATLEy, April To-