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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-06-03
psilid lips, breath to the paralJzed

lungs.
Then, when the wondering eyes
opened, l gave a powerful opate,
watched till it took effect, and, leav-
ing my patient in profound slumber,
went downstairs. l found my uncle in
the pathetic apathy grief had made
habitual in those three dreadful days,
and | said, gently:
"Uncle, you have doubted my love
and my gratitude in these last few
months. You have thought the man
who owed you every good of his life
for years had counted on your death 10
inherit your wealth."
'But l will not doubt you again." he
said, piteously. 'if you will come back
to me. l have wrongcd you, but you
will not desert me now!"
you have wronged me- answered.
''and l have come to prove to you my
love and my gratitude. l have come to
restore to you"
The aged face was lifted quickly,
while a pallor like death, breathless
eagerness, warned me TO speak quickly.
Come" l said. And led him gen
tly, yet quickly, to the bed where his
son lay, sleeping. l checked the cry
upon his lips by whispering:
"Do not waken him! This sleep is his
rcry lifc!"
Not dead!" he whispered, shaking
like one in an ague-'not dead? Sid.
ncy. my son!"
Not dead" answered, NOR dying
He will recover, uncle!"
"And you have given him his life.
You, whom he almost accused Of wish
ing to murder h!m!"
"He was mistaken" l said, quietly.
"Now, will you watch him while send
DR.. Farnell here?"
"Ycs-yes! And you will have.
those things taken away?" and hs
pointed to the room where the coffin lay.
Il will do ALL"
1 was glad to have employment. l
sent away the funeral guests, careful
~ keeping the life-restoring quiet. l
had all funeral preparations removed,
and I-ah, me, told Leone!
1t was bitter, and yet sweet, to meet
her tears of gratitude and deep happH
ness. 1t was my reward, and yet my
sore pain, to see the despairing grief
leave her dear face, and a quiet rest re-
place its anguish.
Nobody quite understood but the old
doctor. He did, ana gave me one hand
grasp that seems ever to linger in M
palm when l think of that day of ex-
| element.
Sidney Gresham had the grace to dror
his active animosity towards me-to
let my uncle keep his affection for me,
| and, when he died, remember me in his
will. But he never cordially liked me
When DR.. Farnell died I became
physician at Gresham Place, and my
| life of sorrowful loneliness took the
added pang of knowing Lconie's pre-
cious gift of love never met full return
| She has never complained, bearing
patiently the sorrows of a neglected
wife. the hours of loneliness even her
children cannot fill, when her husband is
seeking pleasure for weeks together in
the city. But she is pale and sad now
the woman | loved and would have
guarded from sorrow with my hearts
! blood.
We have been good friends, and ]
think when the incurable enemy have
carried in secret for years wrings out
NY life in a little time now, that Leonie
will drop tear upon my dead face
though no love, no duty, can snatch me
buck from the grave to which I am
hastening.-N. Y. Ledger.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-06-03

The fact that within the past Is years
two-thirds of the unevenness in rail
road tracks has been done away with
on certain lines was discussed at re-
cent meeting of the New York Academy
of Sciences. The improvement has been
brought about principally through new
designs and methods of manufacture of
rails. A "track-indlcator" car, travel
ing 20 or 80 miles an hour, sums up the
inequalities, the ups and downs" in
the rails for each mile traversed. For
merly the total inequasty' per mile
amounted to six or seven feet, even
for the best roads; now it has been re-
duced to only is or 20 inches, and this
remnant is said to be due to dents in
the rails. 1t was pointed out that the
improvement, which may be carried
farther, brings with it heavier iocomo-
tives and cars, longer trains and higher
speed.-Youth's Companion.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-06-03

The total forest area of the United
States is estimated at round 495 ,OOO, eco
ncres, or 26 per cent. OF total area,
Alaska and Indian reservations not IN.
gladsa,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-06-03

Oftaa when people tell yoE how the,
so!d somebody s!se what they though: =
IAess i is > lie ~eWsshiBstoe pem9esat'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-06-03
Fossils in Chalk,

All chalk is composed of fossils. If
you take the tiniest bit and place it un-
der powerful microscope you will see
an intimate number of ofextremely diminu-
tive shells, and no spectacle on large
scale is more beautiful than the varied
forms of the tiny homes of animal life
which are disclosed by powerful glasses.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-06-03

Dobkins-Iou don't seem to be in any
hurry about going home tonight, old
boy.
Fogg-No; the fact is shall find nv
wife in angelic temper, no matter how
late it is. She was going to fortune
teller this afternoon.
"Yes?"
Don't you see? Iwent there before
and gave the fortune-taller & flyer. OF
course Mrs. +. will ask about me. and of
course l shall get my five dollars
worth. See?''-Boston TRANSCRIPT.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-25
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

EOR SALE-Brownie the saddle horse,
n horse also a driving horse that will
make a saddle horse. Both for sale at q
bargain. G.. G. Burton Seward Ave-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-25
nBROWNS'' NOT SOLD.
Won der Abe and the Cleveland Ball
Managers Fail to Agree.

St. Louis May 25.-When seen today
President Chris Won der Abe said that
the St Louis base ball club and fran
chise had not been sold and that 1t
would not be and as far as he was
concerned the negotiations with Messrs:
Frank de Hass and Stanley HtO bison OF
Cleveland were off.
Frank de Haas Robson, president of
the Cleveland club, said today that the
cash offer he and his brother had made
to Won der Abe had been refused Robi-
son refused to state what the amount
was. but it is learned on pretty good
authority that $4,000 was the extent of
it Robson did not seem to think that
the matter had finally been disposed OF
but rather spoke as if he had hopes of
vet making terms with the st. Louis
magnate. The magnateS had long
conference at the Southern hotel today
Won der Abe told Robson fatty that he
would not sell while the latter as fatty
said he would not go above the amount
offered
Various propositions were discussed.
The ST. Louis president offered to buy
Burkett and Childs together and one or
two others separately. The Robisons
were quick to decline, saying they would
sell the whole Cleveland club as
bunch or not sell at all. Then it was
suggested Won der Abe sell an interest
in the St Louis club to the Robson
brothers and let the best half of the
Indians come here and make up the
Cleveland team from the remainder. Mr..
Won der Abe said afterwards that he
would not listen to such a thing. That
he too would sell outright or not at all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-25
BIGGEST TURTLE.
Weighs $50 Pounds and WaIksAbout
Carving Two Men.

st. Louis, May 25.-A turtle, so large
that two men can stand comfortably
on its back and so strong that it can
carry them with ease, is creeping and
crawling about the floor of the ST.
Louis Fish and Oyster company, at 908
North Third street 1t is a green sea
turtle and the largest ever received in
the city. In a day or two the steward
of some big hotel will purchase the
monster for the modest sum of about
$75 the price of the latest beef, and
then the guests of his hOstelry will be
RECALLED with two delicious dishes-tur-
tie soup and turtle steak.
Meanwhile Mr.. Turtle mOpes about
in surly and snappish manner, as if
dreaming of the fresh sea breeze and
his ocean home near Chesapeake bay,
from whence he was kidnapped by
cruel band of fishermen last week and
shipped direct from Baltimore to st.
Louis.
The biggest turtle ever seen in st.
Louis attracted quite crowd OF visit
ors yesterday and the liberties taken
strength before evening. Everybody
wanted ride on his back and some in
sisted on turning him over. A trip
around the room standing upon the
hard shell was trick at all, but turn
ing Mr. Turtle upon his back was feat
that he did not at all relish and which
one man alone could not accomplish.
1t required the combined strength OF
two men to lift him on the side. That
fact can be readily appreciated when 1t
is considered that the ugly monster
weighs $50 pounds and measures 3 feet
in length and feet in width.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-25
PLAIN TALK.
Continued from First Page.)

other end of the capitol. "as to whether
a measure could go through"
HAS the senator" queried Mr.. Nor
gan, addressing Mr.. Chandler, inquired
whether this benevolent resolution will
be allowed to receive consideration in
the house."
Mr.. Chandler responded by asking if
Mr.. Morgan had made any arrangement
for passing his Cuban resolution in the
house. mo, the people are arranging
that responded Mr.. Morgan, land either
the senator from New Hampshire, who
supported that resolution and myself
and the American people and the Al
mighty will have to give way on that or
else the speaker of the house of repre-
sentatives will give way Mr.. Morgan
spoke on the humiliation to which the
United States was subjected in having
no American ships in which to carry this
American benefaction.
This dispatch of grain to British India
would convince the British people, he
said, that Notwithstanding the defeat of
the arbitration treaty, we intend to live
with them on terms of peace and amity.
Mr.. Morgan offered an amendment pro-
viding for the naturalizing of two Brit
ish built ships to carry this grain. He
declared that the shipping laws, prevent
ing the naturanzing of foreign built ships
were responsible for the humiliating con-
dition of having no American ships.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-25
KILLING OF OGDEN.
Shot by Harry sheraer in Miami
County-A Notorious Section.

Osawatonie, May 25.-News has
reached here of the killing Saturday
night, in Stanton township, of William
Ogden by Harry Shearer.
The deceased was a cousin of the wife
sidence of the Shearers, after having
stabbed his horse, about o'clock for
the purpose and intention of a visit and
to remain all night
Mr.. Shearer mistook Young Ogden
for one Whitehead, from whom Shearer
was expecting an attack on account of
a misunderstanding and bad blood, and
fired on Ogden killing him instantly.
The neighbOrhOOd where this occurred
has a reputation
About the year 1870, Calip Shearer in
a fit of passion murdered his wife and
married daughter and inflicted a NOR
tai wound upon his sOn-in-law, which
resulted in his death, not however I'M
til the sOn-in-laW had Drained Calip
Shearer with a fence stake.
Four years ago Bill Ellis shot his
brother to death by emptying the con-
tents of a blunderbus into his body,
within sight of the spots above alluded
to, which Ellis was sentenced to be
hung, and is now in the penitentiary.
Jap" Rainey, who shot his sweet
heart to death, because his love was re-
fused by her five years ago, was
resident of the same vicinity, and is
now in the penitentiary with his pal,
Bill Ellis.
The murderOus reputation of the vic
unity has been such for years, that the
name of "Hell's Bend is familiar to re-
SidentS for miles around.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-25
HERMIT CAMERON
Creates a Sensation in a WOm-
ans Club
In New York City-Makes Them
a Speech.
HIS STRANGE VOW.
viii Walk From New York to
Gettysburg
VOW.
HIS STRANGE '
Where He Will Take Part on
Decoration Day.

The New York World of Saturday con-
tains the following story of Hern it
CamerOn'S appearance in that city:
m a Nazarite and a celibate," said
Gen Hugh Cameron. I'm sometimes
called the Hermit of Kansas, and I
have vowed never to cut my hair again
till my sisters obtain the right of suf-
frage."
And the Hermit DOTTED his Horace
Greeley hat to the Woman's West End
Republican club yesterday afternoon
with an air of infinite dignity, thereby
betraying the most remarkable couture
of the season. His gray locks have
been growing since the registering of
that rash VOW seven or eight years ago,
in Nashville, Tenn, when the w. c. T.
u. We're in convention, and have at
tanned a length that admits of any ar
rangement.
Contrary to precedent, however. they
are combed high on the head and twist
ed INTO an engaging knot just over the
LETT eye, lending an indescribably CO.
quettish touch to the Hermit's kindly
face.
Gen. Cameron arrived in town Wed
neSday, having tramped since January
last from his old home, in Camp Ben
Harrison, Douglas county, Kansas. On
the Sth of that month he started for
Washington to attend McKinley's in
auguratiOn. A few days after the cere-
monies he climbed to the top of Wash
ingtOn Monument, and there and then
decided to visit a series of memorials
about the country.
He tramped in turn to Baltimore to
Philadelphia, for the unwilling on the
18th, to Princeton, and thence to New
York for the dedication of the Peter
Cooper Monument
The veteran served for four years in
the Union army, entering as a, private
and coming out a colonel.
Since then he has had two commissions
of colonel and brigadier- general by
breVet In 1872 he was the resident sec
rotary of the Liberal Republican club
in Washington and one of Greeley's
strongest Dartisans. Since his retire
ment to his farm in Kansas he has
been known as the Hermit and wears
as his distinctive decoration the Kan
sas grasshopper over the national col
Ors.
From here he will go to Gettsburg
for Decoration Day. He wandered into
the Republican club for the discussion
on "Patriotism'' yesterday. creating a
sensation among the political women.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-25
FAILED TO MAKE GOLD.
Expert Government Metallurgists
Prove an Applicant for a Patent
Fraudulent

Washington, May 25-During the last
three weeks three expert metallurgists
connected with the mineral bureau
have been conducting a secret iRvesti-
cation in the laboratory of the treasury
department into the claims of a man
named E. c. Brice, that he had discOv-
cred a process for producing or creating
silver and gold from the base metals,
etc, including chemically pure anti
mOny.
some months ago Brice applied for
patent on his process which was de-
MED pending an actual test. The re
port of the experts follows the test in
every detail and concludes as follows:
During these experiments, which
have extended over 3 weeks and have
involved an amount of painstaking la
Dor which we hope has not been entire
Iy wasted, we have seen not the slight
est evidence of any creation or trans
mutation. On the contrary, the claim
ant failed in every instance to recover
the entire amount of silver and gold
known to be present in the materials
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-25
BEER TAX OPPOSED.
Milwaukee and Cleveland Senators
are Against L.


Washington May 25.-The Republican
caucus yesterday emphasized the fact
that there is a wide difference of opinion
among the Republican senators on rates
of duty fixed in the various schedules OF
the tariff bill. The senators We're in eau
Gus nearly four hours. The only official
announcement that was made after the
caucus adjourned was that it appointed
three senators in addition to the Repub>
lican members OF the finance committee
who We're TO act as a committee to get
the tariff bill through the senate. It was
generally stated. however, that an agree
nent had been reached that there should
be no set speeches on the bill, from the
Republican side except that from Senator
-Aldrich which is to be delivered today.
The finance committee is to hold a ses-
sion each evening. hearing propositions
from Republican senators and to decide
upon the advisability of presenting such
amendments in the senate.
The object is to prevent the Republi-
cans from dividing upon the various
schedules which might be presented. The
necessity of the arrangement was devel-
oped by the debate and the various con-
tertions of senators.
Senator Mason suggested that as soon
as the opening speeches We're made a
move should be taken towards having
vote the bill in two weeks. It was de-
cided to ask that after the debate has
run along for week, the senate begin its
session at II o'clock and sit until $50 and
have evening sessions.
Debate on various schedules consumed
the time of the caucus. A good deal OF
opposition was manifested to the tax on
beer. Hanna of Ohio and Spooner of Wis
consin were especially vigorous in their
opposition TO the increased tax on beer.
Ii was pointed out that the Democrats
had stated their opposition and would
make an effort to have the senate com
mittee eliminate the excess.
1t was determined that effort should be
made to secure the revenue both from
beer and tea by a stamp tax which would
accomplish the same result.
Western senators referred to the wool
schedules.
Senator Warren of Wyoming. appear
ing as the spokesman for the wool grow.
ers of the west said that the duties pro.
posed by the committee were in his judg.
ment inadequate and he thought there
should be increases of those proposed.
There was no talk of boiling and no
senator said he would vote against the
bill as a whole. It was on the matter of
schedules that they disagreed.
The question of abrOgating the Ha>
waiian treaty caused a lively debate.
Senator Aldrich stated that the commits
tee intended to bring in an amendment to
this portion OF the bill Senator Frye
opposed abrogation. while Senator Nell
son of Minnesota, made a vigorous speech
in support of the committee amendment,
declaring that the revenue which would
be raised from the duty on Hawaiian SUI
gar would be greater than that which
the committee expected to get from tea.
He declared the admission of the Ha-
waiian sugar free was in the interest of
sugar refners and consumers derived no
benefit from it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-25
HOW SATTLEY GOT OUT.
Governor Stephens Did Not Believe
He was Guilty.

Jefferson City, May 25-The release of
the eX-cashier, Elmer c. Sattley from
the penitentiary was accomplished so
quietly that none but the governor and
prison officials knew that he had gone
until the following morning.
The pardon was the result of letters
from prominent persons in various
parts of the state. Gov. Stephens, ex-
planning his action says:
4 have not believed him to be guilty
He was responsible to the directors and
his other superiOrs and acted only on
orders. ''Sattley was convicted in July
1894, of having received deposits after
knowing the bank was practically brOk-
en- and was given four years. He ap-
piled for a new trial and pending ac-
ton on the motion engaged in real
estate business in Chicago.
The bank failed in the panic of 1893
involving depOsitOrS for over 50 900. 600
It's vaults were found to contain only
$11 900, since then the assignees have
been able to pay but five per cent on
the dollar to the 5000 depositors. An
Investigation of the affairs showed that
J. c. Dardagh, Churchill and Cashier
Sattley had borrowed thousands of dol
lars of the depositOrs' money on worth
less securities.
Indictments against President Oar
dagh are still pending.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-25
Bridge Lumber Insured .

tors, today entered into an agreement
with the board of county commissioners
under the terms of which they will in
sure the lumber now piled on the banks
of the Kansas river to the amount of
81, $50. The county commissioners have re
fused to pay for this lumber since it was
placed a the bridge because of the liza
bility of loss or damage. The agreement
also sets forth that all of the material
used in the false work of the bridge
shall be furnished by the contractors
without expense to the county, and that
in case of loss or damage no claim shall
be made against the commissioners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-25
PROHIBS TO MEET.
The Two Wings of the Party Will
Strive to Unite June /.

SGT1V0 TO Unite OuQ6 Il
There will be joint meeting of the
state central committees of the two fac
tfons of the Prohibition party in Kansas.
in Topeka, June 1, to adopt some plan of
work for the future. An effort is being
made to secure a large attendance of the
members of the committees as well as
temperance workers who have at heart
the interests of the party and the work
which it contemplates.
w. L. Humbert and NJ Williams, chair.
men of the respective committees have
prepared, signed and issued the follow
ing open letter to friends of the cause:
I'VE hope to see a large attendance as
the outcome of this gathering is of most
vital Importance not only to the cause
in the state, but the nation as well.
Have we not rested long enough? If We
are ever to make an advance along the
line of prohibition work the present time
above all others is the most favorable
to the crystaHzation of all Prohibition
voters in one great party. For God and
home and all humanity. Let each one
come with a resolution that work must
be pushed forward, and that duty re-
quires that every man who is a Prohibi-
ton voter, and wants success to crown
our efforts, shall emphasize the record
of his ballot by assisting, and encourage
ing the committee in some way, that will
aid in rolling the prohibition car forward
so rapidly and so strong as to overcome
all opposition, for when such assistance
is furnished to the committee, then. and
not until then will we be in position to
demand that the American saloon be
made the leading political question, which
must be decided at the ballot box, be-
fore prosperity will again smile upon this
great nation. Let all consider this no.
tice as a personal request to be present.
The very life of our organization is at
stake, and every one who can should be
present.
This meeting is to plan work not to
discuss issues and should be attended by
hundreds who have written and said that
they were ready for work. GLADDEN. the
hearts of the committee by being pres
ent, and We can assure you that much
good will be accomplished, and it is our
hope that this will receive a hearty re-
sponse."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-25
EXILE FOR KING HCMBERT,
Is Predicted by Signor Crispi, Con
nectad With Bank Scandals.

London, May 25.-Referring to the ex-
pected trial of Signor Crispi for COM
plicity in the Bank of Naples scandals,
the Rome correspondent of the Daily
Mail says:
Two months ago Signor Crispi had an
audience with King Humbert and COM
planned bitterly of the campaign against
him. He declared that he would defend
and justify his connection with the trans
actions in question and then added: Per
nit me to tell you plainly what the up
shot will be. Two persons will go into
exile. I, as a poor man, and you, sir.
with your millions"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-25
KEPLEY MEN ARE PLEASED
That Silver Men are Excluded From
Republican Primaries

The action of the Republican central
committee in fixing the qualification for
voters at the primary as those who voted
for Mckinley at the last election is ex-
citing much comment.
A Silver Republican who still calls him
self a Republican said to a Journal re-
porter: That action shuts out a lot of
US who expected to vote at the primary
and who have always affiliated with the
Republicans. On the other hand it al
lows many avowed Democrats to vote.
The gold Democrats voted for Mckinley
and some of them never voted any part
of the Republican ticket before. The
committee has disqualified more than
half the Republican voters at the Santa
Fe shops who voted for Bryan but voted
the Republican state and county tick
cts
One of Sheriff KepIey's supporters
said: There is nothing that would suit
us better. This action of the committee
will do more to help our man than any
thing that could have been done. We are
satisfied"