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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-01-03

The Poe honey eater Is one OF the
commonest and at the same time hand
soonest of the New Zealand birds. The
neck is ornamented with a frill OF curly
feathers of q greenish color with white
centers, and the throat is adorned With
a tuft of white feathers, which has
gained for 1t the popular name OF par
son Bird" an appellation appropriate
not only because of this decoration, hut
because of the resemblance of its Pc
cnliar attitudes when singing 70 the
gesticulations indulged in by e4u!,er-
ant lecturers when wishing 70 drise
home their points. The bird ~ al ex-
cellent mimic and can be TAUGHT 70 re-
peat short sentences with extraoEa laa-
~ clearness aud also to whistle short
songs quite as well as parrot.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-01-03
GOOD ROADS AND AUTOS.
Big Factors In Future Economics
Says Edward Hewitt.

Big Factors In Future Economics,
Says Edward Hewitt.
Inside of six years, and ten at the
most, we will have roads that will
make the commercial automobile one
Of the biggest factors in the economic
question of the day, says Edward Hew-
lit in the New York World.
The saving in freight rate and conse-
quent saving to the consumer that will
come through good roads for CONNER
cial automobile transportation are
bound to make the road question one
that will have to be considered by leg
islatures
A state commission with an appro-
priation sufficient to interlace the roads
of this state and Jersey with freight
auto roads would be one Of the most
commendable of all the commissions
that we could have at present Long
Island has only one road that leads to
Long Island City that is worth the
name
That should not be.
The freight hauling of Long Island
could even now be done by automo-
biles with great saving to the con-
sumer If there were roads that ad-
| mitted Of 1t.
| France, Germany and Switzerland
have been using the freight automobile
| for years, and yet we think we are a
/ nrOprnSSivn nation
The pleasure car must give way as
| factor of manufacture to the com
mercial car, and, as soon as the men
| who control the big output of cars
realize that, then the movement toward
the kind of roads we must have must
begin to take shape, and 1t is coming
In the very near future.
Just as soon as the big controllers in
the manufacturing market see that
their future and big profit lie in the
freight motor car and that they need
good roads for the same they will be
able to get the newspapers to start an
agitation sufficiently great to see that
they get the kind of legislation they
need for the same
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-01-03
THE COLD WATER ORDEAL.
It Was Once an Important Test Of

1t Was Once an Important Test o.
Guilt or Innocence.
The cold wnter ordeal was one Of the
most important tests of guilt on iano-
cence few hundred years aso. II the
accused floated, he was guiity, he
sank, he was innocent. lD tire twelftn
century some altar vessels We're stolen
from the cathedral Of LaoI, and tho
learned Anselm proposed that child
from each parish and then child from
each households should be put to the
test and so Oh until the guilty one was
found. The proposition raised a great
outcry, and the people clanored that
those who had easiest access 10 the
church be the first to undergo The or
deal.
This looked reasonable enough. So
the bishop ordered the six priests OF
the cathedral to prepare for the test.
In the meanwhile Anselm thought to
try the experiment himself rs q pre-
lirninary test. So he was bound and
placed In tub OF water TO his great
satisfaction as well as discomfort he
promptly sank. The day arrived and
with It an Immense crowd to see the
trial. The first priest sank. tile second
fioated, the third sank, tiie fourth aoat-
ed, the fifth sank, and then Anselnl
himself--wonder of wonders--in spite
OF experiments and protested innocence
floated around with the buoyancy OF an
air bubble While lie was serving his
sentence In prison Anselm found time
to write learned treatise on the "In-
expediency of the Water Ordeal and
Its Failure In Many Cases"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-01-03
Grotesque Courtship.

A Turkish young man may, OF
course, want wife, but he has moth
ing at all to do with looking for one.
That is the business Of his mother and
female relations, who visit several
marriageable girls and select one, with
whom the bridegroom then exchanges
a ring-by messenger. On the day Of
the betrothal contract an imam gets
the assent of the bride elect through
the door of the harem, and the two
families dine together, neither of the
two persons most concerned being
present On the wedding day the
brides trousseau is taken to her hus-
round of her relatives, and there Is
much dancing at every house, after
which her male relatives exercise all
malign spirits with swords and spears
in dumb show of fighting. Finally
evening draws on, the bride reaches
| her husbands home, and everybody
/ clears out, leaving her and her hus-
band to see each other for the first
time and to scrape acquaintance as
best they cam Under the old Moslem
law even speaking acquaintance would
have been impossible, as the bride was
doomed to absolute silence for whole
mouth. Now her husband gives her a
present at meeting, and she may speak.
| There are few barbarous tribes in the
most benighted OF continents where
courtship and marriage are more gro
| tesauely conducted It is lucky for the
/ Turkish suitor that he need not even
pretend to be a lover No ardor could
survive the chilling formalities thai
have to be gone through London
1 Globe.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-01-03
Two 1ralrlDs
By BELLE MANIATES
Copyright, 1906, By W. n. Ca,d,ceu

Lets play tramp, Aunt Lou
"All right, Bob. Wait until change
my slippers for shoes and find my old
est skirt"
Bob waited impatiently. shouting
Hurry up. at intervals. Presently
his blithe young aunt came forth.
equipped for the jaunt.
'Tramps never change their clothes" /"
growled Bob, the ten-year-old despot.
II wouldn't if l were really tramp
all the time.'' she argued, ''but, yo,
see, where | am compelled to lead a
Jekyll and Hyde existence have to
dress for my part-my two parts.
Where do you suggest an expedition to
this time?"
Through the woods by the river
he replied promptly.
"Tramps generally favor river roads
Shall we catch fish for our supper:'
no" he objected strenuously;
"tramps never work l found dime
last time, you know, and bought bread
and honey at the grocery Now it's
your turn to provide the eats
"You had such luck" she replied In
an envious tone. 'I'll have to beg Or
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-01-03

section about five feet long, built about
a central axle. This roller may be
made Of two inch hard wood of any
sort which is heavy and durable. A
roller composed of two five-fOOt sec
tions is preferable, since roadway ten
feet wide is quite sufficient, and by
having the roller in sections 1t is more
manageable. Large. heavy land rollers
may be used for this purpose, but roll
ers especially designed for newly fall
Ell snow may be constructed at COM
paratively small cost.
In sections where these rollers have
been used four, six or eight horses are
hitched, according to the depth of the
snowfall and the weight Of the roller.
Where deep drifts exist they will
sometimes have to be spread with the
shovel to allow horses to wade through.
Regular rolling Is necessary where
snowfall is frequent, as the rOadbed
must be kept thoroughly packed. This
continued rolling of each successive
snowfall produces hard, compact
roadbed which is suitable for all kinds
of winter traffic.
In sections where these rollers have
been adopted by the road supervisor
the region is divided into districts, fol
each Of which a roller is provided
After heavy snowfall the roller Il
drawn over the road at once by the
person in charge, who is held respon
sible for his particular section Of thu
highway.
Altogether this is very economical
method Of road breaking, since th,
cost is small In one section of Maine
100 miles Of country road were broker
| ut a cost Of 500. A well made role
will not cost over $75, and during th
| winter season teams and drivers ar
available at moderate cost.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-01-03
Physician and Surgeon.

Successor to DR.. C. H. Irion. Office
at the Benton Pharmacy, Benton, La,
where he can be found day and night.
Calls promptly answered.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-01-03
THE FIRST DIRECTORY.

Quaint 0lden Time New York HUSH
ness and Social Addresses.
In the first directory of New York
city, which was issued in 17S6, there
are some peculiar and quaint entries.
For instance, in those days it was not
uncommon for medical practitioners to
sell drugs, AZ Is shown by the following
address, samuel Bredhurst, physician
and apethecary, 64 Queen (now PearD
street"
Clergymen Of that period We're ex-
eeetlingly precise regarding their titles.
Thus, Abraham Bache, reverend Of
the Church Of England, % smith
street." and "Joze Phelan, clergyman
of the Church Of Rome, Beekman
street."
Leon Rogers, tailor, of Broadway,
was described as '.breeches maker;;"
John Bean. 60 Broadway. as surgeon
and tooth puller;;" $. Crygier, 60 Cherry
street, punch and porter house, 10
Deleplane Of 1872 Queen street. Quaker
speaker" D. Hitchcock. Sd Queen
street, "house carpenter and undertake
err" John Hogland. 95 Queen street,
fiddler, etc. Henry II. Kip, 25 King
street, Inspector of pot and pearl
ashes" John Nitchie, I Garden street,
starch and hair powder maker SAM
uel B. Webb. 20 Lower Dock street,
gentleman.
In those days, too, there We're 4 great
many "gentlewomen' and a few wash
women" All teachers We're then ad-
dressed either as .schoolmasters' or
"schoolmistresses.' The retail dealers
on Broadway and Wall AMI Queen
streets called themselves sshopkeep-
ers," the hotel men were tavern keep
ers," and the policemen We're watch
men."-New York Post.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-01-03
Value Of Good Roads to Property.

Value Of Good Roads to Property.
There are many striking examples
Of the value Of good roads. Wherever
roads have been permanently improved
it is found that there has been a very
great increase in the value Of the adj
jacent property, says the Good Roads
Magazine Among examples OF this
sort is that OF Jackson, Tenn. From
figures recently published it is shown
that since 1900 the city has increased
5000 in population. The roads were
improved through issuing bonds to
start with, and they have advertised
the city so much that families are con-
stantly coming in from adjoining
counties, with the result that land
values have Increased in some cases
from 90 to 100 per cent Property in
/ the city has also greatly increased =
valne.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-01-03

For ache or pain
For sprain or bruise,
RoYALNE On
Is the thing TO use.
Try it and you will use nothing else.
That's the way they al do. g and Soc.
For sale BY DR.. r. H. Gnlledge, Benton.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-01-03
ROAD BREAKING IN WINTER.

Value of a Snow Roller and How to
Make One.
In sections where heavy snowfall
persists throughout the winter. the
snow roller is one Of the most eco
nomical devices that can be used for
road breaking, says the American
Agriculturist. Great success has at
tended the use Of this tool in Maine
and Vermont. where the problem Of
keeping the roads passable during the
cold winter months is particularly DIFF
ficult of solution.
A road roller consists OF two Sec
tions six to eight feet in diameter. each
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-01-03
Cured Of Lsnf Trouble.

II Il now eleven years since had a narrow
escape from consumption, = writes C. o. Floyd, !
leading business msn ef Kcrshaw, S. G. | had
run down in weight 70 135 pounds, and coughing
was constant, both BY day and BY night Finally
/ began taking DR. Kings New Discovery, and
continued this for abous six months, when my
cough and lung trouble were entirely gone and !
was restored TO my normal weight. l7o pounds. z
Thousands of persons aIe healed every year.
Guaranteed At III drug stores. 50 cents and 81.
Trial bottle Tree. ~
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-01-03
No snch Temerity.

Neekly Yes. we're going to move to
Ewamphurst.
Doctor-But the climate there may
disagree with your wife.
Meekly It wouldn't dare. Phiiadel-
Dhia Ledger.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-01-03
Attorney at Law.

Will practice in the courts of Bossier
and adjoining parishes. Office at the
Court House, Benton, La.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-01-03
0neen Hess, Giant. !.

Queen Elizabeth had Il Flemish por-
ter who was over eight feet high and
of great strength, and he was III ey-
tremely good natured man. Whenever
he met any one who was sblortilally
tall he used to patronize hin II a
friendly sort Of way, and on one oeca-
sion when he met at an inn two sol
diers who were over six feet ii ilalssht
he said, Come under my arms. M Iii
tie fellows" And, taking theEi up, he
walked down the room with them Hil-
der his arms as II they had been chill
dren, much to their disgust.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-17
SHERIFF'S SALE.

No. II,543-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La. ::
Heilperin Bros. Co. Ltd. VS.. George
Logan.
By virtue of writ of heri facias to
me issued from the Honorable First Jul
dieial District Court of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, in the above entitled and
numbered suit, have seized and will
offer for sale, at public auction, for
cash, according to law, at the principal
front door of the court house of Caddo
Parish, La, on
SATURDAY, DEC. 28, 1907,
One wagon, ii pigs, sows, boar, IS
bushels of corn in crib, As bushels Of
corn in the field, 2 bales of cotton (more
or less) in the field, old wagon, iron
beam plow, 4 pigs, hogs, I COW and
calf, mules.
The above property seized as the
property of the said defendauS9and to
be sold, according to law, to satisfy the
amount named in said writ, say $4,000
rent and $464.6I for supplies furnished,
and all costs of suit
]. P. FLOURNOY, Sheriff.
Caucasian, Dec. II, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-17
Rear Admiral Evans Can Call Up Each Of His Sixteen Bat
teships by Wireless Teephone-A 100000 Coal Bill For
Uncle San,-When the Oregon Rushed Around Cape Horn

that the press of tne United States will
enjoy from time to tiiae some interest
inc stories of shore leave FRANKS. The
commanders OF the ships 10 doubt will
find it necessary to employ their pow
ers of discipline and diplomacy to the
utmost in order to keep Jack from bub-
bling over with enthusiasm when he
goes ashore in considera bic groups to
get his land legs.
While at sea Jack will have plenty
of business to occupy his attention,
though it is by no means all work and
no play aboard ship. The men of each
vessel have mascots with which to
amuse themselves in off moments. Sew
eral goats, cats. parrots. monkeys and
dogs will make the cruise around the
Horn, sure of regular meals and abun
dant attention from their admirers, Off
GERS as we'll as enlisted men.
While the ships are at sea it ought to
be Il comparatively easy matter for Ad-
miral Evans to handle his forces. for
on this cruise, for the first time in the
history of the world. the wireless tele
phone will be used for communication
between the ships of a great naval
fleet. Every battieship has been fitted
with wireless telephone devices. a Won
derful invention but recently perfected
From his station in the emergency
cabin OF the flagship Connecticut an
officer serving as the fleets hello
boy" so to speak. will be able to call
up at will the officers of any other
ship, even though ten miles of brine
and wireless distance may intervene
By the wireless phone messages by
word of mouth may be sent from ship
to ship with the accuracy and ease Of
wired telephone messages from room
to room in a modern hotel
The value of such a system under
the circumstances is self evident. Here
tofore intersilip signaling has been
done by means of flags or by "wigwag
ging.' Frequently it happens that
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-17
LARGER REVENUE WITHOUT
LICENSE,

A dispatch of recent date from At
lanta, Ga, of recent date says: With an
increase in taxable values, declared by
City Comptroller Goldsmith to be more
than 100000 over the previous year,
and with the certainty that even this
figure will be surpassed next year, this
city is not worrying about the coming
of State prohibition on January I next,
or the loss of its former $4,000 reve-
nue. from liquor licenses.
In other words, without turning a
hand, without shutting down on sim
gle public improvement, Atlanta will
have more than made up for the loss of
wlnskey licenses next year by the nat
ural increse in taxes.
This bright outlook is detailed in a
report just. compiled for the finance
committee of the city council. This re-
port shows: The city of Atlanta will
receive in taxes this year $I33,5o5.34
more than was received last year.
This increase is more by $27,o2I.84
than the total amount received by the
city from retail and wholesale whiskey
licenses last year.
The total taxable property in the city
last year was $8o,o67,1o3. The total tax
able property in the city this year is
$oo783,85o, according to the con,ptrol-
ler's compilation.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-17

dense fogs obscure these signals. so
that ships almost touching sides are
unable to communicate with each 9th:
o.. With the wireless phone a fog
won't matter. The fine fleet, in two
sQuadrons. each squadron comprising
two divisions of four battleships each.
may be manipulated by vocal orders
at will. 1t is said by the naval wire
less expert who investigated and re-
ported upon the new wireless tele
phone that even in battle it will be
possible to talk between ships. Other
nations will be deeply interested in
this wireless phone test.
Each of these sixteen battleships is
thoroughly modern and up to date in
every particular. All save two have
been built since the war with Spain.
They have been almost continuously
in commission since their launching
and have been Overhauled and put in
shipshape for this particular cruise
with a view to the utmost efficiency.
With an aggregate displacement of
more than $4,000 tons and with more
above, the feet is the most powerful
and formidable ever assembled by
Uncle Sam. In the manner of arma-
ment only two of the battleships, the
Kentucky and the Kearsarge, differ
from the general pattern of recent
fighting ships of the first class. These
ships carry slperimpoSed turrets, guns
being operated in two stories, small
er turret resting upon the larger one.
Each turret holds two guns.
Three rear admirals accompany the
feet to the Pacific First in impor-
lance is the commander in chief. Rob
ley d. Evans, senior rear admiral in
the navy and the highest ranking Off
Ger in actual sea service, Admiral
Dewey being his only superior. Rear
Admirals William II. Emory and
Charles NJ. Thomas command divisions
of the fleet. The captains of the six
teen battleships as assigned for this
cruise are:
Connecticut (facship of Admiral
Evans), Hugo Osterhaus: Louisiana,
Richard Wainwright: Kansas. Charles
E. Vreeland; Vermont, William F. Pot
ter; Georgia Gagship of Admiral En-
ory), Henry McCrea; Virginia. Seaton
Schroeder: New Jersey. W. H IL
Switzerland; Rhode Island. Joseph B.
Murdoch: Minnesota (flagshiD CT Ad-
miral Thomas, John Hubbard: Ohio.
Lewis c. Heilner; Maine. Giles B. Har-
Der; Missouri. Greenlief A. Merriam;
Alabama. Ten Eyck d. W. Veeder:
Illinois, ]. II. Bowyer: Kearsarge, H.
Hutchins; Kentucky. w. C. Cowles.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-17
BETRAYED BY LETTER.

Warning Epistle From Sweetheart Re-
suits In Young Mans Apprehension
San Antonio, Dec. ia loving la-
ter from his sweetheart warning Paul
E. Prick that the officers at Pittsfield.
ILL.,, were on the lookout, resulted in
his apprehension, and he will return
to that city to face trial on a charge of
forgery. Governor Campbell has al
ready issued the necessary requisition
for his return. Prick was arrested
here on charge of vagrancy. In his
pocket was found letter from his
sweetheart which he had failed to de-
stroy. 1t warned him that he was
wanted in Pittsfield, and that he IL
ficers were searching for him. WI en-
the officers here read the letter til
wired Pittsfield, and the sheriff is CO M
ing to apprehend Frick.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-17
sHERIFFs SALE.
No. I1,6oo-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La. !:

No. I1,6oo-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La. ::
Henry hurry VS.. Jake Robinson.
By virtue of a writ of feri facias to
me issued in the above entitled and
numbered suit, from the Honorable
First Judicial District Court of Caddo
Parish, La, have seized and will Of
fer for sale, at public auction, for cash,
according to law, at the principal froQk
door of the court house of Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, on
SATURDAY, DEC. 28, 1907,
One 2-horse wagon, seat and harness !;
banner cotton planter, iron beam
plows, I Gem Brinley turning plow /;
5 double shovel plows; I sweep stock
and two sweeps; single-trees; 1000
pounds seed cotton picked, more Or less !;
2ooo pounds seed cotton in the field,
more or less; / mddle-buster.
The above property seized as the
property Of said defendant, and to be
sold, according to law, to satisfy the
amount named in the said writ, say
$4,000, with interest from October l.,
1907, and all costs of suit.
]. P. FLOURNOY, Sheriff.
Caucasian, Dec II, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-17
DRINKING DIFFICULT,
Thirsty individuals had to Be Known
to Secure Stronu Fluids.

Thirsty individuals had to Be Known
to Secure Strong Fluids.
New Orleans. Dec. Ito secure
an alcoholic drink in New Orleans
Sunday identification of some sort
was generally necessary. Those who
could produce satisfactory proof as to
intentions were admitted past saloon
doors, many of which were otherwise
securely locked Some saloons closed
entirely, and for the first time in sew
eral years the city saloons lost COM
pletely the wide open lock, which
has come to be thought of as a Sc
quence of the semi-tropical climate
This strict observance was caused
by an order of Police Inspector Whit
aker to his men to make arrests
whenever they saw violations. The
effect ofthe order has been to virtual
ly stop carousing of any sort, and es-
pecially to induce sobriety among the
large negro population.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-17

occasion. When the batt!eship Oregon
came around the HG:n on her famous
trip to get into the Santiago fgnt Of
1908 she made only about an average
of nine knots an hour. actual sailing
time, owing to the necessity cfs keeping
in touch with her GOLFERS, which were
nautical sioUpo,les.
In this cruise Admiral Evans ships
will be accompanied by coaling vessels
carrying supplies Of fuel in excess Of
that stored in. the bulllers of the bat
tleships themselves. The Golfers will
load up with coal as needed from time
to time at the several ports where stops
will be made. Supply ships also ac-
company the fleet cargoed with canned
meats and other foods. Fresh supplies
of provisions will be obtained at the
stopping places. 7 he selection and
purchase of these supplies will test the
skill of Uncle Sans naval commissary
officers. 1t will be a new experience