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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26
Profited by Observation.

besides the "a B C Schools as
Lincoln called them" says "McClure's
Magazine the only other medium of
education in the country districts of
Kentucky in those days was preach
ing Itinerants like the schoolmasters,
the preachers, of whatever denomina-
ton, were generally uncouth and illit-
crate; the code of morals they taught
was mainly a healthy one, and they,
no doubt, did much to keep the consci-
ences of the pioneers awake. 1t is diff
ficult to believe that they ever did
nue., for the moral training of young
Lincoln, though he certainly got his
first notion of public speaking from
them; and for years in his boyhood
one OF his chief delights was to get his
playmates about him, and preach and
thunip until he had his auditors fright
ened or in tears.
HE went swimming in the even
ings: fshed with the other boys in
Pigeon Creek, and caught clubs and
suckers enough to delight any boy; he
wrestied, jumped and ran races at the
nool rests. He was present at every
country horse-race and fox-chase The
sports he preferred were those which
brought men together; the spelling
school, the husking-bee, the raising
and of all these he was the life by his
wit, his stories, his good nature. his
doggerel verses. his practical jokes,
and by rough kind of politeness.-for
even in Indiana in those times there
was a notion of politeness, and one of
Lincoln'3 schoolmasters had even Civ
en- lessons in manners Lincoln
seems to have profited in degree by
them, for Mrs. Crawford, at whose
home he worked some time, declares
that he always lifted his hat and bow
ed when ne made his appearance"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26
THE REAL NICE CONDUCTOR.

AS Mildred and Cousin Laura got in
to the car it started with a jerk and
Cousin Laura sat down hard. Mil
dred, too, was knocked off her feet
and worst of all, that lovely bag OF
sugar-plums broke and the candy roll
all over the floor.
"Oh, DEAR" cried Mildred, "all my
sugar-plums are gone!"
mo, not all, for the conductor gath.
cred up the broken bag with the few
that were left inside it, and gave it
to her.
Flank you," said Mildred, I'm sorry
| spoiled We floor Of your car"
The conductor smiled. Never
mind, Missile. It'll be swept up, and
you'd never know the difference. But
it's too bad you lost your candy"
Isn't he a nice CONDUCTOR" Mil.
dred said, after he had taken their
fare and gone away. Il wish l didn't
spoil VS. floor. Don't you fink. Cousin
Laura" she went on, after thinking a
few minutes, wat maybe he might
like sugar-plum?"
IL shouldn't wonder If he would
said Cousin Laura.
So by-and-by, when the conductor
came through again, Mildred pulled
at his long coat and he stopped.
Won't you have some sugar
plums?" she asked, holding out the
bag.
The nice conductor smiled again
THANK you," he said, taking one.
Il wanted you to have some," said
Mildred gravely, "cause you didn',
scold me one bit. And / like not to
be scolded."
The nice conductor laughed this time
and began to tell Mildred about his
own two little girls. Mildred listened
hard and made him take two more
sugar-plums-one for each of them.
And when Mildred and Cousin Laura
got off the car at last, the conductor
waved his hand to them and Mildred
waved back. Then she gave a little
skip and squeezed Cousin Laura s
hand.
Wasn't he a real nice CONDUCTOR"
she said.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26
PROFIT IN SHEEP.

While some breeders of sheep are
worrying over wool and its price year
after year, declaring that there sis no
money in Sheep" other breeders are
making more money from sheep than
ever before. One farmer in New York
derived over $1,000 from 100 ewes by
selling "hot house" lambs, according
to report, using the improved breeds.
While this may not be accomplished
by all who venture into the keeping
of sheep. yet it should not be over
looked that wool is only one product
from sheep. Lamb and mutton bring
better prices than wool, and some of
the mutton breeds of sheep contain
individual members of the flocks that
weigh over 800 pounds each, on the
hoof. The lambs from such large
sheep grow very rapidly, and reach
the market weeks ahead of scrub
lambs, thus bringing high prices. be-
cause they get into market before
competition is strong.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26
THE FARMERS HORSE.

There are certain characteristics
that belong to all good horses-farm
horses and all others. Constitution,
easiness of keeping, gentleness of dis
position, action, etc. The farmer and
his horse are co-laborers, and unless
they can work together, each doing
his part faithfully and willingly, and
each enjoying, or at least having no
aversion to. the company of the other.
some of the profit and much of the
pleasure that ought to result from the
labor will be lost. Action, too, is
very important quality for the farm
horse, as well as for the roadster. In
fact, no horse mas any business to be
alive unless he has reasonably good
action. A farmer can 90 a much bet
ter job of work with the rapid, steady
walking team than with the slow,
poking, wavering gated sluggards. A
better furrow is turned in blowing,
more clods are broken in narrowing,
more weeds are killed in cultivating
with the rapid walker. In addition to
this the time saved is a great item.
The fast walking team can rest one
day in the week and yet do more work
than the slow team, and do it better.
In seasons Of pressing work and un-
certain weather the fast walkers are
OF immensely more value than the
slow ones. All these characteristics
belong, as l have said, to all horses.
When we undertake to point out the
qualities of the farm horse in particu-
lar we find it very hard to do, for the
simple reason that the farm horse is,
and must be a general purpose horse.
The draught horse, the roadster, the
saddle HORSEBACK is fitted for one
particular place. But one horse can
not fill two places and fill both as
well as the horse that has been bred
for one place and fills that one The
farm horse is not dual purpose horse,
but plural purpose horse. He must
do not two kinds of work, but a great
many kinds of work on the farm
heavy work and light work, quick
work and slow work-and in a great
many cases must serve as riding and
driving horse. too. Therefore, it is
hard to determine what is the best
type for farm horse. Every farmer
must decide for himself according to
his circumstances-the relative
amount of heavy and light work that
he has to do, the nature of the land
that he farms, ETC.; and in case he
wants to do his farming with breeding
mares he must take into account
the kind of horse he wants to raise.
On large farms, where the services of
several teams are required. some
heavy and some light horses may be
used to advantage. But the small far
mer who can keep but one or at most
two teams, and especially one who
farms billy land, will find it best,
think, to keep light horses.-C. e.
Lewis before the West Virginia Live
Stock Breeders Association.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26
THE BALANCED RATION.

There has been too much insistence
upon all the niceties of fixing up a
ration that would have Just the pro-
portion of the various elements recon-
mended by the tables prepared by our
scientists. Not that l would try to
destroy any ones faith in these stand
ards! They are the sum of much ac-
curate experimental work. But they
can serve only as a sort of guide, and
the experience of many feeders shows
that different proportions often are
just as profitable in the feeding. This
was shown at the Pan-Amer:can dairy
tests, and it has been shown at many
other times. The matter has been
further complicated by the effort to
give variety to the feed. The result
of it all is that many pretty intelli-
gent farmers regard the whole mat
ter as too complicated for them, and
they pay no heed to anything said
about balancing rations.
An experienced dairy teacher tells
the farmers that he has learned to
make half of the grain rations for COWS
from bran or oats. He regards one of
these as essential to best results They
give the mineral elements in liberal
quantities, and they furnish something
the chemist does not value as highly as
do the cows. Half the ration should be
bran or oats. That is a simple propo-
sition, easy to start with. He uses
silage with enough corn in it to furnish
the fat forming elements freely, so
he does not need cornmeal in the grain
ration. What, then, shall the other
half of the grain ration be? Make it
whatever is rich in proteine, is con-
venient, reasonably cheap and salts
factory in its effects upon the product.
There are gluten and dried brewers
grain and buckwheat middlings and
many other materials. Such a ration
balances itself pretty well, without
close figuring, or so the cow thinks
David, in Farm and Fireside.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26
EXTENSION OF AN INDUSTRY.
Modern Shoe Shining as Sign of the
Luxury of the Times.

The oldtime bootblack, with his lit
tie box slung on his back, has almost
disappeared from the streets. He is
chiefly seen now in the Office buildings,
| where he goes around and scatters
shines in the Offices themselves. He
has lost much of his street business be-
cause of the superior convenience of
the chairs which capitalists in the
shining business have set up on the
corners. Even these were far from
being the final expedient and they in
turn suffered from the shining mag
mates who hired little Easements, fit
ted them with chairs, offered shelter
and shines together and sold shoe
strings. What bootblacks there are
left usually wear lettered caps, with
numbers and names of companies.
1t is hard to say whether all this has
come about through the extension of
the Italian padrone system or through
the modern tendency toward trusts.
But the business has now taken still
another step. A company, with main
Office and charter, offers to send its
bootblacks to the houses of it's GUS
toners to shine the shoes of one or
any number of persons, the boy to call
at certain hour of stated days in the
week-any days and as many as the
customer may select-without giving
the customer the slightest trouble of
sitting in a chair and losing time,
or SO much as putting his foot on a
box while he goes on with his work.
Payment is to be made in tickets,
which are to be had only at the main
Office, and they come cheaper If you
buy lot. If you insist on having your
shoes shined before a. m, there is
an extra charge. Also a distinction is
made between a shine and a polish,
the former costing five cents and the
latter ten cents.
And SO the man with money is TAX
en- care of more and more. The time
is coming when he will live in an up
holsteTed box, and his food and drink
and amusements will be all brought
and placed where he cannot miss
them. And yet the time was when
good King Arthur stole barley meal
and made his own pudding and the
Queen got UP in the morning to fry
the remnants of it.-New York Trib-
une.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26
THE TWO FIRE DEMONS.

A startling exhibition has recently
been given in Paris by two young
Americans, whom the people there cal
the 1.-TWO Fire Demons" So remark
able was this exhibition that a well
known scientific paper became inter
ested in it, and it's investigation has
resulted in the discovery of the sec.
ret.
One of the most startling feats per.
formed by the young men was to
stand on the stage, in full view of the
audience, and without any apparatus
in sight, cause, long and brilliant
flames to dart from the tips of their
fingers and from their mouths, last
ing at least half a minute. No one
could discover how the feat was done,
though every chance was given to the
audience to do so.
Here is the explanation: Dress
ed throughout in brilliant red, the men
stood on carpeted bex, which was
ostensibly intended to raise them up
In full view. but really to contain the
half chemical, half mechanical device
by which they produced the results.
This box concealed two rubber bags
containing Illuminating gas. and COM
pressed by weights. To the heel of
each mans right shoe was attached
a continuance terminating in a spout.
This spout was the point of entrance
for the gas.
Attached to the spout was a slender
tube Of vulcanized rubber, which be-
ing of the same red color as the cos
tune of the performer, was not seen
by the audience. The tube was car
ried up the leg and the back and in
side both sleeves next to the skin. At
the wrist the tube was connected with
a still smaller tube, very flexible, and
OF the color of flesh, and this ran along
the palm of the hand, terminating at
the tip of the forefinger in an opening
under the nail. A similar small tube
ran along the neck and under the
chin as far as the lips.
To make connection between the
small tube of his body and the one
that ran up from the gas bag in the
pox beneath him, the performer had
only to place his heel carefully on a
certain spot in the carpet. Thus the
gas was made to flow into the small
tupe and as it poured out of the opening
at his finger tip or at his lips, as the
case might be, he ignited it by
spark from an electrical machine con-
cealed in his clothing.
so the Two Fire Demons" turned
OUT 10 De nothing but clever tricksters.
after all.-New York News
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26
JESSIE's MARTYnoM

Jessie turned, twisted and rocked i,
her little chair. There had been .
long silence. At las, Bridget gather
ed up the stained towels and the
empty milk bottles and said.
We'll. main. it's pretty bad. II,
leave it soak for half hour. then !,
will come. for the milk went on for
the ink had time to dry"
"All right, Bridge, that will do !,
Mrs. Sanders answered. and Bridge,
left the room. Again there was 81.
lence.
Finally Jessie slipped out of he,
chair aand went slowly over to where
Mrs. Sanders sat making some little
ruffied aprons The fact that they
were to be hers and just as she want
ed them made the pin of Jessie's con
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26
FKInnEz.]l
MUHG6E
Fea1ksl2K|'|| r
OUR QUEER LANGUAGE.

When the English tongue we speak
Why is break" not rhymed with
freak"
Will you tell me why it's true
We say "sew," but likewise few"
And the maker of a verse
Cannot cap his horse" with "worse?'
Beard" sounds not the same as
heard"
cord" is different from word"
Cow" Is COW, but low" is low;
"Shoe" is never rhymed with foe"
Think of those" and dose" and
'lose;"
And of "goose''-and yet of Choose"
Think of comb" and tomb" and
bomb"
doll" and roll" ard home" and
some"
And since pay" is rhymed with Say,
Why not paid" with said" l pray?
We have blood" and food" and
''good;"
Mould" is not pronounced like
could"
Wherefore DONE" but gone" and
"lone?"
Is there any reason known?
And, in short, it seems to me
Sounds and letters disagree.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26

a general variety of anything they viii
eat. Give plenty Of green food. such
as chopped lettuce, green wheat, etc.
/ have no particular rules to follow.
There are few simple, natural laws
to. understand and apply and the rest
is easy. The first of these is to keep
the chicks comfortable. Don't let
them cry, keep them in pursuit Of
something, keep them busy and let
them work. Idleness breeds disease.
l sometimes watch the chicks for
hours, note their every move, listen to
the shutting of their little feet as they
scratch in the chaff or sand to the
mingled chirp of happiness as they
bury themselves in the chaff and now
and then find morsel of food.
sometimes take piece of meat and
cut it up in small bits and th.ow it
to them, a little at time, and how
do laugh to see them rush, run and
fall over each other, tumble in downy
heaps, then scatter and chase each
other again. This is a splendid tonic
for both the chicks and myself.
l keep breeding stock in a scratch.
ing shed house and in feeding and
caring for them make use of little
common sense and keep them busy.
don't allow them to be idle a minute.
Give them plenty of good food such as
wheat, corn, oats, a little meat or
green bone, good sharp grit, pure
water and all the green stuff they will
eat. Keep them at work but don't
stuff them. Let them always be
hungry enough to work with a vim.
Give them plenty of sunshine and a
good dust bath. Keep the house clean,
I mean clean enough for a man to
live in. Don't crowd your chickens
into a close, filthy, dark room that
you would be unwilling to sleep in.
Don't use tonic, medicines, ETC., ex-
cept in acute cases. Don't doctor.
Think and study nature.-A. P. Hen
derson, in New England Homestead.
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President Of Nurses Association, wasertown, y
most distressing cases Of Inflammation
nd liberation of the ovaries and womb.
have known that doctors used Lydia
2. Plnkham's Vegetable Com
pound when everything else failed
with their patients. have advised nay
patients and friends to use 1t and have
yet to hear of its first failure to cure.
Four years ago / had falling of the
womb from straining In lifting heavy
patient, and Knowing of the value Of
your Compound ] began to use IL at
once, and In six weehs I was wen once
more, and have had no trouble since.
ann most pleased to Save had an oppor-
tunity to say few words in praise OF
your Vegetable Compound, and shall
take every occasion to recommend il. -
Mss VIRGINIA. GEAERs.--ssooo Jerfcit Il
above Testimonial Is not genuine.
Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has stood the test of
time, and has cured thousands.
Mrs. Pinlxham advises sick wo-
men free. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26
COOKING FOOD FOR STOCK.

There is but little doubt but that
with potatoes or other starchy foods
there is a gain in cooking them over
feeding them raw, and among the
starch foods we also include corn and
wheat, and that grain has been esti-
mated at from ten to twenty per cent.
II not over ten per cent. it will scarce
ly pay to take the trouble of cooking
unless it can be done without using
extra fuel, or there are a large num-
Der to cook for. A gain of twenty
per cent. in feeding value would
come nearer leaving profit to pay
for the labor but that must depend
greatly upon the amount of grain and
the kinds, mixed with the potatoes.
For beets, turnips and pumpkins, we
do not think it. pays to cook them, as
they are too watery when boiled.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26
8. 3. 8. SENT FREE
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Bono Pains. Itching Humors, Etc.

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Bono Pains. Itching Humors, Etc.
Send no money. simply try Botanic Blood
Balm at our expense. B. B. B. cures
Pimplos, scabby, scaly, itching Eczema,
Ulcers, Eating Sores, Scrofula, Blood
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tism, Cancer. and all Blood and Skin
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81 per large bottle. To prove It cures
B. B.. 3. sent free by writing BLOOD BALM
Cos, II Mitchell St. Atlanta Ga. Describe
trouble and free medical advice sent In
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paid. All we ask is that you will speak
good word for B. b. B. when cured.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26
COMMON SENSE POULTRY KEEP
ING.

l have used an incubator for the
past three years with splendid sue
cess. / keep about 100 fowls. raise
about 300 each season and breed them
for fancy, for eggs and for pleasure.
l sell eggs for Matching and make
some money. | hatch all my chicks
in the incabator&and raise them in a
brooder and have never had the slight
est trouble in raising them. | feed
rolled oats. egg bread. millet seed and
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26

The greatest coal field Of the old world L
that of northern China. Although not YET
known as to its limits and quality, it is con
sidered better than all the Others put to.
gether. This same statement can also b.
truthfully made in regard to the merits O
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, it being tht
best medicine in the world for indigestion
dyspepsia, nervousness, insomnia, and ma
laria, fever and ague. A trial will convinc'
you Of its value.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26

Sam Wood. hunter Of the North
Carolina mountains, has a tame mink,
which he caught when 1t was a baby.
He uses 1t as a ferret and finds 1t an
excellent rabbit catcher. One day he
tried II on trout. He let 1t go hungry
all morning, and then took 1t to a
trout stream, tying a string to its leg.
and allowing 1t to wander about q
well-known trout pool. The mink
walked out upon log. stood still for
awhile. and suddenly made a grab into
the water with his paw. It brought up
email trout. Wood took the fish
away. and the performance was re-
peated. Now the mink Is famous
throughout the mountains as trout
catcher.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26

Nearly the whole of the coal brought
from Australia to Mexico is deposited
at the port of Acapulco, in the State
Of Guerrero, the coaling station of the
British squadron in Pacific waters.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned, have known T. J. Che
ney for the last Is years, and believe him per-
fectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
ton made by their firm.
WEST Il TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
WALDrNG, KINNAN&MARvIN,W Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. Price, 75c. per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Dr. G. l. S. Cawthon, Of Andalusia, Ala.
writes: 'Tetterine is superior to any remedy
known to me for Eczema and stubborn skin
Diseases" Soc. box by mail from ] T.
Shuptrine, Savannah, Ga, if your druggist
don't keep it.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26

The Washington Post remarks that
"a great many individuals who are
featured as Men of the Hour in the
nagazines would not stand fifteen
minutes worth of analysis"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26

Nomatter what ails you, headache to can
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are put right. CAscARETs help nature, cure
you without a grippe or pain, produce easy
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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-04-26
MISS VIRGINIA CRANES
Tells How Hospital Physicians
Use and Rely upon Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound.

DEAR Mrs. PuKHAM Twelve
years continuous service at the sick
bed In some Of our prominent hospi-
tails, as well rs at private homes, has
given me varied experiences with the
diseases of women i have nursed some