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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-02-15
THEATRE RUN BY A WOMAN.

laramie, Wyoming, has woman wnu
runs a theatre. Pretty Root, they ca.
her in Laramie, in appreciation OF n.i
d ds She is small, energetic, tae..
ful and she knows the show business business
from advertising to counting the reeg,pii s
IN o' the box office. She is the whole .s
thing and nobody is left in any oou0'
oH After 'f She took hold Of the theatre she
did not like the way the ushers were ere
doing their work, so she placed herseli,
At the head of the small corps ana
showed them how. She is still showing
them. She escorts the people TO tnelr
seats. oversees the distribution OF pro-
granlmes and keeps the boys in the gal
9Boys, you'll have to be quiet or get
ont p she calls above the heads OF the
audience, and the boys subside. :,
But Mrs. Root achieves her triumph
when she posts bills. A common sight
in Laramie is Mrs. Root, assisted by a
small boy, welding an eight-sh sheet poster
that flaps in the Wyoming breeze IN a
vain attempt to get away. 1t never gets
away.-St. Louis Republic.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-02-15

Sold by Druggists, 75c.
HALLS Family Pills are the best.
The Newark journal., 1902-08-22
The Old Home Paper.

Did you ever run across an old home paper, say some ten years old or more? Dld it not prove extremely interesting as you read it's columns of local news and per- sonal mention? As you look over it's pages the many seemingly tr:- vial mentions carry with them a multitude of tender and pleasant associations. You wonder why you prize the paper so little when 1t was first printed when you find 1t so full of interest and reflection after so many years. It IS only when cue gets hold of an old local paper and views it's panorama of the past and reflects on what d mirror of local events the papers are, that you begin to estimate thelc real value as recorder of current history. You then real ize how worthy of support and patronage the little collector and recorder of the life and doings of the community was, which from week to week and year to year 1t so carefully portrayed. People make Il big mistake by failing to place on file the copies of their local paper, which In after years are highly prized and of much in- terest. .-Ex.
The Newark journal., 1902-08-22
SOLVED THE PROBLEM Arkansas Han Claims to Have Solved the Perpetual Mo-
 ton Problem.

An Arkansas mechanic has in- vented d machine which he claims means perpetual motion, and his invention is receiving considerable notice.
 The contr1vance is described as being simple in appearance, but the inventor. J. 5. Grimes. says he has devoted twelve years to its development. He first took circular peice cut from a thick board and trimmed down the edge to represent eirt ular switch back railway. In the center of this board he fastened d second circn- lar board on eteel post which fit into ball-bearing blcycIe axle. To the top board was fastened, by means of a rod, a small wheel which was so fixed that it would strike at each revolution of the upper board at a point near the top of the incline plane of the low CT board, the lower board being slightly inclined. Grmes then placed weight on top of the up- per disc, placed the wheel at the top of the inclined plane, released It and the machine began to move and continued in motion until stopped by it's inventor.
 The machine is started by a wheel running down the incline on one side. This takes the weight on the opposite side away from the center of gravity and it carries the machine around until the wheel strikes the top Of the incline again, when new force Is imparted to the revolving upper disc. The inventor says he work ed tor six years before he discoy- cred a way to force the carrier wheel over the highest point of the circular track, although the distance to overcome in his ma- chine was less than an inch.
 Some western capitalists have manifested sufficient interest in tine invention to organize com- pany to exploit tue invention.
The Newark journal., 1902-08-22
To My Friends.

It is with joy l tell you what KodoI did for me. I was troubled with my stomach for several months. Upon being advised to use Kodol, 1 did so, and words cannot tell the good 1t has done me. A neighbor had dyspepsia so that he had tried most every thing. l tole him to use Kodol. Words of gratitude have come to me from him because 1 recom- mended it.-Geo. W. Fry, Viola, Iowa. Health and strength, of mind and body, depends on the stomach, and normal activity of the digestive organs. Kejol, the great reconstructive tonic, cures all stomach and bowel troubles, indigestion, dyspepsia. Kodol di- gests any good food you eat. Take dose after meals. J, I. Sturdivant.
The Newark journal., 1902-08-22
A Necessary Precaution.

Don't neglecta d cold. us worse than unpleasant. It is danger- ous. By using One Minute Cough Cure you can cure It at once. Allays inflammation, clears the head, soothes and strengthens the mucous membrane. Cures coughs, croup, throat and lung troubles. Absolutely safe. Acts immediately, Children like it. J. |. Stdrdivant.
The Newark journal., 1902-08-22
The North and the Negro.

It IS d mistake to assume that consuming love for the negro in heres in and exudes from people In the parts of the country where the negro is not indigenous-Kan- sas, for instance. The Atchison (Kan.) Globe says there are two strong Republican towns in Kan sas in which negro Is not allow ed to live. One IS Nortonville and the other is Baileyville, in Nebraska county, the home of w. J. Bailey, the Republican candi- date for governor. It might be added that lyncllings and hum ings at the stake of negroes in Kansas show that bleeding Kan sas of today wants the negroes to do the bleeding. Gazette.
The Newark journal., 1902-08-22

cries failure, ere the enterprise
 begun, but if he happens to have a lot Of any kind of property
 where Improvements are contem- plated will hold on to 1t like grim death and put such d price on what be has that would stagger Il Digger Indian, and yet claim that he is progressive and wants the town to improve. Yes he wants it to improve if it will increase his values but is not willing 10 contribute one cent to help. Like the fellow up in the amen corner who hollows "amen" every time some one drops quarter Tn the missionary box but when it reaches him he drops Il penny and grunts. The community could get aIong without hiui. lie is no good. Sam Jones says there are two kind of hogs (Sam ought to know about hogs) one that eats all he can get, and the other that keeps all he can get. .-Ex.
The Newark journal., 1902-08-22
Don't Hesitate.

A scientist says that if the earth WAS tlattened the sea would be two miles deep all oyer the world. After due meditation ah editor gave out the following: "If any man iS caught flattefing the earth shoot him on the spot and don't be particular about the spot. There's whole lot of Us here who can't swim. :"
The Newark journal., 1902-08-22
Patents at Cut Prices.

In orderto keep buisy during the summer, Swift & Co.,, the prompt and proper patent lawyers, oppo- site U. s. Patent Office, Wash ,ngton, b. C., have made a big cut in the price for obtaining patents. Inventors who desire to save money and get the best work should write them while the cut prices prevails.
The Newark journal., 1902-08-22
Little Man of a Town.

Did you ever see hlm? Yes 10 kIow him one needs no mtroduc- ton. He is the fellow that will not turn loose a dollar unless he sees two in it's place, he is the fel- low thut you meet aud have to contend with when you make i move in the way of progress, in any shape he is the fellow that
The Newark journal., 1902-08-22
Gave Negroes a Warning.

Clarendon, Aug. 15.-Shooting scrapes and fights have become so frequent among the negroes that the people begin to fear injury from stray bullets and last night Il committee of thirty-tive repres- entative citizens called on three of the leaders among the negroes aid told them that the negroes who next engaged in d disturbance of any kind will be lynched.
The Newark journal., 1902-08-22
Serious Cutting Affray.

MeDa, Aug. l6.-A seriouScut- ting affray oco urred few days ago at the old Johnson mill, west of De Queen. The yard foreman at the mill, Henry Ladd, accused q farmers son of that locality of poisoning a dog that belonged to him. The boy denied il, and dur ing the a.ternation that ensued he whipped out knife and made Il slash at Ladd, who threw up his left arm to ward off the blows, and received cut clear to the bone across the upper muscles.
The Newark journal., 1902-08-22
A LETTER FROM TEXAS
B. F. Cash Writes Interestingly About Things Connected
 With Texas.
To the Editor of The Journal.

To the Editor of The Journal.
 As a great many of my friends, relatives and acquaintances are readers of your valuable paper, for their qualification will you al low me space for a short article from this section of Texas!
 1 shall not conine myself to any particular subject, but will write whatever occurs to my mind. 1 have been in Texas F months. On the 26th day of February, 1901, l boarded the train at Newark and bid farewell to friends, relatives and native home. I landed in Clarksville, Tex, February 27. At the time 1 left Newark there was hardly schoolboy or girl in that magnificent little town that l did not know, as 1 had attended a part of three terms of school there under Prof. Henderson. l en- gagged in farm work near Clarks- vile for eight months, then nov ed from there to Upshur county. which is my present home. Have been engaged in farming and teach ing school since 1 have been in this county.
 The country surrounding Clarks- vile is prairie, interspersed with scopes of timber. The land is black and sticks like brother. If you stick to it when it's dry, 1t will stick to you when it's wet. There are holes widowed out in the tim bered parts that was done by buGa- loes, years ago, so the old settlers say. The land is very fertile and yields bountiful crops. Upshur county IS pine timbered country and the land is sandy. It is we'll adapted to cotton, fruit, and veg etables but is not well adapted to cereals.
 Teachers salaries are much bet ter here than in Arkansas and the terms of school are longer especi- ally in rural schools. The examin- ations here are more rigid than in Arkansas. We have an adopted series of text books here, but ac- cording to my knowledge the sub ject matter is of an inferior grade. l have attended two teachers in- stitutes and one association since 1 have been in this county. l have got acquainted with several teach CTS, and find them very sociable. The people on the prairies are more of an aristoeratic nature than ia this part of the country. Ga- mer is the county seat of Upshur county. 1t is business little town and is growing rapidly, but
The Newark journal., 1902-08-22
It Needs a Tonic.

There are times when youi liver needs tonic. Don't give purga tives that gripe and weaken. De- Wits Little Early Risers cxpel all poison from the system and acts as tonic to the liver. ". Scott, 53l Highland ave-, Milton. Pa, says: "l have carried De- Wits Little Early Risers with me for several years amt would not be without them.o Small and easy to take. Purely vegetable. They never glipe or distress. J. 1. oturdIvant.
The Newark journal., 1902-08-22
SOUTHERN RESOURCES
Among the Southern States That are Rich in Natural Re-
 sources is Arkansas.

The South is taking part in the forward vement of the national prosperity and will share in the benefits promised in the profits of farmers and cattle raisers.
 The drawbacks to which the South has been subjected seem destined to become of added ad- vantage to it. The years in which 1t lay fallow from the industrial standpoint did not destroy any of its immense natural resources tor manufacturing, nor did they in jare materially its natural capa- biities. On the other hand, it gave it the benefit of experience of other parts of the country in many lines, and the opportunity, when enefgles were renewed, 10 start fresh with the modern and best machinery.
 Some of the results appear Tn the textile industry, some in the economical handling of mineral deposits and some in the wide spread interest i'll scientific lum- boring from Tennessee to Tex as.
 Typical of some other portions of the South is Arkansas. The state has already shown what it can do i'll agriculture and hcrti- culture, and it's mineral proper. ties, especially lead and zine, have attracted practical attention dur ing the past year.
 1t is exceedingly we'll for the country Ut large that Arkansas has been d tiifie backward, for now her magnificent forests of Lard wood aud pine will not be ruth lessly wasted, as were those of In- diana and Ohio, to make Il clear ing for a patch of corn. Giart oaks will not be felled, rolled into vast heap and burned to get them out of the way and oak and hick- ory and walnut trees will not be split up into rails for fences.
 The hard woods of Arkansas form one of the largest bodies of such timber left standing in the United States, because the settler has largely gone by on the other side and now, when the people have learned to understand that one big tree may be worth almost the price of small farm, tue wooded wealth of Arkansas will be used Tn d way to benefit the whole people as we'll as the own CT.
 While large portion of the timber being cut goes out of the State to be worked up, yet indust- ries are increasing winch turn out the finished product.
 The ful niture industry is grow  ing, and it Is regarded as enevita- ble that some day there wll! be one or more Southern centers of furniture making, and that wag- ons and carriages will be made in the state instead ot where the IS no raw material.
 Slate quarrying, hrick-making and development of deposits eff phosphates, asphaltum and baux- ite are also occupying the interests of investors. These changes have come about with the construction <>f q
The Newark journal., 1902-08-22
HEAD AND HAND WORK
Why Head Work Wins in the Great Life Struggle For
 Supremacy.

Head-work IS superior to hand work. The head is the master, the hands the slaves 10 do its hid- ding. Hands can neither reason nor form conclusions, and the work they do is valuable or use- less just as the head Is clear and it's dicta obeyed. A clear head and willing hauds form the com bination that wins the victory m the battle of life, ard invincible iii every field. To be clear the head must have the clouds of in- herited ignorance removed hy the application of the x-ray of educa tion. To be willing servants the hands must be trained 10 obedi- ence. alertness and intelligent re- sponsiveness. In military affairs this truth is fully realized. At great expense officers are educat- ed and trained in the head d-work that war demands, and soldiers are drilled and disciplined to rec ognize and act upon the military maxim that "obedience is the whole duty of 2 soldier" These are the head and hands Of war. An army without intelligent and trained officers become a mob that is liable to run headlong into de- feat, or by ill-advised action to bring dishonor to the fig. Such all army or such mob is incapa- ble of anything praiseworthy. This theory applies equally to all the business affairs of life. It has been recognized in some call- ings and neglected in others, and just to the extent that Il has been recognized or neglected has sue cess or failure resulted. There are men now who sheer at agri- cultural education, contcnding that any man knows how 10 hand le d blow or q hoe knows how to farm that all there is in farming IS hard work and plenty of 1t. Fms means that the operations of a farm are measured hy the amount of sweat expended and that the head has nothing to do with 1t. Such ideas were once far more common that they are now, for all farmers of inteli- gence recognize the authority of the head, and obey it's orders. The result has been to largely re- model farm life, relieve 1t of it's lonesomeness and drudgery and raise 1t to the rank of Il profession wherein learning of the highest degree may hc made su6serVient to the productinn of crops, theii utilization and marketing, and the satisfying pleasures of rural homes. The country prospers just as farmers prosper. Men in every business measure their operations by the crop reports, showing that they are as much concerned about farming as farin- CTS themselves. The man who opposes agricultural education, if not fool to begin with, has ac
 quired degree of foolishness that could be overlooked only i'll an asylum for iiiots.-Texas Farm and Ranch.
The Newark journal., 1902-08-22

1t IS noted as once being the home of ex-Governor Chas. Culberson. He attended the common schools at that place in his boyhood days. He is said to be one of the finest jurists and orators of the state, and is now one of the United States senators from Texas. 1 see his name has been suggested as a candidate for President, but 1 think he is too far south.
 Texas as whole is a grand state, over three million people have their home in Texas. Of all the cotton raised in the world, Texas raises one out of every four bales. Texas was first settled at Fort St. Louis, on the Lavaca river, in 1885 by Lasalle. Lasalle was distin- guished Frenchman. He was kill ed by one of his own men. An old Missionary Priest dug a shall low grave, and buried him with his own hands. He erected a cross over the lowly mound. In that lonely spot was buried, March 20th 1887, the man who shaped the destiny of Texas. Like Seb- astian Cabot, his burial place is not known, but the best authori- ties declare 1t to be on the Neches river in Southeast Texas. No doubt but what the plowman plods his weary way along over the re- mains of this gallant here, who lost his life there over two hund- red years ago. But as is said by the poet Gray:
 "The boast of heraldry, the pomp
 of power,
 And all that beauty, all that wealth
 ere gave,
 Await alike the inevitable hour; The paths of glory lead but to the
 graye.'
 Probably there are many old soldiers in Arkansas who know nothing of General Albert Sidney Johnson, more than that he was a brave general and was killed in the battle of Shiloh, Tenn, April 6, 1862. He spent good portion of his life in Texas. He was born in Kentucky in 1903, and gradu- ated at West Point in 1926. He served in the Black Hawk war and soon after entered the army of Texas and became secretary of war for that republic. He passed through the Mexican war, was af- terwards a planter for short time, but again entered the United States army and rose to the posi- tion of paymaster general Hav- ing espoused the Confederate cause, he was appointed general and given command in the West. General Rusk, of Texas, at one time appointed Johnson to super cede Felix Hustin (not Houstin) as commander-in- chief of the Tex as army. This offended Hustin and he challenged Johnson. A duel followed, and Johnson was so se- verely wounded as to render him unfit for military duty. After he was killed at Shiloh his remains were carried to Austin, Tex, and inferred in the state burrying ground.
 For fear that 1 might tax the patience of some, 1 will close. 1 hope to meet my friends and rel atives of Newark and surrounding country some time in the near flu ture. Success to The Journal and its many readers. B. +. CASH.
 Bettie, Texas
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-04-23
WILL NOT CHANGE CHARTER
United states steel Corporation Au-
thorIties Deny Rumored Plans
of That Concern.

NEW YORK. April 22.-It has been
definitely decided by the United States Steel
corporation to issue a circular, giving de-
tails Of the proposed bond combination
next Saturday or Monday Copies OF the
circulars have been mailed to foreign
shareholders and final announcement will
be made simultaneously here and abroad
In addition to the plan to retire $500,
100000 OF per cent preferred stock and
issue $3.50, 100000 OF per cent bonds the
circular will, It is expected. outline numer-
Gus improvements contemplated by the
operating oficisls.
It is understood that fully S25, 900 900 to
$50 100000 Of the corporations capital will
be devoted to undermining the plants Of the
constituent companies.
With the extra $50 900, 900 derived from
the bond issue, the Steel corporation will
have more than 500 1000 900 working capt
tai.
1t is said authoritatively that there is no
foundation for the report that the United
States Steel corporation proposes to change
its charter from a financial or holding
company to an operating and manufacturing
concern. According to a high official Of
the corporation, this never has been con-
templated.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-04-23
FIVE HUNDRED ARE KILLED
Great Loss of Life II Caused by the
Earthquake I'm 0uate-
maIa.

NEW YORK, April 22.-Late dispatch 4
from Guatemala are to the effect that
whole republic was shaken by an ea4
quake from $50 o'clock on Friday night u
to 8 o'clock Sunday night, with only short
intervals between the shocks. Gays a Pam
anna dispatch 70 the Herald.
The dispatches of Saturday concerning
the disaster In Quesaltenango are confirmed.
II is estimated that 500 persons we're killed
and millions OF dollars worth of property
was destroyed there. Fires which fol-
lowed the earlier shocks added TO the loss,
and many heartrending stories Of suffering
are received. The whole country is panic-
stricken.
The towns OF Patzum and Mazatenango,
the latter In the great coffee district, were
destroyed. The visitation was spectacular
In character. The first shocks we're accom-
panied by terrific thunder storms. The
lightning was followed by a deluge of rain.
GUATEMALA CITY, Monday, April IL
The details which are being received here
Of the earthquake shocks. which we're gem
eral throughout Guatemala Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday, show that Soloia, Guahla,
Amititlan, Santa Lucia and San Juan we're
badly damaged and that Quezaltenango was
partly obliterated. Fire added to the hor-
rors Of the last named place. Two hun
dred persons we're killed, mostly women,
and many people were injured.
At the capital three churches were
sligtly damaged. The government is re-
lieving the suffering
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-04-23
OPEN TOMB OF NEUMANN
Ceremony One of Final Acts Pre-
Iiminary TO BentIHcation
of Prelate.

PHILADELPHIA, April 22.--The tomb In
which the body OF Bishop John N. Neu-
mann was placed forty-two years ago was
opened today by a special ecclesiastical
court, the proceeding being one of the final
acts preliminary to the beatfcation OF tho
prelate. The disinterment was made in
secret and was for the purpose of Identify
ing the remains OF Bishop Neumann and
to ascertain their state Of preservation.
Two witnesses swore that they witnessed
the burial OF the bishop and two physicians
wrote minute description of the remains
They were then placed in new coffin and
restored to the vault. which was sealed
by Archbishop Ryan.
The evidence collected by the ecclesiastl-
cal court during its inquiry which has been
in progress for several years, will now be
forwarded to Rome
Bishop NeumRnn was born in Bohemia
in 1911 and came TO America at the age Of
23 years. He was made bishop Of this
diocese In 1882 He died suddenly in 1860