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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-12-06
NATURES ALCHEMY.
-. Me has grown threadbare and

uhen life has grown threadbare and
seamy,
..nar the nerves are unstrung and dis
cordant'
.nd courage is laid on the shelf,
r.sn wise Mother Nature allures us
A-av TO her fastness to rest,
"a NE lay with a sigh of contentment
- ~, head on he. kindly brown breast.
~. breath fans our brow, and its odor
WIN balsam is pungent and sweet,
"a down through the cool, scented silence
Tns nine needles drift DER our feet.
"A Tor in the dim distant spaces.
IN the soft tender blue of the skies.
1ra catch through the low-hanging
branches
The calm, broot,ins light Of her eyes.
.rS our world spirit grows tranquil,
And the cares that perplex us depart,
4. re rest in the bosom of Nature,
And feel the strong beat of her heart.
And her alchemic force permeates us
And thrills through our being and brain,
m life glows with color and beauty
And courage grows buOyaEt again.
4 the dim, dusky aisles of the forest
+ It's de,izeEs wary and fleet
ne music of soft tapping waters.
The solitude tranquil and sweet.
me soul-searching sacred communion
AID the tryst with invisible things,
The calm benediction of Nature,
And the infinite healing it brings.
Lizzie Clarke Hardy, in Good House.
keeping.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-12-06
The Home of Joan of Arc,

just beyond the church Is the Joan
of Arc cottage, an ugly building
which has no charm in itself or in it's
surroundings. says Clifton johnson in
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly. It
looks more like big shed than any
thing else, for the roof all slants one
way from very high wall at the
front to a very low one at the back.
The inside is kept as museum, and
it has all museums blankness and
stiffness. with no suggestion of it's
ever having been occupied as a home.
The old garden at the rear, with it's
narrow paths and title plots of flow
ers and vegetables, happily has about
it a real touch of humility, and you
can fancy it is not unlike what it
was in Joan's day, and the mind cas-
lily calls up the scene in those twilight
hours long ago when the bells of the
near church rang and the voices spoke
to the humble shepherd maiden. But
leave the garden and return to the
front of the house, and the illusion
vanishes. There you find modern or
namental shrubs and small park in-
closed by high iron fence. Visitors
are coming and going much of the
time The spot draws to itself pill
erims from all over France, and in
deed from all over the world; for
Joan of Arc is not French heroine
alone, she belongs to the whole hui
man race. All nations honor her, and
none render homage more heartily
than the English, her ancient foes.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-12-06


white chief spoke again. "Your BROTH
er has been caught by the great water
wizard, the sea snake. He sees Moth
ing and eats nothing. and in a few
days he will starve to death. and the
wizard will pick his bones. You must
help us to kill the monster"
Then one of the chiefs gave the
young man new pipe, carved in the
shape of serpent. of bright red pipe
stone; and the other gave him fresh
tobacco in beautiful buckskin pouch,
with a serpent embroidered on the
side in strips of porcupine quill. The
young man took the gifts and laid
them by the edge of the sweet-water
sea and called out: "Where is my
brother?" And his brother put his
head out of the water and came and
sat on rock and smoked the to-
bacco, and talked of the wonderful
things the sea snake had shown him.
Il don't believe there is any sea
snake" said the wise brother. Bring
him up and let me see him"
The foolish brother whistled, like
| the Kissing of the wind when the
| branches are bare. The water began
to rock as if there was storm blow.
| ing under the sea. and then broke up,
foaming; and a horrible serpent with
three horns came c-s+ of the foam.
''Why do you cala .Ae?" asked the
sea snake.
81 want you to tell my brother
about the wonderful things under the
sea-"
"Yes," said the wise brother. ''for ]
should like to see wonderful things
myself. Let us get back into the
shade of the woods"
"Are you sure there are no clouds
in the sky?' said the wizard.
"Not a speck," said the brother.
So they sat and listened on the edge
of the wood while the cruel monster
told lying tales about the wonderful
sights and feasts; and while he talked
the Thunderers came flying over the
wood.
SIT is getting dark" said the wizard
''There is a storm coming" And he
slid through the grass and over the
beach, and was just slipping into the
water when the Thunderers pouncet
upon him; and he began to burn anG
shrivel, and he leapt up in the air
burning and wriggling, and fell dead
in the water; and the water boiled
and hissed and smoked when h,
touched it, and threw him up on thu
dry land, and there he lay and burned
till there was nothing left.
Now come and hunt with u.s." sait
the Thunderers to the wise brother
and they gave him white blanke
and wings like their own. So eve
since then there have been thre,
Thunderers.
'But what became of the other In
dian?" asked Rennie.
''Oh, you don't suppose I can re
member everything all at once," sal,
Ossawippi. run home to your din
ner, and let me get on with my work.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-12-06
II Ia Impossible.

Don't spend any money in trying t.
hide Z mountain.-Atchiso Globe.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-04-26
To Corner Cotton.

Not content with controlling trade in
their own country, the latest effort Of
free trade trust is to corner the cotton
supply Of the world. This is the task
undertaken by an English combine, head
ed by Coats (Limited) of Paisley, and
the British Fine Spinners' Co.
This trust made it's first deal by secur-
ing control of one-seventh Of the entire
Egyptian cotton crop. There is one Eng
fish firm in Egypt that can handle the en-
tire output of that country, and the rea-
son for wishing to do this is because Liv-
erpool has for some years been losing it's
hold on the cotton market Of the world.
They can always exert a greater "bear"
influence upon the Liverpool market than
any other, and they fear that Liverpoops
loss of prestige means permanently high
er prices for the American cotton grower
which will, of course, affect the English
manufacturers. A Glasgow paper says:
IF the Egyptian crop can be controlled
to the extent Of the requirements of the
powerful combination named, we see no
reason why the English users Of Ameri-
can cotton, who are already combined IN
the several associations Of employers,
should not unite, and, by agencies in the
cotton States, secure all their require
ments at the beginning of the season,
when prices are lowest and qualities are
best. Why should vast buying agency,
backed by the combination of the spin
ners, and controlling the market with
large financial resources, not be institut-
ed2"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-04-26
Democratic Changes.

If consistency is any sort of jewel,
after all, it is little puzzling to account
for the antics of some of the Democratic
newspapers at this time. Many of these
papers four years ago We're the organs
of the gold Democrats. who frankly adj
mitted that the great majoroity of their
cid associates in the Democratic ranks
had wandered away after the false gods
of cheap money and there was no health
in them.
Some of these papers went so far as to
accuse the free silver wing of their party
of dishonest intentions. Others went so
far as to declare that their former COM
patriots had been seized with wild hal
lucination and were then roaming about
making free silver speeches from kind
Of madness against which they advised
the country to protect itself by voting for
Mr.. Mckinley and the gold standard.
What is so puzzling now is that these
same papers are beginning to appeal to
the public to put their trust in precisely
the same men who, according to their
own declarations, were sheer daft on the
money question four years ago. The only
difference in their mental attitude then
and now consists in their having put
by for the moment their cry against the
gold standard and taken up that against
imperialism" and the trusts
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-04-26

million dollars day, and the exporta-
ton OF manufactured goods amounted to
S54,226,l2S, or, In round terms, million
and quarter dollars for every day in the
month. In the eight months ending with
February the expectation Of manufac-
lures averaged 81 600, 900 a day (includ-
ing Sundays and holidays. while in the
corresponding months of the preceding
year the average daily expectation Of
manufactures was only 1851, 100. In the
corresponding months of 1S96-97 it was
put SIOO,OOO, and in the same months Of
1896 but $593, 900.
The expectation of manufactures dur
ing the eight months ending with Feb
ruary, 1900, are double those of the cor
responding months ending with Febru-
airy, 1896, while the importations of man
ufacturers' materials in the eight months
ending with February, 1900, are % per
cent in excess of those of the correspond
ing eight months ending with February,
1896, and nearly double those of the eight
months ending with February, 1895.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-04-26

fanking movement which was recon-
mended, if not actually prescribed in the
secret instructions, he should, forthwith,
have acquainted Butler with the course
he proposed to adopt. There is nothing
to show whether he did SO or not. But
it is only fair to Warren to point out that
Butler appears throughout to have been
aware of what was happening" Further
on he says: ''But whatever faults War
rem may have committed, the failure must
also be attributed to the Discrimination
of the officer in supreme command to as
sert his authority and see that what he
thought best was done, and also to the
understandable and needless assumption
of responsibility by a subordinate officer"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-04-26
WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.

The British casualty list lengthens out
steadily.
Italy has refused to intervene in the
Boer war.
If hard pressed, the Beers will retire
across the Vaal river.
Close estimates place the number of
Beers in Natal at $4,000.
Kruger attended a conference of Boer
commandants at Brandfort.
Beers practically again hold the Free
State eastward Of the railroad.
Gen. Chermside has taken command Of
Gatacre's column at Bloemfontein
Commissioner Fischer says the present
Beer strength at the front is $4,000.
sThe Boer forces have changed their
tactics and are now on the offensive.
Three thousand armed Basutos line the
frontier to resist Beer encroachment.
Winston Churchill declares that $780,
600 men will be needed before the war is
ended.
Frank Smith, wealthy mine owner Of
Barley West, has been captured by the
Beers.
Hilyard Steyn, brother of Free State
President, expects the war to last till
Christmas.
The British losses at Wepener in four
days fighting were eighteen killed and
1872 wounded.
The British Government is closing con-
tracts in New York for 10000 horses for
army service.
The British war office proposes to land
at Cape Town before the end Of May,
10000 horses.
British officers are instructed not to
take any more expanding bullets to At
RIGA for revolyers,
The Beers have mounted several heavy
guns in commanding positions in the Big
garsberg mountains.
1t is calculated that Lord Roberts now
has 214,0O0 effective troops, with 1900
more afloat or under orders.
Lord Roberts has warned Cape Colon
lists that further acts of hostility will be
treated with rigorous martial law.
Fifteen thousand British are required
to guard 1O7 miles of railway between
Bloemfontein and Noryal's Point.
A British scout who has visited the
Bloemfontein water works reports that
the machinery and dams are intact.
The Beers have again crossed the Or
ange river into northern Cape Colony.
stirring up new rebellion among the
Dutch.
It is reported that the Beers recently
struggled thirty pieces of artillery, some
of large caliber, through Portuguese ter
ritory.
The operations in Natal have not yet
been fully explained. There appears to
have been an attempt to outfiank the
British at Elandslaagte and sever them
from their base at Ladysmith.
The main Boer position is a range Of
hills between Kroonstadt and Winburg,
distance of sixty miles. 1t is fortified
throughout and almost impregnable.
Here, it is said, $4,000 Roers, with ninety
guns, are concentrated
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-04-26
Queens Welcome, to Ireland.

But it is not in the heart of an Irish
man to make war upon woman, ana
the Queen is a woman to her subjects In
that isIand.-Boston Post.
The Queens visit is significant of Eng
lands desire for friendlier relations with
the people of Ireland. 1t is, in part,
tribute to the gallantry of the Irish
troops in the Transvaal-Minneap
Times.
1t is conceded that the visit has
brought Englishmen and Irishmen into
friendlier relations than have existed be-
tween them since the days before Far
nelrs revival of the cause of home rule.
milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Victoria's visit, if intelligently directed,
can do much toward arousing a senti-
ment throughout Great Britain which
will remedy the seven-century old series
of wrongs which Ireland has suffered
ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The present is an opportunity for the
radical betterment of conditions, and II
Irelands independence should follow, as
a result of this visit, it would prove the
browning event in the long and remarka-
BILE reign of Queen Victoria.-Scranton
Truth.
The past cannot be recalled, and 1t
may be that the spontaneity which marks
this. the last visit the sovereign VIII
probably pay to the Emerald Isle, will
be regarded by the Irish people as large,
if not complete, atonement for the mis-
take, to put it mildly, of nearly half a
century Philadelphia Times.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-04-26
Our Lake Commerce.

Inc steady growth of prosperity under
the protective tariff and sound money is
illustrated by some facts just made pub
lie relative to the commerce on the great
lakes since 1870, and which were COM
piled by the treasury bureau of statistics.
The great articles entering into the
commerce on the lakes are wheat, flour,
and other grains, coal, iron and lumber.
The statements of the quantities Of these
articles passing through the 500 canal
illustrate the growing utilization of this
great water route for transportation of
these articles so readily. transported in
bulk.
In 1871 the number of bushels of wheat
passing through the canal was 1876, 7O5,
while in 1899 the number of bushels was
5S,391 1885, or more than forty times as
much as in 1871 Meantime the receipts
of wheat at Buffalo increased from A.
100000 bushels in 1872 to $4,000, 900 in
1898, while the total receipts Of grain of
all kinds Including wheat in the form
of -FOUR received at Buffalo by lake in
creased from 100000 bushels in 1872
to 267, OOO,0 900 bushels in 1898.
The expectation of wheat and wheat
-four increased from 100000 bushels
in 1872 to 232, 100000 bushels in 1899, the
increase in transportation by lake thus
being much greater proportionately than
the increase in exports from the sea-
board. Transportation of -four through
the 500 canal has increased with even
greater rapidty, growing from 136,4ll
barrels in 1872 to TIA, 147 barrels in
1899; while grain other than wheat in
creased from 445,774 bushels in 1872
to 80, 900 900 bushels in 1899.
In metals and minerals the growth OF
transportation on the lakes is quite as
striking as in breadstuffs, the quantity
of coal carried on the 500 canal having
increased from SO,915 tons in 1872 to
3,94O, 1897 tons in 1899. Coal from the
Pennsylvania and Ohio fields is supplied
at low freight rates to the Lake Superior
region, where coal production is light and
fuel greatly in demand, as the vessels
which carry the iron ore, grain and Hour
from the Lake Superior region carry coal
on their return trips at nominal freight
rates. AS consequence the coal passing
through the 500 canal has increased from
SO,S15 tons in 1872 to 3,94O,SS7 tons in
1899.
The product of the Lake Superior region
which is poured through the 500 canal in
increasing quantities every year is, after
grain and -four, which have been already
mentioned, chiefly iron ore, copper and
lumber. The iron ore shipments through
the canal increased from 1888, 1O5 tons in
1872 to 15,32S,:24O tons in 1899; copper,
from 1851 tons in 1872 to 10000 tons
in 1899, and lumber, from 1.742,OOO feet
in 1872 to 1,o3s, O57, 900 feet in 1899. The
report from which these figures were OBJ
tanned indicates that they also include
the traffic through the Canadian canal,
living just alongside st. Marys Falls
canal. which was opened to commerce
Sept. 8, 1895.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-04-26
Carnegie and Frick.

Neither Carnegie nor Prick appeared to
be anxious to open the big jack pot, and
wisely decided to pull the stakes.-Oma-
ha'Bee.
The signing of the new stock certifi-
Gates might be called the formal ratifica-
ton of the. CarnegieFrick treaty of
peace.-Pittsburg ronicle-Telegraph.
Philanthropist Carnegie retired from
business some months ago when he had
euchred his partner, Prick, out of several
millions. When he was called to time
and made to disgorge he re-entered BUSH
ness, taking Frick in with him IS part
ner.-Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
Mr. Carnegie and Mr.. F'rick have set
good example in making peace rather
than fighting their way to each others
pockets through the courts. They have
compromised with at least $1OO,OOO,OOO
at stake. Why can't men whose differ
ences are measured by $50?-Springfield
Republican.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-04-26
cuBA's CENSUS COMPLETE.
Shows Population of 1,572,797 with
a White Maiority.

"A w 1LG AdJOT1Cys
Cuba numbers 1872, 797 souls, accord
ing to the census just completed by the
United States Government. It is said
that this is the first accurate enumeration
ever made in the island. Officials of the
War Department now acknowledge there
is no reason of further delay in granting
of municipal suffrage. The census shows
that the white native-born Cubans hold
safe majority of the votes under the
property and educational limitations to
be imposed upon the exercise of suffrage
in the island. There are 1873 26 white
adult males who were born in Cuba, as
against 96,0S3 born in Spain, 1874 born
in other countries and 300 colored.
The figures themselves show that the pro-
posed basis of suffrage would not result
in the Spaniards gaining control of the
island.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-04-26

Inc explosives were then carried to tha
mill, placed under the machinery and the
buildings were fred The witnass vas
selzed and taken to a bluff overlooL;rr
the scene. The innocent spectators close.
~ guarded as himself, were cruelty traat-
ed by their guardians. Some were or
dered to run and Immediately the order
was countermanded not, however hefora
two took to their heels and were shof at
One OF these subsequently died. Az q
result OF the hre and explosions, he said.
three large buildings and two smaller
ones were destroyed. No official attempt
ed TO preserve order or prevent these acts
of violence.
Terror reigned in Wardner for three
days following this attack. or until the
Federal troops arrived There were fro
quent rumors that the CANYON Creek
miners were going to return to sack the
town and business was suspended. The
witness said he talked with the members
OF both factions and had been told by
Mike Flynn, the committeeman Of the
union, that it was their intention. had he
not escaped, to blow up Mr.. Burbidge
with the mill.
Inc reporter was sure that the prison
ers had not been subjected to inhuman-
ity or caused needless suffering after
their arrest. He had partaken of their
food and had camped within short dis
lance of the so-called ''bull pen'' and was
satisfied that if there was any compari-
son as to the rations and quarters Of the
imprisoned miners and the troops it GER
tainly was in favor of the former Of
his own knowledge no prisoner had been
denied the counsel of minister or priest
and he had been personally informed by
Father Becker that Devine, the prisoner
who committed suicide, had made no re-
quest for spiritual comfort.
Every statement made by the witness
tended to emphasize the necessity for
maintaining Federal troops in the Occur
d Alene district and to hold the miners
union directly responsible for the lawless-
ness which prevailed last April
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-04-26
Mckinley Prosperity.

In 1895 the hardware business was in
deplorable condition-wh continued
until early in 1S9S-during which year the
business was in fairly satisfactory con-
ditien. The year 1899, however, | am
happy to state, has been universally de-
clared to have been, without exception,
the most profitable year enjoyed by the
present generation of hardware merchants
and manufacturers.-T. James Fernley,
secretary-treasurer the National Hard
ware Association of the United States.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-04-26
southern Steel Goes North.

Last week train of twenty one cars,
containing 462 tons of steel billets, was
shipped from the Alabama Steel and Ship
building Co.'s works at Ensley to the
American Steel and Wire Co.'s works at
Worcester, Mass, to be used in the man
ufacture of wire. The steel is the pro-
duct of Alabama red ore, and was made
by the open hearth process. 1t can be
made cheaper and sold at lower price
than the Northern product.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-04-26
An International Trust.

Consul General Guenther writes from
Frankfort, March 8, 1900:
"Acco1 ding to the Cologne Gazette, a
draft of bylaws for an international
plate glass trust has been unanimously
agreed to by the German plate glass man
ufacturers AS it has already been ap-
proved by the plate glass manufacturers
of France and Belgium, the international
trust can be considered fact" Is the
American protective tariff responsible for
this European trust?