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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-01-05
ECONOMICAL TREES.
Roots That Feed Upoi the Decayed Pc
tions of the Trunk.

Roots That Feed Upo the Decayed Por-
tions of the Trunk.
The well-knOwn power which many
plants possess of developing adventi-
tious roots from almost any part, when
placed under favoring conditions, is
manifested in a somewhat extraordi-
nary manner by several trees recently
brought to the notice of botanists.
In the Bulletin of the Torrey Botani-
cal club for August, 1891, the present
writer published an account of a linden
growing in Boston, Mass, where it had
been subjected to injury from horses
gnawing the bark, and in consequence
had considerable portion of the trunk
decayed At the edge of the wound the
cambium had formed a callus, and from
a point in this living tissue there pro-
ceed ID several vigorous roots which
penetrated the decaying wood in all
directions, evidently finding a rich soil.
Subsequent issues of the Bulletin
have contained descriptions of several
other examples of trees exhibiting n
similarly economical utilization of the
products of their own decay. These in
clude swamp naples, a Norway maple,
willow and white mulberry. In an
English paper appeared not long ago
an account of an oak which had "sus-
tanned itself for years by mass of
roots grown into it's own trunk"
In one of the swamp naples observed
by L. NJ. Stablcr, at Great Neck, Long
Island, the primary injury apparently
resulted from storm which split and
twisted the trun5. One of the adven-
titious roots, 'at least two inches in
diameter, started as high as ten feet
above the base of the trunk, and passed
down through tho dcclyed portion to
the ground. ."--F. L. Sargent, in Popu'
lar Science Month.g
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-01-05
THE OLD LOG STABLE,

DO you remember that stable, bo7s,
The one with its deep straw thatch
With its unhe En logs and chnks between,
And cakeH door and latch?
Do you remember that stable, boys,
Whor spring brought n warmer sun,
And r;hic we baszcd in its kindly rays
v. hat wonderful yarns spun
Doyo remember that stable boys,
And the ricks of fragrant hay,
Where SO oft We met on moonlight nights
With the neighbor boys to play?
Do you remember that stable boys,
Ard the stories of ghosts so white
Ard you had to pass by the graveyard lone
70 your home in the waning tight?
Do you remember that stable, boys,
Whom the ground Was c7id and bare
And we cut a slice with the old hay knife
And foddercd the cattle there?
Do you remember that stable, boys,
When the snow was drifting deep,
And the inmates dumb from the binding storm
Were safe and sound asleep?
Do you remember that stable, boys?
But why do | ask this of YOU
When to naught of my own of all that's past
Is memory more fond and true?
Yes, you'll remember that stable. boys,
And the scent of the new-mown hay,
Till over the hills the sun is gone
And the earth has faded away.
G. W. Crofts. in Inter Ocean.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-01-05

The Nile has fall of but six inches
to the thousand miles The overflow
commences in June every year and con-
tinues until August, attaining an clcva-
tion of from twenty-four to twenty-six
feet above the low-water mark and
flowing through the valley of Egypt"
in turbulent body twelve miles wide.
During the last thousand years there
has been but one sudden rise of the
Nile. that of 1929, when thirty thou
sand people were drowned. After the
waters recede each year the cXhala-
tions from the mud Ire simply intoler-
able to all except natives. This mud
deposit adds about eight inches to the
soil every century and throws a muddy
embankment from twelve to sixteen
feet into the sea every year. This
being the case it is plain that the
mouth of the river is thousands of feet
farther north now than it was in the
time of the PtoleInies and it is only
question of time when the sediment
will make a dam entirely across the
Mediter Fanean ses,~-sk Louis Repub.
lie.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-01-05

The wind was blowing a gale, the
muddy eXpanse of water was heaving
like an angry sea. Spectators on the
elevated braced themselves against the
breeze and offered up silent prayers
for the heroic men risking their lives
in the rescue. "Look! look. lool<!"
rose the excited cry. a thousand eyes
were focused on a struggling figure in
the food. The water was up to his
waist Cedar blocks danced around
him like corzs, and huge piles of drift
passed dangerously near him as he
struggled in the current. He was q
strong man, but he was weighted down
with two precious burdens. The wind
whirled away his hat and blew his
thick, black hair about his eyes in
sheer deviltry. 1t blinded him and he
dipped his head in the food to weigh it
down. He staggered on, holding all
that was dear to him safe and dry
above the whirling deluge. His
strength is failing now. His grasp
seems ready to loosen. A thousand
hearts stop beating as he disappears
for moment, falling from weakness.
He rises, holding aloft what he riskcd
his life to save from the waves. Strong
arm and brave heart! A boat shoots
around a corner. The boatmen see
him. He is saved In one hand he
grasps an empty valise; in the other a
copper bottomed kettle.-SiouX City
TTri luOa
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-01-05
AND THE DRUMMER WEPT.
The Venerable Gent Ontdoes the Travel
ing Man In Fish Stories.


ing Man In Fish Stories.
The drummer had just finished
rather unreliable fish st ry, but nobody
said anything for minute; then a ven-
erable man of clerical cut cleared his
threat and said:
Speaking of fish reminds me of a case
that came to my knowledge recently.
l live down in southern Ohio, on river
bottom farm, and I've got q well on my
place about twenty-five feet deep and
four feet in diameter lined with brick.
Last summer, year ago, | received a
couple of a new brand of fish from the
fish commission at Washington and |
put them in my we'll | never thought
much much more about them until one
day this past month my wife told me
something was the matter with the
well, and I'd better see to it. | sent my
farm hand down to investigate, and he
came back as fast as the windlaSs would
turn and reported that something was
in the well, raising Sam Hill. He
couldn't tell what it was, but it loo!lcI
more like a sea serpent than anything
else. 1t didn't scare me at all, and |
RoJ lhtO the bucket HlySelI anu went
down. Aud gentlemen what do you
think | discovered?"
Nobody answered. Nobody knew.
We'll, I'll tell you," continued the
narrator. II found the water only
atoIt a foot deep. and those two fish
ha grown so largs that one of them
had rabbed his tail of clean Gown To
the quick, and the other had worn his
nos. off up to his eyes, just turning
rom ! and round in that four-foot we'll,
and there's no telling how Big they
would have be- if the water hadn't got
so low we had To take them out and
turn them loose 10 the river"
Tine veaera bic gentle nan ceased talk.
ing and he drummer with t,ars H. MS
eyes wybt over aud shook hands @it
him. Detroit Free Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-01-05

It seemed as if the visitor never would
go away. She had been there month
or more and gave NJ signs of departure
One day the small boy of the house was
looking at her very intently at the
table.
What is it, Johnny?" she inquired
graeously, as do taoss who are rccciv-
ing undeser7ed benefactions.
"Ain't no part of your head gone, is
there?" he asked
''Ot course not, Why 60 yon ask such
queer question:
"'Causa hetsri mamma say yau wec
eatin' your head nff. and | wantea &c
see ii there was any marks Of 1t "--De
troit Free lresS-
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-01-05
\ Wise Teacher.

Father-Do you think my daughter
will ever be able to sing?
Teacher-Nevare, monsieur.
Father-Then what's the use of Civ
ing her any more vocal less ons?
Teacher-A great deal OF use, mon
sieur. give her lessons two. three
months more, and by and by l teach
her that she can't sing. That is good
musical education for young lady.
Very important.
Father-Ry ginlni, you're right, II
abe can't sing and you can convince her
that she can't, tlls lessons won't %
thrown away, IN. Z. Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-01-05

acqnaintances by his ostentatious dis.
play of means, but Llerret he provoked
to make inquiry as to their origin.
Still the proof, the legal proof,
eluded the young mans search, though
he had come close enough to it to satis-
fy the instinct of his heart; while the
persistency with which Locard, W ho
had been an almost daily visitor to his
fathers house, avoided him was in it.
self confession. 1t was at this stage
OF his search for justice that the idea
of laying a trap for the criminal came
into his mind.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-01-05

Gentlemen of the jury" said the
prosecuting barrister, you see here of
-" hat social utility is the progress of
science. Was it not a trait of genius on
the part of poor clockmazer to have
utilized, by adapting it to the mechan-
ism of an ordinary clock, that immor-
tai invention of Edison's-the phono-
graph?"-San Francisco Argonaut.
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-07-15
NOT HUMAN BODIES.
An Episode of the Fair Fire-Beef
Mistaken for Human Flesh.

CHICAGO. July 12.-Search in the ruins
of the cold storage warehouse at the
Worlds fair for more bodies continues.
1t was rumored late last night that
eleven more bodies had been discovered
in the debris, but this proved untrue
this morning, when it was discovered
that they were carcasses of beef and
sheep VIII oh had been in the cold stor-
age.
Meats and veget ,bles in the ware
house are already beginning to faint
and turn sour and it Is feared will be
come very offensive If not dangerous to
health before they can be removed.
The following is list of the dead SO
far identified:
John Cambell, Edward Fowler, JAS
per Stanford, III. A. Drummond, John
Murphy, Charles Hutton.
The fall of the night still finds the
ruins of the cold storage building I'M
explored and it is just beginning TO be
realized that the full extent Of the
disaster cannot be ascertained until
carted away.
1t is not definitely known the number
OF workmen employed in the building,
who assembled the fatal tower with the
firemen, and how many of them were
lost no one koows. The last seen of r.
A. Drummond, who with three or four
other workmen was going up the ladder
into the tower with fire extinguisher.
Before they could have reached the top
the whole mass toppled over.
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-07-15

The road between Nogsles and Tue
con presents strong contrasts in different
parts. From here 10 Hartt's the road
is dusty and dry. Beyond it is muddy,
in places to excess.
Practice ball games will be played
every evening on the plaza, beginning
this afternoon. The club meet tonight
to decide regarding playing the Tempe
club.
The tIxes of the Santa Rita Land
and Cattle company have been raised
from the assessors 81 600 to $4,000 by
the board of equalization.
Notwithstanding high waters of late
the Santa Cruz has never been lower at
Tucson than at present. The Silver
lake gate has been closed two days, yet
the lake has not filed.
"We advise shippers to hold their ores
until smelters again bid on this market,
which none of them are doing at pres
emit" Thus reads bulletin to ore chip
pers received from Pueblo this morning.
So far as learned but a single 3D.
pointment for teachers this fall has
been made in Pima county, outside of
Tucson, that of Mrs. Walker of Calls
basas, to teach at that place.
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-07-15
FREE FOURTEEN YEARS
A Tucson Mexican Arrested for
Murder in California.
The Man Positively Identified-The
Mats 81 Looking Pretty
Black for Him.

Murder may not always out. 1t is
said it will not, also that it will. A
murder of fourteen years ago, in a
little town in California, has just been
brought out, in Tucson. The officers
believe they have the murderer. Ger
tainly they have a man, and ne has been
put in Jail.
The man arrested is Mariana German,
alias Pedro Garcia, alias Antonio Bar
tolo. He has lived in Tucson for
several years. and since the opening
of tie Antelope mine has been en-
ployed there as smelter man, hauling
wood and other labor. He is hard
working man of thirty-five years He
has wife and six year-old daughter.
AS to the charge that he murdered q
man in California, -four teen years ago,
he said in Jail that he was in Sonora up
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-07-15
Killed by Yaqui Indians

The latest reported deviltry by the
Yaqui Indians occurred last Thursday.
Sonora Carmen A. de Maytoreho,
owner of large ranch near Guaymas
and her maior-domo, named Felipe
Maytoreno, her nephew, were driving IN
a buggy.
Suddenly volley OF shots rang out
from ambush, ssys l. F. Coppel in from
Nogales, and the man, woman and horse
were killed. Seven shots went through
the man, and enc pierced the woman's
heart. The horse was shot in several
PLACES.
The deed occurred ten miles from
Guaymas, which is pushing the war
very close for the Mexicans. The only
motives attributed are general those
OF hatred by the YsquIs for the Mex
leans. The woman billed was sister
of Mrs. Coppel, of this city.
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-07-15
WON'T BE SHOT.
The Condemned ChoctOwS
May Escape.
HELP FROM WASHINGTON
Evidence All in for the Big
Fresno Trial-Beef Mistaken
for Human Flesh.

WASHINGTON, July 12.-Reports from
Coddo, [. T., to the effect that Governor
Jones stated that the Choctaws under
sentence of death would surely be shot,
is discredited at the interior depart
ment.
General Armstrong, acting commits
sioner of Indian affairs, said today he
did not believe Governor Jones made
the statement 8scribed to him, and
further did not believe the governor in
tended to shoot those under sentence,
except, possibly, one or two of the most
desperate ringlesders.
From an official source it is intimated
that in case Governor Jones insists upon
the judgement of the Choctaw court
being carried out the government might
withdraw the protection OF troops,
when the Locke adherents would make
short work of releasing the prison ers.
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-07-15
WANTED MORE HOMES.


With the fall season will again come
the rush for small houses to rent by ten
ants. Tucson is not ba,f big enough.
If 200 houses were built between now
and fall every one of them would find
tenants. Houses to rent are always in
demand and good reutsls obtainable.
The Tucson demand for houses is con-
siderable, while tourist quarters are not
hslf supplied. A fine trick cottage has
just been completed by Contractor Sui
ivan, of four rooms, for 81 800. Had
he say dozen somewhat similar to con-
struct, on some one good plan, he says
they could be put u from ten to twenty
or more per cent cheaper.
These would rent quickly at S25 per
month unfinished, or $40 or more fur
Lished. 1t is obvious that such an in-
vestment would be good one and safe
As to cost of lumber, with the advent
Of the north and south road Mr.. Sulli
IAN says lumber should BE- ehaspe--In-
Tucson good rough lumber now costs
$40 thousand feet. Should the new
road make reasonable freights it should
be at least twenty-five per cent less. At
mills IN northern Arizona good lumber
Is offered for ga per thousand at the
mill. Freight from there here should
not be more than as much more.
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-07-15
JOE GoLDBAUM AS DETECTIVE.

Two months ago Joe Goldbsum, the
ststioner, and Tucson man were
talking when the Mexican in question
passed. The man with G Ildbaum
started and said:-
IL know that fellow. He committed
murder in California fourteen years
age. There was a reward of 5000 out
for him then. wonder If the reward
still holds goods" Goldbaum inquired
further into the matter later. and wrote
to.the sheriff where the deed was COM
mitted relative t. the murder, and if
any reward was yet outstanding for the
arrest of the murderer.
This brought back reply that there
was-a reward OF $500. The letter
further said the murder was committed
at Tres PIDos, Benito county, Sept. %,
1879, and that it was most cold blood
ed affair. The man who recognized the
Mexican tells that the murdered mans
name was Pedro Lopez. He had row
with German. German called him out
and shot him. He then rode out of
town, defying capture and shooting
right and left. The former Californian
positively declares that the man ar
rested is the right one. This is con-
firmed by another Californian, who
declares that German worked for him
or nineteen months, in California. At
forwards the Mexican worked for hun
IN Arizona under the old name of Ger
man. He also knows Germans father
and whole family.
The MexIcsn's case at present looks
quite black.
The manner of his arrest must have
complimented German. He had been
sought for two days, it bsing known
he was in town. Early today
Joe Goldbaum and others located the
man at the ice works. Deputy Sheriff
Finley went To make the arrest, strap
ping on his biggest six-shooter en- route
He said German was big and bad man
and he wanted to take no chances. So
his greeting of the Mexican was the
presentation OF the point of the six
shooter and the cheerful information
that he was wanted fer murder COM
mitted in California fourteen years ago.
German was evidently astonlshed and
did not like to go-naturally.
The sheriff from Benito county, Calf,
is expected tomorrow night.
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-07-15

Home Powder Co., located seven miles
from the city, exploded with terrible
force. The shock was felt all over the
city, the earth trembled as though from
AMI earthquake, window glasses of the
houses within two miles OF tn ex-
plosion were destroyed, and small
house near the magazine was complete
ly demolished. Pieces of brick were
blown over several hundred acres of
ground and hole torn in the ground
over forty feet deep. A hat and shreds
Of clothing were found near by, and it
is feared two tramps who are supposed
to have been sleeping near by. were
blown to atoms. The cause of the ex-
plosion is not known.
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-07-15
Guaranteed Cure.

We authorize our advertised druggist
to sell DR.. Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption, Coughs and Colds, upon this
condition. II you are afflicted with
Cough or Gold or any Lung, Throat or
Chest trouble, and will use this remedy
as directed, giving it fair trial and ex-
perience no benefit, you may return the
bottle and have your money refunded.
We could not make this offer did We
not know that Dr.. Kings New Discovery
could be relied on. 1t never dissppoints.
TRIAL bottles free at DR.. Martins drug
store. Large size SOC. and Sl.0Q,
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-07-15
HENRY BENTLEY FREE.
The Nordholdt Heirs Settle and
Will not Appear.

Los ANGELES, July, 11.-Henry Bent
ley, who was once convicted OF poison
ing his wife by arsenic and thus causing
her death, was discharged today by
Judge Smith.
The district attorney asked that he
be discharged, saying that the Nord-
holdt heirs of Mrs. Bentley and Bentley
had compromised their troubles over
tine property and it would bs impossible
to convict Bentley, the heirs being in his
favor. Bentley was arrested, held and
convicted. Tin discharging..Bentley, Judge
Smith intimidated that the matter
looked very queer all around.
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-07-15

AS the CITIZEN goes to press, 4 o. M,
the Gregory block is sfire, with danger
OF total loss. 1t caught from shed
behind. Several families live in the
block. The work Of getting out house
hold goods is being done rapidly.
A street preacher started to preach
last night at the corner of Church and
Congress streets. Marshal Roche or
dered him to cease and recommended
that he could go to the plaza to continue
his duties by the public Of Tucson.
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-07-15
Big Fire in Colora do.

MAXWELL, Colo, July IA fire
which originated in hardware store at
Ills a. M, supposed to have been set,
resulted in twelve houses being burned
besides a warehouse with about ten
thousand sacks, a livery stable, postof-
flee and "a blacksmith shop. A strong
north wind was blowing.
Three heavy explosions occurred in
the Bartholomew building, throwing
glass across The street The loss is esti-
mated 1T about $4,000; about $50, 900
insurance.
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-07-15
Badness for Pensions.

WASHINGTON, July 12.-Dr. Warner
Holt of Missouri, dismissed by Com
missioner Raum March so last from @
position as clerk in the pension office
because he stated to Representative
Tarsney that during last congress pen
sions had been granted for badness,
was today reinstated, the substantial
truth of his statement having been as
certained.
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-07-15
REID ON INGALLS,.
The Man From Kansas as a Mud
Singer.

Inc man FROM Kansas as q mu0
Singer.
CHICAGO, July u-Hon. Whitelaw
Reid, ex-minister to France, who with
his family has been seeing the Worlds
fair for some days past, was caught by
a reporter as he was starting back for
New York. Mr.. Reid was asked if be
had read ex-senator Ingalls, criticism Of
his candidacy for the vice-presidency.
NO." said Mr.. Reid with laugh. The
reporter showed Reid passages where
Ingalls, sneered at him as an aristocrat
and objected to his dress, manners and
ways and spoke of his supercilious In
suits to iaboriog men.
THAT" said Reid with more serious
ness, sis absurd. 1 have been labor
ing man myself far more than Ingalls,
ever was and he would probably be
puzzled to specify any insult, super
cilious or otherwise, ever offered to
laborer or to any honest laboring man.
/ doubt if Powderly or any other equally
reputable and responsible labor leader
will say that the union labor question
turned a thousand labor votes in the
Uni ed States last fall. Certainly it did
not turn one where a single rifle shot
at the Carnegie works turned thous-
ands"
"Wbat about luxuriousness and aris-
tocracy?" urged the reporter.
"Oh, pshaw," said Reid, "who ever
heard before of rational man attacking
candidate because he is decently fond
of his wife. The rest of Ingalls, COM
plant seems to be also that act like
gentleman. Well, out in Kansas they
surely didn't bring that accusation
against him when he was last cand;-
date, although he abandoned his sup
posed principles and crawled in the dIrt
before them. Mrs. Lease and Mr..
Pfeffer thrust him into the gutter. He
has been lying there ever since spout
ing mud and bad language"
what can be the motive for the at
tack?"
"How do | know, and what's the use
guessing? He seems to lack empty
ment sincelhe was thrown out of office
holding, and / suppose man must
make living lecturing or writing for
syndicate. We have dozens of such
statesmen out of a job applying to US
for work every election, and | fancy
your papers have the same experience"
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-07-15
They All Quit.

TOLEDO, o., July 12.-Ths morning
the Milburn Wagon company. whose
world, served notice on its 800 employees
of twenty-five per cent reduction in
wages. A large number of men at once
laid down their tools and walked out.