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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-22

the result has been that she has out
stripped those of the sterner sex VINO
have been connected with large bust
ness enterprises on the outside.
Faith and daring are not wanting in
her plans for all future operations. 1t
is due to these qualities, and 4 rapid
execution Of all plans mapped out, that
to-day she stands without rival as
the most successful woman OF the
Klondike I'm mining, hotel management
and other large enterprises.
People passing up and down Upper
Bonanza this summer were surprised
to find a woman. I'm the person of Miss
Mulroney, Of Pennsylvania. actually
engaged in experimenting the work
ings of her placer mine. Securing a
lay on a rich fraction between % and
20 above Bonanza, she had in her en-
ploy twelve men, and was taking out
fully $1,000 a day.
AS she expresses It.: II like mining.
and have only hired foreman because
It looks better to have it said that
man is running the mine; but the truth
Is that l look after the management
myself" -Philadelphia Record.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-22
Remarkable 0usii Of FIorIds.

A gentleman whose veracity il con-
sidered TO be above question informs
us II, cold blood that quail are destroy
inr the steel rails on the track OF the
sugar belt near Runnymede. Numbers
of quail have been observed picking
at tlc rails with great energy ana
was found cat they were tearing OF
flakes of rust. Why they should DE
doing this is mystery. but our theory
Is that tLeir systems are out OF order
and they are doctoring themselves
With an iron tonic. As the constant
pecking OF the sick birds may in course
Of time weaker the rails. our Inform
nnr suggests that the Plant system
drop rusty rails about in the right Of
way 10 s.t!es the quail away from tis
psjls.-H\sipss ysllsy Gaaerts.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-22
Winter Preservation OF squashes.

NV method has been to place the
Squashes upon shelves in a well-ventl-
lated cellar. The shelves are four feet
next to the sides of the cellar. The re
naming ones are six feet wide. with
alley on each side. The first shelf is
six inches from the floor and then
they are two feet apart until the cell
ing is reached. / use two by four inch
studding for uprights and crosspieces
and one by six inch strips for bottom
of shelves. One of these strips Is suf-
ficient for the side The uprights
should be placed four feet apart, as the
load they have to sustain is consider
able. The temperature should be as
high as possible without using arti-
fetal heat and interfering with good
ventilation. This is best accomplished
by keeping the cellar closed on very
cold days and particularly during per-
iods of foggy and rainy weather.
Choose the bright days for opening
during tie middle of the day.
With the best of conditions and best
Of care there is quite loss and more
depends upon time and manner OF
gathering crop than all else. Because
the squash has a hard shell and does
not show the effects of slight frost,
it is often left too long on the vine
plan to gather them just before the
first frost. This can usually be ac-
.omplished if | am ready to put all
my help TO work as soon as think q
frost Is on the way. ! pick them ans
Slacs in piles about six rods aparr
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-22
e...n.iaIs of the Latest Modes

Rlouse effects are lit"
Present shape bolero still to hold its
strong position.
MANY new jackets finished with tiny
triple shoulder capes.
Great vogue predicted for gold and
all metallic effects the winter season.
MANY charming csigns for chill
dren's coats and SUI S for school wear.
Tafreta gowns sti copiously trim
med with tiny mt lsseline de sole
ruches.
yenetians, satin paune finished
yicuna and camels Hair. the coming
fashionable wooler
Plain black taffeta skirts much fay
ored I'm connection with fancy waist
for afternoon house wear.
Laces of the coarser kind, Arabian,
Plauen. Renaissance, Cluny and gui-
pure to be more la mode than ever.
Gimps and braids with inlet leaves or
flowers of satin antique among the
newest and most effective trimmings.
Numerous sashes, both plain colors
and beautifully soft Roman effects fin
ished with heavy knotted fringe a
trimming feature of dressy gowns.
Paune. leather-fnished velvet, flu
crescent changeable silks, fancy fab
RIGS on Louisine grounds, crepe crys-
tale, crepe de chine and rich metallic
effects in brocades, the predicted smart
winter silks.
Canvas effects the underlying mo-
tive of the seasons dress goods and
promising to be the height of vogue by
next spring. Canvas in cotton. wolfe
or grenadine in wool and Louisine in
silk very correct as dress goods.
New shaped guimpes, directoire eff
fects, bertha designs, draped busts re-
lieved by choux of dark velvet, lin
gerie sleeves. pretty laces, beautiful
appliques, vests and yOkes Of seed
pearl, embroidered mousseline de sole
some of the trimming features distir
gushing the latest silk waists.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-22
wh.n Oos IL Tyavsi;nc.

A soft, light and plant felt hat Is
an essential OIL every woman's ward
robe. For the journey there is no end
of comfort to be taken in 1t, and for
windy and stormy weather 1t has no
rival. Quite a new thing in travelling
shapes is a round hat, which is gener-
ally becoming and which is finished'
with a narrow velvet band and pair
OF jaunty quilts stuck in the side.
Some are in delicate cream tone,
and others In uIues. blacks, browns
and reds. O.hers In a sort oof sailor
shape are decorated with big flower
like rosettes of velvet and silk,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-22
When a Horse Is Worth Most.

The age at which a horse is worth
the most depends very largely upon
his breeding and raising. In nearly
all cases we'll bred and well kept
horses will stand hard usage better at
an early age than horses that have
had a struggle for existence and have
inferior quality of blood in their veins.
When a horse has been well fed and
cared for from birth so as to maintain
a steady growth, he ought to be well
matured by athe time he is five years
old, and from that time till he is seven
ought to be at his best. Other horses
that are let run, receive but little care.
are not fed as they should be, will
make a slower growth and may not
mature until seven years. A horse
should be fully matured before he can
be considered at his best, no matter
what his breeding may be.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-22
Mourning In EnrIant,

A friend Of ours who visited London
recently expressed establishment ut the
absence of deep mourning in our parks
and promenades. "Why," she said. II
expected to see almost every third per-
son wearing deep black. owing to the
fearful losses In the war" 1t Is true
that very deep mourning is becoming
almost rare. Very few wear Grape
after the first four or five weeks Of
bereavement. Even widows weeds
have now become so modified that one
hardly recognizes them as weeds" in
the usual meaning Of that rather Curl
Gus expression. AS to the widows
cap, 1t has now shrunk into a little
mald-of-all-work's morning cap.
the maid-of-all-work's morning cap.
Mourning seems to be actually going
out of fashion. Mrs. Patrick Campbell,
one of our best-known actresses, ap-
peared at bazaar just fortnight after
her husband had been killed at the
the front, and she wore black chiffon
dress, thickly jetted; and black chif-
fon toque, trimmed with jet and os-
trich feathers replaced the more usual
widows bonnet-"Madge," in Har-
per's Bazaar.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-22
Frin's loan of AYo-

Miss Maud Come, the beautiful irish
girl who is regarded by a section OF
the Irish Nationalist party as the Joan
of Arc of Erin, lives more in France
than In Ireland. Her gift Of eloquence
added to her beauty has naturally en-
deared her to the French. Women
have always played very considera-
BILE part in Irish politics. but of late
years Miss Come has been the only
prominent feminine personality con-
nected with the Nationalists. Come Is,
as all the world knows, good old
Irish name, and Miss Come numbers
among her forefathers many distin-
guished soldiers.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-22
Preventing Hog Cholera

Rules for the prevention of the fall
outbreak of cholera in herds of swine
may be summarized as follows:
/. Cleanliness is essential, in yards,
pens, water, feed and everything.
2. Give plenty of pure water and do
away with stagnant pools.
3. Use disinfectants such as ashes,
lime and carbolic acid.
4. Feed a variety, especially such
condiments as charcoal, ashes and
salt.
3. Give as much grass range as
needed.
6. Breed from hogs of strong con-
stitution.
Z. Feed new corn cautiously, if at
all.
s. Allow no chance of infection from
diseased herds by visitors or dogs.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-22

with a layer OF n0thef-of-prm. Tne
little fellow paAeably entered the
o,e.er in search Of. A,s mate. and, not
finding her, wandered sbes1 and final
ly passed between the mantle OF the
oyster and the shell, where he was
finally enshrouded n mothef-ol-
pearl.
There are about seventy-fve Kinds
If crabs belonging to the oyster crap
family, ell more or less related. All
of them are small and Of q retiring
disposition. Some do not live within
the shells of protecting bivalve, but
remain on the sea bottom under
stones and hidden within small holes.
Naturalists can, by the study of these
animals, trace the different steps from
the free crab, hiding in holes and
crey,ces, to those which enter the
open mouths Of oysters, where, be-
inc protected from the attacks OF enc
mics ami having it's food brought TO
It by the cxertions of its host, 1t spends
It's entire life.
Bat perhaps the most curious habit
found in any crab, is that of a near
relative of the oyster crab, which we
may call the "coral crab" This very
small animal after the free Zoea life
common to most crabs, settles down in
the fork of growing coral and waits
| for a house to be built up around IT
, As the coral grows, the crab is slowly
surrounded by the hard skeleton OF the
polyps. A very wonderful equili-
hrium is POW formed. The crab mus
grow lust as fast and no faster thaa
| the coral Tor if II did not keep pac'
with the growth Of the coral 1t would
soor. be walled in and no room allowed
for it's future growth. So, until IN
| crab has reached fits full size. abou
one-uuarter of an inch. it Hes III
cup -slkped mellow, with its opening
OH al level with the coral-polyps
when lhe full growth of the crab ma
been sttained the coral-poiyps wouit
now certainly close in over the littl
crab, and make it a prisoner, a
did the pearl oyster. but the currenh
of water made by the crab In breath
iug sforce the poIyps to grow slant
Ing from the mouth of her cave. 81
that in time long funnel-like open
Ing leads past the growing polyps t
the body Os the little crab.
We have here beautiful adapta
ton. The crab chooses it's own plac
among the coral branches, and the
gently forces the workmen to build
a safe and comfortable home.-Scien
tffic American.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-22
ROYAL Widows.

Queen Margherita constitutes very
notable addition to the extraordinary
long list of royal and imperial widows.
In fact. 1t may be asserted that there
is hardly a court I'm Europe where
widows weeds do not form Il conspicu-
GUS feature, destined in n way to re-
mind its. members that above all the
brilliancy, the pomp and grandeur
which characterize it there hovers al
ways the shadow of death. In Russia
we find the widow Of Emperor Alex
ander III. playing an important politi-
cal role, while the morganatic widow
of the murdered Alexander H., Prin-
cess of Yourieffska, lives in exile
sbroad.
In Germany there is the widow of
Emperor Frederick. whose political in
fiuence has become impaired by failing
health. and who. indeed. is reported to
be critically i'll with Bright's disease.
Spain is wisely and carefully govern
ed by a regent who is the widow OF
King Alfonso XII, while in the neigh
boring kingdom of Portugal the Wild
owed Queen Pia may be said, like the
widowed Czarina at ST. Petersburg,
to head species of opposition to the
court and government of her son.
| The widowed Queen Emma of HoI-
land surrendered little more than a
year ago to her now grown-up daugh-
ter. Queen Wilhelmina, the reins OF
government, which she had held as
regent during the minority of hei
child. and near by. confined as luna-
tic In the Belgian Chateau of Bouch
out. is the widowed Empress of Mexi
co. who has been bereft OF her reason
ever siuce her husband was court
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-22
WOODcnUcKS KILL SHEEP.
The Curious Discovery Mad: by an Old
Hunter.

The Curious Discovery MADE oy an o'o
Hunter.
Many interesting stories have been
told about the modest woodchuck ana
his habits, but it is safe to say that
the charge of sheep killing has never
before been laid at his door. The
farmers of an Adirondack town have
been missing a good many lambs late
ly. These were mostly the young ana
tender creatures who wobbled good
deal rs they followed their dams over
a large, hilly common called the
Woodchuck Cobble. The lambs would
be found lying about with their
throats badly bitten and their bodies
partly eaten. The cause Of this de-
struction was sought in vain for some
time. Wolves have left the country,
foxes are scarce and well behaved
generally, devoting themselves to the
capture of field mice and potato grubs
during the summer and early fall. A
census of the dogs showed none that
had ever had any fondness for young
mutton.
Finally an old hunter and berry
picker, a half-breed Ottawa Indian,
offered for few dollars to spend all
his time watching for the cause OF the
trouble, and agreed to ask for no pay
unless it was clearly discovered. he
accordingly armed himself with his
old winchester and Swallowed the
flock for a couple of days. At night
he would wrap himself in his blanket
and bivouac right among the sleeping
creatures. There had been some ram
the second night and the morning fol-
lowing was misty. Along about
o'clock he noticed commotion among
the sheep and cautiously approached
under cover. He was surprised to see
q young lamb struggling in the fangs
of a rather large grizzly colored AMI
NAL that seemed to have come righ'
| ont of the earth. The Indian fired ant
ran forward to find that he had sho
| an old male woodchuck, whose holt
L
| was lust where he had fallen. Tit
hill was fairly honeycombed with TIT
homes of these animals, and 1t ma!
be that the scarcity Of heritage I'M
pelled them to seek this unnatural
food. Anyhow, the one in questioi
| had seized the little lamb by TIL
throat, and was evidently sucking 1t
blood when killed. The hunter, be
lieying the occurrence to have bee
accidental, continued his watch an
other day, and the chucks got ava
with two or three more lambs and at
portion of their carcasses. 1t was
long time before the Indian could per
suade the farmers that woodchuc
had been doing the mischief, and onl
succeeded I'm doing SO after maxim
them eye-witnesses OF it one mornin
up ON the Cobble. They then decide
to move their sheep to another gra'
ing place, and paid the patient oil
woodsman liberal reward-enoug
to enable him to sit behind the sto,
in the village grocery all winter
ease and comfort. - Philadelph
Times.
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women in the kIon dixie.

Miss b. A. Mulroney, of the Key
stone State, has become rich In Alaska.
She has executive ability and made 1t
tell for all It is worth. After three
years OF splendid work she Is returning
home for visit.
She lives in Dawson City, runs no.
tel, has a mine, superintends her own
s.gang' and has made name for her
self.
Miss Mulroney is a woman Of re-
markable energy. She possesses
business foresight that would do credit
to any business man. Going to the
Kiondlke at time when the chances
for making money were numerous, she
did not hesitate in branching put and
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-22
Fell and Velvet In Winter Hats.


Felt will be a good deal used for
smart millinery, through not so much
ms velvet; and, in some cases, the soft.
low crowns of toques, with narrow,
rolled brims of black tulle richly
spangled, are Of pale pink, blue, or
mauve long-haired felt. A particular
shade Of pinkinsh mauve-a pale plum
color-is much affected for felt. A hat
with a slightly waved brim of black
velvet has a beret crown In this mauve
felt. drawn up at the top through a
Jet buckle. The trimming of this hat
consists of a bunch of satin roses In
several shades of the same color.
1t will be seen from the preceding
that plumage Is by far the most usual
trimming, and that the choice in
this line Of decoration is large. Be
sides the kinds mentioned above, some
use is made Of large balls of clipped
ostrich. / have taken note of two
models trimmed with these. The first
is a tricorne, which has a soft. full
crown of grayish-green velvet; bent
up against this in three places Is a
wide brim, made of double layers of
black net closely cross-barred with
black chenille. Three balls Of black
clipped ostrich ornament it on the left
side. The second is more simple, but
Is also of the tricorne form, the. three
cornered effect being obtained by the
waving of the narrow brim; this and
the low-domed crown are made OF
alternate layers Of brown and cream
felt. About the base Of the crown ii
twisted a piece Of gold gallon tied IL
a small bow in front. On the lef
side are two balls Of clipped brown
ostrich. surmounted by clipped nj
grette to match.-Millinery Trade Re
view.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-22
Indication of Bad Management.

Lice on animals indicates bad man.
agement. Horses or cattle in good
condition seldom are afflicted with lice,
but low condition of the animal, the
skin being hidebound, affords excellent
inducements for lice. Good feed and
the use of brush will rid animals OF
parasites, with the aid of other reme-
dies
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-22
LADY Scent Farmers"

The lady market gardener, says the
London Mall, may shortly have rival
in a sweeter and more attractive
branch of agriculture. People who
ought to know say that there is
great opening for lady ''scent farmers"
and growers of sweet herbs.
The idea should be essentially pleas
ing to the feminine mind; the very
name of "scent farmer conjures up
a dream of fragrant perfume, and Ger
tainly the cult of the sweet lavender
and the tending of the modest rose
mary should be more attractive than
cutting cabbage and digging up pota-
toes.
All that Is wanted Is pluck and a
small amount Of capital. Most modern
women possess the former, and the
latter is not impossible to raise. Land,
of course, is the principal difficulty, as
rents are high within striking distance
Of London.
For the raising of lavender the soil
should be nice, deep sandy loan, pre-
ferably everything chalk. Forty pounds
is the sum required to lay out an acre
and prepare the young plants. The
return the first year is not great, but
an acre of lavender in good condition
will yield $3.50 in season. English
lavender is the sweetest in the world
and the demand for it is great. 1t Is
a hardy plant, and needs but little cul-
tivation.
There is typical scent farm at Wal
lington, near Croydon. and. according
to the Lady's Pictorial. there Is ne
question of its financial success. Fol
miles round the Crystal Palace to th'
Epson Downs are fields of blue-purplt
! lavender.
The growing of rosemary and th'
more plebeian peppermint Is. too, al
occupation with money in it.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-22
Librarians in England.

BY The Woman's Year Book, 1t ap-
pears that no woman since 1894 has
occupied a prominent library position
In Great Britain. This is the more
remarkable, because in the United
States there are fewer men than wo-
men who are filling positions as head
librarians. There are many poorly paid
women assistants in England, the max
imum salary given there being about
equal to the minimum salary here
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-22
State Government Of Louisiana.

Governor-w. w. Heard,
Lieutenant Governor-Aloert ESQ
pinal. -, u;oha,
SUPERINTENDENT of Education--John
V. Calhoun.
Auditor-W. s. Frazee.
Recommendations E. Smith.
u. s. SENATORS.
Don Cafferey and s. ID. McEnefy'
REPRESENTATIVES.
l Dis,rict-R. G. Davey.
Q Distric,-AdoIph Meyer.
8 Disrict--R. F. Broussard.
4 District--P. Brazeale
& District. e. Ransdell.
District-S. NJ. Robinson.
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covering them with their own vines.
AS the weather becomes colder draw
them on truck wagon with springs
and hay rack with about six inches Of
marsh hay on that. l handle them as
carefully as possible, loading only three
or four deep ON the wagon and carry
ilSy them into the cellar in baskets and
placing on shelves two deep. l am
careful to sort them, using the soft and
bruised ones for feed or sell them for
immediate sumption.-Delbert OF
ter, in New England Homestead.
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martialed and shot in Mexico thirty

three years ago.
The Court of st. James has some
times been described as 1.-THE court oi
widows" owing to the fact that NOT
only Queen Victoria and two Oh nei
daughters, as we'll as 4 daughter-ih-
law but likewise the majority OF her
Notwithstanding, are widows WINE
among other royal and imperial wild
ows may be mentioned the Empress OF
the French. the Empress of China, the
Kbediye's mother and the widow OF
the reigning Prince Of Servia, who was
murdered in 1868.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-22
NEWS FOR THE FAIR SEX
NOTES or INTEREST ON NUMEROUS
FEMININE TOPICS.
Earrings OF Pearls and erilliants -I"ns
Joan of Arc-LibsaFians in England
When One Is Travelling Mourning IN
EngIand-Etc., Etc.
Earrings Of Pearls and BriIliantss

Among the earrings which are again
becoming essential to the toilet are
pearl acorns set into cups OF sihah
brilliants. This shows the tendency W
ward hanging ornaments, and where
they will end time alone can tell. May
hap on the shoulders rs in We oiden
days
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-22
Double Daily Trains
Fast Time
Close Connections.

Through Pullman Palace 6leepers
between New Orleans and Memphis,
Kansas City. st. Louis and Chicago
without change. making direct ecnnec-
tions With drst-clas lines TO oil points
The great steel bridge spanning the
Ohio river at Cairo completed, and ali
trains freight and passenger) now run.
Ding regularly over il. thus avoiding tbs
1slaye and annoyance incidens to tran..
lsr BY ferry boat.
4. Ii. HAss.s. Gen. Agt.
ChicAao.j
yse 4 Ssosl \ ,. =. rsnDhl4
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FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
ITEMS OF INTEREST ON AcRIcuL.
TURAL TOPICS.

indication OF Bad Management Portable
Racks-Preventing Hog ChoIera-When
aHorse is Worth Most Clipping Clover
FieIds-Ete.. Etc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-26
Stood Death OF,

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