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Throat Troubles
tuberculosis
Tumors-Ulcers
Variococele
Women's Diseases
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-21
THE ISLAND OF GUAM
Some Information About Our Little
Pacific Possession.
In Q Report to the War Department
Gen. wheeler Describes Its
Peculiarities and
Resources.

While Old Glory has floated from the
flagstaff of Guam since 1898 the peo-
pie Of this country have received but
scant Information regarding this little
island possession for the reason that
but little was known. Guam, how
ever, is not without interest and this
fact is impressed upon us by study OF
the report of Gen. Joseph w. Wheeler
recently made to the war department,
In which he gives much interesting in
formation about the island, together
with the first accurate map Of it ever
published in this country, the work o1
government surveyors. The map II
reproduced with this article. W.
will give in a terse way some o!
the Information which this report con.
tains:
In rough way the island may bt
said to resemble in form the sole Of I
shoe. 1t is only 20 miles long and from
three TO ten miles wide, with an area O
about $50 square miles, or seven time'
as large as Manhattan Island.
1t is the most southern of the chail
ST the Ladrone or Marianne islands
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-21

MOVING A NEBRASKA COURT HOUSE
ter of size than of weight. To move
it without injury every portion must
move at the same time, and to accom-
plish this the entire building was
raised and placed on tracks. Strong
cables we're then placed about it, and
these were fastened to half dozen To-
comotives When all was ready these
locomotives started simultaneously and
the great building was transferred
without mishap.
An even more remarkable case than
this was the removal Of the courthouse
from Hemingford, Neb., to Alliance.
The settlement of county seat diff
Guilty made the change in the location
of the court house necessary. The dis
tance was 10 miles, and some out-of-
the-ordinary method had to be devised
to accomplish it. After considering a
number the engineers in charge con-
ceived the idea of attaching a locomo-
tive to it and hauling it to the new To-
cation along the line Of railway. This
feat was accomplished without mishap
and created considerable sensation in
engineering circles at that time.
In Bangor, Me-, 1t was found neces-
sary TO move a building to a new To-
cation several blocks distant. The
road led up one hill and down another
but the trick was accomplished sue
cessfully, and without injury to thu
| hui1dinQ
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-21
BRAIN FAC PILLOW,
An Aromatic Ahaie That Sweetly
Lulls the Weary Owner to
Restful Slumber,

The brain fag pillow is made of silk.
or made of satin. 1t matters not what
the outside may be. 1t is the interior
part that is important, says the Brook
lyn Eagle
The pillow when it is made. must
contain small slit in one side, a slit
just large enough to admit ones hand.
Into this there can be bundled the con-
tents Of rose jar.
The idea is to produce variety Of
scent. And, when all the odors of
Araby and few extra ones have been
obtained, the whole must be stuffed
into the pillow.
It is q very good plan to add few
feathers, or little down, for rose
leaves are not always soft enough and
sweet grasses have stiff hard stems. A
little inner pillow of down, or a few
handsful of down added to the leaves,
the balsam, the lavender, and all the
rest. will make the pillow light and
fluffy
The pillow must be filled with every
sort Of sweet thing, all nicely dried
and rolled with the hands. Rolling the
leaves and the grasses with the hands
tends to powder them and make them
softer and more easily packed
The first breath Of the pillow is that
Of herbs. 1t seems little like pine
pillow. Late in the season, when all
the rest have begun to grow dim, one
gets the scent of the rose leaves. They
pervade everything upon which the
pillow lies, and even ones hair and
ones gown, if one has lain upon the
pillow, will smell like rose leaves.
II one wants it to be real rose one
can add drop of altar of rose and ten
drops of oil of rose geranium. Shake
1t through the leaves before putting
them in the pillow, let dry OF little
70 take OF the oily feeling, and then
one will have scented pillow that IL
a scented pillow.
Such a pillow is not for ordinary use.
It Is not for show, but for headaches.
It is kept put away in the locker, or
high in the clothes press, where the
silk quilts lie.
When tired the owner of the brain
flag pillow breathes it long and deeply
and sometimes she falls asleep.
| The sleep may not be more than five
minutes long, just the forty winks Of
beauty sleep. But what are the re-
suits? Bright eyes, quick. good natured
brains. and such fund of strength
and spirits!
The influence of sweet scents upon
: the spirits is thing that is discussed
by those who know all about it. The
. mind, being invisible can be affected
: by invisible things, and is. therefore
peculiarly susceptible to scents. This
Is one method Of reasoning.
However this may be. the brain fal
] pillow is an excellent thing to have II
the house. And the woman who makes
I one and keeps it handy will resolve
never again in all her life to be with
. out this beautiful article of household
!, comfort and hygiene.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-21
BIG BUILDINGS MOVED
Some Peculiar Methods Adopted to
Fit Different Conditions.
The Pittsburg Opera House the Lat
est Giant to Change Its Location
How 1t and Similar Feats
Were Accomplished.

The moving Of large buildings has
become science. and one to which
many trained engineers are giving
their attention.
One of the recent occurrences in this
line, was the removal of the Pittsburg
opera house. This immense building
was lifted from it's foundations and
moved intact and without any compar-
ative damage a distance Of % feet.
The theater, which is the largest in
Pittsburg and is the home Of one OF
the best stock companies in America,
covers site measuring 128 feet by 80
feet, and weighs approximately 2,496
tons, yet the building was transferred
to its new position without the slight
est injury to its contents.
About four weeks were occupied in
preparing the building for removal
but the actual transference was only
matter of hours, and so smoothly was
the feat performed that 1t was practi-
cally impossible to tell that the struc-
ture was on the move. Nine hundred
jack screws were used to push the
building up. Then supports and roll
ers were placed beneath in order to ef-
feet the movement Jack screws acting
horizontally, were now braced against
the pavement, each one being arranged
as to push the end Of one of the great
beams upon which the theater was
resting. At each jack stood man, and
these operators, in obedience to a whis-
| tie, gave the screw twist. The move
ment at each twist was imperceptible.
but it was none the less sure, and
gradually the huge building, weighing
2,496 tons, was pushed into its new
position % feet from its original site.
When the opera house had come into
place over its new foundation, 1t was
not lowered again, but the masonry
was carried up to meet the brick work
of the wall The steel supporting
beams were then carefully removed,
and the openings we're closed. The
cost of the undertaking was over a
quarter of a million dollars. Forty
seven men were engaged on the job
day and night.
The moving of this building serves
TO recall several feats of the same kind
that have been remarkable from an en-
gineering standpoint. One of these in
which unusual methods were employed
was the moving of the Beach hotel, at
Coney Island. The building was an
enormous structure of wood construc-
ton, and the difficulties which con-
fronted the engineers were more mat.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-21

which stretches 42O miles north and
south. All the other islands belong to
Germany, but they are very small, and
Guam is the largest and most impor-
taEt of the group. 1t is four days
steaming to the east of the Philippines.
We observe on the map great pau
city Of information about the interior
Of the island. The reason is that the
Jungle which covers it Is SO dense that
not even the natives have penetrated
far into it, except in two or three
places where paths extend from coast
to coast.
The low mountain called st. Rosa
peak in the north is easily reached,
and a fine view Of the northern third
Of the island is obtained from its sum-
init Everybody lives along the coasts,
and most Of the population along the
west coast. The natives have cleared
away a narrow strip OF the jungle bor-
dering the sea for their plantations.
AS vessels approach the highland
from the south or west chain of low
mountains scarcely over 1000 feet
high is seen stretching along tho south
west and south coasts some ten or IL
miles in the interior. Covered with
verdure to the tops, they give pleas
ing and picturesque aspect to the is
land. But none Of the mountains has
been ascended except st. Rosa Peak.
Guam has some peculiarities. The
northern half of it consists almost
wholly of coral rock, which is very
porous, so that the rain sinks immedi-
ately into it and makes its way by un-
derground channels to the sea, 80 that
there are no springs or rivers in the
northern part of the island.
Near the middle in the neighborhood
OF Agana, the capital, is large spring
that yields a copious supply Of water
1t oozes through q swamp and finds Its
way into the sea by means of river
which has been artifcially heightened
and turned for a mile parallel to th'
coast for the convenience of the ma
tives.
This is one of the reasons why two
thirds of the population is centered'a
Agana.
Another popularity Of Guam is tina
nearly all the inhabitants. though farm
ers, live in the towns and go out t
their ranches to raise their crops. Som
of them have rude houses on thei
ranchos, where their families spen
part Of the time.
II Nearly the entire population Of abou
5000 distributed among six towns. Ae
J ana containing $500 Inhabitants; Su
mai, 900: Ynarajan, $50; Agate. 400
lMerizo, 800, and Umata. 200. A numbe
of hamlets, each containing few hut
are distributed along the shores.
. San Luis d'Apra Is the largest hal
Dor Of the island, with q number {
little towns along its extensive shore
Port Tarafofo, on the southeast coas
D is the only harbor next to San Lui
b which will receive vessels at all se'
sons Of the year. Port Ynarajan Al
!. Agfayan bay have also good anchoral
. aud are OF some importance in the G
pra trade.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-21
The Main Thing.

Colonel-No, sir, wouldn't part with
that pocketknife. .
Major-I don't see why you carry it
at all. All the blades in it are broken.
Colonel-But the corkscrew isn't-
Philadelphia Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-21
Strange Bequest.

A strange bequsst. noticeable even
among the eceeutricities OF English
wills, has been made by the late Joseph
elliott, the pen man Of Birmingham.
He gave $3.50 to his gas man out Of the
$500. 900 and more lie left
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-21
Hi.,,ne should Be Barred.

In the beauty contest at New York
women are to Judge of the physical
charms of the male contestants says the
Chicago Record Herald. Let US hope
that kissing of the judges may be barred.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-21
Remembered.

What is a stomach pump? asked
the teacher in physiology.
"Takin' trip acrost the lake, :
promptly responded Tommy Tucker
Chicago Tribune.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-21
EXERCISE IN HoUsEwoRK.
SOmethlnG of Physical Culture In Als
most Everything That
IL Done.

Since almost all of the regular house
work is of such sort as to require
forward motion Of the arms, the thing
to guard against is contraction OF the
chest. Sweeping and busting become
good exercise when proper attention is
given to the position Of the body. The
sweeping not only starts the circula-
ton and increases the respiration, but
it also gives some good arm and waist
exercise, says the Philadelphia In
quirer.
Bed making is fine exercise when the
windows are open to admit plenty OF
fresh air. A great deal Of bending is
necessary, but this alternates with
Strengthening of the body. No one po-
sition is held for any length of time,
side motions of the trunk and arms be-
ing necessary. This is free play for
the chest, the lungs are filled with
fresh air, and the general circulation
| is quickened in this brisk work.
But, as in every other detail Of house
work, the clothing should be such as to
| give no pressure or undue weight. But
| the most iowly and despised detail Of
house work, is, after all, the one that
is the most valuable from the stand
point Of hygiene.
The scrubbing and wiping up Of
floors are two movements in which the
weight is taken entirely from the feet
In the position on the hands and knees
gravity acts to the best advantage, and
the shoulder movement is comparative
ly free. In fact, this exercise is recon-
mended as the best possible to reduce
| undue stOlltneSS
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-21
Not Tiflea for Avn.

1SVS 110NsW NOA <11As
Some OF the girls have to take dukes.
There are not enough United States sen
ators to 60 around.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-21

Place in a roasting tin piece Of best
rump steak; dredge with flour, pepper
and salt, almost cover with water.
roast for 20 minutes; then cover with
sliced onions. pepper, salt, roast 80
minutes; cover with sliced tomatoes.
roast 20 minutes; then sprinkle over
with grated cheese. roast again for ten
minutes. Serve on hot dish, and II
baked every ten minutes previous to
the sprinkling OF the cheese 1t will bs
very tender and delicious.-Philadel.
phia Ledger.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-21
In Disguise,

"You are Prof Brace, antiquari-
an?'" said Slopay, coming down to
the caller who had sent up his card
bearing that legend.
EYES," replied the caller. Il am what
you might call collector Of ANTIGUA
ties"
"Ah! glad 20 know you, professor"
Thank you. I've called to see you
about that little bill you owe Sellcm &
Trustham. m."-Philadelphia Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-21
Lighter Than Cork,

In spite OF the formidable rivalry OF
the feather, the cork has hitherto held
the foremost place among the pseu-
donyms for lack of weight. This SUI
supremacy is now seriously imperiled by
the discovery of marea wood, as report
ed to have been made by Capt. Truffert
in the BahI-el- Ghazel and the neighbor-
hood of Tchad. It belongs to
the same species as the mi
mosa, and as observed growing
on the shores of Lake Tchad, reaches a
height of from IL to Is feet It throws OF
shoots near the ground, and its branches
bear thorns and yellow flowers. The
wood is lighter than cork.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-21

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Copyright, 1893. BY Daily Story Pub Col
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-12-21

the building when not in use. The
plan is shown in the second picture
The grain bins are arranged with slid
Ing boards in front, same as in any
granary. The attic can be used for
storing tools Or anything else desired.
In that case there should be a win
dow in each gable end. The center or
driving floor makes a good wagon and
buggy shed. The platform D can be
made stationary by covering the lower
part Of the door, and the door sill, with
sheet iron and extending the sheet
iron strip out toward corner of build
Ing foot or so on each side. Such
an approach can be provided at each
end, so that the team can be driven
through the building. Instead Of posts
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-12-21
Prices for Horses Are High.


All the large horse markets report
high prices this year. The demand was
never better in all parts Of the coun-
try, particularly for the best animals,
Some very fine drafters have sold for
as much as $500 to Sou in the Chicago
market. These, Of course, are excep.
tonal prices, and have certainly been
very remunerative to the growers.
In the financial depression that fol.
lowed 1893 values dropped to so low a
figure that breeders restricted their
operations to such an extent that
breeding stock went away down below
the numbers kept in previous years. In
fact in some localities that were more
or less distinguished for their indus
try, it went almost entirely out Of ex.
istence.
Fortunately with the revival of
prices a marked revival Is manifesting
itself In breeding. OF course, there Is
a possibility that breeding may be over.
done, but the probability that such will
be the case is not very strong. The
depletion Of this class Of horses has
been so great that unless depression
should come and should be severe
those who are rearing draft horses
may expect to find good market for
them providing they have been proper
ly reared.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-12-21

was present to give advice. A Phila-
delphian has invented an emergency
case, an illustration Of which is shown
here, to be used in just such instances
when a physician cannot be had at
once and drastic measures are neces-
sary. It is designed to be used in case
Of accidents, sudden illness, collapse,
poisoning, heat prostration, ETC., and
is made up Of a box to contain arti.
cles for treatment, such as surgical
dressings, bandages and instruments.
This box is provided with sliding lid
and cover, the latter being hinged to
the sliding lid. Inside the cover Is a
book of instructions. When in use the
case is opened, thus admitting access
to the book, which contains brief and
simple but sufficient instructions for
rendering emergency treatment. The
case is also opened by moving back
the lid, when the required surgical
dressing with remedies are within
reach, and they can be used in accord
ance with the instructions or direc-
tons contained in the book, until q
physician or other proper person ar
rives. The articles can be nicely stored
in the box and prevented from being
exposed to the atmosphere, being kept
in sterile and clearly condition. A
handle Is also attached to the box, so
that it can be conveniently carried, and
when not in use hung on the wall,
desk or other proper place.
The patentee is John Bernard Nor
ris, of Philadelphia, Pa.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-12-21
FlANNELS CURSE TO HIM.
Writer Tells of Tortures He Endured as
a Child.

At the age Of I found myself-in-
felix!-removed to a town possessing
a bleak climate and many wooden man
ufactories, says a writer in the Allan
tic Monthly. It was the custom Of the
house mothers to buy flannel by the
niece. direct from the factory; red fan
mel hot, thick, felled like Laplander,
and fhe invention Of Lucifer. Out Of
this flannel was cut garment, con-
finuous, all-embracing garment, OF neu-
fer gender, In which every child In that
TOWN might have been observed fam
ing Mephistophelianlike after the
morning bath.
A pattern was given to our mother.
Tho hair shirt laugh when | read!
Rv definition the hair shirt must have
nossessed geographical limits Of at
tack. but my fannels left no pore I'M
tickIed. untortured; they heated the
flesh until scarlet fever paled into a
mere pleasantly, and they soured the
milk Of amiability within me forever.
The rotation of the seasons reduced it
self to terms of red flannel. In the
autumn when the happy fowls and
foliage alive molted, shed the super
fuous, when bracing October set the
body in a glow, alone Of living things
must be done up in flannel.
And spring, that season of vernal
bourgeoning, was the time when I,
too, like any other seedkin, slipped
free of all stuff incaangs, and could
ii blessed, blessed muslin. I shall
never forget the corroding bitterness
induced by fannels. At times they
absolutely reduced me to fsticuffs with
my religion, SO that flial piety, the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-12-21
The Curfew Bell.

The story Of the curfew was but
the unsupported assertion of one histo-
rian Of the sixteenth century, which
was repeated in prose and poetry till
it was woven into the language. Like
many other legends, there is just a
grain of truth in it, but its suggested
origin is false, the derivation of cur
few Is erroneous and the scuttle
shaped instruments which supported
the theory were quite different articles
Of household use.
Probably the word is derived not
from couvre feu, cover fire, but from
carrefour, in old French spelling car
fou. from the Latin for crossroads,
and is the name Of the morning and
evening bell, which originally sounded
from the crossroads or market places
both in France and England simply to
give the time Of day. 1t was and is
rung at 4 Or 6 o'clock in the morning
and at s o'clock in the evening. One
inscription On an old bell runs thus:
am called We Curfue bell,
I ringen at VIII or more,
To send We ale to bedde,
And wake We up at Nv.
-Pearson's Weekly.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-12-21


shown in the illustration, the inven-
ton Of Southerner. The body Of this
dust pan can be Of any desired size
or capacity, and Is formed with YER
teal side walls and a rear wall, the
side walls converging to the rear wall
The bottom Of the pan is composed Of
TWO separate portions, the front por-
ton inclining downwardly from an in
termed1ate step, the back portion in
Ginning to the rear wall of the pan.
An aperture is formed in the rear
wall, extending it's full length, while
at the side Of the aperture are YER
teal guideways for the accommoda-
ton Of a movable closure or slide.
Upon one side Of the back wall is
socket for the reception Of the handle,
while connected to the closure is
rod, extending along the handle, this
rod having a finger piece at its upper
end, SO that 1t can be conveniently
manipulated. A lug in the closure pre-
vents the slide from being pulled open
too far. By placing the pan upon the
floor and steadying 1t by the handle
dust heap can be readily swept over
the inclined front bottom portion, drop
ping down over the transverse step
and onto the sunken rear portion,
where a considerable quantity of
sweepings can be accumulated without
danger Of spilling, and emptied by
means Of the rod and slide.
The patentee is Sarah A. Albertson,
of Knoxville, Tenn.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-12-21

markedly fine quality and appearance.
AS grown in California, the variety is
superior in sweetness to the imported
kind, and is as much superior to ordi-
nary figs as the Washington Navel
orange is to the common oranges. Four
or five years are required from setting
the trees before good-sized crops are
produced, but the industry is making
rapid progress and likely to supply
soon an important part ofithe fig trade
Of this country.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-12-21
Pumpkin Chips.

Cut the pumpkin into lengthwise
strips about two inches wide; peel,
then slice each strip into chips about
the thickness of a silver dollar Crate
nine fine lemons, saving the gratings.
Squeeze the juice and boil the lemon
rinds until quite tender. Weigh six
pounds of sugar for the same weight
Of pumpkin; at night sprinkle half the
sugar over the chips, and over that
pour the lemon juice. Next morning
put into the kettle with the rest Of the
sugar and lemon rinds sliced. Add
about one cupful Of water When half
done, put in the gratings Of the lemons
and boil until clear.