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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-09-24
PHILOSOPHY.

Rainy to-day, drizzly an wet
Thunder a-rumblin' an rumblin';
People complainin': THE wuss weather
YETI
Kickin' an groanin an grumblin
But OF Uncle Luke, with his rheumatic
bad,
He don't go biddin' for sorrow:
"Cisterns are film; ought to be glad,
An the sun'll be shinin' tomorrow.
Hot as a furnace; earth parched an dry;
Every day surely hummer.
People exclaimin': "Jes burnin' up! my!
Never did see sech a summer"
But oil Uncle Luke, as he hobbies aroun'
Tryin' some water to borrow,
Chirps: Hear the corn shootin' out O. the
groun'!
An the drought'll be broken tomorrow.
Funny OIL chap-"contrary cuss,'
People are ready to style i'm.
Yet I notice the man who should make the
mos fuss
Is the one who don't let matters rile
i'm;
An the folks who are scratched, not folks
who are cut,
Are the parties who holler an sorrow,
While others, hard-hit, don't do anythin'
but
Smile. and put faith in Tomorrow
Edwin L. Sabin. in Orange Judd Farmer
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SIMILARITY OF CRIMINALS.
General Characteristics of All Nation
aIities Are Very Much
the Same.

With those who are normally con-
stituted from the moral standpoint.
national features and special charac-
teristics of coutnenance are in general
we'll defined. where broad differences
prevail between the races, such as dis
tinguish Spaniards from Germans or
any other northern people. Nor would
a French or Italian face be easily mis-
taken for an English one.
But with members of the criminal
classes, especially those OF a criminal
ancestry, the question OF nationality
is not so readily determined. Have
lock Ellis, in his work entitled The
Criminal says: An interesting
point in connection with criminal
physiognomy is that 1t is to large
extent independent of nationality.
There is a sameness about all GRIM
inal faces amounting to an obsecura-
tion of the ordinary national type. "
"The German criminal" says the same
authority, "is not very unlike the Ital-
ian. nor lis the French unlike the Eng
lish." Yet, generally speaking, the
| distinction between such countenances
| Is well marked.
NJ. Jolly, French criminologist
| gives it as the result Of his observa
tions that on comparison OF Grim
| inal faces of various nations, b,
studying the photographs Of some 8
/ English, Irish and American thieves
it was difficult in many cases to dis
Germ their nationality.
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FLOWER WITH DEADLY ODOR.
Hitherto Unknown Species Of Plant
Recently Discovered in South
ern California.

A tree hitherto unknown to botan-
lists was recently discovered in
mountain canyon in spur OF the San
Jacinto mountains, in California. down
near the Mexican line. 1t was discov-
cred by a party of prospectors who
penetrated the canyon in search OF wa
ter. A branch of the tree and its bios
SONS were brought to this city for
classification, but it is unknown to
potanists in this city, says the Chicago
Chronicle.
The leaves of the tree resemble in
size and shape the fig leaf, but they
are Of a vivid purple color and the un-
der side Of the leaf is thickly covered
with stiff hairs, which stand out from
the leaf fully half an inch. These
hairs are sharp and thornlike and
easily penetrate the skin, and when
they do so they are poisonous, causing
swelling and much pain.
The blossoms are as peculiar as are
the branches and leaves. They are of
| rusty red color and are about two
inches In diameter. In shape they are
very good representation OF the
tarantula. There is huge hairy bulb.
| in shape resembling the abdomen OF
the poisonous spider, and there are
several chives, or stamens, CORE
spending to the legs of that Insect.
The most peculiar feature of the
plant, however, remains to be told
Whenever one approaches the plant
or when the wind agitates the branch
es of the tree, the flowers give an az
abundance of perfume-heavy, sicken
| ing and deadly This perfume has tn,
| quality of chloroform and a few in
halations Of the odor produce uncor
sciousness. The prospectors VIII
| made the discovery of the plant wer
rendered insensible upon approaching
the tree to examine it,
| AS the plant seems to have no bo
tanical name, two names have bee
suggested by the qualities of the plan
| itself. One is tarantula plant, th
other chloroform Tree.
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Pretty Peaches.

Serve at dessert fair, large peaches.
one to each person, laid upon a vine
leaf in the middle of a glass plate,
and accompanied by fruit knife, fruit
napkin and glass nappie containing
sherry sirup The peaches are to be
pared, cut in delicate long slices, and
either dipped into the sirup as eaten,
or dropped in it together, and eaten
afterward. To make the sherry sirup,
put a pound of best lump sugar and
one dozen peach kernels in glass jar
cover an inch deep with good sherry
and set in the sun, stirring occasional
ly until the sugar dissolves.-Good
Housekeeping.
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OF AMERICANS
Prodigality In Use of Food and Cl0th-
ing Something Appalling
Lost Farm Products.

Promising that the American people
are the slowest in the world to be
aroused on the subject of economy, the
Independent calls attention once more
to the great items of waste in our ma
tional life. says the New York World.
While our industries are expanding
with amazing rapidity we are using up
our forests, our oil wells, our natural
gas and our coal beds as recklessly as
if we thought they would last forever.
Prof Gorby declares that the waste OF
natural gas in Indiana alone is equal
in value to $4,000 per day. Within
single century we have annihilated 81
per cent. of our magnificent forest trees,
a waste without parallel in history, and
one for which posterity will surely re-
proach us.
Our waste of food is appalling. Cook
Ing is a lost art in the average house
hold. At least s1,OOO,o0O is every year
thrown away in defective cooking; SO
Prof Matthews estimates. There is no
comfort in the fact that the English
people are just as prodigal, though they
have a much leaner pantry to draw up
on. Prof. Marshall, an eminent English
economist, says the British working
classes spend s5OO,00O,000 every year
for things that give them neither COM
fort nor happiness, and the president
of the British association recently ex-
pressed his belief that this vast sum
was wasted in food alone.
On our farms twice as much food
products at least are grown as are con-
sumed. An agricultural expert recently
estimated that one-half of all the fruit
grown in American orchards rots un-
eaten. The further loss from insects,
ignorant cultivation, careless handling
and poor storage is incalculable.
Probably the greatest waste OF all is
that which seems to be involuntary on
the part of our working people. They
buy their bread at retail and pay three
times as much for it as If they bought
| it in flour by the barrel. 1t Is the tes-
| timony of retail butchers that the poor
| buy meats also with far less frugalfty
than the rich. Edward Atkinson has
been for 20 years showing by practical
| experiments that the largest amount
of nourishment can be obtained from
the cheapest cuts of meat, II they are
so cooked as to save instead OF throw
| away the food there is In them. Bu1
as the Independent says, buying al
wholesale is unknown to the majority
of American families, and we support
vast number of middlemen whose profit!
might be easily saved.
Our contemporaries conclusion tina
studies in domestic economy might b.
carried into our schools with great ad
vantage is sensible. Five times ou
present population at least could ant
should be well fed without any increas
of our cultivated area. We canno
continue our present extravagances for
ever. Waste not, want not" is SCUM
maxim for nations as well as individu
| ais
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BENTON LOUISIANA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER "a, 1908.

he marveled greatly that so far q
divinity should not have legions of
powerful friends who would jump at
the chance to aid her in distress, and
it was incomprehensible to him. The
idea of her being ill and poor dis
tressed him beyond measure.
And when, a week later, he read
that the benefit had been only par
TALLY successful and realized far
from sufficient funds to send Miss
Markham to the country, and further
that the physicians feared she would
live but short time unless she could
be got into restful surroundings and
pure air, his heart famed with fierce
resentment against the cold, unap-
preciative world that would let it's
brightest flower fade and die for
want of few paltry dollars.
Then there came into Paups soul
and heart and mind a great resolu-
tfon. He would succor her himself.
1t was bold thought and he shrunk
abashed as he contemplated the great
honor to which he aspired. But he
never faltered. He went to the city
again-to the great surprise of his
sister, and sought out the address of
Viola Markham. He was shocked at
the squalor of the third rate hotel.
He did not attempt to approach the
divinity herself, but learned from the
clerk the name of her physician. To
him Paul went and stated that some
of Miss Markham's friends had raised
a purse to send her to the country
and had arranged with his sister,
Mrs. Bingham. at Podgers Corners, to
keep her as long as might be neces.
sary. He left a ticket for Podgers
Corners and a sum of money with the
physician and asked him to send the
patient, explaining that the friend.
| preferred to remain unknown.
Then Paul went home and arranged
it with his sister, explaining that he
had accidentally met a person desir
ing to send an invalid to the country
and he had agreed for Mrs. Bingham
to take her for weekly stipend
of SIS.
So it happened that Viola Mark
ham, pale, thin and haggard from
disease and dissipation, came t.
Podgers Corners, wondering who th'
"angel" could be, but exceedingl.
glad for "any port in storm
Paul met her with carriage, all il
a flutter and, while cognizant of tn
great difference between this hollow
eyed, anaemic creature and the lad.
of his dreams, attributed it all to he
illness. Week after week Paul hand
ed his sister the board money for tn
actress, telling her it was sent hin
from New York, and week after wee.
the invalid improved. The roundnes
came back to her face and her emaci
ated body and the color began to pla
again in the wan cheeks. She neve
had known a life like that before-s
quiet, so peaceful, so restful. PAT
reveled in her presence and tn
power of his own ideality investe
} her with all the attributes of tn
lady of his dreams. He taught he
many ways to enjoy the country an
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-09-24
MICE MADE TO WORK.
Colony of Tiny Creatures Compelled
by Thrifty Scot to Earn
Their Living.

Thrift is generally acknowledged to
be one of the leading characteristics Of
the natives of Fifeshire, and it never was
more forcibly exemplified than in the
person of David Hutton, native OF
Dumfermline, who actually proved that
even mice, those acknowledged pests OF
mankind, could be made not only to
earn their own living, but also to yield a
respectable income to their owners, says
the Edinburgh Statesman.
About the year 1920 this gentleman
actually erected small mill at Dunn
fermline for the manufacture OF thread
"a mill worked entirely by mice. 1t was
while visiting Perth prison in 1872 that
Mr. Hutton first conceived this remark
able idea of utilizing mouse power. In
an old pamphlet of the time, The Curl
osity Coffee Room" he gave an account
of the way in which the idea dawned on
him.
an the summer Of the year 1872" he
wrote: II had occasion to be in Perth,
and when inspecting the toys and trim
kets that were manufactured by the
French prisoners in the depot there my
attention was involuntarily attracted
by little toyhouse with wheel in the
gable of it that was running rapidly
round, impelled by the insignificant
gravity of common house mouse. For
one shilling purchased house, mouse
and wheel Inclosing it in handker-
chief on my journey homeward, | was
compelled to contemplate its favorite
amusement. But how to apply half
ounce power (which is the weight OF
mouse) to useful purpose was the diff
ficulty. At length the manufacturing
of sewing thread seemed the most prac-
| ticable"
Mr.. Hutton had one mouse that ran
the amazing distance of 18 miles day,
! but he proved that an ordinary mouse
could run 101s miles on an average. A
| halfpenny's worth of oatmeal was suf-
ficient for it's support for S5 days, during
which 1t ran 736 half-miles. He had ac-
tually two mice constantly employed IN
| the making Of sewing thread for more
than a year The mouse threadmill was
so constructed that the common house
1 ulOuSC was cAdUlOu " AAoho S-oAAoAAASAAs
| to society for past offenses by twisting.
twining and reeling from 100 to l20
threads day, Sundays not excepted.
To perform this task the little pedes-
trian had to run 10h miles, and this
| journey it performed with ease every
day A halfpenny's worth OF oatmeal
served one of these threadmill culprits
for the long period of five weeks. In
that time it made 1880 threads OF 25
inches, and as penny was paid to wom-
en- for every hank made in the ordinary
way the mouse at that rate, earned nine
pence every six weeks, just one farth1ne
a day, or seven shillings six pence year
Taking sixpence off for board and allow
ing one shilling for machinery, there
was a clear yearly profit from each
mouse of six shil1ings.
4 Mr.. Hutton firmly intended to apply
for the loan of the empty cathedral II
Dunfermline, which would have held
he calculated, 10000 mouse mills, suf-
fieient rooms being left for keepers ant
y some hundreds Of spectators. Death
however. overlook the inventor befor'
J this marvellous project could be carried
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-09-24
ConsOlatOry.

Sir Arthur jeff was a formidable
opponent at the bar, and on the bench
has proved no less of success. He
has a pretty wit, too. Once at Quar-
ter Sessions, as recorder OF Shrews-
bury, he was sentencing hypocritical
prisoner who, hopeful of softening the
judges heart, shed copious tears, and
in reply to his lordship's inquiry:
Have you ever been in prison be-
fore?" sobbed tearfully: Never, my
lord, never!" well, don't cry" was
the recorders reply, Il am going to
send you there now. w."-Westminster
Review
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she told him many wonderful stories
of stageland.
One day when she felt nearly well
enough to return to her work she
pressed him to know from whence
came the funds for her outing. He
evaded her and, being transparent
simpleton, and she ultra worldly
wise, she guessed the truth and mar
yeled greatly. She had had many ad-
mirers not at all 10th to pay well for
her smiles. but the motives of this
simple-hearted country lad, who had
asked nothing, presumed nothing,
mystified her. Curious to know, she
charged him with the truth and
sought the reason.
forth an evasion and, being caught in
lie, told her in honest, manly fash
ion the story of his heart of hearts.
It was new story to her and he was
new type From the hot-house life
of sordidness she had known to the
rugged honesty and self-sacriacing
ideality of this simple farmer was far
reach. When he had finished he added
in manly fashion:
II know 1 amt fit mate for you,
Miss Markham, but if you would let
me care for you always it would be
my only chance of happiness in the
world"
She turned very pale and grave.
"You do not realize what my life
has been-what the stage life is," she
said.
ST do not care," he said eagerly, "if
you can give it up"
She gazed long and thoughtfully
over the peaceful meadows to the
woody hills among which ran the
sparkling creek she knew SO well. She
drew in her lungs fill of the crisp
air laden with the scent of new-mown
hay. She looked into the clear, gray
eyes, so full of admiration and awe
and then thought of the squalid, i'll
smelling hotels, the stuffy dressing
rooms, the paints and powder and
pads, the glarish lights, the feverisf
excitement, the coarse jests, the leer
ing faces, the feverish pleasures from
/ cocktails to headaches, and a great
desire came over her to stay there
where it was all so peaceful, but sht
must be honest with this honest man
"But you must know that my lif'
has not been as these country girls,
she said.
/ 81 only know that you are good ant
beautiful" he burst in. eff 1 did no
believe that should die"
Then she knew that to disabuse hi
mind would be to rob him of his ow1
dreams. She pondered for lonl
, time; then smiling family into hi
J eager face, said:
eff you want me just as I am, tax
: me-"
: Then great joy filled Pauls breas
, and a great wonder filled his mine
Later on great excitement file
: Podgers Corners, for Paul Comstoc
had sheen and gone and married a
= actress woman"
r And to Paul she was always tn
! golden-haired vision of the stage.
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scalIoped Corn.

Butter pudding dish we'll; put in .
layer of cooked corn cut from the cob,
first scoring the grains and then
scraping out the pulp, put a layer in
the dish; season with salt and pep
per; cover with buttered crumbs, or
cover with plain crumbs, dotted with
bits of butter, then another layer OF
corn. more crumbs, and continue in
this way until dish is full, with but
tered crumbs on top. Add a cup OF
sweet cream and bake for half an
hour.-Washington Star.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-09-24
Measuring Hides.

The ancient tanner paid an expert
high wages to guess at the contents Of
his hides when sold by measure. To-
day an unskilled workman hands the
irregular-shaped pieces to little ma
chine that looks something like table
with double top, which, quicker
than the mind Of the expert could
guess it, reckons with exactness the
square contents in both the metric
and standard systems.
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Strikes Something Hard.

Having run over and bumped into
everybody else with impunity, the devil
wagon is naturally somewhat discon-
certed at the result of its collision with
Judge Tuley, says the Chicago Chronicle.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-09-24

Mattingly, although he has just at
tanned his majority, has translated
Demosthenes and performed other
similar feats, lie an accomplished pian-
list, and has composed some music.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-09-24
woman's Opportunity.

The women editors, says the Chicago
Record Herald, should not overlook ths
story concerning the Illi1 MS man who
talked himself to death. .
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ONLY Thing Nece..ary,

Prof. Langley's airship is mathe-
,natical and mechanical triumph.
The only question now, remarks the
Chicago Inter Ocean, is. will it float?
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Hard to Dlstinguish.

It is sometimes as hard to tell friend
from an enemy as it is to tell mush-
room from q toadstool. Topics.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-23
GIANT STRIDES.

nnoisseurs, the fashionable world
those whose palates easily detect supe-
rtority In excellence. set the stamp Of
approval. and by general adoption are
advancing the popular brand OF Moet q
Chandon white Seal Champagne tow
ards exclusive use at very rapid pace.
The Increase In sales for the year 1902
over 1901 was 3s7li6 bottles. a record
never before attained in the history of
the champagne trade marking a gain
equal 20 5s4 per cent greater than the
combined Increase Of all the other brands
Of champagne. Moet & Chandon White
Seal In acknowledged as THE acme OF
perfection"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-23
RAD ACCIDENT At
AUBURN CROSSING.
Two Horses Killed by Shore Line
Train. and Driver Narrowly ES-
capes Like Fate by Jumping.

the track to make the road on the oppo-
site side train bound for this city
was coming along on the further Track
and In avoiding this failed 10 see the ex-
press bearing down upon him from the
other direction.
The horses reared as the engine bore
down upon them. A quick glance dis
covering the peril he was in. Mr.. Spelman
leaped from the cart just In time to es-
cape the fate OF the horses.
Hardly An instant after the leap was
made from the cart the locomotive struck
the horses almost head and head. one
of the animals was thrown 100 feet and
the other nearly 200 both being torn and
mangled into quivering masses OF hesh.
The pole and front wheels were torn
away. one wheel being found 300 feet up
the track The body Of the cart was un-
injured.
The train was In charge OF Engineer
John Furlong and Conductor George HUI
and left this city at sos.
Engineer Furlong stopped the train and
the extent OF the damage ascertained. IL
was found that the head light OF the loco
motive was smashed and the steps OF the
baggage car badly broken and bent. The
wrecking crew was summoned 10 the
scene and after an hours delay the train
proceeded.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-23

collision on the tracks OF the con-
iidated road at South Auburn last even
~ at s:l5 between the Shore Line limited
nd q large two-horse tip-cart. resulted
An the killing Of both horses. the badly
smashfnx Of the cart. considerable, dam
age TO the locomotive and the miraculous
escape of the driver. Charles spelman.
The cart was caught on the track near
the crossing OF the old country road
about a half mile south OF Auburn sta
zion. in the Cleveland park section The
horses were terribly mangied and por-
tions of their bodies, with wreckage OF
the cart. were spread along the track Tor
= distance OF over 100 yards.
Mr. Speiman was returning 10 ms nome
An Cleveland park after finishing his work
for the day with the New England Bri-
ouetfe company at Sockanosset. lie mas
been accustomed TO cross the tracks Oh
the Consolidated road at the old cross
inx. but last night the crossing was oo-
structed by a string OF coal cars.
He drove to the right OF the cars, guid-
sng his horses upon the track some dis
tance beyond the crossing. He turned
his team to the left and headed nearly up