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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19

in one Chinese city. The daily death
rate is $4,000, or about 100000 per
month. Equal mortality in this coun-
try would nearly bury the whole
United States in year and half. The
appearance of the great walled cities is
very interesting to occidental eyes.
Picking, the capital, perhaps more so
than any other. 1t is in two sections,
the Tartar and Chinese towns. The
latter was, at first, suburb and was
inclosed during the sixteenth century.
1t is rectangular in shape, its walls
measuring ten miles in length. Tho
Tartar city joins it at the north, is
square and surrounded by high walls
IA miles long. Inside the latter is the
Imperial city, also with high walls and
gates through which foreigners are al
lowed to pass freely. In the heart of
the Imperial city is the home of the
emperor, the forbidden City," into
which no foreigner may be admitted.
The legations are situated near each
other in the southern part of the Tar
tar city. Peking is adorned by numer-
GUS temples representing Confucian.
ism, Buddhism, Mohammedanism and
the resting places of numerous Chinese
idols.
Although there is said to be power
in numbers. large bodies are apt to be
very unwieldy. The Chinese empire in
its integrity seems fast becoming
thing of the past. Demands which
few years ago would have been treated
with disdain are now acceded to in the
most servile manner. Seaport after
seaport has been ceded to different ma
tions. Corea has entirely escaped from
the jurisdiction of China. Russia prac-
tically rules Manchuria and has
grasped her interior borders in Iii and
Turkestan. The Japanese hare ac-
quired the camphor forests and lofty
mountains of picturesque Formosa,
while the French have secured control
of AMMAN.
The fate of India is a fair index of
what would happen should England
gain control of China, and the condi-
lions of the masses in Russia family
indicates what the Greek church would
be likely to accomplish if grated ON
to Confucianism.
EDWARD LILLIAN
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19

tions is well known. 1t is impossible
to imagine the terrible events transpir-
ing in China at the present time, which
are ascribed to the Boxers. But a
whole nation cannot be judged by the
acts of part of its worst members.
While millions are in a state of deplor-
able ignorance in a country with twice
as many inhabitants as North and
South America, Africa and Oceanica
combined, the Chinese as a whole are
far from being barbarians. The last
half century has added materially to
our knowledge regarding China, which
had previously managed to keep her
affairs pretty well to herself, requir-
ing nothing from the outside world
and certainly contributing nothing to
its welfare.
Europe and America cannot abso-
tutely look down upon people whose
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19
SCENE IN A POLICE COURT.
The Distress and Disgrace Drought
to One Family by inte.a-
perunCC.

At the Tombs one mor2irg. says the
New York World, John naru. II COM
paratively young man, WAS prisoner.
His young wife and a pretty, fiaxen-
haired girl of four years stood by his
side. The little one seized the young
mans hand and said, pleadingly: "Oh,
papa! please, papa, come home"
What a wretch l am to bring my
wife and child to such a place as
this!' said the man, in a choking
voice. GO home, Jennie. and leave
me. l am only disgracing you, and
you can get along without me-
II couldn't go home if l tried" fall
tered the wife, "for 1 am a prisoner
like yourself"
rs this more of my work." said
the man, bitterly.
Il was using persuasion to get you
home, and so was b1oy. You tried to
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19

A curious wreck occurred the other
morning on a spur of the Michigan
Central railway which extends from
the main line almost two miles down
heavy grade to u dam across the ST.
Joseph river, says a Buchanan (Mich.)
correspondent of the Chicago Record.
A heavy freight that was backed upon
the siding broke into three sections
and ran away. The conductor on the
rear section jumped, escaping with
slight injury, although the train had
attained great speed. The middle Sec
ton ran into the rear section and
showed it 200 feet beyond the end of
the line, although the track was three
feet lower than the surface of the sur
rounding ground. The caboose then
crashed into and demolished the house
occupied by William Morris and his
three children, stopping just as it
reached the parents bed All cccu-
pants of the house escaped without in
jury. Next to the caboose were three
big furniture cars.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19
ONCE MORE SHE WAS FoILED.
A Chicago Woman FOrgets to Read
All the Rules Governing Her
Banks business Hours.

A South side housewife, who, follow
ing the custom of her parents, had al
ways kept her money in a safety de-
post vault previous to her marriage,
is gradually learning some things about
banking customs. and the experience
is fraught with much vexation. Her
husband. relates the Chicago Chron-
icle, painted out to her the advantages
Of keeping the family nest-egg in a
bank and drawing interest upon it in.
stead of letting it rust and get dusty
in a deposit vault, and after he had
made some figures she was impressed
with the idea and transferred the ac-
count.
The next day she had bill to pay
and drifted blithely over to the bank
after doing a days shopping to draw
her $25. She found the massive doors
shut and a card staring at her said
in the meanest way possible: Banking
houra-10 to g." That was a surprise
party. She had been used to going
to the deposit vault to put in or take
out her money at any and all hours
even at night and on Sunday-and hers
was an institution which closed for the
day about the time her Gay really be-
gan. But she had learned her lesson
and determined hereafter to be on
hand before three o'clock.
The next time she wanted to make
draft on her account CHANGED unluckily
to be on Saturday. She never gave
the matter a thought until the last
day of the week, and then let it go until
2:45. A glance at downtown clock
warAed her that she had no time to
lose and she hurried breathlessly
placard once more remarking: Bank
ing hours Saturday-10 to 49,"
Then she was angry. She allowed
she would have no more to do with
banks, but would return to the de-
post vault, where she could get her
money whenever she wanted it. The
next time she made deposit, however,
happened to be the day for crediting
interest, and she was so tickled at get
ting STAG without earning it that she
was reconciled TO the savings banks.
There was slight furry the other way
when she got to the bank in plenty of
time, but found she could not get any
money because size had forgotten her
passbook, but the final blow fell last
Wednesday. She wanted little money
not much, and that's what added to
her Indignation at what occurred. A
ten-dollar bill would just about fix
things. and she made a special trip
downtown to get it. In serene conf
dence she walked up to the big doors,
and her old friend the placard actually
seemed to grin as it said:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19
CHINA is MORIBUND.
Nothing Can Save the Empire from
Ultimate Disintegration.
For Years the Country Has Been
TerrOrized by Secret Societies
of Which the Boxers Have
Not Been the Worst.
Especial Correspondence

THE chief point to which the in
terest of the world is a: the
present time directed is, of
course, the Chinese empire. Opinions
regarding it's future seem to be divid-
ed correspondently with the ambitions
of those nations who, jointly and sew
orally, as the case may be, are DESTROYS
of becoming the arbiters of its com
ing fate. 1t is useless for the politi-
clans whose Vaccinations have so ma
terially aided in bringing about the
present deplorable condition of affairs
to try to impress the public with the
belief that the origin of the disturb
ance was primarily of an internal ma
ture, due entirely to the ignorance and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19

Mrs. Smythe-What is poor Mrs.
Perkins going to do now that her hus-
band is dead?
Smythe-Take in boarders.
Mrs. Smythe-No? Why, she can't
cook?
Smythe-Precisely! Didn't 1 say
that she was going to take them n?-
Harlem Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19

The saloon keepers of Gloucester
City near Philadelphia, who pleaded
guilty to selling on Sunday, as a re-
suit of the crusade of the Camden On.
J) Law and Order society. paid in a
few days ago in one check their fines,
amounting to $to,45O,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-11-01
Its Seventy-Fifth Year.

The new volume of the Youths Com
panion for 1901 will mark the papers
seventy fifth year of continuous publ
cation-seventy-fiv five years during which
it has had the approval of three genera
tons of readers. The constant aim Of
the Companion is to carry into the home
reading that shall be helpful as well as
entertaining -reading that shall contrib
ute to the pure happiness of all the
family. Strong in the assurance that
every reader gained is friend won, the
publishers offer to send the Companion
free for the remaining weeks of 1900 to
those who subscribe now for the new
volume of 1901. There will not be an
issue from now until 1902 that will not
be crowded with good stories and arti-
cles of rare interest and value. Diplo-
matists, explorers, sailors, trappers, In
dian fighters, story-writers and self
made men and women in many voca-
tons, besides the most popular writer's
of fiction will write for the Companion
not only next year, but during the re-
naming weeks of this year.
The new subscriber will also receive
the Companions new "Puritan Girl -
calendar for 1901, autographed in twelve
colors.
An illustrated announcement of the
volume for 1901 will be sent free to any
address, with sample copies of the paper.
The YoUTH's COMPANION,
Boston, Mass.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-11-01
Printing, Binding and Ruling.

Our good friend Mr.. G. g. Williams,
president and manager for the G. G.
Williams Printing Company, Limited,
Of Shreveport, advertises that awe
don't know how to do thing but rule,
bind books and print"
And he does this well; for there is not
better equipped Office in North Louis
lana than is his. Your job is not too
small for him, neither is it too large
he prints ANYTHING. Continuing his adj
vertisement reads as follows:
We are now prepared to do any kind
of book binding, ruling, gold lettering
on leather, etc., etc.
Flat openers are just as easy. We
have the machinery to do this work with
and men who know how to do it.
But don't lose sight of this: We are
better than ever prepared to print any
thing, big or little.
Let us print your order blanksl
Yours truly, G. G. WILLIAMS.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-11-01
News Notes.

A shipment of $3.50, 900 in gold
has left New South Wales for San
Francisco.
A rainfall of 7.27 inches for the
"a hours ending Saturday night
fell at Lacrosse, Wis.
Michael Meginnis, in jail at
Texline, Texas, on a charge of
murder, committed suicide.
The Siberian provinces, usually
richest in cerals, are suffering on
account of the poor harvests.
The gold in the United States
Treasury last Friday amounted to
S451, All, 404, the highest point
ever reached.
The Illinois Steel Company at
Joliet, ILL.,, closed down its con-
verter and billet mill Saturday
night, throwing 1000 men out of
employment.
An explosion in New York
drugstore Monday destroyed sew
eral buildings and injured 10
persons. Thirty persons are re-
ported missing. The property loss
is estimated at 81 100000.
By a decision of the United
States Land Office Alabama has
secured 100000 acres of wood
lands supposed to belong to Flor
ida in consequence of a bad sur
vey of the boundary line between
the two States.
Violent gales, accompanied by
snow and rain, swept over parts
of Europe last week, flooding the
lowlands, and compelling people
to seek refuge in the upper stories
of their homes, while traffic was
carried on by means of boats.
Last Thursday there were sew
eral railroad accidents. With the
engineer asleep at his post, a
freight train smashed into switch
engine near Columbus, Miss,
killing the engineer and fireman.
Three men were killed in a freight
train collision near Magnolia,
Miss, and one man lost his life in
a similar accident near Mer
Rouge, La.
| A Chattanooga woman killed
her 16-year-old son because he
was bad and smoked cigarettes.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-11-01
The Abuse of Thrift.

1t is surprising how little it takes to
provide for the real necessaries OF life.
A little home paid for, and few thou
sand dollars very few-make all the
difference. These are more easily ac-
quired by frugal people than you might
suppose.
Great wealth is quite another and
far less desirable matter. It is not the
aim of thrift, or the duty of men to &C
quire millions. It is in no respect vir-
tue to set this before us as an end. Duty
to save ends when just enough money
has been put aside to provide comforta-
bly, for those dependent upon us. Hoard
ing millions is avarice, not thrift.
OF course, under our Industrial con-
ditions, it is inevitable thata few, a very
few men, will find money coming to them
far beyond their wants. These are men
who have millions and who continue to
pursue money-making only to collect
more millions for boarding. This is, as
l have said, a very different thing from
thrift and the making of a modest COM
petence. The accumulation of millions
of dollars is usually the result of enter
prise and Judgment, and some excep-
tional ability for organization. 1t does
not come from savings in the ordinary
sense of that word. Men who in old age
strive only to increase their already too
great boards are usually slaves of the
habit of boarding formed in their youth.
At first they own the money they have
made and saved. Later in life the money
owns them, and they cannot help them
selves, so overpowering is the force of
habit, either for good or evil.
It is the abuse of the civilized saving
instinct, and not its use, that produces
this class of men. No one need be afraid
of falling victim to this abuse of the
habit, if he always bears in mind that
whatever surplus wealth may come to
him is to be regarded as sacred trust,
which he is bound to administer for the
good Of his fellows.
If the man resolves and faithfully ad-
heres to his resolution never to hoard
money, but to PUT each years surplus to
uses beneficial to others, then the mon
making habit may still be classed
among the virtues. The man must
always be master. He should keep
money in the position of a useful SER
want; he must never let it be master
and make miser of him.
Burns expresses truth when he de-
clares that savings are precious because
they make man independent. AS he
was a very poor man himself, to be in
dependent of others naturally seemed to
him the great aim of life; but great
wealth is even more desirable, since it
permits one to be of service to others
Andrew Carnegie in The Youths Com
p0nion.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-11-01
State News.

A paper mill will be built at
Crowley.
vermilion parish has a heavy
crop of both cane and rice.
Seven inches of rain fell at Lake
Charles last Thursday afternoon.
Nine thousand sacks of rice,
worth 81 a sack, have just been
harvested from 800 acres of land
near Welsh, Calcasieu parish.
The largest number of Northern
and western prospectors that have
ever visited Southwestern Louis
ana were in Crowley last week.
Fifteen large rice farms were sold
in two days.
The Grand Jury of st. Landry
parish, which is holding its third
weeks session this week, has re-
turned true bills for twelve muir
ders, five attempts to murder, one
criminal assault and two attempts
thereat.
Stevedores put 22,782 bales of
cotton on board ship at New Or
leans the other day, thereby sur
passing any single days record
in the history of that port. On
the same day two vessels cleared
with $4,000 and 1900 bales re-
spectively. ...
Mansfield Journal: The cotton
receipts at this place have fallen
off largely from those in the be-
ginning of the season. The farm
ers hold the key to the cotton sit
uation, and it remains to be seen
whether or not they will utilize
their advantage.
Bienville (Arcadia) Bell: ga
big row took place at the negro
church near Werkheiser's old
mill site, last Saturday night,
whisky and craps the cause. A
free for all fight occurred and
about 80 arrests will result, which
means about $500 cost to be borne
by the tax payers"
A fish and oyster canning fac
tory has just been completed a
Buras, employing many hands
shipping over 400 sacks of oper
oysters in tubs, iced, Throughout
the west, besides 10000 pounds o
river and salt water fish weekly
A tug runs up and down thu
Mississippi river bringing all fish
bought from the fishermen, pay
ing Sc. a pound.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-11-01

Years ago letter writing was,
for ladies, an elaborate, serious
accomplishment. Miss Mary E.
Wilkins, in an article entitled
When People Wrote Letters, -
contributed to the Youths Com
panion of October 25th, describes
with delightful humor the prac-
tice of this now almost lost art.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-11-01
Political Points.

It is said Kansas is safe for the
Democrats.
Mr.. Bryan was given another
great ovation last Saturday night
in New York.
A summary of the situation in
the doubtful States indicate that
Bryan will be elected.
Between so, 900 and 100, 900 peo-
pie attended a Democratic meeting
in Chicago last Saturday night,
at which Mr.. Stevenson was the
principal speaker. There was
great enthusiasm. It is claimed
it was the largest political mass
meeting ever organized in Chica-
go.
Mr.. Bryan visited Philadelphia
last Thursday where $1,000 per-
sons jammed themselves around
his carriage. At Washington
Park, N. j., he addressed 10000
persons, many of whom drove
miles to hear him. He spoke fif-
teen times in New Jersey, once to
the Princeton students. The
crowds in Philadelphia and in
New Jersey surprised everybody,
and are said to have been without
parallel in the political history OF
that section, both as regards size
and enthusiasm.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-11-01
Homestead Entries.
Department Of the Interior,
Land Office at Natchitoches La,
October %, 1900.

l
Land Office at Natchitoches, La,
October %, 1900.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
IN ino named settler has filed notice
of his intention To- make final proof
in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before Clerk OF the
District Court, at Benton, La, on De-
cember Z, 1900, viz: Homestead Entry
No. 6238- Janes McQuarters - for lot
is. or the fractional southeast quarter OF
southwest quarter of section 8, and lot 3,
or northeast quarter Of northwest quar-
ter of section 10, township 20 North,
range II West, Louisiana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz: Nose Mar
shall, Lampkin Coleman, Thomas Block
and Willie Wilson, Bellevue p. O., La.
Homestead Entry No. 6239-William
Wilson-for the south half of northwest
quarter and the northwest quarter OF
southwest quarter, or lots 4, 5 and 8, sec
ton 3, township 2 North, range II West,
Louisiana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz: Lampkin
Chapman, Nose Marshall, James Nc
Quarters and Tom Block, of Bellevue
p. O., La.
]. ERNEST BREDA, Register.
October %, 1900. nov %
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-11-01
Land Notice.

Notice is hereby given that thirty days
IN from this date, will make appli-
cation to the Register Of the State Land
Office, at Baton Rouge, La, to enter as
homestead, under the provisions of
act Ga of 1883, of the State of Louisiana,
the southeast quarter of southwest quar-
ter, the southwest quarter Of southeast
quarter and the north half of southeast
quarter of section 2, township % North,
range IA West, containing 1880 acres,
more or less, situated in Bossier par
ish, La.
This, October 4, 1900.
AMBERS w. PEARSON.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-11-01
Land Notice.

Notice is hereby given that thirty
IN days from this date, will make
application to the Register Of the State
Land Office, at Baton Rouge, La, to
enter as homestead, under the provis-
ions of Act GA of 1883, of the State Of
Louisiana, the southeast quarter of
southeast quarter of section 3, and the
southwest quarter of southwest quarter
and north half of southwest quarter of
section 2, township % North, '~ange IA
West, containing 1890 ac1esA more or
less, situated in Bossier parish, La.
This, October 4, 1900.
WILLIAM BROWN.
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Stolen,

Iron the premises OF the undersigned,
Il in Shreveport, on April 8, 1900, a
Write Grey Mare, described as follows:
About 10 hands high and about IL years
old, blind in one eye, branded with the
Also, one Black Mare Mule, about 2
years old, branded across the hips, slew
footed, short necked, heavy breather.
Also, Light Chestnut Sorrel Mare
Mule, about IL years old, string halted
in one hind leg, has scar in mouth from
cut of bride bit and has very small legs
and feet.
A reward of $40 each is offered for the
recovery of the above described animals.
SOL WILLIAMS,
Care of Ards & Co., Shreveport.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-11-01
The Happiest World.

With a havoring of love,
And of liking quite lot,
And knack of seeing beauty
In every earthly spot,
And heart that's brave and cheerful,
And mind that's sweet and clean,
You can build the finest world
That the world has ever seen.
But without these simple things,
If their LONELINESS you scorn,
Casting them aside with sneering
Of sordid nature born;
Tho you build of gold and diamonds
In their place you thought so mean,
You've destroyed the happiest world
That the world has ever seen!
st. Louis Republic.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-11-01

The enterprising Shreveport
Times, always equal to every
emergency, intends to give the
public the election returns Tues
day night as promptly as it is re-
ceived. It will display the news
on a twenty foot screen in such a
manner that it can be read by
thousands of spectators at the
same time. In giving this excel
lent service, the Times places its
city in line with all the progress
sive cities in the country.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-11-01
Land Notice.

Notice is hereby given that thirty days
~ from this date, will make appli-
cation to the Register Of the State Land
Office, at Baton Rouge, La, to enter as
a homestead, under the provisions of
Act Ga of 1883, OF the State of Louisiana,
the northeast quarter of northwest quar-
ter, the northwest quarter Of northeast
quarter, and the south half of northwest
quarter of section 2, township % North,
range IA West, containing 1880 acres,
more or less, situated in Bossier par
ish, La.
This October 4, 1900.
ISAAC L. BROWN,