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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-05-07

letter dated January IL last, this ex-
traordinary young woman describes
the event and her sensations Ill q
simple but graphic manner.
Il am the proud slayer of the
largest tiger ever shot in India,' she
exclaims with girlish enthusiasm.
"and he fell at my first shot. He
measures 10 feet 3 inches, has
perfect coat, and teeth two inches
long. It took 16 men to carry him
to camp and did it all myself and
it was such a difficult shot. But
must settle down and tell you all
about it. I am sort of a big bug in
camp now. The natives bow down
and kiss the hem of my dress, for /
am the first lady who has ever shot
in these great jungles. All, / an, a
lucky beggar. So just listen while
tell you all about it.
1--WE heard a tiger had killed lot
of deer in piece of bamboo jungle
about six miles off, so Timmins, my
husband, got about 40 beaters to-
gether and we took up our positions
near an open space, while the beat
ters went into the jungle with drums
and horns, driving six buffalo in
front of them, and made hideous
noises. After about half an hour.
when the beast was nearly up to my
tree / saw what + first took for
| deer gliding through the high grass
| and bamboo, when suddenly an open
| ing revealed huge tiger to my as
tonished gaze. He was going full
| bat, so I saw it was a case of then
or never, and although it was very
blind shot 1 let blaze at the vanish
ing stripes as they flashed through
| the bamboos.
| "A roar and rush told me the mon
ster was hit, but I could see nothing,
as the Jungle was so dense. When the
shikar came up told him where
had fired and got down, and with
loaded rifles we approached the spot
where about ten yards from where
!. fired lay the very finest monster
ever saw, and his great striped body
did indeed look like a slain king OF
the forest. The shikar and / all but
hugged in our excitement, and when
the bearers came up our hurrahs and
iubilant exclamations brought Tim
minis tumbling down out of his tree,
and his joy and pride quite touched
me. The monster was indeed glo-
rious with his 10 feet 8 inches spread
out to their full, his gums rolled up
showing his enormous teeth and his
skin in its prime, and oh, SO beam
tifully yellow and black.
81 had already shot three bears.
two panthers and a tiger, besides all
sorts of deer and other smaller
beasts, and when saw that monster
lying there slain by my own hands
J it was the proudest and happiest mo,
ment of my life, and / shall never get
over the feeling OF exultation."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-05-07
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Some of the inhabitants of Peking
are so conservative that they even re-
fuse to use matches of the foreign
devils" to light their fires.
Elaborately painted and mounted
with silver fittings, an Irish jaunting
car is being made in Dublin for a Bos-
ton millionaire.
Thirty-four houses in various parts
of Glasgow were closed in single day
as unfit for human habitation. There
were 11s persons living in them.
To escape Lord Yarborough's hounds
a fox jumped through glass window
into a larder at Laceby, England,
where it was captured and thrown to
the dogs.
Ten young Coreans are being sent by
the emperor of Corea to finish their ed
ucation in Russia, the first of regular
parties whose expenses the emperor
will pay.
While trimming large tree at Peri
and were killed. Sixty years ago to a
day two men met their deaths while
cutting the same tree.
Mr.. Davis, the American, who has
expended considerable sums in explor-
ing work near Thebes, Egypt, has
found a splendid chariot in the tomb
of King Thothmes.
There exists among the cottage gar
deners of the village of Broughton.
Monchelsea, Kent, England, an organ.
ization which goes by the name OF
the Sparrow and Rat club, the mem
bers being banded together for the
| wholesale slaughter of sparrows and
| rats.
Munich's reputation for beer drink
| ing is in danger. The city is still fal
ahead of any other in the quantity con
sumed, but in 1901 it drank IA liters {
| head less than in 1900, only 341 liter.
man, that is to say, less than lite1
a day. This is ascribed in part to TIL,
| falling off in the number of stranger!
who visit the Athens on the liar.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-05-07

AN AUTOGRAPH COPY.
Tho Only Inducement That Sold q
Picture for a Hard-Up
Man,

The man who undertook to cross the
continent "on the hu~rscane-deck OF
donkey" and earn his expenses as he
went, was sure to have experiences
worth something to himself, if not to
anyone else. He had photographs
made of himself and the donkey. These
he sold for 25 cents each. At Yonkers
his purse was light, and his bills were
heavy, relates Youths Companion.
81 resolved to rise at dawn and sell
enough pictures to pay my bills, if I
had to sell them at cost. ] set to work.
By one o'clock l had visited every shop,
store and Chinese laundry, and was
talking hoarsely to corner grocer,
who sat on keg of mackerel sampling
Limburger cheese. / offered picture
for Is cents, but the reduction in price
did not interest him.
az want not picture at any price'
he declared.
"'I lack Is cents of the amount of my
hotel bill,' 1 urged. I am in dire
straits
His reply was weak, but the cheese
was strong enough to help him out. My
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-05-07
Fish Far from Home.

Redding, CAL, reports that the topof
a hill two miles from that town was
recently covered with small but per-
fectiy developed saltwater fish. The
hill is $50 feet above high water level
and 90 miles from the sea. The night
before the fish were found there had
been an unusually heavy storm and
Redding scientists surmise that they
came with the rain. Toproye the truth
Of the tale some Of the visitors have
been preserved in alcohol ~ Chicago
Chronicle.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-05-07
Australia's Miniature Volcanoes.

A curious feature of the breakup
OF the protracted and devastating
drought in Australia was the number
OF miniature volcanic explosions in
various parts of the commonwealth.
The ground had become so parched
and dry that it cracked, and the fis-
snres thus formed became the re-
ceptacles of heated air. When the
iong-prayed-for downpour of rain
came at last the water met the hot
air in these assures, and little gey-
sers and volcanoes were manuiac-
tured in moment. Many farmers,
hearing the explosions and seeing
columns cf 'steamy stuff arising FROM
the earth, wondered what new plague
had come to affiict them, and whether
they were out of the frying pan into
the fire.-N. Y. Commercial Adver-
tiser.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-05-07

the day is not far off when it will be
extensively grown. One good speci-
men. and about the easiest to get at
here in the east, is the one in the
Bronx botanical collection in New
York. For some time past this tree
has hul,g full of these rosy, plum
shaped fruits, or vegetables, which
hang singly or in clusters of two or
three o. four.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-05-07
New Electrical Novelty.

New Electrical Novelty.
The game of sylphs is the most re-
Gently devised form of amusement; it
is in reality electric battledore and
shuttlecock. The two players hold
a wand each, these wands having
been electrified by friction. The
shuttlecock is represented by but
terf1y made of collodion. The butter
fly is thrown into the air, and one
or other player approaches the tip
of his wand TO the so-called sylph;
the electrified wand repels the but
terfiy, which skins away as the
wand draws near. In this way the but
terfiy is sent flying hither and thith-
er without being touched. A very
good game, with the proper rules, is
made from this idea.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-05-07
GIRLS BRIGHTER THAN BOYS
Conclusions Reached by Presiden t
Harper OF the University of
Chicago.

"Girls from 16 to 20 years of age are
socially more advanced than boys of
the same age. This arises from the
fact that they are in some respects
more mature. They are apt to have
some social interests to which boys of
the same age have not attained. Ow
ing to this fact boys and girls are not
at this period altogether the best as
sociates for each other in common
pursuits"
Thus writes President Harper, of
the University of Chicago, in decen-
nial publication, defending segrega-
tion and for the first time answering
the questions of the coeducationalists
reports the Chicago American. Pro-
ceeding, he adds:
1.-The girls are apt to be patronizing
toward the boys, and the latter are
self conscious and embarrassed when
thown into company with the girls.
The situation is acute when a large
number of matriculants from many
secondary schools is Assem- bled in one
body. They may have come from CO.
educational schools, but in such cases
the same boys and girls have associat-
ed with each other so long that they
are but vaguely conscious that they
have been gradually becoming socially
unlike. In the presence of great
number of strangers, however, this
unlikeness becomes conscious. 1t does
not affect boys and girls uniformly in
the same way, but because of it mixed
classes are really ungraded to an ex-
tent which is not the case when this
factor is less prominent. For this
reason, it is not as pFacticabl BILE in mixed
as in separate classes to adopt to spe-
cifc needs the most salutary kinds and
! degrees of stimulus and restraint"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-05-07
p1rH AND POINT.

The more .-ou speak of yourself
the more you are likely to lie.-Zim-
norman.
Some men achieve justice and
some have it thrust upon them
Chicago Daily News.
The more truth you bring into an
argument with a fool, the harder
he will combat it.-Atchison Globe.
-Mr. Tiffin is awfully attentive to
that rich old maiden aunt of his.
Haven't you noticed it?" 'Yes; he
believes people can be killed by kind
ness. Town and Country.
1t Would Seem So.-"Marriage, re-
marked the moralizer, sis lottery"
"That being the case," rejoined the
demoralizer, 'alimony comes under
the head of gambling debts and can
not be legally collected Chicago
Daily News.
MY brother Jakey's got a good
job "Where's he working?" "Down
to the electric light plant "Pick-
ing currents off the wires?" Eyes,
How did you guess? He says he
likes the job; it's such light work.
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
My goodness!" exclaimed the hu.
morist's wife, Il wish you'd clean out
your desk occasionally. What is it
that makes it smell SO musty?
1 guess" replied the humorist, 'it's
that leap year joke thought of in
1897, and won't be able to use it until
904.'-Philadelphia Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-05-07
What Tesla Promises.

Loconotives propelled by electricity
drawn from the air without cost, and
ocean liners racing over the sea by
the agency of the electric current
drawn inexpensively from the same
source. are promised for the near fu-
ture by Tesla. 1t is to be done on the
principle of wireless telegraphy.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-05-07

eve piece being pushed full length The observer will now be-
hold the whole the outside of spherical ball.
pended the heavens apparently covered with nete element under
laid another element of purple hue The whole floor OF the large
the upper limb and partly the solar axis presents
less than miles from side to the
pale blue of which there and which probably vast
the largest less than miles length by
5000 BREADTH the others covering lesser breadth Near
of these blue there from the solar surface what
white object of lofty height casting its of light over
probably incredible distances direction and apparently supply
ing the absence of the Illuminating element above Surrounding parts
surface benign influence of light and warmth
constany of perennial day. Close beside this wonderful
ribbon of pale crimson hue flashing times across the
white surface its side this Crimson vaciang sub
the wheness oveps with undminished dis
objects Of the character but of lesser dimensions
visible in other parts of the great spot 81.
We will draw the tube still when behold thread
like of bright green running directions the whiened
of this between these supposed be
and plains that lie between what shall quickly to be
of lofty height For again. draw still further the
they all their grandeur before wondering
vision green fields of clover from their SUBMITS clear down their
the vaes that lie their feet which also wrapped
green But the blue of the
beauty although still there made secondary the fountains Of
green that everywhere. M L<ez<rr =
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-05-07

mental magazine had but a single
charge left, and / fred that.
"'Isn't it worth Is cents to know a
fool when you see one?'
"'Ye-e-es, dink it ees,' answered the
man, and eef you will write it on the
picture, buy him."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-05-07
Fortunate in one way.

There was the prettiest girl at the
charity bazaar last night who was
selling kisses at dollar each"
"Wel?"
"Well, I was broke, and she wouldn't
do a credit business. What do you
think of that?"
81 think that some men are born
financially lucky."-Cf-cago Post.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-05-07

a crow hatchery is conducted by
FARMER Billings, of Brookdale, Pa. He
elaps crows, sets them to Matching,
4no IN 10 days has crow chicks. He is
1naer contract tosupply crow heads to
Z eaissgo milliner for 25 cents each.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-05-07
She Liked 1t.

Percy-I sent a girl a book hol-
lowed out and filed with chocolate
creams.
Guy-Did she like it?
She writes me that she wants at
once complete set of the American
encyclopedia. Detroit Free Press,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-05-07
AIOne

"Alone at last!" he cried, in inn
passioned accents.
He was emerging from door,
nesting a generous wad of bills in
his pocketbook, beside a straw col
ored ticket.
Over the door were displayed three
golden balls. What he really meant
was 'sa loan," but it sounds the same
when you don't write tn. Y. Her
aid,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-05-07
Resonant

Hurleigh-How did you ever happen
to pick out such suit of clothes?
Burleigh-Oh, just went it blind.
s.And deaf?'-Judge.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-05-07
Goose Liver Pie from Paris.

Americans bought in Paris last year
s25, 900 worth of goose liver pie, $685.
COO Of human hair, and 100000 worth
Of mushrooms.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-05-07
Tbe 5efret Of tbe Doung @lp Rlan
BY SAMUEL SLOAN.
E.<-Frssidenf Dsiasvors "a LoetasUanno RoHuoJ

If man wishes to retain his youth during decin-
ing years he must work That's the best tonic. When
hired men l always picked out the fellow who didn't
what he to do so long as it honorable
work. When a young asked me: "What will
be expected to do?' | said: Anything that comes to
hand" That's the way l was brought up. I began
working in store.
young to once and said he wanted
good easy place. where there wasn't much work.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-05-07


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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-05-07
Are the Spots on the Sun Inhabited :?
By ALEXANDER YOUNG,
An Indiana Astronomer Who Is Attracting Notice.

The lenses which have been used by for the
purpose of observing the solar panorama were con-
vex lenses turned upon convex reflector, which
when constructed into an instrument called COM
pound solar microscope with chronatic and achroma-
tic regulating power will be available, believe, to
any vision
We will now suppose this instrument to be
turned upon the suns image presented upon the face
of the reflector, the inner tube which contains the
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-05-07

"His reply was weak, but the cheese
was strong enough to help him out. My
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-03
FINANCE. AND TRADE
The Stock Market Was Ir-
: regular Today.
POOR BANK STATEMENT
OPENING WAS WEAK ON LONDON
ACCOUNT.
Subsequent Rally Checked by Bank
Statement-The Closing Was
Heavy and Dull.
POOR BANK STATEMENT

NEW YORK. October 3,-The depression
In the American department in London af-
fected dealings here. but some OF the most
prominent stocks resisted the decline. in
GLIDING Pennsylvania. New York Central
and ST. Paul. Canadian Pacific declined
nearly point. There were running sales
of 1900 shares of United States Steel at
17s4 and IT'S. compared with ITS last night
and of 1000 shares of Erie at 2SA and 2SM.
compared with ~ last night. There was
some Improvement Immediately after the
opening.
Later the market shook off its heaviness
and recovered fully. but did not maintain
its stability long. Pennsylvania leading an
other reaction Western stocks were de-
pressed. but losses We're limited to large
fractions The coal stocks suffered from
realizing. especially Erie. Some less active
stocks made a good show of strength.
Hooking Valley rising 2i2. Chicago and AL
ton preferred, Ia. Metropolitan Street Rail
way and General Electric IA, and Reading
second preferred I. Westinghouse Electric
gained 3 and the first preferred q.
st. Paul led recovery with a rise of a
point. The movement a whole was mar
row. St. Louis and San Francisco second
preferred rose IA; Lackawanna. 81. and
General Electric. 3. The market sold off on
the bank. statement. Wabash preferred
and Rock Island got point under last
night and Smelling preferred lost 15s. Buy
ing orders met the decline and St Paul
rose to the best again. Erie ran off a
point just at the last, making the closing
irregular.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-03
DID A BIG BUSINESS.
Fraud Order Issued Against the Ma
tional Railroad School

A fraud order was issued against the Ma
tional Railroad School and Fl. L. Metzgar,
manager of East ST. Louis, Ill. by the Post
Office Department today
MetZgar advertised extensively for men
to enter the railroad service as brakemeG.
firsmen. etc mo experience required"
was the alluring bait For particulars -
cents was required, which had to be mailed
to box I'll East St Louis.
Persons responding received a neatly
printed circular which. among other things.
said:
BY taking our course of instruction.
studying faithfully and following our d.
rections, you can secure a railroad position
that will pay double what you are making
at present.
The applicant for information was in
formed that $40 was the regular price of
the course but for few days only it would
be Sj-one-h half cash and the balance from
the first months pay you earn in the rail-
road service
In his circular MetZgar gave assurance
that the complete course. which would be
sent by mail, could be learned In two
weeks
You are examined" 1t continued. land
when proficient you get a letter of rec
concentration to any employer of railroad
men you desire
A post office Inspector who investigated
found that MetZgar was doing land Office
business. Metzgar had no office. but con-
Quoted the business from his home. He
admitted to the Inspector that he had made
misrepresentation and the Post Office De-
partment did the rest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-03
Quakers Easy for English Cricketers.

Blythe and w. NJ. Bradley, the two chief
bowlers of the Kent County. England.
cricket team, did some splendid bowling
yesterday in the last match of the tour of
the Kent County eleven. played on the
grounds of the Merton Cricket Club, at
Haverford. The Philadeiphians won the
toss and were confidently expected to run
up a big score. The bowling of Blythe and
Bradley however. proved too much for
them and they We're dismissed for the
ridiculously small score of &C. The left
handed professional at last found his gait
and captured five wickets for 80 runs.
Bradley also effective. His bowling
bumped considerably. and ii was impossible
for the batsmen to exhibit any confidence
In playing it. ]. A Tester. a. NJ. Wood and
p. II. Clark alone obtained double figures
while the other eight men added only
twenty-four runs.
The Englishmen began their innings badly
by losing II. c. Stewart and c. ]. Burnup,
but then Seymour and e. w. Dillon made
splendid stand. and il did not take long
to surpass Philadelphia's total. E. w. Dill
Ion hit vigorously for 81. Seymour added 90
and later J. r. Mason put on Is. With the
total at 137 for six wickets stumps were
drawn for the day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-03
A STORY DENIED.
MI. Yerkes Says the President Knew
Nothing of His Trip

The New York Sun printed this morning
q dispatch from Indianapolis stating that
Mr.. Yerkes. commissioner of internal reve-
nue., had paid flying visit to that city
and IL was rumored lie had come in behalf
OF the President to induce Senator Fair
banks to accept the vice presidential nom
ination- The article went to say that
the administration was after the Old con-
yrervative Mckinley element. 10 aid Presi-
dent Roosevelts candidacy. and that Sen
stor Fairbanks was recognized as a leader
Of that element.
MIR. fcrkes today said that the story was
'rldlculously preposterous:" that he had
gone TO indianapolis a matter strictly
personal. and that President Roosevelt
Knew nothing of the object of his trip. In
indianapolis Senator Fairba nks according
TO the dispatch, would neither affirm nor
deny the rumor. However, that is not sig
nihcant because Senator Fairbanks Is no.
tortously close-mouthed and never DIS
cusSeS one way or the other newspaper sto-
ries about him
The impression in well-informed political
circles is that President Roosevelt has not
made definite offer yet to any one about
the vice presidency but is holding back
until later period. when events and cir
-oumstances will determine the choice