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The state herald., 1897-11-05

AZ the picket OF pinkcrton himself
has Just been picked. II Ia Of little use
TO further employ detectives or police
men. plnky was gaping Mt parade
in Denver. like any other Chicago Jay.
when he lost his wnd.
The state herald., 1897-11-05

"Boggs made his wife quit taking Del
sarte lessons ''Cou.dn't he afford IT."
Eyes; but the teacher was giving her exer.
clseS that would keep her lower Jaw Timber"
The state herald., 1897-11-05

''See that girl waving her hands around
her head. Is she an elocutlonlstT "N0;
she's. describing a new hat to that other
girl"
The state herald., 1897-11-05

Women, in order to be admitted to Aus
trlan universities, must be at least eighteen
years old, graduates of high school and Of
Austrian birth,
The state herald., 1897-11-05
Free. Jmuortnnt Informntlon

"Dld you know that there Is a Silent
Thought BrOtherhoodi" ''les; every mar
rlcd man belongs to it,
The state herald., 1897-11-05

81 can't be bothered with attending
cRucuscs!" snapped Mr.. swallow.
But no added. proudly. u never ne
glect to yote," II wonder why you
have screens at your wlndowS7" Mr,
Wright taid, softly. why don't you
let the mosquitoes come In, aud try to
Kill them afterward7"
The state herald., 1897-11-05

Judge Foster OF Kansas thinks here
Is something wrong In the gambling
that enables man TO make several
million dollars day through an nd
vance In the price OF wheat, espt clally
rs the man does not raise. Import. ex.
port. or so much as see the grain that
brings him that great fortune, They
will never cease to have queer ideas In
Kansas. remarks Judge. and n, the
same time this millionaire. living 10y
his wits. IL totally non-produc,iye. and
when he drops out Of life tho world
has lost not dollar Of any kind u
value
The state herald., 1897-11-05

Educate Your Bowel with Cascnrcts.
Candy CathaI.lc cure constipation forever.
t0c 25c, UC O. e. fail, druggists refund money.
The state herald., 1897-11-05

FREE. important A"fOrmatiOh
To men tplain envelCpe> How, after ten
wears frutless doctofing I was fully re-
stored TO full v.gor and robust manhood. No
L. q. ID. fraud No money accepted. No con-
nectlon with medical concerns. Sent nbso-
lutely free. Address, Lock Box 2SS, Chlcn-
CO. H.. Send two-cent stamp IL convenient.
The state herald., 1897-11-05

Star Tobacco is the leading brand of
the world, because it is the best.
The state herald., 1897-11-05
THE STATE HERALD.
J.H. PAINTER, Owner and Publisher.
HoLYoKE, COLORADO.

A great many orators mix the Gil of
eloQuence with the water of weak argu-
ments.
The state herald., 1897-11-05

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Druggists refund the money il il fails To cure 25c
The state herald., 1897-11-05

Snnrfns Instruments, 4 = :. IAiiie id1l Atan,.
uhgr ~ MT unudyhlrrin everything usrd In IN,
hold ArH substantial metal fc,'is s long steel IA e.
The state herald., 1897-11-05

EI llDIcTc CoLEAN AVE. FLORAL 90
lOnIO y u2s 10Th 81 rel. 1874. Green.
houses Cor colfn, and York sts. Denver
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-07-29

In the Indian household, as in our
own, children bear an important part.
The baby is the constant companion Of
it's mother; not that other members
of the family do not share in the care
of it, but the little one is kept closely
under the maternal eye. Soon after it's
birth it is laid in its own bed, which is
often profusely ornamented and is al
ways portable. a board about foot
wide and three feet long is covered
with feather pillow or with layers of
soft skins. Upon these the baby is
fastened by broad bands of skin, fan
mel Or calico. When asleep the child S
arms are bound under cover, but they
are released when it awakes. A great
portion of the infants time is spent ly-
ing upon soft robe or blanket, where
it can kick and crow to it's hearts con-
tent. If, however, the mother should
be SO engaged as to be frequently called
out of the tent, the baby is laced upon
its board and hung up under tree, or
placed where there is no danger of fall
ing. Should the mother have to go any
distance from home, she will slip the
strap of the board over her head, and
the baby goes along, winking at the
great world from it's mothers back
Long Journeys on horses are made by
babies snugly packed and hung from
the horn of the mothers saddle.-Nrs
Alice c. Fletcher, in Century.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-07-29

Railroad President - Hum! Seems
to me the receipts from our chair cars
are not as large as they might be.
Superintendent - No. The people
object to paying the dollar extra for
such a short distance.
President-Hem. While this damp,
chilly, windy weather continues, see
that the brakemen on the ordinary cars
politely open all the doors for passen.
gers to get in and out at every sutton,
and-and politely leave them OPEN un'
til the train gets under full headway
again. Politeness pays, yoq knowt-~S
!. Weekly,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-07-29
warnings

signs and omens. But l believe l will
go down to New York and see if Oracle
is WELL"
And so, late one snowy December
night, there came tremendous peal at
the door bell of Mrs. John Folliott's
mansion. That lady was absent to
fashionable reception with her three
daughters. Norah and Fanny had gone
to visit a friend in neighboring
kitchen, and Bridget, half asleep, Stun
bled to the front door and opened it.
Miss Grace, is it?' she stammered.
"Sure, if Yell step in the parlay Ill
send her up to YOU"
Up" repeated the keen old gentle
man; where is she?"
'In the kitchen, sir" confessed
Bridget.
Il will go where she is," said Mr.. Fol-
lott. "Take ME to her at once
Poor little Oracle sat before the kitch-
en- fire. the meekest and palest Of Gin
derel!as. in an unconsciously dropping &
attitude Her dress was worn and
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-07-29
PERSONAL AND LITERARY,

Hannah Brewer, the old postwom-
an of Bitton, England, has been on
duty 60 years, during which time she
has walked a quarter of million miles.
Maj j. Ginter, the Richmond tobacco
king, has resigned his position as di-
rector of the American Tobacco COM
pany and will soon retire from active
business, worth $s,OOO,OO0. When he
laid down his musket at Appomattox
he did not have dollar.
Mrs. Thomas A. Edison is a very
beautiful woman. She looks like an
Italian, with soft brunette coloring and
a superb complexion. She knows very
but dcvotes much time to reading de-
tective novels with him, form of liter
ature of which he is very fond.
One of the most costly crowns in
the world is that Of the king of Portu
gal. The Jewels which ornament it are
valued at SS,5OO,00O. Queen Victoria's
crown is valued at S1,SOO,0OO. In his
state clothes, including the crown, the
sultan of Johore wears diamonds worth
$12, ,0OO,O 900.
-Fraulein Anna Siegmund, a grand
niece of the great composer, Shubert,
who is a student in the dramatic de-
partment of the Vienna conservatory,
recently appeared in that city as Fran
cisca in "Minna Won Barhelm" and
Viola in "As You Like It." 1t was her
first public performance.
Judge Advocate Samuel T. Shaylor,
of Jacksonville, Fla, while sitting on a
wharf during the court-martial recess,
found in the hem of his trousers SIS
diamond ring. He had purchased the
trousers year ago of Capt. Letter, of
Sanford Fla, but had not lad occasion
to use them before.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-07-29
A MARYLAND STAKEHOLDER
The Kind That Had the Love of His
Servants.


He was q STAKEHOLDER who loved
freedom, of that class which our abo'
ltion fanatics never understood-men
for whom slavery was not political
conviction or profit scheme, but sad
inheritance of responsibilities, to bo
borne in the fear of God, until some
time, some way, beyond human fore
sight, it might happily be done away.
He and his kind never bought or sold,
except rarely, it might be, in the way
of mercy, to save some poor wretch
from a Tad master or separation from
his family, or the dreaded fate OF being
"sole an sont down south" Those
who were consistent Methodists obeyed
the unwritten law of their church in
that region and manumitted slaves at
agreed ages, when they had served a
few years of maturity to pay
for the care CT their childhood
and were able to take care of
themselves. They were taught to
read, they were trained to pray.
they were nursed in sickness and
watched and guarded for their well
fare, so that misfortune or dereliction
in one of them was mourned almost as
family sorrow.--John Edgeworth, in
Chautauquan.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-07-29
BENTON. LOUISIANA, thursday JULY 49, 1897.

faded, her hair brushed back in plain
plait, her cheek transparently pale, and
there was an expression in her eyes, as
they looked into the red embers, that
made Mr.. Folliott's heart ache.
I've not come any too soon." he
thought, and then he said abound:
"Gracie! Little Gracie!"
feet and ran sobbing into his arms.
"Oh, take me away!" she exclaimed.
"Oh, am SO miserable h-re!"
The old man looked at her, with tears
in his eyes.
Il have made mistake, Oracle" said
he. NO man can do his duty by proxy.
! should have kept you myself. Never
mind, little one, henceforward you shall
be all my own"
He turned to Bridget.
Pack her clothes," said he, "and lose
no time"
Bridget stared. Are you going to
take her away, sire" said she.
Mr.. Folliott nodded.
"And it's glad of it l am" said the
honest girl, "for though it's weariful
lonesome | shall be without her, it's no
place for gentleman's daughter, is this
ovid black beetle-haunted kitchen. No
more it ain't!"
And when Mrs. Folliott and her
daughters returned, tired and cross, at
two o'clock in the morning, there was
no patient Oracle to do the duties of a
lady's maid to them. And note from
their rich relative on the hall table ex-
planned the phenomenon.
Mrs. Folliott grew pale as she read
the curt words in which Cousin Paul
expressed his meaning.
I'VE shall never have a cent from him
again as long as we live" said she.
But Oracle, secure in his parental
love. was happy, and when she looked
back over those New York days they
seemed like nothing but a troubled
dream.
From which she had awakened, thank
Heaven!-N. Y. Ledger.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-07-29
THE AVA-SUPIS.
a Tribe of Queer Indians Who Live
in a Deep CANYON Out West.

in n Deep Canyon Out West.
The home of the Ava-Supi tribe is be-
tween the deep defles of the Cataract
canyon, tributary of the little Colo
RADIO river, which has it's rise in the
Bill Williams mountains. The narrow
valley is about 100 to 500 yards wide,
with walls of sandstone and granite
rising perpendicularly on either side to
Il sheer height of 1000 to 1000 feet.
The approach is by a narrow. twisting,
tCrtuous trail. which descends from
the broad plateau above. winding in and
out between the towering walls and
precipices. In some places it is so mar
row that a single person with burden
finds it difficult to avoid pitching into
the depths below. No tribe in the coun-
try occupies such an inaccessible local
ity as a home. White men never go
there unless on science bent.
Through the center of the little valley
flows a cold. clear stream, fed by the
mountain SHOWS of the distant Bill Will
lia:ns peak. The current is rapid,
and the power is utilized in a crude way
for grinding the grain which is one of
the principal crops of this Arcadian peo-
pic At the lower end of the stream
the water is diverted into acequias,
which carry it to the fertile fields. 1r-
rigation is necessary for all crops, as
the rain clouds seldom pour their con-
tents into the hidden valley, and the
snow never falls. The soil is rich,
lal l-;c 1off l,xynu n4
| an adjacent Colorado stream in untold
seasons. 1t produces, in addition to va
rious kinds of grain, peaches, grapes,
mesquite beans and a species of guava.
The Ava-Supis have no extensive
flocks, neither herds of cattle nor
horses, like many Of their prosperous
| neighbors above, for all their available
land is required in agricultural pur-
quits, but profitable trade is carried on
with the Mosquis, Zunis and NavaJos,
fruits and meal being exchanged for
dried meats and coarse cloths. The
tribe at the present time numbers about
300 They are carefully Observant OF
law and order as prescribed by the au-
thorities of the pueblo, and are court
eous and hospital BILE to outsiders. Down
in this sylvan retreat the climate is de-
| lightful. Neither the extreme heat OF
summer nor the severity of winter is
felt. While the chill winds are raging
overhead this seguestered glen is all
abloom with flowers and green with
waving grass.
The Ava-Supis practice monogamy
with the exception of the head chief
to whom is granted special dispense
ton permitting him to take as many
wives as he can secure and support
Failure to provide justifies a wife II
securing a divorce, which is done in thu
simplest possible manner. by leaving
the lodge of her husband and refusing
thereafter to recognize him in any man
ner. Should there be man at the bot
tom of the domestic row, the chief ha!
then the satisfaction of arraigning hin
before the council, and it is the duty o
that august body to assess the damages
The amount is usually based upon tn
ability of the defendant to pay.-N. \
|
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-07-29
NO. p.
FIGURES ON PHOTOGRAPHS.
Phenomena Formerly Thought to 81
Supernatural


1t is no uncommon experience to find
upon new plates certain images for
which there seems to be no possible ex.
PLANTATION, their startling and unac-
countalole appearance being ''wropt in
mistry," causing astonishment not I'M
mixed with uncanny feeling. y gem
tleman made an exposure upon the in
terror of a friends house; he was doubt
full of the time, and proceeded to de-
velop for under-exposure; to his great
surprise the plate developed quickly.
and to his greater surprise the image
was an interior quite different from
that upon which he had exposed. The
plate was from fresh box and could
not possibly have had a previous ex-
posure.
Another instance of the kind, having
quite sensational and tragic ending,
is on record. An exposure was made
upon view having a river in the fore
ground. The photographer, while de-
veloping this peculiar plate, was per-
fectly astoundcd by an appearance
which he had not seen while taking the
photograph, and for which he could
in no way account. On completing the
development. there was plainly re-
vealed, in the foreground of the picture,
the figure of a woman, apparently float
ing upright in the water. Not many
weeks after, to complete the mystery,
the body of a woman was found in the
river at the exact spot where the photo
graph had been taken. Again, not long
since, the daily papers were agitated
over the account of a travelling pho
tographer, who, upon making an ex-
posure upon the interior of reputed
haunted house, discovered at one of the
windows n portrait of the murdered
man through whom the house had
gained it's evil name. In another case
three distinct images, having no con-
nection one with the other, were i'm
pressed upon a single film. The plate
was exposed upon a garden in the
| evening-nothing remarkable being
| seem but when placed in the developer
mans hat of oldfashioned shape, a
child's dress and dog were distributed
ever the image of the garden. Such
mysterious images were more common
in the days of wet plates than now.
A few years back Prof. Burton In
vestigated the matter. Upon tracing
back the history of the glass he found
that it had been used for other films,
and that the images which appeared un
doubtedly arose from the remains of
previous images. The old glass was
thus proved to be the source of the
ghosts; it only deepened the scientific
| mystery, while it cleared away the
supernatural. The glass traced by Bur-
ton had been washed for some weeks,
| immersed in strong nitric acid, and
every means taken to insure chemical
cleanliness, yet, in spite of all this,
enough energy remained latent to form
| developable image upon the new film,
whether by chemical or physical force
remains to Zoe discovered. A complete
solution of the difficulty would prob
ably throw considerable light upon the
nature of Photographed images in
| general; at least, it seems to indicate
that light is not absolutely essential
in the formation of latent images on a
sensitive flm.-Journal of Photog-
| anhv
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-07-29
SILK LINING.
Out of Place on business Woman
TafIOr-Made Suits Appropriate.

One of the clevereSt business women
in town lays down as rule to be care
fully observed that, while women of
leisure may put silk lining in their
frocks, its musical rustic is out of place
in business woman's skirt. "The silk
lining" says the woman, "is the divid-
ing line between the woman at home
and the woman in business. The swish
and f1utter, as you name it, have no place
about the business office. In fact, the
tailor-made gown and fedora hat form
the armor of a business woman. In
that attire you may call her the new
woman if you will. She is ready to
meet the world on it's own ground, and
will not feel that she is misunderstood.
The woman who rustles in business
office, filling the air with sounds of
sliken futter, is more often looked
upon by the men she encounters as a
diversion. If they have no interest in
diversion at that particular moment,
they get rid of her and bow her out as
soon as possible. If she is dressed too
well the chance is that they regard her
as too prosperous for earnest work. If
she is shabby or carelessly attired,
which is about the same thing, she is
branded as inefficient, or she wouldn't
be in such apparently reduced circum-
stances. The tailor-made suit, there.
fore, is the happy medium. If she has
good gloves and good shoes, well-fitting
| garments, and no silk lining, she is
equipped to meet the world. Silk lin
ings, silk petticoats and ostrich plumea
initiate against the success of woman
| In the business world. d.''-Detroit News.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-07-29

IN THE TWILIGHT.

Nv hands are growing weary.
While from my setting sun
The gold is slowly fading,
= And so much work undone.
Now every passing moment
Some task unfinished brings
20 hands grown weary doing
So many useless things.
NV feet are also weary;
The ways they walk are hard,
The thorns have held and hurt them.
The stones have left them Scared.
Here, In the gathering twilight.
They falter now and fail.
Poor feet that stray so far from
The straight and narrow trail
Away off In canyon
| hear lost sheep cry,
And on the perfect pathway
See happy souls go by.
But My soul is weary
AS wearily | plod.
And all because I've wandered
Sc far away from God.
-Cy Warman, in N. Y. Sun.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-07-29

"Why don't you stop this everlasting
grind, Richly? You're worth couple
of millions now"
"a mere drop in the bucket, sir. Ny
daughter has set her mind upon marry
ing a titled foreigner."--Detroit Free
Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-07-29
The first American flag made

The first American flag made OF
bunting manufactured in the United
Stats was hoisted over the capitol in
Was hington on February "a, 1866. It
was the gift of Benjamin =. Butler. and
was the production Of the United staiet
Bunting company Of Lowell, Mass,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-07-29
No Cause for Jealousy.

The Maid-Mr. Blank mistook me for
his wife last night.
The Policeman-Ah, gave you kiss,
eh?
The Maid-No; gave me a scolding.-
~. Truth,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-07-29
Stuffed EiNS

Make an incision in each fig, and in
kert half the meat of an English walnut.
Arrange on do!ly.-Leisure Hours,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-07-29

The japanese reporter makes about
as much money as the Japanese police
men-that is, six dollars a month. In
Toxic some of them make more, and in
the smaller towns they make as little
at two dollars month, but six dollars
is fair average. They are not sent
out on regular assignments as a rule,
but are given u rowing commission. The
editor tells them to get news-real
news if there is any, but get news;
and they never return empty-handed
A good newsgatherer is rare among
them, but the "fakir" is plentiful
enough, and really clever. Interview.
ing can hardly be said to be popular
The people do not understand it and
do not like it. Japan is esoteric and
doesn't tell what it knows if it can help
itself. Still, there are interviews in
Japanese papers. Politicians have them,
selves interviewed occasionally, and dis.
tinguished 'globe-trotters" usually
submit-N. Y. Post.
Hoisted Only When tn Wind Is Rig ght
The national flag it is customary tc
hoist daily, from sunrise to sunset; but
in large cities there are many flags, OF
more properly speaking, burgess, thai
are hoisted only when the wind is in
certain directions, so that the wind viii
blow them out over the street in front
of the buildings on which they are
hoisted. These are big flags, some Of
them of great size, bearing the name o.
the business house from which they
float. Some of them are big enough t.
stretch across the street. Such flag:
would only be wasted if hoisted wher
the wind would blow back over tn.
building, They could not be seen there
and they would soon wear out on roof!
and walls and in whipping aroune
chimneys, and so they are hoisted onl,
when the wind is right.-N. Y. Sun.
A new measuring bottle is fttet
with two different sized reservoirs OF
opposite sides of the necks, with out
| lets at the bottom in which corks ar,
inserted, the bottle being tipped on on,
side TO fill a reservoir holding th
amount of liquid desired, when the bot
tic is brought upright and the eorl
withdrawn to allow the liquid ta tor
9ab
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-04
POWER HOUSE BURNED.
Half a Million Dollars Worth of
Damage Done in philadelphia.

Philadelphia, March 3.-The power
nouse at Thirteenth and Mount Vernon
streets, from which the Union Traction
company operated a half dozen of its
lines of trolley cars. was destroyed by
fire this evening. The loss is about
$500. 900. principally on valuable ma
chinely in the building. The loss is
covered by insurance. The power house
was large brick structure, covering a
third of the block, and containing eight
dynamos and other valuable machin-
cry. About 6 o'clock this evening.
some of the employees were swinging
a big crane around that was in the
building and the iron chain hanging
from an arm struck a generator. The
blow smashed the generator and vio-
lent explosion followed. The breaking
of the generator blew out every cir
cult and wrecked all the dynamos
which were running.
Following the explosion fire broke out
and gutted the building and destroyed
the eight dynamos or rendered them
useless.
During the progress of the fire
August Binder and an unknown man
were run over by fire engine and
killed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-04
Hav Gives a Dinner.

Washington, March 3.-Mr. John
Hay. who is understood to be slated
for the position of ambassador to the
court of St. James, gave an elaborate
dinner tonight in honor of the presi-
dent elect Covers were laid for 20.
The dining-room of the Hay residence
was tastefully decorated. while the
table was a superb affair from an
artistic standpoint.
Mr.. Mckinley sat at the right of
the host. The other guests were the
members of Major McKinley's cabinet
now in Washington and a number of
friends who accompanied the presi-
dent-elect TO Washington. MIR. Mark
A. Hanna, Mr.. Abner Mckinley and
Mr.. John Addison Porter were among
the guests After the dinner Major
Mckinley returned to the Ebbitt
House, and at IL o'clock retired.