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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-07

The courtship of the English sparrow
is n very rough and tumble affair. vast
ly different from the dainty and poetic
wooing of most other birds, but still
wholly i'll keeping with the general
character Of this imported pest. When
the lovemaking fit is on, a half dozen
male birds will seize a female bird and
fight her to finish, apparently for the
purpose of compelling her to accept
some one of their number as mate.
and the row goes noisily on until they
accomplish their purpose.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-09-23
The NiInbIe Paragraph.

It is a most extraordinary thing that
some of our most successful novelists
cannot turn out q newspaper para
graph to save Their lives. In most
novels there is some page or other on
a suppositit;ous clipping from a news
paper bearing upon the events under
narration, and III ninety cases out of a
hundred the matter that makes up the
''clipping" is most unreal. The truth
of tie matter is that all the training in
the world will not enable a man to
write in this manner unless he has
been through the mill and had all the
nonsense Qeleted by the remorseless
subeditor. Our novelists do not have
their manuscript hacked and chopped
about by this skillful executioner, and
their pseudo newspaper clippings are
models Of what the real thing is not
Journalist.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-09-23
SteriIizinC Skim Milk.

Within two or three years many Of
begun to sterilize the skim milk, as it
is generally called, before sending it
back from the factory. This consists
in heating it to at least $50 degrees By
using steam, in most cases from the en-
CINE exhaust This hot milk is put into
cans and taken home without cooling.
The scal0ing checks the souring, AMI
such milk should remain sweet until
the following day and if thoroughly
cooled can lie kept over Sunday. In
this way the calf can be fed on sweet
milk and good results secured
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-09-23
Mixers and Milk Quality.

The difference in quality as we'll as
in quantity of milk obtained by milk
ers Of different degrees of efficiency
was strikingly shown in recent ex-
periments, says Farm and Ranch. In
one case, where a skillful mixer did
the work, the milk tested a fairly high
average. A poor mixer succeeded to
the care Of the cows, and Immediately
the milk tested lower. Again the for
mer attendant resumed the work, and
again with the same result, more milk
and of a higher quality, all of which
goes to show that Indifferent milking
will not do if the possible profit is to
be gained from COWS, and that unless
one would reap the reward Of the I'M
fortunate milkmaid of the fable, who
aimed too high and lost everything,
one must milk Systematically, scien-
ufcally and thoroughly.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-09-23


Cape point, which terminates the
mighty headland known as the Cape
of Good Hope, consists of towering
promontory of sandstone, which rises
from the sea to an altitude of $40 feet.
At the base of this stands q big soil
tary column which is known as Vasco
da Gama's pillar. The lighthouse
which here Eliminates the meeting
place of the Atlantic and Indian oceans
is one of the most important and most
useful OF it's kind 1t is visible from
distance of thilty-six miles. The cliff
scenery is wild and sublime, the rocks
are magnificent, and the far reaching
sea, with the fierce surf beating on the
iron bound coast, is impressive. In the
water directly beneath the cliff sharks
are abundant A traveller describing
the scene says that on the occasion of
his visit SO numerous were the evil
looking monsters that the sight as he
descended the cliff was most unpleaS-
ant. A slip and fall into the sea at
this point would mean that the unfor-
tunate would be torn instantly limb
from limb by the ravening brutes.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-09-23
Success In Dairy1ng.

It is plainly evident that the success
in dairying depends very much upon
the productive capacity of the individ-
ual COWS that make up the herd. A
very practicable way to improve the
herd and increase the average pro
ductive capacity is to dispense with
all COWS which the scales and Babcock
test together prove to be improbable.
1t would be pretty safe to assert that
twenty COWS selected in this way for
their high and economical productive
capacity would be more profitable than
twenty-five and possibly even thirty
cows selected in the ordinary random
method of making up herd.-Profess-
or G. l.. Beach, Storrs, Conn.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-09-23
Precautionary Treatment.

The Dutch peasant lives with canals
all about him and reaches his cottage
by way of drawbridge. Perhaps it
is i: the blood of the Dutch child,
says writer in NJ. A. p, not to fall
into u canal. At all events the Dutch
mother never appears to anticipate
such a possibility.
One can imagine the average Eng
lish or American mother trying to
bring up q family in house surround
ed by canals. She would never have
a moments peace until the children
were in bed. But then the mere sight
of q canal to the English child sug-
gests the delights of sudden and I'M
expected bath.
An Englishman inquired Of Dutch
woman, docs a Dutch child ever by
any chance fall into a canal?"
YES" she replied. leases have been
known
Don't you do anything for it?' con-
tinued the questioner.
ooh, yes" she answered. Eve haul
them out again.
But what mean is" explained the
Englishman, don't you do anything
to prevent their falling into save
them from falling in again?"
EYES," she answered, 1--WE spank
them"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-09-23
RAISING THE CALF.
4 Great Deal Depends on Cleansing
the Feed Trough.


Asked to speak on the subject "Some
Mistakes | Have Made" ]. L. Erwin,
Steadman, No., at The State Dairy as
ISOLATION meeting said Most of the
blunders or mistakes l have made as q
dairyman were through ignorance,
sometimes preconceived notions, other
mistakes through too ready mind to
listen to others without giving sufi-
cient thought myself.
'Uncleanliness is the greatest mis-
take in the dairy business. You do
not mean to say you have been Il dirty,
filthy dailyman? | mean to plead guilty
in many ways. used to raise so to 100
calves Il year-Skim milk fellows.
used to put half dozen to trough as
soon as they were broken to drink and
pour the milk into them day after day
without washing that trough and Won
der why some Of those calves had the
scours and did not grow Dirt, dirt
filth enough in that trough to kill every
calf that drank from it!'-Hoard's Dali
ryman.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-09-23
Chess and a BattIeship.

Admiral Charles E. Clark, who took
the battleship Oregon around Cape
Horn and into action at Santiago,
owed his appointment as commander
of that boat to his skill as a chess
player. Captain Clark was at San
Francisco in command of the gunboat
Bennington. When ashore, he spent
much time in the chess room of the
Mechanics library, where he met some
Of the best players in the city. When
the time came to appoint a man to
command the Oregon, a friend of
Clark's in the navy department at
Washington put his name forward.
''You should see that man play chess"
said he and went on to describe his in
tense application and determination,
adding, "And that's why 1 think he
can bring the battleship around safely
if any one can" Three hours later
Clark received orders to assume COM
mand of the Oregon and take her at
once to Cuban waters.-Argonaut.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-09-23
"A Queer italian Custom.

On Aug. 1 of every year the people
Of Val di Rosa, in Italy, gather in the
great square, which is also thrashing
floor, and proceed to exercise the devil
for the benefit of their own dreams and
for the we'll being of their vineyards.
The most intelligent man in the COM
munity is chosen master of ceremonies.
a small fire balloon is made ready and
to this the master of ceremonies sol
EMMY attaches a puppet representing
his Satanic majesty. Amid the shouts
of the peasantry the balloon, with the
devil attached, is liberated. The good
people believe that for the rest Of the
dreams or damage the vintage.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-09-23

There is a good deal of difference Of
opinion, says the Iowa Homestead,
among successful dairymen concerning
the ACCESSIBILITY of feeding grain to
cows while they are running on grass.
One advantage of grain feeding is
that COWS are kept up to their maxi
mum yielding ability all the time, this
being OF great Importance, as it has
been demonstrated beyond doubt that
a COW once allowed to shrink III her
milk will never again during that lac
tation period be brought to that point
where she would be had she been I'M
der a full pressure of feed all the time.
By keeping up the supply Of food the
lactation period is heightened, and this
in itself is often enough to justify the
practice, as the little extra" that the
COW may be made to do is almost who'll
~ profit.
While a good dairy cow is never an
animal that is supposed to carry much
beef, yet with the average COW in the
central west it is always an advantage
to keep her in q reasonably good condi-
ton of flesh 1t frequently happens
that judgment must be used in feeding
grain to the herd, as some individuals
may need it, while others do not. Feed
ing grain to a COW that is inclined to
put on meat instead of make milk is
simply q waste, as one receives no in
come from the meat she puts on her
body. 1t is the heavy mixers and
those that are inclined to get too low
in flesh that need the little attention.
Frequent Milking.
Milking three times instead Of twice
a day may for a few weeks increase
the quantity and quality of the milk,
but it is not altogether unlikely that
when the COW becomes accustomed to
the new order Of things she will return
to her normal milk yield both as re-
CARDS quantity and quality.-Holstein-
FrieSian REGISTER
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-09-23
PRINCESS OF WAYNE VII.

the attraction of the we'll known Yeo-
mans herd. She is now the property
of Henry Stevens & Son of Oswego
county, N. Y, who paid $500 for her.
When seven years old she made an Of
fetal record of 24.1 pounds butter and
1879 pounds milk in seven days. Her
milk for the week averaged per cent
fat At the same time she made a four
teen day official record of 46 pounds
14.3 ounces butter and has given "a
pounds 3 ounces milk per day, 1916
pounds 3 ounces in thirty days and
1924 pounds ounces in one year.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-09-23
Uncle Sans Dairy Farms.

The government statisticians consid-
er a farm on which 40 per cent of the
annual products are dairy products Il
dairy farm. Figuring on this basis
there are 357,57S such farms in the
United States
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-09-23
Dirty Water Bad For Cows.

Dirty, stagnant water is as bad for
cows as for human beings and in some
respects worse, for the impure water
not only affects the health Of the cow,
but may contaminate her milk and rem
der it unfit for human food-Hoard's
Dairyrnan.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-09-23
A Splendid 4oIstein.

The Holstein COW Princess Of Wayne
VII, whose picture is reproduced from
American Agriculturist, is regarded by
many leading authorities as one of the
best representatives of her breed in
this country. For many years she was
The Bossier banner., 1904-09-15
LATEST NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS.

The bank at Murphy, N. c., wasrobbed of 81 800
Drouth and forest fires are doing great damage
in Germany.
George Moseley and his seven-year old son were
drowned at Mobile, Ala.
English judges agree that the end of the. Russ
Jap war is a long way off.
1t is estimated that Oklahoma will produce 800 900
bales of cotton this year.
Robbers blew open the Greenfield, Texas, post
office and secured $3.50 in cash.
The complete vote for Governor in Vermont is:
Republican 48,O77, Democrat 1851.
Governor Davis has been reelected Governor Of
Arkansas by plurality of about 10000.
-Four passengers were killed and more than thirty
injured in a railroad wreck near Pendleton Mo-
Burglars blew open the safe of County Treasurer
J. A. Logan, at Yadkinsville, N. c., and secured
$4,000.
]. D. Underwood of Lebanon, KY, dropped dead
Immediately after predicted his demise over the
telephone.
VIM. E. Neal under indictment for murder, shot
and killed his wife at Louisville, KY, and commit
ted suicide.
England's new treaty with Thibet signed Sept. 7,
recognizes the suzeranity of China, and not annex
any territory.
Only five States replied to Secretary Of War Taft's
circular offering service instruction to officers Of
the National Guard.
Thieves got into the house of the Heinicks, on
Villere street, New Orleans and stole $4,000, but
dropped it in their flight.
Horace Naples, a negro, accused of murder, was
smoked out of Jail at Huntsville, Ala, and lynched
by mob of 1000 persons.
There are 2O9,678 separate railroad bridges the
railroad system of the United States which strung
end to end, would make 1856 miles,
Jesse Baker, worthless drunken brute, shot and
killed his young wife and wounded his sister, in
law, at Ithaca, N. Y. Baker then fled
The Bossier banner., 1904-09-15

The Buriineton's Attractive Summer Tours.
TO COLORADO, UTAH AND BLACK HILLS.
Only one fare plus so cents round trip to Denver
Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Salt Lake CITY and the
Black Hills Daily, all summer limits. The che
oraska- Colorado Express the fast lone nioht,,
tram to Denver, leaves st. Louis at 2:15 D. m da;v
and arrives at Denver at 3:4O p. m. the next day
TO CALIFORNIA
From August 18th to September 10th: the ronnd
trip for S47.2O from ST. Louis; $50 from CHICAGO.
$40 from the Missouri river. Only S11 more 70,
turning via Puget sound. Return limit. Otc 23d
WHY NOT YELLOWSTONE PARK?
Ihe cheapest rates to this wonderland ever made
TO MINNESOTA RESORTS.
very low rates to this region of 10000 lakes.
NEW ST. LOUIS KANSAS CITY TRAINS
Four new trains of latest model eouinment will
run daily over the Burlington's new shorter ,;na
leaving st. Louis at 9:06 a. m, IL 40 noon a.1o
p. M and 1902 p. m. = ~
sToPovERs IN ST. LOUIS.
Stopovers for the Exposition allowed on thronob
nckets except colonist) Buy through over t5a
burlington Consult initial agent, or write tba 'ne
oerslgned for rates. routes berths, specific infor.
nation and publications. ' 'f'oon'o iniof-
=. y. n. MERvILL, G. P. A., Atlanta. Ga.
WA. LALoR, Asst G. P. A., St. Louis. Mo
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SAVINGS DEPOSITS.

Merchants and Farmers Bank, corner
Spring and Texas streets, Shreveport.
The savings deposits of this bank is
one OF its deservedly popular features.
Interest at the rate Of 8 per cent per an
mum is allowed on all sums of 81 and
upwards remaining on deposit three or
more calendar months.
When made during the first three days
of any month, interest is allowed on
these deposits as if made on the first day
in the month. Interest on all sums not
drawn will be payable on the first days
of February and August, and interest
not then withdrawn is added to the prin-
ciple, thereby giving depositors COM
pound interest.
Deposits may be made by married
women or minors in their own names.
Facilities are given depositors to draw
money.
Deposits made for a longer period
than six months draw higher rate than
ordinary savings deposits.
The Bossier banner., 1904-09-15

Immediately under the headline National Poll
ucs' the New Orleans Picayune of last Thursday
contained the following paragraph: 'sBids were
awarded Tor new parish Jail at Opelousas, La
Is this covert insnuation intended to intimidate
tnat stupendous fraud and prince of humbugs, Pop
ullst Tom Watson, the political decoy duck of the
Republican party?
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Subscriptions Paid.

banner acknowledges receipt and returns than
subscriptions paid during the month of Anoust Inc
s. 7 Taylor, to January /, 1905. s.. >'suss
III Belcher, to November S. 1871 81
MISS Mary Purcell, to July 8, 1905. 81.
Dav1d Woodard, to November 6 i}M st
L. T. Peyroux, to January 28 1905 g.
Al. Roberson, to September s. 1905 a.
:. Farmer, to September l. 1905 81
w ". n. Jones' to June 20, 1905, S.
W. B. Hickman, to January ri io0e e. I'd
J. ~ Mccall, to May 80 1906 $f -
fA'ls'" Lumber Company. to March 10, 1905, 50.
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But how is that lone Republican member of the
State Senate to get his motions seconded?-Arkan-
sas Gazette. Arkansas Democrats should have
followed the example established by her sister State,
Louisiana-made clean sweep and left no clone
Republican = to make monkey motions.
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Bible BriIliants.

Bless ye the Lord.-Judgesv 8.
The Lord is with thee.-Judges
vi, IL.
AS I do, so shall ye do.-Judges
vii, II.
put my trust in thee.-Psalm
XIV, 90.
That it may be we'll with thee
Ruth iii, /.
In whose sight I shall findgrace.
Ruth ii, g..
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An Ordinance

hAl OTuln1nCe
as fassed by the Police Jury, in Reou-
TAR session, July z, 1904.
REsOLvED, That any person or
- persons obstruction the public roads
OF thls parish by placing telephone noles
IN tne roads or bitches, or throwing brnsh
or other distractions therein, or plowinr
lnto the same, will be reported to the the
uIand Jury and prosecuted to the fullest
extent OF the law, Under Section 3379
revised Statutes of the State Of Lon, lou
islana' J. G. LOGAN, President.
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On account of the Worlds Fair, at St.
Louis, Mo-, the Cotton Belt route will
sell round trip tickets to St. Louis and
return at the following rates, which will
apply from Benton only:
Dates of sale, April 18th to November
10Th inclusive; return limit, December
18th; rate, S26.
Dates of sale, April 25th to November
10th inclusive; return limit, sixty days
from date of sale, but not later than
December 18th; rate, S21.70.
Dates of sale, April 9th to November
Both; return limit, ten days from date OF
sale, but not later than December 5th;
rate, $t8.25.
w. P. POLLARD, Agent.
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Homestead Entry No. 1854.

Homestead Entry No. 1854.
Department of the Interior,
Land Office at Natchitoches, La,
August 25, 1904.
NOTICE is hereby given that the fol-
~ lowing named settler has filed no
tice OF his intention to make final proof
in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the Clerk of
the District Court, at Benton, La, on
October 10, 1904, viz:
Homestead Entry No. 7254-Thomas ].
Giles, of Ansel, La.-for the northeast
quarter OF northwest quarter, section 81,
township % north, range ii west, Lou.
isiana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz:
W.J.:Johnston, Of Plain Dealing, La;
a. J: Logan, of Ansel, La, and w. F.
McClelland and w. D. Johnston, of
Emma, La.
J. ERNEST BREDA, Register.
September 1, 1904. oct6
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Homestead Entry No. 6:s4S.
Department Of the Interior

Department Of the Interior. !,
Land Once at Natchitoches, La.
-a August Is, 1904.
NOTICE is hereby given that the fol-
~ lowing named settler has fled no
tlce OF his intention to make final proof
IN support of his claim, and that said
pro Rsoo1 n!s VIII oe made before the Clerk OF
October Ii, 1904, viz: A''' VI
Homestead Entry No. 634s-John Har-
nson nssa Cole, OF Emma, La.-for the east m
half OF northeast quarter and northeast
quarter OF southeast quarter, section is.
township 22 north, range ii west. Lou,
ne names the following witnesses Ia
prove his continuous residence unon and
cultivation OF said land, viz:
WI. Johnston, of Plain Dealing. La, :
a. q. :; Logan, OF Ansel, La, and W. F.
Emma, La. u
J. ERNEST BREDA, Register.
September l, 1904, oct6
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To the Public!

A Ii persons are warned to stav ont
"a OF what is known as the Sooner;
pasture. Call at my gate and I will acl
company you through said pasture. # on
business. All trespassers will positivelu
De prosecuted to the fullest extent NJ ths
law. O1yTnG O1,cus Oi tne
Iaylortown, La, May 8, 1904.
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Our forests and unoccupied farm lands are rich
indeed, and only await development to make our
State rise in the scale of wealth until she takes the
high rank that God and the work of man will surely
confer on her
The Bossier banner., 1904-09-15

The maneuvers at Manassas will cost the tax
payers S1,5OO,OOO. That is merely taste of mill
tarism, observes the Memphis News.
The Bossier banner., 1904-09-15
For Sale or Rent.

nN best terms, my plantation. known
~ as the Huckabay place, described
as follows: VIZ of nwia, sec. g. ek Of
sec. y, VIZ OF VIZ, sec. 10, neA and n13
OF nWA, sec. is, sw4 of nwl4, sec. Is,
tp. 10, range IL, containing $40 acres;
situated 2 miles from Koran and miles
from Taylortom; 5 or 6 good houses ON
the same. Possession given January /.
l9O5, when the present lease expires. or
will rent to responsible parties on that
date. Address
MARX BLUEsTEIN, Shreveport. La.
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The almost exhaustless timber forests of this
section, including pine, oak, hickory, cypress ash,
walnut, gum, &C., offer inducements to money seek
ing investment in any industry that requires favor
ite woods.
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Final Account.

Succession of E. M. Hamilton, deceased.
In District Court, Bossier Parish, La.
Notice is hereby given that w. S.
~ Clark, admin istrator of the success
sion of E. NJ. Hamilton, deceased, has
this day filed in my office his final account
in said succession, and if opposition be
not made thereto within the time pre-
scribed by law, the said final account
will be homologated and made the judg-
ment of the Court.
Given under my official signature and
seal of office, at Benton, La, on this,
the 18th day of September, 1904.
B. A. KELLY. Clerk.
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The farmer in Kingstree S. c., who sold his first
bale of cotton for S95, doubtless wishes he could
make whole crop of first bales.
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SnhsvEPORT CYCLE AND SPORTING

Headquarters for Guns. R;cvc,as 90
M 81 kinas Of Sporting Goods-from Fish
nopas. as 20 automobiles. Finest Repair
department. IN the South.-WM LOVE
rfoprletor. D6 Texas ST., Shreyenort
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Every visitor to the Worlds Fair on October 4th
will be given an apple to celebrate Apple Day, and
it is expected that a quarter of million of apples
will be required for this purpose
The Bossier banner., 1904-09-15
Sherif'S Sale.

Sheriff's Sale.
P.B. Cash No. 1897. In Dis
VS.. trlct Court. Bossier
w. H. Horton. Parish, La.
&C. Logan ct al No. 1898. In Dis
VS.. trict Court, Bossier
w. H. Horton. Parish, La.
Ry virtue of an order of Hon. ]. T.
- Watkins, Judge Second District,
La, will offer for sale, at public auc-
ton, on Saturday, October 1st, 1904,
between the legal hours of sale, at the
store house recently occupied by w. H.
Horton, at Vanceville, La, the merchan-
disc seized in the above mentioned suit.
Terms of Sale-Cash, subject to ap-
praisement.
J. F. EDWARDS, Sheriff.
September Is, 1904. oct1
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Coosa (Ala.) Argus: Owing to the crowded
condition OF our columns, number of births and
deaths are unavoidably postponed this week.
The Bossier banner., 1904-09-15

In burst Of fellow-feeling the Atlanta Consti-
tuition exclaims: "Let us be just to the mule,
brethren >,
The Bossier banner., 1904-09-15

The Atlanta Constitution says: Teddy is all solid
with the Mormons of the west The Wyoming Re-
publcans have nominated a convicted polygamist
as Presidential elector
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Come to Bossier parish and see for yourself the
wonderful opportunities offered here for farming,
manufacturing and good investment of money
The Bossier banner., 1904-09-15

:. NO have got how can do?" said the insovent
Chinaman when his creditors demanded money
The Bossier banner., 1904-09-15

Liberty grows-itnever sails into the suphureous
air on the wings of dynamite.