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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-14

Fifty one persons were drown
ed by the sinking of the steamer
Ciallan in the Straits of Juan DE-
Ruca.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-14
Death Of General John B. Gordon.

Death Of General John B. Gordon.
Lieutenant Gen. John Brown
Gordon died at his winter home
near Miami, Fla, at 10 o'clock P.
N. on the 9th. His fatal illness,
which overlook him last Wednes-
day, was congestion of the stom-
ach and liver, following an acute
attack of indigestion, to which he
was subject.
General Gordon was born in
Epson county, Ca, July 6, 1882,
of Scotch ancestry, which had
prominent part in the Revolu-
tionary War. Young Gordon
graduated from the Georgia State
University in 1852, and few
months later was admitted to the
practice of law. Early in 1861
he enlisted in the volunteer Con-
federate service and was elected
captain of his company. He rose
rapidly by promotion to be lieu
tenant-colonel of the Sixth Ala
bama Infantry in December,
1851. He participated in the
Struggle on the Virginia PENN
sular, had part in the battle at
Malvern Hill, and was commits
stoned Brigadier General in Mo-
vember, 1862. At the battle of
Sharpsburg he held q portion of
the line on the left wing of the
army and was wounded five
times, and during the war was
wounded eight times in all. He
was in command Of troops at
Charlottesville and in the Penn
sylvania campaign, taking part
in the battle of Gettysburg as
commander OF 4 division. In tho
battles Of the Wilderness he bore.
30 conspicuous a part with his
command as to become known
through his brilliant achievement
a, "Phe Man Of the Twelfth OF
May At this time, May, 1864,
he was promoted to be Major
General, and took part ia the i'm
portant battles which marked the
closing scenes OF the civil war
His bearing was characterized by
a boldness and dash which
made him the idol Of his soldiers
In an official report Of Gen. d. II
Hill, Gen. Gordon was character.
lied as ''The Chevalier Bayart
of the Confederacy."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-14
Bossier Levee Board Proceedings.

BossIER CRY, La, JAN. I, 1904.
The Board of Commissioners of
the Bossier Levee District met
this day in regular session. Roll
called. Present: w. B. McCor-
mick, President, A ]. Moss,
Aeck Caplis, 7. w. w. stinson
and W. T. Colquitt. Absent: G.
A. F. Poole and w. D. Mercer,
Jr.
Minutes of last meeting were
read and approved.
G. W. Jack, attorney, appear
ed before the board and spoke in
behalf of Capt. B. w. Marston
relative to the ACCESSIBILITY of To-
eating and surveying of a new
levee line beginning at the lower
end of the present levee system
and extending down through
Capt. B. w. Marston's planta-
ton.
After some discussion by the
board, upon motion of w. T. Col
quit, duly seconded, the follow
ing resolution was passed:
Resolved, That the Board of
State Engineers be requested, for
the information of the Bossier
Levee Board, to survey line for
a levee from Bear Point to nes-
ark plantation, following the high
ground along old river to q point
opposite Grand Bend cut off,
thence across Ninock Point, to a
safe location on the lower side of
Ninock Point, and thence down
stream to and across Swift Chute
Bayou to safe point on Desark
plantation, and to submit map
of same, with estimate of cost.
Carried.
Upon motion of A. j. Moss,
duly seconded, the following reso-
luton was passed:
! Resolved, That the Bossier
Levee District remit the acreage
tax Of five cents (5c) per acre on
all the lands incluned within the
transverse of Lake Bristeneau,
belonging to the Bossier Levec
District, for a period of five (5)
years, commencing January 1st.
1904, and ending January LIST,
1909.
| Next in order sale of Lake.
Bristencau lands. There were
two bidders on these lands, Mr..
}. G. Patty and Mr.. L. R. Sapp.
As the bids on these lands were
not commensurate with the value
! Of same the Board did not sell
same, and instructed the Secre-
tary to withdraw the advertise
ment of said lands. Carried.
/ Upon motion, duly seconded.
the following resolution was
pissed:
Resolved, That A. j. Moss,
member Of this Board, be APP
pointed committee of one, ano
he is hereby authorized to rem
all the cultivatible lands included
within the traverse of Lake Bris.
tteneau, and he is hereby author.
lied to take rent notes for all thu
lands which he may rent from
each renter.
: Upon motion, duly seconded
the following resolution wa
passed:
Resolved, That the Bessie
Levee District have the Parish
Surveyor make survey and pla
of lots No. 3 and No. II in sec
: ton II, township Is, range II
g and submit same to the Bessie
: Levee Board at his earliest prac
e ticable convenience. Carried.
n There being no further bust
ness, upon motion duly carried
q the Board adjourned to meet il
special session On the first Thurs
day, 4th day of February, 1904
Z w. B. MCCORMICK, Presiden,
. T. N. BRADEN, JR., Sec'y.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-14
Registration.

,nwing to the fact that the law requires
" an entirely new registration, the
dates of my appointments at the differ
ent precincts Will be changed to the fol-
lowing, that the public may have longer
notice Of Same.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-06-25

may be dying for the want of
moisture. You will still have a
rich corporation to fight, and they
can win out on federal law, which
gives all right to water stored
during high water season. Your
troubles and expense will but
just begin.
Avoid all future trouble and
lawsuits by getting in on the
ground-hoor. There is a wonder
full future before you all if the
present difficulty is properly
handled by cooperation of all the
defendants. There is nowhere in
the arid region where the same
condition exists, and the same
advantageous opportunity stands
before the people.
"There are tides in the affairs
of men, which if taken at the
flood, lead on to fortune. w. w
COLEMAN.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-06-25

NEWSPAPER Law

Subscribers mho do not giDe express notice to
ihe contrary are considered toiShing 10 continue
their subscription.
9 Hsubscribers order the discoHt tnHd1loe Of their
periodicals. the publisher MAY continue 10 send
them until all arrears are paid.
Ifsubscribers neglect refuse 10 take their pc.
riodicdLs from the once 10 rhich they directed,
they held responsible TIL they hare settled their
bill and ordered their paper Discontinued,
II subscribers move 10 other places tcithout
Informing the publisher and the paper sent to the
former direction, they are held responsible.
s The courts hare dec ided that refusing TO take
periodicals from the eNce retaOping and Ledring
them mpcaited for is prmd Jdoie eUideRee Of inten-
tional fraud
6. ANY person ieho receives a newspaper and
makes Of IT, chether he has subscribed for Il
not is held ia taio subscriber.
z. The Postmaster l0ho ns0tects 10 giUe the lsgal
notice Of the neglect Of person 70 take from the 9f
nee The newspaper addressed 10 him liable 10 the
publisher for the subscription price.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-06-25
Ode to the Hen.

OF robin and skylark and lin
net, spring poets write page after
page; their praises are sounded
each minute by prophet, soothsay-
er and sage; but not since the
stars sang together, not since the
creation of men, has anyone
drawn goose feather in praise of
the patient old hen.
All honor and praise to the sing
ing that cheers up the wildwood
in spring; the old recollection
soft bringing joy, childhood, and
that sort of thing; but dearer to
me than the twitter of robin or
martin or wren is the motherly
cluck when litter of chickens
surround the old hen.
And her mid winter cackle, how
CHEEKY, above the new nest she
has made; it notifies hearts all
aweary, another fresh egg has
been laid and when the old bird
wakes heavy and aged and lazy
and fat, we'll cooked, with good
stufing and gravy, there's great
consolation in that.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-06-25
Successful Colonization.

The founders of the Smyrna
Park colony, about two years ago,
formed plans for the establishment
of a large fig center in the very
heart of the famous Turlock ir-
rigation district, in Stanislaus
county, California. They have
studied the history of the colon
ization movements, and they found
that one of the most serious diff
culties besetting, the development
of many colonies was the problem
of income and support during the
first few years after the colonists
had taken possession of their
lands. This was especially true
of those who had been attracted
to the State by advertisements OF
the enormous profits in California
fruit-culture, and who practically
invested their entire capital i'll
young orchards which, under the
most favorable conditions, would
hardly produce fruit enough tc
pay the running expense till the
fourth or fifth year. Some of the
originators of the Smyrna Park
idea had themselves been through
some severe experiences of this
kind, and they felt that they
could render a real service to east.
ern homeseekers by presenting to
them a plan whereby they could
engage in a profitable line of hor'
ticulture and at the same time be
assured of a living income soon
after their settlement in the State
&C. A. Dickinson in Sunset Mag
azine for June.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-06-25
THE OPPORTUNITY HERE
WILL the FARMERS OF THIS COMMUNITY
EMBRACE 1T?
How the Water Question in This Valley Is
Sized Up by a Disinterested Outsider.

The people of Smith and Mason
Vallies have a serious problem
confronting them in the Miller &
Lux water suit. There is much
talk regarding the probable view
the Court may take in Ithe matter,
all of which talk does not amount
to much, except to pass time.
The question before the people is
the differences in the value of the
settlement to them, whether to
allow the Court to adjudicate the
water rights, or take the matter
out of the hands of the Court by
the purchase of the Miller & Lux
property.
Lawsuits are expensive affairs.
When once begun one never
knows where they will end, with
the continuous expense, until final
adjudication, which may be in the
Court of final resort; the Su-
preme Court of the u. S. No one
can say how long it may be in
reaching that Court, or the attend
ant expense, which is an uncer-
tain quantity. On the other hand
in the settlement of the case by
the purchase of the Miller & Lux
property, the expense is certain,
with the certain increase in value
of all the property involved. As
a plain business proposition you
are into it, with two clear ways tC
get out. The way of the Court
may be to give you more water
but the probability is you will
have less; the way of the pur'
chase of the Miller & Lux ranch
is the certainty you will have as
much water, and can get more
when you want it. The way is
clear; create corporation fol
the purchase of property, the
storage of water for power and
irrigation purposes; make the
number of shares of stock pur'
chasable by any one, up to and
equal to the number of acres al
present under irrigation, non
transferable except with an equal
number of cultivated acres Of
land.
By making the limit to the pur'
chase of shares of stock equal tC
the present irrigated average, and
also non-transferable except with
an equal average of cultivated
land you tie the land and water
together, and the big owners can
not buy up water rights without
the purchase of land also. In
other words "the big fish cannot
eat the little ones" without the
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-06-25


to get out of the way. Such a
scheme increases the value of all
holdings, especially small ranches,
that may be in the way of the
ambition of larger holders. OF
course your water rights must be
turned over to the corporation, as
a deed of trust, the corporation to
be the guarantor of your rights.
In making the purchase OF
shares equal to the present irri-
gated acreage, it insures an un-
failing amount of water equal to
your present needs. If you have
more land not now under Cultiva-
ton and desire to cultivate more
acres, the water is stored, and
you could secure it for the pay
ment of, say one dollar per acre
per year. There are at least
$4,000 acres of uncultivated land
in Smith and Mason Vallies that
can be brought into use as soon as
water is stored and can be supply
ed. Such a method would bring
into the treasury of the corpora
ton at least S75,ooo.oo per year,
to meet expense and maintain
ance of main canals, and in a
short time pay a dividend on the
stock.
The corporation can dispose of
all the land purchased from Miller
& Lux that can be covered by
water. Some object to its pur-
chase because of the alkali in the
soil. OF how many ranches in
Smith, or Mason Valley, can it
be said that their is no alkali in
the soil? Can it not be said, OF
the soil that has been washed of
its super-abundance of alkali that
it is strongest, and the best pro
ducer? With storage of water,
cannot the soil of the Miller &
Lux ranch be made to produce,
and its failure in the past be at
tributed to just the lack of water
to properly wash and drain the
land of its deleterious substances?
1t could be colonized and sold
in small ranches increasing the
population and decreasing taxa
ton of the whole country. There
is no method that business pru-
dence would dictate, wherein the
community benefits would be SO
great as herein set forth. 1t is ru-
mored that the people of Smith
Valley and Mr.. Hickey will pur-
chase the property of Miller &
Lux, and store water for the ir-
rigation of their land in Antelope
and Smith Valley, also the Miller
& Lux property. The people of
Mason Valley, not shareholders,
must see water in abundance pass
on to the corporation property
below, and not be allowed to touch
one drop of it, when during the
season of low water their crops
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-03
Yellow Fever Microbc,

In tho rrport of the marine hospi-
tai service of Vera Cruz on yellow
fever. tho announcement is made that
the parasite causing yellow fever has
at last been discovered. The remark
able work done In Cuba by the late
Major Reed and his colleagues con-
victed the mosquito oi the spread Of
yellow fever and disproved the an
cient theory regarding the danger Of
the so-called formities-clothes. bed
ding, etc. with which yellow fever pa
tients have been in contact. 1t was
shown that contact with these was
quite incapable ct esuninE an attack
of yellow fsr%s, but that stegomyia
fasciate. Z species of mosquito. was
almost certainly the sole agent in
spreading the diseases. but the acutal
cause OF yellow fever, the germ itself,
was not known.
According to the Vera Cruz commits
sion. their microbe is form Of pro-
tozoan, similar to the malaria para
site, and not an ordinary bacterium.
1t goes through cycle of changes an
alogous to those Of the malaria germ.
and its presence in the mosquito mod
ifies the latter's life in way to favor
its spread of the disease.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-03
Cure for Backache.

Randolph, Neb., May 30.-Cedar
county has seldom heard of a more
wonderful case than that OF Mrs. Lucy
Nicolls of this place. For n long time
Mrs. Nicolls suffered with very Sc
we're pains in the back and almost in
stantly these pains left her. She has
tried doctors and everything. but
nothing had helped her till she used
Dodd's Kidney Pills. She says:
''Dodd's Kidney Pills did me 30
much good | can't tell, it was so won
derful. My back hurt me all the time.
! doctored and tried everything but
did not feel any better. | thought my
life was short on earth, but now feel
like u new person. l used one box OF
Dodd's Kidney Pills and do not feel
the slightest ache or pain. l can turn
and twist any way without feeling it
and | feel SO proud of 1t | cannot
hardly express my gratitude to Dodd's
Kidney Pills for what they have done
for me-"
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-03
American Trade in Manchuria.

Washington. May 23.-A report on
American trade in Manchuria has just
been received at the State Department
from United States Consul Henry Z.
Miller at New Chwang, China.
Mr.. Miller says that the entire trade
of Manchuria during the year of 1899
went through the port of New Chwapg
whereas this year there are seven diff
ferent avenues of trade. each doing
considerable business. The consul says
there are no official records from
which to give even an estimate of the
quantity of goods coming in and going
out through the various channels, and
excepting New Chwang.
The foreign imports in 1903 for New
Chwang amounted to sl3,314.012.
against $15.641.442 in 1899, the largest
import in the history Of that port.
Manchuria, the consul says, is ex-
tremely rich In minerals, including
coal, iron. copper. silver, gold and
other kinds, but these have been
worked only in small and crude way
by the natives. Should this mineral
wealth be developed and worked by
modern methods in manner fitting
its economic possibilities, Manchuria,
he predicts. will prove to be one of the
richest sections of Asia.
Mr.. Miller says it is mistake to at
tiibut to the growth of Manchurian
trade to the building of the Russian
railway. as the bulk of the produce is
hauled in carts. which compete with
the railroad in haul of 400 miles or
more.
1T is erroneous to think that United
States has monopoly of the Manchur-
ian trade or that there is no successful
competitor" says the CONSUL "as there
are four active sources of competition,
each striving for a stronger hold on
the trade. and the contest is so close
that the variation in the value between
gold and silver have determining in
tuence thereon"
The products of the hand looms OF
China, known as nankeens, made from
the yarns produced in the various cot
ton mills of China from both native
and foreign cotton, is the strongest
competitor.
Mr.. Miller says that the growth in
the trade of the United States cotton
goods in Manchuria represents the
greatest expansion of United States
trade in the Orient. and the year 1903
was the largest in its history. There
is reason to believe that considerable
trade came into the country through
Dalny and Port Arthur. The schedule
of imports forwarded by Mr.. Miller
shows that the United States has al
most the entire foreign trade in cot
ton cloth passing through New
Chwang,
Mr.. Miller closes his report by say
ing that the development of the flour
milling business in Manchuria and the
sale of the cheaper Shanghai flour
have practically closed the market for
United States flour at all points eN.
cept Port Arthur.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-03
Dealing With Moorish Bandits.

Washington, May ga long cable
gram from United States Consul Gen
eral Gummere. received by Secretary
Hay, states in substance that Rasouly,
the bandit who kidnapped Ion Perdi-
caris. the American. and his stepson.
Varley, had made a set of demands
which the British minister and Mr.
Gummere deemed it their duty to lay
before their governments.
Rasouly demanded that the Moorish
forces should be withdrawn from the
district in which his band operated,
leaving them in control. He asked a
large body ransom, to be collected
from the governors of Tangier and
Fez, who happen to be bitter enemies.
He further demanded absolute immu-
nifty for himself and his followers from
pursuit or punishment for the kidnap
ing and other crimes which they had
committed in the past. To cap the eli
max of his demands, he insisted that
the United States and Great Britain
should solemnly guarantee the observ-
ance by the Moorish government Of
the foregoing stipulations.
Secretary Hay had a conference with
the President, and it was agreed that
Rasouly's terms could not be met To
forcing the Sultan of Morocco to alb
dicate in favor of brigand so far as
considerable part of Moorish terri
tory was concerned, Moreover, the
United States government could not,
without establishing a new and dan
gerous precendent, undertake to guar
antee the acts of another government.
The next step is in doubt. Admiral
Chadwick will be at Tangier by to-
morrow evening on the Brooklyn, to
be followed in the course of day or
two by the remainder of his fleet. As
the utmost confidence is reposed in the
discretion and judgment of the ad-
miral, the present disposition is to
leave him a free hand to deal with the
case in cooperation with Consul Gum
mere.
1t is reported here that the French
government which, under its recent
treaties with Great Britain, has ac-
quired a dominating interest in Mo
rocco. may be rather nervous over any
foreign interference in the affairs of
that country. and this. it is suggested,
may lead to the exercise by the French
government of some effective influence
in the direction of securing Perdicaris'
release which will obviate any hostile
move by Admiral Chadwick.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-03
Opium Smuggling

Chief Wilkie, of the secret service,
recently gave out the following state
ment: Secret service agents detailed
at the request of Assistant Secretary
Armstrong have been investigating the
suspected smuggling Of opium between
Seattle and Portland. After three
months work under the direction of
Operative Frank Burke, who was spe-
cially detailed for this service from
the New York division. the investiga-
tion closed at midnight Sunday last
with the seizure of 100000 worth OF
crude opium and the arrest of S. b.
Stevens, alias Tuttle, w. S. Cree and
Alfred Larsen, all of Seattle. Stevens.
who is said to be wealthy. is charged
with boing the principal in the enter
prise. which has been conducted sue
cessfully, it is said. for several years.
His methods, it is stated. were unique.
in that he never allowed himself to
be directly connected with the han
ding of the contraband opium
Chinese merchants at Victoria i'm
ported the opium from China, deliv-
cred it to agents of Stevens who, it is
said, smuggled it aboard a fast launch
owned by him and it was landed dur
1t had two skeleton pianos and two
large safes into which the opium was
packed. The pianos were boxed, the
safes We're covered with burlaps ship
ped to four fictitious persons at Port
land, where the distributors got pos
session of the opium which was mar
keted by them. When. emptied the pi-
amos were reshipped to Seattle to be
similarly used again.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-03
u. S. SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA
Recommends Pe-ru-na
For Dyspepsia and Stomach Trouble.
Catarrh Of the Stomach is Generally
Called Notwithstanding to
Produce Artificial Digestion
is Generally Taken.
Hence, Pepsin, Pancreatin and Host
Of Other Digestive Remedies
Has Been Invented.
These Remedies Do Not Reach the
Seat Of the Difficulty, Which
is Really Catarrh.

Tx. U. s. Senator NJ. C. Butler from
= South Carolina was Senator froml
that State for two terms. In =
recent letter to The Peruna Medicine
Co., from Washington, ID. c., says:
~ can recommend Peruns for dys-
pepsis and sf0mach trouble. have
been using your medicine for . sh0af
period and feel very much relieved.
II Is Indeed q wonderful medicine be-
sides q good tonic. IN. G. Butler:
The only rational way to cure dys-
pcpsia is to remove the catarrh. Perunh
cures catarrh. Peruna does not produces
artificial digestion. 1t cures catarTh
and leaves the stomach to perform diges-
ton in natural way. This Is vastly
better and safer than resorting to arti-
fetal methods or narcotics.
Peruna has cured more cases of dys-
pepsia than all other remedies COM
bined, simply because 1t cures catarrh
wherever located. If catarrh is located
in the head, Peruna cures it. If catarrh
has fastened itself in the throat or
bronchial tubes, Peruna cures it. When
cnta1rh becomes settled in the stomach,
Pcruna cures it, as well in this location
as in any other.
Peruna is not simply remedy for
dyspepsia. Peruna is a catarrh remedy.
Peruna cures dyspepsia because it is
generally dependent upon catarrh.