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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-20

They FASTENED as fast as they could
toward the little hamlet where the re-
mainder of the family had been sent,
and Informed the residents Of the COM
ing danger. Then commenced a hur-
rying to and fro, and men, women and
children were soon engaged in throw
ing up fort of clay, and SO we'll did
they work that they had by the next
day constructed a fortitication large
enough to afford shelter to all.
After 1t was provisioned, all persons
capable of handling rifle or shotgun,
whether men or boys, or even women,
were called upon to aid in the defense,
as they could expect nothing else than
cruel death if the place was cap
tured.
About noon large feet of war canoes
was seen approaching from the north,
and when they got within rifle range,
the battle commenced with all the fury
that character!zes savage warfare.
The beseged were attacked at every
point, but though there were twenty
to one against them, they held out
bravely, and when night came on the
assailants were compelled to retire, dis
comfited, if not defeated.
They had no idea of relinqushing
the contest, however, because they knew
very we'll how weak the garrison was,
So they only retreated to a neck of land
half a mile away, and, beaching their
canoes there, lit their camptires and
commenced their horrifying war dance.
Walter Goodman, who had fought as
stubbornly as any man during the day,
on seeing the position the savages had
taken up. formed the daring plan of
destroying their feet, knowing well
that if this were once gone they were
fmpoteDt for further mischief.
If caught, he knew it meant horri-
bic death to him. He resolved to try
it, nevertheless, and knowing that if he
informed any person of his project, he
would not be allowed to undertake it.,
| he kept his intention to himself.
Leaving the fort after dark, unob-
served by any one, he marched through
the dense and gloomy woods, and, on
approaching the Indian encampment,
| he saw that the warriors were so inter-
csted in their war dance that they did
rot even post sentinels. In fact, SO EN-
gagged were they in the barbaric cere-
mony that they forgot to replenish the
fires, an omission for which he felt very
thankful, as it would aid his purpose.
Waiting until near midnight. when
he knew the braves would become tired
and sleepy, Walter undressed himself,
and. tying the few light garments he
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-20
THE TOUGH INDIAN PONY.
Some of the Little Animnis' FeRts
Performed on the Western Plains.


A product of the plains, receiving lit
tie or no care, faring we'll in summer
when there is herbage to crop, and
growing thin in winter, when he lives
as he best may, the broncho or cay
use. as he is variously called, is yet the
delight of the Indian, who takes great
pains to train him in all the tricks
known to savage and civilized riders. In
Fort Reno Mrs. d. B. Dyer relates
many facts about this interesting little
animal.
The pony is the Indians inseparable
companion. No mercy is shown the lit
tie beast. If savage wants to take
a trip miles away, he takes it. If he
is in a hurry. it does not take him long
performed by the plains pony seem al
most impossible of belief when the con-
ditions of distance and endurance are
considered. In long race over the
western desert plains, made in 1860, one
of these little animals carried Uncle
Sans mails from Sacramento, CAL, to
St. Joseph, Mo-, $50 miles-in a Won
derfully short time.
In those times the only means of
transportation beyond st. Joseph to the
Rocky mountains and Pacific slope were
the stage coach and the saddle horse.
Gen. Miles is said to owe much of his
success as an Indian campaigner to the
able assistance and loyalty of the cay
use pony.
The sacred pony ranks first, the war
pony next, then the buffalo pony. An
Indian will promise the bad god that
if his band is permitted to escape some
extremity of danger, a pony will be
"consecrated' to his service. These
vows are faithfully carried out; no one
is permitted to mount or to strike the
sacred pony, but it has been said that
the most worthless beast in the whole
herd is the one selected for consecra-
ton.
The buffalo pony was SO trained that
| 10 bride or lariat was used when dash
ing after bison, and, although the hands
| were fully occupied with rifle or ar
rows, correct guidance was given by the
| legs, and a good pony could tell by a
touch or a word just when to stop and
| just how fast to run, and by its own
headworll and knowledge of the work
lie practically kept the wild animal at
his riders disposal.
The war pony is selected from the
best stock for his great strength and en-
| duEance. These valuable qualities are
recognized by clipping his ears. 1t
is a distinguished compliment for an
Indian to present gift to his friend.
but it is fatal. from financial stand
point, for the friend to accept it. a bill
far in advance of value received is sure
to follow.
| Powder Face had a large herd of po-
nies, and he had long insisted on my Sc
lecting one that suited my fancy. l GER
tainly had no use for gift of this kind,
but his constant reference to the subject
at every visit, and his appearance of
grief at my persistent refusal, at length
induced me to say modestly that he
might select one for me.
The next morning young buck rode
| up. leading a most beautiful dappled
gray creature. \ few weeks after the
presentation Powder Face sought and
obtained loan" of $o5.-Youth's Com
panion.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-20
WALTER COMMENCED PADDING
TOWARD THE FORT.

wore on his head, he walked quietly in
to the sound and swan rapidly until he
rounded a point which brought him in
sight of the camp, and there he ha ted
fer few moments to get his bearir gs,
and when these were taken he drifted
slowly downward, SO as not to attract
any attention from the vigilant foe.
When he reached the canoes he
crawled noiselessly aboard one, and,
partially dressing himself, set a bout his
task in the coolest and most methodical
manner possible.
Fortune favored him, as she general
lv does the brave, for he found that the
tide was unusually high, and the red
men, not having expected this, had only
drawn their canoes far enough ashore
t. prevent their being swept away by
the water at the ordinary level.
Some had anchored their boats by
means of large stones fastened to thick
pieces of kelpwhich they used for ropes,
and these ropes Walter cut with the
hunting knife which he always carried
"a work By no means easy, as they
were very tough and rather hard.
After he had cut away half dozen
without being detected he saw an In
dian approaching, evidently to look
after the canoes, and he then began to
fear that he would be seen, and, if
caught, he knew, of course, what would
he the sequel.
He did not lose courage, however;
and when the painted savage drew near
the very canoe which he had just cut
away he sank SO deep in the water that
nothing but a portion of his face was
visible.
The Indian. after glancing at the
canoes and scanning the lake for few
moments, seemed to consider every
thing safe, for he returned to his howl
ing, jumping companions a short dis.
tance away, who, confident in their
numbers, felt so secure from attack
that they did not even take the preca Il,
ton to examine their boats.
When the savage had departed the
Young hero went to work with a will,
nor did he rest till all the ropes were
cut. AS the tide advanced he followed
up the work and pulled the beached
esaoes aaQati and when it turned he
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-20
VALUABLE PEL1S.
An Island Which Has Been Stocked
with Eur-BenrtnS Animnla.

There is an island off the coast of
harbor, where the rarest of one species
of fur-bearing animals are found in
numbers.
They are black and silver foxes, and
it may be said in beginning that they
did not get on the island by themselves.
\ few years ago Thomas +. Morgan,
of GrOtOn, Conn.,, who was summering
at Boothbay Harbor, conceived the plan
Of stocking one of the hume rous islands
in that vicinity with black and silver
foxes, that are now almost extinct in
the wild state. He looked around for
suitable island, and finally hit upon
Outer Heron as possessing all the con-
ditions necessary to the success of such
a colony as he desired to plant.
Outer Heron is a wooded island of 100
acres or SO, with considerable elevation
and bold, rocky shores. 1t has plenty
of fresh water, and its dense growth of
spruces, pines and frs breaks the force
of winter gales. There is a good dwell
ing home on the island, and in winter
a dozen or more lobster fishermen live
in shanties around the little cove that
serves as harbor.
The island was owned by Richard H.
Emerson, veteran, who resided at East
Boothbay. From him Mr.. Morgan OBJ
tanned permission, in consideration Of
a yearly rental, to stock the island with
foxes.
An order was sent by Mr.. Morgan to a
fur company engaged in breeding black
foxes on an island in Alaska for a con-
signment of the animals, and 80 good
specimens We're started east The
journey took many months, being made
by vessel and steamer to San Francisco,
and thence overland, and when the con-
signment arrived at Boothbay Harbor
only seven of the foxes were alive.
These were put on Outer Heron about
year ago, and they have thrived and
multiplied. from all indications. A few
| months ago company was formed un-
| der the laws of Maine TO foster the in
drstry Mr.. Morgan things he will make
| out of the foN-raising business on Outer
Heron.
bay Harbor recently Mr.. Knight talked
entertainingly about the prospects of
| raising black foxes for market.
1--WE don't expect to get any returns
right away" said he, "but when we get
the island well stocked we ought to do
we'll. Last year there were only 1,7O0
| black and silver fox skins sold in Lou
don, the fur market Of the world. They
nearly all came from Alaska and they
were IA months on the way. If we can
raise skins here we can get them to
London 13 months earlier than they
could be sent from Alaska.
1--WE intend to breed out all the light
strain or silver foxes. from our stock
A silver fox is by no means cheap
animal-the pelt Of good one is worth
s75 to S100-but the black fox is much
more valuable. the pelts being worth as
| high as $4OO each."-Boston Globe.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-20

Papa is so NOBLE" said Angelina
Sere de Sere, as she caressed the fringe
of he. jeweled fan and looked int, the
patrician face of the young Count
uockemall.
Your esteemed father impresses me
as both generous and kind" replied
the Young nobleman. You were about
to speak concerning the matter of dot"
Il was, indeed" continued the fair
Young woman, land in the matter Of
dowry, pap is kindest and noblest of
all. Fearing that you might be tempt
ed by pecuniary considerations and
that I might be deprived of a pure and
unselfish love, he has decided to give
me nothing as marriage portion,
and"
cannot" added the young patrician.
"deprive one SO good of the love of an
only daughter. The sacrifice is great.
but l were less a man if insisted upon
marriage ! bid you farewell"
And the young count, dissolved in
tears, went out into the bitter night.
N. y. Herald.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-20
CRITICISM Of THE RICH.
1t Would BE Much Better to Correct
Public Evils.

Nothing is so easy as to divert the at
tention of a community like New York
from a real issue to a fictitious one.
Thus, at a moment when some hard
headed concentration on the gas ques-
ton might have resulted in saving for
the people of New York from $5,0O0,-
600 to $10,000,00O year on their light
bills, a most excellent clergyman COM
mitted the inadvertence of expressing
to his congregation his personal disap-
proval of ostentatious display and law
ish expenditure as about to be exhibited
in a certain fancy dress ball. Where
upon the newspapers of the town be-
came wildly hysterical and began to
print unnumbered columns of rubbish
about this private entertainment. The
irrepressibles of the pulpit seized the
opportunity 70 launch volumes of SER
mons upon TIE ethical and economic as
poets of luxurious expenditure, and the
irrepressibles who had no other outlet
wrote letters to the newspapers or Of
fered themselves up to the interviewers.
The entire discussion was without
significance or practical bearing. Civili-
zation is very complex affair. So long
as the laws of the land are not violated
the rich mans private expenditures are
as strictly matter to be controlled by
his own taste and Judgment as the ex-
penditures Of the poor man. Capital in
this country, in our generation, has
been eminently and conspicuously de-
voted to economic production, and has
not to any appreciable extent been di-
verted and wasted in wanton luxury.
It is none of the public's business how
the millionaire monopolist spends his
money, but it is in the highest degree
the public's business how he has gained
it-especially how 1t came to pass that
he obtained the franchise or public priv
ilege or other favorable opportunity by
| means of which he has enriched him
self. a community that permits a
monopoly to charge it S1.25 for gas,
| when, If it had virtue and character,
| it could make it's own gas and supply
itself at 60 cents a thousand feet, shows
itself in somewhat pitiable light when
it affects to criticise rich people for Civ
ing fancy dress balls or living in fine
| hOuses.-Revicw of Reviews.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-20
m THE ANTIQUE TEAPOT.

In times Of old what merry chattering
n, Grand danes sampled thy inspiring
brew.
And slipped from teacups made in curious
rhv distilled essence comforting and
warm?
What gossip trickl1ng from meillnuous
Was sandwiched in between their dainty
sips?
did Mistress Dorothy dissect with zest
che dame oft-tlmes she seemed 10 love the
best?
We're lovers over Goals with JUNCTION hauled,
And John picked small because so oft he
called
1-non his prim, but precious little maid.
Dear Puritan, half loving, half afraid?
Perhaps the good danes gossiped Of that
Dumped by lmpetuous patriots in the sea,
To show King George he could not glue q
tax
Or saddle tyranny on Yankee backs.
Perhaps fair Tories of thy essence slipped,
And trea son to Colonial fortunes Tipped.
Mayhap Priscilla poured from out thy
spout
What warmed her lovers heart, and then
brought out
The old, old story, newer then than now.
But not less welcome to young maids its
vow:
Did he rise equal to such chance as this,
And capture from her tempting lips kiss :?
Thou art discreetly silent All men know
That those who drink thy nectar are not
slow
To utter that they think, or see. or hear
When thy seductive brew hath banished
fear.
Thou art a churl else wouldst thou frank
ly tell
Those antique antics which of old befell
The quaint, queer folk whose secrets thou
CouldSt tell.
l. EDGAR JONES
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rushed them seaward, SO that they
might be carried away by the ebb; and
in this he was so successful that the
Indians were left without boat in less
than two hours from the time that he
he'd entered the water
When the last of the cut-away fleet
was about 300 yards from the shore,
Walter scrambled into the canoe which
contained his rifle, and tying another
large one to it, he commenced padding
toward the fort; but he had scarcely
taken two strokes before a wild and
fearful shout was heard on shore, and
on looking in that direction he saw,
by the dim light of the dawn, the whole
body of warriors on the beach, and they
were shouting and gesticuIating wildly,
and pointing seaward.
Their terror-stricken cries nerved
him to such daring that he stood up
in his canoe and gave loud cheer. in
which victory and defiance were eq ually
mingled.
This was promptly answered by a
shower Of arrows and a few musket
shots, but none touched Walter. who
triumphantly waved his hat.
Seeing only one boy amidst the fleet.
dozen Indians rushed into the water
to try and capture some of the canoes;
but young Goodman opened such an
effective fire on them that the survivors
were Glad to return, as it seemed certain
death to go any further.
The victor then padded as rapidly
bo h,, OF
the strong tide to take care of the
canoes, which would bSing them in the
same direction; and when he had
! reached there. and tod what he had
| done, he was cheercd Ivy the men and
kissed by the women.
When these greetings were over. some
men jumped into the two canoes and
went out to bring in the fleet.
They did not succeed in securing all,
vet they brought back is large canoes,
able to hold from ten to twenty per-
sons each.
The Indians. finding their fleet gone,
beat rapid retreat northward throug
the woods, and did not appear again in
that section; so that the daring act IF
this brave boy saved many person
from an ignominious death.
His fame soon spread among white
and red men, and while the former
paid him all houors, even the latter
could "scarce forbear to cheer."-Gold-
on DayS
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-20
THE GREECE OF TODAY.
Patriotism That Broke the Fetters of
Turkish Domination.

To understand the phenomenal rise
of Greece we must bear in mind that,
though the Greeks had been miserably
downtrodden by the Turks for 400
years; the best hope OF the people,
borne by an unholy tribute far away
from their mothers homes, and trained
into the tools of an inhuman tyranny;
and though had it not been for the ''un-
toward event" at Navarino, the whole
population of the Morea would have
been eXterminated beneath the merci
less tramp of Turkish hoofs, there
nevertheless lived behind the outward
show of slavish debasement heart of
sturdy independence that cherished the
patriotic memories of ages, and seized
eagerly on every chance that might en-
able it to stand before the world in the
attitude and character that had given
il the most prominent place in the his
tory of the human race. The two
years struggle which gave to Greece the
right to look Europe in the face as a
noble people, determined to die rather
than live the slaves of hateful tyran-
assurance that Greece was living
Greece again; and Christian conscience
ard classic memories combined, when
| once the yoke was broken, to enable the
Greeks to show to the world that, in
spite of the bombshells of Venice and
the sabers of Turkey, not only should
| a Greek mother bear sons to grow up
free from the rapine Of Turkish hands,
| but desolate Athens should rise to her
ola position, and, along with Edinburgh,
| Glasgow and Aberdeen, assert it's place
among famous European cities that
combine commercial enterprise with
cultivated intelligence. 1t was this
noble, patriotic pride that, in the short
space of half century, turned the little
ruined village into an imposing city
| Prof. Blackie, in Forum
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The Cynic.

Give man half a chance and he will
tell his secrets to woman.
A man encourages notoriety in every
thing except his love affairs.
Look up the best man that ever lived
and YOU will find something ION" him.
There are a great many cases where
a woman gives her dignity credit for
protecting her when it is really her
age.
Don't build on the love that others
have for you. The poorhouses are filled
with people who have wealthy rela-
tives.
When man and woman marry, the
contest begins to discover who is to
have the supremacy. That point dis
posed Of, there is peace.
When a man settles down to do his
duty and quits wasting time in idle
talk, he gets reputation for being
either cross or bigoted. - Atchison
Globe.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-20
TENPINS AND 1ENPIN BALLS.
Their Manufacture and Cost-BOvvl-
ing More Popular Than Ever.

Ing
Tenpins are made of rock maple, and
cost $3.50 set. They formerly cost
more, but with greater demand and
increased sales prices have been re-
duced. \ perfectly turned Rd hand
somely polished rock maple pin is a
symmetrical and slightly object. Stand
ing in the window of dealer in this
city is a tenpin of bird's-eye maple
which is beautiful and attracts much at
tenton. And bird's-eye maple would
be a good wood for tenpins, but it costs
twice as much as rock maple, or more,
and the beauty spots would scarcely be
visible from the other end of 7O-foot
alley.
The regulation tenpin is Is inches
high and Is inches in circumference at
the largest part and 2A inches in diam
eter at the base. Pins are sometimes
made shorter and sometimes longer and
bigger for family alleys; but Is inches
is the regulation height. Tenpin balls
are sometimes made of rosewood, some
times of maple, but lignum vitae is the
best wood for tenpin balls.
Bowling is more popular in this
country than ever before. Up to about
IS years ago the majority of bowlers
here were Germans. Now bowling al.
leys are provided in many clubs, and
there are more public and more private
alleys that ever, especially at seaside
and country residences, where there are
to be found alleys elaborately fitted uI
with fine woods.-N. Y. Sun.
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BaseIy Mnl1Ened.

Il have good reason to be- said the
Young man. when they asked him why
he was so sad. "You know appeared
at the Fadley-Smarton ball as a fif-
teenth century Englishman?"
Yes"
"And to make sure that l would be
correctly reported I had my Office boy
send an item to the papers. And he
abbreviated it SO it came out that I
was in the character of a 15-cent Eng
lishman. ."-Indianapolis Journal.