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The Mask In Italy.

The Italian nation Is especially ap-
pealed to by the charm OF mystery and
all those snde1pite' possibilities which
lurk behind the secrecy Of tho mask.
Not but that this license Of iuasks was
frequently abused. Alessandro VI,
who with Madonna Lucrczia. waB 80
fond Of watching the maskcrs go past
from the balcony Of Castel 1t. Angelo,
bad to forbid masks in 1850 under pain
Of the saIiows, to such an extent did
the factions and Ill disposed ut Rome
take advantage of them to pay of old
scores, and SO many people were killed
or seriously wounded every day in the
streets.
Connecrsd with the old Eaturnalia
the masls were the especial charac-
ter1stic Of the Fabulae Ateillnae and
the less artistocratic AIimae. and no.
body who has seen the collection Of
such antiquities ut Rome, Naples and
Pompeii win doubt the important part
that masks played IN the life of the
early empire Thence we may trace
them down in the antique farces,
which gradually blended with the sn-
cred representations of tho middle
ages until they ultimately laicised
them and removed them from the
church.-Gentleman' Magazine
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sea. Carol sat down upon 9 white rock
and sobbed, while Haven walked along
q little way In the hope of seeing lights
Suddenly he uttered n cry, and then he
laughed.
Saved, savedr' he Shouted. "a boat.
This is indeed miracle!" he added as
Carol came up beside him.
"A miracle7 Where are the people7'
"Aha!" said he. That's the wonder
Of It This boat wasn't tied. She was
Just grounded. She's been adrlft, Or I'm
no Judge. See the broken twigs where
she's bumped along the shore. She's lit
tered with tlsem. tell you, Carol, the
angels have sent her
They couldn't have sent her where
she would be more wcicome,' said the
girl as he helped her aboard. (which
way shall we gor'
At that moment they heard the sound
Of steamers whistle. 1t came from
behind point that loemed larkly q
mile away.
That's the Nip" said Carol, refer
ring to one Of the Muskoka steamers.
She's landing somewhere. und we'd
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-06-29
SMITH,
tOrney at Law.
ABSURD CLOTHES.
Caustic Comment ON the style Of At
tire Affected by Man.

Caustic Comment ON the style Of At
tire Affected by Man.
II like to feel clean" wrote George
Bernard Shaw, the English dramatist,
In the London World Of Dress, "and
my great idea of clothes is that they
should be clean and comfortable as far
as such thing Is possible in London.
This. Of course, excludes starch. !
couldn't wear thing which, after hav-
Ing been made clean aud sweet, is then
filed with nasty white mud. ironed
into a hard paste and made altogether
disgusting. To put such q garment oh
my person, wear II. move In IL. per
spire In it-horrible!
The shiny white tubes on the wrist.
the shiny black cylinder on the head,
the shiny white front to the shirt, the
shiny black boot. the rain pipe trousev
leg, the japanned Zinc sleeve-that is
your fashionably dressed man, looking
like a cold blackleaded stove with es.
bestus fuel. The great tragedy Of the
average mans life is that nature re-
fuses to conform to the cylindrical
ideal. and when the marks Of his knees
and elbows begin to appear in his cyl
inders he is filled with shame"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-06-29
WHAT He WOULD DO.
CO1o1oa Hayes HAA N Answer Ready
R0R Gone1al Soott.

Colonel Hayes HaA N Answer Ready
FoR Gonesal Seett.
OF Colonel John G. Hayes, who
served with distinction under General
Winfield Scott In the Mexican waks an
amusing story Is told by T. e. Perish
In his "Gold Hunters Of Califorsia. -
Hayes, with his command, had been
out scouting. On his return he made
no report to General Scott, who sent
for him. General Scott was a verita.
bic martinez In enforcing military dis.
cipHne. After Hayes ives seated IN the
commanders headquarters Scott said,
Colonel Hayes, have received no re-
port Of your expedition against the
gadre.' II did not think Il worth
wAl'e," said Hayes. Every officer sl
the army is required to make full re-
port Of everything to his superior OH.
cor. Please make your report verbal
w."
Hayes began by saying that he struck
the PADRES trait on a certain day, fol-
lowed1t for two days, and On the third
day. while bis command Yves resting NJ
noSsi and takins their siesta, the old
psAfs came down on them. The boys
gathered themselves together and whip
PED the Mexieans olf. killing quite a
humber OF the PADRES command. His
own iass was Insignificant killed
and three wounded. Surprised yen,
sh?~ aae1ied Scott Yes; we we're no.
expecting him" "Where were your
pieaetsa+ did not have any"
''N'hats' shouted General Scott. "A
colonel IN the regular army Of the
rnftud States 20 into camp IN the
hcsart bf the enemy's country and nev.
er place picket on guard? Wha,
would you do II surprised when
asleep?" "Shoot the FIRST man that
walked me up"' was the cool reply.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-06-29

In Derry, England, there fse9A-cugi-
Gus reiic Of the great psasne of 1865.
1t stands in the arboretun gardens
and Is commonly called tfhe market
stone" TO avoid Infection the coun-
try folk from the surrounding Villages
would lave their orders fog anything
they nii9sit want with the watchman,
the necessary purchases and deposit
them on the steps of ''the market
stone'
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THE PUZZLE TANkARO.

II Was = Feature Of the seveateenth
Century Tavern.
This is q puzzle taukard." said the
ans'Quary. ''Try It,"
The tankard, Of peculiar shape. with
odd little spouts protruding from 1t In
unexpected places, was made of blue
glazed ware. and on It was scratched
the stanZa:
From Mother Earth
! claim my birth: -.
I'm made o Joke for man.
But now Tn here.
Filled with good cheer,
Come taste me IL you can.
The old man filled the vessel with
fair water, ana the youth tried to drink
from it. He could not, though. succeed.
To whatever spout he put his lips the
water refused to flow from that OPEN
ing, flowing from half a dozen other
oDes instead all over his face ana neck.
.sThat's enough for me-" he said.
This puzzle tankard," said the anti
quarry, dates back to the seventeenth
century. Every tavern had one in those
cayp. The landlord would fill 1t with
aie u sack or beer. and X you could
eE.rty it down your throat you got
your drink for nothing. Otherwise you
rnust stand treat Many q seventeenth
century laugh these puzzle tankards
,nnxt have caused.
ut was, you know, quite impossible,
uaaided. to solve tankard's secret.
4he secret Of this tankard OF mine Is
10 place your little finger over the fur
tlier spout, your thumb over that 'one
and your left hand thumb over the
bulb. Now You can drink. you see.
from the small undefspout in comfort" !"
PHILADELPHIA Bulletin.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-06-29

There is weapon known as the
crews benk which was formerly much
III use among men Of rank In Persia
as8 north India. 1t was horseman,s
WEAPON and consisted of q broad
curved dagger blade fixed at right
angles to a SHIFT, pickax fashion. The
Ebaft incloses q dagger. unscYewing at
the butt end. This concealed dagger
is 4 very common. feature of Indian
arms and especially OF the battle axes
Of Persia.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-06-29
D0mley Dewllderod

Dumley-I never saw a man like
Brixton to drift away from the subject
under discussion.
Barrass-As, for instance?
Dumley-1 just asked him what he
was doing the night saw him down
the road, and he evaded an answer by
remarking that he had known people
to get rich by attending to their own
business. l have no doubt he has. but
why should he mention 1t at that time!
Boston Transcript
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An Apprecs.tiv. wel.hm.n.

The following tasty Inscription Is
from family mausoleum erected by q
Welsh landowner and magistrate In
Merionethshire. To expeIrl turf win
nings on erecting tomb looks at first
sight eccentric, but possibly the build
er was moved by the reflection that
betting has brought many to their
graves:
AS to my latter end go
To seek my Jubilee g.
I bless the good horse Bendigo.
That built this tomb for me.
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he gr1nneu DFOQuly, AZ lo6
young man and the pretty girl who
were making themselves comfortable
on the hong. Overhanging stern OF the
steam launch.
'Now. how the deuce does that old
fresh water pirate know that we're en-.
gagedr' muttered the young man, as
the grixzled pilot Of Muskok1 Takes
turned to 60 forward to the wheel ''He
does know II, and he thinks tt.s funny.T
"Gl0dys told him, guess,7 said the
girl. I'VE may expect some merry jestA
from her before we get to ClRveriMg fH-
land"
"But why should Gladys put up anE
Jobs
She'll never forgive me. 1 didn't tell
her that you were to be here. When she
saw you on the wharf at Muskbka
landing she positively beat me. MY
shoulder is black and blue"
"Why didn't you tell herr"
"Oh. Just for fun. She felt so dis
tress,ngly happy because Tom could
come along and because her aunt said
he might stay at The Bluffs. And she
derived SO much amusement from pity
ing me. So let her think that I was
coming up here for a lonesome month
with my dearly beloved but not too
cheerful grandparents. And when she
found out that had let her make a
goose Of herself she took 1t very hard"
Flush! Here's Gladys" said Carol.
A jolly little girl In gray and an elon-
gated young man In flannels and a
white sweater strolled across the land
ing stage to the stern Of the launch.
x hope we don't intrude," said the
tail youth. grinning. We'll sit for
ward Of tho engine all the way up the
lake."
1T was a great idea Of yours, Tom,
to shift from the steamer to this
launch" said Haven. "How did you
happen to think Of ttf''
Gladys and I talked It over on the
way up from Muskoka wharf. We
shall beat the steamer nearly two hours
from here to The Bluffs
"Aunty will arrive IN time for sup.
per-" said Gladys. putting her arm
across the shoulders Of q comfortable
looking lady Of middle age who Joined
them at that moment land that's
quite consideration for plump per-
son with q ravenOus appetite, isn't 1t,
auntyr
I'm uneasy about our luggage. re-
sponded Mrs. Earle. II think we
should have transferred it from the
steamer"
Couldn't" said Tom. 1T win, be
put ashore all right We shallbe there
to Gee about 1t, you know
Mine Is marked 'Clavering island
plainly enough" said Carol. "rm not
worried about It."
At this Gladys and Tom began to
shake with internal laughter.
"They say that Clavering's hotel is
very nice this year." said Gladys. And
Tom suddenly exploded and turned
away, pretending that q mosquito had
flown down his throat.
What's In tho wind, CarolY' said
Jack Haven softly az be stretched
himself In his former position on the
overhang. Where's the Joker
II don't know" she answered, ''un-
less they've had some additional in
formation about my grandfather. Tom
got telegram ana q letter at Musko-
ka wharf. and I didn't hear what was
In them. That was after you cane.'
"You showed Gladys your grandfa-
ther's letter. Didn't you-the one that
you sent to me IN MontrealY'
"Yes"
He didn't express himself very, cor
daily about me-"
"He never does. But SO long as my
mother is-is"-
Resigned to the inevitable" said he's
I'VE won't put It stronger than that.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-06-29

This ability to bring the best that II
III you to the man you are trying TO
reach, to make good impression at the
very first meeting, to approach pros
pectivo customer as though you had
known him for years without offending
MS taste, without raising the least
prejudice, but getting his sympathy
and good Will, Is a great accomplish
ment, and this Is what commands a
great salary.-Success Magazine.
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Thin~. Dinereut Here.

FEenchwomen have the privilege of
wearing pants by taking out SO II
cense. The American woman wears
them without taking out any license
whatever.-Memphis Commercial Ap-
peal.
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Xnf For Their I.ardler.

suppose the butcher" said the
teacher, tasks 25 cents a pound for
mutton chops, what would three
ponds come top
'sNelL' replied Susie Wise. "they
wouldn't come to our house. Nom
weaid never pay that much for chops"
Philadelphia Press.
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TIE Fa p.ily Jar,

''Pa," said little Willie. rs q family
Jar one O. them kind that's used for
preservin'F'
Scarcely. my son." replied pa. "at
least not for preserving the peace
Philadelphia Ledger
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s. Good Ren sen.

The good woman was distributing q
few tracts behind the bars.
And what are you in for, my un-
fortunate friend?' she asked OF No.
1873
Cause can't git OUT sauenly an
swered fhe prisoner.
And The good woman pas1ce On.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-06-29

Discretion IS the salt and fancy the
sugar OF life; the one preserves, the
other sweetens it-Bovee.
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Il HOPE WE DON'T rnrRuDs. !"

Still. your mother isn't to be there, and
you haven't told your grandparents
that I'm coming. 1t may be that Tom
has had private tip which leads him
to anticipate that my reception Will be
cold"
Carol shook her head.
''It isn't that" said She Perhaps
they've merely heard that Clavering's
is full. You haven't really engaged q
room, you know; you've only written
for one"
There's no other hotel on the island,
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Stimulation Without Irritation.

In case Of stomach and liver trouble the proper
treatment is to stimulate these organs without
irritating them. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup aids
digestion and stimulates the liver and bowels
without irritating these osgans Ike pills or ordi-
nary caihartics. 1t does aot nalseate or gripe
and is mild and pleasant &c take. Benton Mer-
camille Company.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-06-29

"NOw." said Mr.. Hazard. who was
instructing her in the mysteries Of golf,
'tyou know what tee Is. Let me ex-
plain now the duties Of the 'caddie.'
You see''-
'Of course" she interrupted, "the
caddie's what you put the tea In.
know what tea caddie ."-Philadel-
phia Press.
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Honesty is a warrant Of far more
safety than fame.-Feltham..
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-06-29

The vivatity which augments with
years Is not far from Rochefou.
cauld.
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r E. JOHNSTON,
Attorney at Law.

Will practice in the courts Of Louisia-
ma and Arkansas, and in the Federal
courts. Office at court house, Benton. La.
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p S. TERRY, ,

w D. LAsslTER,
Practicing Physician.
Office opposite bank building, Benton,
La. Hours, 9 am. to IL IN. All calls
given prompt attention, day or night.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS
r E. MARTIN,
Practicing Physician.

Once with Boggs Drug Company, Plain Deal
ing. All calls promptly answered, day or night.
At Dr. R. B. Martins, near Rocky Mount, every
Thursday from IL m. to pm. Phone connection.
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DE n T [ S T.
A. l.. WALLICK, ID. ID. $.
215, 216 and 2i7
First Natl Bank Building, Shreveport.
Both phones, No. 463.
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THE ISLE
SURPRISES
BY Howard Pield,iue
Copsvishs. 1904. b. Ch.sies ". AoDte

ATO," said the skipper, we won't
NJ fall overheard. He'll hang
on to ye, or I'n no Judge"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-30
Two Native Traders Of Muskslin
Island Killed and Roasted.
PREPARED AS ROAST PIG
They Were Suspected by French Ira
der, but the Matter Was Explained
by Saying They Were Dead Pigs
Confess to Having Eaten Victims.

Victoria, b. c., Sept. 2s.-News of a
cannibal Feast by Blacks at Mallicola
natives OF Muskelin Island, were trading
when thew were waylaid near Mallicola
by Kanakas. The men were slaugh.
tered and their bodies carried to coast
village where they were opened as game,
and prepared for feast. The bodies
were placed in native canoe and as the
murderers were leaving they incurred
the suspicion OF DIR. vigourex, French
trader. The natives told him they had
killed some pigs, and the Frenchmear
-
AsleYsinS hsl nSj5lAesdEdrStiy 5AsE a1iy allowed that
several tribes were assembled and
feast on human flesh was held.White
settlers learned of this, and under pres.
sure tile natives admitted they had
roasted the bodies and deyoured the
arms and legs of the unfortunate men.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-30
HORRIBLE TEXAS TRAGEDY
Out of Family of Five Only Baby Is
Spared by the Fiends.

Eona, Texas. Sept. 29.-Mrs. A. J.
Conditt and four children, daughter IL
and three boys from six to 10 years old,
were murdered in cold blood at their
homes near here yesterday. The mother
and daughter yere assaulted and their
bodies brutally disfgured. A baby of
about 2-years old was the only one left
alive. All of them seemed to have been
murdered with some blunt instrument
Their hiads were crushed and their
throats cut with knife or razor. Oil.
GERS were informed at once and the en-
tire country Is in search Of the mur.
derers. 1t is supposed there were two
of them.
The girl and mother were killed in the
house. The boys were killed about 100
yards away. Mr.. Conditt was away
working in the rice fields. A negro boy
about II years old, says he saw a man
running after a woman. who was run.
ming around the house. Being afraid to
90 TO the house, be ran to a neighbors
and told what he had seen.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-30
POLICE CALLED OUT.
Use Clubs on Battling Students at Col.
umbia University.

New York, Sept. 2a.-Sophomorcs ana
freshmen Of Columbia University aaged
a fierce battle at the Bronx rasino. laith
street and Third Avenue. last night ON
the occasion OF the Sophomore smoker
. which captive freshmen were forced
to Furnish ~le entertainment When a
list OF the casualties had heen compl.ted
it was found that the most seriously
injured was Sophomore student named
Brokaw, who had three ribs broken.
The captive freshmen who were held
by the sophomores for the entertain.
ment got word out, Of their plight in
some manner to their classmates. When
the -ophomore- smoker was il. height
the Casino was broken into BY the
freshmen class as body. EnthnT
was made through the music hall from
neighboring hoI-etops.
The sophomores were taken complete.
ly by surprise, and the freshmen waged
a brief and victorious war. Hand TO hand
fighting was still in progress when a
squad Of police reserves arrived on tne
scene and finally restored order. The
police drove the fighters into the street
and dubbed many Of them into more
peaceful frame Of mind.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-30

Manila, Sept ss,-Reports are now
coming in from places along the path
of the recent typhoon in the Island Of
Lu,on and the Southern islands indi'
cate great loss of life and property. In
the waters surrounding Samar and other
islands, many cOastinE vessels and
island transports have been wrecked
The coast guard cutter Leyte is a COM
plete wreck and eleven Americans and
"a natives were drowned.
At the town of Sorsogon fifteen ma
tiyes were drowned. The loss on hemp
plantations is estimated at 100000.
The army transport Juan Rodriguez
is ashore at Legaspi.
In the interior of the Island of Samar,
thousands of natives are homeless and
the same report comes from many Of
the small islands.
The army posts in the southern isl
ands have been destroyed.
The civil and military authorities are
rushing aid to the suffering people in
the form of food and shelter.
Owing TO the destruction of the tel
egraph line reports received from other
points are very meager.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-30
SCHOONER ROANOKE BURNS
Largest Vessel of Her Class-John Jones
Wrecked. Crew Lost.

Wrecked, Crew Lost.
Victoria, B. c., Sept. 29.-Details of
shipping disasters in south seas were
reteeiyed by the Miowera today. The
largest schooner built in America, the
Roanoke, Captain Amesbury, was de-
stroyed by fire at Nehoue. New Gale
donia. When the Roanoke had loaded
ns I'm # ssISs # H9s fsES%s A2SS 5GR
out forward. The 81 men assisted by
the crews of the American ship Susque-
hanna and Norwegian bark Arabia,
fought the fire. The smoke was so dense
tnat men could not be sent below. holes
were cut in the deck and bucket bri.
gades worked until steam was up and
the pumps started, but the fire drove out
the engineer and the fire fighters. The
Susquehanna' mate and some men were
overcome by fumes and had a narrow
escape. The fire gained and finally the
men had to lower all the boats and
leave. They watched the vessel burn to
the waters edge from the Susquehanna's
deck. The fire roared like a furnace and
the heat was 50 intense that boats could
not 90 nearer than 100 feet. The vessel
Is total loss. All that is visible at
low water is part of the stem. Captain
lAmesbury, who has left for New York,
says the origin Of the fire is a mystery.
The schooner Jones Brothers was
dashed to pieces near Newcastle after
having broken her tow line from the
steamer Helen Nicholl on the night Of
September /, and seven men were drown
ed. The Helen Nicholl was towing the
schooner to Sydney with coal when the
tow line parted and the vessel was driy-
en- ashore. Not ve,tige Of her, other
than some debris smashed to matchwood
was found. The dead are.
Captain Peter Olsen, Sweden.
Thomas jenkins, mate, England.
William Malley, seaman, Halifax, y. s.
John Shields, Russian.
w. A.. 1IansenS Sweden.
Charles Peterson, Sweden.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-30

London, Sept. Ss;-rhe members OF
years and a half In making the ooanda'
ry between Persia aud Msaan'''a" ~
the Seistan region report that hsy Gu,
eoantered terrible nardships. Fifty =
the members died from various causes,
ani nearly 5000 camels and l20 horses
succumbed. The mission consisted Of II
British officers under Colonel Arthur
Henry McMahon, with survey stats and
200 native infantry and a transport ser
vice, embracing altogether some loo men.
The base which l. situated at Quelta,
whence all supplies were brought TO Sci.
stan, 800 miles distant. over a waterless
and uninhabited desert. During the sum.
mer several persons died from sun stroke
or thirst while during the winter others
were frozen. Last winter numbers Of
ackals and wolves. which abound in
Seistan, went mad for some unexplained
season and in large packs attacked the
men and animals belonging TO the mis-.
sion. Many OF the men. camcls aud
horses were bitten and died OF hydro.
phobia.
On March 20 OF this year the tempcra.
ture fell to zero, accompanied by blr.
1ard and during this storm 600 camel.
were killed.