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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-01-03
TALKS OF PARIS EXPERIENCE.
Mrs. Daniel Manning Says She Does
Not Believe Mrs. Palmer Made
Sighting Remarks,

On the American liner New York,
which arrived at New York the other
day, was Mrs. Daniel Manning, be-
tween whom and Mrs. Potter Palmer,
as the leading American women at the
Paris exposition. there is said to have
been considerable rivalry. Mrs. Man
ming was met by welcoming delega-
tion of 27 women, representing Mary
Washington Colonial chapter and 9TH
er chapters of the Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Her attention was called to the
statement by Mrs. Potter Palmer that
she herself was originally the only
woman on the board of commission
ers for the Paris exposition, and that
subsequently Mrs. Manning was made
a member of the American commits
sion because she was the United
States governments official represen-
tative at the unveiling in Paris of the
Lafayette statue.
81 do not belive that Mrs. Palmer
made such statement,' said Mrs.
Manning, ''for l was made a national
commissioner of the United States to
the Paris exposition and received my
commission long before l started for
Paris.
Il have not received the decoration,
the Cross of the Legion of Honor. and
don't know whether I shall receive it
or NOT
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-01-03
Betrayed by n Pigeon.

Tbe duke of Marlborough, in ac-
knovsledging a vote of thanks to the
duchess for presenting the cottagers'
prizes the other day at the Woodstock
agricultural and horticultural show.
told an amusing anecdote of the Boer
war, from which he has recently re-
turned. Referring to the use of homer
pigeons in time of war, he mentioned
that at the siege of Mafeking Gen.
Baden-Powen expressed wish that no
ladies should remain in town. Lady
Sara Wilson, who is now well-known
throughout the country, went out a
distance of some Is miles, and, being
anxious to communicate with Gen.
Baden-Powell, she attempted to do so
by means of carrier pigeon. He
was sorry to say that this car
rier pigeon was not well trained.
Lady Sarah wrote letter and
dispatched it with the pigeon in
the hope that it would fly straight
into Mafeking; but instead of that it
went and settled on the top of the
house of the Boer commandant who
was investing the town. The result
was that the Boer commandant aseer-
tanned who she was and where she was,
and she had to explain the reason why
she was near Mafeking.-London Tele-
graph.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-01-03

noises,' he urged the deacon. Wouldn't
this be a good time to stop the game"
"But the good deacon had been car
ried away by his revived enthusiasm
over baseball. and instead of affirming
this pions plan, was enraged at the su-
perintendent's suggestion.
"'Stop the game?' he shouted. Stop
the game with Bill Medford at bat and
three men on bases? Well, of all dod-
dering idiots you certainly are the
prize specimen. When you get inside
the pearly gates and the Heavenly
hosts strike up their music suppose
you will let out plaintive beat:
please. Lord. stop them. They are
making too much noise."'
'The minister and the superintend-
ent sighed over the deacon's fall from
grace and moved to other seats. But
the deacon didn't care.
"'Swat it, Biil!' he shouted, standing
up on his seat, waving his hat and
with his gray hair blowing in the wind.
Line it out, Bill! Tear the leather off! Z!
Drive hole through that fat center
felder!'
''Bill waited until he found ball to
his liking and then swung hard. AS he
hit he turned little too much and
the ball sailed in line over third base,
far, far beyond the left fielder. All the
runners came in and Bill made the cir
cult of the bases. The crowd, thinking
the game won. began to pile on to the
field preparatory to carrying Bill Med
ford off in triumph
But the umpire, who had been vain
ly trying to make himself heard, came
running up to the home plate, holding
up his hand for silence.
Foul! shouted the umpire. Foul!
Go back to your bases
This was too much for the deacon.
'Robber! Thief he shouted. rum
ming at the umpire. Kill him! Throw
the umpire into the river!'
when the tangle was finally
Strengthened out the good deacon was
sorrowfui and badly bumped reform
er. l tried to console him, but he re-
fused to be comforted.
1.-The minister and the SUNDAY
school uperintendent are trying to
have me expelled from the Moral Re-
form club for allowing the game to go
on said the deacon, sorrowfully, and
the baseball fans blame me for not
stopping the unho.y exhibition when
we were ahead. A fcul! Why, that
ball was the fairsst ever batted on an
American diamond Boston Globe.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-01-03
rHs FARM AT CLOSE OF DAY.
n the farmers boy is bringing

O the farmers boy is bringing
Up the cows
put the birds have ceased their swinging
On the boughs;
ua can hear the squirrels chatter,
AZ If something were the matter,
While the ehestnuts pitter-patter
Through the leaves!
While the big, red sun Is sinking,
while the old cow bell is clinking,
He is thinking, thinking, thinking
And he grieves.
FAR away the peacock's calling
To his mate,
And the night is falling. falling,
For It's late,
nm the slope the light Is dying,
High above, the geese are flying.
And the wind goes sobbing. signing,
Past the lad,
As IL mourning, as II grieving,
For some pleasure past achieving
Or some error past retrieving
All, how sad!
Summers flowers have departed.
And he goes
Onward, homeward, heavy hearted.
With his woes!
There is sadness in the lowing
OF the cows and in the flowing
OF the water that is going
Going where?
On the hill the shocks are cleaning
Where the suns last rays are streaming
And they stand like old men dreaming
Sadly there!
All, the day is dying, dying,
And the year
Soon with others will be lying
In the rear!
And the boy goes grieving, grievings
Not for triumphs past achieving,
Nor for errors past retrieving
Here below!
He has had to pass through brambles
In his quest and in his rambles,
In his hurryings and scrambles-
On his toe
There's bruise, and there are scratches
On his legs in bloody batches!-
IT'S no poets view he catches
We must blame the briar patches
For his woe!
s. E. Kiser, in Chicago Times-Herald.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-01-03
Deacon Everett'S Fall
T GOOD old Deacon Everett could

II
have restrained his enthusiasm
for the national game" said the ex-
member of the Moral Reform club,
sadly, 1--WE would have compelled the
violators OF the law to cease from desc
Grating the Sabbath, and our town
might still retain the championship
of the country.
''But, after being the prime mover
for holiness and discomfort on the
first day of the week, the deacon let
himself be led astray by his desire
TO see Bill Medford make home run.
And now the deacon has both scandal
lied the religious element and lost pop
ularity with the baseball fans.
About two weeks ago the deacon
came to me with the air of man
who is about to inaugurate moral
movement that will make sinners
think they have bumped up against
spiritual cyclone.
I'm told,' said the deacon, in his
solemn, earnest way, that men in
whom all sense of moral obligation is
dead are banding together to- lacer-
ate the ears and holiest feelings of the
truly good
The Boxers certainly are making
It warm for. the missionaries, l re-
Piled, sort of puzzled, for l thought
he was talking of the Chinese out
RACES, but | hadn't heard they were
siicing off ears yet
It's not those poor, benighted
heathens on the other side of the
globe that I'm referring to- said the
good man, sort of impatiently. It's
that gang of highbinders that they
call the Williamson baseball team.
They're coming over here Sunday with
tnelr own umpire and ringer pitcher
70 break the holy calm of the Sab
patn and try to take the championship
irom our town. But when they strike
the religious sentiment of this burg
stney will find they are against the
real thing. The unsanctified exhibi-
non won't be allowed to last more
tnan one inning. Unless our boys
happen to have them on the rum he
ADDED, in a meditative sort of man
ner.
There's going to be more bumps
tnan glory for the man who tries to
stop that game l warned the deacon.
noure good man and pious one.
inere amt man in town who would
look better in martyrs crown. But
'nere 8 no use of hurrying it up
But the deacon was obstinate and
insisted that it was his duty to stir
Up the authorities and have all viola
'ors OF the law arrested. The sheriff
wasn't any too pleased at the job the
ueacon had marked out for him.
I'm here to uphold the majesty of
.he iaw,' said the sheriff. And I'll do
= II have to hire derrick. To pre-
serve the sanctity of Sunday I'd be
W,iiing to fill the Jail with nonvotiny
e,'minals. But there's a time and
piace Tor everything, and this office
- having troubles of its own irving
rapture criminals who have failed
70 pay their fines. I don't believe I
Can @ attend to the question at present.
sau around in few days, say in No
sember or December
Inc deacon, seeing that he wasn't
so'hg 10 get much assistance from
q ae sheriff, determined to act himself
G. g ne called in the minister and the
sunday school superintendent and ex-
fainea to them his plans.
Neli go to the game Sunday said
80. asacon, representing in our per-
- 'ae majesty of the law, the sane
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-01-03
A Feminine View.

''There are no statues of women in
the Hall of Fame"
''No; they couldn't build a hall big
enough for adj the famous women in the
country."-Chicago Record.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09
Your Blood Made New.

Your heart beats about sixty thousand
times a day Every drop OF blood In
your veins visits every part Of your body
about hve hundred times each twenty
four hours. Is It any wonder that many
troubles arise when the blood is not righti
Is It hard 10 understand why health
quickly returns when you take remedy
like DR. Harter's Iron Tonic. remedy
that purines and enrlehes the hloodf
II does far more than that, because 1t
IS the perfect example Of everything that
..tonic'' stands for. But It would be a
wonderful remedy II It's power 10 make
red. rich blood was It's only property. 1t
is far better than 50 called blood purifiers
because ii both makes and purihes the
blood.
il Is not one OF the cruiie forms Of iron
thar INJURIES the teeth aud stomach. but a
delicaSe. harmless form that is almost In
stantly passed from the stomach to the
blood In the blool II battles against
weakness aud disease, and helped by the
other Ingredients OF that famous remedy;
n rlds the system of all impurities and
Stps each sluggish organ TO do It's full
D. Y you have skin disease. rheumatism.
. ca5eh trouble. nervousness. or III you
!, M, anv reason 10 believe that your blood
u lsordered or that your health Is
e hg down, be Just TO yonrself and
: afttTiarter's iron Tonic has for forty
Y LARS been made only by the DR.. Iiar-
dicine Co.. Dayton. Ohio. Sold every
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09
CITY BREVlTlEs.

There will he meeting Of the city
Mission at Shearn church at 1870 o'clock
this afternoon.
Captain Richard Scurry has accepted a
Clerk Dupree
There will he meeting Of the Woman :
Auxiliary of Christ church M the parish
house this afternoon nj 800
The Rosary society OF the Church Of the
AnnnnciatLon viii have their monthly
meeting this evening at 4 O'Clock.
Christ church sunday school CIemcn.
Memorial Trinity and ST. Johns Miss on
viii picnic M La Porte saturday leaving
here at $3.50 a. h. and returning ut O:d0
y. IN.
There will be n meeting at 3 o'clock to-
night AZ the Latham hotel Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic arrangement com
lniitec having in charge the arrangements
for the observance Of Memorial Day,
May 30.
Mrs. n. B. shepherd ana Mrs A. l..
Conway will entertain the IIadley Ef-
fort society With tea tomorrow evening
from 3 TO O'Clock ut the residence Of
Mrs. shepherd; 1918 Charities street. cor.
ner Of Iceland.
The Ladies' Reading club Is arranging
10 naugurate what will be termed tiar-
cling library, the idea being 10 provide
reading matter 10 the different towns ana
communities in the country Immediately
COS iguous TO Houston.
There arc undollvcrcd kilograms at the
Office Of the Western. Union Telegraph
j.. u. Mlntz, B NJ Lee. Edw. Rlmermnn'
T. c. Collins. q. X. Jones, NJ. II shang,
ley, Eugene Moore and w G. Moore.
A. Wengartpn and a. G.. Adols. MON.
beers of the old mercantile firm Of wen.
garten q Adcls, now bankrupt. we've
taken to Galveston Yesterday by Dpputy
United States Marshal T.. r. Dornug6
They are charged with contempt OF court
order Of Federal Judge d. T. Bryant IN
recilng them 10 pay over The sum or
500 70 w. S. Hunt, trustee OF their joint
estate.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09
PERSONAL MENTION.

Louis Herman OF New York is stopping
at the Lawlor,
s.. F. Bryser Of ST. Louis is late ar
rival a the Lawlor.
L. Wells Baldwin Of New York is a
guest al the Lawlor
y. r. Orthwein Of St. Louis was regis
tered al the Law.or last night
Mrs. Frank F. Arnln left yesterday for
Boerne. where she Will visit relatives for
a few days.
Mr.. Henry n. Fall is IN the city from
his new home In Beaumont for stay OF
day or two.
Mrs, A. VI. Hennessey OF New Orleans
is az present visiting Mrs. J. +. Long,
NJ. 2207 Travis street,
ANA Pipe Line company W ity
yesterday en- route to CHIC, Il, eess;on
]. II. Lawrence and v
were in the city yesterdG 49,
just returning from Euro SiAie hr
Hon. james n Robertseih 9hefhlh IN
Austin attorney. who wa into session. .
law partner Of er-GovernGisitors met AZ Al
the city yesterday, a guqng 8 line of mar
hotel. interesting parad
Neadamas iRerlnr GrifaaaD. Nearly eve
daiegates - No gfa,e wrras represented.
Temperance Union conveFsu " ot'si "
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09
IN THE GYMNASIUM.
Indoor Baseball and Basket Ball at the
Y. M. G A.

Y. M. 4 a.
An interesting game % indoor baseball
will he played in the gymnasium Saturday
night. This is the game which VIII decide
the championship for the series. Four
clubs have hcen contestiug during the last
few weeks each club having played three
games. the percentage az present being as
BLACK Cats 81 Is, stars 30 ID, Crescents
60 2-3. Thistles 66 %.
1he last two teams Will therefore con-
tesi for honors Saturday night No dnu0t
The game will be a close one. The public
is invited There viii be no charge for
admission.
weston Young Mems Christian Association
win send basket ball team 10 Houston TO
contest with the Houston team The con-
FEST win be in the gymnasium and small
Zee Of admission Will he charged TO meet
evnenses. The association he been giving
n large number OF entertainhients In the
avnn9sium during the past season and this
Z The first time a charge Will he made II
10 honed that a large audience viii come
IN, ~ enjoy the contest. Galveston VIII
send no a good team and. the home team
Il practlcing so as TO make 1t interesting
for them
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09
lbout Five thousand People Are in
| Attendance on Reunion. 4
ADDRESSES OF WELCOME MADE.
Inc Parade Was the Feature of the
First Days Session.
ONS OF VETERANS ARE IN SESSION
Q. Stone OF Waco Was Elected State
con,n,ander-Etort to Be Made to
Build Up the Order.

waco. Texas. May s.--The tenth annual
,niop Of the state division Of the Unit.
Confederate Veterans of Texas met In
Lis CITY this morning at 10 o'clock. There
q about 5000 delegates and visitors. They
ve been arriving on every train since
&sterday. They are a fine looking body of
and women and it seems that they
H. IMPLY lighted with the entertain
ept that they are receiving.
II mere are about thirty sponsors aud
Nice that number of maids of homo. pres
J1he meeting was called to order this
ICtting M ~ o'clock by Captain j. ID.
oar chat 'man Of the arrangement. com
kiftee. who introduced Judge George Clark
liz delivered the address of welcome I'm
Yoke In behalf OF the Sons. Both speeches
3ere splendid efforts ana We're literally
auucd. After the speeches of wei
me- Captain j. d. Sloan handed over
Andt, commanding, and that official r..
Bonded to the welcome addresses HI ac.
3ptcd the cordalities from Waco cirl-
Ms and assured them that thcr would
Me good care Of the city while 1t was
the care.
4Ater the address of welcome and tho re-.
foases, committees on credentials and or
fr Of business were appointed. The meet
i then adjourned for dinner
~ o'clock In the afternoon there was
4 local military aud civic orders of the
~ II was very large one and was
alnrsscd by thousands of people
hfter the pra1e the Veterans met at
III occasion, which was delivered by Hon
w. T. Lanham of Wcathcrford II
fs very able and eloquent address.
~ night Adiut4nt General Green read
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09
KILLING AT SANDY POINT
THE BODY OF D. C. CLEVELAND
PERFORATED WITH BUCKSHOT.
Fifteen Bullets Passed Through His
Body, Killing Him acknowledgements
Brought to Houston.

What appears to he the renewal Of an
old feud resulted Yesterday in the instant
killing of d. G. Cleveland at Sandy Point
in Brazoria county.
The shooting occurred about . r. M.
soon after which Mr.. Toulmin Cleveland a.
this city. cousin of the deceased received
a telegram from Mr. G. Cleveland, broth
or of the dead man, saying;
ID. c. killed; come at once; bring un-
dertaker and friends
Upon this message Mr. Toulmin Clevelant
immediately chartered train and took
with him an undertaken, hut though num-
Der of friends preferred their service to
accompany him he RETAINED from taking
any one, as he reasoned that to take
crowd there would simply increase the
agitation and Furthermore he said TO those
who preferred their services II do not
care To run the risk Of involving any one
in trouble on my account
Mr.. Cleveland returned last night with
the body of his cousin D. c. Cleveland.
ana as II rested upon the cooling board
at Wall & Stahes undertaken. establish
m, nj, undergoing the emhalming process,
in preparation for shipment, hfteen sepa
rate and distinct wounds. covering the
chest and about equally distributed be-
tween the shoulders, were counted. each
ballet having passed through the body and
made its exit in the back. indicating that
the shot was fred at close range.
Mr. Toulmln Clevelnnd's statement Of the
shooting was. MS he had gotten the facts
at the scene of the killing that at about
. O'Clock yesterday afternoon as Mr.. D.
C. Cleveland was riding by a store at
Sandy Point en- route to his farm two
shots were fred in rapid succession from
window In the building knocking Cleve-
land from his horse and killing him In
stantly.
Two brothers named ogburn were sub
senuently placed under arrest, one was
Gus ogborn and the Christian name OF
the other Mr.. Cleveland could not recall.
The arrest of the ogburns had allayed
excitement and when Mr.. Cleveland arrived
there he found everything quiet
lhis shooting seems to be the outgrowth
of an old feud between the Cleyelands
and ogburns. the last outbreak between
them attracting public notice being the
shooting and woundlng of e. Cleveland,
brother of the deceased, about eighteen
months ago.
The deceased was man about 40 years
Of age. unmarried. The body will be ship
ped tonight to Mobile for interment.
y y
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09
A PROMISING ENTERTAINMENT.
Amateur Talent viii Present "Bibi" al
the Opera House Tonight.

Amateur Talent viii Present "Bibi" at
the Opera House Tonight.
The amateur entertainment that is billed
for the Sweeney & Coonbs opera house
tonight. ton urrow night and Tor saturday
matinee. gives promise Of being enc of the
most thoroughly enjoyable performances
that has been put on in Houston for Il
long time, The piece is entitled "Bihi. u
Comedy or Toys" aud when properly
played is what the theatrical critics might
legitimatcly term an excrucutngly funny
production That 1t will he property
played here there can ne no doubt for
some of the very best amateur talent will
participate and its management has been
in the most experienced hands From The
very start.
one feature of the entertainment that is
especially lookgl forward It. with great
ural Of anticipated pleasure and ruioynent
win be the dancing OF little Eugene Hoit.
Ter This little fellow. barely q years OF
age, Is a marvellous performer, ana his
solo dancing has been considered positive
~ WONDERFUL by some OF the most cul
tured and refined audiences in America.
\ short time ago, his mother took him
to New York city, and after a demonstra
tion Of his talent. found It easy To have
signed him FOR the professional stage at
salary Of $50 week. lie danced at
several charitable entertainments In the
great metropolis Int the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty Ia children con
sidcrlng that Eugene was too young to
eXcrriss his talent for the edhcatlon and
vented him from participating IN any fur-
ther performances.
The entertainment has been arranged for
by the Robert =. Lee chapter Of the United
Daughters Of The Confcderacy, and IL will
be given for the benefit of the Confederate
monument fund.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09
New Telephone Company.

Galveston. Texas, May s.. Herbert Smell
Ing who has for the past three years been
manager of the Galveston telephone OK,
change, has resigned his position and cx-
poets TO inaugurate AIN Independent sys-
TEN of telephone lines In the city Mir.
Smelling has been in the employ Of the
southwestern Telegraph and Telephone
company for number of years, having
been transferred here from Temple, Texas,
where he acted MS local manager for the
company FOR the six years previous lac
was always dtligCut worker and was
faithful TO the Interest OF his employers.
Mr. Smelling was particularly appreciated
by the Galveston people ON account of his
excellent work In so soon restoring the
telephone service after the storm.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09
General WauI'at Waco

|reenyll'e' Texas May S-General r. y.
Pui was in from his Cherry Hill farm
EIerday and left on the afternoon Katy
In lor Waco. tn attend the State r..
't N o. confederate Veterans. The fire
'ne uhys of 1876 still shows in the
ss sle eyes, and there is the courtlv
\ H. nignlned bearing. that won him The
GnIi IA ana confidence of the men of
hut a few more reunions at mos nS viii IN
bs n",, Win the presence of this grand
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09
Going 10 New York.

Galveston, Texas, May s-Thc Mallory
steamship Nueces sailed for New York vim
Key West at noon today with the follow.
ing cabin passengers; Gus Lewey, san
Antonio; Miss Milor, San Autonlo Dr.. Al.
j. Bleln aud son. San Antonio; Mrs. Il.
Sweiek, Brenham; J. Martin, Brenham;
j, LenNenson, PORT Arthur; j. {. Erankie
and VIE, SAN Antonio; Mrs j Jones. san
Antonio; y. ID. Custcad, Waco John A.
Ierree, Pueblo, Colo, l.. l.. Thompson,
Denver, Colo; Mrs. Asst and daughter,
galveston; W. II. Ioudon, Galveston; Il.
u'RoWke, &c. +. Knowles, H. w. Stein.
MARROW, J. II. Lawson, Mrs Lille Lawsou,
Galveston.
The Alamo arrived at 1880 o'clock this
morning with three cabin aud a number OF
stecragc passengers,
The Concho arrived In New York yester-
ua( at noon completing her trip from
nalNeSton in exactly six days.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-09
A CONTINUOUS INCREASE.
Real Estate Transactions for April Es-
coed Those for March,

There has been steady incrense of the
total considerations stated In warranty
deeds filed In the office OF the county
clcrl; for each month Of the present year.
The total increase for the first four months
thar IL. Aprl's Increase over January
focts M nearly S1jO0O1 The stated con
sidcratlons for April amount 10 S306, 1896,
showing an Increase over March of S62, 304,
the latter month scoring $33i, 032 February
showed n total of S9T2,001. which makes
tic Increase Of April over that month
Sl2I, 335. January piled up a total of
sos .O37 aud that gives April an Increase
over the hrst month in the year Of Sl3s,-
ON