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The Bossier banner., 1893-12-21
Nuns and Cravats.

The little fur crayat made of mink,
Sable, Hudson Bay sable, astrakhan or
Persian lamb, showing the little ami
NAL itself crossed about the throat with
its head looking as if it were alive, win
undoubtedly be quite as popular as
last season. The muffs of the season
are decidedly larger. Very beautiful
Innings of brocade are used on the mutfs,
and it is whispered that returning to
the fashion OF a hundred years ago, 1t
is possible that we may see lady IN
full evening dress carrying her mutr as
coquettishly as if it were a bouquet oI
fsn.-Ladies' Hpaas Journal.
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sUPERsTlTlous RAlLRoADERs.
The Eject Which Accidents Have on En-
gineers and Firemen.


OF the superstition of sailors, fishfolk
and others we have all heard, but that
such distinguishing characteristic
should have attached itself to railway
men does not appear to be generally
known. 1t savors somewhat of the
anomalous that such pre-eminently
practical class of men should be the
victims of credulity regarding the SUI
pernatural. Such, however, is the case.
l recently had occasion to interview
prominent railway official, and in the
course of the conversation that ensued
that gentleman incidentally alluded to
two collisions which had lately oc-
CURED in the neighborhood, following
up his remarks with the announce
ment that the local men would be in
state of subdued excitement and
furry till a third mishap took place.
Such is the superstition of the railway
man. Upon expressing considerable
astonishment | was assured that this
kind of thing was notorious among
railway men in general, and in this
particular instance it was known that
the circumstances of the two previous
accidents were the chief topics among
the workmen in all departments, who
were also counting on the possibilities
of third disaster.
Curiously enough touch of realism
was lent to the information just i'm
parted by the explanation that the
second day of the two collisions re-
ferred to was due to the driver of one
of the engines, a relia BILE servant noted
for his alertness and precision, with an
| honorable record of some forty years
service, who was, it was believed, so
disturbed over the 'omens' of the first
occurrence and so engrossed with what
he felt would be two other catastro-
Plies that he committed the slight err
ror of Judgment which caused his loco
motive to crash into another coming in
an opposite direction. The statement
| is given as the conviction of one who
has spent upward of a quarter of CEN
tury among railway men of all classes
and who has known the driver alluded
to for long period of years. So came
about a second collision. Surely su.
perstition could go no further than
| this.
But here is tragic sequel-a sequel
which, unfortunately, will in all prob
ability do much to strengthen the rep
rehensible belief of these men. Two
days after the interview above men
toned, within fifteen minutes drive
from the scene of the second collision,
an express mail failed to take the
points, portion of the train with the
| tender of the engine was violently
thrown across the rails and one poor
stoker killed This is what the rail-
way men will term their third mis-
hap" There's the third" they say;
and now perhaps they will breathe
freely for a season.-London Tid-Bits.
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ne had the appearance of a typical
ea1Iornian from one of the mining
towns, wore grizzled beard, blue
shlrt' wide-awake, and had couple of
eoits revolvers stuck in his belt. He
made straight for me-
how dye do, stranger? Your name
Johnny Greene?''
No." said l, 'but he'll be down
soon Then something prompted me
70 question him. He was very reticent,
merely saying he had important bust
ness with Greene and would wait for
.iiin, Failing to get at what wanted
70 know by circuitoua means, said
sluntiy: Are you Benjie Hitwell
rom -" naming the mountain sta
sioh where the freshnan's abusive
message had gone the afternoon be.
Yes was the reply; II hail from,
Nlat Town, ] an here TO shoot Greene.
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L was some time
in 80 h a t |
went to "'Fris-
CO." and h a d
been among the
operators long
enough to know
t h e m w e l l ,
when a young
greenhorn from
the e a S t was
placed in charge
of u line up into
the Sierra Ne
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Plenty of Water.

Autumn Boarder-You advertised
plenty of boating waters here. Why,
Sir. that stream out there is hardly five
feet wide.
Farmer Catchem-Ya-as, but there's
plenty o water. It's ten feet deep,--
i, <. Waelslg
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Ono Matter Explained.

Mrs. Wiekwire-I don't believe a
mans love is as steady as a woman's.
Mr.. Wickwire-Of course it isn't.
When a man is really in love he can't
think OF anything else. But woman
can hold her attention to keeping her
hat on straight even when her lover Is
kissing her for the first time. Indian.
anolis journal.
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A Scarce Article.

Old-fashioned molasses, the genuine,
junct of the corn pone and the slap
jack, has become a scarce article of late
years, and is likely to become scarcer
still In fact, the old-time molasses is
scarcely prod1ced nowadays, for, as
sugar-malIing machinery is improved
and the production of sugar increased,
the quantity and quality of molasses
decreases. Many planters can remem-
Der the days when, to separate the
sugar from the, molasses, the boiled
cane juice was placed in barrels bored
full of holes; the molasses drained out
and the sugar remained in the barrel
The centrifugal machinery now in use
separates the sugar so thoroughly that
but little molasses, and that of poor
quality, is left. The bounty on sugar
has also operated greatly to reduce the
production of lnolasses. The planters
have made every effort during the past
season or two to produce the greatest
possible quantity of sugar, for the sake
of the bounty, and the molasses has
been of so poor quality at times as to
be unmarketable. The most of the
molasses made is now sold to re6ners
and reboilers, who manipulate it and
place it on the market under variety
of names. Many of the West Indian
planters do not market molasses at all
now, but turn the product into the rum
stills. Dealers say that the trade in
molasses, for the country at large, has
been decreasing greatly every year
N " Sun
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-Broncho Bill Cooking up from his
paper)-''Them there artists amt such
no account buffers after all" Mustang
Mike = 'Humph! Why amt they?'
Broncho Bill-''It sez here how they
have hangin' committee at all their
exherbitions. Guess some of them
muster bin out here an seen us string
up galoot. buffalo Conrier.
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"A Paisley gentleman hearing that
two of his female relations had quar-
relied, asked: "Ha'e they ca'ed each
ither ugly?'' INA, na." ''Ah, weel then,
/ can max it up atween them yet
lid Bits,
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BIRTH RATE AMONG NEGROES
Increase in Negro Babies shown by the
Last Census Report

Increase in Negro Babies Shown by the
Last Census Report.
According to figures furnished by the
census Office it is found that the total
colored population under 10 years of
age at the census of 1890 was 2, ,156,000.
Referring to the census of 1880 we find
that the total colored population under
10 years of age at that census was 2, 152,-
600. In other words the colored popu-
lation from 1880 to 1890 contributed to
the population of 1890 only 1000 more
than the colored population contrib
uted by births from 1870 to 1880. AS
we know, the total colored population
at the census of 1880 was considerably
greater than the colored population at
the census of 1870, still the increase due
to births was substantially no greater.
This remarkable showing can only be
explained on one basis-namely: a
marked falling off in the birth rate
during the decade 1S80-1S90.
For fear that some careless person
NAV say that this simply indicates
defective enumeration at the census of
1890 we would call attention to the fact
that it is not possible in an enumera-
ton to omit more persons at one age
period than at another, and therefore
the proportion of children under 10
years Of age at each census to the total
enumerated at that census would indi-
cate the relative birth rate and would
be entirely free from any consequences
due to defective enumeration, and in
the case of colored people would also
not be disturbed by immigration. Re-
| ferring to the var ious censuses we find
that this percentage of population less
than 10 years of age to the total popu-
| lation was as follows:
lSj9.... .....'.''' olo
1860. -. oV.o
1870. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. @S.1
1890. zoo
In other words, at the census of 1880
nearly 80 per cent. of the eolored popu-
lation was under 10 years of age, while
at the census of 1890 only % per cent.
was under 10 years of age. The effect
of this will be felt in the future in a
constantly decreasing rate OF increase
in our colored population.-N. Y. Press
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'All right" said the man, quietly;
''Pil wait here for him, if he stays
above till he's ninety"
'Have go at him, Luke" whispered
Will Kerner, aside. ''If you can't get
Greene off none of us cam"
Above, the fresh young man from the
east was trying to give flavor to his
case by rolling on the floor in misery
and uttering frequent groans indicative
of his last hour. The mountain man
listened and his eyes blazed with scorn
when | went up to him.
Come, now, stranger" / began,
family enough, 1--WE know the young
man gave you great deal of talk, but
it was only in fun, and he has not lived
as long as you. Besides, he sinned in
complete ignorance of the customs of
this country, and has never handled n
frearm in his life. If you kill him it
will be nothing short of willful murder.
Then, too, he has mother and sister
in the. east 1t is not such as you who
war against women. Let it pass. He
regrets his part in the affair"
said much more, and then several
of the night operators joined me and
put in a plea. Well, sir, we did all
but go on our knees for that green
horns life. In the meantime the
tumblings and despairing groans from
above made US blush to voice his cause
AT last the man from the mountains
turned round and spat on the floor.
That was our answer. It said as plain
as words could: THAT for such! He is
not worth killing"
He made over to us the young
mans life on certain conditions. The
next morning the terms of the treaty
were complied with. At nine o'clock
Greene sent over by wire the most alb
ject apology man ever framed, and
every station on the line was rung up
to get the message.
am east again. 1t seems to me that
q towards short memory must be a
peculiar dispensation of providence to
help him tread the earth again with
some degree of confidence. For l saw
young Greene in Boston, and while the
sight of him recalled to me the awful
| threat of that old mountain man, he
was talking to a friend on Washington
street thus:
THE west? All, yes! L did try it
for awhile. Couldn't stand it though,
you know. The earthquakes bothered
me too much"
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The Only Way.

Harkins-Heno, Hunker! Howdoyou
End business?
Hunker-Ry advertising. Judge.
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SOARING 4 FORTY-NINER.
BY LILLIAN NORTH.
ICopyrighi, 1898, by the Author1

7 was some time
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-03-08

When the members of the New Jersey
legislature, the other day, passed three
bills licensing race-track gambling in de-
fiance of the wishes of the people, they
knew that storm of public indignation
would burstupon their guilty heads.
1t was known that large sums of money
had been expended in bribing certain
members, and, as soon as the bills were
passed, calls were issued fotpubic meet
ings in nearly every town in the state.
A big meeting was billed for Trenton,
the capital city, and, rather than face it,
the Legislature took recess for one
week.
Nothing like it has ever been known
in the history of The country.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-03-08
Brentwood Briefs.

Mr.. H. A. Wilkinson has been compE-
mented with a speakers lace at the
next commencement exercises Of Emory
college. Mr.. Wilkinson is a young gen
tleman OF a high standard of scholar
ship.
Little Nelson, the tTo-year-old son Of
Mr.. 0. n. Geise, was badly burned one
evening last week. While play ing near
the fire his clothing caught, and bat for
the timely appearance of Mr.. Sonnie
Smith the little one would have been the
victim of most horrible deach. The
child is now improving. Mr.. and Mrs.
Geise were both from home at he lime.
Mr.. J. N. Glass has one of the finest
horses ever brought to this section. lie
is a most excellent roadster and at the
exposition in Columbus and at the state
fair at Ma3cn was awarded premiums.
A picture of this fine animal can be seen
at the photograph gallery of Mr.. McCo'-
lum in Dawson.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Simpson went down
to Shellman Sunday.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-03-08
The Blood is the Life

Runs the I'D saying, and everything
thai makes part of any organ Of the
body must reach is place therin through
the blood. Therefore, if the blood is pu-
rifed and kept in good condition by the
use of Hoods Sarsap rilla, it necessarily
follows than the benefit of the medicine
is impaired to every organ of the body.
Can anything be simpler thad the meth
cd byIwhich this excl llent medicine gives
good health 10 al who will try it fairly
and patiently?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-03-08
SUNDAYS SERMONS.
What the Men of God Talked About Last
sabbath.

What the Men of God Talked About Last
sabbath.
Services at the various churches were
we'll attended Sunday morning.
At the Methodist church Rev. E. NJ.
Whiting preached upnn Gods care Of his
children and the necrssi f placing en-
tire depence upon NM He said a prop
er trust and confidence in Jesus Christ
would insure the realization of a rich re-
ward in things temporaias well as spir-
itual. The sermon was rich in conf TT
ing words to the disciples of Christ.
At the Baptist church Dr. Patterson
paeached from that prayer of Christ in
which He asked the Father that they
who had been given Him might be with
Him md behold his glory. The theme
strengthened the believer in his faith
and confidence and he truly realized
that Christis the hope and JOY Of heaven.
At night Rev. r. B. Taylor, of Shell
man, preached a sermon at the Baptist
church replete with spiritual truths.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-03-08
A Tempting Scheme.

In order to induce farmers to emf
CRATE into Western Australia the gov
eminent of the colony has formulated
what the American Agriculturist deems
tempting scheme. The idea is to give
every applicant block of 100 acres OF
land, the only payment required being
a fee of So, to lend him $40 towards put
ting up a $500 house, and after he has
spent $3.50, or more, in cultivation or i'm
PREVENTS to lend him sum equivalent
to what he has spent up to $500.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-03-08
as to a future policy.

{
This policy under Cleveland will be to
sell bonds if treasury gold il raided. He
does not now question such authority,
hrv ne behind it the Interpretation of an
acknowledged able circuit judge still on
the bench.
This is the solution of the change of
front in the lower branch of congress-
That which gave portent of battle and
the doubtful fate of an important money
bill is brushed away. The fuel for an
angry fight has been removed by the
very men who built the brush,
The significance of this action is of
moment. 1t removes the fear of an eX-
ira session. Nothing now on the hori-
zon to call it. Mr. Cleveland is in no
hurry to tinker with the tariff and will
gladly take the experience of added
months to find its weaker lines Mr..
Carlisle, TO whom such duty is reserved,
will much prefer delay rather than pre-
cipitate an engagement. As the head of
the treasury management, he enters 10
the practical from the mere theoretical
school Time viii serve to have him com
plete a tariff measure founded on the
bedrock of administrative experience.
A policy innaugurated by the new IT.
lers, based upon a conviction ofthe pow
Ell to sell bonds, has even added signif-
cance. 1t serves notice on Wall street at
the very outset that the new adm in stra-
tionis ready and able to protect itself. This
means the impossibility of a second COM
bined conspiracy to drain through arlif-
cial alarm the treasury reserve.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-03-08
CIeveland's Policy.

New York, March 1T is no longer a
secret. Judge Gresham did advise Cleve-
land thar under existing law the treas
urv secretary could sell bonds to pro
tect the gold reserve. The president
elect bowed to such a decision aud has
tened Carlisle to Washington to act with
in such lines. 1t was decided to aban-
don the Sherman amedment. To have
urged it would have implied the doubt
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-03-08

Mr.. A. L. Martin has sold out ms
beef market to the Kassas City Market
The best he has ever tried. E o. 30 v
ling, Esq, Aquasco, P. O., Nd, one OF
the largest planters in that section d tue
state writes: 81 take pleasure in recon-
mendfng DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup as the
best remedy for coughs and colds l have
ever tried. Both myself and family have
used it with most satisfactory results
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-03-08

petition that they were defeated candi-
dates who might, as such, fthey had so
chosen, have used this remedy, the court
below rightly denied the injunction and
otheraelief prayed for. The uniform
procedure act of 1887 expressly excep.s
from,its operation the remedy by quo
warrantO.
Judgment affirmed.
Hoyl & Parks and j. W. Walters, by
Harrison & Peoples, for plainGiff in
error.
Bacon & Miller and j. A. Laing con
ira.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-03-08
New Depot Agent.

Mr. J. r. Thompson, le.eutly the eff
fiecienC agent at the Colun busSSouthern
railroad depot, has resigned to accept q
more lucrative position. and his place is
now filled by Mr. J. B. Moore. Mr..
Thompson performed his duties to the
satisfaction of the public.
Apply to L. A. Ha cher for rust proof
oats and wheat
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-03-08
WHO IS THE GUILTY WOMAN
THE REDwINE CASE MAY CAUSE A
TREMENDOUS NEW SENSATION.
A Woman Moving in Respectable Society
Spotted by Detectives--Her Arrest May
Follow and Then Developments Ex-
DeCted.

peCted.
Atlanta, March Developments
which will probably end in complete
exposure of al the inside details of the
Gate City Bank failure, were brought
out in the trial of b orace Owens and III.
H. Black, charged with aiding Cashier
Redwine to get off with his spoils, be-
fore Commissioner CASTOR today.
1t is yet an unsettled fact that Redwine
squandered most of the money himself.
On the contrary the suspicion that he
was partaker with other society young
men seems to be confirmed by to-day's
developments, and now the reveladl IA
of the names of the others is the all alb
sorbing item of anticipation.
Another thing shown day was that
there were at least two women in the
case; that is, f the testimony of Cora
Howard, the keeper of the designation
house at which Redwine took refuge can
be believed. Others may become entang-
led as the story unrayeIS in the conr,s.
1t seems that the cashier actually had
an appointment with one of the women
referred to at Madame Towards house
when he went there after his fight from
the bank. This woman is spotted by the
police and may be forced TO tell what she
knows in short order.
The other woman called at the house
to see Redwine soon after he arrived at
Madame Howard's. Who she is is not
definitely known, but the theory is that
the revelation of her identity will pro-
duce atremepduous sens alton on account
of er social position.
The woman feature is late turn the
case has taken, as Redwine' S men friends
have along been believed to have been
solely responsible for his downfall. 1t
may yet be proven that the women play
ed but minor part in the sensation, but
the fact that at least one woman has been
positively spotted gives the case a new
interest.
This woman )es not go in the swell
circle of society, but is considered re-
slaeetsa1s3l She ssassset t1e o4g5slSf pljce
when the fleeing cashier arrived and did
not leave till the following afternoon.
Detectives are now shadowing her move
ments in hope of getting further clues.
which may lead to the discovery of the
whereabouts of at least some Of the
m ssing money.
Horace Owens Testimony.
Another disclosure made on todays
trial was that there had been 4 confer
ence of Redwine and ten Of his friends
on the Sunday preceding the Tuesday on
which the cashier absconded. Ho"ace
Owen made this statemen4 on the stand.
He asserted that he had been PR sent
at this conference and engaged by Red
wine friends to assist him in getting
away, Redwlne having planned to skip
out on the day after the one on which
he did take flight after discovery by the
bank officials.
Among Others Owen said Tom Cobb
jackson was at the conference, which
was held expressly to provide for Red
wines escape, the conclusion having
been arrived at that the shortage could
not be covered up any | niger.
Owen was placed under bond of
s., 900 and Black $1,000.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-10
BLAZING THE WAY.
Tho Briggs Trial Great Educator
There VIII BE Moro of Them, Says
Cleveland, O., Divine.

Tho Briggs Trial n Great Educator
There VIII BE Moro of Them, SAYS q
Cleveland, O., Divine.
CLEVELAND, o., June 3.-Rev. DIR. II.
c. Hayden, pastor of the First Presby.
terian church and leading divine of his
denomination in this section of Ohio,
says of the Briggs case in an interview
published here Friday morning:
'"This trial has been one of the great
est educators we have ever had and the
end is not yet There will be more of
them. The people can not expect to
crowd the seventeenth century into the
nineteenth in religious matters any
more than they can in anything else,
and think that more benefit has ac-
crued from the case than anything else
that could have happened so far as am
concerned. view DIR. Briggs attitude
with supreme satisfaction. Nothing
could please me more than the stand he
has taken
even though he was defeated, it
means an enlightenment to the Presby-
terian church, which it could not have
gained otherwise They needed such a
case as this. 1t was absolutely neces.
sary. DIR. Briggs is not the only one.
Others will be compelled to face the as
sembly because they are q little moro
advanced in the way of thinking than
their fellow men. But SO far as dis
ruption of the church is concerned, that
will never be. DIR. Briggs followers
will leave it, that is oil"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-10
BRIGGS AT HOME.
His Suspension From the Ministry VIII
Not Change His Relation With Union
Seminary.


His Suspension From the Ministry VIII
Not Change His Relation With Union
Seminary.
New YORK, June 2.-Dr. Briggs re.
turned home from Washington Thurs.
day night. When seen few minutes
later he looked unusually well and
cheerful, as if he did not have a care in
tho world.
eyes," he said. 81 have learned Of the
sentence against me, although left
Washington early in the afternoon, but
l deem it best not to talk on the matter
at present."
"Has the decision of the general as.
sembly in suspending you from the
ministry made any changes with your
relations with Union seminary?"
None whatever," replied the doc.
tor.
The professor and some uf his friends
intimated, though, that the action in
Washington did not end the matter.
Whether or not protest would be
made against the severity Of the sen.
tence could not be determined. Some.
thing will undoubtedly be done.
1t was learned from others connected
with the Union seminary that the pro.
fessor would go right on just as il
nothing had happened, and he will be
sustained in his action by the board OF
directors and members of the faculty
of the institution.