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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-11
Dipping Into Theology.

A man asked an Irish priest what a
miracle was. He gave him full ex.
PLANTATION, which did not satisfy the
man. who said: "Now, won't your
reverence give me an example of MIR
acle?"
WELL" said the priest, "step before
me and I'll see what | can do
As the man did so he gave him tre'
mendous kick behind.
Did you feel that?" he asked.
"Begorra l did feel it, sure enough
well" said the priest, lit would be a
miracle if you didn't" t."-Boston Pilot.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-11
VOL. XXXVI.
MY LADY,.

Nor lily hath her liSsone grace,
Nor rose ner lips may fcign;
No violet blue is like the trace
Of one slight wandering vein
Across her wrist; and sure am
Nor star or heights Above
However pure, however high
Nav match the one love.
uer hair Is like the shadows blown
Through space as twilights fail,
Her eyes-they are but hers alone;
Her cheeks are very pale:
And IN her voice there Is touch
Like cooling Of the dove;
And yet praise not overmuch
The ore-the one l love!
Her hand is like flake of snow
That floats athwart the air,
When that the winter zephyrs blow,
So small 1t IS, SO fair;
How favored in my jealous sight
Beseemeth me her glove,
As clasping thus and holding tight
The little hand 1loNe!
Her foot as thistlcdown is light.
With instep arChing high,
And passes as a swallows flight
In summer fliCkerS by.
Her presence comes as comes the dawn.
With winds that whisper of
The one who holds my heart in pawn
The lady that l love!
The Worshiper.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-11
SCHOOLS IN THE SOUTH.
Southern Writer'S Emphatic Belief In
Negro Education.

Negro Education.
A friend writing from Atlanta. Ga.
incloses a clipping from an Atlanta
journal on the education of the negro
This article states that during the last
26 years 16 former slave states have ap-
propriated nearly $S0,000,0O0 for negro
schools; that their policy during the
last 16 years, persistently pursued
against great obstacles, shows that the
south is irrevocably committed to two
propositions: First, the support of ne
gro schools by general taxation; Sec
ond, the separation of the schools for
the whites and negroes. The article
goes on to affirm that under this policy
40 per cent. of the illiteracy of the ne.
gloes has Disappeared; that there are
, over $4,000 negro teachers in the south
ern states, and their number, as we'll as
the number of negro pupils, is steadily
increasing; and that there are in the
south 162 institutions for the secondary
and higher education OF negroes, in.
Guiding 80 colleges. Our correspondent:
adds:
| "Our section is aroused as to the need
of more and better schools. Occasion.
al editorial reference by yo,- to the in.
famous Sheats bilr makes it clear to us
that even you have failed to grasp the
real meaning of the contention. Sup
pose you let US work it out. Our point
of view is not the same and can imag-
ire the burning denunciation you
would shower upon northern editors
If you lived in the midst of a popula-
ton of five-s:Nths negro, and saw the
harm that such utterance caused, We
like the negro. Our children prefer .
legro to white comrade, and the feel
ing is fully ,eciprocated by the en-
franchised race. Trust the solution of
the problem to us"
We have repeatedly in these columns
emphasized the truth that the south be-
people and has attested its faith by it's
works. We are glad to give this evil
1ence which our correspondent fur
nishes of the truth of this declaration
so often made by us. Moreover, we are
of the opinion that separate schools and
separate churches are generally better;
that separation is desired at present by
both races; and if this desire were even
simply due to race prejudice, it would
i be necessary to wait until time and pa
tience should eradicate it. We call the
Sheats bill an infamous" one not be.
cause it provided for separate schools,
but because it made it a criminal Of
tense for white parent who wished to
do so to send his child to negro school
thus requiring him, in case no other
provision was made for the education OF
white children, TO leave his child to
grow up in ignorance. II is not neces
sary to enforce the laws of nature by
statutory penalties. So long as the state
provides adequately separate schools
for colored and white pupils, it should
allow white pupils to enter the coloreG
schools in the very rare exceptiona
cases in which they wish to do so.-Out
,Ook.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-11
Only with the queens Permission.

No part of a tree can be removed from
me grounds of Holyrood palace without
the permission of the queen. One, dat
ing from the region of Queen Mary, was
recently blown down, and before the
gardeners could touch it photograph
had to be forwarded to the queen, who
formally ordered its removal.-Boston
loI
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-11
The Cheerful idiot.

AT this moment and at other mo-
ments," said the Cheerful Idiot, there
ore thousands suffering for bread"
II suppose So" said Mrs. Hashoroft.
"And yet women will persist in vast
ing it by making pudding of it. Please
pass the prunes,"-IIdjspapalis Jours
asl,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-11
A SENATE SEAT THE STAKE.

)KER has often
been called the ma
tional e a m e 0 f
America" said the
haired, mid
dle-agcd man in
the club smoking
room, "but l fancy
there are few citi-
zens who fully ap-
preciate how much
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-11

Mr.. Gabber-Where's Mrs. Gabbcr?
Servant-Somebod told Eer an i'm.
portant secret this morning, and she
has beer out all day, going from house
to house visiting her friends.-Spare
Moments.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-11
The Solution.

1t was an hour past midnight, and
Mr.. Binns was fumbling about in the
hall and numbling angrily to himself
"What's the matter?" called cut Mrs
Dinns from the floor above.
"There's two hatracks here" he an,
swered, ''an' | don't know which one to
hang my hat on
you've got two hats, haven't you?"
rejoihed Mrs. Binns. Hang them on
both."-Dublin World.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-11

The city and the tower which the
sons of Noah proposed to build were
the earliest recorded instances Of fortl.
fication. The tower in this case VIZ
undoubtedly citadel
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-11

The Chinese call butter COWS
milk OIL" and cheese ''cow's milk cake"
They nave the utmost abhorreuce OF
both and never eat either.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-11

lit is estimated that In the German
empire there are 100000 mileb COWS.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-11

sive. He, too, hesitated moment, and
then he spoke:
"'Ill put up $500 more, if you want
to play for it., he said.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-02
A New Use for Bicycles,

The rates for carrying cycles in
Europe are now so low that great
number of cyclists take their machines
over to the continent with them, and
on thereturn journey fill thepneumatic
tires with tobacco, small bottles of per,
fuma lace, cigars and even TASKS OF
spirits specially made. When the
steamers arrive from the continent, and
there are q number of bicycles on board,
the officers adopt a very simple plan ot
inspection, but one which requires
some practice and experience before it
can be relied on. They do not unscrew
the air-tube, nor, of course, cut the tire.
They simply cause the wheels to re-
volve sharply and then listen attentive
ly.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-02

No man or woman can enjoy life
or accomplish much in this world while
suffering from a torpid liver. De-
Wits Little Early Risers, the pills
that cleanse that organ, quickly. E.
Reuss, 102 e. Commerce street.
CEMENT AND LIME AT, HENRY
PAULY'S. TELEPHONE b3. b-1s-tf
Correct Tailoring, Moderate Pri-
ces. "Lentz." 9-17-ttf
The next ordinance some alderman
might introduce in the city council to
advantage would be one to suppress
the horrible changing of street car bells
between street crossings late at night
and early in the morning.
No danger of yellow fever to those
who use Universal Disinfectant. St
"A party of school children from
Government hill went down to the mis-
sion, under the care of a teacher, yes
terday afternoon at 8 o'clock and spent
a few hours.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-02
Escapinr Ga. KiIIs Trees.

The fact is well known that, not.
withstanding the care given by the gas
companies to prevent leakage, breaks
often occur in the mains, resulting In
the death of great many shade trees
yearly. It is also said that where pipes
carrying steam heat underground are
placed near the trees the warmth il
winter starts the circulation of the sap,
which, being unable to go up through
the frozen bole of the tree, rots the
roots.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-02
The Transfer of Tires.

When the back tire has punctured
pretty often, and it is the back tire that
freely INDUCES in these little tricks, it
is an excellent thing, on Bicycles with
equal-sized wheels, to have the tires
changed from one wheel to the other.
This will frequently cause the back tire
to last twice as long without renewal
since there Is so much less strain and
wear on the front wheel. A little pre-
caution OF this kind is quite well worth
taking, If one does not want to be let
in for continual expense. The tube
grows thin and weak with heavy use
and constant punctures, and it is quite
worth while to try prolong its ex-
istence
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-02

The son of President Diaz, of Mex
leo, passed through the city yesterday
in a private coach over the Interna-
tional railway, on his way home from
a two years stay in Washington, d.
c., and afterward in France. He was
met at the depot by DR.. Ornelas and
DR.. Amos Graves, Sr.
"A lively fight between A. Cook and
Jim Brodwick took place on Alamo
plaza early yesterday morning.
-Teutonia Singing society, of the
Turner's, will have an entertainment
tonight in Turner hall
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-02

J. w. Bagget, of Oak Grove, Fla,
had an attack of the measles, nearly
three years ago, and the disease left
him very severe pains in the chest.
81 thought would die" he writes;
"but to my great Joy, was saved by
Chamberlain's Pain Balm" Pains in
the chest nearly always indicate the
approach of pneumonia, and by
promptly applying this liniment on a
flannel cloth, which should be bound
on the chest, an attack of pneumonia
may be prevented. 1t IS always
prompt and effectual. For sale at %
and so cents per bottle by all drug
gists.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-02

"A large force Of men was at work
repairing the street car and railroad
crossings on North Pine street yes
terday afternoon. 1t was badly in need
of repairs, too, as the crossings were
very rough.
"A resident on Avenue d, sends to
the Light complaint that the dust
on it is almost unbearable, and wants
the city to Flush" that street.
The San Antonio Street Car com.
pany had its force of electricians al
work repairing its trolley wire or
North Pine street yesterday after
noon
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-02
YELLOW FEVER GERMS.

breed in the bowels. Kill them and
you are safe from the awful disease.
Cascarets destroy the germs through
out the system and make it impossible
for new ones to form. Cascarets are
the only reliable safeguard for young
and old against Yellow Jack. 10c, Csc,
soc, all druggists. 9-27-30t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-02
PROBATE MATTERS.

Estate of Fred Dingel. deceased /;
letters Of administration granted to
VIM. Herpel. Bond $4,000. VIM. Ed
gar, Gustave Frasch and T. p. Nc
Call appointed appraisers.
Estate of Mary l. Rivas, deceased;
claims approved.
Court adjourns today.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-02
YELLOW JACK KILLED.

Cascarets, Candy Cathartic kills yell
low jack wherever they find him. M
one who takes Cascarets regularly and
systematically is in danger from the
dreadful disease. Cascarets kill yell
low fever germs in the bowels and pre-
system and kill all contagious disease
SOC, all druggists. got
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-02

Fire company No. was called out
last night at o'clock on a still alarm
to little shanty in an alley a few
doors north of the postofiice on Ave.
D. The fire was quickly extinguished.
the only loss being the saving of the
building.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-02

Certainly you do not want to suf-
fer with dyspepsia, constipation, sick
headache, sallow skin and loss of APP
petite. You have never tried De-
Wits Little Early Risers for these
complaints or you would have been
cured. They are small pills but great
regulators. e. Reuss, 102 e. Commerce
street.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-02
VOICES WANTED.

Conservatory instruction of vocal
class 81 per month of eight lessons for
all not desiring to take individual les
sons. Voice test free from IL to 2
O'Clock. Saturday Oct. 2. 81. Prof.
Schemmel, S02 Ave. c. 9-30-3t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-02
FOR RENT.

Building on northeast corner Of
Commerce and East streets, 64xS0
feet, two stories and basement, large
hall on second floor. Apply to l..
WOLFSON. 12-tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-02
TO PREVENT YELLOW FEVER

No more certain cure exists for mall
aria or Chills an fever than Electric
Bitters. If taken in time may be
sverted. Try it once and you may save
a fatal sickness. Sold by all drug
gists. s-30-3Ot
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-02
JUST RECEIVED.

A car of the celebrated Maniton
Mineral Water, for sale cheap, by the
9-27-6t HUGO SCHMELTZER CO.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-02
DOWN TOWN OFFICE.

DR.. J. J. McKanna has opened bus
mess office in rooms 4 and in the
Clifford building. S-16-tf
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-01
EXPECTED TOO MUCH.

January . Disappointmsnt in Business
Circles.
New YORK Feb. 1.-R. G.. Dun &
Co. 8 Weekly Review Of Trade says:
January has been a month of disap-
pointment but Of real gain. Nearly
everybody had promised himself q
land Of milk and honey after New
Years and the slow progress looks like
standing still to men in such state of
mind. Moreover, there are multitudes
throughout the country who have been
taking large ventures in advance Of or
apart from their regular business, be.
cause they expected rise in prices.
But prices fail as yet to bring them
profit. Wheat has declined severely,
cotton has scarcely risen enough to pay
brokerage and wool holds steady in
spite of enormous buying. Yet during
the past week the record shows that
10 iron works have started and only .
have stopped, l3 woolen works have
started and 9 more are about ready to
start, while 3 have stopped. Similar
things are seen in other industries and
the additional establishments are not
starting without some increase in or.
ders received.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-01

JAMES r. WILSON. 1LlHois Hah 10
already in the cabinet would not pre-
clude member of the official family
from being chosen from his state or
section of the country.
Mr.. Wilson is professor of agricul-
tural works in the Iowa agricultural
college and since 1891 has been director
Of the experimental station there. He
ID Of Scotch birth, hut has been resi-
dent Of Iowa for Al years. He was for
six years member of the Iowa legis-
lature. and served in the Forty
third, Forty-fourth and Forty sixth con.
crosses. He was railroad commissioner
in 1862, in the interim of his congress-
ional career, between the Forty-fOurth
and Forty eighth congresses. Mr.. Will
son was speaker Of the Iowa house
from 1872 to 1874. In congress he was
known as 1.-The whip" or ''pair master
and became q very popular member.
He is the foremost representative of
the farming interests of his state.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-01
MONETARY CONFERENCE.

Text of the Bill ~ 1t Was Passed by the
senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The text of
the bill paoviding for q monetary con.
ference, 40 it passed the senate Is as
follows:
! Section /. That whenever, after March
y, 1897, the president Of the United States
shall determine that the United States
should be represented at any international
conference called by the United States or
any other country with view of secur-
ing by agreement a flxity Of relative
values between gold and silver as money
by means Of common ratio between
these metals, with free mintage at such
ratio, he Is hereby authorized to appoint
five or more commissioners to such inter
national conference, and for compensa-
ton of said commissioners and for all
reasonable expenses connected Herewith
the sum Of $1O0, 600, or so much thereof as
may be necessary, is hereby appropriated.
Sec. 2. That the president of the
United States is hereby authorized, in
the name of the government of the United
States, to call in his discretion such inter.
national conference to assemble at such
points as may be agreed upon.
The closing Of the debate brought
out several notable speeches, including
those of Messrs. Hoar, Villas, Jones
(Ark.), German, Allison and Carter.
Il disclosed that little opposition ex-
listed against the bill. the only division
being ~ to the expediency Of seeking
bimetallism through international
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-01
TALKED TO DOCTORS.

The President Addresses the New Yorx
Academy Of Medicine.
NEW: YORK, Feb. 1.-The occasion
Of the semi.centennial of the New
York Academy Of Medicine at Carne.
gle hall last night was made auspicious
by the presence of President Cleveland,
who arrived in this city early in the
evening. Carnegie hall was taxed be-
yond it's capacity by the doctors and
their guests long before the exercises of
the evening were begun. On the stage
and in the audience were many leading
physicians from all over the United
States. The feature of the entertain
ment Of the evening was, of course, the
address of President Cleveland, which
excited considerable merriment and
good feeling. Other addresses were
made by President Bryant, DR.. Samuel
8. Purple Of New York and DR.. Lewis
A. Sayre '
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-01

MADRID, Feb. 1.-The Spanish pre-
mier, Senior Canovas del Castillo, has
reiterated his statement that Spain has
not yet revealed the nature of the Gu
ban reforms to any government. He
adds that the reforms are not yet fully
determined upon, and further says that
when majority of the Cuban prov
inces are free from rebellion it will be
time to apply to select parsonage to
carry out reforms.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-01
GOFF HAS DECLINED.

He Prefers q Judgeship to n Cabinet
Position.
PARKERsBURG, w. Va. Feb. IA
special from Charleston, this state, says
that a very intimate friend of Judge
Nathan Goff has given out the infor-
nation that Goff has declined the at.
torney generalship in McKinley's cab
met offered him by Mckinley last
week. He prefers to remain on the
bench as United States district Judge.
One reason known is that the judge
and his wife dislike Washington. A
we'll founded rumor 10 current that
Go6 will be q candidate to succeed
Senator Charles James Faulkner two
years from now.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-01
ABSOLUTELY PURE

agreement. AS voicing the general
view on the
Democratic Side of the Chamber.
Jones and German favored the adop.
ton Of the measure exactly as Repub-
lican senators desired, in order that the
responsibility might be theirs. Mr..
Hoar's speech attracted attention and
was one of the most noteworthy utter
ances Of the veteran senator made in
recent days. He spoke of his observa.
tfons in Europe during last summer,
his agreeable discussions with MN.
Meline and Bourgereau in Paris and
Mr.. Balfour in London ON the. advance
Of bimetallism. Mr.. Hoar expressed
the conviction that the four great ma.
tions-the United States, Great Britain,
France and Germany-were fast and
inevitably tending toward bimetallie
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-01
CUBAN GOVERNOR
News of the Appointment of Wey'
ler's Successor Considered
Authentic.
The News of the Tender of the
Place to Azcarrago Reported
to Olney.
American Prisoners in Cuba to
Be Released the Coming
\ Week.

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA Madrid
dispatch announcing the appointment
Weyler's successor as governor general
of Cuba is considered here absolutely
authentic. A week ago Senor De
LONE communicated to Secretary
Olney that General Azcarrago has been
rendered this position, but no definite
action had been taken.
All American citizens now in prison
in Cuba as subjects will, with few ex.
ceptions, be given their release some
time during the coming week. This
information, it is \said, has also been
conveyed to the state department by
the Spanish legation. The whole Com
petitor crew, it is understood, is in.
cluded in the amnesty, and there is
possibility that General Julio Sanguilly
and Louis Somellian may also be freed.
The state department has for some
time been conducting correspondence
with the Spanish authorities, negotiating
for the releases Of imprisoned American
citizens. The report has impressed the
fact upon the Spanish government that
if it would release the imprisoned
Americans, it would 60 long way to-
wards allaying the feeling in the United
States against Spanish rule in Cuba.
State department officials have been
confident that they could persuade the
Spanish government to take this view
of the situation, and they, it is said,
have succeeded at last.
Senior De LONE is confined to his
a
could not be interviewed on the above
subjects, but it is generally understood
that Senior Azcarrago has consented to
assume the arduous role of Cuba pacif-
icator. and it is thought that this pol.
icy will greatly simplify entanglements
with this government.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-01
THE ALASKAN TREATY.

Secretary Olney and Sir Julian Paunce-
fote AMx Signatures.
: WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-Secretary OIL
ney and Sir Julian 'Pauncefote at IL
o'clock signed the convention for the
definition by commission Of SO much Of
the boundary line between Alaska and
the British possessions as is marked by
the l41st meridian. ~
The treaty provides commission of
four members. The names are not
given in the treaty but will be agreed
on hereafter. The commission will
meet under the terms of the treaty in
London or Washington.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-01
RolOfY and Luis Indicted.

BALTIMORE, Feb. General Roloff
and DIR. Jose j. Luis of the Cuban
junta have been indicted by the fed.
eral grand jury on the charge of "be.
ginning, setting on foot and providing
within the District of Maryland, means
for a military expedition against the
territory Of a foreign prince with whom
the United States is at peace, to wit,
against the island of Cuba"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-01
Indianapolis Hotel DAMAGED.

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 1.-The North
wing Of the Denison hotel, one of the
finest in Indianapolis, was damaged by
fire during the evening to the extent Of
about $4,000. The fire had gained
he eadway before an alarm
was sounded and the damage caused by
water was greater than by fire.