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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-28
died Of superst1tion.

Princess Likelike, daughter Of Ka-
paakea and mother Of Princess Kaiu-
jani, died on Feb. 8, 1881. She had not
been seriously III. bot lava DOW from
the great volcano K1lausa. in Hawaii.
which occurred q few days before hes
death was to her mind a sure dgn that
q chieftainsss was required BY the
ioddess Pole, that hsa1dsss Old deity
sussestsd to the children Of nature In
the ages Of volcanic ter1oss. 30 0Em
were Ldkelikes eouvict1ons that tbe
wrath Of tho furious Psls had 10 b
appsassd BY her dsath that ne lost
heart and never rallied Tia night be-
fore her dsath thsss was halo around
the moon. and whsp shs saw It she
abandonsd al hope and speedily died.
A fsw years sftarward Ndhtku heard
that hs was being prayed 70 death By
IN enemy, sidsd By q aoroezee. dad
y method Of warfare. - he simply lay
down and died Of despafr.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-28

~ Tell II . Naa 4AAves H1DsSll.
n can tell In minute simply oy
looking at q man whether he shaves
himself or 10 shaved By barber" said
The wielder Of the rasof and brush
mo. It isn't a question Of cleanliness
nor yet q question Of hacking the face.
There II no reason why q man who
b accustomed to shaving himself
shouldn't make a. clean . job Of It O.
the average barber. And Jet I can
spot him every time. See that little
lock Of hair that grows down the side
Of the face Just in front Of the ear!
Well, when man 10 shaved by bar
ber those two locks don't vary in
length more than sixteenth OF an
inch. The man who shaves himself,
On the other hand, is invariably lop'
sided. He always begins to shave
higher up on the left side Of the facs
than on the right side, as q conse
Quence Of which one side Of the face
hooks longer than the other. No.
don't know that / can explain THU
phenomenon. I only know that thu
condition exist2." - Philadelphia Rec
ord
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-28

Fortunately the nomination of Judge Parker for
the Presidency pleases both our Uncle Grover and
Mr.. Bryan. This is indeed cheering-a nominee
with whom both are pleased. Mr.. Cleveland has
never been in disfavor with a majority of Demo-
Gratis, and his support will no doubt lend additional
strength to the ticket; and if Mr. Bryan can carry
Nebraska for the ticket he will prove that he can
still render valuable assistance to his party and at
the same time find his way back into the good
graces of the people.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-28

Carrie Nation was twice knocked down by those
whom she had offended in Kentucky towns last
week. Once she persisted in striking cigarette
from young mans mouth and was knocked down
for her pains, and again while berating saloon
keeper he struck her with chair. It's pity that
this woman insists upon spending so much time and
energy wrongly directed. And it is said that she
left we'll regulated and happy home.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-28

William Jennings Bryan has at last made public
his plan for reforming the Democratic party after
the present national campaign. Many radical
changes advocated, but he thinks that the cleo
ton of Judge Parker as President would be good
beginning. He declares for state ownership of
railroads, government control of telegraphs abol-
ishment of the private monopoly, favors the income
tax and the election Of federal judges by the people
WE'LL that isn't all bad but the proper thing for
Mr.. Bryan to do right now is to get out and work
for the Democratic ticket and help insure its sue
cess next November.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-28

The primitive Ipdo- European numer-
ical system was q mixture of the deci-
NAL and the sexagesimal. The first
large number was the ''shock"-that
10, 6O-and the next large number was
the t'hund," or "hundrsd''-that 10, 120.
Between 60 and 40 there were no
numbers like our 70. ETC., being "a
shock and TO-" and 50 being "a shock
and TO-" The Introduction Of our
present numbers between 60 and 12o
arose out Of the Introduction Of the
decimal hund or hundred-that II. 100
in distinction from which the old hun
dred (12O) was callsd the duodecimal
hundred, or the great hundred, =
which 10 still used In Iceland and partl
OF England.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-28
The Gray Jacket.

Fold it up carefully, lay it ASIDE,
Tenderly touch it, look on it with pride;
For dear must it be to our hearts evermore,
The jacket of gray our loved soldier wore.
Can we ever forget when we joined the brave band,
Who rose in defense of dear Southern land;
And in his bright youth hurried on to the fray,
How proudly he donned 1.-THE jacket Of grayP
His fond mother blessed him and looked up above,
Commencing to heaven the child OF her love;
What anguish was hers, mortal tongue may not say,
When he passed from her sight in the jacket of gray.
But her country had called him. she would not repne,
Though costly the sacrifice placed on it's shrine;
Her hearts dearest hopes on its altar she lay,
When she sent out her boy in his jacket of gray!
Months passed. and wars thunders rolled over the land
Unsheathed was the sword and lighted the brand;
We heard in the distance the noise of the fray,
And prayed for our boy in the jacket Of gray.
All! vain all-al vain prayers and our tears
The glad shout Of victory rang in our ears;
But our treasured one on the cold battlefield lay,
While the ieblood oozed out Of the jacket of gray.
All! spotted and attered and stained now with gore
Was the garment which once he 90 gracefully wore;
We bitterly wept as we took it away,
And replaced with deaths white robes the jacket Of gray.
We laid him to rest in his cold narrow bed,
And graved on tho marble we placed DER his head,
AS the proudest of tributes sad hearts could pay
He never disgraced the dear jacket of gray"
Then fold it up carefully, lay it aside.
Tenderly touch it, look on it with pride;
For dear must it be to our hearts evermore.
The jacket Of gray our lover colder boy wore.
Mrs. G. a. BALL
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-28

An aged couple in Miller county, Ark, lost the
savings of their lives recently because of their lack
of faith in banks. They had drawn the money out
and were keeping it around their premises A sneak
thief discovered the hiding place and pocketed the
whole roll. The lesson should not be lost on that
class of people who have no confidence in banking
institutions.
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FROM OVER THE STATE.

FROM OVER THE STATE.
Lake Charles now has new oil company.
A new bank has been organized at Jonesville.
The assessed valuation of property in East Fell
ciana parish is So, 100, 800.
The Board of Health Of Jackson is using coal oil
in crusade against mosquitoes
The Yaxoo and Mississippi Valley will erect q
new passenger depot at Baton Rouge.
On last Friday Bienville parish negro woman
drowned her own 4-year-old daughter.
Gov. Blanchard has announced the personnel of
his military staff. There are eighty members.
The Teche Transportation Company will erect
modern shipyard on the Teche, opposite Franklin.
Gov. Blanchard is in New York in attendance at
a meeting of the National Democratic Committee.
Oil prospects are reported to be good at Caddo
City, Caddo parish, and the little town is q busy
place just now.
The Shreveport Times force was on Monday pre-
sented with a seventy-two pound watermelon,
grown in Caddo parish.
The Aymar canal, in Lafourche parish has been
opened to navigation, which much shortens the
water route from that section to New Orleans
Two houses on Snow street, Shreveport, were
destroyed by fire on last Sunday night, other prop
erty also being damaged. The homes were the
property of Gov. Blanchard, but were rented to
others. The total loss is estimated at SIC, 600.
A new court house is to be built at Minden,
Webster parish and the police jury of that parish
will convene on September 9th to open bids. The
last issue of the Webster Signal contained good
half tone illustration of the building it will ap-
pear when completed.
Webster Signal: The railroad from Shreveport
to Minden is now a certainty and when it reaches
this place Homer will no doubt make the same
arrangements Minden has with the New York cap
italists, which will insure its completion to that
place, and then arrangements will be made to OK
tend the road either to Little Rock or Memphis.
| A special to the New Orleans Picayune, under
date of the Oath says: Astir with activity and
fairly swarming with operators and investors, the
Jennings oil field now presents an aspect of prog.
ress hitherto unknown, even in it's palmiest days
Erstwhile deserted holdings are being developed
with astonishing aacrity, while new territory is
being constantly opened up and great number Of
/ wells are rapidly being drilled. Perhaps never
before in the history of the field has such intense
interest been evidenced it being apparent that
unlike other oil fields, the Jennings field is growing
better and more valuable as the work Of develop.
ment progresses.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-28
FROM THE COUNTRY EDITORS VIEWPOINT.

FROM THE COUNTRY EDITORS VIEWPOINT
Cabot (Ark.) Guard: Weighed in the Fairbanks
scales the tail Of the Republican ticket doubtless
overbalances the head.
Hot Springs News: Esopus is new star which
has suddenly flashed on the map of the United
States-never heard of by one in million before.
Mansfield Journal: John Sharp Williams, the
brilliant Mississippi congressman, more than any
other Democrat, is responsible for the good fight
ing condition of the Democracy.
Monroe Star: s'Who discovered Judge Alton B.
Parker, the sage of Esopus, is now very much
discussed question, but as the Dallas News wisely
remarks, that does not SO much matter; the thing
to do is to get together and elect him.
Magnolia (Arlz.) Banner: The action of the
Republican National Convention in incorporating
negro plank in their platform at Chicago, has
weakened that party with all loyal American citi-
zens, and to considerable extent weakened that
party in the South. All Americans with the Anglo
Saxon blood coursing through their veins, are OPP
posed to placing negroes over them, and will resent
it at the polls on the day Of the election.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-28
Workers In Dohemia.

In Bohemia every wageworker, Of
whatever sex or age, must have q
work book, which contains his person
III description and history and his en-
ploysrs Endorsements. Permission to
travel In search Of work must be In
dorssd BY the local authorities. In
changing locations a certificate from
original place Of residence must b. -
cured and died It the new location.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-28

Volume 1, number of the Ringgold Register,
bright, sparkling, newsy, we'll edited and showing
promise of good advertising support, has reached
the EDITORS desk, and we gladly place it on our
exchange list. The name of Geo. E. Head appears
at its masthead as editor, and that of Chas. Morris
as publisher.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-28

Again have the Russians been "lambasted by
the Japs, for which there is great rejoicing every
where. Where is the boastful Kuropatkin and his
promise to swipe the Japs from the face of the
arth?-Shreveport Caucasian.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-28

Judge Parker has fixed August 10th as the date
for the ceremonies of notifying him of the nominal
ton by the Democratic convention as candidate
for the Presidency.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-28

The New York Herald, always Independent, has
come out for Parker It supported Mckinley, but
says Roosevelt is not safe.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-28

WY H0 CAa0900 W00DOA0.
Here you 10 in trouble ag'in." said
the colored deacon. Didn't tell you
ter fight 20 way only wild do sword er
do SperritT
Eyes. suh." replied the penitent, 'but
do razor wus % haudy."-Atlanta Con-
stitution.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-28
Dsa.st work An ri<nt.

Customer Are my clothes ready
Tailor-Not Jet, cir. Customer-But
you said you would have them done II
you worked Ill night. Tailor-But
didn't work all night.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-28

Mayor Williams, of Memphis, has announced to
the public that he will close all gambling houses in
that city and suppress the dives. He proposes to
make clean sweep.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-28
For Congress-.

For Congress-.
We are authorized Judge T. WATKINS, Of
Webster parish candidate for Congress from the Fourth
Congressional District subject to the action of the Demo-
cratic party.
We are authorized to announce Hon. PHANoR BREAzEE
OF Nahoches parish candidate for reelection to Con-
gress from Fourth Congressional District subject to the
action of the Democratic party.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-28

Believers in signs can see no few to indicate
Democratic success in November
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-07-28

philadelphia turns out, on an aver.
age, over 300 dentists every year.
said a young member of the dental
profession. "Of course, a great many
OF them come here from all over the
country, and even from foreign coun.
tries, and when they are through with
their studies they return to their
homes. For my part, I've about made
up my mind to migrate to South
America, where the opportunities are
practically unlimited. Take the city
of Buenos Ayres. 1t has a population
of owe 1000, 900, with only about ff.
ty dentists. 1t is a cosmopolitan com.
munity, too, English, Germans and
Italians havirg located there in great
numbers. In fact, few Of the South
American cities have a full quota Of
dentists. "-Philadelphia Record.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-07-28
For Bows CnlY.

Sonny, spare the robbins and the
bluejays. The late spring has been
hard enough On them, anyhow.
Yes. they are saucy fellows, all
right, but as you we'll know, that's only
a bluff. They are clipper because
they know what they are here for, and
they are independent because they are
good Americans.
Did you eve notice how they go ef.
ter the worms and grubs that infest
leaves and vines and trees? To be
sure they will sometimes help them.
selves to fruit if they can't find worms
but they really prefer worms as a
steady diet. What if they do occa.
sionally nip a few berries or cherriesf
Better than o they have earned the
the right to help themselves by help
ing TO saw the crop. Ever think CT
that?
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-07-28
DINNER IN JAPAN.
A Function in Which Religion and
Quaint Home Customs Are Important
Features--Lasts for Several Hours.
Dainty Service and Little Meat In
the Menu--SOme Typical Receipts.

fore adding to the chicken, but the
canned ones are ready for use.
Lobster Soup The foundation of
nearly all japanese soups is the dry
bonito fish, known as ka%tsuobushi.
which is hung in the air and exposed
until every particle of moisture has
e%vaporatec and it becomes almost as
hard as stone. 1t is considered ex-
tremely nutritious, and is sold in sticks
by dealers in japanese SUP plies. To
make the stock, one-half pound of the
katsuobushi is scrapeS very fine with
a sharp knife or chisel. aud added TO
two quarts OF water, after which II is
boiled slowly for an hour, when 1t is
seasoned with salt, pepper and soy and
strained.
The lobster is killeC. by cutting the
joints where the tail and body come
together, when the meat / removed
from the shell and made into little
balls. To do this, wash it fine and
press through a sieve. no one lobste:
of medium size add the Y hite of one
egg and a little salt. Make into small
balls, drop them into The stock and let
boil for a few minutes. In Japan sour
is served in dainty lacquer bowls. In
each of which have been al arranged a
few slices Of mushrooms, or young
bamboo sprouts and a few leaves of
spinach previously boiled. The soup
is dipped directly from the bowl.
Boiled Lily Bulbs Lily bulbs are a
favorite vegetable with the japanese,
and are simply prepared by boiling
in mirin or sweet sake, the native wine
distilled from rice. The bulbs are
placed in a saucepan with the root side
up, nearly covered with wine. and
Loiled until tender, for about twenty
minutes.
Chrysanthemum Salad-Flower sal
ads are held as great delicacies with
IS a favorite. To prepare it the petals
are separated, boiled for just a few
minutes, drained, dried and cooled.
and served with a dressing made of
vinegar, sugar and chopped red Chile
peppers. Oil is not used in Japan.
Plain Boiled Rice-Every rice eating
community has its own methods of
boiling rice. The Japanese wash the
rice thoroughly in several waters,
then carefully drain, and to each cup
full allow n of cold water. 1t is
then placed in a saucepan, covered
tightly and set over a brisk fire to
boil quickly. This rapid boiling is
kept up until most Of the water is abb
sorbed, the cover being kept on and
the water allowed to run over the
sides, after which the saucepan is
moved to the back Of the stove and
the rice allowed to cook slowly until
perfectly dry. During the entire pro-
cess the rice must be neither stirred,
shaken nor tossed, but allowed to
cook undisturbed, so that each grain
will be perfect.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-07-28
STATE OF ONO, Cry OF TOLEDO,

ICIAS OUUNI1.
FRANZ j. CHENEY make oath that he is
senior partner of the firm of +. +. CHENEY 4
Co., Going business in tine City OF Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sun of ONE DOL
LARS for each and every case of cArARRE
that cannot be cured by the use of HALLS
CATAnRH CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In nv
- presence, this 9th day OF Decem-
SEAL. Der, A. D., 1856. A.W. GLEASON,
49, Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is Il taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. Send for testimonials,
free. F. J. CHENEY a Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Hal's Family pills for constipation.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-07-28

The calculation of the Korean year
is said to begin about the latter end of
January, about a month later than our
own. The moons of the calendar are
made alternately long months Of thirty
days and short ones of twenty-nine.
The first is a long month. called a
great MOON" the second a short
moon, the third a great MOON again.
and SO on
The moons are divided into three
parts OF ten days each, instead of into
four weeks, as with us. The day is di-
yided into twelve hours, each one of
which is twice as long as one of our
own. The Korean day begins at mid
night.
In calculating age, Koreans take
small account of any fraction of a
year. The moment a Korean baby is
born he is said to be one year old. and
one year old he remains until the COM
ing of the next New Years Day, when
he is suddenly advanced to be two
years old, just as all his compatriots
are pronounced a year older, no matter
now near the close of the expiring year
they may have been born.
AS may be believed, time is not of
much value to a community which
reckons on such a system. The means
OF calculating age of individuals savors
OF Alice in Wonderland
American travellers conclude it is
safe to deduct a year and six months
from the given age of a Korean to find
out how old he really is.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-07-28
MOUSE SINGS LIKE A BIRD.
Rarely Accomplished Rodent Is Nov
a Prisoner in Yorkshire, ENGLAND.

Rarely Accomplished Rodent Is Nov
a Prisoner in Yorkshire, England.
Singing mice are rare, but a CORE
spondent writes from Yorkshire ask.
Ing whether we can give him any in.
formation about a specimen he cap.
tured.
He adds: at has been warbling Just
like a canary for the last menth in our
workshop, and although l have it in a
cage it still continues to sing"
That mice do occasionally sing is
undeniable. Some observers say that
their song is softer, sweeter and
more delicate than that Of the canary,
which one can believe quite easily.
Others go so far as to compare 1t to
that of a warbler or even a piping
bullfinch. But the question as to why
they lift up their voices in this tune
full name still remains to be an.
swered.
Three explanations have been sug.
gested:
First, that all mice are potential
~vocalists and car learn to sing, by
imitation. from singing birds.
Second. that many mice possess an
exceptional talent for mimicry, to-
gether with a keen sense of the ludi.
crous.
Third, that some mice are subject
to bronchitis and that the so-called
song" is only the wheeling of rodents
which suffer from the Distressing com.
plant.
A certain amount of color is given
to the last theory by the fact that a
mouse which was caught by the
neck in a wire trap not sufficiently
strong to kill it sang" while its
throat was under compression. but
never again during its subsequent life
as a captive.-London Mail.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-07-28
The Jury's Verdict.

An English orone had directed the
jury in a suicide cas- to find a verdict
of felo de Sc. well. chaps" said the
foreman of the jury, when they had re-
tired to consider the verdict. sit ap-
pears to me that this ere chap shot
ITSELF with a gun after shootin' an
other chap with a gun, but DR.. Jones,
the Coroner. who we all know and
highly respect, e says that this ERE
chap fell in the sea. Well, it amt
for the likes Of us to go arguin' the
point with the doctor, for e knows
more about it than we do. So. l sup
pose we find a verdict of found
drowned'-and they did-Progress.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-07-28
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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-07-28
Proved to Be Correct.

The late Claiming Clapp. OF Boston.
was for some years after the Civil
Wal a cotton planter in the South.
Mr.. Clapp had on his plantation a
little boy in buttons called Sam.
Sam one afternoon pointed to a bot.
tie on his masters bureau and said:
MARS Claiming, am dat hair oil?'
mercy, no. Sam. that's glue" said
Mr.. Clapp.
u guess dass why I can't git nah
cap OF" said San, thspghtssl!y,
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-07-28
To Fiqht the Mosouito

Dr. Quitman Kohnke, president of
the board of health of New Orleans.
has gone to Texas to take part in the
extensive series of experiments being
made in that state to determine the
feasibility of fighting the mosquito as
a germ carrier. He will map out for
the Texas cities a scientific plan of
camDaign.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-07-28

1t is many years since Maine has
changed its Representatives in Con-
gress. except when Speaker Reed re-
signed or death has interviewed. All
four of the present delegation have
just been nominated for reelection by
the Republicans of their districts.