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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-04-14

same price per cubic yard as is paid him
for the Ninoch Bayou, Swift Chute
Bayou and Bear Point Spur work.
The Secretary was instructed to write
to Capt. F. M. Kerr relative to this work
and request him to send some one down
to Mr.. Gatlin's place to instruct the
contractor relative to the same.
On motion, duly carried, the hoard
went into executive session, and Senator
Dortch and Representatives Many and
Hughes. being present, were invited in
and their views asked for as regards the
issuance Of bonds by the Bossier Levee
District to the amount Of 100000. Each
of the above named gentlemen, after
discussing the question with the board,
expressed themselves as being in favor
of such action and pledged themselves
to support the measure when the bill for
the same is introduced at the approach
ing session Of the Legislature.
The board then adjourned to meet
again in special session on the first
Thursday, the 9th day Of May, 1904.
w. B. MCCORMICK, President.
T. N. BRADEN, Jr., Secretary.
Yes, heavy groceries is our long
suit.-Benton Mercantile Company.
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Examination Of Teachers,

An examination of teachers will be
held at the Court House, in Benton, on
Thursday and Friday, the 2ist and 22nd
days Of April, 1904, open to all apph-
cants not holding certificates from the
Board Of Examiners of Bossier Parish,
and to all others wishing to raise their
grades. No other examination will be
held until next November.
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Notice

OF the introduction OF an act in the next
General Assembly, providing for the
issuance of One Hundred Thousand
Dollars Worth OF Bonds by the Bos-
sier Levee District of Bossier Parish.
Louisiana.
Notice is hereby given that an act
IN will be introduced in pursuance
of law that it is the intention OF the
Bossier Levee District to apply to the
next General Assembly OF this State.
which convenes at Baton Rouge, La. in
May, 1904, for the passage OF . special
law authorizing and providing for the
issuance of One Hundred Thousand
Dollars Worth of Bonda to relieve the
Bossier Levee District of its present
financial embarrassment.
w. B. MCCORMICK, President.
T. N. BRADEN, JR., Secretary.
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% CENTS.

THAT'S the price Of . good meal at
i the Boa Ton Restaurant Opposite
postotdce1 Shreveport. Short orders II
you hko. Also good rooms and com.
Portable beds for you when you spend
the night in the city. Call and zee me!
JOHN NJ. MATovIcH, Manager.
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CLOTHING That Fits Right
Is the Thing!

See NELSON & RATCLIFF. of
Shreveport. for the right thing. Also a
pretty line of Collars, Cuts, Shirts, Ties,
Hats, etc., for the spring trade.
trices that pill make one call again.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-04-14

Send your soiled linen to. Wsllace's
store. He has the agency for enc of the
Shreveport laundries.
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Rolled oats, dried fruit, seeded raisins,
soda crackers, ginger waters, etc., in
fancy cartons at Gayles.
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Notice.
nN motion and second, resolved,
" That whereas the ordinance passed
by this body ordering an election for or
against the levying Of special ~ mill
tax to aid in the construction and main
tenance Of public Roads and Bridges
was not duly promulgated through the
ofhcial journal Of the parish, this body
hereby rescinds said act and declares It
null and void.
BY order of the Police Jury.
G. D. SANDIDGE, President.
When your home printer cannot do
the work. we recommend the G. q.
WILLIAMS PRINTING CO. Ltd,
Printers, Binders and Blank Book
Manufacturer, Shreveport Ia.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-01-28

EETsF4IsA.. NfE&HH lHErNAt@ssN4
GEOGRAPHIC Roscoe Gil
more, HarrysC Carleton, Belle Carl
ton, celia jacobson, Frank Moote
and Willie Jacobson.
PHYSIOLOGY:- Myra Stan
field and Robert Stewart.
This report is indeed crafty
ing in view Of the fact that all
the civics class except one, failed
in this subject last year, and this
year 98 per cent Of the class
passed the final examination
after having studied the subject
four months.
The bestpreparation for school
discipline is a thoro knowledge
OF the subjects to be taught, care
full preparation for each days
work, correct plans for its pre-
sentation, and tact in turning on
the energy of the class. For
such, students will have the pro-
foundestrespect and cooperation
and work follows naturally ex-
preston becomes the rule in
stead of repression without life.
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continued ron last week.

Supt. T. a.. Hasselquist gave
us a call last week in his official
capacity. In accordance with
the requirements of the Course
Of Study for the Common District
Schools, the following certif-
Gates of completion of Studies
have been isSued;
Arthur Nc
Laughlin, Lizzie Cyrus, Willie
jacobson, Robert Stewart, Vim
cent Officer, Ray Nelson.
Civics;- Arthur Mclaughlin,
Lottie Ingison, Chas, Wand usen,
Willie jacobson, Lizzie Cyrus,
Bessie Styles, Robert Stewart,
Ray Nelson, Robert Officer and
Vincent Officer.
HISTORY; Frank Moote.
READING:- Willie jacobson,
Lizzie Cyrus, Henry Farris,
Theresa Gray, Arthur Patten,
Adelaide Barrett. Myra Stanfeld
Julia Wakeman, Bessie Styles,
Robert Stewart.
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DISSOLUTION.
OF


The partnership heretofore ex-
listing under the firm name Of
KraabelJ johnson & Co., has been
dissolved by mutual consent,
j. a.. johnson retiring from
the firm. The business will
be conducted under the firm
name of Kraabel & Kraabel who
assumed all of the obligations of
the old firm and to whom all notes
and accounts will be paid.
We desire to thank all our
friends for their very liberal pat
ronage in the past and bespeak
for the new firm theirzfair share
OF your business in the future.
Respectfully Yours.
b. T. Kraabel
j. A. johnson
A. r. Kraabel
For the firm Of Kraabel johnson
& Co.
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LYH5H IS FREED.
K:nE Edward Orders Release OF Irish
Cc-oEe1 Imprisoned on Charge
Of Treason.

LorGca, Jan. 26.-The Daily Tele-
graph this morning says it understands
that Col. Arthur Lynch, who command
ed the Irisa brigade against the Brit
ish forces Daring the war in South
Africa, and who was afterwards con
vscted OF treason and sentenced to inn
prison.aent !or life, was liberated yes
terC2y morning ION license" Lynch
has not received the royal pardon. Col.
Lynch will enjoy personal liberty and
inay even le.Fe the country should he
care to 10 SO. bu. not having received
the royal pardon, he is disqualified
from sitting in parliament and from
hclding any public Office. Col. Lynch,
who completed a year in prison last
Saturday. was the only political of
fender in prison in Ireland.
1t is learned that the liberation of
Col. Lynch is the outcome of an inter-
esting series &C events. When Michael
Dayitt was last in the United States he
saw President Roosevelt, who mem
tioned Gel. Lynch to him, saying he
had once entertained him at Albany.
The president expressed great interest
in the case and regretted he could not
suggest cleE1eacy without laying him
self oEcn to a palpable snub. On his
return TO England Mr.. Davitt men
tioEed his conversation with President
Roosevelt to Sir Thomas Upton and
to Mrs. Lynch, who has suffered bitter
5ly since her husbands arrest. He also
made a pathetic appeal to Sir Thomas,
who then personally interceded with
King Edward on behalf of the con-
8demned fellow Irishman. Without n
hesitation his majesty promptly in
formed the home secretary Of his
wishes in the matter, and the prisoner
was released.
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SCHOOL HOTES

It is deeply regretted that the
plague Of scarlet fever has closed
our public schools but as soon
as the epidemic subsidies, school
will be resumed. When the
grades are again opened patrons
are urged to send their children
as regularly as possible as at
tendance is absolutely essential
for good results and teachers and
superintendent will make every
possible effort to retrieve the time
lost and thereby enable the child
rem to make their grades.
A large number of pupils re-
ceiyed certificates Of attendance
for the last school monht. Those
to whom a certain number ofcer-
tificates is issued, will receive a
diploma.
Myrtle Barrett entered the
eighth grade Tuesday to prepare
for the final examination in
March.
The books for supplementary
reading came last week and with
such equipment more efficient
works. anticipated.
Supt. 7. A. Hasselquestvisited
the Hope District schools last
Thursday.
A High School record is being
made in which the quality of
work of each candidate for
graduationarer registered Twenty
four credits are necessary for
graduation which will entitIe the
student to admission to the
University without examination.
Frank Moote, Vincent Officer,
Chas. VanDusen, RobertSteWart
and Lottie Ingison received their
preliminary certificates of adj
mis- sion to the High School De-
partment and it is gratifying to
note that there is a number that
will obtain certificates in March.
The Freshman English Glass
has finished a critical study Of
THE Vision of Sir Launfal'' and
has taken up the character and
works of Washington Irving.
This class has made rapid pro-
gress during the year.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-01-28
ESEg aTH JaMATlGA
Resolution ssnsed to Senate Re
~ Panama Situation.
Additional Facts In Case Wanted By
sss Democratic M~embcrs-Text OF
the Document.

Washington, Jan. 26.-In the senate
Monday Senator Culberson introduced
the resolution drawn by a committee
appointed at a recent democratic con
ference for the purpose Of getting adj
ditional information concerning the
Panama situation. The members OF the
committee were Senators German, Gull
berson, sCarmack and Cockrell. The res
Olution follows:
Resolved, That the president be re-
Qlested to inform the senate whether
all the correspondence and notes be-
tween the department OF state and the
legation OF the United States to Bogota
and between either of these andthe gov
eminent Ct Colombia for the construc-
tion of IN isthmian canal and all the
correspondence and notes between the
United States and any of its officials
or Representatives or the government
OF. Panama, concerning the separation
of Panama from Colombia, have been
sent to the senate, and If not, that he
be requested to send the remaining cor
resposdence and the notes to the senate
in executive session."
The resolution went over under the
rules. Bills we're passed authorizing the
eonstrIctionSc q bridge across the
Snake river. Alaska, andauthorizing the
appointment CT a naval officer and a sur
veyor at the Port of Chicago at a sal
airy of ST 5000 each.
Delegate Kalanianole, of Hawaii, in
trcducsd bills in the house MONDAY pro-
hibiting the employment Of Mongolians
on public works in Hawaii and making
eight Eoass a days work in such en-
ployrlent; also appropriating ss25O,000
Tor a survey Of the hsrbor of Honolulu;
also aprroprsasing 100000 for a survey
CT Hilo harsor and the construction OF
abre2iiysater at the place.
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BURNED 10 DEATH.
Fire Dcstroys Three Buildings in
Suburb of Pittsburg-Two Per-
sons Perish and One Missing.

Pittsburgg, Pa, Jan. 2e.-Two persona
were burned to death and r is missing
as the result of an early morning fire
MonGay which destroyed three dwell
ings ct M~crringsiGe, a suburb Of this
city.
The dead: Michael Culley, aged 10
years; Mrs. William Sawyer, aged SO
years.
The missing: William Sawyer, hus-
band Of the dead woman.
III is said the FIRE started in the kitchen
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YEOMEN-Hore Homestead No. Ms-Brother-
hood Of American Yeomen. Meets first
Monday in each month. Ali visiting Yeomen
Welcome. A. NJ. McLAU1HLIN. Forman.
". E. BOISE, Cor.
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SECRET SOCIETIES.

A. F.. & A. M.-oocidental
!. Lodge No. n. Meets the second
and fourth Friday evening Of
n. each month. Visiting brethren
. ". E.. TArLIN
J W. NJ.
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nOYAL NEIGHBORS-Camp No. COZ. Meets
Il the second and fourth Wednesday evening
Of each month. Visiting members always well
come. Mis-. Many ALDRICH, Oracle.
MRS. GRACE CARPENTER; Recorder.
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Ienyes for Trinl TrI
KilIeL by an Elcphnnt.

London, Jan. 26.-George Loekhart.
the well known elephant trainer and
circus proprietor, wat aecidentlly
crushed to death Sunday BY al elephant
while he was attending to the unloading
OF circus animals at the Hoe street rail-
road station at Wa!thamstov.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-01-28

OF the house occupieu by Wslliism saw
Yer, andspread SO rapidly that the adj
joining houses OF Hugh Gallagher and
Robert Lowhead were soon in flames
and all were burned 10 the gound. The
property loss was about s., ZOO.
@aS Leaves for Trlal Trlp.
Camden, N. j.. Jan. 2s.-The steam
ship Mongolia, built for the Pacific Mail
Steamship company, left the yards Of
the New York Shipbuil6ing company
Monday for Newport News on her trial
trip. The vessel, which is GIG feet IN
length, is the largest ship Ct her kind
sy-- :uiIt IN this .ccurtry.
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n ofH.-Champion Lodge Degree OF Honor,
41s No. 1uG. Meets LIST and ard Saturday eve
ming Of each month. Visiting members vel
come. MISS AGATHA VADNIR, G. OF III.
MRS. FKAScEs STILES, Recorder.
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A o. u. w.-Hope Lodge No. 3. Meets the
oAs second and fourth Saturday evening Of each
month. All visiting members welcome.
ID. w. VADHIE, NJ. w.
E. A. GILMORE, Recorder.
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Il n WAn-To-WAn TRIBE No
IL VI NJ Mas 4. Meets every Wednes
day sleep. Visiting Braves Welcome.
.SAM'L SCorT, Sachem.
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Blizzard raging
IN NORTHWEST
Three Fatalities Are Reported from
Winnipeg, Manitoba, as Result
Of Interss Cold.
TEMPERATURE REPORTED Al
FIFTY DEGREES BELOW ZERO

Foar Persons Perish Mt ChicaEo-Cold
Weather Records Broken In Sew
crnl states-FreesinE Temperature
Helps Flood Situation IN Ohio-In
Pennsylvania.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-16
Fascinating
Surrounded
Problems Solved by Daring Discoverers-
Now Affirm that the South Pole Is
by Land Probably Larger than Europe

When geographers afnrm, as they
are now doing, that there Is no long
er any doubt OF the existence OF the
antarctic continent, they do not mean
that explorers have followed all its
coast lines, determined its exact shape
and crossed it from side to side. This
work has not yet been done; and it
will be task of such enormous diff
nculty that it may not be achieved for
many years.
What they mean is simply that the
evidence first supplied by Sir John
Murray and strengthened by later ex-
plorers, that the land around the
south pole is continental, has been so
reinforced and confirmed by the work
Of the very latest expeditions that in
their opinion there is no longer any
room for doubt of the existence of a
continent there.
Prof. Penck OF Vienna, one of the
most distinguished of geographers,
voiced the opinion of many leading
men of science when he said that
the British and German expeditions
had made it perfectly clear that a
continent surrounded the south pole
Since he wrote his article on this
subject we have received the results
of the Swedish expedition in Graham
land. to the south of South America
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-16

ct is too provoking-to miss the
traini" A pretty woman at her
worst. Mrs. Ronald Douglas looked
prettier still with her nose tip-tilted
and a deep flush upon her rounded
cheeks. Whether both came from
heat of the dainty gas stove or from
temper at disappointment, the result
was the same; and SO thought her
stylish cousin, Madge Marcy, who
was an orphan inmate of her home.
TOO provokingi" the young wife
repeated as she held back her rich
skirt with one plump and jeweled
hand, and with the other turned down
the gas and replaced the lid of the
steaming chafing- dish-"Ron should
have been here five minutes ago; and
by the next train his terrapin will be
ruined; and we'll have the night
mare from late supper. How stupid
of him to miss the traini"
81 am sure Cousin Ron had a good
reason" Miss Marcy began, sudden
ly catching the CLINT of her cousins
eye and finishing: Luckily 1 did not
cut the wine and ice for the Regents
punch before he came. He always
likes it live as he says"
He likes all things live" Mrs.
Douglas responded mean:ngly. 'Why,
Madge, you affect to understand Ron
as well as his wife does.''
For which his wife should be duly
thankful the girl retorted-not with
out a blush. 81 save her so much
trouble by doing SO. He recognizes
it, at least
"QuiteI" the young wife answered
briefly. Have you seen my Choir
Invisible anywhere? Oh, here it is.
She buried herself in her book, and
the down cushions, under the pink
shaded stand lamp. while Miss Marcy
sat at the piano and let her taper
hands stroll over the keys.
please play something German,"
Mrs. Douglas cried presently. Her
voice was sharp, with a testy ring
in it.
81 was only thinking with my fin
gers, Nell" the girl answered, whir1
ing round on the stool. What was
playing?"
That stupid old Charlie is my dar-
ling!' and you've played it five
times the other answered irritably
81 detest Scotch thingsi''
Cousin Ron is Scotch Madge
Marcy retorted quietly. But dear
mel how agreeable we must have
oScH " cdCA othCI, 4Ncll. ne ClOCh
says twenty past eleven, and HEN be
here in ten minutes"
you are nothing if not-correct,
Madge!" This was frigid enough to
cool the punch, sans ice.
What is the matter with you to-
night?" The TALL lissome girl left the
piano and threw herself among the
down cushions; one long. cleaning
arm coiled about her cousins neck.
Nell Douglas, if you were not you
and l were not 1; if Cousin Ron were
not the 'doting 6ullard of a husband
that he isl would really begin to
believe you were neutrality-suspicious. ~
Jealous, indeed" The young wife's
Pretty cheeks were afame nov, and
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-16
SECRET OF THE SPHINX.
Information Given to the Seekers Of
Hidden Treasure.

Information Given to the Seekers Of
Hidden Treasure.
The Egyptian Gazette of Cairo pub
fishes the following. The subjoined
translation Of a part of the Kitab ell
Kanoor will be of considerable inter
est for and may perhaps encourage
those of our readers who propose to
uncover the sphinx. The Kitab ell Ka-
moor is a book compiled certainly sew
'era1 hundred years back and very
highly valued by Maghrabi treasure
seekers. Not many copies of the work
are known to exist.
go to the sphinx and measure from
its face southeast twelve maliki cubits
that is to say, each a cubit and
half of the greatest cubit. Search
there and you will find two mastabas
Of stone and stones scattered around
them. Dig between the two mastabas
about a mans height and you will
find a plate {? f1agstone). Clear it
from sand we'll and raise it and pass
to the door which is the door of the
great pyramid. Cross the threshold
of the door and beware of the wells
on the right and left, which are closed
wells (sic). Pass straight on and take
no notice of the wells and you will
find in the breast (front) of the wall
a great stone {? turning). Open it and
pass on and you will see many cells
on the right and left and before your
face a great cell with the (great) king
of the former kings of Egypt and
kings with him and mis- son around
him, wearing their kingly robes
adorned with gold and silver, and you
will see their treasures and their
emeralds and pearls and ornaments
of gold and silver.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-16
A BIT OF GRAAAM LAND

been such as to indicate continent
around the south pole.
Finally, the last expeditions have
brought home entirely new informa-
ton about further discoveries of
coastlines, explorations extended over
parts of the interior, the nature of
the interior ice and the mighty Ice
bergs to which the land gives birth.
This is the evidence that, according
to Murray, Penney and others. gives
the finishing touch to the testimony
showing that the land around the
south pole is not composed OF isolated
groups OF islands of volcanic origin,
but is a continental mass of impor-
tant extent
In the map which Sir John Murray
made in 1894, showing what he be-
Iieved to be the probable position and
extent of Antarctica, he took into con-
sideration not only the known coasts,
but also the depths obtained by AL
explorers who had taken soundings
in antarctic waters The nature Of
the deposits found on the sea floor
helped him to some approximations
as to the distance of the land from
these deposits
Both the British and the Swedish
expeditions have extended our knowl-
edge of the known lands by following
their coasts to the south. They have
proved that Victoria land and Ora
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-16
Assistance.

vfceroy Alexieff, the Russian sol
der, visited America in 1873. A Wash
ington official said of him the other
day:
"Alexieff came here on the Cimbria
with a number OF Russians of high
rank, and the quantity of wine these
men could consume without being at
fected by it was the talk of the day.
There were even editorials in the
newspapers on this matter.
81 remember entering the Russians'
suite in Washington one day with Al
exieff, and coming upon young colo
mel who sat at table smoking with
four empty champagne bottles before
him.
Alexieff looked at the empty bottles
and laughed.
"'Did you drink all that without as
sistance?" he asked.
"'No,' said the young officer,
languidly, I had the assistance of a
bottle of burgundy"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-16

The results of its longest sledge jour
ney are in complete accord with those
obtained by the British and German
expeditions in widely separated parts
of the Antarctic area. They mark the
Graham land region as being what
Sir John Murray long ago supposed
it to be, a great peninsula of the Ant
arctic continent
Prof Penck says we cannot tell
how large this southern continent may
be, but it is probably larger than Eu-
rope, and it's area is likely to be over
100000 square miles There are
reasons to believe that4his Is approx
imately correct.
Some geographers are now discuss
ing the name that should be applied
to the new continent DR.. Ratzel years
ago proposed the name of Antarktis,
to include the whole OF Antarctic ma
ture, ice and water as well as land
1t has been suggested in Germany
that this name be restricted to the
continent, but the idea has not met
with much favor. Some years ago
Sir John Murray proposed to adopt
the name Antarctica for the continent
which he believed to exist around the
south pole. This word, in its sforma-
ton. more nearly resembles the
names of the other continents. and
there is little doubt that the great
frozen continent of the sczthern hem