The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-07-07
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

II doesn't follow because man IS
rery wise as bachelor that he won't
be very foolish as q married man.
The German press is unanimous III
It's opposition to the proposition OF
second Pan-American congress 10 DC
held in Washington.
The best work of the Indian schoois
Is said to have been accomplished
among the Flatheads. The ancestor
who invented the phrase about the
man "whose head was lever appears
10 be indicated.
The postal savings bank system Is IN
operation in Austria, Belgium, Canada'
France, Hungary, Netherlands, Swe-
den, the United Kingdom and most OF
the British colonies.
Possibly the coinage Of half cent
would be convenience in furnishing
smile when some gentlemen are trying
to tell what they feel like after the
conventions have made nominations.
A California girl says she Is unhappy
because she has inherited $13,OOO,OOO.
But that amount will enable her to
marry some worthy man who VIII
spend it for her and bring her once
more to the blessing of poverty.
The rapid advance in war vessels Is
fairly illustrated in the fact that the
British iron-clad Warrior, launched In
| 1860. has been retired from active ser
| vice as being ineffective.
| Germany has a standing reward OF
| 1000 marks for the discovery OF case
of trichinous American pork, put, 70
the credit Of the star-spangled hog, not
a single sample has been developed
during the past seventeen years.
Finland shows only about 8 per cent
of illiteracy in comparison to Russia
81 per cent, and yet the latter mas JUS
taken from the former the right OF SELF
government. A sad exemplifcation o.
might making right.
II London is, apparently, to be denudet
for the next few months OF certain
) more or less noted personages, such a
confidence men and jewel thieves, 10
! This class of criminals have betakel
themselves to Paris for the exposition
. During the last winter the soup hous
industry was utilized even by quite
number of the well-to-do. An investl
cation uncovered the fact that 24S fam
lilies who did not stand in need or relic
l. received soup from one station alone.
A writer in Munsey's states that tn
: Post Office Department believes
saves the credulous people OF this cou
try fully a hundred million dollars
= year that they would lose by inves
!. ment in clever swindling schemes, Dt
for the care exercised by postmaster
I'll and inspectors in the delivery OF letter
!. and the payment of money orders.
q. "The Indians of the Sioux tribe 9
n not need compulsory education" sa!
le Agent C. L. McCheeney. I'VE hay
" twenty-one day schools and four boar
n ing schools, with total attendance
about 1,4OO scholars. The Sioux
t. dian is anxious to learn, and we ma
NO trouble in getting the children to
IN tend school, The parents, also, are q
sirous of giving their children go'
Ae education"
ey Great Britain has three general cla'
~ es of colonies. Those controlled EMIL
IN " by the home government are crov
colonies, and their funds and laws
a. managed by the administration, Will
does as it pleases. A second class ma
what is called representative Cover
ment. In such the crown retains
al veto power and controls the public o
an, GERS. Those of the third class nave
NJ, sponsible government. In such co
:, MES the crown has no control over
hi. public officer except that 1t appoil
Bill the governor and retains Its veto
OF legislation.
nv Prof. C. E. Bessey announces In
ZEN letter to Science, that he has Obtain
lila evidence that trees, including sucn
milf cies as oak, hickory, willow, colt
= a wood, elm and box elder, are rapi
an. advancing in Eastern Nebraska.
ag. areas covered by them are gradui
urs creeping up the courses of the strea
age and spreading out internally. In Sc
,cil cases the "tree belt" along rivers
una within twenty-five years, Increased
l In width from 100 feet to half mile,
nit even a mile.
BILE
The nations are falling into line
ave the birds. The first of1ciai
was taken by nation not usually c
tied with being in the van. At the
quest of the diplomatic corps in n
ring the Chinese Government has prob
by ed the expectation of pheasant sk
iszt lbecause the birds were being ruth
wing llv sacrificed and were likely to bee
fas- extinct. Economic measures make
Isto- preservation of birds necessity,
pent nations are coming to realize the II
lay
nee A number of Pittsburg bacht
"a have organized q club, and mutt
anu pledge themselves in defence OF
SHe1 liberties to eschew feminine soc
nel discourage the advances of the q
~as sex and to abjure matrimony. Th
SUI : simply sbrewd dodge on the pa
y :. the young men. The people who
as smnly swear they will never MARI!
,--sd always in the matrimonial marke