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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-12-28
AS TOLD By A LYcHNoBITR.


A trip home at 2:30 a. m. on the South
side elevated road often affords mucf
amusement. Sometimes, too, one falls
asleep and dozes until suddenly awak-
ened by the cry of the guard: "Far's
we go! All QUIT" at the end of the line.
One such incident, as described by
night toiler, follows:
IAN amusing thing happened during
festival week, when great many more
fortunate people than lychnobites like
myself were travelling at 2:3o a. m. and
were making vain efforts to keep awake.
There were 80 people in the rear car
of the train as it turned the bend at
Fortieth street. Half of them were
sleeping and the other half amusing
themselves at the expense of man
who was snoring audibly above the rum
bling of the train.
1.-THE train slowed up for Forty-third
street and the guard called the station.
Just as the gates were changing shut
young man in one of the double seats
gave a bound and landed on the feet OF
an obese individual who was sitting half
way to the door. There were few un-
pleasant remarks as the young man
gathered himself and shot out.
sAs the train started with jerk the
young man raised an outcry from the
platform. The guard, thinking that an
accident had happened, frantically
jerked the bell cord. At the same time
he caught the words the young man
was shouting after the train: You've
got my coat, my oyercoatr
HE had seen the young man gather
ing himself up at the feet of the obese
individual and concluded he had been
sitting there. He rushed to get tht
overcoat, seized one that lay on the
next seat, tossed It through an oper
window to the young man and gave 9
second signal to go ahead.
t'The train had left the station 81
| feet. The obese individual seemed K
| be choking. He was slow Of speech, ant
in trying to say something quickly wa'
| spluttering away like man who hal
just taken in the crest Of wave wheI
swimming against the wind.
'Sir-r-r,' he at last remarked, ex
ploding slowly yet effectually, as !
smoke balloon, 'th-that was my c-coat
| m-must have it.
..By this time the guard was ratified
He rang another signal and the motor
man. came running back to see wha
i was the matter. Some one picked VI
the young mans coat where he had LET
it. The train was reversed, the ex
i change Of coats was made, and even th
obese individual joined in the genera
laugh SO heartily that the nasal vocal
list was wakened and got off withou
diflculty at Forty-seventh street. =
Chicago Tribune.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-12-28
IN BED WITH RATTLERS


''When I was collecting specimens of u
plants and animals in Zacatecas, s1id
the noted Dr. Maximillian Schumann,
Il had an experience with rattlesnGkes
which came near being the death =
me-"
The doctor is the Belgian explorer j
and naturalist who went through Al
RIGA, and in telling Of his adventures Re
said:
II had gone days journey on horse
back from the city of Zacatecas to the
southeast to examine some old Toltec
ruins there These are known AZ the
Quemada ruins. They are very extern
sive. got there late at night. had
shot couple OF doe on the way and
had thrown them across my pack ani.
NAL.
"On my arrival within the ruins lit j
4 fire to get my supper, after which
spread my blanket and lay down. ~
the morning when woke up threw
my hand outside of the blanket and Il
Utmost touched big, poisonous rattle
| snake. escaped by the merest chance
Looking toward my feet, what was layE
astonishment to see rattlesnakcs
| over the blankets. There were no le14
than six of them besides the one HINT
missed my hand.
1.-THE reptiles were not the crotaits
horridus, or diamond crotalus. known
| in California, but the crotalus milarfuss
found in the hot regions They are
very poisonous. When had lit my Hres
in the evening could not see theg|
snakes, which, ! presume, had crept
along the walls.
sThe attitude Of Zacatecas and the
old ruins is between 1000 and ,eo
fleet, and it gets quite cold at night
fire was what undoubtedly atfracfe6
them. When they got out toward
they found my bed, and, discerning TIN
warm blankets, craw1ed up on thesa
went to sleep. / have nlway.
it was almost miraculous that pe{
being bitten. AS did not INT tIse
snakes, having already AZ want
I killed them md nailed them all fo
1.-THE adobe wall, with M eAsd Al
ssThe lizards and other rep teg
got there salted AWAY in caS 81
forwarded to Europe II l
belief among the Indiane.
among the Creeks, Cherokee4 and hoz
i taws in Indian Tertiary, where
for time, that il one II bitten
rattlesnake all he has 10 do % pfetsS4
fatality is to eat the snakes Hlit
never discovered any virtue il this xl1e1
best remedy is to Immediately hinS =
thong above the wound, 20 that 46e
! poison cannot circulate higher hes
{ cut an incision below the wound nl
j squeeze out as much blood a posi-
Then. If to the wound is made "a nF
cation of potash or amy a1kali, thefe
almost no danger. Il
q II got the best collection Of lept
from Mexico and forwarded them
: Europe that has ever been seen hefes
: The rattlesnakes were So plentiful
they could be seen BY Thousands A
thousands San Francisco Call.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-12-28
TROPHY OF BURGLARY.
s.csa Watch ~ . Souvenir sf
His Misfortune.

- Jul 1AA ia WAlSn = RAA NA1A HuNSA 80
1884, said guest in the st. Charles
lobby to Iimes-Democrat reporter,
drawing out a handsome gold time
piece with curious spiral pattern en-
zraved in heavy relief on the lid. 1T
was my first affair Of the kind, and !
regret to say bungled it and got
caught almost Immediately. What is
the joke, did you ask? There is NO
joke; it is perfectly true. It happened
like this: In the fall of 81, when was
quite young and green, got q job trav-
cling for Chicago grocery house, and
one of the first places visited was a
small town in northern Ohio. Iarrived
about II at night, and went out to take
stroll and smoke a cigar before go-
ing to bed. Passing through . side
street ! noticed light in the little
jewelry store, and also that the door
was aiar. That reminded me / had re-
Gently broken the handspring OF my
watch, and sauntered in to leave it for
repairs. AS / entered young man arose
from the further end of the counter.
He seemed startled, which was not un-
natural at such a late call, but he re-
gained his composure while explained
the purpose of my visit, and told me he
had closed some hours before, but hap
pened to remember some things that
bad been left out Of the safe and re
turned to put them back. When
handed him my watch asked him to
lend me another to wear in the mean.
time, and he gave me one at random
from tray on tn, counter This is i
on my chain now,
a"Next morning. continued the story
teller, Il was lounging in the hotel Of.
| Zee when the town marshal tapped me
on the shoulder.
Let me see your watch he said.
II pulled it out Immediately, and va,
at once placed under arrest on the
charge Of robbing the jewelry store
| It seemed that it had been burglarized
during the night, and somebody in ths
hotel had noticed my peculiar-lookine
watch and reported it to the police. 4
was promptly identified as part Of th,
stolen goods, and, needless to say, my
story as to its acquisition was laughed
to scorn. I was obliged to admit tha'
80. - - .a,,I 5 !, h1ara .hs .uthor;t;e. .,
saa,;r;,. s. .;ra !. crsdance a -,
7 fe,..a !. 8, ,,sait ;r ~. dauce q .
A. NJ ald s, ,-otch IN had been carried q
- - =. - th;at ~ - .here ,ras .hsolnte
- -. IS, -, stat.rc.r+ g
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-12-28
BENTON. LOUISIANA. THURSDAY DECEMBER 28. 1899.

with only strength enough to say: "Oh,
what will become Of my poor, sick
mother now3' Vicarious suffering
the world is full of it. An engineer sale!
to me on a locomotive in Dakota: 1--WE
men seem to be coming to better APP
probation than we used to. Did you
see that account the other day Of an en-
gineer who t.. save his passengers stuck
to his place, and when he was found
dead in the locomotive, which was up
side down, he was found still smiling,
his hand on the airbrake?" And as the
engineer said it to me he put his hand
on the airbrake to illustrate his mean
ing, and looked at him and thought:
"You would be just as much hero in
the same crisis" Oh, in that religious
discourse Of the future there will be
living illustrations taken out from
everyday life of vicarious suffering-il-
lustrations that will bring to mind the
ghastlier sacrifice Of Him who in the
high places Of the field, on the cross,
fought our battles and endured our
struggle and died our death.
A German sculptor made an image of
Christ, and he asked his little child, two
years old, who it. was, and she said:
THAT must be some very great man.
The sculptor was displeased with the
criticism, SO he got another block of
marble and chiseled away on it two or
three years, and then he brought in his
little child, four or five years OF age,
| and said to her: "Who do you think
that is?" She said: 'sThat must be the
| One who took little children in His arms
and blessed them" Then the sculptor
was satisfied. Oh, my friends, what the
world wants is not cold Christ, not an
intellectual Christ, not q severely mag
/ isterial Christ, but 4 loving Christ,
spreading out His arms Of sympathy to
press the whole world to His loving
heart!
| But remark also that the religious
discourse of the future Of which speak
will be popular discourse. There are
those IN these times who speak Of q pop
ular sermon as though there must be
something wrong about it. As these
critics are dull themselves, the world
gets the Impression that sermon Il
good in proportion as it is stupid. Christ
was the most popular preacher the
world ever saw and, considering tht
small number of the worlds popula
tion, had the largest audiences evel
gathered. He never preached anywhere
without making great sensation. rec
Pc rusnea out y .ne WI,oe!ness g nea'
MN reckless o1 tneir pnysleal necessl
ties no eIeat was .nell anAie.y :.
near onrls1 1nat, .aAlng no Iooa w.
them, 11ey Woul1 na.s Ialn.eu an.
ssarsed naa ny. Gnrlss psriolinsu
miracle ana reg 1nem. WY oao 8 :,
many People taAe ,ns tlu,n 9 1nllse :
nanas because tney - seoos
y ne 1iinstra1ed ms suoJecs y nel
and ner cnickens' py Dusnel measure
BY handiul of SAT-, Dv plro snlgn
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-12-28
saved in their way It seems as II they do
not want it saved at all.

discourse OF the 1utuTe Will De IN
| awakening sermon. From altar rail to
the front door step, under that sermon.
an audience will get up and start for
Heaven. There will be in it many
staccato passage. 1t will not be lulla-
by. tt will be battle charge. Men
will dror their sins, for they will feel
the hot breath of pursuing retribution
on the back of their necks.
That religious discourse of the fu-
ture will be an everyday sermon, 60
ing right down into every mans life,
and it will teach him how to vote, how
to bargain, how to plow, how to do any
work he is called to do, how to WELD
trowel and pen and pencil and yard
stick and plane. And it will teach wom- 4
en- how to preside over their households
and how to educate their children and
how to initiate Miriam and Esther and
Vashti and Eunice, the mother of Tim
othy, and Mary, the mother OF Christ.
and those women who on northern and
southern battlefields who were mis-
taken by the wounded for angels Of
mercy, fresh from the throne of God.
Yes, have to tell you, the religious
discourse of the future will be re-
ported sermon. II you have any idea
that printing was invented simply to
print secular books, and stenography
and photography were contrived mere
" to set forth secular ideas, you are
mistaken. The printing press is to be
the great agency.o of Gospel proclama-
tion. It is high time that good men,
instead Of denouncing the press. en-
ploy it to scatter forth the Gospel OF
Jesus Christ. The vast maj ajority of peo-
Pile in our cities do not come to church,
and nothing but the printed sermon
can reach them and call them to pardon
and life and peace and Heaven.
So cannot understand the nervous
ness Of some of my brethren of the
ministry. When they see newspaper
man coming in they say: Alas. there
is reporter!" Every added reporter
is 10000, SO, 600, 10O, 900 immortal souls
|added. to the auditory. The time will
come when all the village, town and
city newspapers will reproduce the Cos
pei OF Jesus Christ, and sermons
preached on the Sabbath will re-
. vertebrate all around the world, and,
some BY type and some BY voice, all ma
tions will be evangelized.
81 The practical bearing OF this IS upon
those who are engaged in Christian
, work, not only upon theological stu
, dents and young ministers, but upon
i all who preach the Gospel and all who
! exhort in meetings and all OF you u
) you are doing your duty. DO you ex.
j hort in prayer meeting? be short anc
II spirited. Do you teach IN Bible ciass !
/ Though you have 70 study every nign.'
!, be interesting. Io yon accost people
t lon the subject of religion n their homes
E or in public places? STUDY adroltness
/ land use common sense. The mos'
: graceful and most beautiful thing on
I earth is the religion OF Jesus Christ
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-09
THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Interesting Meetings tn BE Held To-
MOrrOW-In the Churches.

Al the East-End Baptist church AZ f.1O
tomorrow afternoon Wil occur the month
ly meeting OF the Baptist Sunday school
Association of Richmond and Manchester.
There Will be an informal discussion Of
the question what Can ! DO To Increase
the Interest in Aiy SchoolT'
A good programme Of music Will be
rendered and there will De other interest
ing exercises.
E2s,-End. OF which Rev Joel Tucker is
pastor. is "a young and vigorous church
near Twentyninth aud Venabe streets.
The lakewood ear line runs within one
square OF ms door
The Methodist Sunday School Society
will meet at $3.50 O'Clock tomorrow after.
noon at Little Trinity church. An inter.
esting session Is expected.
DR.. WitberspOon. pastor OF Grace Street
Presbyterian church, who has been visit
ing Mr.. RObrt A. Lancaster 40 his sum
mer residence "Wanawhatoola,' returned
home yesterday morning and VIII occupy
his pulpit tomorrow morning and nt night
IN his morning discourse the Doctor Will
take for his subject THE Spirit Helping
over InArmltles" and NJ night "Ihs
Preachers Odice and Aim"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-09
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Interesting Facts About Richmond's
Citizens and Other Matters.

Or. Thomas d. Merrick has returned 10
the city
Miss Annie Hamilton has returned to
her home i'm Newport News after spending
several weeks with friends and relatives.
Miss Mayme Lewis has gone 10 Newport
News TO spend several weeks with friends
and relatives.
Mrs. Angle. wife Of Captain j. b. Angle.
who underwent an operation nj the Nir-
ginia Hospital Tuesday morning Is rest
ing quietly.
Mr.. J. D. G.. DeJarnette Assistant Dis
trict Attorney. of Caroline county, IS at
Aurphy's Hotel
Miss Maggie Gibbons. of north twenty
fourth street. is visiting her cousins. Mr.
and Mrs. G. T. Robinson, OF Washington,
d. c.
Mr.. Jack Chidress Of les Moines.
Iowa is visiting relatives and friends in
the city and stopping with his brother.
Mr. r. L. Chidress. of Church ILL.,
CAPT. w. G.. Faulkner. recently commits
stoned a captain in the Twenty-ninth
Regiment. L. s. v. left Thursday TO JON
his command now stationed al Atlanta,
Ga.
Mr.. James Caskie. president Of the Com
mon Council has returned 10 the city
after an absence Of six weeks IN Nova
Scotia and also the larger cities IN the
North.
The arrangements for turning over 10
the superintendent Of the reformatory for
coored boys minor negro c0nvicts are
being completed. Attorney-General Mon
tague has advised the Governor that he
has the power 10 allow such convicts 10
serve out their terms In the reformatory
Mrs. Allen Potts. nee Riyes, the younger
sister Of Princess TrOubetzkoi Amelie
Rives). continues very III az her fathers
residence. Castle Hill IN Aibemarle coun-
~. When heard from her condition was
unchanged.
A private letter was received here yester-
day stating that on Wednesday night one
OF the most severe wind and rain storms
ever known occurred In Patrick county.
There was a pretty good crop 0f fruit on
the trees but the wind cleared the trees
of entirely. The standing corn was blown
down and a great deal OF ii will be lost.
So far as known there was no loss Of life
or serious damage to buildings.
Richmonders in New York.
NEW YORK. Sept. 9.-Special.-Rich-
mond arrivals: Sturdevant-Mrs. Massey.
Albert-Miss f. T. Mitteldorfer, II. Nit
teldorfer. Broadway Central-D. NJ Cur
RTE. Hoffman-F. s. Myers. Cosmopo!-
tan--J. NJ. Dogg. Bay state--F Rieba-
mauth-St. Denis-W. NJ. Fisher W. c..
Goodail. r. s. Gray Empire-C T..
Johnston and wife. Ianhattan-Mrs n.
c. Simands.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-09
THE OLD DOMINION CLUB.
Executive Committee VIII Purge the
RoII-No Quorum Last Night.

A meeting Of the Old Dominion Demo-
cratic Club. called for last night, sue
cumbed to the oppressively warm wealth
err. which initiated against the meeting.
I'm that II prevented quorum OF the
faithful from assembling. A few OF the
leaders conferred informally on matters
affecting the welfare Of the organization.
The most important business that VIII
engage immediate attention. is the purg-
ing OF the membership roll, which con-
tains the names of persons who have
ceased to take interest in the club. and
OF persons who have moved from the
jurisdiction OF the organization. There
was suggestion last night that COM
mittee Of two be appointed TO weed out
the useless vegetation. so 10 speak, In
the membership garden. but 1t was
thought best TO entrust the work to the
Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee VIII meet next
Tuesday night, when the task OF purging
the membership rolls viii probably be
commenced.
The next regular meeting OF the club
Will be held two weeks from last night.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-09
NEW CONCERN
IS ORGANIZED
The Virginia Conduit Railway Com
pany Its Name.
JENKINS UNDERGROUND SYSTEM
Capitalists Interested I'm II Hold q
Meeting and Get Ready for BUS
: MESA Contract ~ Given
Out.

IN, virginia Conduit Railway Company
10. neen organized by the capitalists
headed by Mr. John c. Robertson VINO
ara interested in the jenkins underground
trolley system.
The following temporary officers were
chosen. Henry w. Rountree. President
w. b. Davie. Secretary and treasurer
and A. Pizzlni. Jr., General Manager
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The City Bank was chosen as the depos-
,,ory Of the oompanys funds. and Messrs.
Henry Lee Valentine. W $. Forbes, and
James u. Patton were elected to act win
tho officers OF the company as an ad-
rssory committee whenever soch COIL
ference should be deemed necessary
The general manager gave de'aieu
account OF the condition OF affairs up 10
the present time and stated that the con
tract for the patterns for the tfiai Oh Inv
Jenkins Underground system hao
av,arsed TO Asa Snyder q 90. and pat
toms would be ready by September loth'
al which time advertisements would be
made for the contract for all castings ne
cessary for the trial road.
MAY TEST 1T HERE
As Mr. Fishers promise 10 lend or hire
n car and unused track and the power
had been Withdrawn owing 10 his sale OF
a control OF these properties 20 the New
ton Rovd syndicate. "a resolution was
passed asking that their consent be Oh
tanned from Mr.. Fisher TO redeem his
promise so that speedy trial might be
made of the system. and in default there
OF an application was directed 10 be made
20 the Newport News CO., with view to
making a test near that city. Up to the
preseut time no answer has been receiV-
"a from the Boyd syndicate.
but pending their reply application has
been made to the Newport News Co,
ana their consent obtained.
A representative OF the company was
sent from New York 70 the Electrical con-
vention now in session in order TO make
arrangements FOR necessary insuiators Tor
the system
II is understood the work Will be pushed
with the utmost vigor.
The report published yesterday that
an extraordinary" meeting OF the Com
rnlttee on Streets would be held tonight
20 take up tho electric franchises proves
10 be groundiess.
No meeting Of this body VIII be held
until next Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-09
TOO MUCH MORPHINE.
Mr.. X. j. Anderson Almost Lost His
Life Thereby


A flneLooking. weildressed young man,
about thlrty-dve years Of age. registered
at Murphys Hotel Thursday evening Civ
ing the name Of r. J. Anderson, from
Rockbridge Bath Springs. lie had appar-
entity been drinking.
He was assigned 20 a ROOM and later
In the evening he went around town and
imbibed quite freely. Yesterday he was
still in an unsOber condition when he
left the hotel and about II o'clock he was
seen on Ntnth street, APPARENTLY very Cd.
The city ambulance was called and, Dr.
Cunningham I'm charge, responded.
Mr.. Anderson was carried 10 his room
al Murphys and upon examination the
doctor saw indications Of an overdose Of
morphine. I'm hts pocket was a smaI
syringe. but there were no traces of the
drug. The man was IN a bad way, how
ever. with little doubt that he had taken
morphine.
After three hours hard work Dr. Gun
nlngham succeeded I'm getting him into a
conparatively normal condition, and out
Of danger. and when the stupOr had pass
ed ne told a Times representative that
he came 20 Richmond on business; that
he was a lumber dealer and carried on
business IN Lexington and the neighborins
country.
~ have been drinking" he said, "and
II took morphine this morning I know
nothing Of it,"
DR.. Cunningham remained with Mr. An
derson until $3.50 O'Clock last night ana
left him quite comfortable.
Mr.. Anderson will proceed 70 his home
at Rockbrldge Bath SPRINGS to-day.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-09
THE GOVERNOR
LEFT LAST NIGHT
Will Be Absent from the Mansion the
Remainder of the Month.
THE GRIMES BATTERY CLAIM,
al Shall Make IL My Business to See
That IL is Paid" Said the Governor.
Auorncy-Gcneral Goes To
CuIpcpcr.

Governor Tyler left over the Norfolk
and Western railway at . O'Clock last
night for East Radford, accompanied by
his son. Mr. j. Hoge Tyler. Jr., who has
been sick. The Executive will probably
remain away from the city the remainder
Of this month.
THE GOVERNOR BUSY.
Governor Tyler was busy during the day
ARRANGING for his departure for East Rad
ford and in transacting business pertain
ing to his Office.
in reference to the Grimes Battery
claim now before the Attorney General.
the Governor says he has 10 doubt that
the report Of the Attorney General Will
be favorable to the claim.
Il shall make It my business to see
that tie money Is paid" said the Gov
ernor. ITS a just claim. The men per
formed their duties and deserve their
rccompense."
TAKING DISPOSITIONS.
Acknowledgement Montague left for
Culpeper county yesterday TO take deposi-
lions in a case in which the State is in
terested.
The Railroad Commissioners are max
ing new contracts with the various rail-
roads for handling the wards and officers
of the state. This refers to lunaucs.
prisoners. and the accompanying guards
and sherlffs.
Mr.. Joseph II. Shepherd, Of the Audi
tors office. has returned from Berryvile.
whore no went TO attend the marriage OF
Surgeon Walter Cox. L. S. A.. and Miss
Annie Brown Mccormick.