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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-08
TRAITS OF s,AMEsE ANTS.
Insects Have Characteristics Hitherto
Unknown to the Scientists.

0HhToWH 10 I1e 0ClSHtiStSs
A new trait possessed by ants has
been discovered by French traveller
in some of the insects he found on
his journey through Siam. These
Great Tres were very small, Of gray
color and lived in damp places. They
travelled often and in troops, which
seemed to be under the direction of
a commander, who rode on horse
back" M. Meissen, the Frenchman
who noticed this popularity, was at
tracted to these groups by discover
ing that each company contained a
large ant that Travelled more rapidly
than the others. Observing them
more closely, he noticed that each
la ge ant always carried a small gray
ant upon his back, though the re.
mainder of the troops were on foot.
This mounted ant would ride out from
the line, travel swiftly along the col.
umn from head to rear and appar-
emily overlook their maneuvers. M.
Nielsen concluded from what he saw
that this species of ant, while on its
travels, is under the direction of a
commander, though such "ant horses
as the general rides must be rare and
valuable, for he scarcely ever found
more than one mounted ant in q col.
Ony.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-08
Remarkable Machine.

The potato planter of to-day would
make the farmer of a generation ago
sit up and rub his eyes, 1t requires that
the potatoes be supplied, but will do
all the rest on its own initiative. It
picks the potato up and looks 1t over
or seems to-cuts it into halves. quar-
tiers or any desired number of parts
separates the eyes and removes the seed
ends. 1t plants whole potatoes or parts
thereof, as desired, as near together or
as far apart as the judgment of the farm
er on the driving part suggests. Hav-
ing dropped the seed 1t covers it, fertil-
lies 1t. tucks it in like a child put to
bed and PAGES of the next row with
mathematical accuracy. = Philadelphia
Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-08
GRATEFUL, HAPPY WOMEN
Thank Pe-ru-na for Their
Recovery After Years OF
Suffering.

Miss Muriel Armitaee, SO Green.
wood Ave, Detroit, Mich, Distr;ct
Organizer of the Royal Templars ~
Temperance, in arecentletter, saw.
:" l think that a woman naturally
shrinks from making her troubles
public, butrestored health has meant
SO much tome that feel for the SAVE
of other suffering women it is INV
duty to tell what Peruna has done
for me.
II suffered for five years with
uterine irregularities, which brought
on hysteria and made me a physical
wreck. / tried doctors from the dif.
ferent schools Of medicine, but with.
out any perceptible change in mr.
condition. In my despair called on
an old nurse, who advised me to trv
Peruna, and promised good results f
Iwould persist and take itregularlv.
/ thought this was the least / could
do and procured bottle. knew az
soon as began taking it that it was
affecting me differently from any
thing had used before, and $50 1 kept
on taking it. l kept this up for six
months, and steadily gained strength
and health, and when I had used
fifteen bottles I considered myself
entirely cured. l am a grateful,
happy woman to-day. Miss Muriel
Armitage.
Peruna cures catarrh Of the pelvic
organs with the same surety as It
cures catarrh of the head. Peruna
has become renowned as a positive
cure for female ailments simply be-
cause the ailments ara mostly due
to catarrh, Catarrh is the cause Of
the trouble. Peruna cures the ca.
tarrh. The symptoms disappear.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-08

work without the greatest exhaustion.
This is very common sight and Ia
almost always due to pelvic catarrh.
It is worse than foolish for SO many
women to suffer year after year with
disease that can be permanently cured.
Perunacures catarrh permanently. II
cures old chronic cases as wellas aslight
attack, the only difference being in the
length of time that it should be taken to
effect cure.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving .
full statement Of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad.
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-08
TRY FOR A KINGFISH.
There Ii Lots of Fun to be Had in
Tussles with the Black
Bass of the Sea.

speaking Of game sea fish," said the
angling doctor, according to the New
York Sun, reminds me that you seldom
hear much about the kingfsh. He is
more nearly the prototype of the fresh
water black bass than any native OF the
sea, so far as my experience goes.
He has the same symmetrical body,
the same untiring spirit and affords the
angler an equal amount of sport. He
seldom attains to the weight of his fresh
water congener. In near by waters it is
unusual to hook a kingfish of more than
two pounds, but every ounce in those
two pounds is firm, hard flesh and mus
Gle.
"No sooner does the hook penetrate
his tough mouth than there is action at
his end of the line. The difference in
strenuousness of fish is never more &C
curately demonstrated than when a
kingfsh is hooked on weakfish grounds.
One or two lunges and the weakfsh is
towed to the landing net; but after five
minutes play the kingfsh still retains
the vigor and muscle which he exhib-
tied when he first took the hook.
''The kingfish is always found on
sandy bottom. Sometimes he resembles
the fluke in his secretive habits. He
will lie in the loose sand at the point OF
bar in tide way, completely sub
merged in the sand except his eyes,
which are continually on the alert for
the food brought along by the tide.
Sometimes the kingfish chooses the
breakers for feeding ground, and they
are frequently caught from the Coney
Island and Rockaway piers.
BLACK bass tackle is eminently suit
ed to them, but the hook should be a
small Sproat bend and the line should
be linen, as silk rots very quickly in salt
water. The favorite bait for kingfsh
is shedder crab or shrimp. Indeed
shrimp is a universal salt water bait.
Some fishermen make the mistake oil
| putting a dozen shrimp on hook, max
ing the hook look like pin wheel. The
my acquaintance uses only two shrimp
| He hooks these through the tail.
"Of course, so small bait as shrimp
does not conceal the hook. The old no.
ton of absolutely concealing the hook
has been long done away with by exper,
anglers. The main point is to present
your bait in the most natural form te
your prospective victims. Hooking q
shrimp through the tail gives the little
fellow chance to assume natural ap.
| pearance in the water, while hooking
him through the body destroys all his
chances for movement.
The kingish seems to be a fellow who
does not require companionship. He
1oes not herd with his fellows, as do the
blue and weakfish and it is seldom thai
the angler fills his basket with kingfist
alone. Still, they all have liking fol
sandy bottoms and the surf, and where
one is caught there are sure to be sew.
eral in the vicinity.
| AS food fish the king is universally
conceded to be a delicacy."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-08
Lamb. should BE Doct.s

There are not great many sheen
that come into the market with tails ON
though there are some. We are of the
impression that the average farmer Is
more careless regarding this than the
ranchman.. The latter evidently has a
great number to attend to and makes IT
more business to see to 1t in time.
Lambs should be locked for cleanliness.
II for no other reason. An yewes in
tended for breeding purposes should in
variably be locked when they are still
suf1ctently young not to be injured
Rural World.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-08
Declined Peerages.

The instances of Englishmen de-
clining peerages are few. Mr.. John
Walter was one. and the late Squire
Montagu, of Yorkshire. was another.
Sir " lillian Harcourt was a third, and
Mr. Chaplin d fourth. Sir Michael
Hicks-Beach also declined a peerage
by anticipation in saying publicly
when the project was mooted that he
considered his baronetcy Zone of the
oldesD was a greater honor than Q
newly-createtl peerage.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-08
Friends of Long Standing.

Scene: Dinner party at house of
millionaire
Prosperous Barrister (recounting
his career)-When took my first brief
I was excited and nervous, especially
as my client was bad egg, but then
was beginning to practice. He was
a man of good family, the reputation
of which would have been fatally tar
nished had he been convicted. So
took up the case and got the rascal
off.
After dinner an important parsonage
entered. He was great friend Of the
host, who presented the lawyer to
him.
Great Parsonage Extraordinarily
do not need to be introduced to the
gentleman; l met him long ago-in
fact, may say gave him his start
in life, | was his first client.
The roar of laughter which followed
was never explained to the late com.
er.-Chicago Journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-08
MODERN PIG TROUGH.

trough and as wide as the fence is high.
If a tight partition has been placed in
front of the pen, the battens b and can
be fastened on the back side instead of
having the hinges attached to the
beam (k).
To feed the pigs, the perpendicular
sliding fastener (f) can be raised, the
door (a) pushed back beyond the rear
side of the trough (g). and then the door
(a) can be held in position by pushing
down the slide ().
Instead Of having partitions In the
trough to prevent the hogs from stand
ing lengthwise in the trough, it is more
Clearly to put pieces of plank on the
back side of a, as shown at h. These
plank need be only three-fourths as wide
as the trough. and straps of iron placed
on their edges and also on the edges of
the trough will double their durability.
H M. Drake. in Farm and Home.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-08
Female Weakness is Pelvic
Catarrh.
ALWAYS Half Sick are the Women
Who Have Pelvic Catarrh.

Catarrh of any organ, If allowed to
progress, will affect the whole body.
Catarrh without nervousness is very
rare, but pelvic catarrh and nervousness
go hand in hand.
Whatisso distressing sight as poor
half-sick, nervous woman, suffering
from the many almost unbearable symp-
toms of pelvic catarrh 2 She does not
consider herself i'll enough togo to bed,
bat she is far from being able to do her
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-08
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STOCK
ILLINOIS CATTLE BARN.
Large Enough to Accommodate One
Hundred Animals i'm the
Height of Comfort.

We submit the plan for a cattle barn
which we have used for three years and
consider the best of any We have seen,
write Eastman Bros, of Hancock,
county ILL.,, in Breeders Gazette. We OBJ
tanned our plan from John Clark, of Illi-
nois. who has used barns like it for many
years. The barn is So feet by 4S feet. 1t
Is pole barn, with posts 20 feet high,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-08
True Value Of Pedicrees.

A. good long pedigree tracing back
through good family is valuable in an
animal and shows that his ancestors
have been well bred, have descended
from good stock, and have had good
blood in their veins. This does not
necessarily show, however, that the in
dividual under consideration is good
individual; it raises the presumption
that he is, but still he might be scrub
individual and never should be
used for breeding purposes.-Midland
Farmer,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-08
EXCELLENT PIG TROUGH,
1t Provides an Equal Share for Every
Animal and Can BE Cleaned
Quickly.

It is always desirable to place food
In the pigs trough SO as to enable each
pig to get an equal share. A trough
that can be cleaned quickly and easily
is also of great value. These qualities
combined will be found in this plan of
trough. To accomplish this, the swing
ing door (a) should be as long as the
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-08
Practical Poetry.

First Poet-What boastful fellow Pen.
holder is getting to be!
Second Poet-Yes. He claims that he has
made enough writing verses on snow during
the summer to hire it shoveled off his side
walk all winter-Judge.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-08
Not Accurate Discriptioa.

Dumley-Gibbs, l understand that Tom
kins referred to me yesterday as an old fool.
don't think that sort of thing is right.
Gibbs-Why, of course, it ism t right, Dunn
ley. You can't be more than 40 at the out
Ede.-Stray Stories.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-08

Brigg-"What do you consider anon,
the greatest temptations?" Spri9gs-"
lone and defenseless umbrella. '-Baitimor
American
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-08

She (romantic)-"'When you first saw the
wonderful Niagara falls, didn't you feel az
though you would like to jump in?" He
No; l hadn't gotten my hotel bill them
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-08

This is too much--too much!" she cried
pale and trembling. '@Then I'll make II
49, said the milliner. Every we'll: wrap
It W" And the deed was done.-Ohio State
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-08

Hes comparatively rich, isn't he?" II
should say rather that he is relatively 30.
he has a rich uncle upon whom he bases
his hopes. '-Philadelph Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-08

Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton has an equal for coughs and colds.-J.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-08

Opium and Liquor Habits Cured.
Book free. B. M Woolley, H. D., Atlanta, Ga.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-08

Any one can dye with Putnam Fadele.
Dye, no experience required.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-08

Lending a man dollar Is . deed of trust
Chicago Daily News.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-08

Stops the Cough
and works off the cold Laxative Bronze
Quinine Tablets. Price Is cents
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-12-31
Family Dissertations.

Dissension in families often arises
from lack of mutual considerable
among the members of the family. The
soft answer that turneth away wrath
is forgotten for the hasty reply, the I'M
kind retort, that kndle the fire of i'll
feeling. Love does not linger In the
home where rudeness shows its unloyc-
" qualities. 1t chooses % dwell in the
home where the spirit of unseliishncss.
of self control, of thoughtfulness and
of charitablcness makes the atmos-
phere sweet. The woman who Is quick
to take offense is not like her of whom
Holy Scripture says, Her ways are
ways of pleasantness, and all her paths
are peace Happy homes depend on
happy hearts. Home is distinctiyely a
woman's sphere, and she who sweetens
II most makes earth nearer heaven.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-12-31
NAMES OF FABRICS.

Muslin is named for Mosul, in Asia.
Serge comes from Xerga, the Spanish
for d certain sort of blanket.
Bandanna is derived from an Indian
word signifying to bind or tic.
Calico is named for Calicut, town in
India, where it was first printed.
Alpaca is the name Of a species of
llama from whose wool the genuine
fabric is woven,
The name damask is an abbreviation
of Damascus; satin is a corruption of
Zaytown, in China.
Velvet is the Italian 'yellute," woolly,
and is traceable farther back to the
Latin vellus, a hide or pelt.
Shawl is from the Sanskrit sala
which means floor. shawls having been
first used as carpet tapestry.
Cambria comes from Cambria, gauze
from GAIA, baizc from Bajac, dimity
from Dametta and jeans from Jean.
Blanket bears the name Of Thomas
Blanket. a famous English c!olhier wht
aided the introduction of woolens into
England in the fourteenth century,
Philadelphia Bulletin,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-12-31
BURIAL CUSTOMS.


The disposal Of the dead among civ
ilized nations has usually consisted OF
one of the following three ways:
Firstly, of closing up the body in earth
or stone; secondly. of burning the body
and coni.aitting to earth the ashes,
and, thirdly. the embalming of the
body. The earliest form of interment
of which we have any account was
that of the paleoithie cave jewellers.
who buried their dead in natural grot-
toes and crevices in the rock similar to
those in which they had lived.
When we come to the later stone age
we find that the people throughout
Europe buried in chambcred barrows
and cairns. Next comes the bronze
age, with its changes. and among 9th
ers the burial CT the dead. The cham
bered barrows passed away, and in
their places barrows were frequently
used without chambers, and cemeteries
of stone cists set in the ground We're
largely employed. Frequently a nat
ural eminence of sand or gravel was
the place assigned for burial, and
around it were circles of standing
stones. During these prehistoric times
cremation was also practiced side by
side with the simple interments of the
people. In pagan times it was custom
airy, whether the dead were buried
with or without cremation, to put in
their graves such articles as urns or
vessels of clay. bronze. gold or glass.
clothing, personal ornaments, nipple
ments and weapons of warfare.
Cremation was largely abolished
when Christianity spread over the
country, and the interment of grave
goods was restricted TO kings and
priests. who continued to he buried in
their royal and sacerdotal robes and
with their insignia Of office.
Down to the tenth century cremation
was customary among the tribes locat-
ed along the Nolga. Here also human
sacrifices in honor of the dead pre-
vailed. Records of eyewitnesses OF the
horrible ceremonies have come down to
us Charlemagne prohibited this usage
among the conquered Saxons under
pain Of death. In India the living wild
ow was In many instances down to
1920 burned with the corpse Of her hus-
band.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-12-31
On the Insfni'E,ent Plan.

Mrs. Browne-Oh, what lovely wed
ding presents Such beautiful silver
ware and such rare china! Wasn't 1t
nice to get such presentsl
Mrs. Greene-Yes, 1t was, but we are
now beginning to pay for them on the
installment plan.
Mrs. Browne-Pay for themf On the
installlnent plan? Why, Mrs Greene,
what do You mean!
Mrs. Greene-Why, the young people
who gave us wedding presents are get
ting married, and we have to send them
wedding nts.-Lippincotts.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-12-31
A Wonderful Invention.

1t is interesting to note that Tor
tunes are frequently made by the in
veption of articles of minor import
ance. Many of the more popular de-
vices are those designed to benefit
people and meet popular conditions,
and one of the most interesting OF
these that has ever been invented Is
the DR.. Whites Electric Comb, pat
ented Jan /, 80. These wonderful
Combs positively cure dandruH. BAR
falling out, sick and nervous head
aches, and when used with DR.
Whites Electric Hair Brush are pos
itively guaranteed to make straight
hair curly in % days time. Thou
sands of these electric combs nave
been sold in the various cities of the
Union, and the demand is constantly
increasing. Our agents are rapidly
becoming rich selling these combs
They positively sell on sight SEND
Tor sample. Mems size 49,, ladies
5oe.-(half price while we are intro
ducing them.) The Dr. White Eiec'
tric Comb Co, Decatur, Montana
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-12-31
Notice to Creditors.

CTATE OF WISCONSIN--ID IOWA COUNTY
- COUR1-lN PROBATE.
In the matter of the estate of Barbara
Pitchesreider deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate of
Barbara Pitchesreider, deceased, having been
issued to james w Hutchisou.
Notice is hereby given, that the creditors OF
lowed and limited by order of this court until
and including the first Tuesday of lame, 1904,
being the 7th day of said month, to present
their claims and demands against said Bar
bnra Pitchesreider. deceased to the county
court for examination and allowance.
Notice is also hereby given. that the claims
so presented, will be examined and adjusted
by this court. at the office OF the County Judge
at the court house in the city of Dodgeville,
in said county, on the first Tuesday of
July. 1904.
Dated this zith day Of November ,O3.
BY Order of the Court
ALDRO jerks, County Judge.
Fielder 81 Fielder. Attorneys, iswi
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-12-31
Another word For II.

Henry" said Mrs, Smudgers, elane-
ing over the front page of the newspa-
per. what do they mean when they
saw that one train telescoped anothcrF
.They mean. my dear, that ii rushed
right into If. 1t is bad kind of COLI
sion"
collision? Then why don't they call
II collideoscope instead OF tele-
scope yr-kansas City Journal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-12-31
Order to Hear Petition OF ADMINISTRATOR to Sell
Real Estate.
CTATE OF WISCONSIN-lOW COUNT
- COURT-IN PROBATE

CTATE OF WISCONSTN-1OWA COUNTY
- COURT-IN PROBATE,
In the matter of the estate of Henderson II.
Faith. deceased
On reading and filing the petition of Alfred
Bishop, administrator of said estate, setting
forth the amount of personal estate that has
come to his hands. and the disposition there.
of the amount of debts outstanding against
said deceased and praying that license be to
him granted to sell the whole of the real es-
tate whereof deceased died sliced for the pur.
pose of paving said debts aud the charges of
ton that there is not sufficient personal estate
in the hands of said Alfred Bishop 10 pay
said debts. and that II is necessary In order 10
pay the same TO sell the whole of said real
estate.
II is therefore ordered that all persons inter
esied IN said real estate appear before this
court. III Il regular term thereof, to be held on
the 10Th day OF December, 1903, at the court
house. in the city of Dodgevlle, nj 10 o'clock
in the forenoon. then and there to show what
cause if any there shall bel why license
should not be granted 10 suid Alfred Bishop
TO sell said real estate according to the prayer
of said petition,
And it is further ordered that this order
prior 10 said day of hearing, IN the Mineral
Point Tribune, IL weekly newspaper Published
| In said county, and copy thereof shall bt
served personally on all persons interested II
| the estate and residing IN said comfy nj leas
twenty days before the day herein appointed
for the hearing
Dated Dodgeyille Wis Nov. 25 1908
ALDRO jerks. County Judge.
j. n. Treweek, Attorney. ssw3
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-12-31
Notice to Creditors.
CTATE OF WISCONSIN-fO IOWA COUNTY
~ GDIfRT- IN pRIRATE

GTATE OF WISC0NSIN--tO COUNTY
- GOURT-fN PROBATE.
In the matter of the estate of Jane
Matthews, deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate OF
Jane Matthews. deceased, having been issued
to james w. Hutehison.
Notice Is hereby given, that the creditors OF
said Jane Matthews. deceased are allowed
and limited by order Of this court until
and including the first Tuesday of June
1904. being the 9TH day of said month, TO pre-
sent their claims and demands against said
Jane Matthews. deceased, 10 the county
court for examination and allowance.
Notice Is also hereby given, that the claims
SO presented will be examined and adjusted
by this court. at the Office Of the County
Judge. ut the court house. IN the city a
Dodgeyille IN said county, o.. The first Tues
dag of July, 1904.
Dated this 18th day OF November, 1908,
by the Court
AfDRD jerks. County Judge,
Fielder Fielder. Attorneys. i7wi