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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-04-28

Find out the weak point in your
character and concentrate your forces
there, for it is there that the devil
will make his most vigorous attack.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-04-28

Cypress Lodge No. SO, F. and A.
NJ, will hold its next regular meet
ing next Saturday, 30th inst.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-04-28

Politeness yields large dividends
but it is an investment often over
looked.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-04-28

It is no trouble to see that wealth
is curse, as long as the other fellow
has it.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-04-28

April, SO far, has been month OF
great events in the United States.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-04-28

True greatness is not achieved by
one great act, but by the faithful per-
Torrance of little duties from day to
day.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-04-28

A man never realizes how little be
knows until child begins to ask him
questions.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-04-28
Dentistry.

DR.. T. NJ. Comegys, Office over
Zodiag's, adjoining Opera House,
Shreveport, La.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-04-28

Think of the errors of the past only
long enough to get incentives to Go
better in the future.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-04-28
Benton Missionary BAPTIST Church

Following are the names of per
sons and the amounts they have
paid for the purpose of building
Benton Missionary Baptist Church
house, Rev. J. S. Campbell, pastor
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-04-28
Just Received,

A car load of fresh meal. Every
barrel guaranteed. Also, constantly
on hand a large lot of corn, oats
aud hay. !.
r, M. VAUGHAN.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-04-28
Notice TO TrespNssers.

MO trespassing will be allowed on SHADY
IN Grove Plantation. This Is warning that
all who do trespass will be prosecuted 70 the
full extent of thelaw R.C. oIIcooN
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-04-28

Go to Dowell s. Go. for fresh
bakers bread, celery and fine can
dies.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-04-28
rice of Subscription, in Advance.
Levee Board will meet May 5.

CO. Gayle sells early and late,
and sells everything cheap.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-04-28
DO 1T
TODAY!

Make a change to-day-buy a
pretty Straw Hat; your head will be
the cooler for it, and so much more
comfortable. How can yon invest
70 conts or 81 in any better way than
taking care Of your head, so sail
that old hat in the corner and see
Us for your new one-75 cents isn't
much.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-26
HOW WE HELPED ATcH1soN.
How They Have Not Always Helped
Us.

Charley McCabe, ex-county clerk,
who is a very ardent admirer OF Con-
gresham Curtis and who was dele
gate to the Horton convention, When
asked to give his opinion of the obliga-
lions due Mr.. Seaton from Shawnee
county, replied as follows:
1.-The position of the Capital that
Shawnee county must support Mr.. Sea-
ton because he lives in the First dis
trict, is absurd. Mr.. Bailey, candidate
for ngressman-at-large Judge Por-
ter, candidate for associate Justice; Mr.
Mccarthy, candidate for state treaSur-
er, and Mr.. Townsend, candidate for
state auditor, all from the First district,
have an equal claim to our support, If
location is to control What is the use
of holding convention and selecting
delegates? Why not designate some one
to go to Hutchinson and cast our 81
votes for men in the First district who
are candidates? 1t is notice to the
friends of Shawnee county throughout
the state that they must not expect any
favors from this county unless they
move to the First district.
Shawnee county does not owe Atchi-
son county anything for the result of
the Horton convention. We were prom
ised again and again, prior to. the con-
vention, that Curtis should receive at
least five votes from that county. That
pledge was fagrantly violated and the
Atchison delegation went in a body to the
Broderick caucuses although voting for
Walker, and used every effort to de-
have supported Atchison county men
for office, including Ingalls, for United
States senator, A. II. Horton for chief
Justice, John A. Martin for governor,
David Martin for chief justice, w. w.
and w. F. Guthrie for attorney general,
John Seaton for member of the board
of public works and innumerable others,
and yet when we begged them for just
a few votes for Curtis, they put their
thumbs to their noses, wiggled their
fingers and told US to get dry behind
the ears before we asked for an office
in the First district. With their taunts
and jeers still ringing in our ears, they
now come to US and demand the dele
CATION from this county because we were
compelled to move into this district.
Their gall is enough to paralyze
Spaniard
''I have been a strong supporter and
friend of Mr.. Curtis ever since he en-
tered politics. would do any fair thing
to advance his interests. to pay one
of his political debts. He does not owe
Mr.. Seaton anything, and his friends
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-26
TENT FOR EVERY MAN.
$1,000 Tents Ordered for the Philip
pine Army.

San Francisco, May 26.-The govern
ment has purchased the collier Peter
Jebsen now at the Howard street bum
kers. The Jebsen is loaded with sew
eral thousand tons of coal, which will
not be removed from her hold. A cou-
pie of companies of troops can be quar-
tered on the collier, which is reported to
be assigned to the duty of towing the
coast defense vessel Monterey from
Honolulu to Manila.
tally of San Francisco, are very proud
the Chamber of Commerce of this city
has framed congratulatory telegram
to Capt. Clark. expressing it's pleasure
over the wonderful run made by his
vessel, which was built at the Union
Iron Works in this city.
BY Sunday next over 1000 more
troops will arrive to join these now
camped in this city.
A troop of volunteer cavalry from
Utah left Salt Lake yesterday and are
due here tomorrow morning. A Montana
regiment of infantry is expected to ar
rive Friday. The Eighteenth and Twen-
ty-third regiments of infantry started
yesterday from New Orleans and are
due Saturday. A battalion of infantry
from North Dakota will probably be In
this city by Sunday.
The government has let a contract
in this city for 16, 600 one-man tents, at
a total cost of $50, 900 net. Every man
of the Manila forces is to have one as
a part of his marching equipment and
the supplies are to be hurried forward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-26
TALKING 1T OVER.
Negotiations Between United States
and Canada Begin.

Washington, May 26.-The negotia-
tions to bring about a settlement of all
controversies between the United States
and Canada, were begun at the state
department at o'clock yesterday after
noon.
Previously, Sir Julian Pauncefote and
Sir Louis Davies called upon the pres
ident at the executive mansion, and af-
ter leaving the White House, Sir Julian
and Sir Louis made a formal official
call upon Secretary Day and immedi-
ately afterwards they held the first for
NAL conference with Gen. John w. Eos
ter and Hon. John A. KaSSOn, reciproci-
ty commissioner, in Gen. Fosters office
at the state department. An informal
exchange of views as to the extent and
duration of the conference to be held
was had, but no actual business was
transacted in the brief time the con-
ferees were together. They adjourned
to meet at the same place today at 2:30
p. m
The purpose of the negotiations is first
to arrive at a basis of settlement, and
this accomplished, to arrange for the
formation of a joint commission which
will frame a general convention or
treaty of settlement. Gen. Foster has
charge of subjects relating to Canada,
while Mr. Kasson has special charge of
all reciprocity negotiations. The fact
that Mr.. Kasson has been called into
the conference is taken as a strong in
timation that the subject of reciprocity
between the United States and Canada
will be one of the subjects under nego-
tiationS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-26

through which the canal would pass and
to purchase the property of and pay fol
the work done by the Maritime Canal
company on the Nicaragua canal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-26

Is your hair falling out or turning
gray? This can be stopped at once by
the use of Beggs' Hair Rcnewer- c.
H Iddel1, of Nevada, Mo-, says: -0ne
bottle entirely stopped my hair falling
out" For sale by Druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-26
TURNED THEIR GUNS.
Spanish Cannon at Manila Now Point
Landward.


New York, May ga cablegram from
Manila bay via Hong Kong to the Ev-
ening Telegram says:
Arriving here yesterday on the Nc
Culloch, I found the American squadron
anchored off Cavite, except one ship,
which was patroling the outside bay
by turns.
The foreign warships Immortalite
(English), the Brink (French), the
Irene Commeron Germany, and two
Japanese warships were anchored off
the city of Manila.
The Japanese boat Naniwa had arriv
ed the night before and at noon sa1uted
the port with 81 guns, which salute was
returned by the shore batteries.
This is the first salute the Spanish
flag has received from any warshipS
since the blockade was established.
One Japanese vessel leaves tomorrow
for Hong Kong. General Anguinaldo
and II other insurgents, who came
from Hong Kong on the McCulloch.
landed at Cavite yesterday. They tell
US the rebels have taken possession OF
Subig and have 10000 men ready to
fight against the SpaniardS as soon as
they can get arms.
A report was brought to the flagship
last night that the rebels had attacked
the Spanish Outposts of Manila.
The Spaniards were found to have
turned the guns of their shore batteries
landward for protection against the in
surgentS and the rebels made nothing
more than a reconnaissance in force. 1t
also reported that the lieutenant who
commanded the Callao here, has been
shot after trial by a summary court
martial, and that Admiral Montejo has
also been sentenced by court martial
These rumors come through the crews
of merchant vessels still here, but 1 do
not have much confidence in the accura-
nv of rRnOrfS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-26

Give Jones your ice trade. New ice
plant Tel 4S0.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-26
TO START THE CANAL.
Senator Stewart Offers a Bill Provid-
ing for It.

Washington, May Ex-senator Stewart
sooay introduced a bill providing for the
SophSStruct1on of a canal across the Isthmus
~ St,, DIarlen, by the Nicaragua route. The
III III looks to the construction and owner
S Shhap OF the canal by the government of
Sne United States, which is authorized to
SeeEe right OF way from the countries
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-26

are justified in voting for their personal
preference for governor.
Mr.. Curtis would not ask his friends
to imperil the best interests of the great
state institutions located in this coun-
ty even if he could advance his personal
interests, and no true friend of his will
place him in that embarrassing posi-
ton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-26
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-26
RUSSELL HARRIsoN's LUCK.
Will Go to the Front on General Lees
staff.

Washington, May 26.-Major Russell
B. Harrison, inspector general of the
volunteer army, son of ex-President
Harrison, who has expressed a great
desire for active military service at the
front has been assigned to duty on the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-26
Austrians Coming over.

London, May 26-Acording to a dispatch
to the Daily Mail from Gibraltar, the
Austrian cruiser Kaiser Francis Joseph I.
has arrived there and on Friday will sail
for Cuban waters with the armQred
cruiser Kaiserin Maria Teresa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-26
1868 FROM KANSAS.
Presidents Second Call Requires That
Number of Volunteers.

Under President McKinley's second call
for 1900 volunteers, Kansas will furnish
1,66S men The quotas of the states fol-
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staff of Maj Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, com
handing the Seventh army corps at
Tampa. Fla.
An order was issued by Maj Gen.
Miles today detaching Maj Vim. Black.
corps of engineers, recently appointed
lieutenant colonel of the volunteer ar
my, from duty as engineer commissions
er of the District of Columbia and as
signing him to duty on the staff of Maj.
Gen. Wade, commanding the Third ar
my corps at Chickamauga.
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-03
The Blood-stained Greenback.

s. +. Norton in Norton's Monthly.
We never found any gold or silver in
the pockets of our dead comrades dur
ing the war.
AT the close of one of our great bat
ties l remember of taking from the
pocket of a dead comrade his diary,
some old letters, a few keepsakes and a
pOcketboOk. In his pocketbook there
was a new five dollar greenback, and
it happened to be stained with some Of
his life's blood. l did not think so
much about it then as have since. But
as l think of it now l feel like saying
thank God the little greenback had
never draw a cent of interest money in
its whole life; it had never been pol
luted by the touch of a Shylock's grasp
ing fingers in its whole existence He
had received 1t only a few days before,
fresh and crisp, direct from the hands
of Uncle Sans paymaster. 1t was paid
to him for his service as a soldier de-
Tending the old flag. / rolled all the
contents of his pocketboOk into a little
package and sent it through the mail
to his good old mother in Vermont
Many years after visited my old home
among the Green Mountains, and while
there called upon the mother of my dead
comrade. After talking with me for a
while, and thanking me with a tender
ness and pathOs which only a mother
could feel, she brought from an adjoin-
ing room the same little package which
had sent to her so many years be-
fore. And there with the rest was still
the blood-stained greenback. / looked
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-03

into the mother face, and knew, need
not be told, that more than once dur
ing all those years she had baptized that
greenback with her mothers tears as
her son had baptized it with his blood
upon the attlefeld-typical Of the great
fact that every dollar of our greenback
money was baptized in the tears Of
widows and orphans Of dead soldiers,
and with the best blood Of the nation.
| love the greenback because it saved
the nation in its hour OF peril, because
it preserved the Union, because 1t lib
Grated three million slaves, because 1t
planted the old flag upon every rebel
lious fort throughout the land, because
it is the money Of progress and civiliza-
tion, and more than all, because it is the
money Of the American republic.
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-03
A Lesson In Public Ownership.
Independence PopulIst.

Independence Popullst
Three years ago vote was taken in
this city on the question whether we
should issue $4,000 in bonds and buy
our Waterworks plant. A. majority Of
the votes cast were in favor Of the prop
osition; but it came few short Of re-
CeiVing the necessary two-thirds. Since
then we have been having all sorts OF
trouble with our water company; nee
essary extensions have not been made;
the hydrant rental has not been paid
and the company is suing the city for
it; the city has seized the works claim
ing non-fulfllment Of contract, and
large sums have been spent in analyzing
the water. In short, we have been in
a muddle all the time, fire protection Is
lacking in many parts Of the city, and
people who would like the benefit Of the
water service are unable to secure ii.
At the same time we voted on the pur-
chase Of the plant the city Of Newton
had an election on the same issue, and
the proposition to buy and own her wa
terworks carried. How city ownership
worked there is told in the following
press dispatch:
Newton, Kas., July 1.-THE immense
success Of the waterworks plant OF New
ton has done a good deal here toward
furthering the idea of public ownership.
The plant was built little more than
a year ago, mainly because the people
had tired of paying immense sums to
the company Of Eastern men which
owned the plant. 1t was practically
worthless, but the city bought it up and
then set to work on the finest plant in
this part of the State.
Figures Of the annual report Of the
superintendent Of water make some
startling showings. Under the old re-
gime it was necessary to pay over $4,000
per year for fire protection. The past
year, under the new plant owned by the
city, this has cost only $4,000, and there
are a greater number of fire plugs than
under the old system.
Having been so successful with water,
Newton is figuring on electric light now,
and probably will put in plant Of Its
own shortly, since the present one, like
the old waterworks plant, is a very ex-
pensive luxury.
Perhaps Independence will wake up
and join the procession OF progressiVes
after awhile. Two years hence we will
have another opportunity, under the
terms of our contract with the water
company, to purchase the works at their
actual value; and by that time the peO-
pie will probably have had enough OF
monkey business and be ready to do
something sensible.
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-03

to duty. Eight died on the previous day,
of which number four were yellow fever
victims.
Frank Wagner, Company M, Twenty
first Kansas, was helping himself to
some peaches In an orchard near Chick
amauga Park, when the owner took O
shot at him. The wounds are not dan
gerOus, as the gun was loaded with bird
shot.
Dispatches from Shanghai say that
the Japanese government has ordered
four warships to join It's fleet at Saiseho.
1t is also stated that instructions were
given to cooperate with American and
British fleets in the event of internation-
al complications In the Pacific.
Colonel Funston has ordered the ar
rest Of Quartermaster Sergeant Young
of his regiment for selling stores is
sued as food for the regiment. The dis
patch says that Young admits his guilt
and attempts to justify his conduct by
asserting that the same thing is done
by other regiments.
Kansas boys at Chlckamauga may be
farmers, but they are also soldiers. In
recent practlCe marcn or seven or eight
miles in temperature Of 1O3 in the
shade only one man failed to keep his
place in line. One regiment had 200 men
who had to fall out and lie down in the
shade. Few regiments had less than
fifty.
On the night of July at Santiago Gen.
Joe Wheeler was in command General
Shafter being sick. The days fighting
had been terrible one, and army Of
fcer after army officer called on General
Wheeler and urged that an order be
given to retreat and thereby escape
disaster the following day The old cav
airy leader said no. He said, I'VE are
in an uncomfortable position, but the
Spanish are more uncomfortable than
we are American prestige would suffer
irretrieVably IL we should give an inch"
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-03
War Notes.

The Hawaiian guards, numbering 500
men, are to be mustered into the govern
ment service.
Two regiments of yellow fever inn
munes have ben ordered to Santiago for
garrison duty.
Colonel Batdorf, First Missouri volun-
teers, used to be a Wichita hotel clerk
He came to Kansas in 1871.
General Shafter denies that General
Garcias army attacked a Spanish body
Of troops which was coming to Santiago
to surrender.
The 160th Indiana volunteers broke
camp at Chickamauga last Thursday and
were sent to Newport News, where they
embarked for Porto Rico.
General Miles was only visitor at
Santiago, his orders being to let General
Shafter go ahead and finish the work
which he had undertaken.
A Madrid dispatch says that European
powers have decided that the Philippines
must not go to the United States, but
they must remain in the hands of Spain.
Prince Henry explains the Irene af-
fair by asserting that it was not mo-
testing or interfering with Dewey, but
was really taking relief to unfortunate
insurgents.
The Odd Fellows Of the Twenty-frst
Kansas have organized an association
to care for fellow members who need
help. The Woodmen have similar or
ganlzation.
The funeral of Captain Capron, one of
the rough rider heroes of the first Cuban
battle, was held at Washington last
Wednesday. His remains were inferred
at Arlington.
All Of the Cuban officers in this coun-
try deny the charges against Garcia and
his army and assert that the Cubans are
ready to cooperate with the Americans
under all circumstances.
Secretary Alger announces that he has
given orders for the removal of General
Skaters army, to be removed at the dis
cTetion of its commander, to camp at
Montauk Point, Long Island.
Sylvester Scovel, the New York World
correspondent who insulted General
Shafter has ended his career as war
correspondent. His license has been re-
voked by the War department.
Col. Teddy Roosevelt has given each
of his wounded men $5 to pay for minor
expenses and little luxures which a sick
man wants He also sent word that he
would send more If 1t is needed.
Chaplain Schlieman, of the Twentieth
Kansas, asks Kansas people to contrib
ute to a fund for an assembly tent for
the boys of that regiment. Such tents
are used for general meetings and for a
reading and writing room.
The good effects of the anti-canteen
policy Of the Twenty-frst have resulted
in the abolition of other regimental can
teens at Chickamauga, and at the pres
ent time not more than half Of the regi-
ments there have canteen.
General Skaters report Of July q
shows that 3,770 men are sick, of which
1924 are fever cases. There were 639
new cases of fever and 53S had returned