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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-07
CLUB
Pretentious Building Being Erected
:. in New York City.
The FiAest Structure Of Its Kind in
This COuntry All the Cona-s
forts of = Rich Mans
., Clubhouse. sg'

The construction Of S2OO. 600 club
house for Workingmen in New York
points tossthe trend of the times. It
is no. longer to be-, all worknand no
play for the poor. or at least the
working classes. >
Labor unions In various parts Of the
country. are building structures in
which to locate their offices, and. in
some of the smaller cities they have
constructed neat, though comparative
iy inexpensive clubhouses,s but none
will equal in point. of magnifcence of
structure or furnishing the one now
being built in New York city. InSmany
ways it will rival the clubs Of the
rich, and will contain much the same
accommodations. -
The plans for this structure call for
a building Ave stories high, every
floor of which will be devoted to the
pleasure, comfort, physical and .intel-
lectuat Improvement of the working
classes comprised in the clubs mem.
bership. rs
The Workingmen's Educational and
Home association are the builders.
1t was organized In 1896 and now has
a membership of 1,400. The old; home
Of the association of East Eighty
sixth street long ago. became too small
to accommodate the large and growing
membership, and it was proposed to
build "a new structure. To secure the
means entertainments were given,
small assessments, mada upon the
members from time to time, until. suf-
E6cient, funds were. in tho treasury to
buy the ground for the new structure.
lot 100 BY 102 feet in East Eighty.
fourth street. Now that the ground ID
paid for the club feels able to gesahead
with the building, and it will be
pushed to early completion IL
A portion of the first floor of the
new building will be devoted to "a
model gymnasium. THIS will be- 60
feet long, 40. feet wide and "A feet
high. It will be equipped .withsaa all
sorts OF approved isymnastic' appli-
.ances, and around It win be q cunning
track. The membership of the club
are enthusiastic over the gymnasium
feature
Another feature sof the building
which promises to be popular is the
class rooms, lecture. room and library.
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had decided to return to the city On TIE
morrow ~

ueV oeeAuSu ~ iVlOIA " inc CAly VA 10
morrow.
Russell Hudson had told them lie must
shortly leave for lasty business trip to
England and. would come that day to
make hisadieux. Mrs. Bernard felt that
the parting would be sweetened and pal,
lated by certain avowal which he was
certain to makesand then-how would
she ever tell Grace! Her face burned,
and she closed her eyes ana fell to dream
ing again. Her reverie, however, vas In
terrupted by familiar voices and the sud.
den appearance through one of the low
parlor windows of Grace and Russell
Hudson. as he stepped lightly out on the
veranda holding by the haRd the blushine
girl Mrs. Bernard laughed softly at the
pair. =.
What is the matter now, Russell?
You are always teasing that child!''
ITS just this. seating himself
and with, his disengaged hand taking
that of Mrs. Bernard, while Grace the
younger modestly averted her face, ,s"I
hope we haven't taken you too much by
surprise. but your little girl is so much
like her mother used to be, have quite
naturally learned to love her, and am
going to ask you I'd, let me take care of
her in the future-no-" interrupting
Mrs. Barnard as she started to speak
81 am anticipating your protest-you
need not be separated, for you can live
with us-we-"
Mrs. Bernard rose to her full height.
and looking intently at the two, was
silent for a moment, while the second and
mightiests battle OF her life was fought
the woman's love contending against the
god-like passion-a mothers love! Gaz-
ing into their eyes she saw for her child
the happiness which she herself had
been denied, and clasping their hands in
her own, she murmured TREMENDOUSLY:
Take her, RUSSELL could not have
chosen one I deemed more worthy than
YOU"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-07
FRONT VIEW OF woRk1NenEn's CLUB
s@aHoU6E

{. FRONT VIEW OF woRKlNonEn's CLUE
The working classes OF New. York inn
prove every opportunity offered them
for8 study, and this the association
propose to give inSthe largest d1gres
possible. TO do this there will Be in
angurateG as. soon as the building is
completed a. regular course Of lectures,
debates and special courses of study
for the members. - =
A large ballroom, 60aby 62 feet in
area, will be- arranged with q stage
TOR theatrical entertainments and smu-
sicales. This room bas gallery, and
will provide seating capacity for 1900
people,. a.. a. !,
! On thsifrst floor thss4 Win be a bar
and cafe. with reading and billiard
room. The second floor. Wilt be de-
voted to the 9ibrary and class rooms.
The third floor will be divided into
many smaA meeting rooms, and the
fourth floor will be devoted largely, to
the use Of women members. On this
floor. will be q large dining @iNfil and
a parlor.s The ballroom will be on the
fifth floofas
,Ehe building lis, to be freprocf. The
first TWO stories will be ofsgranite and
tho remainder Of brick, With terra
Gotta trimmings and smoldings !. and
cornices of ornamental smetal work.
Provision is made for both gas and
electric lighting, andetw0e electrically
equipped elevators will carry passen-
gers. The building will be finished in
hardwood throughout.
Thought He Could Use Some.
]. is this the part of the fowl ycu like.
Tommy?" asked the frugal uncle, pasg-
ing him plate containing a small por-
ton Of the breast
Yes, that's the kind, Uncle Jube. .
responded Tommy, pas sing it, back
~Give me aons, please. - Chicago TTi-
onne. 49, =
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AdvdntageAs OF 4 Domestie Couras.
After servant girl has taken do
nestle course Of SIX years at the Upir4r-
sity OF Chicago she should be ablt~ to
break dish with each hand at the same
time without losinga moment from her
Uther work.
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sees was soacrowded with people that.
the police could .only With difficnlty.t
keep a narrow slane up the center
for the pedestrians. The result was
that when the starting pistol was.
fired those sfacine the. avsnhe dashed
forward and took the. lasd,ss Wills
the girls to right, and left OF the
line had to fall in behind In facts
.: procession was formed with ranks.
ave or six deep;ss those Tin. saAe
rear had no more chance Of fotc-:
ing their way through. s.the aOfid
mass in.front Of them than they bad of
4dying. - = -
But it was intensely Amusing ia SEQ
how seriously the eompet4tDrs all took
the stair. With set teeth and 4clenched
hands. their eyes glued to the roaqs
IN sfront, of Them, they rAcsd aAlang,
ann afrad, IL the ordinary atnless of
heel land toe .,waIl4ing were app1led stQl
the races about go per cent. or; sd
would be disqualihsd. MAays Of THEM
covered the ground at, a sort Of Elide|
ing. rpm, which was very far removed
from WALKING. But IS they, were Ar
more or less offenders it did not mat
tersunuch There Is no doubt about til
way they got over the ground b
the time the Ronde point in, tn
Champs Elysees was reac1e& the5
were all flushed; and when they gol
to he Arr. de Trionphe they werea
red as poppies.
! AS there were $50 prizes, RANGING
from suite Of bedroom sfarniture and
300 francs down #to b. spacket-:ofs ptea
.ture postcards, 1t was worth tiisif
while pressing On. = Than there awera|
prizes for Z cstegories Of all kinds
for the youngest girh and the soldast.
for the pretsiest. for the talia1& sfar'
the stoutesF and the ssthinnest.. Tor
sevoyasds,s AaSergnats. ,Lorraansrs..
aRretons ana a dozah other depart
inents; SO that everybody could hops,
to- get somethings In. an expesisneefo9
Is years 4 never. saw such crowds in
the Erench capital not seveneon the
soceasians o. the arrival Of the ear.
There were atleast half AMI .illion peo-
pie between Paris and Narts5re m
along the ~ 'kilometers OF pcute there
were unbroken lines Of people: while
20,000 or 20 on cycles. automobiles, m
carriages and on horseback aceompa-
MED the procession. Ths racef was.
won by Mile. Chenainelle.
The walk Of the chansonniers vas
however, perhaps the mos. original
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: Nothing Personal.

Lou Dillon. Cresceus, Majcr DelmaI
and Dan Patch are leading the moGt
strenuous lisss Of the day, says the Des.
eret (Salt Lake City, News And they
aren't saying word ebont it, either.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-07
changed Has Mind.

Woozley-L used to think that 1t was.
possible for man to live on bread alone.a
.Fnzziey-Then syoa have changed
your mind, eh? % 4 :
Woozley That's what. You see I
married g cooking school graduate.-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Mkae N COnnecticut

A Connec1icut firm manufactures "a.
cred sscarabei, the little bugs craven
from soft stone. for the Egyptian tour
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Rix Port of Chfn.:

i Although Valparaiso, the, chief coni-.
smercial port ofChlis with 100000 in
habitants, has q aahsTbor which IL one.
Of the most ineecure on the west coast
Of South America, S,e00 vessels arrived
there last years
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Inaprovised AutO.

ImpFOvfHed AUTO. = J
sAn' wudyez- lux at. Rafferty, an his
wolfe, ,sroldin' round on the shtame'rool-s
er. dye moind!" exclaimed Mrs. Bran
nigan. -. -
Faith, an afther business hours that
same shtame roller do be Raffertys
horssless kerridge list" explained Mrs.
Huldoon.-Detroi. Free Press. :.
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sWomen are very diftersnt from men. =
'sOf course. they are, but. what differ
ence DO you wish to. specify?"
men become members Of ancient. cr-,
ders Of this and that and the other. but
women. must join the very newest ora
ganizations." Detroit Free Press =. :
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/. oar Coast, Defense,

The sea coast defenses OF the United
States are now more than half COM
pieteds Twenty five harbors now have.
. suficient number q heavy guns. and
nortars.. The total cost of the engineer-
ing work is estimated Ut $50, 0,O00, 900.
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First ExDiosixe pallets

. Explosfve bul3ets we're first used in
india for hunting tigers and elephants
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-07

The summer wa.s drawing 10 close.
The white and gray seagulis no longer
sat idly on the tops Of the danger piers
far out in the bay. The hotel was prac-
tically deserted, and q chilly wind blew
from the east all day -still Mrs. Bernard
fingered at her summer Zone. She
WOULD sit for hours ensconced in cloak
on the bare veranda looking seaward,
dreaming and re-living the summer
hours spent with Russell Hudson. He
had been so attentive, SO. kind and con-
stants it could mean but. one thing, she
told herself, he loved her still. She
prayed for strength to carry the weight.
of her girlhood, her wifehood and her
widow. god love. Above that to her was
the grandest passion she had ever known,
save that love which had been sent with
her first and only child.
Z OF course it was tiresome md awfully
dull for Grace, and at last the mother
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-07-28
A HANDSOME GIFT.
Sheriff Shaw Donated Big Bell
to III. E. Church.

During the spring campaign
the church people in this COM
munity smade hay while the sun
shone" so to speak. They at
tackled the candidates for donation
for various purposes. The MEM
bers of the First Methodist Epis-
copal Church ssstruck' Sheriff
Shaw fora bell for their church
and he promised if elected to
donate the bell. He had been
sheriff only a few days when he
was presented with an order
properly filed outand he signed it.
"A few days ago the bell arrived.
It has been removed from the
depot and placed in place in the
handsome church edi6cc.
The bell is of good sized meas
uring feet across and weighing
900 pounds. 1t cost $45, which
Mr.. Shaw paid. He says this Is
the last bell he is going to buy
unless the price is agreed on at
the time. However, he is pleased
with the bell, as are all members
of the church.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-07-28
STUDEBAKER VEHICLES 4 g.. |
We .s....:.. sell sas= NM FISHER DRY GOODS CO., LTD
CIRCUIT COURT MATTER.
Convention Met and Recon-
mended a Committee.

Representatives from the diff
ferent parishes in the proposed
Second Circuit Court District
met in Ruston last Thursday to
hold a conference regarding the
creation of a committe to handle
political affairs in the District.
An amendment creating the Cir
cult Districts will be submitted to
the voters at the November cleo
ton and at the same time judges
will be elected, therefore, it be-
comes necessary for nominations
to be made in order that names
of candidates can be placed on
the official ballot.
1t was decided by the confer
ence at Ruston that the EXecu-
tive Committees of the different
parishes comprising the District
should each select a representa-
tive Democrat to be a member of
the Circuit Court Executive Com
mittee. This committee will meet
in Ruston Aug. 8, to fix the time
and method of selecting the DEM
ocratic candidate for Circuit
Judge of this district. The fol-
lowing members of the bar from
the different parishes of the dis
trict were present: Bienville, j..
E. Reynolds, j. r. Wimberly, w.
U. Richardson, Barnett T. Taylor
and B. P. Edwards; Winn, j. L.
Wallace and E. Z. Kidd; Web
ster, r. r. Roberts; Lincoln.
Judge A. Barksdale, F. w. Price,
j. B. Holstead, j. e. Clayton, S.
D. Pearce, G. B. Roberts and j.
D. and A. A. Barksdale.
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Price S Cents.


and pork, is cheap: Butter 10
cents. eggs s cents, irish potatoes
IS cents per zbnshel, unskimmcd
milk Is cents per gallon, steak
Il IL cents.
Well. friend Coates, ! don't
wish to tine you with = long letter
so / will close,bdt + my paper
{The Southern Sentinel ! meanl
don't come to me resulsrly from
now on am going to get mad
with you. You dpn1 Know how
1 have missed The Sentlnel-
Give my best regards and best
wishes to alliuquiring friends and
retain portion for yourself:
Yours very truly.
j. r. WITT.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-07-28
WAS BOTTLED UP.
il. r. s N. Co. Locomotive
Jumped the Track
And Arkansas Southern was
Bottled Up" for Nearly
Six Hours Sunday.

Saturday night the Arkansas
Southern passenger train came in
on time and after turing around
backed in on as.dead track" to
spend the night aud to give the
Valley train room to get into the
depot. The Valley came about
two hours late and after turning
around was coming down the
main line by the depot to do
some switching before laying up
for the night. As the engine
passed the flag Of the sdead
track" on which the Arkansas
Southern was standing it jumped
the track, every wheel on the To-
comotive and tender getting off
the track. The ties and track
we're torn up for several feet, also
the frog and "dead track" were
sIued about considerably.
This "bottled up" the Arkan-
sas Southern engine and it was
powerless to be used in getting
the other engine back on the rails.
Tine rolled on and at departing
time Sunday morning both trains
we're still helpless. An engine
VAS ordered from Ruston. 1t ar
rived at 10 o'clock with q crew
and it required two hours to get
the track cleared and patched up
10 the Arkansas Southern could
get out. It left at II o'clock and
the Valley departed thirty min
utes later.
The exact cause of the accident
: not known. 1t was thought
the fIagman failed to throw the
switch good when the Arkansas
8outhern backed in on the .sdead
rack This would cause the
trucks on one side to follow the
dead track" while the others
followed the main line. It is also
sisted that some one partly
opened the switch on purpose, it
being said that the lock was
found on the ground near the
switch broken as though someone
had broken it on purpose
No one was hurt in the accident
but Hostler Claud Ray, who was
on the engine, said he came -aear
biting off his tongue when the
wheels hit the ties.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-07-28
THE TRUCK GROWERS.
A Big Meeting Desired for
August 20.

In response to the suggestion
of Hon. r. L. Tannehill con-
tanned in a notice appearing in
another column in this paper. a
meeting of the Winn Parish Fruit
and Truck Growers Association
has been called for Saturday.
August 20. It is hoped there will
be q full attendance of the mem-
bers of the association as we'll as
of others who are interested in
the development of the fruit and
truck growing interests of this
parish.
Mr.. l.. B. Nash of Calhoun,
La, has expressed a desire to
meet with the people of this
parish to discuss the business and
asked to be notified of time
when meeting could be arranged
that he might be present. He i;
from the fruit and truck belt o1
Texas and has been director this
season for the truck growers as
sociation of Calhoun. They have
been engaged during the season
now closing in experimenting
With shipping frnit and truck ant
Mr.. Nash will be able to give oul
people some valuable information
along that line. It IS also pro
posed to try and have feprescn-
tatives of the Ruston and Gibs.
land fruit and truck growers pres
lent at the meeting. They have
grown and shipped considerable
truck during the season and thei1
experience will be valuable t.
those of this parish who nigh
!, desire to engage in the business
Let everybody enterested at
tend the meeting August 20.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-07-28
Court Postponed.

request of the bar the court
which has been called for Aug, Is
will be postponed until Sept. Is.
at which time all the witnesses
and parties charged with crime
who have been summoned or
under bond, will appear without
further notice. The Grand Jury
will also appear at that time in
stead of Aug. Ia.
j 2s-tD NJ. 4. MAcHEN,
Ju.ige 5th Dist.
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bayou, G. II. Dunn to. cut out
west end of same road.

bayou, G. II. Dunn to cut out
west end of same road.
The president appointed the
following delegates to attend the
good roads convention at Shreye-
port: DR.. A. z. Collins, w. A.
Smith, j. Ii. Crawford, j. NJ.
Webb, G.P. Long, S. r. New
some, d. E. James, G. r. Nugent.
d. G. Crew, j. I. Jones, 4. A.
Golden, p. Z. Smith.
In response to o petition an
election was ordered in the Winn-
field school district to vote on Il
proposed five mills school tax for
three years.
An election was ordered in the
Holly Springs school district for
a five-mills tax for ten years.
The Treasurer's report was re-
ceived and adopted. 1t shows
the balances on hand of the dif-
ferent funds as follows:
General Fund. 4,097.93
Jail Fund nd.--........,..........-.-.-- 6SS.53
Bridge Fund,.-...--.--- 3006.50
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-07-28
FROM OKLAHOMA.
J. z. Witt Tells About the
Town and Country.
He is Well Satisfied With What
He Found Thepe--pPiees
OF Labor and Produce.

Zula, (Dacoma) o. T., July "a.
Editor Southern Sentinel:
Dear Sir:-I suppose you think
| have forgotten my promise to
write you; but such is not the
case. / have been at work all the
time since my arrival at Dacoma
and have not had time to get
much information from the out
side: but from what | can see the
country is all that anyone could
expect. The wheat crop is about
all threshed and sold and the
yield Is from Is to % bushels per
acre and the price 70 cents per
bushel. The corn crop is very
gaod and looks like IL would make
40 to so bushels per acre. Nearly
every quarter section of land is
the home of a happy, contented
farmer, with plenty of nice, sleek
fat horses, hogs and cattle around
him. and his barns we'll filled with
feed and all kinds of farm ma
chimes to make farming . pleas
ure instead of lrudgery; and the
farmer rides to do all his work,
breaking the land, sowing the
seed, and harvesting the crop.
He works about three months in
the year, and plays the bslance
of the time. Yet he grows richer
aud richer IS the years 60 b..
Well. / have been telling you
of the country at large, SO | will
say something about Dacoma.
The townsite is a beautiful
piece of land one mile north and
south by one-half mile east and
west. The railroad crosses the
south end from the northwest to
southeast with Lake creek run
ming almost parleI with railroad.
we have two general stores, one
meat market, one restaurant, one
barber shop. one lumber yard,
one livery and feed stable and
one church. Also one newspaper,
1.-The Sum-" and three elevators
and the depot.
Nc are building house 50x10e
feet to be used as a hardware
store after the opening. 1t will
be used during the opening to
store the guests at night after
their hard days work sight seeing.
Yes, and | forgot to say at the
right time that We have state
bank here that is doing good
business.
We have splendid water in
great abundance and the deepest
well / have seen is not over 16
feet deep.
Tie soil is a dark red sandy
loan, somewhat darker than the
Red River lands.
Wages are moderately good.
Carpenters get from 50 to s. per
day, helpers s1.50 to s2. Section
men $1.25.
Country produce, except beef
L.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-07-28
C0ULEY PERSONALS.
Some Interesting Items by The
Sentinels Correspondent.
Special to The Sentinel.

L
| Coulcy, July 23.-The people
of this community enjoyed re.
freshing shower of rain Wednes.
day night.
Crops are still promising here
and this year promises to be one
of .'hog and hominy" and pros
perity throughout the country.
w. j. Bice and Dock Chand-
Ter of this place supplied Wlnn-
field market with a lot of nice
peaches this week, selling
them for 81 per bushel.
r. B. Kennedy of Winfield
was here one day this week on
urgen. business.
Mr.. Ace Teddlie and little
daughter Addie of Montgomery
visited relatives and friends here
this week, returning home yester-
day.
Police member A. j. Franks
spent this week at Winfield at
tending a meeting of the body.
g. w. Worsham was a business
visitor to st. Maurice during the
week.
Cooper and Carlos Little Wis
tied their mother, Mrs. f. NJ.
Machen, at winnfield first of the
week.
T. j. Teddlie accompanied his
mother and little sister to their
home in Grant parish yesterday.
Miss Minnie Kieffer of winn-
field is spending her vacation with
relatives and friends at this place.
Miss Little of Mississippi closes
her music class here today. She
has given satisfaction here as
teacher and carries with her the
best wishes of her students.
Miss Emma Brown returned
Thursday from a visit to relatives
in Grant parish.
A. G. Reeves of Montgomery
is spending q few days with rela-
tiyes here this week.
W. L. Davis visited at wheel
ing last week.
The Methodist meeting began
here last night by Rev. Brown,
lthe pastor. It is not known at
this time whether or not he will
have any one to assist him; but
all hope for q good meeting.
A goodly number Of the citizens
here met at the Couley cemetery
Thursday to clean off and fence
| the same, which was promptly
done. This adds much to the
looks of the cemetery and reflects
credit on our people.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Dlckerson
| of Winfield arrived here today
and will spend . few days with
their daughter, Mrs. q. NJ,
Wyatt.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-07-28
Is Back at Work.

The familiar countenance of
Cashier H. L. Pye is again greet
ing the customers of the Bank of
Winfield, he having sufficiently
recovered from his recent severe
illness to resume his accustomed
duties.