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The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-24

Omnibuses propelled by electric storage batteries are to be put in service in the streets of London. and butchers carts and trucks for heavy drayage gre soon to follow. Meantime it is somewhat strange that the various experiments which have been made for some years with light electric carriages for pleasure riding in cities have not proved suf- fciently successful to warrant their practical introduction. If the run ming of omnibuses, carrying twen- tv-six passengers, by means of stor- age batteries is feasible, why is not the principle still more applicable to lighter vehicles?-Railway Age.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-24
The Tombstone Prospector trr

The Tombstone Prospector truth fully says There seems to be a general sentiment prevailing this year in favor of electing to the leg islature, men of business capacity in place of patent politician. The history of the past has taught the people lesson they will not soon forget, and they have about arrived at the conclusion to take the lead instead of being led. The laws which are to guide the officers of the various counties of the territory, should be intelligent and compre- hensive ones and they only can be enacted by men who at least have been successful in their own busi- ness affairs. The successful man is made so by the confidence of the public, and these are the men who should make our laws.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-24

A correspondent of the Phoenix Republican asks the pertinent ques- tion by what authority the Board of Supervisors of Maricopa county ex- pended $500 for telegrams to Wash ington in the interest of the rail road subsidy. He alleges that mon- ey spent on the roads, and notably on road from Bradshaw district to Phoenix would bring immediate returns, and benefit Phoenix almos t if not quite as much as north and south railroad.-Silver Belt.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-24

In one of our Mexican exchanges we note statement made by a pro- minent and we'll informed Mexican stockman, to the effect that at least 700 head ofcattle along the border have died owing to lack of water and feed, the season having been an exceptionally dry and lhot one. -Nogales Record.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-24

For the production of daily il- lustrated paper, electricity is an ab- solute necessity. By It's aid pen and-ink sketch can be photographed in three minutes, and in five the plate is ready for etching. In many branches of industry, electricity is utilized to greater or less advan- tage, but 1t is novel and pleasing to know that there are everyday pro- cesses which could not be accom- plished with the dispatch requisite were it not for it's powerful and ever ready aid.-Electrical Review.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-24

Dick Thompson, an old pioneer of this section of Arizona, return ed to-day from a six years pros pecting trip through the Sierra Madre mountains. He has been from one end to the other hunting for placer diggings, and thinks he has found the place to make his fortune if he can get capital o put up for piping water from a big lake up in the mountain, to his claims. He had with him specimens that are eye-openers.-Prospector.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-24
Nell, the HOrSethief.

Spokane Falls, (Wash. July g.
 Yesterday morning Joe Warren ant
 one deputy left for Hope Ida, 1T
 pursuit of band of horsethieves
 that have been committing depre.
 dations through vast scope of the country.
 News was received late Monday
 night that band with 150 head oi
 fine horses had crossed Pend d'Ore.
 file river and were heading toward
 the British Columbia line. There
 are six men in the gang, headed by
 a shalf-breed named Dutch Mike and his sister, a beautiful young
 woman of twenty-two years. The present move of the gang is but a sequel to the winters campaign carried on by Dutch Mike and his fair sister who goes by the name of "Dutch Mikes sister,"
 Dutch Mike has mountain fast ness on the Umatllla Indian reser- vation, and all last fall and during the winter he has been making dep- relations on the neighboring coun- try.
 The valley of Lapwai was a very heavy sufferer, and cattle as we'll as horses were driven off in large num- bers. It is supposed that the cattle have been sold in small punches to butchers in several cities, notably Spokane, but so careful has been the gang that they have heretofore escaped detection although detec- tives have been at work on the case since last November.
 Horse-stealing has been practiced principally on the range herds of Southern Idaho, and during the winter was attended with but little risk of detection, for the reason that range horses are never count ed and seldom seen. even during the cold and snow of December, Jan- uary and February.
 Dutch Mike evidently made wedding out of his band of horses before he started for the line, for many horses have been recovered by | their owners during the past two weeks running on the range, but none of the finer ones. The man who saw the band crossing Pend | d'Oreille last week says there were 150 head of as fine animals as he ever saw.
 Joe Warren is we'll armed and | to capture the entire gang single-handed, but as Dutch Mike has the reputation for being a hard fighter and quick shooter many of his friends think he should have taken more men. Nell, the horse thiefs sister, is also said to be crack shot with the rife or six shooter, and may be relied on to stand by her brother, as may also the five other men, for they know perfectly we'll that they cannot ex- pect quarter. Warren expects to catch up with the gang in the neigh Oorhood of Flathead lake, and as that is off of all lines of railway or telegraph it may be a week or ten lays before any news reaches here.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-24

London is not a very clean city, and yet the garbage man carts away from the city 5000 tons of rubbish every year.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-24

Heavy rains are reported from the surrounding country. The Sul- phur Spring valley which needed rain badly has had a heavy supply in the past few days. At Lords burg, Bowie and other points in the San Simon valley, good soak ing rain is reported. All together it looks as though the eattlemen had a right to celebrate the Fourth of July with whoop.-Prospector.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-24

The German Empress appeared on review the other day at the head of regiment of cuirassiers, of which she is Colonel, clad in army uniform.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-24

John Tracy had stolen 50 horses in his time and was writing book about it in Kansas City when he was arrested and locked up. And thus is literary endeavor rewarded.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-24

Atlanta has "a pump that occa- slonally pumps itself," to the great alarm of superstitious persons in the neighborhood.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-24

Brain culture, like physical cul- ture, is governed by regular laws, and it is only by complying with these laws that the result can be ob- tained. Plenty of good food for nutrition, and vigorous exercise to strengthen and discipline natural power, are the two fundamental laws in both forms of culture.-N. Y. Independent.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-24
War Clouds in the East.

Tn the East grows uenSer. il
 Porte, under the pressure of Russia
 demands, has presented a note de
 manding the evacuation of Egyp
 by the British but the British Minis
 try declares in Parliament tha
 such an evacuation is not even be
 ing considered.
 The British Embassy at Constan
 tinople, too, denies the existence O.
 any negotiations regarding such ar
 evacuation, but all the same nego
 tiations have been going on fol
 some time past, and they have been
 conducted right here in London be-
 tween the British Government and
 Rustem Pasha, the Turkish Embas. sador.
 Negotiations were recently sus- pended, but have again been re- stunned.
 Bulgaria, virtually independent, is about to declare it's abs olute in- dependence of the Sultan, and Prince Ferdinand is inspecting his army, while the Czar is strengthen ing his Black sea navy.
 The development of events in the Balkan peninsula and Armenia dis tinctly point to war, and if some thing is rot done by the great Pow CTS to prevent it an outbreak of hostilities is probably not far dis tant.
 Russia continues to mass muni- tions on the American frontier.
 The only circumstance which might prolong peace would be the dethronement of Prince Ferdinand, of which there is no apparent pro- bability. The Prince, through his Prime Minister Stambouloff, is rul- ing with a firm hand, and Russian intriguers have to work very silent ly, when they dare work at all. Ferdinand is reported to have writ ten an earnest and effective reply to the letter of Count De Paris con- demning the execution of Panitza. He points out that the Russian Czars have always been most vigor- ous in repressing conspiracies of any kind against their authority, and that 1t illbecomes the head of the Russian Empire to excite feel ings against a Prince who has sim ply defended his throne and his life, especially as justice had only exacted one life, when scores might justly have been sacrificed.
 He declares his intention to stand by the Bulgarian people whatever the risk to himself, and he asserts that Bulgaria in peace or in war will prove her title to an honorable place among the nations of Europe.
 Emperor William is said to be to the utmost his tour to the Scandinavian peninsula. He has dropped for the time being the air which he displays so prominently among his subjects at home, and come down to simple | democratic level of the people among whom he is visiting. He astonished the master of an inn of the Norwegian coast by suddenly entering with his suite and sitting down to the homely fare prepared | for ordinary travellers, at the same time disclaiming any desires for special honor or deference.
 The Emperor is represented as charmed with the scenery and peo- pie as we'll as the climate of the Land of the Midnight Sum-"
 Another Monarch, the Czar, has oeen taking water vacation, but ne confined his wanderings to the shores of his own Finland, also in- 1abited by free Scandinavia people, whom it is the we'll understood pur- pose of Russia to reduce to abso- ute servitude. It is significant that he Czar, who never goes out in Russia without a guard, felt safe
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-04-24
lere you'll be ready to be my wife. Tn

here you'll be ready to be my wife. I'm
bound to have YOU
JOS head was up; her nostrils dilated,
her eyes flashing, but her heart quailed
within her at the horror of her situation.
At that moment one of the windows
was thrown open from the outside, and
a man vaulted through into the school
room.
1t was Julian Vane.
Instantly the rufian's revolver was
leVeled at him.
''You just make tracks out of here"
said jerry Galore, ''or I'll"
Here 10 struck his wrist suddenly with
one firmly clinched first, and the re-
Volver went spinning to the floor.
Before Jerry had recovered from his
astonishment Vance possessed himself
of the revolver, and in turn took aim at
the bully's head.
II understand" said Vane, looking
the fellow over with the supercilious
smile which 10 remembered so well,
II understand that this settlement is
called Devils Creek For all l know
you may be the old gentleman himself,
but as this lady is my future wife, and l
have not seen her before for five years,
l hope you will pardon me for insisting
upon your immediate departure"
The rough glared at him for few
seconds, taking in the build of the mus
cular figure, and then realizing that
Vane was more than a match for him,
he staggered out of the room.
10, with little tremulous cry, ran
into the arms outstretched for her, and
searched the beloved face anxiously.
He was paler than of old, and few
white threads glistened at the temple.
but he kissed her with proud and
happy smile.
THE battle is won, 10. It was long
and dreary one. Igrew desperate many
time, and I missed you so, little
woman. A whole year l have been
searching for you. I came in the nick
of time it seems"
10 shuddered as she told him of Jerry
Galore's persecution of her.
''Well, Jo, why didn't I empty this
revolver into him? Let US go, dear. You
must leave this place at once. Vane
Hall awaits its mistress, and Ralph, who
is a great boy now, still longs for
Mamma Jo'"
And 10, donning her hat and jacket,
locks the school-house door for the last
time, and goes happily down the road
with her hand in Julian Vanes ARM
Family Story PaDer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-04-24
PUTTING BABY TO SLEEP.
Having His stomach Well Filled Is More
Than Half the Battle,

Than Half the Battle.
A writer in the Ladies' Home Maga-
zine has this to say about getting baby
to sleep: Let me tell you first of all to
see that he is we'll fed; half satisfied
stomach is sure enemy to repose.
Have him warmly wrapped up, and be
sure the feet are warm, not hot or per-
spring, while the room should be rather
cool and darkened. Their brains and
eyes need darkness Just as ours do, and
what refreshment do we get from sleep
with sunshine or lamplight shining into
our faces? Should you use your bed
room for your sitting and sewing-room,
be sure that the room is properly aired
before baby is put to bed for the night.
You can take him into another room,
close the register and open the windows
and doors for ten minutes or so. The
air will be thoroughly changed by that
time. You can then close the windows
and open the register, and in a short
time you can bring the little fellow
back into fresh yet warm room. If
this simple rule were oftener observed
it would save many a restless night.
Having done this the matter is COM
sparatively easy. If you nurse your baby
he viii probably fall asleep in your
arms; if you feed him then lay him
gently down in his crib. During the
winter months have the pillow warmed
juss enough TO take off that unpleasant
rhllI of cold cotton. The chances are he
will nestle his little cheek in il and go
ripht to sleep.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-04-24
CoRRALLEp The BRIDE.
The Strange Wedding of Big Charlie an
Meetutse Nance.

The Strange Wedding of Big Charlie and
Meetutse Nance.
''Plots for stories have not all been
used, as some people assert" remarked
w. A. Jennings, of Wyoming, in the
Colonnade last evening, ''A friend OF
mine, he continued, ''Who lives out in
the cattle country of the Big Horn basin
was witness in 1885 to one of the most
remarkable weddings of which l have
ever heard. At that time few settler
had gathered in and formed the nucleus
of what is now prosperous farming re-
gion, but the sway of the cowboy was
undisputed. The first wedding in that
section on Owl creek was that of Big
Charlie and Meetutse Nance. a native
sage-brush belle. The bride and groom
came seventy-fve miles on horseback
to the Squire's, and in exactly the same
fashion. When within few miles of
the Squire's home they met that official,
surrounded by half dozen cowboys
Then the bride got restive and nervous,
declaring that she wouldn't marry any
man on earth. But the Judge, the cow
boys and the groom were equal to the
y
corral.
''Talze her over to the corral, boys, and
put her in, /" said his Honor.
''As Meetutse Nance heard this order
she made wild break for the hills; but
her days of freedom were over. She was
quickly run down, and amid volley of
feminine sage-brush eloquence the de-
lighted boys started on lope for the
corral. Reaching this, Nance leaped
from her bronx and started like scared
deer for some adjacent brush; but it was
no go. However, she fought vigorously,
and his Honor ordered: 'Hobble her,
boys The boys were in exstacies. A
pair of rawhide hobbies were stripped
from cayuse's neck, and their twist
adjusted about the sturdy ankles of the
struggling bride. She was taken into
the corral, and his Honor, mounting
the fence, made the groom take his
place by her side and catch on to her
hand. This done, his Honor assumed
the look of dignified Importance called
for by the occasion, and said:
" Big Charlie and Meetutse Nance,
you come into this corral single. now
pronounce you couple. Big Charlie,
unhobble your wife,
''But this Big Charlie found it difficult
to do, and it was not until one of the
cowboys had gently cast his lariat over
the newly-made wife that the husband
was able to turn the lady loose. Then
the justice called his boys together, and
saying: Come on, boys, we hain't got
no business here now," led them away.
One OF the boys looked back and the
happy couple were busy unpacking their
camping outfit, and the honeymoon had
evidently begun. philadelphia Press.
AT the boarding house: Landlady-
Mercy! Something dreadfuls going to
happen. For thirteen to dine at table
is bad sign, you know" Fogg (reas-
suringly)-"Ordinarily, yes; but then,
you know, in our house one can hardly
call it dining Boston Transcript.
A man who had been told that he
was about 20 die asked the doctor for
his bill, saying that he did not wish to
depart from his life long rule, ''Pay az
Won sra Roma GauFinal
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-04-24
). THe KNIGHT GROWS OLD.

,,,.le lad comes out to play,
~ q he sports in ehildliks way,
S /, ,+tie maiden he doth see,
-. saws to her; Come play with mei''
,ttle man just ten years old
:. iqit true Knight both brave and bolD,
.iittle maiden leads to school;
IA there they whisper 'gainst the rule.
mite ramble in the fields,
q tir1e when cuckoo comes and steals
(, ,lttle egg from lnnet's nest,
m knight steals heart from maiden's breast.
,i.le question whispered low,
.f.s vet this knight doth whisper
Iittle maid doth understand
( iorprs pressure of the hand.
4 little sigh, word, kiss,
4 maiden in q world OF bliss.
1 little home quite trim and neat;
/ mothers smiling face and sweet.
Young Woman's Magazine.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-04-24
DoubtIess . slander.

Barber Your scalp seems to be in
perfect condition, but your hair is get
ting thinner all the time. in spite Of
every thing can do. can't understand
ita
Regular Customer sometimes tell
my wife
Barber-You are married man, sir?
Regular Customer have my fourth
wife.
Barber quitting away his hair restora-
tives)-You ought to have told me this
before. Chicago Tribune.
Why is it that people with good i'm
pulses are generally lazy2-Milwaukts
.ionrual.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-04-24
PUNeENT PARAGRAPHS

Little Man (proudly)-'Yes, SIR,
Pm a self-made man." Big Man
"What was the matter, did the material
give out Time.
Us your new employer Christian,
Fred?'' mo; I'm afraid not. You see
he has to use the telephone great
deal. Life.
It's the sick man out of danger?'
asked friend. No." answered his
wife, "the doctor is still visiting him."
Time
He Qate at supper)-''I should have
been home sooner, but I have been
watching the boys playing on the
green" She-''What color did you
play on?"-Boston Herald.
-BrOwn-"How time flies.' Jenkins
81 am not aware of its speedy pas
sage" B.-"Then you have not note
topay." J.-'No; hold yours. ."-Bos-
ton Herald.
Mr.. Oldbeau-"Ah, my dear Miss
Southmayd, your face is the very mir
ror of truth!' Miss Southmayd-"N
when you are looking in it, sir. Bur
lington Free Press.
-Jones-''What, Smith rich man,
you say? Why, he didn't have dollar
year ago." Brown-''I know that, Jones;
but he's failed three times since."-
Philadelphia Inquirer.
-Enthusiast-''Ar can never improve
on nature" Dentist Cant ehP Don't
you think that set of false teeth I made
you is an improvement on your natural
stumps?''
A Hint to Get -Loafer-"H
are you? just thought I'd drop in a
while to kill time" Busy MAXWELL,
we don't want any of our time killed.
Lawrence American.
Mr.. Oldbeau-"And your husband?''
Widow-''In heaven these two years.
Mr.. Oldbeau-'I'm shocked at the news!
He and used to go out together. /
never would have believed it"
Old Friend-"By the way, old man,
how did your scheme of marrying so you
could have some one to talk to pan out?'
Thompson-''Not so well. You see,
that's what she married for, too."--
Terre Haute Express.
MIR. Guzzleton eleven p. m.)-''I
wish you'd give me my dry clothes,
Maria, I'm soaked through" Mrs. G..
with deep meaning)-"Ah, yes; your
breath shows you're not as dry as when
you started. Texas Siftings.
Mrs. McSwat-"B "Billiger, why is it
you never talk of sending me to cooking
school, as you used to when we first be-
gan to keep house?" Mr.. McSwat with
a scared look)-''L 'Lobelia, you know
enough ways of roasting me already
Chicago Tribune.
Cousin Jane-'And doesn't Peter
stay at home any night of the week?
Why, he followed you over half the con-
tinent before you gave your consent
Young Wife-'I know it, my dear.
Haven't you heard before of woman
marrying man to get rid of him9"-
Judge.
-Farraday finishing the reading Of
his manuscript)-"End. There, Clinch-
er! Now, what do you really think of it7
Don't you think l ought to get it pub
lished on its own merits?'' Clincher-
81 do, my boy; pon my word, do.
They publish such awful rubbish now-a-
days"
Two ladies, during friendly meet
ing in the street, got to quarreling about
their age, and used very strong language
toward each other. At last, as If to end
the dispute, one of them turned away
and said in a very conciliatory tone Of
voice: "Let us not quarrel any more, I,
at least, have not the heart to do it.
never knew who my mother was; she
deserted me when baby and who knows
but what you may have been that heart
less narent?'-N. Y. Ledger.
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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-04-24
New Brocades and New Gowns.

Gold brocades in new arrangements OF
stripes and eolored grounds are sent out
f.om Paris to combine with dresses Of
plain bengaline or velvet These new
stuffs, as rich as the lampas used for
upholstering furniture, come in stripes
of contrasting colors, with golden
threads woven in vines Of laurel leaves
or flowers through their center, with
thick gold cord separating the stripes.
Red and black stripes, each two inches
wide, have the same bright gold decora-
tion, and white and rose stripes have paler
gold vines. The entire front of dark
bengaline princess gown is formed Of
this rich fabric. In the skirt are two
striped brocaded breadths, with seam
up the middle of the front gored nar-
rover toward the top to make the
stripes meets in Eiffel Tower points. In
the waist the brocade forms full
waistcoat plated in four small plaits to
the high collar, then gathered under a
wide velvet girdle, and fastened under
the left side of the bodice; high stand
ing collar passes entirely rround the
neck and fastens on the left side, while
a high Medicis collar of the bengaline
of the gown is confined to the back Of
the neck.-Louisville Courier-Journal.
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Invention of Postage stamps.

The postage stamp will celebrate its
fftieth anniversary this year. The in.
vention is due to printer James Chal-
mers, Of Dundee, who died in 1853, and
who finally, with his system, the ad-
hesive postage stamp, conquered the
whole civilized world. England, fifty
years ago, introduced the postage stamps
and according to decree Of December
81, 1889, issued the first stamps for pub
lie use on May 6, 1910. A year later they
were introduced in the United States Of
North America and Switzerland, and
again, a few years later, in Bavaria, Bel
gium and France. One of the most inn
portant and valuable collections Of post
age stamps is in the German Imperial
Post-office Museum, which contains over
10, 900 postage stamps and nther postal
de'iyarY de vices Notes erifs,
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"A man who had been told that he
was about 20 die asked the doctor for
his bill, saying that he did not wish to
depart from his life long rule, Pay as
you 90. Rome SEN incl