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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-27
StonewaIl Jackson's Widow.

The news that Mrs. Stonewall Jack
Son is suffering from most painful
affection brings much sorrow to every
one in Charlotte, where she resides.
Mrs. Jackson lives in a plain, two
story dwelling on Trade street. A
narrow asphalt walk, bordered with
violets, leads up to the door; Ivy and
Madeira vines Chamber In profusicn
over the veranda, and two stately
magnolias In full bloom cast their
shadows out on the street. One need
not know he Is entering the home Of a
Southern woman, for glance around
as you enter acquaints you with that
fact. A large painting of "Stonewall"
Jackson occupies conspicuous posi-
ton; paintings of other Confederate
Generals adorn the walls, besides vari-
Gus souvenirs of the lost cause. There
Is no air of luxury in her apartments
only the refinement and culture of a
typical Southern woman are sug-
Gested.
Though suffering has left its indel-
ible traces, there are yet to be seen
marks of that beauty which captivated
young Jackson when he first met her
as Anna Morrison, at the home OF
General David Hill. The SHOWS OF
seventy winters have not been pitilcss
for her black hair has not lost its lus
ter. Her eyes-you think of nothing
else when looking Mt her-are black
and Observation-Disclosures On. Co. letter
to The August (Ga.) Chronicle.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-27
Anew Old Fashioned Compliments.

Paying compliments is usually a
profitless business unless they are de-
served, when they are inexpensive re-
wards of merit that are often more
acceptable than would be a gift Of
fine gold. Learning the art Of COM
plimenting was part Of the education
of gentlemen and ladies of 1.-THE old
school," but In these busy days we are
more inclined to let virtue be it's own
reward, and fail to compliment.
As an example Of the art of COM
plimenting it is told that Lord Ash
brook at the end Of days shooting,
In which he never even shot as much
as a feather from bird, was told by
the keeper of the game preserves that
'some people shoot worse than your
lordship."
How can that be, when 1 missed
every shotT' asked the nobleman.
AYE, but your lordship misses them
SO Clean" was the reply.
Mdlle. Rachel was anxious to have
her portrait painted by the artist In
gres. He informed her that 1t would
require four or five years to complete
the work.
"Then 1 must abandon the idea," ex-
claimed the great actress, "for may
be dead and buried before you have
immortaliZed me-"
II have no such pretention," replied
the painter, smilingly; your own
genius has already saved me the
trouble"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-27
OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
the Acorn's Mamma.

The Acorn's Mamma
''My dear" said Mrs. Oak to her
neighbor, Mrs. Elm,
Nodding at the close of the autumn's
bright day,
II am very, very tired, and glad for
winters night"
Then she rocked ten sleepy acorns
in her good, mother way.
"Ten thousand acorn jackets was not
little task,
And all the stuff I had was the dull
est shade of green,
While the autumn style was brown,
so they had to all be dyed.
They're the prettiest little coats that
you have ever scent
"And then ten thousand lunches had
to be prepared;
The children will be hungry when
they waken in the spring,
So all their jacket pockets are bulg-
EDITION TWELVE.
ing from their sides;
You'd really laugh TO see each
brown, round, funny little thing!
"I've worked myself quite bare Of
leaves, but would do it all again
For my dear little children" very
tenderly she said.
"How your branches creak, you poor
old treev called a little boy who
passed;
But Mother Oak smiled down on him
and wisely shook her head.
The Favorite.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-27
A Perfect Winter wheat.

Up to date farming cells what q per-
feet winter wheat should be. 1t
should mature early, as q few days
delay in harvesting may give rust,
blight or insects a chance to injure
the crop and it must be prolific in
yield. One variety will often produce
twenty bushels or more above the
yield of another on same soil and sim
liar conditions. 1t should have a stiff
straw to prevent the stems from fall
ing or lodging before harvest, which
will result only in shrunken and i'm
perfectly matured grain. 1t must be
hardy in winter, as some varieties
winter kill much more than others,
and it should have a thin skin. Some
kinds have so thick a skin that there
will be several pounds more Of bran
and less of -four than with other thin
ner skinned sorts, which makes them
undesirable for the miller. Can all
these qualities be combined in one va
riety, and who will first offer such
variety to the publics
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-27
Woman in the TYansvaaT.

The average Boer is of the muscular
type, big and brawny, but having, as
a rule, no beauty except that Of ruddy
cheeks and q look of health. Here
and there in the Transvaal one comes
across handsome Dutch girl, but gen
orally the women have little of the
fresh and simple beauty Of their kin
arsd of northern Europe. Dress does
not add to their attractions, their
dress and their gowns generally be-
Ing of some cheap print and their bon
nsts of a hideous poke shape. Boer
women have a strange fear of the eff
feet Of the sun on their compilations,
and very often they are pale and pasty
looking. 1t is funny to see how a
Boer woman will shade her face and
even put her hands under her apron
to protect them when she goes out in
to the sunshine.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-27
Guate mala's Bird Of Freedom.

"The quetzal, Guatemala's bird Uf
freedom" said Colonel I. G. Stuart, of
Kentucky, who has recently returned
from Mexico, "can beat the American
eagle hands down on the score Of plum
age. 1t is indeed a most gorgeous bird,
with neck glittering in iridescent
splendor and a brilliant five-pronged
tail that makes the rainbow hunt a
dark corner
'Its head is like that of a parrot,
with a powerful and peculiar shaped
bill and its cry is likened to the word
libertad, which means liberty. The
quetzal adorns the coins, coat-of-arms
and other Guatemala insignia, and the
bird is held in the greatest esteem by
all Guatemalans, and to kill or capture
it is akin to treason. One day was
talking to my friend, Signor Villejas
about the quetzal and some Of the ira
ditions concerning it, and asked him
If it were really the national law of
Guatemala that the bird could not be
Cdptuicu.
"'Si, signor, ST. he replied. 1t ID
not only re national law of Guatemala,
but it is re national law of re quetzals
of re birds zemselves; zey will not
live in re cage. When re man capture
re quetzal, which is not often, and put
re bird in re cage, he utters once re
warning cry "Libertad" and If re man
at once do not atone for re insult to re
bird and release him, he once more ut.
tiers re warning cry, "Libertad." Zen
If re man do not let him go he takes
hold of re bars of re cage with his pc
culiar bill and spreading the five
prongs of his beautiful tail among the
bars on the other side, he breaks his
beautiful neck with twist and
brushes his broken heart. Re bird will
not live In re cage."-Washington Star.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-27
Thu Site for An Orchard,


While many who claim to speak
with the voice Of authority assert that
an orchard should always be upon land
which slopes toward the north, we
have seen many a good orchard in
which the slope was in other direc-
lions. A belt of wood or other wind
break may be sufficient protection for
1t even if it does blossom early. What
Is of more Importance is that it should
be we'll drained. AS an old orchardist
once told us, trees will not stand it
to have wet feet all the time any bet
ter than you and would" We think
he said apple trees should not be
where the water was within four feet
of the surface, while pear trees might
be set within three feet of the water
level If the water was not stagnant,
and ounces within one foot. Pears
will do well in a clay soil, while ap-
ples and peaches will not unless it is
thoroughly underdrained, and even
then peaches will not do as well as
on light sandy or gravelly soil. In
setting an orchard avoid spots that are
known to be subject to early and late
frests. While these are usually low
and wet lands we know tof frost
bslts" or what used to be known as
frozen valleys" which extended over
both high and low land. There was
probably a sufficient reason for this
current of cold air, but we cannot ex-
plain the cause of 1t.
In setting fruit trees have land in
sood condition and get thrifty trees
but the largest tree is not always the
best. Two year old apple and pear
trees and peaches one year old from
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-27
Cause and Remedy for Shiny Milk.

SduS0 Uu1 nOuC0y W. S"s"y
One of the most common and puz-
cling difficulties experienced by milk
men is the development Of sliminess
In the milk, which prevents cream
from rising and otherwise Injuries the
quality. Bacteria, which cause these
changes, are not very common, and
will not usually appear in clean and
well regulated diaries. Sometimes 1t
comes from the dust of special lot Of
hay which the farmer Is using, some
times from the water used in wash
Ing the cans or possibly from bacteria
that get attached to the cows body in
the pastures or swamps.
Often the trouble is spread from one
farm to all the others in the commun-
ity through exchanging cans at the
creamery or on the milk routes. In
such case the remedy is complete
sterilization by super-heated steam of
all cans that are used for distributing
milk, followed by q washing Of the
cows stalls in dairies where the trou-
BILE has appeared. Other kinds of bac-
terra cause such troubles as tainted
milk, blue milk, red milk and soapy
milk. The remedy in all such cases
must be to look for some unusual
cause and remove 1t, following with
disinfection Of the stable and thorough
cleansing Of the cow.-Professor w.
81. Conn, of Connecticut.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-27
The Forgotten TOYS.

nc FOTkOktoU tOvSs
Tho soft gray twilight Of a long
summer day was lingering in the
dusty old attic where the lumber Of
many years reached almost to the tiny
skylight.
In corner, propped against the
wall, stood dapple gray hobby horse,
worn and scratched it is true, but yet
retaining some of the dignity he wore
in better days. Beside him, almost I'M
recognizable under his coat Of dirt lay
a little Chinaman, with only his long
black pigtail to distinguish him from
other dolls. They were whispering
together in the dim corner, for the
Hobby Horse and the Chinaman were
brothers in misfortune. The Hobby
Horse, with a shake of his head and
a deep sigh, remarked that he never
dreamed of coming down as low as to
live among old boxes and broken fur
niture."
The Chinaman echoed his sigh, but
said, as cheerfully as he could: "Never
mind: don't fret. Things might have
been worse: they might have poked
us into the dust hole. Here, at any
rate, we are allowed to spend our old
age in peace and comfort"
But the Hobby Horse refused to
be comforted. He snorted derisively
and exclaimed: There was far more
comfort in the nursery! Do you re-
member the toy cupboard? You lived
there, but I was rather too long. My
wheels would not allow the door to
shut and little Arthur was obliged to
keep me under the sofa, instead. All!
1t was cozy there, I can tell you; for
it was quite near the fireplace and on
cold winter nights 1 fell asleep.
"But it must have been lonely"
said the Chinaman, whose name was
Ting-Tong 81 should not have liked
1t bit. We had fine times in the
cupboard when the household were
asleep in bed. Sometimes we had a
ball and danced all night, and in the
morning was so limp that nurse could
make nothing of me and used to put
me aside till felt more recovered"
"Do you remember little Arthur?
What kind little fellow he used to
be-" said the Hobby Horse, dreamily.
sHow we'll recollect that Christmas
morning when he came running into
the nursery dressed in his best velvet
suit. with his cheeks red and his eyes
bright, and how he dragged me from
under the sofa and laid his hot face
against my head and whispered in my
ear. Dear old Gee he said, hugging
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-27
Fashion Notes.

Gold fringe is used extensively to
finish the ends Of sashes.
Sleeves are constantly growing
larger, not only at the elbow but at the
top.
Broad sleeves, or shoulder effects,
and full skirts assure us that broad
effects in coiffures will reign.
The popularity of the half-sleeves
ON both Jackets and dress waists, neg
ligees and tea gowns, is constantly in
creasing.
Sleeves of Liberty silk, chiffon, or
fine silk tissue should never be applied
plain, on account of the sheerness of
material.
The sleeve of the moment is mod
erately full at the top, and ends at
the elbow, where it is frilled with
lace or plaitings.
A beautiful belt is made Of strip
Of cluny lace insertion laid over a
white gros-grain ribbon. These are ex-
quisitely dainty.
Very small Empire fans are all the
vogue again, and they must be either
white encrusted with gold or Of some
very bright color.
Gold bands will be used with bands
of lace ribbon, embroidery and open
work stitching for yokes, collars and
girdles, also let in the seams Of skirts.
The autumn brings forth a great
number of mixed woods in which there
are gold threads. stripes and even dots,
which will be used for the sleeves and
trimmings in combination with plain
stuffs.
Empire girdles are very attractive
and they are made of cloth of gold,
taffeta silk, panne velvet and ribbon.
The popular fastening is series Of
gold buckles.
Shirring or gathering are favorite
modes of disposing of the fullness
upon close fitting lining. The
wrinkled sleeve is really very pretty
in Liberty silk. 1t looks exactly as II
a too-long sleeve had been pushed up
in the lining.
In most of the gowns of quiet shades
little color is put in at the neck in
the form of stock and vest. The
color is not carried out at the waist
and sleeves in many of the goods as
earlier In the season. Very little or no
velvet is used, with the exception Of
| ribbon velvet.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-27
A Life For d Tree,

1t is we'll that the United States Gov
eminent should look to the matter Of
forest preservation in due time before
it comes to the point reached by Rus
STA, when, in 1886, on December %, the
record of Russian legislation was en-
riched by the addition of a law which
provided that any one caught cutting
down tree without proper authority
should be sent to Siberia for life. This
was forestry preservation with q
vengeance; but it was too radical even
for the Russians, and few years later
the law was repealed. The same year
that this law was enacted the govern
ment lost about 100000 American
money on account of forest fires, the
forest revenues at that time amounting
to only $500, 900 annually. These forest
fires did such damage that in one pro-
vince, in an area of about 100000 acres,
there was not a tire left for the produc-
tion Of building timber.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-27
Those ljttIa Ruchinps.

Ask eight out of any ten fashionable
dressmakers about ruching and they
will say enthusiastically, "cover every.
thing with them. No trimming except
LINGERIE tucks is so stylish"
These little ruchings solve many an
awkward problem, and especially are
they helpful to tall, thin women who
can cover up many hollOws and angu-
larities with yards of the little gath
cred fabric.
Tiny ruchings Of liberty silk, chiffon
and net are placed everywhere possible
on the summer gown that is not to be
washed.
They are not wide; varying from
half an inch to an inch; from three to
eight rows are used on the hem of
ruffles to give that swirl to the lower
part of the skirt which is SO necessary.
They are used very much on petit
coats also. Many Of the new silk
skirts have from three to six rows of
them at the bottom Of knife-plaited
flounce,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-27
INDIAN ARSENAL.
Two Thousand Arrowheads Found Buried
Under q Stone.

The Chester Comm correspondent
of the Hartford Courant writes as fol-
lows: Among the collections of In
dian relics owned in this State prob
ably the finest, with one exception, IS
owned by Herbert Southmayd, in the
town Of Durham. A large part Of
them We're found by Mr.. Southmayd
himself, as he is a confirmed relic
hunter and knows many of the caves
and camping grounds used by the
tribes Of this state. White flint, black
flint, rose quartz, red and yellow jas
per, limestone and glass stone were
the stones used in the manufacture Of
three thousand arrow heads, varying
from the size of thumb nail to those
nearly as large as n hand. His axes
include the fine-edged, highly polished
tool to the rough, unfinished speci-
mems. He has thirty Of these, one Of
which turns the scales at sixteen
ounces.
OF his eleven pestles the longest
measures fourteen and one-half inches
in length. Gouges used by the In
dams in working out the inside of logs
which they had first charred, in max
ing their canoes, number twenty.
There are ten fine specimens of adze
and twelve chisels. OF his three pipes
the one he values most highly Is short
stemmed, perfect-bowled and was
found few miles from his home 1t
looks much like a common clay pipe
of to-day, excepting the color, which
is that Of red clay. The breastplates
are notched around the edges, a notch
for each battle the wearer was en-
gagged in. On one of them can be
counted sixty-five notches, denoting
either a chieftain or one much given
| to fighting.
There are three war club heads, and
dozen hide scrapers, used in cleaning
the hides from which their clothing
and tents were made. Among the most
interesting specimens to the ordinary
man and which cause peculiar sensa
ton as their use is explained are the
three scalping knives. A string OF
| wampum was taken from a skeleton
| found in Portland. A red clay ket
tie is absolutely perfect. A bone orna
| ment found in q cove is considered
very valuable, as but few Of them are
| In existence. The drills used for max
ing the holes for the leather thongs
in their moccasins and skin canoe
show great skill and patience, as they
had nothing but stones with which
they tapered these from about the
size Of q pencil down to a sharp point
OF these he has fifteen.
Brass arrowheads ana culver d.
vide honors with two iron tomahawks
During a rain storm year or two
ago Walter Lane sought shelter under
q shelving rock at North Guilford, and
while stirring the ground up to ascer-
tain what depth had been made by the
decay of leaves he was surprised to
find an arrowhead. Renewed effort
brought out thirty five Of them. Re
turning the next day with spade and
sieve, he dug out 1000 specimens, and
from evidences found it was doubtless
a spot where they were made and laid
away against the time Of need. Over
| 1900 have been taken from that spot.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-27
Dairy Notes.

Success in the dairy is not all cow.
Judicious feeding does not imply ex-
cessive feeding.
A COW must be a hearty eater to be
a good producer.
Driving cows in a hurry is money
losing operation.
Increase the food as long as the flow
Of milk increases.
The more COW Is exposed the less
milk she will give.
In feeding assimilation Is the only
true measure Of value.
The rich quality of cows milk Ii
largely born with her.
Milk secretion should not be greatly
encouraged before calving.
1t is the milk from the fresh COW
that produces the most perfect flavor.
A variety of food often gives a bet
ter return than the chemical analysis
of the food would indicate.
Cows do not eat alike nor act alike,
and the wise' dairyman will make due
allowance for all peculiarities.
What the milk cow requires is good
food in variety, regularity and enough
of it; feed succulent food for milk.
The best dairy COW is the one that
produces the most butter fat every
twelve months on the least feed.
The quality of the butter depends
more upon the skill of the operator
than the particular plan Of operation.
If choice butter can be produced
more easily and cheaply in one way
than in another that is the way to
adopt.
If the milk is to be set in deep cans
in cold water to raise the cream the
sooner it goes from the COW to the
can the better.
More care must be taken not to
overfeed when ground feed is given
than when the grain is fed whole; the
cows get off their feed easier.
Keep a cow waiting for her feed or
| to be MIXED and she worries, and a
worrying cow is not profitable. Be
on time with milking and feeding.
Farmers who think the dairy meth
DDS of their fathers good enough for
them had better not attempt dairying
In these days. Up to date dairying
only is profitable.
Select the cows for a special pur-
pose. A man starting cotton factory
does not purchase machinery for man.
ufacturing wooden goods. II you ex-
pect butter from cows secure butter
producing cows, not beefy ones.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-27
Use Of the Roller.


One reason why the value of the roll
er on the farm has not been better ap-
preciated has been that many farmers
did not know why it was used or
should be, and therefore did not know
how or when to use it to the best ad-
vantage. Like the plough and harrow,
its proper work is to puiverize the soil.
and the making a level surface by
pressing small stones down out of the
way is but incidental, and really of
doubtful benefit. Certainly 1t would
be better that the stones should be re-
moved. To roll a heavy soil when
wet makes the soil more compact, and
should only be done when the frost
has thrown out the roots Of grain,
grass or clover, and they need to be
pressed hack, and the earth made firm
against the roots that they may not
dry up. But to make a seed bed the
ground should be narrowed to bring
the Jumps and hard clods to the sur
face, then given a chance to dry SO
that they will crumble under pressure,
and repeat narrowing and rolling until
all is fine. After seeding roll only
when land is light and dry. This
presses earth down to the seed and
causes quicker termination. We like
a heavy roller for all this work ex-
cepting for the spring rolling of grain,
and even then If the ground is not too
wet. But the roller should always be
so made that it can be weighted down,
Or so that the driver may get on when
weight is needed, and dismount when
It is not.-The Cultivation