The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08


eminent.
The School Board of Holyoke, Mass,
has decided to employ only married
men as principals, believing that Det-
ter results can be attained.
Municipal government will be taught
in the public schools of San Francisco.
A miniature city government will be
run in all les departments.
Chicago comes pretty near being one
half of the State of Illinois, for out OF
the S4.O59,OOO paid into the State tax
funa Cook County contributes $1,6le'-
900.
Bank note and general Autograph
ing work has reached a high degree or
perfection in intricacy Of design In
late years, and while counterfeitlng
has not been stopped the difficulties
have been greatly increased.
You are lucky to be alive. One quar-
ter of the people die before they are
six wears old, one-half die before they
reach the age of sixteen, and only one
In every 100 persons born ever reaches
the age of sixty-fve.
W!esbaden landlord brought an
action in the Oberlandergericht 1.-THE
Court of Appeals for damages caused
to mis- property by fleas, alleged to have
been introduced into the building by
the tenants Newfoundland dog.
The Spanish American war and the
British-Boer war have given the world
popular lessons in the geography OF
| the West Indies, the Philippines and
South Africa. 1t now looks as If the
next series of geographical studies
| will be concerning China.
The value of the mineral and metal
production of the United States for
| 1890. according to the Engineering ana
Mining Journal, was no less than 81
lis. 7SO. S3O-an increase of nearly 4O
| per cent. over the output for the pre-
vious calendar year.
| A Kansas man has discovered a way
to crow seedless watermelons. Now
If he can only point the way to pro
uucing waterless stock, whether
Of the animate or inanimate variety
he will have accomplished something
that ought to send his name down tt
posterity in a halo of glory.
| Women who write to the papers II
know If they have the right to abstrac
| money from their husbands pockets
| while the husbands sleep, can copy TIT
conduct of the Nackensack woman, i
they have any doubts. She cloroform
ed her husband and took all the none!
he had.
Quite the latest proposition to en-
large the sphere of usefulness OF IN
street railway, is that of the Chicag
Alderman, who suggests that the cit
garbage be hauled by the cars betweel
the hours of midnight and a.
There are thirty-five stations fror
which the garbage would have to b
collected and delivered Is the cremd
{ tory or dumps.
I, The Supreme Court of Pennsylvani
, has held.that it is the duty of those l
n charge of a moving car to stop 1t an
!. take a child who is stealing rid
, either inside the car. or else to stop IN
o car and put him off. In the case ]
q point the company was held liable II
injury to a child who was riding Q
h the step. who, on being frightened Q
= the conductor, fell off and was II
f jured.
@ The New Orleans City Council pr
l. poses to use kerosene In killing OH u
d mosouitoes. All citizens are require
TO sprinkle their vaults, drains al
q cisterns with the oil, under a penal
y of SIS for failing to do SO. The remet
.. Is said to be effective in a high q
v, gree. but where used so extensively
IS is possibIe the cure would be wor
IS than the disease.
IS The Countess of Warwick mas q
It, ated something of a sensation by
article on the worship of mammon
s. English society. The strange part Oh
ut is why she should elect to denoun
r. England for being .emlnently hum
a and keeping race with the times. FL
err lands greed has never been doubtt
Is E,r sons and daughters are expect
of TO have inherited al some measure q
ke love of mammon, and presentati
tx- / ,of have been sta