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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-03-20
CUPID AT
WATERLOO
BY WIhhIHM BAOSS.

Copyright, 1901, by Authors Syndicste.)

flkISTRESS MARGUERITE AN
T0lNETTE CARROLL was a So
| phisticated and wholly worldly person
| M six or seven and twenty years.
70 begin, she had money, more
money than any single woman needs;
more money than forty millions of
american women ever dream of in
their hopes, or hope for in their
dfeams. To continue, her social posi-
hon-was impregnable. 1t had an edge
ef gilt and a full morocco binding;
I was eighteen carat; the real thing;
very Kohinoor among social posi-
tons. Mistress Marguerite Antoinette
urroll was not only Daughter of the
american Revolution but a Colonial
Dame as well, not only had ancestors
Ct hers Haunted their curls through
ne Carolinas at the heels of the hard
foing Swamp Fox and helped to pen
ne unlucky CORVALLIS into the bear
nap at Yorktown, but other ancestors
nofe remote had braved red warriors
nom Virginia stockades and pursued
aen into the rank tangles back of
ne chesapeake, for the greater glory
y tne king, and the greater safety of
ue sucking colonies, long before ever
Washington had trodden a cisatlan-
Y shore. Now these things be but
Hnliy, it may be, but Marguerite Car
pi nugged them not the less to her
aearf, and held high her head because
= tnem. But let us proceed with this
SAedule of possessions.
Aem: An education which en-
Maced familiar knowledge with half
ae capitals and courts of Europe.
Nem: A face and figure that artists
's.so over; crown ofshining hair that
ened a thicket to entangle even Gu
"a himself.
nem: Miss Carroll was her own
a'fess. having neither parent nsr
aaiuian nor trustee, to coerce her
'smors or advise her vagaries.
sae resided, when she felt like it,
~ ner Uncle Hensaaw and her aunt,
"asnington. Sometimes she paid to
York and her grandmother a
l'el visit long enough to make her
ADMIRED spectator at the horse
or tne opera. Then she would
~ .ailfornia or the Riviera; to the
~ oi Mexico or up the Nile; any
,l s.s ner fancy pleased, dragging
~ oy gilded chain her cousin,
~ nenshaw, and some conventional
,san pslon OF eminent respecta bility
~ impartial blindness.
.;.,'er.heless, however much one
II = 'nihk to the contrary, Marcue-
-, 0arroii was as wholly dissatisfied
A. eAistence as could be woman
k..,.tp assessed neither wealth nor
,Sas % oirth nor beauty. She did ex-
~ as she wished, vet would have
ns n,ared , to be one mans loving slave.
H.. 'o'eo the world. yet would rather
homa yen shut within some cage of
hs' sao3ect to the beck and cali of a
o. ,an. au master. He: soul was starved
a ~ She sigsed for the heart ties
aso-a aoorer whom she could herself
found it not. The ennui
M. safety which has drunk up the
H. - pressure until one looks upon
h,r ,a.., bottom of the glass possessed
hi hiess spirit and rendered petu-
iase n rs strenuous nature. hungry for
oader the blue ice OF her habit.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-03-20
No COZy Corners.

Toni begin to believe in this fat
earth theory.
Dick--Why?
Il can't hide from my creditors 70
save my life, "-petroit Free Press
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-03-20
An Old Chinese Invention,

Another meritorious, so-calIed mod
ern invention, the water-tight bulk
head, is now attributed to Chinese
experience. In paper presented to
the institute of marine engineers
the use of the bulkhead principle on
Chinese junks from time immemorial
was pointed out.-N. Y. Sun.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-03-20

but our horses nosebags; and after
it had been two or three days in a
nosebag it was as appetizing as a
brickbat, and might have been utilized
as a steam-hammer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-03-20
A Great Success.

The new underground electric rail-
way of Paris has proved such great
success that extensions of the system
are contemplated.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-03-12

The singular feature about the
measure is thatsit proposes to re-
peal 8 law that is manifestly wise
in its intent, that is unjust to no.
one, and that if unrepealed cannot
buttend to further very materially
one of the most portant industries
of the State, and this repeal is pro-
posed before the law has been real
ly tested, that is. before it had been
given fair trial. An overWhelm-
ing majority of the members voted
for the enactment of the law last
year, and now. it is claimed that
many Of the same men this year are
going to vote for the repeal of the
same law. What is the explanation
of this change of front?
"Can it be that those who are
more interested in dogs than sheep
have raised a clamor against the
law, and that in consequence GER
tain members are desirous of cater
ing to their views? The writer
will not believe until forced to that
a single legislator in all Minnesota
is made OF material so plastic and
putty like. Can it be that single
member of the house is ready to ex-
alt the dog industry above the sheep
industry? Can it be that that which
ministers to sport is going to be ex7
alted by the legislators Of this great
State above that which ministers to
our table in providing food and to our
bodies in clothin1 them? II the
sportsman S interest must dominate
it ought at least to be remembered
that the interest which these men
propose to leave unprotected pro-
vides what fills the sportsman S
wallet and clothes his body while
he is thus engaged.
1.-The sportsman has his rights.
I have no quarrel with field sports
or any other kinds of sports, so long
as kept in their place. The sports
man has right to his dogs as we'll.
It is his privilege to keep as many
as he pleases; but no law of heaven
will sanction his dogs to injure an
other mans property without COM
The Redwood gazette., 1902-03-12

pensatioD, and no law on earth
should allow it either. The sports
man should not complain ii a reason
able tax is put upon his dog IN the
country any more than the sports
man should complain that similar
tax is put upon his dog in the city.
Hunting does unquestionably tend
to strengthen the physical frame in
man, and to renew iaded physical
forces; but in the fact that these re-.
suits follow can be found no justif-
cation for protecting this sport at
the expense of an important indus
try.
Dogs also have their rights.
There is a wonderful affinity be-
tween child and a dog, and more
especially between boy and dog.
There are no good reasons why par
ents should not crafty the desires
of their children in this matter,
p,oviding they can do so without
harming anyone else. But there is
surely a limit beyond which dogs
should not be multiplied. A man
has no moral right to keep a dog
for the qualification OF his boy if he
has to take part of the bread that
the boy should have to feed the
dog or let the dog go hungry. The
moment the dog is thus left to shift
for himself. why. even though dog
should he be blamed for sampling
mutton? And why should he be
chided even for sampling pure
Shropshire or Southdown mutton
a ~ more than for sampling mutton
of the commonest grades? The mo-
|lnent the dog begins to fight thus
for existence he becomes a scourge
TO the sheep owner. and one Of the
most vexatious kind, since, like the
The Redwood gazette., 1902-03-12
est work ia the night. and SO is

liest work ID the night, and SO is
seldom caught at the same.
Now, it is as clear as snnligh to
ANY honest mind that the owner Of
sheep should have some protection
against such a foe. What shall it
be? The law passed last year says
it shall be a mild tax on dQgs..to re-
imburse the owner Of sheep. from
loss by dogs, should not be known,
as is commonly the case, whose dogs
are the guilty ones. This mild tax
meets the difficulty. Who can show
that it does not? And now it is
proposed to repeal this equitable
law.
1T would be interesting to know
how many dogs are in the State. I
suppose. the census will tell US.
When this truth is known, we can.
make some computation should be
interesting tosour people. On the
supposition that the dogs are half
as many as the sheep, Minnesota
would have about a quarter of a mil
lion dogs. Can dog be kept at a
cost OF less than So year for his
food? This would mean that the
dogs in the State, if the assumptions
given above are correct, would cost
the State every year 81, 250, 900.
| What do we get tin return for this
outlay? Will the legislators who
! favor exalting the dog industry
above the sheep industry please
answer this.question? It the low
tax which this tax puts upon dogs
| tends in any degree to prevent
their increase, would not this con-
sideration furnish a strong argu-
ment for taxing dogs, even though
not a single sheep could be found in
| Minnesota?
In his speech in favor of the
amended tax code, just Dbefore a
vote was taken upon the important
measure, Mr.. Larson of Redwood
county said:
II have but few words to say
before this proposed tax code goes
to vote. I can truly say, that I am
The Redwood gazette., 1902-03-12
FOR SALE!

The undersigned has for sale the following
lands laII, IN 80 ksawood ssa county, VIZ: Ine
tion 5. town LII. range 81 at $50 per acre:
Lots and 8, and the southwest quarter of
ia Tanae a. al si5 ner acre The en- north
west quarter of the northeast quarter of
section 81. town LA. range SO at $40 per
acre. The southwest quarter Of the south.
east quarter of section "a. and the northeast
quarter of the northeast quarter of section
IS. town ia, range 81 at $40 per acre For
terms address +, e. DAVIDSON. Morgan.
Miun.,e or +. l.. WARNER, Redwood Falls,
Mimi, or "A. ]. FINNEGAN. Minneapolis, Mimi.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-03-12

spirits of darkness he does his dead
one of those representing an agri
cultural constituency. | can also
say that | would have voted for the
bill as it was; but since these
amendments were adopted / went
to my home. consulted some of my
people, and they have agreed to
stand by the bill; that the amend
ments make no difference.
I'VE have listened to the elo-
quence of these gentlemen. to the
gentleman from Winona county. who
tells us that he has solution to
this problem. In his remarks he
says, Why, have the land tax
feature in my proposed bill. and
one moment before that he said
that the burden of taxation would
fall upon the farmers of this State.
who are the owners of real estate in
this State, but in the next breath
he says-he may have forgotten his
previous remark-he says, I have
the land tax feature of this bill in
my proposed bill.
We have heard great deal
since our war with Spain about the
constitution following the flag, but
it now seems that certain members
here want the flag to follow the con-
stitution. Now. gentlemen, we
have an arduous duty to perform.
We are confronted face TO face by a
proposition hard to solve, to act
upon which we must use our best
Judgment I, for one, do not I'M
pugn the motive OF single member
of this house. It seems strange to
me. however, that the constitution
was never mentioned last winter
when this hon Sc voted TO pass the
Concluded cn tn page
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-03-27

zeal worlds. | believe the present
theorists to be all wrong in think
ing that society can be redeemed
or ref ,rmed by starting at the bot
tom and working upward.
We know that the higher orders
in the days of Rome were the
cause Of corrupting the lower, and
what was true in those days, is
equally true today. The partial
redemption Of the ancient world
was brought about by the great
Caesar in starting at the top and
working downward, and not at the
bottom and working upward; and
therefore say purify politics and
society and the rest of the world
will soon come around to its nor
NAL conditions. The honor or the
dishonor of the nation has ceased
to be question for consideration
to the men of today, after having
been inoculated with the germs of
this national disease, money, which
is fast gaining the mastery. Money
is getting to be the one all absorb
ing desire; and in the struggle for
| it all other considerations are cast
aside, and men are forgetting
the moral qualities which go to
the making of great and en-
during nation. And yet we no
doubt often wonder why our leg
islatures and houses of congress
have so much trouble in agreeing
upon and passing the laws brought
before them. Where are the good
old days of our forefathers, when
man was chosen for political Office
according to the moral qualities
which he possessed? In our larg-
er cities, and especially Chicago
and New York, nearly all Offices
under the governments are tainted
and infected with corruption. The
officers whose duty it should be !.
under normal conditions to try
and stamp out vice and crime are
the ones who encourage it most by
giving the offenders protection.
E. Fl.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-03-27
Paper Read Before the ChI1tduqua Circle.
The Misuse Of Wealth

Wealth and it's power in shaping
the destiny of nations, as we'll as
the lives of men, holds about the
same position today that it did in
the days Of the Roman Republic
1000 years ago. We are all more
or less familiar with the history of
the rapid advance of Rome, and
we will call to mind the fact that
it was the moral qualities in the
lives Of the people that enabled
them. to dominate the rest OF the
ancient world. The highest aim
and the great universal desire Of
these simple people was to do the
will of the many gods which they
worshiped. They worshiped and
made offerings to all the moral
virtues in mankind, such as truth,
valor, good faith, modesty and
concord. in fact all the qualities
that distinguished man from the
animal. Such were the people
who built up the great Roman Re-
public.
But that once powerful nation
allowed corruption to take hold of
its politicians until it spread as an
infectious disease, polluting and
corrupting everything with which
it came in contact. Money became
the cry of the nation, from the
highest senator down to the poor
est wretch who sold his vote in the
streets. The one great aim in life
was the getting of money; money
at any price. The man who was
willing to pay the highest price
for political office was the one who
got it, and after taking charge Of
his purchased Office he considered
it his first duty to reimburse him
self by pillaging the people. Now
all these historical facts would have
but very little interest for us, after
the lapse Of two thousand years,
were it not for the lesson they
teach. In this great land of liberty
we see many things and tendencies
that can be logically compared
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-03-27


which was head or tail to this
strange animal, but chose the
broadcast expanse for his charge
and the downfall was complete.
Mrs. O'Neil with many excuses
and great show of sympathy
rushed out and dragged Billy away
and assisted Mr.. Vincent to rise.
And Mr.. Vincent-well, he said
things that no man should say to
a lady, which SO exasperated Mrs.
O'Neil that she confessed she was
glad of it and that he was "nothin'
but domned jude anyway.
Mr. Vincent's appearance was
greeted with a howl of sympa-
thy (?) from the group on the
veranda. His hair was plastered
down and he wore a festoon of
potato skins. His shirt front was
a mass of coffee grounds and over
his left shoulder was draped a
dish rag. A lemon peel dangled
gracefully from his watch chain
and a dozen streams of water ran
from his clothes. He didn't say a
word. words were useless) but
walked straight indoors. And
those boarders! Some Of them
took the lawn where there was
more room, and rolled, some stag
gered like drunken men; they
howled, they shrieked, they tried
to punch each other with blows
that wouldn't hurt kitten. Some
of them cried and Miss Wilcox
had Mysteries. When they finally
became ineligible, they "won-
dered what he would do" The
next day he had her arrested, and
to crown it all the judge held that
if she had thrown clear water she
might have been held with intent
to do injury to his clothes, if not
his person, but as she had per-
feet right to throw slops in her
own yard there was no case; con-
sequently the prisoner was dis
charged. Mrs. O'Neil returned
triumphant, and of Vincent-the
place that knew him, knows him
no more. III. E. M.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-03-27

with the conditions Of the early
Roman Republic. We have men
trahcing in the dishonor of their
fellow men today just as they were
wont to do in the days of Rome.
Men are expanding enormous sums
of money in gaining political posi-
tions both in our municipal and
national departments of admins
tration, and after obtaining these
position they use them in building
up their private fortunes, to the
dishonor of the country. and for
the consideration of few paltry
dollars.
Now I am we'll aware that, taken
from an intellectual point of view,
the immortality as it exists in soci-
ETY. today concerns us but very
little. Society is anxious and per-
fectly willing to be the dictators
in the lives and habits Of humanity
but let a man fail in following
it's dictates, and he will find that
no society has spread anything to
sort Of lessen the jar of his fall.
Man is an initiative being con-
stantly striving to follow in the
footsteps OF what he considers to
be superior, just as monkey imi-
tates the doings of his master. Ii
we have made a mistake in choos-
ing our ideal, who is deserving of
the blame? After all the argu-
ments and theories we might use
| to prove that society and men
stand high in the politics of the
nation, by the example which they
set for the rest Of humanity to
follow. are directly responsible for
much of the crime being commit
ted today. And aside from the
many theories advanced in regard
to bringing about the reformation
of society, I don't believe last
ing reformation can be brought
about until the people see the
necessity for bringing morality to
a higher standard than it occupies
at the present day in the higher
walks of both the social and polit-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-03-27

worrying he resolved on action and
frequently grabbed Billy by the
collar and led him home, at the
same time demonstrating with Mrs.
O'Neil about allowing him to roam
at large. He became SO persistent
that finally Mrs. O'Neil on seeing
Billy in tow would HE herself to
another part of the house and re-
fuse to hear his knocks or the per-
sistent, I've brought your goat
home, Mrs. O'Neil," with which
he saluted.
"You've heard about water drop
ping on a stone, haven't your he
said one evening to the assembled
group on the veranda, "well | am
like the little drop of water, and
Mrs. O'Neil will have to give in"
But Mrs. O'Neil was becoming
hardened and also angry. So as
she saw them coming she prepared
herself. To reach the back door
where he tied Billy aud always
raped, he was obliged to pass a
low window which opened into the
shed or summer kitchen where
Mrs. ONeil did her washing,
supper dishes or whatever could
be done there. His dignifed step
! and Billy's tap-tap, tap tap had
sounded just alongside when whiz
through the open window came a
bucket of dishwater and down
went the Immaculate one. Billy
at sight of him on handsand knees
considered it direct challenge
and reared on his hind legs like q
Book Beer sign. He didn't know
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-03-27
The Undoing Of Vincent.

p. Algernon Vincent is, or until
this incident took place, was quite
a figure in his own town, and wom-
an, as usual, was the cause Of his
downfall. He was h rising young
attorney, somewhat of a dude, and
fully aware of his status In the
community. He boarded with
Mrs. Lawrence who ran highly
genteel house and was herself en-
inently respectable and fully de-
serving the patronage she secured,
as we'll as the above par rates she
demanded. No question was too
obtuse for Mr.. Vincent, and his
cocksure methods and somewhat
condescendingair both indoors and
on the veranda Of a summers
evening did not tend to heighten
the opinion Of the other boarders,
the male contingent at least.
Across the way lived an Irish
woman. Mrs. O'Neil by name, who
owned a somewhat pugnacious
goat which ran at large. Attic
he had never troubled Mr.. Vim
cent, yet the sight of Billy on the
sidewalk of that more pretentious
side of the street caused Mr.. Vim
cent needless worry. The others
tolerated and in fact rather enjoyed
his antics, but Mr.. Vincent, as he
confded to Miss Wilcox, did not
care to have acquaintance riding
by and always seeing q goat IN
front of where he lodged. So from
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-03-27
ARRANGEMENTS FOR
FIGHTING FIRE.

There is keen rivalry between
the two crews, each strive to get
their hose cart into action first.
The hose carts carry about two
hundred feet of hose and each cart
is provided with tool box in
which are kept wrenches and span
ners. The nozzle for the hose is
fastened to the tongue of the hose
cart by an ingenious device which
mikes it impossible for it to be
shaken off while the cart is in
rapid motion, but easily detached
when needed. The hose house
doors are always kept wide open
and at regular intervals the carts
and their apparatus are inspected.
Remarkably fast time has been
made by the auxiliary fire COM
pany during practice drills. Fire
station T, in the rear of warehouse
| T, is the most remote station from
| the hose house, but recently the
company answered an alarm from
that station and covered the dis
lance in quick time-they had a
stream of water playing from their
hose in less than three minutes
from the time the alarm was sent
in. The distance covered was a
little over a quarter of a mile and
at no part of the path travelled
is there a straight course of over
fifty yards; further. they made four
short turns and covered the rail
road track once before they reached
the fire station.
During the days Of old-fashioned
fire fighting machines | have seen
some quick work by volunteer fire.
men, but l never have seen faster
time made than is accomplished
by our auxiliary company.
The automatic sprinkler system
to prevent the spreading Of fire in
the shops is a marvel of mechan-
ical ingenuity. The pipes are
placed overhead close to the cell
ing; at short intervals the sprink-
lers project upwards within foot
Of the beams. Any marked rise
in the temperature causes the
sprinklers to open up and the
force of the water starts them in
motion. When the water begins
to flow an alarm is Immediately
sounded on the annunciator in the
main engine room and the location
Of the fire indicated.
PENDENNIs.