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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-28
SIMPLEST OF IMPLEMENTS
Internal Improvements Effected b
. Woman with q Hairpin
and z Brush.

There is story in Lippincott's Magazine
of husband who, on his return from a
visit, sat down to hear the family happen
ings during his absence. This incident, it
may seem, has a moral. The wife was nam
ing the reforms she had successfully intro
duced
You know" said she, that closet that
was locked for over . month? You said
il couldn't be opened except by locksmith!
Well, l opened it."
How in the world did you do it,
With hairpin. And the furnace door
has been sagging round on one hinge for
ever SO long, you know; but it's all right
now"
"Well, I'm glad you had it fixed"
"Had it fixed! l fixed it myself with q
hairpin. And then there was that crayon
portrait of mother that stood on the floor
for six weeks because YOU hadn't brought
me any picture hooks
We'll, | intended to, but
ooh, it doesn't make any difference now.
/ made hook myself out of hairpin'
mol"
And there's Willie! You've been coax
ing and bribing him for year to break
him Of biting his nails, and ! broke him
With a hairpin:" he inquired. weakly.
NO! Don't be goose With hair
ush."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-28

In every country of the civilized world
Sisters of Charity are known. Not only
do they minister to the spiritual and
intellectual needs of the charges COM
mitted to their care, but they also
minister to their bodily needs.
With SO many children to take careof
and to protectfro climate and disease.
these wise and prudent Sisters have
found Peruna a neverfailing safeguard.
DR.. Hartman receives many letters
from Catholic Sisters from all over the
United States. A recommend recently
received from Catholic institution in
Detroit. Mich. reads as follows:
DR.. S. b. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio:
Dear Sir-"Ihe young girl who used
the Peruna was suffering from Iaryngi-
tbs, and loss of voice. The result OF
the treatment was most satisfactory.
She found great relief, and after
further use of the medicine we hope
to be able to say she IS entirely cured. "
Sisters OF Charity.
The young girl was under the care Of
the Sisters of Charity and used Peruna
for catarrh of the throat with good re-
suits as the above letter testifies.
Send to The Peruna Medicine Co. Co.
lumbus, Ohio. for a free book written by
DR.. Hartman.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-28
PEOPLE OF MANY LANDS.

During his hunt in Syria Emperor
Franz Josef killed his two thousandth
chamois
WI Ting-Fang, formerly Chinese
minister to this country, has been ap-
pointed vice president of the newly GRE
ated department of commerce in his
home government. 1t will be his prov
ince specially to look after the foreign
commerce of China.
Lord Miner, at present British high
commissioner for South Africa, began
life as a newspaper man, his first work
being done for the Pail Mall Gazette.
His writings attracted the attention Of
Lord Goschen, who procured for the
young journalist a good post under the
government of Egypt. Ever since that
time he has been in the public service,
and now occupies one of the most re-
sponsible positions under the crown.
The Office Of colonial secretary was
pressed upon him by Mr.. Balfour, but he
preferred to remain in South Africa.
Peter Maher, the Irish pugilist, was
knocked out in one round in Philadel
phia, while fighting to secure naturaliza-
ton papers. He failed to answer the
questions properly. For instance, on be-
ing asked: How is the president elect
ed?" he answered: by a great major
ity.' DO you know anything about the
constitution ?" cts preat" said fhe
Irish champion, enthusiastically. Never
felt better in my life. Me constitution
is all right. I'm trained to the min
ute. The declaration of independence
Something to do with the time we
licked the English, amt it," The COM
missioner turned him down and Mahef
departed sadly, saying to friend:
THAT was the hardest fight of me life,
and sure lost"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-28
POULTRY YARD NOTES.

To treat fowls for health is better than
to dose them for disease.
Season soft food with salt. 1t sharpens
appetite and aids digestion.
A handful of sunfiower seed now and
then adds luster to the plumage.
Hens will pay we'll for table scraps. 1t
is wasteful to feed them to mongrel dogs
and cats.
Litter in which there is tough. wiry
hay is not safe to put on the scratching
floor. If eaten it causes crop bound
conditions.
Much time is wasted on farms in win
ter by the men folks that might be made
profitable by caring for the poultry and
producing winter eggs.
To renew the vitality of a flock it IS
not necessary to cross-breed and make
them mongrels. Better get males of a
different strain or family Of the same
variety.-Farm Journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-28
GOOD SENSE OF HENS.
They Can FOretell Rain and Storms
and Are Always Regular in
Their Habits.

"A chicken raiser in Connecticut told
me something about chickens that did
not know before" said q dominic who
spends few weeks walking in the coun-
try every summer. 1T was late in the
day, and stopped at the gate OF little
farm house to ask for cup of water.
'The farmer was watching his chicken
house as the brood, one by one, turned
in to roost He was SO intent in his
watch that he did not see me until had
spoken.
Then he began talking about chick
ems, and l said that from my observa-
ton chicken had less sense than any
thing else with feathers. The farmer
at once look me up.
You never raised chickens, he said,
or you wouldn't say that. Chickens
can beat your city weather man in pre-
dieting rain. You wouldn't notice this,
however, unless you made business of
raising 'em. Unless the shower is sud-
den they begin to run to and fro before
the downfall, as if a hawk was in the air,
and then scurry to shelter.
Another popularity about chickens
is their system in making certain rounds
every day when the weather is fair. They
start out in the morning and go to given
points with the regularity of clock.
They may be shooed of their course,
but as soon as the fright is over they re-
turn, and they continue the route, wind
ing up late in the day at the place OF be-
ginning. l have tried to fool a chicken
now and then by taking it Off its beat and
putting it down at some other point
By waiting l found that it invariably
returned to the place where had picked
it up, and from there it resumed its regu-
lar course.
Unless there is rain chickens will
never leave their daily course until the
time draws nigh for them to come home
to roost. They may be trifie late now
and then, as some of my brood are this
evening, but they will come That's more
than some folks know added the farm
er. looking at me in a peculiar manner,
which prompted me to go on my way
Detroit Free Press.
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Mr.. Groxer,a case.

Frederick, Ia. Dec. 2S.-Mr. A. S. Grover
is now "a years of age. For the last 80 years
he has suffered great deal OF sickness, and
although he is a temperate man and never
used spirits of any kind, his kidneys had
troubled him very much. He said:-
Il was told had Diabetes, and my symp,
toms corresponded exactly to those of a
young man who died of Diabetes in this
neighborhood. My feet and limbs were
bloated quite little
Il heard of Dodd's Kidney Pills, and al
last determined to try them l took in all
ten boxes before l was well, and now can
truthfully say that ! am all right The
Floating is gone. from my feet and legs
| have gained eight pounds in weight, and
can sleep well at night, and every symptom
of my trouble is gone.
TT is some time now since l was cured
and l have not had the slightest return Of
any symptom of the old trouble
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-28
COOPS IN SECTIONS.

be put into such coop. If hen gets
broody, here is place to put her until
broken up. If fowl is to be fattened. the
coop stands ready to receive it. Made
as shown it can be cleaned out in ten Sec
onds. Dishes for food and drink can be
hung on hooks at the side. Set this sec
tional coop up against the wall of the
poultry house, and you will wonder how
you ever got along without it.-Farm
Journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-28
An English Earl. Opinion.

The English, next to the Americans, are
the greatest travellers in the world, and
while they as rule insist upon having the
best there is to be obtained, they appreciate
good service and beautiful scenery. The
Earl Of Shaftesbury, having, with his wife,
'pent some little time in the United States
during the summer, speaks most enthus.
iastically in regard to what they have seen
Buffalo:
Our stay in New York was a delightful
one, and the picturesque grandeur along the
Hudson and its surroundings was source
If much joy to us ALL
1T has seldom been my good fortune to
pass the time in such excellent sport as that
furnished in your enchanting Adirondack
Mountains. Albany Times Union.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-28
For 3Oc and This Notice

the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, will send free
pkg. May LIST Carrot. ................10 loo.
l pkg. Earliest Green Eating Onion. .l0c
l pkg. Peep Of Day Tomato. zoe.
l pkg. Salzer's Flash Light Radish. l0c.
pkg. Salzer's Long Quick, Quick Rad
ish ............ ..................... 10c.
! pkg. Salzer's Queen of All Radish. l0c.
Above six rare novelties, the choicest
and finest of their kind, have retail
value of Zoe. but they are mailed to you
free, together with Salzer's big catalog,
gardener, all upon receipt Of but SOC in
postage and this notice. TX. IL
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-28
Getting Her Moneys Worth.

Milly-I was weighed this afternoon and
tipped the scales at 99a pounds.
Billy think that if the man that
had weighed you had been real generous,
he would have thrown in three.quarters of
a pound, and made it an even hundred.
$50 do [. But he was raunning one of
those You weiga for cent affairs. The
next time Pm going to try 'nickel-in-the-
slot machine, and maybe I'll get more for
my money. Detroit Free Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-28

7U'sCdoC " tII1ty S-o-e-e-e-e-es-e-s-sIs- e-S
years. standing. David Mcclzison.
Dr.. Hartman, one of the best known
physicians and surgeons in the United
States, was the first man to formulate
Peruna. 1t asthrough his genius and
perseverance that it was introduced to
the medical profession of this country
IT you do notderivc prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once TO DR.. Hartman, giving
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-28

Gentlemcn: 81
have used several
bottles of Pcruna
and feel greatly
benefited there
by from my ca
tarrll ofthe head,
and feel encour-
aged TO believe
t h Il t it's con-
tinued use will
fully eradicate a
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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-28

Whether a man is handsome, or wheth
er he only thinks he is, he acts just the
same-N y. Tines
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-28
Cruel RejOiMder,

Cholly Nimrod-Aw-and when is the sea-
son ! can't shoot.
Guide-Three hundred and sixty-hve days
in the year.-N. Y. Sun.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-28

Muggins-"How do yeu manage to keep
your wife in such good humor.o Buggins
q pretend to be jealous of her. "-Fhila,
Gelphia Record.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-28

Fruit acids will not stain goods dyed
with Putnam Fadeless Dyes.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-28
Nothing More Dangerous.

Than a neglected cough" is what
Or; j. +. Hammond, professor in the
Eclectic Medical College, says, "ahd as
preventative remedy and a curative
agent. / cheerfully recommend Taylor's
Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and
Mullen
bottle.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-28

Do not believe Pisos Cure for Consump-
F. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. Is, 1900.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-28

Governess-"Oh, Kitty, you careless
child! There are not two rs in very Rub
one of them out" kitty-"Yes. But
which ones''-Punch.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-28

Returns.-.What do you get in return for
Your verses! 'Reverses Detroit Free
Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-28

That young man." said the visitor. be
HAYES as if he knew more than you do -
Naturally, replied the merchant why
'naturaNy:'' asked the visitor. Il am
merely his father "-Philadelphi Ledger,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-28

The doing of duty sows the seed Of .
delight-Rams Horn.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-28
STOPS the Cough

and works off the cold. Laxative Bromo
Quinine Tablets Price % cents
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-28

In the Air.-''What makes her SO airy. 2"
She is an heiress. PHILADELPHIA Bull
;!etin.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-28

The wastes Of wealth lead to the wal Of
want.-Ram's Horn.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-28
SECTIONAL COopS.
No Other Minor Poultry House Device
Is Quite as Convenient as
This One.

This is one of the most convenient de-
vices about a poultry house. If it is de-
sired to carry over an extra male, he can
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-28
Tough Proposition.

Hicks-Is Tompkyns good pay!
Wicks You couldn't get any
money out of Tompkyns if you should send
warship.-Somerville Journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-28
Rheumatism,s KiIling Pain

left in quick order after taking 10 doses
of DR.. Skirvin's Rheumatic Cure, in tab
let form. . doses for Csc, postpaid.
DIR. SklRVlN CO., La Crosse, Wis. TX. IL
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-28

BMrs. Fairbanks tells how ne.
glect of warning symptoms will
soon PROSTATE a woman. She
thinks woman's safeguard is
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
DEAR Mrs. PIyKHAM: -Ignorance
and neglect are the cause Of untold
female suffering, not only with the
laws of health but with the chance of a
cure. did not heed the warnings Of
headaches, organic pains, and general
WEAKNESS, until l was well nigh pros
trated. knew had to do something.
Happily did the right thing. / took
Lydia f.. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound faithfully, according to
directions, and was rewarded in few
weeks to find that my aches and pains
disappeared, and again felt the glow
of health through my body. Since /
have been well have been more care
full, have also advised a number of
my sick friends to take Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound, and they have never had
reason to be sorry. Yours very truly,
Mrs. MAY FAIRBANKS, ZIG South 7th
St., Minneapolis, Mimi" (Mrs. Fair
banks is one of the most successful and
highest salaried travelling saleswomen
in the West. - $4,000 forfeit If original Of
above letter proving genaneness cannot be produced
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
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(swamp-Root is pleasant to take.)

You can purchase the reg
ular ffty-cent and one dollar
size bottles at the drug stores
everywhere. Don't make any
mistake, but remember the
name, Swamp-Root, DR.. Kill
mer's Swamp-Root, and the
address, Binghamton, N. Y,
on every bottle.
mple bottle OF this wonderful
j, also a book telling all about
ands upon thousands of testi-
Tho owe their good health, in
properties. In writing to DR..
y you read this generous offer
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
Prescott,s Waxers.

Rollo Ogden, in his biography of Will
liam III. Prescott, the historian, cites
many passages from the diary showing
Prescott's habit of f1ogging himself to
his work by making wagers with his
secretaries that he would complete a
given task by certain day, the odds
always heavily against himself.
prescott always took this betting on
his own industry with perfect serious
ness. Sometimes he would radiantly
greet his secretary with: You have lost!
You owe me dollar And he would
exact payment. Occasionally he would,
with woebegone countenance, produce
and pay over to the protesting secre-
tary the $50 or $50 he himself had
lost" One deliberately made memoran-
dunn witnesses that bet of 81 to $50
had been made "between E. B. Otis
and William II. Prescott, Esq, the lat
ter betting $50 that he will write 100
pages Of his History Of Peru in 100
days" The document is signed Will
liam II. Prescott and Edmund B. Otis,
but the latter subjoins the following:
Il promise on my honor as a gentle
man not to release Mr.. Prescott from
any forfeiture that may incur, except
in such cases as are provided for in
the contract-this contract being made
at his desire for his own accommoda-
ton only"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
A ForsivIne chinaman.

The following remarkable story ap-
pears in Mr.. Whigham's "Manchuria
and Korea" "a Cossack in a fit Of
drunkenness had shot Chinaman, and
1t was necessary to bring several OF
the men to the bedside of the dying
victim for purpose Of Identification Of
the culprit. The Chinaman, however,
refused absolutely to single out the
guilty man, saying, Why should he be
killed, since must die in any case?'
Then they explained to him that the
man would only be severely punished,
to which the Chinaman responded that
since he forgave the culprit there was
no reason why he should suffer. Then
the theory of the punishment was ad-
duced as an argument-the Cossack
must be punished in order that he
might not repeat the offense. But
said the Chinaman, he will never do it
again when he knows that I forgive
him. and there the matter ended"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
Submarine Wells.

Submarine wells are found in many
places. The supply Of drinking water
drawn upon by the population Of Bah
rein, on the shores of the Persian gulf,
comes from springs which have their
origin in the hills of Oman, 500 miles
away and which rise in the salt waters
Of the gulf.
A diver, winding a large goatskin
bag round his left arm and grasping
with one hand it's mouth, takes in the
other hand heavy stone secured by a
strong line to his boat Plunging with
this to the bottom, he instantly opens
the bag over the rushing jet of fresh
water and closes it again as he springs
up in the ascending current. The
stone is then hauled up, and after a
short breathing space the diver repeats
the process.
Thus constant supply Of fresh
water is found in a locality as dry
and hot as any on earth, where there
are no land springs and where no rain
falls.-London Standard.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
How He Made the A1ps.

Has any painter ever fixed on canvas
visions, distinct and haunting, of lands
he had never seen? / know not The
nearest thing of the kind was won
derful erection Of brown paper and ap-
parently ingeniously arranged shelly
ings, built up in rocklike fashion, COW
cred with little green toy box trees and
dotted here and there with bits Of mir
ror glass and cardboard houses, which
once puzzled me considerably in the
parlor of cottage. do tell me what
that is?" at last rose to my lips.
That" answered my hostess very
slowly-''that is a work of my late U.S.
banda representation of the Halps as
close as e could imagine it, for e never
was abroad" 1 often think of that
man "who never was abroad and Of
his representation Of the Alps; of the
hours Of poetic vision, Of actual crea-
ton perhaps from sheer strength of
longing, which resulted in that quaint
work Of art. AS close as he could i'm
agine Notwithstanding Magazine.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
The Kfwi.


In New Zealand is found the kiwi,
strange bird of the ostrich family.
Ostriches have two toes, but the ex-
tinct moas had three toes; so also have
the existing emus, cassowaries and
rheas, OR South American ostriches.
The XVII, however, differs from the
other struthious birds in having four
toes. Further, the kiwi cannot be said
to be quite ostrichlike, for in size it is
not larger than an ordinary barnyard
fowl. 1t has a small head, with
large and muscular neck and a long,
slender bill. with the distinguishing
feature that the nostrils are placed
very close to its tip. The legs are short,
but the muscles on the thighs are well
developed, and the feet are strong and
powerful and provided with sharp
claws. 1t is Bird devoid of any ex-
ternal trace of wings, and there is no
trace of tail visible, while it is covered
with long, narrow, hairlike feathers,
and on the fore part Of the head and
sides Of the face are struggling hairlike
feelers.-Chicago News.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
Blood as a Tree Fertilizer.

For several seasons a very ancient
walnut, with long, gaunt boughs, car
rying much dead wood, had been strug-
Cling to live, but each year manifested
signs that its life was fast disappear
ing. The keeper in front of whose
house the tree stood took to singing
the carcass of each deer he killed over
one Of its boughs for. dressing. Dur
ing the process all the blood dripped
on the ground and was absorbed. The
following spring this tree put forth an
astonishing crop Of leaves, and in less
than three seasons it was making new
wood and showing all the vigor which
had characterized it thirty years be-
fore. Its renewed youth was entirely
attributable to the fertilizing proper
ties of the blood with which it had
been so literally dressed.-Country
Gentleman.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
"saxe the Mark"

The ancient use of cross instead Of
signature was universal alike by
those who could and by those who
could not write. 1t was symbol Of
an oath from its earliest associations.
On this account Charles Knight, in
his notes on 1.-The Pictorial Shake
speare," explains the expression God
save the mark (Henry W. as a form
of ejaculation approaching to the form
Of an oath. Kelly, in his Comments
on Scotch Proverbs" observes that the
Scots, when they used to compare per-
son to person, used the expression,
"Save the mark Another explana-
ton of the expression is that in arch
cry when an archer shot we'll it was
the custom to cry out God save the
mark"-that is, prevent any one COM
ing after to hit the same mark and
thereby displace the arrow. Ironically,
it was said to a novice whose arrow
struck nowhere.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-07
Anathemas of the Middle Ages.

The Rhenish and Westphalian Soci-
ETY. of Popular Studies published in it's
journal an interesting paper upon the
subject of ecclesiastical anathemas
launched in the middle ages against
animals. These maledictions did not
relate to mischiefs already done, but
were in the nature of a protection
against evils to be apprehended and
were solely directed against creatures
considered mischievous. Thus in 1121
st. Bernard cursed the mosquitoes, as
some insanity Americans have done
in more recent times and probably
with just as little effect. Even post
reformation Protestants sometimes
had recourse to comminatory meas
ures, as witness the pastor of Dresden
who in 1863 cursed the sparrows for
distracting his congregation.