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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-06
Dividing For Increasing.

Instead of allowing the bees to
swarm this year, we practice dividing
the bees. When a colony becomes pop
ulous and begins to show signs of the
swarming fever, we place on top of
the full hive an empty one of the same
size, with a queen excluder between
the two. Then take four or five frames
Of capped brood from the lower hive,
and place them In the top line, but
the queen must remain In the
lower hive. To make sure of this we
shake all the bees from the combs as
we remove them. We then give to the
upper half young queen Gagged, and
fill the lower hive with empty frames.
The following day we remove the top
hive to new location. In a few days
the young queen will be liberated and
the new colony will soon build up and
be ready to store crop of honey from
the fall f1owers.-F. G. H., in Orange
Judd Farmer.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-06
The Cost of a SiIo.

The construction and cost of the diff
ferent kinds of silos are given in
recent comprehensive bulletin of the
wisconsin experiment station. A silo
thirteen feet in diameter, thirty feet
deep and built of stone and mortar
with roof Is figured to cost complete
Sl51. A brick silo of the same size
S243, and a wooden silo lined with
brick laid flatwise S142, and set on
edge $131. If wooden slo is lathed
and plastered the cost would be S133.
A very durable silo may be built of
wood, using galvanized iron instead of
paper lining between the inner thick
nesses of boards and the cost in this
way would be S163, while that of acid
waterproof paper $12S. A good stave
silo could be built for 1927, and the
cheapest form of wooden silo, not stave
type, SOL. +.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-06
Acclimating.

some tropical or semi-tropical plants,
as is well known, cannot be acclimated.
Ihey are too frail. Some years ago
there was an urgent advocacy of grow
ing hgs in the cold portion of the north
The writer then said that it could not
De done, but it was tried and, of course,
failure resulted. The citrus fruits can
not be produced here because they are
only adapted to mid climates. But
there are number of southern prod
.ucts that can be acclimated in the
north, and more than we suspect. The
southern cow pea is an instance; alfal-
ia Is another The southern COW pea
does much better now than it did when
it was first introduced in the north. If
planted too early, it quickly shows its
tender southern nature. If not plant
ed until the ground is warm, it thrives.
The way to acclimate plant is first
to treat it nearly similar to the way
1t has been treated by nature and cul-
tivation in it's native home. Then by
gradually exposing tiff it has some
natural power of resistance to unnat-
ural conditions-to severer treatment,
it will ultimately become acclimated |
and reasonably hardy. Hardness, |
however, is comparative term. and |
means little anyhow, beyond sufficient
hardness to enable a plant to stand
a northern winter with good protection.
If plant or variety is a good one,
nobody ought to expect that it should
De hardy enough to stand all sorts of
exposure. Protection Is too easily fur
lished to warrant us in looking for
something that no sort Of temperature
an hurt. The first thing to look for
s abundant production and good quail
ty. Then it does not matter If there
$ some degree of tenderness. The wild
rape is hardy, while most of the i'm
roved varieties are tender, but we
would hardly be willing to reject the !
improved varieties and depend upon :
he wild. Northern grown products
re harder than southern grown, but
hat does not figure when we want to
row something that is not grown in
be north. The south has furnished the
orth with some very valuable prod
Kern, in the Agricultur-
Epitomist ,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-06
Forcing the Chicks to Get Fat.

Chicks can hardly be pushed to grow
or to lay on fat before. they are two
months old, and after they have reach
ed this age, If it is desired that few
be forced, it would be a good plan to
select few of the ones that appear to
be the most vigorous, and feed them
as much as they will eat, about four
times a day, mixture composed of
the following: Cornmeal, two pounds;
bran, one pound; ground oats, two
pounds; middlings, one-half pound; lin
seed meal, about four ounces; and some
ground bone mixed in with the whole.
Scald the mixture and feed it to them
when just wet enough to make it stiff.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-06
japanese Dogs.

In Japan people are very fond of
small animals-indeed they prefer most
things In miniature-so the Japanese
spaniels are the smallest dogs in the
world.
They are generally black and white
or yellow and white, and the smaller
they are the greater is their price. Two
hundred and fifty dollars was lately
paid abroad for tiny puppy of a
year old, weighing about five pounds.
Should any one succeed in rearing
spaniel weighing only three pounds he
can command his own price for this
almost unique pet. People have been
known to pay $3.50 for such dog.
A little spaniel of this kind can sit
easily on mans head or even sleep
in his shoe. Still these rare pets need
great deal of care and attention
quite as much as baby does-for they
have to be watched and tended almost
like infants. 80
They are dear little things and may,
with proper attention, live to be ten
yesye Of age.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-06
TOLD BY FOOTPRINTS.
Tell Tale Shoes Worn by Man In a Search
Ing Party.

The part played by footprints in the
frightful tragedy near Biloxi reminds
me-" said New Orleans railroad man,
'of a most remarkable affair which
happened a good many years ago in
south Georgia. The keeper of little
store near the Florida line was muir
dered one night and the place set on
fire. Several negroes were suspected
and the whole countryside turned out
to search for evidence. In the rear Of
the burned store was a marshy place,
in which the footprints of the murderer
were plainly discernible, showing that
he had worn pair of heavy brogans,
the right heel of which seemed to have
been split in very peculiar manner
directly across the middle.
among the searchers was well-to-
do young farmer, and as soon as he
saw the footprints he was Mortified to
recognize the marks Of his own shoes
which he had on at that very mo-
ment. The split heel was the result
of chance blow with an AK while cut
ting wood, and the impression in the
marshy soil was absolutely unmistak-
able. n The crowd was worked up to
pitch bordering on frenzy, and, real
izing his extremely critical position, the
young man had presence enough of
mind to slip away. He went straight
home, put on another pair of shoes, hid
the old ones and rejoined the party.
1.-TWO or three days later the crime
was traced by certain circumstantial
evidence to negro who worked on his |
farm. The fellow broke down ana con-
fessed and incidentally cleared up the
mystery. On the night of the murder,
according to his story, he had noticed |
the brogans on the porch of the farm |
house, and appropriated them, intend
ing at the time to merely rob the store
and fly the country. After killing the |
he changed his plans and
came home, thinking to divert suspicion
by remaining quietly~a at work. Conse-
luently- he returned the shoes where
he found them.
after he had made this confession
The farmer told his own story and pro-
1uced the teil-tale footgear Heaven
,nly knows what might have happened
lad he been caught with them on his
'eet the first day OF the search
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-06
Control of the Camphor Product.

"Formosa now controls the camphor
product of the world" says United
States Consul Davidson at Tamsui, in
a recent dispatch to the State Depart
ment at Washington. The japanese
annual production, says the consul.
mas dwindled to 100000 pounds; the
Chinese yield has never exceeded 220.-
900 pounds, while the Formosan sup
ply, increasing yearly, reached 1000,
600 pounds in 1895, and the yield for
the last four years has ranged over
100000 pounds.
To take full advantage Of this ia
vorable situation, the government has
placed the manufacture under its con-
troll and made the sale of camphor a
monopoly, with two apparent objects
in view; first, increased revenue, and,
second, a more complete control nrer
the camphor forests.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-06
Sweet Potato Growing.

1t seems surprising considering the
ease with which the sweet potato car
be grown that northern farmers do moi
cultivate this crop more than they do
Many suppose that our seasons are not
long enough. That might be true II
it were not so easy to start sets from
mato plants are grown to plant out of
doors when the weather becomes
warm enough. 1t requires dry and
warm land to grow the sweet potato
at its best A sandy loan naturally
well drained is preferable, though IL
the loan is naturally wet, thorough I'M
derdraining will fit it as good if not
better than the land that is dry nat
urally, and Is apt to be more sandy
than loamy. The sets should be shaded
| two or three days after they are plant
ed. so as to secure their fOothold in the
soil. After that the vine will grow
rapidly, and when It's tops cover the
ground the ends should be stopped by
pinching them. This will stop the for
nation of new tubers that cannot ma
ture. The sweet potato will outyield
the common white or Irish potato, and
as the plant is not of the solanum fam
lily, 1t is exempt from attacks Of the
potato beetle.
Sweet potatoes of southern growth
are every fall comparatively cheap In
all the city markets. Many farmers
buy them at that season, thus adding
variety to the breakfast table and u.s.
ing the sweet potato as better than
sweet cakes and pastry. Sometimes
farmers try to keep the sweet potato
through the winter to cut it into sets
and plant it as they would other po-
tatoes in the early spring; but the
sweet potato requires much extra care
to keep 1t in condition for planting. An
temperature of about forty de-
Crees is best If much colder than this
the buds will be chilled and will not
make. strong plants. If kept much
warmer the buds will be started be-
fore their time. Each set planted in
the dollhouse in March may be sub
divided into tdozen or more strong
plants ready to be set out in June. SO
a very few sweet potatoes kept over
will plant piece large enough to grow
a good many bushels of sweet potatoes
next season.
The first thing to do when sweet po-
tatoes are bought in fall Is to place |
them first in a dry and warm place so |
as to dry out their surplus moisture. |
Then keep them dry and cool until
ready to use for making sets in early |
sp ring. If you distrust your abilities
for keeping sweet potatoes sound, or
your facilities for doing so, it Is pos
sible to buy sweet potatoes in the
spring, though the price of wintered
sweet potatoes Is much higher than it
is in the fall. The commercial green
houses all have sweet potatoes to sell
at planting time, and if a farmer will
give an order in advance for one acres
planting or for ten acres, he could
thus procure the plants much
better grown and earlier than lie can
produce them himself, even if he had
/ greenhouse for that special purpose.
American Cultivator.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-06

DO it, but maybe he enjoys the fun OF
trying. Here and there you will find
a good-hearted, clever federal pension
er. but most of the clever ones come
down here and stay. The malignant
ones don't come; they are afraid to
come. That is all right; let them stay
there; We had rather live with
the negroes than mean yankees.
Here is an Ohio paper, The Monroe
Chronicle. that was sent me last week
"a marked copy-that is mad because
our people talk about building a Confed-
derate memorial at Richmond, and says
it ought not to be allowed, and that
our loyalty to the union is all O pre-
tense, and that Bill Arp, a noted reb-
ell and writer, shows no love for q re-
stored union.
He says that such . memorial is an
insult to the nation and makes treason
honorable and loyalty odious; every
Confederate monument is bloody
shirt, and the Republican party ought
to die, and die eternally, if it ever
allows the return of those rebel flags
which are an insult to the union dead
and to our disabled veterans. He de-
nounces our rebel songs and rebel
tributes to treason; and there is lot
more of such stuff, and it is in keep
ing with General Shaw's utterances in
Atlanta about what we shall teach our
children. Old as am, l can lick that
fellow In three minutes by the clock.
and as he has singled me out, it would
do me good to maui some grace into
his malignant soul.
I am afraid we will have to whip
them again. But 1 am not going to
let every fool up there make me mad
Il haven't got time-Id rather work
in the garden or play with the grand
children; they keep me amused, and /
can love them without a strain. Last
night l had to play Trimbletoe with
them, and had to be the elephant and
let them ride home on my back. How
far way that sounds" Catches his
hens and puts them in pens; some lays
eggs and some lays none; wire, briar,
timber lock, three geese in the fock,"
etc. One of these little girls, not yet
four years old, disobeyed her mother
yesterday and was promised a whip
ping. MARY Lou, this is the second
time you nave opened the ice chest
and turned over the cream. told you
that if you did it again would whip
you. Now come along in the other
She is a good child, loving
and smart, but willful. mamma,
peas don't vip me hard"
Her older sister, Caroline, had fol-
lowed along out of sympathy. Mary
Lou saw her and said, "Now, Talline,
you go back; me don want you to see
vip me and hear me guy. KS
none Of your pisness; it's just my
pisness. You go pack, Talline," AID |
she laid herself across her motherAi
APP ready for her spisness. The mother |
.ouldent stand that; she relented and |
Kissed her child, and the little thing |
again.
And so it goes on in every loving
amily-promising and repenting-
rom childhood to old age, we sin in
aste and repent at leisure. May the
lord forgive us all and bless the chill
rem, is my prayer. BILL ARP in At
anita Constitution.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-06

neither brains, nor conscience, nor
sense of propriety. He is foe to so.
ciety, conceited, insufferable little
pest, that is really dignified by being
arrested by an honest policeman. Moth
ing short of the fist of manly man or
a horsewhip, vigorously applied, is
really adequate to his case. Unhappily
these are forbidden by the law, and
besides, the masher takes pains to ply
his avocttion when no men are in sight
SO that, of necessity, the ony remedy
against him is the vigiliant detective.
exclaims the New York News.
The German government has esta.,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-06
Developing a Profitable Flock.

In keeping any breed of sheep the
first desirable feature is selection of
breeding stock. l would choose my
ewes from my twin lambs which have
good faces. good square shoulders and
backs, good loins and which stand well
on their legs. Choose your ram with
the same points and n twin. as that In
my opinion will have n tendency to
produce twin lambs. The next thing
is to take good care of them. Give
them a coed, dry pasture and frequent
change, look well to your water supply,
and when your ewes are clipped and
lambed and the days warm. give them
a good dip to kill all vermin and to i'm
prove the quality and quantity of their
wool. visit them regularly during the
lime they are In the pasture and have
yard fenced in where you can always
ALT them, and when you go always
axe something with you they like. BY
his method the sheep will know you
nd you can get them into the yard for
ny purpose you require.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-06

Keep their feet in good order and be-
fore letting in your ram dip them again
ready for their winter quarters. Have
few acres of rape to put them in be-
fors breeding, which will send them
into winter quarters in good flesh and
spirits. Have a good barn with low
racks for hay and straw, and w1>er
them and feed at regular times eVry
day. Change their feed often and give
roots every day with about q quart
of corn meal and three of bran. Keen
up this feed until after they have
dropped their lambs, when it is desir
able to keep them separate with their
own lambs and in a few days increase
the feed of the eve. BY following
these methods no serious losses have
been experienced during long years of
breeding and feeding sheep.-James
Wilson, In American Farmer
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-06

Chicago is to have parental school
for the reformation of truant boys
with some novel features. 1t is to be
situated on forty-acre tract in the SUI
burbs, and is to be conducted on the
cottage plan, with twenty-five boys in
each cottage, under the constant super
vision of a teacher. while life in the
parental school Is to be made reason
ably pleasant for the boys, the condf-
tons are to be such that they will be
glad to go home. They are to be Kept
busy from the time they get up until
they go to bed, with practically no
time that they can call their own. They
will be required to work In the garden,
make beds. wash dishes, sweep floors,
and do hundred and one things. The
boys will not like such q life, and If
they promise to go to school and do bet
ter they will be allowed. to go home,
but upon parole Monthly reports will
be received concerning their conduct.
If the reports are not encouraging the
BOYS will be brought back.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-06
Short and Useful Pointers.

Keep the cows clean.
Water the stock often.
Poultry of all kinds yield quick re
turns.
Have the stock in good condition al
the time.
Hogs should always be under cove
at night.
Private cuxtomers are the kind tn,
farmer wants
Fine butter will generally find .
ready market.
Breeding ewes should have quarter:
that are light and airy.
Any farmer owning a running spring
ought to have few trout.
Tt is a good plan to examine the
horses feet after every drive.
The breeder should always bear in
mind that like begets like"
Too many farmers believe that the
hay crop can take care OF itself.
Don't keep any more ROSTERS than
you actually need for breeding.
The dairyman doesn't need COWS"
but what he does want is dairy cows"
The profitable cows in the dairy are
the ones that are well-fed and we'll
bred.
A good thoroughbred hen will Law
fifty per cent. more eggs than a COM
mon one
Keep the pumps and wells away
from the cess-pools, or wherever dirty
water is thrown.
The palmer you make your poultry
house the better. All the hooks and
corners make fine places for the lice.
A collection of weed seeds would be
a good scheme. They could be used
for reference and identification.
Sheep and their products are pro-
1uced mostly from pasture. Other ami.
mails require large quantity of grain |
The minute you see any of your ami
mails affected with contagious disease
'emove them to. separate quarters at
,nce.
AS a rule, when a fruit-grower I'M
lerstands his business he does not have
much trouble to get good prices for
lis produce.
Some enterprising dairymen are
rowing sufficient corn fodder, and pre-
CRYING 1t as ensilage, to supply their
erds for the entire year.
The evaporation from ground that
as been ploughed and narrowed is
everal times less than from sod or
rom soil that has become settled.
1t requires about 500 pounds of wat
r to make one pound of dry material
/ the straw and grain Of oats. This
lows what an enormous amount of
'ater crop uses.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-06
State Government Of Louisiana

Governor-W. w. Heard,
LIEUTENANT Governor-Albert Esto-
pinal.
Secretary of State-John Michel.
Superintendent of Education-John
V. Calhoun.
Auditor-W. s. FraZee.
Recommendations K. Smith.
u. 8. SENATOR'S.
Don Cafferey and s. ID. McEnery.
REPRESENTATIVES.
/ Disirict-R. G. Davey.
2 District-Adolph Meyer.
8 District-R. f. Broussard.
4 District-P. Brazeale.
5 District. E. Ransdell.
6 Districts. NJ. Robinson.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-06
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
ITEMS OF INTEREST ON AcRIcUL.
TURAL TOPICS.
ooy Deans and kafIr Corn a Success-Ths
Cost OF Siio-Dividing For Increase
Forcing the Chicks to Get Fat-couch
Grass Killed EasiIy-Ete.. Etc.
Soy Beans and Kafir Corn a sueeess.


Inc value of adding soy beans to
hafir-corn was shown in trial at the
Kansas station, where hogs having one.
n1th their grain soy beans made a
great daily gain and more gain from
each bushel of feed eaten. By feed
ing one-fifth soy beans with the Kafir.
corn, saving was made in the amount
Oh iced required to make 100 pounds of
gain of thirteen per cent. when com.
pared with Kafir-corn meal wet, of
twenty-four per cent. when compared
with whole Kafir-corn dry, and of ten
per cent. when compared with dry
shelled corn. The hogs having soy
Deans were better finished at the close
or the experiment, and had that
smooth, slick appearance shown by
animals fed oil-meal.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-06

Kittens and puppies are offered for
sale in the markets of China and these
are fattened OH clean food before they
are slaughtered. Rats are not used
as much as some exaggerated accounts
on that subject would indicate.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-06

The report of the United States Life
Saving Service shows, in a wonderful
way, that suffering, danger, and death
are not considered by ordinary men as
disadvantages to be regarded when the
service to which they are called is an
honorable one. For two dollars a day,
men will take any risk to save life.
The medals awarded show, also, that
volunteers offer themselves with alac-
rity; when there is a real occasion.
These records suggest the idea that
soldiers would display courage, per-
severance, and other heroic qualities
with equal readiness if the object to be
attained was the saving of life instead
of the destroying of it. That which
makes war the great rival of peace is
the chance it offers to exercise the
manly qualities, observes the Chris
tian Register.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-06
Double Daily Trains
Fast limo
Close Connections.

Through Pullman Palace Slespers
between New Orleans and Memphis.
Kansas City. st. Louis and Chicago
without change, making direct eonnec.
lions with frst-class lines to ell points
The great steel bridge spanning tbs
Ohio river at Cairo completed, and all
trains freight and passenger) now run.
ning regularly over il, thns avoiding the
delays and annoyance incident to trans
Ter By ferry boat
A. II. HANSON. Gen. r j Agt..
Chicago.
Jsa 4. 6cosL 2. =. 4. Nsnphia
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-06

The Chinese, like the Beers, began
preparing for war several years before
they began it. Both acted upan ia
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-06

The kangaroos, which used to be a
plague in Australia, are now getting
so scarce that it pays to raise them
in herds.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-06

The wheat crop this year of one state
Of the union, Kansas, was worth more
than all the gold product of South At
RIGA for twelve months.