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.,..s, oe,s Links.

Every man who has attempted country
courses in all their varied development has
grown to look with something of pain into
the twinkling eye Of the friend who tells
him, while leading him over to the prospec-
tive course, that it is triae. sporty" But
here are the true sporty" links in the
course at Singapore:
"Singapore is only 60 miles from the
equator. 1t averages about 81 degrees at
midnight. played golf once, just nine
holes, and then quit, and was spectacle
fairly wet through. We played over Chi
nese graveyard. around the lunatic asylum
and hospital, and finished on the lawn Of the
orphan asylum.
i'The links are very sporty, the tombs
serving for bunkers and other hazards,
while ball driven over the wall of the
lunatic asylum is lost and you lose
stroke and distance. The tombs are
slowly being hacked to pieces by the wild
efforts of the players to get the balls out of
Weekly.
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Member ..sixteea.~

n his history Of New York one OF the
classics of American authorships, Diedrlck
knickerbocker (Washington Irving) wrote
lovingly, yet with uuctuous sarcasm, Of the
Netherlands" the peaceful valley Of the
Hudson from Albany to Manhattan, the
many legends with which the entire region
Enthusiastically that Of Rip Van Wrinkle
and his long sleep-and Of the ancient names
and families whose descendants are still .
power in that locality. So far-reaching were
the effects Of the History" that in time the
name "Knickerbocker" became the popular
one for the patron saint Of New York City,
he usually being represented as benignant
old German Of ample girth, clutching firmly
the long stemmed clay pipe which Irving i'm.
mortalized and gazing over his beloved City.
Recognizing the vein of sentiment in the
American people long ago 4 train service was
inaugurated to New York from st. Louis
to which Father Knickerbocker lent his
name and through the efforts Of the line
booker Special has become - familiar to
the average Travelled American as to the res
idents Of his own City. Leaving St. Louis at
noon, the traveller is borne swiftly and safe
ly to Father Knickerbocker's abode, trav-
ersing by daylight those scenes with which
he was SO familiar, arriving at New York the
next day in time for leisurely preparation
for evening.
So popular has the service proven that the
Big Four has started . new train a. COM
panion, it leaving St. Louis 500 A. NJ, re.
ceiving all Western and Southwestern con-
nections and arriving in New York at 2:55
the next day. This train is known as the
New York and Boston Limited, but the way.
farer who travels much will call it Number
Sixteen in emulation Of his railroad breth.
rem and inquire if "she" is on time. A
months business has demonstrated that it is
a success The Big Four's motto is Com
fort in travel" and the train amply lives up
to the motto, as = trip on it will prove to
those who desire every convenience in travel,
A letter to the General Office of the Big
-Four at Cincinnati about any Of their trains
will always receive . prompt and courteous
reply.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-07-05
SPAIN'S COLONY In AFRICA.
She Il Trying ut Last to Turn the Rio
de Orc Province to Good
Account.

Now that Spain has lost all her large
colonies, she is doing all she can and
encouraging every effort on the part of
her people to develop the small colo
NAL possessions still remaining to her,
particularly in Africa, says the New
York Sun. SPANS largest possession
in Africa is the district of Rio de Orc,
south of Morocco. It fronts on the At
iantic between Capes Bojador and
Blanco for about 500 miles, and ex-
tends inland from 42o miles in the
north to 600 miles in the south. This
territory is about one-twelfth as large
as the United States, but inland it is
mostly sand, and development is pos
sible on an important scale only in the
coast regions, unless minerals may be
found in the interior.
Spain's ambition is to make the most
of the fertile strip along the coast,
developing plantations to supply Spain
with variety of tropical products and
establishing trading posts for goods of
Spanish origin, which may be ex-
changed with the natives for their gold
dust and ostrich feathers. Induce
ments, therefore, are being offered to
considerable number of farmers and
traders to go to this new region and
make it worth something to the home
country.
A mineral survey of the region is now
under way. 1t is quite certain that in
some parts considerable gold may be
obtained. particularly along the Rio
de Orc. The Spaniards will also en-
deavor, unless France too strenuously
opposes the idea, to divert some of the
trade from Timbuctoo to their port on
the coast and thus establish direct
trade relations with the fertile Sou
dan. Up to this time Spain had en-
tirely neglected this great possession
in Africa and it is scarcely probable
that its development would now have
been undertaken if Spain stiM had, her
former large colonial interests to alb.
s0rb her attention.
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now TO ADJUST EYEGLASSES.
by an 0pticiaa which
His Customers Will Not Al.
ways Heed.

"Oh, yes" said the optician rs he At
ted q pair of glasses on the rose OF
customer. There is an art in putting
ON nose glasses and at least a half Of the
people who wear glasses don't know
how to put them on. The result is that
the moment they begin to perspire .
little or when they shake their heads
or make any unusual movement, off go
the glasses smash on the floor or more
often the sidewalk. Of course we OPP
ticians don't kick, for that very thing
gives us good part of our business.
There is good profit in putting in new
lenses. Really the only sensible glasses
to wear are spectacles. They fasten
over the ears and they never fall off
and they don't get out of adjustment.
They fit on the same place every time
and the eye looks through the center
of the lens as it should look. But most
people think that spectacles make them
look older or something like that and
they insist on nose glasses. Then they
don't know how to put them on and if
they don't get them just right the eyes
don't look through the center of the
lenses, and if there is any disorder of
the vision other than nearsightedness
the improperly adjusted glasses often
do more harm than good, to say moth
ing of the expense from breakage.
Now, madam, il you feel you must
wear glasses instead of spectacles take
them like this"
He took the glasses and held them
perfectly level before him, says the
New York Sun. "Stretch them wide
apart and approach the nose like this"
He advanced them toward the tip Of the
nose; ''now raise them up So" Still
holding the glasses so that the springs
stretched wide over the nose he ad.
vanced them upward until the upper
points Of the clips were directly under
the eyebrows. Nov let CO." said he.
The glasses were on firm. "Shake your
head" said, he. The customer shook
her head. The glasses wiggled, but did
not fall off.
"You see," said the optician, 'you
can't shake them off. They sit perfect
ly and just fit the eye. You don't want
anything better than that, do you?
Now try putting them on yourself"
The customer put them off and at
tempted to put them back. She got
them on askew.
mo! no! mol" said the optician,
that's all wrong" and he showed her
over again how it should be done. 1t
took six times trying before the Gus
toner mastered the knack and went
away happy.
shell be back in a month";" said the
optician, wanting one or two new
lenses to replace her broken ones. Now
I've shown her exactly how to put them
on, but she'll get careless after awhile
and will forget all about it. can al
ways tell about that by the way they
catch on to the knack of adjusting
them when they first put them on.
People who have to wear glasses at all
should wear spectacles. But if they
will wear nose clips they must learn
how to adjust them or they'll ruin
their eyes and break their pockets at
the same time. Women are no worse
than men in that. I've got one custom
er who paid me last year $50 for new
lenses. That's about one dollar week,
and can't get him to wear spectacles
vet"
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Rows Thisy

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tie. Sold by Ill Druggists. Testimonials
free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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sleep Change. the verdict.

The jury in recent law suit unanimously
agreed upon the verdict, sealed it and went
home to bed. After sleeping over it, they
went home the next morning. This shows
the power of sleep to strengthen the human
mind. Those who are troubled with insom
mia should try Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
1t puts the stomach in good condition and
induces sweet, sound sleep. 1t is the best Of
remedies for kidney, liver and blood disor.
ders.
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The vicious, In Boston.

eyes," replied the Boston parent, "a boy
soon acquires vicious habits if he is suf-
fered to mingle with street boys. Once |
thought otherwise, and permitted our Elmer.
son to choose his playmates as chance should
throw them in his way. It wasn't week,
sir, until that boy, in spite Of his hereditary
he had received, was asking me hypothet-
ical questions that simply reeked with casais-
try!"-Puck.
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Weary
Women

Rest and help for weary
women are found In Lydia
e. PlnkktansI8 Negotiable
oonap0ussd. IL makes vN0~
men strong and healthy to
bear their burdens, and
Ovos'00sssoS those He to
which w0s1s0, are subject
beoause fhey arc wos,sons
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-07-05
In tho Lake Country

of Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota
and Michigan, there are hundreds Of the
most charming Summer Resorts awaiting
the arrival Of thousands Of tourists from
the South and East.
Among the list Of nearby places are Fox
Lake, Delavan, Lauderdale, Waukesha,
Oconomowoc, Palmyra, The Dells at Kill
bourn. Elkhart and Madison, while little
further of are Minocqua, Star Lake, From
tenac, White Bear, Minnstonka and Mar
quette on Lake Superior.
For pamphlet Of Summer Homes for
1900" or for copy of our handsomely illus
trated Summer book, entitled I'm The Lake
Country" apply to nearest ticket agent or
address with four cents in postage, Geo. H.
Heafford, General Passenger Agent, Old
Colony Building, Chicago, III.
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"You used to say" she said, tear
fully, that you loved me more than
you could tell"
YES" he replied, careless,y. f:'that's
why / stopped trying" - Chicago
Times,H s.ald.
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!, Dis paper" remarked Hungry Hawkes.,
says: De great man is most unconvention-
al. His attire is always quite ingenious
neglige. OATS too deep fur me" "Well. /"
replied Harvard Hasben, that merely means
he's one Of us, only he's got money. "-Phila.
delphia Press.
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Il suppose You can trust me a week for
these goods, said Mr.. Dimling, tothe grocer.
Didn't l hear you shouting: Down with
eyes" "Well!"-Detroit Free Press.
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The isles of Greece! the isles of Greece"
The fair young elocutionist waved her arms
wildly as she hurled this bunch of Byron at
her audience. Good gestures" said Mr..
knowsitt, "but very poor pronunciation.
Think of spending money to learn elocution
and then committing such an error as to
"But," said Mrs. Knowsitt, in an apologetic
way, perhaps it is dialect recitation
Baltimore American.
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Remember that Glenn's Sulphur Soap
presents all the advantages Of sulphur
baths. Try it.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, Black or
Brown. Soc.
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Adding CalaR.

Larry-Do you reminder our ould tom.
cat thot wud run if kitten looked at him?
Will, he kin lick tn hould alley by himself
now.
Denny-Phwat brought about tn change!
"Wae toied a Crane ribbon aroun' his
nick. Chicago Evening News.
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Il thought that girl was in love with me,
% felt kind o forced to propose" "Well?"
She declined me, saying she ha' only been
unusually friendly because Twas SO pathetic
ally ugy."-Indanapolis Journal.
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The Proper Ter,

The Maid-Marriage is promotion.
The Bachelor-You mean commotion
don't you?-Chicago Evening News.
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Mother (sternly)-"He kissed you twice,
to my knowledge, and / don't know how
often after that" Observation-Disclosures do
!, ma. | never was much good at mental
arithmetic. "-Philadelphia Press.
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Next to the faculty of knowing when you
are well off is the faculty of causing the gro
Ger and others not to know when you are
not we'll off.-Detroit journal.
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Quite q loot.

Forty-fve trumpeters accompany the
king Of Abyssinia wherever he goes. Here
is one man at least who doesn't have to toot
his own horn to be heard of.-San Francisco
R,,llefin
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The Best Prescription for Chilla
and Fever is q bottle Of GRovB's TAsrELEss
CHILL Tonic. tits simply iron and quininein
atasteless form. No curo-no pay. Price, SOC.
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DO Your Feet Ache AID BurnY

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot. Ease,
q powder for the feet. 1t makes tight OF New
Shoes Feel Easy. Cures Corns, Itching,
Sweating Feet. All Druggists and Shoe
Stores sell it, Csc. Sample sent FREE. Ad.
dress, Allen s. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
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Write DR.. c. j. Moffett, st. Louis, Mo
for his valuable little Teethina Wash-Lil
Rook freA
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Love may laugh at locksmiths, but then
later on, not infrequently, % does the vol
at the door.-Puck.
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All that man hath win he often give for
something that another man hath.-Ally
Sloper.
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Sweat and fruit acids will not discolol
goods dyed with PUTNAM FADELEss DYES.
Sold by all druggists.
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Comedian-"They laughed very heartily
at my Jokes tonight" Critic-"Ah, yes
Amy old humor passes for good humor if
the audience happens to be in good humor
for laughing. buffalo News.
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TT is funny how marriage will change a
man." said Fogg, the other day. "There is
Monster, for example. Before he was mar.
ried glance of May Taintor would intox
icate him, SO he used to say. Now, when he
comes home late at night and meets Mrs.
Monster, nee Taintor, the sight of her actu-
ally sobers him. What to Eat.
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When a man is hopping mad he had bes
keep Still.-Chicago Democrat.
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Lydia E. pinkhsm's Vegetable Compound

Is known from coast to
coast. IL has Ouy'ed more
sEok women than any
other n,odfOlnos Ito
friends are everywhere
and fk5oy arc constantly
writing thankful leffes:s
which appear In this
paper.
IF you are puzzled write
for. Mrs. Pinlkihas,s1S AZ
vice. Her addro86 u
Lynn, Mass. She will
charge you nothing and
she has restored q million
women 10 h0alfl5s
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Halls Family Pills are the best.
A Girls Estimate Of

a GffP0 Est1mafe OF Men.
A girl may have ten brothers, but her
opinion Of men is derived from reading Of
those in novels.-Atchison Globe.
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You VIII Never Know

what good ink is unless you use Carriers.
costs no more than poor ink. All dealers.
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The lazy mans motto: "Work not, that
you be not worked. Chicago Daily News.
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To Cure . Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AL
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/ Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalli
BE medicine G for coughs and eGlds 3 iooo w.
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How Much
You Eat

Il not the question, but, how much you d.
gest, because food does good only when it
Is digested and assimilated, taken up by the
blood and made into muscle, nerve, bone
and tissue. Hoods Sarsaparilla restores to
the stomach its powers of digestion. Then
appetite is natural and healthy. Then dys-
pepsia is gone, and strength, elasticity and
endurance return.
Stomach Trouble-"My mother had
very bad stomach trouble. She weighed
only Ill pounds. After taking four bottles
Of Hoods Sarsaparilla she weighed 1876
pounds. She took it again after the grip and
one bottle got her up" Miss Otie Mccoy,
62S Lafayette Ave, Lebanon, Ind.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-07-05

A father who will remind his wife wheI
she coaxes him to buy a golf outfit fo1
Daughter Susette, because the poor chile
needs outdoor exercise, that she gave tn,
same reason why he should buy bicycle
year ago and roller skates previous to that
both OF which are now neglected, is tn,
women's idea of mean man. = Atchisol
Globe.
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HE MADE HER TIRED.
And She Gave Him to UnderstaRd 81
Much In q Most Emphatic
Manner.

Anything wrong?" asked the hotel clerk
of the New York drummer who had just got
home from the west, relates the Buffalo
Courier.
Il was thinking" was the reply. "I rode
from Toledo to- Buffalo with the prettiest
girl I ever saw"
"But that didn't hurt you. Who was
Cant tell"
"You didn't introduce yourself and get
her aS card in return"
No particular trouble, eh!" solicitously
insisted the clerk.
"Well, it was this way" replied the trav-
eler, as he braced up for the explanation.
"She sat opposite me, you know, and tried
for an hour to catch her eye. She simply ig-
uored me and gazed out of the window. Then
l rose and handed her magazine, but she
declined with thanks. Ten minutes later l
bought the latest novel out, but she said she
didn't care to read. Then / bought some
fruit, but she would accept none. She also
ignored me when l tried to draw her out on
music"
..But you persisted"
ooh, yes. That is, was about to make
another attempt to enter into conversation
when the train came to halt at town and
the girl beckoned me over. was there in
an instant, and with the sweetest smile you
ever saw she, asked me if I would do her
slight favor"
with all my heart" hastened to say.
"Well," she said, smiling even more
sweetly, suppose you leave the train here
and take the next one that follows, for you
have made me dead tired, and feel like
taking nap"
Good gracious" whispered the clerk.
eyes, sir, said the drummer, as he reached
for cigar, "and want to 60 up to my room
and sit and think and try and figure it out.
Perhaps it's time left the road and settled
down at home"
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TyDhoid Fever

being so contagious, every effort should be
taken to prevent its spreading. The best
and cheapest way to do this is to use Bromo
Chloralum, the only odorless and non-poi-
sonous disinfectant in use for thirty years.
A pint bottle makes two and one-half gal
ions for regular use. No better, safer, or
cheaper preventive can be found to check
and insect poisons, to purify cesspools,
drains and outhouses and deodorize sick
rooms. A tape measure and descriptive
booklet will be sent free to all who send a
postal card addressed to Bromo Chloralum
CO., 81 Fulton st., New York.
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You can't expect bag Of wind to stand mp
straight.-Ram's Horn.
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No woman should think of marrying anti
she acquires forgiving disposition.
cago Daily News.
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The dear departed-Venison.-Yale Rec
ord.
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Multum In Parvo Prayer.

ing the prayer of childhood. He started
sleepAy, requiring prompting at the begin
ming Of every line. Drowsiness had nearly
won the mastery by the time that he had
obediently got as far as my soul to take"
God bless" prompted his mother. George
has long List of relatives. There was a
autter Of his sleep-laden lids as he Jumped
them all together: God bless the whole
shooting match!" And he was asleep
Chicago Chronicle.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-11-02
Dad eggs III h1stOTy. Hltu 7

tens of thousands of his cOuntrymen
who heard of his death and was voted
for regularly by thousands of the COM
mon people for half IL century after his
bones had been deposited in, the tomb
the common people who didn't know
he was dead and wouldn't have be-
lieved it if you had told them.
O yes, Henry Clay was an anti-im-
perialist and Il hater of anything mill
tary about that time. But it wasn't
the Democrats who stood by him. The
Democrats of those days were Jack
sonian imperialists.-N Nebraska State
Journal.
TEDDY AS AN ORATOR.
Governor Roosevelt Is not one of your
glib. wordy speakers whose sentences
roll out continuously like flour from a
grist mill, but he is II very effective
-
The Grit-advocate., 1900-11-02

tni,,r and s'Itl tins 'trfihl' l'll
acuCN Ir military rIl" and tNriT bllur.
and hvrdlr~s enthusiasm Tor mere mil
ii;lry rcnoWn.
But licnry'S terrorS nj that critical
time can be easily explained 1t was
that year that "Gineral' Jackson
knocked Henry into n cooked hat and
was elected president of the United
States by the jefferson Democrats. and
it wns that old imperial dictator and
military despot that Henry was after,
hammer and tOngs.
Henry ought to have gotten An
drew's scalp. by rights, but he didn't
either then or ut any other time, and
the old man who was then compared
to Gnnsnr CrnmWpll SYlIl and several