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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-03-12
Bossier Levee Board Proceedings
March 5, 1908.

March 5, 1908.
BossIER City, LA, MAR. 5, 1908.
The Board of Commissioners of
the Bossier Levee District met
this day at Bossier City, La, in
adjourned session for the purpose
of receiving bids on the Buck
Hall Levee.
Roll called. Present: w. B.
Mccormick, President; A. j.
Moss, T. W. Stinson and Aleck
Caplis. Absent: G. A. F. Poole,
W.. T. Colquitt and W. D. Mercer,
L.
Minutes of last meeting were
read and approved.
Upon motion, Secretary Braden
was requested to open and read
the bids received on Buck Hall
Levee.
Bids received were as follows:
BUCK HALL LEvEE-ABOUT 20,
CUBIC YARDS.
Jordan Bros. bid was II cents
per cubic yard.
J. H. Stinson's bid was II cents
per cubic yard.
Mike Hunts bid was 16 $4,000
cents per cubic yard.
I.R. Bobbitt's bid was Is 80. 100
cents per cubic yard.
w. G.. Mullen's bid was Is and
69-10O cents per cubic yard.
After reading of the bids, the
contract on Buck Hall Levee was
awarded to w. C. Mullen at Is
and 69-1OO cents per cubic yard,
Che being the lowest bidder pay
able out of funds collectable from
tax rolls of the years 1903, 1904
and 1906.
After awarding the contract to
W. c. Mullen, Secretary Braden
returned to each of the bidders
the required cash deposit which
accompanied their bids.
An approved claim of c. W. v.
Child for S21.50 for work done on
levee during high water in De-
cember, 1902, was presented to
the Board and President and Sec
rotary was authorized to issue
warrant for same.
A claim of r. B. and A. B.
Childers for levee work in Deem
Der, 1902, for SIS was presented,
and referred to the committee
from the lower end of District for
approval.
Secretary Braden was instruct
ed to notify R. H. Bush, contrac-
tor of Christiana Levee, that there
would be sufficient funds with
State Auditor by the close of first
quarter March 81, 1909 of 1903,
to pay warrant issued to him on
Feb. 8, 1908.
After discussion of important
matters in which the Bossier
Levee District is Interested, the
Board adjourned to meetin special
session on Tuesday, March 10,
1903, at 1 o'cock P. M, Bossier
City, La, and Secretary request
ed to notify each and every mem
Der and impress upon them the
necessity of having a full attend
ance of the Board.
W. MCCORMICK, President.
T. N. BRADEN, JR., Sec'y.
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The health department of Bal
iimore reports POP deaths and 376
births last week.
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A negro arrested at Newport
News, Va, confessed the theft of
twenty overcoats.
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The present population of New
Orleans is something over 315, 600
people.
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The Ameer of Afghanistan has
divorced all of his wives but four.
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Glittering Generalities.

Glittering General1ties.
Quality is even more important
than quantity.
Be firm, but not offensive, in
your opinions.
Every trouble expands with
each rehearsal.
It is an easy matter for a man
to deceive himself.
Every man should form his
own acquaintance.
Some people cultivate trouble
for others to harvest.
When you have nothing to say
let another do the talking.
Some peoples religion consists
almost wholly of intolerance.
The sound of revelry by night
portends headache in the morn
ing.
The man who sings his own
praises merely bores the audi
ence.
The man who criticises him.
self first is apt to do justice to
others.
Intemperance of speech is as
reprehensible as intemperanoe of
appetite.
People who take no thought of
| the future take little of the PRES
emit.
There are degrees in evil-do-
ing, but none of them are worth
taking.
Sometimes you can afford to
be blind to the faults of your
friends.
Those who are constantly look
ing for trouble complain when
they find it.
A thorough knowledge of the
ology is not necessary to life OF
Christianity.
Your lot may be a hard one,
but you cannot improve it by
complaining.
It does not make ones trou-
bles lighter to blame them on
some one else.
The discharge of every duty
today increases the opportuni-
ties of tomorrow.
After you have been just to
yourself there is still justice left
for your nsighbor.
After a man drinks up all OF
his own earnings he is ready to
drink up another's.
The man who steps on other
peoples toes never wants the
compliment returned.
No cause is SO bad that it lacks
advocates, if it has the money
with which to hire them.
One may sing and yet have
music in his soul. The most OF
the songs of life are unsung.
Do not insist on having your
own way always. Other people
are right as often as you are.
No one is a coward who fears
to do wrong. In such case appa-
rent cowardice is real courage.
Wealth that brings with it no
rational enjoyment has simply
been bestowed on the wrong per-
son.
No one can add to the general
fund of enjoyment by simply de-
crying the efforts of his fellow
men.
Some people are never salts
fed until they attain certain
ends, and are never satisfied
after they do.
Red River was 30.7 on the gauge
at Shreveport Wednesday morn
inp. rising twn.tAntha of an inch
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Red River was 30.7 on the gauge
at Shreveport Wednesday morn
ing, rising two-tenths of an inch
during the previous "a hours.
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It is natural that you should
blame yourself last, or not at all.
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When your home printer cannot DO
the work. we recommend the G. g.
WILLIAMS PRINTING CO. Ltd,
Printers, Binders and Blank Book
Manufacturers, Shreveport Ia. -.
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Entry No. 7O44.
Department of the Interior,

l.
Land Office at Natchitoches,
January "a, 1903.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
IN ing named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof in
support Of his claim, and that said proof
will be made before Clerk District Court
at Benton, La, on March is, 1903, viz:
Homestead Entry 7044-William L.
Baker-for the east half of northwest
quarter OF section 8, township % North,
range Is West, Louisiana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses TO
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz: r. Il.
Davis and A. P. Davis, of Roberta, La;
r. II. Baker and Dan Wilson, of Arkana,
La.
J. ERNEST BREDA, Register.
January %. 1903. mar IL
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A. M. McWilliams,
GENERAL LIVERY AND FEED STABLE
BUSINESS CONDUCTED.

GOOD Horses and Vehicles to let at
~ all times. A few select buggy
horses and thoroughbred saddle horses
for sale. "Tie up" with US when you
come to town. Corner of Spring and
Travis streets, Shreveport.
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A. M. KAUFMAN
& CO.,
Stationery, Books and
School Supplies.

Next to Phoenix Hotel, SHREVEPORT, LA,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-03

George-Jack, you gave me the same
book that you gave me last Christmas,
Jack-Shake, old man; so did you.-
Detroit Free Press.
Let me alone" he grumbled. What
on earth did you wake me out of a
sound sleep for?"
Because replied his patient wife,
at was such a distressing sound
Philadelphia Press.
"Bibbs makes it rule never to give
his seat in a crowded car to a young
woman"
How about the elderly ones?'
"Oh. he's too polite to intimate that
any woman is elderly. Exchange.
Il don't believe she has the true ar
tistic temperament, Look at her clothes.
Why, they almost look as if they were
made for her"
ooh, yes; but then, you know. she
has only been studying art very short
time. "-Brooklyn Life.
Ida-Yes. dear, this is one of those
perfume" concerts like they have in
New York.
May-Perfume? Why, I smell gaso-
oline.
Ida-Well you see, they are playing
the Automobile March" now.-Chicago
Daily News.
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If we are not too proud TO learn from
the Germans, and We ought not to be,
perhaps we can learn how to make
! :iquettes that will be a substitute for
high-priced coal Over 100000 tons of
industrial briQuettes are used annually
on the railroads in Prussia, while there
are about three hundred factories in
that country that turn out the house
hold briquettes used in the kitchen. The
briquette weighs about three pounds
and is eight inches long, four wide and
two thick. The household briquette is
made of peat mixed with Ignite and
little coal dust, while the industrial
briquette contains large per cent. of
the coal dust.
1t is said that the combination con-
trolling the manufacture of briquettes
in Germany will soon begin to manu-
facture them in this country. Smart
United States folks should get ahead
of them. Why should we wait for Ger
mans to start new infant industry
here and get the money there is in an
infant industry?
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the arrival of proper credentials. They
waited for months, and finally, it was
arranged by influential intercession
| that, with the guarantees given of well
, known American citizens, the two Chi
nese young men might travel east for
| the purpose of beginning, last Septem-
Der. their studies in Oberlin college
Without giving the subject much
thought they travelled east by the
Canadian Pacific route But when in
/ their journey they arrived at Portal, n.
i D., where the branch line of the
Canadian Pacific enters the United
| States, they were ANONYMOUSLY driven
from the train and back into Canada
! by the local immigration commissioner,
on the ground that they had no right
to enter the United States without
proper credentials. After days of delay
at this point, during which no Roadway
| was made, they went on to Toronto,
only to be met there by the statement
that as in coming from San Francisco
they had not gone to Oberlin college, as
it was intended that they should go,
there had been a forfeiture of their
| bonds, and the United States officials
would proceed against those who had
given them. This intention would prob
ably have been carried out if it had
not been for the interference of the
attorney general at Washington, who,
having been informed of the facts in
the case. sent word that legal proceed
ings had been suspended.
These Cinnamon will doubtless be
civilized and Christianized enough dur
ing their stay in Oberlin college to for
give, but it isn't likely that they will
forget.
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MUCH MON TO BE SPREAD

The railroads have made some money
lately, and they have spent some They
are going to spend more this year For
instance, the Pennsylvania road is
about to enter into contracts calling for
an expenditure Of over $50,0OO 900,
provision having been made for an in
crease of $10O,000,OO0 in the company's
capital stock. Some $4,000 900 is to go
into new yards and buildings at Pitts
burg, $10,0OO,O0O into real estate, etc,
in New York city, $5,OO0,O0O into the
new union station In Washington,
100000 into track elevations, etc, in
New Jersey, 81 ,OOOO 900 for the Trenton
bridge and 100000 for improvements
in Philadelphia. The Baltimore and
Ohio also has work in contemplation
that calls for the early expenditure of
many millions, the total not falling be-
low $50, 100000. The New York Central
has $25, 100000 to spend on general i'm
proVements. The Southern Pacific and
old Central Pacific are to have nearly
100000 of new capital put into them.
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe will
spend $2O,OOOOoO on new lines in Okla
hona.
And so forth and so on. The spend
ing of these vast sums will not only be
good for the country in the improve
ment which it will make in the rail-
roads, but it will also tend to continue
the business activity which has been so
conspicuous and so cheering. All
branches of business will feel the fleets
of the large outlay.
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At the DnrbRr.

Into the city of Delhi so old,
Seated at ease In howd0h of gold,
With his fair lady. Lord Curzon SO bold
Entered with never a blink.
Worshlpped his elephant was by the crowd
All to lncarnate old deities bowed
But as he heard all the shouting so loud,
What did the elephant think?
What did the elephant think Of the show
Where he was largely 1t, whether or no,
AS he advanced with tread stately and slow,
All of his trappings-a clink!
What did he think when the others their
trunks
Raised and blew out their strange noises
like chunks?
Had he a thought of Chicagotown plunks ?
What did the elephant think?
What did this elephant massive and tall,
p0nderous, dignifed, think Of 1t all?
Did he think he had heard Fame trumpet $
call
On immorta!lty's brink?
Or did he wish for the set of the sun,
Wish such vain foolishness all he might
shun?
Dtdn he wish from the start it were done
What did the elephant think?
Indianapolis News.
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wolves are similar to those Of small
and large dogs respectively.
The tracks of rabbits and squirrels,
which progress by leaps, are usually in
groups of four, two large ones, wide
apart, in front, and two smaller ones,
closer together, behind. There should
be no difficulty in Distinguishing habit
tracks from squire! tracks, for as a
rule there are several marked differ
ences. In the first place the rabbit
tracks are as a rule very much larger
and owing to bunny's greater leapins
powers, the groups of four are further
apart. Then the rabbit, having longer
hind legs than the squirrel, spreads his
hind feet more. and thus makes wider
trail. The red squirrels and gray
squirrels make tracks of a similar pat
tern, but the red is so much smaller
than the gray that there is little danger
of mistaking the footprints of either
In leaping along rabbits and squirrels
throw their large hind feet autside and
in front of their smaller fore feet al
each leap; that is why we find the
! large prints in front of the small ones
in each group of four.
Norway rats and many of our wild
mice also proceed by leaps as a rule
but their tracks are so small that OF
course they need never be mistaken fol-
those of squirrels. The meadow mouse
so far as l have observed, does not
leap, but runs along with short quick
steps, and when there is snow upon
the ground, tunnels it in every direc-
ton, often raising distinct ridges on the
surface.
The muskrats trail, which is usually
found near water of some kind, may be
identified by the characteristic shapes
of the footmarks, and by the sharp line
running between them, made by the
knife-edged tail which drags on the
ground.
The trail of mink i'll deep snow is
often little more than a channel such
as would be made by dragging the end
Of a narrow board The trail of an Of
ter is similar but wider. Both these
animals have long bodies and very
short legs, and as their bodies sink in
the deep snow the footprints are often
quite obliterated.
The raccoon. if not in a great hurry
usually walks through the snow. If the
i, latter is deep, the trail will consist OF
two rows Of foot marks all about the
same size alternating right and left
like those of cat, but larger. The rea-
son that they are all about the same
size is that at each step the hind foot
falls into and obliterates the track of
the corresponding fore foot. If the
snow is shallow, the hind foot as a rule
will be placed alongside of the fore foot
and the tracks will be in pairs, one
large and one small one in each pair
corresponding to the hind and fore foot
respectively.
The skunk usually walks, but. like
the raccoon, he can gallop when he will
! When walking he makes trail with
! two parallel rows of footprints, all OF
which, in light snow, show the marks
Of the toe-nails, very distinctly.
ERNEST HAROLD BAYNES.
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THE GOLDEN GOOSF.

Do not kill the goose that lays the
golden egg, but if you must be so fool
ish as to do that don't be further fool
isb enough to omit to look for the gold
in the goose out of which it makes the
golden egg. Save something out of
the valuable bird. A woman, an OBJ
serving woman, teaches us that though
the dead goose cannot continue to be
gold-egg layer it can be a gold mine.
The janitor of a building in Indianapo-
lis entered a goose rattle and won the
capital prize, which was still alive. He
bought ten cents worth of corn, which
the goose ate, and then he killed the
creature. His wife dressed the bird
and roasted it in the familiar manner.
So far all was normal. The wonders
began when she mixed the gravy. Gilt
tering particles appeared in the bottom
of the pan. She scraped them together,
and her husband took them to the jew
eler, who pronounced them gold.
Gold and geese have a natural affinity
for each other, as many men know who
have invested in gold mines. So it is
not altogether surprising that gold has
at last been discovered in a goose. Re
on hand early when the sale of shares
in the Goose-Gold Extracting Company
opens.
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their species If taken with care and
kept surrounded by the protection that
experience and common sense suggest.
and both these mean the continuance
Of the present National Geological Park
under the eyes of congress, but with a
simultaneous provision for first bring
ing up the wild animals in a commodi-
Gus place of confinement in the country
where they belong, large enough to al
low the animals to live without sense
of captivity.
This place, DR.. Lankley suggests,
might be a small ranch where the
things of vital Importance after their
capture, namely. their being ''gentled"
and accustomed to the sight of the
keeper before being transferred to the
National Park. can be carried out
Washington Star.
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GROWTH OF THE NATIONAL,
ZOO"

History of the Only Two Escapes Of
Any Animal There
THE National Geological Park has
been In its present location since 1891,
and during all of that time, nearly
twelve years, but two animals escaped
which caused the least trouble to the
attendants, and those two are known
not to have inflicted the slightest inju-
ry upon any living person.
This assertion was made yesterday
by Mr.. Frank Baker, superintendent of
the park, in response to query as to
whether or not the animals ever get
beyond their confines.
MANY years ago." continued Mr.
Baker 1--WE had a black bear confined
in the dens down on the creek The
weather was cold and the ice formed
rapidly. During the night the water
running down the side of the rocky
cliff froZe as it reached the surface
and finally piled up so high that Bruin
was able to climb over the side of his
cage. He was soon detected by the at
tention and an effort was made to cap
ture him alive Every time the atten-
dants got him surrounded he would
make a charge at one of them and
break through the line by giving the
man great scare. Finally it was seen
that the bear could not be captured
alive, so orders were given by the then
superintendent to kill the animal rath-
er than to take any further chance of
his escaping from the park and inflict-
ing injury upon some person. This
was done in a few minutes.
1.-THE other escape was that of small
cub wolf a few days ago. And right
here I want to say that that wolf is
alive and well in the park to-day. It
has not shown the slightest sign of ra-
bies as has been stated, and there is
not the slightest symptom of anything
being wrong with him. The wolf was
born in the park and has never shown
any of the bad traits of similar ami
mails born in their wild state.
when it Is considered that there are
now in the park five hundred and thir-
ty-seven animals, two hundred and
twenty-five birds and one hundred and
sixteen reptiles, I think you will admit
that we have made an excellent record
and have been particularly successful.
Few Of the larger animals ever made
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WHA1' GIN BE DONE

What can be done in this land of the
free and home of the brave is indicat-
ed by what has been done under our
Chinese anti-immigration law. A
woman writer in the outlook tells the
story. She is connected with Oberlin
college, Ohio, and was one of the mis-
sionaries in China during the Boxer
uprising. Among the Chinese who
helped the American missionaries then
were two young men, They had be-
come converted to the Christian relig-
ion, and were desirious of receiv-
ing an American education, under
theological conditions, for the purpose
of permanently associating themselves
with the work of Christianizing the
Chinese people. With this intent ar
engagements were made to have them
enter Oberlin college But on arriving
in San Francisco the students were told
that their credentials were not salts
factory, and that they must go back
to China. Finally, in view of the in
tercession made on their behalf it was
said that they might be detained, and
they were put in a. detention barrack
under conditions so repulsive and in
sanitary that before long they were
taken sick and had to be sent to the
hospital. After a time, certain we'll
known American citizens becoming re-
sponsible for them, they were permit
ted to take residence in the country
north of San Francisco While awaiting
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Rev. DR.. Hills and the people of
Plymouth church in Brooklyn object
to the placing of a public school build
ing on the lots adjoining the church on
Orange street, and their reasons for
doing this are interesting. DR.. Hills
says: The ideal thing is to use the two
lots as a burial place for Mr.. Beecher'
with the memorial room above, with his
portraits, his manuscripts, his old pull
pit and chairs, his writing desk, the
manuscript of Mrs. Stoves Uncle
Toms Cabin Lyman Beecher's old
pulpit from which he preached the SER
mon on "Duelling" after the death of
Hamilton, and the five sermons on
"Intemperance, with everything re-
lated to the career Of Henry Ward
Beecher in Brooklyn That simple,
classic building in white marble, with
dimensions of 80 by so feet, would not
cost over $25,000 Some day, when I
have time and strength, am going to
set apart three months to work day and
night to raise money for that shrine,
to be built somewhere in Brooklyn.
This is the ideal thing, from my view
point, but I am only one member in