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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-01-25
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3usiasss Changes.

j. N. Belcher and J. p.
Who have been in the
I6Sfl1e business in this town
slsl years, have sold a part
~ goods to Messrs. J. NJ.
jumsty and G. 0. Gayle, and
ncved their unsold goods to
ort where they will con-
- the Levee . general mer-
= business under the firm
l1l cseswell 4 Belcher. The
= confident these enter
business men and estima-
: een,en will find q warm
- - n Shreveport, and hopes
~ never have cause to re-
- move.
lo1tgomery has purchased
eher's store and has mov-
s3ock Of goods into the
lately occupied by Mr..
and Mr.. Gayle has rent
= moved into Mr.. Creswell's
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Homestead Entry No. 5424.
Department Of the Interior, !
Land Office at Natchitoches. La.

December 10, 1859.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
IN ing named settler has fled notice Of
his intention to make final proof in sup
port Of his claim, and that said proof will
be made before the Clerk Of the District
Court at Benton, La, on January q,
1900. viz: Homestead Entry No. 5l24-
Dave Marshall-for the east half Of
southeast quarter Of section s., township
II North, range u West Louisiana
Meridian.
He names the following Witnesses to
provo his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz: Jack
Pennywell, Geo. Thomas, Joe Randall,
]. T. McDade, Sligo p. O., La.
]. ERNEST BREDA, Register.
December II, 1889. jan y
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-01-25
Homestead Entry No. 6037.
Department Of the Interior,
Land Office at NatchitochoS. La.

Aan0 ONCE NJ N8tcnlCOcn0S, La, 7
December Is, 1859.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
IN Ing named settler has filed notice Of
her intention to make final proof in sup
portof her claim, and that said proof will
Be made before the Clerk Of the District
Court, at Benton, La, on February 3,
1900, viz: Homestead Entry No. 00S7-
Sallie Harris, widow of Wesley Harris
for the south half Of northeast quarter Of
section n, township q North, range II
West Louisiana Meridian.
She names the following Witnesses to
prove her continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz: Scott
Carter, Lewis Chaffe, of Rocky Mount
p. O., La; Albert Carter and Sam john
son, Of Ivan p. O., La.
J. ERNEST BREDA, Register.
December q, 1899. feb /
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Stray Notice.

Stray Notice.
Taken up on December I, 1899, by D.
j E. Sorrell, and estrayed before me,
the undersigned authority, on December
Is. 1899, two mule colts, both dark brown
color. one q horse and the other q mare,
about two years old, and about 1871
high; no marks or brands. Appraised
at $50. each. The owner is requested
to come forward, prove properly, pay
charRes. or the same will be sold in Bos-
sier City, La, on Saturday, January q,
1900, according to law.
f. C. STTNSON. ]. p.
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Dentistry.

Dr.. T. N. Comegys. ONCE In the new
Cooper Brothers' building, second hoor;
Shreveport.
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Done and signed, officially, on
this, the 14th day of December A.
D., 1899. AL the Commissioners
being present except H. P. Moore,
who was duly notified, but failed
to appear PI,e... ~ Vs.
"A. r. THOMPSON. J. A. BuloARpNKR,
T. T. LAND, Jr. r. 8. Dol1s
!. L. +. SANDERS,
Commissioners.
B. A. KELLEY.
Clerk and ex-ofEicio Commissioner
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Done and signed, oh6cially, this
the 14th day OF December, A. D.,
1899. All Commissioned present
except Il. p. Moore, who was duly
and legally notified, but failed to
appear. W. D. WADLEY,
]. a. BuN0ARDNFR,
r. 8. DoLEs,
L. T. 6ADERs,
Commissioners.
b. A. KELLY,
Clerk and exofdcio Commissioner.
Attest:
a. r. THOMPSON.
THos. T. LAND, JR.
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Clerk and ex-oficio Commissioners,
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We shine ladies shoes free.
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shiffsnad4rihten.

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pool beitimnit. n.s.
2lngefommsn rSsrpia" bon Ter
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grop 9edb, "a. Stt. paIiirt !:
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topn beitimmt.
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perpool.
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Selearaphiiae ytoti3en.
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bann islbit ben 9als ubssihnittsn.
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tin Der @eienihuft bonn 9otbsn areus
IN ben Der. Staaten. liest in @alpeiton
idtper trunt barniebsr.
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Snbanapolis, sno 9ouneaaa, Den 25 0tube 1900
sSalaitb Sepeidbeit.

5nla,tb Sepeiebett.
I@leafrier fir Sen. Sherman
Sm gterbebaiise in 9Saib.
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Die Sei6e nah Mfansiielo, O.,
nnterwegs,
Wo Urd6ornt snfsinleu oer Be-
fr0i9nng b,iirDbnen miro.
Sie Elaine"
Biro aus Dem S6nftn BON Sapanum
entlerlu tDeroen,
ga Dos Wraf arr Sdiiffabrt binbenr
lid lit.
Sic Suwteitcn in MausiielS.
eto6 teine Spnr BON Dem ganfAieb
NlpprD.
Wian glausf, Oab rr Sel6itworb be'
ganaen bat.
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.pas ftluus uerfObnlidJrr gsbal'
ten lift ais Die frliberen.

s2ampfer=SoaiiiOn i'm S'sitteimeer.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-06-29

(From painting made in 1904, 20
years after his famous ride.)
suit over the situation. Finally they
resolve to "march into the middle of
the town and protect their homes or
die in the attempt" But it is under
stood that they are not to fire upon
the British regulars unless they are
fired on first. The march is Immediate
iy begun with the minute-men from
the neighboring town of Acton in the
lead, under command of Capt. Isaac
Davis. AS the minute-men approach
the west end of the North bridge the
British soldiers draw up at the other
end and some of them begin tearing
up the planks from the bridge. Maj.
Buttrick calls out to the British in
remonstrance and orders his men to
advance at double-quick. They are
within few rods of the bridge when
a shot rings out and Luther Blan
chard, of Acton, and Jonas Brown, of
Concord, are wounded by the same
bullet.
Almost instantly this single shot is
followed by volley from the British.
Capt Isaac Davis and Abner Hosmer,
both of Acton, fall dead and several
others of the patriots drop their mus
kets and clutch at wounds from which
the blood is gushing. The war has be-
gun.
Maj. Buttrick, now as hot for the
fight as he was earnest for delay,
springs to one side, fires his musket at
the British and shouts out his order:
Fire, fellow soldiers! For Gods
sake. fire."
A volley crashes out and the first
British soldiers to die in the face of
the colonists drop to the ground. Three
of them fall dead and half dozen
are wounded, among the latter being
three minor officers.
The British Immediately retreat to-
ward the center of the town, and the
Americans follow them a little way
and then turn off and draw up on the
hillside. The regulars carry one of
their dead with them, but two are left
lying on the bloody ground.
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HISTORIC STONE.

HISTORIC STONE.
(This historic old bowlder lies on the
northeast corner of the Lexington
Common and marks the position Of
the American minutemen when fired
on by the British, April 10, 1775. On
it is chiseled the command of Capt.
Parker to his men.)
hounds the painting British rush for
ward and fall exhausted within the
lines made safe by Percy's cannon and
musketrymen. Drink and food are fur
nished for as many as possible from
the Monroe tavern, which Percy has
made his headquarters, and the
wounds of such injured as have been
able to keep up with the weary march
are hurriedly dressed.
The day is now well spent and
Percy fears the consequences of re-
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-06-29

scene of conflict. His progress is not
interfered with, and the minute men
on the hill watch him as he joins his
defeated comrades.
During all this time reinforcements
have constantly been adding to the
number of minute-men, and they are
growing more and more confident
Moreover, Col. Smith sees that the peo-
pie are desperately in earnest. He
gathers his men together, marches,
halts, countermarches, hesitates and
finally, fearing that in further conflict
his command may be utterly worsted.
he gives the order to return and his
soldiers turn their faces toward Bos-
ton. They have no premonition of the
very hell of shot which shall accom-
pany them until they sink exhausted
and decimated under the protection
of the warships at Charlestown. Truly,
Maj. Pitcairn has stirred the Yankee
blood. The Lexington road through
Concord curves in almost a semicircle
and while the regulars are wearlly
marching southwark over the route by
which they so bravely came in the
early morning, the minute-men swarm
through the fields behind the wooded
hill which skirts the road, thus getting
by a shorter route in advance of the
regulars.
At Meriam's corner the minute-men
secrete themselves behind rocks, trees
and stone fences, and as the British
come along the road the muskets OF
the colonists cough out leaden death
from front and side and rear. Pit
cairns horse is wounded and throws
him. The swashbuckler receives bull
let in the arm; and, binding up his
wound, trudges wearily on with his
men. Pitcairn has learned something
since he shouted "Disperse. We rebels,
dispersed" and fired his pistol in the
faces of the rustics on Lexington Com
mon. He has stirred the Yankee blood
until his own is dripping through his
coat sleeve. A musket ball enters Col.
Smiths leg. Men drop dead and
wounded from one end of the line to
the other.
At last the British reach Lexington,
pass the Common, scene of the bloody
tragedy Of but few hours before, and
see down the road but little ways
what must have brought relief to their
narrowed spirits-Lord Percy and
thousand troops sent out from Boston
as reinforcements.
Like hunted deer close pursued by
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-06-29

It is q curious commentary on hu-
man nature that white men should de-
sert their kind and fight the battles OF
savages against civilization Yet IN
stances of that kind are very common.
In nine cases out of ten these desert
ers from civilization adopt all the
worst vices and savagery of the people
among whom they cast their tot anu
vie in surprising them in cruelty anu
deviltry, says a writer. In Cochlu
China, where the French have for
nearly twenty years been carrying on
a relentless warfare against the BLOOD
thirsty pirates who infest the coasts,
and especially the great rivers, the
naval and military forces every now
and again discover that the pirate
chiefs whom they succeeded in captur-
ing are European renegades, some
times Frenchmen. remember In par
ticular the case of man of the name
Of Cussade, who was shot at Hanoi, on
the occasion Of my visit there, and
who, having deserted from the French
army, had become one of the principal
lieutenants Of the black flag, or pirate
force Of the dreaded chief and mandar-
in, Doc Itch. In the Soudan the Khali-
ia has large number of European
renegades under his orders, including
the ex-Prussian sergeant of artillery,
Klotz, and an ex-Austrian officer, who'
now bears the name Of Inger: while,
his principal lieutenant is the cele-
brated Osman Digna, the most clever
of all his generals, and who, the son of
a French shopkeeper of the name OF,
Joseph Nisbet, was born in Rouen and
baptized In the magnificent cathedral
of that ancient capital OF Normandy.
His father failed in business, migrated
to Egypt. where, after his death. his
widow married a well-known Moham-
medan merchant of Alexandria, Digna
by name. Having no children of his
own. he became exceedingly fond of
his French stepson, insisted on. his;
becoming converted to the faith of the.
prophet, and entered him under the.
name of Osman Digna at the military
school at Cairo. where the lad receiy-,
ed careful training at the hands Of
the distinguished French, German and
British officers attached to the college
as professors. It is to this training at
the military school at Cairo that must
be aseribed the remarkable skill which
Osman Digna has displayed in the
of fortifications and en-
in his numerous en-
counters with the Anglo-Egyptian
forces. Quite number of other
have endeavored to join
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-06-29
NAPOLEON AND THE PRESS.
English Newspapers, He Said, offered ia
Advertise Him for Paw.

English Newspapers, He Said, offered to
Advertise Him for Pay.
when returned from Elba," Ma
poleon is quoted in the Century as
saying, Il found, among other papers
of the Bourbons. on account of 5000
francs paid monthly to the editors of
the Times, besides taking 100 numbers
monthly, and had an offer from them
to write for me for payment. l had
offers from the editors of several Eng.
lish newspapers to write for me, even.
during the time of the war, previous
to my going to Elba, and to insert
news and everything else l wished,
and that money would be taken; to
send them to France. l did not do,it.
was wrong, however; ought to have,
accepted their efforts, and then. nay
name would not have been heldi in.
such odium in England as it was. This.
they said themselves to me. For, in.
the end these newspapers formed the,
public opinion and always. will do So,
I was very wrong. l see it now.''
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the oervishes In the SeudaH to dghtS
against the English, and It may be re-
membered that the Marquis Of Mores,
married to the daughter Of Banker
Louis Hoffman of New York. lost his
life while on his way to Khartoum
for the purpose Of placing his services
at the disposal of the KhalltA
Another case which came under my
notice is that of Oliver Pain. one Of
the most prominent leaders ct tho
French commune In 1871.. Condemned
to death for his participation IN that
insurrection, his sentence was subse-
quently commuted to one of penal
servitude for life in New Caledonia.
He succeeded in effecting his escape
thence with Henri Rochefort, ana
passed through New York in 1876 on
his way back to Europe:. Severn or
eight years later met hfm' at Cairo,
where he made no secret. of the TACT
that he was on his way to- offer his
services to the Mahdi in his war
against the English. He set; forth on
his adventurous trip into the desert en-
route for Khartoum, the English aal
thorities making no attempt to inter-
fere with his movements. No. authen+
tic news was heard Of him: until an
Austrian missionary, Father Arrival
der, subsequent to his escape from
Omdurman, reported that Pain had:
reached the Mahdi in safety, and after
living at Omdurman for several years;
as one of the counselors of the false
prophet, had finally incurred the lat
ter's displeasure and had been buried
alive.
, Both in Egypt and Turkey there are
quite large number of pashas, most
devout Mohammedans, who are moth
ing more or less than European rene
gades. Thus Omar Pasha. the most
distinguished Turkish general of the
present century, was an Austrian BY
birth and served in the Austrian army
under the name of Mikail Won Lottas.
Old Cherif Pasha. who was on nu-
merous occasions prime minister and
regent of Egypt. was a son of that
French general, De Selves, who reor-
ganized the army of Mehemet Ali on
a European footing, and embraced
Mohammedanism with the object of
increasing his influence over his
troops. One of the most interesting
renegades of this kind that ever met
was old Sefer Pasha, whose real
name was Count Koscielcky, and who,
while holding the rank of lieutenant
colonel in the Prussian army, had the
misfortune to kill in duel his COM
manding officer, Count Kleist.
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group Of fellow officers and boastfully

group Of fellow officers and boastfulIy
says:
"Thus will I stir the Yankee blood
before night"
Little does he realize how true a
prediction he is making Little dreams
he of how the Yankee blood is to be
stirred by that days events-stirred
until it refuses to quiet before the mis-
used colonies have united and by
means of long and bloody war have
won their place as free and powerful
nation.
The minute-men on the hill at the
northern extremity of the village see
the smoke arising from the fires kim
died in the center of the village and
Capt. Joseph Hosmer turns indignant
ly to Col. Barrett and demands:
"Will you let them burn the town."
Col. Barrett now calls the other mill
itia officers about him and they con-
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-06-29

with the disaster they have inflicted
Not 20. Scarcely has the march
been resumed until they are on the
tanks Of the refreshing British again.
And thus it is until Charlestown itself
is reached and the red-coats, worn, dis
pirited, decimated, fling themselves un-
der the protection of the guns on
board the ships of war in the river.
The first day of the American revo-
luton is passed. Forty-nlne colonists
have been killed and thirty-six wound.
ed. But the British loss has been far
heavier-seventy-thre killed, 172
wounded, and twenty-six missing.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-06-29
The Pompom Gun 5
ooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooo

fly about the enemy's position. Our
only experience of the gun on servicey
has been to act as target for it in the
present war. This eminently practical
trial has taught us that when used at
moderate ranges-say, within 5000
yards-the moral effect is immense,
and the material damage is considera-
BILE. There is no weapon our men have
a greater respect for. Shells from field
guns give you little breathing time
between their bursts at any particular
place, but the pompom sends stream
of shells at the rate of five second to
the same destination,
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-06-29
Rocking Seats for Bowink Royalsy.

Rocking Seats for Bowling Royalty.
It is not generally known. that when
royal personages intend to take lonEA
public drive. in the course Of which
they will undoubtedly be compelled to
bow several hundred times. that q
rocking seat Is arranged IN the car
riage. Such seat helps the perpetual,
bowling motion, which otherwise woula,
produce a fearful headache. If not fn-.
jury to the spine. Queen Victoria used
such carriage for all her long drives
in Dublin recently.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-06-29
TERRIBLE RIDE

TERRIBLE RIDE
Made by Two Boys Through q runner
on Car Roof.
New York Cor. Chicago Inter Ocean:
Having expended all the money In
their possession in week spent IN
sightseeing in New York, George
Huxon. aged eighteen, and John Cor
key, aged seventeen, both residents OF
East Cambridge, Mass, determined
Friday night to steal a ride home on:
New Haven train. The boys loltered
about the foot bridge at Forty-eighth
street that spans the Grand Central
train yards, and the idea suggested
itself to them to drop to the roof Of a
car of the Boston midnight express as
it was passing under them. AS the
Montreal express steamed out OF the
station at 12:03 o'clock at a Lively gait
the youths mistook it for the Boston
train. They vaulted over the. railing
of the bridge and droppedto thereof Of
a mail car. They had Just seated them
selves when the train swung out In
the side track and headed for the sin
gle track tunnel. Once inside the tun-
mel the train began to increase in speed
until it was travelling at a high rate.
The predicament of the boys was
frightful. Smoke, hot cinders, q ter
rible draught, darkness and a loud
roar made them fear for their lives.
Corkey, it is said, suffered from collid-
ing with the roof of the tunnel. When
the boys finally emerged from the tun-
mel Corkey was badly cut and bruised.
When the train came to stop at
Spuyten Duyvil they made their pres
ence known. They were helped from
the roof of the car. Corkey, it is said,
was almost nude, the clothing having
been torn from his body in the tunnel.
Huxon was covered with dust and
bleeding from the mouth and nose. The
BOYS were taken to Yonkers and turned
over to Policeman James Nolan. Cor
key was conveyed to st. Johns hospi-
tai. The boys were arraigned in court
and remanded.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-06-29

The pompom gun, used by the Beers,
IS dangerous weapon, says British
writer. 1t is an automatic Maxim gun,
firing a one-pound shell at the rate of
300 a minute. The cartridges are like
overgrown rifle cartridges; they are
about six inches long. but instead of
having bullets they each have an iron
shell loaded with powder and provided
with a percussion fuse, which explodes
the missile when it strikes anythinfi.
Each shell breaks up into from ten to
twenty pieces, so that minutes con-
tinuous firing would cause at least
5000 whizzing, jagged bits of iron to
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-06-29
wales "A . Jockey.

The Prince of Wales once rode and
won q horse-race. This event took
place in Ireland, nearly forty years
ago. The horses name was Rupee,
and the distance run a mile and a half.
To the spectators the jockey was
known as "Capt. Melville" His col.
ors on this occasion were all white.
Rupee was the princes own horse.
He determined to ride him himself,
and, II possible, to win. This he did,
though there were several experienced
jockeys riding against him.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-06-29
AUTOMOBILES. for Depot Service.

The Baltimore & Ohio Railway com~,
pany has established an automobile
service at Washington, D. c.. in con-
nection with its trains. This: is be-
lieved to be the first railroad to, intro
duce this means of transportation reg-
ularly to and from a railroad station.
An electrical system is used: Two
small trunks can be carried ON sup-
ports on each vehicle and additional
baggage can be placed upon the top.
AS the streets in Washington are in
very fine condition, there is every
prospect of the service being success
full.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-06-29
Meaning Dudes.

Evangeline-Have you become &c
quainted with many of the young men
in our social circle? Angeline-Qh,
yes; know. a "thing" or two. -