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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-12-25
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Applause is strictly forbidden in
Russian theaters.
Copper money in France is to be
gradually replaced this year by alu-
minimum bronze pennies of q pale yel-
low color.
One in seven of British landown-
ers are women. In all there are
about $4,000 women who own land
in England and Wales.
The harvest moon still retains its
place in the brooch designs, especially
for the smaller gems, like pearls, dia-
mond cuttings, garnets, etc.
The increase in TIE value of real
estate in Berlin is illustrated by the
fact that the well-known Cafe Bauer
had to pay 115,000 marks rent last
year. In its first year, 1877, the rent
was only 10000 marks.
At the French Academy of Moral
Sciences recently M. Levasseur pre-
sented statistics showing that since
1901 the population in France has in.
creased by only A per cent. and in
the rest of Europe by 129 per cent.
An English country lad may ex.
pect to live 43 years and six months
A London boy can expect only Al
years of life. In Manchester the av.
erage of life is only 20 years. Girls
the country through, can look for
ward on the average to 3h years
more than boys.
Miss Eta II. Bolton, of Mobile
Ala, is one Of the six letter carriers
in the United States. She is the 10
year-old daughter of the former car
rier on the same route, and cover,
a distance of 23 miles daily, Sunday
excepted. She was appointed by he1
father as his substitute, and nov
performs the duties regularly. Sh'
travels in specially CONSTRUCTED
wagon, carrying stamps and blanks
and can perform any duty Of a rnra
postmaster, including the issuing o
money orders and registering Of let
ters.
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Invisible ARTILLERY.

The experiment has been made at
Aldershot of painting guns and linn
bers with the three primary colors,
red. blue, and yellow, as it has been
found that guns thus painted harmo-
nize with any kind Of background so
well that at short distance they are
difficult to locate. Six guns so painted
were placed on the Fox Hills, and the
artillery officers at Aldershot were in
vited to try to locate them at about
1900 yards with field glasses, but al
though the officers knew the direction,
none was able to locate them all.
Some horse artillery sent forward TO
engage the guns advanced to within
1.0O0 yards before they located them.
The painting on the guns is seen at
close quarters to be in daubs and
streaks.-London Times.
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ANU Nv. VfstH more we read 1t,
the Christmas
story dear,
Ana yet once more We tell 1t: all eagerly
We hear,
The years haste into centuries, the cen
turies grow old.
Still never once too often IL the blessed
story told,
And never once too often do we talk Of that
strange night
When humble shepherds witnessed the
angels southwark flight:
Never our thought grows weary tracing
the sacred way.
That leads US to the manger where Mary's
baby lay.
For He whom wise men worshiped
brought gift of peace for strife.
Brought joy for sorrows darkness, brought
hope and love and life.
Wherever watching mothers pray for their
babes to-day,
The precious lives are safer because OF One
that lay
Defenseless In the manger two thousand
years ago:
sweeter earth's babies slumber since that
dear head lay low.
4 Unharmed beside the cattle, watched by
the angel throng,
While heavenly hosts were singing the
first glad Christmas song.
Wherever hearts grow weary, wherever
sin abides.
Whatever be our anguish, whatever woe
betides,
The darkness would be deeper. pain harder
to be borne.
II Heaven had forgotten to send that
Christmas morn!
Once more. then. let US read 1t. the Christ
mas story dear.
And yet once more repeat It that other
hearts may hear.
The years haste into centuries. the CEN
turies grow old.
Yet once again hearts hunger to have the
story told.
Tell the dear little children about that
wondrous night
When watching shepherds witnessed the
angels earthward flight.
Lead feet that long have wandered, into
the better way
That leads them to the manger where
Mary's baby lay
For He whom wise men worshiped brought
gifts Of peace for strife,
And Christ was born from Heaven that
mortals might have life.
Ada Melville Shaw. in Union Signal.
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sharp blue eyes roved over the famil-
lar room, strange feeling OF desola-
tion stole over her. In vain she re-
minded herself of hard facts that had
heretofore given her satisfaction; she
was the richest woman in Dalesburg,
her house was the largest and most
imposing, her clothes the finest and
most fashionable and yet
She got up impatiently and, going
over to the window, pressed her face
against the pane and looked out into
the December dusk. Muffied figures
fastened past, carrying bundles of all
shapes and sizes, for it was Christmas
eve; the sight sent queer little thrills
over Miss Cynthia and great load
seemed to settle on her heart. She
had no one to buy gifts for, she told
herself. and no one cared enough for
the lonely old spinster to even give her
good wishes.
It had not always been thus. She
recalled the many, many happy De-
cembers she had enjoyed when Sid
ney Bruce, her nephew and only living
relative, had lived in her house. She
had taken him to live with her when
he was small boy, and her love for
him had grown into mild idolatry
by the time he had become man.
Sidney returned her affection with all
the strength of his loving heart un.
til he wanted to marry Edith Blake.
Miss Cynthia had other plans for Sid
ney, and refused to even discuss Edith
with him, but Sidney was very much
IN love and cared not farthing that
Edith was poor and sort of upper
servant in his aunt's house. Edith was
peace-loving girl who found the sit
uation almost more than she could
bear, for Miss Cynthia had taken her
when an orphan, six years before, and
mad been like mother to her ever
since. Edith loved Miss Cynthia dear
y, but loved Sidney more, and ono
december day she went away with
nim and was married.
Miss Cynthia did not rave or storm:
she simply ignored the existence of
me youthful pair, and Sidney, reared
n luxury, had to GO to work at any
anlng he could find to do. He had
never even tried to support himself
and now he had Edith to love and cher
Kn-and support in addition.
MISS Cynthia changed into a. cold,
nard woman. and was filled with bit
raess when her oldest friends OPEN
= sioed with Sidney and Edith. The
aatter took small house, not a rreat
s.s.4nce from Miss Cynthia's, and
'sse happy but very poor. Sidney
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the generation before allows Latin drop OF the
curriculum Of education His strongest argument of his
theory the spoken language
the Roman Catholic church, their medium of intercourse be-
tween of different Prof Andre not hopeful OF
inducing the world the Latin OF Virgil Tacts and Will
be content if he lives the dog Latin of the medieval schools
become medium communication between people of diff
ferent
will tell us is like our ignorance mpernence
to suggest that the English language by OF becoming the
tongue the human But make the suggestion in
all Many things this result but the
principal factors the universal activities of the AngoSaxon
and its mush ncapacy adopt the languages Of the with
whom nermngles For generations the AngoSaxon have
ried their commercial their language and
those who trade with them have been forced to learn that
at least understand it in kind IN EVERY CONslD
ERABLE TOWN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD THERE
WILL BE FOUND MANY NATIVES WITH SOME KNOWL-
EDGE OF ENGLISH, THOUGH IT BE THE VARIETY
KNOWN AS PIGEON"
In Holland Belgium France Germany Sweden and other con
mental the English the people
that almost superuou for Angosaxon travelling there to
know the language Of the country The dock bore Antwerp
the conductors Brussels and almost boy and girl Nor
and Sweden know something of English At such cosmopolitan
of pleasure Oend Trouve Nice Monte Carlo one is
constantly hearing groups of foreigners using English the
tongue they know and only the other day num-
Der of Swedish naval officers being waited hotel in
by French walters who had speak to them such English
they could More recently overheard New York
restaurant Chnaman and Fenchman chatting successfully in
English and have possession letters from children
Italy Persia and Japan written English which would be credit
to any Anglo-Saxon schoolboy
In universal language the desideaum neither
oqunce but pracicabiy and auredy the English
this quality The likelihood that in the slow evolution Of
manknds instruments form Of pigeon English, dog English
WILL become the vehicle of intercourse between the
people of all lands Imagine the state of mind which could
the teaching of Latin John Chnaman Hong Kong
of Ham Africa, the Anglo
Saxon schoolboy hoping when these three they may
able together this tongue OF the ancents We know Of
minister wo long talked Latin for whole afternoon
French priest Geneva the speech they had in
Prof Andres instance Of the Roman Catholic church
whatever for this only touches question higher
scholarship and high scholarship which will give uni
language but the daily relationship of people who forced
to find means Of talking to another.
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THE BILIOUS PHILOSOPHER.
The Christmas Present of His
Thoughtful Little Boy Drives the
Sc0wl from His CarewOrn,
Troubled Face.

"Dad!"
The bilious philosopher scowled
over his manuscript.
"Oh, da-a-ad!"
Didn't tell you not to interrupt
me again? Gr-r-r-r!"
Fear crept into the six-year-old's
face, also shy, misunderstanding
sympathy. The face smote the IA
ther; conscience tickled him, and he
said, less gruffiy:
"What do you want, boy?'
dad, will you please give me five
cents to buy a"
'Giye you five cents, blank you!
Where do you suppose it's coming
from? I'm badgered almost out of
my wits with one demand and an
other. Haven't any money. Didn't
give you a nickel last week?"
Eyes, dad, but I want to buy a."
"Of course you do" the father
roared; <"you want to buy lots of
things, you little nuisance; so do /.
Put on your coat and get out of the
| housed"
An hour later the boy returned.
The father was still at work writing
wise. deep truths for the good of the
world and the health of his withered
pocket. The boy Uttered the floor
with playthings, squatted on curled
| legs, and lost himself in his own
world. For time the boy babbled
to Gems. Pickle and Blue and Greeny
until the three warriors were blown
all to smithereens by cannons. Then
he grew suspiciously quiet, Present.
ly he said again:
ssDaddie!'
"Shut up! 1 told you I'd crack
your head if you talked"
'Yes, but I just want to give you
this present. Please look at it,
daddie."
"All right, boy; I'll look at it after
a while"
/ The philosopher bent again to his
work, and the boy to his world on the
/ floor. Another hour passed. The
philosopher halted for tagging inspir.
alton. Then he saw the present, and
mechanically, with half his thought
prowling deep down at the roots OF
truths that the world was yearning
for, he picked up the present. He un.
rolled lot of stiff brown paper. then
some newspaper, then some tissue
paper. Around the corner of the bed
the boy was watching him Ikea lynx
Under the tissue paper the philoso
pher beheld cylinder-shaped card
board hairpin box.
"Look inside. daddie! Look inside!
knew you didn't have any money
and that's my Christmas present fol
you."
The scowl, with it's ragged ends
fitted altogether out of the father.
face as he examined further. Stuffed
into the cylinder there was, first, :
bunch of stout twine; second, bit O.
crumpled pink silk; third, a piece Of
orange-colored string.
Thank you, boy!"
| "Oh, daddie," cried the boy, his face
afire with excitement, "look more.
look more!"
| Ihe philosopher d1d so.
"Shake it, daddie!'
The philosopher shook it and heart
rattle of metal. He reversed tn.
cylinder. Out rolled Is cents, the
boys savings.
My Christmas present to you
daddie. That'll buy you a pair o;
mitts, won't it?'
| Without word the philosopher
bent again to his work. His han(
trembled; he couldn't see what b,
was writing.
"Come here, boy!"
| The boy came onto his father
knee and looked into his face. TIL,
| billions DhiIosopher's arms wen
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-12-25
one Mule Left In Mi..our,

A Kirksville, Mo-, farmer owns .
mule that is "a years old, and the Chi
oago Record-Herald asks. how did he
happen to let the British remuunt
agerts get past2
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-12-25
Only Two Realities.

Billy-So yer didn't git nothin' but
jack-knife and sled fer Christ
mas?
Tommy-Yes. OATS all got worth
speaking of. Dere wuz a suit us
clothes, and overcoat. and hat or
two, and some underclothes, and a
Bible, and a book Nv poems, an some
stockin's, and gloves, and collars and
cuffs, and few other triles like dat,
not worth speaking of.-Puck
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Up Against It.

Papa-One of his Christmas pres
ents is worrying little Willie to
death.
Mama-Which one?
Papa-That hard-rubber ball; he's
wondering how he's going to break
it-Brooklyn Life.
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ENGLISH THE UNIVERSAL
LANGUAGE
NO. A..
By w. S. MCCORMICK

Professor Of English Literature and Language, Dundee University.
ANDRE, of the Lyons university, is repued to
M Ma be gaining ground with his for making Latin
W,@ the universal language of the future. 1t would seem
e3 that the learned professor has everywhere met with
# cordial support and that he hopes least to make
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-17
TAYLOR.

The funeral OF the late Edward Lewis, OF Ath-
crton street, was held in the Methodist Episcopal
church yesterday afternoon A. $50 The cdfca
was crowded with friends who had gathered Ia
pay their last respect to him whom they held IN
the highest esteem. Rev. DR.. II. II. Harris, Of
the Calvary Baptist church. preached an impress
i've sermon. speaking of the deceased a good
Christian, loving husband and hind father, lie
WAS assisted by Rev D. G, Edwards and Roy.
G, B. Henry The Calvary church choir, up-
der the direction OF Professor u. T.. Jones' sang
several appropriate anthems. There were many
beautiful floral tributes nom friends and rcu-
tivcs. AZ Forest Home cemetery iutcrment was
made The flower bearers were: Misses Lydia
lloskinS and Jessie NJ. Jones. The pail bearers
were: David Harris, John Jones. David J. Illr.
ris, Richard Roberts, Alfred Jones
Rev, 1hcophus Davis, OF Miners Mills. a noted
Welsh minister occupied the pulpit at the First
Welsh Congregational church yesterday morning
and evening and preached two eloquent sermons.
The funeral SERVICES over the late William Phil,
lips took place from his late home on Washing
ton street yesterday afternoon at O'Clock, end
were largely attended, Rey. H. II, Harris pas.
tor Of the Galway Blotist church, of which tlie
deceased was a member, oitciated delivering a
very touching sermon, The Calvary church sun.
day schcol, American True yoritcs and Pync Ac-
cidenlat Fund attended, Anthems were rendered
by the church choir under Professor Jonrs, There
were many horal offerings. lnttgWcnt was made
in ln Forest Home cemetery. 4
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-17
DIDN'T CLEAN CUTTERS.
The Reason Why SO Many Streets
Were Damaged by the Flood.

Ihe indifference of property owners
W tenants in not clearing the cutters
VI ice and snow, just before the late
hood, was the cause of nine tenths OF
the damage to properties that were
CODED, says city Engineer Kupp.
1hlS statement, broad or eXtrayagant
as 1t may sound to the man who has
rot investigated, is made by the city
nglneer after careful and thorough
Inspection of the flooded localities II
vas found the day after the food that
perhaps two or three properties on a
street We're flooded and torn up. while
the others, which We're just as likely to
ne damaged, We're untouched. In the
inspection and examination that were
made by Mr. Kupp, he found in nearly
every instance that where the overflow
from the roadway to the sidewalk tool,
place, it occurred just in front of where
the cutters had not been cleaned. Take
Canaan street as an illustration. All
down this thoroughfare there is wide
roadway in good condition, with a gut
Ter deep enough to accommodate an
enormously increased flow of water
Turing storm This was true of the
day of the flood, excepting only where
the gutter was blocked with ice and
now. At ona OF these places the water
lot finding IA ehanhel' through the gut
ter, backed until it was forced over
onto the sidewalk, over which it flowed
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-17
ST. PATRICK'S DAY.
Will Be Observed with High Mass
at St. Rose Church.

Today-St. Patrick's Day-the feast
day of Ireland's patron saint, will be
hailed with due respect and reverence
by Erin's sons in Carbondale, as we'll as
all over the land.
The custom of parades on St. Pat
ricks day has not been observed for
several years, nor viii it be today, as
no public demonstration has even been
considered in Carbondale this year.
There will be IL religious observance
of the day, however. There will be
masses in st. Rose church at 7.30 and 8
o'clock this morning. The o'clock
mass will be a solemn high mass and
will be sung at the instance of the
Knights of Father Mathew, which has
observed this custom almost every st.
Patrick's day since its organization.
On ST. Patrick's day there is always
among Catholics a relaxing of the
rules of Lent, so far as they relate to
amusements, This feast Gay carries
with it what might be called "a dspen-
sation from the Lenten regulations, and
for this reason places of innocent
amusement are usually patronized in
large numbers by those of the Cath
olic faith.
The day will be spent by many in
visiting among their friends in nearby
towns. Many visitors are expected in
the city owing to close observance of
the day. The mines hereabouts will
be idle today.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-17
TRUANT OFFICER ACTS.
Arrests Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Stark for
Not Sending Children to School.

Pursuant to instructions from the
school board. Truant officer Joseph
Mannion proceeded on Saturday against
the parents of Horace Stark, who has
been absenting himself from school in
act.
The father and mother. who We're
charged with negligence, are Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Stark. They We're taken be-
fore Alderman Baker, who imposed the
minimum fine, So and costs.
This is the first action under the re-
cent decision of the school board, and
1t being the first offense of the accused,
leniency was exercised. Now that it
has been found necessary to enforce
what is sometimes regarded as the
drastic provisions of the compulsory
educational act, the board proposes to
follow the prosecution of similar cases
with vigor, AS the school board has
been unusually tolerant of these of
fenses, and there seems to be no ap-
probation from certain parents who
have been kindly dealt with. summary
action will be taken henceforth. The
directors hesitate to enforce the law
when there is even the least extenu-
ating circumstance, but there have
been so many tiagrant cases of indif-
ference and neglect on the part of par
ents of late, that ii was determined to
take action in the Stark case. 1t is the
hope of the board that Saturdays ac-
tion Will serve as an example to those
in whose case the limit of patience has
been reached
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-17
THEY SAVE $10O.
Deadlock Over a Poor Board Doctor
Was a Money Saver.

Unusually deadlock over the cleo
ton of an officer In a public body is
regarded as a sort of an evil; at least
1t Is not a condition that is invited with
n pressing bid. In the case of the poor
board, however. II deadlock has proven
to be somewhat of a money maker. If
nothing else. The directors at the end
of this year have made the pleasant
discovery that they are one hundred
dollars ahead of the game, simply be-
cause they could not agree on a physi
clan for the almshouse. Had they
come to compromise and decided on
one of the two candidates they would
have paid out S115 for Doctors fees; but
by disagreeing and fighting against a
compromise the services of a doctor for
the district have cost only S75. This
saving is going to be phenomenal, too,
it is most likely, as the present ar
engagements Of employing Il physician
only when the emergency arises will be
continued for another year when the
board reorsanizes in few weeks.
1t is an interesting piece of history.
this unsuccessful effort of the board
to fix on IL choice of doctor. When
the new board went into power last
readily enough with the single excep-
ton of the district doctor. There were
two candidates, Or. NJ T.. Malaun and
DR.. ID. l.. Bailey. DR.. Maaun's adher-
ents We're President Thomas, Secretary
Williams and Treasurer McCabe, the
three officers of the board. Directors
Lynch, McMulen and Burke stuck to
DR.. Bailey. Meeting after meeting last
spring the divided directors lined up
as mentioned. The spirit of determina-
ton ruled each side and there was no
weakening on either side of the house.
At these meetings there We're some
time the liveliest exchanges between
the leaders of the two forces. These
exchanges were exceedingly amusing,
and those who happened to be present
at the meetings had many an incident
to laugh over, until they were almost
Finally DR.. Malaun with
drew. This, however, did not change
the aspect of the election, for his three
adherentS voted against DR.. Bailey.
Finally, as solution of the problem, it
was proposed to allow the directors to
employ the most convenient doctor,
when Il charge of the district needed
medical attention. The proposition
was accepted, the arrangement went
into effect. it saved the district one
hundred dollars, it united the divided
directors and it has proven so salts
factory that it will be made per-
feature of the management of
the affairs of the district.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-17
THE PASSING THRoNG.

Frank Flynn, of Scranton, was a
visitor in Carbondae on Saturday.
Mrs. Henry Lewis, of Summit ave-
nue., spent yesterday in Uniondale.
Louis Lee, who has been quite i'll at
his home Maple avenue, is improving.
Morgan Thomas,president of the Car
bondale poor board is i'll at his home
on South Church street.
Arthur Stoddard, former resident of
this city, now of Susquehanna, visited
David Craft over Sunday.
Miss Grace Clark returned to her
home in Honesdae today. after visiting
relatives in Carbondale for several
days.
Mr. and Mrs. John Murray, who are
on their way from California to their
home in Brooklyn, n. Y, are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Keene, ON Lin
coin avenue.
Mrs. W. Lewis of South Church
street, is visiting r. ID. McMichael at
Mauch Chunk for a few days. Mr.,
McMichae's son, who visits here, is
dangerously ILL.,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-17
The News of Carbonda1e.
With the volume and force of fair

with the volume and force of fair
sized creek
This neglect was costly. The conse-
quence was that the water, during the
afternoon, made its way under the side
walk, the curbing and the brick gut
etring, disodglng the sidewalk, dis
turbing the curb and raising up the
brick-paved gutter until II was even
with the curb. The sidewalk for about
500 feet has settled and has cracked in
numerous places. The work of repair,
which Is now under way, will cost the
city Il considerable sum, whereas this
expense could be avoided IL the delin-
quent property owners would have
complied with the warnings issued sew
eral times through the daily papers by
the city engineer.
This is only one example of many
that show the evils of not keeping gut
ters free of ice blockades. Other ex-
amples equally flagrant can be found
on almost any street in the city.