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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-12-15

EARL SAW THE HAT SHE HAD CHOSEN.
just making up his mind to tell the
sleek clerk to put him up "any old
thing when a sweet feminine voice
from somewhere near his elbow asked
another clerk to show her the shirts.
Surprised to find woman in tailor
shop, Earl glanced up from the red
and black monstrosity he was exami-
ming and saw slender and particularly
pretty young woman beside him. In
fact, there were two women, but he
did not glance a second time at the
elderly one
Jack had rather go shirtless than
shop for himself" the young divinity
was saying to her companion. 80 buy
all his things. 1t is as much as l can
do to drag him in here to be measured
for new suit. All, is not this blue
shirt beautyT She lifted one of the
garments Earl had rejected, and in
stantly it seemed the most desirable
one in the lot. Down into the hetero-
geneous mass she plunged and drew
out garment after garment, holding
them up for inspection. rejecting or re
while
do you know. Mollie. l think men
are greatly to be pitied. Think of hav-
ing nothing prettier or daintier than
these madras things-no laces. no rib
bons, no chiffons am sure consider
the wearing of organdies and elbow
sleeves higher privilege than stufiing
ballots in an old box. Give me that red
shirt she continued to the clerk. mo.
not the red and black That is mourn
ing for his Satanic majesty. SO the
proyerb says. And now that lilac
striped one That is the very prettiest
shirt I ever saw. Jack will look lovely
in that. just lovely"
These remarks were divided between
the clerk and her companion, but Earl
drank it all in. What lucky dog Jack
was to have an angel like that to do his
shopping and. incidentally, his house
keeping. He had never before felt his
bachelorhood to be burden. But al
any rate he would profit if only at sec
ond hand by this woman's fine taste.
So he surreptitiously duplicated the Sc
lections she made and. paying his bill,
followed the two into the street. With
what sure tread the younger one
walked. How we'll she held her shoul-
ders and what wonderful gold CLEANS
there were in her hair! Thinking en-
viously of Jacks luck, Earl went into
the bank where he worked. But all
day he seemed to hear that clear voice
saying, Jack will look lovely in this
shirt, just lovely" How nice it must
be to have pretty woman say that
about one And he put his own name
in place of Jacks and tried to imagine
how her voice would sound in pro-
nouncing it. That night his dreams
were a checkered conglomeration OF
blue and lilac shirts trimmed in impos
sible chiffons and short sleeves In the
morning he told himself he was a foo
and went soberly to his ledger.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-12-15

JUST AS roy rs
away. every nerve in hs body was re-
spending 20 itS gentle pressure
Was not tnat stfan-, meeting as
we came in.' continued the girl For
a moment thought | had en- IS
you bad boys say 'il,en | saw your
two faces, yours clean shaGen. his with
u mustache, and my reason was ra-en
throned knew was not seeing
double. | wondor who he is. lie is
certainly very handsome. and his eyes
Il should adore man with eyes like
that,'
The blood was racing through Eari's
veins, mingling tumultuous happi-
ness with his embarrassment. Each
moment IN announcement of his iden-
tity seemed more imperative and at the
same time more impossible. lie could
imagine her confusion If she now dis
covered her mistake. He had waited
too long; there was nothing to do but
keep up the deception and trust to
fate SO lie sat quite still While she
Eahbied On for few moments about
the interesting stranger. Then size
pulled his ear softly and ran away.
Earl, relieved at the turn Of affairs.
followed her slowly and unnoticed to
the deck below; where she paused III
the. belt Of light that streame'! from
the cabin door. Inside Jack WAS dane
ing with a pretty girl and looking I'M
utterably tender things into her up
turned eyes. Seeing him, the woman
outside stopped as if suddenly strick-
en- with some moveless horror. Was
she jealous? Earl wondered and would
gladly have throttled Jack for her.
But evidently jealousy was not the
trouble. She passed her hand quickly
over her eyes and then looked back
over her shoulder un the stair she had
just descended. a storm of questioning
annoyance in her eyes. Then Earl
knew she understood. and he stepped
boldly out of the shadow beside her
and lifted his hat.
Il most humbly beg your pardon" he
began. but got no further, for Mrs.
German came out Of the opposite shad-
ow and exclaimed in delight:
"Well, here at last have you two to-
getEer Earl, this is Miss Penton, of
whom told ycu, and, Nellie, this is
Mr. Hargis, the crgisty bachelor whose
heart is said to be invuinerable and on
whom | wish you to try your sharpest
arrows Run along, now, both of you,
to the end of this deck Supper Is just
being served"
She hustled on into the cabin with
her invitation, and the two in the band
of light stood staring at each other.
"How do you happen to be dressed
Just as you are" she demanded, land
how dared you sit up yonder'-
But he interrupted with another
question. You are not Jacks wifeT
Jacks wife. OF course not. I'm hi
sister"
His sister? Thank heaven. Say
! let the supper go hang, and come bac.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-12-15
Strange Anfip=tifes.

"One of my patients" said physi.
clan. 'faints at the smell of a rose.
Ii studying her ease found that Il
number Of persons Of a certain nervous
temperament have always tainted be-
fore odors that to the normal mind are
pleasant. Cardinal Cartlona tainted
If he drew near heliotrope. Boyle
tainted at the smell of honey. Others
have fainted at the smell of thyme, Of
fish and Of violets
"A second patient Of mine develops
q rash whenever she eats crab meat.
That is strange case. but in the rec
ords there are stranger cases-a boy,
for instance. whose lips grew sore and
swollen if he~ate an egg; an old man
who would bleed at the nose If he
ate all apple.
But the most peculiar personal an
tipathy know of is the case of a wild
ow She is healthy and Of calm.
pla ind, yet the sound Of a funer-
al invariably throws her into &
dee md dangerous swoon."-Nev
York Telegram.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-12-15
Wonders of Chess Com bination.

4 .
TO estimate the actual number of
ways Of playing even a very few moves
in chess is beyond the power Of cal
culation. At first both players have
a choice Of but twenty moves. The
first player has an average of twenty
eight. thirty and thirty-three ways of
playing the second, third and fourth
moves respectively. On the hypothesis
that the number Of replies" is always
the same, no matter what the preced-
ING move may have BEEN the number
Of ways of playing the first four moves
on one side only would be 3tS,959, SOL
GEO. Let us assume for convenience
Of calculation that for the next six
moves on each side after the first four
there is a choice of thirty ways Of
playing. We thus get by combination
with the result quoted above figures;
which prove that the number of ways
of playing the first ten moves on each
side is 1G9.5l8. .s2o, 100, ,544 600 600 co.,
OGoGCo.
The above figures are quoted from an
article on "The IneEhaustibility Of
Chess" by Edward Anthony, a noted
British mathematician. tf
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-12-15
Wanted!

About thirty farmers or young men in
terested in agriculture to take the
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-12-15

M1 HE gentlemen's furnishing house
a on Spring street was making a
~ run" on fine shirts, and, al
though Earl Hargis hated
shopping as the devil hates holy water.
he wended his way thither. having
been recently reminded by his landlady
that his shirts were getting ''low" On
the counters were vast array Of gar
ments in all sizes and colors 1t SEEM
ed hopeless task to decide among
such a bewildering assortment Of blues
and pinks and lilacs and stripes and
dots. and Earl found himself inwardly
upbraiding Eve for entailing upon the
human race the necessity for anything
beyond mature unadorned." He was
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-01-28

THIS Our First Annual Clearance Sale
 is going to be one long remembered E by the people of Skagway. Roasting is not to our taste, there will be no disappointments. All goods will be sold at Cost Price, with the exception of spool cotton, B. & w. collars and Gold Seal packs.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-12

of the playgoing public who seek amuse.
ment Of an intellectual order.
Such an actor is White Whittlesey,
the young star who is under the direc-
tion of Belasco, Mayer & Price, and
who makes his first appearance in this
city next Monday, when he viii be
seen in an elaborate scenic production
of the famous romantic play, "Hearts-
ease" supported by a very strong com
pany at the Grand opera house.
Whittlesey comes here with splendid
testimoHisSi as 10 his merits His ca
reer as leading man for Ada Rehan,
Julia Arthur, Margaret Mather, Hen
rietta Crossman, +. II. Sothern, Nat
Goodwin, Wiltono Lackate and Flor.
ence Roberts serves to introduce him
to the public Of this city.
His annual starring summer seasons
in San Francisco are said TO have been
the mott successful ever undertaken by
his managers and he recently closed his
summer engagement after a record of
fourteen weeks to crowded houses.
In addition TO "Heartsease, Whit
tlesey is playing this season the we'll
known ramantic plays, "Soldiers of
Fortune" and "The Second in Com
mand,' which will be given here later
on.
The scenic equipments of the Whit
tlesey company are of an exceptional
order, everything being carried by the
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WHAT PEOPLE SAY

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-12

lc0ndNI0n would have been 1,,,nI Ia alFuue
throW on fhfs cold, but I could sa nv easier n
any relief until took Peru1s. sO., ,Os seen 70 n
fhsf n did the work rhorou1sin must must 4
week could see a wonderful With 4
health now" '"u am 10 pen.D
ALICE 0NHn
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-12

organization for the three plays men
toned.
A trained choir is also part of the
organization for the rendition of the
music in "Heartsease" and among the
players such well-known people as Eu-
genie That's Lawton, Virginia Brissac,
Alta Perry, Edith Campbell, Me5srs.
J. NJ. Sainpolis, Harry d. Byers, Henry
Reginald Masono, Taylor
Curtis, Erville Anderson, Carl Yoho and
Charles Sherman.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-12

"A few doses never fails TO cure me
of a cold and I keep well through its
se."-Miss E. NJ. Isaacs.
Hon. ". J. Purman, ex-member of
Congress from Florida, writes from 1923
@ street, N. W., Washington, D. c., as
follows:
"Fron1 representation to me and
my own experience J. feel Justified In
recommending your Peruna to any and
All persons suffering with cafarrh,
nervousness or stomach troubles.
regard if as a great tonic and remedy
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-12

Pe-ru-nA Curesa Cold nt the Outset.
Miss E. NJ. Isaacs, Armstrong, Pa,
vice-President of the Fortnightly Club,
writes:
"No one who has tried the comforts
Peruna brings would ever be without it..
/ used TO dread the slightest cold, as it's
consequences were so lengthy and so
unpleasant, and the catarrhal condition
which invariably followed so hard to
get rid of, but since have known of the
blessed relief secured through the use OF
Peruna, am free from all this unpless-
sntness and suffering.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-12
Estray Notice.

Notice is hereby given that have taken mp
aud impounded the following described animal
found running At large within the City OF sa.
EN-, ~ wit;
A yearling heifer, light red, no ear
marks or brands.
One small spring calf, red and white
spotted, no ear marks OF brands.
The owner OF said animal can have the same
by proving property and paying the legal
charges and expenses taking up and keeping
etc. and in default thereof for I'VE DAYS, will
proceed 70 sell the said animal AZ public auction
a. provided In ordinance No. 40 ofthe atore-
said city.
Dated Salem, Nov. 70, 1904.
J. H. PENLAND,
Poundmaster Seventh Ward
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-12

for such ahiictions. !, and Other,
whom I recommended II, arc gI
ii now with beneficial results. ".-.n
,. p.-17sd.
If you do not derive prompt anda3
factory results from the use OF PERM
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving
full statement of your case, and he VI
be pleased to give YOU his valuahls 4
vice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President 4
The Hartman Sanitarium, COlunSs
Ohio.
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HOTELS
The Willamette


V. NJ. Vickery, New York.
j. o. Scherlein, San Francisco.
7. l.. Warden, Portland.
l.. Allehoff, Portland.
d. G. Misses, New York.
F. X. Hanhe, Portland.
G. II. Edmunds, Portland.
j. G. Ryan, city.
J. Low, Portland.
c. D. Frazer, Portland.
A. NJ. Smith, Portland.
b. F. Rowland, Eugene.
o. W. Tayler, Portland.
Philip Bushner, Portland.
J. II. Coleman, city.
r. j. Hart, New York.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-12
A Brilliant Comedy.

"Candida," that keen, biting satire
on a popular English clergyman with a
"big head" who doesn t understand
his wife, and who is forced to come to
logical conclusions by a frail poetic
youth, who audaciously claims that he
does comes to the Grand Opera House
Saturday, November 10Th.
Nearly every theatergoer has read
by this time of the notable success
made by the piece in New York last
season, when so many failures were re-
moved from the Broadway stages, and
when the successes could be counted on
less than the number of fingers on both
hands. For $50 nights it filed the
houses in which it was played with rep
resentatives from all classes of peo-
pie, and the problem of Candida" was
discussed around so many firesides, and
in so many different places as was the
problem of Mary Ann. 1t proved so
mirthfI, startling, witty and brilliant,
and withal so wholesome, that it be
came the craze of the time, and gave
a new word, 'Candidamania, TO the
dictionary. It goes without saying that
its first presentation here will awaken
widespread and absorbing interest. IT
is safe to say, at any rate, that those
who miss seeing this remarkable come
dy will forego one of the genuine treats
of a lifetime.
It is from the flashing pen of George
Bernard Shaw, novelist, poet, musical
critic, socialist writer and lecturer, and
with Ibsen) the most prominent of
modern dramatists. Unlike the great
genius, this mercurial, gifted
Irishman lights up the atmosphere of
his plays with resplendent flashes of
wit, while gloom and melancholy flee
like ghosts before the onslaught of his
humor and mirthfulness. And, unlike
Ibsen, too, in this instance especially, |
the atmosphere is pure as breeze from
the authors native hills in the "green
little isle" of song and story.
Candida, the wife of an English cler
gy man, and woman of rare beauty
and dignity is ardently loved by a
poet, whose physical infrmity
heightens the quality of his purely
dealistic sentiment. Her husband, the
Rev. James Mavor Morell, is a first
rate parson and a genial, happy ynatured
man; but in the poet s eyes he is not
worthy of such a paragon for his wife.
And the impish, brillia t weakling tells
nim so to his face. He also tells the
clergyman that be loves Candida and
insists that she is acquainted with the
facts and be allowed to choose between
.hem The sequel is certainly novel;
and the treatment of the subject quite
unlike anything that has been written
heretofore.
The other characters are admirable
,reations and deftly employed in the
development of the comedy. Mr.. Burg
sss, fatherin.law of Morell, and an ig-
norant, worldly-minded, money-loving
man, is distinctive type who, in con
junction with Prosperine, Morell's
sharp-tongued, pert maid
IF thirty-contributes a great deal to
the mirth of the play. They never
come together" without crossing
swords, and "Prossy - weapon al
ways fays oftener and deeper than
her opponents. The reetor's curate
also comes in for vigorous treatment
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-12
A BROOKLYN BELLE 1HA'
THREATENED wIr,,
= CONSUMES,

writes: '' brooklynN
al cannot say too much In fs,,o.,,
year ago vas completely worn oa, Tszruna Ala
cold and hard cough which seemed ~ d nad ss1ss
affecEing my lungs. II my sYsterr - oe ~ dam,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-12
nent of the spectator.

ment of the spectator.
A clever company, every member of
which is said to be of proved worth in
the character assigned, will present
the Shaw play here. Lester Lonergan,
the widely-known actor of distinction
and talent, and four years leading man
with Madam Modjeska, is east as the
youthful poet, Eugene Marchbanks.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-12
ADJUSTMENTS.

Coming Attractions.
Grant-Heartease.
Grand-As You Like II.
Grand-Candida.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-12
NEW TODAY

To Relt.-Three unfurnished rooms.
Can at 392 l4th street, between Cen.
ter AMI Marion. ll-l2.3t
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-12
''Heartseast.

A romantic actor who is young, good
looking, artistic and talented as well
as being most magnetic in his acting,
is one who naturally appeals to those
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-12
MONDAYS Prices.

Prices for Heartsease" will be
35c, soc, 75c and 81.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-23
THEY THINK A BATTLE
Is IMMINENT NOW.

ST Petersburg. June 22,-The immi-
hence of a battle in the northern part
Of the Lao Tung peninsula is admitted
by the War Office and is indicated
succinctly in to-day's dispatches from
the Associated Press correspondents
at Lao Yang, Kai Ping and other
points on the railroad.
The week of skirmishing around Stu
Yen retarded Gen. Kurokis operations
permitting Gen. Stakelberg to reach
Kai Ping. the rear guard slowly fall
ing back on Senuchen before the jap
anese advance.
Meanwhile large forces are hurrying
south from Lao Yang to check both
Gen. Oku and Gen. Kuroki.
It is believed here that Gen. Kuro-
patkin's object is to prevent a juncture
Of the japanese armies. On the other
hand, the aim Of the japanese appar-
emily is to drive the Russians out of
the Lao Tung peninsula preparatory
to march on Lao Yang The APP
proach of the rainy season will more
than likely precipitate matters.
Nothing is known of the occupation
of Hal Yung Hal Cheng, Hsi ing Yao
Chonz or Stu ing Cheng by the Jap
anese. If the report should be correct
it agrees substantially with the Japa-
nese plan of advance. is it is under
stood here, but it indicates that the
japanese outposts are further forward
than Russian advices indicate.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-23
EMERSON PLANNED
TO GO THROUGH LINES.

Seattle. Wn., June 22.-The facts
leading up to the shooting of Col.
Edward Emerson, Jr, war correspond
ent of the New York World in the
Far East, are related by r. L. Dunn,
correspondent in Korea for an Ameri-
can weekly magazine, who has reach
ed here. Mr.. Dunn made this state
ment after being informed that Col.
Emerson was dead:
"Col Emerson. as military man,
Was well aware of the positions &C
cupied by Japanese soldiers. Some
time ago he made the announcement
that he intended to go through the
Russian lines and work from that VAN
tage point.
when it came to the ears Of the
Japanese military authorities that
Emerson intended to take this step,
an officer approached another represent
tative of Emerson's paper and inform
ed him that if he took such a step,
the government could scarcely be
further responsible for his safety.
II contemplated "a move similar to
that outlined by Emerson" said Mr.
Dunn. but the Japanese made it clear
to me that ii would not be wise for
me to proceed. Emerson held papers
which would have carried him through
the Russian lines in safety. In view
of these facts, l am inclined to think
the real story of his death has not been
learned
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-23
WAR IN THE EAST.

Car receives a report of raid
of a torpedo boat fiotilla from
Vladivostok. Several training and
transport schooners were captured
from the Japanese.
Reported that a Russian force of
5000 men was traversing a ravine
and that it was fired upon by mask
ed artillery of the Japanese, which
inflicted loss of 1000 before the
Russians could extTicate themselves
from their position.
Correspondent throws light upon
the reported death of Edward Elmer
son, a representative of the New
York World at the scene of war.
Outposts of the Russians are
warmly contesting the advance that
has been begun by the forces of
Gen. Kuroki. Main bodies of the
Russians and Japanese are expect
ed to clash at an early date.
1t is denied that there were for
eign attaches aboard the transport
Sado. destroyed by the Russians,
but there was 81, 100000 in English
gold that went to the bottom.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-23
WAR REPORTS THAT
HAVE REACHED LONDON.

London, June 23.-In the absence of
definite news concerning the fighting
on the Lao Tung peninsula, reported
from various sources, none of which is
official, there is a large crop of spe-
cia1 dispatches in this mornings news
papers, none of which, however. throws
any light on the situation.
The military writers comment on the
significance OF the official announce
ment of Japanese occupation of Hal
ing Yao-Cheng CHain ung Yao Chonz
or Yung Cheng) as showing that there
has been little change in the Japanese
position, and as indicating surpris-
ingIy small advance within the last six
weeks.
Correspondents at Feng Wang Cheng
report the continued activity of the
Russians north of that point.
The correspondent of the Standard
at Feng Wang Cheng, under date of
June q, says that a large force of
Russians attacked a small number of
japanese on June 20 at Hsuelitien, fif-
teen miles northwest of Feng Wang
Cheng, and that the Japanese retired
after a stubborn fight.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-23

Kai-Chou. Lao Tung Peninsula, June
22.-Japanese scouts have appeared two
miles from Seu-C Chen (Siung vi ShanO.
The main columns of the enemy are
three miles in their rear. Gen. Sam
son, with the Russian rear guard, is
falling back as the Japanese advance.
A number Of men missingafter the
battle of Vafangow have joined their
regiments. The Russian losses are eX-
pected to total $500
The troops are in excellent condi-
ton, in spite of the fearful weather.
The roads are ankle deep in mire, but
the rains are now ceasing.
Gen. Kuropatkin arrived here Mon
day, inspected Gen. Stakelbergs corps
and addressed tte troops. saying: II
shall see you soon again. We must
settle with the Japanese promptly. Till
then we are not going home
The men responded heartily.
The General also addressed the
regiments which specially distinguish
ed themselves in the recent fighting,
and presented the st. Georges Cross
to $50 officers and men, who were drawn
UP on the platform of the railroad sta
ton, and gave the commander in chief
a hearty send off.
Kuropatkin stood on the steps of his
train as it moved out and waved a
farewell to the troops.
Siung vi Shan is twenty-five miles
southeast of Kdi-Chou.