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WI TING FANG on -MERRYGORoUyD-''
DIED.

doore Mamie L. Wynkoop. Lydia B. s.
soureF, Peter p.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-07-26
BLOW THAT KILLED FATHER.
Found Gut That He Was Only a Fifth
Wheel In the Economy of
the House.

In the family directly involved this
is still spoken of as the blow that
killed father. The eldest daughter is
%, very bright and just as self-reliant.
The young man who called on her one
night recently is 30, and the descrip-
ton, so far as it goes, will do for
both, says the Detroit Free Press.
He walked briskly into the parlor
with both hands extended; she gave
him both of hers: speaking eyes did
their part, and then they talked Of
the weather.
"By the way" he said later. 81 sup
pose that the manner in which we
met is equivalent to an engagement ?"
Certainly. Glad you reminded me.
I must make sure of not forgetting
it, as she wrote hnrriedly in a dainty
little diary. II have SO many things
on my mind"
''Of course. Shall speak to your
father?"
mo. Just as well speak to Tommy
or little Jack. All would refer you
to mamma. Papa keeps up a great
show in the liege lord business, bu.
there's nothing to it."
Engaged, are your growled the
old gentleman after the prospective
son-in-law had left. 'It was positive
ly the coolest affair of the kind ever
heard of. Made me want to go down.
stairs and start the furnace. And I
don't cut any ice in the family, hey ?
I'm fgurehead. dummy, mere
| article of financial value, am /?
happened accidentally to hear the
whole talk"
mo, sir; not accidentally. You had
The back parlor darkened; you ar
ranged the mirrors SO You could
watch us. and you lounged in the big
chair. listening. found out your
system, told mamma, told him, and
had that little farce of last night for
your special benefit. We've been en-
gagged for three months. and we're go
ing to be married, too"
/ "He! he!" in q very sickly tone
"just chaperon. That's all / was
| Splendid young man. Ill DO some
thing handsome. Tell your mamms
Twas just teasing yon. No use IN
wor y;ng her,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-07-26
WIT AND WISDOM.

By the time practical joke is car
ried out, it is no longer funny. - At
Gibson Globe.
A suburban paper, giving the details
of wedding, says: "Mrs. Chalkey, the
wife of our enterprising milk mer-
chant, was becomingly attired in wa
tered silk."-Baltimore News.
A chemist claims to have discovered
a process by which wood may be con-
verted into palatable food. Possibly
some boarding house patrons may
swallow this story.-Chicago Daily
News.
"Of course wouldn't cry over split
milk" said the milkman. 81 guess
have answered that fool question a
thousand times. l would simply chalk
it up to profit and loss" ss."-Indianapolis
Press.
'There's the most absent-minded
man in Michigan" said one guest at a
party to another recently. Il noticed
that he seemed oblivious of his sur
roundings at the table," "Yes, and
look at him over there. / just intro
duced him to his own wife and he don't
know her now."-Philadelphia Bulle-
tin.
Il have not less than dozen COM
plete novels which no editor would ac-
cept," said the unsuccessful author.
''They are lying in my desk, and yet
believe they are growing more valuable
with the passing years. and that even
now 1 might realize on them" "Idon't
doubt it" replied the heartless girl. ~
understand the price of paper has adj
vanced at tremendous rate."-Phil-
adelphia Press.
. John" said the poets wife, "the
Goals out" SWELL, this poem here has
considerable fire in it," "And the gas
man has taken out the meter" "All
right; the full moons on our side; I've
just finished an ode to her." 'And we'll
have to exist on cold crusts hereafter"
''Not at all! have just finished two
columns of hot stuff" do be serious!
What are we to live on?" "The earth,
my dear-the solid, substantial earth!
And now just be quiet while I feast on
this net!'--Atlanta Constitution.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-07-26
THIN SUMMER FRoCKs.
Light and Airy Fabrics for Warm
Weather Costumes Now
Coming In.

The old-fashioned notion of lining
thin materials with heavy dress Innings
CT white cotton seems not to be consid-
cred at all this season. The heavier
weight stuffs like gingham, duck,
khaki, percale, madras and print, are
made up wholly without Innings; while
very thin goods, organdie, lawn, null,
dimity and the cotton pineapple and
muslin are usually worn with petit
coat of lawn the same shade of the
skirt. that serves as a skirt lining al
though made quit. separately. The
waists of thin cotton goods, when worn
over a pretty corset cover, do not re-
quire lining, except in some few in
stances they are difficult to fit without,
and then lawn is mostly used, says the
Ledger-Monthly.
OF course, very elaborate gowns OF
lace. chiffon or silk muslin are apt to
be made over thin silk Innings.
The skirts of summer fabrics will be
made with less flare about the feet
and more at the waist-line-an honest
sort of readjustment of material.
Every sensible woman will be glad
to know that the gathered skirt has
come back. And the summer frock
that announces itself as this seasons
make is pretty sure to have the back
breadth gathered into two-inch space
at the belt. Occasionally the fullness
is tucked, but rarely plated.
The heavier wash stuffs are more
than often perfectly plain, but organ
dies and the like are usually finished
with one or many ruffles of the same
goods, which are in turn trimmed with
lace or shirred ribbon.
Yoke waists in ali styles are worn,
but the newest and most fashionable
yoke is deep and straight, and some
times extends under the arms. The
yoke may be either of the same material
as the dress. or Of lace, or beading and
ribbon, or rall-over lace or embroidery
The sleeves of the newest thin frocks
are often quite plain;v for the street
long, reaching well over the hands. and
ending at the elbow for indoor dresses.
Slender women like the fichu effects
!
in the way of trimming, or the short
rounded boleros of taffeta that are SO
effective in color over a. cream-iace
blouse. = "a Il }sf a.eze.
There is a decidedly reasonable, as
well as pretty. change in the summer
stocks. For thin, and often heavy
dresses, too, they are of lace made a
little full and unlined. They can easily
be made at home by girl with ever
so little knack of imitation. They are
usually made from all-over lace orwide
edging, and are, cut about six inches
high, rounding up trifie back of the
ears. A zephyr whalebone on either
side, ON which the collar is fulled to
bring it down to becoming height,
has the merit of also holding it in place
The edge Of the stock is hemmed on
the right side and finished with roll
of velvet. or satin taffeta. Velvet and
silk may be used in this same style
huf tho fad inst npV iS for lace
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-07-26
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

John Strange Winter (Mrs. Stan.
nard) chose the vocation of letters
In childhood. She has written 20 vok
unes since her marriage in 1884.
Col. A. A. Pope, the bicycle manufac-
trrer, has presented a handsome chap
el to the people of North Cohasset.
Mass, in memory of his son, who died
some time ago. @
Senator Hoar. when asked recently
what ae had been reading of late, re-
piled: "For serious work, David
Harum;' for light reading and amuse-
ment I've been going through 'Gibbon.
again."
The parliamentary golf handicap
tournament in London shows 7s M. P.'s
amongthe contestants, the best known
of whom are Mr.. Balfour, Herbert Glad.
stone, the earl of Marlborough and the
marquis of Winchelsea.
Candidate Abercrombie has All abso.
lutte certainty of being electeG superin.
tendent of education in Ala aoama this
year. There are two of him, one each
on the democratic and republican tick-
ets-John w. and Jamen A. respec-
lively.
The French socialists have Just dis.
covered Edward Bel;amy's Looking
Backward" They ATE greatly excited
about it, and, believing it to be just the
thing, are having it translated with =
view to printing and distributing at
least 100000 copies.
DIR. George F. Shrady, of New York,
said at recent social gathering that
no matter what happens in other cities
the society girl of New York does not
smoke. The ladies present sent up
chorus of delight, but the doctor cut
short their thanks by adding: ''It'a
not what is cahed good form. Besides
the New York girl would sooner drink
cocktail n
The following is given as the origin
of Mrs. J. c. Croly's pen name, Jenny
june" When she was 3 young girl of
IL gentleman visited her fathers
house. and in letter to a friend de-
scribed her thus: "She is the Juniesk
little grill know" The fancy so pleased
the child that, when she began to write,
in later years. she took the name Of
"Jenny June"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-07-26
TWO AMERICAN c0NsULs.
The ,Misadventures of q Merchant
Who Invoked Their Aid
re a While In Europe. arl -

The June century contains an article
entitled "The Business Man and the
Consular Service" by Harry A. Gar
field, late president of the Cleveland
chamber of commerce, and author Sf a
bill before congress forfthe reform of
the consular service by securing the
retention of good men. Incidentally
he relates this anecdote:
"a merchant of considerable impor-
tance at home, a man of refined tastes
and good education, was called to Eu-
rope to conduct personally negotia-
ton which, if successful, would, he
believed, add very largely to his busi-
ness and WELD handsome profits. Be
ing but imperfectly versed in the Ian
guage of the country. and knowing
little of its laws. he asked of the con-
gresham from his district letter OF
introduction to our consul in the city
to. which his business would carry him.
Thus armed, the merchant arrived in
due season at his destination and pre-
sented himself at the consulate. The
consul was absent, exactly where the
clerk could not say; when he was to
return also was not known. Finally,
after considerable persistence, the in
formation was elected that letter ad-
dressed to the care of certain bankers
would reach him. No one else would
do, the merchant thought. At any
rate, he did not fancy the appearance
of shiftlessness of those about the con-
sulate, while the scant courtesy which
had been extended to him was irritat-
ing. So he telegraphed to the bankers
and got the consul's address. Letters
passed. but the consul showed no dispo-
sition to return; indeed, at last he
frankly confessed that he had learned,
through press dispatches and the let
ter of an indignant friend, that the new
administration at Washington had ap-
pointed his successor, and that under
the circumstances he could hardly be
expected to sacrifice himself unneces-
sarily. If the merchant would call ON
NJ. T, an ayocat of some local rep
putation, he would find him trust
worthy. A month went by. TT
appeared to be doing his best, but the
negotiations did not bear fruit At
the end of the second month the new
consul came, and the merchant made
haste to seek his assistance. This Of
fetal was described as "a large, thick
set man, with the face of retired bar
tender and an offensive fashion of
chewing tobacco-if tobacco can be
chewed inoffensively. He seemed to be
impressed with the Importance of his
office, and assumed a manner intended
to be dignifed, but which was, in fact,
pompous or insulting, as occasion
prompted. Unfortunately. he attempt
ed to befriend the merchant, whom he
knew by reputation, but thereby only
hindered the negotiation. He spoke
no foreign language, affected to de-
spise all save his own-and that wal
quite peculiarly his own. At last, q
crisis being reached, and NJ. T be
ing suspected of selling out to thu
other side, the merchant became des
oerate, called to his assistance tn.
British consul and thereby saved him
self from positive misadventurestt
say nothing Of complete failure Il
realize his hopes
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-07-26
LIFE FOR LIFE STILL THE LAW
Only Five States In the Unisas Aavp
~ Yet Abolished the Death 81
Penalty.

Three legislatures have under dig
cussion propositions to abolish the
death penalty. After so years of agita-
ton there are only five states in which
the death penalty is forbidden by law
Colorado, Rhode Island, Maine, Mich
igan and Wisconsin. In Michigan, says
the Medical Journal, there is strong
agitation for it's restoration. Iowa
once abolished the death penalty, later
restored it, and Maine, after abolish
ing it, restored it, and later again abol-
ished it. Various arguments, OF which
it would be impossible to give even .
synopsis, are employed by those favor
ing and those opposing. The principal
points used by the advocates of the
change are that capital punishment il
brutalizing, that it does not act az .
deterrent to crime and that it defeats
the end of justice by making juriesre-
luctant to convict when they know that
verdict of guilty will carry with It
the death sentence. A New York case
is cited in which convict sentenced to
life imprisonment for murder was
proved innocent and pardoned after
serving 22 years. 1
1t is difficult to see wherein this man
would have benefited had the death
penalty been abolished prior to his
trial. That it was not imposed upon
him is in itself evidence rather of miti-
eating circumstances or Of reasonable
doubt. and had his innocence not been
proved his life sentence would still
stand. 1t is also urged by those op-
posed to the abolition of the death PEN
atty that capital punishment does de-
ter from crime, as shown by careful I'M
vestigations; that convicts under life
sentence are dangerous charge, BE-
cause if they murder their keepers NO
heavier penalty than that which they
are already undergoing can be im-
posed, and that through the abuse Of
the pardoning power the average term
of life imprisonment has been reduced
to confinement of about ten years. The
constant filling up Of prisons, placing
heavy burdens upon the public, is also
cited. However, the agitations have
not been without fruit. In about 20
states the court may substitute life inn
prisonment, either at its own discre-
ton or upon the recommendation of
| the jury, and in New York, Massachu-
setts and Ohio the electric chair has
beer substituted for the hangman's
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-07-26
A Good net.

'sTiello, Sam! what's de trouble
tween yo' an yo' mule?''
II jes' won a quarter fun him on.
bet.'
..Yoah jes' natchel fool, coon. How
20 ebber' gwine ter git yo' quarter
FUN mule?"
MARS Brown gibs me 50 cents er
month to buy dis mules feed, an rs
gwine ter take it out oh his feed, dst's
how. Judge.
The evening times., 1900-01-22
A SUGAR TRADE PRoBLEM.
4 New Method of Packing the Java
Product Needed.

Sidney B. Everett. United States Consul
at Batavia. has sent TO the State Depart
ment the following report concerning the
packing OF sugar in Java:
II wish to call attention to the fact that
a new problem. and so far an unsolved one
is appearing in connection with the sugar
trade of this colony. It is of s-eeial inter
est 10 Americans. as in the last two sea-
sens at least seven-tenths of the sugar
crop of Java went to the United States. II
is the question OF packing sugar
"At present sugar is packed in cases
made of matted bambOOd straw, and it
has been found to be the ideal packing. far
superior TO the grass mats used for Phil
iPpine sugar. Unfortunately. owing to i'm
provident methods and neglect Of govern
ment supervision. the bamboo is showing
signs OF giving out. and experts predict
that the time is not far distant when il
will be so scarce as to become too expeu-
sive to use in packing sugar. in view OF
the present small margin in the profits G.
sugar planting.
In some districts. there have been gov
ernment officials who had foresight enough
to compel the natives to plant new tree
as soon as the old one was cut down: but
unfortunately such cases were few and far
between. with the result that many dis
tricts of Java are now almost entirely de-
nuded of bamboo.
Consequently the planters are casting
round for material TO take the place OF
bamboo mating. So far nothing has been
found that will answer Jute is insult
able.
"A gentleman here who is largely inter-
ested in sugar plantations. with whom
was talking the other day. told ME that any
one who could invent something satisfactO-
ry would make a fortune in Java alone. as
his method would be at once used by every
planter. Inasmuch as the sugar exports
for last year we're 6S9.542 metric tons. it
can readily be seen that it. may be worth
some ones while to try
Let an inventor acquainted with sugar
and it's properties set his brains to work to
see II he cannot evolve something that will
meet the situation l have described. Let
him. however. bear in mind that what
might be suitable packing for Cuban su-
gar would not necessarily do for Java, as
this sugar has much longer sea voyage
to undergo and must be much more care
fully protected
The evening times., 1900-01-22
Fatal Fires In New York.
Frorn fhe PhiladeInhia Timpe \

OF all private residences in cities. the average
New York dwelling constitutes the worst fire
trap. 1t is built with kitchen basement in
which all the fires are located, while up through
the centre Of the building 10 the top story en-
tends combination of hall and stairway that
furnishes fiue for the quick passage OF smoke
and ,sames in OF a fire originating in the
basement. This cuts off the only means of escape
to those in the upper stories except that afforded
by jumping from the windows in front rear.
The typical Philadelphia residence, with its mar
row halls and staircaseS on one side, is neither
thing of beauty nor model OF convenience
but it certainly is far less a fire trap than the
New York type, fact that doubtless tends to
retard its displacement by structures of greater
architectural pretensions more conveniently sub.
divided. While this city has not been entirely
free from fatal residence fires, they have been of
such rare occurrence that the average Philadel-
pha family goes to bed at night without any
nervous apprehension of being roasted or suffo-
Gated before morning We have square after
square of cheap contract structures, hut between
side staircases and some not too complete means
Of escape from rear windows, the fatalities from
fires in residences are few and far between.
The evening times., 1900-01-22
A FORMER GOVERNOR SUED.
Thomas VI. Waller of Connecticut
Charged With Conspiracy

NEW YORK. Jan. 22.-Thomas NJ.
Waller, once Governor of Connecticut,
appeared today before Justice Bischoff in
special term. part six. OF the Supreme
court, as defendant in suit brought by
Joseph W. Pullar to have set aside a con-
tract by which Mr.. Pullar conveyed to Mr..
Waller and to Alfred p. Page. property
valued al about $4,000 Mr.. Pullar. who
lives at 162 West Ninety-sixth Street. set
forth in his complaint that Waller in
conspiracy to defraud with Alfred X. Page.
who acted al one time as Pullar's lawyer
and with other interested persons.
wrongfully induced and compelled him TO
sign the contract in question.
Mr.. WALLER, Mr.. Page, and the other
defendants. deny that there was any fraud
or conspiracy. They asserted that the
alleged contract was merely trust deed
which Pullar signed voluntarily. and upon
the advice of his own lawyer for his own
interests.
The evening times., 1900-01-22
AFTER A SMALL ESTATE.
Many Claimants Seeking William e.
Myers Modest Fortune.

BURLINGTON, n. j., Jan. 22-Many
claimants for the savings of the late VIII
liam c. Myers. a veteran local expressman.
are turning up. Myers died two weeks
ago, and was thought to have left about
SIS. 900. 1t was found, however, that his
savings amounted to only 81 0O0, which was
bequeather TO his daughter-in-law, who
nursed him in his last illness.
Mrs. william Atkinson, of this city. has
employed lawyer to file a caveat against
the will, and other relatives, namely John
Myers and willard Myers, of Washington.
d. c., and Mrs. John SmallzeIl, of Phila-
delphia, are represented by a lawyer, and
are demanding a share of the estate
The evening times., 1900-01-22

Certain American millionaires are be-
coming more than enthusiastic over the
blessings of poverty as an animating in
luence for ambitious youth No doubt
many young men born with wealth are
Handicapped thereby, but it is just as
reasonable to believe that many a genius
has starved to death. Extreme poverty is
an incentive TO nothing in particular. With
golden mean Of general ell-being, as
many great men would doubtless be de-
yeloped in the future as have been pro-
duced in the past. Neither great poverty
nor great wealth makes or uumakes a
young man if he is made Of the right sort
of stuff
The evening times., 1900-01-22
Sherman Has Accepte

Sherman Has Accepted.-It was re-
liably stated yesterday that Representative
J. S. Sherman of New York, who is still
in the West, had notified Senator T. c..
PIatt of his acceptance of the offer to be
elected Secretary of the Senate. which was
made to him last week by Mr.. Platt on
the authority of a majority of the Republi-
can Senators. 1t is presumed that at the
caucus to be held tomorrow afternoon for
the purpose of reorganizing the Senate
staff Mr.. Shermans selection will be ratI-
fed without dispute. 1t is not yet known
whether the caucus also will decide to
make the reorganization complete by Sc
leeting a successor to Seargeant -at-Arms
Bright. Colonel Bright has been making
a very strong fight to save himself and so
taciturn are all of the Republican Senator's
on the subject that it is impossible to fore
cast the result. If Colonel Bright is de-
capitated in order to make room for a Re-
publican it is probable the Senate mace
will pass to the hands Of Col. Dan Rams
dell of indianapolis.