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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-05-12
THE "eENTLE woRK-oxEN."

Some of the Excitements of Agriculture In
At the Casa Camadra are two log
houses, and in them live some squalid,
yellow-hided humans who are to farm
little stretch of bottom-land this
year. They require work-stecrs to do
their blowing and Mr.. Bell has brought
up half a dozen vicious old ''stags,' y
which are both truculent and swift of
foot. The Mexicans insist that they
are not able to handle them; and Mr..
Bell orders his punchers into action.
/ stro1led out to the corrals to see the
bulls ''gentled." After lot of riding
and yelling they were herded and
dragged into the Enclosure, where
they huddled while seven punchers sat
on their ponies at the gate. / was
standing at one corner of the corral,
near the men, when out from the
midst of the steers walked big black
bull, which raised its head and gazed
directly at me. The bull had
never before in his stupid life
observed man on foot, and
/ comprehended Immediately what
he would do next, so / lied OUT tor
the casa at rate of speed which the
boys afterwards never grew weary OF
commencing. No spangled torero OF
the buli-ring ever put more heart and
soul into his running than did in my
great-coat and long hunting spurs.
The bull made ''f'lorn hope for the
gate, and the gallant punchers melted
away before the charge.
The diversion of the punchers made
the retreat of the infantry possible
aud from an intrenched position saw
the bulls tear over the hill, with the
punchers rolling their tails behind
After an hour of swearing and haul
ing and believing, the six cattle were
lugged back to the pen, and the bar.
put up. The punchers came around t.
congratulate me on my rapid recovery
from sprained ankle, when they hap
pened to observe the cattle agar
securing off for the open coun
try. Then there was a granting O.
ponies as the spurs went in, som,
hoarse oaths, and for the third tim,
they tore away after the gentle work
oxen" The steers had taken the bar,
in their stride. Another hours chase
and this time the animals were thrown
down, trussed up like turkeys for tn,
| baking, and tied to posts. where the,
| lay to kick and below the nigh
through in impotent rage. The punch
ers coiled their ropes, lit their cigar
cites and rode off in the gathering
gloom. The morning following tn,
steers were let up, and though wet an.
chilled, they still roared defiance. Fo
agricultural purposes Mexican stag
would be as valuable as a rhinoceros o
Bengal tiger. and ! await with inter
est the report of the death rate at tn
Casa Camadra during spring blowing
Frederic Remington, in Harper's Mag
azine.
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Cret enter ed the room and proceeded 70
cut the ropes with which the serpent
was bound. It had been coiled up and
several bands placed about it. These
were all severed but one, and the
snakes opponent entered while his
companions beata hasty retreat to safe
coigns of vantage from which to watch
the strange battle and give succor in a
last extremity. The young engineer
was lightly clad and carried in his
right hand long knife, highly ground
and sharpened. The monster, half
famished as it was. was in most
angry humor, and its horrid head os-
ciliating to and fro with distended
jaws and viciously shining, beady eyes
must have made the young mans flesh
creep. He strobe straight up to the
boa, and with a lightning stroke of his
knife cut the remaining band that
bound it. He jumped back the in.
slant the stroke had fallen with the
celebrity of tiger cat, but his swift
ness was snaillike compared with
that of the serpent. Quicker than
thought the boa descended upon his
enemy. Before the man could move
the snake had fallen upon his arm, had
wound it's way up its entire length and
was biting at his shoulder. The arm
around which the snake had wound it.
self was the young fellows knife arm.
Luckily the hand and wrist wers free.
He did not wait TO transfer to his other
hand, but summoned all his power and
cut at the coil of the serpent nearest
his pinioned hand. 1t was a splendid
stroke, "a backward cut, and it was
clean through the body. The upper
portion of the Shiny coil dropped to the
floor and the intrepid engineer had
won his bet. The entire contest lasted
but few seconds and SO quickly did II
pass that the. breathless onlookers
scarcely realized what had happened.
The young man was pretty thoroughly
exhausted His shoulder was quite
badly lacerated by the teeth of the
snake. The strangest part of the cpl.
sode was that the young mans arm
was lame for weeks and all its length
was a spiral black and blue where the
snake had encircled it.-Pittsburgh
Dispatch.
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FOUGHT A DUEL WITH A BOA.
The Rash Wager of An Engineer Which
Nearly Cost Him His Life.

A Newark On. j. engineer who
served on the engineering corps en-
ployed in the construction of the MIC
aragua canal, and was home on a sort
of furlough, recently told a story of
duel with boa constructor by fell
low engineer. Life in the canal coun-
try is dreary, and various schemes are
resorted to in order TO relieve the
monotony. One of the party stated
one evening that he could kill a boa
single handed. The rest of the crowd
tried to convince him that he was
wrong. but he stuck to the assertion.
Finally, handsome bet was made
that he could not dispatch boa alone
if the deadly reptile was in its natural
condition. The young engineer
promptly accepted the terms of the
wager. The next day gang of
natives were sent into the for
est to find boa. They contln-
ued their search for some time
and finally came upon just the
article they were looking for. 1t was
a well-grown specimen of the boa
species, fully fifteen feet long. It had
| eaten heartily few days before it was
discovered, and was therefore torpid.
1t was captured without difficulty and
taken back to camp. 1t was deposited
| in a room. where it was securely bound
and left until its sleep was over. The
young engineer who was to meet the
undulous monster of the forest in a duel
| to the death repented of his rash bar.
gain many times, but be never let any.
one know it and was dead game" as
the saying goes, from first to last. Boas
often remain in torpor for three weeks,
and it was nearly fortnight before
the pinioned snake showed signs of re
turning activity. The engineers ther
appointed night for the combat, and
| the young man who was to face the
serpent went into active training. II
had been stipulated that his only
weapon was to be knife, and the
young man relied on his clear brain
iron nerve and supple wrist to carry
him through the encounter in safety.
| When work was over on the ap
| pointed day those who were in the Sc
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INHABITED BY LuNATics.

The Old Town of Gheel, Flanders, and ItA
Curious Treatment Of tho Insane.
There are cities and towns built upon
the water, or rather raised above the
water, like Venice, Stockholm and the
s'pile villages of the Orinoco and the
Venezuelan coast; but the most Curl
GUS town on the earth's surface il
Gheel, in Flanders. This town is not
strange because of its peculiar archi-
lecture or location. 1t is thorough
going Flemish town, consisting of a
Struggling group of houses and lazy,
heed-not-to-morrow, and semi-almost-
purely agricultural population. The
reader will naturally ask: '"Then why
is it stranger" 1t is because of its
population. Gheel is not populated as
is any other city in the universe. 1t is
little place of some six thousand
people; but of this five thousand
in 1892, two thousand and seventeen
were lunatics. The popularity of the
treatment of these insane is that they
are allowed to wander around, uncon-
fined-as though under no surveillance
whatever. They mix with the towns.
people, partake in their amusements
and festivities, and not infrequently
assist them in their daily avocations.
Lunatics of every sphere in life are
found in Gheel-princes, mobiles, mer-
chants, peasants-and the inhabitants
board them according to their ability
to pay. It is well to explain that in
this unique town the insane are To-
Gated or sdomiciled among the inhab'
itants and not confined in an asylum.
OF course violent patients are not al
lowed to dwell in the cottages of the
people. There is an institution fol
this class of lunatics, but the authori
| ties of Gheel do not invite such pa
| TENTS, and, as consequences. very
few violent maniacs are foune
either in the town or asylnms of Gheel
The government has instituted com
mission for this purpose. This commits
sion also uses q power Of vetoing thu
admission of the insane into the com
mune of GheeL They do not desire in
/ tractable or incurable patients-n,
matter what their station in life. And
having received patient into the com
munity, they use vigilant Surveillance
over his or her movements, whether /
be necessary to have the lunatic con
fined in the asylum or allowed TO boar,
among the inhabitants. Because o
/ this commission, which consists of TIL
most famous doctors in lunacy innorth
western Europe. violence, undue ex
element and all kinds Of improprietic
among the patients are well guardet
against, and as consequences the iittl
i community lives ON in its lazy existenc
in peace. Pittsburgh Dispatch
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A cAR-sEARcHER's DUTIES.
How One Agent Had 20 Pay "Demur
rng0.~

rage"
II you want to get an idea of the Inn
mensity of American railroading, talk
to car-searcher. The United States
covers pretty large area, as some one
observed, but the railroad men, and
particularly the car-searchers, know
their way about it as policeman
knows his beat A car-searcher, be It
said for the benefit OF the uniformed,
is an official sent out by one OF the
companies to look for cars which have
been borrowed by other lines and
treated like borrowed umbrellas, "
course, these officials are experienced
men, great trust is reposed in them
and they have great weight OF re-
sponsibility to carry on their shoulders.
One OF these men whom met lew
evenings ago talked OF one car some
where around by Eagle Pass, or
chance OF finding another at Portland,
Ore, as II these places we're only few
squares the other side OF broadway
He had been sent out by one OF the big
lines that cover the territory between
New York and Seattle to md certain
freight cars that had been running ny
long bills Tor demurrage against
their borrowers. "Demurrage" is 9
charge made by the owners OF car
at SO much per day, Tor the time the
car is kept away from its own line.
They'll take car" he said, some.
where down south and, instead OF
sending it back when they're done
with it, will use it for some other
work. That goes on and on until
first thing You know the car gets in
smashup."
Then you have no more chance OF
finding it," l interrupted. This was
where displayed my Ignorance.
Haven't ], though? ! go to where
the car was sent and make them show
me the books. Let me tell you about
one car belonging to our line that go'
away down south and nobody coul6
trace 1t. The agent at that depot wa!
little bit of man. all beard. Wher
showed him the entry on his books
and asked him where that car was h
said he didn't know anything about it
One night, he says, i left it here OF
the siding and when came next morn
ing it was gone. Some OF those freigh
conductors must have come in here II
the night, and looking around for |
car, they just took that one Your
a - liar, said. I've been railroad
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--ssI do believe I'm . perfect fright
in this bonnet" Husband There is
no need Of telling people about = one
comfort Ocean.
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THEY WE'RE RELEASED.
Threats of Minister Terrell Accomplish
| the Liberation of Anne rican Citizens.

Threats of Minister Terrell Accomplish
the Liberation of Anne rican Citizens.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Feb. 14.-United
States Minister Alex W. Terrell, after
taking vigorous stand in the matter
and threatening to ask the United States
government to send one or more war
ships to Iskanderum, Northern Syria,
has succeeded in obtaining the release
of one of two Armenians, naturalized
Americans, who have been imprisoned
there for some time.
Minister Terrell was only informed of
the arrest of the two naturalized Ameri-
cans after they were in prison for about
two months, and he Immediately de-
manded their liberation. The porte
contended that they were Turkish sub
jects, and announced its determination
to maintain its right to keep them in
prison pending their trial for high
treason.
The United States minister replied
that if they were not released within a
given time he would ask the United
States government to send two warships
to Iskanderum, with instructions to
compel the authorities to release them.
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is surprised IN consequence. commenting
on this, Tom Reed, the ex-speaker, said to-
day: Don't let this smooth water disturb
you. There will be cyclone sooner or
later" And there probably will. The DEM
ocrats have as much difficulty keeping out
of q parliamentary squabble as an Irish
man has keeping out Of a free fight. But all
the same the tariff bill will 60 through and
will come to be regarded as great Demo
cratic victory.
The president is very we'll satisfied with
the Wilson bill as it passed the house. He
30 expressed himself to several senators
who called on him at the White House to as
certain his views. He said that, while there
were some minor changes in the bill which
he did not like, it was measure, taken
all together, which he could cordially in
dorse. He therefore suggested that it would
be best for all concerned to pass the bill
through the senate substantially as it came
from the house.
This doubtless, at least in measure, &C
counts for the attitude of the senate. The
committee has taken the hint from the
White House and will follow Mr. Cleve-
lands advice. The tariff bill, therefore, bids
fair to become law of the land within u
very few weeks.
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COIN SEIGNLORAGE.
UUIN SEIGNIORAGE.
Mr.. Bland Will Amend His BNl to
Meet the Objections Of Secre-
tary Carlisle.
It Is Said That There Will Then Be
No Doubt as to Its Passage by
the House.
Senate Judiciary Committee to Report
the Peckham Nomination With.
out recommendation.

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA new turn
was given to the silver discussion in the
house by Mr.. Bland's announcement
that he would move to amend, at a
later day, the pending bill 30 that silver
certificates would be issued only as fast
as silver dollars were coined, with the
added authority to the secretary of the
treasury to issue the certificates in ad-
vance of the coinage if he so desired.
This change is desired to overcome one
OF the main objections of Secretary Car
Isle to the bill. This objection is shared
by many members of the house to such
an extent that the passage of the
seigniorage bill was in doubt. The
change now proposed by Mr.. Bland
obviates the objections so that the pas
cage of the seigniorage bill is regarded
as certain.
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COLONNA's SCHEME.

The Princess Says He Had Planned to
Steal One of Her Children.
NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-Mr. J. w.
Mackay, Jr., was seen by an Associated
Press representative and said that he
was authorized to make public the fol-
lowing statement which was written
and signed by the Princess Colonna:
II authorize you to state that my sud-
den decision to leave France and come
to America was due solely to a plot
which discovered that Prince de Gala
tro Colonna, my husband, had formed
to steal one of my children from me as
a hostage, individuals having been en-
ployed by him to that effect, as we'll as
to closely watch my movements"
Mr.. Mackay said he had nothing
further to say in reference to the matter
and that the princess had no plans for
the future,
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An ARMY SCANDAL
charges Preferred by One Colonel Against
Another at Preside.

,hargss Preferred by One Colonel Against
Another at Preside.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14.-Charges
nave been preferred by Lieutenant Col
onel Samuel p. Young against Colonel
William M. Graham, commander Of the
forces of Preside, adjoining this city,
and the arrest of Colonel Young, under
orders Of Colonel Graham has caused .
furore among army men here and prom
ises sensation such as the United
States army has not had for many years.
The exact nature of the charges made
by Young against Graham cannot be
ascertained, but it is common report that
Tyrannical and Capricious Conduct
toward his interiors is charged. Though
Colonel Young is confined to his quar-
ters under arrest, the same secrecy is
maintained as to the charges against
him. 1t is believed, however. that he
will be charged with conduct to the
prejudice Of good order and military
discipline. At Preside no one dares tc
talk, but it is apparent that the sympa-
thy of officers and men is with Colonel
Young. In an interview in The Call a
high army officer, whose name is with
held, says:
"It Is . Grand Climax
that had to come sooner or later. II
Colonel Young had not taken it up some
one else would.
"The commanding officer at this post,
since assuming his charge, has been
despotic. Ninety per cent CT the officers
at this post will testify, and gladly, to
Colonel Graham's tyrannical, overbear-
ing, suspicious and captious manner.
No one will deny his integrity and brav-
cry, but in all, since he has been here,
he has been a tyrant. do not know
the specific charges brought by Colonel
Young, but, generally speaking, they
are for rude and ungentlemanly conduct
toward him.
The Outcome Uncertain.
What the outcome will be no one can
tell. l know that Colonel Young courts
trial that he may vindicate himself of
any charges that may be brought
against him. He has an untarnished
record of 80 years service, and it is
lamentable that he should now be sub
jected to humiliation. If this trouble
had been between two captains it would
be summarily disposed of, but the
higher the officials the greater the
scandal and expense of trial It costs
money to try such cases, and if they are
tried jury Of their superior officers
cannot enforce sentence. That power
is vested with the president of the United
States, and unless in cases of very Sc
rious character the matter is never taken
that far.
1t is stated that General Ruger has
not yet received copy of the charges
brought by Colonel Graham against the
officer under arrest, Colonel Young.
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GRANTsBURG, Wis, Feb. 14.-George
Copass of saltwater, Mimi, who was
driving a four-horse team at one of Ed
st. Johns logging camps in Pine county,
was killed ty falling in the highway,
the bobs, heavily loaded with logs, pass
ing over him, crushing the limbs and
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The presiden,
hs sent the following nominations tc
th senate: Postmasters-Ch Charles w.
Miller, Waverly, Ia; j. B. Burgess,
Otunwa, Ia; David Luke, Nashville,
IL; G. H. Chamberlain. Ciarinda, la.
Fed E. Page, Crookston, MINI; Rich
al 5. jackson, FairiHont, Mimi; Joseph
kockner, Oshkosh, Wis; Curtis Reed.
Nenasha, Wis; William Alexander,
hayward, Wis.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-The hearing
in the Long-Lochren pension case, in
volving the right of the commissioner of
pensions to suspend the pension of Judge
Long, has been postponed for week at
the request of counsel for the pensoner.
1t was agreed that pending hearing the
commissioner of pensions should take
no action.
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George w. Childs DrexeI.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 14.-The Public
Ledger appears with the name of George
w. Childs Drexel at the head of its
editorial columns as editor and pub
lirher, in place of that of the late
George w. Childs.
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An Educator Dead.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 14.-Professor Rich
ard Hayes, one of the leading educators
of the West, and one of the principal Of
ficers of the high schools of this city, has
died from injuries received some weeks
ago at the hands of rough, whom he
assisted financially, and who beat him
because he declined to continue his aims.
Professor Hayes was go years of age.
The weekly tribune., 1894-02-16
North Dakot Forper Caupbt-

WINNIPEG, Feb. 14.-William Beck
EFT, North Dakota's alleged forger and
embezzler, who escaped from the Jail at
Devils Lake, has been arrested here.
He had been in hiding at private
boarding house.
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The Senate.
WITHOUT RECON-

Hov the Judiciary Committee Will Dis
pose of the Peckham Matter.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-The senate
committee on judiciary has decided to
reprt the Peckham nomination to the
senite without recommendation. Sena-
torHoar Was absent, and the committee
divided eeenly i'll its vote. Senators
Gorge, Villas, Lindsay and Mitchell
voing for confirmation. and Senators
Hill, Pugh, Coke, Teller and Wilson
aginst it.
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Carried or a Cash Reeisrer.

DENVER, Feb. 1.-Two men entered
the Silver Moon restaurant about mid.
night, while the cashier was called to
the rear of the room for moment, and
picked up the cash register, weighing
125 pounds and carried it off and es-
capped. The amount Of money secured
is not known.
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TrainInen Killed.

BELLUUE, o., Feb. 1.-two freight
trains collided on the Wheeling and
Lake Erie road, in the storm, two miles
ives of this place. Three men were
killed. Both engineers and one fireman.
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With pure, vigorous blood coursing
through the veins and animating every
fibre of the body, cold weather is not
only endurable but pleasant and agree
able. No other blood medicine is 80
certain in it's results as Ayers Sar-
saparilla. What it does for others it
will do for you.
The weekly tribune., 1894-02-16

Graham & Cowell have just received
car load of No. 1, clean soft wheat, for
chicken feed. Telephone, SO.
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Horse Blankets and Robes at Cost.
Horse Blankets and Robes at Cost at
Steffen's Harness Shop, 312 Central ave.
nue..
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Fresh shipment of green vegetables
jet eceived-Eaton's
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CONGRESSIONAL.

The House.
WASHINGTON, Feb IA. This was Dis
trict of Columbia day in the house.
At the request of Mr.. Grosvenor of
Ohio, Saturday, March 8, at 2 p. M, was
set aside for paying tribute to the men,
ory of the late Representative Enoch of
Ohio.
On motion of Mr.. Breckenridge of
Arkansas, bill was passed authorizing
the Fort Smith and Van Buren, railroad
to construct bridge across the Arkan-
sas river.
Mr.. Flynn of Oklahoma, asked unani-
nous consent for the passage of a reso-
luton to prevent the Improvement of
new leases in the Wichita, kiowa, Com
manche and Apache Indian reserva-
tions, pending the result of the treaties
now being negotiated to open the sur
plus lands of those reservations for set
tlement. Mr.. Kilgore objected.
On motion of Mr.. Perkins of Iowa, a
bill authorizing the extension of time for
the construction Of the high wagon
bridge, across the Missouri river at Sioux
City, was passed.
The Senate.
WASHINGTON. Feb. IA petition
signed by 10000 wool growers of the
United States, owning 6,0OO, 900. or one
seventh of all the sheep in the United
States, protesting against the free wool
clause of the tariff bill, was presented
by Senator Cullom of Illinois. Among
the petitioners were the Navajo tribes,
who own 1900, 900 sheep, and are pros
porous by this industry. Senator Cul-
lom said he hoped the committee on
finance would give this petition due
consideration, as it was of an extraordi-
nary character, and represented an ex-
tensve industry.
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DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Medal and Diploma.