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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18
Named For the Queen.

Four places in Canada. speak strong
ly of the sentiment that was enter
tanned for the late Queen. Landing in
Cape Breton on the Atlantic coast the
visitor will find himself in the county
of Victoria. The last place touched on
the Pacific coast, and splendid city
it is, is the Victoria of British Colum-
bia. There is village Of Victoria in
King Edward Island, Victoria settle
ment in New Brunswick, and a Vie
toriaville in Quebec. Ontario has her
prosperous county of Victoria, her Vic
toria harbor. Victoria corners and Vic
toria square. Alexandria, in Glen
garry. bears the Queens second name,
while the city of Guelph bears her
Majesty's maiden name. Regina, in
the northwest, was so designated
after the Quenn, at the suggestion Of
the Marquis Of Lorne.-Providence
Journal.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18
Meet Of American wheelmen.


At the annual meeting of the Nation
al Assembly of the League Of Ameri-
can Wheelmen held recently in Phila-
delphia the invitation Of Mayor Diehl
to hold the annual summer meet Of the
League in Buffalo was accepted unani-
mQusly.
This action on the part Of the gov
erning body of the L. A. w. meets
with the hearty approval Of the entire
membership of that organization.
For this reason the biggest meet In
the history of the League will be that
held in Buffalo during the week COM
mencing Aug. IL.
Aside from the attractions of the L.
A. w. meet there are many induce
ments which will cause cyclists to visit
Buffalo at that time, among others the
central location of the city, within easy
touring distance Of all the principal
cities of the Eastern and Middle
States and Canada, the cheap railroad
fares. the desire on the part OF all
wheelmen to visit the Pan-American
Exposition and Niagara Falls and the
fact that a week of International cycle
racing is to be given on the specially
constructed quarter mile track IN the
magnificent Stadium on the Exposition
grounds.
II is believed that there will be not
less than 10000 visiting wheelmen IN
Buffalo during the week of the meet.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18
Pleasing Husbands and wives.

The greatest secret of domestic hap
piness lies in husband and wife pleas
ing each other. 1t is quite as easy to
say pleasant. graceful things as dis
agreeable ones. 1t is far sweeter to
o wife to have tender words from he
husband than 1t was to have them
from him before marriage-husban0 in
the role of lover has double value in
a wife's estimation.
1t pleases a woman to know her hus-
band says pleasant things to her be-
cause he means them, and not as fat
terry. Flattery never pleases her. 1t
pleases her to be told by him that he
needs her-that his happiness depends
upon her companionship. To feel that
her efforts to please are successful, and
are appreciated accordingly. Will
stimulate most women to greater en-
deeyor.-Woman's Life,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18

All crops are valuable for some pur-
pose; hence nothing Is worthless, as
all substances derived from the soil
can be returned to 1t again. The weeds
that come up voluntarily, and which
entail on the farmer large amount OF
labor for their eradication, add SOME
thing to the soil when returned there
to, as they derive large proportion
Of their food from the sub-soil. and in
some respects Weeds are valuable II
they will grow on soil that would 9TH
erwise remain bare. The materials
that the farmer accumulates, whether
In winter, spring or summer, contain
fertilizing elements, and when he feeds
them or adds them to the manure heap
he is finding 4 market for them at
home without the necessity of trans
portation expenses. The great waste
of unstable farm products in this
country represents millions Of dollars
annually, and the profits OF the farms
go with them. There are hundreds of
farms that are capable Of paying II
their owners would understand the fact
that it Is not always essential to send
certain produce away from home to
find markets. The difficulty is that
these products are not properly util-
lied, but wasted. Instead of straw and
fodder being made to supplement hay
and grain, thus allowing more sala-
BILE products to be shipped, the farmer
leaves such materials to be destroyed
by exposure in the fields and stacks
Philadelphia Record.
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Vegetables Under Glass.

It may not pay the farmer located a
long distance from market to attempt
to raise anything under glass, except
possibly few delicacies for the home
table, but where there is a market for
winter grown vegetables or very early
vegetables, few square yards of glass
will more than pay. started out with
only two sash frames placed on the
sunny or south side of the barn, where
/ planted early lettuce and radish
seeds. l would get these seeds In by
the first of March and | would always
have crop before any of my neigh
bors. Then wanted sashes for toma-
toes, but built two more. raised
my own tomato plants, and sold
enough to my neighbors to more than
pay for the sash in one year. This
proved so successful that l have Corr
stantly added more glass sash until
have quite an extensive acreage undsf
glass at this writing. By adding Et-
tie more each successive year and CO
ing all the work at odd moments. tke
cost seems small, and yet the results
are better than If the work was all
done at once. We learn from expert
ence then what can be raised under
glass at the best profit.
Located near a good town where
early and late vegetables are appreci-
ated, and whore the southern winter
vegetables do not crowd out all local
grown truck, I find that glass pays.
In the cold frames can start the seed
of nearly all spring vegetables v>szS
ahead of others, and when these are
transplanted to the field when others
IRE Just putting in their seeds I am
pretty sure to have my crop from one
to three weeks ahead of all competi-
tors. make it a rule to try to sell all
of my crop before the rush begins, and
then turn my attention to later crop.
In this way l invariably secure the
very highest prices, and make from 10
to so percent more of crop Of vege-
tables than those who depend upon
late field planting in the ordinary way.
make it business to let my custom
ers know that the first green vegeta-
bles of the season will come from my
farm, and in this way l invariably re-
ceive advance orders. sometimes
enough almost to absorb all that l
have planted. Truck gardeners near
large cities make a speciality of this
work, and make money. but 1t is nee
essary to be located within few miles
of metropolis to do it. have found
sometimes that my profits and prices
were better than those obtained In
New York City. Boston or Philadelphia.
Those big cities use an immense
amount of green truck. but the south
ern farmers supply most of their win
ter vegetables. and we cannot compets
with them successfully.--S. w. Cham
bers, in American Cultivator.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18

An over-cautious individual sur
prised patrons of big Market street
restaurant with a new and efficient
method Of safeguarding garments
against exchange or theft. The diner,
a portly old fellow, after removing
his overcoat, took a long piece of
Irvine from his pocket, and passing one
end up the coat sleeve, made a loop
with the cord. Through this he passed
his arm, and then, satisfied that there
could be no irregularities without his
knowledge. he selected an inside chair
and calmly ordered meal. The
string kept him in touch with his gar
ment. and not once did he have to cast
an anxious eye at the rack to mar the
enjoyment of the dinner. The head
floorwalker. while he approved Of the
scheme. hopes that it won't become
popular.-Philadelphia Record.
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Professor Jones Of the University of
Vermont, in q bulletin lately issued,
tells of the danger of the spread of
club root In cabbages, turnips and
other plants of the Brassica family,
by neglect to properly dispose of dis
eased plants. He mentions several in
stances where the soil had become con-
taminated by the use of manure in
which were the germs of this disease.
due to the practice Of throwing garden
rubbish into the manure heap. At the
Ne- Jersey station Professor Halstead
fed & bushel Of club rooted turnips to a
heifer and applied the resulting ma
nure on a part of the turnip field. Ev-
cry roo. grown whore that manure
was used was badly dubbed, while
those on adjoining land were entirely
free from the disease. He says that
all such roots should either be buried
six inches deep or more, or destroyed
~ cooking or burning. He found three
Aours' boiling to destroy the, germs.
This disease also effects kale. mustard,
shepherds purse and other weeds. and
ahey should neither be left on the land
nor put in the manure heap II 1t is
,ound on them. A dressing Of from IS
10 $50 bushels of air slaked lime to the
acre would help to destroy these germs,
Aut 1t should be put on In the early
fall to have its effect for the next sea-
son. Market gardeners seldom think
Of growing cabbages or turnips unless
on land that has been used for years
Without they use the lime on 1t.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18

Probably In the majority of cases the
dairy farmer cannot always dispose of
his by-products probably. and should
things be run so that these by-products
can be made to turn in a profit an I'M
profitable dairy farm might oftentimes
be turned into a profitable one
In speaking along this line the Mas
sachusetts Ploughman says that farm
ers cannot do better under present con-
ditions of dairying than to find some
market for all the Dy-products Of the
farm. and IL they succeed in doing this
there will be a living, and oftentimes
more, found In dairying. Hogs 60 with
the dairy for several reasons. There
Is first the need Of plenty of milk to
raise hogs successfully. and II we had
to buy this we would hardly figure out
much profit. The swill barrel need not
bo the old-fashione,. sour mixture that
- Asuxh to make any hogs sick. but
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18

In planting = peach orchard it Is well
to set the trees is or 20 feet apart each
way. One acre set IS feet will require
ia trees, while at 20 feet only 108 will
be required. The land for a peach or
chard should be we'll drained SO that
water will not stand on or near the
surface. The soil should be well culti-
waited before the trees are set and the
places where they are to stand thor
oughly dug up for a space of three or
four feet. A little bone meal, about
one pint, worked into the soil for each
tree is advisable.
Do not set the trees too deep and be
careful to spread the roots and firm
the soil well among them. Pouring
in a pail of water when the hole has
been half-filled will serve to settle the
soil about the roots, besides giving the
moisture needed by the tree. After 1t
has settled away fiji up the hole and
cover with leaves or straw for a mulch.
Before transplanting always cut back
severely all of the branches and the
top of the main stalk should be taken
oil. Train the tree by pinching on
the ends of the new growth occasionally
during the first season, If they do not
seem to be growing compact enough to
make q well-formed head. After the
tree begins to show new growth apply
the fertilizer, which may be one OF the
commercial fertilizers for growth (not
for fruit) or it may be ashes and cot
tonseed meal or well-rotted stable ma
nure.
The mulch may be used again after
the trees have been fertilized, and will
serve to keep the soil moist. Peach or
chards should be we'll cultivated dur
ing the growing season. Borers are
sometimes troublesome, but II care
is taken to pull the dirt up around the
tree early in the season and allow 1t
to remain until quite late In the fall,
then level it OF until the next spring,
there will be very little damage done
by them. Each year during the winter
the trees should be pruned, cutting
back about one-third Of the new
growth. When they come into bear
ing thin the fruit while small to i'm
prove the quality and help the tree
R. E. Merryman, in American Agricul-
'turist.
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will address its expected throngs IN
all these voices.


all these voices.
In its architecture must be included
the whole external equipment - its
buildings in their artistic and symmet-
rical arrangement and grouping, the
beauty of their style, the exuberance of
their decorations, breathing afresh the
genius of the Spaniard and the Moor In
graceful forms and gorgeous colorings;
the landscape effects, blending the har-
monies of forest and lake, Of fountain
and tower, of cascade and castle and
eliminating spire-of all that is lovely
in nature with all that is refined and
ennobling in art. Here, as at Chicago,
the architect holds high carnival. If at
the Columbian exposition we found the
chaste purity of the lily in a presenta-
ton "unequaled since the days Of Phid-
las and Praxiteles," the fairies who
Join hands in the Pan-American clothe
themselves with the chaste hues of
Titan and of Murillo, unequaled since
the days of Venice and Of the Alham-
bra. Another dream Of beauty will
hang In the eastern sky, paralleling the
visions of delight that linger on the
western horizon.
Who can doubt the educative effect
of these architectural lessons within
the hearts of the American people?
1t is, however, not enough to have
evoked, like mirage floating over the
plains, these phantasmagorial delights
which fill our lives with joy and our
memories with dreams. The president
Of the French republic in the decree
which laid the foundation Of the expo
sition Of 1900 declared the purpose Of
that great enterprise to be "a presenta-
ton of the works Of art and Of indus
trial and agricultural products" as
semblage of exhibits. That is without
doubt the central, the formative, idea
Of the Pan-American Exposition.
without exhibits there can be no. ex-
position.
Each new and well arranged exposi-
ton is a new edition Of a worlds en-
cyclopedia constructed by a scientific
and exhaustive arrangement Of ma
terial things. 1t Is also landmark, q
milestone in the history Of the worlds
progress and the development of man
kind. No one may expect, no one
should desire, to read through from
first to last the marvels presented in
O universal exposition. AS well expect
to memorize the Library Of Congress
or Of the British Museum. But, were
the exposition or the library truly uni
versal, every man should find therein
the latest utterance which the world
can give upon any subject within the
scope of human inquiry. Unless this
be the fact the exposition is in some
degree deficient in the fulfilling of its
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18

resented the entire Exposition in ni:nia-
ture. Each model was colored in ac-
cordance with the general scheme, and
ings carefully studied. Many Of them
had to be painted several times before
suitable results were secured.
Once the structures of the miniature
city were all harmonious cOlored,
drawings of the individual buildings
were made, and the decorations accu-
rately worked out to the last detail I'M
til they were in readiness to be placed
in the hands of the intelligent painter
decorator.
When the time arrived to begin
painting, it was found that the build
ings In the middle Of the gkounds were
the only ones on which work could be
done, and then the value of my model
was demonstrated. Mr.. Washburne
was enabled to readily translate from
the model to the buildings without dan
ger of breaking the harmony Of the
scheme.
The coloxing Of exposition buildings
has been undertaken number Of
times, but in most cases has been
abandoned before taking real shape.
White has been most popular, though
1t is severe on the eyesight. After the
numerous failures 1t required consider
able courage on the part Of the Pan
American Exposition builders to take
I'D the color scheme. Having started
out, however, they are determined not
to turn back If the color scheme
proves successful, as l have every rea-
son to believe it will, it will be novel
ty and mark a new era Of Improvement
in the treatment Of architecture. The
ACCESSIBILITY Of applying color to large
buildings has always been questioned.
The matter needs a great deal Of care
and thought. All coloring is the subject
Of more or less criticism Of an unfavor-
able character. We will do remarka-
bly, we'll IL we escape it at this Expo
sition.
However, we have put our hands to
the pillow, as 1t were, and we must not
look behind. The time for the work is
limited, and all must be done during
the most unfavorable period of the
year. We must employ q large force.
bring all our ingenuity into action and
push forward. After the painters have
done their work shall 60 carefully
over it, and skilled artists will supply
tone If necessary. This will be equiva-
lent to the "varnishing day" Of the
artist. Then the result Of our efforts to
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18
A GREAT FOOD SHOW
PAN-AMERicAN EXHIBIT WILL REPRE-
SENT BOTH CONTINENTS.

IT'S Gay BoGt this and Appetixing Sam.
pies VIII Make 1t n Rival to the
Midway-Realized Dream of the
Tropics as an Annex.
Born of q great idea, achieving
matchless greatness under the best,
management any great exposition. has
ever had the matured benefit Of in the
Western world and with landslide OF
prosperity threatening to thrust itself
upon 1t, this Exposition Of all the
Americas in these glittering first days
of the new century makes a fair bid to
pass into history as one Of the incl
dents inevitable in the forward sweep
of the Western Hemisphere, one Of the
things called by Manifest Destiny and
not found wanting.
In the Division Of Foods and Their
Accessories installation is about to be-
gin in a compact manner and with an
elegance suited to the selective charac-
ter which has been made possible by
the overdemand for space. Lucky DO
those consider themselves who are
among the accepted ones, while others
who waited until the last moment and
then found a full house are not quite
satisfied with the limitations which bar
would be exhibitors out three months
before opening time-an unheard Of
thing in food shows heretofore. Com
pensation will be found, however, for
the small limits Of this division in the
highly finished quality and Ineligible
arrangement of the appetizlng display.
Processes and methods Of manufac-
ture and packing will be shown, and
in addition souvenirs and samples will
be given away and the quality Of the
goods demonstrated, so that this divi-
sion will present an altogether festive
appearance day and night, and, with
handsome attendants and elegant
booths, will be popular free rival Of
the Midway In entertaining the ex-
pected twenty odd millions Of visitors
who consume foods and some kind Of
accessories three times a day, whether
they indulge in the allurements Of art,
music and science or not. The exhib-
its consist of chocolates, coffees, teas,
spices, f1avoring extracts and baking
powders, sugars, confectionery and
other sweets. preserves. jams. jellies,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18
Copyright gN,by PanAmei Exposition
LIBERAL ARTS BUILDING, PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION

marmalades. nuts. mushrooms, dried
fruits and vegetables, foods prepared
from cereals, beverages for household
and other uses, preserved and pre-
pared meats and fish, gelatine prepare
tons, grocers' sundries and household
antiseptics.
As an annex to the Food Exhibit
Equatorial Pan-America" will be a
realized dream of the tropics which
must be seen to be appreciated and
will consist of live trees, plants, vines
and shrubs selected from plantations
and botanical gardens of tropical Pan
America.
Without going into further detail or
comparison, the public can be assured
that the Food Division Of the Pan
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18
p.,.Amertcsn Mining Exhibit.

Mines and mining will be represented
at the Pan-American in q manner In
tended to illustrate the Importance and
great progress of this industry. Mod
ern improvements in metallurgy and
the science of mining have advanced so
RAPIDLY and have attained such proper
tons that the task is not an easy one.
The Mines building Is one OF group
of three handsome buildings which
have been arranged in the general form
of a horseshoe. The Mines building oc-
cupies a position of heel calk In the
group. 1t is connected with the Horti-
culture building, which would CORE
spond to the toe calk, by means OF one
of the two handsome conservatories
that flank the Horticulture building
north and south. The Mines building Is
100 feet square, having four corner pa
vilions, each reaching to q height OF 100
feet. --------
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eAT1LEc

Battles, ana wars, and combats! man with
man
Striving for place, supremacy and power
Not since the first dim dawn of life be.
gan,
On this small sphere has peace reigned
Battles Bat fs'i forever battles.
why should we marvel! In your heart or
mine
HAS peace been known to fold its wings
and rest?
ray, nay! two natures, human and divine,
Wage war Away, within the human
breast.
Battles, forever battles.
Wits, wars unending. Not in open field
ARP fought the mighty conflicts of the
earth,
But in the secret hearts of men concealed.
By eyes and lips tricked out in smiles Of
mirth.
Battles, forever battles.
STRIFE, always strife. Wild passion day
and night,
Like pillows on the bruised heart, beat
and roll
And that unending war of wrong and
right,
Desire and aspiration, builds the SOUL
Battles, forever battles.
--Ella Wheeler Wilcox, in Good House
keeping.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18

Commenting upon the enthusiastic
reception accorded to the first produc-
ton of the dramatization OF a popular
novel in Baltimore the other night the
Buffalo Commercial says: "Novelists
of the period will do well to remember
that they have two constituencies to
please nowadays-the Gentle Reader.
who thrifty borrows the book for the
most part, and the Afiuent Playgoer,
who spends on one visit to the theatre
the price Of the novel"
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lin charge Of Foods and their AccaDofies. Pan.
American Exposition.
American Exposition will command
the respect of visitors for the high
selective nature of its exhibits and
that 1t will win their admiration for
novel and lively entertaining features
in connection with the educational.
However, If there Is any one thing
more than another that the dear pub
lie may be cautioned about at all food
exhibitions, permit tired man to men,
ton the Food Crank-the fellow who
kidnaps some helpless, innocent truth
and isolates it as his own. The great
est show that could be made at Buff
falo this summer would be to have all
the Food Cranks Of Pan-America as
sembled in the Stadium at one time
for a heart to heart talk. This would
be Maximum day at the Fair, though
1t made the angels weep.
G. EDWARD FULLER,
Assistant Superintendent In Charge Of
Foods and Their Accessories.