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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-08-11
sacred 0rouno.

The ground on which a foreign lega.
ton stands is considered as belonpine
to the country whose flag floats from
the legation roof. Surprising a MEM
Der. OF foreign legation In London
committed murder, all we couId do
would be to Suggest" Ga fayorite din.
iomatic word, always used. except N
relation to China) that the offender
should be sent back to his native conn
try and punished there. Some time
ago, when certain gentleman. whose
name was well known at the time was
kidnapped into the Chinese legation an
inspector from Scotland Yard imme-
diately proceeded thither and released
the prisoner. This was a most serious
breach OF international law. and was
Intensely discussed 'in diplomats or
rles.' Since the Chinese legation i
part and parcel of China. an inv,ston
d the celestial empire was thus ,nads
" . Scotland Yard oaiciali--chamnsrsi
Journal.
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4 Partial Selling System.

There has long been conflict between
the advocates Of the soiling system and
the advocates Of the pasturing system.
Extreme views have been commended
for on both sides of the question. Those
IN fayortof soiling would have us adopt
that sys.em to the exclusion of every
tnlng eAe. Those that are extremists
on pasturage would have us do nothing
IN the soiling line. The natural homes
Oh these two theories are far apart:
one is on the western shore of the
North Sea and the other on the west
ern plains OF the United States. An
exclusively soiling system paws In
some cases on our great plains. Re-
tween these extremes Of location mart
soiiing and part pasturing will prove to
be most profitable. Where land is high
In price and labor not too expensive a
partial soiling system should be adopt-
ed. 1t has been proved by trials car
ried on at some of our own experiment |
stations that four times as great n |
weight of grass can be raised on n
meadow that is moved as on the same |
meadow IL 1t is used for pasturare
This is doubtless due to two facts; one,
that the grass is being constantly
trampled on when the meadow is being
pastured and the ground packed hard.
and the other is that the eating off of
the grass as fast as it grows decreases
the total amount of root development.
A decrease in size of the root means
lessened ability to collect food for the
plant. On the other hand the food
that is collected by the root is eaten off
In the root leaf and is not elaborated
by the leaf and returned to increase
the size of the root. When it is desired
to carry a good many animals on
small area the soiling system should be
used, at least in part.-Farm, Field and
Preside.
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NEWS FOR THE FAIR SEX,
NOTES OF INTEREST ON NUMEROUS
FEMININE TOPICS.
The Law and the Rouge Pot-Witty Di-
aries Are Smart Fad-Cerman Tribute
to British Nurses-Exquisite Lingerie
My Ladys CoIor-Etc., Etc.
The Law and the Rouge Pot.

In a book that 1 have been reading
says a London Madame Gossip, there
Is woman who has invented mask
of gold-beater's skin, which transforms
her from very unpleasant-l looking
person to a radiantly-lovely beauty.
What fortune might be won if this
effort of imagination could be made a
fact. The curious thing is, however,
that the use of it by any lady for the
purpose of "enticing any of his Tor herr
Majesty's male subjects into marriage"
would come under the operation of
forgotten statute of ITO, and entitle
the wearer to be prosecuted for sor-
cery."
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Important Point in a Calf. r,ain;nr.

one Of the important things in rails
ing a good calf is to train It to be led
by the halter when it is small. II
makes 1t much easier and more pleas
ant to handle it when 1t is grown. II
is out small task to train a calf if the
work Is begun In season, or colt eth
er, out II they are not battered and led
until they are two or three years old
there will surely be trouble, possibly
broken bones to mend, and not ALWAYS
the bones of the frightened and there
lore refractory animal. II we were
buying a COW we would willingly paw
ten dollars more for one that has been
narned to come when it's name was
called, and that we could lead home
py the horn or by halter than for one
that was wild and unused to being
handled. In fact, we would not take
that sort Of an animal as a gift now.
Tor we are not as spry or as strong as
we were forty years ago, and we have
no desire to engage in wrestling
match with wild animal.-American
Cultivator.
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short and Useful Pointers.


Sunlight is good disinfectant for /,
stable.
AS a rule, cattle are kept in too close
| quarters.
Overlooking is a waste; underfeedine
is sin.
If your hens are overfat don't expect
many eggs.
If the hens are to be profitable they
must be kept scratching.
A covered and cemented manure pit
will save its cost every year.
The dry seasons are the ones that
make new friends for sorghum.
There can be no question as to the
profit of a few hogs on every farm.
IL you possess a running stream of
water, by all means cultivate some
water-cress.
The only proper way to make old
wheat land more productive is to ro-
tate the crops.
The barn in which stock Is kent
should have plenty Of air and sunshine
at all times.
In order to be successful sheep-breed- |
ing has got to be conducted on scienti- |
fic principles.
To insure success with young pigs a
good shelter, and a yard to exercise in.
must be provided.
Always bear In mind that the cost of
producing a pound of pork increases
with the age of the pig.
This country has too many scrub"
mixers az well AZ scrub" cows. II
sn't always The fault Ok the seM
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Chine and the ExoertS

A saturnalia of crime reigned, and
the good king was much distraught.
Calling together his wise men, he babe
them speak frankly as to the causes
of the public ills and without fear to
suggest remedies.
''The trouble, o king" replied the
wise men, touching the ground with
their foreheads, arises from too keen a
competition among the professional ex-
pert witnesses, whereby there has
come to pass such cutting of rates
that even the poorest criminal need not
despair of acquittal. We recommend
a royal decree fixing such fees for ex-
pert testimony as shall place immunity
from punishment beyond the reach of
all save the wealthiest and most noted
"Fiatr' commanded the king, and
thanked them for their good advice.
This story illustrates how easy it was
to accomplish almost anything by Judi
.ious legislation.-Detroit Journal.
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Sows at Farrowing Time,

The condition Of sows at farrowino
Time is more essential than the care OF
the pigs. II sow is i'm the right con
dltion, she will have little trouble in
narrowing and il one commences right
the work is half done. Old and Young
sows should be wintered separately
and fed largely upon shorts. with but
little corn. 1t is better to warm the
water and mix with the feed during
very cold weather. Young sows should
nave full feed up to the time of farrow
ing, and not more than four ears of
corn should be given each sow at n
reed during the coolest weather.
III possible, stay with the sow when
narrowing and give her a pail of water
to drink. For the first two DAVIS
give water with a handful of shorts.
and for the balance of the week two
handfuls Of shorts at feed. This will
not unduly stimulate the milk flow un-
I'll the young pigs are in condition to
take care of it, and will be the cause
OF saving many pigs that would later
die OF thumps. Move the young pigs
out of their bed at twenty-hours old
and see that they are moved about each
day. Fat pigs are worthless and the
youngsters must have exercise. Place
a small trough near the pen to which |
the young pigs can have access, and
when a month old begin to feed them
little milk and shorts. Remove them
to Held as soon as the grass is large
enough and wean them at two months
Did, when the males and females
should be separated.-New England
Homestead.
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Exquisite Lingerie.

Lingerie grows more exquisitely
dainty year by year. An Empire night
robe of shell pink surah has a square
neck, with inserted guimpe of lace and
wash ribbon. 1t is gathered just below
the bust into band of lace beading.
through which pink ribbon is drawn.
The sleeves are merely large puff de-
scending half way to the elbow, and
edged by a deep ruffle. At the hem of
the gown, which is slightly trained, is
SIX inch ruffie. A lace jabot extends
from neck to foot in front. The other
garments completing the set are SIM
ilarly decorated, and special feature
OF the chemise is the entire absence
OF fullness in the front, while the back
is gathered full into a ribbon woven
beading.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-08-11
Tha Good Fellow CirIf

The good fellow girl is a produc
OF modern society. says Mrs Sage
There could not possibly be any con
geniallty or even sympathetic interes
between me and this fin de siecl,
creature.
was not good fellow" when
was young. Yet 1 had a good time.
was bridesmaid nine times. which
shows that l was neither friendIess nor
neglected, and entered into all the so.
clal pleasures of the other young peo.
pie. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
but there wasn't good fellow" girl
among us. u
Since that time this new kind of n
girl has-come upon the social horizon.
She plays tennis and golf She talks
about horses like a jockey. She is
proud of her slang vocabulary. She
isn't easily shocked. She rides a wheel
IN abbreviated skirts. She smokes
a cigarette If she feels like it.
In truth, she has lost the sweetness.
refinement and dignity that makes
womanhood beautiful.
Some men will like her free man.
ners and speech. She will doubtless
get married, because she will have no
hesitation in helping the man along il
he seems at all backward. She Is not
hampered by any traditions of past.
She boasts that she has cast aside the
that bound her sex. She be-
lieves that she revels in a newly found
and delicious freedom. She does not
know that many of the men who find
her companjOnable do not admire her.
Nor do l think they would call her
heir ideal of what wife and moth
n should be. Tt often she loses their
aspect and : 1othing in return.
AS one man once said to a girl of |
his type:
She is good comrade, but would
lot want her for a WIFE,"
To my way Of thinking, the old
ashioned girl can never be improved
pom. She was gentle, home-loving and
ome-making, and she was very sweet
nd lovable. She could not tool
zach. She did not know any slang.
he wouldn't have ridden n wheel I'M
er any circumstances, and she would
ave scorned to be thought lone of
he boys" And she won a measure {
respect, admiration, love and hon.
ye Of which any woman might well be
'oud. am glad to say there are still I
any girls like her. May the good 4
How" girls reign be ShOrt.-Washing- |
n Star. r
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gay, and rs we made the rows ono foo
apart and set the plants three incba,
apart, L calculated that to set the 175.
ooo plants on one acre would cost no,
less than $50, even with cheap labor
But now that we have "the hang, n,
the transplanting business, and with
the ground In as good order as II
should be, we can set double that num.
per with just as much ease, writes n
Greener, in the American Agricultur;s+
We now plant four inches in the rows
and make the rows fourteen irohor
apart and the work of planting an acre
represents less than thirty days labor
Inc point is to have the soil very
me and mellow so that the planting
can De done WIN the fingers alone ord
without the use of a dibber. The work
tnen progresses very rapidly. Pick nm
a plant with the left hand and Mace
the Dub part upon the ground n LITTLE
W the right of where You wish the
pant to stand. Then press the index
nhger OF the right hand upon the bulb
hiu push 1t down to its place. For a
mango you can take the middle finger
IL the right hand. At any rate it takes
1hly one motion and the thing is done.
win little practice a nimble-fingered
'oungster will set 5000 plants in ten
lours. 1t is work and somewhat tedi-
JUS and hard on back and knees and
nee pads will come handy. For that
eason L shall rejoice when we get a
nachlne to set onion plants.
we flnd very material difference in
ne cost of wedding in favor of the new
lethod as against the older plan. This
especially the case later in the sea-
'h ana ON land infested with purslane.
is almost impossible to keep this
eed down in the heat of early fall.
mons grown on the new plan ripen I'D
eeks ahead of those grown from seed.
hen the purslane begins to crowd us.
pull and market the onions. and for 9
veral years past we have sold these
rly, large bulbs at an average of r
shty-five cents per bushel. L
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-08-11
Combining Fatteninp CattIe.

The common method of fattening cat
= Tie whiie they are roaming about on the
pasture or range with other animals
!, is about as Improbable as can be, and
!, yet many prefer this to combining them.
Proper food of course is the first es-
sential for fattening steers, bnt next
TO the right kind of food we have to
consider its cost. The cost is naturally
dependent upon the amount, and the
more that the cattle which are being
Iattened for market roam about the
greater quantity of food will they re-
qulre to make given weight. Not
only this, but the animals are often an
noyed by other cattle i'm the field. and
the worry and fright might neutralize
all the good obtained i'm one DAVIS ra-
ton. In order that the food shall do
the greatest amount of good, the cattle
must have cOntented minds. 1t is ONLY
necessary to make the experiment TO
satisfy one of the business of this
claim. Two years ago had ten steers
winch L was ready to fatten for mar
ket. They were about equal to each
other in point of healthfulness and
promise. TO test the value of confin- |
ing them during the fattening period. |
five were turned out to run wild in n |
pasture all summer, and the other five
were confined in a stable with a ward
attached where they could obtain all
the exercise really needful. At first
the confined cattle did not take kindly
to their narrow quarters, but seemed
restless and discontinued. During the
hrst week L believe they actually lost
In weight, and I was almost prepared
to say that It paid better to give fat.
tening steers their freedom. Had
not persisted in the experiment
should have drawn improper conclu- {
sions, as doubt not many others have
done heretofore. But after the first i
week the confined animals became bet
ter accustomed to their quarters, and
hey contentedly chewed their food 9
rested a good deaA and became fat. 7
sleek and lazy. Every pound of food t
hen went to make fat, and it was as s
onishing to see how rapidly they in O
reased In weight. 1t was evident a
within fortnight that the tide had II
urned in favor of the confined cattle.
n order to make them lay on the fat G
hey did it was essential that they q
hould be kept quiet and contented,
nd this can be done where the sur a
are pleasant the food good NJ
nd nothing is allowed to brighten m
hem. A little green and tempting food III
an unusual nature should be given Il,
} them occasionally, and this will HELM ST
make them peaceful and satisfied. or
I feeding them they should be given ne
lst enough to make them fat and w
Ivy, but not to clog up their systems. w
hen the fat-making process stops. At
e end of two months the confined IN
title had gained between fifteen and m,
Tenty-five pounds more than the five sir
lowed to roam loose in the field. and IN,
1t cost no more to feed them the III.
in was all profit.-William Conway. sio
American Cultivator. ca,
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wnich neips tiSm to retain their shape
very careful people use boot trees"
Gloves should be peeled off the hand
from wrist to fingers, sprinkled with .
iit1e orrls powder, turned right side
out, and laid smoothly away between
strips of perfuGGed flannel.
Hats and bonnets should be brushed
AFTER wearing, and the flowers or feath.
ers re-arranged.
Ribbons and sashes will keep fresh
longer if rolled about crushed tissr.
paper when not in use.
Clothes that are not in constant use
Will be better for an occasional airing
ana brushing. Dust, if allowed to col.
lect on any article Of dress, will soon
destroy its color.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-08-11
Melted Art District Of Paris

Ihackeray said Of the Quarter Latin
district OF Paris: ''The life Of the young
artist here is the easiest, merriest, dirti.
est existence possible. He comes to
faris, probably at sixteen, from his
province; his parents settle 5000 year
on him, and pay his master; he estab-
fishes himself in the Pays Latin; he
arrives at his atelierat a tolerably early
hour, and labors among a score of COM
panions as merry and as poor as him.
SELF The students quarter is located
south of the Seine, where the principal
colleges and schools have been situated
for many centuries, and where numer.
GUS students have lived.
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Witt Diaries Are a Smart Fad.

Journal la pepys are the newest
rad OF New York women. In these
books they chronicle their daily social
doings, all the witty sayings of those
they come in contact with, which are
numerous, as American society boasts
OF many smart women. Any comment
their own bright minds suggest are al
so recorded. These are to be handed
down to posterity. One of the leading
spirits In the most exclusive set has
dedicated her journal to her great
granddaughter, devising that she only
shall first read it. What interesting
reading it will prove when that time
comes can well be fancied.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-08-11
German Tribute to British Nurses.

DIR. Krummacher, one of the German
medical attaches who has just returned
from South Africa, and has been de-
scribing the details Of the British medi-
cal service to Berlin audience, re-
ferred in terms of warm admiration to
the Army Nursing Sisters. He express
ed his regret that such an institution
as an organized corps of nurses belong
ing to the army is unknown In Ger
many, where the nurses in time of war
are supplied by the religious commun-
tiles and by the Red Cross,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-08-11

The rotunda Of the capitol at Wash.
ington is ninty-six feet in diameter and
$50 feet high. 1t is a circular hall In
the centre of the building, and contains
eight large historical paintings. The
great dome oyerarches it. The Rotun.
da Is also name applied to a public
Enclosure and favorite resort in Dub
lin, Ireland.
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FARM And GARDEN NOTES.
ITEMS Of INTEREST ON AcRIcul
Tu3Al TOPICS,
1Tow rSnmus On Your Poor Land-Ducks
and Geese Like Weeds important Point
IN a Calls Training-sows at Farrowing
Time-Ei., Etc.
Grow Humus on Your Poor Land.

III your land is too poor to grow a
crop OF red clover, which is used to
STORE up nitrogen in the land, try COW
peas or crimson clover, or something
else that can be used to plough under
ana VIII grow on poor land and thus
add vegetable matter, or humus as it
Is called, to the soil. By doing this
you VIII soon find that the land is
steadily improving, and, indeed. some
FARMERS who are doing it are securing
an Increased yield of crops year by
year, and their land receives no fertili-
zation whatever, not even manure.
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A man named Powdermaker and his
associates recently applied to Congress
for authority to dig up. the streets Of
Washington and lay an underground
system of pipes and conduits for the
purpose of distributing cool air among
the hcunes aud otficaa Of the city;
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To Keep Ones Clothes in orde,

Brush skirts after wearing them. and
nurn wrong side out before hanging
on skirt hangers.
AIR Dodlces thoroughly, wrong side
out, before putting them away. When
ready to put away, stuff the sleeves
with tissue paper, and hang them on
coat hangers.
Shoes should be busted and polished
before being set IN the closet. They
MAY also b stuffed With, tissue paper.
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TranspIanting Onions,

When I first got onto the new wrin-
kle La raising onions found that 1900
plants were about all that q novice
NM able " put Int tie ground In enc
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IArough Pullman Palace Sleeper,
between New Orleans and Memphis,
Aansas City, 6t. Louis and Chicago
v1sneus change, making direct eonneo.
ions With hrst-olass lines to ell points
An: great steel bridge spanning shs
Oaio river at Cairo completed, and eli
Trains freight and passsnser) now run.
eing regularly over il, TIM . avoiding the
esiays and annoyance incident 10 trans
Ter hy ferry boat
4 Il. HANSON. Gen. Is Agt.
Chicago.
ssA 4 soorz- =. =. 4. NsADAiA
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The dew that ID annually depositsd
on the surfacs Of rnslaud IL equal 8
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A man IL generally at his heaviest 10
biz fnrtietA years
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
United States Senators.

OHftcu CtutCS OcuutVHS.
:. D. McEnery, term expiring on the 4th Of
March, 1900.
Don Gallery, term expiring on the 4th Of
March, 1901.
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ped about the body, reaching from
waist to knees, while the breast ia GOV.
cred by a blue cloth, hanging loosely
from the neck to shoulders. The prics
OF the wife, the herd of cows. always
forms an interesting part of the wed
dlng procession, as both parties take
pride In the display. During the feast
Ing and dancing at these weddings the
bride sits to one side wailing and Ia
menting. That is the proper conduct
for girl in her position, although they
are as a rule glad enough to be mar
ried.
Upon reaching the manageable age |
both men and women shave their
heads. The men leave circle on the
top and the woman tuft Of hair. This
turf or hair, which is on the crown
Of the head, is smeared with a mixture
of grease and red ochre, and gathered
INTO a sort Of crest or topknot. Their
clothing until they don their bridal
costume consist principally of beads.
'rass jewelry and numerous strings of
,harms. Native fathers are not in IA
FOR OF clothing their daughters. as they
consider 1t a useless expense. Legally
woman has no rights, but her father
las, and unless her husband can show
ust grounds for complaint he cannot
ID himself of his wife. Their process | /
y law Is exceedingly tedious, and that :
act alone prevents many men from IL
eking divorce. II
In the mission schools we find that t
he native girls show a decided aptitude q
'r everything which we endeavor to
'ach them, excepting truth and arith.
'etic. They fail far short Ia those o
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