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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-15
The Vice Of Excess.

The Vice Of Excess.
If we carry our work or play to ex-
tremes, nature will present bill for
the excess. Moderate rowing is bene-
fetal to the lungs, yet more than one
professional oarsman has died of con-
sumption. Physicians are familiar
with the irritable heart of young ath-
ietes and soldiers. The pulse is rapid
and irregular, with palpitation. show
ing that the circulatory apparatus has
been strained. Races ruin nine-teDths
of our thoroughbred horses before they
reach maturity. The attempt to break
n record has ruined many young man.
%. S. Marden.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-15
- The ~
Scrap Book
Nevertheless and Notwithstanding.

Nevertheless and Notwithstanding.
In my younger days out west. said
Senator Vest, ! went to variety the
alter one night In Kansas City.
1t was one of those primitive shows
where the stage manager comes before
the footlights without a coat and waist
coat and with his shirt sleeves rolled
Nh TO the elbows to announce the next
number Of the programme.
Miss BERTHE Allendale" remarked
the stage manager. appearing in one
of the interludes, who has entranced
two hemispheres with her wonderful
vocal powers, will now render in her
inimitable style that exquisite vocal
selection entitled Down In the Val
ley"
A gentleman in q red flannel shirt
rose in the midst Of the audience and
exclaimed in an impressive bass voice:
''Oh, thunder! BERTHE Allendaie can't
sing for green apples"'
The manager who had started to
leave the stage. halted and turned. An
came down from the stage, walked
slowly up to the man in the red shirt
and said. You'll git out of here" This
invitation being declined, combat fol-
lowed, lasting about ten minutes.
Chairs We're broken. and both combat
ants We're bruised and battered. Final
ly the man in the red shirt was elected,
and the manager walked back to the
stage and faced the audience with a
bloody face and clothing torn and tat
tered He waited minute. pumping
for breath. and then announced i'm
pressively:
Nevertheless and Notwithstanding.
Miss BERTHE .Allendale will now sing
her exquisite vocal selection entitled
Down In the Valley
And she sang it with great applause
and an encore.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-15
Montaiqne on Death.

l have often considered with myself
whence it is that death should appear
less dreadful in war than at home in
our own houses I believe in truth
that it is those terrible ceremonies
wherewith at home we set it out that
more terrify us than the thing itself
the cries of mothers, wives and chill
dren, the visits of astounded and af-
fiicted friends. the attendance of pale
and blubbering servants, a dark room
set round with burning tapers, our beds
envroned with doctors and priests, in
sum nothing but ghostliness and horror
round about us. We seem dead and
buried already. Happy the death that
leaves us no leisure to prepare things
for all this foppery.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-15
COnStable'S Sale.

M. G. Wright I No. 1877. In Justices
VS.. court, Ward 3, Bos-
B. G. Grimmitt. sier Parish, La.
NOTICE is hereby given that by
IN virtue Of writ of fieri facias, is
sued by F.. r. Garrett, Justice of the
Peace, Ward 3, Bossier Parish, La, in
favor OF NJ. c. Wright and against B. G.
Grimmitt, and to me directed, | will, at
II o'clock am, on Saturday, Aug. 81,
1907, at the Office of the said Justice OF
Peace, in the town of Plain Dealing,
La, in said parish, offer for sale, al
public auction, the following described
property, to-wit:
. One dwelling house and one acre Of
land.
The house is situated on and seized as
the property of Of B. G. Grimmitt, under
said writ of feria facias.
Terms Of Sale-Cash, subject to the
benefit Of appraisement.
J. w. WALKER, Constable.
July 25, 1907. aug %
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-15
sehopenhauer on Men and Dogs.

If you had a dog and wanted to
make him fond of you and fancied that
of your hundred rare and excellent
characteristics the mOngrel would be
sure to perceive one and that that would
be sufficient to make him devoted to you
body and soul-if. l say, You fancied
that, you would be fool Pat him,
give him something to eat, and for the
In the least care, but will be your
faithful and devoted dog Now, believe
me, it is just the same with men-ex-
actly the same.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-15
EUGENE Fields Breakfast.

Eugene Field, sad of countenance
and ready of tongue, strayed into a
Denver restaurant and seated himself
at table. To him there came swift
and volubIe waiter who said, Coffee,
tea chocolate ham n eggs beef-steak-
mutton chop fish balls hash n beans
and much more to the same purpose
Field looked at him long and sOlemniy
and at last replied: "Oh, friend, want
none of these things. All l require is
an orange and few kind Words
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-15
Succession Notice.

Succession Of Wesley E. Diron, decd.
In District Court, Bossier Parish, La.
NOTICE is hereby given that Lydia
~ Dixon has this day applied to be
appointed administrative of said success
sion and has filed an itemized descrip-
ton and valuation, approved according
to law.
All parties interested are hereby cited
to show cause in seven days why said
application should not be granted and
said description and valuation approved
according to law.
Witness the Hon. r. G. Drew, Judge
OF said Court, this, the 9Th day Of August,
1907. B. A. KELLY,
n24-3t Clerk District Court.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-15
Succession Notice.

Succession Of Henry Agens, deceased.
In District Court, Bossier Parish, La.
NOTICE is hereby given that G. w.
~ Kitchens has this day applied to be
appointed administrator of said success
sion and has filed an itemized descrip-
ton and valuation, approved according
to law.
All parties interested are hereby cited
to show cause in seven days why said
application should not be granted and
said description and valuation approved
according to law.
Witness the Hon. r. C, Drew, Judge
OF said Court, this the 8th day of August,
1907. B. A. KELLY,
Clerk Bossier District Court.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-15
Report Small; Action Big.

Sir George Walton. admiral of the
blue, was detached Aug. II, 171S with
the Canterbury and five other ships
after a Spanish fleet, and on the 18th
he forwarded to Admiral Byng the fol-
lowing letter:
Strive have taken and destroyed all
the Spanish ships and vessels that were
upon the coast
The number as per margin.
am, &c, G. WALTON.
Canterbury, off Syracuse, Aug. Is, Ills.
TAKEN BURNT.
Admiral Mari and Four men-of-War
four men-of-war, 60, of 81, "A, 40 and 80
81 40 and "a guns; a guns; fireship and
ship laden with bomb vessel.
arms and bomb
vessel
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-15
Sympathy For the Brave.

A wounded soldier young and good
looking, was in a hospital In Philadel-
phia during the civil war. Enter a
lady. "My poor fellow, can l do any
thing for you:' Soldier (emphatically)
No, ma'am. nothing. LADY, should
like to do something for you. Shall l
not sponge your face and brow: Sol
der (despairingly)-You may If you
want to very bad, but you'll be the
fourteenth lady as has done it this
morning.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-15
The PIucky Earl Of Berkeley.

A story of highway robbery which
excited me when l was boy was that
Of the fifth Earl of Berkeley, who died
in 1910. He had always declared that
any one might without disgrace be
overcome by superior numbers, but
that he would never surrender to a
single highwayman. AS he was cross
ing Hounslow heath one night on bis
way from Berkeley castle to London
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-15

NOTICE is hereby given that hunting
~ or trespassing in any way on any
OF my property located in Bossier Parish
is forbidden. Those who wilfully violate
this behest will be prosecuted to the full
extent of the law.
n9-34 j. A. BUMGARDNER.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-15

Succession Sale.
Succession Of Henry Agens, deceased.
In District Court, Booster Parish, La.
ny virtue of an order of sale to me directed,
- from the Honorable District Court in and for
the Parish of Bossier, La, will, on Wednesday,
Aug. 3, 1901, at the residence Of G. w. Kitchens,
"a miles from Bellevue, La, within the legal
hours for sales, proceed to sell at public auction
to the last and highest bidder, the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:
One dining table, chairs, 1 hand saw, grind
pony, wagon and harness. buggy. riding cut
tivator, l mower, hay rake, 6 chickens, cook
stove, disk, corn planter Colts rifle, grain
scoop.
Terms of Saie-Cash, if the appraisement OF
twp-thirds thereof be bid, else on a credit OF
twelve months, according to law.
G. w. KITCHENS, Administrator
August Is, 1907. 2t
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-15
Feebles' Wish.

feebles' Wish.
Feebles about to be operated upon
for Observation-Disclosures before you
begin wish you would send and have
our pastor. the Rev Mr.. Blank, come
over
DR.. Sawem-Certainly, IL you wish
it, but-ah-
Feebles-1'd like to be opened with
PRAYER
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-15
PROFESSIONAL.

God of our fathers. known of old,
Lord of our far flung battle line.
Beneath whose awful hand we hold
Dominion over palm and pine
Lord God of Hosts. be with us yet
Lest we forget-lest we forget!
The tumult and the shouting dies,
The captains and the kings depart.
Still stands thine ancient sacrifice.
An humble and contrite heart.
Lord God of Hosts. be with us yet,
Lest We fOrget-leSt we forget!
Far called, our navies melt away;
On dune and headland sinks the fire.
Lo, all our pomp Of yesterday
Is one with Nineyeh and Tyre!
Judge of the nations, spare us yet.
Lest we forget-lest we forget!
If, drunk with sight of power. we loose
Wild tongues that have not thee In
awe
Such Boosting as the gentiles use
Or lesser breeds without the law
Lord God of Hosts. be with us yet,
Lest we forget-lest we forget!
For heather heart that puts her trust
In reeking tube and iron shard-
All valiant dust that builds on dust
And, guarding. calls not thee to
guard
Thy mercy on thy people. Lord!
Amen.
-Rudyard Kipling.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-15


Department of the Interior,
U. S. Land Office, Natchitoches, La.
June 5, 1907. J
A SUFFICIENT contest affidavit hav-
IA ing been filed in this Office by
John B. Stewart, of Collinsburg, Con-
testant, against Homestead Entry No.
6785, made July q, 1897, for the nwLa
of sec. 10, tp. q n, range 13w, La. Mer.,
by Lem Moore Gordon, Contestee, in
which it is alleged that Lem Moore
Gordon died in June, 1899, leaving no
known heirs and that the homestead
entry has never been occupied or culti-
waited for the heirs, if any, but has been
abandoned since date of his death, said
parties are hereby notified to appear,
respond and offer evidence touching said
allegation at 10 o'clock am. on August
80, 1907, before the Clerk of Court, at
Benton, La.
The said contestant having, in a
proper affidavit, filed May 10, 1907, set
forth facts which show that after due
diligence personal service of this notice
cannot be made, it is hereby ordered and
directed that such notice be given by
due and proper publication.
j. ERNEST BREDA, Register.
July Is, 1907. aug %
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-15
Who Is it7

Who Is it7
Miss Maude Adams has Il favorite
story about IL Miss Johnsing" and
''Culpeper Pete
Pete became enamored of the dusky
maiden and, not having the courage to
pop face to face. called up the house
where she worked and asked for her
over the telephone. When he got her
on the line he asked:
"Is dat Miss JOhnsing:"
"Ya-as."
"Well, Miss Johnsing, rs got a most
important question to ask you.
"Ya-as'
"Will you marry mc!'
'Ya-as. Who is it, please!"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-15
Succession Sale.

Old Newspapers for sale at this
Office. 25c per 100; 20 for SC.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-15
Election Proclamation.

TN obedience to an ordinance of the
i Police Jury of Bossier Parish, La,
adopted in open session and duly pub
lished, notice is hereby given and we
hereby proclaim, That elections will be
held in special Districts Nos. IA and Is
on Saturday, August 81, 1907, as now
established BY the Board of School Di-
rectors of said parish, for the purpose of
taking the sense Of the taxpayers on the
questian of levying a special school tax
in said districts for the purpose OF sup
plementing teachers salaries and re-
pairing and building school houses, as
follows:
In special School District No. IA at
the following polling place: Oak Hill
school house, to take the sense of the
property taxpayers on the question of
levying a special tax of mills on the
dollar of the assessed valuation of the
property in said district for the period of
ten years, for the purposes above stated,
and
In special School District No. Is at
the following polling place: Carterville,
to take the sense Of the property tax
payers on the question of levying a
special tax of 5 mills on the dollar of the
cSoCooOu VI tAC PAOpCAoy III
said district for the period of ten years,
for the purposes above stated.
That said election be held under the
general election laws Of the State of
Louisiana, except as hereinafter mod
flied:
That the ballots to be used may be
printed or written, and shall read: For
a mill tax for the period of ten years, =
or against mill tax for the period OF
ten years."
That all legal voters who are property
taxpayers shall be entitled to vote, pro-
vided women who are taxpayers in their
own right shall be entitled to vote, either
in person or by proxy.
That the following commissioners and
clerks are hereby appointed to hold said
election, viz:
Oak Hill School House-R. E. Hami-
ter, jr., w. D. Byram and A. M. High
tower, commissioners; T. X. McCranie,
clerk.
Carterville T. Mays, J. ]. Rober-
son and M. B. Stampley, commissioners;
j. S. Dodson, clerk.
| Thus done and signed officially On
this, the oath day of July, A. D. 1907.
4 w. J. JOHNSTON,
E. r. MADING,
/ r. B. HILL,
Board of Supervisors of Elections.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-08-15
Contest Notice.

Benton, La, July "a, 1907.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-23
Ignored NeighbOrS.

Thayer and Mrs. Abbercombie
agreed to ignore the comments of
Hardwick residents, and the post
master was notified that trouble was
in store for him if he permitted the
villagers to read postal cards ad-
dressed to Theyer, who carefully
sorted and arranged his correspond
ence alphabetically, even aftel be-
ginning the experiment.
A month of trial marriage has con-
WINGED Thayer and Mrs. Abbercom-
bic that they are not affinities. Mrs.
Abbercombie said to a World repre-
sentative today that for the first
week she loved Thayer so much that
she would doubtless have been foolish
enough to marry him had he suggest
ed it Her chief grievance was that
Thayer did not take her to ride
enough, he did not come home as
early as he might, and he grew neg
lectful in little ways.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-23
FINANCIAL TROUBLES
ARE DUE TO HYSTERIA
People Selling as Fast as
Possible.

NEW YORK, Oct 2.-(SpeciaD-
In the opinion of Daniel Guggen-
helm, President of the Guggenheim
Exploration Company, the present
disturbance in the financial district
is due almost entirely to a state of
hysteria on the part of the public,
brought about by the activity of bear
operators and resulting in the sacri-
ficing of securities at prices far be-
low their actual value, needlessly,
thoughtlessly, and ignorantly. In
the opinion of Mr.. Guggenheim the
trouble is likely to blow over in the
course of the next two weeks or so.
Primarily" said Mr.. Guggenheim,
the present situation is due to the
money condition | have no doubt
that it was first started by shrewd,
long-headed bear operators, who first
sold their own shares and then sold
hundreds of thousands of shares that
they did not own.
Then the brokers found the banks
crowding them on interest rates and
reducing the amounts they were will
ing to lend, and these brokers forced
their customers to sell, and the first
general reaction set in This in turn
was followed by the bears oversell-
ing the market again.
Now we have the third stage; we
have reached the third stage of the
proceeding, which l think may term
the historical stage. There are at the
present time a large number of peo-
pie who are disposing of their hold
ings just as fast as they can, regard
less and without any thought of the
actual value of the securities that
they possess. This condition is be-
ing aggravated by the bear operators
| spoke of, who are helping the hys-
terra along by selling more and more
securities.
What in the end will clarity the
atmosphere and settle the whole sit
uation will come in perhaps two or
three weeks at the most. Then you
will find that the situation will be en-
tirely changed The money that is
now being used for moving the crops
will be freed as the crops will be at
seaboard, and with their shipment
gold will be forthcoming In addi-
ton there is already an enormous alb
sorption going on all over the coun-
try.
In my mind there is no doubt that
the whole market is very much over
| sold"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-23
GAMBLING ELEMENT
OUT OF N. Y. BANKS

NEW YORK, October 22.-(SpeciaD
"A feeling of contentment and sat
prevails in banking circles
after the history-making meeting of
bank presidents, which succeeded in
finally eliminating the Heinze, Morse
and Thomas interests in certain of
the clearing house banks.
The meeting Sunday was the most
notable gathering of bankers in re-
cent years. The deposits of the banks
represented amounted to $1,250,000,-
900. The men, fifteen in all, and ev-
cry one a practical banker, convened
at the clearing house while the bells
of old Trinity were ringing for the be-
ginning of church services.
These fifteen men decided upon the
measures for eliminating the inter
ests that have been under criticism
which measures later in the day were
carried out The methods that have
now been eliminated from the local
banking situation, it is stated, are a
development of the last decade.
They consisted of the buying of a
bank, then putting up the stock rep
resenting that control as collateral
for funds to buy control of another
bank, and continuing the process with
banks and trust companies so that
the result is practically controlling
chains of financial institutions and
their deposits" The crisis, it is de-
clared, has been a serious one, but
the cure extended is expected to be a
complete one
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-23
SHERIFF HOOD WILL
STRICTLY ENFORCE LAW
Both Jury and Prohibition
Question.

MONTGOMERY, ALA, October %.
-(SpeciaD Sheriff Hood has an
nounced that he will thew to the
line" let the chips fall where they
will, both on the jury question and
prohibition.
In an interview he says:
I'm view of the report of the grand
jury that the State revenue and pro-
hibition laws are being constantly VIC
lated in this County and suggesting
that the County officials should be
as able as the federal marshals to
discover and report these violations
to prevent their continuous repeti-
ton, and to secure evidence sufficient
to insure their conviction, I now
put all violators of the State revenue
and prohibition laws on notice that
will do all in my power to ferret them
out and bring the guilty to justice.
80 long as l am sheriff l will aid
in whatever way l can the enforce
ment of law and order and shall not
be deferred through fear or favor.
81 shall make no distinction be-
tween criminals, no matter what their
stations in life, but shall do my duty
as | conceive it, fearlessly and hon
estly.
1T is my ambition to aid the courts
in the execution of the law in an able
and impartial manner-in such a
manner as to give assurances to liti-
giants in court that their cases may
be tried by fair and impartial juries
and to see that every man gets a
square deal"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-23
His Dear Old Mother.

MY dear old mother, who is now
eighty three years old, thrives on FL
ectric Bitters," writes w. B. Brun-
son, of Dublin, Ga. "She has taken
them for about two years and enjoys
an excellent appetite, feels strong
and sleeps we'll" That's the way FL
lectric Bitters affect the aged, and the
same happy results follow in all cases
of female weakness and general de-
bility, Weak, puny children too,
are greatly strengthened by them.
Guaranteed also for stomach, liver
and kidney troubles, by Eldridge
Drug Co. limo.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-23
PRETTY COTTAGE
HOME GOING UP

On two and a half acre lot on
Fielder street, near Mr.. Willets home
Mr.. John w. SILVER is now building
very attractive cottage home for
Mrs. ]. M. Oliver.
The building will contain six large
rooms. 1t will have a large piazza
with solid columns that give the
residence quite an imposing air. All
in all it will be one of the prettiest
small homes in town.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-23
TRIAL MARRIAGE" DID
NOT PROVE SUCCESS
Old Mans Scheme For
Happy Union.

HARDWICK, MASS, Oct. %
lSpeciaD trial marriage of Ell
mer NJ. Thayer, aged IS, and Mrs.
Abbie Abbercombie, aged 43, has end
ed in failure. Mrs. Abbercombie has
returned to her home in a huff and
Thayer, with confidence mistaken in
the trial marriage idea, is waiting to
hear from other eligible women
Thayer is an eccentric civil war
veteran possessing considerable prop
erty. His advertisement for a wife
on trial brought hundreds of re-
sponses. More than 100 applicants,
ranging in age from q to so, called
person. All, however, were rejected.
Mr.. Thayer then went to Athol and
saw Mrs. Abbercombie, who had
written him, and brought her to
Harwick and installed her in charge
of his home.
Thayer and Mrs. Abbercombie were
acuated by opposite motives. Thay-
er's first marriage was so genial that
he wished to assure himself that his
second partner would be equally as
satisfactory. On the other hand,
Ms. Abbercombie's second husband
was so incompatible that she divorc-
ed him, and though disbelieving that
marriage is a failure as a concrete
proposition an experimental marri-
age seemed to her to have decided
advantages.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-23
PAY CHECKS FOR
SEABOARD MEN

Yesterday was pay day for the Sea-
board Air Line employees and the us
ual delights of the occasion were ex-
perienced by the recipients of the
companys checks.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-03-21
The First Steamboat Whistle.

Early in May, 1911, the steamer
Rochester departed from Buffalo,
bound for Chicago. The engineer
was a mechanical genius named Nc
Gee, and he had constructed a
steam whistle from plans which he
had seen in a scientific paper. On
the way up the lakes he blew it at
every stop, much to the astonish-
ment and terror of the inhabitants.
Just before reaching Mackinac the
Rochester, after a lively race, pass
ed the steamer General Porter, Cap
tain C. L. eager. Engineer McGee
celebrated the victory by blowing
his whistle derisively and noisily,
When both boats reached the
wharfs Captain eager rushed up in
a rage, shaking his fist and daring
McGee to come down and face him,
"What are you squawking that
thing at me for?" he roared.
And if it had not been for mu.
tual friends steamboat whistling on
the lakes might have been intro.
duced with u lively battle of fsti.
cuffs.