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The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-14
Wakes Up to Find Himself Dumb.

Physicians in Scranton, Pa, are puz.
zled over the case of Fred Kelley Of
Pittston, who is now in Scranton. A
few evenings since Kelley retired to bed
in health, but when he awoke next
morning his power Of speech had gone.
Two years ago Kelley received pain.
ful blow on the neck, and the larynx,
or voice box. was injured so that he
was speechless for ten days thereafter.
But he recovered and never had any
trouble in that direction until last week.
An examination Of his larynx did not
disclose any local cause for the strange
ailment. The attending physician thinks
that with rest and treatment Kelley
may regain his speech. A celebrated
hypnotist used his powers upon Kelley,
but could not bring him under the spell
sufficiently to benefit him. The attend.
ing physician gave him electricity with
q storage battery with the hope that he
might start his vocal organs from their
inertia, but the experiment was not sue
cessful.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-14

There was much excitement all over
Renville County, Mimi, the other day
over the discovery of an old Spanish
gunboat upon the farm Of Charles
Brown, near Bird island, and hundreds
of people fiooked to the place. Joseph
Bagne struck the vessel while digging q
we'll. and teams have completely uncov-
cred il. Its armament comprised five
cannon and two mortars. Cannon balls
and bombshells were found in large
numbers. The boat is very old one.
and there is much speculation as to how
long it has been in the ground. The i'm
preston is that the boat was run up
into this region about 1900, when q
large proportion of the state was under
water. The gunboat was found directly
ON Cooley creek, which at that time
was no doubt navigable river.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-14

and before tho middle Of October thero
were more than I, 200 men on the scenes.
When November came, the number had
grown TO $500. The heat In the region
was severe in September and October.
and on many days the temperature rose
to ITO degrees In the shade and some-
times to lI8 degrees. The only food OBJ
tainable was canned meats, vegetables,
stale breadstuffs and pork and beans.
The hot alkali sandy waste for miles
and miles about the Rand mines were
traversed ever by ardent. restless pros
pectors. Every canyon within 100 miles
Of the Rrand lodges was searched
through and through, every protruding
rock and every hummock Of rotten gran
tie was blasted or dug open in the eager
search for veins Of gold quartz. A few
men died of hunger and privation on
the desert.
Before November some 500 mining
claims were posted in the Randsburg
district. Up to date some 4,300 mining
claims have been ,nade In the locality.
An area Of some 10 miles square has
been posted with mining claims Many
of them are absurd for mining locations,
for about seven out Of ten have been
made by persons who have never even
been In a mining region. Many claims
have been abandoned O week after they
have been made.
In three months Randsburg had
changed from one Of the most dreary,
remorseless desert wastes to as lively
mining town as there is in the world.
1t has grown faster than ever did Tomb
stone in 1879 or the Comstook in
1859, for in those days there was no
railroad communication to aid in q
rapid growth of the mining towns.
Whether Randsburg will grow to the
Importance Of either Cripple Creek or
Leadville depends upon the continued
success OF the newly found prospects
there and the finding of water in suffi-
cient quantity to operate the mines
economically New York Sun.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-14

why the Maine Man IL Said to Hsve Re-
fused . Cabinetship.
Take Nelson Dingley, for instance.
He used to be on the ways and means
committee until he stepped aside in or
der to let Reed Of Maine find a seat at
the table. Reed. not unforgetting of q
favor and with some sentiment, despite
his cynicism and sarcasm, found the op.
portunity to pay back this debt when he
had the construction Of the ways and
means committee. Dingley went in as
chairman and sits today at the head Of
the table. 1t will be the Dingley bill
that supplants the Wilson bill. as the
latter took the place of the Mckinley
law. 1t is some honor thus to cbristen q
law, and Dingley knows it; hence be
declines to be cabinet officer. Walker
and Morrill, and Mckinley and Wilson
ALI these makers Of tariff laws are on
the tongue for ever and aye. Who can
remember who was secretary Of the
treasury ten years ago? Fame is dear to
the heart of Dingley.
And health too Manning died; Win
dom died. All secretaries of the treasury
have felt the strain of the responsibility
OF the place. Dingley, little man in big
chair, does not belle his looks when he
says that his health is not good. His
face is pale. When he walks ont into
the air, he buttons his coat around his
neck and turns up the collar after the
fashion Of men who are weak Of lung.
His voice is not strong Otherwise he
would have been much more of factor
in the house today than he actually is.
Some men dominate the house by pure
bigness of body and development Of vo-
cal chords. Dingky cannot. Yet the
house respects his ability and, above all,
his honesty. Some men are temperate
because their constitutions are minus o
desire for drink. Dingley has no desire
to be trickster, but could not if he
tried. 1t is not in him. He has made
money, of course, mostly by successful
paper up i'm Maine and because he has
Yankee shrewdness. He cares not for
social splurging, and if no were secre.
tary of the treasury would still live in
modest fashion. .-Washington Post.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-14
A BLIND STUDENT.
Attachments That Seem Hardly Possible
60 g.. Without Sight.

| Attachments That Seem Hardly Possible
20 g.. without sight.
The career of James p. Hamilton, u
blind student at the University Of
Michigan. Is in many respects remark
able one. At an early age. through an
accident, the sight of both Of his eyes
was destroyed and since then he has
fought succt ssful battle in life against
great odds He is the son Of the Rev.
james Hamilton Of Grand Rapids. He
was forn al Big Rapids, in the same
state. Oct. 10, 1879 When 3 years old,
he fell aud struck the points of pair
of shears into one eye, and from sympa-
thetic affection and poor treatment he
lost the sight Of both eyes. When he
was about 10 years old, he entered the
Michigan School For the Blind at Lam
sing and remained there until he was
graduated ia the literary course. He
also learned the trades of broommaking
and piano tuning. He then made trip
to Europe, paying his own way by mon-
ey earned at piano tuning. While in
Europe he studied both French and
German, and now he is able to speak
these languages fuently. He travelled
over the most interesting portions of
the old world, and he says the trip was
very beneficial in many ways.
On his return from the trip abroad he
entered Albion college, and from there
he entered the university at Ann Arbor,
where he expects to take the classical
course. In the summer Of 1895 he was
married, and he and his wife spent the
year in Italy and Greece in study. In
Greece especially he was an object Of
great interest. In that country the blind
do nothing but beg, and nothing more
is expected Of them. And Mr.. Hamil.
ton, with his attainments, was much
admired.
He and his wife were invited to dine
with numerous members Of the pobili-
ty and were finally sent for by the
queen. Mr. Hamilton is not only an ex-
pert piano tuner, but is q musician of
merit and has testimonials from the
leading conservatofies Of America and
the old world. Every lecture that he at
tends he takes notes Of the subject, and
his mind is SO trained that he can re-
member an ordinary lecture Of an hours
length SO as to reproduce 1t from his
notes upon returning home. He writes
with the Braille system. With this he
writes about 90 words minute, while
on the typewriter for ordinary CORE
spondence he writes from 20 to 80 words |
q minute.
He Is also an athlete and holds seven
first prize medals for catch as catch can
wrestling. He has never been beaten in |
fact at wrestling unless he went out Of |
his class. He won the state cham pion- |
ship when the intercollegiate meet was
held at Ypsilanti. - Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-14

There is q dog in Oneonta. N. Y,
formerly owned by milkman, that in
variabIy followed it's owner about as he
drove around on bis milk route. Some
time ago the milkman sold his business.
The dog, however, is not ready to give
ND the business, for every morning in
the week that dog goes over the whole
route. He will go to a place. and after
waiting about the usual length of time
he will go to the next customer. and 30
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-14
WEYLER is EXPENSIVE.
He Has IIade Way with s1aO. 900. 900 In
Less Than q Year.

He Has Made Way with $4,000. 900 In
Less Than Year.
The sum of $120, 600, 900 is the total
amount of Spain's expenses in Cuba in
the year not yet ended Of Captain Gen.
eral Weyler's government Considering
that for only six months Of 1895 the ex-
penses were officially reported to exceed
$68, 600, 600, the above figures do not
seem as large as might be expected. The
money spent by Weyler covers the pay
ments made to build the two trochas.
to feed, dress and pay the army and to
defray the secret expenses of the captain
general and the Spanish legation in
Washington. + i.
Martinez Campos said that to conquer
the patriots Spain would need 900, 900
men, $500, 600, 900 and two years. Wey-
ler has had the men, but in less than
one year he has spent $40, 600, 600 more
than the estimate for one year made by
his predecessor. No further explanation
is necessary of Spain's defeat in Cuba
and of Weyler's great unpopularity in
the mother country, as we'll as in the
colony, than the mere statement that
this tremendous sum has been vainly
poured out of the Spanish treasury. It
can be safely predicted that Spain is un'
able to continue the war on the same
scale that she has done up to this time.
and unless she gives up the struggle.
abandoning the island to the Cubans,
the day Of general cessation Of pay
ments and public and shameful con-
fession Of bankruptcy is very near. =
New York Sun.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-14

Some idea Of the magnitude Of the
great Siberian railway, now in course
OF construction by the Russian govern
ment, may be gathered from the fact
that by changing the route 1000 miles
were saved. IL is expected that through
trains will be run over the road within
two years
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-14
wh.. the Railroads Earned.

The gross income of the railroads Of
the United States for the year ending
June 80, 1895, was 81. .076, 600, 600. an
increase of so, 900. 900 over the previous
year. The net income was $3.50, 00C.-
600, an increase of over "a, 900, 900. and
the dividends declared amounted to
t56, 900, 600. or about Ii per cent on
the capital stock.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-14
A Memorable Occasion.

Chicago papers declare that the next
celebration Of Lincoln day by the Mar
quette club Of Chicago. to be held Oh
Feb. IL, will be the most memorable
ever held. From ocean to ocean the gov
ernors Of the various states have been
invited to attend. and each will be asked
to speak on subject chosen by himself.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-14
One Of n Biz Crowd.

A gentleman Of Detroit is engaged in
the laborious If not laudable undertak.
ing OF writing $4,000 words on postal
card. He often indites 76S words on the
back Of 2 cent stamp. And vet paper
is so cheaDi
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-26
She,'iT's Sale.

N. F. Thompson ! No: AZ. In District
R. A. Grounds. La. ''1'
Dy virtue of a writ of seizure and sale issued
ID in the bove named suit and to me direct
ed, l have seized and will proceed to sell at
public auction, to the last and highest bidder.
at the front door of the Court House. in the
town of Benton, La, within the legal hours of
sale on Saturday, August 2Sth, 1897, the fol-
lowing described property, to-wit:
The southeast quarter of section five (5l, all of
the southwest quarter of section five Isl, east
of Red Chute; all of the northwest quarter Of
section eight 49,, east of Red Chute; the south
west quarter of section four al, the north west
quarter of section nine ~. all in township
eli ghteen (lSl North, of Range twelve t2) West,
containing in the aggregate 6l3 acres, more or
less, together with all the buildings and i'm
provements thereon, in Bossier Parish, La.
The above described property seized as the
property of defendant, r. A. Grounds.
Terms of Sale-Cash, without the benefit
of appraisement to pay and satisfy the sum of
fifty-four hundred and ninety-one and $500
dollars. as follows, viz: 1912 43 December l.,
1892; $757 % December :, 1898; 1886 SIS Dec:
i, 1891; 1921 80 December /, 1895; 1851 IS Dec.
|, 1896: $5O6 December l, 1897; $454 II Dec. /,
1898; $407 IL December 1, 1885, 1862 SO Dec. i,
1900; 1921 SO December / 1901 less credit on
first note of 1886 IS, paid December7, 1892 -
All of said notes bear per cent interest from
date until due, and per cent per annum in
terest on said principal and interest after ma
turity. and all costs of suit. including 10 per
cent on said sum and interest as attorney g
fees, and according to law.
Benton, La, July %, 1897.
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She1.if'S Sale.

v. H. Mcclellan, ct ais, No. 5493 In Dis
J.L Hodges. Parish, La.
Ry virtue of a writ of fieri facias issued in the
ID above entitled suit, and to me directed.
have seized and will proceed to sell at public
auction to the last and highest bidder. at
Bossier City, La, within the legal hours of
sale on Saturday. August 18th. 1897, the fol-
lowing described property, to-wit:
That certain parcel of land, in Bossier City
described as follows: Commencing at corner
of lots nine and ten - and 10Y nearest Red
River, thence along the line dividing said lots
back from the river $50 feet, thence on line
perpendicular to said dividing line so feet,
thence on line parallel with first on dividing
line towards the river $50 feet, thence along
the front line to place of beginning, with all
improvements thereon, in Bossier Parish, La.
10000 feet of Lumber, more or less.
$4,000 Shingles, more or less.
| Wooden Cistern.
The above described property seized as the
property of defendants, John L. Hodges.
Terms Of Sale-Cash, subject to the benefit
of appraisement.
A. r. THOMPSON, Sheriff.
Benton, La. July % 1897.
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Religious Notes.

Preaching next Sunday.
Prayer meeting tonight
Work on the Baptist church is
progressing rapidly
Revival services at Walkers
.hapel began last night, Aug. 10Th.
Rev. J. s. Campbell will preach
:, the Brownlee school house next
Sunday at IL A. NJ.
Rev. A. s. Lutz preached in Ben
TN Methodist church last Sunday
morning and night.
Rev. A. s. Lutz will preach at
Concord church on Friday night,
Sent. Sd, Saturday, Sept. 4th, and
Sunday, Sept. 9th.
Rev. J. R. Roy recently held a re-
,i,al meeting at Elma, near Roswell,
Caddo parish, which resulted in a
number of conversions.
Rev. J. P. Shepherd will hold the
third quarterly Conference for North
gossier Circuit at Walkers chapel
on Saturday, August oSth.
The lumber for the Methodist
churcb to be built at Ash Point is on
the ground, and work on the build
inc will commence next week by
the contractor, Mr.. Warren Wart.
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FALL MEETINGS ST.. Louis INTER
STATE MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION, KANSAS
CITY MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION, AUGUST
AND SEPTEMBER above occasions
The Cotton Belt Route will sell round
trip tickets to st. Louis, Kansas City,
Memphis and Cincinnati at rate of
one and one-third fare for the round
trip. Date of sale August 18th and
10Th, and Sept. 4th and 9Th. Return
limit Is days from date of sale.
O. R. DENTON, Agent.
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Personal Paragraphs.

Thanks to Mrs. L. NJ. Wallace for
some nice pears.
Mr.. J. E. Adger was in Buckner,
Ark, Friday transacting business.
Miss Ola Lee Dortcb, of Ash
Point, visited friends in Benton this
week.
Miss Bette Kountz, of Shreve-
port, visited Mrs. J. P. Creswell last
week.
Miss Eloise Burt, of Fort Worth,
Texas, is the guest of her cousin,
Miss Nina Butler.
Mt. and Mrs. r. L. Adger, from
near Rush Point, spent Sunday at
Mr. A. R. Thompson's.
Mr.. Lewis league, of Baton Rouge,
sthe guest of his father, Mr.. A. G.
league, at Willow Chute.
Miss BERTHE Sandidge, of New Or
leans, was the guest of Mrs. J. M.
sentell, at Cairo, last week.
Mrs. W. E. McDade, of South
Bossier, is visiting her parents,
Captain and Mrs. A. P. Butler.
Gov. Foster has appointed Mr.. G.
Bruce Terry Inspector of Weights
and Measures for Bossier parish.
Messrs. Harry and Newt Ogden,
Of Baton Rouge, are the guest of
their cousin, Mr.. F. B. Ogden, near
Willow Chute.
Miss Sue G. Steele, of Bellevue,
after spending last week in Benton
a. the guest of her sisters, Mrs. B.
I. Oneal, returned home Saturday.
Miss Lee Hamilton, who has been
the guest of Mrs. Braxton Wise,
during the past two months, de-
parted Tuesday for her homo in
T1arkana.
MI. B. F. Hinson came in smiling
Friday morning, and when asked
The cause, said, "It's 1O4-pound
ooy" The happy father almost be.
l'eves bis is the only boy in the
parish.
Mt. I. F. Quinn, of Ben Lomond,
sever county, Ark, was the guest
Of his nephew, Mr.. j. A. Bumgard.
ner, last week. Mr.. Quinn was a
citizen Of Bossier in the early sos
sod taught school at Bellevue ir
1891 and 10 Bossier Point in 1853.
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On account of corner stone laying
celebration at Garfield, Ark, Aug.
q to 20, the Cotton Belt will sell
round trip tickets to Garfield and
return at rate Of one and one-third
fare for the round trip. Date of sale,
Aug. Goth; return limit, Aug. Both.
o. r. DENTON, Agent.
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Dentistry Without Pain.

I have at last solved the problem of
preparing teeth for filing with no
pain. This is done by the recently
discovered electric instrument which
is simple, scientific and painless, and
is applied to the tooth with no dis
comfort to patient, but allows me to
cut out the cavity, or remove the
nerve, without least pain. As you
know, I also extract teeth without
pain.
My Bossier friends and patients
will find me at the same stand.
DIR. CHAs. G. MCCLOUD.
Shreveport, La.
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Frank Serwich.
1ne Popular Restaurant and Hotel
Of Shreveport for Ladies, Gen
uemen and Children.

shell and bulk Oysters for families;
!. M water and she'll Fish of all kinds.
I Ieals' best in the city, for rs cents.
.aocn Counter and short orders
s;.s sae best style. Open day and
aen new and elegantly furnished
p .oms Just opened up stairs over the
Inc finest and best accommoda-
: s01 . IN Shreveport; either American
european plan. Location central
nrgnt IN the heart of the cityy
.aserything neat, new and first
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Photographs.

The studio, No. COL Texas street,
known as the "THE STAR GAL
LERY,"has been remodeled through
out, and is now the largest and most
modern place of the kind in Shreve-
port. Call and examine our work
before going elsewhere. We can
save you money. Satisfaction guar
anteed. Respectfully,
j. DAMBLY.
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Leon NJ. Carter, of Shreveport
has the most complete line of optical
goods in Northern Louisiana. He
has an expert Optician who will test
your eyes free Of charge, whether
you buy a pair OF spectacles or not.
Every one is invited to have their
eyes tested free.
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Nobody particularly minds if the
days are getting short in some re-
spects, so long as they are not short
in other ways.
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SheriT'S Safe.

M. A. Johnson) No: 4097.
vs.. In District Court, Bossier
Ed. Logan Parish: La.
Dy virtue of writ of fieri facias issued in
- the above entitled suit and to me directed,
have seized and will proceed to sell at public
auction, to the last and highest bidder, at the
front door the Court House, in the town of
Saturday, the 18th day of September. 1897, the
following described property, to-wit:
Block twenty-seven t27), of the town of
Benton. La, together with all buildings and
improvements thereon.
The above described property seized as the
property of defendent, Ed Logan.
Terms of Sale-Cash, subject to the benefit
of appraisement
A. R. THOMPSON, Sheriff.
Benton, La. August 10, 1897.
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Gov. Foster has appointed Mr.. j.
E. Adser delegate to the Chicago
Homeseekers' Convention. See his
card elsewhere.
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Why pay more than 80 cents to
have your teeth extracted, when we
do it for that price at New York
Dentist, 322 Texas St., Shreveport,
and positively do it without pain.
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The ladies of Bellevue will give
an ice cream festival at that place
on Saturday night, Sept. 4, to raise
money to be used on the graveyard.
All are invited to attend.
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Have II Done by Us.

Our Crayons are the best in Amer
lea our Pastels are unequaled; our
Oil Paintings will suit the most fas
tidious. Call and be convinced.
The BRIcE PORTRAIT Co.,
625 Texas Street, Shreveport La.
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Elder-Thompsou.

Mr.. Walter Elder, of Marshall,
Texas, and Miss Dol|ie Thompson,
were married at the residence of the
brides father, Mr.. j. B. Thompson,
near Alden, on the Oath instant; Rev.
j. T. McKissick, of Marshall, Off
ciating.
The groom is young gentleman
of sterling qualities, and has GER
tainly won one of our fairest and
most popular young ladies. The
bride is young lady possessing all
the gifts that characterize our pure,
sweet, charming Bossier women.-
We wish the happy pair long and
happy life. May they be blessed
with health, happiness and prosper
ity, and may God help them to keep
their sacred vows which made them
to each other all in all.
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Dentistry.

DR.. T. NJ. Comegys, Office over
Zodiag's, adjoining Opera House,
Shreveport, La.
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The New York Dentist charge
nothing examination, and the next
visit you make to Shreveport call
and see them. 322 Texas street,
over Mary A. Files Millinery store.
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Just Received.

A car load of fresh meal. Every
barrel guaranteed. Also, constantly
on hand a large lot of corn, oats
and hay.
T. Nj. VAUGHAN.
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Stray Sale.

Stray Sale.
Estrayed before me J. P. Gleason, Justice Of
T. the Peace, ward 5, on July IL, 1897, by
place, in this ward, within the legal hours of
sale, on Saturday, August 30, 1897, one Red
Spotted Mich Cow, about 6 years old. Also,
her calf and yearling, marked overbit, under
bit and crop in right ear, split in left ear. Has
been on place about years.
Appraised at SO.
The owner is requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges, &C.. or the same
will be sold according to law.
J. P. GLEASON, Up.