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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-12-31
PEAnSM IN GUIANA
Superstitions of the Indians and the
Resultant Tragedies.
Roasting Alive of Mother ard babe
at the InstigatfOn of n Peaiman
Turns Public AttentiOn to
British Possession.

The burning of a mother and one of
her twin babies in British Guiana as
reported recently by the commissioner
in whose district the horrible religious
sacrifice took place, has directed at
tertion to the peculiar forms of super
stition which still prevail among the
aboriginal Indians of that country. All
disease and evil is believed to be the
work of kenaimas or spirits. In the dis
trict where the mother and babe were
roasted alive considerable sickness pre-
vailed, and the peaiman, the Indian
doctor and priest, was called in to dis
cover the cause of the epidemic Prior
to the epidemic woman gave birth to
twins and such an occurrence is rarely
or never known among the Indians,
the peaiman at once declared that ono
of the twins was the child of a kenai-
ma, as woman could not naturally
produce two children at birth, and
was the cause of the sickness.
The next step was to discover which
babe was the child of the kenaima. One
night ore of the babes awoke and be-
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-12-31
MAP SHOWING RAILROAD CONNECTION
WITH PEKING

days and is yet only 55S miles from Pc
king. AS Newchwang is a treaty port,
where foreigners are permitted to re-
side permanently, the traveller will find
opportunity to pass delightfully."- the
hours which intervene between the ar
rival of his train in the afternoon and
the departure in the morning.
Travel is now faster and the passen-
ger speeds across the plains of Man.
churia on the trans-Siberian railroad,
and as he journeys he cannot but be
struck with wonder at the great work
the Russians have achieved in that
country. The Manchurian road was
built with marvellous expedition, the
work on its 1900 miles Of length being
carried on simultaneously at three diff
ferent points, the Russians having been
able to carry an enormous amount OF
railroad material into the interior by
feet of "a small river steamers on the
Sungari In the north the line ex-
tends through mountain region, bu1
from Newchwang to the Sungari rivel
it passes through a comparatively level
well watered region densely populated
and as far as the eye can see, under +;
high state of cultivation.
! After leaving the Manchurian roat
the traveller journeys over the trans
Siberian road. the route of which il
familiar to the reading public, tn
building and the opening of that re
markable road being SO fully treated il
the public print for years past. Thu
has been established an all rail rout
from Peking to Europe, and althougl
the journey is long and tedious, it
full OF VARYING scenes and experience,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-12-31
PARIS TO PEkING
An Ali-Rail Route from the Chinese
Capital to Europe.
Connecting Links In China and Man
churla Now Complete and juno
tiOn with the Trans-Sibe-
rian Railroad Effected.

1t is not generally known that the
prophecy made a few years ago that
some day there would be an all rail
route from Paris to Peking has been
fulfilled, but such is the fact. The
connecting links between the Chinese
capital and the trans-Siberian railroad
have been completed SO quietly that
the world has scarcely heard of it, but
it is now possible to travel all the way
from Peking to Europe behind the puff
ing locomotive. 1t is long journey,
and tedious, for in China the trains do
not run very fast, 20 miles an hour be-
ing considered the maximum speed.
The 80 miles between Peking and
Tientsin will take from 1880 a. M, the
time the train leaves the former place,
until the shades of the evening are be-
ginning to fall. There are eight sta
tions between the two cities and the
stops are long; especially SO would they
seem to a rushing American. At Tien-
tsin the traveller will be obliged to
spend the night, for in China trains are
not operated after dark, but he will
have no reason to regret the delay, for
in this busy, thriving city Of ], ,000, 900 in
habitants there is much Of interest to
see.
The sun will not have arisen in the
morning ere the traveller will have to
be on his way to the depot, for the
train gets an early start on the next
stage of its journey. After leaving
Tientsin wide sandy plains are crossed,
and here irrigation enables the Chinese
to raise sorghum as the principal crop.
Along towards noon grass and hills
rise before the traveller as refreshing
vision, and the ride among the valleys
near the Gulf or Liautung, with it's low
mountains and timber stretches. is de-
lightful. Shan-hai-kwan, on the Gulf
of Liautung. is reached at seven o'clock
in the evening and here ends the Chi
ncse Ia.!!-Oad.
At Shan-hai-kwan the last fortified
gate in the great wall of China, which
extends clear across north China and
has its eastern terminus here is passed
and Manchuria is entered. Through
| the narrow strip of this country OF 4f
miles, which extends along the Gulf oil
Liautung, the Russians have built 8
branch of their Manchurian railroad
1t connects at .Chan-hai-kwan with the
road from Tientsin.
Leaving Chan-hai-kwan early the
next morning, the traveller now passes
stations with queer-looking Russian
names, and before many hours finds
himself at Ku-pang-tsze, which is the
junction point where travellers for Eu
rope transfer to another train, though
as the map shows, this railroad is con
tinued to the northeast to the town o.
Hsin5min-tun. The route is now ovel
| thesmain Manehurian line. When New
| chwang is reached the traveller finds h.
has consumed three long wearisom'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-12-31
FAN. OF Iguaxa.

Though practically unknown to the
world at large, the falls of Ig.iazu stand
second only to Niagara. TIE Iguazu
river forms the boundary between Ar
gentIna and Brazil. Twelve miles above
its junction with the Parana the river
bed bends almost at right angles. The
main volume of water, moving with
great velocity round the inner or Bra
lillian bank, rushes into long, narrow
gorge, at one point In which the waters
make a clear leap Of 210 feet. This
gorge does not intercept the whole vol
ume of the river water and the surplus
currents rush out past 1t into the wide
elbow formed by the bend, descending
in two leaps of 100 feet each in the
horseshoe called the Argentine falls.
The distance from where the waters
enter the Brazilian pit to their last cas-
cade ON the Argentine side is 5000 feet
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-12-31
MADAME's CLOSET.
How the Garments Should he Hun4
and Other Articles Kept
In Good Order.

Nowadays madame's closet has to be
as dainty, as comfortable and as prac-
ticable as her other surroundings. In
the first place it is desirable to have as
much cedar in the woodwork finish
ings as possible to guard against
moths, many dainty gowns having a
touch of fur about them, says the New
York Herald. The walls are draped in
tapestry effect with a pretty fiowered
cretonne, which tones with her bed
room and boudoir. This is not only to
be decorative, but for the purpose of
protecting the garments hanging
against the wall from the plaster. The
hooks must stand out well, fully foot
from the wall, in order that the gowns
may hang quite free, and on each hook
is tied small sachet bag, toning in
color with the flowers of the cPetonne
on the walls
The sachet may contain the pet per-
fume that madame effects, but the
daintiest is a combination of orris root
and wood violet, which gives to the
gowns sweet something. delicate and
undetectable. The gowns are then sus-
pended on forms from the hooks, keep
ing in mind well the figure and ar
ranged to hang straight, SO that the
lines may not sag out of shape. The
coats are also put on shoulder forms
and great care is exercised as TO the
perfectness of the fit. A second row
of hooks at a proper distance is for a
| curtain of the same cretonne as the ta-
pestried wall, which hangs in front OF
the gowns, completely covering and
| protecting them.
The first shelf, which runs around
three sides of the closet. is like dou-
BILE section tray of trunk, upholstered
| in the same cretonne, with an inter
| thickly old fashioned lavender. Into
these compartments go madame's bod.
| ices and blouses, whose shape is care.
fully kept in good lines by profnse
stufiing of tissue paper in body ant
sleeves The third shelf is devoted tt
a succession of pigeonholed boxe!
| opened by dropping down the from
side These dainty cretonned boxe!
are destined to contain pleasing va
| riety of hats, from the plain tailored
affair to those fol full dress occasions
each in its individual case. v hich ha
4 stand in the cenler to hold the ha
so that the face trimming and droopin,
| plumes will not be marred. In thes'
hat boxes are also numerous littl
sacnet bags.
Madame's shoe box is dream o
| beanty--a lona narrow affair of happ.
flowered chintz brass hinges and man.
bright brass nails. It contains all tn
shoes and slippers in row on trees
| without which nc unused boot or sho
keeps its shape All the bureau draw
ers have pads made to fit exactly an
interlined with cotton sprinkled wit
orris and covered with China silk tn
color that madame affects on her lin
! gerie Sweet grass baskets for hand
kerchiefs. stocks, wells and -malin
make an agreeable addition to mad
ame's wardrobe.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-12-31
Business in Mexico.

1t is difficult for Americans to un-
derstand that business in Mexico is con-
Quoted largely upon personal basis.
An order for a thresher from wealthy
Mexican farmer depends as much upon
the salesman's personality as upon the
merits of the machine. Rushing, bust.
ling, strictly business methods are moi
successful in Mexico outside Of the
larger cities. and not to any great ex.
tent even in them.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-12-31
MUST GIVE TO HAVE.
Those Who Would BE in Possession
of Beauty and Sweetness
Give Heed.

What would you think Of a rose that
would say to itself: Il cannot afford
to give away to strangers all my
beauty and sweetness; must keep it
for myself. l will roll UP my petals
of beauty; will withhold this frag-
rance for myself. It is wasteful ex-
travagance to give these things away.
But behold, the moment it tries to store
I'D, to withhold them from others, they
vanish The fragrance, the beauty, do
not exist in the unopened bud. tits only
when the rose begins to open itself, to
exhibit its petals, to give it's secret, its
life, to others, that its beauty and fra
GRANGE are developed, says Success.
So selfishness defeats its own ends.
He who refuses to give himself for
others, who closes the petals Of his
.elpfulness, and withholds the fra
GRANGE of his sympathy and love, finds
that he loses the very things he hoped
to gain. The very springs of his man
hood dry up. His finer nature be-
comes petrified He grows deaf to the
cries Of help from his fellowmen. His
tears are dried up, and he stares at mis-
fortunes without wincing.
Refuse to open your purse, and soon
YOU cannot open your sympathy. Re-
fuse to love, and soon you lose the
power to love. Your affections are
paralyzed, your sympathy athrophied
from disuse, and you become a mora
cripple.
But the moment you open wider tht
door of your narrow life, and, like thu
rose, send out freely your fragrance
and beauty upon every passerDy
whether peasant or millionaire, yot
begin to develop marvellous power.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-12-31
.sand pabs. Lobster soup.

Meat of one small lobster chopped
fine. one cracker rolled fine, butter size
of an egg, pepper and salt to taste. Mix
all in the same pan and add gradually
one pint boiling milk, stirring al the
while. Boil up once and serve. II
liked highly seasoned. a tiny pinch Of
cayenne may be added before putting in
the milk.-Boston Globe.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-12-31

came frctful on hearing the cry CT
night bird and the peaiman, who was
present, declared that the bird was the
kenaima father calling his child and
the child wailing its answer. The next
day under tho direction of the peaiman
the infant was roasted alive in large
hole which had been dug for the pur-
pose and in which fire was built. But
the peaiman, deeming that further sac
rifice was necessary to propitiate the
evil spirit, directed that the mother
also be taken and similarly dealt with.
Such human sacrifice is an extreme
expression of peaiism as it prevails to-
day among these Indians of British
Guiana, and in this particular case
the peaiman has been arrested and will
be punished by the British authorities.
1t is q little difficult to understand
clearly the belief in kenaimas or spir
Its, but it is undoubtedly based prima-
rily upon the conception that man and
beast and bird, the rocks and waters
and all vegetable life consist Of two
separable parts, the body, or visible
part. and the spirit. In certain ilidi-
viduals the power of voluntarily sep
arating the spirit from the body is be-
lieved to be possessed. A kenaima is
one who uses this power for the pur-
pose Of inflicting vengeance. 1t is be-
lieved to be the cause OF every evil and
every death. Other sources OF evil are
the picture rocks, the stones, tree
trunks, monster crabs. eagles, jaguars
and other animals and birds, all Of
which are believed to consist of body
and spirit.
Strange ceremonies are sometimes
observed to discover the secret kenai-
ma. Richard Schomburg in his book
on British Guiana tells of Macusi boy
who had died natural death, but
whose relatives endeavored to discover
the quarter to which the kenaima who
was supposed TO have slain him be-
longed. Raising terrible and monot-
onous dirge, they carried the body to
an open piece of ground and there
formed a circle around it, while the
father. cutting from the corpse both
the thumbs and little fingers, both the
great and little toes, and piece OF
each heel, threw these pieces into a
new pot which was filled with water
The boiling of the water and the
throwing out of the pieces by the agi-
tation of the water indicated the direc-
tion where the kenaima would be
found. In thus looking around to see
who did the deed, the Indian thinks il
by no means necessary to fix on any
one who has been with or near the in.
jurec or dead man. The kenaima is
supposed to have done the deed. moi
necessarily in person, but probably II
spirit.
There is also the real kenaima, ths
one who is bound to avenge the wrong
or murder committed against any O.
/ his rel stives. He follows relcntlessl.
the object of his vengeance until h
has obtained satisfaction.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-12-31
Rulers of Austria.

The Magyars rule Austria Hungary,
although they number but 6,0e0. 600 OF
1000, 600 in a total Of 43 100000.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-12-31
Fortunate.

Percy-I-aw-wondah why Miss
Winsom is-aw- always out when I
call?
Jack--Oh, that girl was borr under
. lucky Chicago Daily News
Bisbee daily review., 1903-04-03

F. c. Morrison who has been asso- ciated in several mining deals in So- nora at Montezuma. is making a de- nouncement for a party of Douglas people. and will open some rich prop critics near the Fl Globe. MT. Morri;, son is very enthusiastic about the new gold country and says it will in a short time rival the great Cripple Creek. He claims the lodges are much larger and show better signs of permanency than those in Colorado.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-04-03
ARTISAN WATER
 CLOSE TO BiSsEE

Our esteemed friend, MT. Stump, was in from his home at the mouth of Ash Canyon "Wednesday. He states that artesian water in abundance has been struck at 147 feet, and has a strong flow. The well was cased down 10 the point where the drill en- tered hard rock. and the flow has ev- cry indication Of permaaeuce. An other well had been put dOwn sixty feet when Mir. Stump came through there The discovery of an artesian belt in that locality means volumes for the stock and mining interests in and around the Huachucas, and may be the cause of opening up an important agricultural feature in that section.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-04-03
BSTONE TO
THE FRONT,

THE FRONT.
 Tombstone is cutting a new set Of teeth in her old age. The fact is she is commencing over again. There is no indication of an abnormal boom in Tombstone, but steadily and systemat- ically she is evidently taking up the old program with the sensational, and the tragic left out.
 If 1t be profitable to handle the old properties in Tombstone-and the best judges on the turf think it is-they will have to be handled economically and on a large scale, which insures employment for large number of men, and the prosperity of the city will be correspondingly peemanent and steady. The new Tombstone, situ- ated as it is, in the most ideal loca- ton which an Arizona mining camp ever enjoyed, supplied with pure snow water from the Huachucas, and rest ing or one of the richest mineral meas ures ever discovered, and with the dawn of new born prosperity in sight, can afford to congratulate herself. The advent of the railroad means that she is no longer the subject of''splen- did issolation." Another newspaper will shortly herald her resources to the world as the noble old "Prospectcr' has done through all the gloomy years that followed the abdication of King Silver. and Tombstone will shortly "be herself again" shorn only of the pyrotechnic feature of violence and va riety which furnished so much materi- al for yellow back romance long years ago. We are more than pleased at the prospect of her revival and her rehab- ilitation as 2 prosperous mining camp.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-04-03

Calumet & Pi;tsburg. and was in the siding yesterday. The Lowell peo- pie can not install their pump till the piping arrives, which is expected every day. When their pump is properly installed vigorous operations will be set in motion in the new producer.
 
 A large amount of Bisbee Consoli- dated and Copper Glance stock has changed hands in Douglas this week. The Douglas brokers have not been able to supply the demand for these two stocks and orders continue to come in from all sections of the coun- try.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-04-03
4 BIG BATCH OF NEWS
 FROM THE SOUTH LAND.

Our special spoudent today hands in a good bundle of mining news from the country just below Douglas. There are so many Arizona men inter ested in that field that We always con slider news from that section highly available.
 Bacoachi is attracting a good deal of attention and several very rich strikes have been made on the exten- sion of the Phelps-Dodge & Cos prop erty. Several new companies have bought property along the Pecacho ledge and machinery has been orteteti and Will be shipped in as fast as pos siSle.
 At Montezuma Mir George Wood ward has closed several important deals within the past week Together with Mir. A. E. Lawrence of Kansas City, they have bought five very rlcii gold properties near the rich Fl Globe owned by the Ramadka's of Milwau- kee, and will consolidate the several properties under one company. A ten-stamp mill has arrived at Cos and will be shipped to the Pittsburg mine and work Of erection he.;un at once. It is the intention of the Wood ward company 10 treat custom ores and increase the number of stamps to their mill just as fast as the business demands it. The location of the mill is good one and with plenty of water and wood for fuel. It is in the center of the rich gold country and ore will be shipped to the new mill for miles around
 One of the richest specimens of gold ever taken from a mine was brought into Moctezuma a few days ago by Yaqui Indian. He said he had been riding several days and would not tell just where he got 1t. The ore was a mass of gold and was bought by Colorado mining engineer for twenty dobies. The Yaaui re- fused to tell any one where his rich find came from but admitted that he had many buro loads of the same kind of ore and would bring in another ship ment of several hundred pounds in a few days. The mining men around Moctezuma are trying to locate the rich strike and have offered the Indian all kinds of good things to have him tell them just where his mine is.
 Mr. E. H. Guennen of Bacoachi. is visitor to Douglas this week He is taking a three months lay of from his hard earned rest and will visit friends in the east. MT. Guennen is a part owner in the Pecacho property and with whom the Phelps-Dodge peo- pie had suit but was finally settled to the satisfaction of all concerned. He has been in Sonora for over thirty years and is the best posted man in
Bisbee daily review., 1903-04-03
IN THE MINING FIELD Operations of Interest Throughout A&a@ the County of COCIlise, Arizona E@ and Sonora
and Sonora

that section on the mining question Mir. Guennen says never in the his tory of Sonora has there ever been so many mining men looking over the country for good investments and he also states that the mines are all open ing up in good shape and that Sonora will be the banner go d, silver. lead and copper producing state of the re- public of Mexico. He states the class of men who are buying properties around the Baecachi country are men with money and who will bring a large amount of, capital into the country and will develop the mines in that section. Telling about the Pecacho, Mir. Guen- nen said it never looked better and the ore values continue the same. The company has now employed about 200 men and rich ore is being taken out and stored in large warehouses and then shipped to Cos. He carries some beautiful specimens of the Peca- cho ore with him and the rock is litter ally covered with sparkling bits of free fold in all sorts of shapes.
 Frank Hubbard shift boss at the Pavo Rico mine is up for a short stay and reports work progressing very satisfactorily at the mine Ore has been encountered in two more places on the ledge and is being taken out and sacked ready for shipment. The ore is the same as former shipments that have been taken from the shaft which carries more gold.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-04-03
t .

The Lowel pump has arrived but is not yet in position Another new Prescott pump has arrived for the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-02
AsnhaIt and Trees.

Experience In the east In regard ID
the effect of asphalt pavement upon
trees by the roadside has taught OBJ
servers that the influence Of the inn
pervious pavement depends upon tho
character Of the soil. Where there In
q substratum Of rock the trees will
suffer, because the pavement will pre-
vent moisture from reaching the roots
from above. from which direction all
nourishment for the trees must come.
On the other hand, where there 10
deep soil the roots will find plenty Of
nourishment under the pavement,
which serves to keep the moisture
from evaporating and holds 1t in sup
ply for the trees.
1t will probably be found that where
trees have died as result Of asphalt
ing the roots were cut by the exca-
vators for the concrete foundation.
Trees which are thus robbed Of roots
must be deprived Of branches sufficient
to offset the loss of nourishment. The
builders OF cement footpaths are also
responsible for the injury Of good
many trees. They chop out all the
roots that interfere with the laying OF
q cinder foundation, and some trees
have their main roots very close to the
surface Of the soil.-Exchange.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-02
Interesting to Asthma Sufferers.

Daniel Bante of Otterville, Iowa,
writes, 81 have had asthma for
three or four years ana have tried
about all the cough and asthma cures
in the market and have received
treatment from physicians in New
York and other cities, but got very
litsle benefit until I tried Foley's
Honey and Tar which gave ne i'm
mediate relief and I will never be
without it in my house. ! sincerely
recommend it to all. Frost & Spies,