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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02

squads" firing ut WILL" etc. Upon
arriving at the proper distance "mag-
azine rapid fire" is ordered, and finally
the imaginary enemy is charged and
captured. Then follow the exhibitions
of individual Observation-Disclosures
over hurdles and fences and covering
bitches and stone walls. A most in
teresting feature of the drill at Fort
Myer is the training of the horses and
their use by the troopers as a shelter
from the enemy's fire. At the COM
mand Of the captain, word from each
trooper, and the horse goes down with
out a culver, and lies at full length on
the ground, while the troopers fire
with carbine and revolver from be-
hind their shelter, and with the weap-
ons resting on the horses backs. An
other word of command, the firing
ceases. the horses are all standing,
the trooper in the saddle, awaiting
further instructions.
For the Musical Ride the arena Is
cleared, and from one of the entrances
at the extreme end the band rides In,
followed by the entire troop. now
dressed in full review uniform, and
slowly circle around the Enclosure.
The entry is made in pairs, dividing
to the opposite sides Of the ground,
the horses keeping time to the music,
and moving as a unit, turning, wheel
ing, hating. taking up the trot, the
gallop and the charge with the accur-
acy, regularity and mechanical pre-
cision of clock-work. At the entrance
end the leaders wheel about and break
into a canter, which is followed by all
while a number of fancy movements
are gone through embarrassing and
counter-crossing. forming stars. form
ing the figure eight. the ladies' chain.
circling around each other. and 80
on, until the spectators are worked up
to the highest enthusiasm. When
these figures are finished the troop
draw up In two files at the end of the
arena and charge at full gallop, cheer
ing and yelling. and only hating with
in a few inches of the wall at the other
end of the arena, when it seems that
every riders neck will be broken by
the collision.-Fritzr Morris, in Harper's
| Weekly.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02

for horsefiesh in his blood. Then. too.
some of the most graceful horsemen
in the world are to be found In the
Southern States The great training,
however. of these cavalrymen has been
found in the Indian wars. Their work
there was rough-riding In the very
truest sense Of the word, and nowhere
could man and horse be found more
perfectly joined as fighting unit than
on those wild battle grounds on which
the white man and the red man fought
their last fights"
During the earlier stages the train
ing of the United States cavalryman
differs In no essential particulars from
that Of the infantryman. but, later on,
the great variety of instruction in the
cavalry arm Of the service renders 1t
most interesting for both officers and
troopers. Beginning with the "set-
ting-up" exercises, the recruit looks
forward to tho time when he shall be
assigned his horse and be full-fiedged
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02

Being aware of this fact, the breed
ers Of cattle in both countries have
naturally done their utmost to develop
those parts of the animals that are
most appreciated. As result tho
Durham, which is the typical English
COW, and is almost as much appre-
ciated in Germany, is to-day notable
for its large loins, Its well developed
chest and It's small faced rump, while
the Limousin, which is the typical
French cow, Is distinguished for its
rump, which Is both prominent and
spacious.
The numbers I, and in the accom-
panying pictures indicate, respectively.
the first, second and third qualities of
meat, as they are rated in the markets
of Paris, London and Berlin. 1t will
be seen that in France the entire rump
and small portion of the back are re-
garded as of first quality, that the
shoulder and flank take second rank,
and that the head, limbs and stomach
are not highly priced. In London and
Berlin. on the other hand, only the up
per part of the rump is regarded as of
first quality, though not better than
the loins, and the shoulder is con-
signed to the third rank.
These differences Of taste are not
more striking than the differences be-
tween the animals themselves. A Dur
ham has sharply defined head and a
small neck and shoulders; its back is
large. and is developed in horizontal
direction. the evident reason being be-
cause breeders took most pains to i'm
prove that portion Of the animal in
which is the fillet, so dear to the Eng
lish and German palate. On the other
hand the rump is hardly developed al
all. In Limousin cow. on the con
trary. the rump is greatly developed,
"These differences are not the result
| of chance" says NJ. Paul Difloth. q
| well-known French agriculturist, who
has been studying the subject. 1.-THE
Durham COW Of to-day was created
| so to speak, by the brothers Charles
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02
y.nishinx Bird Races.

The flamingo and the pink curlew
are no more, the paroquet and egret
ere going fast. the white pelican is a
tradition only, like the dodo. Some
birds increase under the protection OF
man because he wages war on more
destructive enemies. The quail sets
at naught the breech-loader and the
trap If allowed to forage in the grain
fields, but there are others that vanish
before the face of man as does the
mist before the morning sun. We
may delay the end, perhaps, but 1t IL
Mt last the survival Of the fit.-Florida
Times Union.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02

to limit Stephenson to the "Rocket"
type of locomotive. The carriage, Of
which this is a sectional view, is sixty
feet long and ten feet ten inches wide,
and has accommodation for 100 pas
sengers, each person having separate
seat, specially arranged so as to avoid
discomfort while passing round the
curves at high speed. The electric
current is picked up by trolleys at
tached to the car, but insulated from
the bottom of the bogies fiexibly
coupled together by specially de-
signed joint, of which the carriage
consists. The bottom part of the car
rage Is quite open, SO that all the
guide wheels are exposed to view. and
there is ample play between the car
rage and the line. The motors only
are completely shut Off on all sides by
a box for their protection. The guide
wheels are two feet In diameter, and
there are sixteen. They are very
broad, and are inclined vertically to
the trestles, instead of being horizon.
tai. thereby considerably reducing the
friction. The guide wheels below the
driving wheels are attached to the un-
| der frame of the carriage, and those
between the two small boyle wheels
are attached to the centre OF the boyle
itself, SO that they cannot move at al
| with the carriage frame.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02

and Robert Colling. and its ancestors
were the shorthorns that used to feed
on the pastures of Durham. Their
shape was faulty, however. and Rob-
ert Colling, noticing one day a beauti-
fully formed calf In yard behind a
blacksmith's shop, determined to try
and improve the breed by means of it.
1.-THE experiment succeeded. and
from this calf. known later on as the
celebrated Hubback. the Durham of
to-day are descended. These English
cattle differ In many respects from
those of France. and the difference
must be ascribed In great measure to
the fact that the British and Germans
like beefsteak and roast beef and the
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02

a twenty gallon copper can. A speci-
tnen contained In the former repre-
sents the skill and cunning of Brook.
lyn inoonshiner. better known to the
detectives as the "Schoolmaster." He
was a thoughtful and studious NOON
sinner. who found both profit ami
pleasure in his work. Before he was
captured, few months ago. and sent
to prison for two and a half years.
he wrote d book on distilling, which was
widely read by those interested In the
subject. The illicit distillers here find
d market for their stuff among the
cheap East Side saloons, dishonest
wholesale dealers, and sweatshops.
So far as the elements of danger and
daring are concerned. there is the
same difference between hunting
local moonshiner and one Of the noun.
tain type as there is between trail
ing grizzly bear and cotton-tail
rabbit. If, in the wealth Of odors
which emanate from an East Side
tenement-house a citizen were able to
set apart one that resembled cross
between the smells Of bakery and
a brewery, he could rest pretty well
assured that moonshining was going
on In the immediate neighborhood. 1t
is by this penetrating, pungent odor
that the internal-revenue officers In
many cases obtain their first clue.
And it is because Of it, as well, that
in the summer months the moonshin-
ers cease operations in the city ana
move to the country.
The proprietor Of an Illicit still sell
dom goes near his plant after 1t has
been set PIP. He merely goes about
| obtaining contracts and customers
! and has his middle-men deliver the
goods" Many Of the "go-betweens
are women One of them used to &c
about among the sweatshops peddlini
the stuff from q rubber bag. whlcf
| she wore beneath her dress. She wal
as cunning as rabbit. and hel
doubles" and "crosses" and "balks'
In the tenement coyerts which shs
(; knew so well. many times threw
them Fedral haounds" who were
pursuing hel off the trail. She was
| finally caught, however. and sent t.
iail. Nowadays, few Of the raids OF
Illicit stills are attended with any
thing which might be called thrill
ing" The moonshiners would rather
run away than fight. and il they can
| NOT run away. they prefer to sur
render peaceably. They will choose
cunning rather than courage any day
and from their point of view 1t II
| the wiser policy.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02

Ki-Ko is the name of the only Chin.
ese newsboy in New York. He works
In Pell and Dover streets and sells
the Chinese Weekly Herald. That's
what is is called In English. The
Herald is printed in the Chinese Ian
guage, and, according to a regular
subscriber, contains all the news OF
the fowery kingdom and the Philip
pines, together with the latest gossip
of the United States In which the
Chinese are interested. Ki-Ko yell:
Extra" and tells wonderful storie.
about the contents Of his paper, JUS
the same as his American brother
does.-Chicago journal.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02
QUEER DIFFERENCES m CATTLE.
They Are the Direct Result Of National
Prejudicess

That II Is possible for popular taste
to exercise d most potent influence on
the development of animals that arc
used for food has lately been shown
In the difference between French and
English cattle.
The English are very fond of roast
meat and show a marked preference
for those portions Of COW, such as
the fllet, that are in the region of the
loihs, whereas the French like nothing
better than ''pot-au-feu;" which is
made of soup and boiled meat, the
rump being the part of the animal
from which the meat is taken. Thus,
IL it is true that steak is the most pop.
tlar dish In England, so 1t Is equally
true that "pot-au-feu" or beef a la
mode Is the most popular dish in
France,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02

with equal precision and a marvellous
uniformity. As in some OF the Euro
pean armies all American cavalrymen
are Dragons. that is to say, they are
trained to fight both mounted and dis
mounted. While dashing down the
battle-ground, doing some intricate
movement. the troop is given the COM
mand "dismount to fight on foot" and
in a couple of seconds the men are In
an infantry skirmish line, and their
horses are being led to the rear. at a
full gallop, by the No. of each set of
tours. The skirmish line advances,
firing "volleys by platoons." ''by
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02

att may be merely fancy" remarked
Mrs. Selldom-Holme, nut since my
husband began drinking the water
from that iron spring he has seemed
to be ten times as obstinate as ne
used to be-"
Perhaps" suggested Mrs. Mex
dore. .fhe water is tinctured with
mig iron."-Chicago Tribune.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02

wonder why it Is that all ap
nsrantly pewly-married couples !
have seen ON the electric cars OF m
steam trains in the past month OF
roses and the present month OF nie-
crackers and heat have acted TINS
wise. The bride looks straight ahead.
scarcely ever smiling, while the groom
Tolls over toward her In manner 30
c.re-free as to be almost abject ana
seems without life or spirit or inter
est IN his new wife?-Boston Journal.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02
The Dshr Railway Again BefosA0s
Ensiish House OF Parliameilt.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

fore that body demanding recognition.
The measure is now being considered
by a committee of the House Of Com
mons. before which Mr.. Behr has
again appeared. He stated that he
had designed carriages to give accom-
mediation for 10000 passengers a day,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02
The Winter Months.

In this country December, January
and February are called the winter
months. In no country Is March con-
sidered q winter month; we think that
November, December and January are
or used TO be the winter months in
England.--New York Sun.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02
The storied Castle.

sYou had better make it ten stories
higher said good King Arthur to the
royal architect.
"What is the usew queried the lat
ter.
"Odds boddikins and gadzooks,
caitiff. Know We not that the men OF
the future will have to have STORED
castle to write observation-disclosures
American.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02

The suns surface is known 10 De
subject to greatly increased disturb
ances every IL years, known as the
sunspot period. Auroral displays and
disturbances of the earth's magnetism
have a similar period.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02
ATTEND CnrrTH

Graduates hold leading positions all over the
country. Instruction all personal.
Having numerous business connections ana
being universally and reputabiy known, we
secure situations.
IA store 10 connected with Soule College
IN which students do actual business win
real goods ana actual money, and they keep
the books In the latest labor saving forms.
Students enter ut any time. English, AGA.
demic Shorthand and Business schools. All
separate faculties. Send for catalogue.
Address GEO. SOULS & SONS
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
3 Modern Cavalry Trainings
- r.

n N eminent military expert.
~ having extolled tine cavalry Of
~ his own country, continues:
1.-THE same is practically true
of the American horse soldier, only
perhaps a little more so. because. es-
pecially out Vest the American al
most lives on horseback, and of course
he has the old Anglo-Saxon affection
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02
State Government Of Louisiana

Governor-w. W. Hard,
Lieutenant Governor-Albert Este
pinsl.
Secretary of Stase-John Michel.
superintendent of Education--JohH
Y. Calhoun.
Auditor-W. s. Frazee.
Recommendations Il. Smith.
u. S. SENATORS.
Don Cafferey and S. ID. McEnery.
REPRESENTATIVES,.
/ District-R q. Dayey.
Q Distric,-Adolph Meyer.
9 District-R. r. Broussard.
District-P Brazsale.
s District. E. Ransdell.
6 Districts. NJ. Robinson.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02

A head of fair hair consists Of 49,
o4O hairs, dark 10000. while a red
head has only $4,000. Fair-haired peo-
pie are becoming less numerous than
formerly;
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02

Michael Angeles house IN Rome,
In which the painter spent the last
twenty years of his life and died. y
to be torn down In order TO widen tn
coSpas
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Ice melts at 80 degrees. water DOLE
at 212. lead melts at 594. and the heat
of a common coal fire is 1140.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02
A FANCY CAVALRY EvOLUTIoN-THE MOVING CROSS.

Customer want an umbrella"
Dealer-'Do you want good one. or
one you can lend Q friend f'-Beston
Transcript
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02

Belgium, according to the census
Inst taken. has $500. 900 inhabitants.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02

airy. Beginning with the simpler evo-
buttons of the troop these BLACK
Horse troopers SO through the
sEcbool Of the Trsep' ct Ill Gsis
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02

Canada had 281T miles Of steam rail-
road IN 1s7N and now has HEST miles;
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02
Double Daily Trains
Fast Time
Close Connections

Through Pullman Palace 6lespsrs
between New Orleans and Memphis,
Kansas City, 6t. Louis and Chicago
Without change, making direct sonnse-
Mons With hrst-olass lines 10 al points
The great steel bridge spanning the
Ohio river ut Cairo completed, and all
trains freight and passenger) now run.
sing regularly over IL, thu avoiding the
delays and annoyance incident to trans
Ter n ferry boat
A II. HANSON. Gen. r, Aga,
Chicago
r. 4 Qssxa n y. A.. MseeeAAs
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02

In German experiment eggs
packed IN various ways in June gave
the following results in February:
Covered with vaseline. or kept in lime
water, or in potassium silicate soiu-
ton, none spoiled; in wood ashes.
vanished, or treated with potassium
permanganate, 20 percent; painted
with collodion, or with potassium sill
cate, 20 percent; dipped few Sec
onds in boiling water or alum, SO
percent; kept in salt water, all spoiled.
In a paper read recently before the
Royal Meteorological society. on the
.,dicity of Cyclonic Winds" Mr..
Rupert T. Smith states that from his
observations made in the neighbor-
hood of Birmingham during the years
1s74-1S90, "the equinoxes do not ap-
pear to be very stormy periods. but
that the greatest frequency and force
of cyclonic winds occurs some two
| weeks before the spring equinox and
some three weeks after the autumnal
equinox"
A Vermont scientist has made a
very extensive collection OF micro
scopic slides of snow crystals. Per-
feet crystals are by no means always
common in snow storms. A whole
winter may not yield more than a
dozen opportunities to photograph
complete and perfect crystals. These
are most common in widespread biz
yards, while local storms often pro-
duce imperfect granular forms. 1t is
very possible that the character and
extent Of storm may, eventually, be
predicted by an examination OF the
snow, and that new aid in weather
prediction is at hand.
\ In science J. B. Dandeno finds that
at the maximum density of water the
water in the cell of a plant begins to
expand while the cell wall continues
to contract as cooling goes on. This
contraction will extrude water
into the intercellular spaces. When
the freezing point is reached the wa
ter in the intercellular spaces freezes
first because less dense than the con-
| tents of the cell. The specialization
outside the cell gives off latent heat
which tends to keep the cell contents
from freezing for considerable time
Finally also the cell contents may be
frozen. but only after nearly all the
water has been expressed into the In.
tercellular spaces. II now the TEN.
perature be raised the ice melts first
in the, intercellular spaces and gives
the familiar wilted appearance Of
frozen plant when suddenly warmed
If, however. the temperature is very
gradually raised the cell will re-ab
sorb the water as fast as formed and
Fno injury result. II the cell contents
be completely solicited permanent In
Jury results.
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mixed in a barrel Of hot water and
with enough yeast added to produce
fermentation. This mash Is allowed
to stand for forty-eight hours. and is
then boiled and the vapor from 1t con-
densed. This condensed vapor is the
finished moonshine article. 1t Is a
colorless liquid with sweetish odor.
but although harmless to the eye and
nose, It IL deadly to a mans fac
ulties. 1t frequently tests as high as
100 proof. The average price received
by the city moonshiner for this dis
tillation is one cent proof gallon.
Therefore, IL his whisky tests 100 per
cent, he receives SLIGO gallon for 1t.
and to this must be added, Of course,
the Government revenue. which he
does not pay. This amount varies
according to the quality Of the stuf
and the proof at which It tests. The
cost to the moonshiner Of distilling
a gallon Of whisky is about forty-fve
cents, 30 that he makes an actual
profit of more than 100 per cent. plus
the amount he evades In revenue
taxes. The specimens Of the moon
sinners work which are to be seen
In the office Of George 8. Thompson.
head Of the Secret Service branch OF
the Internal Revenue Service, AZ
ford some idea Of the extent to which
the industry is carried on here. They
are kept In all sorts Of bottles AND
1ugs, and the top Of Mr.. Thompson's
safe ID wholly concealed beneath
them, The size Of the feceptaciel
van frsm = avs-ssat pop hstsis q
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-02
YOUNG ICE CREAM PATRONS.

Every day big freezer of ice
cream is made in the senate restau-
rant. No senator ever eats ice cream
in the daytime, and the few ladies
who take lunch in the restaurant
rarely call for it. The chief patrons
of the frozen food are the page
BOYS.
The love of these youngsters for
ice cream surpasses all understand
ing. 1t is a purely juvenile taste,
and they indulge in it to their
hearts content. The substantial
sandwich, the succulent pie, the
ninety and nine other things that a
sensible man would select for his
lunch have no attractions for the
bright little fellows. They want ice
cream and plenty of it. At lunch
time half IA dozen pages can be seen
burying their noses into heaped up
plates of ice cream, while their faces
are the very mirrors of content
ment.
If it wasn't for the pages, the ice
cream freezer would have to go out
of Washington Post.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-02
And Other Ladies.

After making out list Of its awards
OF medals and prizes one of the juries
OF the Paris exposition of 1000 decided
to celebrate the completion OF Its la.
bors by giving an informal little dinner
at which the members of the jury, rep
resenting many nationalities. could
meet far more agreeably as private in
dividuals; hence 1t was decidedly un-
expected when, after they had reached
the stage of coffee and cigars, the Brit
ish member of the jury rose with great
solemnity aud said, Gentlemen. i pro-
pose the health of her majesty the
queen"
This staggered everybody for a mo-
ment; but, innate courtesy overcoming
national prejudice, they quickly pulled
themselves together and drank the
toast with all the honors.
No sooner, however, had this been ac-
compllshed than the American member
rose and, polsng his glass In the air,
said simply, "And other ladies'"
Needless TO say this equally unex-
pected toast was received with en-
thusasm by all.- Argonaut