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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-12-22
MAKING OCEANS
Out OF the Worlds Deserts May Some Day
Become an Actually.

Few people realize how completely
OF late years the surface aspect of this
weakened old globe of ours has been
altered and improved.
| The world Of today, in fact. differs
from the world of our ancestors, much
as society lady. in all the glory of
fold and frill and furbelow, differs
| from her savage sister running wild in
| pestilential woods. AS art has trans
| formed the one, SO has 1t the other
Only the "Mme Rachael" who has
made the earth, If not exactly beau
tlful forever" at least pleasant and
hcalthful place wherein to dwell, is no
charlatan with drayload of cosmetics
and a gib tongue, but a civil engineer,
owning nothing more harmful than a
few mysterious looking instruments
and measuring tape
And the marvel Of it all is this-that
what has been done IS but an inf
niteSmal fraction of that which may,
and doubtless will. be DONE Who can
doubt, for instance, that the great
Sahara deSert-that mole upon the
worlds face-will one day be but 4
memory! 1t was an inland sea once.
1t would not be a very difficult mat
ter to convert it into one again.
a canal sixty miles long, connecting
with the Atlantic the vast depression
which runs close up to the coast nearly
midway between the twentieth and
thirtieth parallels of latitude, would
do the business beautifully. The
water would not, of course, cover the
entire surface of the desert Here and
there are portions lying above sea
level. These would become the islands
OF the new Sahara ocean.
What would be the results that
would ensue upon this stupendous
transformation? Some would be good
and some bad. Among the latter
may be mentioned the probable de
struction Of the vineyards of southern
Europe, which depend for their ex-
istence upon the warm, dry winds
from the great African desert.
AS some compensation for this,
the nations affected would be enabled
to gain immediate and easy access to
the vast regions now given over to
harbarism, and q series of more or
less fourishing seaport towns would
spring up all along the southern bord-
ers Of Morocco and Algeria, where
the western watershed of the Nile
sinks into the desert, and on the
northern frontier Of the Congo Free
State.
In a similar manner the greater
portion CT the central Australian des-
ert covering an area of fully 1,OOO,O 600
square miles, might be flooded. The
island continent would then be con-
verted into a gigantic oval dish, of |
which the depressed central portion |
would be covered with water and only |
the rim" nhabited.-London Mail.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-12-22
Manchus and Chinese.

OF the fifteen provincial Governors,
ten are now Chinese and five are
Manchus, and of the Manchus three
have been appointed to provinces near
the capital as a part Of the Manchu
preparation for the events of the past
six months. The broad difference be-
tween the Manchu and the Chinese
elements of the Chinese Government
Is that the first are Of family and mill
tary caste origin, while the latter
reach their posts by the tests of COM
petitive examinations, foolish in their
questions, s,antiquated in conception, and
narrowing In their training, but still
tests Of ability and character, such rs
they are. The Manchus hold for the
most part, by 10 means exclusively,
tribal, military posts-their entire pub
lie life, it may be, passed in this way.
The Chinese hold civil posts with
which are associated military offices,
authority, and duties. Lastly, the
Manchus represent conquest, now
near the inevitable term and collapse
of all Oriental conquests, and the
Chinese officials. corrupt, venal, pos
sessing every vice of the Oriental off
cial, represent the normal working Of
the presence of competition, selection,
and examination. which has survived
the barbarian cOnquests of centuries
and may easily outlast any cOntcm-
porary form Of government, as it has
outlived all that were once it's con-
temporarieS.-The Review of Reviews.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-12-22
LOVE,

a ~ comes. life goes, brie,. hours and
- lays
,HT Consume its scanty breath:
.txse comes but once, and hencef>rth
Ah stays,
Y Her knows nor life nor death,
or deem they once lave known loves
y. shape,
Xnd seen the phan' ON go,
lIave .sssn mime loves aspect ape,
ThGP never saw love-nO.
-Gru ce Ellery Charming.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-12-22

About 1000 of the inhabitants of Nor
way die every year Of consumption
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-12-22

month.
FRANKLIN BOARD OF HEALTH.
DR.. s. J. Gates, Chairman.
John A O'Neill, Jr.
II. B. Morris
Alex r. Stirling.
A. W. Ohlmayer.
W. II. Latham, Secretary and Sau-
itary Inspector. tt
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE PARISH.
st. Mary Banner.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-06-08
All Democrats May Enter.

The Democratic Congressional Com
mittee met at Lexington Tuesday and
rescinded the resolution authorizing a
primary election and barring all Demo
cratic voters except those who voted for
GOebel
Committeeman 7. Z. Moore, Jr., of
Bourbon, offered a resolution resembling
the original call, but it was lost by tie
vote. The following substitute was
passed at the afternoon session:
WHEREAS, this committee, realizing
that the expense Of $1,000 for a prim-
airy election is too great a burden for the
candidates to bear, and that it might
prohibit some worthy candidates from
Offering their claims to this honor;
therefore, be it
ReSOlred, That precinct conventions
be held in the various voting precincts
in each county In the Seventh Congress
sonal district at 3 o'clock. standard
time, on the 9th day of July, 1900, for
the purpose Of selecting precinct dele
gates to represent said precincts at the
delegate conventions to be held at the
court houses of the respective counties
on July at 2 o'clock, standard time.
1900, which convention shall select dele
gates TO represent their respective coun-
ties In the district convention TO be held
at Paris, KY, on July 10 at 2 o'clock,
standard time, 1900. The basis of rep
resentatiOn of each precinct shall be one
delegate for every 100 votes cast for
Bryan in 1896, and one delegate for
each fraction, II each fraction exceeds
fifty votes or over; provided that each
precinct shall have at least one voter IN
said delegate convention. In the dis
tEict convention the representation shall
be as follows: Each county shall be
entitled TO one vote for every 200 votes
cast for Bryan in 1896 and for a fraction
Of 100 or over.
Resolred, That the persons who viii,
at the November election, 1900, be legal
voting in this district, who are devoted
70 the principles of the Democratic
party, and who by participating in this
convent on viii feel In honor bound 10
support its nominee and the nominees of
the Democratic National Convention,
shall have the right and are hereby in
vited TO participate in this convention.
J. W. LUSBY, Chairman;
WV. WOODSMALL,
S. I. HEAT,
Z. e. LEE,
GEO. G. WOLFE,
J. /. CoGAR,
J. II. APPLICABLE,
VILLA Wiley,
7. Z. MOORE, JR.
WV. CROMWELL, Secretary.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-06-08
Republican National Convention.

Round trip tickets will be sold June
4th to 18th inclusive good returning un-
til June Both at rate of one fare for the
round trip via Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway, the Rhine the Alps and the
Battlefield Line of America. Stop over
privileges at Washington and Baltimore.
The F. f. V. Limited over the G. & o.
Ry., is the only electric lighted solid
vestibuled train with through Dining
car service and Observation CTR. For
time table address G. 3. Ryan, A. G. P.
A. Cincinnati 0.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-06-08
The District Convention.

The Democratic District Convention
to be held in this city on July 10th viii
be the first held in Paris with the mem
orv of the present generation. The
honor Of securing it for Paris belongs tc
that rising young law yer and politician
T. E. Moore, Jr., who was untiring III
his efforts to bring the convention tC
Paris. Mr.. Moore was recently elesteo
Chairman of the Bourbon County Demo
cratic Committee to succeed his father
Can't. T. Z. Moore of Shawhan.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-06-08
SHORT NEWS STORIES.

Brief Paragraphs About Important Hap
peniDgs.
Flemingsburg will have a Fourth OF
July celebration.
Cincinnati parties have arranged tc
develop a lead and zinc mine near Law
renceburg.
Miss Maggie Barnett, of Estill county
died from the effects of mad dogs
bite.
Admiral Dewey and wife were enter,
tanned in handsome style Wednesday at
Columbus, o.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-06-08
Are Won With Us .?

Do You feel just finer than any body all
the time? II you take DR.. aldwell's
Syrup PeT,sin you may feel good the year
round IL guaranteed TO cure constipa-
ton. in ig-stien and all stomach and
howell troubles. Sl.50c or lOc size. e..
S. Warden & Co., wi tell you all about
~
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-06-08
A Preacher

OF Waterloo, Ind. Rev. s. P. Koltz
writes"I have been afflicted over twenty
wears with dyspepsia or sour stomach.
Have tried different remedies without
much benefit. A l0c bottle of DR.. Cald.
well's Syrup Pepsin gave me great
benefit. Have taken nearly one large
bottle, and feel like q different person.
For sale by g s. Warden & Co.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-06-08
Excursion To Cincinnati.

THE L. & n. will sell round-trip
tickets from Paris to Cincinnati, Sun
day, June 9th, at S1.25. Tickets good
on train leaving Paris at 5:15 a. m, and
returning on train leaving Cincinnati at
7:5j D. m. +. B. CARR, Agent.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-06-08

The commencement Of the COlored
City School will be held tonight at the
opera house. There will be eight grad
yates.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-06-08

We are authorized 10 announce GEO.
W. JUDY as a candidate for Jailer Of
Bourbon County, subject TO the action
Of the Democratic party.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-06-08

We are authorized TO announce w.
H BOONE as a candidate fer Jailer, sub
jest TO Ike aoCion Of the Democratic
uarty.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-06-08
ANNOUNCEMENTS.


We are authorized TO announce WM.
c. DODsON as a candidate for Jailer of
Bourbon County, subject to the action
ef the DsEOOrstic party.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-06-08
Palate
.PIeaSNrS!

The most fastidiOus epicure in
Kentucky can find a hundred
things to please his palate at our
store, Everything known to fancy
grOcers always in stock. All goods
fresh, and all orders filed prompt
" Name your menu, then call
us up-we'm do the rest.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-06-08
Notice To Creditors.

All persons having claims against The
Paris Cash Shoe Store, s. III. Dickinson
proprietor, are hereby notified to file
their claims, properly proven, to me at
j. F. PRATHER.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-06-08

We are authorized TO announce w. B.
PINCKARD as as a candidate for Assessor
Of Bourbon County, subject 60 the action
Of the Democratic party.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-06-08
j. 7. HINCON.

have also Just added AMBULANCE 1.-THE
my already large andls RIGHTEOUSNESS
your a any time
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-06
and OBSERVER. SATURDAY MORNING. MAY 5, 1900

NJ. Rutledge. AT the reunion just men
toned twenty men answered TO roll call
The original muster roll contained nine
ty-slX names. OF these only one escaped
the vicissitudes of war without a mark.
Fifty-fou were killed. and forty-one more
or less seriously wounded They were in
the crater blow-up' at Petersburg. Ser
geant Smathers there captured Federal
colonel commanding negro troops. and
with great difficulty prevented his COM
panions from killing him. thew were so
ncensed at being confronted by negroes
He disarmed him and retained his sword
until last spring. Having learned in some
way the address of the Colonel he in
stituted correspondence and proposed
the return of the sword A representa-
tive was sent down to receive it. and
with some formalities, speech making
etc, it was turned over.
Il next attended reunion of the first
company going out from this part of the
State. 1t was known as the 'Buncombe
Rifiemen' commanded by Captain w. w
Mcdowell. and became Company e, Bethel
regiment. They made history quite early
1t is claimed, in fact that this was the
first company engaged in open field COM
bat having had a skirmish with a COM
pany of Federals on June g. the day be-
fore the Bethel fight. The casualties were
light; probably one or two Federals
wounded and one taken prisoner 1t par
ticipated also in the Bethel affair of
next day, and some of the company wit
messed the killing of the gallant Henry
Wyatt, mentioned elsewhere. This battle
was between force of Federals under
General Butler sent from Fortress Mon
roe to Big Bethel Church, few miles
inland. and the First North Carolina regi-
ment of infantry and four Virginia howit-
zers, Col d. H. Hill, of North Carolina,
in command. There were several in
stances Of conspicuous bravery during the
engagement, on both sides Notably on
that of the Federal side was major who,
in leading his men, was shot down con-
siderably in advance of his line of battle.
He furnished the first recorded instance
Of the ludicrous in battle although there
was much of it afterwards. He fell grasp
ing in his right hand his sword, while in
his left he held the neck of goose which
he had supposedly caught up in spirit
of fun as he started into the charge. His
death grip on the goose had extinguished
its life. The flag borne on this occasion
was the first to have a baptism of blood
in a field engagement between the Con-
federates and Federals. The Buncombe
Rifemen were made the color company
and the flag they carried was made and
presented to them by young ladies Of Ashe-
ville-Misses Annie and Little Woodfin,
Fannie and Annie Patton. Mary Gains,
and Kate Smith. The material was the
silk dresses of three of the makers and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-06

donors: the colors red, white and blue.
The presentation speech was made by
Miss Annie Woodfn, who, after the war,
with deft fingers, embroidered upon it.,
Bethel The Misses Woodfn and Patton
are still residents of Asheville, Miss Fan
ME Patton being president of the Ashe-
Vile Chapter of Daughters of the Con-
federacy. Miss Kate Smith became Mrs
Msrk Erwin She died less than year
ago. Her eldest son is now Commandant
of Johnson Pettigrew Camp of Sons OF
Veterans. the first camp of Sons organized
in North Carolina. Miss Mary Gains be-
came Mrs. McAboy. and resident or
Knoxville. Tenn. but is now dead
Meeting with the Bethel company was
the Rough and Ready Guard, Zeb
Vance. original captain, who was succeed
ed by Captain ]. NJ. Gudger, who pre-
sides over these meetings. He was
worthy successor of Vance so far as
fighting went, and probably got as much
fun out of the war as any man in it.
wv. NJ. Gudger's record, of this COM
PAW. is doubtless unparalleled. q sent
you his subscription a short time since)
He never was sick day, and never
missed roll call or battle in which
MS uDduH tOON pdi u liz he'9 ~ 'NNA
sick at all since the war.
"Major Ballew, in whose company orig
inally served the woman soldier of
whom you have heard much, doubtless, is
now citizen of Asheville She and her
husband, named Blalock. served in the
same company: and for some time be-
fore her sex was known she did drilling,
doing guard and picket duty when she
Ia
said she was an adept at excuse making.
Mr.. and Mrs Blalock, it is thought, yet
survive. and are thought to be residents
of Texas
"Riley Powers. who was one of the
crew of the historic 'Merrimac ana
meet frequently and he recites thrilling
experiences. He saw her launched and
witnessed her blowing up.
Several new camps have been organ
lied in the territory of my brigade since
the Nashville meeting, and / expect three
more by the time of our State meeting
at Charlotte, May 20-one to be of Chero-
kee Indians.
"Asheville. n. c., was probably the only
town in the Confederacy that the Federals
wanted badly and did not capture. lt baf-
fled and held in check its besiegers until
the very last, being under arms and
bravely beating back the invaders for
three weeks after General Lees surren-
der at Appomattox. 1t was then ignobly
taken possession of in violation of truce
after the soldiery had dispersed and gone
to their homes. This was the latter part
of April, 1860 Stoneman was besieging
the town on the south, while on the north,
some days before, there was a mixed
force of regular soldiers and Kinks bush
rangers, as they were called. The Con-
federates had no more than 500 or 900 men
and one battery of artillery. j. p. CASTOR
paroled soldier from Appomattox, hav-
ing walked the entire distance, gave the
first news of Lees surrender and of the
armistice existing General j. G. Mar
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-06

fin in command of the department, went
ont with his staff. under flag of truce, to
confer with the Federal commander. An
agreement was entered into to the eff
feet that three days rations were to be
furnished to the Federal troops. and they
we're pledged not to disturb public or pri-
,a+a nroperty. After the rations had
heen issued they entered the town as a
,nob took possession of the town. arrest
cd and imprisoned men and boys and
sacked every house in the place save one,
chat the residence of an 'uncompromising.
ra-eating secessionist. They held high
roveIrv throughout the whole night, en-
ooginq in every species of robbery, even
etrinuing portions of dress from ladies, in
search of watches and other valuables.
For weeks following the good people Of
Asbeville were subjected to the tyranni-
cal rule of such characters, all claiming
IN he soldiers of the United States Gov
eminent
NORTH CAROLINA'S PART IN THE
CIVIL WAR.
A school supplement condenses the fol-
lowing
North Carolina did not leave the Union
had been organized. In February 1861,
the State voted against secession by
majority of thirty thousand; but in
March Mr. Lincoln became President, and
called for volunteers to subdue the South
ern States that had seeded. He asked
North Carolina for fifteen hundred men,
but on May 90, 1861, the State decided by
a big vote to cast her lot with the Con-
federate States North Carolina was next
to the last State to secede, but it was
the first TO suffer Twenty-six engage
ments were fought in North Carolina. The
most notable events were the recapture OF
Plymouth by Generals r. F. Hoke and M
w. Ransom. in 1864; the defeat of the
Federal feet in Roanoke River by the ram
"Albemarle. =" under Commander Cook; the
heroic defense of Fort Fisher, under Lamb
and Whiting; and Johnston's last stand
at Bentonville. Soldiers of North Carolina
went farthest up the slopes of Gettysburg.
under Pettigrew. and made the last
charge at Appomattox, under General w
R. Cox.
North Carolina furnished one-fifth OF
the entire Confederate army, and at APP
pomattox one-half of the muskets sur
rendered were from North Carolina
troops.
The military population of North Car
Gina in 1860 was rs, 1863: number of troops
furnished the Confederate States army.
about 125, 900 The German loss in the
Franco Prussion war was Ito per cent;
loss of the allied armies in the Crimean
war, 2-1O per cent; loss of the Union
army in the Civil war, 6-1O per cent;
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-06

soldier Colonel William M. Parsley, Col
onel w. l.. DeRosset was called to the
chair, and Capt. W. A. Cumming and
Adjutant T. G. James acted as secretaries
committee was appointed to meet the
remains at the depot, escort them, offer
resolutions and expressions of sympathy,
etc.
1t was then resolved that the surviving
officers of the Third North Carolina regi-
ment, in good standing, form themselves
into an association as "Officers of the
Third North Carolina Infantry" and a
committee was appointed to draft con-
stitution and bylaws. They resolved to
meet annually on the 10th Of May to cele-
brate the anniversary of their regiment
in the city of Wilmington as long as one
member is left. and a committee was
appointed to arrange for the first cele-
bration on the 18th Of the following May,
1866
In October, 1888, the constitution and
bylaws were so changed as to admit the
enlisted men, and the name was changed
to the Third North Carolina Infantry AS
ISOLATION. The anniversary has been cele-
brated yearly.
The officers of the association then
were William L. De Rosset President,
and J. l.. Cantwell Secretary. The lat
ter has been succeeded by James /.
Nets
The following poem was recited by Hon.
George Davis at the anniversary dinner
of the association in 1879:
Who fears to speak of sixty -one?''
Who bushes at it's fame?
When towards sneer at deeds then done
Who hangs his head in shame?
He's all knave or half a slave
Who Sights his record thus;
But true man, like you, men.
viii fill his glass with us.
We drink the memory of the brave,
The faithful--not a few.
Some lie near Potomac's wave,
Some sleep in ''Oakdale,' too;
Hundreds are gone, but still live on
The names of those who died
All true men, like you, men,
Remember them with pride.
Some meath the sod of distant States
Their patient hearts have laid,
Where, with the strangers needless
haste,
Their unWatched graves were maze.
But though their clay be far from US,
Where friends may never come,
In true men, like you. men,
Their spirits still at home.
The dust of some is Southern earth;
Among their own they rest,
For the same land that gave them birth
Has caught them to her breast
And we will pray that from their clay
Full many a race may start
or true men, like you, men,
To act as brave a part.
They rose in dark and evil days
To right their native land
They kindled here a living blaze,
That nothing could withstand
Alas. that might should vanquish right!
They FELL and passed away;
And true men, like you, men.
Are far too few to-day.
Then here's their mem'ry. May it be
For us a guiding light
To cheer-though lost cur liberty
And lead us in the right.
Through good and i'll be patriots still,
BY each good impulse stirred
And you, men, be true men,
Like the dead of the gallant Third.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-06
AT REST.

The following poem was written by
John H. Boner Washington, d. c.. eX-
pressly for the occasion of reinterrlng
the Confederate dead brought from Ar
lington and placed in lakewood Cemetery
at Raleigh. The remains of one hun
dred and eight North Carolina soldiers
were brought back in four immense cas-
kets. The graves were concealed from
sight by flowers. The Fayetteville indie
pendent Light Infantry fired three volleys
over them. and the Arlington dead were
left on the sloping hillside, with hundreds
of their comrades, to rest until the glorl-
Gus awakening of the last day
At rest among their own
Rest to be broken never
Their folded flag for them outblown
No more forever.
They did not think to come
So silently, so late,
When, stepping to the sounding drum
They left the State.