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THE BANNER-DEMOCRAT. Saturday, December 5, 1896. P' S. STRIOZER, M. D., Practicing Physician, Office at Campbell & Chaze Drug Store on Levee street. C. S. WYLT, .A.ttorzey at L.aaw. Lake Providence, La. Practices In State and Federal Courts, W. D. BELL, Surgeon and Practicing Pysiclsn. (Obstetrics a specialty ) Will respond to all calls, day or night. Office at Bernard drug store. iesideLce next to lietodist Chure Payment for medical services must be made at the close of eaeb month positively, Loeal and Parish News. Methodist Churcb. Services every first and third Sunday ol the mr-uth. at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. I. W. KNICKERBOCKER. Pastor" FOR RENT-Storehouse. In the center ofthe business block in the town of Provi dence. Will be rented cheap. Apply at the office of THE BANNER-DEMOCRAT. 1896 is drawing to a close. Subscriptions are now due. Advertise your Christmas goods. Ice on Sunday and Monday morn ing. Only twenty days and then Christ mas. What about a Christmas tree for the little ones? Read the school report published in another column. Overcoats and mufflers were In demand this week. A few more weeks and the little ones will be happy. The river continues to come up slowly at this point. We would like to know if the fnlues have been examined. The Cincinnati and New Orleans packets are now running. Services at the Catholic and Episco pal Churches to-morrow. The first real winter we have had, and it makes one feel done up. The colored merchants in town are handling a nice variety of fruit. A large acreage in cotton will be planted in East Carroll next year. lee' aurants and boarding houses are plentiful in Providence just about now. For overcoats and good thick un d(trclothitg Max Levy can fit you out. The lhermometer has been down to the freezing point nearly all the week. We will call on you in the next Itvo weeks for the amount of your sub script ion. All boats were behind on account oftlbo heavy wind on Saturday and Sunday last. Mr. Tom Jay, from the Pilcher's Point neighborhood, was in town on Weduesday. The assessor's office is the coveted prize. It will soon be known who the lucky one is. The wind from off the lake this tyeek has been a regular Lake Michl gan stripper. Col. Quays of the Bend, braced the chilly atmosphere on Tuesday by coin lug to town. The. night watchman is having a rough time of it these cold and dis asgreeable nights. An eauction sale of Iowa males and horses takes place to-day at the Palace stables on Lake street. The cotton boats are getting very little cotton. In a few more weeks it wall be a scarce article. The auction sale of horses took place in town on Monday. The horses brought very good prices. It is said now before a person .n cross the river from tie other asln that he has to get an order. Hon. Jos. E. Ransadell and Mr. W. C. MeRae, who were off for a few days, returned on Tuesday morning. Thirty.-five horses were sold at auc tion on Monday. Then they say that there Is no money in the country. What -rettiser Christmas gift could you make (ban a handsome rug. Call - at White's and see them in any size. "Cold, jewhillikins, but its cold." That is the first thing that a fellow greets you with when you meet him. Mr. John Keller has placed new cushons and a new cloth on his billiard table, which mnakes it as good ua a new table. A great mntny of the planters of East Carroll are plowing their land, so it will have the benotit of the winter freeze. Mr JoIhnsdo is having the telegraph flue put :. first clasra condition. All the old poles have been replaced with new ones. The large barge that is to take away over 200.000 feet of limber was left at Sour landing by the steamer Pargoud on Sundty last. 11Hou. C. S. Wyly was colnfined to his home for six or eight dvays from a slight spell o" sickness. We are glad to report him up. The drummers, the drommers, how they Lock to Providence. And .)l of them seemed to have strtck the burg together us unday la.t. The time ib ooming now when you will have to be careful aboLut youor thrletmas gobtblesr, or someeotheboys will ralhilm gestly orm eofrbe reet. They nused to do it, aud we deae asp pose they have towgotims b GOOD TRAIN SERVICE. Train service inaugurated by the Y. & M. V. Ri. R. and I. C. systems is ap. preciated by the traveling public. By using the kbove lines you can go to St. Louis, Chicago, Louisville, Cincin nati and all points east with only oue change of cars and this change is made at a Union Depot in Memphis, where you get a solid vestibule train through to all the above points. For tickets or Information call on local agents or address JNO. A. SCOTT, Memphis, Teun A. II. HANSON, G. P. A., Chicago, Ills. W. A. KELLOND, A. G. P. N. Louisville, Ky. J. G. SLAUGITER, C. T. A. Vicks burg, Miss. Oyr friend Dave Gilmour came around last Friday evening beeming all over with smiles and told us thai "another girl had come to join out show, praise God from whom all bless. ings flow." Here's luck Davie. Rev. Father Enant, of Monroe, whc was the guest of Rev. C. Mahe for a few weeks, left on Friday morning o! last week for -the "Parlor City.' Father Enaut is a popular priest and we hope to soo9 see him over this way again. We learn that several gentlemen from the north are now the guests of HIon. Jesse Nalle at his home on the Bend, and that they are having a delightful time chasing deer. We hope that they are successful with the hounds. There is talk of astock company be. ing organized among our home people for the purpose of erecting a hotel. There is no place on the river where a first class hotel would pay better thant in Providence. Talk it up and let us see if we cannot get the company or. ganized. Why suffer with Coughs, Colds and La Grippe when LAXATIVE BROMC QUI.IN will cure you in one day Does not produce the ringing in the head like Sulphate of Quinine. Pul up in tablets convenient for taking. Guaranteed to cure, or money ro. funded. Price 25 cents. For sale at Gucuard's Drug Store. Mr. II. Stein, the hustling represen. tative of Scharff & Marx, the big wholesale grocery house of Natchez dropped in on us Wednesday morning almost frozen up. Hle told us business was good and that he was building up a good trade for his house, which we were glad to learn. Messrs. Will and Flornoy Davis, sons of our popular parishoner, Mr. E 11. Davis, are now on a visit to their old home, after quite a lengthy sojourn in Central American and other parts of this great universe. We were glad to see them both, and to learn that the wolld has been kind to them. It is said that Governor Foster will appoint the assessors for the different parishes in time for them to receive their commissions on Christmas day. One or two aspirants for the position are now on the anxious bench, wait. ing patiently for the plum to fall in their lap. Some one is bound to be disappoluted. If you have used Dr. Tichsnor'" Antiseptic and like it why allow your. self to be "talked" into taking a coun. terfelt or imnitation of it,just to please the dealer? Don't do it unless yo, want to be "'humbugged." Rev. 11. W. Knickerbocker left yes terday for Ruston. where the annual Conference begins on Monday next It is to be hoped that the reverend gentleman will be returned to hit cbharge in Providence, where be has eu. deared himself, to all, irrespective te religious belief. The Banner-Demo. erat hopes for his return. -Ince putting the above in type Mr. l form s us that he cannot get away bcfor onuday, and that be will de liver hisi;et sermon to-morrow. If the merchants sit on theirhuskers and allow the people on the other side of the river to bulldoze the colored people from coming to Providence to do their trading, they deserve to lose that large trade, which very materially helps our town. We believe that those who are trying to coerce these peoplewill suffer in the long run. Because the imitations of Dr. Tiche nor's Antiseeptic smell and taste like peppermit is no prool that they are "just as good" as the original, simon pure compound that has given univer sal satisfaction tor ten years. You may know Dr. Q'lchenor's Antiseptic by the trade mark. J. S. Guenard always keeps it for sale. Leap year that is about to leap out, has somewhat of a peculiar featrue, in that it will be the last till 1904, eight years. This has not occurred since 1696, and will not happen again until 2096. It happens only once every 200 years. You have only a few more weeks to work your rabbit foot. and the year 2096 will find you to be a little old. WESrT Moxraon, La, May 25, I896. We have tried several of the MlITA. TIONS of Dn. TIcnoUVOa'RoB' AM!, 8amrc, ad while they may .,mel, taste and look" like hi, they aure ce saily mot it equal,. anmd thib s b es the rerdiet of our custaomer. SW.L.; orod ,Co. ,J- .. One thing is quite noticable, and that .s that the colored planters this year are not bringing'in their wagous ladened with corn to be dispose of for almost nothing. Just before Christ. mas each year they hustler for an extra dollar or two, and some have been known to dispose of his last barrel st 85 cents and then after two or three mouths buy it back from the one he sold it to at 75cts to $1 00 On acc3unt pf the heavy wind on Sunday last the mail carrier at Wilson Point failed to cross the river, and the Providence Sunday mall which should have been taken over was brought back in the evening. The carrier fail iug to cross the river knocked us out of our regular evening mail. It is said that it was not so much the wind on the river that kept him from going over, but he was afraid to face the cold. Skiffs at Providence crosset during the day, and we do not see why he could not have done the same. Every person has made money, and in view of this fact and the year is drawing to a close, we expect all our f subscribers to pay us the small sum of their subscription between now and the 20th of the mouth. There are some people who owe us for three and four years subscription and even for funeral notices, the bills having f been presented time and again who t should pay us. It takes money to run a newspaper, and our friends should not forget it. Remember that we will call on you soon. Don't be humbugged with an Imita tion of Dr. Tichenor's Antiseptic You can always know the genuine original richeuor's Antiseptic by the trade mark. For sale by J. S. Guenard Mr. Albert Webber, of Lexington, Mo., arrived in town on Monday last and has taken charge of the prescrip tion department of the Campbell & Chaze drug store, situated on Levce street. Mr. Webber is an Al drug gist, and is thoroughly skilled In all the branches of pharmacy, being a graduate of the School of Pharmacy, where he remained for four years. Mr. Webber comes highly recommended. and we extend to him a hearty wel come to Providence, at the same time bespeak for the firm of Campbell & Chaze a liberal share of the public Spatronage. When the Weather Ohanges Look out for colds. Even full-blooded people and romping children must have a care. Warm UNDERWAR of course-n storeful of it here-and ewarm outside CLOTHES. Our stock of HOSIERY, HANDKER CHIEFS. Silk and iWool MUFFLERS will interest you. Mail orders receive prompt atten tion. WARNER & SEARLES CO., Vicksburg, Miss. We understand that on Wednesday, Allen Smoots and William Green, the ferrymen, were arrested by the Mis sissippi authorities for landing in front of certalu places on that side of the Sriver as trespassers. This outrageous Sthing will not be tolerated by the mner Schants of our town, who have already secured the services of lion. J. E. SRansdell, who with his usual vigor and push will see the thing out, if he has to carry it before the U. S. court at Monroe, which will be the necessary consequence of the matter, as it is a controversy between citizens of two different states. Among the many improvements of our town is a pretty cottage being built now by A. Richard, for Mrs. Brock in the Davie addition to the town of Providence. Mrs. Brock for many years has lived in a very humble home on the square of ground pur chased by her from D)r. Davis; and it is by diut of hard work, frugal living and strict economy that she is able to day to build a comfortable home. We know of no one that we would rather see enjoy the comforts of a good home, and we sincerely hope that she will be spared many years to enjoy the nice cottage that her hard earned money has put up. Because the colored people on the other side of the river want to come Ito Providence for the necessities of life, and whRre they can get thtem at living prices, (something they cannot do on the other side of the river) a crowd is tryinug to ,bulldoze them, and even have gone so far as to threaten them if they persist lu coming to our live town to trade. TIe planters are already so scarce of labor over there that they can hardly thake a crop, and if this thing keeps up they will Hud that they wvill lose their labor entirely. When you try to keep people fronm going to a certain place to trade, that is the very time they are going there, if they have to bust a hame string to do it, and our Mississlppl friends will find it out-and Providence will seenure the trade. Dr. Tfcbenor's atiseptic Is not rep resented to be "just ae good" as amy thing. Placed uquarely upon its own merit foe ten. years, it stands to-day without an equal fo the purposes in e~ded. AskJ. S.Gueard for it.. "1 WHITE Received This Week NEW LOT OF MATTING. and RUGS. UNION SUITS For Ladies and Children. While'S. mmi SCHOOL REPORT. The following is a report of the Providence graded school for the month ending Nov. 27, 1896: Primary Department.-Number on roll 21; average daily attendance, 20; per cent of attendance, 95; number neither absent nor tardy., 7: Willie Ilamnlev, Vail Montgomery, Joe Pow cli, Maxcey3urney, May Dee Harden, Josie Seders and Rosa Fosse. Miss May Bead, Teacher. Second Intermediate.-Number on roll, 21; average daily attendance, 19; per cent of attendance, 90; number neither absent nor tardy. 7: Peal Fisher, Bertie Bernard. Nettle Fousse, Gertrude O'Sullivan. Henry Goodrich, Joe Montgomery and Thos. Wilson. Miss Dessie Bell, Teacher. First. lntermed'iate.-Numberon roll, 24; average daily attendance, 23; per cent of attendance. 95; neither absent nor tardy, 12: Julia May Burney, Mary Blount, Katie Davis. Min. Frank lin. Carrie Fousce, Mary Wilson, Gay Coleman. Carroll Beard, Eddie Ham ley. Cleveland O'Sullivan, Tom Mont gomery and Chas. Butler. Miss Maud Taylor, Teacher. / Grammar and High School Depart ment.-Number on roll, 21; average daily attendance, 20; per cent of daily attendance, 95; number neither absent nor tard), 10: Isham Bead, Fred Egelly, Martian Ilamley, Pearl Bur ney. Alice Fosse; Beulah Goodich. Annie Hamilton, Katie Kennedy, Isabel Montgomery and Carrie White. This month's report shows 36 pupils neither absent por tardy, and only 33 tardy marks. B. F. Dudley, Principal. At Phil McGuire's saloon you will find the funeet of wines, liquors and cigars. Also the celebrated Live Oak Rye. That big turkey spread down at McGuire's opening the other day was a big affair and was enjoyed by all those who were lucky enough to be present. Some of the boys said that the turkey, salads and etc., wat alright, but the trimmings was what got away with them. It is a fact though, that too many champagne corks will make vcu feel funny. The cold wave that struck this sec tlon at the end of last week inade everybody think that they were near the North poll. It has been very cold and the wind biting. On Thursday evening last the thermometer regis tered 70 degrees and on Friday morn ing it was down below 26, which was a big drop in the temperature and makes it severe on the people. Mr. Shields of Mississippi was in town on Wednesday, and we learn tried to get the merchants to guaran tee him the ferry business, and we are told was politely refused. The mer chants know that this is exacily what is wanted-for -Mr. Shields to run the ferry-and for no other purpose than to keep the trade from coming to our town, Christmas I. approaching, aid we do not want you to forget th, fact that White's display of holiday goods willl surpass anything ever "veel in Providence. Physicians everywhere prescribe Live Oak Rye, and professional men tise it in preference to all--others, and bave found it the purest and best Uncle Phil McGulre cam supply you WITHERED ROSES. The roses have faded, soft, pale yel low and paler purple they droop over the edge of th. old, old vase, the vase which bears on its surface a melan choly figure. It is the form of a man, shrouded in a brown lose scarf, that seems to be blown by the cutting icy wind. In spite of the drapery, the body shivers from the cold; the head is covered; the hands hold the scarf to the very lips. The figure represents Winter. Far from it but around the solitary wind-lashed figure, there climbs a grape vine, with tender leaves and ripening fruit. How old the vase is. How much it has seen of life, of countries, of history. Long,. long years ago, it was painted in Paris. It saw the gay French cpi. tol during the empire of Louis Napo leon and his beautiful wife Eugenie. It saw the garden ,and the palace of the Tiuleries, ablaze with lights and brilliant with throngs of ambassa dors, charming French women, sold iers and ministers o' state: It crossed thestormy Atlantic ocean on ia ship now mouldering on the strands of, I know not what land. It was brought to a Southern home when the old South was in its gradeur. Flowers have been put it by countless hands, long since made marble by death. It has seen the vicissitudes of civil war, and greater trials since then. The rim of the vase is broken. Its outline is slightly marred, but like a character which has been torn by the storms of life. it gains in pathos and power what it loses in beanty. The figure of winter expresses sor row, but the grape-wreath tells of hope's fruition after the tempestuous days have passed. The flowers it now hold were sent by a friend in sympathy for a great bereavement, and to her we write these simple lines called \VITHERED ROSES. They were brought in love and friendship, When the days were warm and bright. Brought to cheer a lone heart's sorrow, In the deep and darkening night. Of a lite made sad and dreary, By death's chilling, awful, blight. Now their bloom has vanished from them, And they droop in withered glory, O'er a vase whose painted flower-wreath, Tells the never fading story, Of a heart, soft touched and thankful, For the roses in their glory. Only good things are counterfeited. This much accounts for the forty imi tations of D)r. Ticbenor,s Antiseptic. Look out for 'em. The next town election which is ii n June, will have to be in accordance with the general election law of 1'896, known as the Australian Baitt System. Messrs. Harmon and' Nelson, 'the boss carpenters, are putting up the pretty and handsome shelving and counters in White's magnificent store. On Monday Mr. N. Founse killed two wild geese at one shot. The sand bar below town is covered with then,, but it takes a first class hunter to get in gun shot of them. Manager Ilamley, of the Providence Lumber ('ompauy, has been down at the river this week overseeing loading the large barge with lumber and get ting it ready to go north. Messrs. J. W. Dunn and J. S. Gae. nard left on Saturday evening last for the Capitol. Mr. Dunn returned yes terday morning and Mr. Suenard ex tended his visit to the Crescent city. Not a place of business in Provt dence closed its doord on Tbarnksglv .ing day to give thauki to the Great and Divine Being, Ironi whom all earthly, blessing flow. No stuIV, we suppose was their ezus e. c CITY DRUG STORE, CAMbPBELL & r;OHAZE, Prop's., LEVEE STREET, LAKE PROVIDENCE, LA., -Dealers in r, tge. ledIoines an~d COlemiO .cals, P'aioyr anll 'tlet .rti.olen, , Sponges, $r lreNr'and Pert'Cumas Painate Oilt and ,ra t kqitA ees il Physicians prescriptions carefully, compounded at all hours, day or night, by a registered Pharmacist. .LUMBER, LUMBER, LUMBER, McGUIRE'S SAW MILL AND GINNERY. ----LAKE PROVIDENCE, LA-- " I am now prepared to fill all rders for CYPRESS, ASH A.N D OAK Lumber, in a prompt and satisksctory manner at lowest prices for CASK. Get my prices before purchasing elsewhbre. No lumber is shipped from my mill. My Cotton Gin is the complete Monger system, and my ginning rates ore very low. S,1 A liberal share of the public patronge is qpheited. Respectfally, H. C. MoGUIRE. 0oa z TEE Tm0, wLD OR PARa, For. Family Or Medical Purposes. -LIVE OAK WHISKEY. --S THII PUREST' AND BEST., FOUTR GOLD MEDALS At Atlanta ZSposation, Ovr All omeio "I.a THE LIVE OAK DISTILLERY COMPANY, CINCINNATI, OHIO. PHIL Mc6UIRE, Sole Agent, for Lake Providence, La, UNION CENTRAL LIFE INSURANCE CO, OF CINCINNATI, OII0O. Assets December 31, 1895, $14,855,588.65. Our Polices are plain and easily understood. 'Every featpre GUARANTEED. Before Insuring your life, investigate our contracts. Information will 1:, cheerfully furnished by T. S. DELONY, Lake Providence, La, MAURICE M. SEXxON, Gen. Agt. N. L., 103 St. John st.,Monroe, La. RAMSEY INSTALLMENT HOUSE. ---THE LEADINC---- Piano, Organ, Furniture and Sing- Macbls Hos, AolksV Qularterlesu ad SiniU uhaIl PeapetAR e. Needle~, Oil and Attaehmealts for all Machines tad Repsidrng. No. 314 Main Street, NATCHIEZ, ,MISS. Guenard Drug Store AKE STREET, LAKE PMOVEINCE, LA. .r. e. ,ormirm, Propriesor. A General Auaoitment of PSr Fresh Drwgs Always on Esau Filling Prescriptions a spelalty by ta experinced sad duly - - licensed Pharmact------ ; Painters Supplies of all kciads. Toilet and Fancy ~Artleles. Pa~re Cadle. Landreth's- Garden teed. N. FOUSSE, ILAKE PROVIDENOE, . LOUISIANA, - -WtI3ta IN Copper, Tin sat SBet-Irsn, li 8Ro g e riteht a rs, UmLi euLl . u,-uy g , St~ ~ t r·~Pi~jSlL~ aaYc.