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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-10-05
Patchwork EARNING.

"A good deal of modern farming
might be called patchwork farming,
because In the attempt to raise about
everything there can be used or needed
on the farm little thought is given to
making q special study of any single
crop or crops. 1t is all right to have
kitchen garden, where all the vege-
tables needed for the table can be
raised; a small orchard, where sum-
mer and winter fruits can be raised
to fill the cellar with delicious pro-
ducts of tree and vine for family con-
sumption, and probably q special field
where the small grains and root crops
can be cultivated to supply the flock
Of chickens with food, the few pigs
and dairy cows with what they need;
but If all these crops exhaust the re-
sources of the farm and farmer the
greatest mistake in the world is made.
Not a single crop Is then raised to
yield an income. 1t is patchwork
farming, carried on to make a little of
everything contribute toward furnish
Ing the family with needed food. Can
one wonder that sooner or later there
will come a demand for clothes or
other needful articles that cannot be
raised on the farm, and no money to
purchase them with.
There are many such farmers to-
day. They never had any money!
they exist simply by raising all the
food they actually require. There is
nothing to sell, except possibly a few
eggs or a pound of butter OCCASION
ally. The returns for these hardly
prove sufficient to buy tobacco,
matches and darning cotton. Such
farming is relic Of the past, when
there was no specialization in bust
ness, and when every man had to be
his own carpenter. tailor, bootmaker
and merchant. We have outgrown
such primitive methods In every line
of work, and the farmer who cllngs to
1t must be inevitably left in the wake.
Now, specialization in farming does
not mean giving up all the time and
attention to one crop, but it does mean
finding out what particular crops the
farm is best adapted to raising, and
then making such a special study of it
as to be able to raise it In perfection.
One may have rotation of two or
three crops which he needs to study
These crops are the in
On them the farmer
depends for his cash returns. He does
not raise them to eat himself, or to ex-
change for other goods. He raises
them to sell for money, and then uses
this as he wishes to purchase necessi-
ties or luxuries. With the attention
given to the special crops the farmer
stands In fair way to keep abreast
Of the times, and If he has any time
and land left he can devote them to
the cultivation of variety of smaller
crops for home use. But If both cam
not be raised 1t is better to become a
thorough specialist and devote all the
attention to one crop-A. G. Laight,
IN American Cultivator.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-10-05
rbe Flute and tho vtolin.


All the musical instruments were Is.
ing about waiting for the nour Of re-
hearsai to come.
What in the world are you squeak
ing about?" asked the flute of one Of
the first violins.
"Squeaking" replied the violin.
"That is not very dignified way to
refer to the beautiful sounds I make.
I'll have you to know, sir. that l am
the king Of instruments, and countless
multitudes Of people applaud my tones.
Without me the orchestra could not
exist I am not squeaking, but am
protesting against having all the work
OF the orchestra resting upon my
shoulders. l really do many times
more than any other instrument You,
for instance, the oboe and cornet, are
only called upon for occasional work.
while am expected to continue with
out stopping, and / don't get half the
credit that belongs to me for this
amount Of work. I have notion to
refuse to play just this once to show
them how dependent upon me they are.
and to bring them to a realizing sense
Of my Importance.
Just then the leader of the orchestra
came in to rehearsal, and, hearing the
last remark of the violin, replied:
Every well. suppose you do quit. ]
have thought for long time that the
first vioIins overbalanced the rest OF
the orchestra, and have intended to
cut down the number. and since you
have expressed such willingness to
quit I'll just permit you to step down
and out"
Moral-Don't be too sure of your
own importance.-Chicago Record
Herald
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-10-05
Destroying Potato Beetles.

Potato beetles are easily destroyed
by the use of paris green, and they
also have many natural enemies: 1t
Is surprising; therefore; how they
come every year in such large num-
bers, which may be due to the delays
IN destroying them. If few beetles
appear no consideration Is given the
TACT, and they are thus allowed some
opportunity to multiply. Every beetle
destroyed early in the season or as
soon as it puts in an appearance viii
reduce the work necessary In destroy
ing many of them that might appear
but for systematic effort with the
beetles that appear early.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-10-05
vTm Theiron Mans Story.

IgF'f TheIron Mans Story.
Do you remember the span over the
South Channel at Cornwall, Ontario,
In 1882 I can tell you exactly the
time--it was almost noon, on the 9th
of September, on Tuesday-when the
pier gave way. There were sixteen
men killed in that. The bridge was
almost finished. and was ready to turn
over to the railroad people In d week
or two. 1t had three camelback spans,
and Its piers were supposed to be on
blue hard pan. A cofferdam had been
built over one of these and filled up
with concrete and cement. Big, solid
blocks Of stone had been put upon that.
We had been given the foundations
for 1t all right, and we'd put our iron
work on that. There was a big trav-
eler up. and when the pier gave and
two spans crumbled with a crack the
traveller. Of course. came down. One
man on 1t never tried to jump, and
rode the traveller as 1t fell, hanging on
to cord (of steel. He was never
hurt. That particular steel bar hap
pened to stop ten feet away from the
water. and he simply climbed off.
"Once," said Billy, returning to his
"reminiscences. "a man 1 knew, who
was working on the ridge of an iron
house roof, lost his hold and COM
menced to slide down the corrugated
iron. 1t was slide of about twenty.
five feet to the edge, and then came a
drop of fifty feet, as he knew, on some
heaps of scrap-iron. Down he went,
and just at the edge a rivet caught his
corduroys and held him there."-Les.
lies Monthly.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-10-05
THE lcNoRAMUs.

Among his college rivals all
A man Of mark was he
And now may taper of his scrawl
With many a wise degree.
Cum laude" was he high enrolled
The day he graduated,
And yet--and yeti hear it told
That he is overrated.
The very simplest things he seems
Unable to make clear
He can not tell who sends the dreapcsI
Or If a tree can hear!
And why the rivers flow and flow,
And why so salt the ocean,
And how it's kept just full, / trow,
He hasn't got notionl
He does not even know the stars
Are Gods electric lights,
Or comets are but angels cars
From point to point, O nights!
Or why the clouds can float about
Although with water brimming!
Or why the sun does not go out
For lack Of oil and trimming!
And how the moon got in the sky!
And what il it should DROP
And who made God Himself! And why
Our whirling doesn't stop!
And why, tho stems and leaves are green,
Yet red and white the roses!
And other matters which, serene,
A boy of nine proposes.
Edwin l.. Sabin, in Puck
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-10-05
FARM AND GARDEN.
Keeping Flesh on the stoct,

1t costs just as much to regain the
value of any animal or plant as to
produce such: A pound of flesh lost
must first be regaihed before the next
pound can be produced. In the mean
time there is loss of labor and time:
When weeds prevent the growth of
plants there is waste of time In remov-
ing the weeds, which could have been
destroyed when they were young. 1t
IS not only the loss of the articles
which diminish the profit, but the
waste Of valuable time cannot be re-
covered, which keeps the farmer at
disadvantage.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-10-05
BREAK AWAY

and scolded whenever he came near.
Queer brute. amt itY Tom would
say to his wife. Then he would tease
It by poking his finger into the cage
and pretending to abuse his wife,
which the parrot very soon learned to
resent. The bird was Jealous, In fact,
and It soon came about that whenever
Tom Ponsonby gave his wife n fare
well kiss In the morning or took her
into his arms when she welcomed him
home In the evening, pretty Polly"
would put In an oar so to speak, and
sputter out its angry displeasure.
Break away. break away" II
learned to say on such occasions, and
seldom failed. Tom thought it was
clever Of "the beast" and it not infre-
Quently happened that he embraced
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-10-05
How q Dog SavedIts Master.

In 1858, when Britain and France
were at war with one another, an i'll
fated landing was made at st. Cas-, a
few miles to the west Of st. Malo.
The British general required poor
Breton shepherd to act as guide, and
the man led the invaders astray. Per-
haps he ought not to have been ex-
pected to love his country better than
his enemies. At any rate, he played
the mis-guide, and the general swore
he should hang for it. Whilst the
soldiers were fastening the rope
around his neck, it was pitiful to see
the earnest efforts of his dog to pres
vent them. Even the general was
touched. He reflected that the shep-
herd might have acted from patriot
ism. So he scoIded him again, and
also threatened to have his dog killed
too. Then he babe the man go free
and take his faithful tyke with him.
Cassell's Little Folks.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-10-05

Fourteen oysters are equal to only
one egg. Pea soup is nutritious but
to live on it you would need q daily
supply Of twenty-four platefu,s. A
purely vegetable diet Is too bulky, yet
is may be good for the equity and the
obese. 1t is true that the Scottish
peasantry, their country's pride, are
nurtured on oatmeal, but It is literally
supplemented ~ milk. Rational life
Is compromise; you want the happy
mean between the tiger pacing i,s
cage and the cow lying upon the
grass. From DIR. Hutchinson's "Dic.
tetics."
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-10-05

to whom he had Just been linked
by the cuff button-"but that parrot
scared me out of a years growth
all right and gave away a closely
guarded Secret"
Yes" put in Helen, "that miserable
parrot! I'd like to"
HE isn't a miserable parrot" inter-
rupted Alice. Hes Just lovely, ana
when you're married I'll let You Dor
row him sometimes Sunday afternoons
when your girl friends bring their
young admirers around to cali on you"
TX. NJ, in the Chicago Record Herald.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-10-05

Hucksiey-"Why, I hardly knew
you; you've got to look so round"
Tyndle-"The effect of square meals.
my boy."Atife.
He claimed his was an honored name
Exalted was his rank.
o! yes; his name was honored, but
Not honored at the bank.
Philadelphia Record.
Aunt Ju1ie-"Now, Tommy, that's a
nice boyl DO the churning. and as a
reward I'll LET you turn the wringer
for the new wasbing-machine."-
Harper's Bazaar.
THAT rich Mr.. Singleton is quite a
big gun, isn't he" asked Rose. Yes"
said Lily, but can tell you one thing.
he isn't pop-gun. philadelphia
Evening Bulletin.
Mr.. Penu.-"The volunteers are COM
ing home, and suppose they are glad
to be back" Mr.. Pitt-"Certainly;
they came in transports. "-Pittsburg
Chronicle Telegraph.
Lydia-"Ob, Clarence, dear! II I
should fall into the briny ocean. would
you save me?" Clarence-"I don't
know, darling; never saved anything
iii my brooklyn Life.
"My son-in-iaw's rich enough to own
steam yacht" Hin; my son-in-
laws so rich that he doesn't have to
own a steam yacht Unless he wants
to. "-Chicago Record Herald.
Garrett suppose you'll think Il
funny, but Billy White has asked me
to marry him." Bertha-"Funny, you
dear creature! Why, it's positively
ridiculous. Boston Transcript.
The frog was once nightingale
Oh, what horrid trick
To rob him OF his song and wings,
And make him croak and kick.
Chicago Record Herald.
Ma-"Its time we thought of Grace
getting married-sbe Is already twen-
ty-two years old" Pa-"Oh, let her
wait till the right sort Of man comes
aiongw Nativity wait? didn'tr'-
Tit Bits.
Mrs. Talka1ot-"She called me n COM
mon scold. but I made her take it
back" Mrs. Bjones-"Did she apollo
gize?" Mrs. Talkalot-"Well. she
qualified it by saying l was an I'M
common one"
Mamna-"The whipping you got
yesterday doesn't seem to have i'm
proved you. Your conduct has been
even worse to-day" Willie-"That's
what l wanted to prove. You said I
was bad rs l could possibly be yester.
day. an 1 knew you was wrong
Philadelphia RECORD.
1T is my opinion" said one sage.
"that man who has a college degree
Is very likely to be successful In
life" "Yes," answered the other; "and
1t is a rule that works both ways. A
man who Is successful In life is very
likely to get college degree. "-Wash- |
ington Star.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-10-05
III QhILDREN'S Il
ElsUKE HoUR.

Dicks Letter.
Tvs sheets for my paper, the blanket
my blotter,
My ink just bottle Of night!
My pen is my finger; my arm the PEN
holder
Now dip in my finger and write:
"Bedland, The Dark,
"SleepyTime, 1901.
Twas such nice storyl How can you
you remember
So many for Little Boy Blue?
Of all the worlds boys am sure there's
no other
Has such d nice mamma as you.
"And when it was ended Q'l1 teff you a
secret),
And you kissed me and rumpled my
hair;
! sat up-I do always-to hear the frou-
frouing
OF your Dress going slow down the
stair.
I'm sleepy, too sleepy to write any more;
But I've had such good time with
you!
So kiss to you, mamma, snd love
without measure,
And good night,
From your Little Boy Blue"
Now fold it together and seal with a
And weigh it-an ounce at the most!
A stamp ION the foetboard), Mamma
the direction
Now it's off by the evening bed post.
W. j. Long, in Youths Companion.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-10-05

of the NOW; rope is Stacked as re-
quired, either to drop the forkful at
the front. the middle or the rear Of
the NOW. The rope a. after passing
over the pulley above the NOW, is car
ried down as directly as possible to
the horse, which draws 1t out. The
direction may, of course, have to be
changed by pulley in the barn be-
low. The cut is given as a suggestion,
to be modified as circumstances de-
mand.-Farm and Home.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-10-05
Modern Hay Fork.

Many fall to make use of that great
labor-saver. the hay fork, because
barns are not properly arranged to ac.
commodate the usual hay-fork rig
ging. Many old barns have their finn
bers framed in a way to cause some
difhculty in this respect. Still there
are many barns now without this
help that with little planning might
make use of the fork. Our cut shows
plan for using an exterporised RIG.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-10-05

Sunday, but not to dinner, according
to the original plan.
I'm drop in during the afternoon"
she wrote in a note, changing the
time, land If you don't mind. I'll bring
my friend. Mr.. Stevens, who has
asked to call on that day. He is a
pleasant fellow and I should like you
to know him."
Miss Waters and her escort saun-
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-10-05
A Kite.

Once upon q time a man in the arc
tic regions; whose dogs were disabled,
made a kite strong enough and big
enough to draw his sled. And so his
kite helped him over a great many
miles of ice and snow, where he would
have had to walk, had he not learned
how to make q kite when boy.-New
York Ledger.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-10-05
State Government Of Louisiana.

Governor-W. w. Heard,
Lieutenant Governor-Albert Este
pinal.
Secretary of Staie-John Michel.
Superintendent of Education-JohH
v. Calhoun.
Auditor-W. s. Frazee.
Treasurer-Ledoux E. Smith.
u. s. SENATORS.
Don Caffsrey and S. D. McEnery.
REPRESENTATIVES.
l District-R. G. Dayey.
2 District-Adolph Meyer.
Q District-R. F. Broussard.
1 District-P Brazeale.
District. E. Ransdell.
8 DISTRICTS. NJ. Robinson.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-10-05

his wife more for the sake of hearing
the parrot sputter than to demonstrate
his real affection.
In this way the parrot became an
important member of the household.
and 1t was really pleasure for Alice
Ponsonby to report that her pet was
getting along just fine" when she met
Helen Waters at tea time one Sunday
evening at the senior Ponsonbys.
Really. l wish you could see it now
and hear 1t talk" said Alice. wont
you come over to dinner next Sunday,
and wen bring you home In the after
noon."
Helen Waters did come the next
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-10-05
cling between "bents" having eressw4ss

cling between "bents" having eresaT1sd
timbers. A pulley is located above the
NOW to be filed: The rope from it. a.
has the fork at its end: The hay is
lifted straight up from the load be-
cause held by the rope and pulley (bj,
operated by the. man on the load:
When the forkful will clear the edge
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-10-05
A Movable Trough.

A handy trough for watering or
feeding cattle in the barn Is Illus
trated herewith. Hiram Worthley got
Is up. 1t may be of any desired d.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-10-05

8 O'Clock that Sunday afternoon, and
their first thought, after a few words
about the parrot and an exchange of
compliments between the young ladies
concerning their clothes, seemed to be
to get AWAY again.
"But you mustn't be going way over
to the North Side at this time Of day
until you have had supper" said
Alice. I'm sure you must be hungry,
and you've been here such a short
time. Tom ard 1 can have the sup
per things ready in a jiffy If you'll
only stay"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-10-05

Love is blind, and yet lovers pun
down the blind.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-10-05
Double Daily Trains
Fast Time
Close Connections,

Through Pullman Palace 6leepsrs
hstvesA New Orleans and Memphis,
Kansas City. g. Louis and Chicago
without change. making direct sonnec.
Mons With Afst-elass nuss TO eli pointA
The great steel bridge spanning ths
Ohio river 81 Cairo completed, and al
trains freight and passenger now run.
ning regularly ever H. TIM avoiding the
Delays and annoyance incident to trsns
esR ~ ferry beak
4. b. HANSON. Gen. =, Agk,
Chicago
In l. osOaA n 4. H.. Me0oAb
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-10-05
THE SONG OF THE LOCOMOTIVE.

Hoi chin s.
and
Cnder smoke
Ding Hold rss AZ pfecp'ce uarhg the Deep
ISann aonS' Slowly, wheel,
e anu roaring song Look ye not down lest
Shrek hoarse 'eeH
Mad with Slr;oh
Drunken with I rusho
PACK s the tunnel with spark.
Willingness drer,
' WIG n d" As oehhd Oh, but the end might suddenly
Stae! mere!
Notri ted ard
the night
a shau
Wide
Geaving the
hy and bow;
Trash! Pulling the
now merandnw
clash Flying the as benda dIwhecl
Strong, Ra,o h,rn
CO.
Rampng the rocks Roaring triumph the mountain sp
Strain Townward n stc,u
Nh tI ans tghi Earthquake like
shall dream
mish" Bertrand Shadwen, In the POST
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-09-24
A CONSOLIDATION.

The Wausau Steam Laundry and the
Climax Laundry are now under one
management, articles of incorporation
having been filed and the concern thus
formed will be known as the Wat Jau
Steam Laundry Co. The capitalization
of the firm is $4,000 most of which has
been paid in. Two wings are being
built on the building occupied by the
Wausau Steam Laundry, which will in
crease facilities for adding new ma.
chinery and thus turn out more work.
For time, at least, the present plant of
the Climax Laundry will be operated
and will handle principally family and
hotel washing.
The new firm just incorporated will
have one of the finest and best equipped
laundries this side of Milwaukee. The
same liberality of dealing that has char.
acterized the business of these firms in
the past will be pursued in the future
The same prices will prevail with the
exception of coarse family washing
which viii be charged according to
number of pounds instead of by the
piece.
The new company is officered as fol
lows: President and general manager,
M. e. Ewing; secretary and treasurer,
Alfred Miller; directors A. Brookes, w
Miller, A. Miller and M. G.. Ewing.
Nearly thirty hands will be employed
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-09-24

House, the bar was draped in black, at
each end were palms and to the west
side of this stood a staff on which was
Old Glory at half-mast Back of the
judges desk, was large photograph
of the deceased president, taken by
Prince Gale, of Washington, ID. g.
Above this was a shield on which was
perched a golden eagle, whose out
stretched wings carried flag. Back
of this, and reaching to the ceiling, was
the black and white of Deaths chamber
The decorations at the Opera House
were also profuse and showed tastiness.
The stage was draped in black and
white bunting, as was also the boxes.
On the left of the procenium was a
large picture of the late president, and
forming a background at the rear of
the stage, was an American flag of huge
dimensions. Scattered about were in
Vulnerable palms and ferns, and the
whole made harmonious picture.
AT THE COURT HOUSE.
The court room is spacious and seats
many people, and hundreds of extra
chairs were placed in addition to the
regular benches, in expectation of seat
ing large crowd Long before the
time set for the ceremonies to begin,
2:30 o'clock, every seat was taken, many
who could find standing room remained
while others who preferred seat, went
over to the Presbyterian church. In
this crowd there was the business and
professional men, the day laborer, the
school boy and girl of tender years and
the grey-haired man of maturity, all
there in reverence to the dead.
The ceremonies opened with the choir
singing Nearer My God to Thee" af
ter which, M. A. Hurley read the proc.
lamation issued by President Roosevelt
shortly after Mr. McKinley's death
Then followed prayer, in the German
Language, by the Rev H. f. Mueller,
pastor of the German Nj. E. church
The choir then sang Lead Kindly
Light" after which the audience was
addressed by Rev. Frank A. Pease.
Mr.. Pease stated in few words the
object of his speaking. No president,
he said, was so universally loved by the
people. Death always makes manifest
the feelings of sorrow. but in VIM.
McKinley's death, coming as it did al
the hands of skulking assassin, it is
more deeply felt and more to be de,
plored. A more damnable outrage
could not have marked the dawn of q
new century Mckinley was a man. OF
the people He was held dear in the
hearts of the citizens of the, north
SOUTH. east and west Why was it so
1t was not because he was endowed
with more knowledge or was more gifteC