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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-06-08

The soil varies. even on the same
farm. Some soils permit water to
leach down, while other soils retain
water for long time. The mechani-
cal condition of soils largely influ-
ences their capacity for retaining moist
ure. Liebig is quoted as claiming that
rain water, filtered through ordinary
field or garden soil, does not dissolve
out a trace of ammonia. potash, phos-
phoric acid or silicic acid, the soil NOT
giving up to the water any of the plant
food contained, even during continu-
ous rains. 1t is further claimed that
the soil not only firmly retains all
the food of plants, but its power to
preserve all that may be useful to
them also extends to withdrawing
from rain or other water all the am
monia and other plant foods held in
solution. 1t is possible that Liebig re-
ferred only to the insoluble plant
foods, as his claim may not be sup
ported when soluble plant foods exist
in the soil, though much depends upon
conditions. Many soils are rich in
plant food which is not available.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-06-08

An extraordinary survival from the
primitive tradition of the clergy open
ly collecting their own dues in kind
from the people may now be seen in
full swing In the rural districts OF
Upper Savoy. in Switzerland. Every
year about the middle Of October.
clergymen, attended by youths bear
ing sacks and baskets, go from village
to village, receiving the contributions
OF their parishioners. No sort OF con-
sumable commodity comes amiss.
though money is most favored, and
every evening the sack or basket goes
back heavily loaded. These contribu-
lions are popular test Of respectable.
ty, and many housewife has been
known to borrow the whole amount
OF her Offering to the parochial incum-
bent.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-06-08
Dominated by Hysterogenic Germ.

The standard joke about the French
man who got "extenuating circum-
stances" In his trial for the murder of
his parents on the pathetic plea that
he was an orphan. says the Westmins-
ter Gazette, Is not so far removed from
the truth as might be imagined. ac-
cording to the story told in the Paris
letter Of the Daily Chronicle. A man
was tried for parricIde. and the medi.
cal expert declared that the prisoner
instead Of being punished, was to be
pitied. He was dominated by hystero.
genie germs and anti-peristaltic symp.
toms. and the idea of 'suppressinge his
father for the benefit of his family
was thing that grew and had to be
completed. We quite agree that many
crimes arise from physical and mental
defects reacting on each other, but 1t IL
hard on the unfortunates who ave
suppressed" The case reminds one
OF the system in "Erewhon." where
moral offences are treated as physical
complaints.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-06-08

a pipe can often be sunk on the high
est gravel knoll or sand hill on the
farm more cheaply than in the low
land, and when water is reached it Is
pure and will continue so. because the
surface water runs away from it and
not toward 1t. If windmill is erect
ed the wind power is better, and by
tank and pipes water can be brought
to house, barn and yards, or carried
to irrigate the garden and strawberry
bed in a way to make it doubly pay for
itself, first in saying of daily hard la
Dor at the pump, and next in increased
crops by having a water supply when
needed. We heard a market gardener
near Boston say, few years ago, that
he put down driven wells, bought a
steam engine and pump. built a tank
and laid pipes and the increased value
Of his crops paid the whole expense
the first year, including cost Of run
ming the engine. Farmers in the east
ern states cannot get the United States
to build reservoirs and irrigating
plants for them as western farmers
are trying to do, and it may be good
thing to investigate the irrigation
problem when deciding on new wells,
but water for family use is all impor-
tant. Many a man who thought he
could not afford to put in a new well
has paid out more cash for doctors
and undertakers bills than the well
would have cost.-American Cultiva-
tor.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-06-08
State Government Of Louisiana.

Governor-W. W. Heard,
Lieutenant Governor-Albert Este.
pinal.
Secretary Of Staie-John Michel.
Superintendent OF Education-Johe
v. Calhoun.
Aud;tor-W. 8. Frazee.
Treasurer--Ledoux E. Smith.
u. s. SENATORS.
DON Caffarey and S. ID. McEnery.
REPRESENTATIVES.
/ District-R. G. Davey.
Q District-Adolph Meyer.
District-R F. Broussard.
4 District-P. Brnzeals.
3 District. e. Ransdell.
9 Districs-S. NJ. Robinson.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-06-08
warm Water for Cows.

The actual data on this subject are
somewhat meagre, but there cannot be
a doubt but that water at the tempera-
ture or ordinary well water is much
better than from a tank full of ice,
which If the cow drinks her fill causes
her to shake for half an hour, and
must be very detrimental to her pro-
duction Of milk.
Tank heaters were used to warm the
water for the steers fed on the Kan
sas Agricultural college farm last win
ter. The water supply is from the
city water system, and was let into
the tanks as often as was necessary
to keep the cattle supplied. The tanks
are ordinary wooden ones, seven feet
deep and stand in the open without
protection or covers. Eighty steers
were fed in four lots of 20 each and
two lots were watered at each tank.
The heaters used last winter resemble
a deep cast iron kettle provided with
a removable CRATE four inches from the
bottom. The lid is provided with open
ings for admitting fuel, controlling
draft and the attachment of pipes to
carry away smoke. The draft is the
same as the alright heater. the open
ings being the same-at the top-and
carried below the crate by a sheet
iron pipe at the side of the body l1f
the heater.
We used coal as fuel exclusively and
had no trouble in any way with the
heaters. The fires seldom went out
and only required little poking and
additional fuel twice day at feeding
time. The ashes need removing occa-
sionally and we found the easiest way
to be to take up the heater, which Is
held in place by rods which screw into
a platform on which the heaters are
set and empty out the ashes. This
needs to be done only once week.
We have no positive way of estimat-
ing the values Of the heaters, but GER
tainly all will admit that water about
the temperature of ordinary well wa
ter is better for cattle than ice water.
An animal does not drink often, but
drinks large quantity at time and
a difference of 20 to 80 degrees In wa
ter taken into his stomach must GER
tainly have its effect. Another strong
point is that when the cattle have to
drink ice water they usually stand
around the tank and sip for long time
perhaps have to come out of the shed
| where it is warm as compared with
the location of the tank. They ill ur
on ice water, shake their heads and
make run for the shed again, where
they shiver until they get the
water. The bad effects Of the cold wa
ter can hardly be estimated.-J. @
Haney, in American Agriculturist.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-06-08

A bird never before seen at the Lon
don Zoo Is the open-bill. and 1t owes its
name to the fact that the two halves
of its beak do not meet for some dis
lance from their bases. The open-bill
is tall. with long legs, presumably for
Swading, and halls from Africa.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-06-08
FARMERS
M!!C|QlENlER
Soil for White Clover.

White clover Is short, will grow on
all kinds of soil and is preferred by
horses and sheep to the red clover.
An application of lime or wood ashes
will enable the land to grow white
clover if the red variety fails, as pot
ash is beneficial to all leguminous
plants, but white clover seems to re-
spond more readily than any other
kind on soils that are sandy or not fer
tile.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-06-08

The location of the well on the farm
is of the greatest Importance. In many
instances the farmer starts his well
near the buildings and yards, and Sc
lects the lowest point as a location,
with the idea that he will not have
to dig as deep as he would upon high
or ground. This is often mistake,
as we know of several places in VIII
laKe where the wells near the top OF
the hill are not as deep and are not
as much affected by drought as those
on the lower land at the foot OF the
hill. though there may be so or 100
feet difference in the elevation But
the chief objection to the well on the
low ground is that it receives the sur
face drainage from the higher land.
and thus the water soon becomes 80
contaminated as to be unfit for use,
either by the family or the animals.
for to be healthy they must have pure
water. In these days Of driven wells,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-06-08

The common potato. when decompos-
ing gives light enough to read by-a
light SO vivid that once a cellar at
Strasburg was thought to be On fire
when shining with the phosphores-
cepce of decomposing potatoes.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-06-08
wint.rinE Swine on Dairy Farms.

W1mtoxIuk Swine ON O0AIy
Where there is no more remunera-
tive market for the skim milk, the
breeding and keeping of swine may
be made profitable in connection with
dairying. Where there is more or less
of milk the year round, the induce
ment is greater to engage in this bust
ness. The conditions for success are
always breeding pigs on the farm from
good stock, thus saving considerable
outlay, warm, comfortable pens with
plenty, of dry bedding and suitable
feed.
Those farmers with winter diaries
who have roomy, warm and comforta-
BILE stables, are we'll situated for this
work. With these conditions there is
little il any more trouble in raising
and caring for pigs in winter than at
any other time of year. They can be
made so comfortable as to know moth
ing Of the severity Of the weather out
side. In large basement stables, there
is usually room enough for litter of
pigs. With plenty of bedding, land
plaster and proper care. there is little
need of making the stable unwhole-
some for the cows. The skim milk
can be kept in the stable where it will
be warm and convenient for feeding.
j In a little time after the pigs are
taken from their mother they should
have a small amount of grain feed,
wheat middlings and bran or ground
oats, along with the milk. increasing
the amount as the pigs become older,
aiming always to keep them healthy.
thrifty and growing. In this way they
will grow right along and at six to
eight months old be ready for the mar
ket, where they will be wanted at COM
paratively good prices.
A secondary condition in the busi-
ness is the making of a large amount
of manure of good quality, that will
be of the greatest use in the produce
ton of better crops on the farm. For
a considerable number of years l have
followed this method, keeping one
brood sow raising pigs all the time.
With a dairy of Is cows having milk
the year round I have sold 500 worth
of pigs a year besides fatting enough
for a large family. During this time
no pigs have been lost by disease and
it has proved a profitable business in
connection with dairying.-E. r.
Towle, in New England Homestead.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-06-08
Hotb.ds and Cold Frames.

The southern vegetables which I'LL
our markets in early spring have dis
Outraged those who formerly used hot
beds and cold frames to produce early
vegetables for our markets. Only
those who have the most modern ar
rangements can compete with them,
and they are asserting that there is
but little profit in early produce, al
though they get better prices for what
they grow than can be obtained for
The southern products, most OF which
must be gathered before it reaches the
best condition, and must ripen during
Its transportation.
But this should not cause the farm
or to cease using these aids to an
earlier production of. his plants. To-
matoes, celery, peppers, cabbages and
others can be given an early start un-
der glass, that not only gives them a
longer bearing season. but enables the
grower to obtain better prices for any
surplus he may have. He should have
these luxuries of the season for his
own use as early as the mechanic can
afford to buy them in the market, Tor
no one is better entitled to the fruits
Of the earth than the gardener who
grows them.
And we have sprouted potatoes, corn,
beans and cucumbers under glass, so
that we were able to have them on
our table much earlier than we could
produce them by planting in the open
ground. To do this We generally used
paper boxes to plant the seed in, which
could be easily torn apart and thrown
away when they were carried to the
field for. transplanting. The work OF
making a hotbed is not much. while
the cold frame, in which the glass
merely protects from freezing, and
raises the temperature few degrees
during the hours of sunshine, Is even
less troublesome and expensive. Plants
that are started in the hotbed can be
moved into the cold frame, and the
former used for other plants. -Massa-
chusetts Ploughman.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-06-08
: CURIOUS FACTS.

In a state of nature tea trees grow
to height Of forty feet; In cultivation
they are dwarfed by pruning to not
more than three.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-06-08

An authority considers tnat the
windmill was imported into France
and England from the east in the 18th
century. though It may have been in
use earlier.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-06-08

Graduates hold leading positions all over the
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SrA store 10 connected with Soule College
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Students enter at any time. English, Ace.
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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-06-08
LOVE THE VICTOR

We will not blame each other, dear
Nay, nay, we both were wrong
And now we both are old and free,
Love once more finds us out, you see,
And warns our heart with melody,
And sings his old sweet song.
So. now we two are one again,
Well thank our happy lot,
And let the gloom of weary years,
With all their sorrows and their fears,
Their carking cares and binding tears,
Forever be forgot.
Gerald Hayward, in Mail and Express
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-06-08

A South Paris (Mo.) man recently
secured prize in the form Of horse
which shores so 1t rattles the dishes in
the pantry. The owner of the horse
has to turn out In the middle of cold
nights and 60 down to the stable and
feed the horse so he will stop snoring
and the family can sleep.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-06-08
Double Daily Trains
Fast Time
Close Connections.

Through Pullman Palace 6lespers
between New Orleans and Memphis.
Kansas City. st. Louis and Chicago
without change, making direct oonnec
lions with drst-olass lines to eli pointa
The great steel bridge spanning the
Ohio river ct Cairo completed, and ali
trains freight and passengsr) now run.
aing regularly over IL. thus avoiding the
Delays and annoyance incidents to trans
(sr by ferry boat
4. d. HANSON. Gen. - Agk.
Chicago.
Jve. A Sooss. n. ,. A.. NemphAA
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-06-08
As5 s DCOu]:L![:.R5s
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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-06-08

Once, far back in the buried years,
When life was young and gay,
There came a maid with sunny hair
And eyes like sapphires, bright and rare,
And manners blithe and debonnaire,
Who stole my heart away.
Those happy times with hurrying feet
Went flying all too fast,
AS DER the meadows sweet with hay
We often took our wistful way
And swore to love, come what come may,
In VOWS that did not last.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-06-08

The inhabitants of Hanover object
to paying highly for the fire brigade,
which seldom has to extinguish fire.
so they now require that the wearers
OF the regulation helmet and axe shall
attend to accidents and sudden illness
In the public streets. For instance.
says a Hanover correspondent. II an
old lady feels faint she has but to at
tract the attention Of the nearest po-
liceman, who In his turn telephones
for the fire brigade. which promptly
turns up In a carriage and four.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-06-08

Professional story-tellers roam from
house to house in japan. to spin their
yarns. In the city of Toxic there are
about 600 Of these professional roman
GERS. Their pay averages twenty cents
an, hour. When the story-teller dlscov-
erss that his r0mances are becoming
dull from frequent repetition he moves
into a new district.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-06-08

There is at present to be seen in the
British Museum an extremely curious
bonnet, once possessed by Queen Vic
toria. and presented by her to that in
stitution. 1t is composed entirely Of
tortoise shell. and though both costly
and curious can hardly be said to be
elegant. 1t was made some years ago
expressly for Her Majesty by the ma
tives Of the Samoan Islands. who have
their own ideas on the subject of fash
ion.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-02-01
Quick and Convenient Schedules East
via Southern Railway.

Passengers from Middle and West
Tennessee points, will find the Southern
Railway to be the most convenient and
desirable route to all eastern cities.
Double daily service is afforded from
Nashville on following schedule: Leave
Nashville $3.50 p. m, arrive Washington
second morning at 6:42 a. m, Baltimore
500 a. m, Philadelphia 1O15 a. m New
York l2:43 p. nj. This train is operated
via Chattanooga and Asheville, and
passes through that beautiful and
scenic portion of North Carolina poeti-
cally termed "The Land of the Sky"
Elegant Pullman Drawing Room sleep
ing car is operated from Nashville to
New York without change, and dining
car service is afforded east of Salisbury
Another train leaves Nashville at $3.50
p. m, connecting at Chattanooga with
train leaving Chattanooga at 1000 D.
M, arriving at Washington $50 p. m,
Baltimore ll:35 p m, Philadelphia 2:56
a. m, and New York 6;23 a. m, and
carries Pullman sleeping car and day
coaches from Chattanooga to Salisbury
and Salisbury to New York.
For further information apply to your
earest Ticket Agent. If
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-02-01
He YearnPd To he Helpful,

The thoughtful young man went out
to Glen Echo one evening last week.
'and there wasn't a thing that he could
see to do for anybody's comfort that
he didn't at once proceed to make an
accomplished fact. He was fairly bub-
bling over with desire to help his fell
low men. One of his fellow men. who
happened to be woman, and young
one at that, sat directly in front of
him. His eye caught sight of large
spider on her fluffy black hair. He
leaned forward
Pardon mel" he said quickly. Don't
move. I have It! THERE
And with the triumphant There"
a shrek from the girl startled all the
car. The helpful young man sank back
In his seat and an auction flag wasn't
a circumstance TO his face for color. \
wire and enamel spider dangled from
the girls disheveled hair Washington
Post.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-02-01
SNOW BLOCKADE BROKEN.
Blockade of the White Pass d Yukon
Railway Broken and Traf-
fic Resumed.

Seattle, Wash, Jan. 29.-The two
weeks snow blockade of the White
Pass d Yukon railway was broken,
January 10, and traffice resumed next
day, according to advices received by
the freighter Ruth. During the
night of the 18th Skaguay expert
enced one of the worst billiards. ever
known in the north, the snow drift
ing in several streets to the height of
one-story house tops. Two sailors
were badly frozen on the Alki, while
the vessel was entering Tallu inlet.
Capt. Higgins says the damage re-
ported by the Dirigo to the Alaska
steamer Victorian was no more seri-
GUS than the breaking of her hydrau-
lie. steering gear, that the Victorian,
under hanI gear, would be able to
complete her voyage almost on
schedule.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-02-01
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