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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-07-23
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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-07-23

Where are, at present, no available funds in
L the Treasury to pay salaries. Teachers
will send in their reports, and same will be
in their order, and paid Immediately
on reception OF the money by the Treasurer.
J. A. w. LOWRY
Parish Superintendent.
Benton, La, May %, 1896.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-07-23

Ladies can get bargains at the
Mary A. Files Millinery Company's
popular millinery store, 800 Texas
street, Shreveport.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-07-23
Wanted.

White Oak Timber between Bodcau and
w the Cotton Belt Railroad, from the
Arkansas line to Red River bottom. Will pay
cash at the stump. J.E. ADGER.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-23
Hawthorne "A a Worker

There is a story about the famous
Brook farm experiment to the effect
that several of the most distinguished
members, Hawthorne among them.
found the place SO uncongenial that they
used TO lean over the pigsty and scratch
the pigs backs for amusement. When,
however, it became Hawthorne's duty
to feed the pigs, he drew the lire.
Scratch pigs back he might; feed a
pig he would not. His daughter, Mrs
Lathrop, denies that he was finical
man. She writes in the Cambridge Mag
azine:
Hawthorne could work with his
hands too. He hoed many vegetable
garden, planted sunfiowcrs, of which he
was thorough adnirer, cut bean poles
cheerily and ate his personally raised
fresh vegetables with the best of U.S. He
did not fear to help his wife in theil
early married life by doing the house.
work when she was not strong enough.
Moreover, he did not do it with surly
lnnuendoes and sudden snarlings, no,
did he abruptly stop and sit down t,
nl2gardly reproach. He washed dishe:
and cleaned knives and cooked like &
prince of fairy tale reliability and gen
tleness'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-23

eye remains closed for about the space of
q second ana then suddenly opens again
to its fullest extent, no other feature Of
the face having moved meanwhile.
People who see the prince for the first
time are tempted to believe that he is de-
iberately wipkinS at them, and this is an
impression which is strengthened by his
reputation for geniality. OF course. how
ever, there is no such intention on the
princes part, and the wink is altogether
involuntary, the result of nervousness. 1t.
however, sometimes has the effect of caus-
ing the persons who are either talking to
him or listening to his conversation to
start off blinking in response. especially
when they happen to be persons Of nervous
temperament, and the spectacle OF two
gravely winking at each other every min
ute or two is irresistibly humorous.
The only other royal personage in his
tory who is credited with having possessed
the evil eye is King Charles II OF England,
whose character and record present SO
many analogies with those sf England s
heir apparent, both OF them being distin-
guished by the strangest mixture Of leyity
and common sense, OF generosity and sci
fshness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-23

A man may, from education, train
ing and habit, or even from motives OF
policy or other reasons, usually speak
the truth and be esteemed accordingly.
Yet he may not by any means be i'm.
bued with the spirit of truth which ami.
mates his neighbor, who loves and re.
veres 1t, not merely for its results, bu,
for ITS own sake, whose impulses spring
toward 1t and whose whole life mani
tests 1t not only in word. but in deed
and in thought Truth does not get ex
allied by fiinging it at people. 1t is ex
allied whenever it is really expressed il
mans life and shines out through
him. Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-23

two judges of the court of special sessions.
She had been committed previous to this
trial by Recorder McDonough to await the
notion of the grand jury. which she tried
to forestall by clecting il trial in the special
sessions.
The grand jury indicted her IN due or
der. and at the second trial that cnsued she
displayed deal of the art of the actress
and so much cleverncss that she was able
to upset the effect of all the contradictions
she was forced into while explaining how
she came to lie so often in the crowds
around the Hamburg American pier. The
girl said that she was anxious to meet her
aunt, whom she expected to arrive from
Germany.
Detectives employed by District Attor-
ney Winfield testified that the accused was
well known frequentcr of the depart
ment stores in Brooklyn, who, although
long suspected of being shopliftcr, was
too smart for the detectives. 4 detective
watched her in a Brooklyn store one day
She noticed that the Hawkshaw had his
eye on her and walked right up to him
You're detective, aren't YOU she
asked
Yes" answered the special man
Well" said Annie. I've lost my
Vo'''' nhN W ~
II for me"
This was altogether too much for the
Hawkshaw, who was clearly Illustrated,
but testimony was also given that empty
pocketbooks were often found in the retir-
ing rooms of the stores after she was seen
to enter and leave the rooms
But it was of no avail Annie denied il
all with a sweet and winsome smile, shook
her luxuriant dark hair and won the hearts
of the jurymen. An effort was made to
| convict her of perjury after her acquittal,
but it fell through.
1t was month after she got ont of this
| scrape that she fell into the hands of Chic.
O'Brien and Detective McCauley. then oil
| Inspector McLaughlins staff. She was
caught at the old trick IF picking "a poke,
| on sixth avenue, New York. and she wen,
to Auburn Cor a year for the crime After
| her release she resumed her profession in
| Brooklyn and got caught again and spen,
ten months in the Kings county peniten
| tiary.
Her good looks at the sensational second
trial in New Jersey won for her in polict
| circles the sobriquet of Annie the Venus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-23
A Costly Watch.

"While in Geneva some months ago, 4"
writes correspondent, Il visited the
principal watch works there and as a
matter of curiosity asked the manager
what was the highest priced watch that
was made i'll Geneva. He said that the
most expensive watch turned out in
Switzerland was worth GAO.
This watch had split second hand
and struck the hours if needed. 1t also
had i'll it u tiny musical box which
played three distinct tunes. This watch,
he said, was the finest that could be
made, although one ornamented with
diamonds or with gems worked into the
case would of course run the price up
into as many thousands as the purchaser
desired.
He said there had been one watch
made i'll his establishment the cases of
which had been studded with diamonds,
and which had cost 81, 400, but so far
as the watch itself was concerned it
was worth only el4O. Pearson s
Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-23
THE COLOR OF THE EYES.
Dark Eyes Said go BE More General
Among Women Than Among Men.

Dark Eyes Said go he More General
Among Women Than Among Men.
Into the realr: of sentiment, with
heavy football, like bull in a china
shop or an elephant among porcelain,
the sedate and matter of fact statistician
obtrudes himself. intent on dealing.
through percentages, with matters
which one might think would be ex-
empt from such prosaic consideration.
The latest subjects of statistical inquiry
are light and dark eyes. and rs the re-
suit of sundry responses to questions
propounded i'll various countries and
duly authenticated it has been discov-
ered-and not merely discovered, but
also proved-that, taking the average of
Europe and America. 446 is the per-
cenfage of men having light eyes, in
GLIDING blue and gray. The proportion
of girls and women having blue or gray
eyes Is by the same computation "a
per cent. In other words, blue eyes are
decidedly rarer among women than
among men, and it is for this reason
perhaps that blue eyes. especially in
combination with blond hair, are es.
teemed so highly as feature Of femi-
nine beauty.
Men have light eyes oftener than
women, but in the intermediate grade
of color between light and dark the
percentage of the two sexes is very
nearly though not quite the same In
this intermediate category arc brown
and hazel eyes-neither pure light MOI
genuine black. The percentage of these
among men is AZ. and among women
45. l. The percentage of dark, or. more
properly, black. eyes is larger among
women, being 20. per cent of the whole
number, while among men it is 1913
Perhaps it is the relative rarity Of darl
eyes among men which establishes the
rule that dark eyed men are esteemed
by women to be more fortunate in tn,
| color of their eyes than blue eyed men,
The figures upon which these percent
ages are based are the result of inqcir
les not prosecuted in one or more of tn,
countries Of Europe or one or NOR,
states of the United States, for, AS i.
| well known, in southern European coun
tries dark eyes both among men ant
women predOninate, while light eye.
are to he found i'll just as high proper
ton in northern countries. Yorl
sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-23
A Poor Passport.

A sheriff of Edinburgh had forgotten
his twopenny ticket. Asked for fare,
he said Il have paid it.. ''Then
where's your ticket" II have lost it. -
"Then you must pay again" Come,
now, my friend" said the sheriff,
lust look into my face and tell me do
look like man who would tell you a lie
for such trifie as twopence?' The cash
taker inspected the countenance thus
offered as a guarantee for its owner s
integrity and then dryly said, "I'll just
thank you for the twopence. SAN
Francisco Argonaut.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-23
DOubly Fatal.

The extravaganza of expression COM
mon to certain young ladies of an en-
phatic habit leads them into queer state
ments. For instance, q contemporary
reports this fragment of conversation
between two girls:
Il was just dying to see it,
"Yes?''
'Yes, and when saw it it was per
fectly killing"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-23
Why She Took 1t,

"My dear" said Mr.. barley, "di,
You take any money ont Of my wais,
coat pocket"
81 did," replied she defiantly.
why did you:'
Because that is one Of married WON
ems vested righta "-Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-23

Though Italy leads the rest of Europe in
suicide as well as homicide, Russia is
ahead of her in the proportion of PROBES
sional men. especially doctors, who take
their own lives. Most Of these are between
25 and So years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-23
COULD NOT BE A THIEF.
Annie kumprs Face Too Sweet For Guile.
Hypnotized the Jury.

hypnotfzf0 tne Jury.
A jaunty, good looking young woman
in bicycle attire, who was arrested in u
New York store the other day on the charge
of picking IA customers pocket. and who
said she was Annie kumpf of South Brook
Ign, is the same young beauty who in DC
tober, 1894, after being convicted aud sen.
fenced to Trenton prison as u professional
pickpocket, got ii new trial and 81 Euwcr-
fully impressed the second jury with the
sweetness of her face and artlcssncss of
manner that it unanimously agreed that
she couldn t possibly be a thief and prompt
ly acquitted ner. The judge described it
as hypnotizing Il jury. The girl at that
time looked younger than Il years. which
she said was her age. She had large dark
eyes, which she had knacll of opening
-ide with look of astonishment Her
air was dark and luxuriant.
She was arrested in April, 1894, on the
Hamburg American steamer Furst Bis.
marck, which she had boarded with a
crowd of women who went to welcome
passengers who had arrived. Detectives
saw her wedge herself in a thr0nG of wom-
Ell who had gathered about a wealthy pas
senger and slw her put her hand deity
into several pockets and then arrested her.
They had seen her, neatly dressed fright
eyed and rosy checked, board ether vessels
at the pier in the same way and had he
come suspicious, SO they set n watch on
her. No stolen property WAS found in her
possession She gave her name as Smith
when locked up in Hobolkcn. After She had
been convicted and taken to Trenton prison
to serve her sentence Of 2i4 years her law
yer got writ of certiorari, and it wa.
served on the sheriff before the prison au
thoritics got IL chance to inc;rccrate her in
q cell. She was convicted at the trial by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-23

A French colonel at Famiers Is teaching
his officers and men to crawl on their stom-
achs and has invented leather glove to
help the process The regiment can now
travel 100 yards in this manner without
fatigua
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-23
LEGAL
Executors Notice.

Executor s NOttCes
Relate OF AnSZsah Thornton. deceased
me undersiened having been appointed recu-
Tor cf the last wili snd fe~amcrt az An ,rrah
THORNTON, late Of the county of Rock lard.
stsfe OF Illinois. deceased. hereby give. , otice
that be wiz hprcsr before tho tc.srfy g., % of
heck 1slard conuiF al the enc. 81 tse al, "a 81
s.io court. IN TIE city ~ kock ifand. af "a No
Nenctr len rn the fire, Mcndsy m Ncr-rrher
neN. ENn,ch nine al psf>ons having .l.irns
sRain.t said esisie s,e nc.ieed ana r,asss, A 7,
sffsrd Tor fbe purpc-- Of hsSinr the er.. sd
ius'ed. Az teisop. Indebted In sr,s asr-,. are
derriyred.
Dated this 10Th day OF August. 4. ..r.m.
j. =. RrtD, kxec.. r.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-23
.PRINCEOFW ALES' WINK
Its Baleful Effect on the F fortunes
Of His Friends.
IS POSSESSED OF THE EVIL EYE.
Financial Disaster Over:aiics His Intimate
Friends and Sfisfortuncs Follow In His
TraIn-The supersti.ious See Something
uncanny In His Right Optic.

Inasmuch rs the principal ambition of 6
good many Americans who cross the At
lantic Tor the first time Is TO make the &C
quaintance Of the Prince Of Wales an hon
or which they foEdly imagine will es,ab
lish their social status in Europe and Civ,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-23
The TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

CBioaao. KOOx isLARD . FA0ISIC
- Esn.,y--rleset. can he purchases: bag
sayr en.esed az h - r Twentieth s,reet depot
or g nffP Depot ccrne- Yifth avenue snt
ra'ry-nrsi svcet, y,sns II. Plummcr. Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-23
MANY a man will

- Many a man will
!
~ protect his money
VNlk<- ~ At the risk of his
M life. Thousands
~ decline to protect
@C 4 their lives because
il would require
the sacrifice of a
ED~S.s few dollars of their
money. This
seems almost IN
credible but il Is
true. Men feel
and realize that the most relentless enemy
of mankind. consumption. is slowly but
swiftly creeping upon them. But in the mad
race tof money they refuse to stop and drive
on the dread disease. II would require q
sacrifice of both time ard money and so
,hey neglect il, until il is too late.
There Is no excuse for this. A sure and
quick remedy Is at hand. DR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery cures oS per cent.
OF all cases OF consumption. II remedies
all disorders of the digestion. II iuyigor-
ates the liver. 1t makes new rich blood
and builds up firm healthy flesh. 1t enters
the blood and drives out al impurities, and
acts directly upon the lungs driving out all
disease germs. II builds sound vital tissue
IN the lungs. Thousands have testified to
their cure by this wonderful remedy after
they were given up by the doctors and all
hope was gone. Druggists sell it.
81 have taken DIR. Picrces Golden Medical
Discovery and can and do recommend Il every
place 1 GO" writes Mrs. J. ID. Graves. of Saia-
manca. Cattaraugus Co. y. v. ACADEMY street,.
e ] am travelling >aleslady and have been for
eighteen years When ! find people who
afflicted tell them what DR. Picrcc's medicines
have done for me. Twelve years ago I was given
up to die. I had what all my physicians called
consumption. had heruorrhaee of the lungs
night swca;s. and IN fact fully realized my
dition. 7 begged Of them to let me try the
Golden Medical Discovery and the result IL.
still live and do lots of hard work"
DR.. Pierce's %sa : ss'' s',li t. s, e
than wait until the whole structure is ready
TO fall Constipation is the one, all-embrac-
ing disorder that is responsible for many
$s,'! s;:, S.: Pleasant me-
gists sell them. They never gripe. One
little pellet is gentle laxative, and
two a mild cathartic. They are tiny,
sugar coated granules.
Nothing else is just as OQ11Qfc
good A permanent cure. ! S11StSs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-23

To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the
money If it fails to cure. Is cents
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-23
Executors Notice

Esfate Of Patrick Mcdonald, deceased
The undersignec having been appointed .,ecn-
rix Of the last will ard ies;suseut :. ratr, A. =
Donald. late Of the county u kock i.isia .,.ts
OF illinois, deceased. Leneey siser notice fi.t sre
gill appear before the county court Of Goes
county, At the once Of the clerk ~ ESD eaar Al,
tie eity OF kocs Leland. 81 the November tern on
tae frst Monday in November Eert. nj ~ NIT I'm 9
. persons hayny claims az ainei said esisi- s-e
notified and reqoeeisd 10 attend, Tor TIE larpors
OF having the zane adjusted
All k,efson- indebted 10 ssii eeiate AZ, re-
que-t q 10 make iminsd ale payment 10 Ii.s un-
dereieked.
Dated this :3ih dsv o. Auynst. a. n. irN
BkiDGET McDokALp, Execulrlx.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-23

THROUGH CAR SERVICE
Lines east OF Peoria Garry throags
ccathos and sleeping cars on nigh
trims 20 principle cities.
X. STOCKHOUSE,
Gen. Ticket Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-23
Administrators Notice.
Estate Of Thomas s. Silvia, deceased

The eicned having been appointed sctn,n-
istrstnrs of the estate Of Thomas a. silvis lac Of
the county OF Rock lsisnd. rfsis 81 Illinois, de-
oca~ed hereby give rofioc that they will 81 pear
before the county rourt cf Rock island coun-
". NJ the ONCE of tho clerk of said court, ga
the city 81 Rock Island. nj the October term. on
the hrst Monday In October. next. Of which tine
all I~rsons having claims assinet card CO.
tate are notified and requested TO attend for tho
purpose ~ hsvirr TIRE same adjusted.
All t-erson- indcbtc 10 said estate are REQ nest
signed
Dated this i2ih dsy O; August. A. n. isS.
knra s5l :, su,r Administrators.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-09-25
Boys Essay on sharks.

An examiner of lads under IL for the
civil service commission gave for ques-
ton, Describe the habits Of fish" says the
London Church Times. Here is a literal
transcript Of one out Of a batch of some
hundreds Of answers:
"The shark is about twenty feet long,
and has five rows of teeth when the shark
is going to catch its pray it turns over on
its side. The sharks are found in India,
where they are very numerous in Africa,
etc. The way they catch sharks is lower
ing piece OF meat on a shark hook land
sailors wilde it for amusemenO, and the
shark is very hungry always, that he will
grab at the meat and find himself caught
zone of his foes are the soTd fish it will
go and run its sword through It's stummick
"When the shark has been floating about
on the water for some time il gets lot Of
small fish in its mouth and they will 90 and
lay on the beach and let small birds come
in their mouth and pick then off and will
not heart them. The shark can live in
water and on land. Going from England
to India you will see sharks in the nile,
they will follow ships for many miles on
purpose to get some meat and then per-
haps not &C; any--N->b - different kinds
of sharks, the Black Shark, etc.
1.-The shark is very curious animal. 1t
can lay its teeth down when not catching
any food.
"Once upon time there was a ship GO
ing to america, and on board some slaves
the slaves We're packed so close together
that they could not live, and the captin of
the ship you'st TO let some come upon deck
and many of the slaves you ST to jump over
board, and be eat with sharks, so the cap
tin determined TO stop it if he could. SO
one day black slave woman was Just in
the acted to jump overheard when the cap
tin caught her, and had as many slaves as
he could upon deck. And then he had a
roap fastened around her waist, and low
cred her overheard, when a shark came
and bitt half off her off, and then the
captin had the other half pulled up and
sown to the slaves on deck, and then said
to them that he would do any one of them
the same IL he iumped overheard ~
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-09-25
WESTMINSTER WEST.

The crop of apples is large about here
and the prospect for profitable sale does
not appear to be very good. Early apples
have been very abundant and were never
better in quality. But the price of such
fruit has been too small to induce much
sending to market. When porter apples
bring only IS cents per barrel in Boston
there is no encouragement 10 gather them
for the expense of getting a barrel there
and selling it is very close upon that sum.
Winter fruit may bring higher price.
The potato crop in this vicinity is
small one in some cases almost total
failure, but in few fields there is very
fair yield. Spraying seems to have been a
decided benefit this year. A piece under
the care of Mr.. Codding upon F. l.. Har-
lows farm kept green and gave a large
yield of good potatoes. Generally there
was no spraying, the blight struck the
vines early, and the result is a crop of
small potatoes. There are very few raised
more than people will need for their own
use. But perhaps this is just as well as to
have such an overplus as last year gave.
Our list of young people who are pursu-
ing their studies at different institutions is
quite long one for so small a place. Frank
W. Campbell at Brown university; j. c.
Codding, teaching for the present in Graf
ton, at the University of Vermont: E. w.
Goodhue at Dartmouth college; Mary L.
Plumb, now teaching in Athens, at Mt.
Holyoke college; Mabel n. Goodhue and
Clara B. Ranney at the Normal school,
Randolph; Ned D. Goodhue at Kimbali
Union academy; Helen L. Campbell, Mary
Campbell and Stella Goodell at Vermont
Academy; Ira G. Miller at Black River
academy; May Goodell and Florence Good
hue at the High school in Maiden, Mass
The last named school has not yet opened
as the fine new building which has just
been erected by the city is not yet ready to
be occupied, but the term will open there
shortly. These students number thirteen.
In addition to the two who are now teach
ing there are three other residents of the
place who are teachers at present: Mrs.
Ellen NJ. Plumb, Miss Nellie G. Cutting
and Miss Anna Chandler, who is employed
in Rhode Island as she has been for many
years. Miss Chandler left home Saturday
for her school, which opened Monday of
the present week. Besides the above at
school Miss Barbara Schwenk, sister of
Mrs. Arthur L. Harlow, who has been
with her sister here for few weeks, has
entered Miss Sawyer's school in Brattle-
boro.