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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17

An extraordinary instance of the in
stinct and fidelity of the homing pigeon
has Just occurred at Northwich. In
July, 1897, a bird belonging to Mr..
Woodward, Avenue Lodge, Winning
ton, was liberated, with others, at
Rennes, France. The race proved dis
astrous, only one out of several hun
dred, and that belonging to Mr.. Wood
ward, returning home the same day.
This week the owner was astonished
to discover that one Of the lost homers
had found its way back, and that on
the same date as when liberated three
years ago. The bird bore the racing
ring which established his Identity
London Globe.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17
How She Knew.

Speaking Of kindergartens for color
ed children calls to mind the expert
ence of ''befo' de wah" matron who
was teaching one of the little darkies
on her plantation how to spell.
The primer she used was a pictorial
one, and over each word was Its ac-
companying picture, and Polly glibly
spelled Ok, OK, and box, box. etc.
But the teacher thought she was max
ing right rapid progress, so she put
her hand over the picture and said:
Polly, what does Ok spell?'
Cox" said Polly, nimbly.
How do you know that 1t spells OK,
PoIlyy'
seed his TAIL" replied the apt Polly.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17
MONEY IN AN OLD CLOCK.
Several Thousand Dollars Found Stores
Away In Secret Drawers.

In an old eight-day clock in the
house Of Mrs. Nancy Bebout, who
died this week, there has been dis
covered several THOUSAND dollars. The
Bebout home Is situated in Amwell
Township. Mrs. Nancy Bebout died
last Tuesday, and for a few hours
before her death she gave to her niece
some keys which were for several
small drawers which had been con-
structed inside the old clock on the
stairs. After Mrs. Bebout's death the
girl turned the keys over to the
executor Of the estate, Mr.. w. NJ.
Lee, of Holidays Cove, West Virginia.
He opened the clock in the front
and discovered the small drawers.
The upper one was opened, but nothing
was found. The others in the front
could be opened and he began to search
those In the rear. Upon opening the
first drawer he discovered four sacks,
which weighed in aggregate thirty
four pounds. They were filed with
gold and silver coin. These sacks OF
coin are estimated to be worth many
thousands of dollars, though the exc
cutor did not count the contents, TAX
ing them to a bank in Steubenville,
Ohio, where they were deposited.
Mr.. Lee was in Washington yester-
day and filed the will of Mrs. Bebout
for probate. She bequeathed 500 to
the Board of Foreign Missions Of the
Presbyterian Church and distributed
her property, real and personal. among
her nieces and nephews. To one she
bequeathed the eight-day clock, but
no mention was made of the contents.
jeremiah Bebout was cabinet max
er by trade, and over three score years
ago made this old clock. In the in
terror he placed variety OF little
drawers, which were ornamented and
so constructed as not to be noticeable.
Mr.. Bebout was a man Of industry
and frugality. and during his life ac-
cumulated much money. He would
never invest any Of his earnings and
had no faith in banks. Within this
old clock, which stood at the head Of
the stairs, he. year after year, placed
the money which he had saved and
accumulated.
He died several years ago, and 1t
was not until the time Of his death
that he told his wife Of the secret.
and she has since then carefully guard
ed it, as she did not need any Of the
money, having plenty to live on
PittSburg DISPATCH.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17
The ShIrt.Sl.eves Man and Others

We have received from Russian
lady in Dusseldorf an earnest entreaty
to touch matter which has deeply
stirred cosmopolitan society in that
town. German ladies'" she writes,
"are shocked when a gentleman rolls
up his sleeves when playing tennis, or
If they have the top button Of their
shirt undone." And then she asks
what we think of German lady sit
ting at dinner who received new
pair of brown boots and Immediately
dinner being finished sits on the floor,
pulls off her old feathers, and pulls on
the newly goods?" We con-
fess to being shocked.-London Globe.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17
Literary Prescriptions

For clearness read Macauley.
For logic read Burke and Bacon.
For action read Homer and Scott.
For conciseness read Bacon and
Pope.
For sublimity of conception read Mil
ton.
For vivacity read Stevenson and
Kipling.
For Imagination read Shakespeare
and Job.
For elegance read Virgil, Milton and
Arnold.
For common sense read BENJAMIN
Franklin.
For simplicity read Burns, Whittier
and Bunyan.
For smoothness read Addison and
Hawthorne.
For interest in common things read
Jane Austen.
For humor read Chaucer, Ceramics,
Radicals and Mark Twain.
For choice of individual words read
Keats, Tennyson and Emerson.
For the study Of human nature read
Shakespeare and George Eliot.
For loving and patient observation
of nature read Thoreau, Burroughs
end Walton.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17
A TRAGEDY IN PIGEON LlaE
The Mother Bird Watched Over the Nest In
Which Her Young Had Burued.

There was a tragedy enacted at the
recent Dearborn street fire where four
women lost their lives witnessed by
none of the thousands that stood hor-
ror-stricken as they saw men and w0-
men climbing to safety along narrow
lodges of the building front. In re-
cess at one end of the large, overhang-
ing cornice was pigeon home. The
father and mother birds were driven
from their posts by the heat and
smoke, but the three nestlings per-
ished.
After the firemen had stopped work
and the excitement had died down.
the parent pigeons came back to seek
their young. The heat had Tapped up
the straw and sticks Of which the nest
was built, and their young were mere
crisps. Toward evening the mother
bird began flying over the ruins. She
circled for time, and finally landed
on the roof of the wrecked building.
Soon she was Joined by her mate. They
seemed greatly puzzled at the change
the fire had wrought. The heat had
melted the joints of the galvanized
iron cornice, which hung in great
strips over the windows Of the top
story. The pigeons looked over the
wrecked cornice, ducking their heads
and appearing to talk about their loss.
Tha fo hf,I hut ho
mother remained. Finally she pluck
ed up courage enough to fly to the top
OF the upper story window near her
nest her nest. Then she sidled along
to the stone ledge at the bottom of the
wrecked cornice. She stretched her
head toward her burned home, and
then, as If frightened at what she saw,
flew to the roof again. Soon the father
bird joined her. After a sorrowful
conference the mother bird again drop
ped to the stone ledge. She was en-
couraged by her mate, and crept along
to the recess in the corner of the cor
nice. Her mate followed, and togeth-
er they viewed their dead. offspring.
The mother bird crept timidly into the
nest Of embers. She even tried to COW
err her dead nestlings. The father bird
seemed to tell her to come away. Here
another sad conference was held, and,
after comforting his mate, the father
pigeon flew away.
Not so with the mother. She kept
her vigil into the night, and was still
at her post above her wrecked home
and dead nestlings when the day closed
on the scene of Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17
Stock Notes,

Whitewash the stables once or twice
each year.
A daily brushing makes cow look
and feel better.
In marking sheep, avoid coarse,
heavy paint marks.
Second cut clover is the best hay for
young calves and lambs.
Never feed calves from dirty pals
or vessels. Scaid them out once each
day.
Brush the Udder and surrounding
parts before milking and wipe them
with a damp sponge or cloth.
Keep the colts in good flesh. 1t is
cheaper to keel them growing than to
let them get stunted for want Of feed.
In feeding steers it seems to be eco
nomical to give but little grain during
the first portion Of the feeding period.
The horses eye is frequently injured
from vapors arising from a hot. foul
SldDie. Olft ttic StdbtC anu
this will quickly disappear.
The main point in managing a pig
pen is to keep it absolutely clean. Fur
nish plenty of dry earth as an absorb
ent and clean out every day.
Glover cured on racks has higher
feeding value than clover from the
same field cured in the swath. Where
practicable the use of racks is recon-
mended during wet weather.
A good dairyman must like cows and
have a keen, observing eye to see to 1t
that everything Is done for the cows
comfort, for 1t is the comfortable, con-
tented, well-fed cow that fills the pail
and yields the profit
Wean the colt when about five
months old. Feed some clover hay.
ground oats, bran, pulped carrots or
turnips and cut straw. Give water
regularly and make it possible for the
colt to have plenty Of exercise, Salt
shanl4 psyer be forsotteA
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17
HOMES Ce CLIFF DIV ELLERs.
Seven Story Communal Building Found Near
Gallup, N N.

O6uuPe y" Hts
A seven story stone, communal
building, 5Ox5O feet, has been discov-
cred 35 miles northeast of Gallup,
New Mexico, by O. r. Morrison. The
building was put up without cement.
A number Of stone utensils and weap-
ons have been found there. also heads
and parts of skeletons. Other ruins
have been found to the northeast and
southeast of Gallup. There is no
water within FIVE miles Of the COM
munal building, and no signs Of any
other buildings. There is a large
quantity Of broken pottery nearby.
Along the foothills Of the Zuni Noun
tains, on almost every point Of the nu-
merous valleys, are found stone houses
from two to five feet above the
ground, and below the surface five or
six feet. In some instances large pine
trees are growing on the remains OF
old systems of irrigation, which are
to be seen in places where there is at
present no sign of water
|. Ramah is built in the ruins of an
ancient city, where large blocks of
| stone have been used in the construc-
ton of the houses. These evidences
of large population are not confined
to this region, but extend in an almost
unbroken chain to Mexico on the
south and to the Rio Grande on the
east. Fifteen years ago seven car
loads of stone utensils, arrowheads,
weapons, beads, pottery and bones Of
all descriptions were shipped to the
Smithsonian Institution, at Washing
ton, but this region has not been
touched In the way of exploration in
the interest of archaeology. The early
| Spanish explorers said that a large
river was found between Gallup and
Little Colorado and that boats had to
| be made to cross It.
j. G. Hulsinger. special agent OF the
Interior Department, has been author
lied to prohibit all excavations on gov
eminent land and the carrying away
Of relics from the cliff dwellings,. He
has been ordered to examine the most
interesting ruins in New Mexico, Ari-
iona and Colorado, with view Of
having them set aside as reservations
wherever practicable, and to inform
all persons excavating them that they
will be prosecuted. Future excava-
tons are to be carried on under gov
eminent auspices.
Mr.. Husinger has examined the
forest growths in the White Captain
and Sacramento mountains and has
recommended the establishment of a
forest reservation. He picked out
only 10000 acres of strictly forest do
main, in the mountains at the head
waters Of the Bonito, Eagle Creek,
Rudoso and Hondo. Pine, spruce and
fir cover the proposed reserve. The
residents Of that region, while opposed
to large reserve, favor a reserve of
strictly forest land, that will protect
the headwaters Of the streams men
toned.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17
Unfortunate Fisherman.

"Tn the first place." said the fat man
with the red neck, Il forgot my jug Of
commissary supplies when 1 started
on that fishing trip, and there was none
to be had within eighty miles,"
''Too bad" said the lean man with
the stringy mustache.
''But that amt the worst Of 1t. OF
course, l came home without showing
the usual signs of having been on a
fishing trip. and my wife thinks I
wasn't fishing at all, and vows she
will find out where was during that
time If it takes every cent I've GOT
indianapolis Press.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17

The longest bridge in the world is,
1t is recorded. the Lion bridge, near
Sangang, in China. 1t extends IA
miles over an area of the Yellow Sea,
and is supported by 300 huge stone
arches. The roadway is 20 feet above
the water and is inclosed in an iron
network. A marble lion. q feet long,
rests on the crown of eacn pillar. The
bridge was built at the command Of the
Emperor Keing Long.-Exchange
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17
Improving Common Hogs,

A herd of common hogs may be
quickly and cheaply improved by in
PRODUCING boar of any good breed,
but of pure blood. Select a new one
of the same breed each year, but not a
near relative. Such a course will give
a herd all the characteristics Of that
breed in a few years. But II each
year a new breed is selected, the at
tempted improvement will prove a
failure. In-and-in breeding is another
and fatal error In perpetuatIng our best
breeds and families, as no animal
shows deterioration from that cause
as soon as the hog.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17
The Horse Fly Pest.

The ordinary flies are troublesome
enough to the dairyman, causing the
calves to lose flesh and the cows to
shrink I'm their milk, and the OK or
gadfly Is worse, but when it comes to
what are called the horse fly, we sup
pose them to be worse pest than oil
the others, states the American Guilt
vator. We here republish the formula
given by the Kansas Experiment Sta
ton, which they say keeps off all flies
at a cost Of one-fourth to one-half cent
day for each animal.
1t is as follows: Pulverized resin,
two parts, by measure; soap shavings,
one part; water, one-half part; fish-oil,
one part; water, three parts. Place the
resin, soap shavjngs, one-half part of
water and fish-oil together in re-
ceptable and boil till the resin is dis
solved; then add the three parts Of
water, following with the Oil of tar
mixed with the kerosene. Stir the
mixture well and allow 1t to boil for
fifteen minutes. When cool, the mix
ture is ready for use, and should be
stirred frequently while being applied.
From one-eighth to one-half pint is
sufficient for one application. To apply
the mixture, brush is used. We find
nothing more satisfactory than large
painters brush. At first it is well to
make an application for two or three
days in succession. Afterwards an ap-
plication every other day will suffice.
1t Is often more economical not to at
tempt to protect the entire animal,
but only those parts not reached by the
head or tail. 1t Is perfectly safe, and
In no case has 1t appeared detrimental
to the health of the calf.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17
Farm AND GARDEN NOTES.
ITEMS OF INTEREST ON AcRlcUL.
TuRAL TOPICS.
Relief From Poison ivy-Improvlng Com.
mon hogs-The Horse Ffy Pest-Exper-
lence With Clover When to Cut Corn
for silags-Ete. Etc.
Relief From Poison Ivy.

Wash exposed portions OF the BODY
Immediately after handling or going
near poison ivy. This simple precau-
ton will often prevent much discom-
fort. There are many remedies for
ivy poison. One of the best Is strong
tea made by boiling or sleeping sassa-
fras root Make the solution strong
and battle affected parts freely. 1t
will speedily dry the poison blisters.
Hot water, as hot as it can be borne,
affords relief. Salt and water Is very
effective. Make the solution strong.
Lime water is also good
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17
Safety Of The Malls.

Out of the 100000 pieces of regis
tered mail handled annually in the
United States the loss has been only
one-thousandth of per cent. and in
the transmission Of ordinary letters
to loss is but even-thousandths of /
per cent. -Pittsburg Post.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17
Requirement Of Health.

The requirements of health can be
counted on the fingers Of one hand.
They are: Good air, good food, suita-
BILE clothing. cleanliness and exercise
and rest.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17
State Government Of Louisiana.

Governor-W. w. Heard,
Lieutenant Governor-Albert Esto-
pinal. $50.
Secretary of Staie--John Michel;
Superintendent OF Education--John
v. Calhoun.
Auditory. 8. Frazee.
Recommendations e. Smith.
u. s. SENATOR'S.
Don Cafferey and s. ID. McEnery.
REPRESENTATIVES,.
/ Disirict-R. G. Davey.
Q District-Adolph Meyer.
3 District-R. F. Broussard.
4 District-P. Brazeale.
8 District. E. Ransdeli.
a District-S. NJ. Robinson.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17

In the past ten years the italian ma
ton has descended from the third TO
the seventh place as a naval Power.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17

The funeral of the dead railroad king
again recalled the Spanish proverb,
"There are no pockets in the shroud."
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17

Spain, relieved Of her colonial IN
cubus. is making rapid strides toward
prosperity.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17

The Electrical Review declares that
lightning-rods Of every sort and KIND
are useless.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17

cry OF a lymph which regenerates the
red globules in the blood Of lepers. He
thinks that when he has improved his
serum he may be able to rejuvenate
the organs Of the human body.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17

There are 300 miles of railway
open Tor traffic in New Zealand.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17

Pencils from slate rust moulded by
hydraulic pressure are made In large
quantities IN Tennessee
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17

1t is possible to say at last that the
popularity Of the so-called "coon song
as a means of entertainment has be-
gun to wane.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17

Efforts are being made in this coun-
try to wrest from England her big coal
trade.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17
Double Daily Trains
Fast Time
Close Connections.

Through Pullman Palace Slespsrs
between New Orleans and Memphis,
Kansas City. 81. Louis and Chicago
without change, making direct conpec
Mons with drst-class lines to al points
The great steel bridge spanning The
Ohio river at Cairo completed, and all
trains freight and passenger now run.
ning regularly over IL. thu 9 avoiding the
delays and annoyance incident to trans
Ter by ferry boat
A. b. HANSON. Gen. 7 ) Agt.
Chicago.
ygs. 4 0sosI =. J. +. nsaph>R
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17

New England has now sent nearly
1000 men 70 the front in South Africa.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17
When to Cut Corn tor siIav..


have had seven years experience
In putting up and feeding silage and
my conclusion is that most of the en-
silage is cut too soon to get the best
results. The time to cut corn for the
shock Is when the grains are dented
and glazed and before the blades be-
come brown. When corn is cut and
put into the shock at this stage it has
plenty of moisture for the silo. Most
Of the sugar in the stalks has turned to
starch and there is not SO much acid
formed.
In the fall Of 1897 we made a new
silo on our farm. 1t was calculated to
hold 200 tons. We had plated eigh--
teen acres for ensilage to I'LL the pit.
That is eighteen acres was planted
later than the other corn on the place
and was not nearly so ripe. When It
came time to cut the silxge corn the
other corn was much ripper and should
have been cut and put In the shocks.
We were busy with the ensilage and
did net get 1t cut. When we got our
eighteen acres al cut out pit was not
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17

Having purchased rundown farm
Of 175 acres for $500, wanted to make
1t self-sustaining as quickly as posi-
BILE, therefore turned to my friend Glow
er. / plowed the ground early for
wheat, procured a fine seed bed and
got fine stand of wheat. The middle
Of February there came a warm spell
and l sowed clover seed, sowing one
bushel broadcast to ten acres. The
wheat had 200 pounds per acre of bone
meal, phosphate and complete fertili-
GERS, each fertilizer by itself to see
which was the best for this land. The
clover came up well and got q good
hold before the March freeze came,
consequently was not killed, while my
neighbors, who waited until April to
SOW, had their seed washed away by
the heavy rains.
By the middle Of June the clover had
b few beadsturning brown, and it was
cut for hay. 1t was cut In the morn
ing and raked up next day and put in
the barn as soon as possible. 1t grew
quite hot, but cured all bright and nice.
Part Of the second crop was cut for
hay and part left for seed. This,
after being cut, was pastured until
early winter. and the following sum-
mer cut one crop again when 1t was
plowed under. after making a little
growth, for wheat and oats. This sec
ond crop Of wheat showed a big i'm
provement over the first one. The Glow
err was the common red variety and
yielded well. The first crop cut in the
season makes fine hay, IL well cured,
but for horses I don't think much of
the second cutting. 1t will do well for
hogs and cattle, as they are very fond
OF It, and even the chickens relish It
very much. but 1t causes the horses
to slobber.-Mrs. A. N. Knoer, In
American AgriculturIst.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17

Men may yearp to wear shirt-waists
as commonly as women, but they will
never enjoy discussing shirtwaist fash
ions with equal zest.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-17

If n Yankee met the Empress Dow
ager in Pekin it is odds that his first
remark would be to remind the old
lady that the Chiness invented gun
powder.