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elusive family circle. In the cooi

elusive family circle. In the cool
courtyard, beyond the closed doors,
are beautiful roses and vines, reclin-
ing chairs under miniature arbors of
orange trees, with the golden fruit
hanging temptingly overhead, and in
the middle of the court is the ever
gushing fountain. its crystal sprays
cooling the atmosphere. The young
ladies are in a group gossiping, aud
their mothers are repeating the stories
of the past-of those good old days
that come no more" They are seeming
of the past-of those good old days
ly waiting for the end of all. For ther.
history ended when the Amt ricauos"
came. In the evening they meet i'll the
gran sala, and some of the brightest
senoritas sing and play. The airs are
as sweet as the maidens who sing
them, and are generally pathetic, soft
and full of melody, remindful OF the
past. The surroundings are antique,
and, under the inspiration of these
ancient melodies, one may easily i'm
agine himself in some casa or castle in
Spain, for here are the dreamy eyes,
rich Moorish hair and gracefully poised
heads one sees in ancient CASTLE. But
the picture is dispelled when you bid
goodnight to the senoritas and step
out of the ancient adobe casa into new
Santa Barbara.
One of the oldest, most commodious
and best preserved adobe houses in
| California is the celebrated De la Guer-
ra casa This was a wealthy and aris-
tocratic Spanish family. He was one
of the leaders of civil and 81 cial life, and
his home was one of unbounded hospi-
tally. His three daughters were the
prettiest ladies in California, and Span
ish beauty is considered by many art
lists as the better of all types. When one
of his daughters married Capt. De la
Guerra sent couriers throughout the
territory inviting everybody. 1t is be-
! lieved that nearly all of them did come.
! The festivities lasted two weeks. There
were horse racing, bull fighting. etc. in
the afternoon and dancing at night.
There was plaza in front of his house,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21
No Wonder He Obtect.s

A certain harmed professor in New yo,.
has wife and family, but, professorl;ke J h,s
thoughts, are always with his books n MS
evening his wife, who had been out I ias
some hours, returned to find the house 70.
n markaely quiet She had left the children
to be seen. She demanded to be toIJ " ,rsle
had become of them, and the professo mi "a
planned that, as they had made a rooS TX eaI
of noise, he had put them in bed w;th ueal
waiting for her OF calling a maid. II ' hous
they gave you no trouble" she said "N Nops
replied the professor, with the eycent;n,,
of the one in the cot here. He obiectsdp
good deal to my undressing him and NJ. =
ting him to bed" The wife went to insp pa..
the cot, Why" she exclaimed, that" That
little Johnny Green, from next door
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21

become the fad that the priest has
regulated the hours, and when spec-
fed number arrives he escorts the party
through the long corridors, the shade!
court, the chapel, the graveyard, and
the belfry, where commanding view is
had-the mountains to the left sloping
to the ocean, and in front broad plain,
spreading out like lady's fan when
opened. Descending, visitors are po-
litely bowed out. No charge is made,
but each tourist gives the padre all the
way from nothing to Il dollar. More rev.
enuc is received from this source, it is
believed, than from the local congrega-
ton, and the tourist trade within the
past decade has added materially to the
upbulding of the church building. In
the church yard, the priest stated,
about 1000 are buried-mostly Indian
neophytes. They are buried one above
the other-the first one being planted
very deep. Yet in those days land was
plentiful. and could be had without
money and without price" for burial
purposes. Over the entrance leading
from the graveyard to the church is a
skull and cross-bones cemented in the
wall. A talkative tourist asked the
priest if these were sure enough
bones" The priest shrugged his Shout
ders and replied: 'Oh, yes, of some
Indian, no doubt. They have been
there many years; they are remindful
of what all of us shall be some time"
Close by the wall are several large
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21
Wanted Her Moneys Worth

1t happened on a west-bound Suffer stree,
car. The car was crowded. Some of ~
passengers were strangers At the corner =. q
Franklin street the conductor gave The II; !.
nal to stop. He called out: Fourteen bne.
dred." Nobody moved. He shouted AGAR
more Justify; no response He repeated Nh,
call, louder each time At last he wataS
up to lady in the farthest corner of tSa
car and politely told her that it was the
fourteen hundred block. The passengers
looked at HIM a moment somewhat Der.
picked.
"But [ want to get off at fourteen HIM.
bred and four" she snapped at him, saw.
agely.
The other passengers began to smile, and
the lady left the car in fit of silent indip.
nation.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21

Just as Virgins was ready to leave home
the other morning to go down to his Office,
his wife said to him:
John, | wish you would stop at Blank &
Co.'S department store and have them to
send me up three yards of goods to match
this sample"
''All right" said Virgins, reaching for
the sample. How much will it cost?'
Il don't remember exactly" replied his
wife. Its 35 or 40 cents yard"
But | must know the exact cost" he
persisted, ''or | can't stop for it. am in a
rush this morning to get down to the Of
tice''
But what difference does it make, y
asked Mrs. Virgins, about knowing the
cost of the goods to the penny
"A whole heap of difference snapped
Virgins. 1T will save my losing a couple
of hours waiting for my change. Ohio
State journal.
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stone vaults in which are buried the
families of some of the Spanish aris-
tocracy of early California-the Bor-
dinis, De la Guerras, Carillos and Cast
nos. When the last member of the fam
lily died, the family vault was closed
and cemented. Their book of life was
ended.
1t is but natural that the descendants
OF the early Califcrnians should wish
to remain IN the homes and near the
graves of their ancestors, where clus-
ter the sweetest, yet saddest, recollec-
tions of the human mind. Their ia
theirs found here climate genial and
balmy, and. shut out from the cares and
strife of busy world. they were happy
in their isolation and social solitude.
Those of to-day live in the past. Their
manner of living and social customs
are the same as those observed by their
remote ancestors. In some of these
adobe casas delightful and pretty
picture OF domestic Spanish life is
seea-b? those who are SO fortunate
u 10 Be admitted into this strictly ex.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21
IN OLD SANTA BARBARA.
But Few Mem entoes Of Romantic
Days Are Let.
The Famous Mission Which Every
body Visits Is Something of
Fake-History of Some An
cicnt Houses.
Especial Los Angelica tClL) letter.

lSptClGt Los hLrCIC6 Val l1CILStj
Picturesque" CIR old Santa Barbara,
Il the days of romance, is fast dlsap-
pearing. In fact, it has disappeared,
all excepting few crumblinS adobe
houses, and few of the immediate de-
scendantsof- the earliest settlers. These
are all that bind the rushing and hur-
rying present With the idy!lic past.
Even the picturesque scenery has been
removed ahen possible, and the works
of nature ',ouched up by art. Where
nature lavisb,ed her beauties the hand
of man has attempted improvements.
But amidst this iconoclasm there yet
remain a few of the historic adobe
casas and some of the prettiest little
groves that ever grew under the Suld-
ing hand of nature and of natures God.
The descendants of the ancient hidalgOs
have ever refused to sell the houses in
which their fathers lived, and these few
adobes are about all that new Santa
Barbara has to show to the inquisitive
tourist-eXcept town lots; and, of
course, the mission church, which is
not the original building. But this the
tourists do not know, and are permit
ted to depart in ignorance. The earth
quake of 1912, which shook up, or down,
nearly all of the mission buildings on
the coast, partly destroyed this one,
and it was rebuilt partly. Since it
has been almost entirely rebuilt, and
scarcely vestige of the original build
ingremains, and it is constructed on en-
tirely different lines also.
But tourists swarm to the "old mis-
SION in droves. This is the first thing
in order after registering. So great has
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21

Webster's last words were: Il still live"
A teacher in one of the East side schools
had been reading anecdotes of the great
photographer to her pupils, and the next
day, catechising them on what she had read,
she asked:
'What were Webster's last words?'
There was deep silence, and she repeated
the question. Finally little fellow with a
squint in his left eye held up his hand
well, Mulvaney," said the teacher kind
ly, do you know
essum,' said NIulvaney, confidently.
"He said I amt dead yet IN. Y. World.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21
FuIlness of Blood in Head.

Where there is great determination OF
blood to the head, the blood vessels of the
brain become greatly congested. and there
stopping, and throbbing pain in the head,
increased by movement. 1t may be caused
by living too freely; too late rising in tho
morning, Combined with All inactive life.
Menstrual arrangements in females will
often occasion it. DR.. Simmons Squaw
Vino Wine is especially made for th1s, aud
1t cures.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21
Gross OutrOEee

Upon the stomach and bowels are perpe
trated by multitudes of injudicious people
who, upon experiencing the annoyance of
constipation in a slight degree, infltrate
their bowels with drenching evacuants,
which enfeeble the intestinal membrane to
a serious extent, sometimes, even, super
inducing dysentery or piles. Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters is the true succedaneum for
these nostrums, since it is at once invigorat-
ing, gentle and effectual. 1t also banishes
dyspepsia, malarial complaints, rheumatism
and kidney troubles.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21
Good Medicine.

Were those cough drops beneficial ?"
They worked like charm. They
have such a horrible taste that the chill
dren have all stopped coughing.'-Bos-
ton Traveller.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21
Hoods Pills are the only pills TO TAX
lIooN - HID with Hood s S1rsa pari liza
The Turn of life,

J.
The cessation OF the menses usually &C.
ours between the ages of forty and Fifty.
Great irregularity takes place in the PERIODIC
discharges for some time before the final
cessation, the female usually experiencing
sudden flashes Of heat, fullness in the head,
headache and other evidences of constitl.
tional disturbance. The nervous system
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and there is great
irritability and melancholy, the patient Is
discouraged and has a sense Of fullness or
suffocatiOn.
At no time in her life does woman need
more constant care and watchful tender
ness, nor has more need for remedy to
invigorate and strengthen hec. The bowels
should be kept regular with Dr.. NJ. A. Sim"
mons Liver Medicine, and if DIR. Simmons
Squaw Vine Wine is used during the whole
of this critical period, it will invigorate and
enrich her blood, soothe and strengthen her
nerves and thus relieve the suffering and
enable her to pass safely through the dam
gers, prolong her life and afford her strength
end Joy in her declining years.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21

First Mule-A man paid me a CONS
plIment to-day.
Second Mule-What was it?
First Mule~~He said was the most
obstinate mule Ae ever saw.--pgek.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21

Dunmore-I'm surprised that you call
Flaber an expert accountant. What
ground is there for paying him such com.
piiment?
Didmorc-He's just got away with 100000
OF his employers m0ney.-RoNbury Gazette.
Nobody is too poor to have lace curtains.
Washington Democrat.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21

Attorney (sternly)-"The witness will
of whistling when he was alones" WI.
ness-"I don't know. was never with liz
prisoner when he was alone."- Columb tms
DsDatch iAous
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21
The Alternative,

Customer-Chalk down that shave; I'm
broke.
Barber-We don't trust. If you can't
raise ten cents raise whskers.-Judge.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21

A Distinction and aDifference.-Mrs Null.
lal key-"Excuse the remark, Mrs. Rooney,
but hasn't your tay a maley taste?" Mrs.
Rooney-"Id have you to know, Mrs. Null
lar key, that whin we make stirabout we
ma Ike stirabout, an 'whin we make tay we
make tay, but we niver make them in the
same pot.'-Truth.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21

A woman should never accept a lover
without the consent of her heart, nor hus-
band without the consent of her judgment
-Nnon de fEnclos.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21
The Main Thing,

"These here quick firing guns" said Rub.
berneck Bill, critically examining the
weapon left by the gentleman who was be-
ing buried-"these here quick -fring guns
amt SO important as quick drawing man
behind 'em. Indianapolis journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21

Mistress-"What ir the world are YOU
putting ashes on the floor for, Rridest?''
'Shpre, ma am, an didn't yez say to coost
this parlor?'--Brooklyn Life.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21

Autobiographical.- The self-made man
was speaking. He said-'My father was a
raiser of hogs. There was a large family Of
us'-and then his voice was drowned by the
aDplauSe Life ~ WIG
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21

1t is some satisfaction to some boys to be
teased about girl they would like to 60
with, but can t.-Washington Democrat
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21

Fits stopped free and permanently cured
No fits after first days use of DIR. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer Free So trial bottle 4
treatise. DR.. Kline, 933 Arch ST., Phla., Pa.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21

Piso's Cure cured me of Throat and
Lung trouble of three years standing.-E
Cady, Huntington, Ind, Nov. u, 1894.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21

To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, An
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. DC
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21

What is the age of chivalry, Aunt Pencil.
ope?' Those good old times when men
fell in love with women over forty."-Tit.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21

A Sundayschool Interruption. - Clergy.
man-"St. Paul made one error, nv dear
children" Juvenile-"Did it let in run ;"
Truth.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21

Great minds may run in the same chan.
mel, but there is plenty of room for more
Washington Democrat.
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'My good man." said the severe lady,
"have you ever stopped to think how much
money is wasted in tobacco and RUM" "No,
MUM, l haven't" answered the object. "It'ii
taking up all my time jist now to figger out
how many families could be supported on
the price of the extra material women put
il their Sleeves -Tit-Bits.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21
o&RE~~

Pine Bluff, Ark, writes:
DIR. NJ. A. SimmonsLiver
Medicine has been o God
send to myself and family
for 20 years. 1t cures Chills
and Fevers, Bilious Few.
ers, Sick Headache. I
think there is no compari-
son between it and "Black
Draught" and "Zeilin's
liver PepT1lator
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21

Teacher-"Freddy, how is the earth di
vided" Freddy-"Between them that
got it and them that wants t.'-Credit Lost
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21

Flabson-"If you had a million dollar
what would you do" Joggins-"Oh, II
probably spend my time going around tell
ing everybody how happy l was when
was poor and had my health. "-Roxbur,
Gazette.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21

Many a woman can do exquisite EN-
broidery, but can't darn a sock-Washinp
ton Democrat.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21

Peasant Wife Ito country quack) -"Oh,
doctor, you must do something more for my
husband; he is much worse" Doctor
HIM! | have already oupped him and bled
him, There is nothing else could do for
him but pull one of his eeth."-Fliegende
Baetter
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21

There is nothing sadder than to look at
dressy old things, who have reached the
frozen ATTITUDES beyond fifty, and who per.
slst IN appearing in the airy costume of the
opics.-Frederick Sheldon.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21
THE CHEF THING
In Maintaining Good Health Is Pure, Rich.
NourshiDa Blood.

NourlshI09 BLOOD.
The blood carries nourishment and
furnishes support for the organs, nerves
and muscles 1t must be made rich and
pure if you would have strong nerves,
good digestion, sound sleep, or if you
would be rid of that tired feeling those
disagreeable pimples, eczema, or scrofula.
No medicine is equal to Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla for purifying the blood. 1t is medi-
cine of genuine merit and viii do you
wonderful good Try it now.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price 75c.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21

A Difficult Problem.-'FWhat kapcs We
sshtll SO long, Dolan:" inquired Mr.. Rat
ierty. "Oi' n arguin wild meself" About
what" Dim thryin' to convince meself
that it's no harder to push wheelbarrow
On the level than to push me bicykle up hill.
an III can't do it!"-Washington Star.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21

II keeps o fellow busy most days dodsins
eeses. sshiagteo Democrat
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Is JUST AS GOOD FOR ADULTS,
WARRANTED. PRICE SO cts.

GALATIA, Ills, Nov. l6, 1898.
Paris Medicine Co., St Louis, Mo.
Gentlemen:-We sold last year, GOO bottles Of
GRoNE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC and have
bought three gross already this year. In n our ex-
perienee OF IA years. in the drug business have
never sold an article that gave such universal salts
9action Us your Tonic. Yours truly
ABNEY, CARR s. Co.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
MERRY GROWLER'S GROWL
A Church Goer Who Finds Some
Things TO Complain Of

To the Editor of the State Journal:
Please unloose my chain a little
while,I want to growl. A long torment
ed public by concerted growing at
length compelled theater-goers to ap-
pear without their dearly-loved big
hats. But oh. dearI they wear them
just the same to church! And the
floors of our churches are on level or
so nearly so that if there be any eleva-
ton in the back part of the auditorium
it is imperceptible.
Now it must be quite trying to very
good Christian even; to attend church
any Sabbath morning, and with the
wish to. concentrate her attention upon
the spiritual food of the hour, to be
Vainly moving this way and that in an
effort to see the minister. In large
house of worship it is often difficult to
hear; and to see the speaker assists the
hearing very materially. But with the
rustling of silks, moving of fans and
other avoidable and unavoidable sounds,
it does certainly cap the climax of use
lessness to be in church at all, if one is
seated behind a big piece of millinery
on a. literally curled and faShionably
displayed coiffure
Are our wardrobes so slender and our
sense of propriety so undeve1oped that
we array ourselves in the same manner
for Sabbath worship that we would for
an afternoon reception, for a gay opera
or a promenade concert? That it is
hard to get away from gay colOrS in the
fashions of the day / admit; but also
observe that the woman who thinks
about the matter, and has regard for
the sanctity of the place, appears in
quiet modest attire on the Sabbath day.
There are many such Notwithstanding
the majority are on display; and know
some who can be bright and gay when
occasion demands.
Aside from the question of prOpriety
of enormous flower garden hats being
worn in church it is, as I began to be-
wall at the outset a very annoying and
vexatious thing. One is almost forced
to contemplate the skill or the lack of
milliner's skill, and to become lost in
calcula tions as to just where that hat
might have divided with the deaconS'
fund with benefit to the hat and the
cause of charity likewise.
Or if we close our eyes in dutffu1 en-
deavor to shut out the world while We
listen to the gospel message what in
different listlesS Christians we appear.
Still another source of annoyance is
the woman with a superffuity of per-
fume. I was nauseated to faintness re-
Gently by lady who must have emptied
the bottle of some strong decoctiOn up
on herself. 1t is certainly exceedingly
bad taste this to force others to breathe
an overwhelming odor, however agree
able to the bearer.
We cannot reform the world, oh, no.
but we can think about the things that
annoy others, and of the proprieties
of place and occasion.
MERRY GROWLER
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
LILLIAN HAS HER LETTERS
There Are 90 of Them, Written to
Llovd AspinwalL

New York, July 26.-Lloyd Aspinwall,
at one time considered a high roller in
New York society, stood in the Jeffer-
son market police court and unblush-
ingly admitted that he had written ten
der letters to Lillian Russell.
When Mr.. Aspinwall was sowing his
wild oats he lived in an apartment
house, over which Mrs. Bierner pre-
sided as housekeeper. Presently Mrs.
Bierner, in the course of her house
cleaning, found a package of ninety
missives, written by Miss Russell to
AspinwalI. She turned the letters over
to the comic opera queen. who gave
her $25 for her consideration.
Mr.. Aspinwall caused the arrest, of
Mrs. Bierner on a charge of larceny in
appropriating the letters. The magis-
trate dismissed the case on the strength
of the housekeeper's statement that she
had written to Mr.. Aspinwan of her
discovery, and, failing to receive a re-,
ply from him she had returned the let
ters to Miss Russell, with no other pur-
pose in view than to do what she con-
sidered the right thing by the lady.
Mr.. Aspinwall seemed disappointed,
but said that he would take no further
action in the matter.