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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-09-19
SUPPLIES ON POLAR SHIP.
Stores Placed on Board of the Dis
cOvery Are Sufficient to Last
Four Years,

It is estimated that the cost of the
food stores now slowed in the polar
ship Discovery is $4,000. These
stores would allow two and one-half
pounds of food. of which one is meat,
per man daily for four years. Some
of the figures are: Six thousand
pounds of soup; 1000 pounds of fish
of all sorts; 10000 pounds of roast,
boiled and corned beef and mutton;
AZ, 600 pounds of other sorts, includ-
ing poultry and game; 4,500 pounds
of ham and bacon; 1880 pounds of
vegetables, and 5000 pounds of con-
centrated foods; 5000 bottles and
1000 pounds of dried fruits; 5000
pounds of cheese; $4,000 pounds Of
flour, and $4,000 pounds of biscuit.
Practically every food is included in
similar proportionate quantities to
luxuries. such as real turtle soup,
Devonshire cream. 10000 bottles OF
champaign and spirits and wines and
1,SOO pounds of tobacco.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-09-19

The sensation of the coming sea
son of grand opera at the Metropoli-
tan opera house, New York, will un-
doubtedly be the production of Isl
dore de Lara's opera, "Messaline,' ~
with Calve in the title role. The IA
nous prima donna is said to in
terpret the character of the notorious
Roman empress with extraordinary
realism. De Lara's score is not high
ly considered by European critics, and
the moralists have made vigorous at.
tacks on the libretto, which is said
to be over the line of the permissible
in it's tale of one of Mesa lines numer.
Gus intrigues.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-09-19

builded lay lost in spsce. She felt that
the fathomless ocean held no moro i'm

builded lay lost in spsce. She felt that
the fathomless ocean held DO moro i'm.
periOus or sterner solitude.
After these maddening moments
that deride the longevity of the CEN
turies, she suddenly thought of IN es-
cape.
She rose slowly. It were easier to
step barefoot on burning plowshares,
yet the girl did not falter. She
reached the bureau where the dia-
monds lay, drew them with trembling
fingers from their case and stood ab-
sently lingering the blazing jewels as
though loath to leave their sparkling
company; then, without replacing any
of the stones, she left them in scat
tered confusion and walked slowly to
the other end of the room.
Those blazing crystals might well
hold the attention of that terrifying
head for the moment at least.
Then, summoning all her resolution,
she rushed to the door and with fu.
rious haste pressed the spring that
closed the heavy transom.
AS it closed with crushing force up
on the clinging fingers an unearthly
cry rang out upon the stiffness of tho
night, and the black cat sprang
through the open window into the i'm
penetrable gloom.
Some hours later Flora's father and
| brother returned. Their return was
not coincident through design, but the
result of an accident which was elicit
| ing an earnest but incoherent narra-
tive from the younger man and an ap-
pearance of dark disapproval from the
elder. Their converse ton was abrupt
| ly terminated as they entered the
house by means and curses. The two
men sprang up the stairs in mad haste,
and a moment later stood before Flo
ra's door.
Hanging suspended from it, his
bloody fingers mangled, monstrous
mass of bruised flesh, was Lyndon.
Calmly regarding him with malig-
nant eyes lay the black cat, while upon
it's ebon fur the blood from the wound
ed hands fell in long, scattering drops.
| Flora lay within, huddled into a
scarce recognized shape of chattering
fear, excitement and tears.
The cause of the tragedy-the dia.
monds-by that common law of per-
verse fate, were the only actors in the
play that showed no sign of the ex.
perience.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-09-19
SATISFIED.

while you are here to love me. dear,
WHY should l care to gaze
Jypon the tombs of kings who ruled
And loved in former days?
envy not the ones who fare
In search of other scenes and air,
And stroll in pleasant ways,
For you are here. my love, and so
This is the fairest place know
And worthiest of praise.
While you can love me as I am.
Why should l turn my gaze
On lofty prizes for the sake
OF winning public praise?
WHY should l long for riches or
spch glory as men win in war
When, through the blissful days,
You let me lead you from the throng,
And all the roads We fare along
Become celestial ways?
IS E. Kiser. in Chicago Record Herald.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-09-19
A Rad Luck story,

She-Don't you love to hunt four
leafed clovers?
He-No; l hunted them with anoth-
er girl once; and we ran upon one in
a jewelers. window-green and white
enamel-diamond dewdrop in the CEN
ter-S25.-ChicaSo Record-Herald.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-01-16
Seventy-five Mile Horse Race.

1t isn't often that people engage In Is.
mile horse races, but WalloWa county
furnished one last Sunday that was ce,.
tainly quite interesting to the participants,
at least. From the best information OBJ.
tainahle it is learned that Fred Maxim and
Len Emmons discovered almost simultan.
eously, a very desirable stock farm on
Courtney creek, in the northern part Of
the county that had not been taken. They
came to Enterprise to file. Whereupon
one Of the parties, finding that his com.
petitor had filed his application a few
hours prior. secured saddle horse and
hit the grit for La Grande, In order to
beat the application sent by mail. He
had hardly started, however, until the
party who had filed his application was
appraised as to what had happened. Il
goes without saying that II was not many
minutes until he was In hot pursuit OF
his competitor. Both lett In the evening
and rode all night, in order to win out
and he first to appear before the land
office Tuesday morning. The last man to
leave the pole won out, and rescued the
prize by having relay Of fresh horses at
his command.-Enterprise Bulletin.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-01-16
Sumpter Has a "Boostsr" Society.

The ladies Of Sumpter have organized
the "Booster" Aid society, similar to one
formed In Chicago, the motto OF which is:
"lt YOU cannot say anv good Of man,
keep still" The object OF the society Is
to work for the tree reading room, and for
the Encouragement OF unkind criticism,
and the encouragement and boosting Of
everything that is public spirited or prais.
worthy. The first meeting was held at
Mrs. J. J. Fishers Wednesday afternoon, ,
January o. The charter members number
seventeen. The membership Zee is ten
cents, no further dues being expected.
Work will be commenced on aprons, both
useful and ornamental, which will be
placed on sale. Other sewing tor any
one viii be undertaken, II desired. The
next meeting will be held at Mrs. }. J.,
Fishers, this afternoon. Every lady in
Sumpter is invited to join IN the move.
ment and help along the good work.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-01-16

scum formed upon the top thereof, so that
II could not be used for drinking or the
bath. II was an oil OF some kind, but the
samples brought to Pendleton were so
plainly rectiiled petroleum, mixed with
pulverized country rock aud aqua pura,
that the find did not create stampede. as
II was thought to I've hoax. This legit
mate development work, however, is an.
other thing altogether, and great hopes
are entertained that something valuable
will be found.-Eas, Oregonian.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-01-16
WILL BORE FOR OIL AND GAS.
Capisii.,s Leasing Land on Mckay and
Birch Creeks.

4 little ilutter Of excitement IN CONNER.
,lal, financial. farming and several other
ir,lrs has been caused Nv the appearance
~ renileton oi n. Whealdon, OF The
DalleS. and his leasing oi lands on Mo
KAY aud Birch crceks. tie announced
that hr wanted to lease a section OF coun.
ny >> miles square. Nearly or quite
enough leases have already been secured
The leases are taken In the name Of Parr,
supposed to I've, and 81 rumored, u capital.
Isl from New York city. This leased
land will I've prospettri Tor coal, iron, pe.
iroleum and natural gas. Wells will I've
hofeI aud shafts sunk. One OF the stipu.
Ia,ions oi the lease is ,ha, the lessee shall
proceed within a reasonable time 10 sink
shafts At least 500 ieet deep. Another
stipulation Is that IN case ot coal being
found aud mined, the lessee shall pay to
the lessor the sum OF ten cents for each
ton oi coal mined. in addition to the sum
paid tor the original lease Of the land.
For years II has been suspected that
coal, Al least, ana perhaps 'ion ahd oli'
are hidden beneath the lands OF the Nc.
Kay aud Birch creek within ten miles To
the south OF Pendleton, then stretching
away To the mountains 10 and so miles.
As long as ~ oris years ago coal pros.
peet was found about IS miles southwest
u ukiah, across the line In Morrow
county. That section has also been
watched, to see what would develop. BE.
ing 80 far from the railroad, and eonse'
ouen,ly shut of from market OF any kind,
the work OF development was not pushed.
The dawn OF the era OF activity Is IN
sight.
In the fall OF 1899 there was an oil ex'
element on Mckay creek, within a few
miles OF Pendleton. A farmer dug well
a few feet deep close to the stream. struck
" a,er. snd was surprised to discover that
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-01-16

The Badger Gold Mining company, the
property OF which is located near Susan.
vile, and the principal place OF business
at San Francisco. levied its third assess.
ment November "a; this time five cents
share. In the Grant County News Of last
week is published the delinquent sale no.
tice, including $3.50 shares, on which
the assessment amounts to s,,7o7. so.
That seem to be rubbing ii in on the mi.
nority BOYS rather roughly.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-01-16
Notice OF Dissolution Of Partnership.

Notice is hereby given that the partner.
ship existing between Ed Turk and Nj.
not Austin, under the style Of Austin
Meat company, was dissolved on October
20, 1900, and said Minot Austin has as.
sumed sole control Of said business.
MlNOT AUSTIN.
Sumpter, December IS, 1900.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-01-16
Private Table Board.

| will furnish private board to few
desiring such, at my residence on North
street, near Center. Mrs. C.. E. Duck.
worth.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-01-16
Scenic Line of the
World
ROCKY MOUNTAIN
SCENERY

and four routes east of Pueblo and
Denver.
All passengers granted days stop
over in the Mormon Capitol or any
where between Ogden and Denver.
Personally conducted tourist excurs-
ions to
OMAHA, KANSAS CITY, ST. LOUIS
CHICAGO AND THE EAST.
For tickets or any information re-
garding routes, etc., or for descriptive
advertising matter, call on agents of
Oregon Railway and Navigation Co.,
Oregon Short Line or Southern Pasific
companies.
$. X. HOOPER
q. p. 4 I. A., Denver, Col.
r. {. NICHOI, Gen'l Agt.
Portland, Oregon.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-01-16

The large and eommodious club rooms
Of Dunphy 4 Gertridge are headquarters
for mining and commercial men.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-22
The LEGISLATURE.

NASHVILLE. March l6.-The SEN
ate devoted most Of its mor ming
session yesterday to an acrimonious
fight over the bills peallrg the
charters OF l. Xington and BJligar.
The House had tackled an amend
ment onto the Lexington Bill sub
hitting The question 70 vote of the
people, but the Senate refused to
concur after long debate, An
attempt was made to attach a sim
liar amendment to the Bolivar bill,
but Seay aud Others attacked il 50
vigorously. that it failed. The argu
mtnis in the Peeler Local Option
Bill were again Brought out for
service by the liquor aud anti liquor
men, aud at times there were
.plrited charges of incOn, istency
and double dealing, The repealers
opposed submitting the questions to
the people because of the ease with
which the whisky men buy up the
negro voters the House later re-
coded on the Lexington bill, and it
now goes 10 the Governor.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-22
Program Of Baptist Convention to be
Held al Santa Fe.

Program of Fifth Sunday Meeting to
be held with the santa Fe Baptist
Church in March, beginning Friday
night:
l. Our Denomination Century Ago.
D. l. Dortch.
, UNCONVENTIONAL Growth During the
last Century,, T.. Hight.
3. Our DenominatiOnal Mission a Cen
fury Ago.-R X. Dawson.
4. Progress of our UNCONVENTIONAL
Mission During the last Century w.
l.. Howse.
). our Present Improved Equipments
for Missionary Work in the Century to
COme,-W. T. Walker.
q. What Should be the Special Aims
of the Denomination for the Century to
Come y. II. Hull
:. The DenominatiOnal Organization
Needed for the Accomplishment Of
these Aims. x. Wigs.
3. The Leadership and Responsibility
Of Pastors In Their WOrk.-w. K.
PuckeL
9. The Obligation ard Responsibility
of Each Member in Missionary Work
J. Z. Brownlow.
10. Apostolic Model in Missionary
EnierpTtse.-R. A. FitzgeTald.
IL. Century Of Religious Liberty
r. Hull.
T. Fundamental Baptist Principles
]. ". Nesey.
~ Fidelity Of Baptist to the Bible
W. I. Ussery.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-22
IMPORTANT CASE SETTLED.
Decision in Ridley VS.. International
Phosphate Co.

A decision was handed down in the
Supreme Court Saturday in the case of
w. p. Ridley ct al, vs. international
Phosphate Co. ct al. This case is one
of the most important hat has been on
docket in the Maury county court for sew
eral years, and has attracted great deal
of attention.
In 1895 Col. J. w. S. Ridley conveyed
about $50 acres of land near Mt. Pleas
ant to his son, w. p. Ridley, for his life,
and at his death it was to go to w. P
Ridley's children, if he left any children
surviving him; if he left no children or
issue Of children surviving him, then
the land was to go to Col. RIdley's other
children or their issue. W. p. Ridley
filed bill IN the Chancery Court at Co.
lumbia to have the land sold for re.
investment, having been offered $75 an
acre for is by the Messrs. Strudwick and
Jno. IL, Carpenter Upon the regular
proceedings in such cases, the Court
ordered this offer Of SO an acre t. be
accepted and the sale to those gen
tlemen was confirmed and they sold
and transferred the land to the Inter
national Phosphate Company.
Afterwards, bill was filed to set
aside the sale upon the grounds that
there had been suppression of the
biddings, but that bill was abandoned,
and tho guardian ad Item of the minor
children of Mrs. Halliday and OF Webb
Ridley filed a cross bill to set aside the
sale upon the ground that the Chancery
Court did not have jurisdiction to order
a sale of the land for the reason that
w u. Ridley, never having married, he
had no children and therefore there was
no one in being before the Court to rep.
resent the first takers under the deed OF
Col. Ridley.
The Chancery Court, the Court of
Chancery Appeals and the Supreme
Court all held that the sale was valid in
every particular. 1t results. therefore,
that the title acquired by the Messrs
Strudwick and Carpenter, and by the
International Phosphate Company, is a
perfect one, not subject to be disturbed
in any manner in the future.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-22

RECEssEs are dangerous things to
Legislatures. The recess aud their
trip to Washington does not seem
to have improved the present one.
The lobby seems to have captured
them. The lobby is composed of
lobbyists; and a lobbyist is man
who will combine with any other
man for anything, in order to get his
intererts protected, Therefore a
Legislature that is dominated by the
lobby is controlled for the special
interest of the few and not for the
general good.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-22
Mt. PLEASANT March 90

MT. PLEASANT, March 90
Capt. Crow viii leave in a few days
for Texas.
Mr.. Payne, of Fayetteville, is spend
ing few days with Mr.. n. B. stewart.
Mrs. Shorter Forgey, of Timmons, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. J. w. Jones.
Mr.. s. G. Tarver has gone to Louis
vile on business.
MIR. and Mrs. Hankerson went to
Nashville last evening.
Mr.. Robert Cranberry will leave for
Texas in few days.
Miss Pattie Jennings and Miss Kate
Gillette left for Franklin yesterd y
afternoon,
The Baptist birthday party, which
was to have taken place last Friday
night, was postponed until next Friday
night, 1t will be at the residence of
Mrs. Wash Long
Miss Cannon, of Lawrenceburg, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Geo Nixon.
Miss Ethel Alexander was i'll Column
bia yesterday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-22
EIGHT O'CLOCK LAW.

The Mayor and Aldermen Of
Shelbyville, recently passed a law
requiring the saloons to close at 8 p
IN. The judge Of the city court,
speaking of this law, said: THAT
for six and a half months previous
to the passage of the early closing
law there was 243 cases tried in his
court, an average Of 40 per month,
and for four and half months since
the passage Of this early closing OF
saloon law there have been only l02
cases, an average Of % per month,
including offenses committed during
Christmas, etc, which are always
more"
The above shows the good effects
that one town has experienced from
the closing of saloons at s o'clock,
There can be no doubt that more
drinking and carOusing is done IN
saloons after eight o'clock at night
than at any other time. A law
forcing the saloons to close at that
hour is not only right legally, but it
is right morally; the constitution
admits it, and the welfare of society
demands it.
The eight o'clock ordinance re-
Gently passed by the Board OF
Mayor and Aldermen of Columbia,
should by all nj ans become law
The whiskey sellers, no moro than
any other class Of citizens, have any
right to complain at any law pro,
noting the greatest good to the
greatest number. If the 10 O'Clock
law is good, an 8 o'clock law would
be better; and the advocates of one
who oppose the other hav5 neither
logic nor consistency to sustain
them. Consistent advocates of the
early closing law, will go as far in
that direction as the courts will
allow them, regardless of its effect
upon place hunters.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-22

WHY not repeal the Railroad
Commission Law? Why pay sala-
ries to the Commissioner for doing
absolutely nothing? Besides, if the
law was off the books, something
better might take its place. Repeal
it to get rid of the present commits
sioners, if for nothing else. The
law might be made effective with
the right men behind it.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-22

ALL Americans, irrespective of
party, will mourn the death Of ex-
President Benjamin Harrison. He
was great man-great in bis public
career and great in his private life
and in his death the county has
sustained an irreparable loss.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-22
Their Golden Wedding.

Judge and Mrs. John Moore cele.
brated their golden wedding February
18th. They have lived in their present
home since their marriage, and a more
noble or happier couple never travelled
lies path together. Judge Moore has
been continually on the bench for the
past twenty three years, and is recog-
nized as the best and wisest judicial
officer in Alabama, and his remarkable
physical and mental condition at the age
of y is often commented upon by his
many friends. Mrs. Moore, we are
sorry to say, has been in feeble health
for several months Marion, tAls.l
Standard.
Judge and Mrs. Moore are the parents
of Messrs. John Trotwood Moore and
Wooten Moore Of Columbia.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-22
FIRE AT GUEST HOUSE.
Flames Promptly Extinguished
Building Badly Damaged.

Smoke was discovered issuing from
the Guest House yesterday afternoon
about four o'clock. The fire started
between the roof and ceiling. and was
quite hard TO handle, but, notwithstand
ing, the company did good work and
succeeded in extinguIshing it promptly.
Nearly all Of the contents we're carried
from the building and thus saved from
the injury. but the house was badly
damaged by water. The loss is covered
by insurance.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-22

AMONG the curious items in the
deficiency bill passed at the late ses-
sion was an appropriation of 500
for suppressing the slave trade"
Many years ago the Government of
the United States entered into an
understanding with the European
nations to cooperate in preventing
slave trading along the African
coast. This still continues, the Gov
eminent of the United States still
paying it's share of the expense of
patroIling certain portion of the
African coast to prevent the kid
mapping of native negroes.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-22

The voting population of Tennes-
see as shown by the last census, is
4S7 1856. The five largest counties
are: Shelby, 4S S37; Davidson, 3d.
266; Knox, 1903; Hamilton, 1880;
Maury, IL 2S6.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-22

THE HERALD does not Xix e to give
as much space to one subject as it
does this week to the trial of Jno. w.
Thomas for the killing of JAS. G.
Godfrey. And if we had known it
would last so long we would have
curtailed more in the beginning.
Still, as news feature it has been
success, as the daily sales of our
paper and the number of calls for
back numbers, testify.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-22
A BIG BARGAIN IN 80 INCH
BLACK GRENADINES.

A trade accident. Lace stripe, all
black, five designs, and good value
at SOC yard. Ole good judge
guessed them 75c. Full 38 inches
wide. Half wool. Saturday and
Monday 25c a yard.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-22

ASTRONOMER are upsetting all
our preconceived ideas in regard TO
human life on Mars by declaring
that its temperature is colder than
that of liquid air and therefore, of
course, incapable of supporting hui
man life as we know 1t.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-22

NEARLY the entire business por-
ton of Tiptonville was destroyed by
fire Tuesday night. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000, with som ething
like $50, OOO insurance.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-22

The United States is still shipping
mules and horses to South Africa in
large numbers, proving, whatever
Kitchener may say, that POSSIBILITIES
are not yet over there.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-03-22

NASHVILLE, March l0.--It seems
that the fight of some members of
the q neral Assembly on the State
r iilroad Commission is to be kept
up, judging from resolution intro
ducsd yesterday in the Sepate by
dr. Davis, of Morgan.
Saturday Mr.. Fryer introduced
bill in the Senate to repeal the law
creating the Railroad Commission.
The resolution of Mr.. Davis pro-
vides for the appointment of COM
mittee of three to investigate the
affairs of the office and pass upon
the ACCESSIBILITY of abolishing the
office.
The House passed on third read
ing the bill to appropriate the sum
of 81 GOO to purchase portraits of
Robert e, Lee and n B. Forrest for
the State Library.
The bill to permit clerks of Circuit
Courts to adjourn court from day to
day in the absence of the JUICE
passed third reading in the House