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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-09-30
NO.. 81.
OLD-TiME FISHING.
When Fish Were Really Plentiful On
the West Coast of Florida.

Taking everything into considera.
tion," said prominent and well-known
disciple of Walton recently. Il really
believe that the coast of Florida pre-
sents the most attractive appearance
from fishing point of any section of
the gulf. | remember a number of
years ago, before the present Florida
resorts had sprung into being, taking
n month off just for the purpose of in
vestigating the fishing grounds of that
coast. Now, pride myself that know
something about fish. In fact, what l
don't know about fish amt worth
knowing, and when l tell you that
have seen sheepshead so thick in the
little rivulets along the coast that l
couldn't get a skiff into them, why
you can rest assured that | am telling
you the truth. There are more fish
than the ordinary mind can we'll con-
ceive of. Numbers and species there
are without end
ut was common thing for me to
catch red fish SO fast that my line never
had time to get wet, and as for Spanish
mackerel why all | had to do was to
move a little bit of red flannel over tho
side of the boat and the fish would iump
for it so fast that they would follow
the rag into the boat until was almost
covered with mackerel. At one time
during my visit, number of vessels
was stranded on what was thought to
be new shoal. The ships would rest
for possibly an hour at time without
moving, and then would suddenly seem
to slip into deep water. 1t was very
mysterious, but the matter was cleared
up by the discovery that an immense
school of yellow tails or horse mackerel
had invaded the bay, and at times would
pack SO densely that the vessels would
really strand upon the living shoal.
Catching trout was child's play.
would attach large number of hooks
to short strands of line, fastcn them to
piece of wood, and throw the COM
bination into the water. | would pull
it out in less than a minute and every
hook would contain trout Mullet
were a drug on the market. An enter
prising packer towed barge into the
channel one night and filled it by mere.
ly holding a lantern over the side Of
the boat. The mullet will frequently
leap at light, and on the occasion in
question they seemed to be seized with
| a panic, and it was wonderful sight
to see the stream of mullet which
poured into the barge from the waters
of the bay.
Yes, sir, there is no place on the
coast that can compare with that of
Florida when it comes to fish and fish.
ermen, and the latter are hard to beat
N. o. Times-Democrat.
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murdered by "Injurs," and he narrow
ly escaped. A posse goes out and
kills the first Indians they meet with
out questioning. They have SO little
regard for an Indians life that it
makes little difference to them
whether the Indian is guilty or not.
Frequently he is guilty of some ether
murder. But this is not known to his
assassins. Consequently the relatives
of the murdered Indian take the war
path and kill the first miner they see.
The Indian will stealthily creep along
through a ravine or under the Lodges
of rocks and as the miner approaches
on the sandy trail he is shot down in
revenge for a murder with which he
had no connection. His horse, pro-
visions and arms are taken by the In
dian. When he, in turn, is killed,
these are brought into town as
trophies, and furnish argument for
the discrimination of the Indian
AS a rule the Indians are harmless if
let alone. 1t is the desperate characters
who keep UP ,he vendetta. Ii q ranehsr
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loses beef he will at once accuse the
Indian, though the desert swarms with
coyotes and other animals.
The Indians of the desert possess the
knowledge of the whereabouts of num-
ber of springs hidden around in the
ledges and under rocks which they re-
fuse to tell to the white miners. Hence
they are trailed in every direction.
Some of them also know the loca-
which they also refuse to reveal.
but occasionally bring in guam
titles of gold dust which they sell
at the stores principally for whisky
and calico goods. They are frequently
swindled, for they have little idea of the
value of gold dust or gold nuggets, es-
pecially when sold by the white mans
weight, and weighed on varying scales.
Not only are these Indians tracked
and killed by desperadoes who are ly-
ing in wait for some one else to find
something valuable, but white pros
pectors also are killed, and all is
charged to the Indian because he is
vagabond. 1t is no wonder that ha
IS SO, seeing that he is protected neith-
er by the laws of God nor mnn. Hence
he becomes an outlaw in many cases.
4 pathetic case is related, which | can
scarcely believe to be true. for frater-
nal love is as strong in the breast of the
red man as of any other race. A whitc
desperate killed an Indian to get pos
session of his mine. The dead mans
cousin in turn killed the murderer, and
did not stop until he had killed sew
eral others and thought his revenge was
complete. When the news was report
ed at the station" the usual ralding
party was organized, a number of In
dams were killed, and finlly it was
learned that this particular Indian had
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brother among the few that had been
captured. He was told to return to his
camp and bring back to them the head
of his brother, the murderer. Failing.
they would organize large party and
eXterminate all the Indians on the Mo-
lave desert. The Indian soon returned
with the ear of another Indian, which
he said was that of his brother, whom he
had slain. The desperadoes wanted more
proof. Under threats the Indian did re-
turn with the head of his brother. This
seemed to appease the wretches, and
no massacre followed. 1t is believed,
however, that d white man assassinated
the murderer and compelled the broth
er to bring in the head, and claim that
he murdered his own brother.
However, since that time the Indian
has become morose and has taken to
the warpath. lie has followed the trail
OF the miners through the ravines and
canyons and shot down a paleface
whenever found. at last accounts he
has assassinated nine men and two
women, none of them being party to
the deed which drove him to seek such
hellish revenge.
Indian trailers are often used in these
expeditions, for there are renegades
among the red men as we'll as other
races. The trailers hang around the
| towns, have forsaken the life of vaga-
| bondage and become sufficiently civ
ilized to betray their people-for
price. They are, however, not trusted
/ by the white people, and when few
desperadoes attempt to regulate" the
town, they occasionally shoot one OF
these domesticated Indians, Just to see
him fall.' When off duty, the trallers
sell bows, arrows and pottery to tour
lists at the railroad depots. These are
made by the squaws and children-the
Indian brave generally considers it be-
meath his dignity to labor. The squaw
also does the cooking, gathers the wood,
and brings in the brush for the con-
struction of their rude huts.
The Indian trailer is selected for his
keen eyesight and sharp hearing. Along
the trail, almost obscured by drifting
sand, he can see the footprints which
tell him whether it is that of an In
dian or a white man, and the number.
4 bruised or bent twig or blade OF
grass is sign he readily reads, and by
The imprints around the camp fire he
reads the number of campers and their
movements. He shades his eyes with
his hand and looks into the distance
and discerns human figures which to
the ordinary eye are black speck, or
perhaps not seen at ALL He places his
ear to the ground, and, rising, points
in a certain direction, and grunts:
"Umph. heap, many" Presently cloud
Of dust is seen, and if the palefaces ar.
in large numbers, they stand and re-
ceive it with voiley. Otherwise they
fly toward camp, for it is band of saw
age Piutes sweeping down upon them
and perhaps a massacre follows.
J. NJ. SCANLAND.
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SHE SAW THE MESSAG
Husbands Poker Game Deferred to
Smother Day.

1t will not be many years until the
men who write teiegraphic messages
will be very careful not to throw the
fragments on the floor of the Western
Union office. Not alone fragments, but
whole messages are thrown away, when
the dispatch quite frequently contains
words that would give the sender
away, especially if his wife chanced
to pick it up. Then there are others
change a few words and, then leave the
original on the desk.
A few days ago during the hot spell
the wife of merchant who is somewhat
sporty concluded to go to the country
for few days. OF course hubby didn't
object He was rather anxious that
she should take trip for the benefit
of her health. And it would benefit
him, also, though in another direction.
The day was fixed, tickets purchased
and everything arranged. The day of
the departure the devoted husband
wired to a friend not a hundred miles
away:
De sure anu CO1lc uOWH. lQe Ola
lady is to be away for few days. Chips
and ice are plenty
Then he concluded to change the mes
sage and insert word or two and
scratch out four or five so as to get the
whole into ten-word message. This
he did, but he forgot to destroy the
first attempt and carelessly left it on
the desk. His wife saw him at the desk
and she stepped in. There was the first
message, which he was unable to con-
ceal. And the worst of it all was it was
directed to a man whose given name
is Jesse. That woman put off her trip
because her husband couldn't convince
her that Jesse is g mans name and
| Jessie wonan's name. There was a
! marked GOODNESS in the house for day
or two. but you can put it down for
a cinch that when Mrs. H goes on
| her summer vacation Mr.. H will
accompany her.-Cipciauati CONNER
c!al Tribune,
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VOL. XXXVI.
EASYVlLLE.

rosvyille's a little pace
Eull O. quiet country grace
Tru;,s and flowers, birds and trees,
And the clover-scented breeze.
Amt on any railroad, so
mont have noisy trains, you KNOW
For 10 keep a soul distressed
At s a-tryin' for to rest.
Tn the cities, SO they say.
Some poor soul, bout every day,
weary O. the grind and toll,
sbufFies off this mortal coil.
I'm a prayin' Christian and
Home TO see the Promised Land:
Vet. If all is willin'. I'll
stay round here for quite awhile.
Wish at could have chat
,Itb each tired mortal that
thinks his life s so big load
,Tain't worth carryin' down the road.
like to cheer him up and say:
.Come up home 18th me and stay.
Don't you quit alvin till
you've inspected Easyville.'
xiron Waterman, in l.. A. W. Bulletin
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II am not, and SO you must place this
man so close to me that his superior
skill will not result to my disadvan-
tagc."
Leave the whole thing to me, and do
not interfere, no matter what | pro-
pose" said the stranger, pressing the
young mans arm.
You appear to be gentleman, and
will do as you say" replied Arthur.
The crowd in the bar came out in the
rain to see the duel, all taking care to
be out of range.
II propose" said the landlord, that
we place our men at ten PAGES with re-
volvers, we seconds ii toss up for the
word, and then they're to fire and keep
firing till one or the other goes down.
''I'll do nothing of the kind" replied
the stranger, in tones that evinced cool
ness and determinations; this bully"
pointing to Snively with his revolver,
lis good shot; my man is not. pro-
pose they shall shoot across a pocket
handkerchief, or let only one pistol be
used; We'll draw lots to see which man
shall take it. Are you agreed?" he
asked, turning to Arthur.
Il agree to whatever you say"
But | don't!" shouted Red Snively.
This amt to be murder, but duel"
"A murder!" cried the stranger, strid-
ing toward the bully. "Do you dare to
speak of murder?"
Il want fair fight" replied Snively.
"a fair fight is impossible without an
equality of skill and force. You would
not fight, you cur, if you did not feel
that you had all the advantage on your
SIDE" said the stranger, with stinging
contempt.
"Mebbe you'd like to change places
with your man." said the landlord of
the Great Western.
THAT is exactly what proposed to do
from the first" said the stranger. This
is my fight he added, turning to Ar
| thur Lyons. Hear me out. l Ihave been
searching for this murderer for year,
and now, after hunt of 10000 miles. |
have him under my pistol, and no man
can fire at him till have squared my
! account"
who are your demanded Snively,
| his countenance purple and his thick
| lips trembling with excitement.
II am George Pierce, the twin brother
of Henry Pierce whom you murdered in
, St Louis one year ago."
| The stranger threw off his cloak and
false beard, and stood before the cowed
desperado-Hyperion facing Satyr.
/ hoo lot hoy
out. Coward and murderer though this
Snively is, [ will give him chance for
his vile life"
The men dropped back and Snively
suddenly raised his pistol and fired.
He was in the act of cooking his pistol
again. when the young stranger raised
his arm.
a crack. puff of silvery smoke and a
crimson spot in the center of the mans
forehead. who lay dead before the bar
room door.
One hour after this George Pierce
shook hands with Arthur Lyons and
rode away from the mountain camp, the
preserver of one mans life and the
aveDger of another's.
Soon after this the landlord of the
Great Western had to fly the camp, and
was subsequently lynched in Nevada.
Arthur Lyons is to-day one of Col
orado's most prominent citizens, and he
often tells his children of the early
days of Fairplay and of the duel he
came near fighting on account of theis
mother.-N. Y. Ledger.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-09-30
BUSHMAN HUNTING OSTRICHEs,
No Serpent Can Traverse Grass with
Less Disturbance.

Less Disturbance.
The Bushman divests himself of all
his membranes; water vessels, food,
cloak, assegai and sandals are all left
behind. Stark naked, except for the
hide patch about his middle, and armed
only with his bow, arrows and knife,
he sets forth. The nearest ostrich is
feeding more than mile away, and
there is no covert but the long, sun
dried yellow grass, but that is enough
for the Bushman. Worming himself
over the ground with the greatest call
ton, he crawls fiat on his belly toward
the bird. No serpent can traverse the
grass with less disturbance. In the
space of an hour and a half he has ap-
preached within 100 yards of the tall
bird. Nearer he dare not creep on
his bare plain, and at more than %
PAGES he cannot trust his light reed
the grass, his bow and arrows ready
in front of him, trusting that the os-
trich may draw nearer.
1t is long wait under the blazing
sun, close on two hours, but his in
stinct serves him, and at last, as the
sun shifts little, the great ostrich
feeds that way. 1t is magnificent male
bird, jet black as to its body plumage,
and adorned with magnificent white
feathers upon its wings and tail.
Kwaneet's eyes glisten, but he mo7es
not muscle. Closer and closer .he
ostrich approaches. Thirty PAGES, 25,
20. There is light musical twang upon
The hot air, and a tiny, yellowish ar
| row sticks we'll into the breast of the
gigantic bird. The ostrich feels a
sharp pang and turns at once. In that
same instant second arrow is lodged
in its side just under the wing feathers.
Now the stricken bird raises it's wings
from the body and speeds forth into
the plain. But Kwaneet is quite con-
:ent. The poison of those two arrows
will do its work effectually. He gets
1p, follows the ostrich, tracking It.
after it has disappeared from sight,
by its spoor, and in two hours the game
lies there before him in the grass, dead
IS a stone.-Longman's Magazine.
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The nODe'e Court.

The court of Pope Leo XIII. COM
prises 1000 persons. There are 20 val
cts, 12o house prelates, no privy cham
berlains, 6 chamberlains, 800 extra
honorary chamberlains, 13o super
numerary chamberlains, 30 officers of
the noble guard and so guardsmen, IA
officers Of the Swiss guard and palace
guard, honorary chaplains, 20 private
secretaries. 10 stewards and masters
If the horse and 60 doorkeepers.-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.
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"A machine for registering the
strokes made by the oarsmen in row.
boat was recently exhibited in Lon
do9.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-09-30

+. AT Colon. Mich. farmer found =
gold ring in potato hill
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-10-13
FORM A BEER COMBINE.
Central Pennsylvania BreWerie S
Unite to Keep Up Prices
Capital, 100000.

Philadelphia, Pa. Oct. Sat a meeting
here today of the representatives of
twelve breweries located in the central
eastern part Of the state, an agreement
was signed for the consolidation of the
twelve concerns into one corporation to be
known as the Central Pennsylvania Brew
ing company. The company will have a
capital of $1O0OO,000 The firms are
Casey d. Kelley, Robinson & Son, T..
Robinson q Son, the Lackawanna Brew
ing company, and the Michael Hand
Brewing company, all of Scranton; the
Reichard & Weaver Brewing company of
Wilkesbarre, the Hazelton Brewing com
pany of Hazelton, the Hughes Brewing
company and the Hughes & Glennon
Brewing company of Pittston; the Hart
ung Brewing company of HOnesdale; the
krantz Brewing company of Carbonate,
and the Dixon Brewing company of Dix
on.
A member of one of the concerns inter
ested said today that his company had
been forced to this action by the depres-
sion in business caused by the sharp com
petition which has resulted in several
beer wars. "Out in Chicago" he said,
1.-THE price has been cut down to S1.5O a
barrel. In our section we have Il good
market for our production and a short
time ago we were receiving So barrel.
but at present the price has been cut 10
Sc barrel -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-10-13
ALDERMAN FOR "TENDERLoIN."
Tecumseh Sherman and Louis Nixon Are
Candidates.

New York, Oct. 7.-Tecumseh Sher-
man, youngest son of the late Gen. Will
liam Tecumseh Sherman. is the candidate
for alderman on the Citizens union
Uow) ticket in the "Tenderloin" district.
He is said to be young man of fine tai
ents and brilliant prospects, having stud
led law with Gen. Thomas Ewing, his
mothers brother, who was killed by a
cable car last summer. His opponent on
the Tammany ticket is Lewis Nixon, the
most accomplished naval architect in the
United States. Nixon is Virginian by
birth. graduated at the head of the class
of 80 at the Naval academy and was
sent by the government to the royal
school of architecture at Greenwich for a
postgraduate course in engineering and
ship-bulding. He stood No. / in his class
there When he came home he went into
the construction bureau of the navy de-
partment at Washington, where he de-
signed and superintended the construction
of the battleships Indiana, Iowa, Massa-
chuSetts and others of their class, and
the Minneapolis and Columbia, our fastest
cruisers, and several more crack vessels
of the new navy, which won him internal
tiOnal fame. He resigned to accept po-
sition with the Cramps, and designed the
St. Louis and st. Paul of the American
steamship line. Then some of his wealthy
admirers set him up in a shipyard of his
own at Elizabethport, n. J., where he has
built thirty vessels in three years. Now
he proposes to go into politics, and Tam
many has taken him up.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-10-13
BANJOES AT A FUNERAL.
"Massa's in the Cold. Cold Ground" is
PLAYED.

ST. Louis, Mo-. Oct 9.-The requiems
at the funeral of Edward ]. Mcbride
were the most unique that ever marked Il
funeral in st. Louis. The deceased had
been an accomplished musician and was
an expert banjoist. His dying request
was that the only music at his funeral
should be from the banjos of his friends.
they to make the selections.
Among the selections played by Il trio
of banjoists were ''Massa's in the Cold,
Cold Ground" and an air from the "Bo-
hemian Girl" These were favorite ,uneSi
with the deceased. The body was then
taken to the St. Louis crematory.
Mcbride was the only person but orc
who could play the overture of William
Tell on the banjo.
1t was the second time that ever such
a funeral took place in the United States.
the other being in New York several
years ago when the services conSis ed
Of classical selections by six banjoistS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-10-13

Dixon failed to respond to the call
Of time in any of the rounds, Smith
would today be the featherweight cham
piOn of the world. But as it was, Dixon
at the end of the twentieth round was
strong and belligerent, consequently he
did not surrender the championship by
Green's decision. The decision was on
points and nothing else. In order that
Smith may acquire the featherweight
championship of the world he must tight
and whip Dixon to finish, which he de-
clares ne is ready to do at any time.
Green decision is almost universally 1e-
garded as an eminently fair one.
The National league season, which has
just closed, was not such a general imam
cial success as that of last year. The
fast pace set by the Bostons, Baltimores
and New YOrks in the middle of the COM
paign killed most of the interest IN the
other cities, and several clubs will come
out of the battle with losses to make up,
The big moneymakers were the Boston
and New York clubs. 1t is believed that
the Boston club cleared nearly 100000,
in spite of the fact that the south end
grounds are the smallest in the league.
The new champions draw larger crowds
on the road than any other team and the
The New York club, in spite of its $780,,
600 expenses, had a profitable season.
1t has been stated that the club made
$4,000, but this is regarded as excess
sive. The Baltimore and Cincinnati
clubs will probably finish about $4,000
drew we'll on the road, but the patronage
at home fell off surprisingly. The Gin
cinnatis did not begin to drop in the race
until they had finished their home sched-
ule, and they received the benefit of
large attendances. The Washington club,
no oh
winner, if not more. Chicago and Cleve-
land may make about $4,000 apiece or
a trife more. The Clevelands, with
low salary list. have made good money
on the road. The Louisville club, strange
as it may seem, will hardly, be loser.
The team did well during the best part
of the season. The losing clubs are
Philadelphia. Brooklyn, Pittsburg and
st. Louis. Two years ago the Philadel-
phia club finished third in the race and
more than 100000 ahead of the game.
Last year they made about $4,000 with
q losing team, and this year, with nine
that has finished lower than any previous
Philadelphia team, the financial loss is
estimated anywhere between $4,000 and
$4,000. The estimate is based upon the
fact that only % cents admission to all
bleachers and so cents admission to the
grand stand prevails in that city. AS
the team has been dragging along in the
rear almost from the start, the attend
ance has been uniformly small A year
ago the Brooklyn club lost something like
SILL 900. 1t is thought that the club has
dropped a similar amount this season, al
though the team has done surprisingly
well under Manager Barn1e. The Pitts
burg club, usually a winner, has had
a disastrous season. 1t is reported that
about $4,000 will cover the losses. The
ST. Louis club will lose so much money
that the league may be compelled to take
some action this winter, SO certain mag
mates say.