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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-10-04
BENTON, LOUISIANA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1900
PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL,

There are two blind beggars in New
York who have stood at their re-
spective corners in Fifth avenue every
day for IS years.
A notice in the Uracher Amtsblat
reads: "Eloped on June II, my wife,
and on June 81 my daughter. The
lucky finder is requested to be kind
enough to keep them. NJ. Weber,
Sanden bel Neu-Ulm.''
Oliver Cromwell's baby clothes have
been sold at auction in London for
$160. They comprised four shirts,
knitted vest, five caps and lace hood.
On one cap was worked in fine needle
work the words: "Sweet Bah, don't
cry" and the date 1899.
Mile. Dosne. sister-in-law of Theirs.
has presented his manuscripts to the
National library in Paris, condition
being that they shall not be utilized
till after her death. 1t is believed
that they will throw much light on
French political and literary history.
The most valuable piece of plate
possessed by Queen Victoria is pea
cock with outspread wings, made of
solid gold and literally covered with
diamonds, rubies, emeralds and other
precious gems. 1t originally came
from Seringapatam, is safeguarded at
Windsor castle, and is worth fabu-
lohs sum.
An Arizona editor has a neat way
of expressing himself. Referring to
recent lynching in Skull Valley, a
local paper thus quietly chronicled an
| important event: "There was no reg
ular trial in the case Of Denver Jones.
| He had brief interview with few
friends in the woods, and it is cer-
tain that hereafter he will not in
terfere with his neighbors' horses"
| A tax on titles is the latest device
proposed in Italy for raising the ma
| tional revenue. In Roman society one
can scarcely meet with person who
is not count or countess, baron
or baroness, marquis or marchioness.
| Half of these have absolutely no right
to such titles, which aresoften as
sumed for the purpose securing
wealthy marriages. The government
are determined to end this trickery,
and this is to be effected by taxing
or fining those who are unable to
prove their right to their assumed
| noble titles.
A lady of Cincinnati has been poi
soned by the ink used on typewriter
ribbons. Her fingers were stained by
it, and in trying to break small
blister on her lip she placed the
stained finger on it, and very soon
felt slight pain in her face. Thi:
was followed in short time by vio-
lent swelling. The pain became al
most unbearable, and her lip swelled
and turned black. In spite of the
best medical skill she grew rapidly
worse, and died in great agony. The
aniline dye in such instruments is a
virulent poison, and the fact as eau
ton cannot be too widely known.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-10-04
A Clever Fraud.

An impudent fraud was perpetrat-
ed upon a Manchester bank by one of
it's customers, who opened an account
with some few hundred pounds. The
man, after a few weeks, drew two
checks, each within pound or SO
of his balance, and, selecting busy
day, presented himself at one end of
the counter, while an accomplice,
when he saw that his friends check
had been cashed, Immediately pre-
sented his own to cashier at the
other end. Both cashiers referred the
checks to the ledger clerk, wbc, think
ing the same cashier had asked him
twice, said fright" to both checks,
The thieves were never caught.-N
Y. Tribune.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-10-04
Monks Live in Glover.

OF monasteries and lamaseries In
Peing the number is endless. The
lamas and BONES who dwell therein
can be counted by the thousands.
They are mostly Thibetans and Mon
golians, supposed to be studying Bud
dhism under the direction of an au-
thenticated linea1 descendant Of Bud-i
dha himself. Indeed, in one particu-.
lar monastery three lineal, descend-
ants are to be seen for considers
tion. They are regarded as semigodA
and treated as such. OF the three 90
favored, fed and fattered one is Q
youngster of some l2 years, a bright,
lively Mongolian boy, fully alive to
his own Importance, high dignity and
destiny, yet not averse to the filing
of his baggy little pockets with the
dollars of such foreign devils'' as saf-
ford him the opportunity of SO doing.
The lamas and BONES are greasy.
grimy, dirt-incrusted lot. The denseY
the dirt the greater the reputation for
sanctity and close spiritual affinity
with Buddha. Their whole time seeml
to be passed in eating, extracting dol
| lars from strangers and sleepin4
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-10-04
4 Lonely Neixhborhood.

The most lonely highlands of our
national territory are the sparsely
wooded sierras of western New Mexico.
The clank of the woodcutters' ak ech-
oes through the steepest glens of the
European Alps and southern Alleghe-
MES, but in the Sierra Mesilla, west
of Ell Paso, there are valleys where the
moan of the wind in the branches OF
the rock pines is the only sound heard
for days together. A kind of marmot
is the only inhabitant of these soil.
tudes and rarely leaves it's burrows
before noon. Birds are extremely rare
though a silent vulture now and ther
floats across the sky on its way to the
cave labyrinth of the Gila river.-Chi
cago Chronicle.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-10-04
QUEER FANCIEs In CUBA.
SuDerstitions That Have Obtained D
Strong Hold ON the
People.

A belief that has strong hold on
certain class of people in Cuba is that
certain diseases can be cured by eat
ing dirt, and so when one of these dis
eases manifests itse.f the believer does
not consult physician, but instead
gathers up handful of dirt and eats
it. If any relief is obtained it must be
the result of faith cure, which the pa
tient is unconsciously trying. Why all
kinds of germs are not taken in with
the dirt is mystery-possibly they
are.
The moonlight seems particularly
Objectionable, and strangers are
warned not to go out in it with uncov-
cred head, and not to go out in it at all
If it can be avoided; it is thought that
this light brings many evil effects, and
not under any circumstances will a
Cuban sleep under its rays-he thinks
that, among other things, it will draw
his mouth to one side of his face.
To ward off sickness of various kinds
there are little silver or tin images to
wear suspended about the neck as a
kind of charm. Images of the same
kind~are offered in the churches as
Thanksgiving or prayer, and so we find
near the affairs of certain churches
cases in which are hundreds of these
little trinkets, hands, feet, arms and
babies.
The hooting of an owl is taken as a
very bad sign. The superstitious Cuban
kills any creature of this kind which
makes weird sounds near his home
This is supposed to break the spell, an6
it is not then inevitable that member
of the family shall meet death in the
| near future. Butterflies also are looked
| upon as omens.
The Cuban women are great believers
in the efficacy of various herbs in sick
ness and have q remedy for almos
every ailment. Americas physician
find they have much more knowledge il
| this line than the women of our owl
| country and more knowledge Of sick
ness in general. In many homes, eve
the poorest, there is thermometer
and if anyone is i'll the temperature j
taken before the physician arrives.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-10-04
MET BY CHANCE AT MATINEE.
Transfer of Theater Tickets Respon-
sfble for the Renewal of
Broken Engagement.

"All's well that ends WELL" and thus
it is that pair of lovers who were
recently reconciled after an estrange-
ment of several months are once more
happy, says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
The hero and heroine of this little
romance live in Chicago and move
in exclusive social circles. Their en-
gagement was announced last winter
and the date of the wedding set for
some time in April The prospective
brides trousseau was being prepared,
when suddenly orders to the dress
maker were countermanded and the
friends of the young people were told
that the engagement was broken. No
one ever knew the reason of the
breach, excepting the two persons
most interested, but it was generally
understood that both the prospective
bride and bridegroom were broken
hearted and were still in love with
each other, in spite of their differ
ence.
The reconciliation was brought
about last week purely by accident.
y
women responsible. for it aver, al
though there are those who declare
the meeting which ended so happily
was prearranged by the young wom-
en- in question. One of them, who
may be called Miss Rolston, had a
cousin from the east visiting her. The
cousin was friend of both parties
to the engagement. Miss Rolston
| bought tickets for the matinee, a week
| ago Saturday, and gave one of them
to her cousin, who was going to
spend few days at the home of the
former fiancee.
| II am not absolutely certain that
| if I can't, 1 will see to it that the
| ticket is given to some one you know,
so that you will have company at the
play"
| This arrangement was all right, but
| at the last minute the cousin re
ceived a telegram asking her to re
| turn home at once, as her mother
was ill. So she gave her ticket to
her hostess, the sorrowing bride that
was to have been, and told her that
she would be likely to find Hiss
Rolston at the theater. if she cared
to go. In the meantime, Miss Rolston
had met the young man with wound
ed heart and had said to him:
"Oh, by the way, my cousin, Miss
-, from Binghamton, N. Y, whom
you liked so much, is in town. She is
going to be at the matinee at the
- on Saturday and expects me to
be there / find, however, that will
be unable to go. Won't you take my
ticket and go instead? I know she
would be delighted to meet yor
again."
| Certainly the young man would take
the ticket. When he arrived during
dark scene he saw familiar figure
dimly outlined in the gloom. 1t was
his former fiancee. 1t is believed
there was little hand-holding in
dulged in, then and there. At any
rate, before the man and the girl lef1
the theater they had made it all up
A new date for the wedding has beer
set, and operations have been resumed
on the trousseau.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-10-04
His Status.

Mrs. Hornbeak-Neighbor Picksmith
seems to be good deal Of meddler.
don't he?
Farmer Hornbeak-Oh, yes! He
can't any more keep ont Of other pee
Piles business than feller can keep his
tongue out of the place where he hss
Just had a tooth pulled!-Puck.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-10-04
E.ethauale. I'm a Year.

At the seismological observatory
Of Quarto, near Florence, observations
of more than ITO earthquakes were
made in the year beginning Novem-
Der 1. 1898, and ending October 81.
1899.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-10-04
Frai, and shade from One Tree.

Common and beautiful in the trop-
les is the mango tree. OF all fruits
none is relished more by the natives.
It is at the same time magnificent
shade tree.-Chicago Times-H Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30
Our Adopted Islands.

A complete n financial statement OF the
Cuban Treasury, showed total balance on
February 2S OF s2,0i4,75i
Prominent New Workers are preparing 20
build two modern aud paiatial hotels Ia
Havana for the accomm odttion OF the many
tourists who visit Cuba Ia the winter.
Secretary OF War Root has authorized
Governor General Davis to give employ
ment ou public works to surplus labor ia
Porto Rico.
Governor General Wood, OF Cuba. has
issued an order providing for the ostab.
llshment OF an insular treasury, possess
ing powers similar TO those OF National
banks In this country.
Captain Leary, Governor OF Guam. has
issued "a proclamation abolishins slavery
on the island.
General Otis has been authorized 20 per.
nit Fillpinos 90 enlist IA members OF the
regimental bands in the Philippines.
IL Ia stated that when the Americans
went TO Cuba there were from 100, 900 &c
10000 orphan children on the island.
Satisfactory progress "a being made In
the construction o! the steel pier aud
buildings for tho coallng station In Paso
Pago harbor, Samoa.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30
tarsIRu.

II Ia reported from Lorenzo Marques
that Pretoria is prepared TO stand II siog'
OF two years.
War between Great Britain and France
may DO very remots, bat there n good rea
son 10 believe tIat tbs British cabinet
thinks - enough Of n possibility 90 give
considerable thought 10 the subject.
The London Times correspondent n
BlJemfOntelu cables: "Mr Kruger has ls
sued a pro:iamation nhBexing tho Frs'
State 10 tho TransyasL Mr. Stsyn i'm.
mediately Issued q counter proclamation.
declaring tho Free State Intact"
dispute has arisen between France and
Morocco over certain African territory and
two French cruisers nave been ordered e
Tan ger.
Crown Princess stephanls and Count
LOnyay were married az Vienna, Austria
the court chaplain officiating.
Baron Chrlstlani. the nan who smashed
President Loubet's bat at the LoDgschanpi
races last year, has been phrdoned.
Don Carlos. the spanish pretsndsr. In,
appeared ia court At Lueca, Italy. and re-
nOunceJ bis spanish citizenship. 10 DO
clnrsd that be was al Australian subject.
Mexico has accepted President MoKln
leys invitation 90 call n Pan-Amsrlcat
Congress and will ask all American repub
tlfN W 7FAl lFfHEFNfuAhtlNFI W Nl' NlAf y
MeKlco-probably next winter.
The report on tbs financial condition ~
Indla showed tLat mOrs than els. 900 ,0N
would be needed 20 cope with tbs conii
tlobs caused By famine.
The Bank % Eaglani IL 20 DO practically
rebuilt.
A Jack .'be-nippsr' IL doing fsndist
work near Ffab<i <i0rt-on MalB, Ger
many.
Activity 10 Rasshn naval circles 10 the
Korean st,aiis gives rise % fears Of an earl!
outbreak % war iD the East.
Winston Churchill dispute. the assertion
that the relief ~ Lldysmith was due &c
Lord Robsrtss operations and warmly de
tends the Natal army.
General Sir william Locbart, Com
nnandsf-in Chief OF the British army ia Ia
dia. Il dead AZ the age OF flity-Dine.
The revolution onCoIombIa continues
and u IL reported tbst there is need of pro
tsction for British subjects.
Sir Frederick Carrington's mission IL an
bounced In London 10 be 10 stop With hL
command ~ 600 % the Rbodssian fslc
force my attempt OF the Beers TO treb
north across the Limpopo River.
The Grand Cassl. part OF the valley o
Mexico drainage system, vas inasgurstst
With much ceremony by President Dln
and his rshines
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30
4 Brace OF Handsome Hats.

Here is brace of spring hats,
both pictured by Vogue, which il
lovely enough to appeal to any
feminine reader. One is in a dead
old-rose straw, very soft aud satiny,
aud is simply festooned with chrysan-
themums. These beautifully y made
flowers, looking very natural in the
various shades OF old rose, are
punched high at the left. The same
design is carried out in other floral
favorites and even followed with cher.
RES and frosty grapes.
The second example is in black
chiffon, its odd feature being the ecru
applique IN point de Venise on the
accordioned length which forms the
b-im This is pleasing, a. vel, "a
new, for the lace, being applet over
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30
Tneks on EverNthing.

The vogue OF the tuck is something
startling. Everything is tucked from
miladys hat to the bow on her dainty
evening slipper.
The shirt waist revels in tucks un-
til one is ready to vote the shirt which
boasts none a sorry affair. Then
there's the entire bodice, for evening
wear or otherwise, which is tucked.
And very beautiful it is. In some
elaborate instances the entire dress
is tucked to below the knees.
Then there's mere tucked yoke;
most dainty little finish in tsffets for
a tsut little blouse bodise. The tucked
guimpe is the yoke plus sleeves,
though it is tucked in the opposite
direction-crosswis that is. The one
pictured in the large illustration is Of
mousseline.
As we all know the world OF lingerie
rests on q foundation Of tucks. A few
ornament the palmer specimens. while
the splendid sorts are masses OF tucks.
tucks bias, tucks straight. tucxs in
lattice effect, tucks without number.
So much for the tuck. and it seems
that the --latest tuck" is 20 get as
many tucks az possible.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30
Dam esttc.

Nearly two hundred Fins arrived In Ph n.
adelphin. They declared their people are
fleeing from tho cruelty OF Russla's Gear.
The transport sumner sailed from New
York City for the Philippines, having on
board more than thousand cavalry. In.
fantry AMI artillery recruits, aud large
number OF civilians.
A lady In Philadelphia has given $4,000 10
Booker T. Washington To add TO the on.
dowment fund OF the Tuskagee Normal
and Industrial Institute, at Tuskagee. Ala
The name OF the donor has not been an
nounced.
The Dem ocratic Governor OF Kentucky
summoned troops to Frankfort 10 preserve
the peace during the trial OF the prisoners
accused qi being implicated In tho killing
OF Goebel.
Irish opposition to pro- British scntImen,
has resulted Ia tho dropping OF the Eng
llsh history from the list OF books for sup
Elementary reading Ia Chicago public
schools
Henry Taylor, who had been under treat
msnt by faIth-cure doctor, was found
lying dead In his home at Havana. Ill. A
paper was found pinned on his breast on
which was written "rbis man Is not dead
but In "A trance"
B. w. Borden. OF Homer. Texas, n we'll.
known lawyer, shot and killed II. II. Scrog
kluS, " NlfTtuhut n1 DOTufu Wont
TO Lunln aud surrendered.
Charles Echoles, OF New York City. who
was convicted OF assault and sentenced to
five years Imprisonment In Georgia. paid
$1,000 lne, his sentence having been com.
muted.
Justice Fursman, OF the Supreme Court
In New York City. decided that the
"Sapho" case should be removed TO the
Court OF General Sessions for trial by jury.
II Is propbsed TO include three moro OF
the Civil War battlenelds Ia tho National
Military Park system.
The case OF James J. wilson, Jr., soven
years old, against the Citlgons' Electric II.
Eliminating Company Ia Brooklyn, was set
tied by the payment OF $1,000 TO the plain o
TIL The boy had his right hand disabled
by taking hold OF n live electric wire
Seven young mon have been arrested on
n charge OF placing dynamite 10 blow up
5. Pauls Methodist Church at Cedar
Rapids. Iowa.
Maryland clergymen nsk support for n
bill that raises tue mnrrlageable ago OF
women from sixteen to eighteen. and re.
quires both parties, instead OF one as now
70 swear 10 the questions asked.
Frank DinsmOre, who has been on tria
at Lexington, Nsh.. chnrged with murder
ing his wife nnd Fred Lane, his friend, wns
found guilty and sentenced 20 death.
The removal oi n tumor from the brain
o' Mrs r. q. Parker, 81 Chicago, has re.
stored her slight. after seven years OF total
blindness.
Maud g., the most noted trotting horse
In the world. died nt Shultshurst, the
breeding farm md country residence OF
John II. Shuts, New York man OF wealth
at Port Chester, n. Y
The CITY Council Of Jackson, Miss. has
adopted an ordnance for compulsory vac
cInation aud has appoint ed every physl
elan ia town 10 vacclnate Mt ten cents
head.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30
THE NEWS EPlTOMlZED
Waahinrtnn llama

Here IL conundrum frequently asked AZ
dinner parties nowadays: How was Al
miral Dewey's naval rank reduced when
he got married." became Mrs. Dewey's
second mate"
A treaty providing for the settlement by
arbitration OF claims % American citizens
against Nicaragua was signed a. tae State
Department.
IL was shown In House debate that the
mails are carrying "Sapho" az one cent a
pound. whereas Bibles pay eight cents,
Secretary Root announced that all appll.
cations Tor Cape Nome gold dredging per-
mNs would be granted.
The Navy Department has nnallv ac,
cepted the thirty-knot torpedo boat +. A
NJ. Craven, built at Bath, Me.
Representative Hawley. OF Texas. intro
duced joint resolution providing for tn,
transmission through the mails free o.
charge OF freadlng matter destined for sol
diers In the Philippines. Cuba. Porto Rico
Guam aud Hawaii.
Difficulty In protecting American mis-
slonaries in the interior OF China has beer
met by this Government. The United state,
sunboat Wheeling has gone 10 raku.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30
styls of the New Corset.

Corsets are important factors oil
dress. The new corset is absolutely
straight in the front, curying in only
at the sides and back. Corsets are
left very loose at all points above the
waist line, where they begin to tig 1en,
and the hips are laced snugly This
gives the required decided dip in the
font of the waist line. Everything is
done to stand correctly that these
lines may be produced
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30

Demure as she looks, this fin de
steele Puritan. she may be a daughter
of Marie Antoinette as well as of Pris-
,illa, for, with all her quaiDtness, she
Ices not lack coquetry.
Her kerchief is of gauzy chiffon,
white or black or palest gray or blue,
and it fastens above her bosom with a
ylfttering brooch that would not be
approved by the elders.
Or it becomes a tichu outright, and
knots in front and falls to the waist.
and knots again upon the hips and hut.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30
EIGHT. HOUR SHIFTS FOR SERVANTS
The Experiment Of Mrs. Em'nons Blaine
In Chicago aud Its Results.

Mrs. Emmons Blaine. of Chlcago, has or.
gnnized her household on labor union prin.
ciples. Her servants work only eight hours
day, n system having beon adopted
which divides their duties into watches
or "shifts." The innovation applies e.
cooks, maids. buffers. laundressos. coach.
men and all the others belonging to Mrs.
Blaine's establishment. Those whose du.
ties begin at o o'clock In the morning ARE
relieved at q o'clock In tho afternoon by o
force that stays on watch until 10 O'clock
at night. Tho system In said t. have
proved highly satisfactory. Mrs. BlaIDoF
action has caused some concern among
Chicago bousekoepers who fear that DO.
nestle servants Will now begin n trouble.
iome agitation Tor shorter and more regu.
ar hours
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30

ters where it will in long ruched and
ruffled and lace edged ends.
The Puritan maiden is the girl with
the new scarf, and that it suits her to
wear it with a gray Lenten gown aud
modest poke hat adorned with spring
lowers is just part of the girls charm
aud whimsically-these qualities being
often one.
II is said that Miss Beatrix Hoyt,
The famous girl golfer, was the frst to
wear the new scarf. Fashionable
iressmakers are adapting it TO cos
tunes for the South, to bridesmaids
dresses for Easter weddings and to all
manner Of fresh and hlmy summer
Towns
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30
Golden Ribbons.

Some beautiful new ribbons are
woven of gilded threads and are soft,
shining aud wondrously flexible.
They deserve their name OF gold rib
bons. If you buy them wear them at
once and get the good of them instead
of saving, because there is the posi-
bility of their furnishing. when the
odor of the rusting metal becomes un-
pleasantly in evidence.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30
Tncks in the NeM skirt.

A popular skirt for spring and sum.
mer wear is that which is tucked to
ht the hips closely. The tucks are
usually narrow, and depend to the
knees or little above. Here they
terminate to form Vandyke poir IS and
gracefully flowing dounce, which
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30
Wrought WITH silver.

How SNOWY is the waistcoat, collar.
band or fchu of white satin clouded
with wrought net Sometimes
the satin is wrought with silver aud
then the effect is liked almost as we'll.
Silver cords are appliqued down to a
white satin stock collar, and are also
used to loop across from one silver
button to another.