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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-01-05
u. IL. W. EOsUFy,

4 ttorney at Law, Benton, La. Will prac
"A. tce in the Courts of Bossier, Bienville
and Webster parishes.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-01-05
THE MIDDLESEX
BANKING COMPANY,
OF MEMPHIS, TENN.
Shes6NS Sale.
Has an unlimited amount of money to loan
Ii on improved Red River Farms, on ten
years time, at reasonable rate of interest.
b. A. KELLY, Benton, La.

Hunter Brothers No. 1927. In District
VS.. Court, Booster Parish,
Joe Benjamin. )La.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-12-07
SEASICk ON SEA LEGS.
omcers and Sailors of the Navy Ere
quentIy Distressed.

Omcers and Sailors of the Navy Fre-
quentIy Distressed.
'The officers and sailors of the navy
are frequent sufferers from seasick-
ness, even after they have got their
sea legs on" observed a naval surgeon
to reporter. Indeed I think 1 can
safely say that, young and old, one
third of the entire navy officers as well
as men are seasick during storms as
well as at other times. In theory naval
officers and sailors are entirely free
from such so called weakness, but, in
fact, they have stomachs and are suf-
fererS at times the same as the rest
of humanity.
1.-The sailor in this respect has many
advantages over the naval officers and
is less sensitive to seasickness for the
reason that he seldom has what is
called shore duty to perform, and he
is on the ship all the time, barring
the days off now and then of liberty
When an officer, it is entirely different,
for he seldom has to spend as much
time on the ship as lie does on shore.
The three years sea duty are generally
followed by three years shore duty,
during which time his sea legs and
stomach entirely disappear and have
to be built up again.
'It is rare that an officer on return
to sea duty does not have to go
through all the painful and distressing
experiences of his first seasickness,
and 1 am not sure but each recurrence
of this experience is worse than the
original. L have known a dozen Off
GERS of from 10 to % years experience
in the navy, and L know of at least 30
others who admit that they are as liza
bic to seasickness now as they were
when they We're middies fresh from
the Naval Washington
Star.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-12-07
Fourteen yfistakes.

An English paper gives a list of
what it terms 1.-THE II mistakes of
life" While there are undoubtedly 9TH
er mistakes than those mentioned, the
list is a fairly comprehensive one.
1t is q great mistake to set up our
own standard of right and wrong and
judge people accordingly; to measure
the enjoyment of others by our own;
to expect uniformity of opinion in this
world; to look for judgment and ex-
perience in youth; to endeavor to mold
all dispositions alike; to look for per-
fection in our own actions; to worry
ourselves and others with what can
not be remedied; not to yield in imma-
terial matters; not to alleviate all that
needs alienation as far as lies in our
power; not to make allowances for the
infirmities of others; to consider every
thing impossible that we cannot per-
form; to believe only what our finite
minds can grasp; to expect to be able
to understand everything.
And the last and greatest mistake of
all is to live for time alone, when any
moment may launch US into eternity.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-12-07
Notice of Publication-In Chancery.
State of Illinois.


County of Rock Island. %
In the circuit court, January term, A. d.
Ella e WyneS VS.. Louisa Vaudrun, Stella NJ.
Vandruff. Jacob A. Vaudruff, John T. black,
Eliza l. Barr Elizabeth Staley, oscar Van
drum. Lemuel Vandruff. Charles H. Vandruff,
Edwin e Vandrun and Matte Merrel In
chancery. Partition.
Afidavit of non-residence of Elizabeth Sta
ley, Oscar Vandrun, Lemuel Vandrun, Charles
81. Vandruff, Edwin L Vandruf and Matte
Merrel defendants above named, having
been filed in the ONCE of the clerk of said cir
cult court of Rock Island county, Dotice is
hereby given to the said nonresident defend
ants that the com mplainant has filed her bill
side thereof, on the 21st day of November,
A. D. 1899, and that a summons thereupon issued
out of said court, against said defendants.
returnable on the first day of Janua' y, A. ID.
1900 as Is by law required.
Now unless you, the said Elizabeth Staley,
Oscar Vanoruff, Lemuel Vandrun, Charles II.
Vandruf, Edwin E Vandruff and Matte Merrel
cult court of Rock Island county on the first
day of the next term thereof. to be holden
at the court house in the city of Rock Island,
In said county, on the first day of January.
A. ID. 1900 and plead, answer or demur to
the said complainant's bill of complaint, the
charged and stated will be taken as confessed.
and a decree entered against you according
to the prayer of said bill.
In testimony whereof 1 have hereunto set
my hand d afhxed the seal of said court, At
my once in Rock Island this 2fst day of No
yember, A. D. 1899.
Complainant's Solicitor.
Nov 2f A ID. 1899
Rock Island Argus., 1899-12-07
FEEL THE CHANGE.
Hundreds Voluntarily Endorse n Scien.
tific Product.
A Statement by a Well-known Citizen
Who Has Found Great Relief
by Using 1t.

The great good that Morrow's Kid
ne-oids are doing in Rock Island for
all forms of kidney and urinary dis
orders is being daily told by our citi-
zens. All who use Kid-nc-oids for
backache, dizziness, sleeplessness,
nervousness and general debility give
hearty expression of the great relief
they obtained.
Frederick Ficken, a retired farmer,
residing at 619 Twenty-third street,
has used Morrow's Kid-ne-oids and is
now telling his friends that they arc
wonderful remedy, and are all that
the manufacturers claim for them.
Mr.. Ficken says: Il was troubled
with rheumatism in my back for
about ten years. The pains were so
bad at times that l could not straight
en- up. they would draw me over to
one side. l became so bad l had TO
give up work. / used plasters and
1iniments externally and took medi-
cine internally for it, but nothing I
could get or do gave me any relief,
until 1 got Morrow's Kid-ne-oids at
Bahnsen's drug store, which were
recommended to me. 1 am still tax
ing the Kid-ne-oids and have no
doubt but what they will cure me en-
tirely. as I am improving rapidly"
Morrow's Kid-ne-oids are not pills
but yellow tablets, which is the scien-
tiic form of preparing medicine.
They are put up in wooden boxes
which contain enough for about two
weeks treatment, and sell at so
cents box at NJ. F. Bahnsen's drug
store.
Manufactured by John Morrow &
Co., chemists, Springfield, Ohio.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-12-07
What Might Have Been.

''Now, / suppose" remarked Mrs.
Snaggs. that the surgeons of the army
are attached to the medical corps"
''Your supposition does you great
credit" replied Mr.. Snaggs sarcastic
ally. ITS a wonder you didn't imag-
inc that doctors Joined the army for
the purpose of building bridges or go
ing up in a balloon. Where should
army surgeons be except in the medic
al corps?''
well. thought that they might pos
sibly belong to the lancers."-London
Standard.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-12-07
Publications Notice.
State of Illinois. J..

State of Illinois,
Rock Island County. s.
In the circuit of said county. To the Sep
tember term, A ID. 1899.
Carl j. Mueller William Ferguson, Simon
Dexter, Jessie A. Dexter, Lucy A. Matloclx
Maria G. Dutton, Carrie Cummings, George
Matlock. Edward Thompson. Samuel Thomp-
son, Katie Thompson and Clifford Thompson.
Foreclosure
Afidavit by Carl j. Mueller, compi ainant In
of Edward Thompson. Samuel Thompson
Katie Thompson and Clifford Thompson i'm
pleaded with the above named defendants
William Ferguson, simon Dexter, Jessie a.
Dexter, Lucy A. Matlock- Maria q. Dur'on
Carrie Cummings and George Matlock, having
court of said county, notice Is therefore
given to the said Edward Thompson, - amueI
Thompson, Katie Thompson and Clifford
Thompson, nonresident defendants that the
complainant He'd his amended bill of com-
plant in said court on The chancery side there
that thereupon the summons issued out of
said court. wherein said suit Is now pending,
returuable on the first Monday In the month
of January next, that Is by law required.
Now. unless you, the said nonresident defend
ants alb We named, shall personally be and ap-
first day of the next term thereof, to be holden
at Rock Island. in the aforesaid county on the
first Monday In January 1t, and plead, an
swer or demu- to the said complRinant's bill
of complaint, the same and the matters and
things therein charged and stated viii be
taken confessed, and a decree entered
against you according to the prayer OF said
bill
Rock Island, IL. Dec 2 1890
GEORGE w. GAMBLE, Clerk.
McESIRY & McENIRY,
Complainant's Solicitors
Rock Island Argus., 1899-12-07
SHE WAS YOUNG.
And There Were Many, Many Things
She Did Not Know.


zone thing is certain" an affianced
maid announced, with decision, on the
eve of her wedding-"my husband shall
never call me mamma He may call
me Clara or Mrs. Richards or even
Say but shall never be called mann
ma 1t is a horrid, impersonal name"
We mammas who heard her only
smiled and answered nothing at all, for
each of us remembered that she was
young and that there We're many, many
things that she did not know.
She did not know that when the
sweetheart had changed to the wife
and the wife to the mother there comes
a wondrous first time. That first time
that she feels the downy head nesting
under her chin, that first time that she
feels the restless pat, pat Of little feet
as she vainly tries to prison them in
her hand, she learns then that her life
has burst into a new and wonderful
fullness. In her heart there is kindled
the fire of love, and the incense that
arises from it glorifies the whole at
mosphere, and the warmth envelOps
her and her baby in an everlasting
mantle.
Then in the dim light she sees bend
ing over her the one that she loves best
of all. and she reaches out her hand to
him to draw him near, that he, too,
may come within the enchanted circle;
that he, too, may breathe the sacred
incense and be warmed by the heaven
ly fire. Laying his hand in hers, they
look together into the new little face,
but no word comes to express the
strange sweet feelings that are surg
ing through them both until, bending
close to her, he softly whispers, mann
ma"
1t is a baptism. All the sweet, in
tangible things that have been filling
her being have been caught and held
in that word. The world may TEEN
with mammas, but the name to her has
a new and sacred meaning. Other
names have been given her, other prom
ises have been made in the giving and
in the taking, but nothing so tender,
SO strong, so sweet as this, and her
whole being goes out in a silent prom
ise to live up to the sacredness of that
name.-Woman's Home Companion.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-12-07
Publication Notice.


State of Illinois,
Rock Island county,
In the circuit court. To January term A. ID.
1900
Geraldine Humbert VS.. Randolph Humbert.
Bill for divorce
To tie above named non-res esident defend
ant Randolph Humbert. 49,"
AffidaVit of your non residence having been
filed in the ON of said circuit court, no
tice Is hereby given to you that the above
named complainant has filed in said court her
bill of complaint agairst you on the chancery
side of said court; tn u summons in chancery
has been issued in said Cause against you re-
turnable to the next term of said court to be
begun and holden At the court house in
the city of Rock Island, in said county on
the first Monday of January. A. D. 1900. at
which time and place you will APPEAR and
plead. answer or demur to said bill OF CON-
plant. if you see fit.
Dated ut Rock Island, Illinois, this 10Th day of
November A. d. 1899
GEORGE w GAMBLE.
Clerk of Circuit Court in and for Rock Island
county, nlinOiS
SWEENEY & WALKER.
Solicitors for Complainant.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-12-07
ANOTHER Big PROPOSITION.

Another proposition THE ARGUS makes
is to give the Career and Triumphs of Ad-
miral Dewey, a handsome cloth bound
book of 800 pages and 40 rare and exclu-
sive illustrations. The great Admirars
complete life from his boyhood including
an account of his triumphal return home
from Manila, and the DAILY ARGUS
twenty-five weeks, both for $3.50
From the above it will be seen that
THE ARGUS will give the six magazines
for three months each and the paper for
twenty-five weeks for the price of the daily
ARGUS alone or
The Career and TriumphS OF Admiral Dewey
oexacty
viii be subscribers who
paid subscribers
THE AR
USandc nbe in
payments satT busnes office
Rock Island Argus., 1899-12-07
FOR liOarseueSs.

Benjamin Ingerson, of Hutton,
Ind, says ne had not spoken above a
whisper for months, and one bottle of
Foley's Honey and Tar restored his
voice. 1t is used very largely by
speakers and singers.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-12-07
Not Her Abode.

'My income is small" said a rather
dilatory lover, land perhaps it is cruel
of me to take you from your fathers
roof"
But j don't live on the roof" was
the prompt reply.-Harlem Life.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-12-07

Bodily pain loses its terror if you We
a bottle of DIR. Thomas Eclectric Oil
in the house. Instant relief in cases
of burns, cuts. sprains and accidents
of any sort. Fer sale by Marshall &
Fisher, druggists.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-12-07

Chapped hands, cracked lips and
roughness of the skin cured quickly
by Banner Salve, the most healing
ointment in the world; 25 cents.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-12-07
THE TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

CHICAGO ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC
Railway-TicketS can be purchased or
baggage check ed atR. L & p. Twentieth street
depot, or c.. r l. & p. depot, corner Fifth ave-
nue. and Thirty-tirst street. Frank II Plum
mer. agent.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-12-07

Passenger trains leave C.. r T. * +. tMolire e
avenue) depot five (5) minutes carrier than
time given Trains marked daily, Ill other
trains daily except Sunday.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-16
SUCCESSFUL OPENING OF
ST. C0LUMEA'S FAIR

OAKLAND. Nov. l5.-Thc parish fair
fcr The benefit of St Columba's Church
was opened AZ Klinknor Hall this even
3nE Rev. Father White delivered an ad-
dress OF welcome 20 Rev. Il. c. Yorile ana
characterized him cs "the ablest and
rob.est man in California Rev. Father
Eorke made n short speech full Of point
and wit and The enthusiasm with which
he was received shows that the we'll
known priest has lost none OF his pOpu-
larify in this county. lie referred 10 his
recent trip 20 Rome and cOngra tulated
his hearers on tho fact that they live IN
California, and prophesied that the efforts
q the new parish ~ ST. Columbia 70 build
a school could not fan ~ speedy success.
The hall has been beautifully decorated
and the several booths fitted Up very at
traciively. The most prominent are the
candy, Emeryvllle and Golden Gate
booths. The former is decorated IN white
and green cheese cloth and red berries.
and the Golden Gate booth IN red cheese
Goth trimmed with artificial flowers and
japanese ornaments. The Emeryville
booth Is decorated With the colors OF the
California Jockey Club. There are many
ether novel features
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-16
Alameda News Notss-

ALAMEDA. Nov l5.-The Kings Daugh-
fers of the First Methodist Church gave
lr enjoyable social last evening in the
church parlors. An excellent musical and
literary programme was rendered being
followed by the dispensing OF dainty re-
freshments.
The funeral Of Mrs.. Theresa Z. Iinde-
man took place al no o'clock this morn
ing from ST. Joseph's Church. and was
largely attended. Requiem mass was eel
ebrated by Rev. Father Foley. Intermenf
tool. place az St Mays Cemetery.
A basketball team Is being organized
among the girls OF the Alameda High
School Within a few weeks game viii
be played with a basketball team from
The Stockton High School
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-16
PERM|EN WAS
QUICKLY FREED
FROM PRISON
Now Has the Laugh
on His Prosecutor.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.

Oakland Office San Francisco Call'
COS Broadway, Nov. 10.
George r. Permien is out of jail. His
trial last week for refusing to keep an al
legged promise of marriage TO Miss Hattie
Isaacs. and which resulted in his con-
viction. was completely nullihed to-day
by Judge Hall and the peoples prose-
cutor.
Much surprise was expressed at the
verdict Of the jury as soon as they re-
turned last week. even the District At
torney not expecting a conviction. rms
morning the case was called on motion
for new trial. Attorney Whittemore, on
behalf Of Permien, introduced severai
affidavits relating TO the character or the
fair prosecutrix. At the conclusion OF the
reading Of this new evidence Judge Han
asked Deputy District Attorney Harris II
he had an opposition TO the granting Of
new trial and Harris replied that ne
thought the defense had ample oppor-
tunity TO present all its evidence at the
trial. Judge Hall took a different view
and said that he felt inclined 10 grant a
new trial. even with no new afhdavits;
He said that new trial coulc safely ana
ought to re granted
II don't think the jury understood the
instructions / gave them" said the court,
although / tried TO make them plair;
The jury was no doubt somewhat mixed
in regard to the testimony given. The
complaining witness made statements In
this court that were manifestly untrue.
She gave false testimony. on the stand
she unDIushlneIy Contrd,lCtTu tNe @ @sttts
ments she had made in the Police Court
She lied. That is all there was 10 II.
Her actions around the courtroom were
certainly not those OF modest young
woman. although that had nothing TO do
with the case on trial. But II has good
deal 10 do with the discretion of the court
In granting a new trial. I understand
that II is a very difficult matter 10 get
young men to come into court and testify
in such cases as these. and in such mat
ters Il frequently occurs that a person
will 20 on the stand and perirre himself
rather than admit the truth. The motion
for a new trial is granted on the ground
Of newly discovered evidence"
A. few minutes later District Attorney
Allen through his deputy made n motion
10 dismiss the case against Permien. as
he was confident no conviction could be
secured and II would be simply putting
the county 10 n useless expense. and Per
mien was at orce discharged from the
custody v the Sheriff
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-16
METChLF WOULD
LIKE WHARF IN
WEST OAKLAND
Expresses Doubt Of
Bond Issue.
oaka-a once san Francisco call.

a0S Broadway. Nov. =.
CcrErce-zal .f.fcalf has promised the
g -7t oakland Improvement Club % as
e-rt 90 procuring the projected
v----rs "a Ner- Oakland. In discussing
I-c .ra..c- tcfo-o the club De said that
TIC COMPLETION az "a wharf would mean
ct-Q.c-rrC1t fCr great number OF men.
Ecrar-f-g BE bond proposition Mr. Met
cat spoke ce fellows;
'l ta-C a4o-.s held thar the west shore
was tle proper place for "A wharf Il is
t-r c-.r proper place for o. As far as
t-e GovCrc--c-t JOS concerned. 7 do not be-
licve there wild Do amy opposition 10 IL.
L-c cytc..-i0. ~ she wharf VIII not inter-
fc-e 81 aa- way with marine shipping.
la Ten years expect o. see the nopu-
loLcl of thia CITY doubled Tho wharf
Wcllc certainly pr great thing for the
Cft. u .s Ct IesamOunt Importance 10
secure -he wnarf. j have been here twen-
- wears and : lare never seen any big
Improvement beg hut what IL was defeat
I'd by TcttT fer.tG-e. / DO not believe YOU
VIII ErcCrcc. however. lY bonding the
citt an afraid the measure viii fall
.hrcCEh. 1 do -0t see how $50 many items
can be embodied in one measure and be
carried. Yea are working in the right di-
recGcr. however. and should keep up the
rCcd work. ~ Rho end you are hound 10
accomplish something. / would like TO
see tho project carried out successfully
ard an willing o. give every assistance
in rsv rcwcr. 7 think Oakland has
bright future. ] have not paid particular
attention 10 tho bond question other than
what have read. but judging from that
am afraid tle after cannot be carried.
whatever Is done must be done by con-
Ccrfed gcflCl.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-16
BASKETBALL
PLAYER LIKELY
TO LOSE AN EYE
He Was Hit by Oppo-
nent'S Shoulder.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.
Q0g RrOod-ra,- No. II

90s Broadway. Nov Is.
David Allen Clark. aged II. OF 2432 Ellis
worth street, Berkeley, met with slight
accident recently while playing basket
ball at the Young Mems Christian Assn
citation. on Twelfth and Clay streets. that
threatens to finally result most seriously
for him.
In game between the association has
ketball team and the Mission basketball
team of San Francisco Mr.. Clark was op-
posing throw when he was struck full
in the left eye by the elbow of n nlaver
on the other Side. The accident while
most painful. was thought at the time 70
not be at all serious. The eve began 70
swell rapidly, however. and after Mr.
Clark had been taken home and medical
assistance summoned IL was found that
he was in danger of losing IT, This has
now become almost certainty for the
injury has increased in gravity. and il will
be three months before the attending nhv-
sician can state de initely the outcome ~
the accident. so that the patient will he
long in suspense.
Mr.. Clark's family are deeply e-ievad
over the unfortunate occurrence since N
has come at a time when he was Drogress
ing finely in his studies and his work He
has been taking private instruction at
Boone's; and was to have entered the
State University in a year or so He has
an enviahle position. too. with the law
firm OF Chickering. Thomas G. GREGORY of
San FRANCISCO. and was studying law
The loss OF one eye may mean the impair-
ment of the other and an utter running of
the young mans prospects and ambitions
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-16
METEOR SHOWERS
DISAPP0INT ASTRONOMERS
Austria the Only Place Where Salts
factory Observations Were
Made

LONDON, Nov. 15-London has been
sadly disappointed regarding the leon
idas shower. Tuesday night was foggy
and last night was cloudy and misty. 1t
IS believed that no observations were
practicable anywhere IN England.
From the Brussels Observatory, be-
tween 1880 and q. m. Wednesday nu-
merous leonidas were visible. ranging in
brilliancy from the second TO the third
degree. having in most instances a tail
resembling a comet At 2:So a. m. a
globe of fire. very bright, was seen in the
direction north-northeast 30 degrees
above the horizon. In Austria the same
was seen from Sonnewendstein and
Hochschneberg peaks OF the Austrian
Alps. About three hundred leonids were
seen. Good photographs were secured.
NJ de la Vaulax. who ascended In bal
loon from Paris. saw about hundred on
Tuesday night.
BOSTON. Nov. l6.-.The entire force Of
observers at Harvard Observatory went
on duty at j o'clock and the different In
struments were set in motion ready TO
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-16

catch photographs of the visitors from
interstellar spaces Only a few were
caught in the cameras between l and 2
O'Clock, but the observers stated at that
time that a great shower might occur
at any time before 3 or o. clock.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.--The astrono-
mers at the naval observatory are keep
ing a strict watch to-nightfor the meteoric
display expected 10 occur early In the
morning Up TO half-past l o'clock three
meteors were observed, but this is not an
unusual number. they are often seen 10
that extent on other nights.
CHICAGO, Nov. 16.-One faint meteor
was seen through the big telescope at
Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay. Wis,
at 10 p. m. II was too faint to be photo
graphed, but the astronomers took new
hope from the sight OF ever one meteor.
MADRID, Nov. 16.-The watchers at the
observatory here last night perceived one
Dohqe, moving from west TO east. 1t did
not burst. Many shooting ST S also were
seen ~ w.