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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15
PREPARING FOWLS FOR EXHIBI-
TON,

Good, vigorous blood Is important.
Only robust birds can stand the strain
of the exhibition season, and appear
at their best. Some even die from
the excitement and unnatural condi-
tons. I do not feed them much diff
ferent from ordinary while preparing
for exhibition. II while at the show
they are to be fed some patent prepaT-
alton, accustom them to that special
food before sending them away. A
good feed is half bran and half corp
meal baked in cake. Chopped cab
bage has loosening effect.
While preparing for exhibition the
bird should be placed in a coop by
himself, but with company in coops
! close by to keep him lively and to get
him used to show room conditions.
Wash thoroughly day before ship
ling. Clean the legs with soap and
water, followed with vaseline, and
wipe off. l use a knife with thin
blade to clean the dirt from under
the scales. Wash head and feet, soap
the bird thoroughly, rinse off, care.
fully putting a little bluing into the
water, If white bird. Dry near the
stove, but avoid too strong heat.-T.
A. Nourse, in New England Home
stead
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15

The census returns show that the
native white population Of the United
States exceeds the foreign-born ele.
ment in the ratio Of more than
Ave to one. there being more than S.
100000 whites against q little more
than 10.0oo,ooo foreigners. OF the ma
tives something more than 1900 900
are also Of native parentage. A more
striking fact brought out is that since
1880 the native white element has ta-
creased "a per cent, and the foreign
White slement Snly IL. If this ratio
continues the foreign element must
steadily become smaller proportion
OF the entire population, which is only
another way of saying that the popu-
lation will become more homogeneous
a. time passes.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15
ALCHEMY OF FROST
Moisture Plays an important Part in
It's Development.

Commonly hoar frost is described
as being frozen moisture, but this is
not an adequate description of an
agent that has the power of adjoining
| in few hours such pro5aic objects as
| gate posts and dustbins with all the
trappings of fairyland Moisture is,
indeed the fabric out of which all
this feathery Wilderness is built up,
but, although II seems sometimes as
If it is distributed in a very capricious
manner, there are, nevertheless, Ger
tain definite circumstances which
cause the hoar frost to settle down On
some surfaces rather than others. On
any cold and frosty morning 1t will
usually be found that those surfaces
that are the best radiators Of heat are
also those that are the most success
full in collecting boar frost. It is not
always realized. however. that all OBJ
1ects are continually radiating heat.
so that. no matter how much they may
receive from. the sun. they are con-
staatly trying TO get rid of it. a fern
leaf or stone may. perhaps, receive
gener supplies Of heat during the
day, but as soon rs night comes it
hurries to spend or radiate it, and
the object that is quickest at this
work will the soonest become covered
in hoar frast. Every che has observ-
ed how th3 moisture rom the air will
settle on the outside Of G glass of cold
water brought suddenly into a warm
room. A similar process takes place
in the open air, SO that as the cur
rents of moist nir travel across sur
faces that ere very cold they pay
tribute III drops CT vanor, which in
warm weather take the form CT dew
and in cold Of boar irost. Moisture,
therefore. Plays very important part
in the development OF these hoar-frost
pictures; but there must not be too
much CT it. Some of the most deli
cate designs occur during the prevail
once of mist and haze, and in towns,
especially. it is Io Uncommon thing for
a choking brUmous fog to lie. ia some
degree compensated for by subse-
Gusnt Display OF copious hoar FROST
knowledge.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15

The superintendent Of Mount Wash
ington Cemetery says that mounds
are fast disappearing in the East, and
he believes that the cemetery of the
future VIII do away with them entire
ly. In their stead al graves will be
level, and only horizontal slabs CT
the simplest form win mark the last
resting place of the dead.
Many practical arguments are ed.
vanced for this radical departure from
accustomed methods. One of them il
that 1t will permit of more artistic
care for the gravas. which, instead of
the incongraoua variety which now
obtains. will present uniform and I'M
broken stretch of green sward. The
grass can be trimmed without din.
Guilty, and the groaads will be capable
of tasteful adorDrent, which is eh-
solutely impossible under the present
City Journal.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15
GcctIis Mctcr-

The great objection 70 electric mo.
tors that they viii not run far
enough without re-hsrging-is said
TO be overcome. Recently in England
circuit of n:nety-fonr miles was run
without recharg,ng. 1t was done with
battery of forty-two plate cells, with
capacity OF $50 ampere-hcu-s. The
carriage was fouI-wtecl dog cart.
With two motors OF two aid half
horsepower each. The. seeret Of the
battery Which enabled It 10 maze such
q record was that in goi2= down grade
che motors veaA .seYcs 81. tins nak-
ZIG dyna,Acs f2~ ts-Si;... The aecgaa,l.
lasors. n ~ '*x sSs current was
aof q = aafed ~. ga'enaf actg-
ally eera atsi. On e, ~ fLe aa!tery
-sror er st sba fsct Ssi Of the grade
than II Was at the Top,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15

until illness came upon me three years
ago. first noticed it by being irreg-
uiar and having very painful and
scanty mcnstruation; gradually my
general health failed / could not on
Joy my meals; became languid and
nervous, with gripping pains frequently
In the groins.
II advised with our family phys
ician who prescribed without any I'm
provement. One day he said,- Try
Lydia Pinkham's Remedies I
did, thank God; the next month was
better, and it gradually built me up
until In four months / was cured. This
is nearly year ago and ] have not
had pain or ache since. BONNIE
DELANo, 3s4s Indiana Ave, Chicago,
Il.--ssooo forfeit II above testimonial 10 not
gssHfas.
Trustworthy proof Is abundant that
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound saves thousands OF
young women from dangers resulting
from organic irregularity, suppression
or retention of the menses, ovarian or
womb troubles. Refuse substitutes.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15
HUMAN EXPRESS PACKAGES.
How They Robbed Trains ard One
Case Where the Trick Failed.

THAT was q good story about 10
ham Beck ond his trip across the Al
iantlc In box, like an express pack
age" remarked an officer of one OF the
| big express companies the ether day.
1T reminds fne of a strategem en-
plosed n few years ago by train rob-
| bers in the West, and OF an experience
that had when I was a messenger on
the road. It was a favorite trick OF
; robbers IN the sparsely settled po--
lions of the West to make the express
companies innocent aids to their own
robbery by locking UP one of gang
in box and then shipping him on a
train known to have rich packages
aboard. At some isolated spot the
robber would step out ef his box, hold
up the messenger and make off with
the plumber. This scheme was en-
ploye1 so often that messengers be-
came suspicious Of any large box into
their cars.
''Just before the adventure that be-
fell me of which I'll tell you, fellow
TUt up at hotel in ST. Paul, and one
afternoon told the clerk to call an ex-
pressman and give him box which
would be left in the guests's room.
and which was to be shipped On GER
tain train that night. The visitor was
not seen about the hotel after that.
The scamp was in the box from which
he emerged about midnight ard rob-
bed the express Messengers safe Of
thousands of dollars.
About that time | was running cs
messenger OF the Burlington and
those box robberies made me as nerv-
Gus as cricket. r3ei to culver
every time got package big enough
to hold half a man. ami I made sure
On each trip that my suns were ready
for action. Nothing unusual happened
for Il month or 90 after that ST. Paul
incident. but one night, when we stop
ped at little lonely station. the agent
put aboard long co1dnlike box, and
laughingly remarked, Look out for it,
Bill there's q man in it. He was
only joking. but l didn't see The joke.
was scared through and through, and
you can bet that piled as many pack
ages as there were in the car right
on top of the latest addition to my
freight. But I wasn't satisfied even
then. and as the train sped on / be-
came nervous and suspicious. Final
ly couldn't stand It any longer, and
prepared for action. First / got out
revolver and my witch, and then,
mastering what little of my courage
was left. blurted out:
"If there's man in that box I'll
give him Just minute TO come out. If
he doesn't step out I'll I'LL him full of
iead.
Half a minute passed before there
was any response, but before the min
ute was up the end Of the box was
opened and q huskily built fellow
crawlad out and threw up his hands.
stopped the train end the crew Sc
cured my visitor. He served q good
long term for attempted train rob-
bery."-New York Tribune
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15
yet as another instance of irs. the

Yet as another instance Of jus. the
opposite, there is an enterprising
young woman who has a poultry farm
not far from q summer resort. She
has contracted to deliver ten dozen
eggs q day through the summer sea.
son to the hotels at a Uniform price
of twenty-five cents per dozen The
eggs are all fresh and she Is to be
relied upon. The hotels would even
take more from her; and she Is making
efforts to enlarge her plant She says
she is making more money with her
summer eggs than with her winter
products. Her ambition Is to enlarge
her poultry farm SO she can supply
the hotels with spring broilers and
tender chickens all through the sum-
mer season. Her income then will be
entirely satisfactory.
But even in ordinary towns and vii.
lagos there are always plenty Of fami.
lies who are willing to buy their eggs
fresh every few days from some near.
by poultry farm. The prices 6btain-
ed in this way will be far more re-
munerative than those paid in some
distant city. In the summer time fully
forty per cent. Of the eggs shipped
fifty miles or more are partially or
wholly ruined by hot weather. The
loss sustained in this way is enormous.
and the farmers are che ones to en-
dure it. BY all means the remedy is
to cultivate the nearby markets. Do
not try to ship eggs to New York.
Philadelphia or other large cities ii
you live in the West or South. There
are nearer markets which will pay you
better.-Annie c. Webster in Ameri-
can Cultivator.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15
FARM HINTS.

Turnips tor mutton; corn for pork.
In a well-run dairy only the poorer
animals are for sale.
A whole lot of dairy farmers do not
get as much from their cows as their
feed costs.
A good food ration Ia shelled corn,
one-half; rye or barley, oneQuarter;
oats, one-quarter.
Don't feed well and give good
shelter; then allow your sheep to drink
ice water to cool off:
= Dat fed lambs will stretch ont, have
healthy looking skin and red blood.
Cats are muscle makers.
Farmers should be careful that
there are not any wastes. Such
things never benefit a farmers fnan-
cial condition.
Whether young stock are a paying
investment depends very largely on
their care the first winter of their
lives.
tive organs OF sheep to feed corn
alone in winter; put in a little rye.
1t is q laxative.
In raising calves have hand sep
arator so you can give them fresh
skinned milk; then you have the
prime requisites to success in calf
raising.
The cream will ret rise as we'll or
as fully, nor will 1t make as good but
ter after the milk has been exposed
to a very low temperature for any
length Of time.
BY weaving the lambs early it gives
the ewes better chance to put on
flesh, and IL given good feed the lambs
will make more satisfactory progress
as soon as weaned.
If the supply of water is not abund.
ant the cows become restless, feverish
and fretful. One day passed In this
manner will do very much toward dry
ing up the best COWS.
1t is an important item to have a
place for the milk where the proper
conditions can be observed, as good
butter cannot be made out of cream
that has once got out of condition.
Winter lambs require a great deal
of att antion, and unless this can be
given, do not attempt to raise them.
They usually sell for high prices and
fully pay for all the extra effort ex.
pended.
The hog compelled to 60 to bed hum
cry or thirsty will mulct his owner by
running of one or more pounds of
weight while fretting. grunting.
squeal!ng and clamoring for the miss
ing ration.
For the last month or six weeks be-
fore selling, the swine should be fed
three times a day, and the feeding
should be so timed that the animals
will walk up to the trough and demand
their feed.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15
HYeIENIo BATHING.
easdsc Swimming Peel Dangerous t.
Publfo Health

FubiSo Health.
The dangSrs of the public swimming
pool should not be forgotten by those
suddenly interested In the subject OF
cieananess among the poor of the
citi0s. The proper methods Of bath
ing are four: ID BY the bath In
pecan water at the seashore. For only
very few OF the entire people, and
Aos but ons-fourth Of the year Is this
posNble Such bathing, like many
otAer kinds OF bathing, is not for
cseansing the body. 60 BY the bath
Tub with pure water, possible only for
The well-to-do. and a limited number
u public bath houses. CD BY
Die spray or rain bath. the sole meth
"a advisable in public baths. and es-
pecially IL supported by the benevo-
lent, by the state, or by city appro-
priations. 't4} By means of sponge or
lowell at home, even with only a few
gallons of water. This method should
De encouraged by hygienists, physi-
,ians and all those who would dis
sriminatingly help forward the cause
u the public health. The free SWIM
ming bath for the vast majority OF our
people Is impossible to provide II the
water shall be pure, and II Is impos-
hole to keep the water pure when II
. provided. We leave out of the count
he ot-to-be-sneered-a fact that un-
less the bathing is done unclothed.
soap and cleanliness are not thought
of. and, even at best, modesty, that
hardiy-won virtue, Is not encouraged
n public bathing. The only incontest-
able fact Is that the public swimming
pool is danger to. not promoter Of,
the public health. The newspapers,
The politicians and the selfishly charit-
able are right In their efforts to en-
courage cleanliness. but the mere de-
Sire to do good nowadays does not pre-
vent the fianl result from showing
uasted effort, and. not infrequently,
positive evil. Science should ballast |
BUR sentimeEtalism, and nowhere moro
carefully than In sociaiistic expert |
ment and fervors.-Philadelph Am
rrican Medicine.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15

The silverware OF Paul Revere Is oil
excellent workmanship and chaste IL
form. evidently modelled after English
18th century designs. and pieces Of
plate manufactured by him, and Hov
30 eagerly sought for by collectors
are good examples OF the style Al
present so greatly in favor. which w
have agreed to call colonial. This
simple classical forms adopted by oul
struggling artisans at a period wher
art in this country was still In its "bil
and tucker" strangely enough have
never been improved upon by fheii
successors; and by reverting to then
In these latter days our silversmiths
az well as our cabinetmakers. are dis
playing good sense as we'll as taste; bd
in this mechanical age they stamp OF
saw out their patterns in unlimited
quantities by machinery, and do not
as of yore, hammer or carve them la
boriously, piece by piece, by hand, af1t
therein lies distinction and a differ
eTra -Se-ihuor'c
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15

New Guinea Is Just now suffering
from yisitation Of whooping cough.
This is the first time that the nalady
has occurred there, and as usual In
such cases it is spreading like wild
fire. 1t is well known that infectious
diseases occurring among d hitherto
unattached people rage with the great
est yirulence, and whooping cough IN
New Guinea is no exception; the ma
tives are dying by hundreds. Being
at loss to account for the deadly
scourge the natives attribute it to the
witehcraft of their neighbors, with the
result that there have been many In.
tertribal and intervillage fights anc
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15

6TA1K OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, :.
Lucas COUNTY. o.
FRANK J. CHENEY, mako oath that he q the
senior partner Of the Arm of r. J. CHENEY &
Co., doing business in the City OF Toledo.
County and State aforesaid, and that said
arm will pey the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of cArARRH that
cannot be cured by che use Of HALL's
CArARnH CURE. EELNK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my
49,, presence, this 9Th day Of December,
! SEAL. A. D., 1886. A. W. GLEASON,
t~-' Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, and
acts directly on tho blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. Send for testimonials.
free. F. J. CHENEY j. Co., Toledo, D.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15
Boarding Houses Drive 10 Drink

George l.. McNutt, the New York
minister who gave UP preaching to be.
come workingnan and live with the
poor, declares that clearinghouse fare
drives many a man to drink. 1T ought
to be a penitentiary offense to fry a
beefsteak" he says.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15

II has baen suggested that the only sue.
cAssful plan to avoid any further wars will
be tho formation Of an alliance between
Anaerios and England, and many people be-
heve that the day is not far distant when all
International differences will be peacefully
settled. This news will be as ioyfully re-
ceived by everybody ns the news that Hos
letters Stomach Bitters positively cures in
digestion, dyspepsia, constipation, nervous
mesa and malaria. Don't fail to giveit trial.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15

No matter what ais you, headache to q
cancer, you viii never get we'll until your
bowels are put right. CAscARzTs help nature,
cure you without grippe or pain, produce
easy natural movements, cost you just 10
cents to start getting your health back. CAS-
oAaErs Candy Catiartic, the genuine, put up
In metal boxes. every tablet has @. G. C.
stamped on it. Beware Of limitations.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15
Where the Flreren Are Women

In the town Of a>5rt Clare. ILL.,. the
women are the lra Fighters. Most Of
the men are in CHICAGO all day at
tending to business. and they leave the
management OF TIE SUBURBAN towns
affairs largely to t'.s'4 wives and sis
tiers. So toe ssya IS wcsaaa
snd co & Re afs irr n. an al OF
the wousa are tia.ael tq asatias
ere,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15

byesng Is as simple rs washing when you
use PuTSAM FADELEss DYES. Sold by oil
fuzgists
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15
Book. Of ,mecjevaI DAYS.

In the cathedral of Hereford. Eng
land, there are still about $500 books
with the chains that used to be attach
ed to books in the sixteenth century in
eecleeiastie end,uniyersity libraries
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15

It's the disagreeab,e things that we
ought to remember to forget.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15
Best For the Bowels.

That man is truly happy who doesn't
want the things he can't get.
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Send to Garfield Tea Co., Brooklyn, n. T.,
for samples Garfield Ten and Headache
PoKders-tMo Invaluable remedies
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15

Garfield Tea, the herb medicine, cures con-
stipation, sick heedache and liver disorders.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15

FITSpermanentlyc cured. No fits or nervous
mss after first days use of Dr.. Hines Great
NerveRestorer. $2trial bottle and treatisefree
Dr.. r. II. KLINE, Ltd, 9SlArch st. Phila., Pa
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15

The State of New York has furnished
thrse- Postmaster-G Generals.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15

The fellows who say that it costs nd
more for two to live than for one evidently
never had twins.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15

Hrs. Winsiow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces intlamIaa-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. Csc bottle
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15

The author OF "An Elegy in a Country
Churchyard" esteemed it the acme OF hap
piness to lie on q sofa and read novels.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15

Some fellows never try to break them
selves Of bad habits until they are broke.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15

I do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
tion has an equal for coughs and colds-JoHN
=. Boxxa, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. is, 1900.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15

The people who neglect to make hay
while the sun shines cut no ice
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15

People with good intentions are some
times like an alarm clock that doesn't go
eff
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15

HAD Eczems for three years; tried three
doctors and every advertised remedy, without
sfIUct, till tried Tetterine. Halt box Of Tet-
esrins removed all signs OF the disease. &C.
=. Adams, Columbia, s. @. 600. box by
AAu from J. T. Hhuptrine, Savannah, Ga, II
your druggist don't keep 1t.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-15

No matter where a man was born, he
swells up and claims to be proud of it.
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Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy Cures Irregu
lar Heart Action. At Druggists, 80 cents.
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Garfield Headache Powders are especially
adapted to the needs of nervous women.
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Gibbon, the historian, relieved the te-
dunn Of his labors by absolute idleness.
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Osr,eld Tea cures constipation.

From . mothers point of view the
naughty child takes after it's father.