The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-30
FROM THE SECOND WARD.

FROM IHE oECol>u "AkD.
Banner-Demoerat:
IL is such pity that there are 50
maoy people among US ready 10 dash
cold water on every pew enterprise
nronosed. A move info comparative
liy unbeaten paths strikes terror 10
their souls. and ii the step contains
/ e,erpy pusb. and normal outlay oil
money, they declaim lis anti'hesis I'M
meeiaiely; or turn All indifferent oacE
sud crouch lower sill into their ruts
4 of apaiDp. How can man expect 10
make a fortune when one scarcely re-
alizes that he lives. or If that, where
! he lives? Advertisement AS well. as
comneti,iop. is the life of trade.
So long as we fail 10 realize or take
advantage of the manifold natural
henefits with which a gracious Provi-
dence has surrounded us, just so long
will we bring up the rear in the march
Of progress. instead of leading rs we
should. We seem 10 measure.
though. TO be waking from our Rip
Van Wrinkle sleep, as II r. talk, the
MAGNIFICENT new court house and
Hamley's real estate boom donate; aud
in giving good, long streich-as is
only natural after such lengthy nap
Jet us scatter broadcast the rust
which lies thick upon our joints, lift
up our heads and give good honest
"sbake-of" TO the twenty years of ain
pocuous desuetude." which enfolds us,
aud rise with leap into the determ-
iuaiion 10
"Do noble things,
MOI dream them all day long"
All this leads 10 small Fair talk l
wish TO give your readers.
Undoubtedly il is 10 the interest of
the whole parish-and more especial
1ly the parish seat--to grant unlimited
concession and encouragement without
stint TO it's continuance: to speak a
LOYAL word and lend helping hand
whenever The occasion presents itself.
Let the confidence you feel in your
fidelity as a citizen be put into your
assertions concerning the fair; stim-
uiate its weakness with your strength
mind and poker book, aud make il q
definite purpose instead of wavering
clause. Why, the reports from our
fairs 90 from end 10 eud of the State,
TO say the least, and either publish our
success or our failure and decay. Then,
the social aspect of the lair is such a
happy one, Relatives and friends who
have moi met for mouths find joyful
rendezvous ON the fair grounds. They
make new acquaintances, renew old
ones, and live in the brighter waves of
life tor few days, throwing care 10
the winds. Tired families with their
equally worn wives, mothers, sisters
aud children, to whom outings are
things of deep moment, and few a0d
far between, make q special dispeusa-
lion in favor of the fair, and journey
thereto with glad anticipations. They
return home refreshed in body and
mind, with something new TO talk and
think about, which is a delightful
break in the monotony. II adds a zest
10 life in the country, carries trade 10
town, and contributes generally 10 the
interest of living in the parish.
Ii 10 too bad indeed that the rumor
was ever allowed to go forth that the
people of East Carroll lacked interest
ih her fair; and we must empbatically
spread q denial of this abroad, and
the best way TO do 1t is TO make the
next one such an nnmitigated success
that all reports TO the contrary will
proce fallacious. The Fair Associ-
alton has nobly done It's work, but the
members thereof cannot work alone
forever. They must have the coop
peration aud assisiance-meniially
physically and financially OF The citi-
zeus of East Carroll, or they too will
lose interest in a thingto which SEEM
ipgly, no interest attaches.
II would be good idea, think, for
the Association to appoint travelling
delegate to represent the fair Let
him start out early next spring and 60
into the homes of the people Let
him inspire the farmer 10 breed and
fatten his best stock, to raise the finest
garden truck and farm produce for
exhibition at the fair. Tell The house,
wife what a splendid chow they would
make and what good advertisement
Il would be for her poultry, her
needlework, her cooking and pre-
serving, if exhibited at the fair. En-
courage the children to enter samples
of their needlework, and bring pres
sure to bear upon the energies of the
people melting them TO take an inter-
est in parish growth aud improve
ment. Let the citizens of East Car
roll, whose interests are all at stake
here, to whom parish progress means
personal profit, determine right now
aud in the future, 10 uphold the Fair
Association with dollars and sense,
aud every hopeful contingency.
NOUS VERRONS.