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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-07

young man in trance that of the in
visible bicyclist. staggered through
the room and out of the house to the
saw me.
had arrived shortly before dark,
and when started to go home it was
after 8 o'clock. l would not have had
the GOODNESS to light my lamp had not
dreaded to ride without one over the
very road on which l had seen the
bicyclist, the young man in a trance
What was my annoyance at going over
a hump in the road to see my light go
out. | dismounted, felt in my vest
pocket and found a match, but in strik-
ing it broke it, and the lighted end
sputtered on the ground. felt for an
other, but there was no other. l was
forced to ride on in the dark.
Now, 1 am ready TO admit that l was
in very peculiar nervous condition,
which might account for what followed,
but it does not account for what had
preceded. Suddenly looking down to
my left, l saw the dim outline of a BIZ
rising at the elevations. dipping at the
depressions, the pedals turning as if
moved by a pair of human feet, the
handle bars and. front wheel turning
from right to left and left to right as if
moved by a pair of human hands. !
knew that there was a rider ande felt
sure that>he was the one who had rid:
den on the invisible. wheel--moreover,
that had not half an hour before left
him lying in trance. I socn recovered
something of my equa nimity and, motto
ing ahead the house hadspassed during
my previous ride hoped that the light
shining through the window would re-
veal the face Of the rider.@:I was disap:
pointed. There was no face that natu-
raj light would reveal. The next mo.
ment, as before, we reached the fork
in the road, and the heel vanished. /.
r. There was a blank OF. some weeks
after this during which was i'll. Now.
says the listener, we have the explana-
! ton. An abnormal brain produced
both meetings. Not so fast. When
recovered, Il learned that the man in q
trance had died. made inquiries about
him and found that his mother lived up
the road that he or his ghostly body
and the bicycle had turned into. Is went
to see her, and she told me that while
her son was in a trance he had fire.
quently visited her spiritually, usual
I " at night. also learned that he was
an enthusiastic bicyclist. ss.=ss.:
s give the views OF my physician. q
noted specialist IN nervous diseases,
not because 1 place faith In him., but
] that my listener may Judge Tor himself.
J He says that I was all the while sur:
fering from nervous strain under
which e eventually broke down. The
case of the man lying IN comatose
',coatl tioa vas u cotneiidl own
brain save him :tlae t,iIcy'
,clIstt = mot very
ana eble aHe'
t,at
I had Visited he.
Let him 10 ,,ellIeve such mn
4 nrd Int
] q. \
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-07
The Strange
CycliSf
[Original.]

lOrlS1nal.J
Most people nowadays contend that
there is no such thing on earth as the
supernatural. This may be so, but there
is abundant evidence of things on
earth that cannot be explained. Per
8onally l believe that as no rule is
without exception so no natural law
is without disturbance. Many things
that we call supernatural are the re-
ssult of such disturbances, or, to speak
more specifically, the possession of alb
& normal faculties.
.* Ever since the beginning of the
wheeling craze I have been an enthn-
ssiastic wheelman. In the summer of
e 1897 l was riding at night along q
country road when my lamp went out
and l was obliged to get on as best
could under the starlight. Presently |
heard faint sound behind me as Of
some one breathing in sleep. The next
moment a bicyclist was beside me-.
5 "Good evening"" he said in singu-
darby quiet voice.
zz5$ >s GOOD evening"" l replied. "Your
wheel makes SO little noise that didn't
hear it, though you were but a few
feet behind me. With that machine
you should carry light
- never use one l see your own lamp
lis not Hghted.'' ~s...,.
went out for lack Of oil. You say
you never use light. Can you see in
the dark p
zzs Starlight is quite enough for me-
my vision orzwith the mans wheel.
The night was not bright cne, yet it
was not so dark but, that 1 could see
him pedaling with his feet and holding
AS if to handle bars but strain my
eyes as l would could see nothing of
his machine. was about to mention
the fact to him and ask an explanation
when we crossed the rays of a light
from window, and ] saw his face.
Notwithstandin the fact that we were
both riding at a good speed, it was as
restful as if lying on pillow in slum-
q Der. At the same moment we came up
on fork in the road, and the stranger
turned away. It was as il he had van
ashed, for after the words Good night
there was absolute silence. ..=
The face Of the stranger haunted me
from the moment u caught that one
brief glimpse. One day, hearing that q
young man was lying in trance in q
neighboring town, concluded to ride
aver on my wheel and visit him: 7 was
obliged to wait my turn In an ante.
q for there were many wishing
, i, ~ II, f,lao xkyn
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-07
By Eliza Cook

al educa ton in scientific temperance in
it's bearing upon national efficiency.
By the laws OF the United States in
struction in scientific temperance is
given in the public elementary schools.
Under these laws there are more than
26,OO0,OOO children of school age in the
United States under this instruction.
And all this has taken place within
the last twenty years. The result is
that the properly instructed are enter
ing into, their Inheritance Of CONNER
cial supremacyin the world. The I'M
portance Of temperance instruction so
recognized has lifted the question out
of the category of "fads,''' to which so
many badly instructed people in this
country consign it, and there the sub
ject is one Of the indispensable Gle
ments of knowledge. In some of the
states a penalty is attached to the neg
lect Oft, in some the topic must &C.
cupy from one-fourth to one-ffth space
in the books on physiology and in 9th
ers no teacher who has not passed a
satisfactory examination in the subject
is allowed to teach. -S. f. i. l.. e.
What is the bearing. of this teaching.
on the commercial world? One result
is that fully 100000 railway men and
100000 more in other employing
are required to be total abstainers.
What the United States has still to
fight is the influx of immigrants from.
the old world, with their traditional
regard for liquor and their ignorance
OF its effects upon them. TO counter
act this the system Of ma tional .educa-
ton in scientific temperance is CON
tinued and enforced, with lasting good
to the country and to the; commercial
spirit which threatens to swamp all
competitor ss. !:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-07

@drunkards, and ian assured zconse-
quence of such a revival would be to
guide public thought to the temper
ance question as whole and so ad-
vance the cause in those wider and
deeper aspects which involve legisla-
ton not only upon the liquor traffic
directly, but upon the Industrial con
ditions which are responsible for pow
erty.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-07

large majority who, aside from what
good traits they possess from q life ts
surance standpoint, are most of them
drinkers of intoxicants, who vary all
the way from the worst inebriates up
to the regular everyday tippler and tia
so called Thoroughbred sport" .sz4<2Sets., g.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-07
Why WOMAN SUI.
FRAGE MAKES SLOW
By CARRIE CHAPMAN GAIT,
President National Suf.
frdge Association

HE SUFFRAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN WON
BY THE SAME PROCESSES WHICH HAVE
GAINED EVERY OTHER PRIVILEGE HAD
IT BEEN CUSTOM OR STATUTORY LAW
WHICH FORBADE WOMEN TO VOTE.
The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1903-10-30
IRRIGATION CANAL
CONSTRUCTION.

The irrigation canal under coilstruc-
ton in Churchill county, will connect
with the Carson river at Wightman
ranch, eight or nine miles above Rag
town where the water of the Truckee
will flow into reservoir eight or nine
miles in length with dam li0 feet in
height, built of cement. The im-
pounded water will cover part of the
Pray and Vail ranches, the latter
owned by Senator Newlands. Into
this enormous basin the food waters
of both the Truckee and the Carson
rivers will accumulate through the
winter and rarly spring months. The
construction of the canal leading from
the Truckee river will include two tun-
nels, $50 and 1900 feet in length.
These tunnels will be water tight with
cement, nearly 100000 barrels of which
will be used In the construction of the
canal.-Dispatch.
The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1903-10-30
ANOTHER SMALL REC.
LAMATlON SCHEME.

Charley Kinds, of Smith valley, is
constructing dam in Red Canyon,
about five miles from his ranch, for the
purpose of storing surplus snow and
spring water for irrigation and stock
watering purposes. The dam is started
on the bed rock and IL now II feet
high, 25 feet thick at the base and %
feet wide. When completed the dam
will be much higher and considerably
wider at the top. 1t will back water
up several miles in the canyon and
make a reservoir several acres in extent
with an average depth of possibly Is
feet 1t is believed water enough can
be secured this way to irrigate the
ranch in the latter part of the season
when the water from other sources is
led. Times.
The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1903-10-30
NONE OF MANS
BUSINESS

We'd like to know why it is that
ladies have their dress skirts made SO
long that they are obliged to carry
half dozen yards of cloth in their
hands in order to be able tn walk
Arlington News.
Strange how some men will spend
so much valuable time IN useless
curiosity as to the ways OF women's
conduct. There is no ways in this
case. No man knows anything about
woman that ever lived, except his
mother. And she is not like any Other
woman-not another like her ever
lived A married man finds out new
things about his wife every day; finds
that he does not half know her; never
did know her; never will know her
she's to much for him, to much foi
any man living. She's the riddle q
creation. In time he learns to quii
asking fool questions like the above,
and anout her net hose and half hose
her high heel shoes, or which end hei
dress is snort. It's none of his busi
ness and he won't find out by asking
either.-Ex.
The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1903-10-30
The old Bodie Foundry In Bodie was
totally destroyed by fire last week.

totally destroyed by fire last week.
Pool rooms are to be opened at tn,
Oberon in Reno on November 14th 70
the California race meet.
An Indian paper announces that ,
lady candidate for school director "i
stripped for the race"
1t is now claimed that a iailroac
from Sodaville to Tonopah will be COM
pleted In five months.
A Denver butcher dressed a 120(
pound steer last week in three minutes
and thirty-eight seconds.
The contractors for excavating the
Churchill irrigation canal announces
they will sub-let to men with small
outfits.
Emlgrants are exploring the lands
III Nevada that are embraced in the
national irrigation scheme. They trav-
ell by wagon.
Col. Cortina of the Mexican army has
presented President Diaz with a saddl.
that cost $4,000. The Colonel has
spent seven years experimenting its
production.
The Carson and Colorado road will
take off the through train to Sodaville
after November lst, and passengers
from Tonopah will have to lay over al
Hawthorne all night.
The Reese River Reveille says that
from all sections come reports that
range feed is scarce and hay high.
Stockmen say If the winter is severe
one the loss of cattle will be very large.
The revolver of convict Miller,
who escaped from the Reno officers,
has been recovered by Chief Leeper.
Shortly after eluding the offers Miller
sold the weapon to the Mint saloon for
81.
Charles Calvin did not die of strich-
nine poisoning on the 9th of last July,
at Hobart. Such is the positive dec
laration of DIR. C. L. Morgan, city ex-
pert in chemical analysis for San
Francisco, says the Grass Valley Rec
ord.
The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1903-10-30

A young man living near town had
a sister named Jessie, who was sent to
a fashionable boarding school. When
she # he remarked that he hoped
she would not acquire any afiectation
often learned at such places, For
about year he had no fault to find on
that score. Then came letter signed
"Jessica' instead of Jessie. He replied
as follows Your welcome letter received.
Papica and mamica are well, Aunt
Maryica and Georgia. started to Cali
fornica yerstady. / bought new
horsica. 1t is a beautica. Its name is
Nannica. Your afiectionate brother
Sammica. Melvin (Ill.) Transcript.
The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1903-10-30

The Nye County Mercantile Com
pany erected mile posts along the
stage route from Sodaville to Tonopah,
the distance from each place beng
painted on each post. These signs
have been oblIterated by travellers
who evidently experienced a rough
deal while sojourning in Nevada's
Mecca and took revenge 10y substitu-
ting SO many miles to He'll in place of
Tonopah.
The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1903-10-30
Sheridan Hotel
r. FRiCKE, PROP.

Having assumed the Management of this
well-known hosiery, snail conduct the same
on an up-to-date plan. The table is supplied
with the Very Best on the Market
The bar is Il feature of the house and at ali
times its patrons will be served with choice
The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1903-10-30

A Chicago boy who was respondent
because of unrequited love tried to
commit suicide by shooting himself
through his right side, supposing his
heart was located there. This, however,
10 not u laughing matter. When a boy,
takes on a good strong case of love, it
is not fair to expect him to keep very
close track on the location Of his
"in'rds.n
The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1903-10-30

When DIR. Patterson had reached the
eastern part of this State, returning
from Massachusetts, he was called
upon the train to officiate at the birth
of child whose mother did not expect
the event until she reached San
Francisco.
The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1903-10-30

Reno police are rading opium joints.
The Nevada honey crop this year is
valued at 10000.
The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1903-10-30
STATE
NEWS

Reno police are rading opium joints
The Nevada honey crop this year Il
valued at 800 900.
) ioree of twenty men is employed
III mlnes at Pyramid, Washoe county
n man named Robertine 10 going tt
start large chicken ranch near Reno
The entire grain yield Of the Trucket
meadows this year Is estimated al
800 tons.
Prospective settlers are inspecting
the land along the line of the national
irrigation canal.
Ogden is overrun with thugs and
cut throats and vigilance committee
has been formed.
Governor Sparks is said to be one OF
company organized to build a large
packing house in Kansas City.
Lieutenant-Governor Allen uses a
solution of tobacco for spraying fruit
trees on his Churchill county farm to
kill insect pests
J. 4. Aiken has sold over a million
shingles in Reno during the past
month. This figure gives some idea of
the progress of the town. Gazette.
1t has been found that the late grand
jury in Nye county was Illegally drawn,
and all the work 1t accomplished will
have to be done over again.
Several Piutes from the vicinity of
Virginia City have quit the Indian
school at Carson, giving as reason
that the food served there il not equal
to the backdoor handouts on the
Comstock.
Reno Is to have a modern hospital
which will be founded by ten of the
leading physicians, probably on the
grounds formerly occupied by Bishop
Whitacre's school for girls.
The Southern Pacific company claims
to have expended sl04, ,s4s, 1889 in i'm
provements and equipments on its
railroad system during the past three
years.
Reno has record OF thirty-three
convictions out of thirty five criminal
trials in the District court In ten
months, the sentences imposed aggre-
eating ls0 years.
Congressman Van Duzer is reputed
70 have organized mining and ex-
ploration company in Washington,
D. C., with an alleged paid up capital
Of sl0,oOo,ooO
The Utah State Journal publishing
company of Ogden ha- been incorp-
a6ated with capital of $4,000 with
\. J. Windle, formerly of the Hum
aeldt standard, as one of the directors.
The Carson aud Colorado railroad
company will discontinue daily
through train service 10 Sodaville on
November /. and passengers for Tono-
eah win be compelled to remain over
5ieht at Hawthorne.
Miss Adelins Ratletto, in a note to
taa Neua Gazette, denies that she is en-
.a2ei .a SEED anyone and that she l.
engaged as leading lady i'll the Harkins
stock Company, at Queens Theater,
Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1t is ALLEGED that Cinnamon in the
various parts OF the state are being
assessed to raise fund for the prose
cution of those responsible for the des B
of their countryman, killed in tht
ronopah eviction.
There has been no school in Yer
jngton this week, owing to the fac
that Prof. Brandon resigned afte
having a little mix-up with tn
Trustees. The Trustees held q meet
ing Thursday night and have en-
gagged Miss French ofReno as principal
and school will open again Monday
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-07-09
Savings Deposits.

Merchants and Farmers Bank, corner
Spring and Texas streets, Shreveport.
The savings deposits of this bank is
one of its deservedly popular features.
Interest at the rate Of three per cent per
annum is allowed on all sums of one dol
lar and upwards remaining on deposit
three or more calendar months.
When made during the first three days
of any month, interest is allowed on
these deposits as if made on the first day
in the month. Interest on all sums not
drawn will be payable on the first days
OF February and August, and interest
not then withdrawn is added to the prin-
ciple, thereby, giving depositors COM
pound interest.
Deposits may be made by married
women or minors in their own names.
Facilities are given depositors to draw
money.
Deposits made for longer period than
six months draw a higher rate than or.
binary savings deposits.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-07-09
report of collections for quarter
ending June 80, 1908:
On 10 mill tax............S 5456 70
On acreage tax-.-...-..--...-. 3713 70
On 1916 bales cotton ........ 4658 %
Total. $i3827 80

Respectfully,
A. r. THOMPSON, Sheriff, &c.
Benton, La, July 1, 1903.
For the information of the pub
lie the Bossier Levee Board calls
attention to the advertisement Of
its land in this issue of Bossier
Banner, which are for sale, and
desires to state that the Bossier
Levee Board will receive bids at
each and every meeting of said
Board, and that bidders may come
before the Board and make their
bid orally or in writing, the Board
reserving the right to reject any
and all bids.
There being no further business,
the Board adjourned to meet again
in special session on first Thusr-
day, 9th day of August, 1908, to
receive bids on Rough and Ready
and Scopeni Levees, and to re-
ceive bids on Bossier Levee Dis
trict lands now advertised for sale.
w. B. MCCORMICK, President.
T. N. BRADEN, JR., Sec'y.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-07-09
Bible Brilliants.


will accept you, saith the Lord
God.-Ezekiel xiii, 81.
Continue in prayer, and watch
in the same with thanksgiving
Colossians iv, 2.
Set your affection on things
above, not on things on the earth.
-Colossians iii, 2.
For thus saith the Lord God;
Behold, I, even l, will both search
my sheep, and seek them OUT
Ezekiel "a, IL.
For though / be absent in the
flesh, yet am / with you in the
spirit. joying and beholding your
faith in Christ.-Colossians ii, 5.
And having this confidence, l
know that shall abide and con-
tinue with you all for your further
ance and joy and faith.-Philip-
plans i, Is.
Let the words of my mouth,
and the meditation of my heart,
be acceptable in thy sight, o
Lord, my strength my redeemer.
Psalm xxi, IA.
Let him know, that he which
converteth the sinner from the
error of his way shall save a soul
from death, and shall hide a null
titude of sins.-James v, 20.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-07-09
Carterville News.

Mr.. Whitaker of Red Land,
spent Friday and Saturday at the
home of Mr.. J. J. Robertson.
Mr.. ]. Q. Adams and family
were the guest of Mr.. j. L. Nor
gan last Saturday night and Sun
day.
Mr.. E. C. Dodson and family
visited friends at this place last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Harrington
spent day and night with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. May Far
rington.
Mr.. W. w. Allen visited his
brother, Mr.. j. F. Sexton at Glas-
cow, Ark, Saturday.
Your writer had the pleasure of
attending a fishing picnic last FRI
dsy near Emma, which he enjoy
ed very much.
The people of our vicinity spent
the Fourth at various places. All
that have reported say they had
a joyous time.
Many of our people are SPEND
ing some of their spare time in
fishing and eating.
Blackberries are ripe and are
being picked by the pailful. The
crop is exceptionally good.
Since warm weather has begun
and local showers are passing
around cotton has begun to push
its roots into the ground and show
| forth a good color, which makes
the farmers pocket feel heavy at
the present prices of cotton.
| Most of our farmers have their
crops clear of foulness and on &C.
count of cotton being smaller than
usual, at this time of the year,
they will work it later than they
commonly do.
Rev. Olive, ST., will preach in
our school house next Sunday at
II o'clock. Every one is invited
to attend and receive of the spirit
| ual feast.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-07-09
Notice to Eeyee Contractors.
Office Board of Commissioners,
Bossier I,evee District.

Bossier City, La, July 2, 1905.
Gealed proposals will be received ~ e.
- Office Of the Board OF Commiesione1|
of the Bossier Levee District, in Bo@ief
City, La, up to P. NJ, THURSDAY.
August 9Th, 1903, for the constTucticn g
the following levee work in the Parisa
OF Bossier, viz:
ROUGH AND READY.--Newlevee. Ap-
proximate contents $1,000 cubic yard.k
Deposit required, $225. Bond rsquireas
5000.
ScopENI.-New levee. Approxinlas9e
contents $1,000 cubic yards. uepoas
required, $4,000.
Cash or certified check 70 W.
amount Of the deposit required mals|
accompany each bid. ID
The right TO reject any and all Dies =
reserved.
Other information as to locatles,!
character of work, terms OF PAYNE
and blank forms for proposals may II
obtained at the Office of the PresiasA
of the Board at Shreveport, and q ~
Office of the Board of State Enginee't
at New Orleans, La.
w. B. MCCORMICK, Presidcnss
T. N. BRADEN, JR., Sec'y. Gurus =.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-07-09

We call the attention of our
readers to the advertisement OF
Tulane University published in
this issue.
The advantages offered by Tu-
lane for real college work in let
ters and in science are unsurpass-
ed in any of our Southern univer-
sites. Tulane is the largest ur-
ban University in the South, and
has completed the most successful
session in its history, with ninety
one instructors and 1854 students,
and the prospects for the coming
year are still more flattering. It
has large and well-equipped lab
oratories and workshops, libra
ries, twenty fine buildings, and
ample grounds. Owing to the
reasonable rates in the dormator-
les the expences Of a student at
Tulane are low, and opportunities
are afforded students of limited
means to help pay their way
through. It is the announced
policy of the President that, in
the academic departments, no
boy, if properly prepared for col
lege work, will be turned away
from its doors from inability to
pay taition fees. We recomend
the University to parents having
sons or daughters who are think.
ing Of going to College.