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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-05-04
An Odd Coincidence.

When grandpa arrived in Chicago
from I.ondcl on visit to his married
daughter il Woodlawn, says the Chi
cago Record Herald, he told with much
glee of his dealings with a New York
cabman Woo transferred him from the
steamer dock to the railway station.
When grandpa reached the Grand
Central ant. had his train for Chicago
pointed oui to him he was much
pleased with the progress Of his sue
cess in eludlng American sharks, about
which he had heard much. Having in
mind the strictly enforced London or
dinances against ovcrcharges by cab
men and forgetting for the moment his
new surroundings, lie put his hand into
his pocket. drew forth q fist full Of sill
yer and, holding it out to jehu, said:
ERE. my boy, just take out yonl
fare
In this way, he sagely reasoned t.
himself, he would avoid any unncces
sary exposure of bis ignorance o.
American rates and coins.
Grandpa had reached this stage in hi.
narrative when the MacDonalds. hi
daughter and her husband. began t;
| look a little anxious, but their uneasi
| ness was lost on their visitor, wh'
| chuckled as he concluded the story b.
| saying:
"And, would you believe it, 'ad jus
the right change"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-05-04
Spring Song
BY
A. NJ. DAVIES OGDEN
Copyright. 1904. By A. n. Davies Ogden

A breath Of spring was already in
the air. March had come, the winter
was over, and tonight was the last
opera night of the season "Die Wal
kure'' was being given with Il phenome-
nal cast, and the house was crowded.
Even the boxes filled early.
Mrs. Wilmore, gorgeous. fussy, i'm
portant in white satin, with rows of
emeraIds, fiuttered to her seat. careful
ly assigning the places for her three
guests. She had brought Mabel with
her for definite purpose which she
did not mean should miscarry, and as
the girl leaned back in the chair her
aunt eyed her sharply. But Mabel had
sense. She knew what was expected
of her, and after their talk this after.
noon she was not likely to do anything
foolish. Luckily that affair with young
Cortright was ended. And Mrs. Viii
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ON HERS.
more turned to chat at her ease with
the elderly beau at her shoulder. AIu-
sic held no charms for her.
The girl, too, stared in but listless
fashion at the stage where Sigmund
lay exhausted by the dying fire. What
significance did it hold for her? Once
she had loved music, but now ahe
girl shivere'' slightly, feeling that all
emotion lay dead in her heart. Hence
forth luxury. comfort. was to be her
desire. Glancing up TT the gallery
gods, where they leaned i'll ecstasy.
her lip curlc1 in memory Of the times
when she, too. had sat. there. contrast
ing those times unfa-orably with her
present position. And that cold little
room that sic called home!
The man .eside her could give all
that heart could wish; the countless
| resources Of immense wealth lay at
| his command. And tonight she had
| been brought here that he might ask
her to share all this. Tamely she sat.
| awaiting his pleasure. For a moment
the girls pride revolted. A hot flush
] burned her -ace. 1t had not been Ike
/ this when -sandolph had begged l.er to
wait for him.
Il love yor, love your be had said,
| his clear blue young eyes looking
1 straight into hers. And when have
won home shall come for YOU"
But that was year and more ago
now. And matters had been growing
steadily worse with her First had
come the long illness, using up her lit
tie board, ken her difficult struggle .
resume work. How different every
thing woui.l have been il her father
had only lived! Her mother was a
mere, vagre, beautiful memory. There
was only ..lnt Ella left. And Au1t
Ella, though she meant to be kind, was
not genern.s Then Granville Whitta-
ker had appeared on the scene and to
her aunt's unbounded triumph had
been captured by the girls high brel
beauty thereafter morning. noon and
night Aunt Ella had impressed upon
her the duty Of accepting this opporiu-
nifty.
Think Of all you can do with such a
fortune she urged, '.all the people
you could help skillfully striking Tic
effective chords, .'all the good yol
could do" And Mabel, tired, exhaust
ed, felt her resistance breaking a
month ago she had written Randolph
few lines telling him that they were
too poor to marry; that an engagement
between them was not fair to eithei
(Aunt Elias suggestion, this. Ant
there had been no answer. Somehow
she had not expected him to let he- g
quite so easily. It was not like him
Aunt Ella must be right in saying tha
men forget lightly. She had waited
3 hoping for she knew not what. Bu
now she felt that the crisis could b
!. put OFF no longer, and unemotionall.
! she awaited the crucial moment.
But in spite Of herself the glorious
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cient sway On the stage Sieglinde, all
in white, came creeping down the
stair. and Siegmund sprang to hisfeet
The girl felt the starved sympathies
within her awakening. And then. with
a sudden soft preluGing of exquisite
sweetness. Siegmund broke into the
full rush and swing of the spring song,
"Winter Storms Now Wane to the
Winsome Moons"
The notes poured out in very flood
Of exultant joyousness. Mabers throat
contracted; her eyes glowed. Thou art
the spring. rang Siegiindes rapturous
answer. And the girl, utterly obliyious
of all else, bent forward, her lips part
ed. her breath quickening, absorbed,
entl.ralled by the mighty weaving web
of melodies. Whitaker spoke, but she
did not hear. Her aunt frowned. But
the girl, conscious only of a sudden
passion for outdoors, for the eternal
verities, for life. was beyond the reach
of criticism.
The curtain fell, and with little
sigh Mabel came slowly back to earth.
~ ~,
mouth. Spring! What was spring
after all? \ cheat, an Illusion of the
senses, beautiful dream that melted
inevitably into the frosts and chill of
winter! There was no spring for her!
And then she saw him. He stood in
the aisle, his eyes fixed on hers. Then
| he moved toward the nearest door. As
/ ~
| that she was trembling. The elderly
| beau rose to leave the box, and as he
passed out Randolph entered. Unheed-
/ full of the chill civility of Mrs. Viii
morc's bow, Cortright turned to the
girl
Il went to your apartment, but they
/ told me that you had gone to the
opera" he said. MAY l have word
with you:"
Mrs. Wilmore's frown was porten-
| tous.
II am sure you can have nothing to
! say to my niece that any one may not
hear" she said, with stately politeness.
Cortright bowed.
/ ''As you please. There is certainly
| nothing that am ashamed off, he
returned steadily mabel, when your
1 letter came was out on the range; it
was delayed some weeks before ! re-
ceived it. After had read it, for ole
whole night ! thought, thought hard,
then l took the first train east. And
am going to take you back with HE
cannot risk losing you again." There
was masterful ring in his words that
made the girls heart leap. There were
men yet lett in the world, then!
Il have only this one night" Went
on Cortright. Tomorrow we must
life is hard, yet it is fine too. II dt
not think i. would be too hard wist
fully. And love you! I love you
Surely you know that" his voice drop
ping to entreaty. so come" The CT.
, was as ihsistent as the call of primitiv,
!, man to his mate, and involuntarily til
girl rose to her feet.
Thou art the spring." she breathed
echoing Sieglinde's Cry, ''tle spring
! awaited!' All at once, in a suddcl
flash of perception, she understood tina
she had grasped the wrong end of th
: truth It was the spring that was real
+ Winter was but the sturdy guardian
that watched over the tender thin
while it yet slept In the earth's warn
] breast Forgetful of Whitaker
> scowl her aunt's anger, she move
t forward to where Cortright stood ant
I lifting her eyes in a long loyal gaz'
< laid her hand in his.
!. II am ready" she said simply. "Sha
t we gaY'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-05-04
Electric Waves.

Electric waves measured by Hertz
and named after him-were found by
the great scientist to be $50 feet from
the top of one wave to the top Of the
next. The waves used by Marconi in
telegraphing across the Atlantic are
much longer. They are said to be 600
feet or more. They travel at the same
speed as fight, $4,000 miles a second.
But the light wave measures only O
few ynilIionths of an inch.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-12-13

solemn about the ceremony, and as the
sacred image passes various acts or
worship are performed By the devouI
attendants On the procession moves
through the rough hewn, dimly lit
passages from the Latin church to the
grotto of the Nativity.
When the procession Of richly robed
ecclesiastics reaches the silver star set
in the pavement the priests pause and
stand in a group about the basket,
which is deposited upon the star.
Around this star is the inscription, "Hic
de virglne natus est" C'Here he was
born Of a virgin'), for this is the spot
upon which tradition places the actual
birth of Jesus. There the impressive
narrative of the birth of Jesus as found
in the gospels is slowly recited, and
when the passage duke ii, y, And
she brought forth her firstborn Son and
wrapped him in swaddling clothes and
laid him in a manger because there
was no room for them in the inn" Is
read the figure is reverently picked up
from the star and carried over to the
opposite side of the grotto, where 1t is
put into a rock cut manger. This con-
cIudes the service.-London Sphere.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-12-13
FOR CHIvALRY ON CARS.

Club Organized to Fight For Seats
For Women.
Women to the right, men to the
left" This is the whole constitution
and bylaws of a club composed Of
business men who live in the east end
suburbs of Pittsburg and whose places
of business are downtown, says a
Pittsburg special dispatch to the Phila-
delphia Press.
The object of the club is to promote
chivalry on crowded street cars. To
this end the members may take any
vacant sent while no ladies are stand
ing, but when all the seats are filled the
men on the right hand side Of the car
must give way to women. The men
on the left hand side of the ear ma%
retain their seats, no matter how man.
women are standing
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-12-13
FUMES MAKE WOMAN YIELD
MRS. BERRY HELD POSSESSION
OF PASSENGER CAR SIX DAYS.
Spirits of Ammonia SiIenCed Her
Guns and Drove Her to Surren-
der. Was Nearly Starved.

Mrs. Ina Berry, who for six days
had held the town officials at
bay from her fort in the toilet room
of a Frisco railway coach on the
tracks here, was removed today
shortly before noon, says Girard,
Kan. dispatch, after she had been
partially overcome by the fumes Of
ammonia.
The bundle of rags saturated with
the drug had been pushed through
the window of the toilet room.
Before surrendering Mrs. Berry
fired one shot at her captors, but
without effect.
Mrs. Berry became suddenly
demented six days ago while
a passenger on the Frisco train
near Girard.
Without warning to the passen-
gers she began firing her revolver
at random in the car, causing a
stampede in which men and women
fought in panic to escape from the
terrifying woman's bullets. The
car was soon clear.
Since Friday night the car has
been sidetracked at Girard, where
every effort has been made to take the
woman out. For days and nights
she had persistently defed the sher-
if and his deputies, declaring that
she would kill any person who
entered the car. Persuasion and
threats alike were unvailing, and it
was not until ammonia, saturated in
a bundle of rags, was thrown into
the car that the woman show
ed any signs of surrending.
Was Almost Starved.
When the woman began to grow
faint from the strong fumes of the
ammonia deputy sheriff rushed in
quickly and seized her, but not be-
fore she had rallied sufficiently to
fire a shot at him.
Mrs. Berry was almost starved
when taken out, as she had not eat
mouthful in six days, had not slept
wink during the time and had ia
ken but one drink Of water.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-12-13

salem usually officiates in the grotto,
but on this occasion he is represented
by the Latin bishop. The interior Of
the church is most picturesque, for
there are only a few chairs provided
for foreign visitors, while the bulk of
the congregation is made up of the
Bethlemite women in their blue dresses
with red frontlets, wearing peaked
caps when married and fiat caps COW
cred by white wells when single.
AS they enter the church they at first
kneel down and then sit upon the
ground in true oriental fashion. In
the dimly lighted church." says one
who has seen the service, these squat
ting varicolored figures, with their
beautiful faces lit up by fits and starts
by flashes of the candles, intent on de
votion, seem like so many modern Ma
donnas come to celebrate the glory Of
the first Madonna"
Precisely at midnight the pontif1cal
high mass is celebrated, the figure Of
Christ is brought in basket and de-
posted upon the high altar, and the
procession forms to accompany 1t to
the crypt AS the long, chanting pro-
cession winds through the dimly light
ed church there is something weirdly
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-12-13
Card Etinuette ut Cemeteries.

A novel idea recently started in Paris
is leaving cards at the cemetery. An
oak box is placed on a tombstone, and
il is intended for the cards Of those who
visit the last resting place Of their de-
parted friend. The idea is that the
near relatives Of the dead person shall
occasionally look at these visiting cards.
In this way they will find out the
names of those friends who still cher
ish the memory Of the dead.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-12-13
Hard on the Jap Investigator.

Mr.. Hayashi, commissioner of the
japanese government, who is on a spe-
cial mission to investigate the English
method of dealing with accused per-
sons, is going the round Of the police
courts, taking notes, says the London
Globe. He will pay special attention
to the judicial joke in all its intricacies
and will ascertain exactly on what oc-
casions the magistrate Will not have his
court turned into a theater
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-12-13

Through appropriations made by the
legislatures of California and Nevada
sign posts are to be erected in the
great Pacific slope desert. Not only
will they point out the trails over the
vast expanse of sagebrush and sand,
but to springs and water holes as well.
No more humane undertaking could be
planned nor one more likely to relieve
terrible suffering and ward off horrible
death.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-12-13
Electric Lights For Cabs.

Travellers by taxineter cabs in Paris
are shortly to enjoy the advantage of
electricity. says Paris cable dispatch
to the New York Herald. By means of
an ingenious automatic machine, into
the slot Of which ten centime piece
is to be dropped, the interior of these
cabs will be illuminated by electricity
during a space Of ten minutes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-12-13

Group, coughs, colds, whooping
cough, ETC., have no terrOrs for chill
dren or adults who evacuate the bow
els with Kenuedy's Laxative Honey
and Tar. This remedy expels all
cold from the system and strengthens
the throat, lungs and bronchial tubes.
The Original Laxative Cough Syrup
and Liquid Cold Cure. Sold by Daw-
son Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-12-13
For Thin
Babies

Fat is of great account
to a baby that is why
babies are fat. If your
baby is scrawny, SCOTS
E m u1sion is what he
wants. The healthy baby
stores as fat what it does
not need Immediately for
bone and mus Gle. Fat
babies are happy they do
not cry they are rich J;
their fat is ! a id up for
time of need. They are
happy because they are
comfortable. The fat sur
rounds their little nerves
and cushions them. When
they are scrawny thos e
nerves are hurt at every
ungentle to nc h. They
delight in SCOTS Emul-
sion. 1t is as sweet as
wholesome to them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-12-13
Gaming NYnxNorlEs.

Lovely woman has found an aitern2-
tive to the camera, says the London
World. She has discovered that she
can be modelled in wax, which s tinted
according to the coloring Of the indi-
vidual. The effect is distinctly good.
and a wax portrait is very much more
a thing Of beauty than a photograph.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-12-13
Christmas
Eve In :
Bethlehem

va ETHLEHENI, the central spot of
interest in the Holy Land at
81 Christmastide, is Christian
town set in the heart of Mo
hammedanism, where once a year the
Greek church grants the use of the
grotto of the Nativity to the Latin
church. The ceremonies begin on Dec.
"a by the image Of the youthful Christ
being carried from the basilica of st.
Helena to the sacred grotto Of the Ma
tivity, where the traditional spot Of
Christ's birth is marked by silver
star set in the rocky pavement.
The service begins at 10 o'clock in
the evening. 1t opens with the chant
ing of psalms without any musical ac-
compartment The patriarch of Jeru-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-12-13

Onions are so scarce in New Zealand
that recently they were selling at $50 to
500 q ton at Wellington.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-12-13

Smoke Dan Emmett cigars. They
are fine.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-04
A HOME FOR CALIFORNIA SALIVA
 TIONISTS.

A great industrial home, costing $6O,OO0 is to be built for the Salvation Army of Los Angeles. It Is to stand on San Pedro Street, just south of the junction of Los Angeles and First Streets, in a part of the city where the army has been doing effective social work for some time. The building which is to be of brick, will have every modern convenience and will, when finished, be one of the finest of it's kind in the country.
 The order from headquarters to be- gin work on the new establishment comes as the result of Commander Eva Booths recent visit to the city.
 The building will have a frontage of 12O feet, a depth of 80 feet, and will be three stories in height. There will be a basement the size of the entire floor for the wareroons, where the cast-off clothing and furniture collected from residences will be overhauled and re- paired for sale. On the ground floor will be an auditorium for religious services, a meeting hall for the chil- dren's work, furniture repair shop. an industrial store, and four storerooms, which will be rented for mercantile purposes.
 On the second floor half of the space will be divided and made into an in- dustrial home of rthe accommodation Of fifty men, those without employment and means of support, who will be taken care of untilahle to care for
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-04
wINsTED,s AGED FOLKS.

Winsted must be a healthy place, judging from the ages of some of her residents. The Second Congregational Church alone has in its membership five people who have attained to the age of 90 years or more. The oldest is William c. Phelps, who has just pass ed his 9Sth birthday. Mrs. Samuel An dreWs, living with her son on Meadow street, is 96. Hiram L. Whiting comes next at 94, and Mrs. Enos Sage, living on Main street, is 91. Her eyesight is so good that she still does fine sewing. Caleb J. Camp has registered 90 years, although he would have hard work to make strangers believe that he was 80. All these aged people have retained their faculties to 8 marvellous degree. Mr. Whiting, at the age of 94, goes out of doors for walk nearly every day. His mind is clear, he reads the papers regularly and keeps in touch with what Is going on in the world.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-04

cases being considerable. A very good fur for moderate purses is Russian martCn. II closely resembles sable, and is quite serviceable.. Ermine is as pop ular as ever, and there is a fancy for coats of all white ermine without the touch of black and lemon color fur nished by the tail of the admired anil nal. Mink is standby, and is rarely out of fashion. The same is true of chinchilla, that fragile and exquisite silver gray fur. Only well-flled purses can afford these in their perfection.
 So many dainty coats and jackets, even those of fur, are made with elbow sleeves that a now use for fur has been devised. Long gloves of glace kid or suede are lined with fur, and are sold to be worn with the short sleeves. They are a little thick and unWieldly to tell the truth.
 Skirts are so perfectly fitted these days, especially the circular skirts, that the pettic0at becomes of more than or dinary importance in the scheme of dressing. The best taffeta petticoats are very carefully cut, and have no extra fulness at the waist line. Most women prefer to take out the draw string and fit the skirt smoothly to a buttoned belt. In taffeta petticoats the raga for fancy silks is noticeable Plaids, checks, brocades, stripes, and lowered silks are very popular. Near ly all skirts are trimmed more or less claborately with rose ruchings. Per- haps the most popular model of the season has a wide circular fiounce with row on row of the fluffy rose ruchings, which do gather dust, to be sure, but are-delightful to look at. Walking pet ticoats, however elaborately decorated, should be short, as short as possible, ip fact, with due regard to usefulness, The Frenchwomah's street petticoat extends to the top of her boots, no lower. Drop skirts with tailored gowns are hardly seen this season, the fancy pettlcoat, matching the gown in general coloring, having been substituted,-New York Evening Post. @"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-04

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 far him, revealing or hiding a nimbus If tapers and incense and. shining en- 3nr11sted walls; while the acolytes, in slender folded linen smocks, with gold sfoIes crossed over their backs, kneel before the rood-screen There is a sense of the departed splendors of Ju- daisrn. of a solomon's Temple behind those half-drawn curtains; and every time that pope came forth name rose alp in my mind-Melchisede he who was a priest and also a king. After that service at St. George of the Creeks, we walked home through St. Marks, entering it by the sacristy. The hot air, smoke of incense and dust, the shuffie of human beings and snuffing of priests caught one by the throat after that fair empty splendor of the Greek church. Caught me, at least, subduing, crushing, perhaps rl1mpling my imagination and feelings but making them hlmaner. There is, in this raagnificence, a share of shab- biness; in this venerable place the sense of the deciduous, the perishable, which, in way, is also a sense of the eternal. There is room, in St. Marks solennity, for such as that consump- tive girl who made head garlands for cemeteries And St. Marks is the greater for her poor little presence Vernon Lee in the Westminster Ga Zette.