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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-03

the present administration. NJ
Smith, delegate from Arizona, mad
all attack on the system of educating
the Indians, and Mr.. Walker moved to
strike out the appropriation for the
Carlisle school. No vote had been
taken on the motion when the house
adjourned.
Washington, Jan. 26.-For more
than six hours the senate had under
discussion Teller's resolution provid-
ing that the government pay the prin-
cipal and interest Of bonds Of the
United States in silver.
Washington, Jan. 26.-The house
devoted another day to consideration
OF the Indian bill, most of the time
being consumed as on the two preyi-
Gus days in discussing extraneous sub
jects. A motion to strike out the ap-
preparation for the Carlisle Indian
school was defeated after considerable
debate, 29 to IS. On motion of Mr..
Griffin rep, Wis.,, an amendment
was adopted to appropriate $4,000 for
an additional school building at
TOmah, Wis. An amendment offered
by Mr.. Kelley (dem., S. d., to in
crease the number of Indian pupils
at Flandreau, S. D., to 800 and in
crease the appropriation therefor to
$4,000 was defeated. The conference
report on the urgent deficiency bill
was adopted.
Washington, Jan. Platter trans
acting some minor business the Teller
resolution was laid before the senate
and after considerable discussion it
was agreed that the vote should be
taken tomorrow, the senate to meet
at 10 o'clock and the last four hours
of debate to be under the fifteen-min-
ute rule.
Washington, Jan. 27.-In the house
a bill was passed making Santa Fe the
| permanent capital Cf New Mexico
Mr.. Hit, chairman Ct the foreign af-
fairs committee, repo. ted from his
| committee with the recommendation
! that it lay on the table the Lewis res
olution calling upon the president for
the authority under the constitution
under which he negotiated a treaty
that will bind the treasury to pay
/ 100000 to the Hawaiian bondholders.
Report was adopted and the resolution
laid on the table, 143 to 101.
Washington, Jan. 28.-After a de-
bate, animated at all times and occa-
sionalIy acrimonious, which occupied
the greater part of this week, the SEN
ate by the decisive vote Of AZ to 80,
passed the Teller concurrent resoIu-
ton. All efforts to amend the resoIu-
ton were voted down by a majority
ranging from to 20, Lodges gold
standard substitute being defeated by
the latter majority. The vote on the
Lodge amendment was ayes "a, nays
SO. The Teller resolutions provides
that the obligations of the United
States are payable, principal and in
| terest, in gold or silver, at the option
OF the government, and not of the
holder.
Washington, Jan. 2S.-The bill tic
pay the book publishing company of
/ the Methodist Episcopal church of the
south $28S,000 for damages sustained
by that corporation during the war,
after encountering many, obstacles
which STAYED off a vote on two pre-
vious private bill days, has finally
passed the house by a vote Of 1873
to 81.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-03
COL. BENJAMIN DEAD
FAMOUS MILWAUKEEAN'S LIFE
COMES TO A CLOSE.
ELLA WHEELER'S FRIEND

Poetess of Passion Welded at Ben
jamins HOme-Ups and Downs OF
the Dead Man-Enriched by Min
ing Stocks He Is at Last Also
Ruined by Them.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-01
BENTON. LOUISIANA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER l. $685.

tleness OF disposition and compas ssion
The following ballad, The Cid and the
Leper,' will not only serve as an ex.
ample OF this, but also of the quaint
beauty of the lines of the old Snan;sh
songs:
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-01

Wilhelm earnestly desires to make
the fine arts flourish in Prussia, and
in this respect, as in all others, to
set the pace for the German empire,
He is generous in exhorting cities to
raise monuments, and helps all he can.
He is indefatigable in visits to stu
dios and in encouragement to sculp-
tors. pointers and other artists whom
he regards as able. 1t is, however, onIy
undcr great disadvantages that man
on throne encourages the arts. His
very power stands in his way. The
Importance of what he says is such
that a criticism exercises a crushing
effect. The fact that he is of SO i'm.
petuous and self-confident, if not ex-
actly domineering, nature. puts him
at this disadvantages; he admires
greatly certain artists and their works
and almost violently dislikes the works
of others. He is a pretty partisan
and, what is worse. he cannot help it
because he gets it by Inheritance from
some old Slavic prince of an ancestor
who in his own day proba bly, caused the
artists of the wrong camp to be sac.
rifced to the grim gods of paganism
Century.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-01
VOL. XXXVIJ.
WE ARE COMING.

Oh, Uncle Sam. we've heard your call,
And we are promptly coming:
And when we reach the front well set
The martial BAH a-humming.
Uncle Sammy, here we are,
Right side up for fight, sir,
And we will show the Spanish dons
Il thing in Yankee might, sir.
We seek rot glory, rank or fame.
We are not bold aggressors:
But VIZ, as soldiers. pledge to free
The spoiled from the oppressors.
tRcfrain)
kD stand beside our brave young land
! IN this her highest mission,
: lAld fight her battles, Heaven-armed,
This Is our proud ambition.
| lRefrain)
The kingdoms of the world shall know
We are defenders fearless,
And when we plan ito lend a hand"
Our fighting ways are peerless.
Refrain)
Were comSng, coming. Uncle Sam.
Our lives, when YOU shall need them
Wen swing .t-each old rlddy Mars
Our noble flag Of freedom.
Itefrain)
M. Phelps Dawson, in Leslie's Weekly
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-01
Louisiana,

The province Of Louisiana was
granted to Anthony Crozart for IS
years by Louis XIV, September IA,
1712. afterward to the Western com
pany Company of the lndies) for 25
years, and was then ceded back to the
crown in 1890: to Spain. February 10.
1863. Formal possession was given
August II. 1863: Louisiana receded to
France by treaty OF St. llt'efonso, Oc-
'ober |, $500.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-01
Nn IlnnKPr.

II would worry less about Hcnpeck
going to war; said his fond mother.
if he could only speak Spanish. 1t
night save his life some time"
Don't you worry about him,
mapped Mrs. Henpeck. He'll never
get near enough the Spaniards to talk
10 them."-Detrcit Free Press
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-01

Elsic-Is it cool where you're going
this summer?
PuSsie-lm afraid not. Name
doesn't sound like it.
why, how's that?"
"oh. I heard mamma ask poppa
where he thought we'd better go for
our vacation and he said to Plazes.
We're you ever there ON. Y. World.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-01
Cure for Weak Eyes.

Spanish peasants believe that the
water in which d wedding ring has
been dipped will cure weak .yes.-~Cine
cinnati Enquirer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-01

\ philiologist estimates that of every
100 words in the French language IS
are superfuous.-Chicago Tribune.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-09-01

TOxfne Kennedy Against LOcusts.
There is Il good deal for the farmer
to think over in the story received
from Mashonaland, Africa, of the eff
cacy Of the toXine remedy against To-
Gusts. One farmer who procured q
supply of locust toxine from the gov
ernment says that as inocuIated To-
Gusts died he kept and dried them, and
afterwards, having given the fung,,.
time t o mature, ground thom into pow
der. 4 swarm of locusts which was
two hours in passing. went into Eve
acre mealie patch. and some of the in
sects were saturated with a solutios
from the groundnp powder and set
loose again. In Il couple of days the
swarm was visibly affected. the To-
Gusts remaining stationary on the
meaIie stalks. \ little later they were
all dead. and the farmer declares that
he has not a single locust on his whole
farm. If the story is true it points
| to an effective method of treating a
long list Of farmers pests.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-15

Then Davenport sought out a suburb
where the boom had expired, and bur-
dock. tall grass and sunflowers ran
riot between long lines of rusted street
lamps and pushed their way through
the zigzag creyices in the cement side
walk. The real estate agent, who sat
in the shade of his little sign-covered
office, said there was no church, but 4
man like Davenport-a hustler-could
soon get one. for there were several
members of his denomination scattered
about the place, and there was not a
dog within half mile.
Davenport was convinced of the
truth of the latter assertion. for there
was no house with the exception of
Phernetton's and the one that he
thought of renting. So he moved into
the orange villa with the scrollwork
cornices, and for week 1t seemed
as though he had found the haven of
rest his tired tympanum craved. Then
Phernetton began TO play the horn.
Phernetton began feebly at first.
Then he gathered strength and rsson7
ance and distinction of notes and ulti-
mately arranged the notes into rec
ognizable tune, or rather part of tune
for Phernetton never got further
than two bars in any one air. BY that
time he would be so hopelessly tangled
that he would have to begin again. He
would start steadily to climb the scale,
falter and waver, fall a note, pick him
self up and seem in a fair way to reach
the summit. when he would slip and
fall headlong into an abyssmal and dol
orous bass blare that would make Dav-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-15
At C. E. MiIIer's.

Arc you in the market for
good footwear cheap. This
is 10 be great month at our
store. Summer shoes and
slippers must go and if you
are needing any call while
the selection is large.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-15
SPANISH PRISONERS MAIL.
Men mt Annapolis May he Allowed to
Write to Friends at
Home.

A step taken by the post office de-
partment indicates that the Spanish
prisoners at Annapolis possibly may
be permitted to communicate with
their friends in Spain. All letters de-
posted at Annapolis by the prisoners
are held by the authorities, as an or
der of the postmaster general prohib-
its all postal communication with
Spain.
The letters deposited by the prison
ers at Annapolis were sent to the dead
letter office, but an inquiry as to what
was to be done finally with them was
referred to the navy department. The
officials of that department expressed
n desire that they should be submitted
in order to be censored, and an order
has been issued TO the dead letter Of
flee directing that the letters be sent
to the bureau of navigation for that
purpose. What further action will be
taken is not yet clear, and no order
looking to the transmission Of letters
10 Spain has yet been issued.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-15

late conner into your heart. and that
there isn't much room in ii for me; IL
is so full of memories. Dick, so full of
mem ories."
This frorr quiet. cold Mary Denison!
This old spot. Point Aux Pins, has sure
" cast spell over her; never has she
spoken so to him. never has she given
him such a sorroHtul, but passionately
loving look
Awhile young night is coming naked
into a world which has nothing but a
robe of mist to offer in the way of
swaddling clothes. Lights are begin
ming 10 show on the Mavis anchored
a half milc out and from her deck
comes the sound of music, losing its
strength but doubling its sweetness
in its passage over the waves. He
comes a step nearer and putting a
hand on either cheek forces her eyes
to meet his. This is a new Richard
Meredith and she realizes it in that
moment of full delicious silence. 4
warm blush covers her paleness quite
from sight.
"My romances? Yes, they have been
many, bu; my love affairs few. Maybe
] have thought lot of many women
| dareSay ! have. But man really
loves but two women in a life time,
Mary. One comes in youths heyGay
and plays the first mad march on his
heartstrirgs-we never forget the
sweetness of it. The other comes
later, in the summer of life, or it may
be in the autumn, but come she when
she will, she fills his life completely.
You are this one, Mary. l thought you
knew it so well that there was no need
! should tell you. | love you don't
know wlen or where l began loving
you, but I do know l shall keep on low
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-15

ing you as long as l live-longer, per
haps, who knows? Nothing else seems
worth remembering. Do you know, |
am homesick tonight for the fireside
which is . be ours-a BIT of Heaven in
the heart of the big city. Our home
how sweet ii sounds. Are you glad,
Mary?'
She lifts her rounded arms and clasps
them about his neck. But why have
questions. Even when you asked m
10 be your wife you spoke only COM
monplaces, but now-now-"
Habit, dear. habit-we're slaves TO
il. The eyes of the world are so sharp,
and its hearing 40 acute that we get
in the way Of being crafty and OBJ
scure about real things. had 10 WOO
you in society, and society is sort OF
moral curfew which compels us to
lower our lights and cover our fires,
some times to put them out alto
Cethcr. Tonight our good angel
brought us here, and we've managed
to get a look into each Others souls,
thank HeaveE!" He doffs his wide hat
reverently, then bends his head and
kisses her.
From the Mavis they look back at
Point Aux Pins. The moonlight
touches the rustling oaks and the som
ber pines and kindles a silver high
way on the sands and over the singing
waves.
at was the place" smiles Richard
"You remember the lines
THE forests had done It; there they stood !;
We caught for a moment the powers at
play.
They had mingled us so. for once and good
Their work was done we might go or
gtay.
They relapsed to their ancient mood"
Detroit Free Press.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-15
PATRIOTISM AT WEDDINGS.
Now In the Time when Invited Guests
Can show Their Love of Country
In Their Gifts.

With the advent of the Spanish war
patriotic weddings came into vogue.
Likewise patriotic presents were also
considered stylish. No bride is
thoroughly in the fashion these days,
says the Chicago Chronicle, unless q
large proportion Of the gifts that come
to her have reference in their design
and colors to the war and the United
States. Favorite wedding presents OF
this sort are flag picture frames, which
may be found in great variety. These
have flags painted on a background of
white enamel, or the frames them
selves are made of flags of silk draped
on a foundation of wood and covered
with glass. Wedding gift novelties
such as these are unending, and they
are the rage of the hour to send to n
coming bride. There has been already
at least one patriotic wedding of inn
portance. At this the star gift was
pin that was said to have cost $500. II
had three stones-a ruby, turquoise
and diamond-as close to design of
red, white and blue as can be produced
In jewels. When made this ring was
unique, but the design has since been
widely copied. Another present that
came to this bride of the patriotic we'd
ding was n dinner set of white china,
each piece of which was adorned with
hand-painted American flags. Yet an
other set OF gifts were lsmps OF red,
white and blue, with shades of the same
colors deeoratively made.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-15
AN OYSTERS AGE.
1t May Readily BE Determined by
Measuring the Size of -
the She'll.

1t Is just as easy to tell the age of an
oyster by looking ut it's shell as 1t is to
ascertain the age of horse by exam
ining its teeth or tree by inspecting
.he circles revealed by the AK or saw
when II Is laid low. When the oyster
is six months old 1t is as big as dime;
when one year old 1t will cover a silver
half dollar, and when two years old
will be about the circumference OF q
silver dollar, says Pearson's Weekly.
The oyster, unlike the crab, Is not
obliged to seek new quarters or build q
new house every time he grows ap-
preciably. The extensions that he puts
on to his house are clearly marked by
q well-defined ridge.
Oysters are esteemed to be at their
best when between four and five years
of age, and the planters endeavor to
protect the beds for that length of
time. Conscientious oystermen-that
is, men who are not inclined to kill
the goose that lays the golden egg
always return 10 the bed oysters that
are too young, but in case patriarch
is brought up. over whose shell the
tides OF from eight to twelve winters
and summers have ebbed and flowed,
he is sent TO market, where he is put
at the bottom of the heap and sold
with his younger and more luscious
companions.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-15
No. 36
BRAVE ACTS.
Quickness I'm Time OF Danger Has
often Saved the Lives Of Many
Persons.

On jubilee day, which commemo-
rated the discovery ofgoldin California
in ls49, squad of battery /, of the
regular army, was firing salute at
Lime Point fort, near San Francisco,
says the Youths Companion. One load
the charge was so pounds of powder
inclosed II a woellen bag-dld not go
off, and the officer in command or
dered il TO be pulled out of the can
non.
The charge WAS Withdrawn, and, a.
it dropped TO the ground, it was seen
that one corner of the wooden bag was
on fire. In an instant the powder
would have caught and the seven men
with their officer would have been
killed. Private John NJ. Jones jumped
toward the smouldering bag. rolled it
in the mu1 and, with his bare hands,
plastered the singed edges with damp
earth.
1t was quick. brave deed, and had
the hero been a British soldier it
would have brought him a Victoria
cross to wear on his breast
During the Sepoy war a young cap
tain of artillery saw an ignited shell
fall near his battery. Instantly he
lifted it up, carried it distance, and
flung ii away. Just then it burst, shat
tering his left forearm.
In the Crimean war, Capt. Peel, of
the royal navy and SON of the former
prime minister, Sir Robert Peel. COM
marded vessel before Sebastopol.
One day lrage shell, its fuse burning,
fell into the battery near where Peel
was standing. Picking it up, he car
ried IL to the rampant and tossed II
over. 1t exploded before it reached
the ground.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-15
COLORED MILITARY SCHOOL.
Institution to Educate Negroes in
Duties of Co q SIS lone ed Officers.
Boston, July 25.-The Twelfth Bap-
t;st church of Boston has adopted the

Boston, July 25.-The Twelfth Bap-
t;st church of Boston has adopted the
following:
Resolved, That the president be re-
quested to institute free military school
In which to educate colored soldiers for the
duties OF commissioned officers, which was
on March q. 1864. done for white soldiers
who were appointed to lead colored troops
and the man chosen for this responsible
office be taken from those who have won
distinction on the battlefield.
Resolved, That the people assembled
recognize with gratitude the courage and
soldierly qualities of the blacks now in
Cuba, who made the victory of Santiago
a possibility. AS the climate of Cuba. a
menace to the white soldier, is adapted to
promote the highest development OF the
black. II Is our hope to see the Pearl OF the
Antilles become to America what Il has
never been to Spain. the home OF n thrifty
and happy people.
Resolved. That Ii Is our belief that the
black man has been educated and trained
to fulfill an important mission, not only
for Cuba. but for the Spanish possessions
that are to come under our control The
Cuban, for whom we went to war with
Spain. when asked to do menial work. de-
clned, claiming that he was a soldier and
not u working man. The negro. faithful to
his master before emancipation came, and
as n contraband In helping to build our forts
and do work essential to the success OF the
army, was soldier as faithful in burden
bearing as he was brave In battle. and now
occupies the proud position he holds in the
eyes OF the world because Christs rule
obtains control and He that humbleth
himself shall be exalted "
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-15
A PEACE FESTIVAL.
Nat onal Business League Arrang-
ing for a Grand Celebration.
Close of W-nr with spain 20 Re Marked
by Magnificent Festivities mt Chi
caEo-DistinEuished Men and
officials to Attend.

The National Business,league is pre-
pairing for a grand national peace fes-
tival to be held in Chicago soon after
the close of the war. The festivities
will continue for q week or more. The
president and his cabinet, the diplo-
matte corps, eminent army and navy
officers, with their commands as far
as possible, governors of states, may
ors of cities, statesmen and promi-
nent business men of the country are
expected to be present and partiei-
pate. To each of the great depart
ments of war and peace a day of the
festival will be devoted. There will be
naval, army, industrial, art and music
days; also president, governor and
mayor days, the festival closing with
grand international or peace day
The pageantry of these festival days
and nights will be the most imposing
ever displayed in this country. The
grandeur and pomp of ancient festi-
walls will not be initiated, but every
thing will be typical of the progress Of
America from the landing of the Pill
grim Fathers to the present time. The
general purpose of the festival will be
not only to celebrate the advent of
peace, but to bring together the bust
ness men of the country in conference
with a view to foster and extend the
business and commerce of the United
States. During the festival, the adj
visory committee of the National
Business league, representing every
state of the union, will hold its first
annual convention
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-15
"BATTLE OF JULY THIRD.
Designation which Has Been Chosen
for Destruction of Ger
vern's Fleet.

A name has been found at last for
the remarkable naval battle between
the American and Spanish fleets that
resulted in the destruction OF Ger
vera's squadron. The absence of n
name has been felt in the clumsy at
tempts made in official reports to refer
TO the engagement. Lieut.. Whittlese5,
Of the navigation bureau, has evolved
name that is likely to be formally
adopted for the engagement. n Is
''The Battle of July Third"
He does this for the reason that
some of the most famous battles that
the world has known have been
christened as of the date upon which
they were fought. Thus. the Battle
OF July First" was attached to the
famous naval engagement fought In
midocean between Lord Howe's feet
on one side and the combined French
and Spanish fleets on the other, which
resulted in the memorable victory for
the British navy.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-09-15
AFTER a SHOWER.
sudden hurst of sunshine.

A sudden burst OF sunshine;
a spray OF dazzling drops.
With every light breeze sweeping
The heavy-leaved tree-tops;
And robin perks his head
Up from the beaten clover,
And shows his breast of red,
Piping: IT'S over, over"'
Out OF the sodden grasses
The timid crickets peep;
From white tents OF the lilies
The clumsy bees outcreep.
Grasshopper. rustic by,
Mid smoky hay-ricks skipping;
And wrangling cat-birds cry:
"Oh, deari oh, dear! were drippingF
The vines along the roadside
In green disorder trail;
And bark, Bob White" is calling
From yonder zigzag rail.
In wavering groups OF gold
Wee butterflies are shining
And feecy clouds uprolled
Show earth their silver lining.
The dragon-ny is summing
His jeweled wings again;
Sky-dap pied, white and azure,
The brook laughs down the plain;
And yellow brides pipe
Atop of the thistle-fiower;
Twill make the berries ripe
What a lovely. lovely shower!"
George Cooper. in Golden Dayu