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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06
Affection of Monkeys.

Sometimes, in the rare butchers
shops of old Tokyo, one used to see
dead monkeys exposed for sale; and
the sight was at first little gruesome,
for the monkey is so human in appear
ance. The number of Japanese who
ate any flesh at all was very limited,
hut those who did eat flesh had few
scruples. A pathetic story Is related
of filial affection in monkeys. Up IN
the lofty hill regions of Japan, where
foreigners now resort to spend the
summer months, a native hunter went
out shooting. Catching sight of very
large monkey, he took deadly aim and
brought it down. He reached home
with his prize, and intended at first to
leave it outside in shed, but az 1t
was not yet skinned and might freeze,
he took it indoors and hung 1t up by
the charcoal fire. In the middle OF the
| night, as he lay huddled in his shelf
like cot, he heard a noise. Wondering
what it might be, he opened his eyes
and looked around the hut. What die
he see but two or three young monkeys
/ toasting their hands by the fire. and
then placing their warm fingers or
the corpse of the old monkey hanging
near. 1t was a pathetic sight. The,
paid particular attention to the wound
ed part, chatting it more freQuentl,
than any other. Poor things; thei
labors were all In vain.-AmericAl
| Illustrated Methodist Magazine
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06
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MGAKDEN sFARAEm
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FEED FOR THE YOUNG TURKEYS.
About the best food that can be
given to turkeys when they are first
Matched is a little stale wheat bread
moistened with milk, and a part OF
hard boiled egg that has been crum-
bled fine. When the birds get to be
about three weeks old start to feed
them corn meal that has been either
cooked or scalded and a little bone
meal or chopped meat will always
give them all the food they want.
1t is customary to regard all kinds
of poultry as enemies of garden crops,
but it is becoming known that the best
mode of protecting orchards and crops
is to give the fowls free range. Hens
will scratch a newly-planted bed to get
the seeds and worms, but as soon as
the plants terminate they will rarely
scratch among them, If grass and
young shoots Of weeds are plentiful.
Usually, if hens scratch in the garden,
it is to secure bugs and worms. The
guinea and turkey perform great SER
vice as insect destroyers, as they are
active foragers, and diligently search
everywhere. A flock of turkeys, al
lowed free run in tobacco field, VIII
keep the plants clear of the green
worms, and all kinds of poultry are
partial to grasshoppers. Ducks and
geese should not be allowed in gar
den, however, but should be turned
out in an orchard, as they prefer grass
but will also eat insects and weeds
geese being very fond of purslain.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06
THE FASHIONABLE FAN.

The newest fan is a revival OF the
old time Vatican model and is very
small. The designs painted on satin'
silk. gauze and lace are the more ex-
pensive, but even those on the cheaper
fans are often exquisite. The fan mas
the scene with the figures and flower
gardens, green trees and tinted skies
painted on its face, and the clouds,
trees and greensward reproduced on
the back, only emitting the figure ana
flower beds.
Then there is another model-a tiny
Vatican medallion set in the midst OF
most exquisite sprays of mignonette
clusters of violets, with here and there
dainty colored butterfly or De-
spangled bird.
An empire fan in one of the SHOPS
was of black, red, white or dark greer
gauze, with lace figures and designs
over 1t, outlined with tiny spansie
which caught the reflection OF TN
lights and threw out iridescent ray
as the fan was waved to and fro.
Most costly of all are the weDliK
affairs of honiton with plain medal
lion in the center, upon which Is ex
auisltely painted a Vatican scene.-
Washington Star.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06
GIRLIsH AMBITIONS.

The Councillor and Guardian gives
the shy longings of the girls in the
poor law schools. To be housemaid
sums up the ambition of more than
quarter of the essayists. One wants
simply ito be useful" The little girl
who would like to be "poetess or
novelist" knows what she Is about.
lone must be a good grammarian,
she writes, "and learn to keep the
manuscript in the same tense. where to
put the stops, and how to express
ones thoughts clearly. Being a nov
elist or poetess is a chance living.
1t is. indeed. But this small child
chooses an even more remuneratlve
calling than her companion, who elect
ed to be ..lady adopting orphans"
The girl who wanted to be a MIL
liner gave as her reason "that when
am making the hats / should make
them neat and tidy, and SO help to gel
| some of the pride out Of people" we
fear there is no money in that. Wo-
men do not purchase humility from
their milliners. II hope to become
duchess" writes another child-or
whom her companion should ut hat
81 should be able to be kind to LITTLE
children, and help them in different
WAYS" Well, she would not make
bad duchess.-London Chronicle.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06
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Black and white combinations are
characteristic of the new styles.
Many of the waists are strapped be-
low the bust over transparent FABRIC.
Point d. Arabe laces in the ecru
shades, are very popular for dress
trimmings.
Some of the silk jackets are slashed
from the bust down on each side OF the
front and faced across with black SILK
cord.
One report from Paris assures us
that there is a touch Of red on all the
gowns and everything else in dress
which will admit of 1t.
Black taffeta silk gowns increase 10
popularity as the season advances.
They are built both on tailor lines ana
more elaborate models.
Pointed lines of tucks meet at the
seams in the Elton jacket. Its edges
are finished with a stitched band, and
the collar and cuffs are trimmed with
the braid.
Not satisfied with rich silk embroid-
cries or insertions of lace, the import
ers of stockings have put upon the
market dainty gauZe affairs, embroid-
cred with gold and studded with FRI
Quoise.
1t is asserted that the low neck ant
short sleeve summer gown of nearly
fifty years ago will be strongly in evil
dence the coming season. With 1t TIT
return of the long wristed lace NIT Il
predicted.
An effective frock is tucked so tina
the tucks meet in points on the skirt
above a deep circular fiounce. tucke'
down vertically few inches from tn
top and finished with fancy sllve
and black silk braid.
Accordion-plaited muslin in any o
the delicate colors makes prett
lamp shade, mounted upon cardboar
and tied around at the top with sati
ribbon. This is especially suitable Il
the summer cottage.
Black velvet belts and stocks
, match are worn with the colored sill
shirt waists. and for summer use thel
! are the prettiest little stitched viii
i. pique belts made with silver cycle
: and plain buckle to fasten like leatl
er strap.
t The newest lace boleros come wi
o elbow sleeves. Over soft silk or Chi
s fon blouses they are especially prett
: and in the evening are worn witho
:, the undersleeves or yoke. There a
also some handsome lace boleros [
: afternoon wear, all in black and THO
e " embroidered with gold.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06
State Government Of Louisiana

Governor-W. w. Heard,
Lieutenant Governor--Albert Este.
pinal.
Secretary of Staie-John Michel.
superintendent of Education--John
v. Calhoun.
Aud;tor-W. S. FraZee.
Treasurer--Ledoux e. Smith.
u. 8. SENATOR'S.
Don Cafferey and s. d. McEnery.
REPRESENTATIVES.
District--R. G. Davey.
District-Adolph Meyer.
Disrict---R. T. Broussard.
4 District-P Brazeals.
3 District. E. Ransdell.
8 Districts. N. Robinson.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06
WOMAN AS A TAX COLLECTOR.

Municipalities which are complain
ing that many Of their citizens evade
the payment Of their Just proportion OF
taxes might do well to take a lesson
from the experience of the borough OF
Mount Joy, Penn. For the last three
years Miss Mary Kuhn has been elect
ed tax collector of the borough, and II
is declared that since she has occupied
the office every cent of taxes has been
collected and promptly turned over to
the proper authorities. Under the adj
ministration Of previous collectors
number OF people have evaded the
payment of their taxes. in one way or
another. When Miss Kuhn took charge
she started an investigation and dis
covered many instances where taxes
had been evaded. In all such cases
she made out bills for the amount due
and personally presented them for
payment. In every case she finally
succeeded enforcing payment, and now
people have stopped trying to beat the
borough, knowing that under Miss
Kuhn's watchful eye it is practically
impossible.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06
New Use Tor the Necktie.

while was over in the Arkansa!
mountains last winter on hunting
trip my guide and came acrossa sugar
maple orchard where two men wer'
collecting and boiling down the sap
said Memphis men.
1--WE sat around with the NATIVES
awhile and ate maple sugar. Whel
ne started to leave one of them, VIII
had been regarding my tie very close
| ". asked the guide. In low voice
why / wore that rag around my necH
That's to keep his nose iron
bleeding" replied the guide, VINO wa
I man Of some humor.
"As We walked away ] heard tn
natives telling each other how SOFT
| they felt for me on account Of my q
niction. Memphis arsnltar.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06
AMERICAS NEW INDUSTRY.
California Erects the biggest Sugar Beet
Factory in the World.

California Erects the biggest Sugar Beet
Factory in the World.
The American farmer has suddenly
discovered that he can raise with large
profit as good sugar-beets as there
are in the world. and the American
manufacturer has learned that he can
make. those beets yield the highest
grade OF pure sugar. Twelve years
ago the total production Of beet-sugar
in America was 255 tons: six years
later the production had jumped to
$4,000 tons, and year before last (1S99J
the production was about $4,000 tons
For 1900 those who know predict
production exceeding 10000 tons,
nearly doubling the output of two
wears ago and making the beet-sugar
yield of the country nearly equal the
cane-sugar yield. And thus out OF
almost nothing. the United States has
built up a sugar industry in half a
dozen years. the output of which this
wear will be about double that of the
island of Porto Rico. And the work
has barely begun. In 1898. Michigan
had one sugar-beet factory; two years
later in 1900 she had 10 factories.
In California the largest beet-sugar
factory in the world has just been
completed, larger than anything in
Europe, although Germany has been
years at the business. This enormous
factory cost s2,750,0O0, and it will turn
out upward of 400 tons of sugar every
day, using 5000 tons of beets for the
purpose and consuming yearly the
product Of 10000 acres of land. Capt.
tai Is always shy about venturing into
new industries. but it has taken beet
sugar making to it's heart Indeed, one
who reads of the growth of the indus
try in Illinois. Nebraska. Colorado
New York. Iowa. Minnesota, New Mex
leo and other states can hardly resis
the contagion Of the beet-sugar en-
thusiasm.
At the rate at which the industry
is now growing, II will be only few
| years before the United States will
supply her own sugar needs. great a.
they are. thereby keeping at home tn,
large profits OF growing beets an,
manufacturing the sugar, and SAVING
the expense of shipping the sugar hun
dreds c. thousands of miles.-Ameri
can Monthly Review of Reviews.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06
WORK OF TWENTY GIRLS.

The Froebel Circle of Kings Daugh-
tiers, of Savannah, Ca. is composed OK
twenty energetic young girls, Who
have bought cottage for a seashore
home for waits at Tybee and have
paid $1,000 of the 81 500 which 1t cost
A matron and cook are in charge, and
during the last year $50 children were
cared for there. Besides this, day
nursery has been supported during the
entire year. The society started three
years ago with capital of $3.50. The
first season fifty little ones were cared
for in one floor of cottage at Tybee,
The second year they entertained La
children in a rented house.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06
rHr ARRANGEMENT OF THE
HAIR.

There is some change, though not
Great deal, in the way the hair Is worn
this season. The pompadour having
been exaggerated in an absurd as wen
as an unbecoming manner, until most
of us are tired of the extreme fuzzi-
ness, we are gradually going to dis-
pense with it. The top of the head is
at present considerably decreased IN
appearance, and some portion OF a
part. either central or on one side, is
visible. Back from this parting the
hair is still slightly waved and II is
dressed rather further back than last
seasons style. breadth rather than
height being the object. Except roi
the natural part and wave the top OF
the head is left completely hat
American Queen.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

A curious example Of the reward Of
excessive virtue is the case of certain
British pickle manufacturers who have
been making their pint bottles hold a
little more than a pint. to be on the
safe side CT the English lew. When
these pint bottles arrived at Canada
they found that there was lar in
operation which provides that any
package measuring mere than a pint
must raw dCtv as uuart-London
Chrsniele.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06
REASON WHY INCUBATOR CHICKS
DIE.

At the Rhode Island Station, careful
investigation has been made OF the
cause of death of young incubator
chickens. The total number of dead
chickens examined during the spring
and summer of last year was S26. 1t
was alleged that about one-third OF
the chicks had been more or less in
jured by uneven heat during incuba-
ton. Another common cause OF
trouble was in overcrowding of brood
ers, resulting in death by suffocation,
trampling, etc.
tuberculosis was found to be very
prevalent and fifteen per cent. of the
chickens were more or less affected
For guarding against this disease, II
is recommended to give the interior OF
the brooders all the sun and air pos
sible on pleasant days.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

THE BEAUTY AND THE DcWAG-

The BEAUTY AMI LIN ~
Err.
A certain charming lady was at the
theatre, enjoying the play, when =
stout dowager came putting into tne
row Of stalls just behind. says the GA
locker. One Of the hooks IN tne
dowagers cloak caught in the beauty
coil Of hair, and not only was the nan
pulled down, but the beauty was very
nearly scalped into the bargain. nu'
the. best part was the dowager . ~
mark as she subsidized into ner s'a''
after having been unlocked. Sne eA-
claimed to her companion: IT Was
really rather appropriate. you know
that should have done 1t, because !
always said that style doesn't SUI
her."
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06
MIXING CORN AND OATS.

Let me tell you how A. w. Trow, OF
the Minnesota Institute force, handled
some corn last fall. He had number OF
stacks of oats. The separator was
placed on the outside, against stack.
While two men were pitching in the
bundles of oats he had some five teams
drawing up corn from the field. This
was put in on the other side Of the ma
chine. They have big, double, self
feed separators here. The machine
men objected to threshing corn, think
ing it too hard on the machine; but az
ter trying it till noon, they consented
to go on, and / 100 bushels of shelled
corn and oats mixed were the result OF
the first days work.
, So well pleased were the threshers
that that night they hitched up and
drove all about the neighborhood seek
ing jobs of threshing corn. Mrs. Trow
says the oats mixed with the corn
helped about keeping it from heating.
and the oat straw in with the corn
stalks also did good in the same line.
He is very much pleased with the re-
suit of this mixed work. OF course.
some years the corn and oats would
have to be spread to keep them from
heating. Care should be taken not to
tramp on the threshed fodder after 1t
gets in the NOW. 1t will keep better II
not tramped, same as clover hay will.
IT. B. Terry, in Practical Farmer.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06
COST OF MAKING CREAMERY
PIITTER

According to Wallace's Farmer the
cost of making a pound of butter in
the creamery ranges all the way from
one to seven cents. This difference
appears to be governed by the
creamery, and decrease in the cost, on
account of the magnitude Of the busi-
ness, is followed by an increase OF the
price paid to farmers for butter fat.
One creamery in one of the dairy
counties in Iowa manufactured 100000
pounds of butter at a cost of one cent
per pound; another $4,000 pounds OF
butter at cost of LIZ cents.
In the smaller creameries the cost is
reported at from five to seven cents
per pound, the average being three
cents. In creameries handling not
more than 2,25O,000 pounds of milk
the average cost is 2.42 cents, and
when 100000 pounds are added the
cost falls to % cents, while In cream
cries receiving more than 3,500,0oC
pounds of milk the average cost is LIS
cents.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06
TIE YAZOO & MISSISSIPPI VAL
LEY RAILROAD COMPANY,
OFFICE OF O. P. & 7. A.
special Excursion Rates Via. the y
& M. v. Railroad to the Pan
American Exposition at But
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falo, New York.
For the above occasion the I. g M.
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yember 3rd., 1901. Rate from vicks-
burg $4,000 forty dollars and nifty
cents.) Through sleeping car service
from Memphis.
Leave vicksburg at II 80 pm. Ar
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Leave Memphis at 7 Am. Arrive
Buffalo at 1890 am. following day.
(35 hours from Vicksburg
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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06
pEsTROYIN. WEEDS WITH CHEM
ICALS.

This matter has been given cosider-
able attention for number OF years.
Possibly more work has been done In
this country by Professor Bolly, OF the
North Dakota experiment station than
by any other man. His experiments
show that it is possible to kill char
lock and other weeds in the wheat
fields of the northwest by spraying
with a solution of copper sulphate. The
best strength OF the solution is mat
ter that has not been fully decided.
In one recent year Professor Bolly
sprayed with ten per cent. solution
when the weed was three to five inches
in height. The portion of the Held
upon which the test was made was
very weedy, being infested with char
lock, wild barley, wild rose. penny
cress, shepherds purse, wild DUCK
wheat, lambs quarter and the great
ragweed. The spraying was done on
June 1. BY August all the weeds ex'
cept the wild rose and the older plants
of penny cress were destroyed. Tit
wheat leaves were slightly burned, bu
| In spite Of this the yield was largel
than the untreated plat.
Tests were also made with one pc
cent. solution Of copper sulphate. TN
killed ragweed and charlock, but oil
not AFFECT the penny cress- On June =
| an oat field infested with mustard wa
sprayed when the oats were six inche
hiSh. BY August / the field was fire.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

SHORT AND USEFUL POINTERS.
Make sure that your hens are free
from lice.
Corn should never be fed alone to a
dairy cow.
Sheep do not like to be kept in too
close quarters.
Feed the cows succulent food II you
want plenty of milk.
A fat cow is not a desirable animal
to have in a dairy herd.
Never close up can of warm milk
unless it has been aerated.
Don't keep animals that take too
much time to go to market.
If the COWS do not have comfort you
cannot expect them to do well.
The smaller breeds are generally the
best when early maturity is desired.
Red clover accumulates more nitro
gen than any other leguminous crop.
The quality of the butter is what
tells the story as to the ability OF the
maker.
Rape, enclosed with a movable fence,
makes an excellent pasturage for
sheep.
In ventilating your dairy buildings
take away air from the bottom as well
as the top.
If you have not provided the sheep
with plenty of roots give them an ex'
ira allowance of bran.
It's easy to tell good dairy COW. I,
is the cow that produces the most mill
every year on the least food.
If your well is shallow one clean
It out at the first opportunity. Fou
water is bad for both man and beast
The reason so many breeders arr
working toward early maturity is thai
their experience has proven that i
pays.
ANY kind of stock is worth at leas
a pasturage on land that has beer
ploughed and sown with nutrition
grasses.
The man who feeds scrub cow, ant
guesses at her product as well, Is play
ing at a chance game without any shov
of winning.
The dairy farmer should have goo
land and good cows, and see to 1t tina
he is a good dairyman himself. Al
this goes toward making good mil
and good butter.
Too much hog manure Is wasted
Every shovelful should be saved an
used. Hog manure probably rank
next to sheep manure, which you q
know tn he very valuable.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06
THE POSITION BELT.

The position belt is a novelty. BY
means of this little device an up to
date appearance may be impaired to
2 last seasons costume. These belts
are usually of ribbon tinsel silk or vel
vet sewn onto stir lining and finished
with a bow and ends. Directly In the
back are sewed two ends Of ribbon al
most two and a half inches in width
and five and half long. Some OF
them are narrow, laced together with
cords or caught across with gold braid
attached by buttons. Others consist
of only one tail of wider ribbon, mar
rowing toward the belt. Every color
to match different toilettes may be
found. Persian and brocaded ribbons
are greatly used.-Dry Goods Econo-
mist. !.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06
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