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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-08-27
Had a Long Fall.

Speaking of bad falls remarked
Joggers, Il fell out of window once,
and the sensation was terrible. Dur
ing my transit through the air really
believe | thought Of every mean act I
ever committed in my life"
HIM" growled Jiggers, you must
have fallen an awful distance. st
Louis Star.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-08-27
A Strange Accident.

While chopping wood near Augsburg,
Germany, boy named Wilhelm Behr
caught his ak against a wire clothes
line. At the same moment flash of
lightning struck the line, passed down
the hatchet, and killed him.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-08-27
wesleyans In England.

There are seven different branches
of the Wesleyan church in England:
but the Wesleyan Methodists exceed in
numbers the other four combined.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-08-27
Why She Resigned.

Lady-Why did you leave your last
place?
Cook-I couldn't stand the dreadful,
noise between the master and missus
num.
Lady-What was the noise about?
Cook-The way the dinne- was
cooked, nura!-Tit-Bits.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-08-27
A Comparison,

Prussian railway cars have only
about three-tenths the carrying ca
pacity of those used in the United
States.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-08-27
London Lunatfcs.

London has the largest proportion
of insane of any English city. the num-
Der being 361 per 100000. Nottingham
is a close second, with 342 per 100000
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-08-27
vitality Of wheat.

An English miller has successfully
tested the vitality of some wheat which
was grown in 1889, and carefully pre-
served since.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-08-27
DANIEL cLEvERToN.
simple Mediocritx.

'tWhy did she marry him?"
81 give it up. He wasn't bad enough
to need reforming nor good enough to
make desirable husband. Judge"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-08-27
Take. q GREAT Man.

It takes a great man to manage a
small woman. Chicago Daily News.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-08-27
The Modern Girl.

Girls no longer round their shoulders
and narrow their chests over their em-
broidery frames, or faint from fright
when mouse scuttles across the floor
or spider drops from the ceiling They
play golf and hockey: they go in for
deep breathing and muscle stretching:
they cycle SO miles day without turn
ing hair; they drive motor as we'll
as the most expert of chauffeurs, and
their appetites are Borrowed from tha
proverbial wolf!-London Black and
White.
Meat for London.
London consumes a quarter Of mill
lion tons of fresh meat year. not
counting bacon and tinned meats.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-13

ask anything at all at your hands. Only
don't marry. You said you would be
fair. Be fair. That is the way to be
will be satisfied If she does not marry p
all viii be satisfied"
Satisfied" retorted Francois. How
win be satisfied IL she does not mar
ry7''
Satisfied" nodded the old man. sat
ished-that you will not get her"
Maria had waited patiently for the re-
marks TO end. 'T shall be fair. Fran
co.'s has fought for me. He has won,
too Pere Goulet growled for me. It
is worse than fighting-we may say that
he has won. Well and good. Now there
shall be no more fighting. There shall
be no more growing. I shall marry
Francois"
Francois leaped to his feet My an
gel!" he cried. Maria waved her hand.
orr shall marry Johnny lie Bou-
tillier"
Johnny shuffied his feet with interest.
and, recognizing that he had at least a
fighting chance. began to whistle softly.
''Or-I shall not marry. Therer'
''Har' cried Father Goulet. "she shall
not marry. Therel'
There shall be no more fighting and
no more growing" proceeded Goulet's
daughter. but there shall be chance
and wager. Yor shall play for me.
There"
They waited
You three shall throw dice" she
added, ''and this shall end II. 1t IS The
game. It is gaming I am the stake 1
shall go to the man who wins. whether, I"
she added. lit be Francois"
"Ah!" This from Francois.
She turned her back upon Johnny lie
Boutillier. "Or Johnny BoutiIlier," she
continued, "or Pere GouIet."
Pere Goulet growled. but Francois
Ieaped TO his feet.
Il am famous with the dice" he ex-
claimed. 1T is good. / agree
Maria Goulet," laughed Johnny lie
Boutillier. you're a dead game sport
go you
Father Goulet shifted the air. You
cubs think you know. but I will show
you. /. Goulet. the great dice thrower; /
smell victory ! am the winner at once
Let me show you how, youngsters"
He reached forth and grasped an old
dicebox from shelf. There were two
there and one upon the shelf above.
The last box was the newest.
old Goulet had one box. Another one
Maria handed to Francois. The last she
gave to Johnny.
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"A box for EACH she said. that each
may shake well to make we'll
Johnny shook his box renIniscentlv
The last time I played" he remarked.
was with the bun-bear from the States.
the monster with the neck I lost to
him-I lost a bit. tell you" He
thought of the pugilistic trick he had
learned He was a wonder. THAI man."
he said aloud
My son." said Pere GouIet. "he was
That man with HIS two hands could
throw a buck-perhaps a bull moose
Who knows You say well; he was a
monster True
Francois shook his box. You first"
said Goulet's daughter. Each shall have
three throws. and shall keep-what do
they say7 I shall keep tab. Your knife
Francois" He tossed itfover. and she
held IT, ready to notch the table as thew
played
'AhaF yelled Francois with excite
ment. as he rolled his dice He made a
fair throw-a very fair one.
Goulet followed. ''Sacrel' he axcIo,o,
ed in cultural tones. For his score was
low.
You've got me. Francois" remarked
Johnny. as he smote his cubes upon the
table; but no. you have not either
For he had done well. as well as man
could do. Maria, her face set to her
task. was cutting notches thick and fast.
This time" announced Francois. I
shall throw twice. 1t means luck and
avoids delay" He threw poorly at first.
but better on the second trial He was
exultant. 1t was not the first time he
had thrown. and his skill was great.
Papa Goulet," said he. beat that il
you can. Give it your best twist Il Won
can" Goulet threw and groaned. He
at any rate was a loser.
She is mine. she Is mine,.. called
Francois. He smiled on Maria and she
returned the smile. So entranced was
he by IT that he did not notice the nrst
throw from Johnny's box. until the dice
had come to a standstnl. Their no
frowned.
Tn not so bad at this myself" said
Johnny Still, you can never tell"
He threw again Barely had he done
so when Francois. with mighty shout
Of anger. lunged at him across the table
and nearly felled him. Johnny, with
heightened color in his face. good-na-
turedly caught at him. and lifting him
in the air, dropped him upon the floor.
You must be polite" said Johnny
Old Goulet swore and kicked at the dog
In the excitement Maria gathered M
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pect to marry. Come now What's
good enough for me is good enough for
you. Look at me-"
Maria drove her other two admirers
TO the frenzy point as well. Francois.
the jealous, the black browed. was
easily aroused and hard to appease
Thrice he fought with Johnny lie Bou,
tillier-famous fights. too by the light
of torches, with many men around, the
combatants barred TO the waist Thrice
did Johnny lie Boutillier 90 down and
out.
At the next fight between Francois
and Johnny, Johnny, who had treas
ured few things up in his heart was
able, IN the language of his pugilistic
friend. to hand IT. to Francois In the
most approved manner. Francois went
down, not once. but eight. nine times
Then it was Johnny's turn to strcA
around. Assuredly. But when Francois
came around. after some days, Maria
did not touch his bruises with her
finger. She laughed, and Francois
stormed
But this could not go on forever.
Francois said so. JOHNNY. LIE BoutfllIer
acquiesced. Michele Goulet felt in his
bones that crisis was impending.
II was a cool night in the fall that all
three met, without design, IN the hut.
Each had designed to be there. Yes, but
none had designed that the other should
muttered; his jealousy reasoned that
nobody else had any business there
except Maria. Everybody reasoned that
the room was big enough for two; that
two was company. but three crowd;
and four-it was outrageous. Francois
and Maria, that would have been well,
reasoned Francois with himself But
that idiot lie Boutillieri Johnny lie
Boutillier amused himself by trying to
stare Francois out Of countenance.
Michele Goulet-he would have cleared
them all out; they had no business there.
At length Maria spoke.
II shall be fair" she said: fair to all.
will favor no one. 1 shall favor not
NioAicoiS' wiz wants " marry me- nor
Johnny lie Boutillier. who would make
me his wife" Here she kept her face
slightly averted from the ardent glance
of Johnny. Nor Will 1 favor Michele
Goulet"
You don't have to favor me-" growIed
Goulet "only don't marry That is ODE
dience, not 20 marry. Where would we
all be II everybody married? tell you
the world would be in a great pickle.
Don't favor me. my daughter. 1 don't
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the dice and replaced the boxes upon the
shelf. Then she turned to Johnny.
''You-you have won. monsieur she
said, looking him in the face; you have
won. and ! am yours"
Ny forest flower" said Johnny. with
a bit of a catch in his voice. come
come with me. my little bride"
In the Great North Trail when they
marry, they marry. Through the night
went Goulet's daughter with the arm
of Johnny lie Boutinier about her. The
priests eye frightened when he saw
them.
"Bless you. my children" said he. in
benediction.
AS she wandered back toward John
ny's forest mansion. at one point they
crossed stream of swiftly running
water.
Goulets daughter suddenly held out
her hand. 1t was closed tight upon
something. "-Seer" she exclaimed
watch"
He looked Then with a sudden move
ment a few white particles darted
through the air and splashed into the
stream beneath.
Johnny made a sudden movement. as
though he would prevent her action. X
had dawned upon him what they were
''They are dice" he exclaimed. The
dice with which 1 won you I would
have kept them. But now they have
sunk-I shall never see them more"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-13
YELLOWSTONE COUNTRY

IT HE country along the Yellowstone
for the urst hundred miles is on
one side a beautiful level plain.
clothed with fine buffalo grass. a great,
grand pasture for its numerous herbivor-
Gus inhabitants. while on the other side
rugged hills and towering peaks meeS
the eye. presenting the aspect of COM
plete sterility. Beyond is the region of
the Big Horn River. a fine large stream
OF clear water meandering along the
base OF the mountains. well stocked with
various kinds OF fish.
II would require the pen and pencil
of an artist to depict the wild and won
drous beauty of the scenery along this
beautiful stream. Affair in the distance
can be seen the peaks of the Rocky
Mountain range. with their snow-capped
submits appearing in the clouds. while
all around lie the Bad Lands called by
the French traders Les Mauvaise Ter
res, Enthusiastically studded with what
seem 20 be broken towers and crum
bling pyramids: and it requires but lit
tie imagination to suppose ones self IN
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Il were best to call her-wel1, Miss
Goulet. But not now, though. That
would never do. for at this time all is
different. But one must not anticipate.
Up there. where men are plenty and
women few and far between. the sight
OF Michele's daughter came as a sur
prise. One held his breath. for she was
a flower. was Michele's daughter-a
wood flower of the trail. She was worth
while. And there were many who under
stood that and who hopelessly desired
to wear this flower some day. Most Of
them did not bother Maria She sent
them on Good men. they were. too-a
bit rough and wild, but good as men Of
the forest go.
But there were three who were very
close admirers. Each OF these had sworn
to have Maria for his own. One was a
Canuck, pure and simple. Francois he
was. a good sort Of a chap but with a
temper The next was an American, a
man with French name. too. This was
Johnny lie Boutillier. younger than
Francois and lighter in complexion. The
third admirer was the greatest of them
all. His name was Michele Goulet. He
was Maria's father. Francois whispered
to himself that already she was his.
Johnny lie Boutillier told her out and
out that she was his. And old Michele
Goulet, he shook his fist and insisted
sacrei-that she didn't belong TO any
body at all-that is. except TO him. He
informed her that she could marry any
body she chose, only she must remain
single always and live with him Fran
co.'s. bah; And Johnny lie Boutilier,
bah, tool What like were they? oh, yes,
they were well enough in their way
but they were not her kind. Maria
smiled-and on all three.
There is yet time" she said.
I shall marry she Informed Michele:
why not? Did not mother marry"
Marry nothing" snapped old Michele.
losing sight of the facts in order 70
prove his point. What good young
woman would marry and leave her old
father7 And besides he added. az
though making a guarded admission.
even If she did marry. she had no
old father-she had nobody but me- So
we married
she had a mother" insisted Marie
Goulet.
What has that to do with it7" re-
torted Michele. "A mother. bahi Yes
but what is a mother? She had no old
father. Therefore. and only therefore
she married. And therefore you should
not marry. Never marry. 1 do not ex.
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some grand old decaying city of the
de.,d- The traveller wanders at the base
through labyrinthian passages, while
from above Gothic castles. with towers
and bastions. and solid walls. frown
down on him in gloomy grandeur.
Here he will see many a place yvhAra
the Crows and the Blackfeet have raer II,
deadly strife, for scarcely a month mass
ed previous to the treaty between thesa
two nations that some bloody confess
dill not occur
When you near the foot of the noun
tains, the scenery Is wonder*uilv rron5
and imposing.
In early times the traveller vyould of+e-,
md himself solitary and alone on soma
lofty butte or towering mound. viewing
that lonely region clothed g.. indescribs-
Die magnihcence and grandeur. AT every
glance he saw large herds of buffalo
elk deer. antelope. and often the grizzly
bear
Wild fruits are very abundant ana
many kinds OF roots. which supply th.m
with all the vegetable food their wants
require. are also found in plenty. Serv-
Ice berries. cherries. pIums. eurrants and
gooseberries are found in greatest
abundance on the forks Of the Yellow
stone.
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The girl laughed SUNK she ex-
claimed. "of surety they have sunk
How could they help it2" She drew his
head down and whispered TO him.
They sank; they could not help il.
poor .hings-" She drew sharr breath
inwari and burst into historical
laugh, They were Ioaded-they were
loaded. dice-of course they sank. Why
not7"
Loaded dicel" exclaimed johnny.
Surely" answered she. --The bull
bear man-they belonged to him. which
YOU and others lost 20 hiu-and he
gave them to me-
Loaded" exclaimed Johnny once
again; why. that's nor-~ He stopped.
for a sudden light had broken in upon
him "Loaded, and you gave them TO
me tonight to play the game
Yes" she whispered breathlessly.
Johnny kissed her with vehemence.
Then" he continued. 1T was not
game tonight. Then had won you
long before tonight.
She nodded Months. yes, years. be-
fore she answered.
Johnny drew her .zward him. Ny
little wife" he said.
Johnny lie Bouullier. my husband
answered she
Side by side they plunged into the
Great North Trail--Galveston News
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walked across the room to the CITY
EDITORS desk. Farnsley looked UP at
him quizzically.
rs this Mr. Farnsley. the city edItor?p
asked the visitor.
Yes. sir. What can I do tor your
in the calm way in which ne always
addressed visitors.
In answer the stranger laid a pack
age on the desk ISarnsley examined
the address. saw that it was his. and
then. with his scissors. ripped open the
wrapper.
a moment later the room was in a.
uproar The city editor yelled loudly
and imperiousiy for two cory readers.
who were lounging about waiting for
the naomentarily expected Good night
They fastened 10 their desks FarnsIey
grasped the speaking tube. blew ener-
setinaliy. and then shouted:
Hold her; catch her. Jack, Get
ready to make over quickly Here's
Dowdelrs story,
He let the tube drop and turned to
the copy readers.
Hastily he read through. the copy.
gathering the gist OF it. and then.
throwing it over to the readers
Send it up as fast as YOU ian. boys
he said ITS in fine stape-won't
need many corrections Dowdelrs stun
always is perfect"
Then he began to try for a head
Writing and crossing out and zriting
again. he soon hit upon the phrases that
would All out the four-column head tan
unusually big head for the conservative
''aail'D and sent it I'D when the copy
reader sent up his last lad ="
Godfrey exclaimed Farnsley. as he
settled back in his chair with the air Of
a man whose duty is done. that's a
cor1ing good story. About the best 1
ever read.
He then noticed the stranger standing
by the desk. hat in hand and gaping,
both eyes and mouth, at the furore he
had created, unable 10 understand il
at all. Turning to him. FarnsIey said:
Where did you get that package?"
Why. said the man. 4 am a bag
gageman on the Great Northern. It
came bump into my head as we were
running through Bemidji this aft-yes-
terday afternoon
Farnsley got scared. it occurring to
him that perhaps the man had got the
stories for the other papers. too. in
which event his hope OF a scoop was
vain.
Did you get any others2" he asked.
excitedly.
Yes" said the baggageman. lone for
the Chronicle and one for the 'Fo-
rum
What did you do with them?" he
asked
Mr. Dowdell-that.s his name. isn't
it?-wrote me a very polite note asking
me to take the package 10 You. and he
iDcIosed a s. bill for my trouble. The
others didnt-the darned fools must
have thought I was running a free de-
livery system-so I dropped theirs in a
maiihox down on the corner. --PhfladeI-
phia Ledger.
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ROMANCE OF THE GREAT NORTH TRAIL BWNIANH OSBORNE

I UST across the border is the Great
North Trail One enters it in
- summer as a rule. In winter it
becomes impossible. This trail is
the forest primeval. on this side Of it,
before one enters. are men and books
and railroads. Beyond-who knows?
Who enters must leave hope behind.
Not altogether. no. For there is one
saving hope. and that hope is Cooley,
the guide Mike Cooley. that is he His
comfortable hut is the lodge house Of
the Great North Trail Mike Cooley,
what a name,-a name 20 conjure with
His nationality is ascertained and GER
tain at the very instant of the revela-
ton Of his name But yet there is a
mistake somewhere. and due to the fact
that his name is always heard but never
seen. He has spelled it time and time
again for some seven thousand men and
women. for TO that extent numbers the
great army which he has escorted by
twos and threes safely through the
Great North Trail.
This same Cooley is Celt An. OF
course. TO be sure No one would think
otherwise. But he IS different kind
OF a Celt, is Gooley--for his name.
when spoken. is Mike Cooley. true
enough, but when written Il Is wholly
something else-Michele Gouiet then. A
Frenchman-a Frenchman to the mar
rou- Ono trrov-- 4to4 er,rr-- - -
when his eye lights upon this same Mi
chele Goulet-and one is glad, for in the
lonely march through the Great Trail.
and in the nights around the campfire.
it is possible TO lift the voice. in the
midst OF the great siIenee-to lift the
voice in solemn song;
on. Michele Goulet. Michele Goulet.
The greatest Man-itol a ever knew,
Oh. spell il Goulet, but never Cooley
COulet. Goulet GOuet, Goulet, do.
Goulet is the guide par excellence
Across the Great North Trail he has
escorted many, many persons. The Pres
ident Of the United States7 Assuredly
And many, many school teachers
throughout the long vacation In the
printed itineraries Of the railroads he IS
included, though not by name in the
list Of competent guides at every
point" He is all things 10 all men. He n
sublime; he is the great Northwest. He
is Michele Goulet. Can man say more?
But there is more. for there is Maria.
Michele's daughter. Another name toe
often the subject OF INSTRUMENTATION
one must say an Ave Maria beneath thu
breath. and then he may know how e
speak Of Michele's daughter. Otherwise
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which went into the country districts
bearing tomorrow's date for delivery to-
morrow morning. The city editors Of the
morning papers were happy that the
evenings" had not spoiled their story.
1t would be real news in the morn
ing
How much have you got from Bnly7"
asked Culbertson Mt midnight
Not a word. sEarnsley replied.
"what?" exclaimed the managing edi-
tor. in a panic.
Il can't understand the delay" wen;
on the city editor During the past two
hours I've been in communication with
the telegraph and telephone and rafiroaa
communicative the managers Of all OF
them-and by no means can 1 get any
word of Dowden or from BemidH. The
nearest I can get TO it is by telegraph
with Rainy Lake-that's seventy miles
you know. Other stations closed for the
night and no means of getting them
up. Rainy Lake man has BEEN caliins
Bemidti for an hour and can't get it. al
though arrangement was. made to sene
the stuff out there tonight"
Might have expected it, sending Dow
dell" said the managing editor. angrilv.
Then he walked into his room and bang
ed the door. Ten minutes later he In.
quired of Farnsley again. and got the
same answer. Mail reporters were sta.
toned at the press room doors OF all
the other papers in Minneapolis and ST.
Paul, watching for an opportunity to
catch the first paper of each successive
edition Now and again they would can
up their city editor, and all would make
the same reoort-that no paper had A
word cf the story from Black Earth.
Each was received by FarnsIey with a
sometimes audible sigh Of relief.
Two editions Of the Mali were out.
A whistle in a tube on the city editors
desk sounded. Farnsley put the tube to
his car. Then he yelled back:
mp, nothing. Jack. You'll have to let
her 90 without it,
A great gong in the composing room
above sounded. 1t was followed by the
rapping Of several hammers on steel a.
the forms were locked. Then there was
noisy rumbling as the stands were
rolled across the floor
Gentleman to see you, sir" an Office
boy told the city editor.
What does he want? What's his
manner"
Logan. he said" responded the bov.
but he won't tell what his business
is"
Wei. find out" commanded the CITY
editor. in impatient tones. I'm too
busy. too tired. to see him at this time
O night"
There was another ciatter as the lit
tie wooden elevator descended to the
stereotyping room with the papier-
mache
He s.ys he must see you personally.
and right away" said the boy. as he
reapreared.
ft~oh. well. send him in
A. short. rotund. forid faced man.
wearing heavy trimmed s2ectacles.