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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-24
That Exiled Whisky.
the New York Mail and Exnress

From the New York Mail and Express.
Kentucky is sending 10000 barrels Of
whisky to Europe to mature. 1t would not
seem necessary to send 1t so far-and yet
1t has to go long way from Kentucky il
1t ever hopes to reach old age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-24
Salisbury.

From the New YORK World.
The weary Titan" of Britain is ct last
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-01
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not then withdrawn is added to the prin-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 higher rate than or
binary savings deposits.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-01
Bible Brilliants.

The poor of the flock that watt
ed upon me knew that it was the
word of the ord.-Zechariah XII,
II.
We both hunger, and thirst, and
are naked, and are buffeted, and
have no certain dwelling place.
| Cor. iv, II.
| will rebuke the devourer for
your sakes, and he shall not de-
stroy the fruits of your ground
Malachi iii, II.
Thou shalt love the Lord thy
God with all thy heart, and with all
thy soul, and with all thy mind.
Matthew xii, 81.
And book of remembrance
was written before him for them
that feared the Lord, and that
thought upon his name.-Malachi
iii, Is.
Blessed are We, when men shall
revile you, and prosecute you,
and shall say all manner of evil
against you falsely, for my sake.
v, IL.
If two of you shall agree on
earth as touching anything that
they shall ask, it shall be done
for them of my Father which is in
Observation-Disclosures xviii, 10.
Continue in the faith grounded
and settled, and be not moved
away from the hope of the gospel,
which ye have heard, and which
was preached to every creature
which is under heaven. -Colos-
slams j, %.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-01
Homestead Entry No. 6O13.
Land Office at Natchitoches, La,
Dena rtrnant Of the Infnrinr

/
Department OF the Interior,
September 1, 1903.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
~ ing named settler has filed notice of
his intention to make final proof in sup
port of his claim, and that said proof will
be made before the Clerk Of the District
Court at Benton, La, on October "a,
1903, viz: Homestead Entry No. 60i3-
John A. Goodwin, Ivan, La.,-for the
southwest quarter of northeast quarter,
west half of southeast quarter and south
east quarter of southwest quarter of
section 80, township II North, range ii
West, Louisiana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz: A. Carr,
J. B. Wilmington, ]. F. Adair, J. D..
Campbell, all of Ivan, La.
j. ERNEST BREDA, Register.
September 10, 1903. oct @
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Homestead Entry No. 1865.

Department OF the Interior,
Land Office at Natehitoches. LIZ,
August -, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
~ ing named settler has filed motto,
of his intention to make final proof ir
support of his claim, and that said proc
will be made before the Clerk of Distric
Court at Benton, La, on October 1a
1903, viz: Homestead Entry No. 1868
Oliver C. Cason, of Mot, La.,-for the
Lot 3, section 81, township q North
range II West, Louisiana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses tc
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz: E. N.
Shaver, j. B. Lynn, G. E. Rodgers, O.
]. Kilgore, all OF Mot, La.
j. ERNEST BREDA, Register.
August y, 1903. oct Is
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-01

We are glad to note no bitter
strife in the ranks of the Demo-
Gratis of Rapides, and we trust it
will so continue until nominations
are made. No candidate ever
won votes by abusing his political
opponent, and all the candidates
should remember that truth
Alexandria Town Talk,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-01
Colored Schools.

Bright STAR. H. Wyche, Joe Phillips
and Twigg Gladney, trustees.
st. john. w. Onley, Henry Davis,
Alex Davis, trustees.
Fillmore-Tom Hickman, Isaac Tall
ferro, George Fullwood, Jr., trustees.
Haughton-Allen Perry, Tom Jones,
trustees.
Koran-Dr. E. Houston, Dave Wood
son, trustees.
Pineville-J. G. McDade, A. T. Jeter,
E. NJ. Oglesby, trustees.
Ebeneezer-A. C. Skannal, Joe Randle
and Dave Marshall, trustees.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-01

Quits from s10up; pants from 3.25up.
~ Cleaning and dyeing done; allwork
guaranteed. Anything made to order.
522 Market street, Shreveport.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-01
Homestead Entry No. 71G1.
Department of the Interior,

Department of the Interior, !
Land Office at Natchitochcs, :
Augusr %, 1905.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
~ ing named settler has filed notice
Of his intention to make final proof j.
support of his claim, and that said proc
will be made before Clerk District Cou,
ii Benton, La, on October 20, 1903, viz
Homestead Entry 7i6i-Lamptia Chap
man, OF Midway, La. for the nortnwe
quarter southeast quarter OF section fl
township 70 North. range II Yves;
Louisiana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses 1
prove his continuous residence upon an
cultivation OF said land, viz: Winsto
Maxwell, Thomas Black, FL Bryant
Will Douglas, all OF Midway, Ii.
]. ERNEST BRED.A, Register.
August q, 1865. oct Is
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-01

The cotton crop of this season
for Georgia is 1,076, 600 bales,
against 1,470,0O0, shortage of
1874, 900 bales, as estimated by the
State Commissioner of Agricul-
ture.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-01

Alexandria Town Talk: When
the Louisiana Lottery was in exis-
tence the parishes had no trouble
in getting candidates to run for
the Legislature, but now some of
them are short on candidates for
this office, and Rapides among
the number.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-01

In Morocco the punishment for
stealing a loaf of bread is loss of
the eyes; a hot iron the instru-
ment. Beggars with empty SOCK
cts like the highways; their petit
tons make a sort of moan.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-01

A very fortunate man lives in
Atchison; the person he dislikes
most in the world lives in South
Africa. Globe,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-01

Says Bishop Fowler: big
words are the vehicles in which
we bury our little ideas"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-01
News Items.

Illinois manufacturers have or
ganized a secret protective asso-
citation.
H. K. Whitley, postmaster at
Bandana, KY, committed suicid
last Thursday.
Miss Klumie Stone, a stenog-
rapher of Birmingham, Alabama, |
suicided at her desk.
The Alabama Legislature has
passed a law prohibiting baseball
and other games on Sundays.
Missouri Confederate veterans
shouted down a proposition to
change the words of ''Dixie."
Nine men were killed and seven
injured Sunday by the wrecking
of a railroad train near Danville,
Va.
Four persons were burned to
death in the destruction of the
Hotel Brunswick in Rochester,
Ny.
A Sioux City man contracted
appendicitis by biting off and
swallowing the ends of his NOUS
tache.
Two men who entered box
car in Michigan to steal ride
were locked in and starved to
death.
Herman Rossow, of La Crosse,
Wis.,, killed his wife Sunday as
she entered a church and attempt
ed suicide.
Mrs. Kate Leman, of Calves
ton, Texas, was shot and killed by
Charles A. Balcke, her lover, who
later suicided.
An Indiana editor publishes the
names of all persons in his county
employing negroes in order to
drive out the negroes.
The yield from the Texas cotton
crop is now estimated at 2, 800, 900
bales. Seventy counties have
suffered from boil weevils.
A bogus bank was exposed in
Chicago last week, which had
been used to defraud business
houses of sums amounting to
$3.50, 600.
It was officially announced last
Thursday that the duty on cotton
goods imported into Russia will
not be lowered this year.
The fishing steamer Beatrice of
New York foundered at sea, and
her crew of 50 men went down
with her in the recent great At
lantic coast storm.
Dynamite was exploded by rob-
bers under the buggy of Contrac-
tor Ferguson of the Wabash Rail-
road, near West Middleton, Pa,
last Friday. Ferguson was killed
and his bookkeeper was blown
200 feet. Ferguson had with him
$500, which is missing.
Clifton Branham was hanged
at Wise, Va, last Friday for the
murder of his blind wife. Bran
ham, who was Hatfield Mccoy
feud leader, had killed half
dozen persons and served fifteen
years in the penitentiary. He
was pardoned by Gov. Beckham
in 1902, and had been at home
from the penitentiary only short
time when he killed his wife.
The Russian steamer Truvour
arrived at Alden, Arabia, last
Thursday with the passengers
and crew of the French steamer
Admiral Gueydon, which sailed
from Marseilles July Is, for
French Cochin China, and whose
survivors went through exciting
experiences. The steamer was
set on fire by an explosion of her
boiler at midnight, July 80, when
As miles off Socotra, an island in
the Indian Ocean, but heavy seas
prevented the crews reaching the
island. The burning steamer
drifted 800 miles during three
IL ~9 e. II
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-01

When there is anything to be
done, the demand of common
sense is to go at once and do it.
Delay is dangerous on many
grounds. A postponed duty be-
comes hard and irksome. To put
off task from day to day is to
invest it with fictitious and imagi-
nary difficulties. Men frequent
ly waste more time in dreading
their duties than it would take to
perform them. This fact is worth
MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-10-01
State News.

The use of molasses as mule
feed is gradually being extended
in Iberville parish.
The Mexican government has
asked New Orleans merchants to
furnish catalogues, price lists and
business information.
The prospects for 2 large rice
crop in Louisiana are fine, ac-
cording to General Superintend-
ent Fay of the Southern Pacific.
The Louisiana Planter says the
sugar cane crop will be nearly as
large as that of last year, and
that this years crop will bring
into our State twenty five millions
of dollars in money.
The large incaease of acreage
in st. Martin parish from cane
lands and also new land into rice
cultivation has been very unfor-
tunate from a sanitary point of
view. Within what may be called
the rice district there, both last
summer and this summer there
has been a great deal of sickness
where formerly it had been very
healthy.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-05-02
C6e ddDenfureS
Of Three tUomen

Three women started out to be loYeG.
The first woman choS" millionaire.
The second woman chose Il poet
The third woman said "Tll wait"
The first woman. having found
suitable millionaire. set her cap for
him. But the millionaire was willy and
not to be won 50 easily.
"It is evident to me-" II" said. from
this GIRLS anxiety that she is extremely
drS;rolIs of marrying nae. She has sci
ont with thf.; idea in her head. and this
very fact irritnirH ~" into an ohStinacy
that | shouldn't hay" un'i"r other cir
cumStnuccs. b"cauS" Sh" is certainly
very beautiful
So Il" hung off until the woman gay"
it up as bad job
The second womam several times
thought sh" had found u poet. hut in
each instance was deceived. for l."
turned out Ia br nothing but either an
advertisement rlyncr or Il writer for
the magazines. who could easily max"
enough 10 support her. Finally, now
ever. she found the real thing, hui th"
poet. who was IL real poet, would have
none of her.
My poetry" he said, lis too sacred
TO be infrin"cd upon. 1t is not ut all.
you see like the copyright law In
my most cnrapturcd moments you
would bore me to death. No, no.
So the second woman went off in de
SpHir and sought the first woman, and
they wcpt together until curiosity
prompted them to seek the third wom-
an. whom they found, much to their
surprise. happily married to a million
airc who had just published Il volume
of real poetry.
"Why. how happens it," exclaimed
tn" first and second woman. that you
are married and we are not"
Easy enough" said the third won
an. with conGrscpnding smile. You
couldn't wait you know. and could"
Tom Massun in New York Times.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-05-02

He did all he could TO be hearty and
strong;
The trouble he took was surprising,
Rut nothing he tried seemed to help him
along;
Ills weakness was past all Disgusting.
lie took iron tablets and essence of steel
And tonics whose taste was as bad as
their smell,
And pepsin before. also after each meal,
Yet he seldom felt well.
lie never fed rashly; his diet he'd choose
by formula quite scientific:
\ steak or Il chop he would stcrnly re-
fuse,
But the way he ate oats was terrific.
He eorged on chopped feed and on millet
and bran
And such stuffs sanitariums sell;
l'ut, in spite of it all. it's a fact that the
man
Hardly ever felt well.
lie slept in u draft on a pillowless bed
That was hard as Gehenna's gate hinges:
lIe bathed in ice water. a thing that no
said
ought to help his rheumatical twinges:
Also Indian clubs and dumbbells would he
swing
Until with exhaustion he fell;
So It seems-does 1t not?-a remarkable
thing
That he seldom felt well.
Chicago News.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-05-02
Nature.

Her book is open. All who will
May read It's every page and find therein
Tales of green meadows. summer skies
and brooks.
The song of birds and gentle falling
rains
And sunshine dancing and dim. ieaiy
woods:
The flowing Of calm rivers still and deep.
In wondrous colors does she illustrate.
And here the brilliant verdure or the
spring
Soft merges to the deeper, finer tone
OF smiling summer with its beauties ripe.
And there the ruddy gold and somber
brown
OF autumn fade away. but to become
The lights and shadows OF the winter
scenes
And then the winter to the spring again.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-05-02

tircly innocent of all intent To do wrong,
the trinkctS being mechanically drop
ped into poclet or Satchcl while think
Ing of something else.
Cynic All bo>h. They are thieves
born thieves; that's my theory. no mat
ter how rich or refined they are.
Possibly. But before We
part | will thank you for my penknife,
which you borrowed II moment ago to
sharpen pencil. While we were talk
ing you dropped it into your pocket
Now York Weekly.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-05-02
A FAIR AMERICAN.

Mrs. Townsend. who Was Called
Most Beautiful Woman In Europe.
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend, whom cX-
Governor Francis, president of the St
Louis exposition. declared to be the
most beautiful woman he met in
Europe during his recent travels in for
eign capitals. is the wife of the United
States minister TO Belgium and 10 an
American born and bred.
Mrs. Townsend was formerly Miss
Natalie Hannah of Philadelphia and is
of French descent. Since the Town
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-05-02
THE OLD WORLD.

This is the first time Ireland ever
heard the British lion pur.-ChicagO
News.
No matter how quickly each difficult
ty is settled, the European war scare
never gets the lazy microbe.-Denver
Republican.
Europe will find himself carved up ac-
cording to the very latest methods
known to continental surgery.-To-
ronto World.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-05-02
His Apology.

Bill-Do YOU know you owe me $40:
Jill-Oh. yes! remember, borrowed
it Il month ago.
That's what you did,
Il owe YOU an apology"
81 should say you did,
"Iicrc'S - cents"
"Whnt'S that for
"That's an apology for Sl0."-New
York Evening Telegram.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-05-02

of mind over matter. For some time
she has conducted school of her phi
loSophy in Chicago.
Mrs. Cheney is the wife of the libra
rian of the Chicago Public library and
visited New York at the invitation of
Mrs. Russell Sage. She is a native Of
Milwaukee and is about forty five years
old. Her parents We're cultured peo-
pie, and she was educated in Europe.
She is an accomplished musician and
linwuSt
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-05-02

sends We're married in 1856 they have
spent most of their lives abroad. For
the first six years Mr.. Townsend de
voted his time to the study of intcrna-
tional law and the history of diplomacy,
with Il view to writing on those sub
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-05-02

Gladys She has named her auto aft
or her eX-husband, the count.
Ethel And why!
Gladys Well, it is very fast and
usually brokc.-Judgc.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-05-02

and present officers of the military, na-
of the United States for the purpose of
advancing the knowledge of military
surgery. medicine and camp sanitation.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-05-02

Cynic-What do You think of the re
narkablr number of arrests for klepto-
mania:
PhilosOpher-AIost of them are Gu
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-05-02

jcctS. In 1895 he was offered the post
of first secretary Of legation and ac-
cepted il.
to Portugal and three years ago was
transferred TO Belgium. The Town
sends house at BRUSSELS has been the
scene of many brilliant social events.
and the beautiful Philudelphian is one
pf the most popular ladies in the diplo-
matte set at the Belgian capital.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-05-02
MILITARY SURGEONS.

why the Associations VIII he Warm
~ Welcomed In Boston.
Boston is planning TO give the Asso-
citation of Military Surgeons of the
United States warm welcome when
it meets in that city in its twelfth an
nual convention May 1922.
The association is composed Of past
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-05-02

Wig | see the original Uncle Tom
Of Uncle Toms Cabin" is dead.
Wagg-What, again? - Philadelphia
Record
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-05-02
Cards..
p. G. BARNES,
BARTON. MD.

DROMPT and careful attention to all legal
l business.
Law, Collections, Real Estate and Divorce
Practice
Write or call. In either case your business
will obtain prompt attention Jan IL
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-05-02
APOSTLE OF NEW CULT.
frs. Cheney, Who Teaches the Pitt
IosOphy of Right Thinking.

Mrs. John Vance Cheney, apostle OF
I'll" new cult of mental philosophy,
which New York society has taken up
with en-. uSiasm. for years has been in
tereStcd in the Stndy of the influence
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-05-02

SURGEON GENERAL Il, A. BLOOD.
In addition. there will be delegates
from the military forces of nearly ev-
cry civilized nation OH the globe.
Massachusetts is making special eff
forts to make the occasion memorable,
because at the last convention the state
was honored by the election of Briga-
dier General Robert \. Blood, surgeon
general of the Massachusetts volunteer
militia, as president of the association
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-05-02

nl5|f g BAl1'MoR1 8 Ono
N=S: RAILROAD.
November 23, 1902.
NNand AFTER above date until further
" notice TRAINS will arrive and depart
from CT MBERLAND aS follows:
Main Line.
EASTBoUNp.
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York Express;
No. 4 arrives 2::}O a. m; leaves 2:}S a III.
No. 10. Observation-Disclosures. leaves ID a. Ill.
No. S..arriveS 7:ll a. NJ. ; leaves I;3l a. III.
No. ,. arrives 1:5S Il. M; leaves SOL a. IN.
No. 6...... r......'....'' leaves 70. p' ILL.,
No. .................. leaves l0;41 p. III.
*Batimnre and Way:
No. .1l.................. leaves 315 =. m.
Express:
No 46. arrives CD p, M; leaves 6:4op. m.
*Grafton and Way:
No. -. arrives 5:35 pm
wESTBoUND.
Pi.tsburg Express:
No. 9. arrives lbs Il. m,
Pittsburg Limited:
No. H. arrives $50 Il. IN.
Cincinnati and st. Louis Express;
No. 3. arrives 5:25 a. III. leaves 5:32 a. M.
*Parkcrsburg, Wheeling and Way
No. Observation-Disclosures. leaves 700 a. III.
Express:
No Il. arrives 9:l0 M.
No. % arrives 2:35p III. leaves 3.O5 p. III.
No, 5..arrives 2;55 =. III.
No l6. leaves 3:l0p. IN.
Cincinnati and st. Louis Limited Express
No. l..arrives SD p. M. leaves SIS p. III.
Chicago Express;
No 7..arrives l0;4op. m. leaves l0:5op. M.
PittSburg Division.
EASrBOUNp.
No 10. Express arrives 2:l3 Il. III.
No. ii. Express. arrives 6:l1 p. III.
No. T.. Limited Express. arrives lO;42 p. III
No. H.. Mail ..... ........ arrives l2:lI =. IN.
No. g.. Limited Express. arrives l233I p. III.
For leaving time see same Express numbers
eastbound on Main Line.
wEsTBOUNp.
No. o. 9..ExpreSs. ........... leaves l:35 Il. m.
No. II. .pitisburg Limited leaves l:55 Il. m.
No. Il. Chicago Express leaves go Il. m.
No. -. Mail leaves 3:2U p. III.
No. 5..Chicago Limited leaves 80 p. m.
For arriving time see same Express NUM-
bers westbound on Main Line.
#EXcept Sunday.
No. - is local train from Cumberland to
Pittsburg, and No. II from PttSburg to'Cum-
berand.
Through tickets, east and west, for sale at
Cumberland. NJ. G. CLARKE,
G. l.. POTTER, Ticket Agent.
General Manager ID. b. MARTIN,
Nov - Manager Passenger Traffic.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-02-02
/: :EL LEGlTIMO DE MENNEN.

Una cajita de POLvOS DE
TOCADOR DE MENNEN DE tai.
co BORATADO, contiene maa
cornodidad y provecho para
los hombres, mujeres y nifioa
que ninguna otra preparation
que Sc shaya descubieTto hasta
el dia. No solo es un lujo, sino
una necesidad. Para ca1mar
Ell ardor del cntis desollado.
los sarpullidos, quemaduras
de sol, y demaa afecciones de